Inside the rental apartment.
In the living room.
[Mechanical Communication, activated]!
"Rumble!"
After Wang Zhong used the power of his Mind Power to activate this [Cleric Ability: Mechanical Communication LV1], the text in the attribute panel for [Mechanical Communication LV1] flickered, and a faint yet profound blue radiance suddenly bloomed.
"Rumble!"
Wang Zhong's body suddenly trembled. Then, a faint bluish glow flashed between his brows and vanished.
In an instant, Wang Zhong's mental power seemed to undergo some sort of transformation. All of it was amplified more than tenfold, causing his mental power to spread uncontrollably outward.
"Buzz, buzz!"
Invisible blue mental ripples spread from between Wang Zhong's brows, transforming into dense waves of mental undulations that radiated throughout the living room.
In that instant.
The [Bionic Patrol Crow] in Wang Zhong's hand, the [Mechanical Phone A10] he carried...
The television, laptop, robot vacuum, and other items in the living room...
All of these mechanical items were covered by the mental ripples released from Wang Zhong's body!
In the blink of an eye, faint blue gleams flashed across these Mechanical Creations.
Within moments, Wang Zhong's consciousness had enveloped the entire living room.
The functions, abilities, and emotions of every Mechanical Creation in the living room appeared clearly in Wang Zhong's mind.
"I have to say, this strange ability really fascinates me!"
Immersed in this near-[omniscient state], Wang Zhong could not help spreading his arms and sighing. "I can clearly sense that these mechanical objects all possess lives of their own! In a sense, they have consciousness as well."
That was right!
Although these Mechanical Creations were cold and emotionless, under the perception power Wang Zhong released, he could still clearly sense that they possessed a unique life fluctuation of their own.
However, exactly what that life fluctuation was remained beyond the current Wang Zhong's ability to decipher.
A moment later.
Wang Zhong lowered his head and sensed his [Mental Power] rapidly weakening. He immediately injected the mental power of [Mechanical Communication] into the [Bionic Patrol Crow].
"Bionic Patrol Crow, activate your internet connection immediately and search for [preschool textbooks] and [elementary school textbooks]..."
"Understood, Creat... Creator God..."
The next second, a flattering voice filled with longing appeared in Wang Zhong's mind again.
"Also, when you're outside from now on, don't transform casually. You may only transform after hearing my command..."
"Understood, Creator God..."
And so, an entire night passed.
The next day, Wang Zhong brought the [Bionic Patrol Crow] with him as he patrolled the Slums once again.
That day, Wang Zhong's patrol mission went very smoothly. Secretly, however, he instructed the [intelligence] of the [Mechanical Phone A10] to investigate the [Antique Mechanical Shop]...
At the same time, he used public resources for private purposes and ordered the [Bionic Patrol Crow] to monitor everything happening at the [Antique Mechanical Shop] from the sky.
The [Antique Mechanical Shop] sold old [Antique Mechanical] items...
That morning, Wang Zhong had entered the [Antique Mechanical Shop] to look around. He discovered that some of its Antique Mechanical items were made from [Psionic Metal], so he set his sights on the shop.
The current Wang Zhong needed to find some powerful and special [Psionic Mechanical Creations] to strengthen himself.
Buying those [Antique Mechanical] items.
Had therefore become Wang Zhong's most suitable choice.
Six thirty in the evening.
The moon was bright and the stars sparse. The streets of the entire Slums were packed with workers buying cheap boxed meals.
"Not bad, not bad. This eggplant and braised pork fried rice costs only eight credits per serving. It tastes good, and the meat is passable..."
Squatting by the roadside, Wang Zhong finished the last bite of his meal, took out a tissue to wipe his mouth, and held a cup of iced matcha in his right hand as he slowly walked toward the [Antique Mechanical Shop].
It was not that Wang Zhong did not want to buy things in the morning. Rather, the owner of the [Antique Mechanical Shop] only came to the shop after six in the evening. At other times, the store was managed by a [Greeting Mechanical Assistant]...
A white robot resembling a food delivery robot.
Outside the Antique Mechanical Shop.
When Wang Zhong arrived at the entrance, the [Greeting Mechanical Assistant] stood by the door and welcomed him. "Welcome, boss."
Wang Zhong ignored the [Greeting Mechanical Assistant], pushed the door open, and looked around at the Antique Mechanical items displayed throughout the shop.
A moment later.
Under the shop owner's scrutinizing gaze, Wang Zhong walked to one side of the store and pointed at the [Sergeant Mechanical Helmet] displayed on the wall. He spoke in surprise, "Boss, you even have a sci-fi prop from two hundred years ago—the [Halo Armor]?"
The owner of the antique shop was a sunny-looking young man in his twenties.
At that moment, the shop owner glanced at the [Mechanical Helmet] sealed inside a glass case on the wall and curled his lips. "That thing is fake. The only real thing about it is that its material is made from [Psionic Metal]. It's simply sturdy, nothing more. It has no other use."
At his words, Wang Zhong's eyes flickered. His meaningful gaze swept over the [Sergeant Mechanical Helmet]. Just now, the [Holy Power] within him had actually reacted to that [Sergeant Mechanical Helmet]...
Only then did Wang Zhong turn around and walk over to the shop owner. With a polite expression, he introduced himself, "Hello. I'm the customer who came here this morning to look around. You weren't here at the time, so I waited until I saw you before coming back..."
"Oh, I usually only come to open the shop at night..."
"May I ask what the customer has taken a liking to? I can give you a ten-percent discount."
Seemingly realizing that he had a customer, Zhong Xu immediately put on a fake smile and spoke politely to Wang Zhong.
"Really? Actually, I've taken a liking to that [Trauma Treatment Mechanical Instrument] in the corner of your shop, the one worth nineteen thousand nine hundred and ninety credits..."
Hearing Zhong Xu's words, Wang Zhong did not stand on ceremony and directly named the [Psionic Mechanical] item he wanted.
After all, Wang Zhong currently had attack-type Mechanical Creations, defense-type Mechanical Creations, and support-type Mechanical Creations, but he still lacked a healing-type Mechanical Creation!
The appearance of this [Trauma Treatment Mechanical Instrument] happened to make up for his lack of [healing methods]!
After all, Wang Zhong's ideal was to become a well-rounded fighter.
PS: Everyone, the foreshadowing is here.
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