59: Chapter 59 A Skyscraper Rise from the Ground

One hundred thousand Mechanical Pioneers all knelt together, the neat mechanical sound echoing through the heavens and earth.

Fang Yun asked these descending Mechanical Pioneers to get up first; he needed to understand what functions they had.

"Get up, 001. Introduce to me how you plan to develop the mechanical civilization in the next step?"

A mechanical lifeform with a noticeably taller build walked out, its body covered in more complex metal armor.

Behind it, dozens of mechanical auxiliary arms slowly folded up.

"Lord God, according to the current environment analysis of the Divine Kingdom, there is a lack of development foundation for mechanical civilization. The Mechanical Pioneer Race first needs to establish basic civilization facilities."

"What do you need?"

Mechanical leader 001 immediately projected a data panel.

Eve at the side watched the iron lump in front of her with vigilance, secretly complaining in her heart, how could this guy also use this move? In the future, will it not steal Eve's job?

Thinking of this, Eve's little face was a bit solemn; it seemed she would have to sleep less lazily in the future.

Fang Yun didn't notice Eve's little thoughts; he stared at 001's panel to check the other party's needs.

Class D resource [Dark Iron Ore] 100 tons, used to manufacture ordinary mechanical lifeform bodies, building skeletons, and industrial equipment, costing 50 million Faith Value.

Class D resource [Spirit Copper Ore] 50 tons, used to manufacture energy lines and mechanical conduction structures, costing 40 million Faith Value.

Class D resource [Flame Crystal Ore] 100 tons, to establish a primary energy supply system, costing 100 million Faith Value.

Class C resource [Psionic Crystal] 1,000 pieces, used as an energy core supplement for the Mechanical Pioneers, costing 5 million Faith Value.

Class D resource [Refined Steel Alloy] 100 tons, used to manufacture mechanical production equipment, costing 50 million Faith Value.

Class C resource [Star-Pattern Alloy] 10 tons, used to manufacture advanced mechanical parts, costing 100 million Faith Value.

Class C resource [Smart Core Crystal] 500 pieces, to establish a mechanical research system and artificial intelligence module, costing 50 million Faith Value.

The above totals 445 million Faith Value.

Fang Yun roughly glanced at it and found that they were indeed all necessary materials for infrastructure. He selected them in the mall and handed them to 001.

After receiving the materials dropped by Fang Yun, the Mechanical Pioneer Race directly started taking action.

The first batch to act was their internal engineering machinery troops responsible for construction. Tens of thousands of mechanical lifeforms came to the designated area and unfolded their mechanical arms, and the precision mechanical structures hidden inside the arms began to operate.

Streaks of light blue energy lines lit up, and a low energy roaring sound resounded through the heavens and earth.

A high-temperature cutting beam swept across the earth, and hard rock was precisely cut like tofu.

Huge mechanical drills unfolded from behind the Mechanical Pioneers, penetrating deep into the underground rock layer to quickly detect the geological structure.

In just one day, a huge prototype of a metal city appeared on the originally barren plain.

Fang Yun was very interested in these lifeforms from higher dimensions, and he carefully observed their construction activities.

The first thing built by the Mechanical Pioneers was the core building of the entire mechanical civilization—the Mechanical Manufacturing Center.

This was a huge black metal building with a height of over one hundred meters, and its surface was covered with complex energy lines.

In the central position was a huge mechanical core, and countless mechanical arms revolved around the core.

According to 001's introduction, this place would be responsible for work such as mechanical parts manufacturing, industrial equipment production, mechanical lifeform maintenance, and basic material processing in the future.

Then came the energy center, which was used to transform various energy crystals and store energy, providing power for all mechanical lifeforms.

At the same time, a mechanical research institute and an automated production base were also established.

Only seven days passed, and huge changes took place in the west of the Divine Kingdom.

The originally barren land had turned into a mechanical city taking initial shape, with tens of thousands of Mechanical Pioneers shuttling through it.

The entire area was filled with a high-tech atmosphere of a future society.

001 spoke: "Lord God, the basic mechanical civilization has been established. It is currently at the basic industrialized civilization stage, belonging to the lowest-level Level 1 mechanical civilization."

"Currently, the Mechanical Pioneer Race already has basic industrial production capabilities. If it is to be further improved, it still needs to continue investing resources for upgrades."

Fang Yun was very satisfied watching the other party build a city of machinery in just a few short days.

But the current industrialization level of the Divine Kingdom was meaningless to him, so he immediately asked: "Now, if we want to enter the next stage, how much resource investment is still needed?"

Mechanical leader 001 stood in front of Fang Yun, the energy core on its chest slowly flashing.

Hearing Fang Yun's question, it didn't answer immediately, but raised its hand and unfolded a huge data projection, with countless mechanical data streams intertwining in mid-air.

"The main function of the Level 1 mechanical civilization is to establish the basic framework of mechanical civilization. It can enable the Divine Kingdom to get rid of the restriction of relying purely on flesh-and-blood lifeforms for development."

"But..."

The mechanical leader looked at Fang Yun.

"According to my understanding, a pure industrial system has limited value for extraordinary civilization wars."

Fang Yun nodded, and he was very clear about this point.

Now his Dragon-Elephant Legion had already stepped onto the extraordinary path.

Ordinary mechanical equipment, and even ordinary firearms, simply could not change the battle situation.

In his vision, the mechanical civilization must at least be able to manufacture mechas, intelligent machinery, and huge mechanical legions, which could truly affect future wars.

001 continued: "The next stage will enter the Level 2 mechanical civilization [Era of Automation and Intelligent Machinery]."

"The Level 2 mechanical civilization will complete the leap from 'mechanical production' to 'mechanical intelligence'. By then, the mechanical civilization will have true independent development capabilities in a real sense."

"It can unlock the smart core system, establish advanced artificial intelligence, and possess functions such as independent calculation and deduction analysis."

"It can also establish a more advanced automated production system. Current production still requires the participation of a large number of engineering lifeforms. After reaching the Level 2 mechanical civilization, the production line will have autonomous operating capabilities, and factories can produce 24/7."

"Unlock the production of primary mechanical units, such as engineering machinery, exploration mechanical beasts, primary combat machinery, smart auxiliary units, etc."

Speaking of this, 001 paused: "The Mechanical Pioneer Race can start manufacturing new mechanical lifeforms, and the number of mechanical lifeforms in the Divine Kingdom will grow rapidly. The above expenses are expected to require 5 to 10 billion Faith Value."

Hearing this, Fang Yun's mouth twitched. Holy crap, where would he get so much Faith Value right now?

Fang Yun knew in his heart that the establishment and investment of a mechanical civilization was not a matter of a day or two; even this 5 to 10 billion Faith Value was estimated to be just the tip of the iceberg.

He bought another 100 million Faith Value worth of basic supplies, letting 001 continue to build infrastructure first, and waiting until he had money later to start the next step of construction.

After dealing with everything, Fang Yun exited the Divine Kingdom.

Lying on the bed, he opened his smart watch and found a prompt for a new message.

It was a message from Marshal Fang Qing, and Fang Yun clicked open the dialog window.

[Yun'er, remember to return to Yuxiu Star next Monday. Yu'er will also come back. At that time, I will send someone to pick you up. Remember to keep the itinerary secret and do not disclose it to anyone.]

Yuxiu Star was where the ancestral land of the Fang Family was located. The entire planet belonged to the assets of the Fang Family, and basically all members of the Fang Family lived there.

Fang Yun looked at this message, a trace of doubt emerging in his heart. Didn't his father say that there might be a mole in the family, and before checking it clearly, he shouldn't return to the Fang Family?

Why would the meeting place this time be arranged here?

Outside the window, dark clouds gathered, and the rumbling sound of summer thunder rang out. Fang Yun came to the window, and the air was filled with the scent of earth and green grass.

This was the unique smell before a summer rainstorm.

Leaves danced in all directions in the wind on the branches. Summer rain came as soon as it was said, and soon the dense raindrops outside the window connected into a thin line between the heavens and earth.

After closing the window, the babbling sound of rain was completely isolated outside the window.

Fang Yun's heart didn't calm down because of this; he felt a bit uneasy, always feeling that his father asking him to go home this time revealed a trace of weirdness.