Chapter 255
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Chapter 255: Mechanical Ascension!
Maybe I shouldn’t focus on small details?
It’s just a process set by the authorities, there may not be any secrets behind it.
That’s one way to put it, but Zhou Li always felt there was something more to it, just like those eyes he saw…
Whose eyes were they?
Did he make the bones move and leave behind this scroll?
Why can’t Zhou Li see him?
Unless, that person is not alive at all!
But dead people go to the Hall of Echoes after death, they can’t still be running around in the real world.
At this moment, Qian Luo and Qian Xia who came along with Zhou Li were completely shocked.
"The door… is open?"
"Why is the password Jesus?"
"How did you come up with that?"
Faced with the questions from the couple, Zhou Li sighed.
"I just guessed randomly, couldn’t think of anything else."
This move left the two of them feeling confused!
Right after that, the cave started shaking, and many laser-filled cracks appeared on the huge mechanical door!
Boom!
The door in front of them was opening in a very unbelievable way!
Every part of it was folding and flipping until it completely disappeared!
And in front of them, it was pitch black.
Zhou Li saw this and couldn’t help but feel a bit scared, well… something suddenly coming out in the dark could be really dangerous.
But Qian Xia and Qian Luo didn’t care about that, they just boldly walked into the laboratory.
As soon as they stepped inside, lights started sparkling all around them and rising upwards, illuminating the entire space!
When the lights came on, all three of them were stunned.
Before them stretched a very long corridor, with neon blue lights strips surrounding them, and the walls were made of a very unique metal panel.
The metal panel had a certain pattern on it, and as they walked a short distance, they felt as if they had stepped into another world!
"So this door can really open?"
"I thought it was just an Easter egg."
"Is this… like switching to a different game?"
"Are we sure we’re not playing Star Wars?"
Zhou Li was also surprised, feeling like they had indeed switched to a different game.
It went from swords and magic to the future and cyberpunk!
With excitement in their hearts, the three walked to the end of the tunnel, and two doors in front of them opened automatically.
What appeared in front of them next was a very large laboratory!
Various connecting pipes, energy transmitters, incredibly complex machines, lathes, robotic arms, and projections of various types of machinery lined the space!
"Things just got really sci-fi all of a sudden, do you know where we are?"
Qian Luo turned to Zhou Li, "Dragon Emperor Auzo’s Lab 001, this isn’t an Easter egg, it’s something that was always part of the setting."
"Honestly, I have a question too – why did you both have the same dream together?"
"We all went into that room together, but only you two had that dream, why?"
Qian Luo and Qian Xia looked at each other.
It’s simple, they must be hiding at their secret school.
But instead of answering Zhou Li, they both said at the same time:
"Because of love." x2.
Zhou Li, "…"
Forget it, I don’t want to talk to those two.
Zhou Li arrived at the center of the laboratory and saw a robot with pipes and connecting devices all over its body.
The robot was sitting on a floating chair, shaped like a human but made of machinery.
It looked like an elderly human with steel-like beard, giving off a creepy vibe.
As Zhou Li approached, the robot suddenly lifted its head, and countless lights lit up on its body!
Her eyes contracted, like a camera zooming in, finally locking onto Zhou Li!
"It has been 418,561 years, 16 hours, 25 minutes, and 11 seconds since someone last came here."
"It’s an honor to meet you, human."
Speaking?
Intelligent?!
Is it artificial intelligence?!
Zhou Li tried to reply, "It’s a pleasure to meet you too, may I ask who you are?"
The robot responded, "Alpha, I am the first conscious derivative of the doctor, a perfect replication of all the doctor’s memories and thought modules."
"Do you need me to help you?"
Service?
Zhou Li seemed to realize something, "What can you do?"
Alpha replied, "This laboratory is equipped with a complete Mechanical Ascension system, and I have the authority to control everything."
Ding!
[Mechanical Ascension]
It’s time to abandon this old body!
For millennia, we have passively evolved, but now we finally have control over our own evolution!
Through a truly transformative way, flesh is only a vessel, wisdom resides among the stars!
Will you accept Mechanical Ascension? If you choose to accept, you will activate the mechanical body transplant function.
Note: If you choose to have a full transplant, you will lose your physical body forever.
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A screen appeared in front of Zhou Li.
This is a selection screen where you can customize many things!
This includes various mechanical prosthetics – you can transplant just one or transform your entire body into a machine!
But this transplant is not free!
And it doesn’t cost money, it requires a type of energy called eternity!
Simply put, it’s soul lifespan!
Qian Xia and Qian Luo also saw this screen, which not only allows for prosthetic transplants, but also adding exoskeletons with various weapons!
Zhou Li couldn’t decide what to choose. Reading these descriptions, he felt like the mechanical body should be very powerful.
But he felt like this thing didn’t really match his abilities.
Just imagine, Zhou Li threw out a Chain of Resentment, wanting to harm himself, but not knowing where to start.
If he chose this path, then his previous ways would be almost useless.
This is not only for the Curse School, but almost all other schools too, like the Breathing Technique in the War School.
Mechanical beings don’t need to breathe, they can’t breathe either.
It’s a whole new power system, but still can’t escape the soul lifespan.
It’s just that the soul lifespan isn’t very important in this system.
From the choice of mechanical bodies, you can see that as long as the player can provide enough energy, they can generate any corresponding equipment here!
Over here, there is a description that explains the specific principle.
In simple terms, this civilization is amazing and has the ability to completely transform matter and energy, similar to alchemy, allowing for equivalent exchange.
They can even transform a large amount of soil and water into any kind of material they need!
Players only need to offer their energy to allow the other party to create corresponding equipment.
After a quick glance, Zhou Li finally discovered something that amazed him!
"Can you generate a cosmic alloy body?"
Alpha responded, "Insufficient permissions at the moment, unable to generate cosmic alloy, this project is locked."
Zhou Li noticed that the section for cosmic alloy was blacked out, clearly indicating that current players are not allowed to use it.
Below that, there are many other unknown black metallic materials, roughly over forty kinds.
The players can only use around thirty different kinds currently, with the most expensive one requiring a million years of soul lifespan to generate!
And the cheapest one also requires a hundred soul lifespan to generate.
But that is just the most common alloy material.
"This game is about to change, isn’t it."
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