According to the system's description, anything that was artificially created…
Can be reverse-engineered and perfectly replicated within the Super Clone Factory.
And as Seras once said—though he wasn't sure how Devil Fruits came into existence—he was absolutely certain that they were a product of genetic technology.
In other words, these fruits were man-made.
So, the first thing Luo Lan thought of was the Devil Fruits.
But after giving it some more thought, he realized the Super Clone Factory had even greater potential.
This wasn't just a one-trick pony—it was the kind of building that could do absolutely anything, as long as you could imagine it.
All that could be said was…
S-tier buildings really live up to their name.
Unfortunately, S-tier buildings have five trait slots, and refreshing them costs 100,000 points each time.
That was still far out of Luo Lan's budget. Otherwise, who knows what kind of ridiculous traits he could've gotten.
Anyway, the two lottery draws were done.
Now it was time to start spending points.
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[Navy Headquarters Building (D-rank)]
Upgrade to C-rank: Costs 1,100 points, 2,500 standard materials, 2 days
Upgrade to B-rank: Costs 5,200 points, 9,300 standard materials, 7 days
Retainable Trait 1: +50% focus when processing administrative documents
As the symbol of the naval branch, a mere D-rank building just wouldn't do.
Upgrade it—no hesitation.
"System, upgrade the Navy Headquarters to B-rank!"
> Ding! Navy Headquarters will be upgraded to B-rank. Total cost: [deducted points and resources]. Occupies one B-rank construction team slot. Total duration: 7 days. Confirm?
"Confirm!"
> Ding! Detected personnel inside the building. Upgrade will begin immediately once evacuation is complete.
…Well.
That's new.
In the past, he always built things from scratch, so this problem never came up.
But upgrading existing structures?
Fair enough. If people are still inside, of course construction can't start.
Still, no rush. Luo Lan decided to get the rest of his plans sorted first.
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Next up was the Training Center—because honestly, the current 20x gravity wasn't cutting it anymore.
Maybe a B-rank upgrade could unlock a trait with even higher gravity?
Definitely worth trying.
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[Training Center (C-rank)]
Upgrade to B-rank: Costs 7,800 points, 8,500 standard materials, 9 days
Retainable Trait 1: Adjustable 20x gravity (with Trait 2's bonus calculated)
Retainable Trait 2: All trait effects doubled
"Do it! System, upgrade the Training Center to B-rank!"
> Ding! Training Center upgrade initiated. Total cost: [deducted points and resources]. Occupies one B-rank construction team slot. Total duration: 9 days. Confirm?
"Confirm!"
> Ding! Detected personnel inside the building. Upgrade will begin once evacuation is complete.
"Yeah, yeah, I'll clear it out in a minute."
Same message again.
Luo Lan waved dismissively—whether or not the system could see him, he didn't care.
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He checked his remaining points.
After upgrading two buildings, he still had 482,200 points left.
Then he went on a spree—upgrading the Blacksmith Forge, Harbor, Ship Design Bureau, Factories, Warehouses, and even the intelligence office building.
He didn't even spare the residential villas or the Marine dormitories—they all got upgrades.
After all that?
He still had 231,400 points left.
As expected, upgrading was far cheaper than building from scratch.
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Next, Luo Lan checked out the new buildings unlocked by his B-rank Builder status.
And wow.
He was completely stunned.
What the hell? There's a Naval Air Force Base now?
And even a custom fighter jet production line?
If Seras could finish researching better aircraft, he could instantly assemble his own Naval Air Force!
Build it. Immediately.
But then—
He froze.
Compared to all the upgrade prices earlier, these two were on a completely different level.
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[Naval Air Force Base]
Rank: B
Site Requirement: Flat terrain
Construction Team: 1x B-rank
Duration: 30 days
Materials: Standard building materials
Blueprint Cost: 30,000 Points
Trait Slots: 3
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[Custom Fighter Jet Production Line (equipment, not a building)]
Rank: B
Site Requirement: Must be installed in a B-rank or higher factory
Construction Team: 1x B-rank
Duration: 10 days
Materials: 7,000 standard building materials
Blueprint Cost: 39,000 Points
Trait Slots: 3
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B-rank buildings really were expensive.
Still, Luo Lan didn't hesitate—he built both.
The production line especially caught his attention—it was the first time the system introduced a non-building equipment-type item.
And it required a B-rank factory.
Which meant…
He needed to build or upgrade a factory to B-rank first.
That also brought up another thought:
A B-rank factory gets 3 traits, and the production line also gets 3 traits.
So… would the aircraft produced in this factory benefit from a total of 6 traits?
That's a stacked buff combo!
Hold on—was this a bug?
Luo Lan paused, then slapped himself across the face.
Damn it, what was he thinking?
Like the system would ever allow an actual exploit.
The last time he found a system "bug" and tried to take advantage of it…
The system went full berserk on him.
He didn't want to see that happen again.
This time—
He didn't even call it "System." He called it Brother System.
That's how spooked he was.
> Ding! Detection complete. This is not a bug. Host may proceed without worry.
Huh? The system was actually… nice this time?
Well, if it says it's not a bug, then it's not.
With that settled, Luo Lan arranged for both constructions—assigning the production line to a soon-to-be-upgraded factory.
As for whether he should push them to the front of the construction queue?
Didn't seem necessary.
Seras was still working on the aircraft designs, and until the factory was upgraded to B-rank, the production line couldn't even start.
No reason to rush.
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Finally, Luo Lan turned his attention to prison-type buildings.
As expected, two new types were available at B-rank.
One was an underground prison—similar to a hive-style underground research lab, but only about one-tenth the size.
Total cost including materials: [listed points], duration: 22 days.
The other?
Now that one was interesting.
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[Prison Island]
Rank: B
Site Requirement: Ocean surface
Construction Team: 2x B-rank
Duration: 50 days
Materials: Standard building materials (includes artificial island construction)
Blueprint Cost: 100,000 Points
Trait Slots: 3
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Gasp—
Luo Lan sucked in a sharp breath.
This thing was insanely expensive for a B-rank structure.
Eyes wide in disbelief, he immediately dove into the detailed description.
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A/N: Currently at chapter 385 on Ko-Fi
https:// ko-fi.com/sami27