Black Wind Bandit Group

"Terminators! Fantastic! Three Terminators as my bodyguards—no head of state on Earth could compare to this kind of treatment!" Yang Feng looked at the three humanoid robots before him and could not help praising them loudly. "Terminator bodyguards—this is a man's romance!"

Three humanoid robots stood before Yang Feng. Each had a cold, expressionless face, wore black sunglasses and a black cloak, and possessed a tall, imposing build—cool to the extreme. Blade Soldier had two Superalloy Battle Blades strapped to its back, Spearman carried a 12.5mm Heavy Machine Gun, and Artillery bore a 120mm heavy cannon barrel.

These three humanoid robots possessed enormous scientific research value. If they were sold on Earth, each one would probably fetch more than a hundred million yuan. Selling just one casually would leave Yang Feng without worries for the rest of his life.

No. 3796 reminded him, "Master, this design greatly reduces their combat capabilities. Human form is not the best combat form. If they were designed in spider form or other beast forms, their combat power could increase by at least 20%, and by as much as 120%!"

Blade Soldier's original form had been that of a beast with eight blade arms. Now that Yang Feng had simplified it into a humanoid form, its combat power had immediately dropped considerably.

Yang Feng smiled faintly and explained, "In terms of combat power, beast forms may indeed be far stronger than human forms. But this is human society! Robots with human appearances are much more convenient than those in beast forms."

No. 3796 said, "Yes!"

Yang Feng said, "Right, help me calculate this. If I cultivate the Thunder Ox Skill, when will I be able to reach the level of a Grand Knight?"

"Yes! Calculation initiated! Modeling analysis! This calculation will consume 0.1 Kun of energy! Formal calculation begins!" Red light flickered in No. 3796's eyes as it began calculating with its supercomputing power.

Twenty seconds later.

"Calculation complete. Based on your current circumstances, Master, if you cultivate according to the optimal training method I designed after optimization, you can advance to an Elementary Warrior in two years, an Intermediate Warrior in five years, and an Advanced Warrior in ten years. You cannot break through to the Knight level and cannot advance to Grand Knight."

Yang Feng found it utterly unbelievable. "How is that possible? The Thunder Ox Skill is clearly a cultivation technique that can reach the Grand Knight level! After your optimization, how can I not even advance to Knight?"

"There are two reasons. First, Master, you have already missed the optimal age for cultivation. According to analysis, the best age to cultivate this technique is from nine to sixteen. Second, your cultivation aptitude is trash among trash, super trash for short. You are completely incompatible with the Thunder Ox Skill. Without external assistance, you simply cannot break through to become a Knight-level cultivator," No. 3796 said without mercy.

"Super trash!" Yang Feng was somewhat speechless. He had never imagined that his cultivation aptitude could be this terrible.

No. 3796 consoled him, "However, Master, there is no need to feel overly inferior. In truth, after several thousand years of degeneration, Earthlings are basically all super trash when it comes to cultivation. You are not an isolated case."

Yang Feng was speechless at that, but he felt somewhat better in the end.

Yang Feng asked, "Is there any solution? Didn't the Western Tribe collect any cultivation methods?"

"Using treasures such as Galaxy Gold Flower, Sun True Water, Amethyst Colorful Fruit, and Starfield Fetal Membrane, you can easily leap directly into becoming an expert above Level 10. A mere Knight can be slapped to death with a wave of the hand, and your cultivation aptitude can also be completely improved. As for the Western Tribe, they basically never collected cultivation methods, because the Western Tribe had already become soul entities, completely fused with us robots. Undying and indestructible, as long as one robot under their command remained, they would not truly die."

"Master, if you wish to live forever, you can merge with me! From then on, as long as a robot bearing your Soul Imprint exists, you will live forever and be everywhere!" Red light flashed in No. 3796's eyes as it persuaded him.

Yang Feng gave a laugh. "Haha, let's talk about it later! I have no plans to become a robot for now."

After finally obtaining a golden thigh like No. 3796, Yang Feng had yet to enjoy the benefits it offered. He was unwilling to become a robot. At the very least, before he was forced into a dead end, he absolutely did not want to become one.

A trace of foreboding rose in Yang Feng's heart as he asked directly, "Can you synthesize treasures like Galaxy Gold Flower, Sun True Water, Amethyst Colorful Fruit, and Starfield Fetal Membrane?"

"Only after building a Level-7 Mobile Fortress Base can they be synthesized!"

"A Level-7 Mobile Fortress Base!" Yang Feng was speechless.

The materials required for every level of Mobile Fortress Base increased geometrically, and their rarity increased geometrically as well. Yang Feng had never even heard of many of those materials. By the time a Level-7 Mobile Fortress Base was built, who knew whether it would be in the year of the monkey or the month of the horse.

Yang Feng said, "We'll take it one step at a time! First, make me a Level-5 Liquid Metal Robot. Reduce its weight as much as possible, but thicken its armor after transformation. It will mainly be used to protect me!"

"Yes! A Level-5 Liquid Metal Robot requires 20 Kun of energy! Would you like to prioritize manufacturing a simplified Blade Soldier, or prioritize manufacturing a Level-5 Liquid Metal Robot?"

"Liquid Metal Robot!"

"Understood!"

Outside Red Leaf Town stretched vast tracts of incomparably fertile black soil.

Many dark and skinny farmers toiled diligently beneath the sunlight like ants.

Golden rice swayed in the wind, forming a beautiful sight.

Suddenly, the sound of hooves came from the distance. The farmers working in the fields looked up and saw a group of fully armed cavalry in jet-black cloaks charging toward them.

"The Black Wind Bandit Group! They're the Black Wind Bandit Group!!"

"Black Wind Bandit Group!!"

Panicked cries rang out across the area. The farmers all revealed terrified expressions, threw everything aside, and scattered in every direction, rolling and crawling away.

The cavalry in black cloaks wore savage smiles as they charged toward Red Leaf Town like sharp arrows loosed from the bowstring.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

The piercing alarm suddenly echoed through Red Leaf Town. Every townsman hid in their homes in terror, seized their weapons, and trembled uncontrollably.

"Close the gates! Shut the gates at once! You fools, hurry up! For the sake of your own miserable lives, close those gates!" Near the gates of Red Leaf Fort, a pale-faced military officer directed the soldiers to shut the fortress gates.

Under the military officer's furious berating and curses, the fortress gates finally began to close slowly.

"Master, this is bad! The Black Wind Bandit Group is coming! The Black Wind Bandit Group is coming!!" Steward Liu barged into the castle garden with a pale face and an expression of terror, shouting loudly at Yang Feng.