Starting as a Mechanical Hunter

Chapter 1016: Chapter 122: News 3

Gao Gong initially planned to ask the Collector for information on the Metal Executor.

However, when facing the other party, a strong sense of caution surged in his mind, prompting him to abandon this idea.

Someone was hiding beside the Collector! And it was a very dangerous person!

Even Hercules before hadn’t given him such a feeling.

Tier 4? No, probably Tier 5!

’This is already the intensity of a Supreme Being’s true form. The Collector indeed knows quite a few monsters.’

In this level of the star system map, Tier 5 Strong individuals are basically untouchable, unless there is a civilization-level siege; otherwise, they are invincible.

After leaving the Golden Hall, Gao Gong quickly found a strange pyramid-like building in the black market. Shortly after, a woman with a human head and a snake body swam out.

”The strong one with the fruit, the great Temple Master has been waiting for you for a long time.”

Gao Gong squinted slightly, surprised that the so-called ’Temple’ could perceive that he possessed a ’fruit’!

It truly is the highest intelligence point in the Mechanical Serpent Constellation.

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In the interstellar black market, the heat of a certain type of trading is no less than that of weapon sales and species smuggling, and that is intelligence transactions.

After failing to gather the information he wanted from the Golden Hall, Gao Gong quickly found the information trading point named ’Temple’.

This is an advanced information trading center that only Level 5 Mercenaries are qualified to enter.

And ’Temple’ is not a building name, but a special Level 2 Civilization called ’Temple Civilization’, a stronghold in this black market.

Although it’s only a Level 2 Civilization, what makes this ’Temple Civilization’ special is that it is a dimensional civilization. Its civilization domain is not within the physical cosmos, yet it is said to be closely related to the Level 3 Civilization—the Void Dweller. It was the Void Dweller’s ’Void Expedition’ that discovered this civilization.

By leveraging the power of the Void Dweller, the Temple Civilization, which uses ’Spiritual Energy’, also began to explore the physical world. The emblematic buildings of the temple act as anchor points in physical space, allowing the Temple race to freely traverse between dimensions and physical space.

’Spiritual Energy, isn’t this the energy system unique to dimensional monsters? Is there a dimensional will backing them as well?’

Gao Gong silently observed the Snake Woman leading the way. Her head was in line with the aesthetics of humanoid species, exceptionally beautiful, with eyes sparkling like gold. But beneath her head, her snake body was almost transparent, emanating a faint spatial fluctuation.

Generally speaking, without the blessing of a ’dimensional will’, such a dimensional civilization isn’t actually strong, much like a naked, unprotected computer without antivirus software, highly susceptible to hacking.

But once possessing a ’dimensional will’, even strong Level 3 Civilizations find it hard to destroy them.

’Without a ’dimensional will’, it’s highly likely this Level 2 Civilization has been developed into a servant civilization by the Void Dweller.’

’But if they have it, then it’s most likely ’independent diplomacy’.’

Gao Gong snapped back to reality to find the Snake Woman’s head very close to him, her golden eyes under a delicate nose gently sniffing, sighing with regret.

”I’ve smelled a special fragrance on you. Unfortunately, that fragrance has moved far away from you, and you too will be far from me.”

Upon these words, the Snake Woman’s head slowly retreated onto a Shen Ken, the ’snake body’ disappeared, and the head was placed like an offering on the Shen Ken.

There were more than a dozen similar Shen Kens.

”The Temple Master is just ahead. Please proceed on your own.”

Upon these words, the Snake Woman closed her eyes.

”Hmm, understood.” ℯℯ𝑙.

Gao Gong nodded and marched forward, but other Snake Woman heads on the Shen Kens studied him with interest.

Dimensional species also have their own reproductive systems.

As an Expert on cosmic XP, Gao Gong knew these creatures have an irresistible love for spatial fluctuations. To them, the stronger the spatial fluctuations of a species, the more attractive it is for reproduction.

As someone who once endured ’Space Destruction’, Gao Gong was like a once stunning beauty, now somewhat faded, to them.

Under the watchful eyes of the many heads, Gao Gong walked into the depths of the temple, which was a pool-like area, with ’water bodies’ that were transparent and viscous. Floating on the water surface was also an old woman’s head, bald and eyebrowless, with hollow eyes. Only two small transparent snakes slowly wriggled over the black eye sockets.

Upon seeing Gao Gong, the left eye snake darted forward, hissing and sticking out its tongue.

Gao Gong clearly sensed that the surrounding space parameters were slightly adjusted and a sense of ’confinement’ suddenly arose.

Gao Gong slightly frowned as his body’s transformation rate suddenly dropped drastically, his whole being turning transparent, perfectly neutralizing this parameter change.

”Apologies, I just woke up from the energy tide, and my body’s instincts are somewhat strong,” the head spoke human language, the voice clear as water, unexpectedly pleasant to hear.

”Do dimensional creatures also have ’biological instincts’?” Gao Gong countered.

”Even a Cosmic Evil God has its instincts, esteemed guest.”

”What may I call you?”

”You may call me Temple No. 131.”

Why does it feel like there’s a bit of a tech element in the religious tone?

The statement strangely reminded Gao Gong of ’Artificial Intelligence’.

”Can you see that I possess the ’fruit’?” Gao Gong got straight to the point.

”We can ’see’ any item imbued with powerful energy, including the ’fruit’. Of course, before others pay the price to inquire about your information, we’ll keep your secret.”

What kind of secret is that supposed to be!

Gao Gong silently grumbled.

However, this is also why the ’Temple’ is so well-known in the black market. As long as enough is paid, no matter the information, they can get it, even information from Level 3 Civilizations.

And they won’t keep it confidential.

That is to say, as long as enough is paid, they will even disclose the transactions of others.

This kind of ’open and transparent’ transaction is instead reassuring.

After all, when no one keeps secrets, it effectively means everyone does.

You find out my information, as can I about who inquired about mine, thus infinitely nesting, infinitely retaliating, and mutually deterring.

Moreover, everyone surely knows what they’re asking here.

”I want to know about the ’Metal Executor’ of the Galen Republic.”

”In String Calendar 6183, Galen Republic’s 194th Governor signed the ’Super Soldier Development Plan’, which is the predecessor of the ’Metal Executors’...”

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In an interstellar beverage hall in the black market, Gao Gong sat in a seat, letting a Tentacle Girl serve him a cup of ’Mostar Juice’. This is a recently popular drink, said to fuse the ’neural system’ and ’tactile system’ in a short time, creating a unique ’super drunken sensation’.

However, for an intelligent species with a weak will, drinking it might cause them never to wake up again.

Gao Gong took a slight sip, feeling the chaos in his body while recalling the information he obtained from Temple No. 131.

In fact, every carbon-based species has its own ’Super Soldier Development Plan’, stemming from their natural physical conditions.

However, each direction of ’gene development’ varies according to the physical conditions.

The rich metal element physique grants the Galen people robust physical conditions while also bringing a very awkward situation.

That is, once they engage in ’physical development’, their metal element strength may rival that of a mechanical species.

Once reaching this level, as their bodies evolve spontaneously, ’species mechanization’ becomes inevitable.

For a carbon-based civilization, as the main race undergoes transformation, it will turn towards a Mechanical Civilization.