Chapter 640: Mechanical Seed Release
Anduin was still waiting at the stargate, watching the lonely little spaceship come out, with nothing behind it.
The maintainers of the star gates along the way are all his people, and they have relevant reporting information throughout the process.
He knew that Qinglong had inexplicably brought back a bunch of transport warships, and he also knew that those warships left his star gate halfway.
He was naturally curious about what Qinglong was doing on this trip, and he had a vague feeling that this might be a big deal.
"Your Excellency Qinglong..."
Anduin boarded the spaceship only after obtaining consent.
He glanced around obscurely, but found no clues. He simply asked, "Are the other star gates on this star gate route still necessary?"
Under the metal visor, Li Ming was flipping through the virtual screen, communicating with Mikhail, and casually responded: "It's up to you. If you want to destroy it, destroy it. If you want to keep it, keep it."
He only asked Mikhail to erase the star gate at the end. As for the other star gates along the way, they were still intact.
Anduin muttered to himself, but he was even more curious. He had seen the video footage sent by his own people. Those fleets did not have any markings, but they were all high-tech warships.
It was also dragging a lot of metal debris, which looked like some kind of base.
He seriously suspected that Qinglong had gone to clear out a certain base, but he didn't know which side that base belonged to.
What value does it have that is worth Qinglong’s personal effort and he even specially brings back the wreckage?
After thinking for a moment, he asked cryptically, "Is there anything else you need me to do? Do you want me to clean up the traces or something?"
He thought he had made it clear enough, and if Qinglong wanted to tell him, he should have said it.
Li Ming saw Anduin's little thoughts, but he didn't care. Everyone has curiosity, as long as he didn't cross the line.
He shook his head nonchalantly, "No thanks."
Anduin felt a little disappointed, but then he heard Qinglong continue, "There is another matter that I would like your help with."
"Please speak." Anduin looked slightly shocked.
"I'd like to borrow the sports-grade virtual projection facilities in your base..." Li Ming paused, "I think they should be available."
Sports-level virtual projection facilities are below the reality-interaction-level virtual projection.
The conference hall for the joint organization of higher life forms built by Li Ming in the Royal Court base is the highest level of reality interactive projection facilities, while the sports level only requires a certain amount of space.
"have."
Anduin was obviously disappointed to hear that it was just such a small matter.
But he still cheered up and led the way to his main base.
It is an ancient fortress suspended in the void, with twelve thick spiked chains engraved with runes piercing the base of the fortress.
Imprisoned Star Undead floated on the surface of the chains, and seven reverse-rotating crystals hovered on top of the fortress.
There is a group of guard sculptures at the city gate. The seemingly mottled stone statues have different postures, like a fallen angel with six broken wings, and undried golden blood is still stuck between the stone feathers.
The two of them landed at the gate. Li Ming's eyes fell on the sculptures. There were imperceptible energy fluctuations inside, like some kind of special creation.
Following Anduin into the fortress, you can see creatures of various races moving around here along the way. When they pass by, each of them stops and looks at you, showing great respect for Anduin.
I came to a small room and pushed open a slightly inconspicuous wooden door, and found a white metal room inside. There was not even a single crack on the walls or the floor.
"...Winged Spirit..." Anduin shouted, and a purple light condensed in the void, transforming into a thumb-sized elf. It flapped its wings and spoke softly, "Master."
"Just connect the signal to it." Anduin said.
Li Ming nodded, but Anduin tactfully did not follow.
It doesn't matter whether he follows in or not. Through the signal relay here, if he wants to know the specific situation, it only takes a word.
However, what Li Ming was going to do this time was not a secret. It was just because the mechanical seeds were about to be sold and it would take a few days to return to the Mechanical Royal Court, so he might as well stay here.
After closing the door and connecting the signal through the elf, Li Ming did not see the usual projection light.
This room is not like most projection facilities, which spread out from the center.
The scene changes started from the surroundings, and the gray-blue picture gradually spread towards the center. Lines appeared on the ground and moved as he walked.
The scene was quickly constructed and the sound was connected. This was Mikhail's base, and Reynolds was standing not far away.
"The busy man is finally here..." Reynolds walked over and said, "If you don't come, we will all use fake bodies to disguise ourselves."
"It's not impossible." Li Ming shrugged.
Reynolds grinned, "If someone finds out, it will be embarrassing."
Li Ming didn't respond to him anymore and asked, "What's the situation?"
"All parties are almost ready." Mikhail's voice came.
Li Ming turned his head and saw a huge virtual screen in front of Mikhail. An elliptical star map was rotating, and dots of bright blue light were flashing in it.
There is also a data column next to it--
【Large distribution nodes: 256】
Medium-sized distribution nodes: 1576
Small distribution node: 14238
Compared to the countless civilizations in the sky, these distribution nodes don’t add up to that many.
However, Li Ming learned the details. Large nodes are almost only opened in the capitals of cluster-level civilizations, medium-sized nodes are opened in advanced civilizations, and small nodes supplement intermediate and low-level civilizations.
Except for some special civilizations, a civilization almost only has one node, which is already a large number.
Even if there is a Star Network channel, it still needs to rely on various distribution nodes. The monthly delivery fee of Star Express is often not enough to cover the shipping costs.
"Promotion has reached a bottleneck!" Mikhail sighed. "Not many people would accept a full-body mechanized transformation. Furthermore, some civilizations even classify mechanized transformation as illegal."
"Also, there's been a lot of buzz online lately, with all sorts of conspiracy theories swirling. Some even say we've left a backdoor in the Machine Seeds, allowing us to control them at any time."
"It must be those civilizations who are causing trouble," Reynolds snorted. "The transformation of the mechanical seed has long passed various interstellar tests, consciousness identification tests, and emotional tests to ensure that the transformed body still has its own consciousness, but not many people care."
Li Ming nodded, having anticipated these things.
The path of evolution is extremely universal and will sooner or later affect the established interstellar landscape.
The joint launch by these three great masters is not just a ceremony, it also represents a strong endorsement, and neither of them can be missing.
"After the launch ceremony begins, our projection will be synchronized to all distribution nodes." Mikhail said, and a countdown appeared on the screen, with only six hours left.
Li Ming glanced at the screen and asked, "How is the research on artificial mother ore going?"
Although they have reproduced the mechanical seeds, the requirements for the evolution of mechanical bodies are still in the exploratory stage.
Li Ming had long known that mother ore was needed to advance the mechanical evolutionary body to level A, and told Reynolds and Mikhail.
See if we can develop artificial mother ore technology, which will also be a continuous source of funds.
"It's a bit troublesome..." Mikhail frowned. "The mother ore contains special powers. In the past, it was basically used for collection. Artificial production still needs time..."
Li Ming nodded, knowing that this matter could not be rushed.
Mikhail clicked at the console and said, "There's some news from Levenbeck."
"Oh?" Li Ming became interested.
Mikhail explained, "My people found out that several of his companies and the eroding civilization had been inactive for some time. We arrested a few people and found that they had been dormant for a long time."
There was silence for a long time... Li Ming's expression flickered. Before, that guy used Morris to play with the three major civilizations, but now the three major civilizations have parted ways.
I don’t know whether this guy has been wiped out by the three major civilizations or is somewhere else.
"Synchronize this information to me later," he said.
"Okay..." Mikhail nodded, and the distribution nodes on the screen turned green one by one, indicating that they had been connected to Mikhail's signal network.
Li Ming was free and casually browsed the Star Network. The recent release of the Mechanical Seed was almost the biggest event in the entire interstellar space.
The novelty of a new evolutionary path has worn off, and more discussions are underway about deeper issues.
For example, whether the consciousness body after transformation is still his own, whether the three great craftsmen have left a backdoor in the mechanical seed... and other hidden dangers and concerns.
There is also a curious discussion about whether the gender characteristics will still exist after the transformation.
If there is a certain mode of operation, is it possible to combine with other species to give birth to mechanical offspring, or is it possible to replace one's own "parts"? This is a strange question.
Of course, there is also one most critical discussion, the issue of lifespan.
Is this a new path to eternal life?
This discussion was almost the most intense, with many research experts jumping out to speak out and express various opinions.
"...According to the information provided by the Mechanic Association, this is a mechanical life form, different from previous mechanically modified forms. It may be able to escape the law of consciousness decay."
"Impossible. Achieving immortality so easily goes against the laws of the universe..."
Li Ming certainly knew that the Mechanical Holy Spirit was not immortal, and the body would age naturally, but it would be much slower, and the consciousness body could not escape the law of decay.
In today's interstellar world, there are many ways to prolong life, and there are many ways to deal with physical failure, but there is no way to change the law of consciousness decline.
Even if all methods are exhausted, even if the container carrying the consciousness remains strong, the consciousness will still gradually disappear and it is irreversible.
But in order to maintain the popularity, the Mechanics Association will naturally not reveal too much relevant information before the release.
Li Ming watched with great interest, and time passed by quickly.
Even though there are various problems, the temptation of this new evolutionary path is still great given the vast interstellar foundation.
Li Ming saw many videos, all of which were shot in front of distribution nodes, with endless long queues forming at the door.
Some people even took tents two or three days in advance and lived there, waiting to be the first to buy.
It doesn't necessarily have to be used by yourself. Everyone knows that this kind of thing will definitely not be popular at the first time and can be sold at a high price.
The price of the Mechanical Seed is not high. The lowest level is currently on sale, which is used to transform life forms of F level and below.
The price is 5,000 star coins, and it can be purchased with a first-launch discount of 4,500 star coins, which can be converted into local currency based on the exchange rates of each civilization.
As for the cost, the three of them calculated that with the advantage of a large-scale assembly line, it could be controlled at around one thousand star coins.
The huge profit of 80% is still above 60% even after deducting the transportation cost and channel fees. This is the monopoly-level profit.
And this is only the surface profit. The bigger part lies in mechanical transformation. If you want to integrate the mechanical seeds, the whole body transformation rate must reach a certain level.
The Mechanical King's Court has expanded its transformation business. His subordinates are all mechanical life forms, so they can learn transformation knowledge faster and have more advantages. It has now started business.
In short, it’s about making money throughout the entire process.
"Okay..." Mikhail said, and Li Ming came back to his senses.
The countdown on the screen only had one minute left.
I don’t know how many people are watching the live broadcast of the release on the official interface of the Mechanical Royal Court, looking forward to it.
As the number returned to zero, the screen darkened slightly, then brightened, and three figures gradually emerged.
Li Ming stood in the center wearing his iconic mecha, with Mikhail on his left and Reynolds on his right.
At the same time, in the exclusive private rooms of large distribution nodes across the galaxy, the life forms holding wine glasses restrained their expressions.
Looking at the real-life virtual characters in front of them, it was as if the three master craftsmen were standing right in front of them.
Even the big figures in their native civilization, who could make the planet shake three times with just a stomp of their feet, could not help but sit up straight and look at each other in awe.
A medium-sized distribution node in the style of a shopping mall, with huge human projections running through hundreds of floors. There are countless life forms on each floor, with their eyes looking towards the central area with blazing eyes.
Outside the small distribution node, on both sides of the endless long queue, even the officials maintaining order couldn't help but look up at the three figures on the big screen of the store.
"Hello fellow interstellar citizens..." Li Ming spoke first. He was the main window for external publicity and had the highest interstellar reputation.
“…Today is a big day, and I know you’re all eager to see me…”
Li Ming was very familiar with this kind of situation. His words and deeds could even be described as humorous. He even made a few jokes, which gave a very good impression.
However, he didn't speak for long, just a few minutes, and just gave a brief description of the characteristics of the mechanical seed.
“…Finally, does Master Craftsman Reynolds have anything to say?” Li Ming turned around and asked.
"The mechanical seed can withstand any test." He hummed.
"Where is Master Craftsman Mikhail?" Li Ming turned to the other side again.
"Don't buy mechanical seeds from scalpers." Mikhail's words made Li Ming's face look strange for a moment, and Reynolds secretly curled his lips.
Then, Li Ming looked forward, seemingly gazing at every living being in front of the virtual projection, and concluded with a voice that carried the unique electromagnetic tone of a mecha.
"Everyone, a new era of evolution has arrived. Have fun everyone."
(End of this chapter)
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