In the craftsman's office, Fang Pulou first updated his outdated identity information and upgraded from the original third-level silver star craftsman (level 3) to the first-level gold star craftsman (level 14). The Silver Star and Gold Star Craftsman systems are a set of alchemist grading standards commonly used by Corin-Ithurian and even Kukai. Among them, Silver Star Craftsmen mostly refer to those alchemists who are between formal and informal craftsmen. , of course, including the huge army of apprentices.
Compared with the Chosen One system, each level of Silver Star is one level, with one to three stars being the trainee level. Although those with four stars can be called formal alchemists, they are still considered newcomers within the Artisans Association. However, for any contemporary town run by magic technology, maintaining a large-scale Silver Star craftsman group is essential.
Silver Star craftsmen are like large and small parts of a precision structure. They may seem insignificant, but in fact they are indispensable. Moreover, these people are also the reserve force of formal craftsmen. Any outstanding craftsman must go through such a stage.
After reaching level ten, an alchemist can obtain the first gold star. However, there are only five levels of gold stars, one for every ten levels. A five-star craftsman is basically enough to serve as the department manager of any craftsmen's association. Further up, craftsmen are not divided into levels and only have three titles: Great Craftsman, Great Alchemist and Legendary Alchemist.
Like all other professional guilds, levels symbolize prestige, and of course they also have many practical benefits, such as obtaining some knowledge and skills for free. Fang Plover missed an opportunity in El Paxin, and naturally he won’t miss it again here——
However, the leap from a third-level silver star craftsman to a first-level gold star craftsman naturally caused quite a stir. The staff came to see who it was, and the identity information had not been updated for more than ten levels.
This kind of person is either a madman or a genius, basically equivalent to the behavior of the Shilipo Sword Master in some ancient games.
Fortunately, this is the royal capital. Although such a thing is rare, it is not unprecedented. After a while of curiosity, the crowd dispersed. To Fang Yu's relief, no one recognized him.
The staff member responsible for receiving them was an elf lady from Alvin Quinn, who was about the same age as Princess Brianne. She glanced at the elf lady on his shoulder curiously, and then asked:
"Do I need to acquire skills and knowledge?"
Fang Yu nodded: "Of course." This was exactly the purpose of coming here.
He showed a form, which contained some design drawings he needed. The first was the flexible structures of the 'Screaming Banshee', 'Ts-1 Lurker' and 'Engineering Machine'.
Among them, the 'Screaming Banshee' is a flexible structure developed on the basis of the Clockwork Fairy. It is about a foot long, and its body shape is between the Clockwork Fairy and the Annihilator QV700. Its appearance is similar to a slender waist. Wasp, but the attack method is not the tail needle, but the seven suspended bombs it carries.
Its properties are shown below:
'Screaming Banshee [Basic Type] (Equipment Level, E Level)'
Basic attributes: attack 11-16, melee hit 113, balance value 172 (flying level: dexterity)
Protection attributes: Armor value 4, durability value 22, dodge value 450, block value 4
Core attributes: output power flight power system 41, precision components 15, support system 17, cooling system 32, others 7), allowed overload (11 seconds), core calorific value 13Kg self-weight, combat load 5kg
Weapons: Needle, 7X levitating bomb (maximum 4 seconds airborne [adjustable], 3-7 damage (ignores shields and armor), five-meter radius, causing 1-second stun), or 2X flash bombs (15-meter radius anti-stealth)
Skill group——
Dive to drop bombs: When diving to drop bombs, the hit rate is increased by 50%, and the core heat is increased by 7
Rapid Balance: Balance value returns to full value within 2 seconds, cooldown is three minutes, core heat +30
The idea of this thing is actually a small bomber. Of course, the damage is far less than that of the efreet. However, the 1-second stun of the suspended bomb (without immunity) and the anti-invisibility of the flash bomb are particularly useful, and they are also most commonly used by combat craftsmen. One of the special configurations.
After Fang Yu experienced the power of invisibility potion in the underground of the Black Holy City, he became interested in this thing. It would be fine if the invisibility was on his own side, but it would be too uncomfortable if there was no suitable countermeasure on the opponent's side. .
The Screaming Banshee itself is very expensive, and its cost is about the same as that of an Angel. However, the suspension bombs it carries are very cheap, less than one-sixth of those of the Clockwork Goblin, and can be equipped in large quantities. As for glitter, it is a little more expensive, but still within the acceptable range.
Then the computing power usage of this thing is 62, and after it is reduced to half, it is only 31. It is only a little more than half of the Angel's 102 (if not specified, it is the original value of the basic computing power usage), which is within the range of his tolerance. And after he jumps up to five or six levels this time, his computing power will also increase significantly.
The other two types of constructs, 'Ts-1 Lurker' and 'Engineering Machine', are also special constructs. 'Ts-1 Lurker' is actually a kind of alien walker, similar to his 'Sword Plover' construct. —— Its main function is to generate a gravity trap equivalent to the Annihilator QV700 within its own range.
And although this thing is very fragile and its attributes are not worth mentioning, it has a very high mimicry ability. Its concealment value is off the charts at this level, and it can be called a mobile booby trap on the battlefield.
Unexpected situations can often produce some unexpected key effects. And because it is a castrated version of the QV700, the computing power usage is only 32 (16), which is only slightly higher than the Clockwork Fairy.
Although its price is comparable to that of the Clockwork Fairy II, it is not unacceptable if it can be recycled after the First World War.
As for the 'engineering machine', it is actually a large clockwork fairy with a similar appearance and control method. It is just a bit larger than an ordinary clockwork fairy, and its flight level has also dropped from the highest level of 'perfect' to 'dexterous'. .
The 'engineering machine' is the 'healer' among flexible structures. Of course, it can only be used to repair flexible structures and slowly restore their durability. And because the repair distance is as far as more than sixty feet and does not require physical contact, the selectors often call it 'remote repair'.
This thing is actually a type of construction similar to that of the Goblin Envoy. It takes up very high computing power. The basic type is as high as 150. However, due to its significant effect and the addition of some components, it can even be used to remotely construct other flexible constructions. , or the main crystal of the chosen one for accelerated magic charging - therefore it is also one of the flexible constructions that the combat craftsman must have after a certain level.
For other selectors, this level is usually between 17 and 20, but Fang Piao relied on his abnormal calculation ability and simply obtained it in advance when he had sufficient cognitive experience.
In addition to these three special structures, he also asked if the office had two structures, the 'Shadow Blade' and the 'Overseer'. These two were also special structures, but even rarer.
But not surprisingly, two rare designs are missing. This is also a long-standing problem of the Craftsmen Association. Some uncommon flexible structures, components and design drawings are always not replenished in time, and some are even replenished only once every few years. .
There is actually a reason why the Kaolin-Ithurian Craftsmen Association has allowed the Merchant Alliance to catch up and compete with them in the Sea of Clouds region.
But there is actually nothing to complain about, because at least these design drawings are almost free for members of the guild. Although the products from Merchant Alliance are good, you get what you pay for. As for the choice between the two, it depends on the individual.
The reason why Fang Yu chose to add so many design drawings of special configurations was actually because his frontal combat effectiveness was basically sufficient.
With the help of 'Erotic Angel' and 'Efreet', the stage from 15 to 20 is completely passable. And since there are many branches of Silver Vislan, 'Angels' are actually not uncommon in the First World. He can use them with confidence without worrying about being too eye-catching.
As for the 'Fire Djinn', it does need to be hidden. It can only be used at critical moments, or it can be changed into another form. But fortunately, he still has a higher-level Dauntless - that is, there is still a deal to be completed with Princess Sophie, and the variant of the Dauntless, 'Elfen's Twins', has not yet been delivered.
If you get this thing, then the temporary absence of the 'Fire Spirit' is not unacceptable.
When the frontal combat power is sufficient, what Fang Plover needs to supplement is naturally control and recovery, as well as some means of survival - especially since he is at a lower level and may face higher-level opponents from the descendants of Flor at any time. Under such circumstances, survivability becomes particularly important.
His plan was to maximize his survivability first, and the 'Shadow Blade' and 'Overseer' he chose were actually made for this purpose. But since there are no two types of drawings here, Fang Plover naturally has no choice but to turn to the Merchant Alliance to see if they are available in various alchemy shops located in the port area.
In fact, he still lacks a type of flexible structure for long-range output. However, Fang Piao has not yet found his favorite product at this level. The attempt of the Walker II type 'Fortress' also failed, so he can only plan to wait. Say it again.
In addition to the flexible construction design drawings, the second thing Fang Piao did was to replace the magic furnace.
More advanced flexible structures also require more powerful main crystal support. Although he has already completed the beta state of a type of crystal - what he and Miss Tata call the holy crystal, his original Kingfisher αAE type magician The maximum output power of the furnace can no longer support this more powerful crystal.
However, Fang Plover does not intend to directly purchase the finished magic furnace this time. He plans to make one himself. This is also due to the special reason of his huge computing power, which requires the magic furnace to have super magic output to support his huge Construct an army.
As a result, the only ones he can use are those special models, which are either difficult to obtain or expensive.
The Kingfisher αAE magic furnace is actually a special type of magic furnace, but it is of a lower level, so its price is still acceptable to Attila and his team. But at higher levels, level 15, level 20, the price of those special types of magic furnaces is beyond what Fang Plover can imagine.
Although the team now has some money, he has not forgotten the fact that they still have to build their own ships. If this is included, the actual asset status of their team is still worrying.
There are many types of craftsmen, and most combat craftsmen do not produce their own magic furnaces, with the exception of one type of craftsman. That is the crystal craftsman, and designing and manufacturing magic furnaces is their full-time job.
If Fang Yu wants to be a shipwright, he will naturally have to deal with the core parts of the floating ship, the lift engine and the magic engine, and these two things are actually large-scale magic furnaces. Therefore, a shipwright must first be a professional crystal craftsman, and he naturally established his path to master craftsmanship early on.
Of course, he was not so arrogant that he planned to design a professional magic furnace before reaching level 15. His plan was to directly use the traditional magic furnaces that already existed in the guild. Although they were the oldest models, he had at least one advantage -
That's when Fang Yu discovered that his craftsman production system had an extremely high probability of producing high-quality products. A basic model of a traditional level 15 craftsman magic furnace with a quality level of only E would naturally not be able to meet his needs, but if the quality was A or higher, that would be another matter. There is a reason why high-quality equipment on the market is so expensive.
In addition to the design drawings, there are naturally related theories, including the special structures he wanted before, which also require the support of relevant basic theories before they can be used. Among them, the Screaming Banshee and the engineering machine require the special flexible construction control basic theory level D, and the Lurker Ts-1 requires the 'gravity control' level E. The engineering machine also needs the 'remote maintenance' skill.
Coupled with some theoretical knowledge and skills related to shipbuilding, Lin Lin also made a long list on the piece of paper. Fang Plover received a total of 570,000 from the entire incident involving Fenris and his party. The experience was enough to elevate him from nearly level nine to halfway to level fourteen.
Naturally, there are not just one or two skills that need to be learned.
But the so-called receiving skills does not mean that the craftsman office provides him with a mountain of information for him to take away. Let’s not talk about whether Fang Pliance can carry so many books and documents with him, and the craftsman’s office is not big enough to provide everyone with so many documents and materials for free.
So in fact, the process of the selector receiving the skill is that the craftsman office provides a copy, and then the recipient copies it through the selector system. The whole process of copying a skill is nothing more than scanning the book page by page. The time can range from one or two minutes to about a quarter of an hour.
Of course, it is not completely free, and you still need to pay a certain handling fee - but compared to the original price of these knowledge and skills, this handling fee is equivalent to nothing.
In addition, through system copying, it is equivalent to the process of learning these skills and improving to F-level proficiency, so it also requires cognitive experience, depending on the requirements of different skills. This is still the advantage of the chosen ones. If they are aborigines, they can only borrow them step by step.
Because it is a loan, it is naturally impossible to take the original out of the location of the Craftsmen's Association, so aboriginal alchemists generally rarely leave the vicinity of towns.
However, the aborigines are not without merit compared to the Chosen. The Chosen use the system to learn and use skills, but they do not actually understand its foundation and theory. They only demonstrate their abilities through the Chosen's structure. Although it is quick, of course they still have to bear the cost. . In actual use, the selectors are actually far less flexible than the aborigines, and are often more dogmatic and rigid.
Therefore, there has been a widespread rumor in Aitaria that at the same level, the actual abilities of the chosen ones are not as good as those of the natives. And this rumor seems to be true today. The only advantage of the selector seems to be that he can upgrade faster.
However, in recent years, Stargate Port seems to have noticed the shortcomings of the selector system, and has increasingly encouraged selectors to only regard the system as an auxiliary means. Go back more and more to make up for the basics, so don’t be surprised if you see a selector holding a thick book of basic theories of something and reading it with gusto.
In fact, Fang Plover and Ji Ta look like this most of the time in daily life - but the young naturalists from the Knights of Tarpolis mostly read anecdotes from various places, natural history encyclopedias and geographical records.
The former involves digging into a large pile of design drawings for no reason. This process is extremely boring for ordinary people, but for Fang Plover, who has the experience of being a real apprentice of Kapka, it is a special kind of fun.
Moreover, you can also gain some cognitive experience from reading. Although it is not much, it can be regarded as killing two birds with one stone.
What he himself didn't even realize was that under the influence of Miss Scarpet, those six months of experience seemed to him more or less a waste, but it laid an important foundation.
His biggest advantage is actually that compared to other Chosen Alchemists, he has experienced a complete apprenticeship education in Rodale that does not rely on the system. In this regard, he is not much different from an aborigine.
The materials that the staff brought to the hall were roughly divided into two categories. One was more ancient books, and some were recording crystals similar to communication crystals, as well as stacks of design drawings.
Because the upgrade span of Fang Piao is too large, he also needs a lot of information at one time, especially the design drawings are usually not a single piece, but a thick pile, and some are even one box or several boxes. The tall pile of books and crystals actually occupied a large corner of the hall for a while.
It's really breathtaking.
Just reading these documents, even just scanning them, will naturally take a lot of time. Since the meeting time has been set in advance, Fang Plover did not dare to stay too long, so he took the time to start chewing the books. He was flipping through pages of documents and design drawings there. It didn't look like he was reading at all, but more like the pretentious boss in some traditional libraries in the past.
Pretending to be a top student——
The more staff around him came and went, more or less they cast curious glances at them. Among them were several alchemists who came to do business. They couldn't bear to see the mountains of information piled up on Fang Plover's side. I was shocked.
"Is this person crazy?"
"Seeing so many things at once, does he have that much cognitive experience?"
"I'm afraid that if I don't have to upgrade several levels in a row, this person can't even pretend to be cool. He's really a retard!"
These discussions reached Fang Plover's ears more or less, leaving him speechless for a while, but what can be done? I don’t know whether it was good luck or bad luck, but he encountered two major events in a row. Coupled with his low level, he happened to have such a leap-forward upgrade by chance.
To ordinary people, this is indeed a bit unbelievable.
Sylvide, on the other hand, was not bored listening to the conversation of these people. She sat opposite Fang Plover with her chin in her hands, looking at him curiously without moving her eyes.
The silent interaction between the two lasted for several hours. Fang Yu barely finished recording the last piece of information before he straightened up and let out a sigh of relief. After taking a look at the sky, he found that it was almost noon and his stomach was already growling with hunger. While he motioned to the staff to put away the last part of the crystals and design drawings, he asked Sylvide if she wanted to go eat something together.
Sylvide smiled slightly, and naturally nodded slightly.
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