This game is so weird!

7:30 p.m.

Explore the base lobby.

Li Ang has already possessed the avatar of the exploration captain, and has been idly operating the exploration captain while eating and spacing out in the hall for half an hour.

Pineapple Bun, Er Miao, and the others haven't logged on yet.

Damn it, does it really take this long to eat? Two or three hours have passed since 5 PM, and he hasn't even told the bartender what time he'll be back...

We'll solve your food problem sooner or later!

Eating offline is a waste of time. You can enjoy food online. As long as you have basic nutrition and food to eat offline, that's enough.

Li Ang began to think, "It's easy for me to talk when I'm not the one suffering."

I was thinking of casually asking the funny face to write down a note for future reference, but after thinking about it, I took out the little notebook I used to write player manuals, left a few pages blank, and wrote it down.

To be improved:

Chefs – the allure of delicious food.

Offline player nutrition solutions – eliminating worries.

Offline player's Five Grains Reincarnation Solution - Never mind, we'll discuss that later.

Another ten minutes or so passed, and just as Li Ang was getting bored and poking at the last piece of fish fillet with his fork, Er Miao, Ye Yu, and Mu Yu finally walked into the hall.

As the isolation pod door opened, the three of them rushed in. Ye Yu, who was walking in front, was feeding Pikachu, who was sitting on his shoulder, fries covered in ketchup. Er Miao followed behind, staring at Pikachu with envy.

Who wouldn't love a squirrel that can eat, drink, and relieve itself on its own, is clean, and doesn't destroy things?

Not to mention its damage is much stronger than that broken survival knife, and it's practically perfect except for not being able to swim!

Just then, Er Miao saw Li Ang sitting in the hall. She quickly crossed the night rain and rushed to Li Ang.

"Captain! Captain!"

"Can I develop a Pokémon pet?"

"sure."

Li Ang nodded. Sure enough, no girl could resist the temptation of pets. Then, by getting an exoskeleton armor, they could harvest money from the boys, thus completing the base's internal cycle.

You have to raise Pokémon, right? Feeding them and leveling them up will drain any extra money girls have; changing weapons and equipment and upgrading versions will also drain any money boys have.

Do you want beautiful and powerful Pokémon and cool, high-tech armor?

Go and work hard, for all the treasures are hidden at the end of your work!

A bright future awaits us!

"What are we waiting for, Captain? Let's go!"

Er Miao hurriedly reached out and pulled Li Ang up from his seat.

"Let's go now, follow me."

Li Ang calmly withdrew his hand, turned around and led the way, passing through the corridor and into the research room at the back of the hall.

A futuristic device occupied most of the room, pressed tightly against the wall. In the metal grooves on its bright silver surface, a few hidden circuits flickered blue with each breath. Three huge mechanical arms held up several concentric rings, the smallest of which was more than two meters in diameter. Compared to the biological incubation chambers of the pioneering base, this research facility could be used for almost all physical research and creation.

The only possible limitations are the user's imagination, the materials available, and the machine's strength and energy supply.

This is the core imperial technology that Li Ang unlocked earlier by spending 1 general technology point. It is the top recommended general technology for newcomers in the pioneering base guide – Creation Machine.

This is a technological crown built upon the empire's AI computing power, integrating cutting-edge technologies from multiple disciplines such as mathematics, physics, biology, chemistry, and even theology.

It has similar biological cultivation functions to the pioneering base we used before, but is more versatile.

The Creation Machine can freely combine and utilize the knowledge possessed by the Empire, use the provided materials to design implementation plans according to the user's ideas, and consume energy to complete the physical production.

This is a top-tier imperial technology that combines the simulation computing of a supercomputer with the object generation of a super-manufacturer. Only imperial-affiliated forces are eligible to apply for its use, and each application is limited to one time.

The most critical core technologies were all transported and airdropped to Pioneer Base 343 by Imperial frigates after the application was submitted.

Essentially, it's a form of imperial welfare, paid out at a loss, and also intended to stimulate rapid development on newly explored planets.

After all, as long as the pioneers have excellent ideas, they can quickly verify the value of the planet's unique resources in the materials used, reduce the time and money spent by researchers, and quickly realize the output of products/design blueprints, providing a source of income for the pioneering base.

Once a resource of sufficient value is discovered, the pioneers can submit an application to invite the Imperial Research Institute to remotely intervene and jointly develop it.

Of course, this option is a two-way choice.

The development base can choose whether to invite members, and the research institute can choose whether it is interested in joining.

Therefore, the Creation Machine was widely praised by the Imperial forces and pioneers as soon as it was launched, and even won the Cosmic Award that year.

It perfectly integrated the entirety of the Empire's science and technology and helped users quickly monetize their creative inspiration, contributing significantly to the explosive growth of the Empire's technology and intellectual property at the time.

Later, other forces donated all their technologies to the Creation Machine, thereby obtaining the right to use them, which further solidified the Empire's technological hegemony in the universe.

The only drawback is that it is temporarily unable to create life forms with advanced intelligence, but this is insignificant compared to its other advantages, since other technologies cannot quickly create advanced intelligent life forms either.

The creation machine in front of them was built by Li Ang using the base's top-tier resources after he obtained the technology core.

Once completed, the area surrounding the research lab will be under 24-hour surveillance and patrolled by bio-engineered guards.

It is intended to be used to provide research and development services for players initially, and then moved to a more suitable location later.

Wow!

Looking at the futuristic equipment in front of them, Ye Yu and the other two exclaimed in amazement, and even Pikachu opened its mouth in surprise.

"This is the pinnacle of our base's technology, and we can provide customized R&D services for you."

"So, who wants to go first?"

"I'll do it! I'll do it!"

Er Miao jumped up excitedly, then turned to look at Ye Yu and Mu Yu, her eyes revealing a hint of pleading, "Can I go first?"

"OK."

"I finally recovered."

Neither Ye Yu nor Mu Yu had any objections; in fact, Ye Yu even offered to be last.

"Okay, Ms. Er Miao, what would you like to make?"

"Please note that exclusive licensing is not currently supported for pet products. However, you can purchase blueprints to breed them yourself. After others purchase blueprints to breed them, or after the base breeds them, you will receive a certain percentage of the product's value as compensation."

Er Miao stroked his chin and thought for a while before finally confirming:

"I want a Pokémon, an aquatic one, preferably a starter! Oh, and how about Lugia?"

"Hmm... Lugia's success rate isn't high."

Li Ang connected to the machine and inputted his concept of Lugia through imagination. He concluded that it consumed a great deal of energy and required a large number of energy crystals or high-energy items as core materials.

The creation machine automatically retrieved the base's inventory and concluded that the feasibility was close to zero.

"It's basically zero, or do you have any high-energy items? The more powerful the creation, the more powerful the materials it needs."

"Ah...then let's stick with the starter Pokémon. Popplio is cute too."

Er Miao scratched her cheek with her finger and then took out a yellow crystal from her bag.

"As for high-energy items, would this topaz be suitable?"

"Oh?"