The Necromancer is amassing troops like crazy in the apocalypse
Chapter 789

Chapter 789: Chapter 639, Can't Put It Back Chapter 789: Chapter 639, Can't Put It Back The ship wasn't small in size, and the furnace power station, having retained only heat and energy conversion,

had at least halved its equipment, which should pose no problem when installed inside the vessel.

Even if it was still large, it could be appropriately reduced in size.

Wu Heng clapped his hands, “Good, take note of this matter, and prepare it when the time comes.”

Then, he continued to ponder.

Beyond the affairs of Glenda and the escort ships, the Gold Coin Island's pen and watch factories also needed to start operations as soon as possible.

As for the equipment, Wu Heng had already transported everything to the factories here.

The skeletons had also been arranged to go down, just waiting for the mechanical skeleton craftsmen to assemble the equipment and begin production.

The original materials would be able to last for a while.

By that time, the ordered materials should have arrived, especially the oak tree sap, one of the materials for pen sacs.

It was also a material used in many rubber products.

In the Otherworld, it was not difficult to obtain either.

Once these two products were mass-produced, within a few years, they could become a stable income for Gold Coin Island.

He continued to mull over the situation.

“And then there are the enemies.”

“The Secret Cultivation Hall, the Church of Divine Punishment, and the Blood Clan, some Exile families.”

“It's easy to manage on land and ships, but the flying units are a bit tricky, especially since the Blood Clan can become invisible.”

“Hmm, I need to pay attention to this and find a solution.”

He thought through all the problems once again.

Wu Heng closed his eyes and fell into a deep sleep.

“Watches are now on sale next to the pen shop!”

Early in the morning, someone shouted from afar.

And with the spread of similar words, the entire city seemed to come alive as figures converged toward the Central District.

Looking at the price tag placed at the door, people lined up and murmured quietly as they conversed.

“This price is a bit outrageous, isn't it? The standard edition costs 4 Gold Coins; isn't this practically robbery?”

“Then don't line up.”

“I'm just saying, don't push me, I finally got a spot near the front.”

“What's there to grab? If any commercial association developed such a thing, they could sell it for a sky-high price.”

“I think, other commercial associations might directly come up with something exclusively for Royal Nobles.”

“Exactly!”

Lighthouse Street.

In the open space behind a pub, Brittany took the water glass handed to her and sipped quietly, moistening her slightly dry throat.

Since the last time when the Island Master permitted the adaptation of the short story “Blushing Maid Benny,” she and several pub maids had begun planning and rehearsing.

Thanks to her looks and good demeanor, she had managed to secure one of the main roles.

Not the protagonist Benny, but the male lead Wu Heng.

Compared to other maids who were cast as Benny, Brittany admired Wu Heng more and was glad to have secured this role.

“Why is it so lively outside?” Brittany asked softly.

“The Island Lord's Mansion has started selling watches. The cheapest one goes for 4 Gold Coins,” a maid said, sitting to the side with her chin rested on her hands. She couldn't help adding, “The Island Master is really remarkable.”

Brittany's gaze drifted, and she followed up, “Elixirs, pens, watches, I didn't expect they were all made by him. Lela, why won't he help me?”

The maid glanced at her princess and said, “Your Highness, he just became the Island Master, and it was also your first meeting; he might have had a lot of hesitations.”

Brittany sighed softly, “Actually, when I think about it, my request was a bit childish.”

“The Island Master is so nice, and you are so beautiful, he won't blame you,” the maid comforted with a smile.

Brittany still looked somewhat disheartened and whispered, “If only we had met each other a bit earlier.”

“Princess, let me help you line up to buy a watch. I hear there are designs for both men and women,” the maid continued.

“Don't waste it, we still need to live on the island for a while. That kind of watch isn't of much use to us.”

“Alright then!”

In a residence.

The windows were open, and two illuminating stones were propped up on either side of the desk.

A dwarven mechanist wearing monocular glasses carefully handled tools, trying to fit the disassembled parts back into the watch face.

On one side of the desk lay a dense array of parts, each one labeled with a unique number.

As time went by, sweat appeared on the dwarf's forehead and continually slid down his cheeks.

Eventually, he put his tools back on the desk.

He leaned back tiredly in his chair.

“How's it going?” A man in a purple suit stood up immediately and asked from not too far away.

The others waiting for the outcome also turned their gaze in anticipation.

That morning, after purchasing the watches, they had arranged for mechanists to disassemble them.

This was the third watch they had taken apart; the first two attempts had failed.

The dwarf turned his head to look at the man and said, “Still can't get it back together.”

“Still can't get it back together? Haven't you marked everything down?”

The dwarf pointed at the tabletop, “There are still 12 parts left, and the watch faces we reassembled have already stopped keeping time.”

This…

In other words, they had already lost 12 Gold Coins that morning.

“If we continue to disassemble them, can we make any progress?” the man asked.

The dwarven mechanist shook his head, “I'm not sure, I think we can send these parts back to them for after-sales service and have them assemble it once, and I might be able to put it back together after watching it.”

Everyone was taken aback.

Disassembled like this, anyone could tell it was meant for replication upon return.

It's one thing to do it in secret, but to send it back this way was somewhat provocative.

One of them said, “Why don't we take a break, I'll go see what the other trade associations are doing, then we can exchange notes later, we might make some progress.”

“That's fine, it's been a long time, taking a break would be good,” the others followed.

The short people Mechanist didn't say anything but took another look at his watch.

He walked toward the room.

Island Lord's Mansion.

Wu Heng stretched lazily and shooed away the bee circling around the teacup.

The Elf Race's floral tea had a strong fragrance that easily attracted bees and butterflies.

Glenda was the first to fly back, hovering on one side, and said, “Those trade associations, as expected, took apart your watch, analyzing its structure inside.”

This news didn't surprise Wu Heng in the least; he had even anticipated it.

“Which trade association?”

“All of them! Including Starflower, but Shanaela definitely doesn't know. She's still sleeping at home,” Glenda mentioned, then added, “A few trade associations haven't disassembled their watches, and are also waiting for the Mechanist to arrive on the island.”

“And the effect? The difficulty must be in manufacturing the components.”

“No, the hardest part for them is, after disassembling, they can't reassemble it, not a single one could do it completely before I came back,” Glenda explained.

“That difficult, huh?”

“It seems so, they are suffering heavy losses, the selling price was already high, and they've damaged a bunch of parts,” Glenda said with a laugh.

Wu Heng pondered for a moment and said, “This is also good, it increases their cost of replication.”

“Mhm,” Glenda nodded, then suggested, “The shop has after-sale services, doesn't it? You could amend the rules a bit, stating that damage caused by the owner won't be covered, otherwise you might have a lot to fix these upcoming days.”

“Makes sense,” Wu Heng gestured for her to stay out of sight for now and called over the maid Annette to instruct her to change the after-sales service policy in the shop.

Annette nodded in agreement and left the Island Lord's Mansion together with a Skeleton.

Then, Benny and Xiao Xiao also flew back in succession.

Benny said, “The shop's sales are brisk, the best-selling item is still the ordinary version of the watch.”

“No issues with the lineup spot, right?”

“No problem, everyone is following the rules nicely,” Benny replied.

Xiao Xiao raised her hand and said, “Uncle, I found someone in the queue stealing wallets, and I had a Skeleton grab him.”

Wu Heng and the other two Ghosts looked at her simultaneously.

“How did you catch him?”

“I Possessed him, made him punch a Skeleton, and then a blade was at his throat,” Xiao Xiao said, miming the action.

That was one way to do it.

Watching Xiao Xiao, waiting for praise, Wu Heng said, “Xiao Xiao is really smart, catching the bad guy through cleverness.”

“It's nothing, just doing what I should,” Xiao Xiao said, happily circling above her head.

Overall, the watch release was quite successful.

Moreover, it also proved that copying the product would be difficult for others.

Modern technology and the development of this Otherworld were not the same.

Even if they managed to reassemble it and understood how it worked, manufacturing those components was enough for thorough research.

Wu Heng had ample time to continuously sell and make money.

During the talk, Mini came out from inside the house.

She called out, “Master, Philippa has sent a message. She says she's approaching the Jasik Route.”

That was fast!

Based on the sailing time, they should arrive tomorrow morning.

But Philippa's side seems much faster than planned, having left yesterday afternoon and already nearing the route this morning.

The speed of the Escort Ship is still faster than this world's ships.

“Got it, I'll go upstairs now,” Wu Heng replied and returned to the house, ascending the staircase.

The three Ghosts also directly flew back to the study to attend to their own tasks.

He entered the radio room.

Picking up the Escort Ship's radio microphone on the same frequency, he said, “Philippa, can you hear me?”

“Yes, I'm close to the route. Which direction should I go now?” came Philippa's voice.

“Hang on a sec.”

Wu Heng took out the Emerald Sand Table and looked at it.

Inside the sand table, one could see the entire sea area and the ships sailing past.

At a glance, he saw that there were several times more ships than usual on each route.

All were flying the flags of various merchant fleets.

Wu Heng turned his attention to 'Jasik Route' and saw traces of the Pirate Group.

7 Pirate Ships flying black hurricane Pirate Flags were pursuing three merchant ships ahead of them.

Although there was some distance between the two parties, the Pirate Ships were faster and gradually closing in.

“7 Pirate Ships, these guys are courting death,” he muttered.

Wu Heng picked up the microphone and instructed, “Straight ahead for a bit and you should see them.”

“Got it,” replied Philippa before instructing her crew, “Continue straight ahead.”

Shortly after,

Philippa's voice came through once more, “Dad, I can see them. Several ships are battling it out together, I can't distinguish which ones are Pirate Ships.”

Wu Heng looked at the sand table and said, “The first, third, and fourth are merchant ships, the rest are all Pirate Ships. You're within firing range now, just open fire.”

“Understood!”

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