Starting from the Planetary Governor - Chapter 1254 - 707, Holy Artifact Technology

Chapter 1254: Chapter 707, Holy Artifact Technology

The hundreds of millions of Gift Points were mainly acquired through war victories.

Matins supported the West Line, and the Alliance became one of the main participants in the final battle on the West Line, nearly destroying and eliminating the Iron Armor.

The Alliance independently entered the Princess Star Domain from the southeast, fighting against the Insect Swarm along the way. From rescuing the remnants of the North Line to intercepting the Insect Swarm’s reinforcements… the battles that occurred one after another contributed a significant amount of Gift Points.

The biggest contribution, of course, came from the victory in the second Reiaductus battle.

Thus, through victory in one battle after another, the accumulated Gift Points reached one hundred and twenty million.

Leaving twenty million, Gu Hang planned to use them as resources for subsequent development.

Once the Alliance plan is approved, he will use all of these for the enlightenment of production, management, and research talents, as well as for the exchange of numerous factories, academies, and research institute buildings, to rapidly expand production and undertake the reconstruction of planets newly incorporated into the Alliance territory, in addition to coping with high taxes.

As for the remaining one hundred million Gift Points, he planned to use them on the most Gift Point-intensive activity: technology extraction.

The good news is, he has as many as one hundred million Gift Points.

The bad news is, the million-level prize pool has already been exhausted by him.

Although technologies like Elite-level and Advanced-level still have a pretty good drop rate. Even the Epic-level probability still exists.

However, these levels of technology have limited enhancement for the current Alliance. Even if some Epic-level technologies are drawn, they can’t be considered useless, but at most, they are just a cherry on top.

Apocalypse-level technology is the most crucial.

Unfortunately, the probability of getting Apocalypse-level from the million-level pool is less than one percent.

No other choice but to move on to the ten-million level.

The probability of getting Apocalypse-level from the ten-million level is 30%.

One hundred million Gift Points can afford ten draws in a row.

Gu Hang was eager to get some top-tier goods.

Closing his eyes and clicking continuously, the one hundred million Gift Points were consumed like flowing water.

During the fourth draw, an Apocalypse-level technology appeared.

[Apocalypse-level Technology: Holy Artifact Technology]

Upon careful inspection, Gu Hang found it was a technology category for creating what is called ’Holy Artifact’-level weapons.

The value of a Holy Artifact is quite exaggerated. The Otaubis Spear and the Shield of Otaubis in Lu Salis’s hands are both Holy Artifacts. This person, perhaps on par with Matins in combat power, can basically secure victory with these two pieces of equipment.

Similarly, the ’Sanctified Sword’ wielded by Marshal Leroux of the Black Cross Army played a significant role in the second battle. Without this sword, it’s feared he couldn’t have beheaded the Insect Nest Overlord.

Without the victory from that battle, humanity would probably have had to pay a higher price and spend more time to make breakthrough progress.

Moreover, even Holy Artifact-level equipment, weapons, and items are helpful to Gu Hang. A complete scepter or sword, emphasizing Spiritual Energy enhancement, would still provide some increase, even at Gu Hang’s level.

Though not much, the ability to make him feel a noticeable enhancement is already quite rare.

Holy Artifacts are very helpful in enhancing top-tier combat strength.

However, after looking at the production conditions, Gu Hang found them rather harsh.

Generally, for a normal Holy Artifact to form, it not only requires top-notch materials and craftsmanship to make a top-tier weapon, but more critically, it also needs to undergo a key event, making it an important part of some heroic deed or grand scene.

For example, killing the enemy leader in a battle that decides the fate of a star system; or a hero holding a treasured sword, alone on the battlefield, drinking the blood of thousands of aliens, turning the tide of a crucial battle…

From then on, it fulfills the basic conditions to become a ’Holy Artifact.’

But even then it’s not complete; it still requires centuries of nurturing, with important figures wearing and using it, and countless people extolling its virtues to endow it with a symbolic and ceremonial meaning.

After the long passage of time, it can finally be sublimated, becoming a symbol of belief, faith, and emotion, transforming into a ’Holy Artifact.’

In Gu Hang’s view, it essentially symbolizes a weapon, even elevating to the point of leaving a mark in Subspace, having Subspace essence. The attributes and effects of a Holy Artifact are often mysteriously and directly related to the major event that forged it and to people’s impressions over the long years.

Producing it from a black box simplifies the process considerably.

There’s no need for major events or long periods of nurturing.

However, unlike product black boxes of other technologies needing only basic materials, it still requires one thing: Subspace essence.

This thing, the black box can’t produce; it can’t be conjured up by inputting random energy or materials.

But Gu Hang can manage it.

His Storm God Kingdom possesses Inferior Deity power in Subspace. By cutting a portion, although it might lose a bit of the Divine Realm’s origin, it is a real Subspace essence that can be used to manufacture a Holy Artifact.

The lost part will have to rely on consuming strong Spiritual Energy units or let the Divine Realm upgrade and repair itself over time to be raised back.

Is it worth it?

It’s definitely worth it.

Not to mention others, just crafting an enhancing Spiritual Energy Holy Artifact Scepter for himself will significantly surpass the loss of that Divine Realm essence.

Making a Holy Sword for Matins would also result in a noticeable increase in combat power.

Gu Hang will still craft some.

However, the crafting speed… is quite poor.

The finished product from the black box can produce a ’Holy Artifact’ at a pace of roughly one every two years. The form is selectable; it can be a firearm, a sword, a war axe… but ultimately, the size of the finished product won’t be large, implying it can mostly only be used as personal armament.

Due to the consumption of the Storm God Kingdom’s Subspace essence, mass production is already impossible, yet the low output of one every two years still disappoints Gu Hang—the plan to wholesale Holy Artifacts at critical moments has fallen apart.

As for the master black box… there isn’t one. It’s a set of design blueprints, essentially teaching how to manufacture and how to speed up Holy Artifact forming through special rituals. The significance is in lowering the standard for significant events and even employing media and public opinion forces to artificially create them; it can also shorten the nurturing time from a century to fifty years.

Is it useful?

It’s definitely useful.

Just a bit underwhelming.

Retracting his focus slightly, Gu Hang continued with the extraction.