The country of corpses, the Imperial City.

Central Ministry of Industry.

Its whole is like a super giant steam machinery factory, with an average daily energy consumption of more than 60% of the entire corpse country, which belongs to the mechanical center of the corpse country and the origin of all advanced technologies.

There are only two types of stiff people who can work in the central ministry.

First, after layers of screening, craftsmen who are outstanding in knowledge and technology and are directly recognized by the imperial court and voluntarily accept the control of corpse Gu.

Second, the brain is replaced by a mechanical body, and it does not have the [stiffness] of self-thinking.

The swollen doctor who was valued on the dragon boat and sent directly to the imperial court.

In the internal test of the imperial court, he showed his peerless talent in mechanical technology, and was favored by the Ministry of Industry, and was promoted to the Central Ministry of Industry.

In 100 days, it has fully established itself here.

Today.

The doctor was suddenly summoned by Shang Shu and went to the most sacred area of the Ministry of Industry, the [Shengong Hall].

"Huang Zesheng (Doctor's name in the Corpse Country), the report you submitted to me last time was very interesting, and I have approved it.

However, I asked people to go to the market to check out several important materials involved, and they were all in a state of hard to find.

It is recommended that you go to the "Barracks" at the lower end of the Corpse Country, where you should be able to buy the materials you want...... As long as the cost is not too exaggerated, the Ministry of Industry will fully fund it. ”

"Thank you, Lord Shangshu."

"This is an extraordinary time for the Corpse Country, and if you can complete this work, it will be very beneficial to you personally and the entire Ministry of Works.

Go ahead, I've heard that there's a big auction going on in the trading area at the lower end of the barracks, and you might be able to get what you want all at once. ”

"Okay."

Now.

Dr. Swelling is very different from what he once looked like when he first came out of the floating island.

At the beginning, he obtained the "Spinal Mechanical Column" and learned about the "Mechanical Implant Technology", so he chose to explore the technological route of the [Tomb World].

During his stay in the Central Ministry of Industry, the doctor has transformed more than 80% of the body parts, which is extremely rare in the entire corpse country.

It is no longer able to connect with [Zombie] in its basic form.

A black pill with a metallic luster has formed in the abdomen, which is described in the terminology of the Ministry of Labor - "mechanical ascension".

……

Perspective switching.

Han Dong who slept in the barracks guest house for the night.

On time, he took Zhang Xiliang to re-enter the [Hundred Demon Collection] and participate in the large-scale auction once a month.

As the annual auction is still in the works, this monthly auction is the highest-level commodity sale at the moment, gathering rare and rare treasures on the market.

The population flow of the Hundred Demon Collection also reached a peak today.

These extra visitors naturally came to the auction, and they basically belonged to the high-ranking officials in the imperial court, and once a favorite treasure appeared, they would spend a lot of money to take it.

After all, it is more difficult for an individual to obtain a treasure gifted by the imperial court.

When Han Dong stared at one stiff man after another in luxurious official uniforms, jumping towards the auction venue, he also had a trace of doubt in his heart—"Is three thousand barrels of heavy oil enough?"

There are also special capital verifiers at the entrances on both sides of the auction.

They will verify the property of the entrant and will need to have at least a thousand barrels of heavy oil to be eligible for admission.

Officials with tens of thousands of dollars or more than three grades can enjoy the treatment of "VIP room" for free.

"Verification passed, please take a seat according to the number on your waist card, the auction will start in 15 minutes."

"Okay."

Zhang Xiliang, a former ruffian? Never thought you'd be able to get into such a high-end occasion? tensed his body the whole time, following behind Han Dong like a puppet.

There were even a few times when he wanted to find a reason to leave, after all, he felt that there was no point in coming here.

Who knows? A palm landed lightly on his shoulder.

"Don't be nervous, if there's something for you at auction? You can also think about it. ”

"Don't ...... Mr. Han has given me enough things, and the items on display here are extremely valuable? I really can't bear who I am now! It's quite satisfying to be on such an occasion. ”

"It's just a small occasion."

It is indeed a small occasion for Han Dong, and casually bringing out the scene of meeting the old king is enough to crush this small auction.

……

The reason why the venue is located at the bottom of the [Hundred Demon Collection] is because it is a pure natural large cave, and the structure of the circular vault is just suitable for large-scale gatherings.

The venue is divided into two floors: upper and lower.

Denser stepped seats on the lower floor? It can accommodate 1,000 people.

Is the upper layer ring-shaped? They are separated from each other in the form of compartments and are exclusive to VIPs.

In order to ensure fair trade, the upper compartments are all made of glass, so that you can clearly observe the dignitaries sitting in the compartments.

……

Han Dong observed the situation at the venue with a leisurely face? Focus on the upper compartment.

"There are so many high-ranking officials, who seem to belong to different departments from the costumes? Or they are delegates from different agencies.

As soon as a treasure is presented, they use the financial resources of the entire department.

It's uncomfortable......"

Just when Han Dong was a little helpless and was about to turn his gaze back to the auction table.

Click~

With a crisp mechanical crash coming from his head, his gaze moved up again...... A new guest of honor caught his eye.

Not only attracted Han Dong's attention, but more than sixty percent of the eyes on the scene were attracted to the past.

The owner of this VIP has a body like no other...... To be exact, it should be called [mechanical body], and most of the zombies present have never seen a zombie with such a high level of mechanical coverage.

1. The mechanical columns evenly distributed on the surface of the exposed spine rise and fall, and steam escapes.

2. Due to mobility problems caused by the curvature of the spine, the subject had both legs completely removed, and a kind of "mechanical implantation" was performed on the end of the spine to connect the spinal nerves, and a complete "scorpion-like lower body" has grown.

Six fully coordinated mechanical insect legs carry the body and move freely.

3. The left shoulder is equipped with a "heavy limb", which can be used with a drill or a large manipulator for heavy loading, or equipped with large-caliber guns, heavy hammers, etc. for combat.

The right shoulder and hindarm area are equipped with a total of [18] "small soft limbs", which are directly connected to the central nervous system and can cooperate with the main body to perform some precision operations.

4. Even the face is embedded with an extremely complex metal mask, which symbolizes the highest intelligent craftsmanship of the Ministry of Industry, and the skull-like eye sockets correspond to a kind of green retina mesh that can scan and capture the environment dynamically.

"Who is this? I've never seen a zombie with such high body coverage, it's really fatal! I'm afraid I've already achieved "mechanical ascension", right? ”

"Nonsense, such a coverage rate must be a mechanical flyer, and it must also be a core member of the Central Ministry of Industry...... It may even be related to [Divine Crafts]. ”

"Now it's troublesome, the Central Ministry of Industry is bound to buy everything related to machinery, and even everything that can be used as an energy source."

There was a lot of talk about the newly arrived VIP at the auction.

Even Zhang Xiliang was dumbfounded, he had never seen such a precise stiff person.

Only Han Dong turned his gaze back to the auction table after taking a look, quietly waiting for the auction to begin.