Chapter 618 Demonstration
"Let His Excellency Qinglong reveal it?"
Everyone's appetite was whetted, but they were still hesitant to believe it.
They all knew that the Mechanics Association's main influence lay with the Divine Craftsmen, and also had tentacles throughout various civilizations.
And they are just a part of the team. If there is anything major that will change the interstellar landscape, how could they be required to participate?
Could it be that they are cannon fodder who need to charge into battle?
This thought occurred to many mechanics, and their hearts tightened.
“Here it comes…”
Reynolds suddenly spoke, and the noise around him quieted down. Everyone followed his gaze and looked in a certain direction in the hall.
In that empty area, bright blue light intertwined, gradually outlining the shadow of a green dragon.
Pairs of mechanical pupils stared intently until the virtual projection was completely formed. Then people gradually greeted it, and the voices of "Your Excellency Qinglong" were heard one after another.
Li Ming looked around. The Mechanics Association was different from the United Organization of Higher Life Forms since the disappearance of the Hammer Forger.
Reynolds and Mikhail each have their own reputation within the organization, but it is difficult for them to integrate the entire organization. Because there are too few master craftsmen, it is even more difficult to form a decision-making seat similar to a "board of directors".
The star-casting mechanics could not influence the two master craftsmen, and no one listened to their opinions at the decision-making table. As a result, although the major issues in the framework were decided by the two master craftsmen, the small details were executed crookedly.
Reynolds and Mikhail each cultivated their own people to increase their influence.
This was also his first time attending an internal meeting of the Machinists Association. He spoke warmly, "Hello everyone. I've been a member of the Machinists Association for a while now. Unfortunately, for various reasons, I haven't been able to meet you formally."
"You're welcome..." a mechanic responded flatteringly. "You're focusing on the entire galaxy. If there's anything we can help you with, just let us know internally. There's no need for a special meeting."
Many mechanics felt contempt in their hearts, but they also agreed.
Li Ming didn't care and continued, "The main reason I'm calling everyone here is because there's something that concerns the future of mechanics, and I need your help."
Hearing him say this, the noise gradually died down, and something felt more and more wrong. This was too much like some kind of pre-war mobilization.
You don't really want them to fight to the death, do you?
Li Ming did not continue speaking, but looked elsewhere, and everyone followed his lead subconsciously.
But he found that behind Mikhail, a metal tray was floating at some point.
Inside the rippled purple energy shield above it, there was a cylindrical metal block about the thickness of a thumb.
The surface of the metal block was not smooth. It was covered with dark golden lines, and countless nano-scale hexagonal scales were constantly flipping and deforming.
At the same time, a simple mechanical body followed behind Mikhail.
Even though they could only see a virtual projection of an F-class mechanical body, with their keen eyesight, they could tell the level of the mechanical body through various details at a glance.
I couldn't help but feel surprised. This kind of low-level mechanical body should not appear in Mikhail's hands.
Mikhail stopped and turned sideways, letting the tray slowly float towards him. His mechanical pupils glowed with passion as he said in a deep voice, "This is what will determine the future of mechanics."
"Huh?" Many mechanics came to their senses and realized that it was a sales pitch.
While I felt a little relieved, I couldn't help but recall the time when Mikhail had taken advantage of me and forced me to buy a lot of things that were not very useful.
Every time the other party promotes something, it is always very grand, such as "Blessing for mechanics" and "Super combat machinery technology"... It cannot be said to be a pure IQ tax, but the price is completely inconsistent with the product.
Over time, I developed PTSD towards Mikhail and stayed away from his things. Even if I really wanted to buy something, I would check it carefully.
And something like this that uses "the future" as a gimmick from the start is probably going to be expensive.
Many mechanics glanced at Qinglong's opinion cautiously and groaned inwardly.
This big boss wouldn't have been lured by Mikhail and joined the ranks of those who are being exploited.
Many people felt helpless, but they had made up their minds to just consider it as paying "protection money".
"Sir Mikhail..." someone spoke directly, avoiding Qinglong and hinting at something. "I remember you sold something similar more than once, right?"
Mikhail had a blank expression on his face. He knew that this would be the result if he came forward.
There was no way he could cut the leeks in the past because he lacked the foundation. Unlike Reynolds, he was not supported by the Forge Hammer. After his rise, he naturally had to make a lot of money.
However, that was a long time ago. In the past few hundred years, he has rarely behaved in a similar way. But the stereotype had been planted long ago and it would be difficult to change it in a short time.
"Although this guy was very dishonest in the past, this time... he really is not fooling you." Reynolds said, and everyone was surprised.
In the past, these two master craftsmen had trouble getting along, so what happened today?
"Let Qinglong demonstrate the specific situation to you." Reynolds said. He was not the only one who supported the Machinists Association, so it was most appropriate to let Qinglong endorse him.
The mechanics' eyes couldn't help but fall on Qinglong.
Li Ming's virtual projection had appeared beside Mikhail. He nodded slightly and then stepped aside.
Although it was a virtual projection, when Li Ming stretched out his hand, the energy shield on the floating tray automatically retreated. He picked up the cylindrical metal object and said,
"Although we call ourselves mechanics, this isn't actually the path of mechanical evolution."
Everyone felt somewhat bewildered when they heard this big man talk about such a grand matter.
"This thing is called the Mechanical Seed." Li Ming didn't waste any time and got to the point. "It has a magical function."
As he spoke, he slowly stepped back, and the virtual projection passed through the mechanical body behind him.
The mechanical seed fell perfectly on the chest of the mechanical body.
As if some special reaction occurred, the dark golden lines on the surface of the Mechanical Seed suddenly came alive, and began to crawl like a group of awakened glowing centipedes, extending fine metal wires and sinking into the chest of the mechanical body.
At the point of contact between the two, the arc that burst out was not the usual blue and white color, but was mixed with golden light and poured into the energy channel.
The liquid matter surging inside is rewriting the basic structure of the mechanical body, thus emitting an even more intense brilliance.
The rivets on the mechanical body's shell are falling off in reverse order, and each detached place exposes a wriggling cluster of threads, and dark golden lines are actively climbing on it in the form of etching on the surface.
Strange changes occurred at the fusion point. Many mechanics could clearly see that the gears of the mechanical body were transforming, as if they had life and automatically adjusted their positions.
In the end, the originally crude mechanical body that looked like a metal skeleton was covered with some silver armor. The mechanical pupils shrank continuously, and it seemed to stretch out its hand in a daze and look down.
Many mechanics were a little puzzled and didn't really understand what was going on. They could easily reorganize and strengthen low-level mechanical bodies.
"After the mechanical seeds are implanted, the mechanical bodies will undergo special changes..." Li Ming paused, "Now, we can call them mechanical life forms."
Many mechanics still didn't understand and looked at each other in confusion.
Only a small number of extremely smart guys vaguely guessed something, and their breathing became rapid. Unbelievable thoughts emerged in their minds, and their mechanical pupils were fixed on the mechanical body in front of them.
However, the virtual projection of Qinglong pulled out a piece of red metal from somewhere, about a cubic meter in size, with golden lines all over the surface.
"Red-striped gilded alloy..." A mechanic recognized it at a glance.
"Good eyesight..." Li Ming praised, and then pushed it towards the mechanical body in front of him.
As if receiving some kind of call, the confusion in the eyes of the newly transformed mechanical body disappeared, replaced by a most primitive impulse and passion.
He walked straight to the red alloy and attached his two palms to the surface.
Then, many mechanics saw a scene that stunned them.
A red arc of electricity burst out, and the red energy passed through his arm and throughout his body, exploding into countless lava lines on the surface of the armor.
The mechanical body's outer shell was the first to undergo a change. Dark red armor suddenly grew on the otherwise smooth metal surface.
The elbow joint through which the energy flowed emitted a crisp sound of gears disintegrating, and the composite armor automatically peeled off, exposing the new red metal underneath.
A hissing sound like a pressure cooker releasing pressure could be heard from the chest cavity, and the energy core protective shield suddenly turned transparent. The originally silver-white shell was now covered with blood vessel-like energy channels.
A bubble-like structure bulged at the intersection of each "blood vessel", and the low-level hydraulic transmission device of the knee joint was being forcibly reorganized. His entire head suddenly burst into a resonance similar to that of a church organ, and red lines gradually covered the entire head.
This alloy was not advanced, and the transformation was completed quickly, but the entire mechanical body became completely different.
"E-class mechanical body?" A mechanic murmured in disbelief. "Is this autonomous evolution?"
They watched in disbelief, absorbing metal materials and evolving independently. This scene before their eyes had almost only appeared in their imaginations.
"That's right..." Qinglong's sudden voice brought them back to their senses, and they looked at the master craftsman with fiery eyes.
"Once the mechanical seed is implanted, whether it's a mechanical body or a modified body with over 90% of its modified area, it will be transformed into a mechanical life form capable of independent and autonomous evolution."
Really! ?
Many mechanics' eyes immediately turned green and their throats rolled.
This is a brand new path of mechanical evolution.
No wonder Reynolds said this will have an impact on the interstellar landscape.
“…Sir Qinglong, could you please tell me what the limit of this evolutionary path is?” Someone asked, trying to remain calm.
"Hmm..." Li Ming paused for a moment before slowly saying, "This path of evolution, born from the Holy Spirit Civilization, should have been heard by everyone. The upper limit should be the Ultimate Life Form..."
In an instant, the pupils of many mechanics shrank, their internal processors ran at high speed, and uncontrollable excitement rushed into their brains.
The ultimate life form?
The current mainstream genetic evolution routes still don’t know how to evolve into the ultimate life form. Are they going to take the lead?
But thanks to its internal cooling system, many mechanics quickly calmed down.
It is definitely not that easy to evolve into the ultimate life form.
But right now, many of them are trapped at the X-level and S-level due to the limitations of mechanical transformation.
The emergence of this evolutionary path now at least gives them hope of moving forward.
"However, this mechanical seed can only work on E-class mechanical bodies at present..." Li Ming changed the subject, "It will take some time to produce a mechanical seed specifically for advanced mechanical bodies."
Everyone was not disappointed when they heard this. It just took time, it was not impossible.
After a brief digestion, someone asked the crucial question, "Are you planning to promote this evolutionary path?"
Li Ming smiled but said nothing, and Mikhail walked forward.
Everyone immediately realized that this time they were being exploited, and their wallets tightened.
"...We're planning to start with a distribution model. First, we'll use you as distribution nodes, and you can get a 5% commission."
In this way?
Everyone frowned subconsciously, as their channels connected all over the place.
The three great craftsmen, you want to use their channels but treat them as tools, only giving them 5%, it's too stingy.
I thought I was giving them the goods at a certain price, and then they would resell them at a higher price.
“…If you are not willing, then we can only establish our own distribution nodes.” Mikhail said lightly.
Everyone's heart skipped a beat, but they also thought that this was a complete monopoly of the market and a brand new path of evolution. They knew very well how huge the benefits would be.
The three great masters established distribution nodes bit by bit. Although it was a waste of time, it would definitely be rolled out and their influence could be expanded.
After much deliberation, someone took the lead and agreed, "No problem, this is a good thing for Interstellar, I'm willing to share the channel."
"I'm willing to do that too..." Not wanting to be left behind, the others also agreed.
Mikhail nodded without surprise. "Very good. I will draw up the contract as soon as possible. The first batch of mechanical seeds are being manufactured at an accelerated pace and will be shipped soon."
"I will announce this news to the StarCraft for preliminary warm-up. Everyone, be prepared. Another interstellar change is coming."
When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but look at Qinglong's virtual projection. No wonder his student's Mechanical Royal Court had obtained mineral mining rights in many civilizations. This was well prepared.
Recently, all kinds of big news in the interstellar world have been emerging one after another.
But in the final analysis, it all comes from this big guy.
They braced themselves and considered the possible impact of the announcement.
After the discussion, everyone left in high spirits.
Li Ming, Mikhail and Reynolds discussed for a while before leaving.
"This is a hen that keeps laying eggs..." Li Ming couldn't help but sigh after logging off.
Although the metal materials from the prisoners were enough for him to use for a period of time, they would eventually be consumed and a steady supply was necessary.
He couldn't just rely on the Mechanical Royal Court to supply him with metal energy, he also had to quickly assemble a mechanical army numbering in the hundreds of millions to fill the gaps under his command.
(End of this chapter)
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