Starting as a Mechanical Hunter

Chapter 971: Chapter 77: Elf Star Armor

Compared to those Tier 3 Equipment, directly getting money makes Gao Gong happier.

After all, that’s 200,000 Credit Points, enough to buy over 200 ordinary Star Thief Ships.

And in the Black Market, ordinary Tier 3 Single Weapons at most won’t exceed 2,000 Credit Points.

Of course, in the Interstellar Black Market, the Tier 3 Weapons being sold mostly only reach the Whiteboard and Fine grades.

Gao Gong smiled as he carefully put away the credit card, then stashed the dozen ordinary pieces of equipment into Subspace.

What truly interests Gao Gong are five pieces of equipment in total.

Tier 3 Intelligent Weapon - Xie Xiaofeng’s Sword, Tier 3 Virus Plugin, Special Item - Antivirus Demon Sealing Order, Tier 3 Star Armor, Special Item - Corpse Bones

Gao Gong took out ’Xie Xiaofeng’s Sword’; on the surface, it appeared as an ordinary long, flat metal strip, the ’blade’ covered in dense cracks, looking as if it would shatter with just a light touch—physically shatter.

’Xie Xiaofeng——’

Gao Gong carefully recalled, only vaguely remembering the experience reward for killing this person was comparable to those several Elders.

Besides that, nothing.

No strong burst, no significant resistance.

However, Gao Gong forgot that under his successive S-Level Ultimate moves, anyone capable of sustaining a burst must have a Blood Bar reaching at least 100,000; otherwise, they’d be wiped out in one go.

And coincidentally, this Xie Family genius wasn’t among those with thick blood.

”Huh?”

Gao Gong suddenly felt his hand shake, and looking down, only to see that rust on the surface of the sword blade spread from the hilt to his palm, causing cracks to appear in his palm.

Simultaneously, Gao Gong’s Blood Volume began to decrease by -100, -100.

A surge of Evil Qi belonging to the Mechanical Body instinctively emerged from within, attempting to counter these cracks as if some mechanical monster was about to burst out from Gao Gong’s body.

”Hmph!”

Gao Gong’s eyes flickered with Crimson Radiance fleetingly.

No matter if it was the Evil Qi inside, or the killing intent within, it all dissipated into smoke.

”It can actually provoke the Construct’s retaliation; this Tier 3 Weapon is quite interesting.”

As a Carbon-Based Slayer, the Construct is only triggered by instinct by slayers of the same level.

Gao Gong gripped the sword with one hand, as the sound of a surging ocean rang from within him—the ’Primordial Sea’ resonating, and eventually, one of the waves triggered resonance with the blade.

Gao Gong’s wrist suddenly shook, and dozens of Sound Burst explosions simultaneously rang out.

The sword blade shattered into hundreds of sharp fragments, floating in the air.

Then in the next explosion, they dissolved into Formless.

This might not actually be Formless.

In Gao Gong’s field of vision, countless little sword lights weaved through the air’s water molecules, like fish chasing seaweed, creating an artificial ecosystem environment.

In this not-so-constricted space, it forcefully manufactured a vast ocean illusion.

Gao Gong looked down, indeed, the water molecules exchanged inside his body also showed this molecular-level sword light.

As long as he wishes, he could instantly turn the ’Ocean’ into a ’Sea of Blood.’

’A molecular-level weapon, no wonder it’s classified as exceptional (War Weapon), but alas——’

The higher the level of the weapon, the higher the required Compatibility.

Swordsmanship matching considers the level of body modifications.

Sword intent matching, however, considers the input efficiency of the sword-carrying intelligent AI.

Especially this domineering Attribute sword device, the controller’s body modification must revolve around it to be effective.

So——

”Pity.”

Gao Gong shook his wrist, the molecular-level intelligent sword device—Xie Xiaofeng’s Sword—returned once more to its original form, turning into a rusty old iron strip.

It’s a good sword, but not good enough.

This is Gao Gong’s evaluation.

If it weren’t a molecular-level sword device but rather a nano-level sword device, then even Gao Gong’s Tier 3 Mechanical Transformation revolving around it wouldn’t be impossible.

After all, nano-level weapons can already disintegrate most Energy Weapons and belong to the level where a single move is an AOE grade.

But molecular-level...

Gao Gong flipped the sword blade, revealing the ’Minwood’ in Mirta text on the hilt.

”Minwood——”

One of the Mirta Federation’s top ten groups, a super group, renowned alongside the Xiejia Clan.

”To be able to mass-produce molecular-level weapons, wow, terrifying!”

Gao Gong thought back to the earlier ’Mecha Frenzy’ he’d observed; surely, it contained complex molecular technology.

Gao Gong flicked the intelligent sword device to the wall to hang up; this kind of Intelligent Weapon has an automatic Defense Mechanism, placing it into Subspace might risk an explosion.

’This weapon isn’t suitable for my use, but leaving thoughts for players seems worthwhile; maybe hang it up with a Super Contribution Value, let them grind till they drop.’

Gao Gong focused his gaze on the ’Tier 3 Virus Plugin.’

Its appearance was merely that of a regular ’Chip Plugin,’ but the longer he looked, it seemed to present repeated cyborg faces smiling at him.

This plugin has only one function: temporarily transforming the control system of a mechanical body entirely into virus mode.

Moreover, this virus is no ordinary virus; at least in Gao Gong’s view, the strength of this virus can threaten Tier 3 Information Life.

’If memory serves, this dropped from the Third Elder who engaged in collective Ascension.’

This thing is much more practical than a molecular sword.

With it, Gao Gong could also perform several brain invasion operations he’d mastered in the previous life.

Why brain invasion, you ask?

It’s obvious; without brain invasion, how could I uncover others’ true Xps?

What if you outwardly love big chests but inwardly prefer someone with a similar basis?

The remaining two special items, ’Corpse Bones’ and the ’Antivirus Demon Sealing Order,’ are both quite peculiar.

The former, a Tier 4 Corpse Bone, is so tough that even Gao Gong couldn’t disassemble it; the latter, cooperating with the Xie Family Ancestral Hall, enables massive title sealing—it’s an extremely rare Local Area Network security guardian.

Both require research to discover their uses and involve cooperation with Tier 4 Ascension Architecture.

With the function of ’Organic Coffin,’ could Corpse Bones be utilized to manufacture a Tier 4 Mechanical Zombie?

The issue is there’s only one piece!

Gao Gong soon abandoned these delusional thoughts, retrieving the piece of equipment that intrigued him the most among the key items.

Star Armor!

Tier 3 Star Armor!

Presented before Gao Gong was a body resembling a ’Gao Da.’

Its humanoid structure is sleek, with Solar Sail Wings, Mechanical Reactor, millimeter-level Transformation Module, and a Tier 3 Interstellar Energy Cannon mounted on the back...

Its Mechanical Parts aren’t more than those in the faction’s Mecha, nor is it larger than some Large Mecha.

But just standing here, it exudes a strong sense of Divinity and Life Force.

It’s almost alive.

Name: Elf Star Armor (invisibility version)

Category: Star Armor

Quality: Level 3 Civilization

Weight: 110T

Mechanical Energy: 22,000,000/22,000,000

Defense Value: 1,500,000/1,500,000

Plugin Slot: millimeter-level Mechanical Transformation Parts, Onboard Reactor, Star Wars-level Space Cannon*4, Solar Sail Wings, Space Radar, Advanced Stealth Coating, Star Carving Mechanical Dagger*2, Energy Sword Handle*1, Foot Launcher, Brain Wave Communicator

Note: A lightweight model among Star Armors, proficient in lurking, invisibility, and Investigation

Star Armor—an upgrade from Mecha, the biggest difference from Mecha being whether it can operate in outer space.

They don’t seem much different.

But akin to the difference between Aircraft Carriers and Starships, the technological support required by each is entirely on different planes.