Chapter 521 67. A young man’s first full level always comes so suddenly
The [Forger] talent brought to Mason by the Isu bloodline cannot be "swiped" through batch production like the formation formation. The finished product must be made one by one by Mason himself.
And the judgment of this thing is very subtle.
To give the simplest example, if Mason used his now astonishing manufacturing skills to repeatedly produce the lowest-level firearm components, it would be impossible to meet the quantity requirements of [Forger] even if tens of thousands of sets were made in a day.
Don't ask Mason how he knew that.
How could a smart little guy like him not try to get stuck with various bugs?
But even a guy like Mason has to admit that the person who designed and produced this thing is a genius in his long-term battle of wits with the character card system.
That guy perfectly circumvented most of the BUG operations that Mason could think of. Just like a very complex and complete set of proficiency calculation formulas required for the growth of deep skills hidden in the character card, this thing cannot possibly admit what Mason made in a crude way.
He must obtain a valuable amount after each "valuable" production.
The 2,000 manufacturing items needed to break through from the first-level blacksmith to the second-level are still a goal that can be achieved through long-term meticulous work.
However, the 50,000 crafting items required for a level 2 breakthrough to a level 3 forger are an exponential increase. Mason has to use his hands to complete such a huge project, even if he doesn't sleep for 24 hours a day, even if Mason completes the crafting once every five minutes. , it would take a full seven months to save enough for this breakthrough.
He simply didn't have so much time to waste, and how could a person go seven months without sleeping for a second?
He is a pioneer and a superhero, and there are serious things waiting for him to do, such as saving the world, but fortunately, Mason's mutant ability has become a kind of plug-in that is not a plug-in.
The sleepless work of 12 water molecules successfully completed the huge project that should have taken more than seven months to complete in less than a month.
Just today, all the conditions required for [Forger] talent upgrade have been met.
At the call of Engineer Mason, all Mason avatars, including those lower-level avatars pronounced as "assistants" and used as "coolies", were also summoned to the engineering laboratory of the Pocket Factory.
Everyone is waiting to witness the miracle moment.
The main body, Mason, rolled up his sleeves and was wearing an engineer's coat. He was holding a thunder forging hammer and was hammering the arm components of a mass-produced Fenrir armor in front of him.
The progress bar required for bloodline breakthrough has been stuck at [49999/50000]. As long as Mason completes the installation of the arm component in front of him and completes the assembly of the Fenrir armor, his forger talent will usher in the final upgrade.
It is no exaggeration to say that this is indeed a memorable moment.
Inscriptionist Mason and Tailor Mason have already grasped the flowers in their hands, and the other Mason clones are watching this moment intently, ready to cheer when Engineer Mason is frustrated.
These guys all have weird personalities and they are not here just to support them.
Just because they couldn't hide their "little secret" anymore, they came to seize the opportunity to lick the subject so that the subject would not be so angry.
After all, as a water avatar, the "personal safety" and even the "existence" itself are based on the will of the subject. Mason can be said to have the power of life and death over the water avatars.
Moreover, the subject's personality is good, and he is not the kind of annoying guy. He will calm down after everyone licks and blows rainbow farts.
"Pa"
The forging hammer in Mason's hand hit the connecting piece with very precise force, pressing it into the groove. He then took the electric drill from Engineer Mason's hand and tightened the last screw.
The moment his fingers left Fenrir's armor, his head felt dizzy and his body shook a few times.
Because a huge amount of information poured into the brain, it was as if a certain gate was opened and the treasures contained in it were poured into Mason's hands:
Name: Mason Cooper
Race: Standard humanoid creature·Human subspecies·X gene awakening mutant clone·Isu hybrid (blood concentration is soaring)
[Forger II] talent has been changed to [Forger Hephaestus]
The talent effect is changed to:
Among all manufacturing branches, the lowest quality of creations belonging to the [Isu Civilization] system is always [Epic], and the highest quality unlocked is [Artifact].
The quality rate of all manufacturing branches has been greatly increased, and when making weapons, there is a high chance of adding [fire] advanced enhancement effects to the weapons.
The blueprints for special equipment [Hephaestus's Forging Hammer and Forging Hand] are unlocked, the blueprints for special equipment [Isu Forger Set] are unlocked, and the blueprints for special equipment [Vulcan Furnace] are unlocked.
[Legend of Isu II] talent has been changed to [Legend of Isu]
The talent effect is changed to:
The owner of this talent will be regarded as one of the leaders of the Isu civilization and obtain the highest authority over all the legacy devices and equipment of the Isu civilization.
The owner of this talent will have the [Authority] effect on all Isu bloodlines and the [Bloodline Suppression] special effect on all non-legendary creatures. The degree of effectiveness of the effect depends on the opponent's mental and willpower.
[Sixth Sense] talent has been changed to [True·Sixth Sense]
The talent effect is changed to:
The various senses of the owner of this talent are raised to the highest limit that the body can bear, and the owner can clearly perceive the flow and changes of time. After guidance and practice, he can master the extended talent [Eagle Eye·Precognition].
[Energy Affinity] talent changed to [Energy Control]
The talent effect is changed to:
After the Isu bloodline ability is fully developed, it allows the talent owner to control various energies existing around the individual in a short period of time, and allows the user to use it to strengthen their attack, defense and perception.
[Ingenuity] talent has been changed to [Legendary Craftsman]
The talent effect is changed to:
All manufacturing branches are judged +2
This long string of text descriptions was enough for Mason to look at for a while, but the bigger surprise was yet to come.
After the +1 talent in the manufacturing branch originally given by the Isu bloodline was upgraded to +2, the Lv8+1 engineering talent instantly entered Lv8+2.
Then here comes the problem.
Observers, please use preschool mathematics to calculate, 8+2=?
"唰"
Before Mason could react, another large amount of information flooded into his mind:
It is detected that the host's engineering skills have reached Lv10 and the skill information judgment has been passed. The character card [Peak Skills] module is loaded at the end of the novice period. The upper limit of branch skills is increased to the highest title of Lv12 [Master Craftsman] and is unlocked.
The character trait [Learned Engineering Master] is replaced by [Grand Master of Engineering]: The production time of all engineering drawings mastered by the host is shortened by 50% when made into physical objects. When the host uses the engineering equipment made by himself, the destructive power, defense power, Perception is greatly improved. 】
The engineering branch skill reaches Lv10, and the final talent of the engineering branch is unlocked as [Black Technology Realizer: Gives the talent owner special understanding ability, allowing him to learn various technologies beyond the current technological level more quickly and designate a black technology Increase the speed of technical understanding.
Currently, the black technologies that can be quickly learned are:
Knowledge of the Law of Cause and Effect·Observer Knowledge, Digital Rate Weapon·Observer Knowledge, Cosmic Energy Frequency Adjustment·Cosmic Tuning Fork, Understanding of Plane Multidimensional Space Model·Isu Aurora Device·Unfinished. 】
It's a great new feature, but Mason won't have time to take a closer look at it right now.
The influx of this information caused him to fall to the ground with a splitting headache, and was quickly supported by several screaming Mason clones.
But because Mason's own mental state was unstable, the other clones screamed and turned into water flying in the sky, swirling around Mason.
Just like a certain third prince made a mess in the engineering laboratory.
This was not Mason's intention.
But it would be really uncomfortable for him. A vague voice kept calling him, making him drowsy and unable to control himself. In the last few seconds, he tried to open his eyes but couldn't resist the call of the surging blood source. , Mason stretched out his hand not far away and stammered:
"Ultron. Defense program, start!"
"Ultron got it!"
The demonized Fenrir was instantly activated, and formed a "defensive iron triangle" with the extremely anxious ooze monster Kevin and the frightened Phoenix Fox, completely sealing off the suitcase factory at this moment.
At this moment, the Panama hat worn on Mason's head dented his face anxiously and shouted:
"Consus! Get out of here! This is your Isu compatriots causing trouble again! I'm warning you! If something happens to Mason, I won't be done with you!
Think of his partners! They will make you completely extinct, don't do anything stupid! ”
"Don't worry, Mr. Hat."
Consus' data projection appeared next to the unconscious Mason. He leaned down to check Mason's condition, and said to the anxious Hat:
"This is just a situation that will inevitably occur when the Isu bloodline is fully awakened. His ancestral sequence is trying to awaken the will of my brother Hephaestus in Mason to complete the personality coverage."
"Isn't this urgent?"
Hat shouted:
"I don't think every Isu is as decent as you. Drive your brother away quickly. Mason's great achievements cannot stop here. Don't you understand?
He comes from the ‘outside’!
He comes from outside this closed dying system. Others don’t know it, but I don’t know it either? He was our hope from the beginning to solve our problems. ”
"I knew it from the beginning. I thought Mr. Hat was too slow to sense Mason's abnormality."
Consus chuckled, put his hand on Mason's hot forehead, and when it turned into pixels and dissipated, he said to the hat:
"Don't worry, I guarantee that Mason will not be harmed by Hephaestus, I promise!"
——
"Are you calling me?"
At this time, in Mason's spiritual world, the Isu illusion that had appeared twice appeared again, but this moment was no longer a sudden entry into a certain memory belonging to the Isu craftsman Hephaestus, but more like The scene was rebuilt in the spiritual world.
Mason, wearing a trench coat, stood in front of a weird launch pad. In front of him was a scene where hundreds of completed Isu golden apples were about to be launched out of the world.
He could see the Isu commanding the servants of primitive humans who were so respectful that they didn't even dare to raise their heads to put various items back into place, while the Isu Athena was standing in front of the launch pad making final inspections.
Mason also saw Hephaestus, the god of fire and forge.
The latter seemed to be out of tune with the others. During this important moment 70,000 years ago, he stayed away from the crowd and stayed quietly on the periphery, as if waiting to meet someone across time.
"Yes, it's me calling you."
The man replied.
This was the first time that Mason saw Hephaestus's face from a third-person perspective. It was not similar to Mason's face. Like Consus, he had too fair skin and a pair of eyes full of wisdom.
Long-term craftsmanship has made him tall and tall, just like the legendary god of blacksmiths.
"Are you about to wake up?"
Mason was not too anxious or afraid. As soon as he stretched out his hand, a cigarette jumped into his hand and was held in his mouth. He asked curiously:
"Are you planning to use my body to complete your 'resurrection'?"
"No, I have no such plan."
Hephaestus raised the pure white ribbon on his body and draped it on his shoulders. He turned back and no longer looked at the launch pad where the Isu Golden Apple was about to be launched. He turned to look at Mason and said:
"That was a failed design."
"No, it doesn't fail, it can only be said to be incomplete."
Mason corrected:
"It has still protected your world for 70,000 years, but it is now very old and in urgent need of upgrades.
I know that you and Athena designed an upgrade process for the Aurora device, just because you didn't have enough time to push the design to the final stage. ”
"That's the problem. I guess you want to ask me for the subsequent upgrade drawings of the Aurora device?"
The God of Forging sighed, spread out his hands, and said to Mason empty-handed:
"But unfortunately, I don't have such superb wisdom to design a creation that can prevent disasters. You have to go away empty-handed, my successor in the future."
"I guessed it."
Mason blew out a smoke ring and said:
"After dismantling the internal structure of the Aurora device at the Grand Temple in New York for a field trip last time, I guessed this result. You left redundant space for upgrades but did not set up corresponding functional partitions for it.
This means you know it needs an upgrade but don't have a direction.
Not even an inspiration.
But if you borrow my body to resurrect, you still have time to reset the system. I'm not tempting you, but the fact is that as long as you want, you can compete with me for control of your body now. ”
"I can't come up with a design."
Hephaestus shook his head and said to Mason:
"It's useless to occupy your body, but if I give up resurrection, it means that you will be able to use your astonishing wisdom to help us complete this final upgrade.
So.”
He took a step back, smiled and said to Mason:
"I give up resurrection! Mason Cooper, I will not interfere with your career. I hope that the knowledge and wisdom I left behind can help you complete what we failed to do seventy thousand years ago.
Did you know?
I've been watching you.
I had already 'awakened' when your blood concentration exceeded 8%, but I did not interfere with any of your decisions. It was like a ghost like Consus who had been silently observing your actions and your decisions.
I've confirmed this enough.
You deserve more than me to live in the dark age you live in. What it needs is not a failed craftsman, but an outstanding leader. ”
"You think so highly of me?"
Mason raised his eyebrows in surprise and said:
"To be honest, I'm a little flattered."
"I'm just making a judgment about your future. In fact, you are still a little bit away from being 'outstanding' right now, just a little bit short."
The God of Forging smiled and made a "fingertip universe" gesture, which made him lose the market for stealing the country and also won Mason's favor.
The captain laughed and said:
"In fact, there is no need to make a dilemma. I can help you temporarily parasitize in the Isu Shroud like Consus, so that you can see the future with your own eyes.
To be honest I need a good engineering assistant too. ”
"But I'm tired, Mason."
Vulcan shook his head and refused without any hesitation. He looked at a tall figure in the crowd, that was his wife Aphrodite, the goddess of love, sex and navigation.
No matter how destructive the couple's private life is in other myths, at least in Isu mythology, their existence is the highest praise for the concept of love.
Mason waved his hand, walked towards his compatriots, and said:
"I tried, I worked hard, I failed. My story ended 70,000 years ago, and my wife's eternal sleep before the end is not an unacceptable ending.
My wife and I are not seeking to be resurrected in an era that is not mine.
That makes no sense.
I have always believed that the existence of life itself is worthless, and living just to survive is not the life I pursue. Only the wonderful stories created by using life as a carving knife are worth remembering.
My life is already legendary enough, and I will die without regrets. My wonderful life has come to an end and your life has just begun. I have no reason and do not want to interrupt the birth of a new legend.
Fate has treated me well, so I can't ask for more.
My meeting with you today is just to declare my final farewell and to tell you the blessings from the God of Forging. Now that I have finished speaking, it is time for you to move on, Mason.
My best apprentice. ”
"Well, you'll be traveling far away and I can't repay you."
Mason took a step back.
Looking at the rapidly fading scene in front of him, he stood on the spot and leaned forward, saying in a respectful tone:
"Farewell, the mentor I first met." (End of Chapter)