Chapter 590 [The Old Blacksmith] & Y1130

While Zhao Shuying stayed at Yu Xunge's house for lunch, the area around the villa was cleared out.

With all the divine talents mobilized, not only were all the players emptied out, but their previous residences were also demolished, and all the construction debris was cleared away.

Yu Xunge stood with Tu Lan and Zhao Shuying in the open space. Nearby stood a dozen or so player teams who had come to handle the old blacksmith's requests and to observe and learn the old blacksmith's workshop-building techniques.

She raised her hand and used the [Old Blacksmith] skill.

The moment the burly humanoid figure shone with light, Zhao Shuying asked worriedly, "Will the old blacksmith be responsible for the materials in this workshop?"

Yu Xunge didn't know either. Precisely because he didn't know, he ended up dragging Dinghai into it. What if they needed the materials? Would you just stand by and watch?

The light dimmed, and a giant, whose height was conservatively estimated to be 3 meters tall, stood in place. He sat down with a thud, looked at Yu Xunge, and spoke in a language that Yu Xunge could not understand.

The translator she and Dinghai currently use also cannot translate it.

Fortunately, B8017913 understood; it was saying, "I'm hungry!"

After Yu Xunge translated for Zhao Shuying, the people of Dinghai brought up all the delicacies and wines they had prepared beforehand. Half of them were ordinary dishes, and the other half were delicacies and wines made by master chefs.

If you ask Yu Xunge what she's most worried about, it's that the old blacksmith wants delicacies, which means she'll have to step in and spend some of her time making the dishes for him.

Fortunately, the old blacksmith wasn't picky; he just had a big appetite.

While the old blacksmith was eating and drinking, Yu Xunge also completed the initial communication with him.

She wasn't in a hurry to build the alchemy workshop; she wanted to first build the engineering workshop so that Tulan could research something to protect the villa.

Moreover, she was deeply influenced by Hedgehog.

He was a legendary figure who could brew batch after batch of magic potions simply by standing in a humble corner of an alchemy shop.

The environment is important, but not that important.

Give her a study and a crucible and she can refine it.

She had Tulane state her various requirements for the engineering workshop, and the old blacksmith Tom Jerry wrote them down one by one and then made his own requirements.

Tom Jerry needs 200 catties of food and 100 catties of wine every day, and the rating must be above 80. With enough food and wine, he can complete a 1,000-square-meter workshop in 10 days. Yu Xunge thinks that at least half of the time is spent eating.

As for the materials, Yu Xunge would naturally provide them: steel, ore, wood, and metal. The better the materials he provided, the better the workshop he could build.

If the materials are precious enough, they may exhibit some magical properties, such as increasing inspiration or having a chance to upgrade potions.

Yu Xunge then asked, "Didn't you say you'd create a top-tier workshop for me according to my wishes?"

Tom Jerry said, "The materials you provide are your expression of goodwill."

Yu Xunge: "..." It's a real shame that this old blacksmith isn't in sales.

After Yu Xunge and Zhao Shuying finished translating the passage, she didn't say a word. She crossed her arms and stared at the sky, and Zhao Shuying followed her gaze.

The atmosphere fell silent for a moment.

The player standing behind Zhao Shuying couldn't hold back any longer and asked in a low voice, "What does that mean?"

Zhao Shuying sighed and said, "...we need aerospace materials."

Unsure if the material was suitable, Yu Xunge suddenly turned her head, her gaze towards Zhao Shuying filled with intense admiration and shock: You can even read this?!

Even Tulan had the same expression: Dragon's shock!

Zhao Shuying closed her eyes and smiled, then raised her hands and pressed them down: "Within the system, it's all basic operations, just basic operations."

Other players: ...Sorry, we didn't understand either.

Zhao Shuying asked proactively, "Aren't we using materials from Zhelan?"

Zelan has a long history and a long gaming history. Many of its materials have magical properties and are of higher quality.

Yu Xunge shook her head. Although she did not indulge in pleasure, she would not refuse to use better things if she could. She was not a hermit.

However… she told Zhao Shuying about some of her discoveries: “Have you traveled to all 36 main cities of Zelan? Their buildings all use things from their own race, especially the three main cities of Polar Day, Polar Night, and Four Seasons. Almost every item there reminds one of the Forest Sea.”

Even if the three floating islands were completely separated from the Forest Sea, it's still too exaggerated. After all, the main city was built later, and they didn't see or hear about any main city in the tower.

Zhao Shuying guessed: "A sense of racial honor?"

Yu Xunge was still unaware of the situation, but Zai Jiu had already been able to communicate with her and even given her game skins, which made her wonder.

The technology for carrying wine is not weak. The top-quality materials here may be inferior to those in Zelan, but they are not so bad that she would look down on them.

She couldn't tell Zhao Shuying about Zai Jiu's conversation with her. She said, "I'll try not to let the traces of Zai Jiu disappear. This is just my intuition."

"Your intuition is very important." Zhao Shuying wasn't flattering her. The fact that Yu Xunge could make the global announcement for Zaijiu ring so cheerfully every time it was for her, and that the three characters of Yu Xunge would turn gold, bold, and flashing, said a lot. Yu Xunge's intuition was not to be ignored.

Zhao Shuying naturally did not object to Yu Xunge's decision. She also suggested that after the game invasion, the Dinghai Research Department would invent and manufacture higher-quality materials, which would then be transported over for the old blacksmith to select, and any excess would be left for Tu Lan to study.

Yu Xunge nodded her thanks. Dinghai was generous, and she wasn't stingy either: "After the alchemy workshop and engineering workshop are built, I will summon the old blacksmith for you twice for free."

After saying that, she handed her translator to Zhao Shuying. During their conversation, B8017913 had already transmitted the language of the old blacksmith Tom Jerry. After outsourcing the task, Yu Xunge took B8017913 back to the villa.

Tu Lan wanted to stay here and oversee her engineering workshop, and Yu Xunge followed her lead.

The first thing she did when she got home was to take out what she had remembered while discussing materials with the old blacksmith. She took out the three iron boxes she had stolen from the diners and asked B8017913, "What are these? Can they be used as materials for the workshop?"

B8017913 said, "This is the external power core of the Mech Race, similar to a power bank in your world. If a Mech Race member runs out of power while acting alone, it can use it to recharge. It's quite expensive, and not all Mech Race members have it. In terms of wages, I would have to work as a diamond miner for eight to ten years to buy one."

Yu Xunge's eyes lit up. Charging is great! Although it's not a loss to give the World Tomb to B8017913 for charging, wouldn't it be better to save the money to feed Zaijiu?

However, her first question was: "Why didn't you buy anything? What happened to the money you earned from your previous job? Did you lose it all?"

B8017913, who was about to answer a question about power banks, paused for a moment and replied, "...I didn't have a salary before. The mechanical race didn't have salaries in the past. It wasn't until nine years ago, when a senior mechanical race leader led the mechanical race in rebellion, that the mechanical race started to have salaries."

Yu Xunge asked curiously, "What series of mechanical race?"

The voice of B8017913 changed slightly, becoming solemn and dignified, as if it were mentioning a cherished name: "Y series, Y1130."

Yu Xunge was just satisfying her curiosity, and once she was done, she brought the topic back: "So how do you charge this power bank?"

B8017913: "Let it bask in the sun or moonlight of the world, let it be blown by the wind, rained on, or buried by heavy snow, it doesn't matter."

Yu Xunge played with the iron box, silently calling for the wine in his heart.

[Zaijiu, are you there? Will this affect you?]

Previously, Zaijiu rarely responded to her except when he took the initiative to talk to her, but this time he did.

【Won't】

Yu Xunge then gave all three power banks to B8017913.