Chapter 187: Chapter 187: The Function of Alchemy
The person in charge of receiving the Wing Sky people, named Huang Huixiang, was already forty-three years old.
Observing these Wing Sky people who were exceptionally excited even in cold environments, to the extent of throwing themselves onto the frozen ground, she too suffered a slight headache.
Before she was assigned this task, she had comprehensively studied the culture of the Wing Sky people.
This species rarely lived together in large numbers, since Sky Islands alone could not accommodate so many Wing Sky people; most of them lived on Floating Ships in family units, cultivating food using alchemy technology.
This unique way of living also meant that the entire society of Wing Sky people lacked the concept of “order.”
Rather naive and simple.
After all, the vast majority were long-term “homebodies.”
Even the nominal leaders—the Sages—actually didn’t possess much authority because they didn’t control any armies, gaining the trust and affection of most Wing Sky people only through broadcasts.
Indeed, most of the Wing Sky people didn’t even know how many of their kind existed, nor were they aware that in this catastrophe, they had lost an astonishing number of over six billion compatriots.
But now, with a hundred and fifty million Wing Sky people gathered together, the situation was different; it was essential for them to understand the order required for social collective life.
“Sage Geta,” Huang Huixiang directly targeted the equally excited Geta, “you have arrived in a new place, and many things are different from the past. I hope you can restrain all the Wing Sky people.”
“Yes, no, I mean, yes.” Geta, snapping back to reality, looked up at Huang Huixiang nervously, nodding repeatedly.
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Looking at that extremely aged yet delicate face, Huang Huixiang felt like she was some sort of villain.
Nevertheless, she indeed possessed ample patience.
“First, you need to gather some people who will follow your orders and make them your assistants,” said Huang Huixiang earnestly. “I will also bring some assistants to participate in management. Any disobedient Wing Sky people will be punished. You must make all Wing Sky people understand the laws and regulations in the shortest time possible.”
“Yes!” Geta nodded incessantly, visibly more nervous.
He clearly differed from ordinary Wing Sky people, understanding many things, and was currently worried about whether the Wing Sky people could survive in this civilization.
On one hand, he worried that his people would be mistreated; on the other, he was concerned about their usefulness.
“Moreover, let’s talk about arrangements for you.”
Huang Huixiang finally mentioned the matter that Geta most cared about.
And it wasn’t just Geta.
Some Wing Sky people who had been around Geta for a long time were now all ears, watching this human powerhouse who seemed like a giant to them, their faces full of tension.
Some of them had even seen Shen Hao once before, whose power had annihilated countless Undead in an instant, which had profoundly shocked them.
Even leaving an imprint that could never be erased.
As a result, when they looked at Huang Huixiang, they were instinctively nervous.
“Your species is not suited for large-scale construction work, so we will arrange for Underground Cities that can accommodate all of you,” Huang Huixiang explained, “You can live in the warm Underground Cities right now.”
In the past, the emigrants were generally required to build their own Underground Cities.
After all, the number of Underground Cities was very limited, and the manpower was scarce.
But now it was obviously different.
The arrival of the Senya people greatly reduced the difficulty and cost of building Underground Cities, which immediately increased the availability of these places. And for a species like the Wing Sky people, having them build their own Underground Cities clearly wasn’t feasible.
However, hearing this, it seemed almost unbelievable to Geta and the others.
“Warm places, can we really live in warm places?”
In their understanding, cold waves had already swept over everything; the warmest places were near the power furnaces of the Floating Ships.
In some of the larger Floating Ships, the area near the power furnace was the most precious, where only the most powerful, most incredible Alchemists could live!
And here it was just as cold, yet each of them could live in a warm place?
“The land of dreams, this really is the land of dreams,” some Wing Sky people said with wide eyes, tears nearly falling.
“Since you’ve come, naturally we won’t let you die easily.”
Huang Huixiang could understand the emotions of these Wing Sky people, even though the environment in which they had lived before the start of the Civilization Trial was also very harsh.
But now was different.
Even if they only enjoyed rights lower than humans, compared to their past, it was still an unimaginable life.
In the context of the Civilization Trial, it was even more so.
“However,” Huang Huixiang spoke again, “there are also requirements. You need to complete certain tasks within the Underground City to earn your food and the right to live there. The work is related to Alchemy, similar to what you did in the past, only more concentrated and efficient.”
“No problem!” Geta eagerly responded, “We have brought the best Alchemists, whether it’s building Floating Ships or anything else, we can handle it.”
Sixty billion had dwindled to a mere one hundred and fifty million.
Those still alive indeed represented the most outstanding group of Alchemists.
At the very least, they had the ability to manually operate high-energy power furnaces.
Otherwise, they would have been frozen to death or overtaken by the Undead and killed.:
Actually, Shen Hao valued the Wing Sky people even more highly than the Senya people.
Although the Senya people could also play a similarly immense role, the path of alchemy and the technological path of human civilization were more compatible.
“Let’s start the relocation now, the entrance to the Underground City is right ahead, and I have brought some experts. We will need to thoroughly discuss your work,” Huang Huixiang didn’t waste any time, she hosted other matters while leading several researchers into a discussion, “First of all, element conversion and material shaping are the basic skills that every alchemist must master, am I right?”
“Yes,” Geta nodded repeatedly, “Some elements are difficult to convert, but all surviving adult Wing Sky people can do material shaping!”
“How precise?” an expert interjected at this point, “If it’s handmade, up to what level of precision can you guarantee?”
“I can control it to the extent of 4.2 microns now!” Geta hastily replied.
Under the function of translating magic equipment, even the units had been automatically converted.
“You can reach a precision of four microns?” the inquiring expert seemed somewhat astounded.
A micron is one-millionth of a meter!
Such a dimension, even for a Second Stage Transcendent, is quite hard to perceive.
Let alone manually crafting it.
It was unclear whether this was a characteristic of the alchemists themselves or due to the powerful Talent of the Wing Sky people.
“In that case, it is possible to produce some precision components.”
“Indeed, some materials are difficult to process.”
“So, can every Wing Sky alchemist be considered a mechanical lathe? The only issue might be some instability in precision.”
“No wonder they can manually produce such complex alchemy equipment.”
“What about element conversion, to what extent can you achieve?”
“Can Transcendent materials undergo precision processing? These are special materials containing Magic Power or Spiritual Power.”
“If a fixed Alchemy Array is used, is it possible to mass-produce some products? Can it be used for construction?”
“…”
As the inquiries continued and their understanding deepened, these researchers were clearly attracted by this unique and magical Extraordinary Path.
Their hearts were also in awe, and even filled with excitement.
Alchemy could indeed help the entire civilization significantly.
It was an Extraordinary Path endowed with strong creative power, primarily focused on three core aspects—understanding, decomposition, and reconstruction.
Theoretically, if this path continued to develop, a powerful alchemist could change anything.
Even the current level of the Wing Sky people allowed every alchemist to become a precise and efficient production lathe, capable of accomplishing many tasks that other paths could not easily achieve.
Such as element conversion.
This power, from a scientific standpoint, was incredibly incredible.
It even involved changes to the “nucleus.”
Even now, the Wing Sky people could only convert elements whose mass and energy were relatively close, and could not simply turn stones into gold due to the enormous energy consumption, but they could still play a significant role.
Especially in the case of some rare materials.
And the Magic Power Furnace they mastered.
Even the Sky Spirit People, more advanced in the realm of magic, could only simply use Magicians or Demon Crystals to supply Magic Power to large Magic Arrays. However, the Wing Sky people were already capable of extracting Magic Power from the air or even from matter.
Frankly speaking, alchemy technology was even more helpful than anticipated!
This path’s compatibility with magic, technology, and even cultivation was very strong.
When Shen Hao saw the report, he was also quite pleased, but soon felt a bit of a headache.
“The Level is a bit too low.”
Indeed, the current Store Level had already reached Level 23, and even Level 24 was not far off.
However, the Store Level of the Wing Sky people was only Level 13.
The gap between them was extraordinary.
But to give points to the Wing Sky people would undoubtedly be a loss.
Not to mention the importance of concentrating points, but with Shen Hao’s triple cheat in hand, he couldn’t possibly do such a thing.
“There should be a way to forge a new path,” Shen Hao looked at the Store, always feeling that there should be an opportunity to forge a new path in the Store.
However, even if there is none in the Store, if one truly grasps the basics, they can still develop on their own.
It might just be slower.
Moreover, as different paths deepen, seeking complementarity or even integration between different civilization paths is an inevitable trend of development.