NOVEL ONLINE FREE Chapter 270: An Unexpected Milestone!_2
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This is just 5 square meters of leather; there are still 75 square meters unused.
In that case, the "Ancient Demon·Painted Skin" is really too valuable. Lu Yuan indeed picked up a huge bargain!
After organizing all these items, he exhaled softly, packed them into the Storage Space, and scurried off, eager to quickly deliver the gifts to the Conch and Old Cat.
His mood was radiant, truly brilliant like the sunshine.
Just then, a huge mass of dark clouds abruptly appeared in the sky.
Before he could look up, a cold reminder echoed in his ears.
[Your Human civilization of the 18th branch has created Extraordinary Items of Legendary Level or above.]
[Congratulations on obtaining the Unique Milestone, the First Legendary Craftsman of the Ninth Epoch.]
[Unlock Condition: The first to create a Great Masterpiece of Legendary Level or above.]
[Artistic masterpieces are the poetry that sings of civilization, songs that traverse the river of history and gaze into the future. Today, the art you have created is preserved in the river of history, the future of the Ninth Epoch, as a grand symphony.]
Lu Yuan was both shocked and delighted; he actually hadn't anticipated this Milestone.
The sudden surprise truly gave him a thrill of joy!
He yelled towards the sky, "Big brother, this one is an Immortal Masterpiece, two levels higher! Try and bump up the reward a bit!"
The voice remained unhurried, [Your civilization has obtained the Milestone Reward: Universal Factory (Incomplete).]
[Your civilization has obtained the Unique Milestone Points Reward: 5000 points. (This function has not yet been activated.)]
As lightning streaked across the sky with a "boom," there was a soft rumble.
A large red object materialized out of thin air in front of Lu Yuan.
The object was about six meters on each side, perfectly cubical, radiating a sense of heat.
Its surface rippled with faint red waves, somewhat similar to "Magic Cube Energy."
He promptly performed an Identification.
[Universal Factory (Incomplete), a mysterious object left by the Gear Civilization. (Legendary·Artificial Artifact)]
[Ability: Crafting. Inputting a certain amount of Ideal Energy and raw materials can create items.]
[Due to some unknown incident, the Universal Factory is incomplete and can currently only create items with a complexity greater than 8 nanometers. The size of the created items cannot exceed 1 cubic meter. The speed of creation depends on the level of complexity; the higher the complexity, the slower the speed.]
[You can repair it with a vast amount of Ideal Energy to increase its crafting speed and precision.]
Finally, the customary boasting of the Gear Civilization.
[Hahaha, do you feel the power and generosity of my Gear Civilization now? Keep searching for more treasures!]
[Nothing can exist forever in this world, only gears that are always spinning!]
"This thing..."
Lu Yuan inhaled sharply, his eyes widened as he touched the red cube.
Although this item was only of Legendary Level, it clearly hadn't used any particularly impressive materials; it seemed more like a product of technology.
The level of technology it contained, compared to the equipment Lu Yuan had made instinctively, was in a completely different direction.
A mysterious thought emanated from the machine.
In the depths, it conveyed a message, "Please input the item you wish to create."
"You need to input blueprints, or provide a specific actual item."
Lu Yuan stuffed a pair of "Legendary Socks" into it.
Quickly, the socks were spit back out.
The voice said, "Sorry, I cannot replicate higher-level Extraordinary Items. Currently, I can only replicate 'Inferior Grade' Extraordinary Items, and I need a substantial amount of Ideal Energy. Please make your choice wisely."
The "Ideal Energy" that could be used was a hundred million times more precious than physical energy.
To give a simple example, Spirit Crystal is one type of Ideal Energy.
An entire Empire might have only about a dozen Spirit Crystals that could accelerate cultivation progress, and most of them were still of Inferior Grade.
So using Ideal Energy to create Inferior Grade items is absolutely a loss.
He then inserted an ordinary knife.
"This item has low complexity and can be replicated. Please input the raw materials."
Soon after Lu Yuan inserted a steel ingot, an exact replica of the knife was created, even the scratches on the back of the blade were identical.
This was equivalent to a highly functional 3D printer.
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The first reaction that came to Lu Yuan's mind was—chips!
He could use this Universal Factory to create chips!!
His second reaction was...
"Fuck, why did I smash my phone back then!!!"
When he first arrived on the Pangu Continent, he had smashed his phone to make fire!
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It needed blueprints or an actual physical object that existed in reality before it could create something.
Thinking of this, Lu Yuan was so anxious that his hair stood on end!
Of course, he still kept the remains of that phone.
After rummaging for ages, he finally found that old companion from half a century ago, the Huawei Mate888, with a shattered screen, damn it!
"Just taking out the battery to start a fire has led to the decline of human civilization at the $18th level."
Lu Yuan stuffed the broken phone into the machine.
After a good while, that mysterious voice said, "This item is complex and can be replicated, but it may require more Ideal Energy. Please input raw materials."
Lu Yuan was both shocked and overjoyed.
"I wonder how many parts are still usable, even if it's something simple, like a speaker, that would do."
"Moreover, some of the Green Grass People's technological creations may also be imitated and created... This thing..."
The more Lu Yuan thought about it, the more wonderful he found this gadget to be. It was truly a lifesaver of a machine!
Today was an incredibly lucky day, getting both equipment and machinery.
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The thunderbolt from the clear sky naturally caused some reaction from the patrol team.
"King, what happened?" A few Worm Kings flapped their wings with utmost speed, arriving at the scene.
They were the best patrol team, responsible for the safety inspections of Sky City.
Lu Yuan pretended to be calm, "Nothing much, just completed a civilization Milestone. Take this machine and transport it under the Yingyu tree, and place it together with the Magic Cube Level energy."
"Yes!"
The Worm Kings started transporting the machine, "huffing and puffing," seeming to recall a familiar scene.
One red and one blue, these two machines emitted a mysterious halo.
This was the generous blessing of the Gear Civilization and also the future foundation of humanity.
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The Milestone Lu Yuan completed caused a small sensation among the human elite.
Of course, Lu Yuan merely claimed to outsiders that he had made a "Legendary work."
"Immortal Level" was simply too exaggerated, having become a strategic item that could incite greed. Lu Yuan didn't want to cause trouble because of his boasting.
But a "Legendary" status was something that people could accept, after all, in the whole civilization, when it came to Engraving skills, Lu Yuan truly was in a class of his own.
Moreover, Lu Yuan already had Legendary items in his hand.
For example, that Donkey Head Mask, as for its function... well, it was just so-so!
And that "Universal Factory" ...that was also Legendary.
"Magic Cube Level Energy Converter", was even at Epic Level!
People quickly shifted their attention to that "Universal Factory", which was the real game-changer for all humanity.
How to plan out the production capacity of the "Universal Factory" suddenly became the hottest topic in the upper echelons' council.
"Great Commander, the establishment of the Great Academy of Sciences needs this! We can cultivate more scientists, I am confident that within five years we can produce televisions, radios!"
"The Great Engineering Institute needs it too! I am confident it can be done within three years!"
The people below started a fierce inward struggle.
Lu Yuan couldn't help but internally scoff, "Really shortsighted... quarreling endlessly over a mere Universal Factory..."
But the truth was that the current industrial power was really lacking, and this bit of initial production capacity was indeed the first catalyst.
Lu Yuan had no choice but to have them organize a necessary plan in order to arrange the industrial capacity.