The cost of Analysis and Cloning has been reduced by 80% and 70%, respectively.
At the same time, the time required for cloning has also been halved.
This significantly reduces the operating costs of the Super Cloning Factory.
And there's even a chance to improve the target during the analysis phase...
All of these features came without a single reroll.
Perfect.
His luck was truly remarkable.
Now then...
"System, open the A-Rank City Builder Gift Pack!"
> [Ding! Gift pack opened. You have received the following rewards:]
2 million City Builder Points
A-Rank Construction Teams ×3 (Three-month contracts)
Random Talent Recruitment Cards (S-Rank designated) ×2
City-Grade Optical Camouflage Tower Blueprint (S-Rank) ×1
Large Surveillance Airship ×1
Points were the usual staple reward, though the amount kept increasing each time.
While 2 million points were worth 20 billion Berries, it didn't surprise Luo Lan anymore.
Construction teams were also the usual fare.
The Talent Cards, though still random, were now guaranteed to be S-Rank—and he got two of them. That was a nice upgrade.
As for the last two items—one was an S-Rank blueprint, and the other was a physical item like Tana.
First, the blueprint:
> Optical Camouflage Tower Blueprint (City Grade)
Grade: S-Rank
Site Requirement: Flat terrain
Construction Requirement: One S-Rank Construction Team
Build Time: 35 days
Materials: Standard construction materials
Blueprint Value: Points
Trait Slots: 5
Despite being S-Rank, the materials and workforce requirements were surprisingly low. Just one team was enough.
But the blueprint's point cost—1.98 million points, or 19.8 billion Berries—was insane.
Thankfully, it came from the gift pack, so Luo Lan didn't have to pay for it himself.
Still, that price... was the system serious?
He quickly pulled up the detailed specs of the Optical Camouflage Tower in the system.
Damn.
According to the description, this was practically black-tech.
A tower about 180 meters tall could provide optical invisibility across a radius of 150 kilometers.
In simple terms, if you built one on Rhodes Island and activated it...
Even ships sailing right past the island wouldn't notice it was there.
No wonder the blueprint was so expensive.
Totally worth it.
As for the final item, the Large Surveillance Airship—also a top-tier reward.
A massive airship equipped with a highly advanced radar system, capable of maintaining a constant altitude of 10,000 meters while scanning a 3,000-kilometer radius.
While it couldn't directly display images, its capabilities were nearly on par with Viola's Devil Fruit powers.
And in some ways, it was even better.
After all, Viola's Glare-Glare Fruit allowed her to inspect specific points, but unless she actively watched a certain location, she couldn't detect incidents happening there.
This airship's radar didn't have that limitation.
Once activated, it continuously scanned the entire 3,000-kilometer radius, detecting any movement in real time.
Incredible.
"System, use those two S-Rank Talent Recruitment Cards!"
> [Ding! You have used two S-Rank Designated Talent Recruitment Cards.]
[Ding! Recruitment complete. You have obtained the following talents:]
S-Rank Scientist (Aviation Specialty): Hodis
S-Rank Instructor (Haki Specialty): Hayman
[Both talents will arrive at Rhodes Island within three days. Please prepare to receive them.]
Huh?
Luo Lan was stunned for a moment.
It wasn't the first time he'd recruited S-Rank scientists—he already had Seras and Xisovis that way.
But this was the first time he'd seen one with a specific specialization.
"System, explain. Does this 'specialization' mean they're useless in other fields?"
> [Ding! Not at all.]
[Talents without a specialization are balanced—they're S-Rank in all categories if labeled as S-Rank.]
[Specialized talents are one tier lower in non-specialized fields, but one tier higher in their specialty.]
That clarified it.
So, an A-Rank general scientist would have A-level proficiency across all fields.
But an A-Rank specialized scientist would have B-level ability outside their field—but S-level proficiency within their specialty.
Wait...
That meant...
An S-Rank specialized scientist would be A-Rank in everything else but EX-Rank in their field?
What the—!? That's a downgrade!
"System! This is a bug! A major bug!"
> [Ding! No bugs detected.]
[All talents are ranked from D to S as standard levels. Beyond that, there is a hidden EX tier.]
[EX-rank can't be directly recruited. It's only available to evolved S-Rank general scientists or S-Rank specialized scientists within their specialty.]
So Hodis, the S-Rank Aviation Specialist he just got...
His capabilities in aerospace research were EX-Rank?
Holy...
That was insane!
Seras and Xisovis had been struggling to develop a second-generation fighter jet.
Now Hodis could take over.
As for the other new talent—Hayman, the S-Rank Haki Instructor—he'd be assigned to the Super Naval Academy to specialize in Haki training.
Once soldiers reached a power level of 500 or more, they'd be required to attend his advanced training.
An EX-Rank Haki Instructor?
That guy's teaching capabilities would be outrageous.
Imagine tens of thousands of troops proficient in both Armament and Observation Haki.
Terrifying, right?
Luo Lan was thoroughly satisfied with both recruits.
Next, he canceled all ongoing low-level upgrade projects in the construction queue.
Why waste time upgrading to B-Rank when he could jump straight to A-Rank?
To speed things up even more, he purchased three more A-Rank Construction Teams, each with a three-month contract, adding to the three from the gift pack.
Now he had six A-Rank teams ready to tackle multiple upgrades at once.
At the top of the queue?
The shipyard, which had just reached B-Rank.
The sooner it was upgraded, the faster production could scale.
Of course, the training center was also placed at the top of another team's queue.
With everything in motion, Luo Lan nodded in satisfaction—
And exited the system.
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