Volume 3 Chapter 121: Flesh, Weakness, and Mechanical Ascension
"You know what? Actually, the Chaos Star Region was not like this ten thousand years ago."
The young pirate with a pair of extra ears behind his ears looked at the starry sky outside the porthole and said to his companions.
"What was that like? Do you want to tell your story again? Have you forgotten how you were hung up and beaten by the captain last time?" said the companion with disdain.
"He is just a big, uncultured guy who doesn't understand culture or history. He knows nothing but violence."
"We are pirates, space pirates. What else can we do if not violence? Entrance exam to university? Then why would I be a pirate?" His companion rolled his eyes at him.
"But the Chaos Star Field was really not like this ten thousand years ago. At that time, the Chaos Star Field was operating normally, and the conflict between the two cantilevers did not exist."
"It doesn't exist? Come on, the Chaos Star Region is not small, it's hundreds of light years wide. Are you trying to say that this chaos over hundreds of light years wide suddenly occurred ten thousand years ago? How is that possible? Although I'm not very educated, I still have this kind of common sense."
"Why do you say you know nothing? Let me tell you, it is said that ten thousand years ago someone conducted an experiment in this star field, which completely disrupted the gravity system of this area, and then the entire chaotic star field became like this."
"Experiment? Could it be the Galactic Alliance?" the companion asked in surprise.
"How could it be the Alliance? The Alliance had just been established at that time, so how could it have such ability? Even the current Alliance probably doesn't have the ability to conduct such an experiment."
"Who could that be? Wait, you've fooled me. If there really was an experiment ten thousand years ago that turned the Chaos Star Field into this, such a big thing would definitely be known to everyone, and you wouldn't have the chance to talk about it."
"What if some force deliberately buried the historical truth?"
"Burying the truth of history? Why?"
"Haha, I can't say that. I can't say that."
The young pirate shook his head triumphantly, but at this moment, a big hand attacked from behind and slapped him on the forehead.
"What do you mean I can't say it? You're just talking nonsense. Another spaceship is coming and you're not going to help. You're just being lazy here. If you can't get enough protection money, the boss will skin you alive." The man, whose two legs and one arm were completely modified into a mechanical body, said ferociously behind the two little pirates.
The two were so frightened that they ran to help.
The man who had been modified with a mechanical prosthesis stared at the direction the two people left for a long time with his mechanical eyes in his eye sockets, then he turned his head and looked at the starry sky outside the porthole again.
There was the Skylark slowly approaching.
At this time, in front of the porthole of the Skylark, Lin Xu was also observing the checkpoint set up by the interstellar pirates ahead.
Behind Lin Xu, the portable space opened, and Nanzhu hurried out holding Lu Yao in one hand and Mu Xiyue in the other.
He was shouting while running.
"Space pirates? Let me see, let me see what space pirates look like."
Nanzhu, who had just been in the library on Earth, reading a book and doing homework with Lu Yao, heard that they had encountered interstellar pirates. He excitedly called Lin Xu to open his personal space and let her out.
Of course, when she came out, she also dragged Lu Yao and Mu Xiyue out.
Lu Yao did not refuse. As someone who had played a lot of games before, she was still quite curious about interstellar pirates.
Compared to Lu Yao, Mu Xiyue and Nanzhu are also quite curious about interstellar pirates.
When the two were still in the Milky Way, they had heard of the existence of space pirates in the universe, but no one had ever seen one.
After all, one of them was on the fairy ship and the other on the Great Wall of the Galaxy.
One must be a very blind pirate to rob these two places.
It's almost like committing suicide.
At this time, as the Skylark was getting closer and closer to the checkpoint, it also received communications from the interstellar pirates inside the checkpoint.
The Skylark was asked to queue up at the back and wait for boarding inspection.
Because in front of the Skylark, there were already several shabby-looking spaceships passing through the checkpoint.
Standing in front of the porthole, Lin Xu could even see the interstellar pirates wearing power armor entering a spaceship to search.
It can be seen that there are quite a few passengers on that spaceship, and it seems that they have been in the chaotic star field for a long time, so they are very calm about this kind of scene.
The pirates did not make things difficult for the passengers, but simply checked the cargo on the spacecraft and took a cut of the cargo.
Soon, it was the Skylark's turn, and it slowly entered the checkpoint.
I saw that this level was built in a chaotic asteroid belt. There were all kinds of asteroids moving irregularly in all directions. If the spacecraft resolutely broke in, it might collide with an asteroid at any time.
Only behind this place is a relatively flat area, which is why the interstellar pirates can set up checkpoints here to collect money.
"They take a commission based on the cargo, but there is no cargo on our ship. How are they going to take the commission?" Lu Yao said as he observed what was happening on the spaceship ahead.
"Yeah, do I have to pay? Even though the money is made from nanorobots, I don't want to give it to pirates." Nanzhu muttered.
"Master, do you need to clean up?" Miss Qiu asked Lin Xu directly for his opinion.
"Let's put them up first and see the situation." Lin Xu said after thinking for a while. He still wanted to find out some information about the Chaos Star Region from these pirates.
"What if they come in and run around? I don't want them to rush into my room and search it." Nanzhu whispered.
"Yeah, then let's go and greet them. If they break in, we'll have to fight them off." Lin Xu didn't want the Skylark to be searched by anyone.
Just like that, a moment later, the hatch of the Skylark opened, and dozens of interstellar pirates, led by a figure whose upper and lower parts of his body had undergone mechanical modifications, entered the Skylark. Lin Xu and others were already waiting for them in front of the hatch.
"Hey, new faces?" The leading pirate, who had undergone mechanical transformation, came in and his eyes lit up when he saw Lin Xu and others.
That expression was as if he had seen a fat sheep.
"What's wrong? Do you take a bigger commission from newcomers who come here for the first time?" Lin Xu asked curiously.
“Haha, I’ve seen a lot of newcomers like you who carry some goods on the trade route. Usually, they don’t live long. So for you newbies, instead of waiting to die in the universe, it’s better to die here with us. At least your ship is still worth some money.” The little pirate leader, whose half face is mechanical, said with a ferocious light flashing in his mechanical eyes.
Then he glanced at Miss Qiu and others around Lin Xu.
"Well, these women of yours are not bad either. They should be able to be sold for a good price."
Suddenly, Lu Yao, who was originally watching the excitement from the side and waiting for Mu Xiyue or Nanzhu to take action, suddenly had a cold light flashing in her eyes, and a long-lost nameless anger rose up, and she wanted to take action herself.
"Captain, look at that boat behind you, it's so new, it looks like it's a new guy."
On the several spaceships that had just been drawn and were about to leave the checkpoint, some people were standing by the portholes watching the excitement.
Whether they are ordinary passengers or employees on the ship, people who frequently go in and out of the chaotic star field are all familiar with the rules here.
So when they saw a spaceship that was obviously as new as it could be and looked like it would be worth some money entering the level, they knew they were doomed.
"Even if it is a new ship, it has to be aged before it can be used in the chaotic star field. Otherwise, it will just be waiting for someone to rob it. No matter how law-abiding a pirate is, he is still a pirate."
"Why are they called newcomers? Only newcomers don't know the rules."
"Yes, since you are a newcomer, you must not know that if you want to pass the level here, you can't just take a commission, you also have to send tributes all year round, otherwise there is no such thing as a commission to pass."
"Hey, there are so many routes for a novice to take, but you have to come to the Chaos Star Region. It seems like you are doomed."
The passengers gathered in front of the portholes to watch the excitement, ready to see if a conflict would break out.
After all, even a rabbit will bite when it is cornered. The novice who dares to come to the Chaos Star Field alone must have prepared a certain amount of force.
If they really resist, it will be fun to watch.
It’s just that no one thinks that this resistance can succeed.
After all, countless cannons in the entire base have been pointed at the spaceship.
This is already a situation where there is no escape, and resistance will only lead to a more miserable death.
After all, the leader here, the big pirate Tangka, is very cruel.
And sure enough, the conflict they expected broke out.
The pirates, who had just entered the spaceship for a moment, were blasted out in unison and turned into a pile of parts in the space of the airport. The onlookers were unable to react for a while.
Immediately afterwards, a figure was seen rushing out of the spaceship.
With a casual wave of his hand, several huge sword energies were released, directly blasting open the heavy steel plate structure of the checkpoint in front of him, exposing the interior of the base built by Pirate Tangka directly to everyone.
"This, is this the Devourer? She is manipulating the devouring particles!" Some of the passengers who were watching the fun have already recognized her.
"What Devourer? It's a God-given being. If you want to die, don't drag us into it." Someone nearby immediately shouted angrily.
Yelling "Devourer" in front of others is courting death! Besides, this is the Chaos Star Region, not under the rule of the Alliance. If others want to kill you, they will definitely not hesitate.
"Yes, the God-given One, the God-given One, I am talking about the God-given One, you heard it wrong." The man quickly changed his words.
"Why did the God-given appear here?"
"Thangka is miserable. He actually wants to snatch the God-given one."
"No wonder you dare to drive such a new spaceship. It turns out you are a God-given one. You should also be coming to Storm Planet, right?"
"I think it's probably true. The God-given Ones come to the Chaos Star Region with only one purpose!"
"But even if it's a God-given one, can one person fight against Tangka's base? There are ten plasma cannons here alone."
"No matter how powerful the particle cannon is, it has to be able to hit the target! Now that the God-Giver has been put into the base, Tangka is doomed."
"Tangka is doomed, but this spaceship is unlikely to be saved either. Even the God-Giver can't save a ship from a cannon. What a pity."
Sure enough, as Lu Yao blasted open the heavy steel plate structure of the base, the people inside the base also reacted.
The muzzle of the gun next to it, which had already been pointed at the Skylark, flashed and opened fire instantly.
In an instant, countless plasma beams attacked the Skylark.
However, before it could get close to the Skylark, it was intercepted by several sword energies swung by Lu Yao and exploded in mid-air.
"Can it intercept a plasma cannon? Are the God-given ones so powerful?"
"This, this shouldn't be an ordinary God-given one. I have seen God-given ones before, and ordinary God-given ones are definitely not this strong."
"So what should we do?"
"What should we do? Let's start the boat and leave quickly. It's best not to get involved in this kind of battle, otherwise you won't know how you died."
"Yes, yes, yes, stop watching the fun and hurry up the captain to leave."
However, before they could urge the captain, they saw the figure swing out several sword energies again. This time the target of the sword energies was not to intercept, but to the artillery position.
With a loud roar, the turret and the plasma cannon were blown away.
Then Lu Yao entered the base through the gap that had just been opened.
What followed was a one-sided massacre.
Lu Yao showed no mercy to the pirates.
How can someone who can be a pirate be a good person?
Of course, she was too lazy to chase after those who were only concerned with escaping, and instead, she headed straight for the leader's location based on the topographic map obtained after Zhenxing invaded the base.
Soon, in the main cabin of the base, the leader of this pirate base was seen, a famous pirate named Tangka who had transformed most of his body into mechanical ones.
When Tangka saw Lu Yao coming in front of him, there was no anger on his face, but instead he was filled with excitement.
"God-given? Very good, very good. I haven't even looked for you yet, but you came to me first. That's perfect. I'll use you to test my latest creation."
As Tangka spoke, the mask on his face fell off with a click. Looking at his current appearance, those who didn't know him might think he was someone wearing power armor, or simply a robot.
But he is not a robot. It is just that most parts of his body have been mechanically modified, including his limbs, torso, and even some internal organs. Even his fragile brain is protected by steel plates.
Then Tangka jumped up, and with his fist equipped with a gravity field, he punched Lu Yao hard with an extremely heavy blow.
Lu Yao frowned slightly and stepped aside.
Watching the opponent hit the ground with his punch, with a bang, the ground of the base was directly shattered under the effect of gravity. The collapsed ground even swept in several nearby pirates.
Suddenly there were wails everywhere and blood and flesh were everywhere.
"Did you see it? Did you see it? The God-given ones! Not only you can possess this kind of power that does not rely on external objects and belongs only to yourself, we ordinary people can do it too! What God-given particles, it's all bullshit. Flesh and blood are weak, and mechanical ascension can be achieved. You can transcend by relying on flesh and blood? It's all fake, it's all fake." Tangka roared again, and a plasma spurted out from under his feet. The whole person rushed towards Lu Yao again.
However, Lu Yao did not dodge this time. She just stretched out one hand and easily caught his punch.
Even Tangka's fist did not touch Lu Yao's palm, as there was a thick layer of repulsive force field in between.
"Are these machines installed on your body not considered external objects?" Lu Yao was really curious about how the other party viewed this.
"This is a part of my body, how can it be considered an external object?" As Tangka answered, his chest opened and two blazing lasers bombarded Lu Yao who was close at hand.
Lu Yao also didn't move, she just stood there and let the laser bombard the repulsive field around her.
At the same time, a sword energy emerged from Lu Yao's other hand and slashed towards the thangka in front of him.
With a loud bang, Kangka was knocked flying, directly smashing a wall inside the base and falling into the ruins.
But then he climbed up from the ruins again, his body flashing with layers of electricity, laughing wildly.
"Hahaha, so what if I'm God-given? I still can't open my electromagnetic shield."
Lu Yao frowned and suddenly found it interesting. She wanted to try out the limit of this guy's shield.
Then he waved his hand again and blasted out several sword energies, which hit Thangka's body again and again.
Boom, boom, boom, with continuous roars, thangka was constantly blown away, crashing through several walls within the base, and finally even blasted directly into space.
Finally, the electric current in Tangka gradually went out.
But then, as Lu Yao's attack stopped, the electromagnetic shield on Tangka's body restarted, and layer after layer of electric current reappeared on his body.
"It's useless. I carry a miniature nuclear fusion battery with me, which I bought from the Mechanical Empire at a high price. With this, I have an endless supply of energy." Tangka's voice was transmitted in the universe in the form of electromagnetic waves.
"Micro nuclear fusion battery." Lu Yao's expression was a little subtle.
It was only after she came to Earth that she realized that the golden elixir cultivated by the cultivators on Xianyuan Star was actually a miniature nuclear fission battery, and the Nascent Soul was a miniature nuclear fusion battery.
A deity like her has more than one miniature nuclear fusion battery.
Not to mention that she later obtained the intermediate authority given by Lin Xu. Although her current strength cannot compare with Mu Xiyue and Nanzhu, it is completely no problem for her to reach the level of a combined Mahayana.
Who are you trying to scare with your nuclear fusion battery?
Then the sword energy in Lu Yao's hand was released again.
Tangka, with plasma spraying from his feet, came towards the sword energy and at the same time threw a punch, activating the gravity field above his fist to the maximum, intending to smash the sword energy with one punch and attack Lu Yao at the same time.
Only when his fist came into contact with the sword energy did he suddenly discover that this sword energy seemed very different from the previous one.
Before he could fully react, the sword energy had easily penetrated his electromagnetic barrier and shattered the gravity field on his fist, while also cutting half of his arm and the entire lower half of his body in half.
Just like that, only an arm , and the body was floating in the universe.
Looking at the electronic internal organs sliding out of the body, his eyes were full of disbelief.
"This is impossible, this is impossible. It's just a body of flesh and blood. It's just a body of flesh and blood. Mechanical transformation is obviously the correct direction of evolution."
While he was doubting his life, Lu Yao had already approached him.
Tangka still wanted to resist, but he waved his only remaining arm like a whip and hit Lu Yao.
However, Lu Yao simply condensed a fine sword energy at her fingertips and slashed out, easily cutting off his arm, and then she pulled out the miniature nuclear fusion battery from his chest.
Tangka completely lost the power to resist.
Being carried by Lu Yao, they arrived on the Skylark.
Then Lin Xu looked at the guy who was left by Lu Yao in front of the hatch of the Skylark, with only half of his body left, looking more like a robot than a human. His eyes couldn't help but jump.
After being transformed into this, what’s the difference between it and a machine?
"Haha, hahahaha, I advise you to let me go." Even at this point, Tangka still laughed wildly at Lin Xu.
I don’t know if he is mentally ill or what.
"Let you go? Give me a reason." Lin Xu asked with interest, looking at the scattered electronic organs that had fallen out of his stomach.
Because they were electronic internal organs, they were not so bloody, otherwise Lin Xu would not be able to bear to see them.
"Why do you think I was able to transform into this?"
"Isn't it because you're a pervert?" Lin Xu asked curiously.
Tangka thought that Lin Xu was provoking him by saying this, so he deliberately ignored it. After all, he was under someone's roof. Although he seemed reckless, he was actually not stupid at all as he could become a big pirate. His current arrogance was just a pretense.
"Hehe, this has been professionally modified by the Mechanical Empire. Outsiders cannot enjoy such modifications." Tangka said with a reminder in his tone.
"Oh, so what?" Lin Xu heard the hidden meaning in his words and became even more curious.
"Hmph, to tell you the truth, I am actually a nail nailed here by the Mechanical Empire. I am a member of the Mechanical Empire. If you kill me, it means you have offended the Mechanical Empire. You will be wanted by the empire, and the empire will not let you go." Tangka became a little anxious as he looked at Lin Xu's unmoved appearance.
"Oh, the Mechanical Empire!" Lin Xu nodded slowly.
He still doesn't know what the Mechanical Empire is, but since Tangka can use it to threaten people so seriously, it must be a very powerful existence.
At this moment, Nanzhu, who had just run out and went to the pirate base, suddenly ran back with a strange look on his face.
"What's wrong?" Lin Xu looked at her puzzled.
"Lord Lin Xu, take a look at this! It's our wanted poster, and it's in paper version!" Nanzhu excitedly handed Lin Xu a thick stack of colored paper.
You can tell it was printed at first glance.
Lin Xu unfolded it and saw that it was the wanted poster for them.
There's even a bounty on it.
Among them, the one with the highest bounty is Mu Xiyue, with a full amount of 500 million.
Apparently, it was because of Mu Xiyue's action of directly blowing up the warship when she escaped from the airport that she was regarded as the leader of Lin Xu's gang.
However, when Lin Xu looked at these wanted posters, his brows furrowed.
Does the Galactic Alliance have a way to quickly transmit information across space?
After all, as soon as they left the airport, they rushed here at a thousand times the speed of light.
How come the wanted warrant arrived first?
