Industrial Cthulhu? It's Cthulhu Industrial!!

Chapter 2 Industrial Cthulhu? Cthulhu Industrial!
'Warning: The surrounding environment is dangerous for individuals, please be careful.'

"It seems to me that there's no environment that isn't dangerous... Anyway, let's look for the Hanging Gardens first. Once we find them, everything will be easy."

Looking at the prompts given by the system in front of him and feeling the gradual loss of strength in his body, Leon stood up and walked into the depths of the island following a unique intuition.

As a time traveler, Li Ang felt that his fate was relatively good.

Leon, his name in this world should be Leon Spencer Hibernia.

He was once the eldest son of the Hibernia family, a genius priest who inherited the touch of the icy god and the high priest in charge of the key technologies of the Hibernia maritime cold transport chain.

Was.

Three months ago, during the God's blessing ceremony, it witnessed the true form of God's blessing and briefly fell into despair and madness. Just when it completely collapsed, the soul Leon from another world merged into its body.

According to common sense, this kind of thing should have some suspense or internal fighting or other common plots, such as noticing that Li Ang is not in good condition, or showing something different.

But not at all. Because in this crazy world, madness is the norm. All you need is technology.

If you can't use your skills, you can't die. Your family will also support you, because bloodline itself is a resource.

Unfortunately, however, Li Ang's condition on the production line made the family members decide to kick him out no matter what.

Because this world's industrial revolution itself was accomplished through rituals and blood.

Using blood, pain, screams, faith, countless inscriptions and runes to interact with gods and supernatural forces, one mysterious prop and powerful equipment after another falls off the assembly line.

Did you know that if humans were domesticated like livestock, there wouldn't be much difference between them in essence?

For example, the cruel Soul Iron Assembly Line that Leon mentioned was that orphans were selected from orphanages across the empire, and their tough characters were molded into them using various creeds and rituals. They were then sent to a designated battlefield to kill each other until the end.

This may seem insignificant, but the blood shed and the souls lost during the process are nutrients for the soul iron. Beneath this bloody battlefield lies a transformation array, forging these tenacious souls into soul iron one by one. Occasionally, some of the tougher pieces are scrapped, requiring human inspection to ensure product quality.

After the company optimized the production line we saw at that time, the molding time was reduced to three months per cycle, and the scrap rate was about 7%.

The soul steel created possesses both powerful mystical and physical properties, making it the pinnacle of mass production, with an estimated profit of over 3,500 pounds per ton. All that's needed is some time and a few people.

As for where the population came from, the empire and the nobles didn't care. After all, the existence of the goddess of plenty, even the simplest blessing could allow an ordinary woman to conceive septuplets, complete the birth, delivery, reproduction, and maintenance of vital signs within a month.

If it is some individuals who have undergone special training and professional processes, it will probably become more efficient and faster.

That company proudly invited the Leon family to join them, hoping to collaborate with the Cold Touch cold chain transportation company. Because of the unique characteristics of soul steel, spontaneous combustion often occurs during transportation, making it a particularly favorable transportation synergy for the Leon family.

After visiting the process, Li Ang raised the question of whether it was a bit too cruel, and then he was kicked out by his family to this desolate place to end his life.

There is no doubt that this ritual and bloody industrial system is the foundation of the nobles and will not tolerate any interference from anyone.

But Li Ang didn't like this very much.

I really don't like it. "Oh, this world is still too crazy... Let me see where my hanging garden is... Oh, I found it."

Following some special guidance in his soul, Leon walked into the interior of the island. After walking for only about ten minutes, he saw the small building in the open space.

The family members did not lie. If they said they would throw everything out, they would throw everything out.

This may be the last place where family members express their love and compromise.

It’s not hard to understand, this world is a cannibalistic world.

“They really threw it all over here.”

Looking at the small landscape distorted in the open space, Leon walked to the side of the creation and felt the subtle breath.

The Hanging Gardens, or rather the original model of the Hanging Gardens.

In this world, what he built was not so much a wonderful ancient wonder as it was a combination of fantasy and madness.

Dozens of floral and mystical materials intertwined, countless delicate molds formed a man-sized model before Leon. Simulated rivers, nurtured by supernatural forces, alternately poured down, creating a hazy yet beautiful mist around the enormous model.

This was a primitive cornerstone built with all of Leon's available funds at the time. It would serve as the foundation and beacon of civilization. After all, a civilization must have its own unique characteristics.

From the perspective of those myth industries, this thing has almost no redeeming features, and simply being used for appreciation does not fit their bloody and twisted aesthetics.

But in Leon's eyes, the best thing should be his attributes.

It has a numerical beauty.

"System prompt: Because we have sensed the crisis of civilization, the guide can use the simplest method to build the most basic beacon foundation for civilization. The guide can simulate the construction of any ancient wonder to obtain some properties, which will be used as the foundation to survive the early stages of civilization."

'Warning: This method brings unpredictable risks. Please use it only when civilization is in danger.'

'Hanging Gardens (Original Structure)'

'Normal attributes: Due to model-only reasons, the daily production of food is reduced to one unit.'

Mythological Features:
All things are three: Three is a sacred number favored by the gods. If you reproduce, procreate, or take any action, or designate a number of subjects that is a multiple of three, a duplicate will be born from the Silver Gate of the Hanging Gardens within your territory the following day. If you have ninety-nine subjects, thirty-three new subjects will be born from the Silver Gate of the Hanging Gardens. This number is calculated independently and is not reused.

The Beginning of Fertility: The Hanging Gardens, a creation unimaginable to mortals, will become a living miracle, constantly nurturing the power of abundance. As long as they acknowledge you as their subjects, any contact you make with them will increase the growth rate of non-mythical plants and animals by one third and reduce their dietary needs by one third.

Note: The Silver Gate's regeneration process is beyond the comprehension of mortals. If discovered by mortals during its gestation, it is likely to cause widespread mythological erosion and madness. Please pay attention to maintaining the mental health of mortals.

'After the Hanging Gardens are completed, the population of the civilization will be born in a ratio of 10, 100, and 1000 in each stage.'

'Will it be developed here as the cornerstone of civilization?'

(End of this chapter)