A New Brainstem
Kaibao tilted his head, his large electronic eyes looking at the senior engineer.
"Isn't it you who's about to destroy Liangzhou City?"
"Then why didn't you, as the mechanical mastermind, stop me?" the senior engineer retorted.
"Well~" Kai Bao said innocently, "I'm just a supervisor, I can't participate in the experiment."
"You said the same thing to me last time, and I felt it was a bit strange then. Why would a mechanical mainframe be so weak?"
"Now I understand. If we consider the cyber test site as a social experiment, the experiment has now reached its most critical juncture. Any unexpected variable could affect the outcome, and you are not allowed to interfere."
"As the cyber proving ground evolves, your power as mechanical mainframes will gradually diminish, won't it?"
"You seem to know a lot of secrets," Kai Bao tacitly agreed, looking at the other person with even greater curiosity.
"Then guess again, why didn't I notify Tianping Technology to deal with you?"
"Since it's an experiment, it will fail. Of course, failure is also a result of the experiment. The mother city might be happy to see it, but you won't be. Because once the experiment fails, as a mechanical hub, you will have no value and will be taken back by the mother city."
"Therefore, you prefer to make the experiment slower and more conservative, rather than an overly aggressive experimental approach, because such experiments have a higher probability of failure."
"Liangzhou City, or more accurately, Brain Liang City, has a left brain that is Tianping Technology, responsible for various technological developments, and a right brain that is composed of tens of millions of artificial data, responsible for verifying the social forms under technological transformation."
"And the invisible 'brain bridge' is responsible for balancing the operation of this 'brain,' and that 'brain bridge' is you, right?"
Kaibao revealed a strange smile, and his eyes began to fill with intense biosignals.
"However, you have discovered that in order to achieve a technological leap, Tianping Technology is eager to enhance the operation between biological signals in order to promote the evolution of the 'brain'. The method they have chosen is to create a humanoid 'brain corpuscle', a new 'brain corpuscle'."
"The person chosen for this leadership role is Charlie, the number one manager, or to be more precise, a slice of the company's will."
A fierce wind howled, and countless black dots appeared in the sky, visible to the naked eye. They resembled palm-sized wasps with biomimetic electronic structures, disappearing one after another as the engineer watched.
Name: Vortex Type III
Category: Bee-type robot
Manufacturer: Black Water Machine
Level: 29
Health: 4000 points
Weight: 8kg
Speed: Mach 2
Modules: Control System (Advanced Spy Chip), Stealth Module (Biomagnetic Field Stealth), Self-Destruct Module (Miniature Energy Reactor), EMP Module (Miniature Energy Reactor), Electromagnetic Weapon Module (Magnetic Energy Sniper Rifle)
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Blackwater Robotics is a long-established military supply contractor, specializing in rear infiltration. Undoubtedly, these bee-shaped robots played a significant role in the infiltration process.
The senior engineer glanced at it only once before continuing the previous topic.
"You didn't like the experimental plan of replacing the old brain corpuscle with a new one, so you secretly orchestrated the 'biological disappearance incident' to make a big fuss and let the higher-ups at Tianping Technology's headquarters know about it, right?"
"Kaibao doesn't understand what you're talking about?" Kaibao tilted his head, pretending to be clueless.
"It doesn't matter if you don't understand. Just know one thing: although I'm here to cause trouble, I'm not here to destroy the testing ground."
The next moment, a dense golden light poured out from the mechanical body, covering half the sky at a visible speed, and the sound of explosions was deafening.
[You destroyed the Vortex III, EXP +5000]
[You destroyed the Vortex III, EXP +5000]
[You destroyed the Vortex III, EXP +5000]
[You destroyed the Vortex III, EXP +5000]
[You destroyed the Vortex III, EXP +5000]
Wherever the imperial light enveloped, hundreds of bee-shaped robots were reduced to dust.
So, don't get in my way.
With that last sentence, the senior engineer jumped down and crashed to the ground from a height of over a hundred meters.
"But Kaibao thinks your chances of surviving from Tianping Technology are slim."
With a loud bang, a large crater appeared in the ground. The senior engineer looked down and found that one of the lower legs was completely crushed, and the other lower leg was also full of cracks.
"As expected, the hero landing ceremony is all a lie."
The senior engineer shook his head and pulled out the two legs, one in front of the other. The memory metal began to reshape, first flowing down as liquid metal, then solidifying into mechanical toes.
500% - 491%
After the engineer emerged from the pit, red dots began to appear on his prosthetic eye, indicating the enemies he had detected.
"It's been two days, are they finally going to make their move?"
The senior engineer chuckled, increased his speed, and twenty energy nozzles emerged from his back, his speed increasing rapidly, instantly traversing one street after another.
The fully armed corporate warriors no longer concealed their presence, flying out from various locations, their flight modules activating, and beginning a race across the entire city.
As expected of a corporate giant, even in just one branch, the senior engineer saw at least seven mercenaries from large military supply contractors, all of whom were Tier 2 units. Although they did not have carbon-based fusion, their levels, attributes, and weapons were all high.
The robotic arm flipped open and moved at high speed. The senior engineer flicked his wrist and unleashed ten particle beams, sending a high-achieving individual who was relentlessly pursuing him flying.
Then came a hundred energy rays in response to the senior engineer. Although the senior engineer, with his veteran skills, managed to avoid 90% of them, even just ten of them brought his health down to below the warning level.
Energy weapons are very powerful, and energy shields and defensive fields are top-tier technologies in Tier 2 technology. Without a shield, you can only take the hits head-on.
Fortunately, the engineer's "dual alloy endoskeleton" worked once again. As the metal cells began to repair the wound, the blood volume rose rapidly, and within a few breaths, he was back to his original form.
491% - 460%
"We need to find a good place to play with you guys again."
The senior engineer turned and headed towards Liangshui Lake, the largest artificial lake in Liangzhou City.
It is said that the excavation of this large lake was to commemorate the largest river in the empire, called the Liang River.
The lake is very large, covering more than 4,000 square kilometers, with numerous islands scattered across it. The main purpose of building this artificial lake was not for commemoration, but to create a reservoir.
Half an hour later, behind the senior engineer, there were still about thirty figures. Each of them was above level 40, and more than 90% of their bodies were mechanized.
The senior engineer turned 90 degrees again and plunged into the water.
These people followed closely behind, their mechanical bodies were well-waterproofed, and they were pursuing a strategy of dominating the sea, land, and air.
"10, 9, 8, 7, 6..."
The senior engineer silently counted to the last one, then suddenly flipped over, his left hand deformed, and the 'Helium Atom Freezing Hand Cannon' was launched, unleashing a torrent of ice energy.
Vast areas of water were frozen over, and the first few to rush out were frozen almost instantly.
The three bonuses of the Legendary Hunter template, 'Hunter's Master', 'Mechanical Eye', and 'Weapon Affinity', are all activated simultaneously.
The engineer shot up, his palms suddenly spewing out a dense beam of ions. Even more miraculously, under the influence of an unknown force field, the ion beam began to transform into an energy blade.
Solidified Energy: Recombines radioactive energy particles into a melee weapon, dealing double damage.
Even the senior engineer himself had almost forgotten that his early version of the killer move was the "draw sword slash".
Now that the biological beings have other missions, the combat methods of the mechanical beings must also be adapted to the situation. With one hand holding a cannon and the other holding a knife, the blade flashes wildly amidst the ice shards. With each flash of the blade, a mechanical warrior's body is shattered.
Ten minutes later, the frozen ice surface suddenly burst open, and a figure shot out, staggering as he landed. All that could be seen was a scene of icy desolation.
"Having a skill effect that's too good isn't always a good thing."
The effectiveness of the cryogenic hand cannon also means that it consumes an absurd amount of energy. A quick glance at the energy storage of the carbon atom reactor showed that half of it was consumed in just three minutes.
This is not a good thing.