At the same time, on this very day, the excavation of the 9th underground level of the farmhouse was completed.
The shelter that Su Wu had been building since before the apocalypse was officially finished.
[You now own a complete shelter, a place of refuge in the apocalypse.]
[The technology tree panel has been unlocked.]
[New special currency—Spiritual Blessing has been added.]
[Spiritual Blessing: A miraculous power representing the wisdom of sentient beings. It can be invested into the technology tree or any scientific research. Depending on the amount of Spiritual Blessing invested, the researchers will gain inspiration for varying durations, greatly accelerating the progress of the research.]
[Ways to obtain Spiritual Blessing: 1. All sentient beings that recognize your rule will contribute a certain amount of Spiritual Blessing every day.]
[Ways to obtain Spiritual Blessing: 2. Using a Spiritual Blessing generator to randomly generate patterns or raise questions. Any sentient being who deeply reflects on this information can generate a random amount of Spiritual Blessing. Special note: You can set this information as a puzzle or challenge level, integrating it into a game, which will help promote and harvest Spiritual Blessing.]
[Ways to obtain Spiritual Blessing: 3. Sentient beings who recognize your rule and hold you in high regard will generate a medium to large amount of Spiritual Blessing when they reach the end of their lives.]
[You have received a virtual item, the Spiritual Blessing Generator.]
[You have received 621 points of Spiritual Blessing.]
[You can click to expand the technology tree.]
"Technology tree and Spiritual Blessing."
Su Wu's gaze lingered on the system's update log.
It felt as though a new world was gradually unfolding before his eyes.
He clicked on the technology tree.
A dense and interconnected web of technology icons appeared before him.
Most of the icons were gray.
But some of them shimmered with a faint glow.
That glow indicated the technologies he had already mastered.
Su Wu randomly clicked on one of the gray icons.
[Electric Energy Equations.]
[Current research progress: 27%.]
[A phased achievement after in-depth research on the relationship between electricity and magnetism. Click to view the prerequisites and research direction.]
[Upon mastering this technology, you will be able to use electricity more efficiently.]
"This is a great thing," Su Wu muttered.
His gaze lingered on the detailed description and research directions for a few seconds. He quickly realized its importance.
These hints were like lighthouses encountered while sailing in the deep sea.
As long as he followed the direction of the lighthouse, he would inevitably reach his destination.
He wouldn't waste time or resources heading in the wrong direction, only to find himself further away from the goal.
Even just this page of the technology tree alone, without any additional content, was already a treasure of civilization.
It could drastically shorten the time it would take for a civilization to reach its ultimate stage, condensing what would have taken centuries into a much shorter time.
As for Spiritual Blessing.
Su Wu shifted his focus.
He spent a long time reading through the details of Spiritual Blessing.
If he had enough Spiritual Blessing, the scientific advancements of civilization could be pushed to their final stages in a very short amount of time.
This was truly a miraculous item capable of bringing miracles.
And the ways to acquire Spiritual Blessing were closely tied to sentient beings.
It was neither too difficult nor too simple.
But considering that Su Wu had already effectively ruled over many people, he had already taken the first step toward acquiring Spiritual Blessing.
What he needed to do now was to expand his rule, increase his influence, and ensure that those under his control recognized him sufficiently.
To put it more specifically, he needed to ensure that his subjects had enough respect, admiration, gratitude, trust, and other positive emotions toward him.
"So, this is what a community means."
"The more prosperous humanity becomes, the more Spiritual Blessing I will obtain, and the faster technology will develop."
"And eventually, when facing natural disasters, humanity will have a higher chance of survival."
Thinking again about the concept of the community, which he had seen in the system's prompt, Su Wu now understood its meaning more deeply.
Of course, whether it's the community or anything else, the foundation of prosperity and strength lay in accepting and recognizing Su Wu's ideology, and being under his rule.
Otherwise, everything would be meaningless, and acquiring Spiritual Blessing would be impossible.
In a vague sense, Su Wu felt he had found the path to future development.
He collected his somewhat scattered thoughts and then looked at the last item in the system log.
With the activation of the Spiritual Blessing concept, the recent update in ##Six@@Nine@@Book@@Bar!! came through!
He received 621 points of Spiritual Blessing in one go.
This number was roughly equivalent to the population under his rule, with a ratio of about one point of Spiritual Blessing for every thousand people.
"Let's test the value of this Spiritual Blessing."
After some thought, Su Wu directed his attention to the mechanical laboratory on the 6th underground level.
Using Spiritual Blessing wasn't something that could be done at will.
Of course, one could force its use, but that would be like pouring water on the ground in a desert—it would result in a huge waste.
By using the equipment in the laboratory during the experimental process, he could maximize the inspiration brought by Spiritual Blessing, turning it into tangible research progress.
He activated all the equipment in the lab.
The humanoid service robots, acting as operators, took their places at the control panels.
Su Wu tried injecting a bit of Spiritual Blessing.
In that moment, his mind seemed to become clearer.
The knowledge he had previously encountered no longer seemed so obscure and difficult to understand.
Not wasting any time, Su Wu focused his attention on the test subject.
Improving the safety of drones flying in heavy rain.
The goal was to allow regular combat drone swarms to fly and operate normally during heavy rain.
This was a derivative technology and invention.
It wasn't extremely difficult but not something that ordinary people could easily achieve either.
Before this, there were only a few small drones capable of flying through heavy rain worldwide, and they were extremely rare.
Many PhDs and chief researchers from major tech companies had struggled with this issue.
As soon as Su Wu entered the research phase, he immediately realized that the problem he had been stuck on was now completely solved.
Countless new ideas flowed out like a fountain.
With almost no effort, he could see the solution.
But the next moment, everything reverted to chaos.
The inspiration granted by Spiritual Blessing faded after ten minutes.
The only trace left behind was some experience from the research process.
Su Wu continued to inject 2 more points of Spiritual Blessing.
This time, everything flowed smoothly.
Before the effects of Spiritual Blessing faded, Su Wu successfully drew the relevant design blueprints.
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