Two Cities, I build mecha in Picheng

Chapter 198 Tech Tree

The Gilamans have had a lot of socializing lately.

It wasn't until after dinner that the two of them who drank some wine came back.

After hearing the news of Li Lin's return, Mrs. Karina's bad mood of dealing with those old fritters changed, and she changed a lot for the better.

Before Li Lin reported to work, Caitlin took Kaisha and introduced her to her parents.

However, the Gilamans don't understand the Void, and they have always held a conservative attitude towards some people who know magic.

With Li Lin's explanation, Caitlin knows that the void is not magic, but the Gilamans are not necessarily so.

As such, Caitlyn avoids anything about the Void, describing only Kai'Sa's scales as a "parasitic species" that came to Piltover specifically for healing.

With her daughter's intentional protection, Kaisha was quickly accepted by the Gilamans, and even asked the housekeeper to hire a language teacher for her to learn Piltover.

Later, Caitlin took Kai'Sa to visit Piltover, and Li Lin stayed to report to Madam Karina on the work of Shurima.

He intentionally skipped over the construction of the Hexfly Gate, which he was not involved in at all, and focused on the return of the Desert Emperor in his ascension, preparing to regain lost ground, and the issue of high-energy radioactive minerals underground in Song Valley.

Karina and Erro looked dignified and attached great importance to these two matters.

One is the return of the demigod, and they need to change their strategy against Shurima.

Piltover used to be a part of Zaun, and rulers like them at the top of the power naturally knew a little bit, but it was not mentioned in history books and daily education.

Now that the Shurima Empire has risen again, it is very likely that Piltover and Zaun will be included in the Shurima territory again. They have to hold a council meeting to consider how to deal with it at that time.

Li Lin really wanted to remind them that they don't need to worry about this problem at all.

In the original timeline, Azir has not finished dealing with domestic affairs after several years, so it is naturally impossible to pay attention to the distant twin cities separated by a strait.

In fact, they only need to consider the subsequent new business cooperation contract with the Shurima Empire.

But after thinking about it, Li Lin chose to remain silent.

I have to make these congressmen anxious. It would be great if the policy of restricting the development of weapons can be released. In the future, there is no need to hide the fact that they will build their own mechanical army.

In addition, Mrs. Karina is very interested in radioactive minerals that can provide a huge amount of energy, and immediately arranged related matters.

Radiation-resistant protective suits and transport boxes, expedition teams and teams of experienced miners were all on the agenda.

After discussing the main issues, Mrs. Karina told Li Lin about the recent wealth brought about by his invention, and her mouth couldn't close her smile.

Cooperating with the Philos family, the crystal factory that manufactures energy crystals is already on the right track.

In less than three months, the Gilaman family's overall income has doubled by one-tenth, and this is still only [-]% of the profit.

The sales of bicycles are booming, and hardcover mechanical watches are popular in the upper class. The Gilaman family has produced a batch of simple watches and put them on the general market. They are also sought after by people, and the supply exceeds demand.

Not to mention the equipment used in the military field, such as rechargeable power armor, auxiliary chips, radios, energy weapons, etc., which gave the Gilaman family a share of the new field that they had not set foot in before.

Karina is now very satisfied with her original choice. This venture capital has completely distanced the overall strength of the Gilaman family from the No.4 Polpok family.

She also understood Li Lin's promise to herself and her husband before that making the Gilaman family the number one family in Piltover was not just words, but that he really had the potential!

They chatted until late at night, not limited to imagining the future development, but even including the situation among the city-states in various countries in the world.

Mobile phones, computers, the Internet, etc., these things are so open-minded that they can even be considered "whimsical", and Li Lin's concept of "Runeterra Village" stunned the Gilamans.

It's unbelievable, but with the changes in the past six months, they actually feel that this young man can really do it...

Until the silver moon hangs high, the night is dark.

Even Caitlin and Kaisha came back with a dozen bags of shopping, washed up and went to bed before they ended their conversation.

After watching Gilaman and his wife go upstairs, their figures disappeared into the corner of the corridor, and then Li Lin returned to his room without disturbing Caitlin.

Tonight is still a sleepless night.

There are still many variables in the future, and now he has just started and cannot relax.

Li Lin's thoughts changed, and the [Skill Panel] interface appeared in his mind.

He first raised the "Mechanical Proficiency", "Mechanical Affinity", and "Mechanical Hardcover" that he had learned before, which is currently lv7, to level 11, and the "auxiliary chip" to level 10, spending a total of 15 skills point.

The lv8 "steel barrier" was classified into the "combat" category after his career advanced, and Li Lin only upgraded it to level 10 for the time being, spending 4 skill points.

Looking at the remaining 41 skill points on the panel, Li Lin clicked on the "inventor" route first.

There are many advanced technologies in the category of inventors, such as computers, signal and network base stations, and intelligent AI are all the foundations of the foundation.

Electromagnetic theory, the self-evolution logic of intelligent AI, particle control technology, high-strength compression materials... and even rune technology theory, nuclear fission, nuclear fusion, quantum theory, etc. can be unlocked in the future.

However, unlocking these technical levels is a prerequisite, and some technologies also require pre-requisite theoretical conditions.

For example, if you want to learn nuclear fusion technology, you must first add some nuclear fission technology. For material compression technology, you must first learn high-strength compression materials, mass-energy storage technology, and steel barriers of the combat system.

Although Li Lin already knows the design drawing of the "miniature nuclear fusion reactor" and some nuclear fusion theories, he still lacks the overall technical and theoretical knowledge.

What's more, these technologies are the precursors to more powerful technologies in the future, and he still needs to spend skill points to learn them.

Fortunately, the learning of this kind of science and technology only needs to add one point to reach the full level, and there is no need to continue to add points like some probabilistic or expendable skills.

Li Lin will first spend 5 skill points to learn what he can currently learn such as "LAN Communication", "Mechanical Principle Analysis", "Smart AI", "Smart Chip" and "Electromagnetism".

In an instant, countless knowledge burst into Li Lin's brain, and the pain in his head made him almost fall off the sofa and fall to the ground.

After a while, he stretched out his trembling hand after recovering, picked up the teacup on the tea table and took a sip of water.

"Hiss—almost blew my brain..."

Putting down the teacup, Li Lin rubbed his temples, which were still slightly swollen and painful, with lingering fear.

With this experience, he didn't dare to add points at the same time, and chose to take his time.

The Invention Family also has a "quick assembly" skill, which can be added every 15 levels starting from level 5. It can consume mana to quickly assemble mechanical parts into the shape you want.

For a mechanic, this is a miracle!

In some occasions where it is inconvenient to wear power armor and it is not suitable to carry a storm robot, he can only carry enough parts.

In an emergency, he only needs to use this skill to quickly assemble the mechanical device he wants to meet the emergency.

He is now level 35 and can be upgraded to lv5 for a total of 5 skill points.

Similarly, the basic skill "Machine Soul" of this category has been ordered to level 5 before, and now it has also been ordered to lv4, which costs [-] skill points.

The speed and quality of his current mechanical devices have been greatly improved.

The inventor family still has many technologies that make Li Lin envious, but now his level is not enough, so he can only pass the eye addiction.

"This skill point is useless! I managed to save 60 points, and now there are 27 points left, and the inventory of inventors alone consumes 29 points..."

Li Lin shook his head and sighed helplessly, and controlled the [Skill Panel] to switch to "Combat".

The basic skill "Battlefield Ruler" is a must, which can increase the production speed of war machines, the range of radiation control and the power of accompanying war machines, and this core skill will not consume additional skill points.

Li Lin suddenly discovered that this skill actually has a bonus to the "Extreme Assembly" of the inventor family.

The lv5 battlefield ruler has a range of 200 meters to control the machine, and the skill range of the speed assembly is also improved, but the farther the distance is, the more mana will be consumed.

He was very glad that he had chosen the Ascension Talisman in the treasure vault in the City of the Sun.

With his current 6722 mana and the recovery rate of 5% of the maximum mana per second, super long-distance assembly machinery is not a problem at all.

With a little joy in his heart, Li Lin's attention returned to the [Skill Panel].

The technologies of the "combat branch" are basically related to the dangerous technologies and weapons in the field of heavy industry and battlefield operations.

[Modular engineering: optimize the construction process of mechanical devices, use modular design, and reduce the cost and time of current construction (pre-set: level 15). 】

[Assembly algorithm lv1: Increase the speed of assembly and construction of assembly line modules by 20% (pre-stage: 15 levels, intelligent AI, intelligent chip technology, modular engineering). 】

[Seiko Manufacturing lv1: The production of assembly line mechanical devices must be of excellent grade, the probability of rarity is 30%, and the probability of artifacts is 1% (pre-stage: level 15, assembly algorithm). 】

【Ultimate Overload lv1: Consume 500 mana, force the mechanical device into an overloaded state, and greatly improve the mechanical attributes (pre-set: level 20, mechanical proficiency, mechanical affinity). 】

[Mechanical Network Sharing: Establish a shared network for all mechanical devices equipped with smart AI or smart chips, the scope depends on the skill level of the battlefield ruler (pre-level: 25, LAN Unicom, smart AI, smart chip). 】

[Ultra-remote control: Temporarily overload the shared network device, extend the radiation control range to 3 times, last for 2 hours, the shared network device will be damaged after use (pre: 25, mechanical network sharing). 】

[Intelligent Mechanized Chemical Corps: Create an engineer troop to produce mechanical devices, mine minerals, reduce the cost of mechanical construction, and improve its durability (pre-position: 30, mechanical network sharing). 】

[Unmanned fighter group: short-range cooperative combat drones, fast speed, small size, and strong penetration survivability (front: 30 levels, mechanical network sharing). 】

[Force Field Shield: Consume 30% of the maximum energy to generate a force field shield, which is immune to all types of damage, lasts for 20 seconds, and has a cooldown of 30 minutes (Pre: Level 35, Electromagnetics). 】

[Gauss Electromagnetic Machine Gun: Electromagnetic projectiles use magnets to spiral-accelerate armor-piercing projectiles to extremely high speeds (front: 35, electromagnetism). 】

[Synchronous fire mode: The staggered salvo fired by the cross-linked weapon system can greatly increase the damage of the mechanical device (front: 35 levels, electromagnetics, mechanical network sharing). 】

Li Lin was stunned when he saw the skills of the combat system.

Even if he had learned Steel Barrier and Battlefield Ruler in advance, his remaining 27 skill points were not enough to learn all of these skills, but he was extremely greedy for these skills.

Whether it is to improve the speed and quality of assembly line mechanical device production, or mechanical network and unmanned intelligent mechanical device, it is a must-learn content.

In desperation, Li Lin spent 22 skill points to learn these skills and technologies one by one. "Assembly Algorithm", "Precision Manufacturing" and "Mechanical Overload" only scored level 1, and the skill points were just used up.

Immediately afterwards, his attention shifted to the individual reinforcement branch.

This skill tree classification is almost all related to mechanical transformation and genetic transformation, and except for the pre-core basic skills, each skill needs to consume 3 skill points.

Li Lin's current skill point is urgent, so he can only give up temporarily.

His thoughts returned to reality, he glanced at the clock in the corner of the room, and took a long breath:
"Huh—the first time you create a mechanical device, you will be rewarded with skill points...you have to develop new technologies quickly."

(End of this chapter)