Post-Apocalyptic Survival Modpack

Chapter 33: New Module
Cognitive Points?

Wang Ji snapped out of his daze and looked at the extra thing.

Having just thoroughly understood the production line of the large mining area and mastered the items and machines of this entire production system, the progress of practical tools has also reached 100%.

The full progress was converted into a 'cognitive point', which then became 0 again.

Once Wang Ji acquired cognitive points, he understood their function.

It seems that the updates to the crafting recipes have always been closely related to one's own understanding; whatever Wang Ji understands, the crafting recipes will have more items added to them.

Now that Wang Ji has a complete understanding of the system, he can use the knowledge he has accumulated over this period of time to directly construct a module from his memory.

Modules related to "production tools".

The first thing that came to Wang Ji's mind was the spirit of craftsmanship.

That iconic black furnace, its powerful resource processing and output-increasing capabilities, and its highly customizable weapon and tool system make it an absolute classic in the modding world.

Thinking of this, Wang Ji stretched out his hand, and a blurry phantom of a book appeared in front of him.

【The Artisan's Handbook】

After a brief pause, Wang Ji took a deep breath and reached forward.

The book's title appeared.

Materials and You

【The spirit of craftsmanship has been incorporated】

【Cognitive Points - 1】

The insights gained from the mining production system are now transformed into concrete knowledge.

This is a different system of production tools than that of the Empire.

Its core is a customizable smelting furnace built from charred bricks, and its accompanying weapon and tool system is also very powerful, at least better than what Wang Ji currently possesses.

Most importantly, we are not facing bottlenecks in related technologies and materials.

Technology doesn't need to be researched and unlocked from scratch; all kinds of core components can be directly manufactured, and materials can be readily available.

"I understand everything now."

Wang Ji immediately returned and went to find Ryder.

While he was exploring and unlocking new mods, Ryder was also busy for a moment.

In just one day, the atmosphere in the entire mining area was completely transformed. The miners suspended further development of the mining area and instead engaged in food production.

Farming, or fishing.

The miners showed great enthusiasm for these activities.

The results are visible to the naked eye, and they are all for my own use.

Happiness comes too fast, making people dizzy.

Now that people have enough to eat and rest, the only problem is that there's nothing else to do besides producing food.

Ryder said, "They're all waiting."

Wang Ji looked at him and asked, "Waiting for what?"

"Waiting for your instructions."

"I?"

"Yes, everyone sees you as the new leader, the new lord."

After thinking for a moment, Ryder added, "A very young lord who brings about great miracles."

"Actually, I've wanted to ask you for a long time, Wang Ji, are you interested in becoming a lord?"

"To become a leader."

"[Lord], huh..."

Wang Ji fell into thought.

"Doesn't this count as rebellion?"

Occupying a place for no reason, then declaring oneself the new lord and establishing a new power—that just doesn't seem right.

"It's very comprehensive."

Ryder looked at Wang Ji, seemingly somewhat surprised. He said:
"Don't worry, it's not like we're declaring independence or directly waging war against the Empire, so how can it be considered a rebellion?"

"You should understand that the Empire is a newly born empire. It used to have a name to distinguish it from other empires, but now people don't mention that name anymore. They just call it the Empire because there is only one Empire in the world."

Wang Ji asked in confusion, "So?"

Ryder continued, "What I'm trying to say is that, for the Empire, the words 'world' and 'empire' mean the same thing."

"All powers, regardless of how they are established, whether new or old, are, in the eyes of the empire, merely a form of internal change, just like adding a household to a town."

"As long as this family doesn't do anything outrageous, registers as required, and abides by the law, nothing will happen. This kind of thing is perfectly normal, isn't it?"

"The manager of this mining area and the master he mentioned may not have been here from the beginning."

"Can this still happen?"

Wang Ji truly learned a lot. He knew absolutely nothing about the empire's laws, culture, and structure; he learned almost everything from Ryder.

"of course."

Ryder then changed the subject and said:
"All of this relies on the immense power of the Imperial Center, so powerful that no one dares to openly claim to be outside the Empire."

"However, this power is not enough for it to manage all regions in real time."

"In fact, many of the policies we see are temporary measures. After all, the empire is still young and huge, encompassing too many things that are difficult to integrate, and many aspects are difficult to perfect."

"Maybe this approach won't work after a while."

Wang Ji nodded, indicating that he understood.

I understand, but it still feels a bit unreliable.

This management style sounds grand and open, but it reveals the feel of a large, makeshift operation, as if they can't manage everything so they simply don't bother with the details.

As long as you listen to what those in power say, you're a good citizen.

However, this is actually very advantageous for him.

Many of Ryder's ideas coincided with Wang Ji's.

His experience during this period also made him realize that it is indeed difficult to do things alone, and the efficiency is too low.

Many repetitive and simple tasks do need to be done by someone else so that he can free up his time to do other things.

For example, digging a hellish tunnel to the capital.

This task doesn't take much time, but it requires focused attention.

Walking one meter in hell is equivalent to walking eight meters in the mortal world; this is a huge advantage unique to Wang Ji.

It's been less than two months since we left the capital. With the time saved from hell, there's still time. Many things can be prevented in advance, or we can find a way to nip them in the bud.

Come back.

Becoming a lord means expanding your 'home' into a 'territory'.

There are still many things that need to be done.

"correct."

Ryder suddenly added, "There's one more thing. I've figured out the function of the two rings that the steward had left over."

"One of them was an offensive spell, a very common flame spell, which he had used once."

"The other one is a resonance ring."

"Resonance Ring?"

Upon hearing this name, Wang Ji had a sudden thought and asked:

What is it used for?

Ryder replied, "The gemstones set in this ring are specially treated and are usually in pairs, so they can resonate with another gemstone located far away to achieve a long-distance synchronization effect."

"... "

Wang Ji paused for two seconds, then said, "We shouldn't take chances."

Ryder nodded in agreement.

"I think so."

(End of this chapter)