Starting as a Mechanical Hunter

Day two, early morning

When Gao Gong woke up from bed, he suddenly discovered some good news.

[Your endocrine system has been unsealed]

Gao Gong recalled that the bodily fluids of the ’Exocrine Bloodline’ indeed had the benefit of regulating secretions.

When enough exocrine merges with his body’s chemicals, it naturally adjusts the endocrine system to digest unstable factors within the body.

You reap what you sow; the ancients weren’t wrong.

Gao Gong glanced at his body; his chest was covered with many strange crimson patterns, so complex they covered more than half his torso, looking just like some extreme path mafia boss.

It’s just that these tattoos looked like rose petals, lacking the imposing aura of a black dragon.

’After the adjustment by the exocrine, have the biological plugins of the Crimson Empress integrated with the skin system?’

The skin system does not belong to any of the eight major human systems.

Yet, it is related to most of the eight major systems.

Integration with the skin system may be the best survival method for the ’Crimson Bloodline.’

Gao Gong took a good wash in the super luxurious bathroom belonging to Flasuo. Before leaving, Sister Rose had granted him access to Flasuo’s Authority, so Gao Gong could easily check the internal data of this Sky Mother Ship.

At the moment, he was soaking in a pool-sized bathtub, observing the core data of the Security Corps through a virtual screen.

’Tsk, two mother ship launch silos, global positioning system, customized armed flying devices for the Mother City, electromagnetic catapult field, 360-degree photon laser array, my goodness, an energy defense net; this is the top-tier defense system of a Level 2 Civilization, the Security Corps sure is wealthy!’

Gao Gong wiped the corner of his mouth.

Even if it’s from a rich lady, you can’t just take it for free.

With my performance last night, getting over a hundred energy cannons wouldn’t be too much, right?

After all, one shot for another, right?

Gao Gong had no plans to build a ship.

These large-scale equipment pieces involve hundreds of industrial technological achievements, simply put, without turning hundreds of large industrial blueprints into reality, building a ship is out of the question.

In the Civilization Era, this would be the crown jewel of a country’s industry.

However, with Director Du’s talents, the other specialties of the Security Corps could be managed.

[You have obtained Level 4 Mechanical Blueprint[Mechanical Ninja Tools]]

[You have obtained Level 5 Gene Blueprint[Genetic Serpent]]

[You have obtained Level 5 Biological Blueprint[Basic Bio-Fusion Body]]

[You have obtained Level 5 Mechanical Blueprint[Close Combat Exoskeleton]]

[You have obtained Level 4 Weapon Blueprint[Plasma Rifle]]

[You have obtained Level 5 Gene Blueprint[Ocean People Bloodline]]

[You have obtained Large Mechanical Blueprint[Bionic Transformation Workshop]]

...

Gao Gong downloaded more than thirty blueprints; some were equipment, some were bloodlines, among them rare blueprints from Level 2 Civilizations, such as the secret of the six Major Generals’ elite forces.

It is worth mentioning that Gao Gong also discovered a secretly developing Bio-Fusion Armor project.

This project was even on the verge of mass production.

Xiao Tong conspired with outsiders to assassinate Flasuo.

Flasuo, in turn, secretly learned the Xiao Family’s signature technology.

These two are truly worthy opponents, one being a Crouching Dragon and the other a Young Phoenix.

Gao Gong’s lips widened into a grin.

Is this the joy of being maintained by a rich lady?

Even if I destroyed the Security Corps, I wouldn’t have such a bountiful harvest.

After downloading all the blueprints, Gao Gong casually glanced at the task panel.

[Task completed, experience +4000, new ’Biomimetic Origin’ task fragment]

The new task fragment is introduced like this—

As the carrier of ’Evolutionary Bionics,’ Black Rose’s past and her abilities hold a big secret; this secret might involve the origin of bionic men.

The origin of the bionic men...

Gao Gong recalled, the earliest bionic men should have existed before the Mechanical Era, of course, they weren’t as ’human-like’ as they are now, and their purpose seemed to be for the exploration and construction of extraterrestrial bases.

Habitability on planets is rare; the surface environment of most planets is extremely harsh, presenting life-threatening conditions when working on the surface.

As ’intelligent humanoid machines,’ ’bionic men’ became the ideal choice as cannon fodder.

’Was there a bionic men rebellion during the Civilization Era? I have no impression, but I think players received tasks to quell ancient bionic men insurgents.’

’Those tasks could yield some rare bionic parts, and they were quite popular for a while.’

The new task chain popped up subsequently.

This task chain might be the simplest one Gao Gong has ever done in history.

[Task Phase Four: The Key to Human Form]

Difficulty: Difficult+

Task Briefing: What is the true secret of Black Rose? Even the forces chasing her bionic men might be unclear. By any means necessary, extract this secret.

Task Objective: Obtain the secret Black Rose has hidden for over twenty years.

Task Reward: Experience +20000, Skill Points*4, Specialization Points*2, Lottery Opportunities*2, Mechanical Puzzle Fragment*1

”Hiss, the reward for this mission is quite abundant.”

But Gao Gong thought about it carefully, and it makes sense; Sister Rose was initially a character over level 40, also the planetary protagonist template, her power far exceeding Demon Mountain, and Great Knight Steel; the complication is, you must capture her alive to extract information.

With the ability to transform into countless forms of ’evolutionary bionics’, capturing her alive became an astronomical challenge.

But as for Gao Gong...

Interrogation, hehe, the system uses this term with a lot of wit.

He felt that after being tied up for so long last night, he also had the right to interrogate a bit.

Uh, did I reveal something?

Sister Rose was still quite easy to find.

After yesterday’s battle, this rich lady seemed to have made another breakthrough. As long as she wanted, every female character on this entire space battleship could become her avatar.

Gao Gong walked into the lobby and saw a blue-skinned girl playing with herself.

That seemed to be Flasuo’s daughter, also of alien lineage. Gao Gong thought hard about whether she was there last night. There were too many people to remember clearly, probably not.

The blue-skinned girl was visibly startled upon seeing an unfamiliar man suddenly appear. However, in the next moment, a flash in her eyes revealed Sister Rose’s unique mature woman’s gaze, looking at Gao Gong and nodding her head.

”Awake.”

”Mm.”

”Then follow me.”

”Oh.”

The blue-skinned girl led the way in front, and none of the guards blocked them, although the looks they gave Gao Gong were somewhat surprised, none dared to question him.

Lord Flasuo’s bloodline has the highest status here.

One mechanical door after another opened and then closed, the temperature dropped lower and lower.

This was the core of the mother ship, where projects violating the mechanical laws of the Mother City were relocated.

Because the coverage of mechanical directives was only on this planet, anything beyond the atmosphere was no longer within its scope.

Alien Blood Flasuo represented not just himself, but a hub in a vast network, connecting the cloud nobility in the sky, internal consortia on the ground, and even space colonists from extraterrestrial colonies—all needed him to communicate and operate between different levels.

Now, this vast network was inherited by Sister Rose.

The regional rich lady suddenly transformed into a global rich lady.

Gao Gong’s pressure suddenly increased, pondering on what posture he should adopt to maintain the rich lady’s favor.

Upon reaching an innermost laboratory, Gao Gong saw Sister Rose, wearing a tight black leather outfit that highlighted her explosive figure. Besides her, in the laboratory was a middle-aged lustful man in a white lab coat, with a complacent look of one who’s achieved the Dao, raising all beneath him.

Sister Rose curled her finger without turning her head.

”Yo, you’re here.”

Little Finger proudly puffed out his chest, revealing his ’Chief Technical Advisor of the Security Corps’ badge.

Gao Gong ignored him, walked to Sister Rose’s side, and she expertly ran her slender hand down Gao Gong’s waist to pinch his butt hard.

Gao Gong looked at Sister Rose’s pensive expression, inhaled coolly, such powerful rich lady instincts.

The pinch actually hurt a bit.

Gao Gong looked across, behind a special glass, a large electronic grid lit up and extinguished in the void, and these electronic nodes were much more numerous than those of the Great Brain.

Another information life?

”I will have Flasuo announce to the public that you are Angie’s fiancé. This way, even if I am not in the desert, you can freely use the resources of the Security Corps.”

Sister Rose used a declarative sentence, not a question.

Angie was indeed the name of Flasuo’s daughter, a blue-skinned young girl with large eyes and a high nose bridge, possessing Caucasian beauty even at a young age.

Gao Gong didn’t think it was a big deal, after all, he never had much integrity to lose.

”That boss of the electronic grid?”

”Mm.”

Seemingly aware of the commotion outside, thousands of electronic nodes lit up simultaneously, and a vast amount of sensory data began to evolve, with rows of high-tech office buildings and numerous bionic men halting in place, all eyes simultaneously turning to look here, their gaze seemingly traversing space and landing on the two of them.

[Your consciousness exceeds 50 points, exempting you from ’Corporate Will’]

Sister Rose’s face darkened, and the exocrine network was activated. In the next instant, alarms began blaring in the skyscrapers, countless bionic men started moving awkwardly, their eyes flicking around, some even losing their heads as they walked.

The office was in chaos.

The scene vanished instantly.

The electronic grid seemed to have suffered significant damage, starting to retract, while Little Finger was invigorated, frantically collecting sensory data.

Contained within this data were the corporate secrets of ’Electronic Grid’.

In the Cyber Test Field, corporations have evolved into a form of life; CEOs became brains, countless employees formed bodies, expansion turned into instinct, and finding ways to increase corporate efficiency became the primary goal of corporations.

Some connect employees’ brains to save on communication time.

Some organize group parties to enhance employee intimacy.

Some transform employees into animals as punishment for failing KPIs.

Some companies conduct regular brainwashing to bolster loyalty and increase the cost of betrayal.

Some companies even evolve into a form of electronic religion, and under the sway of fanatic emotions, they don’t even bother with social insurance and housing funds anymore.

These corporate creatures were harsh toward employees and executives alike.

Some executives had AI seeds implanted, becoming the CEO’s avatar.

Some executives murdered their own families, transforming themselves into emotionless super-managers.

The management level might grant part of their brain control rights to the corporate mainframe, calling it teamwork, to avoid factionalism.

Ultimately, under the increasingly tight organizational form,

A corporate monster was born.

The figure before them was one of them.