Volume 3 Chapter 136: Mechanical Emperor of Cyber Planet
Nanzhu finally got what she wanted.
And she also did not forget her good sister Mu Xiyue.
He pushed Mu Xiyue towards Lin Xu again.
After all, if he didn't appease her, Nanzhu was afraid that Mu Xiyue would lose control and use her sword energy to chop him.
So we have to sacrifice Lin Xu.
Afterwards, Mu Xiyue, feeling dizzy, sat in her seat in a daze for a long time.
Finally, Nanzhu couldn't bear it anymore.
"It's just a kiss, is it necessary to make such a fuss?" Nanzhu joked.
"Hehe, I've never experienced this before, so I'm a little uncomfortable with it." Mu Xiyue quickly made excuses for her performance. She didn't want to lose to Nanzhu.
"I haven't experienced this either. To put it bluntly, you are just useless. This is not enough. What are you going to do when you encounter more powerful things in the future?" Nanzhu said jokingly with a look of disappointment on his face.
"More, more amazing things." Mu Xiyue had no idea what she had imagined, steam was already coming out of her head.
"Alright, alright, I won't tease you anymore. Lord Lin Xu is going back to Earth, and I'm following him. If you don't come, I'll sneak away." Nan Zhu said, and walked to the center of the Skylark's cockpit, where Lin Xu had opened up an entrance and exit to the portable space.
At this time, Lin Xu had already returned to Earth. Miss Qiu followed Lin Xu. Lu Yao was too embarrassed to look at Mu Xiyue's useless appearance, so she went back to the library on Earth to continue reading.
Nanzhu was the last one to stay and accompany Mu Xiyue, and now even Nanzhu was about to leave.
Mu Xiyue reacted immediately.
"No, wait for me." Then he caught up with Nanzhu, entered the portable space together, and returned to Earth.
At this time, the Skylark was under the control of Zhenxing, flying alone in outer space at a thousand times the speed of light.
After flying for about half a day, it completely left the range of the original galaxy, then stopped and began to prepare for space jump.
A large number of autonomous mechanical aggregates and nanorobots appeared from Lin Xu's personal space and were on guard around the Skylark.
The Skylark itself stayed in place, and its space jump engine started up. Relying on the endless supply of vacuum zero-point energy as energy, a thin light curtain was formed in front of the Skylark, which was the jump channel for space jump.
However, this jump channel cannot be used for the time being.
If you just want to jump to a location a few tenths of a light year or one light year away, this jump channel can be used.
However, if the distance is a hundred light years, it will be necessary to continue folding space in the jump channel.
The Skylark continuously extracted vacuum zero-point energy, maintaining the rapid folding of space in the jump channel.
And so it went on for three full days.
Everything is ready.
Lin Xu finally returned to the cockpit of the Skylark, panting.
Lu Yao, who was also curious about space jumps, had already arrived at the cockpit of the Skylark from the library. She was calculating something with pen and paper on the jump channel that had been completely formed in front of the Skylark.
It was a bit strange to see Lin Xu yawning.
"What's wrong with you? Didn't you get enough rest? That's not right. Even if you haven't slept for three days, you shouldn't be tired." Lu Yao asked puzzled.
Lin Xu didn't want to answer at all. He just looked at Nanzhu beside him helplessly.
Lu Yao just reacted then. She looked at the tired Lin Xu and the refreshed Nan Zhu, and instantly realized something.
"Is this a success?" Lu Yao was obviously talking to Nanzhu.
"I have to thank Anna a lot. If she hadn't given me a suitable excuse, I would have thought it would take a long time." Nanzhu's whole fox face was radiant, and even her golden hair seemed to be glowing.
"You've been taken down already? That means you've let it go completely." Lu Yao looked at Lin Xu with amusement.
"The past will eventually pass, and we should always look forward!" Lin Xu was very calm and obviously didn't care anymore.
"Okay, if you ask me, you should have done this a long time ago." Lu Yao was also happy for Lin Xu.
Until then, Lu Yao also saw Mu Xiyue, who followed Lin Xu and hesitated for a long time before coming out.
After looking at Mu Xiyue's expression, Lu Yao understood again.
But think about it, if it was just Nanzhu himself, Mu Xiyue would probably be hunting Nanzhu all over the world now.
And it would be impossible for her to succeed, as she would definitely ruin everything, so Nanzhu would definitely drag Mu Xiyue along to charge into battle together.
Nanzhu is definitely capable of doing such a thing, and Mu Xiyue is probably just half-hearted.
"Hey, come out quickly. What are you shy about? Lu Yao is not stupid. She will definitely see through it." Nan Zhu looked at Mu Xiyue who was hiding behind him with a look of disappointment on his face, and pushed her out directly.
So, Mu Xiyue, who had to face Lu Yao, suddenly turned red again.
Although she had done many things she had never dared to think of during the past three days under Nanzhu's instigation, she still couldn't stand Lu Yao, who had been doing exercises in the library and was learning about the situation for the first time.
Although Miss Qiu still had a blank expression on her face today, Lu Yao could still feel that she was in a good mood.
After all, Lin Xu has finally let go of his last relationship and has more than one partner, which is extremely good for his physical and mental health.
As a companion bionic person who always pays attention to Lin Xu's physical and mental health, how could Miss Qiu not be happy about it?
"Okay, it's time to set off. Zhenxing, report on the situation of the jump channel." Lin Xu clapped his hands, waking everyone up, and signaled the romantic couple to take a break as it was time to get down to business.
So everyone calmed down and listened to Zhenxing's report.
"Master, the space folding has reached its limit, and the jump channel can be used. Do you want to enter the jump channel?"
Lin Xu was already seated, and the rest of the people were also seated, even fastened their seat belts.
After all, it was the first space jump, so everyone took it very seriously.
"Let's go." Seeing that everyone was ready, Lin Xu gave the order.
So the next moment, space fluctuations appeared around the Skylark, and the portable space opened. A large number of autonomous mechanical aggregates that were on guard all around returned to the portable space.
The moment the portable space was closed, the Skylark had already rushed into the jump channel.
At the moment when the Skylark entered the jump channel, as the Skylark lost its continuous energy supply, the jump channel collapsed and disappeared in an instant.
However, the Skylark has passed through the jump channel and arrived at the other side of the channel, which is a hundred light years away.
With the Skylark's curvature engine traveling at a speed a thousand times the speed of light, it would normally take more than a month to reach a distance of a hundred light years, but now it has reached a distance of a hundred light years in just three days. It can be said that the movement speed has increased by more than ten times.
It's just the way of moving that has changed.
Moreover, it can only move a hundred light years now, but it will definitely move farther in the future, and its prospects will be greater than the curvature engine.
Standing in front of the porthole, looking at the universe that was almost the same as before, but was actually a hundred light years away, Lin Xu felt a little emotional.
"Master, do you want to continue preparing for the jump?" Zhen Xing asked.
"Go on. You don't need to ask me anymore. Notify me when you reach the capital planet of the Mechanical Empire." Lin Xu nodded.
As a result, spatial fluctuations around the Skylark reappeared, and a large number of autonomous mechanical aggregates appeared, guarding the surroundings.
The Skylark started its space jump engine again and began to prepare the jump channel.
A thin curtain of light appeared in front of the Skylark again, and the space folding proceeded rapidly. It still took three days to complete the space folding of a hundred light years.
But Lin Xu did not wait any longer and returned to Earth.
Only Lu Yao was left, still calculating something with a pen and paper. About a day later, she came up with a certain result and returned to Earth excitedly.
So, in the lonely universe, the Skylark kept repeating space jumps, then preparing for jumps, and continuing the jump actions.
It was not until three months later, when the Skylark had crossed a distance of three thousand light years and arrived at the border of the Mechanical Empire, that Lin Xu came out to take a look.
Then the Skylark continued to make space jumps.
Three months later, the Skylark once again crossed a distance of three thousand light years.
The total distance was six thousand light years, and they finally arrived near the capital planet of the Mechanical Empire.
At this time, it was already the 11409th year of the Departure Calendar. Standing at the porthole of the Skylark, Lin Xu could see the magnificent capital planet of the Mechanical Empire from afar.
"This can no longer be considered a planet, right?" Nanzhu, who was lying on the porthole, blinked his big eyes and looked at the capital star of the Mechanical Empire in the distance with curiosity.
"It looks more like a brain than a planet. What did they come up with this shape?" Lu Yao looked at the planet that had been transformed into a mess. The raised wrinkles on the surface of the planet looked exactly like a brain.
Wouldn’t they be uncomfortable living by themselves?
"Don't they say that flesh and blood are weak and machines ascend? Why does it still look like a brain? If it is made into the shape of a chip, it will be more in line with their aesthetics." Lin Xu was also very curious.
"Who knows? What should we do now? Should we just attack directly?" Nanzhu asked.
"Let's attack. We're not sure where the thing is. If we attack directly, it will easily alert the enemy. It's better to collect some intelligence first." Lin Xu thought about it and decided.
"Go directly into the port? But now the Skylark is a wanted target, can we still get in?" Lu Yao looked at the quantum communication device that was always running next to him.
The quantum communication device had received many wanted notices issued by the Galactic Alliance and the Mechanical Empire along the way, and the Skylark was clearly at the top of the list.
In this situation, it is impossible to get away with it, even with the help of nanorobots to modify the clearance records.
So after a while, Lin Xu, Miss Qiu, Nanzhu, Mu Xiyue and Lu Yao, the five of them left the Skylark directly.
Afterwards, Lin Xu put the Skylark into his personal space. The five of them crossed the void of the universe, quietly came to a transport ship not far away, and sneaked into the transport ship.
Soon, the transport ship arrived at the capital star of the Mechanical Empire, which was shaped like a brain, and landed at the port.
Lin Xu and his four companions took advantage of the gap in inspection to quietly leave the port and sneak onto the capital planet.
It was not until they arrived on the ground of the capital planet that they finally understood what the bulges in space that looked like layers of wrinkles on the brain were.
It turned out to be endless rows of roofs that blocked out the sky.
The climate of the Mechanical Empire's capital planet is no longer suitable for the survival of ordinary intelligent life.
Acid rain would fall from the sky from time to time, and only by relying on this continuous roof to block the sky could we prevent the acid rain from falling on our bodies.
If the intelligent life living on the capital planet wants to adapt to the climate here and survive normally, it must transform its respiratory organs.
This is a minimal renovation.
Otherwise, it is impossible to survive here.
Intelligent life does not need to transform nature, but rather adapt to all environments. This is the creed of the Mechanical Empire.
Walking in the alley under the shed roof full of garbage, Lin Xu felt a deep disgust for the environment here.
Sewage was everywhere on the ground, and there were only minimal drainage facilities.
There are all kinds of pipes between the tall buildings, and the alleys are filled with all kinds of pipes. The sky is always foggy, and the air is always filled with the smell of rust and pollutants.
Amid the flashing neon lights, there are all kinds of intelligent creatures with modified bodies moving around.
Behind the shop windows on the street with red lights shining are all kinds of handsome men and beautiful women, all selling themselves.
The difference is that those who have transformed their bodies are the customers, while those who have not transformed their bodies want to make money by selling themselves and transform their bodies.
Here, everyone is pursuing transformation.
Mechanical modification.
Because only mechanical transformation is the only way to go upward here.
"Sir, Madam, please be kind and give me some money." The man lying in the sewage on the street was obviously not very old, but he was panting like a dying old man.
Lin Xu knew at a glance that it was because of living in a polluted environment for a long time that his respiratory organs had already failed.
There are countless cases like this all over the planet.
Either you make enough money to transform yourself, or you die early and your body parts can be disassembled and still used.
The Mechanical Emperor does not keep idle people.
That’s right, it’s the Mechanical Emperor, the ruler here, the supreme master of the Mechanical Empire, the one called the Emperor by everyone.
He is high above and rules over everything.
He is in charge of the mechanical heaven, and only his loyal believers can ascend into the sky with their consciousness and enjoy eternal life.
All people believe in him and regard him as a god.
He is harsh, but he is also loving.
Even believers who have not yet realized the ascension to the Mechanical Heaven are allowed to enjoy all the beauty in the Mechanical Heaven.
But that's only temporary.
If we cannot upload our consciousness, everything will ultimately be nothing more than a fantasy.
The man begging on the street finally earned some credit points from passers-by.
So he immediately and ecstatically spent the credit points on the external chip on his cerebral cortex.
That was the part he was reluctant to sell even after he had sold everything valuable he had.
Soon, his consciousness connected with heaven and a brief expression of happiness appeared on his face.
But as his credit points ran out, he was kicked out of heaven again.
By spending credit points, he could briefly log into heaven, but it was only temporary, like a dream.
"Isn't this the Internet of Consciousness?" Nanzhu frowned as he observed everything around him.
"Yes, but the consciousness Internet cannot upload consciousness. Consciousness still resides in the body." Lin Xu nodded.
"But his consciousness is also in his own body." Nanzhu looked at the beggar on the roadside again.
"But someone can upload consciousness, which gives everyone hope. This hope is enough for everyone to pursue." Lin Xu said with a sigh.
"There is also such , with all kinds of delicious and fun things on it. You can even taste the deliciousness of food through electrical signals. I also had such an idea when I was a child. How great it would be if I could live in the consciousness Internet forever." Mu Xiyue also sighed.
"Yes, you can do whatever you want, and even create everything you like out of thin air. In the consciousness internet, you really feel that you can do anything. If you have the opportunity to live in it forever without having to return to reality, it is indeed a temptation enough to drive countless ordinary people crazy." Nanzhu also figured it out, because she had also gone through such a period when she was a child.
Even human clansmen like Mu Xiyue and Nanzhu, who are born with powerful strength, still have such thoughts. It is natural that these ordinary intelligent creatures living in misery would yearn for the mechanical paradise even more.
"The Internet of Consciousness, is it really that interesting?" Lu Yao on the side seemed a little confused.
After all, the Xianyuan Star where she came from was a backward region where the Internet had not even been developed, let alone the conscious Internet.
Lin Xu was in a similar situation. In the 21st century when he originally lived, there was only the Internet at most, and the conscious Internet was completely a fantasy.
Even though he now has the technology, Lin Xu has never thought about building a local area network for himself.
After all, he is almost omnipotent in reality, so why should he seek a sense of existence in the virtual world?
So Lin Xu is actually a little curious about the conscious Internet.
"Is there any way for us to enter the consciousness network of the Mechanical Heaven?" Lin Xu said after thinking for a while.
"It should be technically feasible. It's actually not difficult. It's just that the Internet in each place has its own frequency band interface. It would be best to find the local network access point." Nanzhu said after thinking for a while.
"There should be a black market in a place like this." Lin Xu looked at the capital planet filled with cyberpunk style and didn't believe that it would be so peaceful here.
"There should be some. If not, why not just ask these friends?" Nanzhu gestured around.
Lin Xu naturally also noticed that at some point, several modified humans had blocked the five people from all directions.
"Yes, looking at their expressions, you can tell they are very clear about this." Lin Xu said with a smile.
The few people who stopped Lin Xu and his party were looking at Lin Xu and others with the eyes of looking at fat sheep.
"It looks like a pure organic organism that has not been modified much. Not bad, if I take apart its parts, I should be able to sell them for a good price."
"What do you mean by disassembled and sold? This has to be packaged and sold as a whole. There are those who like pure organic organisms, especially those who like to hear the screams of female organisms, and they pay the highest price."
"It looks like I can make a lot of money today."
Several people were discussing excitedly, as if Lin Xu and his companions were already in the bag.
After all, how could a few organic creatures that had not been modified at all possibly be a match for their modified steel bodies?
They didn't even care about the resistance of Lin Xu and others.
Anyway, even if they were armed, the resistance wouldn't be that fierce.
"Lord Lin Xu, can I kill them?" However, their eyes made Mu Xiyue very unhappy.
"Ask us what we want to ask first, and then you can do whatever you want." Lin Xu had no intention of begging for a few scumbags.
Then Mu Xiyue shot out a sword energy at the cyborg who was just happily discussing how to sell Lin Xu and others.
All the modified parts of the body were instantly separated from the body and turned into broken parts on the ground.
Only half of the body that had not been transformed was left, lying on the ground, unable to move.
Some even had their internal organs partially remodeled, and because their internal organs had been removed, their lives entered a countdown.
There is even less to say about the interrogation that followed.
Mu Xiyue quickly found out the location of his black market, and then threw several guys who wanted to rob but lost their lives instead into the alley.
Even the corpses don't need to be dealt with, because all kinds of corpses can be seen everywhere in the alleys here.
Mixed with sewage, it forms a unique landscape.
This is also one of the reasons why Lin Xu has a very bad impression of this place.
Then, several people followed the address they had inquired about and quickly found a black market.
The entire black market is filled with various creatures that conceal their appearance.
They come from various planets, but most of them are local.
Some contraband items are traded privately here.
But most of the transactions are related to body modification.
It seemed that as Lin Xu walked by, he saw more than one group of people selling arms, thighs, eyes, and even internal organs.
Of course, they are all mechanical products.
After all, flesh and blood products are worthless here.
For example, the people who robbed Lin Xu before also wanted to sell Lin Xu and others to some special place.
After all, in any environment, there will always be some people with special tastes.
Even in this world that advocates mechanical transformation, there are always many people who are obsessed with original flesh and blood.
Soon, Lin Xu and his companions found what they needed.
An interface that can connect to the consciousness network.
That's a chip.
It can be installed directly on the brain or on the external interface of the machine.
Lin Xu didn't need too much, so buying one as a sample was enough.
