Infrastructure Maniac

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Coordinates: Right Lower Lobe - Necrotic Fault B-404.

"Phew—phew—"

The place was deathly silent. Only pale fiber bundles pierced the sky—above a dark abyss stretching thirty thousand kilometers, several gray-white collagen fiber bundles were taut between the two ends of the ruptured tissue like strings connecting heaven and earth.

Suddenly, a shrill scraping sound shattered the silence.

"Ahhhhhh—too fast!!!"

Hundreds, perhaps thousands, of black dots were speeding along the fiber bundles.

They were Life Weaver reinforcements urgently mobilized from various regions, including quite a few Life Sages and Flesh Artisans.

In the real world, even astronauts would feel discomfort after enduring a gravitational acceleration of 3–5 Gs for several minutes during liftoff. Any longer, or any greater acceleration, could permanently damage their bodies. But in the game, even non-Divine Guard players at LV.15 had physical attributes strong enough to withstand nearly a hundred Gs of overload. This allowed them to survive briefly in a vacuum and even endure the impact of supersonic speeds with their bare bodies.

With Bone Pulleys and biological thrusters on their backs, the players' top speed soared to an astonishing thousand-plus kilometers per hour!

Even without the Crimson Boat, the players' strategic mobility was no longer to be underestimated.

Even so, crossing this thirty-thousand-kilometer "natural chasm" still required hours of tedious flight.

"So this is B-404?"

A Flesh Artisan with the ID "Lu Ban No. 7" landed steadily. His chitin combat boots stomped two deep craters into the Necrotic Tissue. He dusted himself off and looked toward the city glowing with faint blue light, as well as the crimson star river behind it, whose flow had been completely severed.

"The guild leader said we're connecting blood vessels?" Lu Ban No. 7 glanced back at the span of the abyss and swallowed. "Come on, man, this isn't connecting a blood vessel. This is building a suspension bridge around the equator, isn't it??"

"Brother Lu Ban, didn't you say you were the chief engineer of some huge bridge? What haven't you seen? This is right up your alley, so give us a professional rundown."

"Ahem... brothers, I really haven't seen anything like this!"

[Super Project: Blood Vessel Reconstruction Plan]

A temporary command center had already been established in B-404 Plaza.

There was no need for much nonsense. This was the domain of engineering nerds and infrastructure maniacs.

"The plan has been finalized."

Data Maniac spread out a holographic blueprint, surrounded by top Life Weavers from every major guild. At the outskirts, rough-and-ready types like Vanguard Across the Realm and Dragon Fighting in the Wild could not fit into the discussion at all and could only wait patiently.

"Fault length: preliminary estimate, 32,000 kilometers."

"Objective: reconstruct the Crimson Channel and restore blood supply to the B-404 region."

"Difficulty: there are no support points in the middle, and the vessel walls must be able to withstand the impact of high-pressure blood flow."

"That's where we come in."

A prominent Flesh Artisan from the Dragon War Guild stepped forward. His ID was "Great Nation Craftsman."

He pointed at the skeletal structure on the blueprint.

"We Flesh Artisans will build the bridge. Using calcium and collagen extracted from the surrounding Necrotic Tissue, we'll first construct a hollow bone pipeline as the Dragon Bone of the blood vessel."

"It doesn't need to look pretty, but it has to be tough! Every 500 kilometers, we'll install a Pressurization Pump Station. Around sixty-four in total, to ensure it functions properly."

"What about the inner walls? Bone alone won't do. What if the contents leak out?"

"That's the responsibility of us Life Sages."

Cloud Pomelo stepped forward. As the highest-level Life Sage on the entire server, she represented the Life Sages in this operation.

"We'll use the Regenerative Proliferation Technique to induce the severed vascular endothelial cells to divide like crazy. As long as the framework is built, we can make the flesh grow across it."

"The workload is enormous." Data Maniac pushed up his glasses. "If we can gather half the server's Life Weavers above level 10, roughly thirty thousand people, the estimated construction period will be around twenty days. That means repairing 1,600 kilometers per day on average. During that time, we'll need the Life Weavers to rotate in and spam their skills nonstop. Aside from manpower, we'll need huge quantities of materials, mana restoration items, and an ocean of patience."

"Let's do it!" Great Nation Craftsman waved his hand. "Building a blood vessel that runs through a star river in a game—we'll be able to brag about this for the rest of our lives!"

[Construction Site: Flesh Sky Road]

The massive infrastructure project began in full swing!

The first several thousand Flesh Artisans flew onto the fiber bundles high in the air.

Countless other players were still on their way.

They were not as wild as combat classes. Instead, they carried a strange sense of artistry.

"Bone Hardening!"

"Fiber Weaving!"

Countless pale bone spikes shot from their hands, interweaving and locking together in midair to form enormous rings hundreds of meters in diameter. Then, vast quantities of biological gel filled the gaps.

From afar, it looked like the skeleton of a white giant dragon slowly extending toward the other side of the abyss.

Inside the framework, the Life Sages were carrying out even more delicate work.

They waved the bone staffs in their hands, scattering green life energy like rain and dew.

The originally withered ends of the blood vessels began to writhe. Pink granulation tissue grew at a visible rate, climbing over the framework and covering it until it eventually formed smooth, elastic vascular walls.

Compared to the total distance, it was negligible, but at least the project was on track!

For every kilometer completed, logistics players hung glowing biological light bulbs along it.

Inside the pitch-black Titan, a luminous band was being born slowly yet resolutely.

This was the first super project built by the players entirely by hand!

While the infrastructure maniacs worked with blazing enthusiasm, another group of players was holding deep exchanges with the local inhabitants—the Photonic Bacteria.

Imperial Dynasty Guild Headquarters - Temporary Laboratory.

"Unbelievable..."

A player with the ID "Quantum Mechanics" held a Bio-Luminescent Staff gifted by a Luminous One, and the fanaticism in his eyes was stronger than if he had seen a beautiful woman.

"This crystal structure... it isn't ordinary bioluminescence." He excitedly said to Tian Ce beside him, "This is an efficient biological photon storage technology! They seem capable of converting the Titan's Bio-Energy into high-energy photons and storing them inside these special crystalline cells."

"What nonsense are you talking about?" Tian Ce's brows furrowed deeply. "The fact that I majored in mathematics isn't a reason for you to fool me..."

"No, no, he's serious. If we can reverse-engineer this technology..." The voice of another technical officer with a military background trembled. "Our laser weapons could be reduced to one-hundredth their current size! Energy consumption could drop by ninety percent! The civilian applications would be immeasurable!"

"With Mecha as precedent, this thing might really be replicable!"

Fang Ce subconsciously adjusted nonexistent glasses and glanced at the Luminous Elder in the distance, who was "worshipping" Lei Zhen.

"These NPCs think we're God's Envoys displaying miracles, but... every fire poker in their hands is black technology to us."

"Maintain friendly relations. Even if we have to trade our best equipment, we need to get our hands on their core technology."

Independent Player Gathering Area - Mycelium Farm.

Compared to the hardcore technology group, the casual players had a completely different style.

"Friend! Friend! Can you sell me some of this dirt?"

Love Eating Watermelon grabbed a passing Photonic Bacteria and pointed at the faintly blue glowing soil on the ground—this was actually high-energy waste from the Photonic Bacteria Clan mixed with Necrotic Tissue.

The glowing little creature looked utterly astonished and uncertain. After hesitating for a while, it generously gave him a huge lump.

Watermelon excitedly planted a Detox Mushroom seed brought from the liver.

At a visible rate, the mushroom grew to half a person's height, its entire body turning translucent blue and radiating an enticing luster.

[Mutated Product: Psionic Blue Mushroom]

[Effect: Instantly restores a large amount of mana after consumption and grants "night vision."]

"Holy shit! This is god-tier fertilizer!"

The farming players around them went crazy.

"This soil can grow mana potions! It's a blessing for mages!"

"Quick, quick, quick! Get on good terms with these NPCs! Help them clean up and we can trade for dirt!"

Thus, in this forgotten corner of civilization, strange scenes began to appear one after another:

A group of players wearing high-tech Mecha sought crystal technology advice from NPCs.

A group of players carrying shovels followed behind NPCs to collect "poop."

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As the Photonic Bacteria Clan watched these excessively enthusiastic Titan Kin, they experienced bewilderment for the first time, along with... an emotion known as "social anxiety."

The Photonic Bacteria Clan's main city, which had long been steeped in despair, unexpectedly regained new life and vitality...

High-Dimensional Perspective - Titan Gu Yuan.

Gu Yuan watched everything unfolding in the B-404 region inside his body.

The white skeletal blood vessel slowly extending above the abyss was like a bridge connecting life and death.

"These little guys always manage to surprise me."

Although the restoration had only just begun, this ability to create something from nothing demonstrated the players' creativity. It delighted Gu Yuan more than simply killing enemies and grinding monsters.

"Since you're all working so hard, I should give you some rewards."

Gu Yuan's will stirred slightly.

At the Necrotic Nerve Tower in the B-404 region, Thunder King and other Thunder Lords continued charging it.

At the top, the previously faint signal wave suddenly strengthened.

Fragments of blueprints and genetic codes from the cerebral cortex silently transmitted into the database along this newly connected Sky Road.

Gu Yuan decided to have the Neurons offer Micro-Quantity Technology as an additional reward once the players completed the project.

"Go explore. Go learn."

Gu Yuan's thoughts drifted as the world-destroying God War replayed in his mind. The War of the Kin had also been an important part of the God War!

"All of this will eventually become the strength that lets me stand up."

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