Who let him join the Sword Sect?!

The other side was predictably anxious.

"My big sister is slandering me!"

"She was the one who wanted to see the dragon! Not only was she being ridiculous, but she also went on a hunger strike! So she ended up starving and eating so much pork that she got sick."

After ratting out a bunch of dirt on his sister, Li Jue finally calmed down.

"I know about the dragon. Right now, I'm at Dragon Viewing Mountain on a mission with the junior disciples.

If there really is a dragon, I'll catch it and send it to the Thousand Mechanism Pavilion for you."

After saying this, Li Jue ended the communication.

...

Dragon Viewing Mountain.

Li Jue led a few junior disciples deeper into the forest within Lin Hai.

To the southwest of Dragon Viewing Mountain lies a vast forest of Lin Hai, with great variations in depth and terrain, making it easy for ordinary cultivators to get lost. Even disciples of the Beast Taming Sect must travel in teams when venturing into the deeper parts of the forest for training.

The task Li Jue and the others accepted was to retrieve a few demon beast eggs from Wolong Marsh, north of Lin Hai.

This route, starting from Mang River into the forest and through Lin Hai to Wolong Marsh, had been thoroughly explored by the Beast Taming Sect countless times. Along the way, one would only encounter Foundation Establishment stage demon beasts, making it suitable for disciples' training.

This time, the sect mission was somewhat different from previous years due to the influence of the Thousand Mechanism Pavilion.

All of the other junior disciples, except Li Jue, were sitting on the back of a giant elephant, which was covered with various defensive Thousand Mechanism Magical Artifacts.

The two tusks were armed, and two of the latest medium-sized Thousand Machine Cannons were mounted on the Thousand Mechanism Armor behind the saddle on the elephant's back.

Li Jue's Bai Xiao had already been sent out to scout the situation, while a junior disciple's Red Tiger Ape, carrying a small Thousand Machine Cannon, swung through the woods around the elephant, vigilantly observing the surroundings.

The owner of the giant elephant, a short female cultivator, looked at the armor on her companion with mixed feelings.

On one hand, she felt these were external objects, but on the other hand, she felt these things were simply too amazing.

Because of the Thousand Machines Technique, these companions, the cultivators of giant beasts, had become indispensable members in various team tasks.

After all, the larger the size, the more Thousand Mechanism Magical Artifacts can be equipped. The more they're equipped, the stronger their combat power becomes.

And these cultivators who raised giant beasts generally weren't lacking in funds.

After all, those who are strapped for cash can't afford to feed these behemoths.

Currently, those most eagerly anticipating new weapon developments from the Thousand Mechanism Pavilion are this group of beast-commanding cultivators.

"In the future, when there's time, I'll take Dabao for a stroll in Thousand Mechanism Town." The short female cultivator lightly patted the giant elephant's back and murmured softly.

...

Over in Thousand Mechanism Town, Zhang Ze sat in his room waiting for a long time, but nothing happened.

He was waiting for the system's mission.

However, after waiting for a long while, no missions like [There is a Dragon in the Faraway Cang Mountain] or [Dragon Travels the World] appeared.

Since picking up Dan Dan in Wangyang City, the system had become quite silent. The Northern Territory journey's task only rewarded a large number of system points, rather than an exciting lottery draw.

Originally, he wanted to draw another Night Demon Emperor Armor, thinking this time he might get a thermal undershirt.

Though the system was silent, it nonetheless provided the cultivation and exchange points accordingly, not missing a single one.

Moreover, both the trial space and the exchange function were still operational.

After waiting a bit longer and seeing that there was indeed no mission, Zhang Ze decided not to dwell on it for the time being, as this wasn't the first time. He left Cat Trading Company and returned to the Thousand Mechanism Pavilion.

However, just as he got home, he saw Lily and Dan Dan along with the Sword Spirit having a meeting when passing by the meeting hall.

Xiaoxuan and several Stone Taoists were also there listening in, occasionally expressing their opinions.

Zhang Ze moved closer and discovered they were discussing the Spirit Recognition Technique.

During the development of the Cat Talisman, the Spirit Recognition Technique improved by the Sword Spirit had already proved its unparalleled versatility.

Now, all joint projects of the Thousand Mechanism Pavilion depended on the Spirit Recognition Technique to interlink and be compatible with each other.

But as the projects increased, the cultivators discovered a problem: there wasn't a unified standard when applying the Spirit Recognition Technique.

In developing dungeons and various Thousand Mechanism Magical Artifacts, the cultivators of the Thousand Mechanism Pavilion had already realized the importance of standardized practices.

Yet when using the Spirit Recognition Technique, cultivators relied entirely on their personal habits.

Though this posed no problem for their own use, for others, it incurred additional learning costs.

Additionally, as the number of artifacts increased, each new artifact required learning its usage anew.

The Cat Talisman was fine since it leaned more towards being a magical artifact and was a singular product without special mechanisms.

However, when developing more complex Thousand Mechanism Magical Artifacts, this problem became particularly pronounced.

For example, in the development of the Thousand Machine Armor, one experimental artifact had three versions.

Dan Dan's version, Human Race cultivators' version, and a version only Lily could use.

It was very troublesome.

There's concern among the Thousand Mechanism cultivators that if something unexpected happens in the future, these Thousand Mechanism Magical Artifacts might become lost arts.

This sort of situation is not unheard of; many artifact refining techniques and spells have been passed down in single lineage, becoming lost when a master dies without passing them onto a disciple.

After realizing this problem, Lily and her team temporarily halted all research to address the issue.

Simply put, what the Thousand Mechanism Pavilion needed now was a set of unified software compatible with all hardware.

But none could convince each other; everyone thought their logic in using the Spirit Recognition Technique was the most efficient.

Zhang Ze, having listened for quite some time, suddenly remembered a saying.

C language is the last language of the world.