Ironclad: How can hand-crafted knight belts not be considered genius?

A thick, silvery-white metal plate appeared in Jiang Ning's hand.

The sudden weight almost made Jiang Ning lose his grip, causing him to stumble.

"This is... a Pandora metal plate?"

Jiang Ning held it in his hand and weighed it in his hand; it was very heavy and had a lot of weight.

"I think it's a special device used to detect the phase properties of energy bottles, right?"

Jiang Ning searched his memory for relevant information, scratching his head somewhat uncertainly.

"How about... we give it a try?"

Jiang Ning took two energy bottles from a pile of them.

"Give it a try, [doll] and [magic]."

Both of these energy bottles were extracted from the Black Tower Doll.

Jiang Ning had a vague suspicion in his heart, perhaps...

He aligned the energy bottle in his hand with the groove on the metal plate and slowly inserted it.

"A doll!"

"magic!"

"The perfect match!!"

Seeing the two energy bottles gleaming on the metal plate, Jiang Ning excitedly slapped his thigh.

"Ms. Black Tower is blessed with good fortune!"

It was worth risking getting beaten up to extract these two energy bottles!

Having succeeded on the first try, Jiang Ning simply took out all the energy bottles and rearranged them.

Final result.

Jiang Ning currently has a total of 14 energy bottles.

[Doll] — [Magic].

[Rabbit] — [Tank].

[Flying Eagle] — [Gatling Gun].

[Rose] — [Helicopter].

There are a total of 4 optimal combinations, and the rest are all ordinary combinations without any special effects.

Ignoring the two optimal pairings provided by the system, I spent a week in the lab trying to come up with two pairs myself.

"What... I thought there would be more sets..."

Jiang Ning slumped dejectedly in his chair and rubbed his cheeks with his hands.

"Never mind, I'm pretty familiar with the technology for making energy bottles anyway, I can just make more."

Jiang Ning kept two pairs of the best combinations on his person, and stored the rest of the energy bottles in a password-protected box.

"Having too many bottles isn't a good thing either; with so many props, I can't fit them all in... God, could you make me a four-dimensional pocket to store these props?"

In his mind, the voice of that deity did not respond to Jiang Ning's request.

"Still no movement?"

Speaking of which... the Divine Brothers haven't said a word these past few days... that's strange...

Jiang Ning scratched his head.

He and his divine brother were on completely different dimensions, and he had no idea what the other was doing.

"You still have to make it by hand."

Jiang Ning opened the [Creative Ride] technology achievement tree and began to check the next achievement task that needed to be completed.

"what?"

Jiang Ning looked at the achievement task list in surprise.

"There are even branches?"

After completing the [Energy Bottle Grand Slam] achievement, this task bar actually extends into three branches, pointing to three different development directions.

One of the task icons immediately caught Jiang Ning's eye.

Achievement Quest - [Compress! Compress! Compress Again!]: After obtaining a large number of energy bottles, you discover that the energy in some of the bottles can be further refined and compressed!

Task requirement: Create any "energy gel".

Reward: "Squeeze Driver" crafting recipe, [Dragon Gel] *1.

"Squeeze the driver."

Jiang Ning was lost in memories.

In the series, the Squeeze Driver is the driver with the highest appearance rate besides the Build Driver.

Aside from the main character Sento, the second, third, and fourth riders in the middle of the game all used the same squeeze driver.

This thing has very obvious advantages and disadvantages.

Firstly, the advantage is that there's no need to consider the combination of energy bottles; you only need one "energy gel" to transform.

Moreover, in terms of combat power after transformation, it is clearly stronger than Build when it transforms using the basic energy bottle.

Although the upper limit is relatively low and a lot of enhancement items cannot be used, the basic combat power is well guaranteed.

It's really good as a transitional piece of equipment.

However, all of this is on the premise of ignoring its shortcomings—

Leaving aside the infamous reputation of the squeeze drive—anyone who uses it will become mentally deficient.

That's how the nickname "Squeezing the Three Idiots" came about.

The show explicitly points out a drawback: it constantly stimulates the user's fighting desire, turning them into a fighting machine with nothing but mind to do without them realizing it.

Although strong willpower can offset this negative effect, Jiang Ning himself dared not pat his chest and guarantee that he would not lose control.

"Let's put it on hold for now..."

After deciding to postpone the production of "Energy Gel", Jiang Ning turned his attention to two other new achievement tasks that were flashing.

Achievement Quest - [This Bubble is So Cool!]: The basic form of Build Rider is no longer enough for you! It's time to develop brand new enhancement items!

Task requirement: Research and manufacture "Rabbit Tank Bubble Jar".

Rewards: 2 random energy bottles, 10 Knight Tech Points.

Achievement Quest - [Make sure you have a lifelong Energy Bottle partner!]: You've noticed a strange connection between the Energy Bottle and its user?

Mission objective: Find the energy bottle with which you have a special connection.

Rewards: Pandora Metal Plate *1, Knight Tech Points *20.

"Um... what kind of amazing names are these? The family that could come up with such names must have hired a master."

While Jiang Ning was shocked by the bizarre names the system had given to these achievement tasks, he was mentally calculating the task content.

Clearly, both of these branch tasks are almost mandatory.

Jiangning has decided to pursue a two-pronged approach, with both tasks being carried out simultaneously.

Putting aside the large amount of Knight Technology Points reward, Jiang Ning urgently needs more enhancement items to quickly improve his combat power, lest he be mistaken for a random roadside animal and kicked to death in this vast world.

After all, he's now the head of the security team... cough cough—the defense section.

"Actually, there's not much difference."

"?"

A familiar voice suddenly rang in Jiang Ning's mind, and his heart skipped a beat.

"Divine brothers?!"

Where have you been? I haven't heard from you for days; I thought you'd died.

The angel investor who had disappeared for a long time suddenly "came back to life," and Jiang Ning quickly sent his regards to show his concern.

After all, without the divine talent bestowed upon him by his divine brothers, he would have long since become space junk... no, perhaps even worse...

"Go away, who's doing this... um... but it's pretty much the same..."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Ning's curiosity grew even stronger.

"Just tell me already, buddy, stop with the riddles!"

"It's all your fault!"

The god's voice suddenly became mournful.

"Me? What happened to me?"

Jiang Ning was somewhat confused.

Weren't we talking about your sudden disappearance?

Why am I being dragged into this?

"It's all because you had to act so arrogant, which made me give you the [Divine Talent] ahead of time!"

My minister gave me a good scolding! He said I was wasting resources on a small project with no future!

As a result, I was suspended for a week... Waaah, I'm going to be eating dirt for a week...

The god's usually cold voice suddenly took on a hint of sadness, comparable to the wailing of a siren in Western mythology, which sent chills down Jiang Ning's spine.

"I know you've suffered, brother... I understand, I understand, that scoundrel of a leader is no human being."

The system's crying abruptly stopped.

"Xiao Ningzi! You have to make me proud! You have to slap them in the face! I can't let this week of eating dirt go to waste!"

Jiang Ning scratched his cheek a little embarrassedly.

Why do I feel like I've suddenly been entrusted with an important task...?

"Okay... what do I need to do?"

Give them a story that breaks the mold! The more spectacular, the better! Make the dog boss's eyes pop!

The most important thing now is to quickly complete the achievement tasks! Don't waste your [Divine Talent]!