The Collecting Robot got to work with needle and thread, stitching and patching.
Zombies had no intelligence and were driven only by an instinctive desire for living things. They didn't even glance at robots, those clunky lumps of metal.
Once it had finished mending the bedsheet, the robot extended its spider legs and folded the sheet. Then it collected the Crimson Crystals scattered across the ground, one by one, before hurrying over to the No. 10 Electric Vehicle that had skidded more than a hundred meters away.
Its spider legs changed again, extending a wrench and screwdriver. It removed the reinforcing materials Lin Qi had taken off his Exoskeleton and temporarily installed on the electric vehicle, then carried everything back to the bedsheet.
After bundling everything up, the Collecting Robot skirted one zombie after another and made its way to the building where Lin Qi was.
It opened the door, went inside, set the bundle down, then closed and locked the door.
The Collecting Robot had a rough layout of the building. Once it reached the stairwell, it headed for the Iron Man Society's workshop.
Xia Chu followed behind Lin Qi, her heart pounding and her breathing still unsteady.
Was Lin Qi's Exoskeleton really that powerful? Or was the real strength not the Exoskeleton, but Lin Qi's extraordinary ability?
Xia Chu didn't know. She simply followed silently beside Lin Qi.
Lin Qi entered the stairwell and headed up to the sixth floor.
According to the information the Collecting Robot had gathered, the club workshop was on the sixth floor. It was a large space shared by several clubs.
These included, but were not limited to, the Iron Man Society, the Robot Combat Club, and the Magic University Robot Competition Team. That was why the workshop had so many of the parts and materials Lin Qi needed.
He kept his Psychic Vision active. To his surprise, there were almost no zombies in the building—but there were no living people, either.
"The zombie outbreak must have started at night. The only zombies my Psychic Vision picked up were the security guards on the first floor. The building should be mostly safe."
They made their way up to the sixth floor without incident and arrived at the workshop entrance.
The door wasn't locked. Lin Qi pushed it open.
One look at the inside told him this trip had been worthwhile.
The workshop was divided into many areas for different clubs, but they all had something to do with machinery.
There was almost nowhere to sit. Materials and equipment were scattered everywhere.
There were all kinds of motors, chips, alloy casing materials, and even several medium-sized 3D Printers.
From the perspective of an L-level Researcher, this equipment was primitive. But with a few simple modifications, it would just about do.
"There might not be enough metal, but luckily, there's a materials science department storeroom upstairs."
"With the supplies in this building, I could even set up an M-level Weapon Production Line."
Limited by the strength of the materials and the precision of the equipment, M-level was about as good as it got.
But even among M-level machines, there were differences—size, for example.
A Medium Mech over four meters tall, even if it used M-level technology throughout, wouldn't be any weaker than an L-level person with cybernetic implants. Its destructive power might even surpass theirs.
"Xia Chu, help me check the power supply. We've got a big job ahead."
"Within 36 hours, I want to build a mech, then join up with the Rescue Team as soon as possible."
Lin Qi had no intention of fighting alone.
The Dragon Nation in the Doomsday World clearly had something going for it. And the heavy-industrial weaponry in Lin Qi's head was far beyond what one person could build.
Only by getting more people and resources to help could Lin Qi reap greater rewards in the Doomsday World.
"A mech?"
Xia Chu was very surprised. She hadn't expected Lin Qi to have come to the university for this.
Would it even work?
In Xia Chu's understanding, human technology clearly hadn't reached the point where people could build mechs for combat.
Take the robot marathon held just a few days before the apocalypse, for example. Only a handful of robots had managed to finish; most could barely walk.
Both hardware and software had their technical hurdles.
"Trust me." Lin Qi headed toward the electric motors as he spoke to Xia Chu.
"Okay." Xia Chu made her choice.
In Lin Qi's workshop in the Cyber World.
Lin Qi's state changed slightly from one moment to the next. The most obvious difference was his clothes.
The words "Magic University Robot Combat" were printed on them.
Before returning to the Cyber World, Lin Qi had quickly washed the zombie blood off himself and changed into clothes from the Robot Combat Club next door.
"I'll have to be more careful when I pass through the Gate from now on. If I get into a fight in the Doomsday World like I did this time, I definitely won't be able to bring those clothes back."
"Good thing there aren't any cameras in the workshop. Otherwise, I'd have given myself away."
Lin Qi took off the clothes and tossed them straight into the workshop's ultra-high-temperature waste processor.
He couldn't leave the clothes lying around.
He'd also made up his mind: the first thing he'd do from now on when he went to the Doomsday World was change his clothes.
He couldn't damage his Cyber World clothes. He still had to wear them when he came back.
"Less than half of the mech parts in the Doomsday World have been modified. The materials are terrible. The hydraulic transmission will barely work, but I'll have to hand-build the motors one at a time."
"Next, I need to look up some M-level mech designs and pick a suitable model to copy. Designing one from scratch would waste too much time."
"Besides, I only absorbed three Crimson Crystals on that trip. Luckily, I came back to the workshop today. I had one in my mouth when I returned, so it won't slow down my progress toward becoming a Transcendent First Order."
Lin Qi's plans for the Doomsday World were now proceeding in an orderly fashion.
It was the changes in the Cyber World that gave him a headache.
The Assassin's League, Greenland City, Lin Xin, Red Fruit City...
According to the information Arthur had revealed at the Highest Level meeting earlier, Red Fruit City wasn't nearly as peaceful as it seemed.
Lin Qi also knew that Liu Heavy Industries was under scrutiny, too. The mercenaries watching the Weapon Research Institute were proof of that.
Sitting in the workshop, Lin Qi pondered while absorbing the Crimson Crystal in his mouth.
In the blink of an eye, morning arrived.
He finished absorbing the Crimson Crystal and got dressed.
When he left the workshop, the door to his father's workshop next door was still locked.
It looked like his father had taken on a big job—possibly a full-body cybernetic implant—and still hadn't finished.
Lin Qi went downstairs and saw Lin Xin, who seemed to have been up all night, too.
"Remember to upgrade your Black Gold Member status," Lin Qi reminded her again.
Lin Xin said nothing. She simply raised her hand.
A bracelet bearing the logo of the Intercontinental Stabilization Trauma Response Company was on her wrist.
Lin Qi raised an eyebrow. When had his younger sister gotten so obedient?
She'd been quick about it.
"I have to go to the company. When Dad finishes this job, tell him to contact me. I'll be back at the Cybernetic Clinic by this afternoon at the latest."
Without waiting for Lin Xin to reply, Lin Qi went out and boarded the Flying Vehicle.
His destination was the Red Fruit City Weapon Research Institute.
To find the M-level mech information he needed, Lin Qi had to access the institute's network.
When he arrived on the institute's rooftop, Lin Qi got out of the Flying Vehicle and looked around.
For the first time since he'd started working at the institute, Lin Qi didn't run into Liu Xuan there.
In the company system, Lin Qi was marked as off duty today.
Before you continue