The ground was covered with a thick layer of dead leaves, and the scorching flames licked the leaves and curled them into flames, turning them into scattered embers. The firelight dragged the shadows of the coiled roots of the forest long, and Tata pushed the blades away a little harder, and looked up as the Plover finished assembling the last piece.

Fang Yu let out a long breath, took a step back, put his right hand on his chin, and tilted his head to look at his work.

Unlike the pocket-sized and delicate Clockwork Elf, the Walker's style is nimble and sharp. It slumped low on the soft ground, refracting cold light in the flickering glow of the campfire, and beneath its dome-shaped casing was a delicate set of gears inside, with a glass enclosure containing two shiny silver rails and a spinning gyroscope at high speed.

The two metal claws are faintly reflective, the tips of which are jutting into the ground, but apart from the blade feet and the delicate core, most of the structure of this walker structure is wood.

On the premise of ensuring the design strength, the wooden structure brings a lot of unnecessary dead weight. In the end, in desperation, Fang Yu had no choice but to choose a more bulky hexapod system with a higher combat load.

And because of the fragility of the wooden structure itself, the advantages of better protection and higher durability of the hexapod system are not reflected in this walker, but due to the increase in dead weight, better stability and balance are obtained.

"Mr. Knight."

Fang Yu nodded at Tata and took α crystal from her arms.

He walked over and carefully opened the walker's shell, inserting the crystal into the bayonet of the pedestal. After a soft 'click', a page pops up, showing how long the mana remains to support the flexible build:

Under normal conditions - 7 hours, 44 minutes and 12 seconds, in combat state - 30 minutes and 17 seconds

When Fang Yu saw this set of data, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart, this was still a α crystal with only one-third of the mana power reserves. Keep in mind that the Walker consumes more than twice as much energy as the Clockwork Elf, but the Clockwork Elf spends less time than the Clockwork Elf with the support of the Elementless Crystal.

This shows the weakness of the non-attribute crystal.

Moreover α the strength of crystals compared to ordinary non-attribute crystals is not only in the mana reserves, but also in terms of instantaneous output, which is more than three times that of non-attribute crystals.

Fang Yu put on his gloves and tried to make it move. The walker made a soft noise, and the six-legged propped up to its feet—the square plover raised its middle and index fingers, and it also 'clicked' like a praying mantis to raise two pairs of blade claws, the tips of the blades facing the campfire, the bright reflection.

Fang Yu frowned, and secretly screamed in his heart.

"It's so hard to manoeuvre, and there's more than twice as many flexible components to control as the Clockwork Elf," he said to Tata as he manipulated it, "I shouldn't have removed all the silver rails, a pair of flexible rails can't fully manipulate it—it's a problem." ”

Tata frowned and replied, "Mr. Knight, I'm sorry, I didn't expect this beforehand. ”

"It's none of your business."

Fang Yu looked at Miss Fairy, suddenly smiled, laughed and said, "Actually, don't worry so much, don't worry, look at me-" As he spoke, he pointed forward.

The walker bounced up, its claws staggering forward, and then leaping forward, leaping over a few vines, moving swiftly like a deft tarantula.

"How's that, reliable?" Fang Yu turned around and boasted to himself, but before he could finish speaking, the walker costume hit his head on the tree, staggering and moving, calculating the time, from beginning to end in no more than three seconds.

Seeing this, Tata looked up at him.

The two stared at each other, and the atmosphere was a little awkward for a while.

"That...... Big、Probably which part is broken。 "Fang Yu has a black line.

Tata has already flown over.

Fang Yu had no choice but to follow in frustration, picking up the walker's structure from under the tree and inspecting it. The Pacer is a lap larger than a basketball, but much heavier, with a full weight of 15 kilograms for the average one, and a full 19 kilograms for this one.

Among them, the wooden structure alone accounts for nearly two-thirds of the dead weight, and the rest of the weight is basically the water-cooled system, and the gear set only accounts for a small part. As for the variable components such as the power enhancement component, the visual link crystal, and the vibration sensor (for reconnaissance), all of them can be saved to meet the standard combat load of a hexapod system.

The maximum combat load of the hexapod system is twenty-one kilograms, but there is still some margin to avoid disintegrating due to excessive dead weight loads during battle.

Fang Yu checked for a long time and didn't find a single reason, he suddenly slapped his head and found that he was stupid. Of course, maybe it was also due to habit, so he remembered that he still had a system, and hurriedly opened the craftsman's search interface:

'Walker Type 170 [Hexapod System] - (Equipment Level, Tier F)'

'Basic attributes: Attack - 23-30 (+6), Strength modifier +34%; -43 melee hits (+11), strength modifier +37%; Balance -34 (+7), agility modifier +22%; Explosive Power – 18, +50% Output Modifier

'Protective Attributes: Armor -6 (Shell Part), Durability -35, Shield -0, Evasion -132, Block -14'

'Core attributes: output power - 130M, used power - 55M (33% of the construction, 25% of flexible components, 16% of gear sets, 15% of water cooling systems, 7% of gyroscopes, and 4% of others); dead weight — 19.3Kg, combat load — 21Kg; Core heat generation - 0.2~2.5/s, heat dissipation system load - 14%'

'Additional Stat: Balance +2'

'Component Skill: Dexterity Swiftness IV (from Dexterity Component, +50% Agility modifier on activation)'

'Working condition: good, assembly accuracy - 97%'

The page that Fang Yu can see, Miss Fairy can naturally see as well. "There's nothing wrong with the design itself, it's still a manipulative reason," she said mercilessly, making the former's face flush. But Tata looked up again, looked at him and asked, "Is it okay?" ”

Fang Yu nodded.

This thing was made in a hurry, and there is no way to do it. But with a little bit of manipulation, the problem can always be overcome, but the performance is greatly reduced - in fact, he has already exploited the potential of this temporary design as much as possible.

For example, after the various components were removed, the mana output power of the α crystal had a large surplus, so Fang Yu set a considerable amount of output margin in the combat state, which made this walker have up to 27 explosive power in the full load state, more than twice as much as him - of course, he himself can be regarded as a waste wood attribute.

He then added an additional flexible member to improve the walker's overweight and bulkyness. However, one of the problems of flexible components is the use of bearings, and the low efficiency and reliability of wooden bearings are also very poor, so he made several more sets to be replaced.

Thinking of this, Fang Yu glanced at the panel again, but couldn't help but shake his head, and said, "The strength of the wooden structure is too poor, and this durability is similar to that of armor - the only thing I pray for now is that it is better not to disintegrate on its own when fighting." ”

"It's already good, Mr. Knight," Tata replied calmly, "and it's also an alchemist's ability. Moreover, Mr. Knight's assembly is very accurate, and all the parts are basically perfectly played. ”

Being praised by Miss Fairy in an unhurried tone is really a heart-warming thing.

Fang Yu couldn't help but touch his cheek-

But he is in charge of this.

Assembly is also a technical work, and even one of the most important parts of the alchemist's production process, the key word of assembly is precision - perfect precision adjustment, so that the final product can truly present the sum of the properties of each part.

The greater the error, the lower the percentage of properties provided by the part.

If the worst can be how bad it can be, it's hard to say. Fang Yu knew that there was no limit to this thing, and one of the most important experiences he had as an apprentice in Kapka was watching many people assemble a group of high-quality parts into a pile of garbage that could fall apart at any time.

Some of this process is reversible, but some are irreversible, and if you encounter an irreversible situation, it means that all the previous hard work and money are in vain.

For this reason, it is not uncommon for a superior alchemist to grab an apprentice and beat him violently.

There are no human rights in this world.

As for Fang Ou, who was beaten relatively rarely, he was also one of the favorite apprentices of the master craftsmen in Kapka.

And with that comes solid fundamentals.

If there was anything that Fang Yu was most confident in right now—it wasn't the so-called talents that Miss Fairy and Miss Silk Cape had repeatedly mentioned, but these basic skills.

It was through this that he entered the Dawn Star Adventure Group and gained everyone's approval.

Fang Plover was nostalgic for the old days as he put the walker construct back on the ground. He has identified the main problem: it is difficult to rebalance itself in the absence of maneuvering in the absence of balance – a function that the Pacer is supposed to have.

To put it another way, this walker has the legendary 'natural attributes' and is prone to falling flat.

So Fang Yu began to be a little glad for the self-respect of this thing.

He raised his hand again and gestured downward, giving the command: "Maximum power, attack!" ”

The walker raised his feet and leaped forward, the blade of the blade flashed coldly, leaving a deep hole in the trunk of a ficus plant not far away, and the white slurry seeped out instantly.

Fang Yu made a gesture with his hand, and the incision was more than twenty centimeters deep.

"The explosiveness is very strong, basically at the same level as a third-level warrior." Tata commented.

"From the previous point of view, the speed in the fast state is also quite commendable...... Almost, there is the level of a second-level wanderer," Fang Yu also teased himself: "In the case of moving at full speed, I can't catch up with the horse anyway, let alone change up in a small area." ”

He was silent for a moment.

The combat power of this walker is basically the same as that of a swordsman drafter who has invested in the agility system and the strength system respectively, and the combat power may have four to fifty thousand experience, that is, it is close to a standard third-level character, but it may be a little different in terms of protection.

But it's not a full version of the Pacer, is it?

At this moment, he suddenly understood why the Battle Craftsman was called a pseudo-dragon knight or a secondary dragon knight. There's a reason why this profession is so highly regarded in Aitalia.

"It's a pity that this thing doesn't have a visual link crystal," Fang Yu put the walker back on alert, then bent down and reached out for Tata to sit in the palm of his hand, "In this case, it can only be controlled within the field of vision." ”

"That's enough," Tata said suddenly, "This is Mr. Knight's first design to be completed independently, so let's give it a name as the first step taken by the Battle Craftsman." ”

The two returned to the campfire, and Fang Yu was slightly stunned when she heard her words.

That's when he realized. From this moment on, he truly became a combat craftsman.

He involuntarily raised his head, and the moonlight above the forest was like a bath, and the silver owl not far away suddenly flapped its wings and flew silently into the darkness. Fang Yu felt something in his heart and replied, "It's called Sword Plover—"

Tata's emerald green eyes also looked at the deep woodland in that direction.

She nodded slightly.

"Sword plover?"

The night grew deeper.

Fang Yu leaned quietly against a large oak tree, and from time to time switched the page in front of him—it was an intricate blueprint of a crystal, and he yawned and turned his head—Tata had fallen asleep at some point, and she leaned over beside him, her head resting on his lap and falling asleep, her thick eyelashes still flickering in the firelight.

Do dragon souls also dream?

Fang Yu had some curiosity in his heart, he saw some faint points of light floating around Miss Fairy, and knew that Natata was replenishing the wandering magic around him in his sleep. He gently lowered his left hand and covered her with his sleeve, like a warm quilt.

Miss Fairy pursed her mouth, grabbed the edge of the 'quilt' with her hand, subconsciously pulled it up, and turned over.

She seemed to have had a good dream, and her frowning brow relaxed.

Fang Yu turned his head and looked at the flickering firelight not far away, and felt some warm feelings in his heart. In the dark forest, a thick fog is pouring out of the mountains and fields in the north, and the warm orange light dispels the chill and fog, like a lone lamp in the wilderness.

Swaying.

But it's still bright.

……

Early morning in the mountains –

It kicked off with a burst of chirping birds.

Fang Yu opened his eyes sleepily, and was greeted by a green shadow, and the sunlight shone through the treetops, a dappled light. As if by coincidence, several sword plovers were tilting their heads from the treetops to look at him, and the birds seemed to be not afraid of people at all, and the square plovers could even see every down feather on their white collars and intact black chest straps.

Fang Yu paused for a moment and couldn't help laughing.

Yes, he happened to know these wading birds that call swamps and wetlands home.

When he was very young, his uncle and aunt, who raised him, told him the story of the plover, a bird that can be found in most parts of the world, and although small, it is a migratory bird that will travel thousands of kilometers to start its life's journey.

That's where his name comes from—

The only inheritance left to him by his parents.

"To be a person who does not hesitate, brave and firm...... Fang Yu said to himself silently, "Uncle will they understand my choice...... He saw the birds suddenly flap their feathers and disappear into the canopy.

Then Tata's small face appeared in his field of vision. Miss Fairy looked at him calmly as if there was a peaceful lake in her eyes.

"Someone's coming."

She spoke.

Fang Plover sat up suddenly, and when he turned his head, he saw the sword plovers flying in one direction in the forest.

……