My Players Are So Fierce

Moreover, the organ enhancement project over at Old Flynn’s place is likely to make progress soon. You should select elite members with loyalty and talent from the Blood Vulture Clan to undergo the first batch of three enhancements.

Our collaborators in the Star Realm are collecting enhancement materials for us.

This operation needs to be conducted in secret, so I am entrusting it to you. While I am heading to the Origin Land, I expect that, with your assistance, the R-9 base will present impressive results.”

“I will surely not disappoint, Master!”

Mark saluted, then turned and left.

A few minutes later, the Hammer of Murphy began accelerating high up in the sky, heading back to the port.

The journey was smooth, and as Murphy completed his initial edit of the content for the next DLC, the airship landed on the platform at Charldo Harbor.

But before Murphy could return to the embassy for a rest, a special manned walker appeared at the edge of the airship platform. Wearing the mechanic’s uniform, Minkus emerged, leaning on his mechanized cane, gesturing for Murphy to board his vehicle.

Without wasting time on pleasantries, the efficiency-loving Master Mechanic, Minkus, took out a specially-designed calculation orb module as the manned walker started moving toward the city factory. He gently stroked it with nostalgia before handing it to Murphy with both hands.

This calculation orb module appeared quite archaic and was not much different from the core bead Murphy held, though the bead in front of him was red.

Upon touching it, Murphy activated the item identification, and within the next second, the entry popped up:

Name: Integrated Advanced Calculation Orb Module · Unnamed

Quality: Miracle Creation – Arcane Engineering Branch

Item Traits: Hyper-dimensional Calculations · Mobile Signal Station · Independent Communication Network Core · Integrated Command Interface · Super Storage · Hosting Control Structure · Anti-interference Module · Complex Data Encryption

Item Effects:

1. Super Workstation:

This calculation orb module was crafted with some Creator’s Engineering concepts. Within its seemingly traditional exterior hides an internal computing structure built from Creator’s Engineering components, endowing it with powerful capabilities far exceeding those of contemporary calculating pearls.

This item was handcrafted by Scholar, representing the consummation of his work in the arcane engineering field. Its internal basic data storage capacity reaches thirty times that of fourth-generation calculation pearls, its computation speed is ten times faster, and it features a visual command interface with support for instrument customization.

Using this item, one can connect it to the operating system of mid-to-low level Creator’s relics through automatic hosting functionality and automatically obtain temporary access permissions.

Using this item, it can serve as the operational core, autonomously connecting to all lower-level calculating pearls within the user’s spiritual energy environment, forming an independent working communication network, transmitting and receiving various information.

Using this item, it can automatically track all data signals connected to it, while precisely capturing and counteracting twenty of them simultaneously.

Using this item, one can forcibly take over command modules of all steam engineering and arcane engineering creations within a 1500-yard radius in the user’s area, passively confuse target identification, and issue combat, shutdown, and takeover commands.

2. Millennial Bug Assault:

Sulk Flywheel and his prized student Ruyi personally crafted a set of active assault commands for this calculation orb module.

Based on the principles of alien network virus efficacy, when the user activates the assault commands, it launches multiple attacks on the control systems of designated mechanical targets, causing special effects such as [Overheat], [Shutdown], [System Damage], [Format], [Trojan Ravage], [Worm Counterattack], [Firewall Burst].

Note!

This feature only affects steam engineering and arcane engineering creations. Since the module employs Creator Technology, it can also affect some low-level Creator’s technology.

Creator: “Scholar” Old Bach · Gaslight

Improver: Minkus Steam Valve / Sulk Flywheel / Ruyi Knows My Heart

Item Description:

[The young vampire’s first magical version of the Plague City Death XP portable workstation. You deserve it!]

“It’s really a fine thing.”

Murphy toyed with the new calculation orb core in his hand, glanced at Minkus, and asked:

“Has all the information left by Old Bach been copied?”

“Yes, it’s been stored in the large database at Charldo Harbor. Both I and Senior Brother Feilun have organized a group of Master Mechanics for intensive study, but gaining comprehension of arcane engineering principles in a short time remains quite challenging. However, we’ve adopted practical approaches and at least grasped the more advanced craftsmanship for creating calculation pearls.”

Minkus smiled, gazing at the city being reconstructed outside the window. He softly said:

“Guided by the astonishing wisdom of our mentor, we can finally mass-produce fourth-generation calculation pearls and look forward to leapfrogging technology to fifth-generation pearls. The technological system at Charldo Harbor will also undergo significant improvement.

Yet, we have encountered some differences on how to reconstruct this system.

These are the differences among researchers.

But regardless of the outcome, the days of isolated technology not touching upon forceful elements nor groundedness have concluded.

This war has permanently transformed Charldo Harbor and the Halflings, making us realize that we can no longer bury our heads in the sand, pretending not to hear the bullets whizzing past overhead, nor can we pretend the world is at peace with nothing happening.

In the coming era, all surviving Halflings will take part in various affairs of this continent more actively.

Moreover, I am formally notifying you that Professor Malcolm’s seventh proposal was approved during last night’s discussion.

Shaldo University of Craftsman will establish an academy near the Andma Hills in Transylvania, overseen by the expelled Mechanical Church, primarily focusing on general education and academic research in mechanical engineering.

There, it will also serve as the headquarters of the Mechanical Church in Transylvania, and Marvin and I will conduct further detailed discussions on this.

However, the construction of the academy and subsequent funding injections will be handled by the Transia People.”

“Of course, I am willing to pay for this invaluable knowledge, especially since we’ve earned quite a bit from you.”

Murphy smiled, taking off his original core bead and adorning his neck with this more powerful core bead.

He caressed it, watching the red shimmer dance, and said:

“I might give this little gem a name… It was born from the hands of a dead and resurrected scoundrel, so let’s call it ‘Rebirth.’ May the power of rising from the dead be used on the right path, and next, Your Excellency Minkus, I wish to discuss a business deal with you. The far superior production capacity of Charldo Harbor should not be wasted in vain, as it does not align with our mutual interests or those of the entire civilized faction. Your dormant mechanical factories should roar back to life. This time, what they produce will exist for a greater purpose.”