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"Hmm..."
Screwllum organized the current situation in his mind based on what Fu Zhu had said earlier.
"Herta and I wish to understand the fundamental nature of this world, while you, Fu Zhu, want to understand the changes that have exceeded your expectations. It's safe to say our ultimate goal is the same: that black dragon, which very likely has an existence on par with the Aeon of [Finality]."
"I agree, but..." Herta concurred, then raised another issue. "Fu Zhu also said before that the Ender Dragon he summoned was different and not the one that originally existed. We still need to find the Ender Dragon that originally exists in this world, and that will probably be up to you, Fu Zhu."
Instead of trying to communicate with those villagers, it would be far better to just ask Fu Zhu directly. A man who could create a world would surely possess more information than the villagers he created, right?
"No problem."
The moment Fu Zhu heard he was the one to find the Ender Dragon, he immediately agreed. He was an expert at this.
However, since Herta and the others planned to study this world, he couldn't just choose to speedrun it. Naturally, he had to let them experience a full playthrough of MC, step by step.
"Come, before we go find the Ender Dragon, let me first familiarize you with some of this world's other aspects, such as its technology."
Since he had promised Herta he would help her research MC, it was only natural to introduce her to everything within it.
"Technology?"
Hearing this, Herta and Screwllum were instantly intrigued.
The very reason Herta had changed the Simulated Universe into a Simulated MC was for the miraculous technologies Fu Zhu had previously demonstrated—technologies that were likely knowledge untouched even by the Aeons.
Even Silver Wolf's interest was piqued. She had originally dived into the Simulated Universe to play, as Elio had suggested, but in all this time, she hadn't found anything related to "playing" at all.
"Let's go. Follow me outside first."
Fu Zhu stood up and led the three out of the house. Arriving at an empty space by the door, he decided to give these three "newbies" a little perk.
'System, since this world counts as a save file I created, there shouldn't be a problem with me adding mods to it, right?'
[YES]
After receiving the system's affirmative answer, Fu Zhu immediately shared his own JEI Item Management Mod directly into the Simulated MC.
The system once again displayed a new prompt.
[JEI Item Management Mod has been installed]
Only then did Fu Zhu turn his head to the three who had followed him out and say, "I've just shared a part of my ability with you. You can try using it. Of course, it's limited to the Simulated Universe. The moment you leave here, you definitely won't be able to use it."
"Your ability?"
The three of them gave it a try as he suggested. An interface for the JEI Item Management Mod appeared before each of them. The sudden appearance of the interface startled all three.
"Are the things on this screen... crafting recipes?"
Herta gave it a cursory glance and discovered that it documented the crafting processes for the wooden boat and fishing rod Fu Zhu had used before. It was obvious that the power Fu Zhu had shared was related to "knowledge."
"Mmm, this is called the [JEI Item Management Mod]. Don't worry about the name. You can just understand it as something that can show you the crafting recipe for any item. As long as you follow the recipe it provides, you can definitely create the item you want."
"Any item?!"
Silver Wolf was shocked and immediately began scrolling through all the recipes in the JEI mod. Unfortunately, after looking for a long time, she couldn't find any advanced technology, like the Emperor's Scepter that had nearly destroyed the universe.
Silver Wolf pouted with some disappointment. "It's not everything. It doesn't even have the recipe for a common gun. You're exaggerating a bit, aren't you?"
Fu Zhu rolled his eyes at her, looking exasperated. "I never said there were no limits to this ability. Within this Simulated Universe, it can only provide recipes for craftable items within this world. Although I don't know what kind of gun you want to make, its recipe would only show up outside."
Hearing this, Screwllum immediately shifted his gaze from the recipe interface to Fu Zhu's face, asking with astonishment, "Fu Zhu, are you saying that if you use this power outside the Simulated Universe, you can know the recipe for any item? For example, the mainframe of the Simulated Universe?"
"There shouldn't be a problem."
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Fu Zhu had never tried it, but based on how the Proud Soul Fragments from the SlashBlade mod could produce special effects, there shouldn't be a problem with the JEI mod allowing him to know the crafting recipes for all things in the universe.
"I'll go test it out. You all wait here for a moment."
Fu Zhu immediately opened the menu and selected "Exit Game."
Herta was about to tell Fu Zhu to wait, but in the next second, her vision blurred. When she came to, all four of them were back in her office.
Screwllum clenched and unclenched his own hand, then glanced back at the Simulated Universe mainframe, which was still running.
"It seems that as long as Fu Zhu is not present, we cannot remain in that world."
Herta pouted, looking a little annoyed, and turned her head towards Fu Zhu, who was walking to a corner of the office. "What's the rush... I haven't even finished studying that special ability of yours!"
"Isn't this just to verify whether I can know all the recipes?" Fu Zhu said without turning back, then reached out and directly picked up the Herta puppet from the corner.
[Herta Puppet]
[Current possible conversions: Totem of Undying, Iron Golem Spawn Egg...]
The convertible options were the same as before, but as for its craftable recipes...
Fu Zhu gave it a try, and sure enough, the JEI mod displayed crafting recipes related to the Herta puppet, including things like the "Herta Puppet (Tyrannical Edition)" and so on.
Although the names of these upgraded versions were a bit strange, it was clear that the JEI mod could indeed allow him to know the recipes for all craftable items.
Fu Zhu also tried to open the JEI mod directly. The number of recipe pages was frighteningly large, a long string of numbers that made his eyes swim.
Could he just directly craft a Herta puppet himself, and then convert it into a Totem of Undying? If he could, he wouldn't need to ask Herta for it!
Fu Zhu tried to click on the crafting recipe for the Herta puppet. It was there, indeed, but at the bottom of the recipe, a line of small text was noted.
[Items crafted via a workbench belong to MC and cannot be converted]
Too bad.
Fu Zhu sighed with some regret. He casually tucked the Herta puppet into his inventory, then turned around and spoke to the three with a natural expression, "The experiment is a success. I can indeed know the recipes for all craftable items."
Herta's eyes first lit up, but then her gaze immediately froze.
"Did you... just hide my puppet away?"