Fifth Technology, Synthesis!
The mysterious Module Technology, when analyzing the workbench, furnace, and even machine tool, did not provide a higher-tech upgrade chain.
However, when upgrading the shipyard, it seemed to sense Su Mo's inner desires. After providing two ordinary upgrade methods, the system thoughtfully offered a third upgrade method.
Micro Shipyard (Module Technology) - Rare
[Description]: The cradle of miniature spaceships, the culmination of Module Technology, and a model factory among the first to appear in Bright Sword Operation.
[Upgrade Path 1]: Aerospace Shipyard: Complete all missing modules, enhance the intelligence level of Module Technology, slightly reduce energy consumption when manufacturing spaceships, slightly increase the grade and attributes of finished products when manufactured, and randomly include a matching spaceship manufacturing blueprint. Requires 137,500 Survival Points.
[Upgrade Direction 2]: Great Sea Shipyard: Reconstruct the Micro Shipyard and upgrade it into a dedicated modular ocean shipyard. It loses the technological chain for manufacturing supporting spaceships. When manufacturing ocean ships, there is a certain chance that the ocean ships will have other attributes. Ocean ship design blueprints can be imported and manufactured with the assistance of the shipyard auxiliary system, which greatly improves manufacturing efficiency and accuracy. Requires Survival Points (12800).
[Upgrade Direction 3]: Shipyard: Fully upgrade the shipyard, unlocking a new technology chain above Module Technology - Synthesis Technology. Only the energy required by the shipyard needs to be invested to output a specified item at a designated location. The output time depends on the difficulty of manufacturing the item. The better the materials, the longer the synthesis time. However, when energy is unlimited, no matter what item is synthesized, only one Cosmic Hour is needed. The required resources are Survival Points (35506580), Psionic Crystal (500), Complete Module Technology Chain (1),? Crystal (50), and Synthesis Core (1).
[Commentary]: Theoretically speaking, imagination is the primary factor limiting the development of human technology. What you can imagine may have already been realized somewhere! "Synthesis Technology?"
"Synthesis Technology is actually the fifth major technology chain after Module Technology?"
"Doesn't that mean the game also uses Synthesis Technology?"
Like a sponge desperately needing to absorb water, Su Mo quickly extracted the information from the few lines of text provided by the system.
The third upgrade method is more like a benefit given by the system after receiving a request.
"In mythology, things can be created simply by waving a hand; in science fiction, energy is used to exchange for other substances."
"Humanity's Step Three was printing, the fourth step was modules, and the fifth step surprisingly skipped directly to synthesis."
"But the technology between modules and synthesis is worlds apart! What exactly happened in the Technology Tree between them?!"
The more information he gathered, the clearer Su Mo could find corresponding prototypes for those godlike and demonic methods in Chinese mythology.
Just as the review says, the prevailing view in the modern scientific community is that only two things limit the development of human technology: lifespan and imagination! Watt saw the boiling water in the kettle and improved the Steam Engine.
Archimedes discovered the law of buoyancy while taking a bath.
Newton discovered the law of universal gravitation after being hit on the head by an apple.
Jenner discovered that milkmaids were not susceptible to smallpox and invented artificial inoculation with cowpox.
Even without being able to see what exactly happened inside, Su Mo could vaguely see from the system's description that during the Fourth Technological Explosion, there must have been one or a group of people with wild imaginations who came up with such a crazy idea.
And they actually succeeded in bringing this idea to fruition!
"Could the Game Panel be a product of these people, using some form of Synthesis Technology?"
As the same imagination ran wild, a possible hypothesis emerged in Su Mo's mind and lingered there.
From the perspective of the Gu Breeding master, he does not want all his Gu worms to die.
On the contrary, he needs all the Gu worms to fight each other, and the one that survives in the end will naturally be the most powerful Gu worm.
"The person who created the Game Panel ultimately wanted a powerful Gu worm to be born in this world."
"This isn't hard to deduce; the constant stream of disasters forces all races to fight each other. But here's the problem."
"Meaning? Purpose?"
"And what role does the system play in this Gu worm war? It's clearly more advanced than the Gu Master!"
Looking at the mechanized control panel and the stacked scaffolding in front of him, Su Mo pondered, his mind filled with countless thoughts.
The power of Synthesis Technology goes without saying. If a material manufacturing machine could be created, there would be no need to worry about anything except providing enough energy, food, and resources.
This is also the ultimate goal of human energy development: as long as there is energy, one can possess everything.
But the system's power is clearly not limited to this. In fact, according to the description, the system can even create the path that leads to Synthesis Technology, as long as you have enough Survival Points.
"We must find out the purpose of this 'Gu Breeding War' as soon as possible, otherwise we'll be at a huge disadvantage."
"In this naval war, after picking up my sister, I'm going to test the limits of this 'Gu Breeding' maker."
He did not choose to record it in his diary. Su Mo kept these thoughts firmly in his mind and stopped fantasizing about them, even though they might expose his true intentions.
As for the three upgrade paths provided by the system, there's no need to think about them too much.
With a slight thought, 12,800 Survival Points were naturally spent, the second upgrade path was awakened, and the other two upgrade paths began to slowly fade away.
Su Mo also coveted the spaceship blueprints for Direction One, but he was currently short of Survival Points and couldn't upgrade them in the short term.
Of course, there's no need to rush. We already have a prototype shipyard. All we need to do is move to the New Continent, collect materials again, and build a new shipyard to upgrade it.
Right now, the most important thing is to quickly build up a qualified Tier 3 destroyer.
After the Survival Points were used up, a faint green light emanated, as if sensing that someone was watching. This upgrade was very gentle.
In the sunlight at four o'clock in the afternoon, the green light seemed like a visitor from outer space, gently and dreamily clinging to every piece of scaffolding and dashboard.
About five minutes later, with a burst of green light, the previously simple mechanical dashboard began to deform slightly, and its color underwent a dramatic change.
The rusty gray has faded, replaced by a technologically advanced silver-gray, paired with three massive screens, creating an incredibly imposing look.
The mechanical lever used for manual operation was also modified into something resembling a glove.
As for the scaffolding in the distance, numerous tiny tentacles have sprouted, ensuring that every part can be controlled in a timely manner under the system's operation.
The renovation was slow, Su Mo wasn't anxious. He even took the time to visit Hope Village to check on the progress and had dinner there.
Now that Hope Village has established a complete system, the villagers are extremely enthusiastic about construction.
Furthermore, thanks to the help of various magical high-grade tools, several small platforms were also created in the middle of the path leading up the mountain.
Some of these small platforms have been covered with a thin layer of soil and planted with vegetables such as garlic and chili peppers that do not require much nutrition to grow.
Some were transformed into distillation pits in preparation for distilling fresh water in the event of a subsequent Ocean Disaster.
As for the place where everyone lives at the very top, there hasn't been much progress yet; we're waiting for the commissioned design drawings to arrive.
"Okay, when the design drawings arrive, show them to me. I'll make sure there are no problems before you start construction."
After summoning Chen Shen and giving him a few instructions, Su Mo nodded in satisfaction as he looked at the thriving Hope Village. He then strolled back down the mountain path to the Underground Shelter.
The benefits of clearing out the surrounding enemies in the early stages are now becoming apparent.
Before the Ocean Disaster strikes and before reaching the New Continent, these twenty days are a precious period of peaceful Farming Genre for Hope Village and the Underground Shelter.
If we just focus on developing our abilities within these twenty days, we won't be in a predicament when we go to the New Continent.
On the other side, the shipyard, which had been undergoing renovations for about an hour and a half, was now at the final stage of the renovations.
Little by little, the sky-blue protective paint, along with the spreading green mist, gradually climbed onto the "body" of each scaffold.
Originally, the shipyard was like a ragtag army because it couldn't gather all the modules. After the renovation, it finally has a bit of a futuristic feel.
"Tsk tsk, this protective varnish has no smell at all when it's first applied, it dries quickly, and it's waterproof. If I could get the formula in the future, it would be great to apply some to Underground Shelter!"
Touching the painted pillar, Su Mo stepped into the previously "dilapidated" control room with anticipation, and was immediately pleasantly surprised.
The original control room had an open-air design in front of it, which made people feel unsafe at all.
Now, after the renovation, a huge floor-to-ceiling glass window has been installed in front, through which you can see the entire shipyard in front.
Furthermore, the system thoughtfully added a 60-inch LCD Screen to the upper right corner of the glass.
As Su Mo turned on the power, an overhead view immediately appeared on the screen.
The camera was mounted at the very top of the scaffolding, shining down on what was below.
From an overhead view of the entire shipyard, Su Mo can see the entire construction process inside, as well as some of the previously assembled steel plates.
Furthermore, the image is not fixed; with manual operation, the image can be zoomed in and out, rotated to other directions, and the specific details can be observed.
As for the main system, which had previously shown no response whatsoever, it now displayed Zhang Hai design blueprint that could be imported for production, demonstrating its unparalleled intelligence.
Try clicking on the screen to import the design, and an interface that records a brand-new manufacturing method will immediately appear before your eyes.
"The new shipyard has a total of six modules, and three manufacturing methods have been proposed."
"The first option is to have the entire construction done by the shipyard. This method is the most energy-intensive and computationally efficient. At this rate, it would take at least fifteen days to complete the main body of my ship and twenty-two days to carve the details. It's too slow, and most importantly, shipyard construction doesn't come with any special features."
"The second method is purely manual, relying solely on the shipyard's various mechanical equipment for production. The upgraded shipyard has more facilities, so it should be much easier than my previous methods, but it will also consume a lot of my time and energy. Given my mediocre skill level, although this method has the highest probability of producing special attributes, the overall cost-effectiveness is too low."
"That leaves only the third option: Human-Machine collaboration!"
Even the most advanced Module Technology cannot function without human intervention. It's unclear whether this was intentional on the part of the inventors or simply the way things are.
With Human-Machine collaboration, the material feeding and splicing still require manual operation by Su Mo, but the specific details and micro-operations can be handled by the system.
This not only significantly improves efficiency but also increases the probability of destroyers acquiring special attributes.
Having just finished eating and with his energy fully restored, he activated the Thought Ring and focused his mind, finally increasing his manufacturing efficiency.
Before 9 p. m., the 200 steel plates produced on the first day finally found their place and became part of the ship's hull, just as the map had indicated.
Although it is only one-twenty-fifth of an eighty-meter ship in comparison, it is still quite impressive to be seen on the ground.
Exhausted, Su Mo had no time to take a tour.
After locking the shipyard gates and telling Chen Shen not to disturb him except for extremely important matters, Su Mo returned to the shelter, lay down on the bed, and began to sleep soundly.
But as it was destined, after setting the rule of not being disturbed unless it was important, Su Mo would not be able to sleep until he woke up naturally.
At four o'clock in the morning, as the Game Panel rang urgently, a message from Zhong Qingshu popped up after Su Mo opened the Game Panel: "The ruins near the Underground Shelter are about to open!"