hsntnovel Chapter 2627 The sin is in the present, the merit will come later 1
Chapter 2627 The sin is in the present, the merit will come later 1
"Brother Zhang Yi, the resource density here is simply incredible!"
Lu Keran's excited voice came from the shadow space.
She wasn't idle in the shadows; she was still detecting energy fluctuations around her and exploring resource points.
As a result, after entering the Tiantong Tower, all the instrument's readings went off the charts!
"Brother Zhang Yi, this place contains the energy reserves of the entire Martian world!"
"Just as we imagined, all the good stuff is concentrated here. I really don't know what they're going to do with all that resources."
"Look over there, the rare metal deposits, the psionic veins, and those flowing... things I can't name. If we moved it all, it would be enough for us to squander for who knows how many years!"
Lu Keran was so excited that her voice began to tremble. This was the real treasure!
What exactly are they trying to do by pooling the resources of an entire planet?
Is the goal to create a super planetary weapon, or to create a new world?
Don't rush to make plans.
Yang Xinxin stood beside her, observing everything from the same perspective as Zhang Yi. Her gaze also darkened. "The energy structure here is self-circulating, like a living ecosystem. Something must be manipulating all of this, Brother Zhang Yi, you need to be careful."
"Of course I know."
Zhang Yi was ready for battle at any time. With three super battleships and the Sky Sea Fortress he carried with him, he could easily escape even if he encountered an opponent of Bai Longzi's caliber.
After all, in terms of his own strength, he has mastered a higher level of application of spatial abilities, and his ability to escape has been raised to a new level.
Even Bai Longzi could not manipulate him as easily as he had back then.
Zhang Yi looked up at the endless upward-extending structure, the Taixu Bath Robe spreading and contracting on his body like breathing.
The second hand of time quietly ticked by. In the five seconds he was predicting the future, he could only see the slight tremors of the layers of spatial barriers, and could not see the true end.
“Let’s go up. Now that we’re here, let’s find the ultimate answer! Let’s see if this civilization is still alive, and why it fell.”
Guided by Lu Keran, he followed the clearest flow of energy forward.
Crossing several levels, the terrain beneath my feet changed from metal platforms to damp soil, from cool tones to warm greens. Finally, on one level, the view suddenly opened up.
It was an excessively primitive jungle.
The canopy of the towering tree reached the sky, vines hung from mid-air, and flowers bloomed on the steel branches, emitting a faint glow.
There is a stream in the forest. The water is transparent, but at the bottom, there are miniature runic circuits flowing.
A gentle breeze blows, and the leaves rub against each other, producing a subtle and soft metallic sound.
And nestled within this jungle stands a kingdom.
It is not a city-state in the human sense, but a city built by countless mechanical life forms themselves.
There were exquisitely crafted, almost human-like mechanical men and women, dressed in imitation cloth clothes, walking along a forest path, carrying modified energy lamps, nodding and exchanging greetings with each other.
A steel giant, over ten meters tall, sat cross-legged on the hillside, letting a group of small repair machines glide between his fingers as entertainment.
There are also simple, box-shaped objects with a head that's just a sphere and very basic limbs, even less advanced than Earth's current technology.
They slowly and collaboratively moved materials, organized parts, and gathered the old bodies scattered in various places.
There was no war between them. Even though they looked different and seemed to be products of different technologies from many different eras, they got along very well.
Even the ruthless combat machines we saw at the beginning slowed down here.
Some squatted by the stream wiping the lenses of small reconnaissance planes, while others transformed abandoned weapons into children's playground equipment, allowing a group of tiny mechanical life forms to climb on and jump off.
It is an absurd yet harmonious mechanical kingdom that is almost gentle.
"The mechanical terminals of the Sandstalker civilization created a world of their own."
Fatty Xu clicked his tongue in amazement, "If this were before, I would have thought it was a horror movie!"
Lu Keran's eyes lit up even more: "Brother Zhang Yi, if only this could be integrated with our system..."
"Don't rush, let's observe for a while longer," Zhang Yi said calmly.
The scene before him was too bizarre; he could tell that these mechanical life forms had existed for an immeasurably long time.
Because there is a gap of at least several thousand years between the earliest mechanical life forms and those that are almost indistinguishable from real people, and perhaps even more.
He stood quietly at the edge of the jungle for a while, his Taixu bathrobe receding until it became invisible, leaving only the dark outline of the Demon God Armor.
He watched this mechanical kingdom operate, watched them imitate life in their own way, learning to build, share, care, and cooperate.
These guys are able to create "children," or small mechanical life forms, by integrating mechanical debris.
This is what shocked Zhang Yi the most!
They are multiplying and thriving!
Mechanical life forms, like intelligent beings, are multiplying and thriving!
"What kind of miracle is this? Is this what the Sandslayer civilization wanted to create?"
"Is enabling a silicon-based civilization to self-reproduce an attempt to challenge the authority of the Creator?"
Seeing this cozy mechanical kingdom, many people's eyes seemed to melt.
They couldn't bear to break the tranquility.
Zhou Ke'er lowered her eyes, hesitated for a moment, and then asked Zhang Yi, "Zhang Yi, what do you plan to do?"
She understood Zhang Yi's temperament, but she still felt that this miraculous country should be preserved.
Zhang Yi looked away.
“Plunder is inevitable,” he said calmly. “Conquest is also inevitable.”
Zhang Yi never considered herself a kind person.
He doesn't mind being a bad person so that he and those around him can have peace and happiness.
This place holds all of Mars' resources; he must get his hands on it. Only then can he protect his loved ones.
Everything comes at a price. The gains from destroying this place are too great, so Zhang Yi can suppress the reluctance in his heart and act as a ruthless man.
"The energy system and central structure here are too dangerous."
Looking at the various points of light flickering in the forest, Zhang Yi thought, "If one day these things are awakened by the demon god, or taken over by some blind force, the consequences will be even worse than the civil war among the Sand Raiders."
He is not a saint and will not be soft-hearted towards a potential threat.
Even if this threat is currently living quietly.
But these words were more of a way for him to comfort himself; he needed to find a legitimate reason for becoming an aggressor.
"The sin is committed in the present, but the merit will last for generations."
Zhang Yi said in an icy tone.