The resonant chimes rang out, echoing throughout the entire city.0

The bell tower voraciously devoured all the scattered spirit matter in the rift in one gulp. Visible ripples of spirit matter spread outward from the tower in all directions. The ground shook and the heavens trembled!0

Ji Jue gaped in shock, clinging to Horsey as he struggled to maintain balance. Around him, the shattered ruins were visibly restoring themselves stone by stone at a speed his eyes could follow. It was as if time was flowing backward. Dust danced upward, fragments of stone flew back into place, and the crumbling skylights reformed, even more intricate and ornate than before. Everything was changing at a staggering pace.0

Typically, an outstanding workshop, besides maintaining control over its functions, possessed a complex instruction set composed of low-level commands covering all aspects of its operation. Over generations of craftsmen refining and adding to it, the system grew ever more intricate and adaptive, capable of handling increasingly complex situations and emergencies.0

At times, it could even feel alive, responding flexibly and intuitively. Some workshops went even further, being...0