Infrastructure Maniac

(Brothers, I've made it onto the new book list! My heart is racing, my hands are trembling.)

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

"Hoo--hoo--"

This place is deathly silent, with only pale white fiber bundles piercing the sky—stretching across the thirty-thousand-kilometer dark abyss, several grayish-white collagen fiber bundles act like strings connecting heaven and earth, pulled taut across the two ends of the ruptured tissue.

Suddenly, a harsh screeching sound of friction shattered the silence.

"Ahhhhh--too fast!!!"

Hundreds, even thousands of black dots are sliding toward us at high speed along the fiber bundles.

These are the reinforcements of [Life Weavers] urgently dispatched from various districts, among whom there are many Life Sages and Flesh Artisans.

In the real world, even astronauts would feel uncomfortable enduring 3-5g of gravitational acceleration for a few minutes during takeoff, and any longer or higher acceleration would cause permanent physical damage. But in the game, even a non-Divine Guard player at LV.15 has a physique sufficient to withstand nearly 100g of overload. This allows them to survive briefly in a vacuum and even withstand sonic-speed impacts with their bare bodies.

Relying on Bone Pulleys and the biological thrusters on their backs, the players' peak speed has soared to an astonishing thousand kilometers per hour!

Even without the Crimson Boat, the strategic mobility of the players today is not to be underestimated.

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

"Is this B-404?"

A [Flesh Artisan] with the ID "Lu Ban No. 7" landed steadily, his chitinous combat boots leaving two deep craters in the necrotic tissue. He brushed the dust off his body and looked toward the city ahead that was emitting a faint blue glow, and the crimson Star River behind the city that had completely ceased flowing.

"The guild leader said we need to reconnect the blood vessels?" Lu Ban No. 7 looked back at the span of the abyss and swallowed hard. "No, brother, this isn't just connecting blood vessels; this is building a suspension bridge around the equator, right??"

"Brother Lu Ban, didn't you say you were a chief engineer for some major bridge project? You've seen it all! This is your specialty, you're experienced, give us a few words of wisdom."

"Ahem... brothers, I really haven't seen this kind of scene before!"

[Super Project: Blood Vessel Reconstruction Plan]

On the B-404 plaza, a temporary command center has been established.

There wasn't much small talk; this is the home turf of tech geeks and infrastructure fanatics.

"The plan has been finalized."

Data Maniac spread out a holographic blueprint, surrounded by top-tier Life Weavers from major guilds. On the periphery, big shots like Feng Xing Tian Xia and Dragon Fighting in the Wild were completely unable to integrate into the discussion and could only wait patiently.

"Fault length: Preliminary estimate is 32,000 kilometers."

"Goal: Reconstruct the [Crimson Channel] and restore blood supply to the B-404 area."

"Difficulty: There are no support points in the middle, and we must ensure the blood vessel wall can withstand the impact of high-pressure blood flow."

"That's where we come in."

A big-shot [Flesh Artisan] from the Dragon War Guild stepped forward. His ID is "Great Nation Craftsman".

He pointed to the skeletal structure on the blueprint:

"We Flesh Artisans are responsible for building the bridge. Using the calcium and collagen extracted from the surrounding necrotic tissue, we will first build a hollow bone pipe to serve as the keel for the blood vessel."

"It doesn't need to be beautiful, but it must be hard! Every 500 kilometers, we need to set up a [Pressurization Pump Station], totaling about 64, to ensure its proper function."

"What about the inner wall? Bones alone aren't enough; what if internal substances leak?"

"That's the business of us [Life Sages]."

Yun Zhong You stepped forward. As the highest-level Life Sage in the entire server, she is the representative for the Life Sages in this operation.

"We will use the [Regenerative Proliferation Technique] to induce the ruptured vascular endothelial cells to divide frantically. As long as the skeleton is built, we can make the flesh grow over it."

"The workload is massive." Data Maniac pushed up his glasses. "If we can gather half of the server's Life Weavers above level 10, about 30,000 people, the estimated construction period is about twenty days, averaging 1,600 kilometers of road construction per day. During this time, we need the Life Weavers to take turns and spam their skills. Besides manpower, we also need a huge amount of materials, mana-recovery items, and an immense amount of patience."

"Let's do it!" Great Nation Craftsman waved his hand. "Building a blood vessel that spans the Star River in a game—this is a brag we can use for the rest of our lives!"

[Construction Site: Flesh Sky Road]

The grand infrastructure project has begun!

The first batch of thousands of [Flesh Artisans] flew onto the fiber bundles high in the sky.

Countless more players are on their way.

They aren't as wild as the combat classes; instead, they are filled with a certain eerie sense of artistry.

"Bone Hardening!"

"Fiber Weaving!"

Countless pale bone spurs shot out from their hands, intertwining and locking in the air to form giant rings with a diameter of a hundred meters. Immediately after, a large amount of biological glue filled the gaps.

Looking from afar, it looks like a giant white dragon skeleton, extending bit by bit toward the other side of the abyss.

And inside the skeleton, the Life Sages are performing even more delicate operations.

They waved the bone staves in their hands, and green life energy sprinkled down like rain and dew.

The withered ends of the blood vessels began to squirm, and pink granulation tissue grew at a speed visible to the naked eye, climbing along the bone frame, covering it, and finally forming a smooth and elastic inner wall for the blood vessels.

Although this was negligible compared to the total distance, it was at least a step in the right direction!

For every kilometer repaired, the logistics players would hang up glowing bio-bulbs.

Inside the pitch-black Titan, a glowing ribbon of light was slowly and firmly coming into existence.

This was the first super-project built 100% by hand by the players!

While the infrastructure fanatics were working in full swing, another group of players was conducting in-depth communication with the local inhabitants here—the Photonic Bacteria.

Imperial Dynasty Guild Station - Temporary Laboratory.

"Incredible..."

A player with the ID Quantum Mechanics was holding a Bio-Luminescent Staff gifted by the Luminous Elder, the fanaticism in his eyes even greater than if he had seen a beautiful woman.

"This crystal structure... it's not ordinary bioluminescence." He said excitedly to Tian Ce beside him, "This is a high-efficiency biophotonic storage technology! They seem to be able to convert the bio-energy within the Titan into high-energy photons and store them in these special crystal cells."

"What kind of nonsense are you spouting?" Tian Ce's brows furrowed into a knot, "The fact that I major in mathematics is not a reason for you to try and fool me..."

"No, no, no, he's being serious. If this technology could be reverse-engineered..." Another technical officer with a military background had a trembling voice, "The size of our laser weapons could be reduced by a hundred times! Energy consumption could be lowered by 90%! The civilian applications are immeasurable!"

"With the precedent of the Mecha, this thing might actually be replicable!"

Fang Ce subconsciously pushed up his non-existent glasses and glanced at the Luminous Elder in the distance, who was currently "pilgrimaging" to Lei Zhen.

"These NPCs think we are divine messengers showing miracles, but in reality... every 'fire poker' in their hands is black technology to us."

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

Casual Player Gathering Area - Mycelium Farm.

Compared to the hardcore tech group, the style of the casual players was completely different.

"Hey friend! Friend! Can you sell me some of this mud?"

Love Eating Watermelon was pulling on a passing Photonic Bacteria, pointing at the glowing, deep-blue soil on the ground—which was actually a mixture of the Photonic Bacteria's high-energy excrement and Necrotic Tissue.

The little glowing creature showed an extremely surprised and suspicious expression, but after hesitating for a moment, it generously gave away a large clump.

Love Eating Watermelon excitedly planted a Detox Mushroom spore brought from the Liver.

Whoosh!

At a speed visible to the naked eye, the mushroom grew to half a person's height, and its entire body turned a translucent blue, emitting an alluring luster.

[Mutated Product: Psionic Blue Mushroom]

[Effect: Consuming it instantly restores a large amount of mana and grants the "Night Vision" ability.]

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

The farming enthusiasts in the area went crazy.

"The soil here can grow mana-restoring potions! This is a godsend for mages!"

"Quick, quick! Build a good relationship with these NPCs! We can trade for soil just by helping them clean up!"

Thus, in this forgotten corner of civilization, strange scenes appeared:

A group of players in high-tech Mecha were asking NPCs for advice on crystal technology;

A group of players holding shovels were following behind the NPCs to collect "poop";

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And those "Photonic Bacteria" tribesmen, looking at these overly enthusiastic "Titan Kin," felt at a loss for the first time, along with... an emotion known as "social anxiety."

The main city of the Photonic Bacteria, which had long been defined by despair, was actually radiating new vitality and vigor...

High-Dimensional Perspective - Titan Gu Yuan.

Gu Yuan watched everything happening in the B-404 area within his body.

That white bone-frame blood vessel, slowly extending across the abyss, was like a bridge connecting life and death.

"These little guys always manage to surprise me."

Although the repair progress had only just begun, this creativity from nothingness highlighted the players' ingenuity. This made Gu Yuan feel even more delighted than simply killing enemies and monsters.

"Since you are working so hard, I'll give you a reward."

Gu Yuan's consciousness stirred.

The Necrotic Nerve Tower in the B-404 area and the Thunder King and other Thunder Lords were constantly charging up.

At the top, that originally weak signal wave suddenly strengthened.

Various blueprint fragments and genetic codes from the cerebral cortex were quietly transmitted into the database along the "Sky Road" that had just been connected.

Gu Yuan decided to use the Neuron to provide Micro-Quantity Technology as an extra reward for the players completing the project later.

"Go explore, go learn."

Gu Yuan's thoughts drifted, his mind cycling through that world-destroying God War. The War of the Kin was also an important part of the God War!

"All of this will eventually become the strength for me to stand up."