Starting as a Mechanical Hunter

Chapter 1007: Chapter 113: Catalysis 3

The Carbon-Based Fruit is indeed a biotechnology that only Ascension Civilizations can develop.

Even the simplest ripening may lead to unforeseen dangers.

Looking at the ’Zombie Fruit’ floating in a mist, honestly, it feels less like a plant and more like a ’corpse’.

”We’ll try ripening it again when we reach Tier 3. I don’t know if it can still be used in its current state.”

Gao Gong mused to himself.

He recalled the scenes just moments ago, especially the process of ’Carbon Fusion’ suddenly being sealed.

Then he glanced at the system prompt—

[Due to the influence of %￥#@, your ’Carbon Fusion’ is sealed at the current stage]

’If it’s purely the effect of the Carbon-Based Fruit, why would the system prompt appear jumbled?’

’Unless it’s something the system cannot identify—’

Gao Gong now understands clearly that the system isn’t omnipotent; it struggles to analyze certain special equipment or abilities.

Though the Carbon-Based Fruit has a high tier, it shouldn’t be at this level yet.

Gao Gong considered a possibility.

’This should be related to the research project ’Life Form Transformation’ on Immortal Energy Star, at the Cyber Test Field.’

’Once the modification rate of the ’Zombie Fruit’ reaches 0%, it’s equivalent to a successful experiment.’

’The theory is correct; a complete reversal of ’Life Form’ will enable the ability of ’Carbon Base Decomposition.’

’This ability, tsk, is somewhat exaggerated!’

As one of the Four Great Civilizations in the universe, the core of the ’Carbon-Based Civilization’ lies in the bug-level ability of carbon-based creatures, Carbon Fusion.

With each integration of a powerful species bloodline, automatic evolution occurs.

Many powerful biological technologies are developed based on ’fusion’.

And now, if someone were to tell them there’s an ability of Carbon-Based Fruit that can break ’Carbon Fusion’, those civilizations and forces behind these biotechnologies would go insane trying to kill Gao Gong.

’Perhaps some Carbon-Based Civilizations have indeed developed the ’Carbon Decomposition’ technology, but they dare not reveal it.’

Bringing it out would mean becoming enemies with most Carbon-Based Civilizations.

’Does Hun Jie, the Supreme Being, know this?’

’He probably does, but with two consecutive Carbon-Based Fruits taken away, even a strong figure from the Group Pantheon will need time to heal before taking action against me.’

’As long as I pass my development phase, when my evolution is complete, it’ll be uncertain who hunts whom.’

There is a mutual connection between Carbon-Based Fruits.

The other party can lock onto my location through the ’fruit’, and conversely, I can also lock onto them through the fruit.

Even bringing along the black hole army of Ancient Mechanism Civilization to clean up the Supreme Being.

He has someone above him.

However, whether it’s Carbon Base Decomposition or Carbon-Based Fruit, they’re powers far beyond Gao Gong’s current tier. Unless faced with particularly dangerous enemies, it’s better not to use them.

While not as taboo as the ’Memory Worm’,

Upon discovery, it automatically gains the special effect of Carbon-Based Civilization hatred +10000.

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After sealing this mass of High-tier Information Mist along with the fruit, this encounter battle finally temporarily concludes.

Gao Gong also has time to sort through the gains.

[Mission ’Fruit Battle Royale’ completed, Experience +50 billion, one Carbon-Based Fruit, Throne Reserve]

The Carbon-Based Fruit is the ’Gravity Fruit’.

The system isn’t generous enough to provide another.

What is Throne Reserve?

Throne Reserve: The title of a throne contender, equipping it will sense the ’prince’ within a star system’s range, and automatically enter battle royale status. Victory over an enemy grants the opponent’s technological essence.

’So, this title is an ’Enemy Detection Tool’?

’But even if they give it to me, I wouldn’t dare use it. Who would want to expose they possess a ’Carbon-Based Fruit’, that’s just inviting trouble.’

Moreover, in Gao Gong’s impression, this star system’s relatively strong Level 3 Civilizations are ’Mechanical Civilization’, rarely are there strong Biological Civilizations.

Suddenly, Gao Gong had a thought.

Throne Reserve—it didn’t specify it must be a Carbon Throne Reserve; a Mechanical Throne is also a throne.

With this thought, Gao Gong used the power of the Spark to activate the ’Throne Title’.

In the next moment, the Spark Reactor in Gao Gong’s chest erupted with immense power, and all engines within him roared instantaneously.

Metals within started to grow, drawing power from various mechanical plugins; mechanical bodies, bionic prosthetic bodies, constructs, weapon plugins expanded, and Gao Gong’s originally near 2-meter height suddenly doubled. The surged metal particles formed into spikes atop his head, interlinked to form a mechanical crown. ’Cybertron Spark Technology’ materializing, forming a flame gem at the crown’s center, inside which mechanical flames blazed fiercely.

Gao Gong’s vision seemingly traveled through time and space, perceiving all over the Robert Star System, the black shadows of mechanical kings wearing crowns.

A total of seventeen!

Each of these mechanical shadows exuded a powerful and terrifying aura, their illusions either comprised of billions of mechanized soldiers, or were mechanical fortresses, or were energy technologies so powerful they bent space.

Among them, seven were situated closest.

From the direction of the Galen Republic, four mechanical king shadows.

From the direction of the Mirta Federation, three mechanical king shadows.

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As a regional dominator level civilization with vast territorial size and renowned in over a dozen nearby star zones, Gao Gong wasn’t surprised by Mirta Federation or Galen Republic possessing several ’Throne Reserves’.

But what about the other ten ’Throne Reserves’?

To cultivate mechanical bodies of this caliber, surely they’ve stepped into Level 3 Mechanical Civilization.

On the Purple Giant Star, scarcely have they left!

This star system sure has many hidden cards.

In the Black Market, Gao Gong hasn’t even heard of other Level 3 Mechanical Civilizations.

Everyone is playing the Dark Forest, aren’t they!?

What’s more astonishing is, upon the appearance of Gao Gong’s ’Mechanical King’s Shadow’, at least five ’Throne Reserves’ perceived Gao Gong’s presence and extended mechanical species’ hands towards Gao Gong, obscuring the sky and sun. Countless virtual detection methods spread across tens or hundreds of light-years reaching toward him.

In forces with advanced mechanical technology, their network tech wouldn’t be lagging behind.

Those capable of such far-off IP tracing likely installed an ’interstellar light net’, with signals covering interstellar zones.

”Tracing my IP, seriously, watching art films can get discovered by you!?”

Without hesitation, Gao Gong turned off the ’Throne Reserve’ title.

And at the last moment of the interrupted picture, the two closest network hands belonged to ’Galen Republic’, and two to ’Mirta Federation’.

’Strange, I recall the technological level of the Galen Republic should be above that of the Mirta Federation.’

In Gao Gong’s memory, the Galen Republic follows the giant ship cannon trend, while the Mirta Federation is in mecha frenzy. The former surpasses the latter slightly.

’But it makes sense, those who follow single soldier mechanical streams, when it comes to legion combat, cannot compare to an Interstellar Fleet; but in AI technology application, they may not be inferior.’

Gao Gong remembered, besides mecha, Mirta people also have ’Telekinesis System’, and telekinesis can amplify mecha, naturally able to enhance AI.

Just as Gao Gong marveled at the high level of hidden expertise in mechanical civilization within this star system, in Mirta Federation’s capital, on ’Mecha Star-Stark Planet’, within a hall filled with artistic ambiance, a fair-skinned man slowly opened his eyes, a hint of perplexity flashed across his face.

”A newcomer?”

Meanwhile, in Galen Republic, at the core of the Third Republican Fleet’s defense zone, a planet-level computation center likewise activated an alarm.

A large number of uniformed Galen people rushed to the screen.

A massive electronic face appeared on screen.

”Lord Challenger, what have you discovered? What do you need us to do?”

The highest-ranked Galen officer inquired.

The majestic electronic voice sounded—

”A new mechanical route has emerged, within pure mechanics, a soul of flame was born, launch signal one to ten number Interstellar Fleet and capture the opponent.”

The face on the screen disappeared, replaced by a star map, marked with a circle, and Gao Gong’s coordinates were within this circle.