Tikaion is a very strange creature. When Bai Yi controlled the drone to fly among the population, he discovered a nest of Tikaion cubs.

There were 12 calves in the litter, the largest of which was about 15 meters long, and the smallest no longer than 5 meters. They were surrounded by the entire school of fish and were in the center of the group, close to an adult whale that served as a nanny.

As the drone flew past them, the blue plasma flames at the tail of its engine caught the cubs' attention. They sped up slightly, the drone's silhouette reflected in their big, adorable eyes.

As the drone began to circle them, the cubs began to slowly adjust their direction, following the drone. However, due to their size and limited neural speed, they were far slower than the drone. Often, the drone would complete a circle and fly in front of them again before the cubs of Ti'kaion had completed their first circle.

Unlike the older Ti’kaions, since the surface cortical tissue has not yet fully grown, these young Ti’kaions do not look like the brown earth color of adult whales, but are more like the gray-blue color of whales in the water.

After another circle, the drone suddenly pulled up its nose away from the group of calves and began to observe other whales.

At the very end of the group was a whale that looked very old, its skin cracked from its tail, and some gem-like green crystals grew from the cracks in its skin. These crystals emitted a green fluorescence in the dark, which was the precious Tikaion ambergris.

On Earth, ambergris primarily refers to the dried intestinal secretions of sperm whales. This white powder is often used to make perfumes, and some are used as medicine. While modern chemical manufacturing has made it possible to mimic the scent of ambergris with artificial musk, perfumes made from naturally harvested ambergris remain highly sought after, often sold on luxury goods counters for hundreds of times their original cost.

Although Tikaon ambergris is also called ambergris, it is a completely different substance. It only appears in individuals over 20,000 years old, symbolizing their aging and death. As Tikaon age, cells die due to aging, and without replacement, they accumulate in the skin. The elements within these cells accumulate, eventually forming these bizarre crystals.

Therefore, Tikaion Ambergris also has a romantic name in the market, called Death Ambergris.

The collection of death ambergris does not have much impact on Ti'kaion, because the former is essentially just the accumulation of dead cells on the latter's skin, just like the dead skin that some people shed.

Death ambergris commands a high market price. Beyond its rarity and intoxicating aroma, its scent also possesses a powerful calming effect. Many religious organizations within the Alliance light candles infused with ambergris on important occasions to maintain a consistent concentration of the scent in the air. Believers claim the scent allows them to see their Lord.

Bai Yi roughly estimated that if all the ambergris on the Tikaion in front of him were collected, the market price would be enough for the down payment of a 120-square-meter second-hand house within the Fifth Ring Road of Mars.

However, there was no collection equipment installed on the drone, so Bai Yi could only try to use the side of the drone to hit the base of Tikaion's tail to see if he could knock some debris off it.

Hard work pays off. After destroying the entire row of headlights and an infrared sensor on the left, Bai Yi finally knocked off a palm-sized piece of debris.

There is a small mechanical arm at the tail of the drone. Although Bai Yi couldn't use it to break the ambergris off Tikaion's body before, it is just right for grabbing the fragments floating on the side of the whale.

The silver robotic arm slowly stretched out and firmly grasped the green-glowing crystal.

Mission accomplished. Bai Yi immediately controlled the drone to return. Because it didn't have a jump engine installed, he sent a small escort ship to meet it.

Because this drone was designed as a disposable item and was not designed to return home, we now have to send extra people to pick it up.

But it's all worth it, because the price of such a small piece of incense has already made up for the fuel cost consumed in the pick-up.

Bai Ye was playing with the piece of death ambergris that he had taken from Tikaion in and outside his machine room.

He had now transformed into a humanoid form, his latest creation. The crudely constructed refrigerator had been sealed away. This body now looked completely human. And more than that. Every physiological response a human possessed was replicated in this body, exactly on a scale of 1:1.

The skeleton is constructed from carbon nanomaterials, with starship-style porcelain armor added to the joints for added protection, and a bionic skin covering the exterior. Hundreds of sensory processors are built into the body, autonomously receiving stimuli and emitting corresponding signals without the need for brain control. This is like the human body's reflex arc, allowing it to react before the brain issues a command.

Of course, sometimes embarrassing situations occur, such as certain parts of the body not obeying the brain's instructions at certain times. However, this is also very consistent with human physiology and is part of the imitation of the human body.

Bai Yi was very pleased with this sophisticated body, but what made him even more satisfied was the extremely low design cost. Normally, a third-party outsourcing company would have to spend tens of thousands of quantum yuan as a design fee for such a highly customized body.

However, Bai Yi didn't use an outsourcing agency. He found a college student on a recruitment app, saying they could issue him an internship certificate. The other party quickly created a design draft according to his requirements overnight. The production drawings of Bai Yi's current body were optimized based on this free design draft.

He recalled how he had spent a lot of time and effort to transfer 800 yuan to the college student and the grateful expression on the other party's face.

It turns out that this era lacks everything except college students.

He felt that he was being too kind, because many companies outside did not pay for college students' internships. However, he not only ignored their lateness and early departure, but also took the initiative to shorten their internship period and did not even threaten them with an internship certificate.

An internship certificate from Border Guard AI is extremely valuable.

Compared to those capitalists outside, Bai Yi felt that he was simply a great philanthropist.