Under One Person: The Puppet Immortal in the Tang Sect

It's important to understand that once the energy issue is resolved, many plans can be put on the agenda.

Cui Ming's mind began to race; it seemed he needed to get to the mine as soon as possible.

Relying solely on this small piece of uranium ore might not be enough to sustain the experiment for long.

He also needs to set up a base at the mine.

In case some blind or lazy person comes along and ruins my plans.

Chapter 42 Heading to the Mine

Its core functionality still needs further development, its stability urgently needs improvement, and breakthroughs are needed in materials...

Countless problems are like scattered puzzle pieces, requiring him to spend a lot of time collecting, organizing, and assembling them.

All of this is predicated on having enough raw materials.

Therefore, he must go to the mine as soon as possible.

The goal was not just to harvest more uranium ore, but also to establish a truly safe and covert research base in that naturally radioactive environment.

There are still many hidden dangers within the Tang Sect. Not to mention the large number of people and eyes, the accident in this experiment must never happen again.

With that thought in mind, Cui Ming no longer hesitated.

He suppressed his mental exhaustion, stood up, carefully put away the first-generation energy core, and checked his condition again.

After confirming that it was only mental exhaustion and not a physical defect, he pushed open the door and went to the council hall again to see the sect leader, Tang Bingwen.

"You've been coming quite frequently lately, Cui Ming. Is there anything you need this time?"

Tang Bingwen remained seated in the top chair, calmly taking a sip of tea.

"Sect Master, this disciple is preparing to depart for the mine today."

Cui Ming got straight to the point.

Upon hearing this, Tang Bingwen gave Cui Ming a deep look with his one eye. He had naturally heard about the rumors circulating within the sect.

Whether this is true or false doesn't matter.

What he saw was the tangible changes and unprecedented bright prospects that Cui Ming brought to the Tang Clan.

"Oh? So eager? Qiaogongtang has just been established, and Liang Wu's side..."

"The basic instruction has been arranged, and Senior Brother Liang Wu is capable of handling it alone. It is precisely because the Qiaogong Hall has just been established that many subsequent ideas will require the support of the unique materials of the mine."

Cui Ming explained to Tang Bingwen in detail.

"My purpose in coming here is twofold: first, to collect a large quantity of that special ore; and second, to establish a hidden outpost near the mine for long-term research and surveillance, so as to prevent others from coveting the mine again."

After much deliberation, Cui Ming decided to temporarily conceal the experimental accident.

He simply emphasized the importance of establishing strongholds, which was in line with the interests of the Tang Clan and his previously proposed strategy.

Tang Bingwen pondered for a moment and then nodded.

"Since you have planned so meticulously, then go ahead. What kind of support do you need from within the sect?"

"Thank you, Sect Leader."

Cui Mingdao.

"The disciples can bring the necessary equipment for collection and research themselves. However, to speed up the construction of the base, the disciples need to transport a batch of large mechanical arms."

"It would be too conspicuous to openly transport such items on such a large scale in the name of the Tang Clan. I plan to hire a caravan to go to nearby villages and towns, disguise it as construction timber, and use it to transport ten large-scale engineering mechanical arms."

This request was reasonable, and Tang Bingwen readily agreed.

"Sure. You can choose the materials yourself, and the sect will cover all the costs."

Tang Bingwen paused and thought for a while, then waved his hand, his tone somewhat indulgent.

"Go. Be careful in everything you do, and if anything happens... act within your capabilities. The Tang Clan will always be your support. Don't always think of shouldering everything alone. While no one in the sect is truly unmatched in the art of puppetry,... human strength has its limits..."

Tang Bingwen could vaguely sense that Cui Ming had grand ambitions and that the road ahead would be fraught with difficulties, but as long as it was beneficial to the Tang Clan, he was willing to provide the greatest possible support.

"This disciple understands, and will not hesitate to ask for anything in return."

Cui Ming was unusually playful in front of Tang Bingwen. He understood the sect leader's concern, but the current situation was not harmful to him. In fact, the misunderstanding was a good thing for him.

Without offering any further explanation, Cui Ming left the council hall and immediately began the final preparations.

Before even arriving at Qiaogongtang, he had already begun operating the mechanical arms in the factory, building a heavy-duty mechanical arm for himself.

Fortunately, he was prepared when he first started building the Qiaogong Hall, with the help of more than fifty mechanical arms.

Within a few hours, the ten heavy-duty robotic arms were assembled.

When put into standby mode, the ten robotic arms are transformed into ten square prisms.

After applying a camouflage coating, ten pieces of wood were freshly made.

They secretly transported it to a town near the Tang Clan.

Subsequently, Cui Ming contacted a reputable caravan that frequently traveled to and from villages and towns near the mine through the Tang Clan's external liaison channels.

The employment arrangements were finalized, and the delivery of ten specially made timbers was made part of their journey.

The next morning.

The morning dew had not yet dried.

Cui Ming was dressed in a neat and tidy outfit, carrying a wooden box that was half his height on his back.

Inside were lead boxes, various tools for convenient experiments, and so on.

He stood at the town entrance, watching the caravan's men load the ten heavy logs onto the cart and then cover them tightly with tarpaulins.

The leader of the caravan strode over.

"Young man! We're about to set off. Judging by your physique, you don't look like someone who's trained in martial arts. Why don't you ride in one of our caravan's carriages?"

The caravan leader was dressed neatly and cleanly, with dark skin, and looked like an honest person.

However, Cui Ming still declined the other party's offer, saying it was just a short walk and he would treat it as a holiday.

Besides, the weight of all his gear is no joke.

When walking alone, one can use the "whirling steps" technique to conceal oneself.

If you actually get on the carriage, the horses will be exhausted in no time.

Seeing that he could not be persuaded, the caravan leader had no choice but to set off.

"set off!"

The leader gave a loud shout, and the caravan proceeded in an orderly fashion toward the official road.

The wheels rolled and the horses' hooves clattered.

Cui Ming followed the caravan along the somewhat desolate official road.

He did not isolate himself, but followed the caravan guards on foot.

Cui Ming followed the trailer loaded with "timber" closely, seemingly on guard, but in reality, most of his mind was already immersed in his thoughts, focusing on deduction and planning.

The caravan members initially thought that it was impossible for this fair-skinned young man to keep up with their professional caravan, carrying such a large wooden box all by himself.

Unexpectedly, they were immediately proven wrong; the other person not only kept up but didn't even break a sweat.

Cui Ming, whose expression remained unchanged, naturally understood that these caravan guards had taken advantage of his delicate skin and thought he couldn't endure hardship.

This is normal, and it's not their fault.

After all, if he messed up, he would drag the entire caravan down.

Furthermore, the existence of these extraordinary individuals is quite secretive. In their eyes, the major sects are nothing more than martial arts practitioners who know a little bit of kung fu.

For Cui Ming, instead of showing off in front of these ordinary people, it would be better to study the garden blueprints he had memorized last time.

At this moment, in Cui Ming's mind, the blueprints for Guanyuan's manufacturing were being extracted from the blueprints like a holographic image.

Suspended in Cui Ming's consciousness, each rune was being repeatedly dissected and analyzed by him.

Chapter 43 Viewing the Garden

It is important to know the existing detection range and friend-or-foe identification capabilities of the Tang Clan's Guanyuan.

It relies heavily on runes pre-placed in fixed areas, and its effectiveness is greatly reduced once it leaves the Tang Sect's territory.

The display is reduced to simply showing the location of friendly personnel wearing the Guanyuan badge, making it rather useless.

"Range...locked..."

Cui Ming kept thinking.

He recalled that in the future Tang Sect, Guanyuan seemed to have been improved to have the function of actively activating a temporary aura field.

Within the range of the aura field, one can carefully discern the movements of all the extraordinary individuals.

And this line of thought...

It seems to have a similar effect to the illusion array he has mastered.

Thinking about this, an idea gradually became clear in my mind.

He couldn't help but try to design something in his mind, disassembling the runes at the core of Guanyuan's detection system.

Then, he continued to try to combine the illusion array runes he had mastered with it.

Cui Ming had originally inscribed the runes of the illusion array onto the Shadow Spider puppet.

This makes the illusion array even more difficult to break. It is not difficult to add Guanyuan's reconnaissance runes on top of the illusion array runes.

So in this way...

Why not just add another set of detection runes to the Shadow Spider puppet?

The moment the formation unfolds, the energy field it generates will sweep across the area within the illusion array like waves.

Thus, all the extraordinary beings within the illusion array will have nowhere to hide unless they can conceal their true qi.

As long as you are in the formation, any movement of your Qi will disturb the formation's energy field.