999, 999, 1,299.
Those were the numbers displayed on the three embryos.
The largest Artifact Embryo, which was also the Artifact Embryo that Napoli had customized for Algalon, had logged in 1299 times, while the other two had logged in 999 times.
The difference was not due to the size of the two embryos. It was because the embryos given to Algalon were not made of pure crystal ores.
There were some marrow crystals mixed in them.
The other two were made from crystal ores, and both reached the limit of 999.
The one with marrow crystals slightly improved the quality of the embryos, which reached 1,299.
"Because this one contains marrow crystals, it can't enter the limit of crystal ores. So I'll remove this one for now, "Angor said. "But the other two are made from crystal ores, and they reached the limit of 999 entries."
He was also the second craftsman who could produce a 999 item during the inspection of the warehouse.
It was clear that Naprey's crafting skills were much better than the other craftsmen.
In fact, he was even more stable than the mirror banshee.
But it made sense. Someone who could become the manager of a factory must have a good knowledge of crafting.
Napoli scratched his nose a little embarrassedly. "Then, can this log-in device mixed with marrow crystals test the limit of the log-in times?"
"It can, but it's not necessary."
If other craftsmen's embryos all contained marrow crystals, they would need to test them to determine their quality.
Now, Naprey was the only one who made some minor changes to Algalon's new one.
There was no need to determine the quality of such an embryos.
Napoli said, "At that time, I just thought that the embryo made of crystal ores might be too brittle for Lord De, so I added some marrow ores to increase its hardness …"
"Then why didn't you just use marrow crystals?" Angor asked.
Naprey didn't know what to say. He mumbled in a low voice, "You're right. I could've just used marrow crystals. Why did I spend so much effort on mixing them?"
Angor didn't say anything when he saw Naprey's confused look.
In fact, according to his personal estimation, the limit of marrow crystal ores should be about 2,000, while the prototype of the mixed marrow crystal ores made by Napoli should have a limit of about 1,300.
In other words, Naprey had reached his limit.
He was still good at it.
However, since he didn't test it, Angor didn't tell Naprey how many entries he could make.
…
A moment later, Naprey recovered from his confusion. "I haven't given the embryos to Mister Dirk yet. I can use the marrow crystals to make a new one for him."
Hearing Naprey's muttering, Angor said, "Since it's a custom-made one, using marrow crystals isn't the best. Why don't we choose a stronger material? "
"Such as?" Napori looked at Angor in confusion.
"Such as … Phantom Metal?"
Napoli: "I can't temper the Illusory Metal …"
Napori knew that Angor was just joking, but he wasn't wrong. Since it was custom-made for Lord De, he could have chosen better materials.
He couldn't use Phantom Metal, but he still had a lot of rare metals in his personal storage.
He bought a lot of materials from Scholar Jinghai over the years. They were all rare materials from the general plane, and he usually didn't use them.
But for Mister Dirk's sake, he could use them.
However, what kind of material should he choose to refine?
Naprey couldn't help but fall into deep thought … But Angor quickly interrupted him. "You can think about it later. Let's get down to business first. "
Naprey quickly regained his senses and nodded in embarrassment.
Next, they didn't stay in the inspection warehouse any longer. The log-in device had confirmed that everything was okay.
It was time to check out the preparation warehouse.
Also, he wanted to check if Laplace had received any useful information from him.
Following Naprey's lead, they left the inspection warehouse and walked along the corridor to the preparation warehouse.
Several minutes later, Angor saw Laplace taking a nap against a wall at the entrance of the preparation warehouse.
Laplace slowly opened her eyes when she heard their footsteps.
Laplace looked at Angor as soon as she opened her eyes. Under Angor's gaze, she nodded in a very small way.
Angor's eyes brightened up.
Sun Moon News Agency should know something about Runes, and Laplace already got the information from Luigi!
Angor was only trying his luck by asking Sun Moon News Agency, but he didn't expect them to actually have something useful. As expected of a legendary wizard who had been to an origin world. Their intelligence was quite impressive.
Angor didn't ask Laplace right away. They could talk through Spirit Bond, but Naprey would surely sense it. It was a little rude.
There was no need to rush anyway.
He would find a chance to ask in private when they reached the preparation warehouse later.
In front of the preparation warehouse, Naprey took out the dragon scale and went through the familiar process. Soon, the door was opened, and everyone walked out in a single file.
The layout of the preparation warehouse was similar to that of the inspection warehouse.
They were all cubicles, and each cubicle was filled with bubbles.
However, the preparation warehouse was bigger, and each compartment had a craftsman doing a preliminary screening. Behind the craftsmen stood a number of crystal puppets. Every artifact that passed the preliminary screening would be put into a bubble, and the crystal puppets would transport them to the teleportation array at the center of the warehouse.
They would then be teleported to the inspection warehouse.
Compared to the inspection warehouse, the preparation warehouse was much livelier. Crystal puppets carried bubbles to and fro in the hall. The craftsmen were not only screening the bubbles, but also chatting with other craftsmen.
If they were tired, they would go to the restaurants or taverns nearby to gather.
The preparation warehouse had restaurants, taverns, dormitories, and so on.
Craftsmen basically didn't need to go out to meet their needs here. Therefore, this place was not as cold and desolate as an inspection warehouse. Instead, it was full of life.
"Compared to the inspection warehouse, this place is livelier." Angor didn't feel annoyed by the noise. Instead, he felt relieved.
"Actually, the bubble workshops that specialize in crafting artifact embryos are also set up like this," Napoli explained.
Most of the bubbles in the crafting area had similar restaurants and taverns. After all, craftsmen usually worked as teams, not individuals.
A small team usually had dozens to hundreds of workers.
It could be said that each bubble workshop was a mini community.
Of course …
Except for the mirror banshee's bubble workshop.
Her bubble workshop only had herself and the crystal puppets that carried the finished products and acted as alarms.
Napoli introduced as he shuttled through the crowd with his team.
Napoli deserved to be the person in charge of the Embryo Factory. Everywhere he went, he was greeted with enthusiastic cheers. Even the vigilant puppets would bow to him when they saw him.
Soon, Napoli led them to a nearby cubicle.
The craftsmen in front of the compartment were chatting with the craftsmen in the other compartment. When they saw Napoli and the others, they quickly took off their hats to greet them.
Napoli waved a hand to tell them to continue with their work and led Angor into the compartment.
Bubbles were stacked everywhere in the compartment.
"These are the bubbles that have been filtered out," Napoli explained. Napoli: "They will all be put into the same warehouse, and then go through the second round of screening, if they do not pass the second round of screening. If they fail to pass the second round, they'll be thrown back into the Smelting Pool to be reforged. "
Angor looked at the bubbles and asked, "How many will be filtered out in the second round?"
Napoli thought for a moment. "About 90% of them will be screened out."
After all, the craftsmen in the first round of screening were not to be trifled with. They all had great foresight. Most of the embryos that failed the first round would not survive the second round.
Angor nodded and looked at the bubble in his hand.
There was a nameplate on the bubble that read "Goodi Pi, Piluxiu".
He did remember such a unique name. Previously, when he was inspecting the warehouse, he had seen the other party's work.
If he remembered correctly, the five embryos in the inspection warehouse were registered as 727, 767, 801, 709, and 812.
The highest quality was good, while the lowest was barely passing.
Compared to the other craftsmen, Goodi Pi was a very unstable craftsman.
Angor checked the embryos that were filtered out of Goodi Pi's reserve warehouse. This time, Angor checked ten embryos.
Nine of them could not be enchanted.
Only one of them could be enchanted with Nightmare Illusion, and the number of entries was only 701.
This meant that the craftsmen in charge of the screening had good foresight.
These embryos could not enter the inspection warehouse.
Angor did not check all of Goodi Pi's embryos, but he was sure that at least 90% of them were failed products.
Even if only 10% of them could be used, it would only be around 700.
Angor did not stay in Goodi Pi's compartment for long. He went to the other compartments and started another round of screening.
Time trickled by.
About ten minutes later, Angor had checked five compartments. Almost all of them were in the same condition. Only a few of them passed the test.
However, Angor also noticed some patterns.
In the inspection warehouse, the craftsmen who did not perform well would fail a lot in the reserve warehouse. At least 90% of them would fail.
Meanwhile, the craftsmen who performed well would have a higher chance of passing the test.
For example, the room Angor was in right now was "Moretta, Crystaleye Race", which was specially chosen by Angor.
In the inspection warehouse, the embryos of Future Mirror made by Moretta all had about 750 entries. They were all very stable craftsmen.
In the storage, he checked about ten embryos that were selected from the others.
Three of them were failures.
The other seven were all passable. Their entries might be between 710 and 720, but the passing rate was already very high. At least, it was much better than Goodi Pi's.
After discovering this pattern, Angor decided to test them again.
He went to several stable craftsmen's compartments and found that the passing rate was around 30% to 50%.
Among them, the rejected embryos of the Mirror-Wielding Banshee only had a 10% passing rate.
In other words, 90% of the Mirror-Wielding Banshee's products that failed in the first round of screening were actually usable. Of course, there were no "good" or "excellent" products among them. Still, it meant that even if the Mirror-Wielding Banshee did not perform well, she was still better than the other craftsmen.
With this, Angor did not check the other compartments one by one. Instead, he asked Napoli to look for the ones with good performance first.
He would tell Angor when he found them.
That was because Napoli had watched him perform the test in the warehouse. He was the only one who knew whose performance was the most stable.
After Napoli accepted the task, he began to search in the reserve warehouse.
Angor and Laplace exchanged a look.
"Let's go to a restaurant nearby and wait for Napoli."
Laplace nodded and said casually, "Just in time. We can talk about some interesting … intelligence that I got from Luigi."
Interesting? Angor repeated in his mind. He did not ask right away.
Instead, he and Laplace went to a restaurant nearby.
The restaurant did not have a name. There were only two pictures made of crystals on the signboard. One was a smoking teapot, and the other was a plate of steaks with red sauce.
It was a small restaurant that served both tea and food.
A crystal puppet greeted them as soon as they entered and asked if they wanted to have a meal or a cup of tea.
The food and tea here were divided into different levels.
Normal meals and tea tasting were all free.
However, if you chose to eat something with supernatural effects, you would have to pay a fee. Still, the cost was lower than the outside world.
As far as Angor knew, the special cooking required a real person to do it, which would cost more.
"I'm not eating. Just a cup of tea will do," Angor said.
Laplace made the same decision.
The crystal puppet recorded Angor's order and was about to leave.
Angor stopped it. "May I ask if you're a puppet … or a human?"
The crystal puppets outside did not have much intelligence. They could communicate with each other, but they were obviously programmed. It was like an AI program in a hologram tablet, which would capture key words and answer preset questions.
As for the crystal puppet in the dining hall, although what it said was the rules of the dining hall and was in line with the intelligent settings of a puppet … it was very emotional.
Unlike the other puppets outside, it seemed to be talking to a real person.
The crystal puppet chuckled. "So this is your first time here, mister. You don't know much about me yet. Of course, I'm a real person. I'm from the Mirror Clan. This puppet is my temporary residence.
"Not just me. All the waiters in the café and tavern are from the Mirror Clan.
"Even the restaurant staff in the other Bubble Workshop. We're all hired by Mister Napoli."
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