Upon hearing Che Yucheng’s suggestion, Chai Lun’s mouth fell open, a hint of bitterness in his eyes as he tried to wriggle out of it.

“Master Che, making puppets is a time-consuming task. The young junior has just started his first year, his studies are demanding, we can’t let this affect his learning. Although he is also a newcomer to puppetry, he only has theoretical knowledge at the moment. The actual production, assembly, and even debugging require a lot of practice…”

“I’m just suggesting.”

Che Yucheng said with a smile. Although Chen Mobai didn’t know why he suggested that he help, he knew that the dean of the Taoist Academy would never harm him, so he immediately nodded in agreement.

“I can help for free. This is a rare internship opportunity. Moreover, it’s a puppet modeled after myself. With me around, the production progress should be significantly improved.”

Chen Mobai thought that Chai Lun was afraid that he would ask for a discount if he helped, so he immediately spoke up.

“Since Chen has no objections, you can take him with you.”

Che Yucheng said gently. If it were anyone else, Chai Lun would definitely disagree, but the one speaking was Che Yucheng.

“Alright.”

In the end, he could only reluctantly nod in agreement.

Chai Lun now understood why Che Yucheng had referred this business to him. He was waiting for this.

He knew very well the hardship of training a newcomer, especially a novice in puppetry. This thing wouldn’t be mastered without a year or two of practice.

Puppetry was considered a niche field in the entire Dance Instrument Academy, so Che Yucheng was willing to guide every student who was willing to learn and invest in this craft.

“I have a bad temper when I work. If you can’t stand it, feel free to leave.”

After leaving Building One, Chai Lun suddenly said.

Chen Mobai said it was no problem.

But the next day, he regretted it a bit.

Chai Lun’s temper was more than just bad. When making puppets, he was like a completely different person.

The originally gentle and polite man instantly turned into a fanatic. A part that Chen Mobai had cut was only half a millimeter off, but he was berated for half an hour.

“Do you know that a life-sized puppet is made up of at least twelve thousand parts?”

Chen Mobai happened to know, he had learned it in class.

“So, if every part is off by half a millimeter, what would the assembled puppet look like?”

When Chai Lun said this, Chen Mobai thought for a moment and couldn’t help scratching his head.

“Maybe, probably… it would turn into a slightly fatter version of me.”

“Slightly fatter!” Chai Lun’s tone suddenly rose by five pitches, then he started ranting, “It would be more than just slightly fatter, I tell you, the final product would be a freak! There would be deviations during the performance, and when you die in the practice room due to deviation, it would all be because of the half millimeter you added to this part today…”

After venting enough, Chai Lun snatched the tool from Chen Mobai’s hand, pointed to a small stool in the corner with a disgusted face.

“You just sit there and rest, don’t move. I’ll treat you as a supervisor, don’t mess with me.”

Chen Mobai was also upset. He was a novice, he had never made a puppet before. Wasn’t it normal to make mistakes at the beginning? Couldn’t he just teach more?

But as he sat on the small stool and watched Chai Lun’s movements for a while, he realized that the latter’s focus on each part was something he needed to learn.

He saw with his own eyes that a part that was already perfect, but because the transmission of spiritual power was half a second slower than usual, Chai Lun remade it three times, until the measured data showed no deviation.

Chen Mobai, who had planned to watch for a while and then leave, unknowingly stayed until evening.

Chai Lun was about to turn off the lights and leave when he suddenly saw the takeout box on the table and was taken aback.

“I saw you hadn’t eaten, so I ordered some for you.”

Chen Mobai’s words made Chai Lun feel that having an extra person in the workshop wasn’t entirely without benefits.

At least he could help order takeout.

After eating, the two left the workshop.

The next day, Chen Mobai went to study his major courses in the morning, took two elective courses in the afternoon, and then rushed to the workshop.

Chai Lun was already there, holding a completed right index finger, comparing it with the projected data model of Chen Mobai’s body to see if there were any adjustments needed.

When Chen Mobai came in, Chai Lun glanced at him, then pointed to the small stool in the corner.

Seeing the warning in the senior’s eyes, Chen Mobai, who had wanted to show off his skills, could only obediently sit down.

At this point, he finally understood why Chai Lun looked bitter when Che Yucheng said he should take him under his wing.

Puppetry was indeed difficult to master.

Without someone to guide him, even if he wasted a lot of materials, he might not be able to get started.

After ordering takeout for seven consecutive days, Chen Mobai finally got a chance to help.The materials Chai Lun ordered had arrived. He asked Chen Mobai to sign for them and move them to the studio.

After moving them in, Chen Mobai was expected to help unpack. Some items had been discussed in class, such as the spiritual energy tubes identical to meridians, the organic synthetic materials replacing bones, and the movable gears between joints.

However, there were also some items that hadn’t been covered in class, such as a fist-sized green square piece, densely micro-engraved with countless Formation prohibitions. Chen Mobai’s eyes blurred from looking at it, unable to discern any pattern.

He could only humbly ask, “Senior, what is this?”

“It’s the main controller. This is the most expensive part. The ones produced by Mending the Sky Academy are of the best quality.”

After the bond formed through ordering takeout, as long as Chai Lun was not in a bad mood, he would patiently explain in response to Chen Mobai’s questions. After all, Chen Mobai was the junior that Che Yucheng had asked him to mentor.

After learning its name, Chen Mobai immediately searched for related information online.

It turned out that this square piece could control the entire puppet. This small piece, containing the essence of the Immortal Gate’s puppetry, accounted for more than half of the cost of the entire practice puppet.

Under the guidance of the experienced Chai Lun, the production of Chen Mobai’s practice puppet began in an orderly manner.

Half a month later, Chai Lun seemed to have forgotten the previous incident and let Chen Mobai start filing parts again.

This time, Chen Mobai was very serious and followed the dimensions on the blueprint exactly, not missing a millimeter.

However, after Chai Lun’s inspection, he still found three flaws. But this time, he didn’t berate Chen Mobai. After Chen Mobai made a part that satisfied him, he gave him another twenty blueprints for parts.

The moment Chen Mobai received the blueprints, he felt a sense of recognition. This made him happier than ranking in the top three in the monthly puppetry exam.