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So, this Church of Mechanical Truth has now become a product of his rebuttal?

The Church of Mechanical Truth, as a super- Cosmic Tier force in the later acts, is also the force followed by most Mechanic-type players.

Its influence goes without saying, but in reality, it's a super scourge on the universe.

Very few entities in the universe are actually called "Church of Mechanical Truth"; they are more often referred to as "Mechanical God Cult" or "Mechanical Evil Cult."

The event that truly propelled Calvin Deer to fame across the universe was the "Galactic Big Bang" orchestrated by Kavin Deer and the entire Cult.

He was a madman who really wanted to blow up the entire Milky Way, but fortunately he was eventually stopped.

After this incident, all forces in the universe were forced to acknowledge and recognize the existence of the Church of Mechanical Truth.

At least no one dares to confront this cult head-on anymore; they only dare to attack from behind.

Lister never imagined that this fanatical sect would originate from him.

Even now, Kavin was looking at him with a faintly sincere gaze, as if seeking his opinion.

I think it's okay.

"I'll take the bet. What's the stake?"

After a moment of silence, neither of them seemed to have thought of any wager needed, until it was Lister finally spoke up.

"How about we decide later?"

Kavin nodded silently upon seeing this, then turned back to the newly born Alchemical Mechanical Giant.

"From now on, you will be stationed Alchemy Ruined City for me. I have already granted you the authority over the first district, and I will place the signal transmission device in this area."

"If anyone enters Zone 1 and searches for this signal transmitter, you are responsible for eliminating them."

"I thought you were going to ban all humans from entering."

Everything before him, except for the color of the energy crystals, gradually began to correspond to his memories of the fourth act of his previous life.

In other words, only top-tier players would have to venture into the first zone before they would be attacked by this alchemical machine.

"Why is it that such a magnificent city is off-limits to humans?"

"This is a great subject for them to learn from and visit."

"Besides, you and I are also human beings."

For some reason, Lister always felt a sense of disorientation when Kavin Diehl said he was human.

The future tycoon in front of me, judging from his facial expressions alone, is more mechanical than a robot.

Thinking of this, Lister couldn't help but ask about Lucian.

How is Kavin Lucian inside you?

"You want to communicate with him?"

Kavin looked at him calmly, which made Lister quickly shake his head.

He was just curious; if he were to actually call him out, he wouldn't have anything to say to Lucian.

"He actually disappeared a month ago, and now only I remain in this body."

As expected, Kavin Lucian's ultimate fate was indeed death, with his alternate personality replacing the primary one.

"Thump~ thump~ thump~!"

Huge footsteps echoed in their ears as the mechanical giant began to leave the city.

He hadn't taken more than a few steps when Kavin stopped him again.

Standing before the mechanical giant, he seemed to have sensed something amiss.

He raised his right palm once more and waved it at the alchemical giant, injecting a small amount of Mechanical Energy into the energy crystal on the mechanical giant's forehead.

The green light suddenly flashed at a higher frequency, and the next moment, the color turned red, while the flashing frequency slowed down.

Finally, everything matched Lister's memories!

The ultimate boss, Overlord Tier entity, is a red energy crystal in my memory.

[Target Found: Alchemy S-Type Mechanical Giant]

Only after the system scanned again did it discover that the red energy crystal was also uncontaminated.

Memories of my past life suddenly surfaced clearly in my mind.

It seems that when I killed myself back then, the BOSS's target name did not contain the word "contaminated".

However, he didn't have time to pay attention to these details at the time; he simply judged from the color and assumed that the other party was contaminated.

In fact, if we work backward from the result, and if it really is a corrupted mechanical giant, then players would probably face the BOSS on their very first day outside the city.

"Conserve your energy, reduce conflict, and remember your mission."

With Kavin's repeated instructions, the alchemical giant finally left before their eyes.

"So the color of energy crystals is not the same as whether they are 'contaminated'?"

"Certainly."

Kavin quickly provided the answer.

"Energy crystals are just energy crystals. It is the failure to imbue them with consciousness that causes disordered consciousness to appear inside the machine, and that is what is meant by contaminated energy crystals."

"As for the current red and green color scheme, it is mainly based on Hoffman's preferences."

"He likes green, so all conscious alchemical Mechanical Energy crystals are green."

After all that fuss, it turns out that his preconceived notions were actually wrong.

The brightly lit hall was now completely silent.

After catching up for so long, Lister brought up the serious matter again.

"There's something Hoffman asked you to do."

"I killed his alchemical puppet in the battle, and now I may need to trouble you to restore it. I also have other things I'd like to ask him through the puppet."

"No problem, I need to see him too."

"In fact, if it weren't for waiting for you, I would have already contacted Hoffman to leave and enter the Galactic Federation as a member of the Leviathan Civilization."

"Wait for me?"

"That's right, our agreement is that you will own 20% of the harvest from the alchemical ruins."

Lister had originally planned to Alchemy Ruined City's harvest after the Hoffman puppet incident, but he didn't expect that Kavin had actually kept it in mind all along.

She even stayed in the alchemical ruins to wait for him.

But this made Lister suddenly question Hoffman's motives when he arrived.

He felt that the other person's attitude towards him was a bit too friendly, after all, he had slashed the other person twice.

Furthermore, due to the true damage effect, the attack landed squarely on the opponent.

But the other party didn't seem to care at all; the Overlord Tier unit seemed unusually friendly.

Now it seems that Hoffman's completely indifferent attitude towards him might be because of Kavin?

He's taken a liking to my genius junior from the Mechanical Engineering department and wants to take Kavin away to train him within his own organization. Does he want me to find Kavin as soon as possible?

The more Lister thought about it, the more convinced he became that it was true.

Where exactly is that doll?

As soon as he finished speaking, Kavin seemed to realize something.

His gaze was fixed on the figure behind Lister, the skeleton that had been following him and was now just a skeletal mass of rotten flesh.

"Could it be... this one?"

Even someone as calm and expressionless as Kavin paused in his speech at this moment.

Calling this thing, which is just a skeleton with rotten flesh, a doll is really a stretch.

Can it be restored?

Lister's voice also began to sound a little nervous, after all, this was related to the completion of his second job advancement mission.

If he cannot recover, he will probably have to find a new path in his mind.

"At least six months."

"Whew!"

I breathed a sigh of relief; it's good that I'm recovering.

Even six months is fine; he can wait that long.

The third act is probably about to begin, so we can use this time to cultivate some new investors.

"I've prepared your share of the spoils."

"The first one is in the warehouse in the second district; everything inside is reserved for you."

After saying that, Kavin took out the nameplate with the number 001 and waved it at him.

Congratulations, you have obtained exclusive access to the Hoffman Warehouse.

"Left for me? But I've already been to that warehouse."

Lister was speechless upon seeing the permission prompt.

Why do you have direct access to the repository?

"So you also took the S-rank alchemical giant's energy crystal from there?"

Just as he had guessed, the warehouse had already been visited by Kavin.

Lister felt a pang of regret at the thought of the S-rank, infinitely recyclable energy crystal on the alchemical giant's forehead.

"Hoffman granted me this access, but I disagreed with him on the use of S-class energy crystals."

Seeing that Lister remained silent, Kavin took out a pure white spherical crystal from his hand.

"What I just gave you was a material gain, and its value is estimated to far exceed our agreed-upon 20% percentage."

"However, the most precious thing about the Alchemy Ruined City is the knowledge left behind by this city."

"This is a record of the knowledge I've gained and shared with you."

Upon receiving the special spherical crystal from Kavin, which showed little energy fluctuation, Lister immediately scanned it with his system.

"Congratulations, you have discovered 'Kavin's Alchemy Knowledge Legacy Crystal'."

[Kavin's Alchemy Knowledge Legacy Crystal (Grade A): Upon use, a secondary profession will be immediately unlocked, granting a wealth of inherited knowledge.]

(Note: After activation, you must choose one of the three secondary professions—Mechanical Repair Apprentice, Alchemy Synthesis Apprentice, or Alchemy Forging Apprentice—within 24 hours. Once activated, the secondary profession cannot be changed.)