Having Zhang Jie, that old schemer, find out that he followed a technology-plus-superpowers path was intentional on Wang Zhen's part. Although Wang Zhen was now strong enough not to fear Zhang Jie's A-rank telekinesis, he really didn't want to fight this bug of a man, who had the dual identity of a half-human and a Guide, before Zhang Jie made a move against him. After all, no one knew what trump cards Zhang Jie had acquired by exploiting that dual identity. The novels hadn't shown it, but this wasn't that story anymore.
Wang Zhen exchanged some crows from the Main God, then tried biological transmutation. Until now, he had only transmuted inorganic matter, so this was his first attempt at biological transmutation. He was clumsy at first, and failed several times before finally transmuting the Ouroboros Eye and a crow into his first alchemical creature.
The transmutation circle carried by the Ouroboros Eye was the one that sensed airflow to detect the Cat Xenomorph in the previous plot world. At the time, the circle had only been an early, incomplete design. It wasn't until he obtained a wealth of knowledge from the Gate of Truth that he discovered some incomplete information that could perfectly fill in the gaps. After analyzing and extrapolating from it, he finally perfected the circle.
This transmutation circle had been fused with various types of knowledge and improved until it was completely different from the original. It had become a form of ultrasonic positioning, like the systems used by bats and dolphins. So, when Wang Zhen decomposed and reassembled the circle and the crow through transmutation, it gave rise to an alchemical creature with an extremely powerful ultrasonic positioning ability—a crow.
Wang Zhen named this "crow" Little White!
Because no crow was white, and Little White wasn't a crow. It was Wang Zhen's first alchemical pet!
Since Little White had fused with the Ouroboros Eye, it was completely under Wang Zhen's control. When it flew into the sky, Wang Zhen shared its vision through the Ouroboros Eye. Not only could he see a vast area, but he could also pinpoint targets using ultrasound.
This was what Wang Zhen had felt he was missing!
Seeing Zhang Jie had reminded him that the old schemer loved using the powerful mental strength that came with A-rank telekinesis to pull tricks. That was when he realized he was missing an "eye" of his own!
An "all-seeing eye" that could scout and keep watch!
Although Wang Zhen had now fused with Alucard's blood and gained the abilities of the vampire bloodline, giving him excellent eyesight, he couldn't exactly spend all day spying on people, could he?
He'd lose all his style. How could he be the protagonist then?
He had chosen the crow as his model because crows were found all over the world and were so common that nobody would find one out of place. At the same time, they were also closely associated with the occult, giving them enough mystique. Crows also had a rare four-color visual system that could pick up light wavelengths invisible to humans, giving them a unique ability to perceive color. They were also extremely sensitive to light and could recognize faces with remarkable precision—even at a military-grade level.
Of course, this was only the first version of his alchemical pet. As he learned more, he could give Little White more abilities.
With Little White, Wang Zhen could keep watch over a much wider area, giving him many more options.
"Tifa, make twenty sets of Buren Armor and twenty Type 15 bulletproof vests (10.1 kg). You don't need to use our best materials or techniques. Make the Buren Armor out of stainless steel, and make the vests to standard specifications. These are for the newcomers, so they don't need to be too good."
"Also, prepare twenty Song Dynasty Zhanmadao and twenty Domestic Type 56 Submachine Guns, with five magazines for each gun. Oh, and add twenty Glock G17s, also with five magazines each."
"Should these weapons be made to standard specifications too?"
"Exactly! Standard specifications across the board. They're all for the newcomers. In the last plot world, we didn't prepare weapons or equipment for them, and they ended up facing the Xenomorphs with nothing. They died horribly!"
"This time, Zhang Jie suggested preparing some basic weapons and equipment for the newcomers. At least they should have something to fight with, so we don't end up with another infamous scene of them wrestling Xenomorphs barehanded! So I took the job. You'd be making other weapons anyway, so just whip up these common items. No need to make them perfect. As long as they work, that's fine." Wang Zhen said casually.
Since Wang Zhen put it that way, Tifa didn't object. If she wasn't making custom models like Wang Zhen's, but only standard versions with basic specifications, there really wasn't much to it. She could knock them out in no time.
"Wang Zhen, I think you should upgrade my workshop. The materials I'm making now are already at maximum power. If I increase their strength further, production time will increase drastically, and the failure rate will go way up. Also, you should get me a few assistants. I can't improve efficiency on my own." Tifa put forward her own request.
"No problem. I'll give you another five thousand reward points and one D-rank side-story mission. Spend them however you like." Wang Zhen didn't need much from the Main God right now, so he simply handed over most of his rewards and let Tifa exchange them for what she needed.
A little while later, Tifa returned with two robots. They had no synthetic skin, just a clean, familiar robot design.
"These are T-800 robots from The Terminator. They don't have synthetic skin systems, and cost five hundred reward points each. They can help me with my work. The workshop has also been upgraded, and it's now more than five times as efficient." Tifa took her work seriously. After reporting to Wang Zhen, she took the two T-800s back to get started.
"Is she going to rebuild Avalanche here?" Wang Zhen muttered as he watched Tifa's confident, big-sister-like figure.
In the days that followed, Wang Zhen became quite laid-back. He spent most of his time lounging in a deck chair. Of the time that remained, half went to practicing with guns and half to experimenting with transmutation circles. Every now and then, he tried biological transmutation too. For some reason, though, his success rate was incredibly low. Since Little White, he hadn't managed to make another alchemical pet. It was as if only one alchemical pet could exist at a time.
But Wang Zhen knew that was impossible!
The only reason was that his biological transmutation circle was incomplete, which made the success rate so terrible. Unfortunately, the knowledge he'd obtained from the Gate of Truth about biological transmutation circles was just as scarce.
Wang Zhen even tried using a Human Transmutation circle to connect to the Gate of Truth, hoping to obtain knowledge of biological transmutation circles, but still came up empty. It left him feeling rather frustrated. He'd wanted to make a few more alchemical pets, but it looked like he wouldn't be getting a pet army!
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