Chapter 192 Mechanical Race Technology
[Behind the door lives two Silver Level creatures, one of the target materials for the Genetic Potion.
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After looking through several doors, only this one satisfied Li Zheng the most, so he swiped his card to enter.
Silver Level is naturally not a problem, and the Salted Fish Spear didn't even need to use an attached ability to kill them with just a couple of shots, very easily.
Successfully obtained a material for a Silver 3+ potion.
Afterwards, Li Zheng wasn't in a hurry anymore and instead turned his attention to the pink Poli on Xiao Ying's leg.
There were some things that were inconvenient to resolve in the last room, and now was the perfect time to settle them all at once.
The pink Poli had twisted itself into the shape of a balloon at this moment, floating beside Xiao Ying, looking as if Xiao Ying just came out of an amusement park.
On the "balloon" surface, you could vaguely make out the blurry features of eyes, nose, and mouth.
Li Zheng asked it, "What exactly do you want by clinging to Xiao Ying?"
"Poli~" The pink Poli looked confused, looked at Xiao Ying, and then happily laughed, the "balloon" rubbing against Xiao Ying's face.
"Could it be you're really into Xiao Ying?"
"Poli~"
"But you're wild, so how could you pass through the metal door with us?"
Li Zheng checked, and when the pink Poli followed, the indicator light on the Identity Card reader still showed green.
However, if such a wild creature as the pink Poli passed through, the reader should display red.
"Poli~" The pink Poli continued to rub.
"You can follow us, at least make a statement and recognize me as your master? Otherwise, you being a wild creature hanging around us every day, what's that all about?"
"Poli~"
"Damn, talking to a chicken can't explain to a duck."
"Poli~"
"You're really ugly."
"Poli~"
"Xiao Ying is also a girl."
"Poli~"
"There's no way you two can end up together."
"Poli~"
"Fine, follow if you want."
"Poli~"
"..."
Li Zheng was at a loss, this pink Poli was really resistant to reasoning, no matter what he said, it always had that foolish look, continuously trying to please Xiao Ying.
It didn't have anything special for him.
To be precise, it simply couldn't be bothered with him.
This made Li Zheng feel a bit hurt.
But after careful observation, Li Zheng did find something peculiar.
This pink Poli and Xiao Ying's status was quite strange.
Similar to "parasitism."
Although it wasn't his pet, Xiao Ying could occasionally shout and it would comply within a certain range.
Most importantly, the pink Poli was very concerned about Xiao Ying's safety.
In the last room, if it weren't for the fact that another player's attack, which Li Zheng dodged, almost hit Xiao Ying, the pink Poli wouldn't have proactively thrashed him into a pig-head.
Thinking about this, Li Zheng took out the pig-head's Identity Card and started fusing it with the Mysterious Declaration.
This person killed eight innocent players, showing little increase in living space, and even the items they brought were not very valuable.
Only when the trait of the Mysterious Declaration triggered did Li Zheng obtain his first Extraordinary Level item.
This was due to Li Zheng slipping a Diamond Level Ancient Technology Leg to him at the last moment.
The person was perplexed about what Li Zheng was up to before his death, actually "giving" such a valuable thing to him.
Just as he realized and tried to trade it away to exploit Li Zheng, Li Zheng killed him on the spot.
Given him no chance to trade.
Unfortunately...
It was a bottle of blood material from an Extraordinary Level creature, and drinking it directly had no special effect, which was a disappointment to Li Zheng.
Besides, Li Zheng also obtained a Silver Level Power Core, a bottle of Silver Level blood material.
The blood was one of the required materials for the Silver 4+ potion, with a small amount that was better than nothing.
Afterwards, Li Zheng took out five Identity Cards and fused them one by one.
These Identity Cards all came from that wave of attacks in the morning.
This time, three firearm player's Identity Cards only revealed six Gold Level firearms, an RPG launcher, one RPG grenade, a magazine of Silver Level bullets.
The two other cosplaying players, the Laser Eye was pure poor, with the highest quality item only revealing a hundred grams of Titanium Alloy, making Li Zheng a little depressed.
The one who was faster was relatively richer, revealing two Gold items, one Platinum.
The Gold items were all materials, but the Platinum item turned out to be a Data Processor, and where this person got it from was a mystery.
What puzzled Li Zheng was that out of six Identity Cards, not even one blueprint was revealed.
This was unbelievable.
Fortunately, the Mysterious Declaration delivered, producing a Gold Level Power Core and three bottles of different Platinum Level blood.
And, the familiar to Li Zheng: the Memory Release Device!
However, this time the Memory Release Device wasn't the Warrior type, but empty.
The function was very peculiar, as it could extract a player's ability-related memory.
After being used by another person, it can be directly infused into others just like acquiring "Spear Mastery".
Looking at this empty Memory Release Device, Li Zheng already has an idea of how to use this item.
Li Zheng is temporarily unsure about how many types of mastery the "Warrior" ability requires.
However, if he encounters a red-named player with mastery in the future, he wouldn't mind taking a shortcut.
Li Zheng took stock of his supplies, having already stored six Gold Level Power Cores. Instead of keeping them, it would be better to use some to create a few devices.
Bang!
He released the capsule residence, Li Zheng opened the door and went inside. He first drank all the Silver Potions he had produced, enhancing his attributes to the current limit.
Afterward, he pulled out two long-stored Gold Level blueprints.
[Mechanical Race Research Core Production Diagram, Gold Level, Learnable
Description: Upon use, learn the production method for the Mechanical Race Research Core.
Required materials: Gold Power Core*2, Technology Core*1, Analyzer*1 (others omitted)]
[Mechanical Mantis Assembly Center Production Diagram, Gold Level, One-time Use
Description: Upon use, create a Mechanical Mantis Assembly Center.
Required materials: Gold Level Power Core*2, Mechanical Race Research Core*1 (others omitted)]
This was smuggled out by Sakura for the first time in a dungeon, kept hidden in its mouth until the end.
The result is that all other materials were adequate, except the Gold Level Power Core, so they were kept until now.
"Hoot?"
Sakura came over to take a look, recognized the two blueprints, and strutted past Li Zheng while dragging a pink balloon.
That posture and attitude were just waiting for Li Zheng to praise it.
Li Zheng's face darkened: "Don't think I'll let this slide, you can't have anything else until you finish that Earth Dragon Crystal Core."
"Hoot~"
Sakura instantly deflated, feeling that its master was too ruthless.
Looking at the Earth Dragon Crystal Core still more than half uneaten in its hand, it continued gnawing with a sour expression.
This thing isn't just unappetizing, it's also hard to digest.
Sakura has only consumed less than an eighth of it so far.
It's contemplating whether to ask Pink Poring for some help with it.
Li Zheng glanced at it sideways: "If you eat even less of the Earth Dragon Crystal Core, you won't gain any abilities. If you dare to let Pink Por… hmm?"
Mid-sentence, he suddenly realized, how did this wild Poli get into the residence?
He didn't seem to have agreed to it, did he?
Could it be that the Poli Race can bypass others' consent and directly enter another's capsule residence?
Incredible?!
However, thinking back to the earlier card reader anomaly, Li Zheng actually felt that Pink Poring appearing in his residence made sense.
The card reader is managed by the Matrix Terminal, and this Pink Poring could even bypass the terminal's side, so how could a mere capsule residence stop it?
Fortunately, Pink Poring was only interested in Sakura.
At this moment, the two little creatures found an open space in the residence, Pink Poring "singing," and Sakura "dancing," having a great time.
"Even Old Pu couldn't analyze the composition of this Pink Poring, all I can do is pray it doesn't cause trouble at night."
Otherwise, even if it meant making Sakura sad, Li Zheng wouldn't let this Pink Poring off the hook.
One blueprint learned, the other crafted.
A minute later, Li Zheng found a spot to take out the "Mechanical Mantis Assembly Center".
This is a piece of equipment larger than Genetic Potion, arch-shaped, standing at 3.5 meters high and 3 meters wide.
Dozens of mechanical arms of varying sizes twisted around wildly, with a large circular component suspended in the center, surrounded by a plethora of exposed mechanical parts.
The various components combined, exhibiting a very rugged style, as if the Mechanical Race had erased the concept of "aesthetics" from their species.
[Mechanical Mantis Assembly Center, Gold Level, Special Equipment
Description: Consume appropriate materials to produce a combat-capable Mechanical Mantis.
Required materials: Too many required materials, skipped directly.
(Mechanicals are classified generally according to Power Core level, consuming corresponding level special materials)]
On the side of the assembly center is an operating screen. Li Zheng glanced at it and instantly understood how to use it.
There was only one "assemble" option on it, a user-friendly operation.
Looking at the remaining materials, Li Zheng clicked "assemble" and then selected the corresponding materials.
The next moment, various selected materials autonomously flew over, landing around the assembly center.
Various mechanical arms precisely grabbed different materials, processing them according to assembly requirements, piecing them together bit by bit onto the central circular component.
Unexpectedly, this assembly process was slow; Li Zheng glanced at the progress bar and realized it actually took twenty minutes to produce a Mechanical Mantis.
"Although only the highest, Gold Level, seems rather useless." Li Zheng watched for a while, "Actually, Mechanical Mantis isn't known for individual strength. As long as there are enough numbers, taking down one or two Platinum Level won't be hard."
The cost-effectiveness is slightly low. Li Zheng planned to switch all to Black Iron Level after assembling this Silver Level one, to consume the ever-increasing Black Iron Level Power Core.
As for what to do with the produced Mechanical Mantis?
Just keep them around.
If even a soda can can be used for storing sewage, why not a Mechanical Mantis?
He inserted a new command into Gong Yi's program, instructing it to operate the assembly center every twenty minutes. Li Zheng then made another Cultivation Dish.
The third Cultivation Dish continued planting Flame Branch (from seeds he left in the morning), adding another boost on the path to upgrading Ice and Fire Attachment.
Just as he finished adding the right amount of Cultivation Liquid to the third Cultivation Dish and was ready to continue his journey.
Xiao Siyuan sent him a private message.
"Dungeon, come."