Saving the World in an Apocalypse-Style Text Game-Chapter 1020 - 472: Exclusive Hero Valkyrie
After handing over the "Ring of Stars Shine," Lin Xun received the highest level of courtesy from the Direct View School.
Upon hearing that he wanted to visit Master Johnny, the Chairman of the Direct View School not only personally led him to the School’s Puppet Manufacturing Factory but also patted his chest and assured that if he wished to build a puppet, all material costs could be fully covered by the Direct View School.
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[The Chairman of the Direct View School took you through various processing workshops to the deepest part of the Puppet Manufacturing Factory.]
[Master Johnny was a stocky and short old man, puffing on a refined copper pipe, overlooking the operations of each workshop through a glass window from his high command room.]
[His face was fitted with special eyes, and with the aid of a multi-eyed mask, he could clearly see every corner and detail of the factory.]
[If he spotted any improper operations or mistakes in manufacturing, his scolding and cursing would be conveyed to the designated workshop through a refined copper pipe voice transmission system...]
[Workshop Three! Yes, what are you looking at? Monsk, you idiot!]
[The cutting tool’s speed is too slow, increase it to fifty-two thousand rotations, deepen the cut by 0.02!]
[Workshop Sixteen, Lawrence! Throw away that whore-raised grinding wheel on your grinder and get a new one!]
[With it worn down like that, can it achieve standard precision? Use your pig-brained head and think!]
[Workshop Thirty-two...]
[In a moment, Master Johnny’s angry scolding echoed through the workshops.]
[The entire Puppet Manufacturing Factory, under his command and management, operated like a precisely and rigorously timed refined copper clock, accurately keeping track of time nonstop.]
[Seeing the Chairman coming, he tossed the supervisory work he was doing to a student at his side, took a hefty draw from his pipe with some impatience, and said, "Don’t rush me, Chairman, the new batch of prosthetics has just finished processing and has been sent to the Seer Tower."]
[The new batch of prosthetic limbs could last at least another month, and without the next batch of special-grade materials arriving, even if he wanted to start early, it was impossible.]
[The Chairman of the Direct View School explained to you in a somewhat embarrassed tone that the prosthetic limbs the Prophets needed had to be frequently replaced, and those limbs had to be made from the highest grade of refined copper materials, which required a great deal of manpower, resources, and time just to collect and smelt.]
[When the materials finally arrived at the Puppet Factory, Master Johnny would have very little time to manufacture them. If they were not urgently rushed, there would be... issues at the Seer Tower.]
[So, it was understandable why Master Johnny had a bit of a fiery temper.]
[With that said, the Chairman conveyed the purpose of their visit to Master Johnny...]
[Master Johnny glanced sideways at you and said, "Considering the Chairman’s face, helping you craft a puppet isn’t a problem."]
[However, the remaining materials in the factory were slightly inferior in quality, and couldn’t be used to create a very strong puppet...]
[Master Johnny waved his hand, summoning a student, and handed you the list of puppets that could currently be manufactured.]
[You didn’t take the list, but instead pulled out the "Refined Copper Sand Hammer," summoning the "Battle Angel - Valkyrie" and said, you didn’t need a new puppet, you just needed to strengthen this one.]
[Hmm... with the best craftsmanship and the best materials!]
[The moment the "Battle Angel - Valkyrie" appeared, Master Johnny’s eyes were fixated on the Valkyrie. He circled around her, eyeing her up and down, making the Valkyrie feel awkward, before he finally spoke with a tsk-tsk sound in his mouth...]
[Special grade refined copper material, the essence of refined copper...]
[Tsk-tsk, who made this puppet for you? Such shoddy craftsmanship...]
[Even his worst student, if given the same materials, could enhance the quality of this puppet by a great deal.]
[The Valkyrie couldn’t help but glare at Johnny upon hearing this. Johnny was taken aback and said in surprise, "Huh? There’s a Refined Copper Heart inside this puppet?"]
[Sorry, he took back what he had said earlier. Even though the skill of the Puppet Craftsman who made the puppet wasn’t strong, that person had given it their all.]
[Seeing Master Johnny rarely retract his fiery temper and earnestly apologize, the Chairman was very puzzled and asked...]
[Master Johnny, is the Refined Copper Heart some sort of high-end material? How come I have never heard of it, and can this material enhance the Prophets’ prosthetic limbs and bodies?]
[Master Johnny seriously explained that strictly speaking, the Refined Copper Heart couldn’t be considered a manufacturing material.]
[He himself had a Refined Copper Heart in his body, and among his dozens of distinguished students, only two had a Refined Copper Heart.]
[Cultivating a Refined Copper Heart had nothing to do with the level of skills. Only the most devout and loyal to puppet-making skills, and even those who dedicate their entire energy and belief to this craft, could cultivate a Refined Copper Heart within themselves.]
[The Refined Copper Heart would replace the Craftsman’s original heart. That this puppet had a Refined Copper Heart meant that the Craftsman who made it had poured everything into it, even sacrificing their own life.]
[Although that Craftsman’s skills were limited, this puppet must certainly be his proudest and finest work in his lifetime.]
Johnny’s words left Lin Xun in silence.
The one who made the Valkyrie was a Puppet Craftsman from the fourth Chapter, who specialized in making maid-type puppets, but the one who dedicated the Refined Copper Heart to finalize the enhancement was that sacrificed Puppet Technician.
Remembering that man of iron, Lin Xun still felt a sense of debt and regret.
