196: Well-fitting armor

After putting on his clothes, Luo Chen leisurely walked out of the room.

After holding it in for five or six days, releasing it all at once made him feel much lighter, even his steps felt airy.

Arriving at Fei Lan's room, Luo Chen found that she wasn't there.

After sending her a message, Luo Chen learned that she had set up an experimental carriage on the Train and was currently conducting experiments inside.

He went straight to the research laboratory, glancing through the window, only to find all the windows sealed.

He came to the door, opened the carriage door, and immediately heard the clanging of metal and the humming of machines from inside.

Luo Chen walked in curiously and discovered that several large, metal-encased instruments had appeared inside at some point.

At the same time, there were three women working diligently, two of whom were Fei Lan and Jiang Miaoxuan.

The other woman... well, a smaller woman, Luo Chen didn't know who she was, she was sitting on the ground with her back to him, with a large pile of parts in front of her.

Fei Lan, who was teaching Jiang Miaoxuan, saw Luo Chen and curiously looked at him, asking:

"Aren't you busy grinding cores among the women? Why did you come to me?"

"I came to ask you something!" Luo Chen felt a bit awkward hearing Fei Lan's words, as if she was implying he only knew how to sleep with women.

Xia Tongtong, who was pondering how to reassemble the parts in front of her, heard Luo Chen's voice and trembled with fright.

"What should I do? What should I do? Am I going to be discovered after hiding for so many days?"

Xia Tongtong panicked, her head involuntarily shrinking, afraid that Luo Chen would see her face.

"What is it?" Fei Lan was a little curious.

Luo Chen took out the Golden Branch of Divine Authority from his clothes and pointed at the small fruit on it that resembled Sun Mengyao.

"I just used the Golden Branch of Divine Authority and found that a human-shaped fruit appeared on it. I want to ask the god of fertility if there's also a tree there with a fruit that looks like me."

"I didn't expect you to get the Golden Branch of Divine Authority so quickly, no wonder you asked me if I wanted a spark last time!" Fei Lan looked at the Golden Branch of Divine Authority Luo Chen took out, suddenly realizing.

Then she shook her head, "Since you have obtained the Golden Branch of Divine Authority, you will no longer have one there."

Luo Chen was a bit puzzled.

Noticing Luo Chen's confusion, Fei Lan put down her notebook and explained:

"Since you've obtained the Golden Branch of Divine Authority, it proves that you have the qualification to become the god of fertility. How could the god of fertility still hold your life in her hands? How could she then allow you to become a god?"

"The Golden Branch of Divine Authority in your hand is equivalent to a new divine seedling. Now it represents you, completely independent of the god of fertility's divine tree. If one day it becomes the new Procreation Divine Tree, then you will take over the authority from the current god of fertility and become the new god of fertility."

"What if she's unwilling to give it up?" Luo Chen couldn't help but ask.

"Some gods, after gaining supreme power, are indeed unwilling to let go, wanting to keep it forever or pass it on to their descendants. At this point, if a newcomer wants to become a god, they can only snatch it from them!"

Fei Lan spread her hands, "But don't worry, there's not just one Golden Branch of Divine Authority in your hand, there are many. You are just one of many candidates for godhood. To challenge the god of fertility, you first have to defeat those competitors who, like you, possess a Golden Branch of Divine Authority. Only by defeating them will you qualify to contend for godhood."

Luo Chen nodded. After listening to Fei Lan's explanation, he felt that his worries were completely unnecessary.

As for why Sun Mengyao's Breeding Apostle was followed by his name, he also knew the reason.

Sun Mengyao's current emissary status is no longer the previous Breeding Apostle, but a new Breeding Apostle born from his Golden Branch of Divine Authority.

"Thank you!" Luo Chen thanked her, secretly grateful that he had kept Fei Lan. Otherwise, who would have been able to answer his questions?

"Oh, right! What are you doing here?" Luo Chen glanced at the surrounding machines, not asking where they came from.

Since he had given authority to Fei Lan, he wouldn't inquire about things he didn't understand.

In the past on Blue Star, he had a deep understanding of this; leaders who didn't understand anything loved to give arbitrary commands, ultimately making a mess of things.

"Design blueprints. We're preparing to make some fitted armor for you all."

Fei Lan took out a blueprint and handed it to Luo Chen, pointing at the surrounding machines and explaining:

"These instruments were all bought by a friend I commissioned; they can be used for metal smelting and processing."

Luo Chen took the blueprint and, looking at the breastplate depicted on it, his eyes immediately lit up. He was indeed lacking personal defensive equipment right now.

If he had a full-body armor, he wouldn't have had to stand behind cover and shoot during the last zombie fight; he could have charged in directly without flinching.

Last time at the Wanderer Commerce Guild, he did see a particularly suitable mecha, but the price was too expensive, and he couldn't afford it, so he had to reluctantly give up.

"Can't you make a full-body mecha?" Luo Chen asked while gesturing.

He remembered the dilemma of not being able to leave the Train when snatching the spark this morning, and added: "Preferably one that can enter space."

"You can't even walk yet and you want to run; you're too impatient."

Fei Lan couldn't help but roll her eyes, "You don't have any usable equipment on the Train right now, nor do you have mature technical personnel. It's absolutely impossible to design a mecha that can fully utilize the strength of an Awakened."

Luo Chen glanced at Jiang Miaoxuan next to her, feeling a bit disappointed.

He understood that she was right; she was just one person now, and it would indeed be difficult to achieve anything significant.

To get the mecha out as soon as possible, he said earnestly, "Tell me what kind of technical personnel you need, and I'll do my best to find them for you."

"You only have these two on the Train right now; I can't find any more." Fei Lan pointed to Jiang Miaoxuan and the other woman next to her.

"If you can, it would be best to take Miaoxuan to borrow a token to awaken. Once she awakens, she'll be of greater help!"