209 Li Aoz's Implant Equipment Vanguard

Li Aoz projected a map and began to explain in detail:

"In Marauder-type society like the [Machine World Society], the main body and the chairman are very powerful, but their infiltration and assimilation capabilities are not strong."

"Society itself cannot descend upon planets and civilizations. In the universe, they are like ghosts, untouchable, unobservable, and unknowable. They only briefly manifest themselves when their true form is willing to release its citizens."

"The Marauder-type [society] invades by releasing various Social Citizen into the civilization like Virus Infection, allowing them to grow and strengthen, and then selecting councilors and a speaker to form the [society's] parliament to communicate with the main body. Only through a ritual summoning can the main body descend to the human world and completely devour the civilization."

"This process seems simple, but in reality, since citizens and legislators are infiltrated from scratch, they are not easy to grow and select, and all sorts of unexpected problems can easily arise. Once a key legislator is missing, or the ceremony fails, all previous efforts are wasted. Therefore, the success rate of [society] swallowing up civilization is not very high overall."

Of course, Li Aoz didn't say that although the success rate seemed low based on the data, once it happened, there was no chance of survival.

"We cannot defeat the [Machine World Society], but we can defeat the [Machine World Society] councilors."

Li Aoz deployed his troops:

"The council of Mash Gergang, part of the Machine World Society, has chosen to convene in this abandoned temple on Austro Mountain. According to intelligence, the composition of the Machine World Council is as follows:"

"Machine World Chairman: Megani Rose - did not appear."

"Quantum Machine Councilor: Coulomb Torque (Zeta-rank)"

"Saint Machine Spirit Councilor: Watt Rivet Steel (Delta-rank)"

"Codetalker Councilor: Turing Hexadecimal (Gamma-rank)"

"The Machine World Society has relatively few councilors. As long as three are gathered, a council can be convened. Due to the hasty convening and short development time, the jury of the Machine World Society is only at the Alpha Rank level."

At first glance, these problems seem like they could be solved by people from a few villages, but this situation is too special.

Trivella was attacked, and Ministry of Education Barkomon went to chase after the mastermind and retrieve the fragments of the Eye of Discernment. The administrative system of White Candle Star was almost paralyzed, while other powerful figures were busy stabilizing the situation.

No one can get away from it.

As for ordinary people, who are they?

At that time Li Aoz the Beta-rank could easily bully these Gamma-rank commoners.

Without combat experience, one cannot step onto the battlefield; going there would only be contributing to the "Machine World Society's " battle record.

Only players who are completely indifferent to death can shoulder these heavy responsibilities.

"Guys, I need your help."

Li Aoz looked at the players and earnestly said, "There are too many enemies this time. The [Machine World Society] is near White Candle Star, and its council members will enjoy a continuous supply of energy. I must focus on dealing with the three council members."

"I need your help to clear away obstacles and get rid of the stragglers."

With that, Li Aoz issued a task to the players: ————————————

[Your lord, Li Aoz, has revealed a harsh truth to you, triggering the subsequent Main Quest – "Crusade Against the Machine World"]

[Type]: Annihilation [Duration]: 24 hours [Mission Difficulty]: SS [Description]: "[Machine World Society] Mash Gergang, a notorious predator in the Galaxy Eye region. Its predecessor was a powerful mechanical civilization, whose citizens injected their souls into mechanical bodies through consciousness upload. However, this act, for some reason, resulted in their eternal imprisonment, and their digitized personalities will gradually be erased over the long years."

"In order to truly achieve immortality, the mechanical civilization chose to betray the Star Abyss and transform into [Society]. Its iron-man citizens instantly turned into inorganic cells and became part of the [Machine World Society] entity."

"Mash Gergang, as the former leader of the civilization and now the embodiment of the [Machine World Society], when its claws brush against the corner of the Source Matter's eye, does it still recall its former metallic body as an Iron Man?"

You've been drawn into this crisis.

To be honest, you know very well that as a mere Alpha Rank, you are not qualified to participate in this battle. There are countless brilliant civilizations in the universe, and the existence of White Candle Star is not an issue. You can simply leave this place.

But this is your home.

This is the new home you painstakingly built after leaving your home planet.

Do not be afraid, young man. Your lord, Li Aoz, has prepared everything for you. All you have to do is muster your courage and go for it.

[Settlement Conditions]: Sole Condition: Follow Li Aoz, participate in the annihilation of members of the Machine World Council, and prevent the destruction of White Candle Star.

Member of Parliament: Coulomb Torque (Surviving)

Member of Parliament: Watt Rivet Steel (surviving)

Congressman: Turing Hexadecimal (surviving)

White Candle Star (not yet destroyed)

Rewards for successful defense (based on damage output ratio):

1 million experience points for traveling to a new map area

+100 contribution points to Trustworthy Village; "Timeless Masterpiece" Weapon: Tsu・Shadow Edge

"Timeless Masterpiece Weapon": Dust-Sealed Sanctuary "Li Aoz Help Voucher" *1 (allows your lord to act on your behalf once) Li Aoz's Follower Status - Death Follower

Li Aoz's Follower Status - Suffering Follower

Failure penalty: Trustworthy Village is destroyed, and the White Candle Star map is permanently closed.

After reading the mission description, the players fell silent.

The mission rewards are quite generous, but the difficulty is also extremely high.

"We're... only Alpha Rank, right?" one player couldn't help but say. "This SS-rank mission is way too difficult!"

"Our enemies are often Gamma-rank or even Zeta-rank; how can we possibly contend with such powerful beings!"

"We're already struggling to fight goblins, and now they're making us deal with the [Machine World Society]. Does this mean the authorities think we've gone too far and have to step in to send us back to Azure Planet?"

Li Aoz noticed the player's anxiety and offered words of comfort:

"Don't worry, I'm here. Just go ahead and do it."

"You?"

Some players couldn't hold back:

"When Li Aoz left Earth, he was only at the Beta-rank, right? Even if he were to advance to the Gamma-rank now, he would just be a slightly stronger mortal here."

"Stop wasting time. Get ready to log off."

"Ugh, this is such a plot twist. If White Candle Star explodes, we'll be sent back to Azure Planet."

The voices rose and fell, Li Aoz had long anticipated the doubts about himself.

So he snapped his fingers.

Ping Pong —

Inside the train's cargo compartments, rows of refrigerated containers suddenly lit up, revealing the menacing and terrifying Biochemical Weapon inside—the exclusive Implant Equipment Vanguard hastily produced by Li Aoz.

He released his deep blue tentacles, re-injecting them one by one with his new Gene Sequence, including the super-powerful genes of [Crescent Moon], [Bloodline], and [Gravity], thus enhancing his strength.

Although he doesn't have as many as Crescent Moon, his Sequence Aura is greater, and with the [Bloodline] as a harmonizer, the strength of the Implant Equipment Vanguard will be stronger than Crescent Moon, steadily reaching the Delta-rank.

Originally, I planned to deal with Crescent Moon... but now that it's here, I might as well turn around, upgrade my skills, and deal with [Machine World Society].

If it weren't for the tight schedule, Li Aoz would have liked to imitate Canyue and use a sea of elite soldiers.

"These Implant Equipment Vanguard are a gift I'm giving you. Put on your armor, guys."

With a wave of his hand, Li Aoz retracted his tentacles, and one after another, soldiers resembling the [Overlord Form] stepped out of the freezer, their eyes black and red, their chests split open like a bodysuit, waiting for the players to step inside.

He turned to the stunned players and smiled, "Next, let's bring a little bit of a shock to Mash Gergang, to the Azure Planet!"

Some players were incredulous and quickly opened the [Eye of Truth] to look at Li Aoz.

[The target is the source of the Aoneng you rented; it cannot be detected.]

[WARNING: Target's strength exceeds Zeta-rank, extremely dangerous!]