Chapter 524: Moon Shadow's Breath Related List, Seeing Masier Again |
Yu Yuan raised an eyebrow as he looked at the message sent by the Greenfield Cruise Ship.
Holy crap.
This guy had thoroughly mapped out Moon Shadow's Breath's entire network of connections!
A dozen names appeared on the virtual light screen.
According to Greenfield's intel, these dozen-plus players all had extremely close ties to Moon Shadow's Breath.
If anyone was going to launch an invasion war against him, these were the most likely candidates.
【Yu Yuan Shelter: Thanks, this intel is just what I need. How many survival points do I owe you? I can't keep accepting your help for free - it makes me uneasy!】
【Greenfield Cruise Ship: No need. Like I said earlier, consider this my congratulatory gift for your promotion to Bronze Rank. You could also see it as an investment in you.
As it turns out, my investment instincts were spot on.
I'd be more than grateful.
Also, I'm about to be promoted to Silver Rank myself. The Bronze Rank stage is about to descend into chaos, so be careful.】
Yu Yuan stared at the message on the virtual light screen.
He hadn't expected Greenfield to be so straightforward.
Although he wasn't sure why Greenfield was giving him such special treatment, since she'd put it that way, he'd just take it as her genuinely believing in his potential.
Besides, with all his current trump cards - whether his Mysticist talent or Mie Mie's purification ability - he was more than capable of handling most dangers lurking in the shadows.
No point overthinking it.
Yu Yuan carefully examined the personnel list.
He had to admit.
Every single person Moon Shadow's Breath had his eye on was a powerhouse on the Bronze Leaderboard.
And they were all players who had fused with civilization shards.
Among them, a player named "Wululu Little Cabin" caught Yu Yuan's attention. The civilization shard he'd fused was called the Ice Bear World.
"Moon Shadow's Breath already knows I'm in a low-temperature blizzard environment. That 'Wululu' is definitely the most likely one to invade me."
Yu Yuan wondered if the Ice Crystal Spider Fiend could take him down.
"Wululu" was nothing like the Z007 Shelter. This was a player who'd made it onto the Bronze Leaderboard - the gap in strength wasn't insignificant.
Yu Yuan couldn't afford to be careless.
But then he thought about the current temperature in the Green Forest World, rapidly approaching -98℃.
And he relaxed again.
At this temperature, unless ice-elemental creatures descended.
Anything else - whether carbon-based or mechanical lifeforms - could only wait to die.
"I just entered my Truce Period. Even if they want to launch an invasion war against me, it'll be a week from now. By then, the environment will be even more hostile..."
Once he worked that out, Yu Yuan stopped worrying.
He checked the Bronze Chat Channel and the Civilization Ladder Chat Channel.
He knew his appearance had drawn attention from a lot of people and factions.
But there was nothing he could do about it.
Even though he'd done his best to hide his personal information, there was no way to conceal the name on the Leaderboard.
"Meet the spear with a shield, stop the flood with earth!"
At least for now, Yu Yuan wasn't particularly worried about Bronze Rank players.
Let those restless souls go fight the -98℃ cold.
Leaving the fortress square.
Yu Yuan wound his way through several corridors until he reached a hall in the Hunter Training Camp.
Faint sounds of discussion could still be heard here, along with the noise of lathes and mechanical processing.
Yu Yuan's gaze locked onto a woman wearing denim bib overalls and goggles, welding a piece of machinery.
He walked over.
"Masier!"
"Huh?"
"Ah, Investor? You're here..."
Masier looked genuinely happy to see Yu Yuan.
"Investor, I heard we're preparing to advance to Bronze Rank. What exactly is Bronze Rank? Can we succeed?" Masier's eyes were filled with curiosity.
Yu Yuan smiled.
He rubbed Masier's slightly messy head, earning him a startled yelp and a look of indignation.
"Investor!!!"
"Haha, we've already advanced to Bronze Rank."
Masier stood frozen for a moment.
"Ah! When? Why didn't I feel anything?"
Looking at Masier's adorable bewilderment, Yu Yuan gave a helpless smile.
He walked over to a table and swept his hand across it.
A headless mechanical armor appeared on the surface.
Masier couldn't help stepping back. The mechanical armor still contained a headless corpse inside.
Thankfully, the wound had been frozen by frost, preventing blood from splattering everywhere.
Masier's retreat was instinctive, but her gaze was soon drawn to the mechanical armor.
She stepped forward, running her hands over the armor's texture and mechanical structure, then looked at Yu Yuan.
"Is this a new type of mechanical armor?"
Yu Yuan nodded slightly, studying the description on the virtual light screen as he explained to Masier:
"This mechanical armor is called Xuanwu Shield. It's different from both the mechanical modifier armor and the Ruined City mechanical armor. It feels more technologically advanced. I suspect it has strong AI intelligence capabilities - maybe it could accelerate the upgrade iteration speed of our mechanical armor."
Masier quickly grabbed several instruments from the nearby workbench and began inspecting the armor.
Soon, she found a few key buttons.
Crack - Clatter -
As the mechanism opened, Masier unlatched the armor, revealing the player's corpse inside.
Yu Yuan searched the body but found nothing valuable.
He realized Z007's weapons and equipment were just this mechanical armor and those robots.
Z007 had been confident that these alone would be enough to take him out.
Too bad none of those preparations had done him any good against the Ice Crystal Spider Fiend.
"Well, at least his world coordinates are recorded. Everything in the shelter is still mine."
The body was carried away, and Masier continued her research.
Her gaze soon fell on the left arm of the mechanical armor.
That was where the tactical display was located.
But either due to damage to the armor or power issues, the display was black.
"Master Liu, bring over the portable power supply!"
The portable power supply was quickly brought over.
Masier connected it, carefully operating on the armor. Before long, a "beep" sounded.
The tactical display flickered to life.
- Beep, Xuanwu Shield Type 3 Mechanical Armor rebooting. Armor severely damaged...
Masier quickly skipped past the warning messages and began browsing the contents.
"Investor, there are some map coordinates and route plans in here. Aside from that, there are some access permissions - probably all related to the enemy's base."
"I can try to transfer these maps and permissions out, but it'll take some time."
"This armor does have a certain degree of intelligent system. Not much, but it could still help optimize our mechanical armor."
Masier's professional competence was undeniable.
Soon, she had a thorough understanding of the mechanical armor's condition.
A thought struck Yu Yuan. He pulled a book from the Rabbit Ring and handed it to Masier.
"Here, this book might help you out."
Masier's expression shifted to curiosity. She took the book and her eyes immediately lit up.
It was the same book Yu Yuan had found in the Hidden Library.
- Introduction to Intelligent Robotics.
