Starting as a Mechanical Hunter

Dida pursed her lips. She knew the NPCs in this game were impressive, but this was the first time she encountered one capable of interfering with the system.

However, when she looked at the ’fake Dida’ beside her, she realized that this might not be interference.

The figure before her was not the actual body.

”So, we’re in Cyber Space now,” Dida sensed cautiously again and said uncertainly, ”and we’re moving?”

”Yes,” Eliza cleaned the chicken feathers off her hands, and as she did so, the ground slowly disappeared. Countless chain-like Hyperlink Protocols interspersed with the sound of ’creak’ and ’creak’ pulling against each other. Through the gaps in the chains, one could vaguely see the real scene, revealing land instead of the sea.

”We left Divine Land an hour ago.”

”Where are we going?”

Eliza walked over, pinched Dida’s cheek, and smiled:

”Such a cute little girl. Didn’t anyone tell you what we’re doing?”

The system’s prompt immediately sounded—

[You have been marked by a Level 90 High-tier Information crawler; this mark cannot be removed]

Dida’s eye twitched as she turned her head, noticing that the mysterious Mr. G was sitting on an old sofa, idly swinging that Civilized Stick, seemingly deep in thought.

”Are we going to capture that ’No. 5 Destruction Form’?”

Dida still remembered she had an Advanced task unfinished, and the target of that task was the monster dwelling in the subconscious sea.

According to Mr. G, this monster even influenced the developmental history of this planet. The three grand punk revolutions and the three most powerful Planet Civilizations of the Civilization Era were all closely linked with it, or them.

”So, am I to be the bait?” Although Dida was asking, her tone was very affirmative.

Only an energy bait could lure that entity called ’Purple Energy Strings.’

”Yes, but don’t worry, little girl. We won’t let your efforts go unrewarded.”

Eliza continued to knead the girl’s cheeks, and Dida could even smell a peculiar odor on her fingers.

Could it be the smell of chicken droppings!?

[Your Information Retrieval ranking in Cyber Space has changed, earning you a special Information Transformation: Intelligence +5, Perception +10, AI Favorability +500]

[You have gained three free Lottery Opportunities]

The task rewards are overly generous!

Dida instinctively looked at Mr. G, curious about what he was contemplating. Was he pondering how to capture that monster? Or possibly scheming some world-affecting plan?

Otherwise, why the gloomy face?

In fact, none of it was; G Person, the fugitive from Mother City and the conspirator against the world, like all miserable players, was drawing cards while praying for the arrival of the Luck God!

[You obtained Level 3 Blueprint[Weapon · High-temperature Baseball Bat]]

[You obtained Level 2 Blueprint[Pistol · Unified Type IV]]

[You obtained Level 3 Blueprint[Men’s Weapon Cup]]

[You obtained Level 3 Blueprint[Electronic Holographic Projection · Enchanting Lady]]

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After drawing the 20th blueprint and confirming once again that it was trash, Gao Gong decisively stopped this activity.

’Great, all trash.’

Trying to console himself, he glanced over a pile of 120 blueprints, most of which were low-tier—except for three Tier 2 blueprints obtained by killing an ’Evolutionary Sage,’ and three Tier 2 Hacker blueprints from taking down the ’Binder’ virus, as well as the eight Tier 2 biological blueprints accumulated from finishing those A-level Radiation Beasts.

Initially, Gao Gong planned to use low-tier blueprints to amass some luck and then open the High-tier ones.

But a series of bad luck directly frustrated Gao Gong into shutting down.

Generally, out of ten blueprints, there should be one or two whiteboard plugins. With good luck, you might even get a little gem.

But 20 all duds, Gao Gong backed off. He still had plenty of low-tier blueprints, but only a few Tier 2 ones. If the hard-earned High-tier blueprints ended up cursed, he might vomit blood in anger.

’King of Bad RNG is Luck God’s old mother.’

Nevertheless, putting on a brave front, Gao Gong switched direction and used the remaining five Lottery Opportunities all at once.

[You gained one Specialization Point]

[You gained Agility +2]

[You obtained a Cosmic Publication[Interstellar Khan: Wandering Planet Chapter]]

[You gained a ’Directional Knowledge Analysis’ opportunity]

[You obtained ’Fluorescent Candy’ *10]

’So bad luck leads to good fortune, is it that strong?’

Based on Gao Gong’s past experience, getting one attribute point out of ten Lottery Opportunities was already lucky, yet this time there were almost no misses.

Even ’candy’ was very useful.

Fluorescent Candy: A treat formulated through a unique recipe, extremely attractive to Energy Life forms.

Regarding the cosmic publication, it introduces a very special Level 3 Star System Civilization, the ’Spaceship Alliance,’ whose leader is called the Interstellar Khan or Star Shepherd.

The name alone reveals that this Spaceship Civilization is actually a rare nomadic civilization. It doesn’t settle to develop a specific star system but keeps migrating to mine resources from different star systems, absorbing the remnants of various civilizations, and sometimes doubling as interstellar pirates and war merchants.

A nomadic civilization like this has very advanced ’Spaceship Technology.’ This publication primarily explores spaceship engine technology.

From common ’Ion Engines,’ ’Anti-Gravity Engines,’ ’Earth Crust Engines,’ to the more advanced ’Teleportation Engine,’ ’Dyson Sphere,’ and the Black Hole Shuttle reputed to be infinitely close to a ’Star Gate.’

A very interesting science book. In the previous life, on the ’Noel Star System,’ where the Mechanical Split Star was located, there was an Interstellar Pirate band wiped out by an advance team of the Spaceship Army of the Interstellar Khan.

Why does Gao Gong know this so well? Because at the time he was part of that Star Thief Gang. Before Mr. G went into business, like most players, he spent some time as an ’Outer Space Scavenger,’ also known as a Cosmic Garbage Man.

Back then, he and Dida were collecting junk while boasting about his ’mating a Rich Lady plan.’ Meanwhile, enjoying hot pot and sipping drinks, they were inadvertently robbed by Star Thieves.

Fortunately, the two AI were technical talents, not killed but recruited to work for no pay.

However, retribution came, and that Star Thief Gang met a dire end, being skinned and exiled into space, frozen directly into zombies—a common punishment for dealing with Star Thieves.

The rising luck from the lottery gave Person G some confidence. He thought for a moment and decided to open the ’Sage’s Inheritance.’

[You opened the ’Sage’s Inheritance’ and gained Sage-exclusive skill: Digital Wisdom Pearl]

Digital Wisdom Pearl (Tier 2) (Common): The crystal of Original Digital Life, possesses the power of ’Basic Wisdom Enlightenment,’ with a 13% chance to enlighten digital life below 3rd generation, a 4.5% chance to enlighten digital life below 5th generation, and a 1.41% chance to enlighten High-level Digital Life.