Talent: Creator Luke

Talent Card: Creator Luke

1. Mechanical Affinity: A-??? {The empty Mechanical Throne, of which you are the sole Monarch} Growth Possible

2. Manufacturing Control: C-??? {You possess an innate talent for creation, turning the decayed into the miraculous} Growth Possible

3. Conversion Endowment: ??? {You possess the ability to convert one attribute into its opposing attribute and bestow it upon your own creations} Locked

4. Concept Extraction: ??? {You can extract certain conceptual rules and turn them into technology manifested upon your Mechanical Creations} Locked

Passive: Silent Earth-Soother {You possess an unbelievably powerful and utterly unreasonable hands-on manufacturing ability}

Description: Creator Luke is dead, but Hebron Technology endures forever.

Without a doubt, this was an incredibly powerful cheat. Every single talent within it was something most people could only dream of obtaining! The only thing Luke Fielder found lacking was that its initial state was sealed! Over five years, Luke Fielder had exhausted himself and only managed to unseal two talents. Manufacturing Control had been unlocked for less than a year.

Over those five years, in order to test his first system cheat, he had employed all manner of methods to familiarize himself with the system and determine his Upgrade Path.

Tinkering with machinery and making things.

Those were necessities on the path of advancement.

With Creator Luke's talent bestowed upon him, he always had an irresistible urge to make something. Driven by that impulse, he successfully built the first Mechanical Dog with his own hands and gave it AI. His first talent, Mechanical Affinity, was officially unlocked as a result. At its first stage, this talent allowed him to determine a Mechanical Creation's Material Properties through touch and instinct.

What was Mechanical Affinity?

Without complicated calculations or verification, he could directly perceive the limits of a material and the maximum limits of a Mechanical Creation through intuition. He also knew how to improve and strengthen those limits. This often led to upgrades in materials, energy, and other areas.

What could it do? Where was its limit? Did it still have room to improve?

If something went wrong, where had the mistake occurred? How could it be corrected? How many ways and methods were there to correct it?

Like an instinct, Luke Fielder could effortlessly obtain an accurate answer through touch, observation, and feeling.

What was Manufacturing Control?

Manufacturing Control meant that as long as he saw something and understood even a little of its principles, he could make it. The only difference was how long it took. The more information he had about a Mechanical Creation, the fewer problems he needed to solve while making it. The less information he had, the more problems he had to solve. Yet throughout the process, his inspiration would never run dry until he had successfully made it. That was Manufacturing Control!

For example, after taking one look at Iron Man Tony Stark's armor, even without further information, he could spend time replicating it and even upgrade it into something of his own! The higher the level of Manufacturing Control, the less time it would take him to replicate it.

As for the passive, Silent Earth-Soother, the simplest explanation was that anything a laboratory could not produce, he could handcraft with only a hammer and a few other tools, using whatever materials he had on hand. Its precision and stability could still leave people stunned that it had been made by hand!

After all, in the Marvel universe, if you did not possess the absurd hands-on ability of Iron Man Tony Stark or Whiplash Ivan Vanko, you could not be considered a top-tier Tech Genius.

Each time he unlocked or developed a talent, the system would also arrange between ten and fifty Card Flip Rewards. He had to choose one from eight cards, each containing things related to his talents. The lowest rewards were Bronze Cards, which mostly contained Gold Coins. Once accumulated, those Gold Coins could be used to buy things from the system. Some cards also contained equipment in the style of Hebron Technology or Celestial Technology.

Every ten card flips guaranteed one Silver Card. Silver Cards contained more Gold Coins and better items, such as a portion of the Knowledge System of the Celestial Realm or Hebron Technology.

If he was lucky, he could also flip a Gold Card. The items and knowledge obtainable from Gold Cards were even better and more complete.

If he had to describe it, the Hebron Technology Mechanical Creations drawn from Bronze Cards were equivalent in value to ordinary monsters in a normal dungeon. Those drawn from Silver Cards were equivalent to elite monsters in a normal dungeon. Those drawn from Gold Cards were equivalent to BOSS-level Lord Monsters.

As for whether there were even better cards above Gold Cards, Luke Fielder did not know yet.

Over the past five years, Luke Fielder had flipped nearly two hundred cards. More than one hundred and fifty had been Bronze Cards, and nearly half of those had been empty cards containing only Gold Coins. Of the remaining flips, there had been only one Gold Card. Everything else had been Silver Cards. The items he received were a mixed bag: some Hebron and Celestial-style technological creations, along with certain unique materials.

Knowledge-type cards were the rarest. That sole Gold Card had been a knowledge-type card. Compared to the fragmented, sometimes severely incomplete Knowledge Systems drawn from Bronze and Silver Cards, the knowledge obtained from the Gold Card could be called vast and complete. It was so vast and complete that Luke Fielder did not dare absorb it all at once. He had to receive it in batches, progressing from shallow to deep.

Artificial Intelligence—mind uploading, creation, alteration—Consciousness Immortality.

Although it was not knowledge from Hebron Technology's most celebrated Throne Industrial System or Omni-Energy System, that did not mean Hebron Technology was weak in Intelligent Mind Technology. It had its own unique style and direction of development.

"Has it been settled?" Luke Fielder asked as he watched the blonde woman approach.

The woman was undoubtedly an outstanding assistant. Whether in family background, intelligence, education, ability, or looks, she could be called heaven's favored daughter. If not for the longstanding friendship between his parents and her family, and their familiarity with one another, he would never have been able to recruit such exceptional talent as his Secretary at the very beginning.

Her importance to him was comparable to Pepper Potts's importance to Tony Stark. Without her, simply managing the company would have been enough to drive both him and Stark to distraction.

Ina Sandra wore a helpless expression. "Seven Commercial Spies. Captain George Stacy has already taken them into custody. For a long time to come, all seven of them will definitely be spending their days in prison."

"Cheer up. This is an inevitable side effect of rapid expansion." Luke Fielder shrugged and consoled her. "Think about it. If we were not thriving and achieving remarkable results, why would Commercial Spies be swarming here? Right? To be fair, I was quite satisfied with those seven people's abilities. What a pity."

Ina Sandra was puzzled. "I don't understand why you're in such a hurry to expand."

"Because if I don't expand rapidly, it won't be able to contain this excellent brain of mine, overflowing with inspiration." Luke Fielder cracked a joke, then rose to his feet. A faint smile appeared on his young, handsome face with its sharply defined features. "Let's go. George Stacy is an old acquaintance and an old friend. We shouldn't keep him waiting."

Of course, Luke Fielder did not want to expand so rapidly either. If he could, he would have preferred to keep a low profile and avoid drawing too much attention. Unfortunately, things never went as planned! Looking at the Unlock Condition and growth requirements for Manufacturing Control, he sighed deeply. It was not that he was unwilling. He simply had no choice.

Manufacturing Control:
Unlock Condition: Possess a Research Group completely under your own command and control, with no fewer than one hundred members!

Growth Condition: You must increase the reputation and strength of yourself or the group to which you belong.

Description: As Hebron's Monarch, you need influence that commands countless responses and a reputation revered by all.

This had practically cut off Luke Fielder's path of quietly developing in peace. Since he was destined to become famous and exposed to public attention, he naturally had to race against time to strengthen himself, preparing for the storms from the outside world and the various crises that would soon arrive in this world.

As long as it did not collapse, he would expand as quickly as possible. As long as he could level up quickly, he would level up as quickly as possible.

Under this philosophy, Luke Fielder, whose mind needed to be fully devoted to research and thoroughly mastering the Hebron and Celestial technologies in his possession, naturally needed someone capable enough to steer the wildly speeding ship known as Hebron Technology and keep it from capsizing in the turbulent sea. So far, Ina Sandra had done an unexpectedly outstanding job in that regard!

The two left the Conference Room and went straight to Luke's—or rather, Ina Sandra's—office. Inside, a middle-aged man in a police uniform saw them and approached with a warm smile, his tone exaggerated. "Oh, look who it is?"

Luke exchanged a few pleasantries with the middle-aged man, smiling as well.

"How is Gwen?"

"Great, aside from constantly pestering me about coming here for an internship. But she's only a high school student. What could she possibly do here? It'd be good enough if she didn't cause trouble."

"Don't say that. Gwen is very talented."

"Let's not talk about her for now. Did you stir up a nest of Commercial Spies here? This is already the third time this month! At this rate, I think every Commercial Spy in New York will be caught in one sweep at your place." George Stacy said with a chuckle.

"I don't want it to be this way either, but there are always people willing to use such dishonorable methods, right?" Luke Fielder spread his hands helplessly. "You've worked hard, Uncle George. Next month, I'll sponsor another batch of weapons for your police department and help you upgrade your equipment. As police officers protecting the people, you can't be too shabby when it comes to gear."

At those words, George Stacy's smile deepened considerably. Rubbing his hands together, he chuckled. "To be honest, the weapons produced by Hebron Technology are indeed useful. At the very least, they have greatly reduced officer casualties and settled quite a few controversial incidents. If possible, it would be best to sponsor more of those Attribute Bullets Hebron produces, especially Frost Bullets. They've been a huge help with public satisfaction!"

"No problem. I'll have Ina arrange for someone to coordinate with you then. Nonlethal Crowd Control Bullets really are suitable equipment for you."

Luke Fielder could not help but laugh. Recently, the most striking sight in the NYPD was officers firing right after issuing a warning, completely ignoring the civilians around the criminals. As long as they hit either a criminal or a civilian, they would simply load the frozen Ice Sculptures into their vehicles and haul them off to the station. Because of this, police vehicles at New York precincts had all been replaced with Pickup Trucks.

While New York precincts were making a big splash, Hebron Technology, which provided those new weapons, had also gained widespread fame. Its reputation within the police force in particular was unmatched. Recently, there had even been a Congressman proposing that the government purchase these specialized weapons from Hebron Technology and distribute them to police departments in every state.

"We cannot let New York alone enjoy such 'merciful' weapons while avoiding criticism from certain kindhearted people. Compared to that small expense, they will help us avoid and reduce a great deal of unnecessary protest and trouble," the Congressman said.