American comics: Starting with Luke the Maker

Question: When you have the ability to extract conceptual rules and transform them into technology embodied in your mechanical creations, what would you do with it?

For this question, a hundred people might have dozens of different answers.

And the most common answer would probably be to turn a certain rule into a powerful weapon.

Luke had thought about doing that, but he wanted to play it a bit more uniquely. What he chose was a late-game power-up strategy that continuously upgrades. Of course, if it was suitable, he wouldn't mind first getting a few rule-based weapons to enrich his hand and appease his desire for safety.

That's right.

He finally found a way to unlock Talent 4: [Concept Extraction].

Once the correct approach to unlocking is found, it's as simple as piercing a window paper with a poke.

Energy!

The way to change [Concept Extraction] from unlockable to unlocked is energy!

Whether it's technology or magic, it ultimately traces back to their most basic point: energy!

This was a sudden flash of inspiration when Luke was installing a new energy source for his semi-finished prototype, and subsequent experiments proved the correctness of the inspiration. It's just that the price paid was a bit high.

The energy extracted during the unlocking process directly plundered all the energy within the energy supply devices he had specially manufactured for the Hebron Industrial Park and the Technology Building, and even the subsequent backup energy sources couldn't escape the [poisonous hands]. Thus, in a flurry of chaos, Hebron Industry, which had never worried about energy, actually had a power outage for a full two hours due to energy problems!

Even after knowing that it was caused by one of Luke's experiments, everyone was amazed. Researchers and high-level personnel who knew about Hebron's technical background and some internal information were busy trying to recover losses and deal with the reporters and various monsters that came because of the power outage, while also wondering in their hearts what kind of experiment Luke had done to cause such serious consequences?

You need to know that although the energy supply device manufactured by Luke is a technical secret, some senior researchers and trustworthy high-level personnel know a little bit about it, even if what they know may be far from the actual facts, there will at least be a relatively certain bottom line. For example, they can be sure that the current energy supply device in the Hebron Park has a power that can at least meet the electricity needs of a super-large city with a population of ten million.

Ina Sandra, the head of the company, had also boasted about Hebron Industry's energy technology in front of reporters. However, after this wave of power outages, inspections, and maintenance, the outside world inevitably had some doubts, and under the instigation of some who lost benefits, they began to question the technical safety of Hebron Industry.

Of course, this kind of questioning is nothing. Before the trend could rise, after the energy system was restored and White Queen went back online at full power, it could easily suppress the online trend. In reality, Ina Sandra could also make phone calls to various connections to suppress it. If she really couldn't handle the reports, there would only be some tabloids and some newspapers that weren't on the same path but had a certain influence.

However, this was also within Ina's expectations. As long as the influence is reduced to the minimum, the follow-up will be nothing more than a war of words. If they completely delve into military orders and give up civilian business in the future, then even the war of words Ina would be too lazy to fight. With Hebron Industry's reputation, there's no need to add that bit of heat.

Luke was too lazy to pay attention to the storms outside for the time being. All of his attention was now focused on his brand-new talent panel.

[Talent Card: Manufacturer Luke

1. Mechanical Affinity: S+-??? {Omitted} Growable

2. Manufacturing Control: A -??? {Omitted} Growable

3. Transformation Endowment: A-??? {Omitted} Growable

4. Concept Extraction: C-??? {You can extract certain conceptual rules and transform them into technology embodied in your mechanical creations} Unlocked, Growable]

What followed was a large amount of system prompts.

[According to your thinking, the template has been changed

You used concept extraction: Technology

Technological concept extraction is being endowed…

Technological concept extraction failed…

Technological multi-dimensional universe is forming…

Technological multi-dimensional universe formation failed…

You are about to be promoted to a Technological Dimension God…

Technological Dimension God promotion failed…

Reason for failure: Insufficient energy, insufficient technical reserves, insufficient legend, …

Technological concept is being sealed…

Record that you once stepped into another dimensional universe world…

You have obtained the manufacturing technology of {Nightmare Origin}…

Due to the change in the talent template caused by your thinking, the original {Nightmare Origin} technology has been changed to {Source of Technological Concepts} while retaining some of its original effects

Obtain {Source of Technological Concepts} technology…

Failed to obtain {Source of Technological Concepts technology, technology not activated, sealed}…

You have obtained a portion of {Seed of Black Nightmare}…

You have received fifty flip card rewards…

You have received a large amount of gold coins… ]

Luke looked numbly at the long list of prompts and couldn't help but fall into some kind of contemplation. When he was experimenting, he did put everything he thought of into it, but these prompts still greatly hit him.

The summary is that he unlocked it, he thought he was going to take off, he thought he was invincible, and he failed.

Obviously, the amount of energy required to achieve his planned goals is probably a bottomless pit, an abyss. If the energy required to achieve the goal is described as a vast ocean, then the energy of Hebron is not even a small wave.

Looking at this long list of prompts in his mind, Luke finally understood after ten minutes.

The dream of reaching the sky in one step is impossible to realize.

The ideal goal in his heart is still far away.

Next, he still needs to gradually develop step by step.

It seems that this experiment has not changed anything, but Luke already understands that this experiment, which seems to have not changed anything, has actually changed a lot. At least it helped Luke determine the path he had been thinking and planning in his mind. Next, what Luke needs to do is to gradually find ways to approach it and realize it.

It's like a research institute first proposes a theory, then perfects it, and finally creates corresponding products based on it.

Adjusting his mentality, Luke reset a new plan in his mind.

At least, at least, take the first step of the cornerstone and create a technological profession that can be comparable to a mage?

PS1: I don't know if it's good to throw out the final setting now, but I thought about it and wrote it. What the protagonist has is just an upgraded and strengthened version of the manufacturer Luke's talent template, but he doesn't intend to follow the same tragic path as him. Hahaha

PS2: Although this chapter may seem boring, it did take a lot of time to write. I'm not sure if the second update can be written before midnight, readers can wait or not.