Chapter 180: Master Mechanic Jessiah [Mechanical Knight Core]
"Once you possess this powerful weapon from an ancient imperial civilization, dominating the starry sky will be just around the corner!"
"The secrets of evolution can be easily glimpsed from the corpses of fallen A-level life forms."
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The information in the regional network of the Land of Stars is constantly being refreshed, and the period after the Red River New Waterfall is also very lively.
The large number of unknown and broken items obtained from them will circulate crazily in the Land of Stars.
At the same time, collectors' agents from various civilizations who heard the news would also receive the goods during this period.
Many predators can make a lot of money from this and don’t have to go out to work for several months, so the titles are extremely exaggerated, but most of the things in the pictures are difficult to recognize.
Li Ming originally wanted to see if he could find a bargain, but he quickly gave up the idea because the things in circulation were too numerous and complicated, and he didn't have time to identify them.
Floating Island No. 113 has changed a lot. A lot of metal warehouses have been piled up out of thin air. They are about two meters high. The metal shell is painted blue and white and is composed of sophisticated mechanical structures.
Most of them have multifunctional robotic arms that can be quickly converted from laser cutters to high-force lifting devices to cope with various complex work scenarios.
[Tiangong Series - Primary], this is an engineering machinery designed by Li Ming alone. The technology is not complicated, and it even has hydraulic transmission, and has almost no killing means.
Therefore, it only has E-level rating. When designing, Li Ming designed them to be complete mechanical bodies.
Therefore, the metal energy required for [Mechanical Construction] is not much, only about twice the required amount.
As for why these finished mechanical bodies are being reassembled.
This is because Li Ming discovered that the mechanical body constructed using professional abilities was more like a mechanical life form, rather than being designed by a program.
There is no need to write instructions through underlying code, only verbal commands are needed. It has advanced data processing and strategy analysis capabilities, extremely high comprehension ability, and cannot be hacked.
He is simply a perfect tool, and it is worth spending some metal energy on him.
Two days later, Li Ming's development progress reached 25%. The 42-fold development speed was quite obvious. It had only increased by 7% in the previous month, but it increased by 8% in the past half month.
By mid-afternoon, the nebulae had gathered and the land of stars was shrouded in thin red stardust. Cassis arrived. The captain of the guard acted decisively and came to take away the three things that Li Ming had repaired.
After carefully placing the three items into the box, Cassis said, "Sir Qinglong, the Collector has asked me to take you to see him. Please pack your things and follow me."
"Huh?" Li Ming was originally wondering why Cassis did not bring the next batch of things that needed repair this time. Now he suddenly understood.
"What happened?" he asked. "Why do you want to see me suddenly?"
Cassis's face was expressionless. "I'm not sure why exactly, but I'm just conveying Master Collector's orders. Please pack up quickly and don't keep Master Collector waiting."
Li Ming shook his head: "I don't have anything to pack, let's go."
Cassis paused slightly, and Li Ming followed him onto the small aircraft, followed closely by two rows of guards.
Ulrich's lair is located in the center of the trading island. It covers a very large area and is a huge metal castle.
The shiny black shell reflects the sun's rays, and its shape looks like countless steel towers spliced together.
The towering metal obelisk points to the sky, and the building structure is angular, with a precise and rigorous mechanical feel.
In addition to the large area of iron gray, black and red paint extends along the edges, adding a subtle beauty to this heavy castle.
Entering from the side door, there is an extremely long metal corridor with many exquisite decorations placed on both sides, and even huge paintings or holographic projections hanging on the walls.
Li Ming had already turned on [Intelligent Assistance] and memorized every corner of the building.
At a gate deep inside the castle, the tall and thin Huo Tan was already waiting there. He took the three metal boxes from Cassis and nodded to Li Ming: "Sir, follow me."
The metal door behind him opened a crack, and a sound came out immediately -
"Are you sure this thing was obtained from the Red River Star Falls?"
As they entered the hall, Huo Tan waved his hand gently, signaling him to stop for a while, and the two stood in the corner.
Not far away, there was a figure with his back to them. He had a very predator style, wearing a worn leather jacket with light armor that had been repaired many times. He had a bald head.
"Mr. Collector, how dare I lie to you? I got this thing from the Red River Star Waterfall." The bald man assured repeatedly.
On the steps, there was another person standing next to Ulrich. He was a mechanically modified body with large areas of his body modified mechanically. Only his chest was still flesh, or to be more precise, half of his body.
Because its heart has some kind of power engine in the shape of a hexagram, shining with blue light.
The other party did not use mimic skin for camouflage, and the surface reflected a cold metallic luster, as if it were solidified liquid metal.
There is no modification above the neck. He has a stern appearance and his blue hair is combed back, but his eyes are light blue, which is obviously modified.
Li Ming sensed a faint gaze, which swept over him. Its slender mechanical arm was holding a broken visor, which looked to be rusted beyond recognition and was reddish-brown in color.
"This kind of waste is of no value." Ulrich said lightly, with a unique lazy tone in his voice.
"If it had no value, you wouldn't have come to see me." The bald man said boldly, "I know the origin of this thing. Decades ago, when I was young, I met the Star King..."
Li Ming could clearly see that both Ulrich and the mechanical modified body had obvious reactions when they heard this name.
Star King…it’s a very domineering name. Li Ming listened quietly.
"So it's that old fellow from the Land of Stars." Ulrich didn't feel embarrassed when his little trick was exposed. Instead, he was amazed. "Then you should know that this metal visor couldn't have flowed out of the Red River Star Waterfall."
Because his back was facing Li Ming, it was difficult for him to see the bald man's expression. He only saw him silent for a moment before saying, "Don't collectors always ask about the source of things, just the price?"
"Yes, yes..." Ulrich apologized, "Sorry, I'm just curious."
"Well, how about one million star coins?"
"One million?" The bald man's voice was filled with disbelief. "This is the metal visor worn by the Star King. Only one million star coins?"
"That's right, so it's still worth a million. Look at this metal visor, it's been rusted beyond recognition, and the original material properties are gone." Ulrich explained, paused, and said helplessly:
This isn't a work of art; if he were still alive, the price would probably be much higher."
The mechanically modified body frowned slightly, its pupils swirling and then shrinking, and it said indifferently: "Five million, I take it."
Ulrich laughed, and the bald man did not respond, as if he was waiting for Ulrich's offer.
Only after he was sure that Ulrich really had no interest did he grit his teeth and say, "Five million is five million..."
After confirming the arrival of the star coins, the bald man turned around. He looked quite old indeed. After seeing the two of them, he seemed a little stunned and then left in a hurry.
Ulrich said, "Tsk, five million. Although it is worn by His Excellency the Star King, it doesn't seem to be worth much other than this."
The mechanical body said indifferently, its voice resonating like a metal disk: "How can the Star King's things be measured by money?"
"That person was once a member of the Star Ring, but now he has fallen to the point of selling the Star King's belongings."
Ulrich said casually, "People have to live, and there's no point in holding this thing."
"Ulrich..." The mechanical body stared at him coldly.
Huo Tan stepped forward at the right moment and said, "Sir, His Excellency Qinglong has arrived."
Ulrich nodded and introduced, "Qinglong, this is the Mechanical Knight—Jessiah, an A-rank mechanical anatomist and a master mechanic."
Li Ming was slightly surprised, then nodded: "Sir Jessia."
Jessiah was holding the metal visor with a nostalgic look on his face. He just said "hmm" lightly without even looking at him.
Ulrich said, "Jessiah, this is Qinglong, a mechanic... a master mechanic."
Jesseia paused, lowered his metal visor, and looked at Li Ming with a look of scrutiny. "Master Mechanic?"
Obviously, he didn't believe it, but he didn't refute it.
The blue pupils kept contracting, and a large amount of data was captured and analyzed.
After a moment, he looked more cautious and was a little surprised that his electronic eyes could not see through the mimicry mask worn by this person. It was not a simple mimicry mask.
Li Ming also felt a strong sense of being watched, but his mimicry mask had been upgraded a few days ago using a mother ore, which could now cover his upper body and gain new abilities.
[Mimicry - Adjust the upper body's body data and gain the "phantom" ability.]
This ability can create a virtual body to interfere with the enemy, and when used in a materialized form, it makes it more difficult to detect his disguise.
But Jessiah was still suspicious, because great mechanics were not common.
Especially the great mechanics from several nearby star clusters, he knew most of them, but he had not heard of any great mechanics coming to the Land of Stars recently.
This person doesn't seem to have the qualities of a master mechanic. What's more important is Ulrich's attitude towards this person. He doesn't seem like a cooperative master mechanic, but more like a subordinate?
"Jessiah, where's that thing?" Ulrich said. "I don't know where you got it from. I really can't figure it out. Can you let this Azure Dragon Master Mechanic take a look?"
Li Ming raised his eyebrows slightly. No wonder he came to him. It turned out that he had lost face and wanted him to come and get it back.
Is he really a great mechanic?
Jessia could feel Ulrich's confidence and looked at Li Ming again.
"Since you are so confident, then give it a try." Jessia flipped his arm and took out a triangular metal object from his back, which was composed of a sophisticated mechanical structure.
"If you find out, this thing will no longer belong to you." Ulrich continued.
Li Ming's heart moved slightly, and he also smiled and said, "You two actually have such a bet. I really got a great bargain. Just by taking a look, I can get a precious item."
Ulrich's expression changed slightly, and Jessiah seemed a little surprised, and then he immediately said: "Yes, if you can really figure out the origin of this thing, it will be yours."
Ulrich tried to maintain his composure. "Even though I exchanged it for something, if you can tell, I'll give it to you."
There must have been a bet between the two of them. His things were obtained by Jessiah, but he could not recognize Jessiah's things.
Li Ming had a rough idea in his mind, but how could he not take the opportunity to make some money?
It was impossible for Ulrich to ask for it directly. As an A-level life form, he had to save face.
He clearly understood Ulrich's mentality. This collector was not a fool and would never really treat him as a tool. That would only backfire.
Instead, he was made to work for her through subtle oppression and occasional benefits, which pulled each other apart.
In other words, as long as he didn't touch his bottom line, Ulrich could only hold it in.
The moment Li Ming took the triangular metal block from Jessiah, something in his mind moved—
[Mechanical Knight Core - Consumable Type: The internal modification module of a certain mechanical modified body.
Control conditions: One million metal energy
Control Effect - Career Improvement: Improves knight-related professions. 】
Mechanical Knight? Career advancement?
Li Ming was quite surprised. It was really a good thing.
"Hmm...this is..." Li Ming took it and looked it up and down, seeming to be undecided.
Jessiah smiled, confident of victory. The universe is so vast that even the great mechanic has his own focus.
He was quite proficient in mechanical body modification, and he got this thing by chance. He spent a long time to figure out its function.
Without the accumulation of relevant knowledge, it is impossible for a master mechanic to see its function at a glance.
"This seems to be something that acts on mechanically modified bodies?" Li Ming looked up and said uncertainly, as if verifying it.
Jessiah's expression stiffened slightly, and his mechanical pupils moved at high speed.
"Ha..." Ulrich felt relieved when he saw the change in Jesseia's expression, but then he remembered that even if Li Ming could see it, it would not belong to him, and his expression sank again.
"And then..." Jessiah said expressionlessly, "This alone is not enough."
"All I can see is some kind of module, a high-level mechanical modification for enhancement?" Li Ming said helplessly, "I'm not very proficient in mechanical modification, so I can only see this much."
Not very proficient? Jessiah's face changed. He himself was a mechanically modified body, and it took him a long time to figure out the general function.
This guy saw it at a glance?
"This thing belongs to you." Jessiah said in a deep voice, without asking for anything, such as the name, as that would be too embarrassing.
At the same time, he became extremely curious about the person in front of him.
The term "Master Mechanic" is just a general term, and its meaning varies. If this person is really a Master Mechanic, his level should be quite high. How could he fall into Ulrich's hands?
(End of this chapter)
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