Once Pulcinella restored the funding, the military factory resumed production. After half a month of rushing, the non-core accessories for the Titan Synthesizer were finally completed.
Construction was now underway, with assembly expected to be finished in two and a half days.
Watching the Titan body being continuously assembled, Dottore felt a wave of satisfaction. While the Titan was still being put together, he took the opportunity to ponder the whereabouts of two Delusion samples from his laboratory, along with several experimental weapon and firearm prototypes.
"Strange, where on earth could they have gone?"
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Pierro had already used the same method on Sandrone that he had used to persuade Dottore—promising to supply her with the materials, funds, and experimental equipment she needed, and even providing some of Dottore's works. With this, he finally convinced her. Riding in separate carriages, Pierro let out a slight sigh of relief. With this, out of the first eight Fatui Harbingers, only the sixth remained. As for Inazuma, he could just send Dottore over when the time came; after all, besides research, the man probably had nothing else to do.
Meanwhile, in the other carriage, the future seventh Fatui Harbinger—Sandrone, the Marionette—had already completely dismantled everything Pierro had brought her. "How interesting. The Second Fatui Harbinger—Doctor Dottore, is it? I wonder if you have any other works." After reassembling the parts, she muttered, "I wonder if he has a way to enhance the Ruin Guards. Although I gleaned some information from Pierro's words, it's still not comprehensive. I really do want to meet you."
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At that moment, Dottore had no idea that someone had already set their sights on him. Having nothing better to do, he strolled out of Snezhnaya City. Thanks to Dottore's effective supply efforts, there were almost no monsters left outside the city. He eventually arrived at the largest plot of land he had previously surveyed—the one that had been entirely uncultivable—and began recording the soil conditions.
"Such a huge piece of land, it would be a waste not to use it for farming," Dottore mused. "Let me see what's going on here."
Relying once again on the system to conceptualize a solution for the uncultivable soil, he spent a day and a half of hard work successfully rendering the land arable. However, there was still some time before Pulcinella's men were scheduled to arrive. Looking out over the vast expanse of land, he somehow felt an itch to do more. On the spot, he crafted a hoe, built several greenhouses, and began to farm.
Two and a half hours later, when Pulcinella's men arrived at the site, they discovered that over thirty greenhouses had already been erected on the land. Inside one of them, a blue-haired man wearing a mask was hoeing the earth.
"Lord Dottore, what are you doing? You don't need to trouble yourself with such trivial matters, we can handle it."
Faced with the strong persuasion of several Fatui subordinates, Dottore reluctantly stopped what he was doing, feeling like he hadn't quite had enough fun yet. Nevertheless, he followed the path back toward Snezhnaya City.
As he walked, he pondered. There seemed to be a decently sized plot of land near his home that could be used to grow vegetables; he should find a time to clear it. Well, if you're going to do it, do it now—though he needed to stop by the military factory first.
Outside the military factory, the Titan Synthesizer had already been assembled. Watching the nano-devices slowly fuse into the machine body, he finally spent 5 million Mora to redeem a Titan core from the imagination system and installed it right in the center of the Titan.
An ocean-like blue light flashed with its original brilliance. The Titan Cameraman—Synthesizer, was officially complete.
Titan Attribute Panel (Enhanced Version):
Height: 55 meters
Weight: (Dare not write it down, afraid of breaking the balance)
Equipment Slot:
Mechanical Hammer: Melee weapon, capable of attacking close-range enemies (dare not write its weight).
Shoulder Cannon: Continuously absorbs stray surrounding energy to form energy projectiles, capable of rapid fire.
Laser Arm Cannon: Extremely short charge time, can fire in bursts with slightly lower burst damage. Additionally, a laser melee weapon is added beneath the cannon barrel, allowing it to condense a laser sword for combat when enemies approach.
Ocular Sensor: Enhances the Titan Cameraman's eyes, enabling sonic detection, thermal imaging, cold-signature identification, and high-precision observation capabilities.
Flight System: Six pairs of wings, sufficient to sustain the Titan Cameraman's flight, with a maximum speed of Mach 1.5.
Body Material: Refined steel, extremely high density capable of blocking most elemental impacts. High temperatures will cause the frame to overheat but will not force a shutdown. Thanks to the integrated nano-devices, damaged parts repair themselves automatically, though the core cannot be repaired this way.
Titan Core: The main source of Titan power. During normal operation, it provides the required energy for the Titan and can also be used as an offensive weapon—Core Surge.
Looking at the Titan's stats, he nodded with satisfaction. "This should count as God-level combat power, right? The Jester will probably be thrilled for a long time when he gets back. After all, opposing The Heavenly Principles just got a whole lot easier with a God-level combatant."
He turned to the Titan Cameraman and said, "You'll have to bear with this for a moment. Tomorrow, you can make your appearance before the other Harbingers, and afterward, I'm afraid you'll have some tasks to complete."
The Titan Cameraman gave a thumbs-up to indicate he understood.
"What should I do next? Time to go farming! Let's go, grab the prepared materials!" ヽ(°■°■)ノ♪
And so, on a wasteland beside the laboratory, several greenhouses could be seen, inside of which a blue-haired man was working diligently.
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"His laboratory is just ahead."
"Are you really sure it's him, Pierro?"
"Of course, how could—" Staring at Old Man Dottore working diligently inside the greenhouse, Pierro fell into deep thought.
Pierro's brain: *Error 404: Not Found.*
Taking a deep breath, he roared, "Dottore, what on earth are you doing?!"
"Farming. What's with all the anger?"
*Calm down, calm down, it's just farming, nothing major.* "I recall your primary profession is researcher. Why are you doing this?"
"Research is my talent, farming is my hobby."
Then why are you farming *now*, you idiot?!
Seeing Pierro's expression, Dottore added, "Director, if you're having health issues, just tell me. Look at you now—your face is all red, and your breathing is shallow."
*Why on earth did I ever recruit you into the Fatui?!*
Suppressing his anger, Pierro asked, "What did you do before you started farming?"
"It's a secret. It will be revealed tomorrow."
Upon hearing this, Pierro said, "Let's go, Sandrone. We'll see what he's actually accomplished tomorrow at Snezhnaya Palace."
Sandrone asked, "You're just leaving like this? You're not going to press him further?"
"Every Harbinger is allowed to do things in their own way. Her Majesty the Tsaritsa said so."
"Besides, he'll probably announce today's business at the meeting."
"Let me take you to see the laboratory I've prepared for you first."
After touring the laboratory Pierro had readied for her, Sandrone asked, "Can we go take a look at Dottore's lab?"
"Very well." With that, he led Sandrone to tour Dottore's laboratory.
At that moment, Pierro had no idea that this decision would give him a headache for quite some time to come.
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