Skill Extraction: Exploring Dungeons-Chapter 697 - 616: Research of the Platinum Country

The endless blue sky, with the golden sun hanging high.

Today's sunlight is splendid, yet it doesn't feel scorching. Instead, there's a touch of coolness in the air.

The brilliant golden sunlight cascades down onto the Platinum Palace made of white materials, making the entire palace look resplendent and magnificent.

Kane turns his back to the morning sun, feeling the warmth of the sunlight on his body, standing on the edge of the Platinum Palace, looking down at the Capital City not far away.

The Platinum Country's capital is bustling in the morning, with various races coming and going on the streets.

A train powered by Magic Power, set on the tracks, approaches from a distance and slowly enters the train station on the edge of the capital.

Since the population of the Platinum Country has only recovered to around 300,000, the train station is not used for carrying passengers but for transporting supplies.

Various logistical supplies, food, clothing, and metals are being loaded into freight cars at the back of the train in boxes.

These goods are transported to the former Zorolostan, which is now a place connecting to the World Ring.

Kane, who was standing on the edge, suddenly disappears, leaving a golden glow at the spot where he previously stood.

At this moment, Kane reappears in the blink of an eye in the capital below, already standing in front of a building.

There aren't many residents around here; instead, there are soldiers patrolling back and forth.

In front of him is a building located in an edge area of the capital.

Its structure is a pure white tower, approximately 23 meters in height, with a symbol made of golden gears painted on the white walls, with the center being the national emblem of the Platinum Country.

The current national emblem of the Platinum Country is a simplified symbol of two overlapping triangles, overall in a platinum color.

Around the tower, many soldiers are on guard, and even the presence of the Moon's Child can be seen in some hidden spots.

It's important to know that the Moon's Child now holds a relatively high status within the Platinum Country. After all, their strength ranks among the top among the existing intelligent life in the Platinum Country.

Kane stands with his hands behind his back, looking at this building in front of him, which can also be considered one of his masterpieces.

A cavalry captain in golden armor sees Kane's arrival and immediately comes forward, then kneels partially.

The soldiers on patrol with him also perform the saluting gesture.

"Your Majesty!"

"Hmm, stand up. You all can continue your work, don't mind me,"

Kane helps the captain up with a smile and pats his shoulder, then walks into the White Tower on his own.

The soldiers around, seeing Kane's arrival, stop and salute.

Upon entering the White Tower, the first floor has no rooms but is an open space with a slightly raised circular stone slab at the center.

Looking at this stone slab and the neat seam around it on the floor, along with the nearby lifting structure, it's clear that it is an elevator used for ascending and descending.

As Kane steps onto the elevator, he doesn't ascend but slowly descends.

As the stone slab sinks, the surroundings fall into darkness, until after about a dozen seconds, light finally reappears.

Below is a vast space, with an area much larger than the White Tower above.

Kane doesn't stop controlling the elevator, continuing to descend, and discovers that the underground building isn't a single story but is composed of multiple overlapping levels.

Not until the elevator reaches the fourth floor does it slowly come to a stop.

Inside, there are many staff members, mostly wearing white garments, conducting various research and experiments in different rooms.

This is the research institute of the Platinum Country, built 10 years ago when Kane and his group left.

This underground building was also constructed by Kane using the Authority of Creation.

The various knowledge about mechanics and Magic here was brought from the outside by Kane, mainly scanned by Yoyo.

Yoyo scanned a substantial amount of knowledge, possibly unknown even to Kane, who only knew that compiling these into books nearly drained his Magic Power.

These books are now placed in the capital's great library.

The aim of this research institute is to create inventions that facilitate civilian life.

After all, it's only been 10 years since the start here, and before this, there was almost no knowledge about mechanics.

Also, research on Magic was limited; hundreds of years of warfare made people prioritize their survival and basic needs and safety.

There are several members of a gear race similar to Steel Armor here. They are some of the lucky survivors from the genocidal wars of their race, avoiding death.

These gear members are the cornerstone of the research institute, each possessing some mechanical knowledge and having notable research talent.

Upon seeing Kane's arrival, a member of the gear race wearing gray-white armor approaches, with a slimmer figure than Steel Armor.

He is the head of this place and the one with the highest mechanical knowledge in the Platinum Country, responsible for some of the more important research.

"Your Majesty, you have arrived."

"Hmm." Kane nods and then says, "Show me your recent research results, the one you asked for my help with before."

Hearing Kane's words, the head of the research institute nods immediately and then walks ahead to guide Kane.

Along the way, all the researchers stop and salute as they see the two pass by.

The head leads Kane to a room specifically used to showcase results.

Standing in front of a display stand, he pointed at the items on it and said,

"Your Majesty, this is the latest seeding robot we have developed. Thanks to the simple intelligent core you provided some time ago, we made a breakthrough, and we are now using it."

The head of the research institute pointed at a round robot floating on the platform in front of him.

This research institute takes full orders from Kane personally. Besides some requests from Kane, most of the research is driven by outside demands.

They do not take orders from others, but since they are just starting out, they sometimes encounter difficult problems. At such times, they report to Kane.

Except for those issues that Kane believes they can solve themselves, Kane picks out some of the overwhelmingly challenging problems to help solve.

One of these includes the issue with the intelligent core.

These intelligent cores are the simplest kind, utilizing a soul-gathering method researched by Kane through his Golden Skill.

Even without Kane present, they can gather souls and then form them into an intelligent core using a simple magic array and some continuous magic; however, the resulting intelligent cores are rather rudimentary.

But for these simple robots to automatically carry out certain functions, it is certainly sufficient.

After all, these intelligent cores do not require Kane's participation or even his skills.

They are a simplified version deduced by Kane through observing Skills, thorough study, and learning.

Under such conditions, you cannot expect too much; as long as it works, it's enough.

Developing this type of robot is truly a necessity, given the population is too small. Out of 300,000 people, half are underage children studying at the academy.

Among the remaining tens of thousands of adults, fewer than 1,000 are elderly; after a war lasting several hundred years, how could any elder possibly survive?

Of these tens of thousands of adults, several thousand soldiers possess even bronze or silver-level abilities.

The lands around the capital are entrusted to these adults for cultivation, but it's still not enough. Too many workspaces require a workforce.

The whole world is in ruins, demanding revival.

All kinds of robots that can assist these people in their work must be developed swiftly, especially concerning agriculture.

Since it was decided ten years ago that the Platinum Country's position is to become the logistical base for the World Ring in the upcoming times,

the main focus is to ensure the supply of various foods.

Therefore, the first research targeted developing robots to aid in planting so that more land can be cultivated.

Currently, all land used for planting is extremely fertile, carefully altered by Longbei.

Moreover, many beef cattle and pork pigs have been modified by Longbei so they can produce more meat.

Of course, the trade-off is a reduction in meat taste, which is acceptable.

Looking at the round robot in front of him, Kane asked, "Have these robots started mass production yet? How efficient are they?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, the seeding robots have been mass-produced for a while now and are being used on a large scale. From our experimental observations, one robot can accomplish the work of 30 ordinary adults. Duke Longbei is assisting in cultivating more farmland."

After hearing the report from the head of the research institute, Kane nodded in satisfaction, "Alright, well done. Keep up the good work."

With a wave of his hand, countless golden lights radiated from his hand, merging into the bodies of all the researchers present.

Feeling the sudden increase in their physical condition, all the researchers knelt halfway down.

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

"Mm, work well. I won't disturb you further."

As Kane spoke, his figure disappeared on the spot.

He reappeared in the largest planting area outside the capital city.

This area faced a small hillside, separating it from the capital city.

Endless land was covered in green crops, all a single plant.

The plants bore thumb-sized fruits, tasting similar to cooked rice and corn kernels.

In the World Restaurant, this plant was common and couldn't be considered a Magic Ingredient, but Kane had sealed some casually at the time.

Unexpectedly, in the Platinum Country, it became the most widely planted grain.

It ripens every four months, each plant producing 20 fruits, and an adult only needs 15 a day.

For ordinary people, this grain is nutritious and has a decent taste, becoming the staple of the Platinum Country.

At this time, there were only a few farmers cultivating the area, with most regions entrusted to planting robots for cultivation and maintenance.

Round mechanical balls hovered over the plants, projecting blue rays to scan them.

The remaining farmers were only responsible for observing and checking the grains were free from unrecorded issues.

Indeed, it was as the head of the research institute had said.

This scene made Kane very satisfied.

Then he took out a pager, inputted a message, and sent it.

A reply soon came back, and upon seeing the content, Kane's figure again vanished in a teleportation.

Only the breeze and sunshine remained, nourishing the vast fields of grain.