Lin Xiao appeared abruptly, his gaze fixed on Qi Tian, whom he remained wary of to this day.
"Do you want money, or something else?" Qi Tian asked, operating his computer without even turning his head. He had known Lin Xiao was coming for a while now, and Lin Xiao seemed to check in daily, as if to confirm he wouldn't do anything unnecessary to Ye Chen.
"Of course, we want some things from the Qi Sect," Lin Xiao said, sitting down beside Ye Chen and patting his shoulder, checking if he was alright.
Ye Chen's progress had been too rapid lately, and he feared any lingering negative effects.
"Sure, I can give you some of these puppets. I got the data from you guys anyway. Once they're complete, I'll send you each a small squad," Qi Tian stated generously and readily.
So easy?
Lin Xiao hadn't expected Qi Tian to be so straightforward.
Lin Xiao was well aware of these puppets.
If his previous encounters with artificial humans and augmented individuals had revealed many obvious flaws, with their strength being the most significant, then these puppets and artificial humans personally fine-tuned by Qi Tian were growing stronger by the day.
Without going all out, he might not even gain an advantage against these puppets.
A small squad each. If that were the case... any single squad would be enough to conquer any nation.
After all, this was equivalent to a squad of Heaven Ranking experts! If he were to send such a squad to the United States, the entire nation would likely be thrown into disarray and find no peace.
"Then thank you in advance."
Ye Chen hastily expressed his gratitude. These were invaluable assets! The only concern was whether Qi Tian truly had complete control over these puppets. As for their quality and strength, he had no worries.
A puppet that could defeat him, even if it were a disposable item, would be a crucial strategic weapon.
It could very well change the global landscape.
"No problem. These puppets are still my prototypes, not yet at the stage where they'll be of great use to me," Qi Tian finally finished recording his data. He then put away his computer and looked at the two of them. "For ordinary people, these puppets are quite impressive. But if they can't deal with those seasoned Divine Realm experts, they'll ultimately be nothing more than substitutes for mere disciples."
"Or rather... if you want to make these puppets even stronger and more perfect, Lin Xiao, I'll need your help." Qi Tian stared at Lin Xiao, knowing that Lin Xiao never used his full strength, which made his progress feel like squeezing toothpaste.
He observed that Lin Xiao had a system for controlling his power, capable of achieving one and a half units of effect with one unit of force. In contrast, Qi Tian's own one unit of force only produced seven-tenths of the effect.
Although Ye Chen was also quite good, achieving one unit of effect with one unit of force, it wasn't enough.
As puppets, as nearly perfect creations, they required the almost flawless execution that Lin Xiao possessed.
He had refined the chips countless times, and the computing power had increased severalfold, yet it still wasn't enough.