The blue orb flickered with light and said, "This is a prohibited matter, I cannot answer the question."
Li Cheng took a breath, "Who is Achili in the factory’s prefix? Where is he now?"
The blue orb said, "This is a prohibited matter, I cannot answer the question."
"Where did the factory employees go? Missing or dead?"
"This is a prohibited matter, I cannot answer the question."
"Is that all you can say? Cosplaying Asahina Minori, huh?"
Li Cheng rubbed his forehead, "Then let me ask you, are you male or female?"
Having just been degraded to a pet, Gray Rain naturally wanted to get back at it. She crossed her arms in front of her chest and snorted, "This ball is so dumb, asking is a waste of time."
"The intelligent core has no gender, but if changing appearance can facilitate better communication with you..."
The blue orb continued speaking on its own, with flowing light glimmering around it, gradually transforming into a human woman.
She was nearly three meters tall, with legs taller than most people, skin smooth as jade, hands like tender branches, a face like the bright moon, and a beauty mark at the corner of her eye. Her expression was dignified and inviolable, and the thin green gauze draped over her body outlined an alluring curve.
Oh my gosh, what a sight.
Gray Rain’s eyes widened, almost spitting out liquid metal.
Li Cheng also found his breath taken away.
This was probably how King Zhou felt when he entered the Nuwa Temple back in the day.
Although the reconstructive technology in the slum was extremely advanced, especially that of the Evil Science Alliance, which could even turn Goblins into quite handsome men and women,
they all seemed like vulgar rouge compared to the virtual image created by the intelligent core.
(In recent years, the Evil Science Alliance has been cutting costs and hasn’t been replacing all the Goblins’ brains, resulting in the KTV’s hosts and hostesses still retaining Goblin behaviors, crazily stealing fruit platters while guests sing.)
"This...this is just too unfair."
Gray Rain gestured at the proportions of the virtual image, completely at a loss for words, "Kids wouldn’t be able to handle this. And why aren’t you wearing shoes?"
"This is the calculated appearance that most likely brings me closer to you."
The intelligent core calmly said, "Should I maintain this form constantly?"
"Uh...you better change back."
Li Cheng slowly exhaled, recalling a saying, "If someone always thinks with their lower half, that shows they have wisdom."
But another saying also goes, "If you can’t control your lower half, then it’s the one in control."
Many players have died in the script tasks, lost to worldly desires and physical exhaustion. It’s better to manage such desires a bit.
The intelligent core changed back into the blue orb,
Gray Rain still had a blank expression on her face, maintaining her gesturing pose as if her CPU was burnt out.
Li Cheng moved her aside, thought for a moment, and then asked the intelligent core, "What functions does this factory have in its current state?"
The intelligent core said, "The Toy Factory is a well-known enterprise across the multiverse, with products sold in various worlds and highly praised.
Due to special circumstances, the factory is now in a state of disrepair. You can collect special items from different worlds, refine special points, and restart the functions of various factory areas.
Restart the factory, and produce toys."
Li Cheng raised an eyebrow slightly, "Special Items?"
"You can think of them as special objects rich with immense entropy value."
The intelligent core said, "For example, on your current planet, the dominant species is humans, and objects with special symbolic significance in human history are considered special items.
For example, the first stone tool from the East African Rift Valley 2.5 million years ago;
Voltaic pile invented by Ford in 1800;
The spacesuit Yuri Gagarin wore in 1961;
Jesus Shroud, Imperial Jade Seal, Capital Manuscript, the flag lowered at the Kremlin when the Soviet Union dissolved...
All these are special items."
Li Cheng nodded, "What areas does the factory have? What functions do these areas serve?"
The intelligent core emitted light, creating a 3D map of the Toy Factory, and explained, "Besides the employee dormitory area, cafeteria area, and office area,
the core sections of the factory consist of these areas:
Crushing Room, Refining Room, Analysis Room, Design Room, Reforging Room.
For example, with the flag lowered at the Kremlin when the Soviet Union dissolved,
the flag will first be pulverized in the Crushing Room,
refined in the Refining Room,
then analyzed in the Analysis Room to extract its concepts, like ’Glory’, ’Ideals’, ’War of Resistance’, ’Proletarian’, ’Empire’, ’Tragedy’, ’Dissolution’, etc.
These concepts will be sent to the Design Room, where, according to your instructions, they will be redesigned and sketched,
and finally manufactured into new toys in the Reforging Room.
For instance, a polar bear stuffed animal, or a gun.
If more special points are invested in the Reforging Room stage, the toys can have special abilities, becoming the equivalent of equipment, tools, skill scrolls, or magical pets as you understand them.
Surplus special points will be stored in the Storage Room, providing energy for the factory."
Not just equipment and tools, but even skill scrolls and magical pets can be created?
Li Cheng’s mouth gaped open as he instantly realized the value of the Toy Factory—it’s equivalent to a base car, STC standard construction template, 3D printer, crusher, equipment enhancement machine, magical pet incubator, all rolled into a super amalgamation.
As long as treasures from various worlds are inputted, it can continuously produce high-value creations.
This isn’t just a goose laying golden eggs, it’s akin to a nuclear-powered printing press.
The wonderful sensation of having a treasure trove fall from the sky left Li Cheng silent for a while before he finally said, "Take me on a tour of the factory."
The blue orb-shaped intelligent core floated ahead to lead the way,
while Li Cheng pushed the still-burning CPU of Gray Rain on a small cart, following behind.
The primary structure of the Crushing Room was like an enlarged version of a hospital’s CT scanner,
The Refining Room was composed of extensive engineering machinery, somewhat resembling a steel plant’s coking furnace, converter, and refining station combined,
The Analysis and Design Rooms resembled real-world laboratories,
The final Reforging Room was particularly large, consisting of multiple buildings, occupying nearly half of the factory’s area.
It took Li Cheng almost two hours to finish a rough tour, after which he asked, "Do these devices require personnel to operate?"
"All devices are capable of automatic operation, though adding manpower during transport, warehousing, and packaging stages can improve efficiency.
Increasing personnel during the design stage can also optimize the final product’s appearance."
The factory’s intelligent core said, "You can recruit personnel from the outside or use the factory’s reforging function to create employees."
"For now, forget it."
Li Cheng shook his head. The more people there are, the higher the chance of secrets leaking. At least he planned not to add personnel before figuring out the factory’s operations.
"By the way, how many special points are needed to restart the factory and make a toy?"
"Restarting the factory requires twenty thousand special points, and making a toy requires at least a thousand points." The intelligent core said, "What would you like to craft?"
Li Cheng glanced at his backpack. The rusty machete was completely damaged in the recent deathmatch task, "Let’s make a weapon first."