King from scratch

A passionate cooperation topic must first go through endless negotiations, negotiations and wrangling.

Especially since the scale of this cooperation topic is so large, covering the entire continent, and based on the new world in the future, this means that the division of interests involved will be extremely amazing.

This makes the conversation that ensues intense and lively.

Individual conversations between different races and negotiations between multiple races flocked, and the entire continent boiled like boiling water.

Even players who know nothing about the inside story can detect something is wrong.

"Why is the npc acting weird recently?"

"Is there a new version of the game coming out?"

"Several fixed npcs have gone to the ruins. It's strange. Are there too many npcs who have gone to the ruins recently?"

"More than that? Zhedu went to the ruins."

"Really? Did you dig out the artifact from the ruins?"

"Hush, I heard that someone seems to have dug out the Temple of Knowledge."

"??? Isn't the Palace of Knowledge a virtual library? Is it necessary for this thing to attract so many people? Besides, the virtual library can still be dug out?"

"Sounds like someone dug up the internet..."

"Games, anyway, once you plan the background data, even the Internet can turn you into an entity."

"That's a good relationship. Can the skill of scientific common sense be used again?"

"Wait a minute, I still feel something is wrong. Even if the Hall of Knowledge has been dug out, will Zhe rush there? This is too out of character. Isn't the kingdom a black and evil force in the mainland? We shouldn't wait for them to take the initiative Do you want to offer treasures?"

"It's not just Zhe, I seem to have seen druids come to the ruins just now."

"? The plan is to make a big deal?"

"The Temple of Knowledge is not a plant. Druids shouldn't be interested, right? Why do I feel that all the NPCs go to the ruins not because they dug up artifacts, but because of other things?"

"OMG, I just saw a giant jellyfish walk past me..."

"Why are you making such a fuss? The residents of Shanhaiyaguo look like this. Is it strange to see strange creatures in the South China Sea?"

"But I'm not in the South China Sea, I'm in the ruins of the Salfa Federation."

"...It's over, then I really can't guess what big things the planner wants to do. All the underwater creatures have been tossed onto the land."

"Is the end of the world coming again? The dark age is going to repeat itself?"

"What? I plan to release the doomsday dlc in the next version? Isn't it? The player's version has just started, so this is going to increase the difficulty of the game? You are not human!"

"I said, why are the dwarves in the kingdom's territory running to the factory recently? It turns out that they are preparing for the end?"

"Not only the dwarves on the kingdom's territory are running to the factory, but the dwarves in the dwarf army haven't moved for a long time. A large group of dwarves are huddled in the camp, and players are not allowed to enter. I don't know what they are doing."

"One thing to say, the reason why the dwarf army has not moved is because the Diman Empire is splitting up recently. The Diman Empire has become like that. Wouldn't the dwarves enjoy watching the show?"

"At a time like this, of course he is taking advantage of his illness to kill him! Is it normal to attack directly and directly take down the Diman Empire?"

"I made a big discovery, so don't be afraid to tell me."

"Tell me, we have been professionally trained and will not be afraid casually."

"I'm here in the ruins of the Federation, and I saw the team of the Diman Empire..."

"Did you read it wrong? It's not that all humans come from the Diman Empire. It's also possible that he is... a slave who was just rescued by the player?"

"The dwarves have been fighting the Diman Empire for several months, and I still can't tell the composition of the Diman Empire team? One mage, two knights, plus a group of heavy firepower carriers, this is definitely the team of the Diman Empire!"

"Even if it's the team of the Diman Empire, so what? The ruins of Safa are open to the whole continent. If the Diman Empire wants to come to hunt for treasure, Ai Zhijin can't keep them out."

"{Screenshot of neat rows of the Diman Empire team} so they have so many people here?"

"Your wording is too imprecise. What kind of squad is this? Just call it the army."

"The Diman Empire isn't busy suppressing the rebellion, so why not send troops to the ruins of the Salfa Federation?"

"The dwarves who had a deep hatred with the Diman Empire didn't take advantage of the civil strife in the Diman Empire to attack, but disappeared?"

"I smell something big."

"Nonsense, all players have smelled it."

"The area of ​​the ruins is blocked, and players are not allowed to enter. I saw a bunch of kingdom knights lined up nearby. {scene screenshot}"

"The whole thing is quite grand..."

"The official website didn't send an update notice, and it didn't say that the game will release a new version."

"A player said that he heard first-hand news! It seems to be related to some new world."

"New world? Do you mean those new civilizations on the outermost periphery of the continent?"

"The basic task of transforming the gap in the world has not been completed yet, so why is it related to it?"

"Isn't it almost finished? A sand sculpture player has really filled in a gap in the world to reach the New World, awesome!"

He Xingwen, who left all the follow-up negotiations to Zhe when the players were talking, is not currently in the ruins of the Salfa Federation.

He was in the kingdom, to be precise, in the dwarf factory in the Land of God's Fall.

This is one of the "experimental sites" where dwarves and mages cooperate, and it is also the starting point for the birth of the Black Bloodstone version of the Forbidden Weapon.

"We are still overcoming the problem of how to further utilize the energy of the Black Bloodstone to increase the power of the 'Shen Fu No. , On the subject of using the black bloodstone, we still have many problems to overcome."

"Shen Fu No. [-] is just a rough semi-finished product..."

While Adisseo was talking, talking about difficult technical vocabulary, He Xingwen looked around while listening.

Different from the original dwarf factory, all the machinery and equipment in this dwarf factory that gathers the highest level of dwarves are extremely complex and high-end, engraved with complex ether patterns, and shining with the light of all kinds of expensive ores that are unimaginably expensive. To perform repetitive mechanical labor, some equipment may only be used to draw a specific pattern on the structure of Shennu-[-].

He Xingwen's line of sight stretched forward. As the distance between them and the destination shortened, the equipment he saw became larger and larger, and the ether fluctuations beside the machines became more and more intense. These machines themselves were some kind of powerful magical creations.

After the last door, the rich ether uncharacteristically fell into a calm state.

He Xingwen's perception of ether is not so keen, but he can clearly feel that inexplicable sense of oppression, like a moment of turmoil and danger.

Adisseo activated that door.

The giant door of unknown material is as high as the wall, extremely thick, and equipped with protective magic to isolate the ether.

The dense ether pattern outlines the opponent's heavy aura. The main function of this door is not to prevent theft, but to ensure that after the device behind the door fails, it will delay for a few seconds for the people outside the door, so that they can be completely destroyed here Run farther ahead.

After all, behind this door is the only forbidden weapon in the kingdom that uses the energy of the black bloodstone.

Before it was successfully developed, no one knew what kind of weapon the combination of the energy of the black bloodstone and the forbidden spell could create.

But now, the dwarves and mages who designed and forged it all know the answer.

They named it "Shen Fu No. [-]".

Only the wrath of the gods can create such a devastating lethality.

The heavy door opened slowly, and Adisseo led He Xingwen and He Tong into the core area of ​​the entire factory.

The size of Shennu No. [-] is extremely large, occupying most of the space behind the door. The object is fixed on the ground, and the silver-white shell wraps it firmly.

"This is the outermost restraint to ensure that God's Wrath One does not go out of control." Adisseo explained: "Because of the use of black bloodstone energy, the internal energy circulation of God's Wrath One is very unstable, we need to release it The surrounding ether fluctuations are controlled in a non-fluctuating state, so there are three layers of restraints on the shell of Shennu No. [-]. Of course, we also designed a five-layer fusing mechanism inside Shennu No. [-] to ensure safety."

"Of course, after Shennu-[-] is activated, the outermost layer of silver-white device will fall off by itself..."

Adisseo led He Xingwen to another device, and introduced him: "This is an auxiliary launching device designed by a mage. The energy of the Black Blood Stone is sufficient, so they expanded the attack coverage of Shenfury-[-] to the mainland. above the outermost perimeter.

Because we don't know much about the topography of the outermost part of the continent, when positioning the outermost part of the continent, there may be deviations in the landing point.However, the mage has calculated that in terms of the attack strength of the God's Wrath No. [-], a small deviation in the landing point will not affect the kingdom's plan to destroy the enemy. "

The auxiliary launching device is different from the rough cylindrical shell. Compared with the shell of Shennu-[-], it is smaller and more refined.

All the ether nodes on a whole piece of magic spar are composed of expensive ores, and the ether lines lead to the ground, linking with the device that fixes Shennu No. [-].

He Xingwen looked at this magical creation, obviously made by a mage, and didn't know what to say for a moment.

"After the completion of God's Wrath No. [-], have you carried out any attempted strikes?"

Adisseo showed a regretful expression: "Originally we planned an attack experiment, and the attack site was chosen in the South China Sea, but Zhe did not approve..."

"Considering the ecological environment of the South China Sea and the survival rights of intelligent creatures, destructive attacks are not allowed." Adisseo shrugged: "This is what Zhe said."

"So we only conducted some offensive tests and the highest energy value adjustment on it in the follow-up..." Adisseo: "From this, we can get the approximate attack strength of Shennu No. [-]."

He Xingwen cast a curious look.

"Have you seen the appearance of the gods when they are angry?" Andy Su spread his hands: "Zhe's judgment is correct. If Shennu [-] attacks the South China Sea, then the South China Sea may cease to exist."

He Xingwen was thoughtful: "In other words, the destructive blow of God's Wrath One is similar to that of the Mage's Ethernet?"

He Xingwen did not forget that the mage's Ethernet also has the same function, which can launch a devastating blow to certain areas.

Adisseo thought for a moment: "Theoretically speaking, they are almost the same... But the two cannot be compared."

"Ethernet consumes the etheric energy accumulated by mages, while God's Wrath One consumes the energy of the Black Blood Stone. Ethernet is Ethernet, but if necessary, the Kingdom can manufacture God's Wrath One in batches."

From this point of view, the destructive blow of Ethernet is the killer feature, not only because of its strong destructive power, but also because it is used once less.

But God's Wrath No. [-] is just a magical creation.

It might not be accurate to describe it as "merely". After all, it is quite difficult to make this thing, but no matter how difficult it is, it is still a magical creation—the kind that can be mass-produced once the technology is mature.

He Xingwen's thinking naturally extended to this thinking: "So, can Shennu-[-] be mass-produced at present?"

"It's a bit difficult," Adisseo said honestly, "It's not how difficult it is to manufacture Shenfury No. [-]. The technical problems in manufacturing have been overcome. The main problem is that after it is manufactured, the resources required to ensure its stability are too large. It is not recommended to mass-produce it when it is only a semi-finished product.”

"That's right, this thing is too big." He Xingwen looked up at the Shennu No. [-], and said, "Then you continue to study how to improve it."

This concludes the discussion of a new invention whose announcement might shock intelligent beings throughout the continent.

He Xingwen paid more attention to another matter than God's Wrath No. [-].

"I heard that you opened a school on the top of the mountains?"

The heavy door closed again.

Adisseo nodded: "The previous wanderings made the forging level of the dwarves uneven, and the loss of some technologies led to a sharp drop in the forging level of the dwarves. So we established a dwarf kingdom for all dwarves. dwarves need to receive a unified education, and they can graduate from the school only after they meet the standards."

They walked out of the factory.

He Xingwen asked curiously: "Have those lost technologies been restored?"

"We spent some time studying the wreckage of the Sarfa Federation's instruments, and restored some of the forging technology, but there are more..." Adisseo: "There is no way to restore it."

He Xingwen was a little surprised.

Now that the Forbidden Weapon project has broken through, it stands to reason that the dwarves should have overcome the technical limitations?

"This makes many dwarves very frustrated. Compared with the peak period of dwarves, we are too far behind," Adisseo's words continued: "For this reason, we have to focus more on exploring forging technology."

They left the factory, the sun illuminated the bustling city, and the outside of the factory was very lively.

Adisseo stopped and looked up at the king: "Later we discovered that we don't need to be obsessed with unrecoverable technology, because we can also create new forging techniques and various special mechanical manipulation methods."

"The past glory cannot be restored, so let us create a new glory."

He Xingwen showed the first smile after returning to the kingdom: "I'm glad you can think so. Confinement in the past will restrict your way forward, but if you can realize what you own, there is a broader road It's right under your feet."

"It's all thanks to our cooperation with the mage," Andy Su said, holding the hammer, "the mages never know what it means to give up."

"They forced us to do this," sighed Adisseo, "and we did."

"I seem to hear a stone head praising us. It's so rare." Moody, who was walking towards the factory, nodded at He Xingwen, looked at Andy Su and said, "Has the king finished his tour?"

Adisseo rolled his eyes: "The tour is over."

Moody: "Great, the clearing is over? We can go in now. To be honest, I think it is very unreasonable to interrupt the original experimental arrangement for someone's visit."

Adisseo rolled his eyes again: "Indeed, if your experiments are not dangerous enough to blow up the laboratory every now and then. Do you know how dangerous your experiments are?"

Moody is very aware of this, and it is indeed difficult to guarantee that their experiments will not suddenly produce accidents when the king visits the factory.

So he changed the subject: "By the way, have you shown the king your latest research?"

Shocked, Adisseo immediately took the bait and turned his attention to other places.

"King, we have developed a new technology!"

Adisseo led He Xingwen around and walked into another test site for dwarves.

The atmosphere here is in line with He Xingwen's impression of dwarves. The strong smell of wine and the loud voice of dwarves can be seen everywhere. The sound of blacksmithing and singing and dancing are mixed together-there is no sense of order and secrecy at all, and it seems cheerful all the time. It's all about the holidays.

Adisseo greeted the dwarves one by one, and took the wine jug and drank himself full of alcohol. Some dwarves tried to fill the wine jar with He Xingwen, but were frightened away by He Tong's gaze.

When they arrived at the empty test site, Adisseo was already a little drunk, which made him no longer cautious and thoughtful before, and directly took out a black blood stone from his personal space.

This is a bit dangerous, right?

He Xingwen took a step back subconsciously, remembering that the black blood stone was ineffective against him, and took another step forward, thinking that if it really got out of control, he could stop it in time.

As a result, he hesitated two steps back and forth, and Adisseo was done.

He stuffed the black bloodstone into the disc the size of his palm, and pressed it down.

next second.

The ether set off a huge wave, rushing toward the disk in Adisseo's hand one after another, converging into violent energy fluctuations.

Adisseo hiccupped and stared at the empty space in front of him with piercing eyes.

During the scouring of the ether, an arm-sized human-shaped machine slowly took shape. The appearance of this machine is very crude. The only thing in common with the human-shaped machine is that it has obvious limbs. The reason why the opponent has obvious limbs is obviously for a reason, because the opponent At the moment, the manipulator is holding a... small broom?

Seeing this nondescript robot carrying a broom and starting to run around the field, He Xingwen had no choice but to turn his attention to Adisseo, and made a puzzled voice: "Your new technology is..." Use the energy of the black blood stone to activate a sweeping robot?

It's really not dangerous, but it's not too dangerous.

Adisseo hiccupped, didn't rush to explain, looked down at the disc in his hand, and pressed a new button.

As a result, surging energy burst out from the disk again, sweeping across the empty experimental site.

In the baptism of ether, the sweeping robot has slowly changed.

The broom in its hand... turned into a small hammer.

Of course, the shape of its mechanical arm has also changed. It has become thicker and has more functions. For example, it can bend the mechanical arm, or it can remove its own mechanical arm and start holding a hammer with one hand. Hammered my arm...

I always feel that its logical setting seems very unreasonable. Of course, this thing may not have a logical setting at all...

Adisseo pressed another button.

The torrential energy burst out again, and the robot lost its human form this time, and it became a movable mechanical arm connected to the chassis. The fingers on the mechanical arm were extraordinarily fine, and seemed to be able to operate more compact instruments.

He Xingwen saw something, he turned his head and exchanged glances with He Tong before looking at Adisseo again.

"If I'm not mistaken, you made an auxiliary tool?"

Adisseo's eyes were shining brightly, and he was extremely proud: "A auxiliary tool that can store multiple forms, is powered by ether, and has basic behavior settings. It was originally made by a dwarf to be lazy while cleaning, but Versions for other situations were soon derived, and finally became what it is today, a multifunctional auxiliary machine."

"It can clean up, perform basic forging, and help mages cooperate with experiments... Because of the use of black bloodstone, it can support long-term operation and changes between multiple forms. This is a new potential technology!"

"We are researching more forms, the goal is to make it a universal auxiliary tool, a helper that everyone can't refuse."

Perhaps it was because He Xingwen didn't interrupt him, so Adisseo gushed: "We have a lot of ideas to make it better, the mage hopes it can be a little more 'smart', not so dull, always Hitting an obstacle, for this, they are even willing to admit that spells are indeed inferior to pure mechanics in some places!"

"Yan hoped that it could have a more powerful transformation function, and it would be best to apply it to combat. He gave a very feasible suggestion. The exoskeleton armor can be combined with its transformation ability to make it a kind of combat units, not just some kind of equipment."

"Of course, we also have some thoughts. You know, the talent of other races in forging is really far behind. The dwarves need more helpers to help us with forging that is not just on the assembly line."

Speaking of this, Adisseo looked at the king, and asked the king's opinion on this new technology with great anticipation: "What do you think?"

You're asking me now, what do I think about your plans to develop artificial intelligence, combat robots, and intelligent mechanical life?

He Xingwen was silent for two seconds.

He didn't expect that the dwarves would touch this field - although the demonstration He Xingwen saw was so immature and dull, He Xingwen did see a corner of a new field for the mainland.

"This seems like an unknown field," He Xingwen said after considering the words, "I'm more curious, how does it think?"

Adisseo was extremely puzzled by this question: "How can it think? This is just an auxiliary tool."

He Xingwen realized that he had used the wrong word, and corrected him: "I mean, how does it judge?"

Adisseo vaguely sensed that the king's problem was not due to ignorance of it, but he didn't delve into it: "We have strengthened the perception of the ether loop, combined with the vibration transmission function of the machine, so that it can recognize obstacles... Still, it can't tell the difference between an obstacle and trash."

Adisseo muttered: "We are studying how to strengthen its judgment ability to make it more useful and help more. I think there must be a way to better solve this problem..."

Adisseo's voice became softer and softer, until finally, he stopped talking abruptly.

He Xingwen looked at the little robot parked in the field. It was still spinning in place, at a loss because it couldn't find its target.

"Judging, thinking..." Adisseo grabbed He Xingwen's hand: "I know!"

He Xingwen remained expressionless: That question just now was unnecessary!

Well now, the technology tree of this world is completely crooked.

Adisseo didn't know what His Majesty was thinking, he was full of fighting spirit because he suddenly opened up the second channel of Ren and Du: "Your Majesty, I remember you brought back an undead?"

Undead?Undead!

He Xingwen suddenly realized something.

This is not a materialistic earth. There is no way to solve the problems of mechanical judgment and logical thinking, so we have to climb the technology tree, hoping to reach the starting point of intelligent life.

The undead in this world can make bones into skeletons, and make skeletons have souls...

Here comes the question, when an engineer in this world encounters a problem in the field of intelligence, how will he choose to solve this problem?

"Since undead can give souls to corpses," Adisseo said, unable to restrain his excitement, "then we can cooperate with mages and undead to study the field of souls, endow machines with the ability to think, and even more... the existence of souls."