Starting with the defeated female knight

Thinking about it carefully, it seems he really does need a place specifically for him to research and cultivate tentacles.

That is, 'Touch Technology Center'.

Why wouldn't I use cheats if they were available?

[And who says touch technology can't be part of a technology tree?]

While it's not impossible to go into a cave, the place is far away and chaotic, making it troublesome to go there, not to mention the mental pollution that accumulates inside.

The newly built church can not only perfectly undertake this task, but also allow him to use it as a center to establish an underground tentacle transportation network beneath Dawn City.

If nothing goes wrong, it's fine for just transporting things.

Once he realized and understood this, he was no longer so opposed to the people of Dawn City's calls for expanding the church. After Edith returned, he called her over directly and explained his plans to her.

After listening to Green's explanation, Edith nodded slowly, and indeed understood what he meant.

But soon, she realized something, her face flushed slightly, and she subconsciously grabbed her collar and brought her legs slightly closer together.

"Um, the reason you have this idea isn't because...?"

Well, I wasn't entirely sure at first.

However, after successfully cultivating tentacles using your power, I confirmed the feasibility of this approach.

And that's why I called you here.

Green didn't know why, but Edith performed much better than the others as the 'mother'.

In fact, after discovering that his tentacles could be selectively cultivated, he did try, but only Cecilia's case was somewhat successful, where he created an enhanced living armor.

As for the rest, whether it's Tania, Ella, or Morfia, the effects are either negligible or ridiculously poor, and the pattern remains unclear to this day.

"Then... what do you want me to do?"

Edith blinked, her face flushing even more.

Beneath the pristine white robe, the body gradually tensed and became slightly warm.

"Should I continue helping you cultivate tentacles, or... do something else?"

[I want them all]

The tentacles swayed slightly.

[Your situation is unique, allowing you to maximize the capabilities of your tentacles.]

Under normal circumstances, taking our time is fine, but as you know, the dense fog is right outside us, and we don't have much time.

Don't worry, once this is over, I won't let you suffer for nothing. Once it's over, you can tell me what you want.

Anything I can do, I will.

【May I? 】

The tentacle touched Edith's face, and she remained silent for a moment, then blushed and nodded slightly, giving a soft "hmm".

"So, what about the other things?"

It's very simple.

The tentacles swayed again.

I want you to take charge of this place for me.

As you know, it's already exhausting for me just to look at the outside world, and I don't even know how the church operates.

Therefore, I want to find a capable and trustworthy person to help me with this.

You're the only one I can think of.

His gaze was sincere.

Edith's heart started racing.

"just me?"

Yes, only you.

The tentacle nodded and gently tucked her hair behind its back.

Because this is a very important matter, I want to entrust it to the person I trust most.

Of course, I don't mean to force you. If you don't want to, I understand, and you can go find...

"I am willing."

The words came out of his mouth.

The body acts before the mind.

"I... I'll do well, so..."

After regaining her senses, she subconsciously gripped the tentacle in her arms, slowly lowered her head, and murmured.

"Please don't go looking for anyone else, okay?"

Volume 1: Chapter 45: Tentacle Technology, Awe-inspiring

With Edith's help, the Tentacle Technology Center, or rather the Cathedral, finally began to operate.

Of course, the operation of a brand-new technology center certainly cannot be done by Edith alone.

Although due to her physical condition, she is indeed very suitable to be Green's mother and nursery. Not only are the tentacles she produces of high quality, but they also recover very quickly. With the help of a nutrient pool that accelerates recovery, her output alone is comparable to a small tentacle garden.

The problem is, this isn't what Green wants, or rather, it's not just this.

Using your power to split and evolve is essentially still a form of gacha, only with a higher and more consistent drop rate compared to other pools.

Of course, it's not that I won't pull from this pool; in fact, I'll pull a lot more, but not for research and development, but just for you.

[Because the tentacles cultivated with your power, regardless of their combat strength, will always be compatible with you.]

Whether it's used to assemble armor, serve as a backup battery, or simply stay by your side to coordinate, it can play a significant role.

Yes, I was worried about you, and I just wanted to protect you.

So please be patient for now.

You are very important to me, Edith.

I really don't want to lose you.

This is why, even though Edith's individual output wasn't that outrageous, and she suffered a lot during childbirth due to her physical condition, Green insisted on using her to split her tentacles.

Moreover, Green originally said these things because he saw that Edith's body couldn't take it anymore and he wanted to comfort her and help her stabilize her condition.

But for some reason, after she finished speaking, her body trembled even more violently, and her mental state changed from 'difficult but still persevering' to an instant collapse.

In short, despite some minor, harmless incidents, the process of absorbing Edith's power and producing Edith-like tentacles went smoothly overall.

Meanwhile, it's not just the production of the new tentacles that's progressing smoothly.

The construction and operation of the Touch Technology Center are also progressing smoothly.

The Touch Technology Center, as the name suggests, is a center for researching and developing touch technology.

But the question is, what is Touch Technology?

Edith initially thought that the tentacle technology Green was developing was similar to what happened to her—finding a suitable host and then using a method of absorbing power to cultivate the corresponding tentacles.

But as Green said before, this isn't technology; it's just a different way of drawing cards.

Well, this could perhaps be considered a kind of technology, since some technologies, such as pharmaceuticals, materials science, and biology, are indeed quite reliant on gacha pulls, and if there were truly high-quality pools available, he certainly wouldn't let them go.

But what he really wants is not that, or rather, it's not just that.

[Systematize and standardize the process, understand as many influencing factors as possible, eliminate other impurities, and achieve stable and reproducible production and cultivation.]

[It's not just about focusing on phenomena and results, but more importantly, understanding what's behind them, breaking down the causes, collecting and categorizing information, and even building models.]

Of course, I'm not saying we should do these things from the beginning. Let alone you, I don't even understand them myself, let alone teach you.

[Initially, we can start by identifying the nature of the tentacles, then study the variations in various material combinations, and try to find several practical and widely applicable variation methods.]

Then, based on the properties and material combinations in this process, we find the general rules, summarize them, and expand upon them little by little.

This is the true meaning of Touch Technology Center.

Faced with this somewhat advanced concept, it took Green quite a while to explain it to Edith before she understood what he meant.

"...It sounds a bit like something from the Mage's Guild."

As someone born into nobility and raised in the church, Edith had achieved considerable success in miracles and faith, but she did lack experience in researching this area.

Even though it took her a long time to understand what Green meant, she only grasped the general idea.

But Edith has one advantage, which is also what Green likes most about her.

That is, regardless of whether she understands it thoroughly or not, and whether she knows Green's true intentions, she will strictly follow Green's instructions.

Even if she herself doesn't quite understand, she can still convey Green's meaning to others relatively accurately and carry out what he wants her to do precisely.

Of course, this ability is not unfounded.

To a large extent, it was also due to the constant correction from the tentacle attached to their bodies, and the tacit understanding cultivated from spending every day together.

Obviously, Edith alone is not enough to set up such a technology center; at least a professional team is needed.

Therefore, it was only natural that Morphia, who was the only designated technology-related cheat in the territory, was brought in, and the female warrior Tania also became one of the team members because of her past experience in helping with testing.

However, when it comes to an entire discipline, three people are definitely not enough. In fact, among these three people, one is just there to make up the numbers, and the other is someone who only has a superficial understanding and mainly acts as a translator.

What's worse is that even the female warriors who were just there to fill a quota, because of their past experience as adventurers, were considered to be highly educated in Dawn City.

Not only can it write its own name, but it can also read some ordinary announcements and books.

In Dawn City, such a student is already considered extremely rare, a terrifyingly high achiever.

Of course, as someone who had been spying on Dawn City all along, Green had anticipated this and had already prepared a plan before calling the three of them together.

If there's no talent, can't I just train them myself?

What else can we do?

Yes, Green was out of options.

After all, if you don't know math, you just don't know it; you can kill someone and it won't help.

Even if there were dedicated researchers in Dawn City, they would probably be completely clueless about this new, bizarre, and unparalleled tentacle technology, which is unlike any other technology in the world, just like any other being.

Fortunately, although it was impossible to bring in ready-made researchers, the literacy rate in Dawn City had improved due to Green's previous promotion of basic education.

While adults are still busy with work and have some time to spare, many children can now listen, read, and write. Even Grimm has learned a lot about reading and writing the world's languages ​​in the process.

Then the problem is coming.

Since Green can read and write, why doesn't he use this method to communicate with people directly?

The answer is that he used it, but gave up.

After all, even setting aside the still alarmingly high illiteracy rate in Dawn City despite improvements, there are the words he wrote with his tentacles.

Green didn't know if it was his own ability or something else, but anyway, after writing a few times, he successfully witnessed for the first time in his life the scene of words jumping up from the ground and hitting someone's head.

At the time, even the instigator's brain was completely fried.

No, buddy.

What does it mean for words to spring up from the ground and send people running around in terror?

And 'speaking out' is something similar, or even more serious.

Having trained for so long, Green has long been able to achieve a similar effect to 'speaking' through brief micro-vibrations by concentrating his attention.

The problem is that the 'effect' was a bit too explosive.

If Green hadn't noticed in time, the other team's heads would probably have exploded.

So what else can he do?

We guess we'll just have to leave it as it is.