[Detected illusory item: Immortal Bean. Do you wish to grant it a real essence? 100 points of Source Value required!]
Quite cheap.
With the rise in authenticity, the value of the Immortal Bean became much cheaper.
A direct 70% discount.
However, items with essence directly granted cannot be consumed by them. Xu Lingjun directly granted essence to forty or fifty beans, then pricked his finger to let a drop of blood fall on them.
Then he diluted it, soaking the Immortal Beans inside...
Among the warriors, there are indeed female soldiers, but most are male.
This made it inconvenient for Xu Lingjun, so he had to use his blood for dilution.
Fortunately, with his current level of cultivation and the uniqueness of his cultivation technique, as blood flowed out from one side, it was replenished from the other, so it didn't matter much.
As for the thousands of points of Source Value spent, whoever consumes the Immortal Beans will, naturally, repay the Source Value with interest, as a token of gratitude for saving their life.
After processing the Immortal Beans, faint red threads appeared on them, making it seem as if they were naturally growing on them. And this way, even if ingested, they could be consumed.
Xu Lingjun then took out another small model.
[Detected illusory item: Interceptor Factory. Do you wish to grant it a real essence? 900 points of Source Value required!]
Indeed, with such a miraculous item as the Immortal Bean as a foundation... the things I previously mentioned have all become reality.
Next, it's a virtuous cycle.
Xu Lingjun stood up, called over the orderly, and asked her to bring the people from the Technology Academy.
A moment later.
A few middle-aged researchers wearing white lab coats and glasses thicker than the bottom of a wine bottle came over.
Facing Xu Lingjun, they did not show the usual arrogance researchers display towards martial artists, but instead appeared quite reserved...
The leader, Zhou Jie, asked, "Academician, did you need something from us?"
Xu Lingjun asked, "I have a private organization called the Celestial Human Organization that recently invented some weapons. If I provide you with the actual items, how long will it take for you to achieve mass production in the Qisha Military District?"
"This..."
Upon hearing this, they couldn't help but brighten up.
The academician in front of them is no ordinary person; his inventions are few, but each one is significant enough to alter the course of human survival... whether it's the Mecha that greatly reduced the casualties on the Polar Star Battlefield or the Transformation Capsule, which left these people mesmerized.
Now he's quietly come up with a new weapon invention, naturally making them curious.
Zhou Jie didn't arrogantly claim responsibility but calmly said, "Not sure what kind they are, if it's just simple replication, it shouldn't take too long."
"They are some weapons, come, let's go to your research lab, I'll show you!"
Off they went.
They headed to the research lab...
The research lab, though called a lab, is actually vast inside, much bigger than a large indoor football field.
Inside, there are numerous research prototypes placed around.
Including peculiar organs, oddly shaped machinery, and some bizarre hoses, etc...
The research lab also holds a dedicated experimental base.
The area is vast, sufficient for use.
In front of everyone, Xu Lingjun pretended to take out a Transformation Capsule, while holding the model of the Interceptor Factory in his other hand, silently choosing to grant essence.
With a shake of his hand.
The enormous Interceptor Factory appeared directly on the ground.
A mechanical well glowing dimly like a deep well, from which small interceptors occasionally fly out... then quickly return inside.
Xu Lingjun picked up a nearby ornament and threw it into the vicinity.
The next moment, an interceptor flew out from the well, smashing the ornament to pieces.
The power was evidently formidable.
Xu Lingjun explained, "The Interceptor Factory will produce mass interceptors for attack when it detects enemies nearby. It's an unparalleled defensive tool, and if too many enemies attack, the interceptors will explode, inflicting heavy casualties. However, if there aren't enough enemies, it will automatically generate new interceptors inside, meaning that once this Interceptor Factory is planted, it can be entirely self-sufficient, unless the enemy sacrifices lives to destroy it."
Initially, their expressions were normally calm, as the weapons were unique and distinctive, but nothing extraordinary.
Only after hearing the last few sentences did they realize the wonder of this thing.
Just the feature of autonomous interceptor generation, added to the fact that it can only be destroyed by swarming enemies en masse, wasn't this nearly a perpetual defensive weapon?
Xu Lingjun asked, "Can it be replicated?"
"It's challenging, but it should be possible."
Zhou Jie's eyes glazed over, staring intently at the mechanical well, his eyes filled with fervor.
"That's fine, come on, let's move on to the next item."
"There's... there's more?"
Xu Lingjun laughed, "Don't underestimate the research capabilities of my Celestial Human Organization."
He took out another Transformation Capsule, then chose to grant essence.
700 Source Value!
A tower appeared directly in another location.
"The Eiffel Tower will emit lightning strikes on anyone approaching it, with slightly insufficient single-target attack power but excelling in group damage... more importantly, this Eiffel Tower also achieves self-sufficient energy supply, meaning as long as it's set up and intercepts all enemy long-range attacks, they'll have no way of approaching our Qisha Military District as long as our defenses withhold."
Next, Xu Lingjun.
Completely broadened the horizons for Zhou Jie and the others.
Devices that dealt precise single-target damage like the Magnetic Storm Coil, or those that mutually boosted each other's power like the Maya Light Prism, etc...
Xu Lingjun had lingered among those warriors for quite some time, giving them a solid introduction to these war weapons, explaining their principles clearly.
In the past, they might have just listened and brushed it off.
But with the Immortal Beans and knowing the miraculous abilities of the Commander in Chief before them...
Listening to him describe the power of these high-tech weapons, they listened intently, unable to suppress anticipation for how fortified the Qisha Military District would be once these weapons were truly constructed.
Unbeknownst to them, their anticipation provided Xu Lingjun with enough authenticity.
Isn't that...
He could already confidently introduce the principles of these weapons to these researchers.
And to speak of warfare... whose weapons are as powerful as those in Red Alert?
Moreover, their principles are completely explainable, thus substantially reducing the Source Value required for essence granting.
After introducing all the weapons.
Zhou Jie and the others were already mesmerized, feeling that the honorary academician truly lived up to the title, with these many imaginative ideas, beyond their comprehension.
Xu Lingjun asked, "These weapons don't need to be perfectly understood by you, I just require replication, how long will it take you?"
"Two months!"
Zhou Jie was so excited his breathing was rapid, he said, "We might need some help because the weapons are too many, and... some new equipment will be needed, and..."
He listed a bunch of requirements.
"None of that is a problem, I just ask you to replicate and mass-produce these as soon as possible."
Xu Lingjun was overjoyed hearing this, his biggest worry was that he would have to grant essence to each weapon individually, which would deplete his Source Value no matter how much he had.
Best to replicate them.
He nodded, "Just in time, I can apply for Transformation Capsules from the Empire, apply for them altogether. Since we're tasked with such a heavy mission, how can we expect the horses to run and not let them graze?"
"As long as the resources are in place, we guarantee to complete the mission!"
Zhou Jie and the others immediately gave a military salute, pledging with a military order without hesitation.
