Apocalyptic Mechanist Section 50

In a corner of the underground passage.

Pinpointing the location, Xi Guang placed her palm on the wall, her smooth, silver-white hair fluttering slightly, her red eyes shimmering.

As her Particle Destruction ability permeated, the solid earth and rock layers instantly disintegrated layer by layer as if weathered, breaking into uniform piles of gravel. In just a short while, hundreds of square meters of land began to sink.

The Spark Warriors, who had been on standby for a long time, immediately used various tools to transport the sand and soil outside the Black Market to dump it.

In just over five hours, the underground space had already taken its initial shape.

A square space, thirty meters long and wide, with its upper ceiling supported by the Wicked Soul Tower's load-bearing pillars, which Xi Guang had deliberately preserved.

Jiang Xiao scanned it with Origin Data and said with satisfaction, "Not bad, very stable. A few more adjustments to the length and width, and it'll be finished."

After half an hour, the underground space finally met the requirements, completed slightly faster than Xi Guang had anticipated.

She hadn't expected the Spark Warriors to be so enthusiastic, with even a Tier 2 Regular Martial Artist voluntarily helping.

Xi Guang, having expended one-third of her Spirit Energy, surveyed the area and then calmly looked at Jiang Xiao.

Her crimson eyes seemed to hold a certain emotion.

"Good, good, good, worthy of Little Guang, truly amazing."

Jiang Xiao, with a smile all over his face, ruffled Xi Guang's head. Although he had no proof, he felt that Xi Guang probably wanted praise.

She's still just a child, after all.

After an inspection to ensure everything was fine, Jiang Xiao dismissed the Spark Warriors who were still nearby.

He took out the [Apocalyptic Mechanist] and, pulling the confused Xi Guang, stood at the edge.

The next moment.

A phantom image of a mechanical pyramid, composed of countless peculiar data streams, gradually materialized, and then its form rapidly solidified.

From virtual to real.

Jiang Xiao and the bewildered Xi Guang looked at the colossal object before them, the former extremely excited.

The Mechanical Core's appearance was quite cool, its exterior resembling flowing black and silver liquid metal, emanating points of light, with deep blue circuits resembling data streams flowing within.

It was an integrated mechanical structure, with no trace of seams.

It didn't look like industrial equipment, but more like a computing core.

Before Jiang Xiao could examine it closely, the data circuits on the surface of the Apocalyptic Core suddenly lit up, and a holographic projection resembling an iris appeared at the top of the core.

It contracted gently, looking at Jiang Xiao in front of it.

#Apocalyptic Mech Core · Central Control AI has finished loading, awaiting orders#

Along with this mechanical voice came a system panel notification.

[Confirmation Complete · Apocalyptic Mech Core Activated]

[Constructing Data Network]

[Detected Origin Data Stream Coverage, Default Data Network Constructed by Origin Data, Dataization Complete]

Following the system prompts, the deep blue data eye at the top of the core suddenly turned into a blurry pure white eye.

A platinum vertical pupil, as if shrouded in a faint mosaic.

It was filled with a dynamism and oppressive feeling far exceeding the previous one.

#Confirmation Complete, Origin Data Replacement Complete, Core Authority Confirmed#

#Self-check in progress, self-check complete#

"Hello, esteemed Commander, your Central Control AI is at your service."

Jiang Xiao nodded with satisfaction and said to Xi Guang, whose expression showed slight surprise, "Not bad, right? Come on, let's feed it something to see how well it works."

The mountains of parts and weapons piled up in the Black Market, along with large piles of scrap metal, were all prepared for this.

Chapter 55: The Black Mech Gang Arrives

Several minutes later.

Jiang Xiao and Xi Guang returned, each carrying several tons of scrap metal and Mechanical Soldier wreckage. Then, under Xi Guang's curious gaze, he walked up to the Apocalyptic Core.

"Come on, open up."

Ripples appeared on the surface of the Apocalyptic Mech Core, quickly spreading outwards, and a feeding port emitting a faint purple light emerged.

"Huh?" Xi Guang tilted her head.

"What's wrong?"

Xi Guang paused, unsure, "The fluctuations inside it are very similar to my ability."

The fluctuations of the Universal Devouring Furnace were similar to Particle Destruction?

Particle Decomposition?

Jiang Xiao quickly reacted, his expression growing more astonished. The technology contained within the Mechanical Core was increasingly outrageous the more he looked at it. The Starfield Zerg were truly unfathomable.

Precision Industrial Core?

Who is that? I don't recognize them. They just provided a fusion template for my precious Apocalyptic Mech Core. What kind of technology could they possibly have?

Jiang Xiao tossed all the materials he had brought in into the furnace. Suddenly, he seemed to remember something and immediately walked out. When he returned, he was carrying a large black object.

It was Gulab's charred corpse. This thing had been stored in a cold room in Wicked Soul Tower for a long time.

He hadn't expected it to be useful after all.

Xi Guang, standing beside him, blinked in confusion, quietly watching him operate.

Jiang Xiao casually threw Gulab's body into the furnace and then closed the furnace's feeding port.

#Melting will commence shortly. A portion of the resources obtained after melting will be used as operational energy for the Mechanical Core.#

The Central Control AI's slightly cold mechanical voice echoed through the space.

"Alright."

Jiang Xiao nodded slightly.

With permission granted, the data circuits flowing on the surface of the Apocalyptic Mech Core lit up, followed by an almost imperceptible hum that quickly subsided back into silence.

#Estimated time required: Three minutes.#

After the Central Control AI finished speaking, Jiang Xiao felt a sense of surprise.

Three minutes? That fast?

Before long, a brand new interface appeared before Jiang Xiao.

[Apocalyptic Mech Core]

[Basic Universal Resource: 11.9 units] [Primary Universal Resource: 0.7 units] [Core Expansion: Can consume resources to increase the number of core equipment and improve equipment output for expansion (requires consumption of Primary and Intermediate Universal Resources)] [Manufacturable Mech Units: None] [Detailed Information: ...]

Jiang Xiao glanced through it and mused.

The Mechanical Core could increase the output of its core equipment or create new core equipment by consuming large amounts of Primary and Intermediate Universal Resources.

It seemed the system's mention of upgradeability referred to increasing production scale.

It wasn't simply consuming resources to upgrade the Apocalyptic Mech Core's technical level, as he had initially understood.

To upgrade the Apocalyptic Mech Core from a technical standpoint, he would still need to slowly research and learn to upgrade it manually.

This was similar to the Zerg. The reason the Hive could upgrade technically by consuming resources was also due to the countless years of accumulation by the Starfield Zerg's research Hive.

If the Hive's memory and technical information reserves were depleted, it couldn't quickly increase its technical strength solely through resources.

However, besides conducting research, there should be another way to upgrade quickly.

Get more advanced Hives and industrial equipment, then use the research slots to analyze them!

Jiang Xiao pondered, gazing at the Apocalyptic Mech Core before him. A flash of inspiration suddenly struck him, and his eyes brightened.

He brought up the Mechanical Core's database interface and immediately input all the technical data he remembered about the Floating Laser Module!

Although the technical analysis of the Floating Laser Module only included the laser attack module's technology and not the floating technology, it would be more than enough to transform it into a laser gun to deal with the criminals in Sin City.

With that thought, Jiang Xiao mobilized more Origin Data to speed up the memory data transfer.

The Apocalyptic Mech Core also used Origin Data. Although it occupied a certain amount of Origin Data, causing his mana pool to decrease, the benefits were numerous.

The most convenient among them was the ability to transfer memory data through Origin Data.

In just a moment.

The manufacturable mech section of the Apocalyptic Mech Core changed.

[Manufacturable Mech Units (Current Production Lines: 0/5):

1. Individual Medium-Power Laser Unit — Consumes 0.1 Primary Resource, 0.3 Basic Resource (Estimated: 10 minutes) 2. Insufficient Data...]

[Hint: Batch production can reduce unit consumption time]

It actually worked!

Jiang Xiao was overjoyed. Not only could it produce complete Mechanical Soldiers, but the Apocalyptic Mech Core could also produce individual modules and components!

If that was the case, as long as he mastered the melting parameters, could he directly generate high-purity alloy ingots?

Combined with the all-devouring furnace, did that mean the Apocalyptic Mech Core could turn rocks into alloys?

What about gold?

The process of gold's creation wasn't simple.

After inquiring, the Central Control AI stated matter-of-factly, "To forge 1 unit of gold requires 1.5 units of basic materials. The energy consumed per unit forged is 350 units of basic materials."