harleyscars Chapter 221 The 4th Pet Beast? The Great Machine! The Brass Imprisoning All Beings
Chapter 221 The 4th Pet Beast? The Great Machine! The Brass Imprisoning All Beings
Chapter 221 The Fourth Pet Beast? The Great Machine! The Brass Imprisoning All Beings (Seeking Monthly Tickets)
In front of Lu Yu floated a black and red sphere about the height of a person, emitting a complex smell similar to the rotting fat inside a dead body, mixed with the stench of blood, which was nauseating!
Although most of the rats had died, the black oil among them did not die quickly like ordinary parasites due to the loss of their host; instead, it continued to wriggle.
They yearn to break free of their constraints, but are firmly suppressed by the surrounding space!
"Its vitality is far more terrifying than that of a cockroach, but fortunately it cannot invade the space..." Lu Yu sighed, clearly sensing its strange characteristics.
At this moment, the rat, also riding the Soul Cloud, leaned closer, recalling the appearance of the rat monsters before, and said narcissistically:
"These mice are so ugly! They don't even have one ten-thousandth of a mouse's beauty!"
It really is the cutest... hamster in the world!
Spider Sister is only slightly better than me!
"Eek!" The little spider nodded in agreement.
Family is always the best!
o(〃'▽'〃)o
"Sister Spider is so kind!" Mouse was extremely touched after hearing this. If Sister Spider didn't keep sending rat poison, it would be even more perfect.
"Huh?" For the first time, Egg showed a look of disgust towards food.
It's not that I can't eat, but I have this feeling of seeing something filthy. Back when I was buried in the Crimson Dragon King's tomb, I could still manage to eat, but now...
It is a dragon with ambition!
Lu Yu had the little spider try to separate the blood from the black oil, but it quickly failed.
The two have become so integrated that they are indistinguishable.
"The blood cannot be separated. No, it should be said that they are products of the black oil themselves, sharing the same source. However, enabling machines to generate flesh and blood is not something an ordinary person can do. Could it be related to some evil god?"
Lu Yu frowned and extracted it directly as material, wanting to see what its source was.
An eternal white light descended, instantly extracting the raw material from the struggles of countless black oils.
Although the giant rat was pieced together and was not originally a Morning Star tier material, the sheer quantity of the mixed material, along with the strange black oil, made it a four-star material, corresponding to the Morning Star tier.
【Blood of the Modified Digging Rat (4-Star Beginner): The ancestors of the Digging Rat were one of the creations that escaped from the Spirit Machine Kingdom, and the species that radiated out from the "Mechanical Bone" ecosystem.
Its entire body is constructed from mechanical skeletons, without skin or flesh. It looks like a mechanical rat. Its racial potential is at the peak of elite status. Its racial skill is Digging Golden Claw, which gives it the power to easily break rocks and mine ores.
They also inherited the characteristics of rats, like to dig holes underground and steal food, have a strong sense of minerals, often dig up mineral veins underground, look for beautiful minerals and bring them back to their nests, and help build nests with their companions. They are docile and will not attack unless they feel a deadly threat.
The larger the rat colony, the more artistic the nest structure becomes, which is why many private collectors like to collect rat nests.
If you walk into an area and the ground suddenly collapses, it's likely that a large number of burrowing gold rats have been mining ore.
The king of the Digging Golden Rat clan was parasitized after consuming "sparkling oil impurities" left over from a special refining process. His mechanical skeleton was "holy-mechanicalized," from which flesh and blood were born, resulting in a superposition of flesh and machine.
During this period, as long as it continues to kill, it will have a nearly infinite source of energy. As long as it is not shattered or completely destroyed, it will maintain its will.
Furthermore, it will crave to collect more life, metal, and so on, devouring them to continuously improve itself until it completely transforms into a complete "Holy Mechanized" form.
As a result, it exudes large amounts of degraded smoldering oil, possessing terrifying contagious properties. It can modify both mechanical and flesh-and-blood life forms, thus infecting the entire population and binding the rats together.
It can be made into the high-level skill food "Holy Machine Golden Claw". After being modified with molten oil, the power and hardness of the claws are greatly improved, but there is a chance that molten oil will be generated during use, which will contaminate the opponent and the user.
It can also be reverse-processed to obtain [Sparkling Oil Impurities], which possess the ability to modify both flesh-and-blood and mechanical life forms.
Lu Yu had also seen the Digging Gold Rat in the picture book. It is a kind of cute mechanical rat that likes to collect ores. Because it is easy to keep, it is also kept as a pet by some people who like novelty.
But their appearance is completely different from those weird rats I've seen before!
This difference is much greater than that of the aberration variant!
Like the difference between humans and highly evolved zombies in the face of the apocalypse!
But what shocked Lu Yu even more was another piece of information...
Sizzling oil!
"If I remember correctly, this thing is the infinite energy that the Mechanical King Domain has been touting all this time, right?" Lu Yu murmured.
Netizens from the Mechanical King Domain say that as long as they can control it, the human race can start a new round of technological explosion, and once again improve productivity and the power of firearms!
The era of floating city-states has begun ahead of schedule!
In addition, a mechanic once contacted him, wanting to use the Radiant Oil to perform a mechanical transformation on the Black Dragon Ant.
It has a wide range of uses!
but……
How did this key to unlocking advanced technological civilization become the source of this monster uprising?
"However, the information in the material mentions that the residual [oil impurities] after concentration and refining will have a contaminating effect."
The original [Sparkling Oil] might not have had these side effects, nor would it have driven life forms mad. Bioenergy is also a form of energy, and according to information, it is indeed nearly limitless and of immense value…”
Lu Yu pondered this in his heart, but some doubts had already begun to creep in.
Since the extracted impurities possess such terrifying properties and can even create artificial morning stars, they should logically be considered treasures.
How did it end up in the wild?
And it just so happened to be eaten by a burrowing rat that eats minerals?
Could there be a hidden laboratory nearby?
Various questions flashed through Lu Yu's mind, but no one could answer them for him, so he could only suppress them for the time being.
Moreover, his attempts to use the Eye of Truth and the material information yielded no results regarding the origin of the molten oil, further shrouding it in mystery.
He reached out and took out the extracted impurities from the smelting oil. It was no longer the previous dark red color, but a pure black liquid, somewhat similar to petroleum, only not as viscous.
Lu Yu glanced at the mouse and said:
"Let's go!"
"What!?"
The hamster, still slacking off, looked utterly bewildered. "How can this even be allowed?"
It's terrified of the dark!
If this dark, gooey stuff gets inside, it will definitely spoil!
And the process of corruption in the comics isn't depicted like this, is it?
"Snowflakes are falling..."
Thinking of this, the mouse flew back a distance with a wary expression. Behind it, a radio formed from condensed soul clouds floated out and played a snowy background music.
Since the rat clone formed a union and raised wages, the rat, unable to exploit its employees, was furious but also began to take matters into its own hands and live a self-sufficient life.
Even without the rat clone, he could still show Xiu Ren how powerful Duidui the Rat was!
However, before it could launch its magical attack, Lu Yu spoke again:
"Go and capture a mechanical creature and a flesh-and-blood creature; I need to conduct an experiment!"
He was prepared to try out the specific effects of the oil-based modifications and understand the essence of the modifications.
What might be pollution to others, he possesses the power of forbidden secret food, and everything can be his raw material.
It can definitely be utilized.
After all, no matter how terrifying the molten oil is, can it compare to the pollution of a great being?
"You scared me! Turns out it wasn't a case of killing the rats after they've served their purpose..."
Mouse breathed a sigh of relief. It could easily handle such a small task. Together with Little Spider, they caught a mechanical bone rabbit from the wilderness. Like the Digging Golden Rat, it had a mechanical skeleton and was at the early stage of elite level.
After being grabbed by the ear, it will desperately use the "rabbit kicking eagle" technique, and then because it is too noisy, it will be tied up with spider silk and hung in mid-air.
However, flesh and blood creatures are a bit hard to find!
After all, the ecosystem of the Machine King's Domain is not suitable for flesh-and-blood pets to survive. In human cities, however, there are modern breeding farms built to provide food.
But it's too far away!
However, this did not stump the rat, because when the train passed through the Dark Star Region, a lot of flies, mosquitoes and other creatures sneaked in!
Whether in past or present lives, they always seem to appear in every corner.
So the mouse caught five flies!
Go!
Lu Yu first threw the mechanical bone rabbit into the molten oil. The black molten oil spread out countless threads as if hunting, and quickly covered the mechanical bone rabbit's entire body in its terrified gaze.
No matter how hard I struggle, I can't get rid of it!
It's somewhat similar to the image of Venom parasites!
Click click click!
Lu Yu watched quietly.
Soon, the mechanical bone rabbit's size began to change, growing from the size of a normal rabbit to one meter long. Its originally soft mechanical skeleton also became ferocious, with sharp spikes growing on its mechanical body.
Black oil continuously seeped from its eye sockets and the gaps in its mechanical skeleton, pouring onto its strong legs, where red tendons began to grow, and the muscles even began to twitch.
It presents a state that is half flesh and half machine!
The fact that impurities alone can achieve the miracle of flesh and blood regeneration is terrifying!
So, can the real molten oil achieve the "Holy Mechanization" mentioned in the information?
"Crackling sounds!"
Just as Lu Yu was pondering, the rabbit's pale red eyes, which were constantly oozing black oil, had somehow turned scarlet.
To make it easier to observe, the little spider removed the binding silk, giving it an opportunity. So it pushed off with its legs and pounced towards Lu Yu like an arrow.
They prepared to plunder his flesh and blood to replenish themselves!
"roar!"
However, before it could get close, the hundred eyes on Egg, which had been showing little interest, opened, and a terrifying dragon's might spread out, instantly enveloping it!
Like a giant mountain pressing down, the mechanical bone rabbit knelt on one knee, constantly trying to get up, but it was being pressed down with a "crackling" sound, and the tendons in its legs kept breaking.
If it were an ordinary flesh and blood creature, it would probably explode into a cloud of blood mist on the spot!
"It directly upgraded him from the initial elite rank to the commander rank. This thing is indeed very effective at modifying machinery..."
Lu Yu stroked his chin and then began the rest of the experiments.
We discovered that it has seen terrifying improvements in hardness, recovery ability, and energy, especially the last one, which gives it the power to keep going without sleep!
But it has a fatal flaw...
Its original soul is gone!
Because it is not a mechanical creation of a mechanic, nor has it undergone a machine soul awakening, this bone rabbit is actually a special species born from rabbits after being irradiated by high-level energy in the Mech King Domain.
Therefore, it has a soul!
However, according to the mouse, its original soul, after being tainted by the [Sparkling Oil Impurities], transformed into something akin to a machine spirit. This spirit covered its former form and made it even more frenzied and filled with destructive desires!
"In other words, once a mechanical organism is contaminated by the impurities in the scorching oil, it will become a symbiotic life form of flesh and machine. Although its strength will increase, its own will will be replaced, turning it into a new individual that is prone to going out of control and causing mutations..."
Lu Yu analyzed and explained, then waved his hand, and the struggling mechanical bone rabbit was crushed into dust by the little spider squeezing the space.
Then he extracted it again, took it out, and added five flies back in.
However, this time the change was different. The flies swelled to the size of basketballs, but instead of growing flesh and tendons, they were covered with a white porcelain-like metallic shell.
Flesh and blood transformed into machinery!
Mechanical transformation of flesh and blood!
It can also provide more advanced energy power, somewhat similar to a low-end version of the spark source.
And this... is just the impurity after refining!
"How interesting!"
Lu Yu murmured softly, his curiosity about the oil growing stronger.
Is this a mistake by the official laboratory, or is it the result of private research by some ambitious individuals or evil cults?
The latter is fine; those that need to be eliminated should be eliminated. But if it's the former...
That would be troublesome!
"But even if the sky falls, there's always someone taller to hold it up. The alliance should also manage things, right..." Lu Yu shook his head and put away the materials he had obtained.
At the same time, Yao Risheng had already instructed the Spirit Tree Butterfly to manipulate the power of trees, using spirit wood instead of iron, to repair several sections of broken rails.
Although it becomes less durable over time, it is no longer a problem for ships carrying stars to pass through.
The relevant information has been reported to the Mechanics Alliance, which replied that they will send someone to investigate and repair the damage soon.
This relieved Yao Risheng; at least nothing serious happened in the Mechanical King Domain!
However, before the train started moving, he made a special trip to thank Lu Yu. If Lu Yu hadn't helped, the Starship would have been doomed. He also gave Lu Yu a carefully cultivated sapling of a spirit tree as a gift.
Although it has no offensive capabilities, it purifies the air and releases the aura of the spiritual tree, which is beneficial to living beings. Over time, it can nourish one's spirit and strengthen one's physique.
For some large families, these are also precious treasures; over a decade or more, their potential can be greatly enhanced, making it easier for geniuses to emerge.
Such a treasure, if placed on the black market, could easily fetch the price of top-tier spiritual transformation materials, or even early-stage Morning Star materials, making it an extremely thoughtful gift.
Although Yao Risheng is a Morning Star, he refuses to be promoted and is still receiving the same salary as he did as a train conductor!
In addition, a group of flight attendants completely abandoned their reserve and wanted to speak freely, even wanting to have a chat with Lu Yu if pressed!
Such geniuses are like top-tier beauties; anyone who possesses one even for a moment would have the cost of bragging about it!
However, I was still politely declined!
The other passengers were also envious, after all, having good talent and being a prodigy who has already transformed into a powerful being are two completely different concepts.
If I can latch onto a powerful ally, I can completely dominate the league from now on.
Unfortunately, Lu Yu kept a low profile and never went out, giving them no chance to get close to him!
Rumble!
The mechanical hammer swung again, the Star Piercer emitted a large amount of steam, and set off once more. Its wheels rolled over the spirit wood, making a "creaking" sound, as it headed towards the center of the Mechanical King's Domain.
However, about half an hour after they left, a group of people wearing white coats and white masks appeared here.
One of the white-haired old men bent down and picked up a small piece of the burrowing golden rat with his gloved hand, which was still stained with a little black oil.
However, it has been damaged by the little spiders, lost its original activity, and can no longer spread!
The old man exclaimed, "As expected of the tenth prodigy of the border region, his growth rate far exceeds our expectations. He should be comparable to a high-level Morning Star cultivator, right?"
"That's about it. He's a monster. I thought his two dragon beasts were the core of his training, but I didn't expect his first natal pet to be even stronger. The rumors that he inherited the greatest legacy of the Dream Eater Cult are indeed true."
Every chaotic era produces such lucky individuals; it's truly enviable!
Another middle-aged man with a buzz cut and a white coat, hands in his pockets, looked in the direction the train had gone and sighed.
"We originally planned to use the swarm of burrowing golden rats to launch a surprise attack, forcing him to summon the dragon ant. We intended to then use the impurities in the rats' smoldering oil to corrupt and control it, and then use our refined 'Perfect Sacred Oil' to perform a deus ex machina, creating a truly perfect life form. But now his strength has exceeded our expectations. Should we continue with our other preparations?"
"Give up!" The old man shook his head and frowned. "Once is fine, but if we do it again, we'll definitely be discovered by that guy from the Mechanical King Domain, and it'll be troublesome if our identities are exposed."
"Alright!" The middle-aged man nodded regretfully. After all, he had been craving that dragon ant for a long time, so he immediately began to make arrangements the moment he received the message.
As soon as he got the intelligence about Lu Yu's arrival, he created chaos elsewhere to distract the [Silent Eagle] drone swarm.
They thought everything was going smoothly, but Lu Yu gave them a harsh slap in the face.
With combat strength comparable to a high-level Morning Star, he would be considered upper-middle level even within their organization. This former grassroots kid is no longer someone that just anyone can easily handle!
The old man in the white coat noticed his disappointment and said with a smile:
"We're only letting him off the hook for now. Once the Holy Machine Project succeeds, this brat won't be so easily dealt with!"
"That's right!"
The middle-aged man laughed heartily, looking up at the sky. Through the clouds, he saw the endless flow of information covering the vast expanse, and said with fervent eyes:
"May we forge magnificent weapons to imprison all living beings in brass!"
The old man nodded, and then together with the others, they took out a white sphere, which quickly transformed like a Rubik's Cube into a series of propeller-driven sprayers that flew into the air and sprayed out large amounts of white water mist.
Upon contact with the remaining black oil, it quickly dissipated into wisps of black mist, erasing all traces associated with them.
The group then quickly left.
Before long, a buzzing sound echoed, and countless shadows covered the sky. The [Silent Eagle] drone swarm descended, sealing off everything!
Meanwhile, the Starpiercing Train sped along, unaware of what was happening here. After a day and a half, it arrived directly at the first and only city in the Machine King Domain…
City of Order!
Unlike the other major cities scattered like stars across the land, the Mechanical King's Domain is more like a city...
It's more like a district!
For example, there's the Steam City, which focuses on steam technology; the City That Never Sleeps, which focuses on electrical technology; or the Old Machines District, which is purely mechanical...
There are eight districts in total, each the size of a city, radiating out from the central city of order. If viewed from above, they resemble a giant Bagua (Eight Trigrams) pattern!
That's right, it's gossip!
Although Lu Yu was also shocked when he found out, according to the introduction of the Mechanical King Domain, this was the best city layout derived by the Mechanical Mother based on countless data calculations!
It integrates support, communication, defense, and offense, and directly merges all cities to create a behemoth mechanical fortress nation!
Unify the power of the entire domain!
Even ordinary ancient giants cannot break into the main area of the Mechanical King Domain!
Although it seems to be well-constructed, only the Mechanical King Domain can achieve it.
From the law to trivial entertainment matters, everything is supervised and implemented by a selfless mechanical mother, so there's no need to worry about anyone dragging their feet at any stage, and everything is handled in an orderly manner!
No one may bribe the mother of the machine!
Everything is done according to the rules!
In a sense, the Mech King Domain is the fairest domain in the entire alliance!
Rumble!
The train did not stop directly in the main city of Order, because that is the area where the Machine Mother's main brain is located, and where a large number of top companies and factories are located. To enter, you need to submit information online for approval, which will be completed within one business day at the latest.
Therefore, the Starpiercer docked in the first city where the Machine King's Domain was born, and now...
Old weapons area!
Although the name contains the word "old," it refers to a purely mechanical mindset.
The city area, however, is not old at all; the entire platform is presented in a black and gray color scheme, giving it a unique sense of futuristic technology.
Both the seats and the vending machines exhibit a purely mechanical style and operate with purely mechanical power.
In addition, you can see many mechanical lifeforms and mechanical pets waiting on the platform to help the staff maintain order!
"Ding-dong..."
The announcement came over the loudspeaker that the train would stop here for a day before continuing to the capital!
The passengers were pleasantly surprised and couldn't wait to buy some mechanical products from the Mechanical King Domain.
It's extremely cheap locally, but once it's shipped to various major regions, the price will at least double!
Take this opportunity to buy some gifts!
However, as soon as they stepped out of the car, they heard a loud roar from above, which startled everyone and made them shrink back.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
A large number of drones, like a swarm of bees, glided through the air, spreading out in four columns, surrounding and chasing several biomimetic dragonfly fighter jets.
Buzz!
The dragonfly-inspired fighter jet was surrounded by mechanical energy, and a phantom dragonfly spirit appeared. Its wings vibrated at high speed, and it instantly turned into a blur, shaking off the firepower blockade of a large number of drones!
"What happened?"
This scene attracted many tourists to stop and watch, their expressions solemn, as if a major battle had taken place!
However, when asked, the locals learned that this was a routine drill in various districts of the Mechanical King Domain, and they were already used to it!
After all, these air force thugs love to show off in front of new tourists!
However, they were also happy to see outsiders exclaim in surprise, as if they had never seen anything like it before!
"Steel, indeed, is a man's romance!"
"If I had seen this two days ago, I probably would have been amazed, but after witnessing the power of the void, that one is still much cooler—annihilating everything with a wave of the hand!"
"Yeah, little spider is awesome!"
"..."
However, to the locals' surprise, the group of passengers were only shocked for a moment before calming down and turning to discuss another person's achievements.
This piqued their curiosity, and they asked, only to be stunned by what they learned!
There's actually such a monstrous character on the Starpiercer?
They had initially wanted to take a look and broaden their horizons, and the passengers were eager to show off, but then they discovered...
Lu Yu has long since disappeared!
On the other side, Lu Yu entered an old street in the old machinery district through the mechanical-style subway, walked through the winding alleys, and arrived in front of a long-established shop.
A sign was hanging above it.
Lao Wu's Mechanical Repair Shop
There are also a few smaller words on the side that introduce the main business:
Mechanical repair, advanced parts processing, machine spirit awakening, and...
Mechanical-type pets for sale!
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