Chapter 47: A Sudden Surge in Wealth

Chapter 47: A Sudden Surge in Wealth

This was Alpha Dog answering for Orianna.

The world's diameter is ten billion kilometers?

Jiang Zhe quickly did some mental calculations.

Ever heard the saying "sitting still, traveling eight thousand miles a day"?
It refers to Earth's rotation—the eight thousand miles being Earth's circumference, roughly 40,000 kilometers.

The bracelet's inner world was 250,000 times wider than Earth's diameter!

Who's the wasteful idiot who made the World Bracelet's space so massive? Are you planning to store planets?

Oh, right—it's the Mechanical Race. Their combat power's all hidden in world storage devices.

That makes sense then.

For humans, a World Ring with a 100 million kilometer diameter is already more than enough. The Cosmic Crystals required wouldn't exceed a few million Primordial Units.

Jiang Zhe asked curiously, "Alpha, how much did this World Bracelet cost to make?"

"Lord, crafting this World Bracelet consumed nearly two million Yulan Units—equivalent to about one million Primordial Units of Cosmic Crystals."

That's roughly a third of Master Hu Yanbo's liquid assets?

But world storage devices are practically free once you have the container. Just find a few Domain Lords to mine resources. The only cost is time.

When you think about it, the price isn't unreasonable.

But wait—haha!

Why bother mining when I can just pull Cosmic Crystals from this ring? It's more than enough to cover my expenses before the Genius War.

"Lord, let me introduce the world's features to you."

The Mechanical Hound circled Jiang Zhe's legs, gazing up at him with big eyes as it volunteered.

Jiang Zhe remained silent.

He couldn't tell if this was its natural behavior or if Orianna had developed a mischievous personality, deliberately programming it this way.

"Hold on", Jiang Zhe said, pressing his palm on the Mechanical Hound's head. "Your previous master was just an ordinary Immortal. How did he end up in human territory?"

"It was a spy embedded in human space. It accidentally discovered the severely injured Hu Yanbo fleeing and followed him to seize the opportunity, but..."

Jiang Zhe frowned. "The Mechanical Race should have strict discipline. As a spy, shouldn't he prioritize the greater good? Why act recklessly?"

"Lord, you see, being stationed as a spy isn't necessarily a death sentence—it's often quite the cushy assignment. The Mechanical Race sends treasures to bribe human elites, and he'd skim a portion. He could also smuggle rare resources between the two races."

The Mechanical Hound raised its paw, pointing sequentially at three locations on the map.

Light and shadow shifted, revealing two and a half purple-gold Mechanical Planets.

"Lord, look—those are the ones he built with his profits."

"The full name of Mechanical Planet is [Purple Heaven Domain]. When complete, there are six."

"But once four are built, it can already be used. Combined with Mechanical Puppets, it can match an Immortal Military Lord. When all six are completed, it can rival a Marquis-Level expert!"

Jiang Zhe examined the two and a half Mechanical Planets without much surprise.

This was the Mechanical Race's combat style.

First, deploy massive mechanical weapons like Purple Heaven Domain, Thunder Prison, Nine Perfection Divine Realm—constructing battlefield domains spanning hundreds of millions of kilometers. Then send millions of Mechanical Puppets to swarm and kill.

Every Mechanical Race Immortal was both dirt poor and obscenely wealthy!

After answering Jiang Zhe's questions, the Mechanical Hound began introducing the various regions of the bracelet's inner world.

"Lord, this is Area A1, storing 6,724 types of common A-Class Metals. Total weight is about 60 trillion tons."

"This is Area A2, storing..."

"This is Area A3, storing..."

...

"This is Area A999, storing 327 important A9 metals. Unless for production tasks, they're strictly forbidden for Zweika Insect Clan consumption. This area is guarded by 20,000 E9-Grade Mechanical Puppets."

The mention of 20,000 E9-Grade Mechanical Puppets finally caught Jiang Zhe's attention.

He yawned, having nearly dozed off from the earlier monotony.

Thousands of metal types, trillions of tons—sounds impressive?

Let me break it down.

A8 Xuan Iron costs 0.0032 Black Dragon Coins per ton.

The exchange rate between Cosmic Coins and Black Dragon Coins is 1:3,300,000.

Roughly speaking, 1 Cosmic Coin equals 10 billion tons of A8 Xuan Iron.

If you spend 1 Primordial Unit—10 trillion Cosmic Coins—you could buy an unfathomable amount.

"Lord, this is Area B1..."

"Area B2 stores..."

...

"Area C1 stores..."

...

"Area D1 stores..."

...

"Area E1 stores..."

...

Jiang Zhe noticed that starting from the Class-C Zones, both metal variety and storage quantities dropped sharply.

D and E-grade metals were especially scarce—totaling only a few million Primordial Units worth?

And unless for production tasks, Zweika Insect Clan consumption was strictly prohibited. Each area was guarded by E9-Grade Mechanical Puppet legions.

After reporting the metal reserves, the Mechanical Hound led Jiang Zhe to the map's center, where a massive steel structure suddenly rose.

"Lord, this steel city covers nearly ten thousand square kilometers. It's the core of the bracelet's inner world—the Machinery Factory!"

"It contains three types of C-grade production lines, manufacturing C-grade spaceships, C-grade guardian Mechanical Puppets, and C-grade supreme laser rifles. This was the original owner's main source of wealth."

Jiang Zhe's first thought: I'm rich!

Once I enter the core of Virtual Cosmos Corporation, the Jiang Clan can ride my coattails, using these three production lines to build a commercial empire...

We'll skyrocket!

But there's a catch—I mustn't die. Otherwise, the Jiang Clan would become a target for every Marquis Immortal to feast on.

Too dangerous. Need to plan carefully.

The Mechanical Hound continued pointing with its paw.

"The remaining areas are E and F-grade Mechanical Puppet maintenance lines for post-war recovery. You probably don't care about these."

"Lord, see that tower in the city center? That's the Machinery Factory's energy core."

"The room at the tower's top was the original owner's residence. Sometimes it would cultivate there—it's also where it stored important items."

"Lord, that's all about the bracelet's inner world."

The Mechanical Hound bowed respectfully, awaiting further orders.

Jiang Zhe frowned. "Wait, why didn't you mention the Mechanical Puppets? They're the most crucial force in this World Bracelet!"

"All Mechanical Puppets are under my control", Orianna said, bowing. "Allow me to report."

"Anna, even better." Jiang Zhe gestured for her to continue.

Orianna waved her hand, and the massive world map dissolved.

Light and shadow reformed into a vast Mechanical Puppet legion.

Three life-sized Mechanical Puppet projections materialized beside Jiang Zhe.

Orianna pulled the shortest projection forward.

The humanoid puppet stood 12 meters tall, dark purple, with a massive door-sized sword on its back.

"Lord, this is the E9-Grade Mechanical Puppet, forged from Void Thunder Bronze Essence. The World Bracelet contains nearly seven million units. The Mechanical Race's manufacturing cost is much lower than human standards—totaling about 500,000 Primordial Units."

Next, she pulled the second tallest projection forward—15 meters, purple, same design.

"This is the F6-Grade Mechanical Puppet, forged from Purple Palace Copper Mother."

"There were originally 2,000 units, but half were taken away—probably destroyed by your teacher. Babata collected all the remains. The remaining 1,000 units total about 400,000 Primordial Units."

Finally, the 20-meter-tall Mechanical Puppet—golden purple, same design.

"This is the F8-Grade Mechanical Puppet, forged from Purple Bing Iron Mother. 3,000 units could firmly bind an Immortal deity!"

"But this Mechanical Race member only accumulated over 300 units. The destroyed ones were probably exactly what your teacher eliminated. The remaining 300 units total about 350,000 Primordial Units."

Jiang Zhe felt his mouth go dry from the numbers, rubbing his hands together calculating totals.

"So, I now have nearly 2.5 million Primordial Units in fixed assets? Almost matching Master Hu Yanbo!"

"Lord, his is liquid cash, ours are fixed assets. And... please don't sell them! These assets greatly enhance our combat power!"

(End of Chapter)

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