"Boy, you're finally here," Wang Bo said as he finished putting a rune on a boat.
"Yes, I am. Hold on?" Wang Wei looked at him. "You're healed?" Wang Bo's cultivation was stuck because of a Dao Injury, but now, Wang Wei noticed his realm had increased by 1%.
"Partially," Wang Bo replied.
"Did you get sothing from the scroll?" Wang Wei asked.
"That's right," Wang Bo nodded. "I didn't want them to waste the resources on , but Miscellaneous and Yan Shirong insisted." It was the first ti he had t his disciples in person, and they insisted on helping his injuries. Qiyuan imdiately accepted their proposal, but Wang Bo was adamant that they didn't need to worry about him now and focus on the other talents of the sect.
Ultimately, Miscellaneous and Yan Shirong had to insist that it was a gift to their teacher, forcing Wang Bo to accept the pill that can alleviate his injuries. As for the one that could completely heal him, it was currently too expensive.
"Well, I guess I don't have to do anything," Wang Wei nodded.
"What could you do?" Wang Bo asked.
"I had an experintal treatnt I was going to try, but there is no need now," Wang Wei explained.
"Hold on. We can still try." If it were before, Wang Bo would never have believed these words. But he took the ti to learn more about this boy and understood that he was capable of making miracles.
"Aren't you fine? Just wait a while and we'll get you a problem-free healing pill," Wang Wei persuaged.
"I saw the prices of these things. If you have a thod that can save us so money, why not use it," Wang Bo stated.
"You have a point," Wang Wei nodded. During his retreat, he not only focused on his [Primal Soul Ring Art]. His Three Arts–Three Selves allowed him to multitask, so he also completed the [Causal Feedback Sutra] based on the outline from Wu Hong, and upgraded his [Existence Acupoint Technique].
"Let's get down to official business first."
"You're right," Wang Bo nodded. Although he now saw hope for his previously destroyed future, he knew how to control himself and focused on what was important. Wang Bo waved his hand and they teleported to another dinsion full of boats.
Wang Wei glanced at the top and saw nurous floating mountains, volcanoes, and other natural phenona, with individuals creating the exact sa boat as the one from Ti Eater. "You've reverse-engineered it?"
"We did," Wang Bo nodded. "Boy, I don't know what existence you saved in your past life to have such a woman in your life, but you better not ss things up."
"If I didn't know that, you think I would have gotten this far with her?" Wang Wei replied.
"That's what I'm talking about," Wang Bo patted his shoulder. He still rembered when this woman's projection showed up and systematically disassembled the runes behind that boat. Wang Bo and his team had been using the Dao Path Tablet to increase their skills, but they learned as much from her short ti here as the thousands of yuan epochs they spent with the tablet.
"How many have we built so far?" Wang Wei asked.
"About 20,000."
"That's it?"
"I'll have you know that's a lot," Wang Bo complained. "According to the agreent, a quarter of our production will be handed to your wife as long as she provides the materials. And the real issue is the material.
"We've found a substitute for most of them, except for the primary material, which we had to synthesize artificially. You can imagine the headache behind that process."
Wang Wei's brow furrowed after hearing this.
"No need to worry. We knew we could not manufacture more boats than the enemy, so we chose the elite route. Wu Hong helped us update the blueprint. One of our boats can probably deal with more than a million of those cheaply manufactured ones."
"That's only if the enemy does not have their own elite version of the boat," Wang Wei grunted.
"We also considered this and created so weapons for this possibility," Wang Bo revealed.
"That's good to hear. What about the cheap boats?" Wang Wei asked as he pointed to the boats being created at lower altitudes.
"We've built more than 10 million of the CT-Boats."
"CT?"
"Code na for Cheap Ti Boat," Wang Bo explained. "You said we could sell these things?"
"Yeah, is there a problem?"
"Are you sure this is a good idea? We might barely have enough for ourselves depending on the invasion's scale."
"You may have a point," Wang Wei nodded. His priority should be protecting his sect and not making money. It would be best if he could have his cake and eat it too, but that's not possible. 'Wait, there might be a way.'
"What if we sold the blueprint to Heavenly Dao to put on the scroll?" Wang Wei suddenly said.
Wang Bo's eyes lit up: "The scroll's purpose is to increase our chances of surviving the catastrophe, and the OT Boats or CT Boats can be imnsely beneficial."
"Give the blueprints," Wang Wei asked and Wang Bo condensed a talisman for him. "One more thing: you've seen the prices on the scroll. How much do you think our design is worth?" Wang Bo imdiately started calculating. He took into account the materials, their labor, the price for the ideas, and many others before giving Wang Wei the minimum and maximum value of the blueprint. As for the actual price, it will be up to him to negotiate.
"What about the counterasures we discussed to deal with these foreign boats?" Wang Wei asked.
"Ask the Empress," Wang Bo said before handing him another talisman. "She left a basic explanation of her plan but said she would take over the project and add it to the Hong Protection System."
"I can always trust her work," Wang Wei nodded. His gaze shifted to a floating continent a few distances away. He saw countless disciples being trained on how to use the boats. "You should add puppets to the training regin. In fact, they should be the core."
"Why would we want these things?" Wang Bo said uncomfortably.
"By your tone, I'm guessing you're not a fan?" Wang Wei asked.
The old man sighed. "I once found a tomb of a puppeteer who died because his creation successfully revolted against him. I've never trusted these things since."
"That's a rare thing," Wang Wei comnted. Puppets can have souls and intelligence, so, understandably, one might escape their bondage. However, it was rare for such an event to occur.
"No matter how low the possibility, it's still possible," Wang Bo said.
"Our disciples and elders will beco even more valuable in the catastrophe, so we must ensure we protect them to the best of our ability," Wang Wei said. "I would rather lose a puppet than one of them." Their sect was not a puppeteer faction that considered puppets with souls as real individuals, so Wang Wei would put the lives of flesh above tal and wood.
"You have a point," Wang Bo groaned. Despite his feelings, he sent the order to train the puppets to control the Ti Boat Legion. "I hope we don't regret this."
"We just need to take precautions to combat any future regrets," Wang Wei said. "Puppets are more easily corruptible than humans, so create a protocol that they will self-detonate if shown any signs of being manipulated by the enemy."
Wang Bo looked at him: "It seems you're not just more greedy than that boy Qiyuan, but you're also more cautious."
"Well, I stand on the shoulders of giants," Wang Wei smiled.
"Wise words," Wang Bo nodded. "I'll do the protocol myself. Once it's done, ask the Empress to check if she can make any improvents."
"Old man, why do I feel you have a crush on my future wife?"
"Hey, boy, if I knew I had even a 1% chance, I would have fought you to the death for her hands," Wang Bo replied with a sneer. Wang Wei was speechless. If not for the latter's seniority, he would have fought him. He shook his head before proceeding with helping Wang Bo with his injuries.
Wang Wei placed more than a million needles on his body, and he ensured each of them hurt like hell. Wang Bo stared at him, but Wang Wei acted ignorant. Regardless, the old man learned another side of Wang Wei: pett and vengeful.
"How do you feel?" Wang Wei asked.
"Peaceful," Wang Bo said truthfully. It was the sa feeling after taking the healing pill for his injury.
"There was so residual power from the pill, and I've used it to alleviate your injury further. You should be able to increase your cultivation by another 1%. However, from now on, the healing process will be slow."
"That's fine by ," Wang Bo nodded. "How often do I have to receive acupuncture from you?"
"Every 1000 yuan epoch is sufficient."
"Alright."
Now that he confird his thod was correct, Wang Wei had nothing else to do with this old man. He left, heading directly to Yan Hai's mountain to fetch the scroll before returning to his mansion to contact Heavenly Dao. They t face-to-face in her human appearance again to negotiate the price of the blueprints. The result was in the middle of Wang Bo's estimation. While Wang Wei wanted to sell it as high as possible, Heavenly Dao wanted people to use and benefit from the blueprint. In the end, they had to compromise.
After this negotiation, Wang Wei discovered a new change to the scroll: other people can add their inventions for others to purchase for rit. There was also a spirit to negotiate the price.
"That was fast," he muttered. Such a swift action revealed that Heavenly Dao was putting all its attention on the world and the upcoming catastrophe. 'It won't be long before the scroll is made public,' Wang Wei thought. According to his prediction, Emperor Kong should be getting access to the scroll about now, and in a little while, everyone in the world will too.
Wang Wei exhaled. He left his mansion to return the scroll to Yan Hai and explained the new changes. Then, Wang Wei teleported to the Origin Seal Continent.
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