pertwk Chapter 219 The Mother of All Machines! The Machine Kingdom! The Rat Emperor Has Been Rebelled! The
Chapter 219 The Mother of All Machines! The Machine Kingdom! The Rat Emperor Has Been Rebelled! The
Chapter 219 The Mother of All Machines! The Machine Kingdom! The Rat Emperor Has Been Rebelled! The Mother River Civilization (Seeking Monthly Tickets)
While setting off at night might seem cool, Wanxing City is located in the middle of the Dark Star Region, making it a transportation hub, which means...
There's still half the journey to go.
It's time to wash up and go to bed!
However, a minor incident occurred in the middle. Due to the great commotion caused by Archbishop Twilight of the Church of the End, the news had spread through the internet and caused a small-scale panic.
So the flight attendants began distributing freshly printed anti-cult handbooks, still smelling of ink, and quickly reassured the passengers that everything was safe.
Some people never expected that such a big thing would happen in Star Bay City while they were shopping sprees.
"Luckily, we're about to leave the Dark Star Region; we shouldn't run into this crazy guy!"
"I never expected that after the destruction of the Twilight Order, another Church of the End would emerge. The world is getting more and more chaotic."
"A swordsman who uses tentacles as swords—he's crazy, but strangely kind of cool. Absolute overwhelming power is the romance of a man!"
"A large family like the Lin family is probably not clean either; they might have been double-crossed."
"Where did you get this victim-blaming mentality from? Stop being so envious of the rich, okay?"
"..."
The crowd was abuzz with discussion, mostly with fear and a bystander attitude, but a small number of people were gloating.
As for Lu Yu's side, three female flight attendants from "bcc" also brought him picture books. Although he couldn't eat them, women, like men, have a great interest in looking at beautiful things.
Moreover, they knew that one person's charm wasn't enough, so they changed their approach and invited the five of them to play games together and rank up, but Lu Yu politely declined.
Boys need to protect themselves when they're out.
Don't think others are just infatuated; some people, once they're hooked, are not easy to get rid of!
Lu Yu closed the door and looked at the cover of the picture book. Since no photo was taken, the portrait was drawn by the profiler based on the hand-drawn image of the hundred-touch figure in yellow robes by the Lin family survivor.
A figure in a yellow robe stood at the boundary between light and darkness, with half a sun ring shining behind him. Golden light mist, like snakes, coiled around him, and countless tentacles descended from the darkness!
Um! ?
How come she looks even better than I did?
"This artist must be a Photoshop beauty expert, they have absolutely no professional ethics. To prevent them from losing their job, Lu Dashan copied this character!"
Lu Yu did another good deed. Turning around, he saw the rat sitting on the soul cloud, sighing and groaning. He casually asked:
"What's wrong with you?"
"Xiu Ren, can we skip the Nightmare Prison training today?" the mouse pleaded weakly.
Lu Yu nodded: "Sure, let's do it tomorrow!"
He had traveled thousands of miles overnight, outwitted and outmaneuvered ancient giants, and was exhausted after counting money until his hands cramped up.
A balance between work and rest is the key!
However, the mouse wasn't happy after hearing this, and instead continued:
"Then... is it okay if I don't go tomorrow?"
Lu Yu frowned upon hearing this, thinking that the lazy hamster had acted up again!
However, after hearing the explanation, he couldn't help but roll his eyes.
It was that little mouse... What a bombshell!
This time, a large number of rat clones were used as disguises. They abused their power and, in their spare time, used methods such as buying and stealing to hoard a large number of potato chips, sugary drinks, and other miscellaneous snacks.
Simply put, it's like winning the lottery and becoming rich overnight, so you don't want to work anymore!
The promises the mouse made aren't working anymore!
Lu Yu asked doubtfully, "Once they return, won't they all be yours?"
When did this hamster become so easy to talk to?
Shouldn't they have said, "You have already chosen your own death," and then taken the money back from the national treasury?
The mouse pouted and said, "Although they didn't inherit the mouse's diligence and hard work, they did inherit its amazing wisdom. They had already foreseen this outcome, so they went to Sister Spider and carved out a small area from the Void Treasure Chest to use as a granary!"
I feel like I woke up really fast today!
Even the mouse clones are opening bank accounts at the little spider's bank!
He glanced at the little spider, who was holding a large watermelon and nodded vigorously.
"Eek!"
it is true!
The mouse continued, feeling wronged, "Originally, I wanted to do something underhanded with Sister Spider, get her to give it to me, and dispose of it as bad debt. If they asked about it later, I could use the excuse of burning the warehouse with fire."
However, Spider Sister was too upright. She stated that the rat clones were also family, and that the property of each rat was sacred and inviolable. Furthermore, they formed the "Rat Clone Rights Protection Union," uniting the other rat clones to reject all malicious exploitation. They have begun demanding that previous debts be paid in full and that wages be increased, or they will go on strike!
The little spider smiled and offered no comment, for the sake of family harmony, fairness was paramount.
Even the owner can't do that, unless you touch its head!
Thinking of this, the little spider took a bite of watermelon, a satisfied look on its face.
"So sweet!"
Lu Yu was also surprised. He didn't expect that the rat clones not only knew how to hoard food, but also developed a worker rat guild to unite most of the rats in the fight!
Isn't this combination of tactics far more exciting than those business battles involving boiling water on money trees, throwing away shared bikes, or bribing security guards to shut off the power?
Next step... will it be hanging the big capitalist rats on streetlights?
Lu Yu listened with great interest, but he still noticed a blind spot:
"Then why don't you just make up the difference? I think I bought you a lot of potato chips, didn't I?"
"How can you do that?!"
The mouse shook its head so hard it resembled a wave drum, and said earnestly:
"They are me. I exploit myself, so why should they have any complaints? And if they dare to ask for wages today, they will dare to ask for repairs tomorrow. We must never tolerate this kind of evil trend!"
Besides, last time Egg ate all the potato chips I had stored, so even if I wanted to pay salaries, I wouldn't be able to!
"roar?"
When Egg, who was half asleep, heard the keyword "eat", it raised its ferocious dragon head, opened its hundred eyes, and looked around curiously.
Where is the food?
Isn't dinner served?
"I see!"
Lu Yu understood that Shu Shu had embezzled public funds but encountered a cash withdrawal frenzy, which was about to trigger a bank run.
Looks like this guy isn't far from exploding!
Lu Yu suddenly realized and said, "So you've come here to transfer your debts to me?!"
This hamster is getting smarter and smarter by trying to find external funding to fill the gap!
But isn't this just like—[Potato chips hit the mouse, and the mouse (potato) is gone]!
"hey-hey!"
The little mouse scratched its head with its paws, gave a fawning smile, and leaned closer to say:
"Xiu Ren, what do you mean by transferring debt? That sounds awful. This is called angel investment. You invest in my project, and we'll grow it together."
With just a few hundred bags of potato chips, you can fill up your "Rat Bank" and acquire a group of hardworking mice, completely at your disposal!
Although his manner of speaking was still strange, Lu Yu wouldn't fall for it this time and decisively refused:
"I've already paid your salary. You can wait for your weekly allowance. Since you say they are you, then you'll cover the cost of the little mice's snacks. It's not expensive; I'll round it down to eight hundred yuan!"
Lu Yu wanted to see what happened next with the rat-like creature Muzan, so naturally he couldn't offer any help.
Moreover, the intelligence of the rat clone is getting higher and higher. In fact, it is also the skill proficiency of the [Soul Clone] skill that is constantly improving, and it has reached the perfect level of 99%!
We are only one step away from breaking through to the pinnacle!
Let Lu Yu be the driving force, helping the rat rise to the top in one step.
If it fails... we can only blame this hamster for going too far in the past and completely inciting public outrage!
"What!?" Mouse was stunned on the spot. Not only did he not get the funds, but he also ended up with an additional debt.
How tragic this is!
Actually, the problem isn't that serious, because tomorrow is Monday, and the new weekly funds will arrive. Even if it means paying off an extra debt, it won't be difficult.
The problem is that wages are going to increase later...
In this way, the comfortable life that the mouse obtained by exploiting its clones will be completely shattered, and it will have to live a very frugal life.
It's hard to go from extravagance to frugality!
Watching Xiu Ren turn to wash up, the mouse's expression changed. Suddenly, it clapped its little paws and muttered:
"I've got a plan! The big capitalists won't fall!"
It came up with a brilliant idea: with just a little preparation, it could make the rat clones obediently submit!
Then you can do whatever you want and enjoy the amazed looks of the cultivators!
"Hehehe..." The rat's sinister laughter rang out, and then Lu Yu, who had finished washing up, taped it shut, physically sealing it away.
In the days that followed, Lu Yu maintained a stable routine, eating and drinking during the day and training in Nightmare Prison at night.
Among them, the Spider's [Illusion] skill successfully broke through the peak of perfection by 1%, adding an extremely simple effect.
sublimation!
The intermediate-level [Illusion] skill was directly upgraded to the advanced-level [Illusionary Blessing]. While the skill's power remained unchanged, the woven illusion became more realistic, and the consumption was reduced to half of what it was before.
Although illusions are no longer Spider-Man's main ability, don't forget that he still has the illusionary object [Dream Bubble]!
The more realistic the illusion, the more powerful its deceptive ability!
Reverse the lines between illusion and reality!
After the money arrived, the mouse immediately paid half of the wages to most of the mouse clones. Although the Mouse Clone Rights Protection Guild was dissatisfied, the mouse clones were moved by the rousing speech given by the mouse and began skill training.
To Lu Yu's surprise, this hamster was actually willing to cut off its own flesh, which made him somewhat gratified.
The effect is also very obvious. Although the Soul Clone has not broken through, the super-tier skill [Shadow Control] has reached 90% of its peak!
Imminent ascension to sainthood!
As for Egg... its other skills remained unchanged, but [Immortal Thirst] had already broken through to the perfect level 1% in just a few days!
Even with a proficiency template, this progress is incomprehensible!
This guy is so perfectly suited to "eating"!
In the world of fantasy and martial arts, Gao Di has the heart of a child!
Time passed slowly, and finally, on the fifth day after boarding the Starpiercing Train, at noon, they left the Dark Star Region.
As the Starpiercer sped along, a 300-meter-high platinum-gold metal wall soon came into view, like countless metal giants standing side by side, stretching as far as the eye could see.
However, this heavy metal, like flowing water, constantly flows and changes, revealing the shapes of various weapons. From ancient times to the present, all mechanical creations emerge, only to sink back into the metal, constantly changing.
Such a scene brings a terrifying sense of oppression to life both inside and outside the domain!
At the same time, I also felt the beauty of machinery!
"Cultivator, is this the Mechanical King's Domain? Why did it build such a huge gate? What's the use? Aren't they afraid of being bypassed?" Mouse exclaimed in surprise.
Looking through the car window at the massive metal gate, Lu Yu heard this and smiled, saying:
"This is the Gate of All Machines, one of the masterpieces of the Mechanic Alliance, encompassing the entire Mechanic King's Domain!"
"The entire vast domain!"
The mouse stared wide-eyed, its expression incredulous, and said:
"Really?"
Lu Yu nodded and explained, "Of course it's true. In fact, the Beast Tamer Alliance of the Mechanical King Domain is called the Mechanic Alliance, and it also has a nickname: the Infrastructure Maniac. The Gate of All Machines is one of the masterpieces of the Mechanic Alliance, which can protect the entire domain."
These mechanics have incorporated countless mechanical inscriptions, tens of thousands of advanced weapons, countless turrets, and electromagnetic, laser technologies, and more...
All of this is controlled by the top-tier AI of the Mechanical King Domain Alliance, the "Mechanical Mother," which possesses near-True King-level computing power, but only computing power, not spiritual energy or physical strength.
Even so, it can respond differently to different monsters, and it connects with hundreds of large arms factories for supplies. It can deal with thousands of monster battlefields at the same time, and handle all matters, big and small, in the entire domain.
It is also one of the base stations of the network we use, responsible for network architecture, signal connection, and even participating in a large amount of low-level code writing and programming.
It could be said that the [Mechanical Mother] is the uncrowned king of the Mechanical King's Domain, but a perfect king devoid of desire, who abides by order and rules. Through electronic devices, she has invisibly spread her influence, possessing an effect akin to the laws of a true king. This knowledge was gained by Lu Yu after he showered Lilith with compliments on her legs!
"Eek!" The little spider also showed surprise. Just from the description, it could feel the power of the Gate of Machines!
If I could be that strong, I could protect my master!
He no longer needs to worry about external dangers disturbing him; he can simply live quietly in the beautiful world he has created.
"roar!"
Egg raised its head and looked at the huge gate. Its dragon eyes were full of fighting spirit. This powerful thing sounded delicious. It would find a chance to take a bite and try it!
The mouse stared in disbelief, then, as if struck by a sudden thought, asked, "Is the [Mechanical Mother] a creation of humans?"
"Of course not. Human technology has only developed for a few hundred years; it's not enough to create a top-tier intelligence like the [Mechanical Mother]." Lu Yu shook his head, then asked the mouse, "Do you know what the Mechanical King's Domain was like before?"
The mouse, the little spider, and the egg, of course, didn't know any better and had already sat obediently, ready to listen to the story!
At the same time, cast admiring glances upon them!
Lu Yu enjoyed this feeling and continued, "The former Mechanical King Domain was called the [Holy Metal Domain], a large domain filled with metal ecosystems."
Inside lies the Gravel Desert, where sunlight perpetually reflects and temperatures high enough to scald non-mechanical life.
The Forest of Gold is filled with steel needles, and even the leaves are sharp metal blades. If you accidentally wander into it, you might be cut into countless pieces.
The "Oil Swamp," stretching tens of thousands of kilometers and constantly bubbling with oil, is where countless oil-related lives fight and struggle.
There's also the ever-melting, yet eternally massive, copper-nickel mountain; simply getting close to it will cause heavy metal contamination, leading to health problems and more...
In reality, the Machine King's Domain was not suitable for human habitation at that time; metallic lifeforms were the dominant species there, until an explorer came and unearthed an ancient ruin.
Lu Yu paused for a moment, just feeling a bit thirsty, and took the barley tea that Little Spider had handed him.
He took a sip to moisten his throat and continued:
He discovered that this was actually an ancient mechanical kingdom called the "Land of Spirit Machines." According to the remaining historical records, they once possessed terrifying technology capable of climbing above the stars and approaching the main stream of the Mother River. Machines were their tentacles.
However, it was completely destroyed due to a great catastrophe, but the related mechanical technology and all creations were preserved. In fact, many of the secret realms today are the result of the leakage of creations from the Kingdom of Spirit Machinery.
"The adventurer who was first discovered happened to be a Beastmaster with a Metal-type Spiritual Puzzle, which belongs to the elemental branch. Because his form is solidified, he cannot be elementalized and his area damage is insufficient, so he is in an awkward position. Therefore, no one would go down the pure Metal path, and they would basically have to support other attributes."
However, after gaining a wealth of mechanical knowledge from the ruins, he had a sudden inspiration: could metal be used to make machines? So he transformed his pet beast into the first mechanical beast, which developed a more powerful spirituality and loaded itself with a large number of weapons left behind by the Kingdom of Spirit Machines, increasing its strength a hundredfold.
Even more shocking is that these self-created mechanical constructs can also develop a spiritual consciousness called a "machine soul" through special technology, greatly enhancing their mechanical power and possessing the potential for evolution. Do you know what this means?
The mouse murmured, "The age of machines... has arrived!"
"Very clever!"
Lu Yu gave the mouse an appreciative look and continued:
"After he returned, he used his special mechanical-type pet to sweep away his peers, making them feel the fear of being dominated by firepower. This caused a sensation in the Alliance, and he also gained the support of the Supreme Council, which organized a large number of metal-type beast tamers to explore."
Over the long years, they unearthed a large amount of technology from the Kingdom of Spirit Machines and utilized it, giving pure metal-attribute beast tamers a new name—mechanics!
Mechanics create mechanical creations that give birth to machine souls. Although these souls can mutate, the probability is greatly reduced. Even if a machine is contaminated, unlike flesh and blood creatures, it can be repaired by replacing parts, making it much more resilient!
The only downside is probably the cost!
Not only do you need to have money at home, but you also need to have the ability to make money yourself!
With the popularization of mechanical technology, the originally barren and desolate [Holy Gold Domain] has been transformed into a gold mine. The ferocious metal monsters have also become raw materials for mechanics to make advanced machinery. If you want to make machinery, you can use materials from the local area.
This led to the formation of the Mechanic Alliance. Some members pursued ultimate martial prowess, while others developed a discipline called "science" through mechanics. Combining this with the extraordinary, they researched and promoted a large number of machines suitable for civilian use, greatly improving productivity. Examples include automobiles, high-speed trains, and the internet. Some of these technologies were inherited from ancient relics, while others were improved versions. The "Mechanic Mother" was found among these and repaired.
Thanks to the addition of mechanics to the border battlefield, who built war fortresses and provided various forms of firepower, the casualty rate was greatly reduced, thus ensuring a century of peace within the border region!
At this point, Lu Yu also felt admiration for the human ancestors of this world, who selflessly dedicated their research results, not simply pursuing their own strength, but the strength of their race.
In this world, it is spirituality that is distorted, not humanity!
They are shining brightly!
The other three pets listened with great interest, as if they could see the ancient sages of humanity using their own flesh and blood to support the glorious human civilization!
Rumble!
As they were talking, the Starpiercer train was already approaching the Gate of Machines, and the railway seemed to have reached its end.
It looked like it was about to crash straight into it!
hum!
Suddenly, a large number of blue, circuit board-like patterns appeared on the Gate of All Machines, shining brightly!
An electronic voice sounded:
"Target detected... Serial number x942 - Starpiercer... Integrity 95%... Modified Mechanic Han Gu... Passage chip inspection successful... Proceedings permitted..."
Rumble!
With a violent tremor, the electromagnetic field around the metal gate dissipated, and at the moment of imminent contact, a large hole, just large enough to accommodate the Starpiercer, appeared.
You can see the railway track connecting to the other end inside!
The train entered it,
The surrounding scenery began to decrease at a visible rate, the roads began to become more orderly, and even if a broken tree appeared on one side of the road, the one on the opposite side would have to be split in half to maintain symmetry!
A godsend for those with obsessive-compulsive disorder!
The scenery also began to feature mainly metal objects.
In contrast, in the Dark Star Region, humans and nature coexist harmoniously.
The feeling that the Mechanical King's Domain gives people is...
order!
Like countless gears that make up a machine, everything is constructed in a stable and standardized direction.
It maintains a stable and healthy operation!
But this also caused it to lose its novelty, and people got tired of it after watching it for a short time!
"Shuren, this place doesn't feel as fun as before!"
A mouse was perched by the window, boredly watching the unchanging scenery outside. Suddenly... a flock of sparrows appeared, flying low, turning their heads, and looking at the passengers in the carriage with intelligent eyes, making many of them laugh.
The flight attendants just smiled and said nothing!
"These silly birds are interesting, more interesting than the scenery!"
The mouse made a face in response and asked:
"Xiu Ren, didn't you say that most of the creatures in the Mechanical King's Domain are metal monsters? Why can these ordinary birds survive safely? They don't seem as dangerous as you said..."
Lu Yu said meaningfully, "Take another look!"
"good!"
The mouse continued to look and discovered that the heads of these cute sparrows suddenly fell off!
"Aaaaaah, what is this?!"
The mouse was so frightened that it flew backwards repeatedly, looking terrified. After all, it was most afraid of the dark and scary things!
I don't dare listen to ghost stories, even though it's a thousand-faced ghost rat...
Many passengers were also frightened and felt their scalp tingle!
How can you see ghosts in broad daylight?
"etc……"
Soon, the mouse discovered that the sparrows' broken heads had not fallen off, but were connected to their bodies by springs, and that their bodies were not made of flesh and blood, but rather had a special metallic structure.
During flight, they quickly reattached their heads by vibrating themselves, and then made a "cawing" sound as they looked at the terrified people!
It seemed to be mocking their cowardice!
Lu Yu's voice rang out again: "This is a spring sparrow, its entire body is made of metal springs. It is one of the species born after it escaped from the Kingdom of Spirit Machines and radiated the [Metal Spring Ecosystem]."
It feeds on rusty iron and enjoys playing pranks to frighten other life forms. It is not inherently bad. Its racial skill is [Spring Split], which allows it to split its body to escape when in danger and repair its body by consuming metal. Its evolved form is [Spring Raptor].
A larger, falcon-like pet beast can scatter numerous sharp springs that pierce through enemies. They live throughout the Machine King's Domain, helping to remove rust from mechanical creations and maintaining friendly relations with many races.
At this point, Lu Yu marveled at the wonder of creation, noting that even springs are part of the ecosystem.
While the mechanical pets in the Mechanical King's Domain have a much lower probability of mutation than other pets, they face another problem.
Rusting!
Machinery is made of metal, so it will naturally rust. At best, this will affect the operation of the machinery; at worst, it will corrode the core of the machine, leading to its demise or loss of control!
Even some monarch-level mechanical monsters are troubled by this, affecting their own advancement.
However, the solution was to have some weak, low-level monsters eat the rust.
Everything in the universe is in balance, with each thing generating and restraining the other!
This has created a unique ecological chain!
Rumble!
With a loud scraping sound, the Star Train suddenly stopped, and Lu Yu, following the inertia, fell forward.
Whizzing!
However, the little spider acted quickly, spreading out a large amount of spider silk to fix Lu Yu and the luggage. The rat was unaffected because it was floating in the air, while the egg was as steady as a rock.
"Well done!"
After Lu Yu steadied himself, he patted the little spider's head, then looked out the window, wondering what had happened.
However, after scanning the area, his gaze sharpened, and he exclaimed in surprise:
"This is……"
Meanwhile, passengers in the other carriages or second-class seats were not so lucky. Even with their seatbelts on, they were shaken so badly that they almost threw up their dinner from the night before.
There were also unlucky guys who happened to unbuckle their seatbelts and get up, only to be hit and get a big bump.
Fortunately, the ticket price was high, so those who could get on were at least Silver-rank Beastmasters, and their physical condition was good, so they were all fine.
"What happened?"
"Damn, that sudden stop almost killed me!"
"Are you kidding me? There are children on this train! I'm going to file a complaint with the Union Railways!"
"..."
The crowd was full of resentment, and the flight attendants also fell unexpectedly. After getting up, they endured the pain and kept apologizing.
This slightly calmed the crowd's anger.
After all, it's pointless to make things difficult for working people.
The flight attendant quickly found out the reason:
The preceding sections of the railway had been bitten through by unknown monsters, and the surrounding protective mechanical turrets and barriers were also completely destroyed.
We will arrange for repairs immediately, and the Starship will refund half the ticket price as compensation, provide free lunch, and so on.
After hearing the answer and the compensation, the passengers gradually quieted down and began to complain that the Mechanical King's Domain's reputation as an infrastructure powerhouse was undeserved.
What's that outside the left window?
Suddenly someone exclaimed, drawing everyone's attention and causing them to turn their heads to look.
They saw a dark red line appear beyond the metal road in the distance, constantly pulsating...
Raise it little by little!
No, that's not a line!
Instead, they were a group of mechanically constructed rats!
As it charged across the land, black, paste-like oil continuously seeped from the gaps in its metal joints, quickly covering most of its body.
Within that metallic body, under the influence of the mysterious black oil, red tendons and flesh began to grow, piling up and forming granulation tissue as if it were a disease.
This hybrid structure, a mixture of mechanical and fleshy parts, not only looks exceptionally distorted,
Even more terrifying is...
They seemed to have gone mad, their eyes turning bloodshot, roaring as they transformed into a swarm of rats.
It rushed towards the train!
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(End of this chapter)