Chapter 62

What is the Starry Sea? Of course, it's the map of the unknown plane with technology reaching the heavens that Qi Feng visited last time—the chaotic city called Omega.

As a science and technology enthusiast, the high-tech plane is more attractive to him than the wuxia and xianxia planes he is more familiar with.

Although there are many magical things in the world of xianjian, it’s easy to shatter the modern person’s worldview with so many strange and supernatural beings. Besides, they are not easy to monetize. Well, to be honest, it’s just that Qi Feng is too lazy to think of ways to monetize them.

The high-tech plane is different. Just bringing back a brick or a can could possibly颠覆 this world’s material science system. Then, he could casually come up with a few patents and wait to count his money.

As the saying goes: "You have divine powers, I have technology." In modern society, it seems that technology is more easily accepted. Isn’t that what they say? Technology is the primary productive force.

Of course, this is just Qi Feng’s naive and one-sided view as a science enthusiast. He has also heard many examples proving that in this era, supernatural and strange things might make money faster, like Master Wang, who has vast wealth, beautiful houses, and a large number of high officials and rich merchants as fans, making him a definite winner in life.

After Qi Feng returned from there last time, he also searched for relevant information. But searching for Omega only brought up watches and the Bible, with a few off-key scientific papers mixed in. The so-called galactic savior, the powerful leader, could not be found, no matter whether it was "Shepard," "Slope," or "Sister Xue," none of them existed.

"Is this not a game plane? Not even any known virtual world plane?" Qi Feng was very surprised. The rules of his ability are really unpredictable.

For a place with unknown roots and depths, Qi Feng, of course, needs to be fully prepared.

The warning from the savior, Sister Xue, still echoed in his ears: "…a single mass effect accelerator weapon could take your life…" Although he doesn’t know what a mass effect accelerator weapon is, just the name suggests it’s far more powerful than any ordinary gun on Earth. He suspects that even electromagnetic cannons have been phased out there. Unfortunately, he missed out on the equipment issued by the guild last time due to his ability’s restrictions, and didn’t even get the basic shield and armor benefits. He doesn’t know if Sister Xue is still in Omega.

However, after the chaos a few days ago, the equipment from the xianjian plane gave Qi Feng a pleasant surprise. The defensive power of a small Bagua mirror far exceeded his imagination. If he wore the top-tier equipment from the xianjian plane, the high-tech plane of the space age wouldn’t be so scary. After all, the power of the few talismans he used last time was also recognized by Sister Xue (though it was misunderstood as some kind of ability). It seems that the destructive power is not much different from the weapons there. By reverse reasoning, the defensive equipment of xianjian shouldn’t be too bad either.

Qi Feng used his ability to open the space-time door to the xianjian plane and dragged his cash transport vehicle to the weapon shop in Dali City, where he had a complete set of custom-made equipment waiting for him. The price? Just a few boxes of fake copper coins.

"Hey! Sir, you’re here!" The weapon shop owner remembered Qi Feng well. First, he had ordered several sets of tiancan silk equipment, and such a generous customer was rare. More importantly, the reason was the electrically powered, glowing mystical device Qi Feng had taken out last time (it was a mobile phone!).

"Your order is ready, please take a look." The weapon shop owner gestured, and Qi Feng saw several human-shaped wooden models wearing the clothes. The T-shirts and long johns he had designed himself weren’t particularly impressive, but Qi Feng’s eyes were immediately drawn to the flashy blue Daoist robe.

He moved closer and touched it carefully. The craftsmanship was impeccable, and the skill was far superior to many cosplayers’ equipment. The slightly exaggerated game character design of the Daoist robe had no loose threads or seams. Qi Feng couldn’t figure out how it was made, no matter how he examined it. It seemed to be made using some kind of 3D printing technology.

When Qi Feng looked at the inner garments, he found they also had no seams. Finally, he gave up on his research and asked the weapon shop owner for an explanation.

"Actually, it’s nothing special." The weapon shop owner didn’t hide it and even boasted a bit, "This so-called 'seamless' is our shop’s specialty. Our family’s traditional technique doesn’t use needles or scissors; it relies on driving tiancan silkworms to spin silk in a pre-set mold to create the clothing and armor, which is far superior to ordinary methods..."

The meaning of "seamless" is that the tiancan silk clothing is formed in one piece without the need for sewing... That’s the explanation? Qi Feng felt he had learned something new.

The weapon shop owner had his own questions. "…Your outer robe has a complex design. Our shop had to use thirty tiancan silkworms to complete it. I’m just curious, what’s the significance of such complexity?"

"Uh…" Qi Feng thought to himself, it’s not like he designed the original artwork. How would he know why it’s so complex? But then again, for high-level equipment in xianjian games, it needs to have a certain level of Daoist and immortal style to be impressive. Like in your "Jianghu Xianjian," the Wine Sword Immortal wears a dull and low-key outfit, which is already out of date in terms of aesthetics!

"Boss, do you think this robe looks better than the tiancan silk clothing in your shop?"

"Hmm, indeed, your robe is much more splendid. In my opinion, if it weren’t for the hexagram patterns on the sleeves and collar, it wouldn’t even look like a Daoist robe. It’s even more luxurious than what the nobles wear, but it’s quite labor-intensive."

Qi Feng clapped his hands. "That’s right! Nowadays, it’s all about appearance. The look of the equipment is very important. Look at the art design in World of Warcraft; every new set of equipment gets players complaining, and many even change their class and start a new character because the new equipment doesn’t look good, or even go AFK waiting for the next expansion… Your tiancan silk clothing really needs a style update, it’s too low-key! Hey, did your art designer go home to have a baby or something?"

The weapon shop owner was stunned by the large amount of information from another world, and it took him a while to recover. "Then, may I try making two more sets using your design?"

Qi Feng was very generous. "Sure, go ahead." After all, he didn’t draw the original artwork. He started to take the clothes off the human-shaped molds himself. "Oh, right, boss. I almost forgot to ask something."

The owner bowed. "What would you like to ask, sir?"

Qi Feng pointed to the tiancan silk series. "These are all silk products, right?"

"Uh, yes!" The owner nodded.

Qi Feng rubbed his chin in thought. "Then, is there anything special about washing these clothes? Can I use hot water? Can I use detergent? Can I spin them dry? Should I air-dry them or can I put them in the sun?" Qi Feng vaguely remembered that his empress had a few silk clothes that she treated very carefully when washing, which was quite troublesome.

"Ah?" The owner scratched his head. "Sir, you want to wash them with water?"

Ah, do you have dry cleaning in your era? Qi Feng was surprised. "What else would I do?"

The owner went to the counter and took out a few talismans, handing them to Qi Feng. "How can such fine clothing be washed like coarse cloth? We always use these cleansing talismans!"

"Cleansing talismans?!" Qi Feng suddenly remembered that there were indeed such things in xianjian, but he had never paid attention to them because they were very cheap and basic. He thought it was just a play on words, but it turns out they are actually used for "cleansing" clothes. A combination of laundry detergent and washing machine in the xianjian world?

"Right! Just one talisman, and the clothes will be as good as new!" The owner took one and slapped it on Qi Feng’s shoulder. The talisman instantly turned into a gentle breeze that enveloped him.

"Wow!" Qi Feng patted his own coat, which hadn’t been changed for many days, and was amazed by the effect of the talisman: "This is truly a blessing for single tech geeks! Indeed, there are no useless skills, only useless players."

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