Upon returning home, Luo Luo began to observe his divine realm, where there were already nearly 20,000 armed robots and over 100,000 industrial robots. These robots provided Luo Luo with a staggering 1.2 million points of faith value daily. Additionally, with around 2 million faith values from other races, Luo Luo was receiving nearly 2 million faith points every day. After all, most of the other races were shallow believers, with only the clan leader being a fanatic. Although they had a larger population, they provided only half the faith value compared to the mechanical race. This was an issue that other gods and demigods in the outside world faced; the faith value provided by other beings was unstable, and the process of increasing faith levels was quite troublesome. (Believer levels and the faith value they provide: General Believer 0.1, Shallow Believer 1, True Believer 10, Devout Believer 100, Fanatic 1000, Saint 10,000, Divine Spirit 0.)
Divine Spirits are produced after a true god establishes a divine kingdom, transforming the fanatics and saints that the gods guide after death. They represent the strongest combat power of gods after becoming true gods. However, as a dead race unit, Divine Spirits cannot provide faith value to the gods.
Level 1 robots can only ever provide 10 points of faith value, but their faith contribution is very stable.
In reality, one day in the divine realm equates to 30 days. Every day, Luo Luo would receive nearly 60 million faith points. Most of these faith points were used to construct new fully automated robot factories, continuing to increase the proportion of robots in the entire divine realm.
Of course, there weren't many places in the divine realm where robots were used. After filling some management positions, most robots were placed in warehouses, only activated to generate faith value, while remaining on standby to reduce wastage. In truth, Luo Luo didn't concern himself with this small energy consumption, but since they had nothing to do, they could only "stand in punishment" in the warehouse.
The factory producing the Flame No. 1 rifle was built within three days, and ten factories were established at once. With the help of internal combustion engines and various machine tools working at full capacity, within just a week of divine realm time, all robots were equipped, and the production capacity filled an armed warehouse, C001, as backup.
These firearms would suffice, and even more powerful weapons would be produced later. The speed of upgrades was incredibly fast; having one warehouse as a reserve was enough for Luo Luo's divine realm.
In addition to the analysis of Illusory Gems and Void Gems, Luo Luo also analyzed other items, mainly Thunder Element Essence and Gold Element Essence. After seeing the effects of the Fire Element being analyzed, he believed these items would be very useful for the mechanical race.
At this moment, the leader of the mechanical race, Tie Yi, contacted Luo Luo.
"God! Our task is complete; the computer has been successfully developed."
"Great! This brings me one step closer to my plan." In fact, restoring computer technology in the divine realm was quite simple. Luo Luo understood its structure, and the core technology included its technical blueprints. After unlocking computer technology with faith points, Luo Luo directly used the chips from the robots to create a new type of national-level supercomputer that far surpassed the Earth era. The new computer was about the same size as previous personal computers, but its computing power was at the supercomputer level. This represented a significant advancement in the divine realm. The leap in technology had already been rapid, and with the advent of computers, it skyrocketed even further.
While Luo Luo was celebrating the success of the computer, a conspiracy against him was brewing far away in the Western part of the Earth Source Continent—among the Light Race.
"God Lord, Apudus predicted that a demigod posing an extreme danger to our race has emerged on the Earth Source Continent."
"And where is Apudus?"
"Reporting to the God Lord, he died shortly after the prediction. The cause of death was cosmic backlash."
The man referred to as the God Lord sat on the throne at the top of the grand hall. With exquisite features and a warm smile, no one would expect that he was the most ruthless God Lord of the Light Race in the universe.
"He died. It seems he discovered something extraordinary; the ability to trigger cosmic backlash is a huge crisis for our race."
"What did he say before he died?"
"Returning to the God Lord, Apudus left behind only one name after his prediction succeeded: Luo, Luo Luo. I have checked; he is a demigod."
"Just a demigod?"
"Yes, merely a newly promoted demigod."
"Even so, we cannot be careless. Arrange a divine battle; we must eliminate this threat before he rises."
Before Luo Luo and the others stepped onto the battlefield of the foreign realm, their divine realm was protected by the will of the Earth Source Continent. Everyone could only attack enemies in the form of divine battles and could not exceed the rank of the one being attacked—demigod attacking demigod; even a 9th-tier demigod could attack a 1st-tier demigod, but it was forbidden to use higher ranks to bully lower ranks.
"Even if he's just a 1st-tier demigod, we must go all out. I remember that Prince Sada has already been promoted to a 9th-tier demigod a month ago. His subjects, the half-beasts, are the royal family of that race, with considerable strength. Find an opportunity for him to initiate a forced divine battle against this Luo Luo."
"Prince Sada is the one with the best talent we have sent to the Earth Source Continent, and his promotion speed is the fastest. Should we reconsider exposing him this time?"
"No need to reconsider. He was sent to the Earth Source Continent to eliminate genius figures and weaken their foundation. This message was bought by Apudus with his life and is no different from our initial goal. Deploying him is both the most suitable and the safest arrangement."
Moreover, the people on the Earth Source Continent are unaware of this news. If Sada eliminates this Luo Luo, it can only be blamed on his inferior skills and wouldn't necessarily expose him.
"Understood, God Lord. I will arrange it myself." Seeing that the God Lord had made up his mind, those below felt it was unwise to persuade further.
Meanwhile, Sada, who was studying at the Star Academy on the Earth Source Continent, felt the ring on his hand radiate heat.
He promptly requested leave from his teacher and returned home, carefully examining the ring before establishing a mental connection.
"Prince Sada, the God Lord has issued an order. Go to the Luo family and initiate a divine battle against Luo Luo. You must eliminate him."
"Sada has received the order."
He then disconnected the connection.
Luo Luo of the Luo family—why did the God Lord want to kill someone like him? He had never encountered Luo Luo before and had no idea what made him so special. If he were a genius, the God Lord would have arranged for them to take action long ago. However, the sudden issuance of such a mission left him puzzled.
A quick search revealed that while the Luo family was indeed powerful, it was merely a family established by a 9th-tier true god. This did not warrant the God Lord's great efforts to deploy his forces. This implies that there must be something peculiar about this Luo Luo, possibly an extraordinary genius.
"My favorite targets are geniuses." Sada revealed a cold smile.
He didn't dare to go against the God Lord's orders. This mission had to be executed flawlessly, especially since there were hundreds of divine sons among the Light Race, and he wanted to stand out among them. It wouldn't do to succeed without putting in some effort; he had applied to go undercover on the Earth Source Continent to leave a good impression in the God Lord's mind.
"Luo Luo, I will surely kill you."
Meanwhile, Luo Luo, who was at home planning his divine realm, unconsciously sneezed.
"Can demigods still catch colds?" Luo Luo rubbed his nose, unaware that someone had already developed a murderous intent toward him.
In the past few days, Luo Luo had also purchased more energy storage stones. These items were much cheaper compared to fully charged ones. Luo Luo had already begun industrializing the charging process. This meant he had to ensure he had sufficient production materials, compelling him to send people out to buy extensively.
At the same time, Prince Sada also took on tasks related to his target location from the academy and arrived in Luo City, which was clearly the stronghold of the Luo family and where Luo Luo had lived since childhood.
Coincidentally, in recent days, he had arranged for people to buy energy storage stones everywhere, giving Sada an opportunity to gather intelligence. He learned from the servants of the Luo family that Luo Luo existed and held a high position.
It seemed likely that this was the guy. Knowing that Luo Luo was requesting the collection of energy storage stones, Sada immediately came up with a good idea. He contacted his superiors and used some resources from the Earth Source Continent to transport a large amount of energy storage stones to Luo City, preparing to negotiate with Luo Luo in person. If he could arrange to meet Luo Luo outside, that would be even better.
"Quickly resolve this. Once Luo Luo is dealt with, I'll return to the Star Academy. I can then claim that the conflict arose from a trade negotiation, thus washing my hands of any suspicion." The Star Academy is one of the top ten academies on the Earth Source Continent. A small family led by a 9th-tier true god would not raise a fuss over a dead genius. At most, they would compensate with some resources.
Sada believed his plan was flawless and didn't conduct a more detailed investigation into Luo Luo, who was only a 1st-tier demigod. Of course, this was mainly because he couldn't gather any useful information; Luo Luo's information was a closely guarded secret within the Luo family. Besides the clan leader, only Luo Luo's parents and uncle knew about it. So, the question arises: would they tell Sada anything about Luo Luo? Of course not. If they discovered someone intended to harm Luo Luo, Luo Zhengu could return from the frontlines and personally deal with him.
While waiting for the organization to deliver the energy storage stones, Sada also began to indulge in revelry in Luo City. The Star Academy had stringent management for enrolled students. Regular theoretical and practical classes filled their schedules, leaving no time for enjoyment. Seizing this opportunity, Sada began to let loose.
Luo Luo was unaware of Sada's situation and continued to advance according to his own plans. With the massive harvest of faith value, more factories were being built, producing more robots, which in turn generated more faith. This cycle allowed for the construction of even more factories. Both aspects promoted each other, causing the population of the mechanical race to increase rapidly. Luo Luo's combat power had also become incomparable to before.
However, the land resources began to dwindle, forcing Luo Luo to halt the refining of metal mines and continue expanding his divine realm.
After a period of adaptation, technological breakthroughs began to emerge within the divine realm.
After the Academy of Sciences developed the Flame No. 1 rifle, a burst of inspiration led to the development of the Flame No. 1 infantry cannon.
They successfully utilized energy storage stones to replace internal combustion engines to create a heavy tank— the Energetic Messenger.
Equipment Name: Flame No. 1 Infantry Cannon
Level: LV1
Damage: Fires 10 rounds per minute. Each shell causes fixed damage of 860 points. Explodes upon contact with a target or the ground. Subsequent burning deals 10 points per second for 20 seconds.
Function: An offensive weapon powered by energy storage stone technology.
Equipment Name: Energetic Messenger (Heavy Tank)
Level: LV2
Damage: Equipped with the Flame No. 1 tank cannon (the tank version of the Flame No. 1 infantry cannon), fires 6 rounds per minute. Each shell causes fixed damage of 700 points. Explodes upon contact with a target or the ground. Subsequent burning deals 10 points per second for 20 seconds.
Speed: Average speed of 50 kilometers per hour, maximum speed of 68 kilometers per hour, with 600 horsepower.
Armor: Level 2 Chaotic Alloy. (This is a strong metal derived from smelting black iron, commonly used to create equipment on the Earth Source Continent, with carbon steel from the Earth.)
Function: Driven by energy storage stone technology. Capable of moving quickly towards a target and possesses extremely high attack power. Equipped with advanced electronic systems, it can be fully controlled by a single unit.
Overview: A product of scientists' creative freedom, combining energy storage stone technology with Flame No. 1 infantry cannon technology to produce this unique and aggressive equipment.
Although a Flame Grenade was also developed, its function overlapped significantly with that of the Flame No. 1 rifle, so Luo Luo did not arrange for its production.
After manufacturing the first Energetic Messenger tank, the technology core unlocked the special building, the Tank Factory.
Special Building: Tank Factory
Level: LV2
Output: One vehicle/week
Overview: A factory used to assemble terrestrial transport units.
Unlike the fully automated robot factory that the mechanical race possessed, the Tank Factory was unlocked by the technology core.
Thus, Luo Luo had to build it himself. Initially, he intended to assign industrial robots for production and assembly inside. However, he quickly changed his mind, considering the talents of the Norr Humans.
Race Name: Norr Humans
Level: LV1
Talent: 3. Collaboration: Multiple humans can jointly accomplish a task, doubling the speed of completion.
Overview: A race with infinite possibilities.
This Talent 3 is particularly suitable for assembling tanks in the factory, which can accelerate the assembly speed, while the robot factory, being fully automated, cannot utilize this method.
The geniuses in the laboratory were still under the influence of the Earth Source Continent, solely focused on researching offensive weapons. Under Luo Luo's guidance, they began to integrate energy storage stones with transport tools. Following the successful development of the Energetic Messenger tank, they immediately developed a series of civilian and military-grade transport equipment.