Chapter 276

282. Chapter 282 Hiss! Terrifying

A new technology takes time from its emergence to perfection.

Lin Ke successfully re-transplanted the four detached body-talent grafts back onto Loken, announcing success, but this does not mean the concept of "Construct" has been fully realized.

His so-called success merely opened the four key steps to realizing the "Construct" concept: carrier pre-fabrication, talent/witchcraft-like ability carrying, linking/recording, and fusion, removing the major obstacle to realizing the concept.

Afterwards, extensive experiments are still needed, data collected, processes optimized, before finalization and large-scale promotion can occur.

Then, based on promotion results and effects achieved, it will be judged whether "Construct Wizard" qualifies as a completely new wizard school.

Or, taking a step back, whether "Construct" can become an important and priority option to enhance immediate combat power for low-quality, low-advancement-potential low-level wizards.

Thus opening a new profession similar to pharmacist and alchemist master: the constructor.

Selin Sage is also well aware of this, so after watching Loken's demonstration, she found Lin Ke and proposed: "How about you take charge of the teaching and research group and the Paro Sage Legion to collaborate on the 'Empowerment' potion project? You can conveniently use this opportunity to conduct experiments, collect data, and improve the plan."

"Okay, thank you, Selin Wizard."

Lin Ke did not hesitate and immediately agreed.

This is good, and also the opportunity Lin Ke needs most to perfect the "Construct" concept.

"Alright, the specifics will be discussed by Renee and you; she will henceforth be responsible for liaison with the Paro Sage Legion."

Selin Sage said this, then left the third basement level and walked toward the top-floor office.

Today, under Renee's persuasion, I agreed to visit the Fairy World once, and upon returning, learned of what happened to Loken.

Selin Sage's mood is truly complicated; she needs to be alone and quiet for a while.

Since, due to Shaliya's identity, strength, and level, her contact with the Paro Sage Legion was mismatched, it was changed to Renee handling liaison with the Paro Sage Legion.

So, let Renee, who happens to have business with Lin Ke, have a detailed talk.

"Come, let's go to your office and chat."

Renee said this, her abacus clicking loudly, intending to learn from Asande: after finishing the discussion, she would casually grab a box of top-grade tea leaves to take back.

"Okay."

Lin Ke did not mind Renee's calculations, even warmly welcomed her, and readily agreed.

Since the "Small World" has been continuously advancing post-disaster reconstruction under Flandre's efforts, the ecological environment has greatly improved, allowing more and better tea trees to be planted.

Lin Ke has been releasing more and better tea leaves to the outside world in various ways.

This also counts as effective resource utilization.

It helps expand social connections and also promotes tea leaves.

Fashion trends have always flowed from top to bottom.

As more and more high-level wizards begin drinking tea, especially after Forrest Dean multiple times used the top-grade tea leaves Lin Ke sent to entertain guests, tea and tea drinks have become all the rage throughout the Rivothos District.

They can satisfy cravings and also have effects comparable to many potions.

Both are flower magic stones—why suffer unnecessarily?

The tea drink series has even become the largest source of revenue for the Grande Potion Shop!

The created raw magic stone flow is even larger than several high-level potions that use standard level 2 magic stones as settlement units.

Every day, the tea drinks and tea leaves flowing from the Grande Potion Shop to the South and West Districts, when their packaging boxes are added together, can circle Riverside City several times.

There are also people in the West District engaged in smuggling tea drinks and tea leaves, purchasing them at fair or low prices, then transporting them to the neighboring Shadow City Special Zone and Mesopotamia Special Zone to profit from the price difference.

Molly is already preparing to open a specialty tea shop in the East District and a branch of the Grande Potion Shop specializing in tea drinks.

Then, she will auction off the South District distribution rights or recruit several franchisees, focusing on low-end tea drinks while supplementing with a few popular mid-end tea drinks.

She also plans to find several powerful black-glove organizations in the West District to supply them for smuggling.

This is done not for profit, but to quickly seize market share and establish brand power.

After all, several families and organizations have already tried to follow the Grande Potion Shop's tea leaves and tea drinks.

Perhaps this can also help ease the hostility caused by the infiltration of "Do Whatever Is Free" in the West District earlier.

Bustling and busy, profits coming and going, the martial world is not just about fighting and killing.

Most importantly, and also Molly's most prudent plan, is to open a high-end club in the North District, with the main service being socializing over tea.

The plan to open a high-end club will not be formally launched in the short term, merely having Asande continue doing preliminary preparations.

This matter must be taken slowly, not too hurried or too fast.

As Lin Ke puts it, steps cannot be too large, or else one might easily pull an egg.

The two arrived at Lin Ke's office, just as Molly was boiling water and brewing tea inside.

"Yo, what a coincidence."

Renee's attitude toward Molly has always been somewhat ambiguous and sarcastic because of her sister Iris.

"Where is it coincidental? I was specially waiting for you."

Molly responded with directness to indirectness, with sincerity to sarcasm, and did not indulge Renee: "Thinking you would come back and look for Lin Ke to chat, I prepared in advance. Also, I'll be present nearby to listen, so as to prevent someone from speaking ill of me behind my back."

"Cough... let's talk business."

Lin Ke cleared his throat, interrupting the spellcasting.

Otherwise, these two could keep bickering endlessly.

I don't know why Renee appears so serene on the outside, yet her temperament contrasts so greatly.

Seeing this, Molly proactively stopped speaking, quietly distributing tea.

Renee likewise gave face, after sipping a small cup of clear tea, said: "Regarding the project, there's nothing much to say. You are very familiar with the Paro Sage Legion; today work on the plan, tomorrow find time to explain it. Afterwards, conduct a few training sessions, monitor progress, and that will do. I came to you mainly for two private matters."

Pausing, Renee said with sincere expression: "First, to thank you for providing Asande with a development opportunity. Second, to invite you and Molly to attend my wedding with Asande."

"No need to thank."

Lin Ke waved his hand: "Everything is because of Asande's own solid ability. As for the wedding, if the academy grants leave, I will definitely attend; if not, I can only send a gift to express my intentions."

"Hmm."

Renee nodded, indicating her understanding.

She had also studied at the Academy Headquarters before, and understood the Academy's management system for advanced wizards.

It is very difficult to want to return to one's homeland within less than two years.

Every two months, one needs to complete an extracurricular practical activity, which is conducted in another world.

Given the objective circumstances, understanding is necessary.

After having another cup of tea and taking a box of tea leaves, Renee left neatly.

In the office, Lin Ke and Mo Li sat quietly opposite each other, finishing this pot of tea.

Mo Li then asked: "Is the 'Construct' idea progressing smoothly?"

"Hmm."

Lin Ke replied truthfully: "The obstacles in the general direction have already been cleared away; from now on, only continuous improvement is needed."

"The difficulty lies precisely in this aspect."

Mo Li pouted: "I don't even know where you get all these strange ideas from. Now it's fine, but this new idea will take up a lot of your energy and time."

Lin Ke fell silent for a moment, then said: "Of course, it cannot affect the established study plan."

To be honest, Lin Ke's current time allocation has already been pushed to the extreme.

The energy and time that can be spared to advance the 'Construct' idea are not abundant.

Therefore, Sage Selin assigning Lin Ke to be responsible for the 'Empowerment' Potion project collaboration between the Potion Research Group and the Paro Sage Legion is not to give Lin Ke more work, but to provide convenience.

One's energy and time are limited, so finding a team to share the burden is the way.

The medical department of the Paro Sage Legion has nearly twenty pharmacists; although their innovative ability is insufficient, they are fully capable of executing the tasks assigned by Lin Ke.

Lin Ke only needs to do well in the preliminary training, teach the pharmacists the 'Construct' four major steps, then oversee the overall situation, grasp the general direction and overall progress, and there is no need to do everything personally.

Make reasonable use of all resources.

After listening to Lin Ke's explanation, Mo Li then did not say much more.

She had just reminded Lin Ke to pay attention to energy and time allocation, with no other reason, just not wanting Lin Ke to bind himself too tightly.

Wizards are also people, and people get tired!

Coincidentally, the next day was Sunday, with no classes to attend.

Mo Li plunged into the laboratory gifted by Dean Forrester, busy with her own research and experiments.

Lin Ke took the two sets of plans he had made the previous day, and together with Wizard Renee, passed through the Academy Headquarters' cross-boundary portal, via the rear camp in the Barren World, and once again arrived at the Fairy World.

The medical department of the Paro Sage Legion had already received the corresponding notice yesterday.

All members, led by Medical Department Head Wizard Bolo Salosar, warmly welcomed the arrival of Lin Ke and Wizard Renee.

Wizard Renee and Wizard Salosar had a brief communication.

The group then directly went to the large conference room of the medical department.

After everyone was seated, Sage Selin and Sage Paro appeared together to sit in and listen. Lin Ke walked up to the speaker's position, nodded in greeting to the seated wizards, and began to elaborate on the optimization and improvement plan for the 'Empowerment' Potion project he had previously led.

This plan, from all aspects, can only be considered average, with nothing particularly outstanding.

As an analogy, it is like carving patterns on tofu; no matter how florid, the essence is still tofu, not meat.

The reason for this is not that the ability of the Potion Research Group is problematic, but that the project itself can only reach this upper limit.

The wizards present, including Sage Paro, actually understand this point.

Moreover, they can also accept this point.

Without any other reason, this collaboration is merely something Paro Sage casually pulled together to have more contact with Sage Selin.

This is also why the medical department has placed such importance on the optimization and improvement collaboration of the 'Empowerment' Potion project.

After finishing the explanation of the average optimization and improvement plan, Lin Ke, under the slightly surprised gazes of the seated wizards, presented a new project: "The idea of Construct Wizard/Warrior, preliminary research and feasibility promotion plan."

Is Linke Grande, who has always been called a genius, having another new idea?

One must listen carefully.

"What is a Construct?"

Facing the gazes of the wizards who suddenly became much more serious, Lin Ke spoke fluently: "Construct, also called Talent Construct or Rune Construct, is a new type of technology I created myself.

The essence of this technology is close to that of the 'Empowerment' Potion, namely granting the recipient additional talent and witchcraft-like abilities.

Like the 'Empowerment' Potion, 'Construct' both has the possibility of standardization and large-scale promotion, and can also be privately customized.

Compared to the 'Empowerment' Potion project, 'Construct' has a very significant advantage: it does not occupy the recipient's aptitude potential, but only has certain requirements for the strength and load-bearing capacity of the flesh or soul.

In my conception, Construct can be divided into two types: individual pieces and sets.

The target of individual pieces is powerful witchcraft that is effective but scattered and not systematic;

The target of sets is systematic witchcraft, such as the 'Mind' series and 'Cognition' series of the True Spirit Wizard.

Individual pieces can provide immediate combat power.

Sets can both provide immediate combat power and have a certain upward development space."

Sage Paro suddenly interrupted Lin Ke's explanation: "So, this is an immature technology solution, right?"

Lin Ke thought for a moment, then replied: "This is a technological solution sufficient to let the Fairy World unleash combat power comparable to that of a Level 5 Sage World, and it is a disruptive technological solution."

"How confident are you that you can perfect this technological solution and achieve your expectations?"

Sage Paro asked again.

"If you do it, you have confidence; if you don't do it, you have no confidence."

Lin Ke answered again.

"Slippery."

Sage Paro reached out and pointed vaguely at Lin Ke, then turned serious and asked: "How should the benefits be distributed after the technology matures?"

Close brothers still need to settle accounts clearly.

Regarding interests, Paro Sage cannot possibly not care.

Paro Sage Legion taking out the Fairy World, with a large number of fairies, to supply Lin Ke and Celine Sage Potion Research Group, to experiment with an immature technical scheme, can completely be counted as investment!

Being a shareholder, and not merely becoming a "supplier".

Lin Ke laughed: "This is your and Celine Sage's matter, no need to find me."

As for Lin Ke and Celine Sage Potion Research Group, the equity distribution in the "Construct" concept/proposal is six-two-two.

This ratio was set from the beginning when Celine Sage established the research group.

Taking the "Construct" concept/proposal as an example, sixty percent of the equity goes to Lin Ke, twenty percent to Celine Sage, and twenty percent enters the "option pool".

Of course, this is after the research group and Paro Sage Legion negotiated the equity distribution method, a reallocation.

If Lin Ke is dissatisfied with the distribution plan, he has one veto vote.

In this regard, Celine Sage is a good boss!

No wonder she announced independent development, and then Paro Sage lineage, so many wizards wanted to follow her.

"What do you say?"

Paro Sage turned his gaze toward Celine Sage beside him.

"The one you are interfacing with is Renee Wizard, she will take the equity distribution method passed internally by our research group, and negotiate specifically with you."

Celine Sage directly refused to step into the "pit" that Lin Ke and Paro Sage had tacitly dug temporarily.

Not giving Paro Sage further opportunity to "harass" her.

Paro Sage secretly thought it a pity, his expression unchanged, smiling and striving: "Still, let us communicate directly between us, this would be more efficient."

"No, let's follow the procedure."

Celine Sage slightly rolled her eyes.

Chatting all day about official matters, where does it look like sincerely pursuing someone?

Celine Sage simply stood up, walked straight outward, "I still have matters, I'll return first. Renee, Lin Ke, you stay, finish the work."

"I'll see you off."

Paro Sage didn't know which of his words was wrong, could only immediately stand up and chase after.

To avoid again suffering unjustly, being ignored, being treated perfunctorily.

With great difficulty I barely managed to recover a little!

The meeting room suddenly fell silent, remained quiet for a long time, so silent you could hear a pin drop.

Then, bursts of suppressed laughter sounded, one after another.

Including the close friend Renee Wizard, each one lowered their head, chuckling softly.

Heaven knows, the formerly so arrogant Paro Sage actually has today too!

When the laughter ceased, Lin Ke continued to elaborate on his various concepts about "Construct".

For example, the positioning and distinction of Talent Construct and Rune Construct.

In Talent Construct, "Talent" refers solely to transplantable or artificially "synthesized" bodily talent, not involving the soul.

Applicable to Body Refining Wizards, or fairies whose ability and combat style favor the physical body, and other subordinate worlds of the Wizard World where physical ability is the main extraordinary race and profession.

In Rune Construct, "Rune" actually refers to witchcraft model rune structure, rune array, rune barrier.

Applicable to Elemental Wizards, True Spirit Wizards, or fairies whose ability favors the soul and possess witchcraft-like abilities, and other subordinate worlds of the Wizard World where spellcasting is the main extraordinary race and profession.

For example, already completed individual concepts.

For example, tentative ideas for suit design.

The Medical Department, since Wizard Salosaer, has listened very attentively, each one feeling greatly enlightened.

"Construct" does not merely involve potionology, but also runology, alchemy, research of body and soul, the essence of witchcraft and witchcraft-like abilities, and so on and so forth.

It is a highly comprehensive new technology.

Moreover, everyone noticed, Lin Ke repeatedly mentioned a term, "Construct Wizard"!

Its ambition, nakedly displayed before all wizards in the meeting room.

This is preparing to first take the fairies of the Fairy World for practice, then by other subordinate worlds, gradually transition and develop to the wizards of the Wizard World, thus creating a grand gesture to establish a completely new wizard school!

Being able to participate in it, regardless of the final outcome, whether the new wizard school can be successfully established, whether its development will be smooth after successful establishment, all present will leave a heavy stroke of color in the historical records of the Wizard World.

Thinking of this, the wizards could not help but feel their blood surge, very eager to immediately start work.

Unfortunately, "Construct" is a completely new and unfamiliar technology, temporarily even not reaching the level of a discipline.

Everything must start from scratch.

Lin Ke, this proposer, must carefully sort out his own thoughts, establish the overall framework of "Construct" study, then fill in the specific content.

Then transmit the bit of organized content to the seated pharmacists of the Medical Department.

"Lin Ke, do you have prepared reference materials?"

After listening to Lin Ke's detailed explanation, the head of the Medical Department, Wizard Bolo Salosar, said: "If there are, why not send out the reference materials first, so we can review the relevant knowledge of runology, alchemy, etc. This way, subsequent formal study of 'Construct' can also reduce some obstacles."

"Yes."

Considering the craftsman spirit of the Medical Department pharmacists, Lin Ke had prepared this aspect early.

On the huge screen, immediately appeared five rows, each with 100 items, totaling 500 reference materials.

Lin Ke lightly said: "These are first-phase materials and documents; after viewing them, roughly one can begin practical practice."

The sound of inhaling cold air in the meeting room instantly rang out in unison.

500 reference materials and documents only, speaking frankly, is not excessively many.

Those present are not pure beginners, many knowledge have already been mastered, who knows.

The key lies in the term "first-phase".

Listening to the words and sounds, this means there are still "second-phase", "third-phase", "fourth-phase" to come.

Suddenly, the yearning to be remembered in history faded considerably.

What if we just pretend this never happened?