I wield power with my innate talents, and forge the Heavenly Court.

Chapter 134 The Craftsman System, Test

"What is the firing range of this gun? How accurate is it?"

Wang Chao asked a question while aiming his gun ahead.

"The effective range can reach up to 1,200 paces, with an error of no more than three inches."

"it is good!"

Wang Chao put down his gun, beaming with joy as he shouted "Bravo!"

While it couldn't compare to the Type 54 rifle of later generations, it was definitely superior to all the muskets and crossbows of that era.

Even the most advanced ballista of the Song Dynasty was somewhat inferior, and its accuracy was far superior.

Most importantly, it's convenient.

A rifle is just a matter of moving your fingers.

If placed within the People's Salvation Army, it would be an absolute weapon of mass destruction.

He was confident that the dynasty could withstand the attack if it was given time to prepare.

However, ordinary militia members, and even people like Wang Dahu, would have absolutely no chance of resisting them.

If it hits a vital spot, it's enough to take their lives.

However, if they were in the hands of the People's Salvation Army, the role they could play would be far beyond imagination.

It can also greatly save their physical strength and reduce the consumption of supernatural powers such as military true energy and iron-blooded evil energy.

"Okay! How much will it cost? Can it be mass-produced?"

Whether or not mass production is possible is what the dynasty is truly concerned about.

"Well, the cost is alright. Once the steel can be smelted, it will cost about one or two taels of silver, including labor."
As for production volume, with the help of supernatural powers, it is quite fast to produce one rifle; it can even be made in just one day.

However, there were too few people who possessed supernatural powers, and they were unwilling to stay in the Weapons Manufacturing Division.
"We can now produce about ten a day."

Upon hearing this, Wang Chao frowned slightly. The price was alright, but the production capacity was too low.

In fact, this was much faster than the manufacturing time of firearms.

Normally, it would cost about three or four taels of silver to forge a musket, and it would take more than ten days.

With the blessing of supernatural powers, it only takes one day, which is already very, very fast.

And most of that time is probably spent recovering supernatural powers.

However, there are very few craftsmen with supernatural powers.

If we want to equip the entire People's Salvation Army with ten rifles a day, when will we ever get them?

It seems necessary to include the blacksmiths, gun and cannon makers, of the Weapons Manufacturing Division into the Heavenly Rank system.

After a moment of contemplation, Wang Chao looked up at the Weapons Manufacturing Department, where countless thoughts and ideas about artisans, blacksmithing, gun making, cannon making, and so on filled the space.

These thoughts and ideas were not transformed by the surrounding spiritual energy; instead, the energy was being consumed to maintain their existence.

There are many, many more places like this throughout the territory.

What the dynasty did was to use these thoughts and ideas to condense and evolve the corresponding celestial and divine statuses when necessary.

Merchants, craftsmen, opera singers, artists, and so on—these groups have not yet developed corresponding divine status.

However, this does not mean that the dynasty prohibited its development; it simply meant that the timing was not right and that it did not generate enough corresponding power.

After all, once these powers are developed, ordinary people can come into contact with them under certain circumstances, unless the dynasty deliberately prohibits them.

Just like Chen Zhengyang, who meditated for a long time in a military camp filled with iron-blooded aura.

It is inherently a fierce and malevolent aura evolved from consciousness and spirituality, and will naturally be influenced by its spirit, resulting in an instinctive convergence and merging with it.

If ordinary people are unprepared and rashly come into contact with these forces, they will inevitably have their minds and consciousness eroded.

If you manage to pull through, you might develop some minor supernatural abilities, such as seeing and hearing further, or having a clearer mind.

However, if one cannot survive, one will become a mentally unstable madman, or even be completely assimilated by those forces and turned into a puppet, or suffer brain death.

Mastering some minor supernatural abilities and techniques, even if it causes some chaos, is not a big deal.

With the current strength of the People's Salvation Army, it is enough to easily suppress him, and the dynasty can also strip him of his power in an instant.

However, if they become mentally unstable madmen, assimilated into puppets, or die, that is not what the dynasty wants to see.

Along the way, Wang Chao had killed too many people, but he still didn't want to cause too many deaths himself if he could avoid it.

Therefore, the dynasty never developed too much power, and even prohibited these powers from spreading beyond their respective areas, as well as from directly interfering with ordinary people.

However, looking at the numerous thoughts and ideas above the Weapons Manufacturing Division, he knew it was time to develop a power system belonging to the craftsmen.

In the blink of an eye, thoughts containing various informational concepts flew upwards, merging with countless conscious thoughts and rapidly evolving into corresponding celestial and divine ranks.

Apprentice: Learn from the master, learn some simple handicrafts, basically mechanical imitation.

Skilled worker: Proficient in a craft, skilled in the technique, and has reached a level of mastery of the relevant skills that allows them to complete tasks independently.

Technician: Their skills have reached the pinnacle, and they are able to grasp every detail of the manufacturing process and the product.

They have begun to explore its composition and operating principles, and are now able to take on apprentices, possessing the qualifications to grant ordinary people the natural status of "craftsman apprentices".

Craftsman: Knowing the principles, generating creations, and imbuing them with spirit.
Craftsmen at this level have a deep understanding of how things work. They can create items, tools, and so on as needed, and can even imbue their creations with a certain spirituality through supernatural means.

Of course, this does not mean that they can create life, but rather that they are similar to the weapon spirits, such as sword spirits or blade spirits, found in novels from the previous life.

Every craftsman is a top-notch scientist.

Above that, in the dynasty's vision, there should be an even higher level of divine status.

The highest level that can ultimately be achieved should be the ability to truly transform matter into gold, or even to manipulate creation, creating anything one desires with a wave of the hand.

Of course, that level is too high; not only is it unattainable for ordinary craftsmen, but even the dynasty itself can only dream of it.

That can only serve as a future ultimate goal. For now, it's better to focus on the present.

After completing the evolution of the celestial and territorial positions, the dynasty immediately manipulated them to integrate into the national destiny, projecting and evolving them in the spiritual space.

At the same time, the corresponding power of rules was also integrated into the spiritual power.

Immediately afterwards, the remaining consciousness above the Weapon Manufacturing Division gradually transformed into a new special power under the conversion of spiritual energy, and a bright silver light enveloped the Weapon Manufacturing Division.

That bright silver color is not like white silver.

The bright silver that enveloped the weapons manufacturing division had more of a metallic sheen, like steel.

These are probably the craftsmen of weapons manufacturing, most of whom are blacksmiths, or craftsmen who cast guns and cannons, in any case, they all deal with steel.

Perhaps in other places with a large number of carpenters or ceramicists, the color would be different.

Because artisans have different roles, the dynasty estimated that the profession of artisan would probably include all five elements and five colors, and might even have other colors, since artisans would not be limited to one type of material.

Unlike the army, which exudes only dark red iron-blooded aura, and schools, which radiate only white scholarly air, farmers embody the vibrant green life force.

After the Heavenly Status and Power were fully developed, Wang Chao immediately looked at Zhou Tie beside him.

"Zhou Tie, I see that you have now begun to delve into the principles of technology, and you are already considered one of the top craftsmen."

"Ah~? Haha, Chief, you flatter me. I can't possibly accept such praise."

Hearing the dynasty's praise, Zhou Tie was slightly taken aback, and then scratched his head somewhat embarrassedly.

Wang Chao noticed that the neck hidden beneath his collar seemed to have turned slightly red.

He glanced at Zhou Tie's expression.

Well, because of years of blacksmithing, his complexion is somewhat dark red, so it's hard to tell if his face has turned red.

However, Wang Chao didn't dwell on these things, but instead smiled and said:

"I can bear it, I can bear it."
Okay, let's not talk about that anymore.

Now, I bestow upon you a new celestial status. Your task is to quickly increase steel manufacturing capacity and resolve the issues related to gun and cannon manufacturing.”

"Ah? Yes! Thank you, Chief!"

Zhou Tie was slightly taken aback at first, but then he realized what was happening and immediately stood up and gave a military salute.

"Ok!"

Wang Chao nodded and gestured towards the sky.

"Om~!"

In the next instant, a wisp of national fortune descended, twisted and transformed into a bright silver card, which then suddenly pierced into Zhou Tie's brow.

Zhou Tie closed his eyes slightly, sensing the information from the Heavenly Rank Card.

Technician: The skill has reached its pinnacle.
They can take on apprentices, granting ordinary people the natural status of "craftsman apprentices."
However, this technician's innate status does not contain much technical information.

All of this needs to be filled in by the technician himself.

Moreover, the natural status of artisans is different from that of military officers.

Soldiers and officers in the military have corresponding disciplines and codes of conduct, which must contain the content of these disciplines and codes of conduct.

The natural status of artisans meant they had no set rules or codes of conduct to follow.

After all, different craftsmen will naturally have different techniques and codes of conduct.

A blacksmith is definitely involved in iron smelting, and a carpenter is definitely involved in carpentry. They're not completely unrelated, but they're not far apart.

Of course, technicians who are promoted through normal means will already possess a great deal of technical knowledge.

Different apprentice craftsmen will also have some basic information that their teachers want them to know.

However, Zhou Tie's status as a technician was bestowed by the dynasty, and naturally, it did not include any technical knowledge.

He didn't even possess any supernatural powers. Zhou Tie needed to rely on his innate status to learn and imprint the supernatural powers associated with his skills in the spiritual space.

Yes, unrelated materials can also be used for rubbing, but the difficulty will increase many times over, making it a completely unprofitable endeavor.

For example, if you have a natural talent for swimming, but you insist on learning fire magic, you might never be able to complete the imprinting process in your entire life.

After sensing the information about the Heavenly Status, Zhou Tie bowed to the dynasty once again.

"Thank you, Chief. Your subordinate will complete the mass production of steel and guns as soon as possible."

"Well, I believe you!"

Wang Chao nodded.

Afterwards, Wang Chao followed Zhou Tie to the weapons manufacturing department's testing range to have someone test the rifle's performance.

Zhou Tie's earlier statement was somewhat conservative; the effective range of the rifle is at least 1,100 paces, and the accuracy can be guaranteed to be within two inches.

Afterwards, the dynasty had the cannons' performance tested.

It was a steel cannon made entirely of steel. Because steel is much stronger than copper, its size and weight were much smaller than those of modern cannons.

Given the physical condition and strength of the militia, they could even be carried by two people.

"boom!"

With a burst of intense fire, the boulder used as the target was instantly blasted into pieces, sending debris flying everywhere.

After stepping forward to examine it, Wang Chao nodded in satisfaction.

With its advanced weaponry, the People's Salvation Army is now capable of sweeping across all countries.

The only thing the dynasty and the People's Salvation Army lack now is manpower.

Once they have trained enough militia, they can expand rapidly and sweep across the entire Ming Dynasty in one fell swoop.

(End of this chapter)