Starting as a Mechanical Hunter

Chapter 1045: Chapter 151: Star Gate 1

Treasure?

Gao Gong was slightly taken aback. A ’treasure’ that could earn acknowledgment from the renowned Collector of this star domain must be extremely valuable.

But he’s not that kind of person!

Ever since confirming the other party as a ’Supreme Being,’ Gao Gong, as a low-level mechanical minion from the Ancient Mechanical Civilization and Double Flower Red Staff under the Purple Giant Star Hall, decided to think only for his civilization and not be greedy.

However... there’s no harm in taking a look, just in case it really is a treasure.

Gao Gong shamelessly nodded.

If the other party has a problem, his keen eyes will probably spot it; if there’s no problem with the treasure, then he can enjoy it for free!

’Pai Daxing’ jumped down from the golden throne, his short legs fluttering, gesturing for Gao Gong to follow.

The two left the Golden Hall; the sky was pitch black, with no wind, no clouds, and no artificial atmosphere.

Though ’Pai Daxing’ had strange and powerful methods, refreshing new planets through ’Planet Dimensional Rotation,’ this ability had its limits.

For instance, after Gao Gong comprehended ’Planet Magnetic Field Control,’ he immediately sensed that this ’Planet Space’ lacked a magnetic field, and its capacity was limited, such as the height of ’True Space’ not exceeding the atmosphere.

Once beyond the atmosphere, it could cause ’Planet Space’ turbulence or even destruction.

Simply put, it’s a space-nature ’Virtual Disk.’

’Pai Daxing’ extended his pink tentacle, and the next moment, a space fluctuation erupted that even shocked Gao Gong.

Within the atmosphere, a space storm rapidly engulfed, the space nurturing a magnetic field, the magnetic field creating a storm. All structures except the Golden Hall were uprooted and then pulverized by the space storm.

Seeing Gao Gong’s doubts, ’Pai Daxing’ spoke:

”Rest assured, as long as the door doesn’t open, this dimension won’t be affected.”

Gao Gong immediately understood the meaning.

It’s like loading several terabytes of resources into a ’Virtual Disk’; as long as the resources aren’t decompressed, the disk’s storage capacity remains sufficient.

Is this a space treasure?

Gao Gong’s spirits lifted.

The space storm calmed rapidly, like a long whale drawing water, revealing the true form at the storm’s center.

It was a giant door, almost reaching the top of the atmosphere; if it were in reality, this space treasure would be about 3,000 km long.

Such dimensions roughly equate to an Interstellar Fortress.

But when Gao Gong looked closely, he found this space treasure was a ’gate-like object,’ with the void universe reflected inside, starry clusters of various planets, and under the desolate vacuum, the space giant beasts resembling ’ants.’

”Star Gate!?”

Gao Gong exclaimed incredulously.

It’s known that the Star Gate is the standard creation of Advanced Civilizations, a culmination of superluminal technology and the forefront product of space theory.

Without a Level 7 Civilization, it’s unimaginable.

Even in the past, Gao Gong never acquired a Star Gate.

The main issue is that even if you have money, you might not be able to buy one.

”Precisely, it’s a damaged Star Gate.”

Pai Daxing was pleased with Gao Gong’s reaction. Some treasures can only be appreciated for their value by those who recognize them.

He lightly tapped it, and a black dot appeared at the Star Gate’s center, quickly transforming into a black hole, swallowing all cosmic imagery. Not surprising, as a black hole is a celestial body where the space-time curvature makes it impossible for light to escape from its event horizon.

But oddly, once the black hole appeared, cracks emerged within the Star Gate, densely layered, looking not like cracked glass but fractured space stretching endlessly, with ’spatial rifts’ even occurring within the dense structure of the black hole.

In this state, how could it transport people?

Anyone entering might be instantly shredded to pieces.

And that’s without even mentioning transporting large star bodies or Interstellar Fleets; it’s basically a guaranteed disaster.

”The seller of this Star Gate told me it originated from a civilization war of advanced civilizations. I’m unclear about the specifics, but when it came into my possession, it was in this state, with a damage level of 99.9%.” Pai Daxing shrugged.

Gao Gong was speechless, uncertain whether it qualified as an advanced collectible or advanced trash.

”I’ve tested it many times. It has lost the ability for large-scale interstellar teleportation, teleporting living organisms, and even transporting some large machinery due to interference with precision structures.”

Pai Daxing paused, then said:

”The only noteworthy point is that it hasn’t completely lost its Star Gate teleportation capabilities. As long as goods are kept within a compact volume and transported along a fixed path, it can still function.”

Gao Gong was intrigued.

”You mean—”

This bankrupt version of the Star Gate can’t transport people or cross-star-domain fleets, weapons, or even most precision machines, making it theoretically useless.

”Long-horned Whale Alpha is a resource planet. According to known data, there are at least 103 types of highly enriched energy ores on the planet. After conquering this resource planet, you’ll need a vast array of other resources to arm the planet, and this damaged Star Gate is the best vehicle for transporting various ores and alloys.”

Gao Gong grasped the meaning. ℴ

A Star Gate almost completely destroyed holds little value.

However, for black market transactions, it is invaluable.

Any energy ore is the best ’currency’ in the interstellar space, but currency must be spent to generate value.

The ’various resources’ of a resource planet might not meet Gao Gong’s construction needs.

Regarding transportation damage, it’s inconsequential; even ores and alloys split into pieces can be utilized. It’s probably the best transport material.

”How far can this Star Gate currently transmit?”

”About a distance of 5,000 light-years.”

Although 5,000 light-years sounds huge, on the cosmic scale, it’s quite small—a range that doesn’t even span a Stellar Vortex’s diameter, let alone a Star System.

But it perfectly covers the distance from ’Mechanical Serpent Constellation’ to ’Long-horned Whale Alpha.’

Gao Gong needed to consider not only the war but the subsequent blockades that follow.

The latter is usually more troublesome than the former.

Gao Gong pondered deeply.

Despite being a hardcore minion of the Mechanical Sovereign, even the boss shouldn’t hinder his fortune.

But he still had reservations about the other party’s identity.

He wasn’t clear on the relationships within ’Supreme Beings’; whether it was a gang, an organization, or some sort of interest collective.

After all, he had just offended another Supreme Being; could this be bait?

Does this ’Supreme Collector’ know that he snatched two Carbon-Based Fruits from ’Supreme Hun Jie’?

Seeing Gao Gong’s hesitations, ’Pai Daxing’ showed a puzzled expression. In his understanding, even if the other party was an interstellar ambitious figure, offering this damaged Star Gate wouldn’t affect or interfere with them.

Then why the hesitation?

The ’Mysterious Supreme’, who had been concealed beside the Collector, suddenly whispered a few words in the Collector’s ear.

’Pai Daxing’ finally understood Gao Gong’s concerns and, after a moment of contemplation, spoke:

”I’ve served under the Purple Giant Star Hall’s command for a long time; back then, the hall vaguely knew my identity.”

”Before leaving, the hall requested a list from me, which included many like myself.”

Gao Gong understood the implication instantly, his furrowed brow eased with a relieved smile.

”Given this, naturally, I would be willing to expand your collection.”