Genshin Impact: Towards Godhood

This unexpected gain didn't bring much surprise.

To put it mildly, Faruzan's mind was already broken.

Of course, her breakdown was simply due to being cut off from the outside world for too long, not because of any actual brain damage. Given time, she would definitely recover.

However, for Rama, even if Faruzan did recover, her value was still not high.

Faruzan's value lay in her identity. She was the top genius of the Akademiya a century ago, and her research from a hundred years ago had become the foundation of the current Akademiya's knowledge faction. During her short career as a traveling scholar, she had single-handedly deciphered most of Sumeru's mechanisms.

In other words, she had vast knowledge stored in her brain, and she could directly realize the value of this knowledge herself. She was a dual powerhouse in both theory and practice.

These attributes determined Faruzan's value, but since they were of no help to Rama, Faruzan was essentially worthless to him.

Rama had already embarked on a correct path, and from now on, he just needed to accumulate resources to accomplish many things.

Faruzan's talents, although significant, did not hold much value for Rama.

However, she did have another use.

[Through deciphering the ruins' mechanism, you have grasped a small portion of new Scarlet King technology.]

[Your learning ability has improved, and you have gained 68 proficiency points.]

[Knowledge: LV5, 55/10000 (A true genius first sees the answer and then thinks about which formula could yield this answer. You will be able to gain most of the knowledge contained in items through observation.)]

[You have taken another small step forward in Scarlet King technology, gaining 173 proficiency points.]

[Note that the path ahead in Scarlet King technology involves certain taboos. Do you want to acquire the next level of the Scarlet King technology tree knowledge?]

This was a warning.

In Teyvat, the environment dictates that knowledge comes with responsibility.

Rama could continue to grasp the next level of knowledge and thus unlock a higher technology tree, but acquiring it would come at a price.

Although Orobas knew he had to die upon gaining such knowledge, it seemed ordinary people of Enkanomiya didn't face such severe consequences.

It appeared that the official crackdown was selective; the Skyfrost Nail didn't strike the insignificant.

But Rama didn't want to take such risks.

"Forget it, forget it," Rama shook his head. "I choose to follow the normal technology tree."

[According to your subjective judgment, your LV3 Mechanics (Scarlet King technology) will be converted to LV4 Mechanics (Elemental technology).]

[Mechanics: LV4, 76/10000 (On your path, you may still find knowledge to refer to, but there is no one ahead of you. You are a pioneer, not a follower.)]

Rama had leveled up.

Rama raised an eyebrow.

At LV3, he could only be considered an expert in the field, but entering LV4 meant he was a pioneer in this domain. No one stood in front of him; everyone had to follow his lead.

Mechanics was a very broad field. If it weren't for his unique abilities, Rama couldn't even imagine what kind of scholar could achieve this level.

Faruzan and Rama overlapped in their specialties, but this wasn't a big issue; the problem was she couldn't compete with Rama.

However, she still had other uses.

"Come on, time to take your medicine."

The girl lying on the bed propped herself up with her hands, her smile obedient yet with a hint of ingratiation.

At this stage, her memory was still somewhat hazy. Because Rama was the first to extend a helping hand to her, she instinctively chose to trust and rely on him.

Rama considered recording this moment to show Faruzan after she fully recovered her sanity, but the idea seemed too humiliating. She had been unlucky enough, no need to further provoke her.

So, although Rama recorded it, he didn't intend to show it to Faruzan.

The application range of biology was as vast as that of mechanics.

This wasn't a domain individual wisdom could cover, but fortunately, Rama wasn't a normal person. Not only because of the system but also because his body could withstand such intensive thinking.

Rama didn't plan to delve into every branch of biology; his goals were consistent from beginning to end.

In mechanics, he aimed for large constructs like space battleships, and in biology, he sought genetic serums.

These achievements required illuminating enough branches of the technology tree and spanned multiple actual fields.

Human talent might not be strictly limited, but it certainly wasn't infinite.

Producing a result required the cooperation of multiple fields, and each scholar, even if they could achieve something in their own branch, found it immensely challenging.

Thus, more scholars were naturally needed to collaborate and achieve results.

What Rama wanted to do was single-handedly bear the entire workload.

Strictly speaking, this idea was somewhat crazy; only those with special abilities would dare to consider such an insane approach.

But it was feasible.

Albedo's adoptive mother and creator, Rhinedottir, was such a comprehensive scholar across multiple fields.

Rama's mechanics had made significant progress through practical application, and on the other hand, his biology also needed to enter the next stage.

Faruzan was not an experimental subject.

Since she was a character in the game with a storyline and a kind personality, Rama didn't plan to make her suffer.

There were many people who could serve as test subjects. As the prompt suggested, at this stage, virtual operations were insufficient, and human experiments were now necessary.

It was somewhat inhumane, but it yielded a lot of experience points.

Conveniently, the desert was full of people.

Faruzan would directly benefit from the experimental results and participate in another experiment.

Rama recorded the girl's physical data.

This was his laboratory, formerly a mechanical factory of Khaenri'ah.

In the world of Teyvat, there were indeed potions that could strengthen the body.

The background story of the Favonius Greatsword mentioned the tale of the Lion of Light, Arundolyn. This former Grand Master of the Knights of Favonius didn't possess a Vision but had strength that made the Knights and Mondstadt proud.

This indicated that his physique had surpassed normal limits. If he had achieved this through regular training, it would have been extraordinary.

Of course, whether or not there was a precedent didn't matter.

Doing something doesn't necessarily require following predecessors' experiences; alchemical potions or genetic serums essentially use certain properties to strengthen the body.

Rama had already made progress in this area, but his early skills and research environment didn't support further advancement.

Now, having become the leader of a tribe, Rama finally had the capability and resources to restart the experiments.

"How do you feel?"

He routinely asked, patiently waiting for Faruzan's response.

She hadn't yet regained normal speech abilities and her comprehension was also quite poor.

"Good...," Faruzan struggled with her words, "like..."

This couldn't be considered speech, just sounds squeezed from her throat, combined with Rama's own interpretation.

After all, alchemical potions were for nourishment and enhancement; his current technological level wasn't sufficient for direct repair.

Rama gently patted the scholar's hair, his expression gentle. "Yes, I understand."

It felt... like raising a well-behaved cat?

(End of the chapter)