Virus King - Chapter 142

Chapter 142: Intelligent Core! Seed of Technology!

TL: YYang

Chen Bai was quite satisfied with Song Ziqiong.

This woman had not directly used the Golden City-Building Order.

Although even if she had used it, Chen Bai could have made her relinquish the location. However, the fact that she hadn’t used it showed that this woman understood her position well.

Looking at the Golden City-Building Order in his hand, Chen Bai glanced at her.

“This was given to you by Redo. You could’ve used it directly—why give it to me?”

Song Ziqiong gave Chen Bai a resentful look.

“Aren’t you just asking the obvious?! Without you, there’s no way this City-Building Order could’ve been obtained so easily! And without you, the people in this settlement would have long been scattered!”

Her words were indeed reasonable.

Chen Bai glanced again at the Golden City-Building Order and nodded.

[Golden City-Building Order (S-Rank)]

[Item—Special Class]

[After use, and upon meeting the conditions, a city recognized by the Cosmic Will can be established. Based on the grade of the City-Building Order, corresponding establishment rewards will be granted upon completion!]

[City-Building Requirements: Within a radius of 20,000 meters, there must be no large species capable of posing a territorial threat. The area must have complete walls and at least 5,000 residents.]

(PS: The City-Building Order’s requirements have already been fulfilled. Upon use, the area beneath your feet will serve as the foundation for city construction recognized by the Cosmic Will!)

[Use Golden City-Building Order?]

“Yes!”

In an instant, as the glowing item in his hand emitted its radiance, the Golden City-Building Order disappeared.

At the same time, a notification from the Cosmic Will appeared before Chen Bai’s eyes!

[Golden City-Building Order successfully used. Please confirm the attributes of the current city settlement!]

[By using the Golden City-Building Order (S-Rank), you have obtained an S-Rank City Core!]

[Name: Unnamed]
[ID: 001]
[Level: F-Rank (100 Copper Coins/day)]
[Highest Authority Holder: Chen Bai]
[City Core (S-Rank):]
[Allows the distribution of permissions. Within the territory, all attributes of authorized individuals are increased by 100%.]
[Any individual marked as hostile by the City Core will have all attributes reduced by 50% when entering the settlement.]
[Authorized individuals gain +20% experience and drop rate.]

What a treasure!

Chen Bai squinted slightly and immediately renamed the city to White Emperor City.

He then distributed the permissions directly.

Song Ziqiong watched as Chen Bai transformed the Golden City-Building Order in his hand into a beam of light, which then disappeared. She couldn’t help but feel a bit pained.

However, in the next moment, a notification rang in her ears!

[You have been promoted to the Highest Authority Holder of City No. 001, ‘White Emperor City’!]

Highest Authority?!

Song Ziqiong froze for a moment. Before she could process what had happened, another notification from the Cosmic Will appeared in everyone’s view.

[The Evolver ‘Bai’ has created the first player settlement, ‘White Emperor City,’ gaining 5 Reputation Points! Rewards corresponding to the rank of the City-Building Order have been granted!]

Instantly, this notification appeared before everyone’s eyes.

After witnessing that livestream, no one was particularly surprised by the results.

What intrigued most people, however, was something else entirely!

[Brothers, what exactly is a City-Building Order?! How do you get one?!]

[Over here in Donghai Province, we’re offering high prices for any grade of City-Building Order. If anyone has one, name your price—we won’t disappoint you!]

[Does anyone know what grade Bai’s City-Building Order is?]

[Rumor has it, White Emperor City’s City-Building Order is the highest grade, A-Rank…]

[…]

The forum was abuzz with chatter, filled with all kinds of speculation and rumors. However, Chen Bai wasn’t concerned about the noise. His attention was on the notification from the Cosmic Will.

City-Building Rewards!

In his previous life, Chen Bai had used a C-Rank City-Building Order.

After completing the requirements, the reward he received was a unique item: Blueprint for a Special Building: Chenghuang Temple.

When constructed, the temple reduced the frequency of undead invasions. Its utility, however, was rather limited. After all, undead creatures were relatively rare during the apocalypse, even decades after its outbreak.

But now, in this life, with the chance to establish his city using an S-Rank Golden City-Building Order, the rewards were bound to be extraordinary.

The mystery didn’t take long to unravel.

[You have received S-Rank Golden City-Building Order Special Rewards: Intelligent Core Module (S-Rank), and Machine Workshop Blueprint (A-Rank).]

“Huh?!”

City-Building rewards typically didn’t enhance Evolvers directly but rather provided support for city development.

This seemed to follow that same trend.

Chen Bai quickly checked the two items that had appeared in his backpack.

[Intelligent Core Module (S)]
[Item – Building Type]
[Description: The core module of a computer. When used for construction, any mechanical creations made from it will function under the recognition of the Cosmic Will. Theoretically, it has immense potential for growth.]
[Usage: Insert it into a computer or other computing device that hasn’t been completely scrapped to activate its effect.]

(PS: Only mechanical creations recognized by the Cosmic Will qualify as true mechanical creations!)

“Holy crap!”

Even Chen Bai couldn’t help but blurt out an expletive.

After the apocalypse erupted, the Cosmic Will’s magnetic field had rendered all thermal weapons, mechanical creations, and electronic devices useless.

Evolvers constantly reminisced about the convenience and efficiency that machines brought before the apocalypse.

Now, unexpectedly, with the completion of the City-Building mission, it seemed mechanical creations could function again!

This was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!

An incredible item!

A bona fide treasure!

Chen Bai then turned his attention to the blueprint for the building.

[Machine Workshop Blueprint (A-Rank)]
[Building Type – Manufacturing]
[Description: A workshop equipped with manufacturing machines. All tools requiring basic processing can be produced through an integrated manufacturing system, complete with independent development capabilities.]
[Construction Requirements: Steel > 20 tons! 3,000 square meters of open land! A workforce of at least 100 individuals with basic processing experience!]

(PS: This is the processing plant we need!)

“Good stuff!?”

Chen Bai was stunned.

If the Machine Workshop and the Intelligent Core Module were used together, wouldn’t that mean he could potentially manufacture anything in the future—guns, vehicles, and, if conditions allowed, even airplanes and tanks?

Of course, achieving recognition from the Cosmic Will for such creations would undoubtedly be more challenging.

Still, with these tools, he now possessed the seeds of technology.