Chapter 223 is entirely mechanized; a memoir.

Yes.

The world is no longer the same as it used to be; how could people not become machines?

Anything is possible in this world.

Qingxian and the others were utterly devastated; what kind of luck was this?!

Why do these things always happen whenever I try to do something?

The first time, they almost lost everything. Then Qingxian was kidnapped by pirates, then another one was held captive by the Chamber of Commerce, and now it's An'an's turn...

What kind of fate is this?! It's so miserable!!

Despite their complaints, Qingxian and the others genuinely took Chen Qing's words to heart.

They didn't think Chen Qing would lie to them, so they obediently gave up on the island, packed their things, and prepared to leave.

There's no need for Chen Qing to lie to them.

She could have just killed them and robbed them; there was no need for her to make up any lies to deceive them.

Qingxian and the others trusted Chen Qing completely; they did whatever Chen Qing told them to do.

Chen Qing pointed them to a road leading to Yuzhi Island, where there were one or two deserted islands nearby.

Although the resources may not be as abundant as those in this mechanical graveyard, it is safer and more secure.

Moreover, Zhao Fuli is easy to get along with, and most importantly, Zhao Fuli has powerful backers.

That's a good place.

After Qingxian and the others left, Chen Qing focused all his attention on the mechanical graveyard.

Fengying Emerald and Cleaner were arranged by Chen Qing to escort Qingxian and the others away, and then send the supplies stolen from Parti Islands back to the Reef Island waters.

The mechanical resources were enough for Chen Qing to build a combat ship, and the remaining resources could be used to manufacture a considerable amount of combat machinery.

Those mechanical resources can temporarily solve Chen Qing's resource shortage. Including the time it takes to remelt these materials, it should be enough for about half a month.

Chen Qing made no attempt to disguise herself, nor did she bring any law enforcement officers with her, as she was unsure of the situation on the island.

The mechanical graveyard does indeed contain a mechanical virus, and apart from those in the blue team, no one knows exactly what effects that virus has.

What works for humans may not necessarily be ineffective for machines.

Not bringing law enforcement officers is a safer option, as Chen Qing's current strength makes him one of the best in the deep blue sea.

Under normal circumstances, as long as she doesn't encounter a top-tier player like the one with double the skill level, she can usually hold her own at 50/50.

The ship anchored in the shallow waters, and Chen Qing boarded the island known as the "graveyard of machines."

As soon as Chen Qing stepped onto the beach, he sensed a distinct energy fluctuation.

This energy is strange; it's like a protective shield, but it's not meant to protect against humans.

Chen Qing could easily pass through the protective barrier and enter the jungle.

If we don't guard against humans, then we must guard against machines.

A small crab climbed onto Chen Qing's boot and opened its mouthparts, attempting to attack him.

Chen Qing sensed the movement and lowered his head.

It was a small blue crab, but Chen Qing thought it looked more like a spider than a crab.

She easily shook off the crab and crushed it with one foot.

When the boot was removed, the crab had already died.

Chen Qing used his disintegration skill on the already dead crab, and a pile of mechanical parts scattered on the ground.

The island was indeed teeming with mechanical creatures, and they were quite aggressive.

Mechanical life forms have an advantage, but also a disadvantage.

No matter how powerful the creature they face, they will dutifully and strictly carry out their master's orders.

Fierce and fearless of death.

This leads to a consequence: when these mechanical creatures face beings many times stronger than themselves, they all rush forward and die one after another.

Chen Qing is currently facing such a situation.

The island's environment is somewhat similar to that of a tropical rainforest, with an extremely diverse range of species.

However, all the creatures on the island are mechanical.

The space that Chen Qing had cleared long ago was now filled with these mechanical creatures and their disassembled parts.

To be honest, if these machines weren't contaminated with viruses that could infect humans, the parts they decompose would be quite useful.

Chen Qing suspected that these mechanical beings were not born mechanical beings, but rather like An An, they were infected with a mechanical virus and thus transformed into machines.

Could this be one of the Blue Team's objectives?

An inexhaustible supply of mechanical resources.

It doesn't feel that simple.

Chen Qing continued to venture deeper into the island, but her progress was extremely slow due to the large number of mechanical creatures on the island.

After all, Chen Qing came to investigate the virus on the island, not to wipe it out.

Of course, Chen Qing didn't investigate the virus for some false reason like saving the world; he just wanted to satisfy his curiosity.

Although Chen Qing initially chose the job of a mechanic because it was suitable, over time she has indeed come to like the profession.

In terms of the mechanic profession, Chen Qing has all three elements: the right time, the right place, and the right people.

She truly encountered the best of times for a mechanic.

Perhaps the next wave of careers in the deep blue sea will be mechanics.

The world is a giant cycle; it goes around and around, but it always comes full circle.

The mechanical relics of our ancestors should represent the most brilliant and prosperous period of mechanical civilization.

Does the appearance of this ancient site signify the coming of the mechanical age?

Chen Qing squatted down and plucked a man-eating flower with its gaping maw wide open. Her previous guess was correct.

All the mechanical creatures on this island are infected with the same mechanical virus as An An.

The island itself is a mechanical graveyard, filled with a large number of failed and scrapped machines.

With the emergence of the virus and the massive amount of machinery on the island, the speed at which the virus spread and proliferated was astounding, and the entire island was overrun.

The carnivorous flower that Chen Qing picked must have just grown recently and had not yet been fully mechanized.

And so, a very magical scene unfolded.

The carnivorous plant's thick rootstock is half mechanical and half dripping with vibrant green sap.

Chen Qing's space was filled with a jumble of items, some of which she had collected from survivors and the merchant guild, and others she had opened from supply boxes.

She took out a time glass bottle from her spatial dimension. It was a magical artifact; anything placed inside the bottle would have its time frozen at the moment it was placed inside.

Chen Qing spent eight thousand goldfish to get them back.

The reason it's so cheap is because this thing can only be used to install machinery, and it's only available in Class C.

The carnivorous plant is right on this dividing line.

Chen Qing didn't understand why a magician would create tools for a mechanic.

The survivor who obtained this item immediately sought out Chen Qing.

When it comes to the most famous mechanic among survivors, Chen Qing is undoubtedly the one.

Chen Qing would accept almost any strange and unusual prop as long as the price was reasonable.

If you save them up, you might eventually have enough progress to complete another illustration collection.

Even if she is poor, she still needs to have a budget for this.

Mechanical Heart is a very thrifty and practical machine, and it is also very suitable for a businessman's profession.

Chen Qing cleaned up and sold all the useless junk in her warehouse.

They really made a lot of money.

Even though Chen Qing wasn't home, the machinery in the house wasn't idle either. Sailor Rabbit and Mini Rabbit Squad, along with their combat guards, were selling supplies all over the Treasure Sea.

It includes not only weapons and machinery, but also medical supplies, food, games, and all sorts of other supplies.

They have what they need to survive, and they also have what they enjoy and have fun with.

Chen Qing and Mechanical Heart share the same attitude towards survivors: kill them all!

They won't even spare the indigenous people!

After putting the cyborg carnivorous plant into the Time Magic Bottle, Chen Qing continued his journey into the interior of the island.

So far, she has not encountered any members of the blue team.

I don't know if he's hiding or dead.

Chen Qing preferred the latter, as the machinery on the island was difficult to deal with.

They are highly aggressive and even more fearless than humans.

Chen Qing has been on the island for over an hour, and has killed at least ten thousand mechanical creatures.

Every machine she encountered displayed astonishing aggression, without exception.

This island has existed for quite some time, and the experiments on it were not accomplished overnight.

There had never been any problems before, but after Qingxian and the others arrived, they discovered so many issues.

This suggests that something has likely happened on the island.

Just then, Qingxian and her friends stumbled upon the incident.

Originally, there were only two or three people watching over the island, but then members of the Beixing family arrived.

The guards were combat professionals, while the Beixing family was a mechanical family.

If the machinery on the island hadn't malfunctioned, how could they have possibly spared anyone to come here during such a crucial time as the Deep Blue War, when the Beixing family was also deeply mired in the conflict?

Furthermore, the Drugu and Barbaro families, caught up in the war, didn't have the extra energy to transfer their elite members away.

Despite the Drugu family's overwhelming advantage in the war against Barbaro, Barbaro ultimately has the backing of the Mechanical Association.

Barbara may be at a disadvantage for a while, but as long as her family is not completely destroyed, she has not lost.

There are still two islands left, no matter what.

According to Qingxian and the others, the Beixing family members did not leave the island after arriving.

It's highly likely that he also got into trouble along with the other professionals who were guarding the island.

Those kids were really lucky to encounter something like this, and to do that, they managed to escape mostly unscathed.

Chen Qing walked through the jungle, and the plants on the island had also been transformed into machines.

From the outside, they look no different from other plants, but once you peel off their outer skin, all the mechanical parts inside are exposed.

Chen Qing stood in front of a human camp, his brows slightly furrowed.

This place should be the place where the humans who previously observed the mechanical graveyard lived.

Judging from the situation at the camp, the people living here have probably not returned for about a week.

Logically speaking, if the Blue Team has assigned people to guard the island, they must have measures to prevent the mechanical virus.

Moreover, although Qingxian and the others were all on the island, none of them were infected with the mechanical virus; only An'an was infected.

What exactly happened on this island?

Chen Qing took the mini rabbit out of his spatial storage to deal with the endless stream of mechanical creatures.

She then began to search the human camp diligently.

Since the people in the camp were caught in an unexpected accident, they certainly didn't have time to deal with the things inside. She might be able to find something useful.

The campsite exudes a sense of everyday life, with soft, large beds and shelves overflowing with books...

Chen Qing stood in front of the desk, on which were several notebooks scattered about, the latest page of which was only half-written.

These notes were not the island observation notes Chen Qing had envisioned, but rather a memoir.

"..."

Memoirs of Storm Hunter, King of Druids, Deep Blue Enforcer, and Fury of Kamar.

That's what it says on the cover, and she didn't change a single word.

Chen Qing flipped through it and found that most of it was just boasting.

Her name is also on it; it's from the Sapphire Island Dahlia incident.

Memoir writers also became involved in the events on Sapphire Island.

Chen Qing tapped her fingers rhythmically on the table as she carefully flipped through the contents of the memoir.

The Blue Team's experiment definitely began before the Sapphire Island incident.

Since this Fury Kama was involved in the Sapphire Isle incident, then she must have been transferred to the Mechanical Graveyard later.

What about the island observers who preceded her?

Were they assimilated into machines? Or were they transferred away?

Chen Qing felt the former was more likely.

According to the memoir, Fury Karma portrayed himself as a saintly figure who was brave, fearless, indifferent to fame, fortune, power, and money.

She accepted the observation mission from the Blue Team because she wanted to uncover the secrets of the island and save the world.

However, this sage has most likely already been assimilated.

Chen Qing analyzed the contents of the memoir, removed the boastful parts of Fury Karma, and arrived at a concise truth.

This island is not actually the Blue Team's testing ground; to be precise, it belongs to the Mechanical Association.

However, this island happens to be under the jurisdiction of the rebellious vice president of the Mechanical Association.

Initially, the Mechanical Graveyard was only responsible for experimenting with machines that they had "taken" out of the mechanical ruins.

However, as time went on, the members of the Mechanical Association gradually discovered that these ancient machines were becoming increasingly uncontrollable, much like the Sword Dance Mantis.

If it's just uncontrollable and aggressive, it's not that scary.

The most terrifying thing is that the machine was carrying an unknown virus!

All the mechanics on the island at that time died without exception.

They will either be killed by machines or infected and assimilated by viruses.

Upon learning of this matter, the association's president, Shi Fangtu, made a decisive decision to destroy the experimental field.

The person in charge of this matter is the rebellious vice president, Yolandi.

She pretended to destroy the experimental site, but in reality, she was just disguising the island to continue the original experiment.

While she was causing trouble at the Mechanical Ruins, keeping Shi Fangtu busy, she was also trying to win over other families in the Mechanical Association.

Later, the virus existing on the island was gradually perfected and released by them little by little.

Chen Qing closed her memoir, and she found a small problem in it.

However, before Chen Qing could continue to ponder, a cold, mechanical voice came from the camp.

[Human detected—Human detected—Target locked—]