Alexia tried hard to understand what was the phantom in Jenkins' eyes as the huge gear turned, but the phantom only lasted as if it disappeared in an instant:
"You got new powers?"
she asked in a low voice.
"I don't know how to express it, but for some reason, the evolution related to machinery seems to be accompanied by bells. Last time I repaired my pocket watch and gained the power of [Mechanic], I heard the bell. So, the symbol The third bell that marked the evolution of the Difference Engine has an effect on me as well."
He said intermittently.
"Maybe your powers manifest in different forms, but in the final analysis, they are all 'rooted mechanical power at the end of the eighteenth era'. What have you gained?"
"Not as much as the difference machine, but I think this is probably the most rewarding jump so far."
The unimportant gain was the increase in spirit, which brought him to the peak of the seventh-level gifter in one fell swoop, and he only had to choose a path at the door, and he could become a demigod smoothly.
And the important harvest is the wonderful evolution of several abilities due to the announcement of the "Lord of Myriad Opportunities". At that moment, he seemed to see all the machinery in the material world, as if he saw the birth of the first steam engine in the material world, as if he saw the evolution process of the entire steam civilization.
He didn't know what the Difference Engine gained from this, but it would definitely not be less than him. The power of steam machinery in this world, superimposed with the exquisite technology in the memory of outsiders, has promoted the most changes so far:
[Disease Curse (Yellow Curse)] → [Gear Disease Curse (Yellow Curse)]
[Nightmare Haunted (Blue Alien)]→[Mechanical Dream (Blue Alien)]
[Mechanics (White Foundation)]→[Theory of All Machines (White Foundation)]
[Disease Curse (Yellow Curse)] This ability has been with Jenkins for a long time. Although he doesn't use it often, the help or impact this ability has on him is immeasurable. From the winter flu a long time ago, to the special flu ravaged by the undead plague, and now, it should be said that since Jenkins decided to use the curse for the first time in the form of "cold", his identity as the "plague god who spreads diseases" has become It is doomed.
Also because he knew the consequences of using this ability rashly, he has hardly used this ability since then. But the power of this ability, in a sense, is even stronger than the [Twin Demon] or even [Profane Production] that he often uses. After all, as long as he thinks, it is indeed possible for him to use [Disease Curse] to carry out mass extinction operations.
[Curse of Gear Disease] is a refinement of [Curse of Disease]. Jenkins can still use his knowledge of diseases to make the cursed object sick. But no matter what kind of disease he makes the cursed suffer from, this disease will definitely have "body mechanical gearing" as a complication, and according to the different lesions, the area and degree of gearing will be different.
More seriously, the contagiousness of the cogwheeling complication is consistent with the contagiousness of the underlying disease. That is to say, if it is a non-contagious disease such as osteoporosis, then gearing will not be contagious; but if it is a disease such as "flu", then the rapid spread of influenza will be accompanied by the spread of gearing, resulting in The consequence is that...
Therefore, although this ability, which is very powerful to Jenkins itself, has become more powerful, it makes no difference to him, because he will never use it unless it is absolutely necessary. This is not a joke.
[Nightmare haunted] itself is a product of evolution, and its prototype is a gift from Mr. Barnard. It evolved after Jenkins came into contact with the disaster in the dream and thus came into contact with the essence of the nightmare. In a sense, the connection between this ability and the machine is actually not strong, but somehow, a second evolution occurred, perhaps because Jenkins came into contact with the fantasy of the Difference Engine not long ago.
[Mechanical Dream] is still the ability to affect dreams, and it is still born out of the ability of aliens that manipulate dreams. It's just that when Jenkins uses his ability on an intelligent life that can dream, the terrible dream that the dream object falls into will be a "mechanical dream".
The specific situation is determined by the user Jenkins. Although this makes the originally almost unlimited "dream" limited to the theme of "mechanical dream", it also makes the dream environment larger and easier to control.
To put it simply, in the current state of Jenkins, he can completely make someone fall into a long dream and never wake up. Or just relying on simply setting up layers of dream stories to drive the dreamer crazy. He could do it before, but not as easily as it is now.
He can also pull himself into the dream, and then use the difference between the dream flow rate and the real flow rate to do something in the dream... This sounds a bit like a lie he told the difference engine in his dream.
As for [Mechanic], an ability that is closely related to machinery, of course it has also changed because of the final declaration. The changed ability is named [Theory of Myriad Chances], and the naming method is exactly like Alexia's [Theory of Mathematics].
This ability completely inherits all the characteristics of [Mechanic], and enhances these characteristics in different aspects.
At the same time, Jenkins' ability to affect machinery is not limited to failure or overclocking. He can directly "refine" mechanical creations through simple touch.
It is not to change the material itself, but to make the structure more reasonable and the assembly details more perfect.
Similarly, he can also completely disable the mechanism with a simple touch, and it is not repairable. This feature is probably useless for the Difference Engine, but it is certainly useful for the creation of the Difference Engine.
The most important feature of [Theory of All Machines], and also the most useless feature at present, is to allow Jenkins's bronze book to automatically record the partial principles and structures of all the machines he comes into contact with, and automatically convert those principles Optimize and combine with the structure, so that the master of his ability can fully understand.
If Jenkins wanted, he could use that book to design a machine to suit his requirements. But the designed machine depends entirely on his own understanding of the machine and the number of machines he has come into contact with.
Just like Alexia's [Theory of Mathematics], the power of its ability is related to Alexia's own mathematical ability; while the power of [Theory of Everything] is related to Jenkins' own understanding of mechanical structures and principles. How much knowledge is related.
This is the kind of ability that allows ordinary people to take the "next step". It is something that can be encountered but not sought after. It took Alexia a lifetime and encounters with strangers to obtain this ability. And Jenkins, under the blessing of fate and the savior, obtained the ability from the declaration of the sinful thing.
Jenkins capability classification
This chapter summarizes the current capabilities of Classification Jenkins. Unlike the information chapter, only the name is explained here, which is for the convenience of certain plots at the end of the story, so that everyone can see clearly.
Abilities are divided into five categories, namely [Savior Ability] [Life] [Mechanical] [Death] and [Special]. The first one does not need to be explained; the middle three are the three paths that Jenkins, as a mortal, may go to the gods, but he has rejected them all; [Special] refers to the ability to not specifically distinguish, which is not systematic or constitutes a system.
You may have opinions on the division of individual categories, but this is related to the story behind, please read on patiently.
Savior Ability (9):
[World Tree Seedlings (Green Life)]
[Unknown way forward (purple fate)] (currently Jenkins does not know)
[Twin Devils (Red Fighting)]
[Undead (white base)]
[True phantom (golden magic)]
[Player]＋[Storyteller]＋[Thread Manipulator]＋[Performer]＋[Stage Builder]＋[Observer]=[Stage of Destiny]
[Stranger (blue alien)]
[Hero (Black Holy)]
[The Uncrowned King (yellow spell)](not yet fully formed)
Life (8):
[Ice (Red Fighting)]
[The Elegance of a Cat (Red Fighting)]
[Power of Titans (Red Combat)]
[Spirit Empathy (Green Life)]
[Blood Source (Green Life)]
[Calling the Wind and Calling the Rain (Golden Divine Art)]
[Malicious Transformation (Red Combat)]
[Four Seasons (White Base)]
Mechanical (4):
[Gear Disease Curse (Yellow Curse)]
[Mechanical Dream (Blue Alien)]
[Mechanical Light (yellow spell)]
[Theory of Ten Thousand Machines (White Foundation)]
death (4):
[Embrace Death (Red Fighting)]
[Bone Sacrifice (yellow spell)]
[Aura of fear (yellow spell)]
[Death Reiki (White Foundation)]
Special (6):
[Astral perception (yellow spell)]
[Profane Productions (Black Sacred)]
[Read and write (golden magic)]
[Knowledge Bestowment (Golden Divine Art)]
[Sacred Unicorn Summoning (Golden Divine Art)]
[Sword Dance·Whirlwind (Red Fighting)]
Also, as of now, Jenkins has two empty bubbles left (from the realm of possibility). After removing one unformed yellow spell ability [Uncrowned King], only the last one remains unknown.