Wang Zhen wasn't the kind of person who sat around waiting for rabbits to come to him!
He preferred to fish for a fresh, bright, delicious carrot on a tree stump—one carrot on every single stump!
Then he'd set up a deck chair nearby, tuck a sack beneath it, and lie back, quietly waiting for the rabbits to show up!
So, although he knew that when the next story world ended, he'd get another guaranteed Golden Blind Box, he really didn't think it would necessarily contain one of these technologies. In fact, he thought it was far more likely to be another ability related to Alchemy!
"These technologies are excellent, but unfortunately, we can't use them for now," Wang Zhen said regretfully.
What Wang Zhen wanted most were Jewelcrafting and Alchemy from World of Warcraft!
One could make jewelry and gems, while the other could brew all sorts of potions. Both were skills that could greatly improve his strength, and they'd also make excellent additions to his Alchemy!
"The technologies I marked are the ones best suited to you. What I want are Blacksmithing, Leatherworking, and Engineering from World of Warcraft. These skills can be used to make equipment with supernatural properties!" Tifa stated her thoughts plainly.
World of Warcraft Blacksmithing: 2 C-rank side-quest rewards, 5,000 reward points.
World of Warcraft Leatherworking: 2 C-rank side-quest rewards, 5,000 reward points.
World of Warcraft Engineering: 1 B-rank side-quest reward, 5,000 reward points.
Wang Zhen carefully read through the information Tifa had handed him, and understood why she wanted to exchange for these three skills. They formed a simple but complete progression, from basic to advanced, and could be expanded upon. For Tifa, whose role was that of head of logistics and all-purpose housekeeper, they were indeed very practical.
Wang Zhen nodded slightly in agreement, but unfortunately, his pockets were nearly empty!
"Our household isn't well-off enough. We have enough reward points, but not enough side-quest rewards. It's good that you want to improve, but we just can't afford it. We'll have to wait until the next story world. I'll try to earn more side-quest rewards then," Wang Zhen said calmly.
"No problem. I just feel like the technology I have now has hit a bottleneck. Either I switch to supernatural manufacturing, or I make a technological leap into the spacefaring age, but that would require me to learn far too much new knowledge." Tifa sounded a little frustrated.
Tifa was ambitious and clearly didn't want to stagnate. She didn't want the things she made as head of logistics to require Wang Zhen to refine them all over again. Adding a Transmutation Circle was one thing, but remaking weapons and armor from scratch would be a bit humiliating.
Naturally, Tifa didn't want to fall behind Wang Zhen, but keeping up with him was no easy task!
"Tifa, you can take a look at Warhammer World. It's a complex, jumbled-up world, and there's all kinds of chaotic stuff in it, but there are some good things too. Like the Ceramite, Plasteel, and Bolter you found earlier..."
"Warhammer World? All right, I'll go look up some information!" Tifa's thinking was different from Selene's. Selene had found Warhammer World easily, but Tifa hadn't continued searching there. Instead, she'd looked through the worlds based on video games.
Watching Tifa hurry back to her workshop, Wang Zhen couldn't help shaking his head. She might have changed her appearance, but in truth, she was a different person, with a completely different worldview and way of thinking.
A thousand reward points had been well spent!
Wang Zhen didn't know what technology Tifa would dig up from Warhammer World this time, but the skills she'd found in World of Warcraft were indeed excellent.
Just as Wang Zhen was wondering what else he needed to prepare, someone knocked on the door!
"Knock, knock, knock..."
Wang Zhen opened it and saw Zhang Jie, with Zheng Zha behind him!
What was going on?
Wang Zhen was a little confused. Wasn't the meeting supposed to be in a few days?
Why the rush?
"Wang Zhen, you're a real homebody! I haven't seen you at all for two days! Zheng Zha only spent one day wrapped up in a lover's embrace. Are you really that desperate?" Zhang Jie still had his usual flippant, unserious manner, but his eyes were cold, completely at odds with his tone.
"I'm tired! Exhausted. Once I lie down, I don't want to get up! Besides, we've got ten days. Why are you in such a hurry?" Wang Zhen said casually.
"Brother Zhang said we did really badly in the last story world. We can't do that again in the next one," Zheng Zha chimed in.
"Badly? That can't be right. The ones who performed badly already died in Alien I, didn't they? I only got a thousand reward points in Resident Evil. There's no way you can pin the word 'bad' on me, can you?" Wang Zhen sneered and retorted.
"Uh... Sorry. I'm the one who did too badly," Zheng Zha said with a sigh.
"Forget it. I was just bringing it up. After all, all fifteen newcomers died in the last story world, and even Zhan Lan died. Losing so many people at once works against us. So I suggest we talk it over. In the next story world, should we look after the newcomers a bit? At the very least, we can't let all of them die again, right?" Zhang Jie lit a cigarette and made his suggestion.
"If that's the plan, I agree. Also, I can provide some basic weapons and armor at a low price, and let them pay afterward. That way, the newcomers will have some protection and a little incentive," Wang Zhen added.
"Do they really have to pay? Wouldn't it be better to give them the stuff for free?" White Moonlight had melted away whatever intelligence Zheng Zha had left, so his suggestion left Wang Zhen speechless.
"Free? We barely know them. Why should I give them anything for free? I'm offering a newcomer discount because you and Zhang Jie asked. Otherwise, I wouldn't even bother with this service! Cold weapons and armor: 100 reward points. Firearms and body armor: 200 reward points. Take it or leave it!" Wang Zhen scoffed.
"Wang Zhen's plan sounds good. And the fact that you thought of making your own equipment shows you've considered things pretty thoroughly. That's for the best. In a hellhole like Infinite Space, you have to think things through!" Zhang Jie stopped Zheng Zha from speaking up and approved of Wang Zhen's self-sufficient approach.
"All right, that's settled. Now that we have a plan, everyone can go take care of their own business. We'll meet again in eight days, then head to the next story world together." Zhang Jie finished speaking, then led Zheng Zha away.
"That old fox. He only brought Zheng Zha along to sound me out, didn't he? He can probe all he wants. In ancient times, Alchemy was basically technology. It might've been black technology, but it was still technology! As the saying goes, the end of science is metaphysics. Modern and future technology are full of things that could be called black technology." Watching Zhang Jie and Zheng Zha leave, Wang Zhen muttered under his breath.
"Thanks to that old fox Zhang Jie, I just remembered what I'm missing!"
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