The Interstellar Queen of Scavengers-Chapter 884: Crafting

Ji You lowered her head, deep in thought.

The iron plate, which had hit Ji You and caused her to cross worlds, remained deeply rooted in her mind, unknown and unseen. When Ji You discovered that the handmade items she casually crafted turned out to be Soul Devices, while others found it incredibly difficult to make one successfully, Ji You suspected that this ability was granted by the iron plate.

This conjecture has a certain possibility, although there is currently not enough evidence to prove it. When Ji You makes soul devices, the iron plate doesn’t frequently appear; it occasionally flashes.

Therefore, Ji You has another theory. She speculates that her success in making soul devices could be inspired by the patterns on the iron plate. And the patterns on it, Ji You is certain, are array diagrams! Moreover, the iron plate has various intricate patterns, each being an array diagram!

The third hypothesis. The iron plate might itself be a Soul Device! But far beyond the sophistication of any Soul Device currently in interstellar society! In the interstellar society, whether it’s the Alliance, Galaxy Empire, Blue Light United States, or other countries, every naturally occurring Soul Device is equipped with a singular array diagram. All soul artifact makers can craft soul devices with only one type of array diagram. Two types? Three types? Why are they not possible? Has no one tried?

Yes!

Whether it’s Master Kong Zhe or Master Jiang Hua, even the most renowned Master Deng Mingguang of the Galaxy Empire, and Master Bert Beich of the Blue Light United States... they have all tried, without exception, they all failed.

For over a hundred years, these revered Soul Artifact Masters have faced defeat after defeat, yet regrettably, no good news has been received thus far.

If the iron plate is a soul device, more specifically one engraved with countless array diagrams, and if this is true and known to the outside world, how mind-blowing would that be?

But is the iron plate a Soul Device? Ji You isn’t sure.

...

Ji You can create Soul Devices, partly because of the iron plate and partly because of her unique spiritual power. With 100% clarity and six spiritual threads that possess independent consciousness... these contribute to her high success rate in creating Soul Devices.

...

Putting aside these complicated thoughts, Ji You focused on crafting. She carved a piece of Qing bamboo, then decided to engrave an array diagram on it, and said to Boss, "Boss, it’s your turn this time, be careful to control the force."

Boss raised its head and shouted: [Don’t worry, Master, leave it to me.]

Having spoken.

Boss wagged its tail and roamed through the array diagram that Ji You had carved...

Restrained.

Restrained.

Restrained again.

...

As Ji You finished carving, Boss also roamed around the array diagram, and in the moment Ji You stopped and Boss left, the previously dim array diagram patterns suddenly burst into bright light!

Ji You’s heart skipped a beat.

Boss was also nervous, the spiritual threads were all watching, and they saw the light grow brighter and brighter, the entire array diagram seemed to come alive, and the carved Qing bamboo became lifelike...

Both Ji You and Boss, along with Second, Third... were full of confidence. With an eagerness to monopolize the master’s attention and affection, Fourth, who was repeatedly knocked away by Boss and pushed away by other threads, had shrunk to the size of a grain of rice and curled up on Top the head of Fifth. However, Fourth had little faith in the soul device the master was crafting, muttering: [But—it’s too bright, it’s about to burn out.]

Suddenly—

Crackling...

The pristine-looking soul device, centered around the array diagram, emitted a series of cracking sounds, and then, boom—

It blew up.

Ji You: "..."

Boss: [Impossible!!!]

Boss simply couldn’t believe its eyes, having been so restrained, ensuring each stroke matched precisely, how could it fail at the last moment?

Boss couldn’t accept it, it dashed out vigorously waving its tail: [Master! Give me another chance! This time, I’ll definitely succeed! Definitely!]

Alloy steel is cheap, so spending more is no pain, the key is letting Boss experiment several times to quickly identify the reason for failure. Ji You pondered for a moment, then nodded: "Okay."

Then.

Ji You placed the wasted material into a reusable trash bag, pulled out another alloy steel slice, and continued carving.

This time, Ji You carved Qing bamboo again.

From sketching to completing the full pattern of Qing bamboo, Ji You’s movement was as fluid as water, done in one go. Once the creation was complete, the step of engraving the array diagram was up, Boss followed closely behind Ji You.

Bit by bit...

Once Ji You completed it, Boss was panting continuously.

With the array diagram carved this time, a lustrous sheen emerged from it, quickly enveloping the entire array diagram and the alloy steel slice with its glow...

Still.

Ji You, with the six strands, held their breaths in concentration, all eyes on the array diagram.

minute.

minutes.

minutes.

...

With time passing, Ji You felt assured this time, ready to collect it in hand, when suddenly, as she reached for the new soul device, it cracked apart.

Crack~

A very faint sound accompanied by the sound of cracking, the glow atop the soul device faded and faded until it disappeared, leaving the already shaped soul device a dull piece of waste.

Boss: [...]

Boss, in disbelief: [I can’t believe it!]

Ji You raised her hand to her forehead: "Where exactly is the issue?" So far, among the soul devices she successfully crafted, most were from contributions by Fourth and Fifth, besides the two, the other strands seemed somewhat inept in this area.

Boss was frantic: [I was so coordinated with Master, if Master moved, I’d move, I dared not act recklessly. For balanced strength, I dared not randomly release my energy either.]

Ji You suddenly said, "Could it be that the control was too precise?"

Boss think so too, preparing to wag its tail for another try, when Fourth gloomily interjected: [Too rigid, Boss is just a puppet, without any self-reflection...]

Ji You: "Hmm???"

Boss, hearing this, immediately slapped its head: [Why didn’t I think of that?] Success must come through spiritual threads having independent thought and consciousness, not only following Master, but should have thoughts of their own.

Fourth wagged its tail ecstatic, [When doing this work, don’t overthink, just follow your own ideas!]