CHAPTER 524: CHAPTER 467: ADD POINTS

"Deep Blue, give me some points!"

With a grand gesture, Li Cheng waved his hand confidently. The scene fell into silence. After a moment, the toy factory’s smart core hesitantly asked, "Honorable factory owner, are you talking to me?"

Li Cheng nodded, "Yes, report the current data of the factory."

The spherical smart core said, "Alright. Currently, the factory’s six main areas, along with the defense system and employee dormitories, are all at Level One. The remaining Special Points total 118,846, with two S-Class concepts, thirteen A-Class concepts, seventy-nine B-Class concepts, and countless C-Class and D-Class concepts."

Indeed, indeed!

The dark cultivation is right, cannibalistic growth is right, unexpected wealth is right, and hungry horses are right.

Li Cheng felt as ecstatic as a fly finding a trash can, rubbing his hands together excitedly.

A total of 110,000 Special Points! A raid on the Great Britain’s museum surpassed the total points accumulated in the past.

Although many concepts in the Collection Room come from relics provided by customers, the customers aren’t aware of the secrets within.

Ruthlessly fleecing the sheep, retaining only A-Class concepts but returning B-Class concepts, and the customer would still be grateful!

"Smart core, note this down; I’m making the following allocations."

Li Cheng slightly raised his head, looking towards the factory’s magnificent dome, and solemnly said, "Upgrade the Crushing Room, Refining Room, Analysis Room, Design Room, Reforging Room, and Collection Room all to Second Level.

Leave the factory defense system and employee dormitories as they are for now."

"Report, not enough points."

The smart core said, "Upgrading a Level One factory module to Level Two requires 20,000 Special Points."

Well, never mind then.

Li Cheng was quick to adapt and asked, "Which modules do you recommend upgrading first?"

"Considering the current backlog of orders, with the latest scheduled for two months later, I suggest you upgrade the Crushing Room, Refining Room, Design Room, and Reforging Room first."

The smart core continued, "Upgrading to Second Level will further increase the crushing rate in the Crushing Room, reduce loss rate in the Refining Room, improve concept quality in the Analysis Room, and shorten casting time in the Reforging Room.

As for the upgrades in the Design Room, those can be considered later—clearing the backlog of orders is the priority for now.

The remaining 20,000 Special Points is recommended to upgrade the factory defense system."

"Hmm?"

Li Cheng was momentarily stunned, then quickly reacted, "This area has been unstable lately?"

"In the past 48 hours, the factory has detected five weak seismic waves, the furthest at 700 kilometers, the shallowest at 300 kilometers."

The smart core stated, "The cause of the vibrations is unknown."

Li Cheng’s eyes slightly narrowed upon hearing this. The killing field is not like Earth’s real world; the terrain and landscape are too random.

Sometimes crossing a thousand kilometers in the wilderness, you might not encounter any living beings—safe but boring.

Sometimes, just going for a walk, you might step into a space teleportation trap and be thrown into a death zone teeming with Level 30 mutated creatures.

The toy factory’s current security strength is still a bit weak.

After thinking for a moment, Li Cheng decisively stated, "Do as you suggested, prioritize upgrading the Crushing, Refining, Design, Reforging, and factory defense system to Second Level. Also, review the concepts in the Collection Room, and try to create one or two more batches of mechanical servants.

One batch will stay in the toy factory to handle orders with the tube robots.

The other batch can utilize high-level concepts, possessing certain combat abilities and long-range communication capabilities, responsible for exploring areas around the factory."

Passive defense only relinquishes the initiative; to sleep peacefully, you have to actively go out and explore.

"Following your will."

The smart core rolled up and down, bowing as a gesture.

Soon, the toy factory was filled with the sound of air-raid sirens, and all the busy tube robots in the factory rushed out.

The modules undergoing upgrades, like the Crushing Room, Refining Room, etc., transformed from solid to transparent light blue, starting reconstruction on the spot.

The upgrade would take some time, and the tube robots, perhaps out of boredom, managed to find an old projector from somewhere and started playing documentaries on the 5000-year history of China.

The background male voice in the documentary was deep and resounding, with a very concise introduction, "...The Anshi Rebellion tore apart the Tang Dynasty’s splendor. Zhu Wen’s regicide announced the end of the once-universal Great Tang Empire, finally turning to dust under the iron hoofs of military governors’ conflicts."

"Boohoo..."

All the tube robots couldn’t hold it. Some robots even burst into tears, spilling machine oil out of their visual displays.

The background voice shifted, "...After experiencing the chaotic era of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, the humiliation of Shi Jingtang’s cession of the Sixteen States of Yan and Yun, and Chai Rong’s ambition to the north, with the Chenqiao mutiny that donned the yellow robe, the Central Plains ushered in a rare period of peace and prosperity."

"Yay!"

The tube robots cheered and stood up, embraced, and cried.

The background voice changed again, "...However, the national policy of strengthening the central government while weakening the branches inevitably buried hidden dangers, the shame of Jingkang still unavenged, the officials’ hatred yet to be extinguished, Yue Fei’s cry to ’return my rivers and mountains’ drowned in the songs and dances of West Lake in Lin’an City."

"Boohoo——"

The tube robots collectively broke down in tears, some picking up mud from the ground, quickly molding it into figures of Qin Hui and Zhao Gou, and began punching and kicking them.

Li Cheng’s eyelids twitched wildly, his inner monologue spiraling, isn’t your emotional shift way too fast and natural? Was there even a half-minute pause in between?

He shook his head, took out his phone, and started browsing the player forum.

Then, he saw, on the forum homepage, a post titled, "Speculating on the Truth of the London Event"

Upon clicking in, it turned out to be a discussion on the possibility of Pifu being a member of [Wild Laughter Troupe].

"Think about it, Pifu, a Level 21 Lone Wolf, what gives him the courage to storm into London alone? How can he maintain a close relationship with the Side of Truth? There’s only one answer—he’s a reincarnated high-level member in disguise from the Wild Laughter Troupe!"

The post analyzed it thoroughly, detailing Pifu’s rise to fame and style of action.

More absurdly, below the post, a user ID [I am not Joker] chimed along,

"After friendly negotiation with the contestant, from today, Laughing God (ID: xiaoshen) officially leaves the Wild Laughter Troupe. We thank him for his five years of contribution and companionship. Everyone’s dreams shine in their way!

Meanwhile, we are pleased to announce, effective immediately, Pifu (ID: pifu) officially joins the Wild Laughter Troupe, serving as Rifleman/Chef/CEO/Troupe Leader. Let’s strive until we have no regrets!"

Li Cheng’s eyelid twitched madly, as he flipped through [I am not Joker]’s post history,

"Why I say Deadman is a new peak in the Chinese music scene"

"The new Superman movie is just too good, 10 out of 10 I’d give an eight, filled with laughter and tears, Marvel’s best yet"

"Newbies applying to the guild, those who don’t list Prometheus as their first choice, have a really low taste"

Either provoking battles or being sarcastically insightful,

Damn it, Joker, you’re definitely alive!