Terra Tinkers Construct is fine.

—Look, this is what you said. I never said I was a survivor of a previous civilization. It's none of my business how you made it up.

Milan, who not only chuckled inwardly but also smiled outwardly, continued, "Secondly, [Canned Food] isn't important to me, but I don't have the habit of throwing it away after use; as I said, I have an independent cooperative relationship with Rhodes Island, so at least the contributions [Canned Food] has made to Rhodes Island should be enough to make them freeload for a while, right?"

"Of course, please trust Rhodes Island's commitment and reputation in this regard."

Kal'tsit said earnestly, "The members of the [Canned Food] organization are deeply grateful for Rhodes Island's help, so naturally they are all guests of Rhodes Island; and even without this connection, treating the infected and sheltering refugees is part of Rhodes Island's mission."

"Rhodes Island has never had the habit of unilaterally giving up on lives. Even for infected individuals who are temporarily unable to repay their debts, Rhodes Island will not disregard the patient's emotions and act aggressively."

"There's no need to emphasize that, I naturally know that, which is why I think Rhodes Island did a good job."

Milan waved his hand, skipping over Kal'tsit's overt and covert actions, and said, "Lastly, I have some research to do. Rhodes Island, through its engineering department, should set up a studio for me and grant me some start-up resources and cooperation permissions."

"Of course, I don't intend to take your money for nothing. I'm discussing a deal with you based on cooperation. Is there a problem?"

Kal'tsit's heart skipped a beat: even in a pre-civilization with such advanced technology, statistically speaking, not all of the old Dengs who are still alive today are scientists and technicians.

But Milan's words, "We need to do research," almost knocked her off her feet and gave her PTSD on the spot. The former civilization's scientists were surrounded by a dazzling array of people, not to mention that she was in the prophet's social circle, where her friends were as numerous as immortals—let alone Terra, if you sent any of them to the Sea Tiger set, they probably wouldn't have any trouble adapting.

"Your research..."

For once, her voice trailed off, as if she dared not not answer, yet was trying to buy herself even a second or two while her head was racing to think of a response; Milan's eyes immediately turned to her, and he did not reprimand her, but simply repeated himself.

"Is there a problem?"

"...No, it's not a problem. I'll instruct the engineering department to cooperate, and the logistics department will handle the resources. You can directly contact the person in charge, Kroos, with my authorization. I'll give you her contact information."

Kal'tsit nodded slightly, her voice returning to its usual steady tone; after a brief pause, seeing that Milan had no intention of adding anything, she said, "That's all. If there's nothing else, I won't bother you any longer."

"Well, go and do your work."

The flames in the furnace, seemingly out of place in reality, went out. Hearing the sound, she rose and saw Milan reach out from the square furnace, and a crystalline brick, radiating a warm light from within, appeared in his hand. Milan then examined the crystal, casually saying, "Please get this done soon and let me know. Don't just stand here wasting time; my research on Originium has only just started to make some progress..."

—No, wait a minute, what are you researching that you've made some progress on?

Kal'tsit's expression changed drastically as she opened the door, and she almost felt her legs go weak; but once she stepped out of the room, Milan's voice and the warm air heated by the fireplace were shut out behind the door—she swayed and quickly grabbed the wall to avoid looking disheveled.

The pressure that had been forcibly ignored suddenly surged up like a tide, making it impossible for even her to maintain her composure.

"……call."

Kelsey let out a sigh.

Only now did she clearly realize that the inner fabric of her uniform was soaked with cold sweat, and even her transparent boots were covered with a layer of hazy moisture.

—For now, this is considered the end…

Kal'tsit shifted her position, leaning against the wall, and closed her eyes, hiding her shifting emotions within her heart.

—It was a huge gamble, but at least we won the initial bet…

At least, a channel of communication has been established, and the other party is willing to remain within the observable range for the time being, and has even shown a certain degree of recognition of Rhodes Island.

That's fine.

It's much better than the situation was expected.

As for the price of keeping this situation under control for the time being, it is to accommodate an old popsicle from a pre-civilization to conduct research on the ship, who may not necessarily cause any strange disturbances.

What can I do?

He can only accept it—at least as long as he still has obvious goodwill towards Amiya and the Doctor, and towards Rhodes Island, there is still a possibility of further understanding and guiding this ancestor.

—A qualified materials scientist is researching Originium, and has even made some preliminary progress…

This is really...

Kal'tsit's lips twitched slightly, forming a helpless smile; the air circulating inside the Rhodes Island ship still carried a faint smell of disinfectant, which helped her dispel some of the dizziness and regain her senses. She withdrew her hand from the wall and stood up straight as usual.

In short, a detailed report is needed now, direct authorization in my name is required, and Kroos needs to be notified...

...Why does my foot feel sticky?

She started walking towards the elevator leading to the upper floor.

【Originium Crystal Shell】

As the most common by-product of Originium ore on this land, it is not rare in essence. It's just that the density and strength requirements for meeting the needs of the Originium industry make most wild Originium crystal shells worthless.

But Milan is different.

The furnaces and crafting tables in Minecraft aren't as delicate as those in reality. The fact that Terrans' technology is limited and they can't use them doesn't mean that Minecraft's rules, which only recognize the properties and scale of matter, are unusable—although perhaps it's because Milan hasn't yet come into contact with any secret crystal creations and hasn't unlocked the synthesis formulas...

But that doesn't stop him from using this thing simply as an equivalent [Amethyst Fragment] in the synthesis!

Although the material [Amethyst] cannot be used to synthesize any valuable items for him—for example, a telescope synthesized from copper ingots is not necessarily better than a real telescope, and there is no crafting recipe for this substance itself, its performance as a Tinker's Construct material is mediocre and its special attributes are not particularly useful.

(From the module "Mushroom Fantasy")

However, there is one point that is very important to Milan at present and cannot be ignored: this may be the most likely source for him to synthesize a large number of [Artisan Soul Alloy] in the short term.

Amethyst Bronze

Tier 3 Mining/Range/Armor Materials

- The basic stats are generally poor, with only the durability being somewhat acceptable.

- The tool term "Crush" increases the mining speed when excavating low-strength materials.

- The armor attribute "Crystal Blade" increases attack speed, but the wearer can only block when facing a specific direction.

- The ranged ability "Crystallize" increases the initial velocity of projectiles, but also limits the user to shooting arrows only when facing a specific direction.

To be honest, the material [Amethyst Bronze] is hard to praise. Apart from being an easy-to-obtain "diamond-level" mining tool in the early stages, its performance in all aspects is not suitable as a weapon or armor. It only has some potential as a tool.

Generally speaking, it's undeniable that for Tinkers' Construct players: "Diamond" mining level is worthless, as it can be achieved with just one diamond, which also replenishes enough of the durability cap; "Alloy" is also worthless, because whether you're a newbie or a veteran, there will always be someone who accidentally puts copper and gold into the furnace together, resulting in an alloy [Rose Gold], and then gets a headache looking at a furnace full of cute pink.

But, but!

Given that gold is a precious metal, amethyst and bronze immediately become the simplest and most efficient way for Milan to obtain [alloys]. As for any alloy, it doesn't matter, as long as it's an alloy, it's just to meet the crafting requirements for the next Tinkers' Construct work block.

【The Artisan's Anvil】!

(How many artisans, while crafting their anvils, were actually laughing in exasperation as they drew out the rose gold from the furnace and hammered it into this thing?)

This is an upgrade from the Artisan's Station, which can only craft tools from 3 or fewer parts. It can now craft wide tools from 3 or more parts, allowing for the crafting of higher-level and more diverse equipment!

Milan's equipable list has more than doubled!

"Let me see, what new things have appeared all of a sudden..."

Milan, unable to wait any longer, immediately crafted the [Amethyst Bronze Craftsman's Anvil] and dropped it onto the cabin floor with a "duang" sound, then opened the GUI interface of the craftsman's anvil.

"【Pickle】? Garbage."

"【Slashing Blade】【Longbow】【Battle Axe】—Long time no see, old friend."

"[Javelin] [Halberd] [Heavy Shield]... Goodness, it's finally time to see you guys."

To be honest, Milan immediately had the urge to completely upgrade his equipment – ​​looking at the blueprints that were already lit up in the crafting interface, he even felt his eyes were shining.

But considering the materials at hand... Milan clicked her tongue and looked at another product obtained from the Originium research.

[Refining Originium]

Milan: "A rail cleaning machine, maybe we could give it a try...?"

Chapter 108: Rhodes Island's Ideals

[Refining Originium]

- Special minerals from Terra, widely used as a primary energy source in the native civilization due to their energy properties; refined Originium has purer properties and can perform better energy supply or other functions than inferior quality Originium.

- Equivalent label: Redstone Dust: Can only be used as a substitute for "Redstone Dust" when participating in crafting, and can also be used as Redstone Dust for redstone wiring; cannot be used to craft "Redstone Block".

-Limited Energy: Recognized and accepted by MC rules as an energy source, it can be used to power redstone machinery based on consumption.

"hiss……"

Although it's not the original infinitely energy-powered redstone, considering that there's no Overworld and redstone can't be mined anyway, it's already quite remarkable that there's a substitute to make do with. Milan doesn't have any objections in this regard.

As a substance that also possesses the properties of "energy" and "information," Originium can replace Redstone to a certain extent, which surprised Milan even though he had this conjecture; but after the surprise came the delight. He did not require Originium to have the property of "infinity" like MC Redstone, because even if it is not infinite, as long as its properties are usable, it already has value to Milan.

The value of starting a new era.

Milan isn't a generator player, but as a Minecraft player, he's not completely clueless about generator machines—for example, the previous wire generator, hook generator, and now the rail generator.

Just looking at the name, there doesn't seem to be anything special about it, right?

After all, the existence of the excavator means that iron has become infinite. Even with redstone, the only difference is that it evolves from manual to automatic to improve efficiency. This may indeed be important for Minecraft, since even the slowest Minecraft is still a game.

But when everything became a reality, including the production and consumption of iron, the significance of automation for Milan seemed to be just so-so?

But that's not the point.

In Minecraft, iron can be used to craft rails, and rail-making machines are indeed an automated and efficient way to produce iron from the void. However, rail-related items in Minecraft are not limited to iron. With the Tinkers' Construct, the materials that can be recycled by smelting rails from the furnace are no longer limited to iron.

That's the point.

Powered rails

-Original Minecraft items

-6 gold ingots + 1 stick + 1 redstone dust = 6 powered rails

- Smelting and recycling: 1 gold ingot

"Holy crap, infinite gold!"

Milan gasped, stroking her chin, and looked around her cramped cabin, lost in thought.

—Kal'tsit, don't keep me waiting too long.

Kelsey didn't keep Milan waiting for long.

Given the need for covert operations in Chernobog, the plan to rescue the Doctor was to be carried out at night from the very beginning, which meant that Milan and her group actually spent the entire night working. Amiya, Ace, and other Rhodes Island operators, along with the Doctor who had just awakened from the sarcophagus and everyone else who had boarded Rhodes Island, were all arranged to rest in their accommodations, which was exactly when they were feeling drowsy.

The sun was just rising behind the thick clouds—a time when most normal people, including Rhodes Island operators, were waking up from their dreams and starting a new day's work.

Milan's thoughts were interrupted by a knock on the door.

Outside the door stood a short Sarkaz girl with long, beautiful black hair that was casually tied up, revealing pointed ears. She wore a slightly oversized white T-shirt and an even looser jacket, the hem of the T-shirt directly exposing her legs, giving her an air of carefree nonchalance.

She can only be called a beautiful girl because of her natural good looks.

The moment the door opened, Milan could see a clear look of surprise flash in the other person's eyes as they looked at her, a hint of bloodshot in their gaze; but she quickly composed herself, cleared her throat, and spoke in a deliberately businesslike tone:

“Mr. Milan? Hello, I am Kroos, Chief Engineer and Head of Logistics for Rhodes Island.”

"I received a notification from Dr. Kal'tsit to come and meet you. I hope she informed you of my visit in advance... By the way, this is the equipment that Dr. Kal'tsit asked me to bring. It's an internal terminal for Rhodes Island, and the permissions have been set up to facilitate your communication and travel within the ship."

As she spoke, she took a communicator with the Rhodes Island logo from her (not at all like a pretty girl) bag and handed it to her. Milan reached out, took it, raised an eyebrow, and subconsciously asked, "Is it free?"

Kroos: "...Huh? What?"

The Blood Demon Girl blinked, her calm demeanor in her crimson eyes instantly replaced by bewilderment; Milan, on the other hand, chuckled and said without any politeness, "I'm not used to you being so distant, you shrewd businessman."

There might be quite a few Arknights players who don't know Kal'tsit, but there's definitely no one who hasn't seen Kroos – she's certainly an acquaintance for Milan, and for most Arknights players, she's an intimately familiar face.

Although she's not actually in the game, this girl, as the head of the logistics department and the mascot of the in-game store, is quite unique and quirky. She's also known as a "shady merchant" and is the direct trading partner for in-game purchases—a label that players have attached to her, especially since this characteristic has been established in the official comics and short animations.

The retail price is 236% of the purchasing department's suggested retail price—are you scared yet?! (laughs)

"Who, who's a swindler!"

Kroos almost instinctively retorted, her feigned seriousness instantly crumbling as she argued, "As the logistics manager, I worked hard to gather supplies and process orders for everyone. It's reasonable for me to only earn a pittance for my hard work and errand fees!"

"……Wait a moment?"

She realized something was wrong as soon as the words left her mouth. The embarrassment lasted only a moment, and was replaced by a confident and curious look.

"you know me?"

"It's quite difficult not to know you."

Milan chuckled softly.

"Oh dear, you should have said so earlier."

Having confirmed it with a glance, Kroos immediately relaxed, her shoulders slumped slightly, and her tone became more casual.

"Looks like I was nervous for nothing. It's all Kal'tsit's fault. She kept emphasizing that he was a special advisor who needed to be taken very seriously and whose reasonable needs had to be met first. She said that I had to be serious and attentive the whole way. I was so nervous that I kept wondering what important person was coming."

"It's something she can arrange."

Milan nodded in agreement, then asked, "How did she describe me to you?"

"Uh, this..."