Chapter 348 - 248: Activating Goblin Engineering and Magical Mechanical Science; Deducing the High Level Profession [Divine Realm Governor]
Chapter 348: Chapter 248: Activating Goblin Engineering and Magical Mechanical Science; Deducing the High Level Profession [Divine Realm Governor]
Positive Buff: Best Value. When choosing between quality and quantity, the Goblin Clan typically makes a third choice: cheap. After selecting this Positive Buff, under the influence of the Dwarf and Elf Clans, the Goblins will now find a compromise between quantity and quality—the best value. Reduces cost by 10%, increases quality by 10%.
Negative Buff: Fixed Mindset. Overly reliant on traditional engineering, they find it difficult to accept any energy systems within the Divine Realm besides engineering, reducing the speed of civilization’s development by 20%.
Upgrade Preview:
Unlockable: [Technology Culture]—Magical Mechanical Science (Level 2)
and [Technology Culture]—Precision Engineering (Level 2).
Current Effects (Inactive)
Magical Mechanical Science:
Positive Buff: System Fusion. Merges the magic power system with the kinetic energy system, initiating the first step in the fusion of the Magical Civilization and laying a firm foundation for its future. The development speed of mechanical science within the Magical Civilization increases by 50%.
Negative Buff: Bloated Structure. Fusing the magic power and kinetic energy systems will inevitably be a massive waste of time. Finding the correct path forward from countless possibilities is extremely difficult. The development speed for both the magic power system and the kinetic energy system is slowed by 20%.
Precision Engineering:
Positive Buff: Continuous Improvement. Greatly improves the precision machining of parts and the crafting of intricate items, and slightly increases the quality of forged goods.
Negative Buff: High Cost. Crafting miniaturized items is extremely difficult. The manufacturing process is highly likely to produce an excess of failed products, increasing the production cost by 30%.
Zhang Yi didn’t need to look at the other branches.
His gaze was fixed on these few effects.
As he examined the options in the [Technology Culture] branch, Zhang Yi quickly began to strategize.
’I only have five Civilization Points. I have to make every one count.’
’According to Chief Instructor Yang, there are a total of six criteria for evaluating a Clan’s development.’
’By investing Civilization Points, I can currently advance my Clan’s technological progress!’
’This corresponds perfectly to one of the six evaluation criteria: the development of the Clan’s civilization system!’
He had already reviewed all the branches on the main [Technology Culture] path, so with that thought, Zhang Yi no longer hesitated.
’Activate the effect of [Technology Culture]—Goblin Engineering (Level 1)!’
’Consume one Civilization Point.’
’Unlock [Technology Culture]—Magical Mechanical Science (Level 2), and simultaneously activate its effect.’
’Consume four Civilization Points.’
With a few quick commands, the five Civilization Points Zhang Yi had accumulated were instantly spent.
In turn, three formless powers transformed into knowledge and rules, integrating into Zhang Yi’s Divine Realm.
In that instant, within the [Goblin Mage Technology City], Goblin Great Sage Norton was in the middle of his research when he suddenly felt a burst of inspiration.
He now had his own ideas on how to combine the mechanical applications he’d mastered before arriving in the Divine Realm with the Magical Technology he’d learned since, which used Magic Crystals as a power source!
Goblin Great Sage Norton hastily grabbed the nearby paper, made from Magic Plants,
and, brandishing his pen, recorded every idea that came from this burst of inspiration!
Meanwhile, in the Divine Realm,
most of the goblins engaged in research within the [Goblin Mage Technology City], along with a considerable number of Elves and a handful of Dwarves, all suddenly felt they had a deeper understanding of their tools!
As for the other activated effects, they would quietly begin to take hold over time.
Having done all this, Zhang Yi, with not a single Civilization Point to his name,
could only wait with anticipation, hoping the Goblin Clan in his Divine Realm would not disappoint him.
「As mid-April passed in the Main World and the month drew to a close,」
Zhang Yi’s store of Faith Value had become plentiful once more!
Compared to last month,
this month, Zhang Yi’s Divine Realm had first gained ten thousand Fanatic Believers from the Blood Elves,
and then a new batch from the Dwarf Clan, who, after being guided from the very beginning, had mostly become True Believers.
So, half a month later, looking at the large amount of Faith Value he had accumulated,
Zhang Yi, with a decisive gesture, allocated half of it—13 million Faith Value—and invested it into the [Pool of Faith].
And this 13 million Faith Value, though it looked like a lot,
didn’t actually go very far when fully invested in the [Pool of Faith] to enhance the strength of his Clan.
At most, it could only raise three thousand Sixth Level members of his Clan to the Seventh Level.
According to the customs of the Divine Realm, after every holy War, the Clans who participated must be rewarded based on their merits.
Therefore, the three thousand slots for entering the [Pool of Faith] to be raised from the Sixth Level to the Seventh Level were handed over by Zhang Yi to Legion Commander Feiyana.
Upon receiving the Oracle from My God,
and learning that the rewards from My God for the holy War had been bestowed,
Legion Commander Feiyana made her decision without the slightest delay.
The Dwarf Clan, who had been defending the Dwarf War Fortress, received 500 slots for the [Pool of Faith].
The Elf Corps, who had been holding the first line of defense in the wilderness, received 1,000 slots.
The three Elf Cavalry Corps, who had also earned great merit fighting the Vampire Army, received another 1,000 slots.
The final 500 slots for the [Pool of Faith] were bestowed upon the newly arrived Blood Elf Clan Army.
As for the Earth Dwarf Clan Tribe that had arrived in Zhang Yi’s Divine Realm more recently,
since Zhang Yi didn’t plan to expand the Dwarf Corps for the foreseeable future and intended to focus entirely on increasing the population of the Dwarf Clan,
no slots for power enhancement were allocated to the Dwarf Clan Tribe that had joined later.
However, to appease the Dwarves of the new clan tribe,
Legion Commander Feiyana, after discussing it with Elf High Priest Shamiel and Elf Queen An Nobel,
still decided to allocate a small portion of the slots for the [Bloodline Evolution Pool] to the Dwarf Clan. These slots could enhance their clan’s bloodline and stimulate latent bloodline awakenings.
The specific task of bestowing the rewards for enhancing the Clan’s strength and bloodlines was left to Legion Commander Feiyana to handle.
It was no longer necessary for Zhang Yi to handle every single detail himself, as he had in the beginning.
After spending half of his Faith Value, Zhang Yi still had another 13 million left.
Zhang Yi planned to invest all 13 million Faith Value into the [Ancient Inheritance Training Camp].
His goal was to help the loyal members of his Clan who had died in the holy War, leaving only their Souls behind. He wanted to use it to create a brand-new Profession that would allow them to exist solely as Souls and continue to fight for the Divine Realm!
However, compared to ordinary Professions,
Zhang Yi’s Divine Realm had very few Professions related to the Soul.
Only the Elf Mages had a related Profession, the Soul Mage.
Therefore, before investing the 13 million Faith Value, Zhang Yi had already mentally prepared himself to lose the entire sum for nothing!
But compared to the Faith Value, which his Divine Realm could generate continuously, it was better than using up his one-per-month Divine Domain Card slot.
Zhang Yi would much rather spend more Faith Value!
So, fully prepared, Zhang Yi’s first move was to invest 3 million Faith Value!
Unfortunately, the 3 million Faith Value didn’t even make a ripple.
And so, 1 million... 2 million... 3 million...
million... 9 million... 11 million...
Not until Zhang Yi had invested a total of 11 million Faith Value,
did the [Ancient Inheritance Training Camp] finally react!
There were no earth-shattering special effects.
Two brand-new Professions simply appeared in the [Ancient Inheritance Training Camp].
Zhang Yi looked over and saw the [Divine Realm Governor] and [Natural Heroic Spirit] Professions!
Zhang Yi selected the two Professions to check their effects.
After reading them, a smile spread across his face!