Starting as a Mechanical Hunter

Chapter 733: Chapter 258: Chip Freaks, Energy Freaks

Sister Ji is really looking at handsome guys.

But unfortunately, there aren’t many handsome guys in the Research Association, not even many Big Muscle Dominators; mostly, there are some mechanical men with rigid features.

Mechanical men are also a type of tech nerd.

Tech nerds, well, often don’t want to dress up, and in this aspect, the Cyber Era is no exception.

After all, these people even modified their little ”gold” to electric drills, what more could you ask of them?

”But the people here, their levels are really high.”

In the Cyber Test Field, a high level doesn’t mean hard to fight but means hard to kill.

Sometimes, even after you successfully assassinate a high executive from a company and are ready to hand in the task, you’ll find out that the person has resurrected the next day.

The resurrection time is faster than that of the players.

According to the Legendary Assassin ’Rainy Night with a Knife and No Umbrella’—to assassinate a high executive above level 40, you must kill them at least three times: their original body, their clone, and their personality backup stored in the company database.

And in this Research Association, there are especially many executives of this type.

”This faction seems a bit different from others,” Sister Ji murmured to herself.

The ’Other Shore of Freedom’ she mingles in belongs to the Advanced Map, where there are many governor’s descendants, Cloud Nobility’s heirs, and executive successors, but the density of ’high-level monsters’ is still not as high as here.

As she curiously glanced around, Sister Ji suddenly squinted her eyes. She was looking down from the fourth floor and saw the glass door on the first floor being pushed open with several mechanical men in suits walking in. These mechanical men were quite different; the leader had an energy blue glow on the surface of his body, exuding a particularly strong aura, especially his eyes, which were pure white pupils.

As for the other two, one was a ’mechanical energy ball’ the size of a water tank, and the other was a super large head submerged in a floating health pod.

’A half-energy life that has gone through forbidden transformation like me! And their level is far higher than mine!’

’Beep beep——’

[You used your Investigation Skill, but it failed. The Level 10 Planet Energy manager ’Manhattan’ rejected your investigation]

[You used your Investigation Skill, but it failed. The Level 9 Planet Energy manager ’Dr. Freeman’ rejected your investigation]

[You used your Investigation Skill, but it failed. The Level 9 Planet Energy manager ’Dr. Bai’ rejected your investigation]

Among the three, Manhattan frowned and looked up, coincidentally locking eyes with Sister Ji. The next moment, Sister Ji felt as if she saw a burning blue fireball racing toward her.

[You are under ’Manhattan’s mental oppression, all attributes temporarily -10, duration: 30 hours]

Fortunately, this ’Manhattan’ just retaliated slightly and then, led by someone else, entered the elevator.

”Damn, what kind of freak is that!”

Sister Ji rubbed her head, feeling a stabbing pain between her eyebrows.

”Wait, Planet Energy, isn’t the artificial small sun in the sky of Other Shore of Freedom made by ’Planet Energy’?”

And while Sister Ji was speculating on the other’s identity, representatives from one of the Southern Hemisphere’s second-tier forces, Planet Energy, had already taken the elevator to the highest floor of the Research Association building, the entire floor of which belonged to the Chairman.

”The Chairman is inside, I won’t go in,” the receptionist said.

”Thank you.”

Manhattan nodded, his pure white eyes almost emotionless, which sent a shiver through the receptionist’s heart.

These energy monsters, hopefully, the Chairman can handle them.

Soon, Manhattan met the legendary Chairman, a face that combined handsomeness with wildness, a strong build with a thick back, perhaps not appealing to lolita lovers, but only sophisticated women knew his charm.

The ’Chairman’ looked up, locking eyes with Manhattan.

The next moment, a blue mini-sun with a diameter of thousands of meters re-appeared, its terrifying heat seemingly able to burn through the void.

However, in the next instant, from the ’mini-sun’, large tree roots emerged, as if a terrifying giant tree had absorbed the heat, transforming into an endless existence.

The ’mini-sun’ was drained, leaving only a scorched star core.

Manhattan staggered back a step, flames flickering on his blue skin.

For an energy creature, failing to control its energy means it has lost.

The legendary ’Chairman’ is indeed very strong!

”Mr. Manhattan has arrived, but unfortunately a bit late, otherwise you could have met the representative of ’Confidential Electronics’,” Gao Gong smiled and said.

”That crowd of graphics card monsters has already arrived?” Manhattan immediately felt a sense of foreboding.

Confidential Electronics and Planet Energy, these two super corporations were the fiercest rivals and mutually hostile in the Corporate War.

”Yes, they have already signed a written agreement with us, giving up the Brain-Machine route for virtual helmet technology.”

Gao Gong handed over the newly signed document.

Manhattan took it and carefully reviewed it.

Gao Gong then used the opportunity to observe these three individuals.

One was a Level 60 executive, with over 90% energy transformation.

Two were Level 55 super scientists, with over 60% energy transformation.

This sufficiently demonstrated Planet Energy’s investment in these negotiations.

Additionally, Planet Energy is one of the few ’Energy Enterprise giants’ in this Corporate War.

The Mechanical Split Star is flowing with radiation, with energy ores scattered globally; lighting up energy technology is a natural advantage.

Yet, even with fierce competition, Planet Energy remains firmly in the ’leading position of energy technology.’

According to Research Association data, on the ’Energy Side’ alone, they exhibited three kinds of Tier 3 Civilization Weapons during the war, one of which was the ’gaseous laser mist’ that could cover half a continent.

Where the laser passed, all creatures within the mist were completely destroyed, its destructive power immensely strong.

However, such a ’grandiose’ move is useful in military warfare, but not so much in ’corporate warfare’, as it’s easy to get ’home stolen’.

It made a grand action, barely managed to eliminate the rival’s military forces, seized a Mechanical City, but in the next moment, it was taken over from the virtual level.

Especially the ’Confidential Electronics’ group of Graphics Card Monsters and Chip Monsters, they counter them very well, and are quite skilled at home stealing.

So, as a last resort, this group of ’Energy Developers’ could only resort to negotiations to solve the problem.

Gao Gong glanced at the two Energy Science doctors beside him, eyes flashing, and smiled: ”I once accidentally acquired some scraps of super energy technology, both of you are experts in energy technology, why not take a look for me.”

What he showed them was the [Type I Dyson Sphere] blueprint obtained through a system gamble.

The Dyson Sphere alone was just a Level 6 blueprint, but tens of thousands, or even millions of Dyson Spheres combined would light up a Tier 3 Civilization Architecture, and it’s a very rare energy side Tier 3 Civilization Architecture.

Dyson Sphere Plan!

’Dr. Freeman’, which was the surface of the spherical energy body generating a slight magnetic wave, took the technical documents Gao Gong handed over.

Originally not taking it seriously, but after just a few glances, this spherical doctor became excited, for this was exactly the field he was researching.

”My technical deduction is correct! As long as we build enough and large enough star collection stations, we can extract endless energy, this Dyson Sphere perfectly matches my vision, the design is very ingenious...”

And Gao Gong turned his head again, speaking to the other ’Dr. Bai’:

”Dr. Bai, I heard you’re a master of energy engines, may I ask if we were to design a mecha capable of interstellar navigation and even combat, what level of energy engine would be required?”

”Space warfare?” ’Super Brain’ showed a thoughtful expression, ”The space you mean, is it vacuum? Or nebula layer? Or the outer regions of stars? Asteroid Belt? Different cosmic environments have completely different requirements for energy engines...”

The institutional system of the super corporation Planet Energy is called the ’Energy Doctor System’, which is divided into ten levels.

Each level requires developing an energy technology of the corresponding level and undergoing self-transformation in that area.

And once the ’Level 9 Energy Blueprint’ transformation is completed, one can enter the true management layer.

Therefore, every high-level executive in this company is a tech fanatic.

And what Gao Gong was talking about just hit the itch of the two.

At this moment, ’Dr. Bai’ was intensely debating with Gao Gong:

”You mean to say, with ancient military machine technology, it’s possible to develop a body for space combat, impossible! Absolutely impossible!”

Gao Gong slightly smiled and, without responding, directly showed the other party a video.

And the main character in the video was ’Doomsday Black Emperor’.

The people from Du Gao Technology were testing the performance limits of this body, and this video showcased space combat.

”Impossible, this is impossible, how did it break through the second cosmic speed?”

’Dr. Bai’ fell into a state of madness.

Seeing his two colleagues who had been directly hooked by the other side, a hint of helplessness flashed in Manhattan’s eyes.

The more one modifies towards being an ’Energy Life’, the less interested one becomes in ’worldly things’, and more in pursuing the ’essence’ of energy, this is often very good, but now it’s during corporate warfare, they don’t have many bargaining chips on hand.

”How did that group of Graphics Card Monsters agree to such terms?” Manhattan asked directly.

To be honest, the Research Association’s terms were not harsh, even very lenient, sharing virtual helmet technology, having the same voting rights as members of the Research Association, you can even embed your brain-machine technology under the ’virtual helmet’, the only condition is to ensure a 50% market share of ’virtual helmets’ in the Southern Hemisphere, which is also a condition to enter the third phase.

Simply put, it’s to listen to orders but not announcements.

After the corporate war ends, you can continue quietly working on your brain-machine technology under the banner of ’virtual helmets’.

If it were someone in his place, he certainly wouldn’t offer such lenient terms.

”In the name of the Research Association and Du Gao Technology, I placed a large order of high-end chips with Confidential Electronics.”

The ’chip’ production of Du Gao Technology was a reward that Gao Gong had long ago obtained from brushing the system, the ’Level 2 Civilization - Universal Chip Production Machine’.

This thing produces chips incredibly fast, like a sow.

Name: Universal Chip Production Machine

Category: Small Civilization Architecture

Quality: Level 2 Civilization

Weight: 5 tons

Note: The ultimate product of chip technology, the foundation of the new era of electronic industry, through it, you can produce any model of chips available on the market.

However, as Tier 2 Mecha Technology progressed towards Tier 3 Star Armor Technology.

The Tier 3 Star Armor naturally requires Tier 3 chips.

This ’Universal Chip Production Machine’ is not quite sufficient anymore.

”Is that all?” Manhattan asked skeptically.

That group of Chip Monsters are a bunch of lunatics.

What they love to do most is randomly extract a person’s lifetime memories, input them into a diametrically opposite virtual personality, and produce a ’flesh carrier’ with ’distinct personality’.

For example, in a ’destructive personality’, they input memories of harmony, warmth, and cleanliness from the first half of life.

Creating a monster that harbors a ’destructive desire with no outlet’.

And such monsters are very suitable for the Cyber Test Field.

”Want to know? Come over, I’ll tell you a secret,” Gao Gong suddenly said mysteriously.