"Shut up and watch!" This was spoken by Chu Tian's main body.
Mage immediately flinched and shut his mouth.
Ten minutes later, to the stunned gaze of Mage, who was "On the toilet without paper."
The guy copying the blueprints made the final stroke.
Then, at the location confirming the copy was complete, he wrote his name.
[Ding...]
With a crisp sound, a screw's crafting and tempering method appeared on the blueprint before them.
The entire blueprint flashed, emitting a bronze glow.
A brand new blueprint appeared.
"Advanced Forging Blueprint... Unknown Screw!" Mage reached out and read the name of the blueprint, stunned.
He then continued, "You're breaking down the parts to lower the blueprint's grade, and then you can use a large number of Master Forgers to complete mass production?"
The man looked at Chu Tian with a face full of shock, a strange expression mixed in.
It seemed somewhat mocking...
"Mhm, is there any reason why not?" Chu Tian smiled.
"Boss, honestly, I'm impressed with your method. It works well for Engineers. I can have low-level craftsmen assemble items in stages. Finally, I'll handle the core detailed work. But... Forgers, I'm afraid that won't work, right? The detailed quality of any item crafted by a Forger is determined by its grade. They craft it in one go, and cannot collaborate in stages and then integrate. This copied blueprint of the screw, I see some differences from the original. It's likely due to some modifications during copying. The screws crafted will be at most bronze level. However, the original blueprint, as I see it, should require at least silver level quality."
Mage saw Chu Tian's intention to use this method and agreed with it. For them as Engineers, phased assembly could indeed be achieved. He only needed to imitate this Forger and re-copy the assembly blueprints. By breaking them down into countless different parts, the blueprint's grade would be lowered. Those lower-level Engineers would then be able to understand the complexity of the blueprints.
"Heh heh, don't worry about that. You just need to do your part." Chu Tian said to him with a smile, then turned to Qi Xi and said, "Sister Xi Xi, give this blueprint to a Master Forger and have him craft one immediately." He knew that the Nu Shen Alliance guild had many sub-class players.
"Okay..." Qi Xi left with the blueprint without further ado. She was also very curious to see how Chu Tian would proceed.
After Qi Xi left, Chu Tian, Luo Luo, and Mage remained silent. About ten minutes later, Qi Xi returned. She approached Chu Tian and extended her hand. In her palm lay a screw.
"Haha, I told you it wouldn't work, right? The size of this screw is a full millimeter larger than the original blueprint. How are we supposed to assemble it?" Mage chuckled the moment he saw the screw, a triumphant smile on his face.
Chu Tian clearly read from his eyes that he thought he was an amateur. However, Chu Tian wasn't angry. His clone took the screw from him. With a wave of his hand.
*Bang...*
A furnace appeared out of nowhere. Flames were still spewing from the furnace's opening. With another wave of his hand, an anvil appeared.
"Holy crap... A portable furnace and anvil? This..." Mage was stunned again.
Chu Tian's clone, holding the screw with tongs, inserted it into the furnace. After brief heating, less than ten seconds, he took it out. Placing it on the anvil, a golden light flashed in his hand, and a uniquely shaped forging hammer appeared. He swung his arm...
*Clang...*
With one strike, he forcefully hit the semi-red screw.
"Damn, Boss, are you trying to smash this screw into a pancake?" Mage grinned. He quickly covered his ears!
Chu Tian ignored him. Controlling his clone, he struck three more times. *Clang, clang, clang.*
*Buzz...*
As the third hammer blow fell, a golden light flashed under the hammer, blinding everyone.
"Done..." Chu Tian's clone spoke. As everyone's vision cleared, they saw him holding a screw glowing with golden light.
"Holy crap... Impossible! I've never heard of a Forger being able to upgrade parts crafted by others!" Mage almost jumped up at this moment.
"Just because you haven't heard of it doesn't mean I can't do it!" Chu Tian's clone bared his teeth.
At this moment, Mage was speechless. He had always considered himself a genius with a hidden sub-profession. Meeting this person who looked exactly like Chu Tian, he suddenly felt like he had been looking at the world from the bottom of a well. His complacent heart suddenly became clear. There was always someone better. Although this person wasn't in the same profession as him, he could see that his mastery in Forging seemed to be far greater than his own in Engineering. Striking a bronze-grade screw into a gold-grade one with just three hammer blows was a leap across two grades.
Chu Tian, too, smiled with satisfaction. His clone wasn't just an ordinary Forger profession. It had a very impressive title: [Divine Blacksmith]... That was a life profession triggered by using his [Wish Box]. And this function to upgrade parts was an automatically triggered skill after it advanced to Master level. It could improve any semi-finished part by 1-2 grades with 100% certainty. Thinking about this, Chu Tian sighed. This skill wasn't without its flaws; each part could only be upgraded once. Chu Tian didn't know that if others learned of his thoughts, they would probably curse him to death... This isn't enough, what more do you want?
Seeing Mage standing there stunned, Chu Tian assumed he was shocked. He asked, "Can it be done now?" He didn't realize that [On the toilet without paper] was undergoing a transformation in his state of mind. Awakened by Chu Tian's words, he nodded blankly and said, "Yes, I'll go copy the blueprints now. I'll leave the parts to this brother!" After speaking, he bowed slightly to Chu Tian's clone and then flipped through the blueprints. He took out the part that the Engineer needed to assemble. Then, he nodded to Chu Tian and turned to leave through the stronghold's gate.
"Uh? This kid... why is he a bit different?" Chu Tian frowned, staring in the direction of the gate for a moment, unable to figure out what was up with Mage. At this moment, only Luo Luo and Qi Xi were left by his side. Qi Xi was only level 20 and had been carried up to that point. Naturally, she would continue to guard the guild stronghold.
"Mhm..." Luo Luo responded. She directly linked her arm with Chu Tian's.