Chapter 1434: Chapter 58: Eating Melon! Shou Zhe Shows Off His Authority_2

Wang Ningxi had his own studio and apprentice assistant team in the Wang Clan Research Institute, but he preferred tinkering with novel gadgets at home.

In the not-too-large studio, various puppets and parts were neatly categorized and placed, while Wang Ningxi was busily operating on a “lying person,” cracking them open and fiddling with something.

The person’s face looked very familiar, even chatting up Wang Fugui who walked in: “Has the honored son arrived? I heard you’ve recently been in love, how goes the battle? What step have you advanced to? Holding little hands yet, pecked on the lips? Let me tell you, there are tricks to dating… This is something you should learn from your Forty-Seventh Uncle, the move of retreating to advance…”

“Wang Shouwei, old ancestor…” Wang Fugui was expressionless, how could the rumors these days be so wild?

Indeed, this puppet being modified by Wang Ningxi was the first Spirit Platform Realm guard puppet of the Wang family–Wang Shouwei.

“Alright, just rest for a bit, old ancestor. Fugui is still young, his focus should be on his studies. Puppy love is fruitless and only hinders progress.” Wang Ningxi, already in his forties, had become a mature and steady mainstay of the family. As he was changing parts for Wang Shouwei, he said, “Old ancestor Shouwei, this Divine Martial Standard Intermediate Power Core Drive I got from the treasure vault of the Gongye Clan is damaged, but because there are still some minor issues with the drive, we have to carefully adjust it according to practical situations.”

“Uncle Forty-Seven, you actually got an intermediate power core drive?” Wang Fugui’s interest was piqued as he perched on a stool at the workbench to watch, “Such a delicate power core, look at this slot, it actually requires eight top-grade Spirit Stones! Its power must be enormous.”

Top-grade Spirit Stones were extremely expensive, often selling for millions of Qian Gold, but the energy contained within was also tremendously potent.

“Not bad,” said Wang Ningxi as he worked, “in theory, if the energy is fully released, it could elevate the old ancestor Shouwei to the strength of the Purple Abode Realm. However, since old ancestor Shouwei’s frame configuration is relatively low, we still need to further upgrade various parts of the body. I have designed the body parts and weaponry, and they should be installed soon.”

This was not the first time Wang Ningxi had laid his hands on Wang Shouwei. Decades ago… Wang Ningxi had already begun to tweak and gradually upgraded him to a Heavenly Human Realm puppet.

Now, Wang Ningxi was even preparing to raise Wang Shouwei to a Purple Abode Realm puppet in one go.

“Uncle Forty-Seven, you’re amazing,” Wang Fugui said admiringly, “can you create a Purple Abode Realm puppet now?”

“Of course not!” Wang Ningxi said helplessly, “The era of Divine Martial is too far removed from our time; due to wars and other reasons, there was a significant technological disruption, especially with the power core which is a huge challenge.”

“My uncle’s puppet masters and I have studied it in detail, and we can’t imitate the intermediate power core in the short term. Even imitating and making some low-grade power cores, the cost is very high and the quality still far from that of the Divine Martial Era.”

“Even more difficult to imitate is the puppet’s Spiritual Intelligence core, something even the Immortal Dynasty hasn’t been able to solve.”

In the Gongye Clan’s workshop, there were Spirit Platform Realm and Heavenly Human Realm puppets for sale, but a Spirit Platform Realm puppet with subpar spiritual intelligence often sold for tens or even hundreds of millions of Qian Gold.

And a Heavenly Human Realm puppet could reach an astonishing tens of millions.

Through the connection with Gongye Qingrui and Emperor Zi’an, the Wang family had once acquired a Purple Abode Realm level puppet from the Gongye Clan. Even after a discount, it made Wang Shouzhe ache for a long time.

“Uncle Forty-Seven, I still think we need to find another way,” Wang Fugui pondered, “High-end combat puppets are hard to handle, let’s develop more production-type puppets, like large automatons that can automatically plant and harvest crops. We don’t need to worry about their Spiritual Intelligence, just have a Vital Energy Refining Realm Cultivator control them.”

“Our Wang family’s farmlands are growing, but the total population in the territory can’t keep up with it, we need to improve labor efficiency per capita.”

“Fugui, you’re doing great. You got an Immortal Dynasty girlfriend, and even your vision has broadened,” Wang Ningxi praised, “it seems that puppy love isn’t all bad.”

While the two were chatting.

In the sky, a loud shout came: “Ruolan, don’t push too far. Let’s go, let’s take it to the sky. I’ll show you, even without the Little Immortal’s help, I might not necessarily lose to you.”

“Hehe~ let’s go then, don’t think you’re so impressive just because your Bloodline has taken a small step.”

Soon, in the sky above the Large Gathering Spirit Array, roaring and intense shockwaves reverberated.

“Is that Grandpa Ancestor and Grandma Ancestor, are they fighting again?”

The uncle and nephew were invigorated and immediately rushed out to enjoy the spectacle, looking up at the clouds where green Mysterious Energy and blue Mysterious Energy continually clashed, two imposing Dharma Shadows flickering in and out of view.

“Ningxi, Fugui, carry me out to watch too,” Wang Shouwei on the operating table said anxiously, “it’s been two years since I saw the Family Head in all his glory.”

The uncle and nephew hurried back and carried out Wang Shouwei along with the operating table.

“Forty-Seventh Uncle, do you think that, this time, our great-grandfather can win?” Wang Fugui asked excitedly, “I heard that great-grandfather has been in seclusion recently, so his cultivation base must have made great progress.”

“I don’t know, you shouldn’t get your hopes up too high.” Wang Ningxi frowned and said, “Anyway, from what I’ve seen since I was young, I’ve never seen our great-grandfather win a fight.”

Even Emperor Longchang and Jiang Zhencang, who were staying at the Stay Immortal Residence, came to join in the excitement.

“Young Shouzhe, I’m rooting for you, you’ve got to suppress Ruolan.” Emperor Longchang, who enjoyed adding fuel to the fire, cheerfully stirred things up, “It’s time to assert some husbandly authority.”

But privately, he said to Jiang Zhencang: “Old Jiang, shall we make a bet this time? I bet ten million, Ruolan will win.”

“I won’t bet.” Jiang Zhencang hurriedly shook his head like a rattle-drum, “In these past thirty years, I haven’t seen Shouzhe win.”

“Odds of ten to one!”

“I won’t bet, even with odds of ten to one.”

Countless onlookers much like those watching the excitement were already used to the scene.

“Forty-Seventh Uncle, there’s something I’m a little curious about. Why does great-grandfather always call great-grandma ‘Ruoling’ when they fight? Isn’t great-grandma’s name Ruolan?”

“That must be some special affectionate nickname to show love. Sometimes, I even call your Forty-seven aunty ‘Bobo’.”

“Sometimes? When is that?”

“It’s just…”

“Wang Ningxi!” Shangguan Lingbo, holding a Spirit Melon for Fugui, blushed when she overheard the conversation. She rushed over, twisted him aside, and stuffed a piece of melon into his mouth, “Fugui is still young. Besides, he just went through a breakup; don’t go flaunting your affection and upset him.”

“Bobo, Fugui had a breakup?” Wang Ningxi, being fed Spirit Melon by his wife, said with a face full of interest, “How come I don’t know about it?”

“You are just an unromantic engineering nerd; haven’t you noticed Fugui looking a bit down and forcing a smile?”

“That makes sense, I was wondering why Fugui had time to come see me today? Bobo, the melon you cut is really delicious.”

“If you like it, then eat a few more pieces, Ningning.”

“Bobo, you’re so kind. Marrying you is the greatest fortune of my life, Ningxi.”

“Ningning, you’re the truly wonderful one. For me, you gave up a life of startling counterattacks and the thrills of having a harem.”

“Bobo, that’s because of your excellence and the warmth of the family.”

“?” Wang Fugui’s chubbily jovial face froze while he was eating the traditional lovey-dovey melon from his great-grandparents, but unexpectedly got splashed in the face with their show of affection.

“Young Master Ningxi, Young Master Fugui, quick, look, a heaven-shaking reversal, a heaven-shaking reversal!”

Lying on the modification platform, Wang Shouwei raised his head excitedly and exclaimed, “Fa-, Family Head actually suppressed the mistress.”

“What?”

In the sky, Wang Shouzhe slowly descended, holding the weak and powerless Liu Ruolan in his arms, like a War God returning triumphantly.

This scene also stunned countless onlookers munching on their melons.

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