"So this is the City of Ruins? I see."
Yu Yuan walked through the City of Ruins, taking in the massive mechanical structures and weapons destroyed by war. He couldn't help but feel a pang of sorrow.
Suddenly, he stopped.
A huge hole had opened in the ground ahead. Hundreds of meters across, it pierced straight through the city.
"That's what the Mechanical Overmind's Cationic Energy-Concentrating Cannon did."
Diona came up behind Yu Yuan. A pack hung from her back, evidently the reason she had come here.
"Why did the Mechanical Overmind attack your people?"
Diona was silent for several seconds before she answered slowly. "On the surface, it was because the Mechanical Overmind demanded that we upload our consciousness, abandon our bodies, and all undergo Mechanical Ascension. We refused..."
"And the real reason?"
"The Eye of Amos Weapon System..."
"What's that?" Yu Yuan asked thoughtfully.
"A Taboo Tier weapon that might threaten beings Beyond Gold."
Well, that explained it.
Yu Yuan understood.
Diona held out a chip.
At Yu Yuan's surprised look, she said evenly:
"This is the core Crystal Core of the Eye of Amos Weapon System. I want to join your Civilization!"
Yu Yuan took the chip.
``` [Ding! Congratulations on obtaining the high-value resource 'Eye of Amos Weapon System']
—Eye of Amos Weapon System
Quality: Taboo
Description: An ultimate Civilization strike system developed by three generations of the Mechanical Floating City from fragmentary records.
Usage requirement: A Power Core rated at 20 million or higher.
Charge time: 60 seconds
Attack speed: Light-speed beam
Trait: +250% damage against mechanical life-forms.
Function: Locks onto an enemy with a 100% hit rate.
Delivers an extremely destructive strike to the target, with a 100% chance of destroying a Transdimensional Tier creature's defensive layer and inflicting severe damage, plus a small