72: Chapter 72 Treasure Bowl

Old Zhang wiped his hands on his apron and looked at the five thousand square meters of ecological farm growing wildly before him, but he also had some concerns.

"Boss, there aren't many high-end potions and essences, so we have no problem refining them by hand."

Old Zhang pointed to the mountain of purple mutant crops piled up nearby.

"But the raw material output for the [Blood Crystal Special Combat Canned Food] and [wind spirit spirit-stabilizing special drink] is just too terrifying. Relying on the simple equipment Qingqing and I have now, working day and night, a few hundred portions a day is already the limit. Most of the materials can only sit in the warehouse gathering dust."

He scratched his head and sighed: "If we really want to achieve mass production for external sales, we must get a set of processing production lines with fully automatic assembly lines."

"Assembly line?"

Zhou An rubbed his chin.

"You're right, everyone has their specialty. Your core value as a chef is developing recipes and processing high-end ingredients; making you spend all day on the assembly line tightening screws is truly a waste of talent. Leave the equipment matter to me."

Zhou An reassured Old Zhang and opened the regional Trading House.

Legendary-grade blueprints, especially those for logistics production, could never circulate on the market; even if one appeared, it would be snapped up in an instant. Those major factions hold onto them tighter than their own lives.

"It seems I have no choice but to find him."

Zhou An immediately pulled up the communication panel and poked City Lord Zhao Tianyu.

Zhou An: "City Lord Zhao, are you busy? Do you have any legendary-grade food processing assembly line blueprints in your hands? The requirement is that it must be able to connect directly to my vehicle's main control AI, fully automatic production."

A few dozen seconds later, City Lord Zhao Tianyu's message came back.

City Lord Zhao Tianyu: "?"

City Lord Zhao Tianyu: "Do you take me for Doraemon? A legendary-grade food production line?"

City Lord Zhao Tianyu: "This thing is a strategic-level reserve among logistics blueprints! Even with our tens of thousands in [Sky Engine], only the most core legions are qualified to enjoy high-end food produced by this kind of assembly line. Even if I had one, it's not for sale. What do you intend to trade with? I'll say this upfront: if you want to use that batch of level four materials to pay off the debt, forget about it."

Zhou An had been prepared for this; the corners of his mouth curled up. He didn't waste words explaining, simply tossing over screenshots of the attribute panels for [Blood Crystal Special Combat Canned Food (Epic Grade)] and [wind spirit spirit-stabilizing special drink (Epic Grade)].

Zhou An: "How about using this to pay it off?"

Zhou An: "Instant stamina recovery, anti-fatigue, and it can also stabilize SAN values and enhance dynamic vision. Zero side effects."

Zhou An: "The most critical point is, as long as the equipment is in place, my supply of raw materials can be said to be endless. Your [Sky Engine] guild is out exploring in the thunderstorm season below; the consumption of this kind of epic-grade combat rations must be an astronomical figure, right?"

City Lord Zhao Tianyu on the other end of the communication was silent for a full three minutes.

As the leader of the number one guild, City Lord Zhao Tianyu knew the strategic value of these two items all too well.

Even the elites among current survivors mostly eat ordinary meat. This kind of epic-grade food with powerful buffs is a second life at critical moments! Moreover, Zhou An actually dared to say he could supply it "endlessly"?

City Lord Zhao Tianyu: "I can give you this blueprint, but the price will definitely not be low. I want two hundred thousand portions of each of these two products!"

Zhou An: "Deal. However, we need to change the transaction order; you send me the blueprint first."

City Lord Zhao Tianyu: "?"

Zhou An: "There are only five mouths in my fortress right now. If you make me hand-craft four hundred thousand portions one bottle at a time, I won't be able to deliver the goods even after this rainy season ends. You give me the blueprint first, I'll install the machine and let the intelligent AI run it continuously, and I'll deliver the products to you in batches as they are made."

City Lord Zhao Tianyu: "Fine. Let's sign a system contract directly. Deliver the goods in batches; the blueprint is sent to you."

The contract was signed, and immediately after, a blueprint radiating brilliant golden light landed steadily into Zhou An's backpack.

Zhou An immediately clicked to view the blueprint:

[Blueprint: 'Cornucopia' · Fully Automatic Assembly Line (Golden Legendary)]

Category: Logistics Manufacturing Module

Function: Simply set the recipe and input raw materials; the micro-bionic robotic arms built into the assembly line will carry out fully automatic processing.

Features:

[AI Management]: Can perfectly connect to the vehicle's main control intelligence, realizing a one-stop unmanned service from collection and cleaning to canning.

[Psionic Lock]: The psionic loss rate of the finished product is 0%, and there is even a 5% extremely low probability of triggering a "Quality Critical Hit" to produce cross-tier mutant food.

[High-Speed Production]: The peak capacity can reach 30,000 portions/day.

"Tsk tsk, these attributes are practically tailor-made for our farm."

Looking at this legendary-grade blueprint that could be called a logistics artifact, Zhou An couldn't help but smack his lips, letting out a heartfelt exclamation.

"But then again, to be able to casually pull out a legendary-grade logistics blueprint... it really has to be these top-tier major guilds with unfathomable foundations."

Zhou An leaned against the doorframe, toying with the blueprint in his hand.

"Compared to war machines like them, my five-person team is at most a nouveau riche."

"The blueprint is a good one, but where to install this behemoth is a problem."

Zhou An looked at the footprint displayed on the holographic projection and rubbed his chin.

The interior space of the fortress had undergone several expansions, and the functional areas had been clearly divided.

The second floor was now a purely residential area; Zhou An had long ago let EVA renovate it into four independent luxury bedrooms, along with a spacious public leisure living room; the third floor was the heavy firepower arsenal and ammunition storage.

All daily work facilities, including Old Zhang's kitchen and this new assembly line, could only be arranged on the first floor.

"EVA, clear out an empty space next to the first-floor kitchen and install the production line there."

Zhou An marked out an area on the floor plan and instructed: "Although it will be a bit crowded, it will be convenient for Old Zhang to take ingredients nearby, and he can also monitor the recipe ratios at any time."

"Command received. Area is being re-planned, expected to occupy 35% of the first floor space, beginning assembly."

Accompanied by a slight mechanical hum and the sound of metal interlocking, the metal partitions on the first floor quickly retreated and reorganized.

In just a few minutes, a massive assembly line full of cyberpunk heavy industrial style rose from the ground, with a faint golden glow representing legendary status flickering on its silver-gray casing.

Just after the installation was finished, Luo Ning, with a head of messy hair, biting on a lollipop, and shuffling in slippers, wandered down from the second floor.

"Yo, Boss, new toy?"

Luo Ning's eyes lit up, and she immediately leaned in. She circled the legendary-grade production line twice, reached out to knock on the thick casing, and then pulled a miniature scanner from her pocket, scanning the control panel.

"Tsk tsk, 'Cornucopia'... truly good stuff."

Luo Ning narrowed her eyes, looking at the data on the scanner, and changed the subject.

"However, the internal energy circuit settings are too conservative, right? Boss, I want to modify it, can I?"

Zhou An looked at her eyes flickering with fanatical light, and the corner of his eye couldn't help but twitch.

"How do you want to modify it?"

Zhou An retreated a step cautiously.

"This is legendary-grade equipment, and I'm counting on it to make life-saving rations to pay off debts. Don't go swinging a wrench and ruin my hundreds of thousands in orders."

"Don't worry, Boss! Purely physical modification, absolutely safe! I swear on my hair, I guarantee to give you a big surprise!"

Luo Ning patted her chest with a thumping sound, her face full of certainty.

"Fine, just don't break it."

Zhou An waved his hand.

"I'm going up to handle that batch of materials for City Lord Zhao Tianyu, take it easy."