Link and the two mechanical warriors beside him were all attracted by the yellow metal that jingled back and forth on the ground at the moment.

When the yellow metal finished beating and lay quietly on the ground, the three of them saw the whole object - a gold bracelet.

The whole body of the bracelet is made of gold, and the entire ring-shaped part of the bracelet is shaped like a death worm, with a body similar to a worm, vague head organs, and ring-shaped sharp teeth in the mouthparts. At the end of the death worm, a lifelike scarab beetle is carved.

This gold bracelet turned out to be exactly the same as the bracelet that Link first activated the Zerg Hive Gold Finger!

Groov!

Link's heart suddenly rose to his throat, and his eyes became hot.

Not surprisingly, this gold bracelet is also related to the Zerg Hive, as long as you can get the bracelet, you can increase the synthesis formula of the gold finger, as well as the progress of the S-class quest [Heart of the Swarm].

The last time I found a small necklace in the Platinum Hotel's collection room, it increased my progress by several points. This complete gold bracelet is sure to add more!

Link glanced up at the two mechanical warriors, their eyes meeting with a greedy glint in their eyes.

"Those who see it have a share!" The two mechanical warriors immediately reached out to snatch it.

Gold is a precious and scarce resource on any planet, and even more so in Mechanical City. After all, all of them are mechanical, and gold is extremely malleable, very corrosion-resistant, and has a high conductivity, and is also a reflector of electromagnetic radiation, often used as a key material for the manufacture of high-level machinery.

Adding some gold to their machines and mechs can also improve a lot of effects.

But how can the speed of the two compare to Link, only to feel a gust of wind in front of him, a figure flashed, and a delicate gold bracelet appeared in Link's hand.

At the same time, the Link system sends out a prompt.

[Zerg hive fragments detected, fused or not?] Whether]

Link didn't hesitate to opt for fusion.

"You're not kind, are you? This thing was discovered by the three of us together, and the one who saw it had a share, what does it mean that you took it all away? ”

When I was helping just now, I was affectionate by a brother, and now I immediately changed my face when I was unevenly distributing the spoils.

Link glanced at the door of the processing room, the footsteps approaching, and asked, "Do you want this thing to be found and finally taken away by the captain alone, or do you want the three of us to divide it equally on the spot?" ”

"Isn't this nonsense you're talking about, if the captain finds out, then what's the matter with us!" The mechanical warrior whispered in his throat.

As soon as the words ended, the mechanical soldier carrying the coffin entered the processing room again.

Link quickly hid the gold bracelet behind the exoskeleton armor, and the other two hurriedly lowered their heads and began to busy with the work at hand, but their eyes unconsciously glanced at Link, for fear that the gold would be swallowed by Link alone.

[The Zerg Hive fragments have been fused, please check for yourself for the specific effect]

The system is also quite cold, with no explanation at all, and it is all up to Link to check on himself.

To Link's surprise, there was also a hint that the task was completed that popped up at the same time.

[S-Rank Quest [Heart of the Swarm] has reached 10% progress, activate the first stage reward]

[Quest reward: 1,000,000 XP, 50 potential points, unlock the talent [Swarm Commander]]

[S-Rank Quest [Heart of the Swarm] Phase 2 Starts......]

It's just a fragment of the Zerg hive, which actually made Link's task progress skyrocket by 5% and get the first stage of the task reward.

Link still has 2.55 million experience in the experience pool itself, and this time for the mission of the Machine City, he invited six Inhumans to accompany him, and gave 50,000 experience to each person, and threw out a total of 300,000 experience, leaving only 2.25 million experience. I was going to do some more tasks to improve the experience pool after I go back, and add weight to the desert combat of subsequent players, but I didn't expect to suddenly complete the first stage of the S-level task [Heart of the Swarm], and I like to mention 1 million experience, which saves Link a lot of trouble.

The preciousness of 50 potential points, this book is almost 1.1 million words, and there is no need for the author to repeat it, right?

Finally, there is the talent [Swarm Commander].

Talent, the most difficult item to improve in the attribute panel, is not one.

In version 1.0 [Descending of the Holy Son], the total number of NPCs with talents on the three Novice Planets does not exceed ten.

Talents, also known as 'protagonist templates' in the mouths of players, have talented NPCs that play a pivotal role in the progress of the entire game's story.

And now, [Swarm Commander] fills the gap in Link's talent column.

Link couldn't wait to check out the talent description.

[Swarm Commander]: When controlling the Zerg creatures in battle, you can use the will of the Swarm to give orders, 1 energy attribute is equal to 100 meters of control distance, and the combat power of the controlled Zerg creatures is increased by 10%.

After reading the talent introduction, Link lost his mind for a moment.

Zerg creatures, creatures synthesized from Zerg hives, are classified as Zerg creatures.

You can use the will of the swarm to give orders to all creatures, and the command range is based on energy attributes.

Link now has 145 energy stats, which is equivalent to being able to control pets within a 14,500 meter radius.

14.5 km ......

If the distance is doubled, Link can even control the pets of Wuthering Castle directly in Machine City.

And this manipulation avoids the language barrier and communication between him and the pet. In the past, when I operated in two lines, I had to bring the fat translator of the macaw to arrange things for the pet, but now with the talent of the swarm commander, I can use the will of the Zerg to control the pet remotely, and I don't need to run around to send task requirements.

Finally, it can also increase the combat power of all Zerg creatures by 10%.

This talent—

Awesome!

"Now that the people are gone, hurry up and hand over the gold bracelet!" The two mechanical warriors suddenly whispered, interrupting Link's train of thought.

Link frowned slightly, already showing some displeasure.

took out the gold bracelet that was already full of cracks from the back of the exoskeleton battle armor, broke it into three sections and said: "Since it is divided equally, then one person and one cut, you choose first." ”

The two mechanical warriors quickly took the two pieces that looked slightly larger, and quickly hid them in their own mechanical equipment, leaving only the smaller one for Link.

Link sneered to himself.

If they are not greedy, the gold will be their reward.

But since these two are dead, don't blame Link for treating them like guinea pigs.

Link glanced at the [Heart of the Swarm] quest, which was now in its second phase, and the progress and stage rewards had also changed.

[Quest Hint: When the Zerg Empress was sealed, she spread the Zerg artifact Hive throughout the universe.] Only by finding all the artifact fragments can the Empress return. Each artifact fragment you find increases your abilities! ]

[Current Progress: 10%]

[20% Stage Rewards: 1,000,000 XP, 50 Potential Points, Unlock Perk [Swarm Affinity] (30% Stage Rewards unlocked upon completion)]

[Reward for Quest Completion: Unlock the [Cosmic Scourge] version and obtain the title of 'Zerg Emperor']

The 20% stage reward is still unchanged in experience and potential points, the only change is that it has changed from a talent to a specialty.

Link had thought it would be difficult to complete the progress, but the discovery of gold artifacts related to the Zerg hive in the desert ruins and pyramid funerary goods gave Link a bold idea.

Perhaps the desert civilization of the old era was inextricably linked with the cosmic zerg.

If you can swallow the Mechanics and the Wasteland Gang and sweep the desert, then you can organize manpower and material resources to dig up the old ruins, and maybe you can find more hive fragments to improve your progress.

"Okay, all the coffins have been moved in, now we should seize the incident to disinfect and peel off, and when the incident is not completed, the captain will teach us a lesson again." The mechanical warriors complained.

If it is an ordinary corpse, it can be completed after ten minutes of disinfection and peeling.

However, all the corpses and mummies from the desert ruins were transported this time, many of which were tied with strips of cloth and dried and weathered for hundreds of years, which had long been connected to the skin, and it was more troublesome to disinfect or peel off.

Link glanced at the time on the exoskeleton armor, and there were only five minutes left before Dave's agreed time.

The mechanical warriors around him were full of grumbling, and Link suddenly had a plan.

"That...... If you're in a hurry, you can go and get busy first, I happen to be fine today, you can stay alone and deal with these corpses slowly. ”

Link's words are like a campfire on a cold snowy mountain, a lighthouse on the sea of stormy waves, and a fresh breeze in the forest on a spring day, so refreshing, that they hear the most beautiful sound when they are most helpless.

"Really? Are you really willing to help us get things done? ”

Link looked up with a solemn expression, raised his chest and said, "I took over the task, not for you, but for the development of the Holy City, for the pioneers!" ”

The mechanical warriors were surprised by Link's impassioned oath, and a sense of shame immediately swelled in their hearts.

Just as the mechanical warriors were packing up and preparing to leave, two voices appeared in the crowd again: "You guys go first, let's stay and help a little, and then go out when we gather later." ”

The other mechanical warriors weren't suspicious, as long as they weren't doing their own dirty work.

After everyone left, the two mechanical warriors who had just divided the gold showed a smile on their faces, "You took all the work alone, do you want to find the gold from these mummies and eat it alone?" ”

Link was stunned for a moment, his eyes flickered, and he couldn't help sighing under the pressure of the two people's eyes: "Since they have all been recognized by you, then there is only ...... to divide them equally."

The three of them began to dismantle the bandages on the mummy's body.

After a lot of effort, the floor of the room was strewn with strips of cloth, and all the mummies were exposed to the air, but nothing was found.

Reluctantly, the two mechanical warriors swept over the mummified corpse again, eventually converging into two sighs.

"The time is almost up, and the rest will be up to you." Since there was no gold and no treasure, the two of them didn't bother to clean up the rotting corpse, and casually found an excuse to leave.

When everyone was gone, Link glanced at the time, there was still 1 minute left to the scheduled time.

Link immediately walked out of the room and returned to the nutrition chamber where Helen was.

At this time, Link only had time to check the content of the Goldfinger update.

Clicking on the system interface, Link found that behind the columns of [Attributes] [Tasks] [Synthesis] and [Pets], there was an additional menu - [Bonds].

"Fetters?"

This menu comes out a little inexplicably and abruptly, but I don't understand anything related to the Zerg just by looking at the name.

After Link enters the [Bond] menu, a description pops up.

The pop-up explanation is as many as four or five hundred words, and after reading it, Link used his good literary skills to peel back the cocoon of the content, and finally distilled the following three points.

...

To put it simply, the effect of tethering is that it can tether two or more pets.

The effect of bonding between different pets varies, but it is generally more about increasing their ability to act together.

Of course, the bond is not a Lalang match, the formation of the bond needs the blessing of 'materials', and there must be materials of the same quality as the pet in order to successfully form a bond.

Let's take an analogy.

Link's Silver Marching Ant and Silver Array Ant are both blue-quality pets, and if you want to form a bond, you need two blue-quality materials.

For example, the white quality spy rat and the blue quality treasure hunt rat, if you want to form a bond, you need a white and a blue material.

The effect of the bond is based on the characteristics or tacit understanding between the two creatures, and the compatibility rate is still based on the same as the crafting.

"It's kind of interesting, synthesis is to look at the phase between organisms and materials, and this bond is to look at the phase between organisms and organisms. If there is a chemical reaction between the two creatures, then it will definitely have a nice bonding effect. ”

Just as Link was thinking about what good bond combinations he would have in his current pet, there was a sudden sound of releasing pressure from the nutrition bin in front of him.

Snort –

After a lengthy period of pressure release, Helen's nutrition bin slowly opened.

Helen, who was soaked in the nutrient solution, felt suffocation in her lungs, and a lot of bubbles erupted from her mouth, and she suddenly rolled over.

Wow~

The nutrient solution splashed everywhere, and if it weren't for Link's quick reaction, he would have been wiped out by now.

Helen's orange hair was wet, like a rag soaked in water all year round, twisted into a ball.

His face was also dripping with a transparent and viscous nutrient solution, and his eyes were staring at Link, his eyes full of shock.

"You, you're Link?" Helen asked, uncertain, her body visibly trembling.

Although in the dream, Grandpa said that there would be a person named Link to answer, but the mechanical warrior wearing an exoskeleton armor in front of him made Helen have a stress reaction.

Link nodded and said, "When we meet up with Dave, we'll hurry up and leave." ”

Hearing Link's answer and confirm her identity, Helen exhaled a breath of turbidity, her trembling muscles gradually relaxed, and she hid her face and wept.

After a while, Dave drove the Scavenger mech all the way upstairs.

The moment he saw Helen, he was stunned.

In the next second, the old tears were rampant.

: After the summary was sent on October 31, everyone enthusiastically voted for the monthly ticket, and 100 monthly tickets were added in the final stage, so one more chapter was counted, so the total number of chapters added in November was 53 chapters~