[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-in-fairy-tail-sorry-i-really-am-the-mastermind-b":3,"chapter-in-fairy-tail-sorry-i-really-am-the-mastermind-b-in-fairy-tail-apologies-i-am-the-mastermind-chapter-568":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","In Fairy Tail: So Sorry, I Really Am the Mastermind",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},2127123,3474,"Chapter 568","in-fairy-tail-apologies-i-am-the-mastermind-chapter-568",568,"\u003Cp>Lin Cheng used the remaining materials to build the back connection device, carefully installed the two magnetic balls made of seventh-rank magic crystals on it, and tested each mechanical arm one by one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wearing a blue steel ring on his head, Lin Cheng installed a mechanical arm onto the magnetic ball connected to his back and drove it with his consciousness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mechanical arm, which had previously been a dead object, suddenly moved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wake up, the test is starting.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Except for Elder Zhai and President Holder, the other elders in the room were mostly indifferent. The blacksmiths outside the door reminded their companions who were dozing off; this evaluation, which had lasted nearly 6 hours, was finally coming to an end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The awakened crowd saw Lin Cheng manipulating the mechanical arms to perform various daily waving movements, having a great time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, a more precise mechanical arm extended from under the main body, revealing a silver metal arm similar to a human arm, with a more precise five-fingered palm at the top.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under Lin Cheng’s mental control, he made the five-fingered palm perform a human grasping motion. Without any abnormalities, he tested the five fingers individually, holding them up one by one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The palm, composed of pure mechanical precision parts, was not just that; any finger could be rotated individually, and even the entire palm part could be rotated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If modified slightly, the mechanical arm, which should have been loaded with various tools, could be loaded with various weapons for combat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This scene made Elder Zhai and President Holder marvel. Although they knew beforehand that the mechanical arm Lin Cheng built might be very precise, they didn't expect it to be this precise. Not only did it completely imitate a human five-fingered hand, but it could also grasp tools normally like a human hand, and its flexibility was even greater than a human hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It completely advanced human use of limbs!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, Lin Cheng didn't think that much; he just tried his best to test the mechanical arm, fearing it would have unexpected errors. Fortunately, there were no accidents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Afterward, it was the test of the other five mechanical arms. While installing and testing, after all passed the test, Lin Cheng started the final assembly. After connecting them to the back device, he put on the metal chest armor, carefully let the metal chest armor connect to the back device, and once everything was connected, Lin Cheng took off the blue steel ring on his forehead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This steel ring was originally a backup for mental control; now that the device was connected, it was naturally no longer needed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Closing his eyes, he sat cross-legged on the ground, with six mechanical arms behind him stirring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those slowly moved under Lin Cheng’s mental control. After Lin Cheng felt he was familiar enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He suddenly opened his eyes. Before his body moved, two mechanical arms behind him suddenly extended, propping Lin Cheng up from the ground. The force was too great, causing Lin Cheng to jump up, and the mechanical arms retracted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, under mental control, the nozzles at the ends of the six mechanical arms opened, spraying a large amount of blue flame. The power provided by these flames directly made Lin Cheng fly, slowly flying left and right in the evaluation room. He had originally wanted to test the high-speed flight Sage Mode, but unfortunately, the room was not big enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This, this!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elder Zhai was already too shocked to speak, just pointing at Lin Cheng, his arm trembling.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>After Lin Cheng stood on the ground again, he looked at the materials on the floor. He crossed his arms, but a smile was on his face. The six mechanical arms behind him unfolded simultaneously and quickly picked up the materials on the floor in an orderly manner, stacking them into a small pyramid. As if suddenly dissatisfied, he manipulated the six mechanical arms to play a game of stacking blocks...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the shocked eyes of the crowd, Lin Cheng seemed to have suddenly grown tired of playing, and finally extended his own fists, throwing continuous air punches at the wall to the side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the mechanical arms behind him unfolded solidly, and then the six mechanical palms condensed into fists, slamming six consecutive punches at a point on the wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, a hole was punched into the wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Next door, a shirtless blacksmith happened to be forging iron. Seeing the wall suddenly shatter, he was so scared that he sat on the ground and screamed, one hand covering his chest while the other shouted \"Monster!\" at Lin Cheng through the gap, constantly throwing stones and hammers from around him, looking just like a girl about to be seen naked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he was a man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blacksmiths were ashamed, feeling for the first time that there was such a sissy in the guild. If it were them, they wouldn't just cover their upper body; they would naturally cover their face as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, if others knew who they were, how embarrassing would that be.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Cheng used the mechanical palms to fire magnetic beams to grab the stones and hammers attacking him one by one. He crushed the stones on the spot with the mechanical palms, and for the hammers, he put them back on the ground, turned around, and returned to President Holder’s side, gradually letting out a sigh of relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This feeling is just too great, it's just that controlling eight arms at the same time is a bit tiring.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Only after the mechanical arms behind him entered standby Sage Mode was Lin Cheng able to speak, his face full of exhaustion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hadn't spoken before because he was controlling six arms at the same time; he couldn't speak at all, as his mental power and attention needed to be highly concentrated, otherwise he couldn't control six arms simultaneously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But President Holder and the elders were already deeply shocked and couldn't recover for a long time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had lived for most of their lives, and this was the first time they had seen such a fully functional mechanical arm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only could it fly, replace existing limbs to do several things at once, but it could even be used for combat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether it was practicality, help with daily life, or combat and flight, it was unparalleled and far exceeded their imagination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was simply black technology far beyond the current era of the continent!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After being stunned for a long time, President Holder was the first to speak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Regarding Lin Cheng Tute’s eighth evaluation, what do you elders think?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He should pass with a full score!\" Elder Zhai naturally supported Lin Cheng. Such a precise mechanical arm was simply the best assistant for a blacksmith. Once proficient, the efficiency would definitely be greatly improved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At first, he thought Lin Cheng was deliberately showing off something by forging this mechanical arm, but now he knew Lin Cheng’s good intentions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A full score is too exaggerated. In my opinion, with Master Lin Cheng’s skills, he should pass with 90 points!\" Another elder tentatively said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmm, 90 points is about right. So far, the highest score in the eighth evaluation has only been 90 points; where would a 100 come from?\" It wasn't that this elder didn't think Lin Cheng deserved 100 points, but that President Holder himself had only received 90 points back then.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Cheng would inevitably be a key talent personally cultivated by the president. Now, getting a 100-point score on the eighth item—where would that leave the president’s face?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was fortunate that President Holder didn't know this elder’s inner thoughts, otherwise he would definitely find a crack to crawl into. At this moment, with Lin Cheng showing such superb skills, how could President Holder still dare to teach him? He wished Lin Cheng would teach him instead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other elders recognized Lin Cheng’s skills even more. Clearly just a youth, his skills in forging completely surpassed them, reaching the level of being on par with President Holder, and in some aspects, even stronger than the president.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were impressed to the point of prostration!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Since all the elders feel that Lin Cheng Tute has passed the eighth evaluation, I announce that from today, Lin Cheng Tute has officially become the empire's fourth eighth-rank blacksmith, and this good news will be announced to the whole country in a few days!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Clap, clap, clap!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside the door and inside, everyone clapped and cheered for Lin Cheng, celebrating him becoming the empire's fourth eighth-rank blacksmith.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But as the protagonist, Lin Cheng seemed somewhat unsatisfied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"President Holder, are the subsequent evaluations not continuing?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>President Holder was stunned, then whispered some words in his ear, and Lin Cheng’s expression changed. This was too exaggerated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ninth evaluation was to forge a divine artifact!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That's right, it was that kind of divine artifact that required a huge amount of manpower and material resources in ancient times, and could only be forged after going through all kinds of hardships, with power comparable to gods!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn't that President Holder and Lin Cheng couldn't do it; even if the empire summoned three eighth-rank blacksmiths, plus Lin Cheng, the four of them might not be able to forge a divine artifact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the hidden tenth evaluation, it was called a miracle!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Creating a miracle with a mortal body!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was even more incredible than forging a divine artifact!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Forging a divine artifact with a mortal body and capturing the essence of the sun and moon was already extremely difficult and an extremely incredible existence. To create a miracle with a mortal body was even more impossible than impossible!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even in ancient times, no one could do it, okay.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The current Lin Cheng didn't dare to imagine forging a divine artifact or creating a miracle, but in the future, with the system, it was hard to say.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With them following like this, Lin Cheng couldn't even use the mechanical arms to fly home at a low altitude.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's okay, Lin Cheng. Since we have time, let's visit together. Where do you live? Do you want to take my carriage?\" President Holder invited him enthusiastically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, his purpose was still the complete set of inscriptions Lin Cheng had mentioned before. For such an important thing, Lin Cheng definitely wouldn't carry it with him, so he would naturally go personally and safely escort it back to the Blacksmith Guild.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the other blacksmiths, they had heard that Lin Cheng was a newcomer to the Rock Fortress City. If he didn't have a formal residence yet, didn't that just give them an opportunity?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Any forging technique they could learn from Lin Cheng would inevitably be of great benefit to them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm temporarily staying at the Flying Fox Restaurant.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The landlady there rents out rooms. I just happened to rent one to prepare to open a blacksmith shop. Everyone is welcome to come and support us when we open.\" Lin Cheng took this opportunity to promote it to the people of the Blacksmith Guild, and everyone promised that they would definitely be there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Through the promotion of these Blacksmith Guild colleagues, when the opening day came, it would inevitably attract a large number of onlookers, and becoming famous overnight would be a breeze.\u003C\u002Fp>",1890,"2026-06-16T12:13:34.850Z","2026-06-16T12:23:20.118Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","d54d009e843d84eb9de696e7319edc9b450b424acb300261461df1779bb48c8d","in-fairy-tail-apologies-i-am-the-mastermind-chapter-569","in-fairy-tail-apologies-i-am-the-mastermind-chapter-567",660,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fin-fairy-tail-apologies-i-am-the-mastermind-cover.jpg"]