Saving the World in an Apocalypse-Style Text Game-Chapter 1019 - 471: The Ship of Theseus of the Direct View School_2
[More importantly, the Refined Copper automatons can also serve as combat support, making the scholars’ explorations of the Abyss and adventurous journeys across the outer seas much smoother and easier.]
[Ordinary Refined Copper automatons, of course, can’t become a powerful asset to scholars, but those from the Direct View School are different.]
[Because the School has enlisted the help of ’Johnny,’ the master!]
[’Johnny,’ the master, is the world’s most skilled doll maker craftsman, and the School has spent a fortune to secure the services of the master and all his students to work for them.]
[Although high-end automatons are incredibly expensive, they are worth every penny. An excellent automaton can not only save a scholar’s life at a critical moment but also relieve the boredom of the lonelier parts of their journey...]
"Doll-making master Johnny..."
Lin Xun opened his inventory, looking at the ’Token of Doll-making Master Johnny’ gifted to him by Craftsman Coleman.
[’Token of Doll-making Master Johnny’ (special item): A miniaturized automaton of exquisite craftsmanship. In possession of this token, finding Doll-making Master Johnny allows him to fulfill one of your requests unconditionally.]
"So that’s how it is, no wonder Rona, who could have sent someone to deliver the message, insisted on me coming in person."
[You inquire about the current whereabouts of Doll-making Master ’Johnny.’]
[The scholar tasked with reception points towards the huge building out of place with the School’s surroundings. Despite the distance, you can still make out the factory-like structure, topped by thick smoke billowing from its large chimneys.]
[The reception scholar tells you that if you want to visit ’Johnny,’ the master, after meeting with the chairman and submitting your letter, they can take you to him.]
[But if you want ’Johnny,’ the master, to craft an automaton for you, then be prepared to bleed money—just gathering the Refined Copper materials would require...]
[The reception scholar stops mid-sentence, seemingly remembering your Polyvision Scholar status, and instead says that, well... the students of Master Johnny are also quite skilled in their craft.]
[It’s not that they cannot afford Master Johnny, but his students offer a better cost-performance ratio.]
Lin Xun curls his lip, "I have a special token that allows me to get it for free, can you?"
A Summoned Creature like Valkyrie, combining Refined Copper technology and magic, might indeed be difficult to strengthen in other Chapters besides this world.
With an opportunity to freeload right in front of him, Lin Xun naturally wasn’t going to pass it up. He decided to wait and hand over the letter and the ’Ring of Stars Shine’ before going to find Master Johnny.
Soon, under the guidance of the reception scholar, Lin Xun met the ’Chairman of the Direct View School Headquarters.’
The chairman took the letter and read it carefully, growing more excited and elated as he read.
He directly took Lin Xun to the towering Seer Tower at the very center of the School.
After years of analysis by the Two Knowledge Schools, only a few Star God Coordinates remained unresolved.
Now, while the Polyvision School was analyzing the ’Executor’s’ memory, the Direct View School was analyzing the ’Ring of Stars Shine.’ Together, they hoped to capture the remaining Star Gods in one fell swoop.
When both Schools have finished their analyses, it would be time for the decisive battle to awaken the leaders of both Schools, the Great Prophets.
[...]
[The Direct View chairman leads you into the tower, all the way to the top of the high tower...]
[Here, as you have seen in the ’Prophet Association,’ a huge and intricate Magic Array is inscribed.]
[Except, compared to the ’Prophet Association,’ the Magic Array here has less than half of the resolution points, but the number of surviving Prophets is not that different from those of the Polyvision School.]
[All this is because the Prophets seated at the points of the Magic Array have lost the human form they should possess.]
[Their bodies are completely composed of Refined Copper parts, and rather than calling them human, it would be more fitting to say they are Refined Copper automatons.]
[These automatons exhibit ugly rust traces all over, as if they have survived countless years.]
[Strangely enough, in the areas where there are no rust traces, they shine with the bright luster of polished Refined Copper, as if they were freshly minted.]
[The ’Direct View Chairman’ explains to you that originally, like the Polyvision School, the Direct View School used flesh and blood as containers for the Prophets’ souls as a means to delay the erosion of Chaos.]
[But this method is not the best way to delay the erosion of Chaos, for with each body transfer, the Prophet’s soul suffers additional erosion.]
[After ’Master Johnny’ arrived at the School, he devoted himself to its service, creating many powerful Refined Copper automatons, which became an indispensable assistance to the Scholars.]
[In terms of physical strength alone, the Refined Copper automatons created by Master Johnny surpassed the human body by a thousand-fold.]
[At that time, the School put forward a hypothesis that Chaos could cause flesh and blood bodies to rot and mutate, but may not necessarily have the same effect on the cold and hard Refined Copper.]
[Could the Prophets abandon their human Shells and have Master Johnny craft them brand new Refined Copper bodies?]
[It is worth mentioning that even the immortal souls of the Prophets need suitable Shells to inhabit.]
[The original bodies provided for the Prophets were all meticulously selected to match the Prophets’ own characteristics; if conditions were even slightly substandard, the Prophet’s soul would not be able to transfer into a new body.]
[If human bodies have such strict requirements, what more for the lifeless Refined Copper bodies?]
[The higher echelons of the School debated tirelessly, but no conclusion was reached.]
[In the end, it was the still lucid Prophets who made the decision that it was worth trying if there was even the slightest possibility.]
[With this hypothesis, the School began experiments...]
[The result was that experiments to incorporate the Prophets’ souls into Refined Copper bodies failed without exception.]
[For Scholars devoted to academic research, it is common for experiments to fail.]
[The School did not give up because of this but instead began to look for the next best solution.]
[Since direct transfer to Refined Copper bodies failed, why not gradually transform the body, starting with converting parts of flesh limbs into Refined Copper prostheses...]
[This idea was successful in the experimental phase, but unfortunately, even the world’s hardest Refined Copper still could not stop the erosion of Chaos.]
[Perhaps nothing in the world can escape the erosion of Chaos, whether it be living beings or inanimate objects...]
[The rust traces you see now are caused by the erosion of Chaos; it just changed the way it manifests.]
[Although the experiments failed, they received an exciting piece of news.]
[After multiple data comparisons, the School discovered that Refined Copper prostheses indeed had a slightly stronger endurance against Chaos than flesh limbs, provided they were personally made by ’Master Johnny’ and composed of top-grade Refined Copper materials.]
[Johnny is the only craftsman in the world who has surpassed the legendary and become Immortal; his skills have reached unprecedented heights.]
[The endurance against Chaos in Refined Copper prostheses made by Master Johnny could be increased by approximately one-third.]
[Do not underestimate this one-third; even just one-third could help the Prophets endure for much longer.]
[From then on, the School began to frequently use top-grade Refined Copper prostheses to replace the flesh bodies of the Prophets, despite the extremely high costs, which were almost unbearable even for the Direct View School.] 𝒻𝑟𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝑛𝘰𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝘤𝘰𝘮
[But if it could delay the erosion of Chaos, all these expenses were worth it.]
[After continuous replacements of their limbs to this day, all the flesh of the Prophets has been entirely replaced with Refined Copper.]
[Once, a Scholar posed a paradox: there is a ship that requires constant maintenance and part replacement during its long voyages. If you replace one plank, it is still the same ship, and the same is true if you replace two or three planks.]
[But if all the parts are replaced over a prolonged voyage, timed with the passage of time, is it still the original ship?]
[The same goes for these Prophets: now that their flesh bodies have been completely replaced with Refined Copper, and their souls have also become unrecognizable due to the erosion of Chaos, are they still the original Prophets?]
[There used to be no answer, but now there is one.]
[As long as the ship’s destination remains the same port, it is still the original ship.]
[As long as the Prophets still dedicate themselves to their beliefs, they will forever be Prophets.]
