As the last line of text disappeared, a waveform appeared on the Light Screen.
The waveform writhed, and a synthetic voice came from it, impossible to identify as male or female, yet somehow sounding extraordinarily gentle.
[My respects to you, Ruler.]
"You can talk?"
[You granted me a degree of intelligence at the very beginning. Now that I possess a [Core], I have learned the language of your species.]
[Please do not blame me, Ruler. I know that the creations at your side have little need for words, but today marks the birth of my heart, and I wished to convey my respect to you.]
[If you require it, I shall disable my speech function.]
"No need. Being able to talk is nice, too. Do you know about the Abyss? Also, that being mentioned on the Light Screen just now is the pinnacle of the Abyss Species-a true god?"
[Correct.]
[My apologies, Ruler. You have drawn that being's attention because of me. I will do everything I can to protect you from the harm of the Abyss. Should the Abyss come in person, you may simply erase my will, thereby eliminating that being's attention.]
From the Abyssal Mech, Ye Qiyan also learned a few things about the Abyss Species.
The so-called Abyss Species were not a race born in the [Abyss], but beings selected by that being and dragged into the Abyss to be transformed.
Whether humans, Goblins, or giants, once they caught that being's eye, they would be dragged into the [Abyss], their past, present, and future erased, becoming Abyss Species akin to toys or ornaments.
The Abyssal Mech did not know how he had escaped the Abyss, nor did he have any idea why he had come into the possession of a Goblin God.
He knew only that