The Heartbeat of the Cruel Elves

Just then, the construct stopped.

Then, “Bang!!!!”

With a loud bang, the "newborn child" exploded in an instant, breaking into pieces. Several pieces of semi-solid ectoplasm stuck to Li Yin's clothes, and one piece stuck to his face. The high temperature of these pieces of ectoplasm given by the explosion was also transmitted to his body and face in an instant, burning his skin and flesh, and he screamed in pain.

Several pieces of ectoplasm also flew towards the Sapphire Dragon Saga, but a silver light flashed in its azure vertical pupils, and an invisible force field blocked all these fragments. Not only that, because these fragments could not adhere to the real objects, they were very elastic, so after the fierce collision, they were shot back at a speed almost as fast as when they came.

And then—bang!

Two more pieces of star matter came later and stuck to Li Yin who was screaming, causing the sound of his cries to rise by several decibels.

Moreover, these ectoplasm blocks were extremely sticky. Although Li Yin jumped up and down in pain, they still stuck to his body. In the pain, he instinctively reached out to scratch, but not only did he fail to pull the ectoplasm blocks off, but the moment he pressed on them, he was also burned by the high temperature. When he pulled his hands away screaming, there were already dozens of blisters, swollen like fried chicken feet.

"Energy core failure," Shaka commented calmly.

"As for what the malfunction is, you have to find it out yourself," it said, looking at Li Yin who was jumping up and down, with a grin on its face. "This problem must be solved as soon as possible, unless you want to repeat the current experience."

"Is he... is he okay?" From a distance, Du Feiya slowly approached and asked worriedly.

"What could have happened? It was just a normal experiment accident and a normal injury." The dragon's tone returned to calm, "Not to mention this little human bug."

"If you're really worried, just dig a hole and bury him."

"This..." After hearing what the dragon said, Du Feiya was stunned for a moment, not knowing whether to cry or laugh.

Although she understood that the dragon was referring to Li Yin's miraculous ability to recover quickly while lying at the bottom of the pit, it still felt strange to say that he should be buried when he was injured.

"But you can't dig in the city," the dragon added at the same time, "You are not allowed to destroy my city. If you want to dig, go to the wild outside the city."

"At this stage," the dragon flapped its wings and flew into the air, "there is nothing much for me to teach you. The rest is up to it to figure out on its own."

"No need to play chess today. Wait until its injury heals and then let it continue practicing."

"By the way," the dragon that was about to fly away added, "stay away from it when it's practicing."

After spending the past few days together, Shajia had a slightly deeper impression of this "buy one get one free" female dark elf bug. Therefore, before the practice just now, it anticipated the possibility of this happening and told it to stay away, and it turned out to be true. If it hadn't been for its own thoughts at the time, the fate of this female dark elf bug would probably be even more miserable now. After all, it doesn't have the ability of human bugs to bury themselves and recover quickly.

Below, Du Feiya was also very scared, and nodded with a hint of sincere relief. Then, she looked sadly at Li Yin who was still jumping up and down beside her, as if she was imagining the consequences if she was affected by the explosion just now.

After more than ten minutes, Li Yin, who seemed to have been subjected to the "jumping technique" of "crazy laughter technique", finally stopped jumping and calmed down. In this process, the inexhaustible energy that he had always been proud of actually harmed him. After being stimulated by severe pain, ordinary creatures would struggle violently for a few times, and then their strength would be exhausted, their bodies would be tired, and their senses would become dull. However, he, who was never tired, could always feel the intense pain that pierced his heart and bones...

During this process, Du Feiya could only look at him with a worried look on her face, unable to do anything. She pondered over it and actually felt that what the dragon said made sense - it would be better to dig a pit for Li Yin in advance, which seemed to be the only thing she could do. But then she remembered the dragon's instructions before leaving, not to destroy the city - but the city was still a long way from here, and it seemed not a good idea to let Li Yin go at this juncture, so she could only stand there in a daze.

After Li Yin finally calmed down, Du Feiya slowly approached him, only to see that his pale face was wet, tears and sweat mixed together, and the corners of his eyes and nose were red. But it was not over yet - looking at the piece of ectoplasm still stuck to Li Yin's face, Du Feiya suddenly realized that she had to take it off Li Yin's face. Under the high temperature just now, it had already become one with Li Yin's wound!

Du Feiya explained the situation to Li Yin with sympathy and a smile that she could hardly hold back. So, in Li Yin's horrified eyes, she slowly approached...

Another sharp howl was heard in the quiet city. The Los beast that was quietly nibbling moss on the rocky wasteland far away on the outskirts of the city let out a startled moo, then spread out its four hooves and ran away in an instant.

After a long time, they finally settled down. Du Feiya sincerely suggested to Li Yin, who was still hissing and breathing heavily:

"Li Yin, how about we move out of the city for the next practice?"

"what?"

"This way, if something goes wrong, we can dig a hole for you in advance..."

In the distance, in the magnificent hall, surrounded by mountains of crystal diamonds, Sapphire Dragon Saga lay prone on her "baby bed", her two blue eyes staring intently at a huge crystal ball in front of her.

The crystal clear surface of the crystal ball reflected Li Yin's instantly enlarged pupils and pale and stiff face. The dragon couldn't help but grin.

"Stupid bug," it murmured proudly, "Thinking back then, Shagarenade Invergida Tugo%@#!#￥!#..."

After several hundred syllables, "…Sir, it only took you one day to master this psychic power, and you have never made a mistake!"

A few days later, in the wasteland outside the ruins of the dark elf city, a three-foot-tall translucent milky white puppet was waving its legs and running hard.

Its footsteps went up and down, left and right, deftly crossing or avoiding the protruding rocks that appeared from time to time on the ground, and its running figure drew a large arc on the wasteland.

At the center of the circle corresponding to the arc stood a person, a spirit, and a dragon. Li Yin happily watched the astral construct running in circles under the command he had set in advance, and its movements became more and more smooth and natural. Although it was still a little stiff compared to a real person, it had already reached the scope of normal movement.

Du Feiya, who was standing by, was happy for Li Yin, but her eyebrows couldn't help but tremble slightly. In her opinion, the movement of the construct was getting more and more intense, which also meant that Li Yin had injected more energy into its energy core. In other words, if it exploded soon...

Fortunately, when she raised her head and glanced to her left, she saw the tall and majestic dragon squatting on the ground with its front legs stretched out and its hind legs bent, staring intently at the running construct.

If anything goes wrong, it should be able to easily prevent all disasters, right? That's why Du Feiya didn't stay away from it, but stayed here with it to observe Li Yin's learning progress.

As the construct's movements became more and more fluent, Li Yin's mind moved slightly, and he gave it new instructions through telepathy. So the construct's running pace changed. Although it was still running forward, its speed dropped slightly - this was a sacrifice made for balance. Because at the same time, its arms, which were originally swinging on both sides of its body as it ran, began to be raised high, shaking left and right, and swaying in various postures. While running, its legs occasionally changed the rhythm, jumping up and down...

This dancing appearance made Du Feiya burst out laughing.

Li Yin's smile gradually became more brilliant, because this more complex movement mode construct also persisted, which further proved his success.

After going a step further and commanding the construct to run while his fingers flew, he flexibly made the eighteen gestures required to "summon a mount" one by one, and Li Yin finally put his mind at ease. Of course, nothing happened just by making gestures. First of all, this simple construct did not have the ability to cast spells. Secondly, even as the master of the magician, Li Yin himself only remembered the gestures required for casting spells, and could not build the crucial spell model.

Then, under Rein's command, the construct came to the side and picked up a long sword that had been prepared for it on the ground. The long sword was originally a weapon prepared for the dark elves, so it was slightly taller than its body. It raised the long sword that was originally held in one hand with both hands, and then swung it, the cold sword edge drew arcs in the air, and it was fierce.

"Not bad." Li Yin subconsciously grinned and praised, completely forgetting that the person he was praising could not understand the meaning of his words at all.

"It has the initial combat capability." The giant dragon beside it commented with its eyes flickering. It was not praising the construct, but was speaking to Li Yin beside it.

"But you can't just stand there and be a wooden stake for the enemy." Li Yin continued to work hard and decided to make his construct a little more difficult. "The next part is footwork and movement, which is also a very important part in swordsmanship."

As he said, the milky white astral construct waved its sword and moved sideways in front of them, occasionally jumping forward a few steps as if to pounce, and occasionally taking a few steps back as if avoiding an imaginary enemy.

"It's done!" Li Yin laughed happily. He turned his head and cast an excited look at Du Feiya, sharing his joy.

A sincere smile also appeared on Du Feiya's face.

"Idiot—" the dragon suddenly spoke.

Li Yin's face showed a hint of surprise, not understanding why he was scolded even though he succeeded.

"Bang!" At this moment, a loud noise suddenly came from the front.

His heart trembled, and his face turned pale. But he was stunned for a while, and found that nothing happened. Du Feiya in front of him also had a confused face, but there was no further abnormality.

Moreover, although the noise just now was violent, it was far less powerful than the previous explosion...

The two of them turned their heads slowly and looked towards the source of the sound, only to find that the stellar construct that was alive and kicking before had disappeared!

"What's going on?" Du Feiya was surprised and asked subconsciously.

However, the next moment, she suddenly noticed something unusual on the ground. Her expression suddenly became a little strange, and a blush rose on her snow-white cheeks.

When he turned around, Li Yin had the same doubts as Du Feiya. However, at the same time Du Feiya realized what was happening, he also used the psychic connection between himself and the construct to figure out the location of the construct that had suddenly disappeared.

The psychic link showed that the construct was - below them? Li Yin's eyes widened slightly, with a look of confusion on his face.

"It's that pit." At this moment, Du Feiya's somewhat embarrassed voice of explanation came slowly.

The construct fell into the pit. The pit was originally prepared by Du Feiya for Li Yin, hoping that he could recover as soon as possible next time he was injured. As a result, the pit was never used once after it was dug, because Li Yin had not made any major mistakes since then. Now it is used... However, it seems not to be the purpose they expected.

At Li Yin's command, after a rustling sound, the construct groped its way out of the pit. Its milky white head first appeared on the ground, and then it supported itself with its two arms, and its little man-like body slowly rose up.

Chapter 193: The Master, the Apprentice, and the Repairman

"I'm sorry." Du Feiya apologized rather embarrassedly.

"It's okay," Li Yin responded calmly, and then made a joke, "We can just test its ability to resist falling and climb when dealing with traps."

"The experimental results show that these data are also very successful."

Du Feiya burst out laughing.

Li Yin's mind wavered, and the milky white man ran towards him. When it arrived in front of him, it stood still without receiving any further instructions.

Shaka used her psychic powers to scan the astral construct from its skin to its core, from inside to outside, and from top to bottom. She then nodded her chin and said in a professional tone:

"Not bad. Although the technique is still rough, there are no major problems this time."

Li Yin was so excited to be recognized by the expert that he could not express it in words. Although his comments were quite harsh, Li Yin had already gotten used to his extraordinary standards and even his tendency to deliberately make things difficult for him.

"Since you said it is rough, is there anything that can be improved?" After being excited for a while, he did not become complacent, but humbly asked the dragon for advice.

"I have already taught you the basic principles and details that you must pay attention to." The dragon said calmly, with the bearing of a master. "But I can't fill you in everything like a nanny. You have to figure out the rest by yourself."

"Ah?" Li Yin was stunned, and suddenly felt a strong sense of familiarity. Isn't this the same as those fake masters on the surface who come and go in the mist and pretend to be good? No matter how well you do, he can find fault with you. No matter what questions you ask him, he won't tell you clearly, but only say that you can only "understand" it by yourself.

But there is still one difference... Li Yin put away his joking thoughts. Saga is indeed a master of psychic powers, and it was she who taught him the power of astral constructs. It is the real deal.

But... Li Yin still couldn't help but complain, could it just say what it wants to say instead of fooling people like this?

On the other side, Shaka, who has transformed into an "educator", is still talking:

"Those who only accept everything the teacher teaches will never become the best students... Once they lose guidance, they will become at a loss... A dragon, oh no, the most important ability a person should acquire is not a specific knowledge, but the courage and spirit to explore the unknown alone... Only in this way, you will not always be a poor wretch who follows others, and one day, you will be able to create a path of your own..."

Once people immerse themselves in their own ideas, they will become very verbose, especially dragons, because their concept of time is very long... In Shaka's long speech containing "profound philosophy", Li Yin's ears have become numb and his head has begun to buzz. He wondered very much, if there is a broad road opened up by other giants or dragons, why doesn't he follow this road, instead of wading through the thorn bushes with his two short legs?

"Just tell me what I should do now." He said simply.

"Little human bug," Shaka lowered her head, her two vertical blue pupils looking down at him, "It's very rude of you to interrupt another dragon like this."

"I'm sorry," Li Yin nodded and bowed sincerely.

"But since you asked this, I will show you a way out." Saga didn't care about his apology and continued on her own.

Hearing what it said, Li Yin's brows showed a slight hint of joy.

“I won’t tell you directly how to do it, because that is the lowest level of teaching. Now you have to learn to observe and learn, draw experience from the existing masters’ works, and change your own works.”

"Observe and learn from the works of masters?" Li Yin muttered twice, "...You mean, let me learn from other people's works? But...?"

He turned his head and looked around. There was nothing in the dark wasteland. "You want me to learn your work, but here too..."

"Will you personally make a perfect astral construct for me on the spot as a learning template?" he said excitedly.

"Why bother?" Shaka sneered, "Don't we already have a lot of ready-made works?"

“A lot... ready-made...?” Li Yin was a little confused.

Du Feiya suddenly realized: "Those armored constructs are the ones that fought with us before!"

"Yes," Shaka nodded.

"But," the doubt on Li Yin's face did not fade away, "Master Shada, aren't these constructs already damaged?"

When he said this, he felt a little ashamed, because they were the culprits that caused the damage to these constructs.

The dragon gave him a deep look. For some reason, Li Yin felt that its gaze was quite meaningful, which made him even more uneasy...

"This is a rare opportunity." The dragon didn't seem to care about this question, but continued to explain, "Discovering problems and fixing them is also a way to improve, and it's faster than directly observing flawless works."

Li Yin nodded blankly. This seemed to make sense. Learn from mistakes and avoid past mistakes. Failure is the best mentor for success. But he always felt that something was wrong.

"So, your next task is," the dragon paused for a moment, and said in a clear voice, "to repair all the damaged constructs to their perfect condition."

"Oh," Li Yin nodded again, looking troubled. So many constructs were not a problem, but the problem was that the dragon's skills were completely different from his. Would it be difficult for him to repair these constructs with his skills?

"Don't be discouraged, don't be afraid." The dragon saw his hesitation, flapped its wings, and encouraged him in a loud voice, "It's right to be difficult. Only through difficulties can we make progress and grow!"

but--

"Wait!" Li Yin suddenly realized, "No!"

The dragon paused suddenly, and his voice suddenly became a little strange: "What's wrong?"

“Learning from mistakes,” he argued earnestly in the spirit of a scholar seeking truth, “is based on the premise that these mistakes are made unconsciously or due to ignorance, and we can effectively avoid them through learning, which is considered progress.”

"The mistakes we are about to face are human-made mistakes. These mistakes are of no learning value and will not lead to progress. Because the root cause of these mistakes is not negligence, but..."

He paused, a trace of guilt on his fair face, "Deliberate sabotage. No matter how well I learn or how well I make my constructs, I can't stop others from sabotaging me."

"Secondly," he pulled himself together and spoke clearly, "this is totally wrong!"

"This is a trap!"

"A long-planned trap."

"You taught me how to make astral constructs—"

"The fundamental purpose is to let me help you repair these constructs!"

"That's why you took the initiative to teach me this ability!"

"Even that time—" Li Yin suddenly recalled that he felt something was wrong at the time, "that gambling fight!"

"You lost to me on purpose too!" He widened his eyes.

“No wonder you almost caught me several times, but missed me every time. It turns out that it wasn’t a mistake, nor was it because you just woke up and didn’t stretch your body.

"You! Did! It! On! Purpose!"

Li Yin pointed at the dragon and spoke passionately, word by word.

The dragon yawned, covered his mouth with his paw, and then put it down again.