From Abyssal Invasion to Bursting Stars with a Single Sword-Chapter 151 - 127: Cutting-edge Technology Product, Mechanical Beast

A hint of joy flashed through Lu Heng's eyes upon discovering Source Material on the energy core of the Mechanical Tiger.

Just as expected, this world indeed contained Source Material.

Moreover, the Source Material combined with a mechanical core was a very special form of existence.

Currently, the "Swordsman's" Source Quality Fusion was 37%. Given the density of the Source Material in this mechanical core, only two or three cores would be required to achieve a 100% fusion degree.

Lu Heng stretched his hand towards the core of the Mechanical Tiger, stopping mid-air.

This was because the core of the Mechanical Tiger was not entirely damaged; it was still struggling to repair its broken mechanical shell.

However, its liquid metal shell had already been melted by the Light Beam, and repairing it would require a substantial amount of energy.

Lu Heng hadn't immediately taken the Source Material from the mechanical core because he remembered someone from his past life who had similar mechanical guards.

Indeed, this wasn't the first time Lu Heng had seen such liquid metal mechanical beasts.

In his previous life, in the Cyber World, he had seen them numerous times.

Moreover, these liquid metal mechanical beasts were a very special type of robot, straddling the line between military and civilian use.

They were mechanical beasts raised by the ruling class of the Sikes Civilization in the Capital Star Circle,

serving multiple functions including guardians, beast fighters, and pets.

Because they could serve as guardians, their combat power was strong, capable of contending with swarms of mechanical guards.

Among the upper ruling class of the Sikes Civilization, there was a popular form of entertainment—beast fighting, but with mechanical beasts.

Thus, mechanical beasts can be said to be the epitome of Sikes Civilization's cutting-edge technology.

Just like human civilization's F1 race cars, which are the "arena" for top car brands, where the cars use the most advanced technology, especially the engines.

The Mechanical Arena of the Sikes Civilization was similar, with each mechanical beast utilizing the pinnacle of technological advancements, especially the mechanical core.

Therefore, these mechanical beasts were not military robots, yet they possessed combat capabilities comparable to military robots, making them a rather unique existence.

These liquid metal mechanical beasts were extremely rare, and seeing one on this abandoned planet initially surprised Lu Heng.

Such entities were typically only observable within the upper echelons of the Queen Star Circle.

The Mechanical Tiger could have been accidentally left behind when the civilization migrated.

Or it might have been brought over by someone in the Sikes ruling class.

Lu Heng was now contemplating a problem he recalled from his past life, where he saw human Superpower Users with similar mechanical beasts.

That is, humans could potentially obtain these mechanical beasts.

However, no Superpower User had ever disclosed the method of acquisition.

Methods for acquiring such rare combat capabilities were usually monopolized by major powers and not easily revealed.

It was quite normal for ordinary Superpower Users not to know.

Lu Heng searched his mind for all information related to mechanical beast fighting, pondering whether there was a way to tame this mechanical beast.

Mechanical beast fighting was a form of entertainment for the Sikes upper ruling class, but it also served the roles of pets and guardians.

Thus, after a mechanical beast was produced, its core would bind with the owner who purchased it and could never be unbound.

The number of owners a mechanical beast could bind to might be plural, usually involving family members of the main owner.

Once the information was bound, it could not be erased until the mechanical core was destroyed.

To add new binding information, authorization from the original binder was required.

When commands from different binders conflicted, priority was determined by the order of binding.

In other words,

to acquire such a mechanical beast, one would need binding permissions from the previous owner before taking it away.

Moreover, the original owner, having higher authority, could retrieve it at any time if desired.

Currently,

this Mechanical Tiger was on an abandoned planet and had become a member of the renegade Mechanical Servant faction.

This meant that its original owner was likely gone, or perhaps the owner was also within the renegade Mechanical Servant faction.

In either case, obtaining control over this Mechanical Tiger wasn't likely.

Unless this Mechanical Tiger had never had an owner bound to it, but this possibility was extremely low.

However, there was a special circumstance.

Mechanical beast fighters inherently lacked Source Material.

The Sikes Civilization didn't possess Source Material technology, so the robots they produced couldn't have Source Material.

Therefore, the Source Material in the core of this Mechanical Tiger must have been acquired later.

Furthermore, the combination of Source Material and a robot induces special changes, leading to the emergence of intelligent consciousness in the robot, transforming it into a form of unique mechanical life.

Source Material was indeed such a miraculous substance.

Humans obtaining Source Material could gain a Class.

Robots obtaining Source Material could develop intelligent consciousness.

However, the intelligence generated in robots was not greatly enhanced. The level of intelligence depended on the robot's own mechanical core.

That is, a regular electronic watch that gained Source Material and developed intelligence wouldn't become significantly smarter; it would still remain a watch, not transforming into something like a Light Computer.

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Lu Heng reviewed all the information about Mechanical Beasts and realized there was no way to subdue the Mechanical Tiger.

At that moment, the core of the Mechanical Tiger emitted a distress signal.

Lu Heng crouched down and asked out loud, "If I manage to repair you, can I bind to become your owner?"

The core of the Mechanical Tiger gave a negative response.

Seeing the rejection, Lu Heng confirmed something, the Mechanical Beast had an owner.

It was just uncertain whether its owner was dead or not on this planet.

Thus, Lu Heng thought it was better to absorb the Source Material, so he reached out his palm, preparing to obtain it.

The Source Material had already fused with the core of the Mechanical Tiger. If taken away, the core would lose its energy support and be completely damaged.

Just as his fingers were about to touch the Mechanical Core, a hidden quest suddenly triggered.

[Hidden Quest Triggered: Mechanical Heart]

[Content: You have discovered an intelligent Mechanical Core emitting a distress signal. Consuming 600 points of Divine Energy can help repair its metal limbs.]

[Reward: Trust of Mechanical Beast No. 101]

The moment he saw the hidden quest, Lu Heng's first reaction was to determine if the quest was a "Traitor Task".

Because "Traitor Tasks" also display as "Hidden Quests".

After reading the content, it didn't seem like a "Traitor Task".

The reward was too unattractive.

What were the "Traitor Tasks" at the Evil God's Burial Ground like?

Directly receiving Divine Blessings, skyrocketing combat power.

This hidden quest offered the trust of Mechanical Beast No. 101.

And it required spending 600 points of Divine Energy to repair its metal limbs, an imbalance between the cost and the benefits.

The hidden quest was not very attractive and had no foreseeable generous rewards.

To other Superpower Users, indeed, it held no appeal.

Yet Lu Heng felt this hidden quest had potential to explore.

Firstly, this Mechanical Tiger was a product of the cutting-edge technology of the Sikes Civilization, and in the rogue Mechanical Servant faction, similar high-end robots should be rare.

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That is to say, at least at the "Bee" level in the Gestalt Consciousness of the Mechanical Tiger, just below the "Bee Queen".

Moreover, this Mechanical Tiger possessed intelligence, meaning it could think.

Gaining its trust could allow him to bring himself and two others into the rebel Mechanical Servant's base.

Lu Heng's initial goal was to join the rogue Mechanical Servant faction, so saving this Mechanical Tiger would complete this main quest.

Furthermore, this Mechanical Tiger held a high rank among the rogue Mechanical Servants, allowing access to the high-level units within the faction.

It's only the second day on the Abyss Battlefield, and being able to touch upon a faction's high-level units on the second day was hugely advantageous for later strategic control.

600 points of Divine Energy was indeed a bit much, but as long as this trust was utilized properly, it could achieve what other Superpower Users could not.

Realizing this, Lu Heng no longer hesitated and chose to spend 600 points of Divine Energy to help repair the Mechanical Tiger's limbs.

Bits of Divine Energy released, enveloping the core of the Mechanical Tiger.

At this moment.

Lin Zeyu came over and said, "The battlefield is cleared, collected 36 undamaged batteries. Oh… what's this situation?"

He saw the Mechanical Tiger, which had been turned into a puddle of molten metal by the Light Beam, suddenly coalesce and stand up again.

According to previous information, before joining a faction, they would be hunted by both factions.

Therefore, as soon as the Mechanical Tiger stood up, Lin Zeyu immediately gripped his gun cautiously.

However, after the Mechanical Tiger stood up, it lowered its body towards Lu Heng in a gesture of thanks.

"I am here to help you; take me to your base," Lu Heng directly stated his request.

"Please follow me." The Mechanical Tiger turned and headed towards the direction of the Ecological Island Bridge.

Lu Heng motioned for the other two to hurry up and follow, walking behind the Mechanical Tiger onto the bridge.

Crossing the bridge, they arrived at the Ecological Island.

Below the bridge, about two to three dozen maintenance robots were repairing the service robots that had managed to escape back.

Some robots had several bullet holes from machine guns but were not completely destroyed and had managed to flee back to the island.

After arriving on the island, most of the robots seen were service robots.

Clearly, this island was the headquarters of the rogue Mechanical Servants.

No wonder the rogue Mechanical Servants had managed to hold out against the Central System's siege; they had occupied an island.

Since the main body of the planet's civilization was already moved away, the industrial system was gone, strategic weaponry had been taken away or destroyed.

Thus, there were no weapons like missiles that could destroy this bridge.

The two factions had been pulling at each other at both ends of this ocean-crossing bridge for over a decade.

Lu Heng, seeing the situation on Ecological Island, said, "Take me to see your Bee Queen, or should I call it the Main Brain?"

"I need to apply to the higher-ups."

The Mechanical Tiger responded, then paused for half a second, and continued, "The higher-ups have denied your request to meet and stated that before you join the faction and make significant contributions, you will not be granted an audience."

Lu Heng and Su Muyu exchanged looks and said, "Then we will join the faction now."