Two Cities: I am building a mecha in Pi City

It took a while for everyone present to react.

"Great, really great! Is this the power of magic? Hahaha..." Jace was full of praise for the scene in front of him.

Caitlin next to him was also shocked from ear to ear, "Okay, so awesome..."

"This kind of power is several levels higher than the Atlas gloves used by miners..." Elro calmed down his expression slightly and said to his wife.

Karina nodded her head slightly and stared intently at the power arm on Li Lin's arm.

"In which field are you going to use your power arm?"

She didn't ask about the Hex Energy Crystal, and seemed not to care about it. She focused on Li Lin's relatively unrelated invention.

"To be precise, it's a complete set of exoskeleton power devices."

Li Lin explained slowly, repeating the previous discussion with Jess:

“Theoretically, it would not only protect the wearer, but also increase their strength and be lightweight and flexible enough.

"It can handle porters working on docks, workers digging in mines, and even some more dangerous diving operations."

Li Lin paused for a moment, then changed the subject: "But I am more inclined to apply it to the military industry."

"Military industry? This is not the field that our Gila Mann family is involved in." Elro, like Jess before him, did not agree with Li Lin's view.

But before Li Lin could explain anything, Mrs. Karina spoke calmly and defended him: "Extensive involvement in other fields is still good for our family."

"But dear, the Voslaton, Polpok and Kewald families..."

"They will agree to give us a share of the pie." Karina kept looking at Li Lin and said in a confident tone, "Okay, that's it for today."

She looked away and looked at Jace, "Your invention is very useful. I need you and Li Lin to give speeches at the Evolution Day Conference in a few days."

"Speech?" Li Lin looked stunned.

Although he had long expected that he would be brought to the forefront by the Gila Mann family, allowing many other families to recognize him as a craftsman who was already a genius inventor at a young age.

But I didn't expect it to be in this way...

"This is our tradition. Every year, important inventions will be summarized on Evolution Day, and then the most outstanding scientists will be selected to give a speech." Elro explained with a smile.

"Oh, by the way, there is one more thing." Mrs. Karina added, "I will introduce you to other families on Evolution Day. There will be a dinner in the evening, so remember to prepare in advance."

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At midnight, Li Lin finally ended his busy day.

After taking a hot bath, he lay comfortably on his two-meter-wide soft and comfortable bed, thinking about what happened next tonight.

Mrs. Karina took away the Hex energy crystal he made and said that she would use it as a sample to display at the Evolution Day Conference.

Fortunately, there is still one Hex Crystal left, otherwise the progress of his exoskeleton power armor would be slowed down again.

Although Jace originally promised to take the crystal and study it himself...

However, under the persuasion of Li Lin's "rogue style", the helpless Jace agreed.

As for the Evolution Day dinner, to be honest, Li Lin didn't know much about the banquet etiquette of upper class society.

Fortunately, Caitlin volunteered to take care of all the related matters.

And despite Li Lin's objection, she asked him to get up early tomorrow and go to her class.

"Sigh... Caitlin, it's true. I've been staying up late studying recently, and you don't even know how to understand me and ask me to get up early." Li Lin muttered and complained, "I've been feeling a little uneasy lately, could it be? I’m going to die suddenly if I stay up too late..."

After thinking about it carefully, he felt that this idea was not reliable.

After all, I stayed up late every day before the time travel, so wasn't it okay?

"Then the big one should be coming...I have to get ready quickly."

Li Lin turned over on the bed, threw away all distracting thoughts, and immersed himself in the system in his mind.

"I still remember that after making the energy crystal system today, a series of messages came to me..."

He casually glanced at his complete panel:

[Name: Li Lin]

[Occupation: Mechanic]

[Level: Level 5]

[HP: 765/765]

[Mana value: 113/113]

[Combat power: 8]

[Skill points: 7]

[Wealth: 0 blue essence, 0 orange essence]

[Skills to master: skilled manufacturing, digital thinking, firearms mastery, basic combat]

[Extra function: Skill panel]

[Insufficient level, function not unlocked...]

【……】

"Um?"

Li Lin suddenly noticed that there was an "extra function" module on the panel, which was not there before.

It seems like it was unlocked after I reached level 5.

“When I unlocked the ‘skill upgrade’ module before, I could only upgrade the skills I had already mastered.

“At that time, I could only upgrade [Skilled Manufacturing] and [Digital Thinking], so I didn’t pay too much attention...

"Now that I've unlocked another 'skill panel', it seems like these skill points of mine can finally be put to use."

Li Lin thought in his mind, and at the same time, he opened the skill panel with a thought.

The skill panel was very concise, and at a quick glance, he actually had the illusion that he was DNFing.

For now, there are not many skills he can learn, and quite a few of them are drawings with very familiar names.

For example, Hextech Demon-Drinking Knife, Hextech Gunblade, Hextech Prototype Belt-01, Hextech GLP-800 and other equipment that have appeared in the game.

He can design these drawing skills with his current knowledge reserve, so using skill points on them is simply a waste.

Soon, Li Lin's eyes locked on three skill icons under the "Exclusive Skills" category.

[Exclusive skills]

[Passive·Getting Started as a Mechanic: The speed of learning mechanical knowledge is increased by 50%, and there is a 1% probability of learning rare drawings or skills. 】

[Skill prerequisite: Mechanic occupation, level 5]

[Each skill level increases by 1 level, the speed of learning mechanical knowledge increases by 10%, and the probability of acquiring rare drawings or skills increases by 1%. 】

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[Passive·Machine Affinity: Increases affinity to mechanical creations and increases mechanical manufacturing speed by 25%. 】

[Skill prerequisite: Mechanic entry level, level 5]

[Every time the skill level is increased by 1 level, the affinity towards mechanical creation is increased, and the mechanical manufacturing speed is increased by 5%. 】

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[Active · Neural Network Connection: Master the technology of connecting machinery and human nerves to control the mechanical body through the brain. 】

[Skill prerequisite: none]

[Skill level upper limit: Level 1]

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[Active·Mechanical Improvement: Consume mana and mechanical materials to improve and upgrade mechanical devices (70% probability of inferior quality being upgraded to fine quality, 35% probability of being upgraded to rare quality, and 1% probability of rare upgrade to artifact quality)]

[Skill Prerequisite: Getting Started as a Mechanic]

[Every time the skill level increases by 1 level, the probability of upgrading inferior quality to fine quality increases by 3%, and the probability of upgrading excellent quality to rare quality increases by 2%]

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These are the two passive skills and two active skills he unlocks when he reaches level 5 and can be learned with skill points.

The first two passive skills are more like providing BUFF bonuses to the mechanic profession, while the third [Neural Network Connection] skill is a technology that the two city-states have already achieved.

Whether it is an enhanced prosthetic body from Hex Technology or Alchemy Technology, it is necessary to implant machinery into flesh and blood, or to completely replace flesh and blood with mechanical devices.

If you want to make the augmented prosthetic body more usable than the physical body, it is essential to connect the machine to the nerves.

As for the last [Mechanical Improvement] skill, it is a skill used to improve the quality of equipment, and it depends on the appearance.

But after all, it is a mechanic's exclusive skill, and it may be a prerequisite for certain skills in the future. Li Lin still spent 4 skill points to level up all four skills.

As for the remaining skill points, he planned to keep them as backup for the time being.