"What a masterpiece, even if I were to die in battle today, this trip wouldn't have been in vain," the ancient Dwarf muttered, as if enchanted by the Puppet.
Li Yao didn't rush him. This triggered a note quest, which was quite a good reward. Engineering was difficult to master, and now the opportunity to improve proficiency had come to his doorstep, naturally, he was delighted.
Naturally, Li Yao wasn't short on Gold Coins, and materials were not what held him back. As a guild leader, if there were materials he couldn't find at the auction house, he just had to issue a guild mission with some decent rewards, and hordes of people would help him collect them.
But what really hindered his progress were blueprints. Without a good transitional blueprint, his proficiency in engineering simply couldn't improve.
In Li Yao's estimation, to advance again, he would probably have to wait until around level sixty to find suitable blueprints.