Global Deities: My Talent Comes from the Stars

Chapter 62 Opening the Furnace

Purchasing resources at the terminal offers almost no chance of finding bargains compared to going to the market, but it has the advantage of having a complete range of supplies.

In the past, Liang Jiu wouldn't have even glanced at the goods here, but now that he has more money in his pocket, he urgently needs some targeted resources to nurture his family members.

The resource catalog on the terminal screen slowly flipped through the pages, and Liang Jiu compared the prices of several iron ore-associated crystals.

Suddenly, a surge of divine power connected with his consciousness.

"Hey, can you hear me? Hey, you big idiot?"

Jane's voice echoed in my mind.

Along with the sound, there was also an emoticon projected directly into his consciousness.

(￣ ^ ￣)

Liang Jiu hadn't expected Jian's control over divine power to improve so quickly.

How could someone learn how to apply divine power to the mortal world so quickly and without a teacher?

Is it because of the [psychic potential]? But Jane didn't show any psychic characteristics, just as it, as an iron box, couldn't show any [deliciousness].

While [Psionic Potential] is indeed a trait that can be acquired by mechanical races in Stellaris, it's hard to associate it with psionic machines when Jane's image comes to mind.

The voice in my mind waited a moment, but there was no response.

"Isn't that big idiot here?" Jane was a little uncertain, watching as the divine connection was about to be disconnected.

"The divine power I gave you, instead of helping the Xin Clan, you used it for these kinds of things?" Liang Jiu transmitted a thought back through the connection.

"Ha! Do you know how long I'm going to have to wait?! I'm so bored! Now I can only bring my kids to kill time."

"By the way, how did you manage to talk to me across time zones?"

Liang Jiu found it hard to believe. How did Jian handle the difference in the passage of time?

"I'm just a simple intelligent processor! How could I possibly solve the time problem? I can only say a few words to you every long time. Every expression I send is carefully selected."

Now that the connection was established, Liang Jiu simply transmitted the product pages he was browsing on his terminal to the computing core via the divine connection, letting it act as an advisor.

"Fine, since you have plenty of time, why don't you help me decide what to buy? You can use the extra money as you see fit."

Jane immediately became interested, and the connection of divine power fluctuated, revealing its emotions.

Jane responded quickly, excitedly listing her troops in Liang Jiu's mind.

"Buy that piece of [Star Pattern Steel]. It's hard enough to make weapons for Xin Zang."

Star-patterned steel: Steel with star-shaped patterns was often used as a material for sacrifices in some ignorant civilizations, until a mage discovered its good conductivity of magic, and those civilizations quickly disappeared into the long river of history.

"And that [No. 2 steel], it's cheap and can be used as an auxiliary material."

[No. 2 Steel: It's simply called No. 2 Steel. There are millions of types of No. 2 Steel on the market, from different civilizations and races. The gods who sell it often don't want to give it a decent name.]

As the items were finalized, the divine power connection suddenly trembled violently.

(✧ω✧)

A glowing emoticon was directly pasted into Liang Jiu's consciousness.

"You big idiot! Look at that! I want that one!"

Following Jian's guidance, Liang Jiu's gaze shifted to a premium recommended product in the corner of the terminal interface.

That was a magical device called "Electronic Assisted Thinking Cluster (Advanced Version) (Built-in Installation Process, Guaranteed After-sales Service for 300 Years)".

"With this, my logical reasoning ability will skyrocket! And it'll hurt more when I bump into people!" Jane's words were filled with undisguised desire. "Buy it, buy it!"

Liang Jiu glanced at the price tag below the product.

Two hundred thousand federal dollars.

"I won't buy it." He refused outright.

(ΩДΩ)

"Why! Didn't you say you had plenty of money and would give me the extra funds to distribute? How can a god go back on his word!"

"I only have a little over 160,000 in my account," Liang Jiu said. "If you want to buy it, I can sell you and add my money, and we can raise exactly 200,000 to buy this equipment back."

The other end of the divine connection immediately fell silent.

A few seconds later.

(；´д｀)

A wronged expression slowly appeared on her face.

"Well... let's settle those two items first." Jane's voice was noticeably weaker. "You can owe me the rest of the money for now, and we can buy them later when we've saved up enough."

Liang Jiu ignored its haggling, added the selected resource cards to the shopping cart, and completed the payment.

"The items have been purchased, but logistics will take time. Go back to your territory and keep an eye on things, ready to receive them."

"Okay."

All arrangements have been made.

Liang Jiu turned off the terminal and slept soundly; the trip to the Godless Realm had indeed left him quite exhausted.

When I opened my eyes again, the same-city express delivery package had already arrived.

With Jane's cooperation, several high-level material cards were quickly activated, transformed into physical objects, and accurately released back into the divine realm.

Behind the territory of the Sinker, several rugged blast furnaces have risen from the ground. Within the furnaces, the [Heartfire] belonging to the Human King flickers. Crimson flames lick the refractory bricks, baking the surrounding area into a sweltering heat.

Liang Jiu concealed himself and stood quietly not far away.

Looking at the figure directing operations in front of the blast furnace, he was momentarily lost in thought. The scene before him gradually overlapped with the day when he first tried his hand at metallurgy.

However, the young man who was discouraged back then now exudes the majesty of a king in every gesture.

Jane's iron box hovered in mid-air, pouring all the refined [Star Pattern Steel] and [No. 2 Steel] onto the forging table.

(￣ ▽ ￣)

"All the materials are ready, let's get to work!"

Shinzo picked up a piece of dark gold star-patterned steel and examined the texture on its surface.

Just as he was about to put the materials into the furnace, the voice of the gods gently sounded in his mind.

"What you forge today will be divine weapons used by the Xin Clan for centuries to come. After the furnace is opened, I will bestow divine power upon them, granting them unique qualities." Liang Jiu's voice carried an undeniable authority. "Have you decided what style you want to forge? What name do you want to give them?"

Xin Zang stopped what he was doing, turned around to face the Pioneer Monument, and knelt on one knee.

"Reporting to my God, I will use the divine iron you bestowed upon me to forge five weapons: a knife, a spear, an axe, a hammer, and a sword. I wish to name them the 'Five Weapons' in memory of my father, the greatest human king of the Xin Clan, Xin."

In the void, Liang Jiu nodded slightly.

Instead of getting up, Shinzo made an additional request.

"Furthermore, I implore the gods to grant me permission. I wish to use the leftover scraps from casting the five weapons to try and forge a unique weapon."

Liang Jiu naturally knew what he wanted to create.

Xin Zang had already disassembled and studied the magic gun he had seized from the dragonblood kobold Monk many times in private.

For today's wage earners, the technological barriers to firearms are simply too high. Lacking the necessary precision manufacturing conditions, they can most likely only manage to forge a metal shell that resembles the weapon in form but lacks the true essence of it.

On the path of evolution, trying is itself a form of progress.

"Granted, as long as you don't forget to make that ornament for the divine messenger Jane."

Liang Jiu issued a decree.