Chapter 213: Tower of Aion, Starnet Legion

Chapter 213: Tower of Aion, Starnet Legion

Chapter 213: Tower of Aion, Starnet Legion

The world of caves.

Mechanical ruins, underground passages.

The beam of the flashlight wandered on the damp wall. Alan maintained combat mode in his combined form, with the pendants of his teammates in monster form on his body.

After this period of exploration, the fusion mode has been upgraded again.

In addition to more teammates' pendants, new souls have been added to his Star Vein combination.

The addition of the "Insight" soul can help him quickly locate the weak points of mechanical life and improve hunting efficiency.

It was originally planned to embed the newly acquired siphon soul to enhance combat endurance.

But mechanical life has no mental energy to absorb, and is not suitable for the hunting environment.

In fact, as the main part of the combined King Kong gameplay, he can embed many souls, and each soul embedded can greatly enhance the overall strength.

However, upgrading the star vein level is too expensive.

The next time he upgraded his star veins, he also planned to inlay the "gold coin" soul to increase the income of the Gold Coin Chamber of Commerce. The star vein slot seemed to be not enough.

After exploring the mechanical ruins city, he planned to get his teammates back on track next.

Completely bid farewell to the combined King Kong mode and return to the mainstream gameplay.

This way, some souls of combined gameplay can be eliminated.

For example, the Life Sharing Soul and the Scattered Arrow Soul will be eliminated after the fusion mode ends.

Teammates can also be freed from pendant mode and officially start exploring the monster world.

Walking along the road, my boots made a "crunching" sound as I stepped into the puddles, and the air here was filled with the smell of engine oil and rusted metal.

Wherever the eyes swept, broken mechanical parts were scattered everywhere, and various gears, bearings and broken mechanical arms were piled together, as if it was a special mechanized funeral.

"Captain, be careful of electric shock." At this time, the eagle-headed demon teammate gave a reminder in his mind.

A Lan looked up at the location marked by the eagle-headed demon. Three broken cables were hanging from the ceiling not far away, and sparks burst out from time to time, illuminating the oil stains floating in the water below.

"clear."

After giving the response, A Lan chose to avoid the area where there was leakage and water accumulation, and continued to explore forward along the wall.

Passing through the nearly scrapped mechanical passage, the view ahead suddenly opens up.

What appeared before my eyes was a silvery-white scene.

At this time, A Lan heard a faint buzzing sound coming from the depths of the scene where the light could not reach.

"Captain, it's a sweeping robot array. It can fight and play."

After getting a clear answer from his teammates, Alan lifted up his Rock Shield teammate with his left hand, and his Power Axe teammate with his right hand burst into golden flames.

I saw sweeping robots with red lights on constantly emerging from the darkness, holding high and rotating rust removal brushes, gathering together to attack.

A Lan took a step forward and swept the barbarian axe in his right hand forward.

The vital energy and life soul were released, and a stream of light was drawn when the powerful axe was swung. The released axe shadow chopped the three sweeping robots into pieces with one blow, and the parts were scattered all over the ground.

The challenger's prompt sounded in his mind. A Lan twisted his hips to gain leverage and swung the Power Axe again.

The crisp sound of metal being cut continued to ring out.

Soon, he cleared out the group of sweeping robots that once required the cooperation of teammates to barely kill.

Calling up the map, he was still 3.8 kilometers away from the center of the Mechanical Ruins City, which was not far away.

After figuring out the direction, A Lan did not stop and continued to explore the central area.

Coming to the end of the silver-white scene, A Lan saw a dilapidated production line still running tenaciously, making a low humming sound.

The metal frame of the assembly line has long been rusted, and part of the structure has been bent by the collapsed ceiling, but it still stubbornly extends to the end of the darkness.

The conveyor belt was covered with cracks and welding marks left by engineering robots, and it made a harsh friction sound from time to time.

At the starting point of the assembly line, four old robotic arms trembled as they grabbed scattered metal fragments from the mountains of waste. Their joints made creaking sounds, and their movements were slow and clumsy, as if they would become paralyzed at any time.

It can be found that most of these metal fragments are mechanical wreckage recovered from the ruins. The surface is covered with scratches and rust, and has long lost its original luster.

In the middle of the assembly line, several barely functioning welding robots were trying to piece together the fragments into the shell of a sweeping robot.

The welding gun emitted faint sparks, but the energy supply was clearly insufficient and the welds were uneven.

At the end of the assembly line, a barely formed sweeping robot slid off the conveyor belt unsteadily.

Although its shell was polished to a bright shine, the wheels on the chassis were crooked and it moved in a distorted manner.

The array of sweeping robots we just encountered was obviously born here.

A Lan did not let go of these resources.

Kill the robots that are still running, then dismantle the energy on the production line and throw it into the space bag.

He even did not spare the piles of mechanical wreckage.

You can either sacrifice the Emperor's Omen or list it on the trading platform.

This is another significant additional benefit.

Passing through the sweeping machine production line, A Lan led the team to move forward.

The strength of the machine warriors encountered later has been significantly improved.

Guardian, combat, destructive... hunting levels have all reached 25+, among which the hunting level of destructive robots is generally 30+.

Even with the help of the combined King Kong mode, A Lan still felt extremely exhausted.

The speed of advancement can only be slowed down, and you need to drink medicine to replenish your status after each battle.

It took half a day to walk the three kilometers.

They finally arrived outside the central area of ​​the mechanical ruins city.

boom!
The powerful axe swung with a flash of light and chopped towards the broken metal pillar blocking the road ahead.

Sparks flew, and the heavy metal pillars broke apart like rotten dead wood, stirring up a cloud of dust.

After crossing the obstacles, Alan entered the central area of ​​the Mechanical City.

The scene before him shocked him greatly. It was like a city forgotten by time.

The dilapidated mechanical high-rise buildings are like the skeletons of giants, and the rusty metal walls are covered with a mechanical neural network composed of glowing mechanical vines. Weak energy is still flowing inside, as if the city's blood is still beating.

Countless mechanical wreckage was scattered on the ground.

Giant gears, crushing drones, mechanical guards...the surfaces of these mechanical devices are covered with a thick layer of dust.

Look up.

On the dome, a huge crack horribly tore apart the city's original intact structure. The edges of the crack were jagged and the metal frame was twisted and deformed, as if it was torn apart by some irresistible force.

Shattered metal fragments were connected by a mechanical network, hanging on the edge of the gap and swaying in the wind.

Through the hole in the dome, the view of the sky is unobstructed. One can see dark clouds covering the dim sky, with occasional flashes of lightning streaking across the sky, illuminating the central area below the dome.

Seeing this scene, Alan could imagine what the Mechanical Guards had encountered.

This potential race with ambitions to dominate the world faced a crisis of genocide that it was unable to resist before it could even develop.

Destroyed by other descending forces or the native tribes of the monster world.

All that was left was this nearly paralyzed, yet still barely functioning city.

But having potential and being able to grow are two completely different things.

It is certain that there are many forces with such potential in the monster world, but most of them fell on the road to rise and failed to become truly powerful tribes.

Luck is also a very important part of the growth process of a group.

No matter how high your potential is, if you start at the wrong point, you will never reach the end.

Unless you are like them, the players, who have infinite tolerance for error and can stand up countless times from failure and continue the unfinished journey.

Turn your eyes forward.

In the center of this area, a towering mechanical tower pierces the dome.

The tower is made up of countless stacked metal rings, and each layer is still flashing a faint blue light, as if some kind of energy is flowing through it.

Most of the top of the tower was cut off by external forces. Occasionally, lightning in the sky was attracted by the energy flowing in the tower, passed through the torn dome and struck the tower body, causing a dazzling arc of electricity.

Shocked in his heart, Alan walked towards the tower.

When he got closer, he activated his analytical ability and scanned:
[Aion (unfinished, damaged)]:
Analysis and introduction: This is the supreme miracle created by the Mecha Guards in pursuit of mechanical immortality. Standing in the center of the Mechanical City, it symbolizes the technological pinnacle of the Mecha Guards. The tower is connected to the core energy hub created by the Mecha Guards, and is also the ultimate carrier of the consciousness of the Mecha Guards' leader (not uploaded).

A huge consciousness network has been constructed inside the tower. Through mechanical neural technology, the leader of the Mecha Guards will enter an immortal state after merging with it.

Everything in the mechanical city can be controlled through the mechanical neural connection network.

Note: The Machine Guards believe that as long as the Tower of Aion stands, their civilization will continue forever.

……

"There really is a Tower of Aion!"

Although this is only a semi-finished product, the appearance of Aion also makes Alan extremely excited.

This means that the planned plan can go ahead.

Being incomplete is not a problem. As player qualifications are gradually issued, more and more members of the Eclipse Clan will come to the Monster World.

They can completely complete the unfinished parts of the Eternal Tower based on the creation of the Mechanical Guards.

As players, they have plenty of time.

When you get closer, the towering Tower of Eternity looks like a stone pillar piercing the sky.

A circle of huge energy pipes surrounds the base of the tower, but there is no energy liquid flowing in the pipes. Only a wisp of thin mist can be seen floating inside from time to time.

The tower is surrounded by an open square with a complex mechanical neural network carved on the ground.

There are twelve huge mechanical statues standing around the square, all of which are broken and some are even cut in half.

A Lan was familiar with these twelve statues.

While exploring the tunnel, he found many blueprints of future concepts left by the Mecha Guards.

According to the records on the drawings, these twelve statues are called the Eternal Guards by the Mechanical Guards.

Its original purpose was to protect the Tower of Aion.

If any unauthorized target approaches, the guard will be automatically activated and launch a devastating attack on the intruder.

Each statue is equipped with the most advanced weapons and equipment of the Mecha Guards, and the mechanical neural network under its feet can provide energy at any time.

Similar to the wireless charging mode in reality.

But judging from the degree of damage to the statues, they have lost their combat effectiveness.

Go straight to the front of the tower. There are eight straight bridges leading to the tower, and there is a bottomless space below.

The bridge is made of thick alloy and its surface is covered with complex mechanical patterns, which is enough to accommodate several mechanical vehicles running in parallel.

On both sides of the bridge are tall metal guardrails, on which are carved patterns of the Mecha Guards and a mechanical arm with a clenched fist.

To be on the safe side, A Lan took out a piece of metal debris from his space bag and threw it onto the metal bridge.

Click!

The metal fragments hit the ground, bounced up, and fell into the abyss below.

Although he found that no hidden mechanism was triggered, A Lan did not let down his guard.

The technology of the Mechanical Guards is very advanced, and the detection methods he tried may not be useful.

Referring to the important defense areas of the Eclipse City in reality, life detection systems are installed in all of them. This is the core area of ​​the Mechanical Guard Clan, so it stands to reason that there would be multiple defenses.

Although the energy of the mechanical city is almost exhausted, the tower of Aion still flickers from time to time, proving that the internal energy core is still running.

Two more pieces of metal were thrown, and A Lan was unsure whether there was a mechanism or not, so he decided to go forward himself.

The best option at this time is actually to throw a teammate's pendant to perform a life test.

But this is obviously too outrageous.

Standing in front of the metal bridge, A Lan took the first step forward and stepped onto the grid-like metal base.

His body leaned back, ready to turn around and run at any time.

The first step is fine, followed by the second and third steps.

When the fifth step was taken, the spiritual patterns on the metal bridge lit up from the end and quickly spread to the starting point.

Seeing this scene, A Lan didn't even look at what would happen next, he turned around and ran.

"Captain, a lot of mechanical creatures flew out from under the bridge, each one is level 40."

As Alan turned his head while running, he saw mechanical life forms of various shapes emerging in large numbers from under the bridge. Some looked like metal bats with wings made of sharp blades, some looked like mechanical spiders with eight legs flashing cold light as they ran, and some looked like a swarm of micro drones, densely covering the entire field of vision.

The indicator lights on these mechanical creatures were flashing red, and they had obviously entered combat mode.

Driven by some invisible command, they came in droves.

These mechanical creatures were not large in size, but when A Lan took a look at them, he was shocked.

The materials used to build these mechanical creatures are the most precious "Guardian Gold" of the Mechanical Guards, and the hunting level of each one has reached 40+.

With their current strength, they are no match for just one, let alone a group.

A Lan's running speed suddenly increased.

But no matter how fast he ran, he could not fly faster. Feeling the sound of wind breaking behind him, Alan suddenly lowered his head.

The wings of a metal bat swept over his head, and the eagle-headed demon teammate standing above his head was killed in one blow and returned to the Teizuka Village in an instant.

"Captain, run quickly, the chicken died tragically."

Glancing at the grayed-out teammates' avatars in the team list, A Lan wanted to speed up, but heard a short scream from behind.

Another teammate was killed.

Realizing that he had no way of escaping the mechanical army's pursuit, Alan turned decisively, raised his rock shield and smashed it hard at a flying mechanical bat.

"Captain, don't run away. The bravest will win when they meet on a narrow road. Let's fight back!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a laser suddenly swept over, and A Lan's body was instantly cut into black mist and dissipated.

Seeing this, the teammates gave up resistance after landing and calmly welcomed death.

After all, I am no longer a novice player, and the fear of death that I only had the first time has long gone.

……

After entering the small dark room, A Lan's sight automatically jumped to the forum interface.

Above is the ticking countdown to resurrection.

Although he was dead, A Lan was extremely excited inside.

It turns out that the Tower of Aion really exists.

Although many settings are not perfect and even the original main body has suffered considerable damage, Alan already has expectations for the future.

He had not been offline for a long time and did not check the forum information. He chose to quit the game at this time.

My sight was like a curtain closing at the end of a stage play, gradually shrouded in darkness.

After a brief feeling of weightlessness, consciousness was transferred back to the body.

laugh!
Four streams of white mist sprayed from both sides of the game cabin.

The nutrient solution in the game chamber evaporated and the cover of the game chamber moved up.

Alan sat up in the game cabin.

Unlike the game chambers used by most races on Earth, the game chamber used by Alan does not require regular replacement of nutrient tanks.

The game cabin uses a pipeline-connected nutrient supply system, which is significantly different from the traditional immersion nutrient solution.

This design delivers the atomized nutrient solution directly to the user's skin surface through a pipe network, using nano-level penetration technology to ensure maximum absorption efficiency of nutrients.

After each game, the intelligent system will automatically evaporate and recycle the remaining nutrient solution to avoid waste and pollution.

The evaporation process also performs built-in purification, separating the water and trace components in the nutrient solution and condensing them for recovery. The body dandruff tissue remaining in the liquid is decomposed into gas and discharged, and absorbed and processed by the air purification system in the room.

Secondly, the game cabin is also equipped with a temperature control device to ensure that he is always in the best physiological state during the game. This design not only saves resources, but also reduces the user's discomfort, making it suitable for long-term virtual games.

After obtaining the qualification to play the Monster World game, Alan also installed a motion system in his game cabin.

Every once in a while, a large number of tiny air pressure bags would be injected into the game chamber, gently wrapping his body.

During this process, the air pressure bag will inflate and deflate regularly like breathing, simulating the contraction and relaxation of muscles.

The joints are also pushed by the air pressure bags to perform gentle movements, such as ankle rotation and knee bending.

However, under the precise control of the game cabin, the body maintains healthy blood circulation and muscle activity, avoids muscle atrophy caused by long-term gaming, and promotes blood circulation.

After the exercise, the air pressure bag will be automatically retracted.

This type of game cabin has a nutrition supply system and needs to be connected to the city’s nutrition depot, so it has not yet been popularized in the cities of all races on Earth.

Stand up and walk out of the game cabin.

A Lan came to the dining table, picked up the water cup, took a glass of blue liquid and drank it.

His eyes scanned the room.

The room he was in was dominated by white and blue, and the walls were made of translucent nanomaterials.

Faint blue light patterns flow on the surface, and it seems to have life and fluctuates slightly with the light and sound in the room.

These light patterns are not decorations but are created using holographic environment simulation technology.

The surface of the wall is made up of countless tiny nano-pixels that can instantly change color, brightness and texture according to instructions.

It can even simulate dynamic light and shadow effects.

The chip on the back of Alan's neck flickered slightly at this moment, and his thoughts were immediately transmitted to the house's intelligent system.

The originally light blue wall instantly turned into a peaceful forest.

The tall trees are lush with branches and leaves, the sun shines through the leaves, casting mottled shadows, the breeze blows, the leaves sway gently, and you can even hear the birds singing and the sounds of streams.

Even the air will change, beginning to be filled with the fresh scent of earth and grass, as if you are in the midst of nature.

This holographic technology is combined with virtual technology, and it is difficult to see any flaws even with the naked eye.

Even the environment can change along with the changes in Alan's pupils.

Alan gave another order, and the scene switched to a vibrant underwater world.

In the three-dimensional scene presented on the wall, colorful fish swim leisurely and the coral reefs sparkle with charming colors in the light and shadow.

In the distance, a huge whale swam slowly towards them, making a low cry.

The switching command was transmitted again, and the wall suddenly turned into a vast starry sky.

Against the pitch-black background, the stars are dotted and the Milky Way stretches across the sky like a bright band of light.

From time to time, a meteor streaks across the starry sky, leaving behind a brief and dazzling light.

During this period, Alan can also zoom in on a certain galaxy and observe the orbits of the planets up close.

The room temperature is also automatically adjusted during this period.

Without giving any instructions, the intelligent system will automatically adjust the brightness, temperature, and humidity of the room according to the emotional fluctuations conveyed by the chip on the back of the neck.

At this time, A Lan came to the corner of the room.

There is a 3D printing cabin here, which looks like an oval blue and white capsule.

Tap on the print cabin screen to display the available print items.

As the Eclipse Tribe has developed to this day, they no longer need to purchase basic daily necessities.

The 3D printing cabin can meet all basic life needs, from simple clothing, toothbrushes, shoes to various daily necessities. All daily necessities can be printed in just over ten seconds. There are a large number of style templates to choose from in the database.

Next to the printing cabin is a smart wardrobe with transparent doors and neatly hung clothes inside, all made using the 3D printing cabin.

The smart screen on the glass will also automatically recommend outfits based on Alan's schedule.

For example, when attending a high-level meeting of the Eclipse Clan, more serious attire is recommended.

Usually at home, I wear casual clothes or just game clothes.

After printing out a brand new set of gaming clothes for use, A Lan came to the center of the room. With a wave of his hand, the projection light on the ceiling lit up, and the projected light and shadow in the room intertwined to form a virtual office desk.

The seat automatically rises from the ground to fit the body.

Alan began to record his discoveries in the virtual game and proposed plans for the future development direction of the Eclipse Clan.

Especially Aion, this may be a huge help after StarNet enters the game.

Just as A Lan was fully immersed in his work, the projection light on the ceiling changed automatically, and then a child's figure condensed beside A Lan.

Realizing that it was StarNet, Alan immediately stood up:
"Starnet."

"No need to report. I already know the situation of the Aion Tower. I watched your live broadcast the whole time, but you didn't notice that I was in your live broadcast room the whole time."

Ah Lan heard this and said with a slightly excited look:

"Starnet, what do you think of the Tower of Aion? Can it be used as a body to carry your consciousness?"

StarNet smiled and nodded:

"That's right. The Mechanical Guards have conceived many novel technologies that may all be realized in our hands. It even gave me the idea of ​​building a mechanical army."

"Mechanical Legion, can you tell me in detail?" A Lan seemed a little confused when he heard this.

Before this, StarNet had made it clear.

The development of the Eclipse Clan is centered around three systems: soul, star veins, and body forging. Technological weapons can only be used as an auxiliary to development.

The mechanical army system suffers very high combat losses, and StarNet's initial idea was to apply it depending on the situation.

After all, players can be reshaped after death, but only part of the mechanical life produced on the assembly line in the arsenal can be recycled after death. They have to be repaired through complex processes or smelted into metal resources for reuse.

Faced with the question, StarNet nodded:
"Assuming that I participate in foreign wars as a player corps commander in the future, it is indeed a good development path. However, compared with the Black Tide Commander, I have an obvious shortcoming, that is, there is a significant delay in issuing orders."

"This delay cannot be solved by any means for the time being, unless a special soul that can establish a telepathic connection appears in the future and can directly present my thoughts to the mind of the commanded player. Before that, no matter what order I give, it needs to be understood by the commanded player before it can be executed."

"The command ability of the Earth Spirit and the data analysis ability of the Evil Eye are constantly improving as they grow. My advantage will gradually shrink. In the future, command delay will be my biggest shortcoming, and even a fatal shortcoming when fighting against the Black Tide."

Hearing this, Alan immediately understood what StarNet was thinking:
"So you build a mechanical army so that you can command without delay, just like the Earthly Evil Spirit, where thoughts are orders, narrowing the gap in command efficiency."

StarNet nodded:

“That’s exactly what I was thinking.”

After understanding StarNet's idea, Alan's doubts deepened:

"I have a question. Building a mechanical army can indeed significantly improve command efficiency, but the combat strength cannot be compared with the player system. So how can the gap in combat strength be made up?"

"Secondly, the Mechanical Corps obviously cannot solve the gap in the strength of the arms. The Black Tide has a full range of arms, while the Mechanical Corps' arms are created on the assembly line of the arsenal. Every time a type of mechanical warrior is created, a production line must be opened. This development model is significantly different from the Black Tide."

"The Earth Mind Evil Spirit can switch combat arms in real time on the battlefield with just a thought, but the way you generate arms is through the arsenal in the rear. The battlefield environment changes rapidly, and the speed of generating and switching arms is too low. Although there is a delay when commanding players, players have the blessing of rules and will not be absolutely restrained. However, the arms generated by the mechanical army can easily be restrained by the black tide, resulting in being crushed in all directions."

Xingwang heard this and nodded with a smile:
"This is also the reason why I gave up the mechanical army model before. The non-player system simply cannot compete with the Black Tide. There are too many shortcomings that cannot be solved."

"But the emergence of Aion has helped us find a solution to the problem."

"The Aion's setting for the Machine Guards has an ability that I don't have, and that is the mental resonance technology, which connects to the target device in the form of mental waves and is not affected by electromagnetic pulses, signal shielding, and other interference methods. The specific range can be continuously improved as the Aion is improved."

"This technology gave me an idea of ​​how to create a special mechanical army system."

After the Star Network spoke, the light and shadow in the room changed automatically, and countless tiny silver-white particles appeared in the starry sky background.

As his sight suddenly narrowed, Alan discovered that each silver-white particle was a tiny mechanical life.

"This is the mechanical nanoworm army that I envisioned. Similar to the black tide energy particles, it serves as a universal energy source in the army. Each particle can be regarded as a military unit."

At this time, Starnet raised his hand, and the nanorobots quickly gathered in the direction of Starnet's finger.

Suddenly, one mechanical warrior after another continued to gather and generate in the projection screen, sweeping across the screen as quickly as a virus, and in the blink of an eye, a huge army of mechanical warriors was formed.

Light and shadow intertwined, forming a light curtain panel in front of A Lan, on which was the information of the mechanical warrior.

【Assault Warrior.】

Appearance setting: Medium-sized humanoid or quadruped robot, equipped with heavy armor and multi-functional weapon system.

Function: Frontal breakthrough, mid-section fire suppression.

Equipment: high-energy pulse rifle, rocket launcher, plasma knife...

Advantages: powerful firepower, high defense, and adaptability to combat in various terrains.

Weaknesses: Poor mobility, easily targeted by fire coverage strikes.

……

At this moment, a figure that was extremely familiar to Alan appeared at the end of the virtual scene.

This figure was none other than the Earth Mind Bully, and the evil eye that was always floating behind it.

A virtual black tide is generated, and the surging black tide presses in from the end of the scene.

The assault soldiers immediately raised their guns, their weapons spewing bullets, and began to intensively fire at the disaster-type soldiers generated by the black tide.

The Star Wars is about to begin.

But what surprised A Lan was that the bullets fired by the assault soldier, after hitting the evil spirit, actually turned back automatically as if they had life, and then re-merged with the assault soldier to replenish its ammunition.

"One of the characteristics of the Black Tide is its ability to backfire. The mechanical army composed of nano-machine bugs also has the same characteristic. Although it cannot be as extreme as the Black Tide, whether it is bullets or combat units, they are essentially composed of nano-machine bugs. Even if they are damaged, they can be repaired instantly with nano-machine bugs."

At this time, the evil spirits on the screen began to switch to evil troops.

StarNet thought for a moment, and the mechanical army collapsed and melted into raging silver-white nanoparticles.

New orders were issued and the nanomechanical army regrouped.

Huge four-legged mechanical beasts were generated rapidly, sweeping across the starry sky like dominoes.

The introduction information of the new soldiers was presented in front of Alan in the form of a light screen:
War Barrier:

Appearance: An oversized war machine equipped with multiple heavy weapons and thick armor.

Function: Provides large-scale fire coverage in war mode and is responsible for destroying the core group of the enemy.

Weapon system: giant laser cannon, missile array.

Advantages: Ability to take a lot of damage and strike multiple targets at once.

Weaknesses: Very poor mobility.

……

At this moment, StarNet snapped its fingers, and suddenly intensive firepower rose into the sky, lighting up the starry sky.

Dense energy cannons rained down on Kuroshio's output-type troops.

"This is the mechanical army I envisioned. There is no need to build multiple production lines for mechanical soldiers. Only one production line for mechanical nanoworms is needed. Any soldiers I need can be built based on mechanical nanoworms. It imitates the Black Tide's ability to switch soldiers at will and its characteristics of backlash after damage in battle."

Starnet snapped his fingers again, and suddenly a large number of mechanical soldier templates were arranged in front of Alan in the form of a light curtain.

Phantom Tracker (Scouting Type), Instant Assassin (Sniper Type), Stardust Purifier (Sequence 1 Destruction Weapon)...

"You can understand it this way. Mechanical nanoworms are universal building blocks. I only need to set up the troop template, and the mechanical nanoworms can generate the specified troop units for me. I can switch troop units at any time according to the troop library in a war state to deal with different types of war environments."

"Assuming that the concept can be achieved, I can have three major advantages in war like the commander of the Black Tide. The idea is to give orders, switch between arms at will, and suffer backlash in battle. These are the three characteristics."

After listening to Xingwang's explanation, Alan's expression changed from confusion to shock, and his pupils dilated slightly.

He originally thought that StarNet's idea was to build a mechanical army by quickly producing a large number of mechanical soldiers in the early stage to speed up growth and resource acquisition.

Although the casualties will be high, it will not be a problem as long as the growth rate can cover the casualties.

However, I didn’t expect that what StarNet envisioned was actually a super legion under the sole power mode.

In Alan's opinion, this system is terribly powerful.

He even doubted that if StarNet was given enough resources and time, it would be able to create a new Scourge.

At this moment, Xingwang couldn't help but sigh:

"There is still a big gap between this war system and the natural disaster level. The backlash cannot be unlimited like the black tide. There is still a possibility that the mechanical nanoworms cannot be recovered after being destroyed. The black tide energy particles are the most perfect basic unit."

"The Nanomachine Army will definitely have a system advantage against other races, but if it faces the Black Tide, it will be completely defeated. The effect in the demonstration content cannot be applied to actual combat."

"Why?" A Lan couldn't help but frown.

"Because the mechanical nanoworms don't have the characteristic of the black tide becoming stronger as the battle goes on, I can only counterattack and repair them, but I can't devour and grow."

As he spoke, StarNet pointed to the battlefield.

The black wave came into contact with the silver wave made up of mechanical nanoworms.

In an instant, the black wave expanded at a speed visible to the naked eye, swallowing up patches of silver light spots and converting them into black wave energy.

The confrontation between the Kuroshio particles and the nanomechanical worms is showing a one-sided trend.

"This is the gap. The Nanomachine Army can only make up for some of the shortcomings in the face of the Black Tide, but there is still an insurmountable gap."

After hearing this, the originally excited Alan suddenly calmed down:
"Is there a solution?"

"Have."

In a flash, the black tide and mechanical army in the virtual scene disappeared.

A mechanical giant as huge as the moon appeared on the screen, floating in the starry sky, surrounded by countless mechanical life forms.

"This is a force that was recorded in the early days of the forum. It once suddenly descended on the Emperor's Tomb Mountains and plundered a mining area. Players called it: Mechanical Overlord."

"It is said in the guide that it possesses a world-class rule power called divine gold, which can transform metal into rule metal. This is a nearly perfect material in my eyes. With the blessing of this world-class rule, the nanomechanical worms manufactured will still not be able to stop the black tide from swallowing them, but they can significantly reduce the losses in battle and give the mechanical nanomechanical worms the ability to swallow metal substances and evolve."

As Starnet finished speaking, the virtual image on the wall switched to a scene of rolling mountains.

In the dark night sky, silver clouds emerged, and hundreds of millions of mechanical nanoworms formed a huge cluster.

Each nanoworm is smaller than a speck of dust, and gleams with metallic luster under the moonlight, like a flowing galaxy.

As they approached the rolling mountains, the clouds suddenly dispersed and turned into countless tiny points of light, pouring down like a rainstorm.

Swarms of nanoworms covered the surface of the mountain like a layer of flowing mercury, quickly seeping into the cracks in the rocks.

All ores containing metal substances, whether they are iron ore buried deep underground or copper ore exposed on the surface, will quickly disappear after being devoured by nanoworms.

The rolling mountains collapsed at a speed visible to the naked eye, during which time the rocks crumbled and the soil became loose, as if they were being hollowed out bit by bit by an invisible giant hand.

Wherever the nanoworm swarm passed, only grayish-white residue was left behind, which was the waste after the ore was completely stripped away.

The mechanical nanoworm swarm under the star network simulation is like a group of hungry locusts, greedily devouring all metals, even the trace metal elements in the mountains.

In a short period of time, the originally majestic mountains became riddled with holes, as if they had been hollowed out by a giant beast.

After completing the devouring, the nano-insect swarm gathered again into a silver cloud and flew towards the next target.

All that was left was a dead silence and desolation, and a completely hollowed-out mountain, as if it had been hit by a fierce and overwhelming fire attack.

StarNet continued at this time:

"Although it cannot devour all matter like the black tide, the divine gold can give the mechanical nanoworms the rule-level ability to devour metal matter and grow. The enemy's weapons, armor... all metal matter can become nutrients for the mechanical army to become stronger with each battle."

"In theory, except for natural disaster-level forces such as the Black Tide and the Zerg Tide, I can generate a restrained war system to fight against any known force now."

While Ah Lan was extremely shocked, his expression suddenly became serious:

"Starnet, it looks like we have a clear target."

As he spoke, A Lan's eyes swept towards the huge mechanical Overlord floating above the starry sky in the picture, its body as big as the moon.

"There is no rush. The gap between our combat power and that of the Mechanical Overlord is too great. It is a demigod-level warrior. We still have a long way to go before we can challenge it."

"In the future, the development of the Eclipse Clan will still focus on the three core systems of Star Vein Combination, Body Forging Level, and Soul. Even if I choose the strong-willed mode, I will use these three core systems to create a mechanical army in the future. I hope to combine the concept of the nano-mechanical army with the characteristics of the soul and give the nano-mechanical bugs more possibilities. With only the blessing of the world-class rule of Divine Gold, there is still an insurmountable gap between me and the Black Tide."

"Only with the Star Vein System can I have the strength to fight... But at this stage, there is no function that can combine the external system with the Star Vein System... But no matter what, the concept of the mechanical army will be one of my core growth directions in the future."

After saying that, Xingwang looked at Alan:
"You don't have to report to me in the future. If you have any ideas, you can communicate with me directly in the live broadcast room. I'm always here."

"Yeah." A Lan nodded respectfully. In his heart, Star Network was always the elder and mentor in his growth.

The projection of the star network dissipated at this time, and the room returned to the virtual scene surrounded by the starry sky.

At this time, A Lan walked towards the game cabin, ready to enter the game and continue fighting.

After finishing his conversation with StarNet, he already had a clear hunting target.

Mechanical Overlord, wait for us!

(End of this chapter)