Chapter 747 - 233: Prodigy Hunt List! Advent of the Mechanical Race, The Iron Man Rebellion
Chapter 747: Chapter 233: Prodigy Hunt List! Advent of the Mechanical Race, The Iron Man Rebellion
Thirty short years went by. By the seven hundred and tenth year of the great warzone’s timeline,
The territory under the Six Great Star Systems Alliance had expanded at a frantic pace, growing from the original fifty-one star systems to a full three hundred!
A behemoth spanning hundreds of Star Realms had thus taken shape.
On the Ice Cave Planet, Caesar reviewed the latest consolidated battle report and nodded, satisfied.
"The resources from three hundred star systems should be enough to sustain the newly promoted Constant Star Martial Artists for a time. The Alliance’s Battle Merit System can remain stable for now."
He looked at Qin Feng and said, "Next, the two of us can go into seclusion again to raise our strength another level. At the same time, it’s about time we started paying attention to intelligence on ’Star System Level Resources’."
"It seems that no one in the entire warzone has managed to secure a Star System Level Resource Point yet."
"Alright."
Qin Feng nodded.
...
However, just as Caesar was about to discuss the intelligence on "Star System Level Resources" in more detail, something unexpected happened.
HUMMM—
The simple Jade Tokens hanging from their waists, which served as their identification for the competition, lit up simultaneously without warning, erupting in an unprecedentedly brilliant light.
Following that, lines of golden text composed of pure energy, as if alive, emerged from the Jade Tokens and were clearly imprinted onto their retinas.
[Competition has reached Year 700]
[A large-scale Alien Race invasion has begun within the warzone. Those slain by the Alien Race can be Reborn, but they cannot enter the Hunting Stage and will be directly eliminated.]
[The ’Mechanical Race’ invasion event has begun. Please take note and participate.]
[Ten Constant Star-level Ten Thousand Races’ Celestial Prides have been deployed in the warzone. Please be advised.]
[Ten Thousand Races’ Celestial Pride: At the level of those on the ’Human Race’s Celestial Pride Hunt List’.]
[...]
One message after another appeared on the Jade Tokens, each containing explosive content capable of upending the entire strategic landscape of the warzone.
Inside the ice cave, a deathly silence fell.
Both Qin Feng and Caesar, who was usually so composed and seemingly had everything under control, were stunned silent the moment they saw the messages.
Qin Feng’s first reaction was to immediately send out a sliver of his consciousness and connect to the public forum that covered the entire warzone.
As expected, the public forum was in a complete uproar.
The entire interface seemed to be boiling. Tens of thousands of posts refreshed in the same second, the density of the information flow creating an unprecedented data storm.
All the boards were completely flooded by the two keywords "Mechanical Race Invasion" and "Ten Thousand Races’ Celestial Pride."
"A Mechanical Race invasion... and they’re deploying the Ten Thousand Races’ Celestial Prides?"
"I didn’t expect... this kind of twist!"
Caesar couldn’t help but let out a low laugh. "Qin Feng, it seems our previous worries were unnecessary! ... Looking at the situation now, not only is it possible, I’d say it’s more than achievable! The sheer amount of resources being delivered to our doorstep is staggering!"
Qin Feng withdrew his consciousness, his gaze also turning sharp.
"If I remember correctly, the life forms of the Mechanical Race are themselves an extremely precious resource."
"’Precious’ is an understatement!"
Caesar’s tone was filled with emotion. "They’re practically a tailor-made supplement for us!"
He began to explain in detail.
"The ’Mechanical Race,’ as one of the Cosmic Peak Races, has a very unique life form.
Below the Planet-level, their individual strength isn’t top-tier, but they can create all sorts of powerful mechanical constructs, forming a terrifying ’zerg-rush’ tactic. They’re extremely formidable."
"But once they break through to the Planet-level, their cores undergo a qualitative change, and their Mental Power begins to grow wildly.
At this point, they can create special mechanical constructs that possess ’Machine Souls’.
These constructs have combat awareness, and their Combat Power is far beyond that of ordinary machines. However, their production speed becomes very slow."
"As for the Constant Star-level..."
Caesar’s expression grew a bit more serious. "A Mechanical Race life form at this level possesses an immortal characteristic similar to our ’Indestructible Projections’.
They themselves are mobile super-factories. Given enough time and energy, they can theoretically create an endless Creation Legion of same-level mechanical constructs possessing ’Machine Souls’.
One person is an entire army!"
He paused, then pointed out the most crucial point.
"And our true target is the so-called ’Machine Soul’!
It’s a highly condensed, pure Will Core of mental energy. Hunting them down and refining them can greatly increase the strength and total amount of our own Mental Power!"
"As for the Constant Star-level Mechanical Race life form itself, its value is even more immeasurable.
If we could refine its entire core, the boost would be even greater than refining tens of thousands of ’Machine Souls’!"
Hearing this, even someone as strong-willed as Qin Feng had a fervent glint in his eyes.
What did he need most right now?
It was the massive amount of resources needed to build his [Immortal Tower] to a scale of tens of millions of light-years!
And this sudden arrival of the Mechanical Race army was simply a tailor-made Taotie feast for him!
Caesar seemed to see what Qin Feng was thinking and added with a smile, "After all, if you trace it back to its origins, the Mechanical Race is an independent civilization that split off from the Human Race after the ’Iron Men Rebellion’ during the early days of the Human Empire.
You could say that they are a race created by us, the Human Race.
Therefore, their Mental Power cores share the same origin as ours. We can directly refine and absorb them without any rejection."