EFB Chapter 376 You've won over the God of Crafts?
Chapter 376 You've won over the God of Crafts?
Chapter 376 You've won over the God of Crafts?
Chen Yuan could understand the feelings of the master craftsman.
After all, it's only natural that anyone would be eager when faced with the hope of a breakthrough, especially when immersed in the art of weapon crafting for trillions of epochs and still unable to make any progress.
"Don't worry, I've already made arrangements on how to guide you to improve your skills."
After Chen Yuan finished speaking with a smile, he took out an item and threw it over. The Craftsman God caught it and was stunned when he saw it.
"Is this a human auxiliary quantum computer?"
The Craftsman God blinked, puzzled, and asked, "Could it be that the arrangement my senior brother mentioned is the virtual universe?"
"Of course." Chen Yuan chuckled and explained, "As a master craftsman, Junior Brother Craftsman God naturally knows that the simplest way to improve one's skills in crafting treasures is through practice."
"Through extensive practice, improve the various techniques used in crafting supreme treasures."
The master craftsman nodded gently; he naturally understood this simple principle.
In fact, for any master craftsman, the limitation of materials is always the biggest obstacle to further improving their skills.
Both the primordial universe and the cosmic sea are too barren. The cosmic sea is slightly better in this respect, but the improvement is still limited.
Although the primordial universe created all things, most of the matter it produced was quite ordinary.
Especially for treasures of the highest rank, their numbers are extremely limited, and they can only be obtained in some extremely dangerous secret realms, such as the Primordial Star.
As for the Cosmic Sea, it contains a large amount of debris and remnants that have floated down from the Origin Continent, so its material content is naturally richer than that of the original universe, and the potential for treasures is also higher.
Of course, some items are of such high quality that they far exceed the limits of life in the Cosmic Sea, thus forming forbidden zones, the most typical of which is the Cosmic Boat.
But whether it's the primordial universe or the cosmic sea, they have one thing in common: the higher the quality of the treasure, the rarer it is. Treasures nurtured by the primordial universe basically only go up to the level of supreme treasure. Naturally born supreme treasures—they may exist in rumors, but no one has ever confirmed them!
This is why, as items that are close to the limit of the universe's potential, Arcana items are extremely rare in the primordial universe.
So rare that even among the thousands of Universe Venerables in the human race, one of the most prestigious races, not a single one possesses a supreme treasure, and most of them have never even seen a glimpse of one.
The number of supreme treasures is so rare, and although there are more materials that can be used to refine supreme treasures, the amount is still limited.
Even though the God of Crafts is the master of the universe, it would still take him a long time to gather the materials needed to refine a supreme treasure.
Of course, this is also because the God of Crafts wants to refine a supreme treasure. If it is just ordinary treasure materials, they are not precious to him, but ordinary materials will not have the effect of tempering him.
Even if he were to forge thousands upon thousands of ordinary treasures, the resulting improvement would probably not be as significant as forging a single top-tier treasure. Even if he failed, the experience he gained would be incomparable to that of these ordinary treasures.
"Senior Brother Chen Yuan, I understand what you mean."
The God of Crafts looked at Chen Yuan and said, "You want me to refine supreme treasures in the virtual universe, so that I can practice to my heart's content without worrying about the limitations of materials."
"That's right." Chen Yuan nodded.
"But," the Craftsman God frowned slightly, "Senior brother should understand that, given my status, obtaining some anonymous accounts in the virtual universe is not difficult."
"In fact, I thought of this method a long time ago, and I have tried it many times in the virtual universe."
He shook his head, his tone helpless: "Unfortunately, the virtual universe cannot simulate the full performance of top-grade materials; it can only simulate the most superficial aspects of these materials."
"With the capabilities of the virtual universe, we can only simulate the forging of powerful treasures at most, and that's only for ordinary powerful treasures. There are too many errors and omissions when it comes to higher-level materials, making it impossible to forge them at all."
"Therefore, the method that Senior Brother came up with is simply not going to work."
The God of Craftsman's face revealed undisguised disappointment. If it were just a virtual universe, he wouldn't need his senior brother's help at all.
"Junior brother, rest assured, I am fully aware of the situation you described."
Chen Yuan smiled and said calmly, "The training ground I prepared for you is indeed a virtual universe, but it is not the virtual universe you are familiar with."
"Is this not the virtual universe I know?"
After confirming this, the Craftsman God couldn't help but ask, "Could it be that besides the version available to the public, there's also an internal version of the virtual universe?"
"Of course not. There has always been only one virtual universe used by the high command of our human race. There are no multiple versions."
Chen Yuan shook his head and smiled, "The virtual universe I'm talking about is a universe that belongs exclusively to me. You can think of it as a private server in a game."
"Private server?" The God of Craftsman was naturally familiar with this term, but what he didn't understand was that there were private servers in the virtual universe?
Considering Chen Yuan's identity, he couldn't help but wonder if this senior brother, as a high-ranking executive of Virtual Universe Company, had stolen Virtual Universe's core technology and built a new server.
For life forms in the primordial universe, apart from the high-ranking humans, no one knew that the virtual universe was a secret technique. All races in the universe believed that the virtual universe was constructed through technological means.
For this reason, various races in the universe have tried to study the virtual universe for countless years and attempted to crack and replicate it, but none of them have succeeded. They can only imitate the virtual universe to build a degraded version of the local area network.
The Craftsman God had also personally experienced this kind of regional network, so he still had doubts in his heart: was there something special about the private server that Chen Yuan built?
Chen Yuan did not answer the question directly, but simply smiled and said, "Whether it's true or not, Junior Brother will know once he experiences it for himself."
The master craftsman gave Chen Yuan a deep look, then nodded: "Alright."
Anyway, it wouldn't take much effort to try, so the craftsman didn't dwell on it too much, since firsthand experience is better than a thousand words.
Just as Chen Yuan said, the truth or falsehood will be known as soon as it is discovered.
Soon, the God of Craftsman uploaded a wisp of his consciousness to a virtual network that was both familiar and unfamiliar, through the auxiliary optical computer.
It was familiar because Chen Yuan's network looked almost identical to a real virtual universe, but unfamiliar because he vaguely sensed that this virtual network seemed to have more complete functions compared to the larger networks outside.
The God of Crafts blinked, feeling that he must be crazy. He actually thought that a private server was stronger than the human race's true virtual universe that had been running for trillions of epochs.
If the virtual universe were so easy to replicate, then the major powerful races wouldn't be helpless against it.
Even if Chen Yuan possesses the original code of the true virtual universe, theoretically it should be impossible for him to surpass the original body.
"Currently, only this one dimension is open in my virtual universe."
Chen Yuan's figure did not appear directly beside the God of Crafts, but flew over from a distance, indicating that his consciousness had been staying here all along.
"I've named this plane the Cultivation Space. From now on, this will be my junior brother's exclusive training ground."
"Cultivation space," the Craftsman God murmured. He looked around and found that the space was not very large.
If this virtual universe is only this size, it does fit his stereotype of private servers.
"Forgive my poor eyesight," he shook his head, "This space seems to be no different from the virtual universe outside."
"Of course there's a difference."
Chen Yuan smiled and said, "Junior brother can try to have the cultivation space directly generate the materials for the supreme treasure, and see if he can successfully refine it."
"Oh?" Seeing Chen Yuan's confident expression, the Craftsman God couldn't help but believe it a little. Then, with a thought, a piece of metal exactly like the one he had imagined suddenly appeared in front of him.
The God of Crafts carefully unleashed his divine power, enveloping the metal material. Suddenly, he exclaimed softly, his expression revealing obvious surprise: "So realistic! I can't detect any artificiality whatsoever."
A flicker of excitement crossed his eyes: "Could it be that the materials simulated here can actually be refined?"
"Of course," Chen Yuan said with a smile, extending his hand. "Junior brother, please begin."
"Hmm." The God of Craftsmen nodded, then waved his hand, and a pitch-black gourd suddenly appeared. The gourd expanded rapidly, soon becoming towering and reaching a height of at least hundreds of thousands of kilometers.
"They can even perfectly replicate my weapon-refining gourd."
The craftsman laughed heartily, his confidence growing stronger with each passing moment. One by one, materials materialized out of thin air and flew into the dark gourd in sequence.
As the God of Crafts manipulated divine power, the top of the pitch-black gourd was completely sealed, and the smelting of the materials inside the gourd officially began.
Because the properties of these materials were simulated to be completely identical, when the craftsman began to refine them, he almost forgot that he was conducting an experiment in a virtual universe and thought it was another practice in reality.
So he immediately immersed himself in the moment and entered a state of complete absorption.
Chen Yuan stood aside without making a sound to disturb him. He simply used his Primordial Eye to observe every detail of the craftsman god's treasure-refining process and recorded every mistake the other party made.
Time flies by, more than three thousand years have passed in the blink of an eye, and the craftsman's work has finally entered its final stage.
Several days later, in front of the pitch-black gourd, countless materials that had been melted down and decorated with intricate patterns were pieced together, with almost no trace of their joints.
As the light shone forth, this supreme treasure was finally completed, its grade being—the peak of the ninth rank, level six, a top-tier supreme treasure!
"Failed again."
The God of Crafts sighed, gazing at the completed treasure in the distance, a hint of frustration in his eyes. "Failure isn't the point," Chen Yuan finally spoke up. "The point is, what did you learn from this crafting process?"
Upon hearing Chen Yuan's words, the God of Crafts was stunned for a moment, then suddenly remembered that he was in a virtual universe, not in the real world of crafting!
"Senior brother!"
The Craftsman God suddenly turned his head, his eyes shining as he looked at Chen Yuan, his expression showing no trace of his earlier frustration. "Your virtual universe is too powerful! It actually simulated everything perfectly!"
"Now you believe me, right?" Chen Yuan smiled.
The Craftsman God nodded repeatedly: "I believe it, I believe it. This place is truly a sacred place for us treasure refiners to cultivate."
"Oh, right." The Craftsman God suddenly slapped his forehead, looking regretful. "My senior brother should have interrupted me just now."
His eyes were full of apology: "Now that the wonder of this space has been confirmed, I will have plenty of time to practice in the future. Why bother my senior brother to wait here for three thousand years?"
"Three thousand years is not a long time."
Chen Yuan shook his head and said nonchalantly, "You can connect with the original body's mind and find out how much time has passed in the outside world."
"Hmm?" The Craftsman God obediently sensed his true form for a moment, then suddenly exclaimed in surprise, "Wait, only a little over a hundred days have passed in the outside world?!"
"This virtual universe actually allows for time acceleration by ten thousand times!"
Unbelievable!
After witnessing the powerful capabilities of this cultivation space, the Craftsman God had to admit that the "private server" created by Senior Brother Chen Yuan was indeed far more powerful than the real virtual universe outside.
"That's right." Chen Yuan smiled faintly. After the upgrade, the virtual universe has indeed greatly improved its functions. For example, the time acceleration ability can now be fully utilized.
"It's truly unbelievable." The God of Craftsman's expression still held amazement. "Now I finally understand why my senior brother dared to say that he would let me break through to the peak level of treasure refining within a hundred years."
"What happens in the outside world is a hundred years, but inside it's a full million years!"
"With such a long period of time and an inexhaustible supply of materials, I am confident that I can break through on my own, even without my senior brother's guidance."
He shook his head, thinking of the difficulties he encountered in reality, and couldn't help but sigh.
Compared to the reality of needing tens of thousands of epochs of materials to refine something once, this place can indeed be called a holy land for treasure refiners.
"I promised to guide you, how could I go back on my word?" Chen Yuan said with a smile. "I'm counting on you to break through as soon as possible, so you can refine treasures for my human race's strongmen. I can't let you slowly comprehend it."
"Yes, I'll do whatever you say, Senior Brother." The Craftsman God nodded obediently. After using this virtual universe, he had become a little fan of Chen Yuan and would do anything he was asked to do.
"There's no need for that," Chen Yuan shook his head slightly and instructed, "Just treat the human race normally, offer them some discounts on refining fees, and prioritize supplying them."
Upon hearing Chen Yuan's words, the Craftsman God immediately understood how to face the human race, and nodded, saying, "Don't worry, Senior Brother, I know what to do."
"Hmm." Chen Yuan nodded, then began to point out the shortcomings in the craftsman's previous work: "There were a few obvious problems in your previous work; this would be better to handle them—."
As the explanation continued, the Craftsman God would occasionally show a look of sudden realization, as if he had been enlightened. His gaze toward Chen Yuan became increasingly respectful, just as he would toward the Mountain Guest.
And so, several years passed before he finally explained all the problems the God of Crafts had encountered over the past three thousand years.
"Alright, that's enough for now."
Chen Yuan stopped. "Go back and digest this properly; it should greatly improve your skills."
"Okay." There was a hint of excitement in the eyes of the Craftsman God, clearly he had benefited greatly in the past few years.
"Oh, right."
Chen Yuan smiled slightly, stopping the other person's practice, and then said, "Don't rush to practice. Come with me to the virtual universe to meet with the higher-ups of my human race."
Knowing that the discussion was about him joining the human race, the God of Crafts nodded and said, "Understood!"
On the other hand, the reason why Chen Yuan is only now preparing to let the God of Crafts meet with the human race is naturally because he has only now received the reply from the founder of the giant axe.
Moreover, Giant Axe was clearly very surprised by this situation, which can be seen from his reply email.
"Wait, what do you mean you've won over the God of Crafts?"