"It's quite easy."
An hour later, Hardy walked out of the forest with exactly fifteen kilograms of materials and arrived at the edge of the oasis.
The lynx's bones and white ironwood accounted for a considerable weight. The former weighed 3.4 kilograms, the latter 9.8 kilograms, and the rest were some other materials, such as plant sap used as adhesive.
Training Ground No. 1 encompassed the entire Wind Emerald Oasis, as well as a large area of desert around it, where a large training ground was built. There were several public training facilities on the square, such as wooden dummies for practicing martial arts and targets for practicing ninja tool throwing.
On the open space in front of these facilities, eighty young puppeteers stood in front of their workbenches with the materials Hardy had provided.
"In two hours, I hope you can produce satisfactory products. After two hours, you will be grouped for combat to demonstrate your puppet-making and manipulation skills."
Sazan stood with his hands behind his back, scanning the eighty young puppeteers who had just brought their materials to the workbench.
"Let's begin."
Upon hearing the command, Hardy quickly picked up the tools on the table and started working.
First, he processed the materials. He quickly ground some of the herbs he had brought back and poured clean water into them. Then he dismantled the lynx's bones, roughly processed them with files and other tools, and placed them in the water mixed with herbs.
This was the first step. If the lynx's bones were not fresh, their chakra conductivity would significantly decrease.
This was the core of the puppet he was making.
Next, he cut and processed the white ironwood, dried it, and then polished the fangs and claws of the lynx.
Hardy already had a draft in his mind for his creation.
At this moment, the panel also began to change.
[Puppet Name]: ??
[Comprehensive Parameters]:
Height: ??
Weight: ??
Material: White ironwood, reinforced bone material...
Power Source: None
Operation Method: Chakra lines
[Puppet Rating]: ?
[Comprehensive Evaluation]: A puppet in the process of being made...
All the materials were freely listed in the box on the left side of the panel. As Hardy processed these materials according to the procedure, he could freely simulate assembly in it with just a thought.
In other words, while processing the materials, he already knew what the finished product would look like.
[Puppet Name]: Unnamed
[Comprehensive Parameters]:
Height: 60 cm
Weight: 14.20 kg
Material: White ironwood, reinforced bone material...
Power Source: None
Operation Method: Chakra lines
[Puppet Rating]: D
[Comprehensive Evaluation]: A temporary small agile puppet, with the combat power of a junior ninja, with several design flaws.
After Hardy finished the preliminary processing of the materials, he closed his eyes on the spot and began to make changes on the panel.
The center of gravity was too high, affecting stability, but if it was too low, it might affect the puppet's flexibility. Therefore, the best choice was to lengthen the tail to enhance balance.
The leg joints were redesigned with ball bearings to further enhance joint flexibility.
Optimized mechanical structure design, changes in chakra joints and chakra line connection points...
In an instant, Hardy swiftly corrected the flaws of this puppet and even gave it a name.
[Puppet Name]: Tom
[Comprehensive Parameters]:
Height: 60 cm
Weight: 14.26 kg
Material: White ironwood, reinforced bone material...
Power Source: None
Operation Method: Chakra lines
[Puppet Rating]: C-
[Comprehensive Evaluation]: A small quasi-living puppet, excellent agility, possessing the combat power of a newly promoted Genin, with a few design flaws.
Tsk!
As expected of me, I effortlessly created a puppet with Genin-level combat capabilities!
Of course, the choice of materials was crucial.
The materials selected by Hardy were certainly not inferior. Even though there was not enough time for fine processing, the materials that had undergone basic processing now would surpass the materials Hardy had used to modify the fat man puppet before.
Unfortunately, the quantity was limited to fifteen kilograms. Otherwise, Hardy really wanted to see if he could make a B-grade puppet.
While Hardy was brainstorming, it looked quite different to others.
The other puppeteers were either still processing materials or drawing design sketches with pen and paper. Only Hardy stood still, eyes closed, in place.
Scorpion glanced at Hardy, then indifferently withdrew his gaze and continued drawing his design.
He had also tried to simulate directly in his mind without using design sketches and then make puppets.
Because drawing design sketches was a somewhat cumbersome process.
However, the consequence of not doing so was frequent errors in the subsequent manufacturing process.
Even if there were no mistakes, design sketches were still necessary.
In the early stages, modifications are often made on the design drawings. After the puppet is completed, any deficiencies are then checked and corrected.
This person may be making a scene, feeling helpless, or may actually have real talent, but that's beside the point.
Other puppeteers paid no attention to Hardy, at most casting a curious glance before refocusing on their own puppet-making.
"This child..."
Sunagakure's Sazan raised his eyebrows, looking at Hardy with a slightly displeased expression.
Who makes puppets like this?
Even a top-tier puppeteer like Sazan from Sunagakure wouldn't dare to skip the design drawings when making puppets!
The face of Ishi beside Sazan showed a hint of doubt, but more so a mix of astonishment and uncertainty.
Did he misjudge?
Or is this child truly an unprecedented genius in puppet-making?
Under the gaze of the two Jonin, Hardy opened his eyes.
Design completed, let's get to work!
He proceeded to refine the roughly processed puppet, build the main structure of the puppet's frame, with movements flowing effortlessly, as if each action was pre-designed, giving a smooth feeling as if looking at a well-prepared answer sheet.
But everyone knew this was impossible.
Sazan's expression was filled with deep astonishment.
With his eyes as an elite Jonin-level puppeteer, how could he not see Hardy's design?
Although the puppet was not yet fully formed, it was evident that the design of this puppet should be relatively complete.
The speed at which he copied the answer sheet was much faster than doing it himself.
Sazan gave two hours, Hardy spent half an hour processing materials, then closed his eyes for a short while, and continued making the puppet in just over twenty minutes.
In less than an hour, Hardy had completed the puppet-making.
Among the others, only a few had just started.
Except for that red-haired boy.
The progress of making the Scorpion puppet was already over half.