Chapter 347 - 248: Activating Goblin Engineering and Magical Mechanical Science; Deducing the High Level Profession [Divine Realm Governor]
Chapter 347: Chapter 248: Activating Goblin Engineering and Magical Mechanical Science; Deducing the High Level Profession [Divine Realm Governor]
Zhang Yi clicked on the line of fine print under [Political Position], which was almost invisible without a careful look.
[Political Position] — Multi-Racial Elder System (Level 2).
Current Effect (Inactive)
Positive Buff: Status Quo. Enhances communication between the various Clans in the Divine Realm, stabilizing their relationships and reducing the chances of inter-clan conflict.
Negative Buff: Decision by Negotiation. A great deal of time will be spent on any single issue, significantly increasing decision-making time.
Upgrade Preview:
Can be unlocked as [Political Position] — Elite Council System (Level 3),
or [Political Position] — Oracle-Dominated System (Level 3).
Current Effect (Inactive).
Elite Council System:
Positive Buff: Increased Efficiency. Building upon the Multi-Racial Elder System, this moderately increases administrative efficiency for civil affairs and slightly increases it for military affairs.
Negative Buff: Factionalism. Different factions may arise, increasing the risk of schisms between Clans.
Oracle-Dominated System:
Positive Buff: Oracle Response. Increases the speed at which the various Clans make decisions on related matters. With the Oracle taking the lead, response times to Oracles are much faster.
Negative Buff: Stagnation. Highly likely to weaken technological innovation; development speed in areas not directed by an Oracle will be reduced.
After Zhang Yi finished reading the fine print under [Political Position],
he finally realized that the different branches on the Magical Civilization’s main tree actually had buffs that could be activated!
Although they were all marked as inactive,
that just meant something existed that *could* activate them.
Following this train of thought,
Zhang Yi examined the area next to the fine print more closely.
Sure enough,
he spotted a special explanation.
Special Explanation:
You can spend the corresponding Civilization Points to unlock the associated buff. Once unlocked, both the positive and negative buffs will be activated simultaneously.
Alternatively, you can spend the corresponding Civilization Points to designate a Heroic Clan in a relevant field, causing them to enter a Burst of Inspiration state!
A Clan that enters a Burst of Inspiration state
will experience a massive short-term boost to their Talent in a specific field. This allows them to construct the framework for the next level of that branch,
and if the basic requirements are met, there is an extremely high probability of advancing directly to the next branch!
(e.g., Level 3 → Level 4)
(Note: This action has a cooldown. It can only be used on a single Clan once every fifty years.)
"So that’s how it is!"
Zhang Yi realized with a start.
’The different branches on the main tree show the technological progress of the Magical Civilization,’
’and each corresponding branch also has different effects.’
’I can choose to spend Civilization Points to activate their effects—both the positive and negative buffs,’
’or I can designate a Clan for a Burst of Inspiration to advance a system or technology in a specific field!’
’The uses for Civilization Points are even more powerful than I imagined!’
Then, Zhang Yi immediately began to check the other branches.
As expected, he found similar information listed beneath them.
[Basic Resources] — Mining and Agriculture (Level 1)
Current Effect (Inactive)
Positive Buff: Basic Sustenance. Guarantees the Clan’s basic survival needs. Clan efficiency in gathering and agriculture is increased by 10%.
Negative Buff: Famine and Natural Disaster. While crops are still planted by hand, the harvest is truly at the mercy of natural disasters. When there are no disasters, all is well. But when a disaster strikes, grain production is reduced by 50%, and social stability decreases by 50%.
Upgrade Preview:
Can be unlocked as [Basic Resources] — Magically Guided Semi-Self-Cultivation (Level 2)
or [Basic Resources] — Large-Scale Mine (Level 2).
Current Effect (Inactive).
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After finishing with [Political Position], Zhang Yi selected [Basic Resources] to inspect.
However, he only gave [Basic Resources] a cursory glance, unlike his detailed look at [Political Position].
Now that he had checked the buffs and understood the situation,
the only remaining question was how to acquire Civilization Points.
As it turned out, he didn’t have to search very hard for the answer.
At the very top of the Magical Civilization interface, the information was clearly displayed:
[Magical Civilization] Current Civilization Points: 5
[Annual Civilization Point Yield (Estimated): 1.5]
Activating a Level 1 effect requires one Civilization Point.
Activating a Level 2 effect requires two Civilization Points.
Activating a Level 3 effect requires four Civilization Points...
The point cost to activate each higher-level branch was double the cost of the one before it.
As for the other use for Civilization Points—sending a Clan that excelled in a particular field into a Burst of Inspiration state—
the cost was double the number of Civilization Points required to activate the corresponding level’s buff.
In other words, to advance from Level 1 to Level 2, it would cost two Civilization Points.
From Level 2 to Level 3, four Civilization Points.
From Level 3 to Level 4, eight Civilization Points...
And if Zhang Yi wanted to get more Civilization Points, he would need the Clans in his Divine Realm to constantly push the progress of the Magical Civilization!
Only by ensuring the continuous technological advancement of the Magical Civilization
could he increase the number of Civilization Points he earned from his Divine Realm.
As for right now,
Zhang Yi considered his current situation. He was still in the University Alliance Training Camp, undergoing the second round of assessment for the Yanhuang Federation.
He had chosen to cultivate a new Clan—the Goblin Clan—
and the instructors were evaluating him based on that very same Goblin Clan.
Therefore, Zhang Yi decided to spend his five Civilization Points on the [Technology Culture] main branch
to accelerate the Goblin Clan’s development of Magical Technology.
Zhang Yi clicked on the branches that were already illuminated under [Technology Culture], examining them one by one.
[Technology Culture] — Goblin Engineering (Level 1).
Current Effect (Inactive)