"I am an Intelligent, and I mainly study Qi element and energy circuits. If you like, you can join me."
Qi 31 had good relationships with Iron 27 and Lithium 15. Given that he knew about Adam only through bits and pieces he heard from Iron 27, his direct invitation was beyond hospitable.
However, Adam felt that his mithril body was too different from Qi, so he declined. Qi 31 understood, so he then detailed the situation in York City for Adam, including the names of various universities and the conditions for recruiting students, as well as the benefits that Adam could enjoy at his current level.
After leaving the Flame House, Adam walked alone in the city.
He needed to get registered to become a permanent resident.
York was much bigger than Ironburg. As Iron 27 said, there were very few Titans here, and Adam had to walk a long way to occasionally meet other Titans. Most of these Titans were Commanders; he barely saw any Warlords.
After registering, Adam followed the directions to a huge building that looked almost like a parking lot. He got a spot here to rest.
"Master, are you really going to start research in Titania? This is not the Mage World. You won't be able to apply for many resources. By the time you set up a lab, I reckon their full-scale war would have already started," the devil said to Adam.
In the Mage World, Adam had many theories to apply for resources. He also had finished products continuously providing funding to support the huge expenses of his experiments.
But in Titania, he couldn't do these things. His existing achievements were the knowledge of the Mage World, and he had no right to use them without permission. So, setting up a lab, or a university, didn't even seem possible. Adam decided to try a different approach.
"I want to start a factory."
"What? A factory?" The devil was confused.
"I want to build a magnetization smelting factory to produce ordinary metals and various special energy alloys."
"What's the use of that?"
Adam had his plan. He explained, "I can gain great fame from this. All the Intelligents are Warlords, but I don't want to become a fourth-level life form in the Titan way. I need another way to increase my influence. Here, I can't disrupt the situation by developing slave races or building forces. To gather more information about this world, starting a factory is the most convenient and trouble-free method. When most Titans choose the alloys I produce for their bodies, my access to their knowledge will naturally increase. Reading the Titans' knowledge of the world directly will save me a lot of unnecessary time."
The devil continued, "But starting a factory also requires resources, right? Master, are your Honors enough for that? Moreover, you are just a Knight. Who would trust and then use what you make? They are going to battle, what if there is a problem during operation? Even if someone is willing to trust you and be a guinea pig, it would be even worse if there were problems. You might get killed."
"We can start with producing parts."
Adam decided to start small. The Honors and resources he currently had were too limited. If he were to build a large factory directly, he wouldn't even be able to afford the energy blocks needed to support the smelting magic array.
However, he could start by setting up a workshop to produce small parts. His inspiration came from the Titans' external weapons.
The true core of a Titan was the Original Flames and the Vital Generator; the rest were all weapons. Since they are weapons, the requirement for purity wasn't very high.
Adam had previously only seen Iron 27 and Lithium 15, whose bodies were made of pure metals. The two were both warlords. This gave Adam the wrong impression that one must purify their body upon reaching the Warlord level.
However, his conclusion was overturned when he saw Qi 31.
Qi 31 was made up of very complex alloys. Although the interaction was brief, Adam could still see that there were more than ten kinds of metals he recognized and even more alloys unique to Titania. Given that, Adam felt he could definitely start by manufacturing some weapon components for Titans to directly integrate into their bodies.
...
York City was vast and sparsely populated, and Adam easily applied for a large piece of land.
After getting things done, he went to the designated area and mined a large amount of various types of raw ores.
There are strict regulations for the mining of inland ores.
Adam received new information: in Titania, there was a miraculous thing called the "Mother Lode". As long as its regenerative capabilities were not overly exploited, it would continuously generate various ores. This ensures the vitality of Titania and the sustainability of the Titan race.
The ore mother is considered by the Titans to be a treasure second only to the Original Flames.
After returning to York city, Adam melted some common metals to build a big, square house. At this time, the basic alchemy knowledge he learned during his apprenticeship came into use.
Among the knowledge he had acquired, many tools were simple to make but extremely practical, and with Adam's current abilities, he could easily manufacture them. Moreover, due to the magical power of the Original Flames over metals, their functions were even more flexible and superior than originally.
His teacher could make real Mechanical Bodies, which were very powerful. The energy circuits inscribed in them and the alloy formulas required for refining were all very complete. Now, Adam only needed to modify the original Mechanical Body, and the first batch of products for testing could soon be successfully made.
Adam chose to make a kinetic arm as his first product.
It was made of the most common magic-guided alloy, so Adam had all the necessary materials on hand. Mages could activate it with a minimal amount of magic for a long time, providing powerful physical attack capabilities. A regular punch with it could deliver the force of two tons, and if specifically stimulated, the force could be increased by five times. Alchemists would almost always choose to equip it due to its cost-effectiveness and utility.
The alloy materials required for its manufacture were chromium, titanium, and gold, all of which were readily available in Titania. After Adam put them into the Original Flames in the right proportions, they quickly melted.
Titans have a strong talent in this area. The Flames replaced the role of mental power here. Through precise control of it, energy circuits could be directly inscribed into the metals, and the molten alloy could be shaped.
An hour later, after complete annealing, normalizing, quenching, and tempering, a five-meter-long mechanical arm was floating in front of Adam.
The entire arm looked very futuristic, and Adam could almost feel its power just by looking at it. In terms of design, it was much more imposing than the bodies made by Titans, a race that was artistically challenged. Strengthened by the Original Flames, the arm's power was greatly enhanced, making it a good auxiliary limb for lower-level Titans.
The devil disdainfully said, "But what's the use of this thing? Even the Titans at the Knight level wouldn't be interested in it. The newborns might need it, but they don't have the Honors to buy it."
