The Silver Dragon's Black Technology
Chapter 41

Miss Silver Dragon's New Movie

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It's unclear if it was due to the trauma suffered on the riverbank battlefield, but Li Wei seemed to 'awaken' from his dreamscape only after a long period of deep sleep for self-repair.

Li Wei quietly opened a sliver of his eyelid. Upon seeing that his Inheritance Dreamscape was still as broken as a garbage dump, he immediately and dejectedly abandoned the absurd idea of 'changing the way I open my eyes to restart the dreamscape.'

'Others move bricks after waking up, but I have to pick up trash after falling asleep. Alas, dragon life is hard!'

Li Wei reluctantly began to slowly move his consciousness center.

Yes, over the past three years, he had gradually figured out how to move within the Inheritance Dreamscape. In essence, it wasn't difficult at all; it was very similar to how Dragons manipulate magic to achieve flight.

He finally didn't have to travel through his Soul Space by 'farting' anymore.

If this dark history of his were to get out, it's unknown if the Platinum Dragon God, his old man, would die of anger and a heart attack. But the Silver Dragon Mother, Lady Benevolence, whom Li Wei privately called a 'Silver Holy Mother Bitch,' would probably, under the guise of caring for a mentally challenged dragon cub, silently bestow upon him a blessing of +5 Strength.

As for why it would be Strength and not Intelligence, this old Silver Dragon auntie would probably think this child's IQ was beyond saving.

And this place, the sacred soul inheritance ground, being so desecrated, would likely result in a group beating from his Metal Dragon Brothers. Just adding Constitution might get him beaten into a sandbag, so adding some Strength would at least give him some ability to resist when bullied.

Hmm, the Silver Dragon Mother's kindness is truly chaotic, always stirring up trouble.

However, this time Li Wei's journey into his Soul Space was well-prepared and had a clear purpose.

Thanks to the experience in the temporary nest on the riverbank, he accidentally discovered that he could instinctively eat even when in a deep sleep if he was hungry.

For this reason, Li Wei crazily had Huozi and the others dig a large pit in his Nest, specifically at the location of his head when he lay down. When sleeping, he would directly place his dragon snout into it. Every day, these diligent Gnoll guards would fill this large pit with various ores and food.

When Li Wei felt hungry, he would instinctively roll his tongue and continuously stuff the ores and food in the pit into his bottomless pit, which was like an infinite furnace, even in his sleep.

Perhaps Li Wei didn't know that, in a way, he had broken a record with this automatic feeding method.

That is, the limit of a young dragon's sleep time had been multiplied by an unknown factor.

A true ultimate 'couch potato' in his nest.

And at this moment, this 'couch potato' who had gained the right to remain in a deep slumber for extended periods, was about to verify a long-held conjecture of his:

'Why did the Inheritance Dreamscape and that artificial intelligence both explode, yet only the remnants of the technology side survived? This is absolutely illogical!'

Theoretically, when two objects collide, even if they shatter simultaneously, the remnants should contain elements of both.

And the reason Li Wei hadn't found a single remnant belonging to the Dragon's Inheritance Dreamscape in these three years...

Regarding this, Li Wei was certain that besides his own bad luck, the main problem was the disproportionate scale of the two.

The first time he entered the Inheritance Dreamscape and encountered that unknown entity from the technology side, just being brushed by its scattered data waves almost made him, who had experienced the information explosion of his past life, crack on the spot.

From this alone, one could see how terrifying its information volume was. When it still had self-awareness, Li Wei would never dare to touch it.

Of course, scavenging on his own territory now was another matter. When in a good mood, he could even hum a slightly off-key execution song BGM and do a grave dance.

"This time should be enough, so let's begin. God O, wish me luck!" Li Wei looked at the nearly endless ocean of garbage filling his vision and sighed deeply.

Others might say diligence is the path to books and hardship is the boat across the sea of learning, but he was merely drifting in an ocean of trash. However, considering that useful knowledge could occasionally be extracted from this garbage, he tried to comfort himself.

And as he drifted...

Calculating by the passage of time in the outside world, nearly five years had passed.

Li Wei was already numb to it.

He had also been secretly calculating time within the inheritance space. Although he didn't know the ratio to the outside world, he knew a very, very long time had passed.

Fortunately, his self-regulation ability was good. Although he could barely understand most of this alien technology, the sheer ingenuity of various ideas had truly opened a new world for him. He treated these dry documents and literature like sci-fi novels, purely to broaden his horizons.

Whenever he felt mentally fatigued, he would sink into a deep sleep state, have some ordinary dreams, and then 'wake up' from the shallow dream layer to continue moving garbage.

"Let me see, hmm, <Light-Seeking Warship DR1013 Model VIII Design Blueprint>. Another useless piece of junk. Damn it, the universal constants might not even be the same, what use is this to me! Throw it away!"

"Hmm, this is a bit interesting, Empire DR3036 Kraken Bolter Blueprint III. Although I basically can't build it, I can use it for reference for now."

After being enlightened by the Arcanist Igg a while ago, Li Wei had already concluded that these bizarrely drawn things were definitely not products from the Netheril era. They were most likely floating over from other planar crystal walls.

This situation was not uncommon. Most of them were trash, and at most, they could provide inspiration for his knowledge system and academic thinking.

This 'useless' garbage, as defined by Li Wei, would often be thrown into the deepest part of his Soul Space. Leaving it in the inheritance space would lead to repetitive and useless work in the future.

During his previous slumber, he had gradually divided his Soul Space into several large partitions, like computer hard drive partitions, and each large partition was further divided into smaller sections like folders.

So, the current task felt a bit like the 'garbage classification' he was enthusiastically engaged in during his previous life.

Anything that was almost unusable was directly thrown into the 'Recycle Bin' at the deepest level. These basically accounted for ninety-five percent, like the useless <Light-Seeking Warship DR1013 Model VIII Design Blueprint>.

Things with some reference value but not much use were placed in 'Pending Review', such as Brain Turing Artificial Intelligence Evolution, Rift Crossing Technology Manual, Atomic Cataclysm, and Spacetime Echo.

Originally, these products, which seemed magical in the technological aspect, might provide some inspiration for his Arcanist team in their arcane research in Coriel, a true fantasy world.

Only those like the chainsword design blueprints, which could potentially be imitated in Coriel, would be placed in 'Future Manufacturing Plans'. Currently, only a few items lay quietly within.

The one Li Wei valued the most was named: <The 20 Primarchs and 19 Augmentation Surgeries of the Imperial Space Marine>.

When he saw this familiar item, Li Wei was shocked. Wasn't this the user of the standard weapon mentioned in the Empire DR3029 Chainsword Manufacturing Blueprint, the Space Marine?

As he continued to read, the shock and excitement in his eyes were indescribable. Although he couldn't obtain the gene-seed of the Space Marines, he could use his own dragon blood for modifications!

As for the nineteen augmentation surgeries: Second Heart, Bone Augmentation Organ, Muscle Augmentation Organ, Blood Reconstitution Organ, Reconstituted Blood Organ, Lariman Organ, Nerve Ganglion, Pre-gastric Stomach, Gene-Detection Nerve, Multi-Lung, Visual Control Organ, Leman's Ear, Meninges, Pigment Control Sphere, Pebble Kidney, Taste-Monitoring Nerve, Sweat Gland Improvement Organ, Beetle Gland, Gene Storage Gland, Black Carapace.

Although many of these might be completely impossible to implement, things like the Second Heart, Muscle Augmentation Organ, and Multi-Lung would be incredibly easy in Coriel, a fantasy world supported by various spells.

Just thinking about his Gnoll dependents, after undergoing the Space Marine augmentation surgeries, charging forward with imitation chainswords, the scene was simply too bloody and violent!

'It's a shame I could never find a second remnant of the inheritance.' Li Wei thought with a sigh.

Yes, about three years into his garbage sorting work, he accidentally found a broken Dragon Inheritance Mark. Unfortunately, it was only the most basic 1st Ring Spell [Healing Spell], and its effect was likely only enough to alleviate injuries.

Although it was also a useless item, it greatly excited Li Wei.

This directly proved his guess was correct.

But in the following two years, he never found a second one.

And at this moment, he vaguely felt that his current slumber was nearing its limit.

'Looks like it'll have to be next time.' Li Wei looked around the Soul Space, which he had cleared a small area in, and sighed.

Dragons were greedy. Although he had found the <The 20 Primarchs and 19 Augmentation Surgeries of the Imperial Space Marine>, which would undoubtedly greatly increase the strength of his dependents, his own strength would likely not improve much.

However, just as he was about to end this slumber, a spherical fragment not far from his field of vision caught his attention.

Thump.

Thump.

He could even faintly feel the resonance of his heartbeat in reality.

'It must be it!' Li Wei's spirits soared, and he rushed over at the fastest speed, picking it up.

On the dim spherical fragment, some blurry scenes slowly flowed. Li Wei clearly saw the face that haunted his dreams.

"Sylvie! It's really your new movie! Fate! I, Li Mou Long, have missed you so much all these years! Hahahaha! Here we go!"

Without any hesitation, Li Wei's consciousness directly immersed itself into this Inheritance Orb.

PS: Regarding the 19 Augmentation Surgeries Prototype originating from Warhammer 40K Space Marines, I'm noting the source. I'm borrowing and imitating here. Also, thanks to classmate [xiaotang246] for the hundred yuan gift.

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