Chapter 176: The Beginning of a One-Man Army

The Dead Planet, whose surface has been overrun by the Starlight Plague, takes on blue and orange hues.

The first impression it makes is unusual.

The territory of the Starlight Plague is not at all like a normal environment, but a hell that has been alienated by the virus, and is worse than the harshest environment that has formed naturally.

Screaming patrolling Phantom Mantises, scrap bugs twisted by the Starlight Plague, hives that shoot high-temperature rays.

Any species that is not a starlight plague will be attacked.

Assimilation is the leitmotif of the Starlight Plague, which is forever greedy and unbridled to distort all things, changing their material composition, turning dead things into ruthless alien monsters.

A light shines in the sky,

The monsters that were moving quickly in the Starlight lair to perform the nest-building work raised their heads one after another.

They looked in the direction Ian had left.

The human was eerie, the figure flickering and disappearing, their attack not working.

And after the human left, a light shone from the sky and gradually magnified.

Starlight Plague golems with no brains, no self-consciousness other than a desire to kill, they don't know what it means to be near and big.

Still, they feel a sense of crisis.

"Zizizi!!"

The Starlight monsters vented their uneasiness in their own ways, and the Phantom Mantis rubbed the energy blades and cut a piece of Starlight Land.

With monster compound eyes, they stared at the rainbow cannon in the sky.

That beam of light was so bright that all the Starlight monsters expected the danger.

Some of them shoot lasers, some lie on the ground and shrink their shells, and the monsters that are good at spatial movement flash in a row to escape from the attack range.

In their limited reflex nerves, a question reverberates:

'What is that bright beam that comes from beyond the heavens?' ’

Is it dangerous? ’

Buzz Buzz –

The rainbow cannon is coming.

Whether it's a monster to fight, or an ostrich with a shrunken shell, or an escape.

At the same time, they felt the pain of the heat, and the world was taken over by a seven-colored light.

The light is dazzling, and the surface temperature is comparable to that of the sun.

The defensive shell formed by the Starlight Plague infection cracked inch by inch under the attack of the rainbow cannon.

Boom Boom!!

In space, brilliant beams of light rush from distant galaxies and reach them through complex refraction channels.

On this piece of land on the Dead Planet, there was a real orbital bombardment.

More than a dozen magnitude earthquakes set off the earth's crust, and the roar of artillery fire and the torrent of magic annihilated all existence.

The starlight plague infects the land, and the dense monsters are severely damaged in an instant, and the nest they have worked so hard to build is completely crushed.

The plague from the starry sky, defeated by a mysterious torrent of magic, is suddenly embarrassed.

……

The Time Traveler is in front, and the other 8 ships are behind.

The small fleet leaps into the skies above the Dead Planet and discovers that there is still a Starlight Plague on the planet, activating orbital bombardment.

Space fish and energy lasers hit the nest on the planet's surface, igniting a scorching fire and slicing the nest into pieces.

Waiting for the Starlight Plague to die, the fleet began salvaging the wreckage.

Ian slays the monster that was still struggling to make up for it, gaining experience and loot.

[Kill the Phantom Mantis!] Loot obtained: Phantasmal Carapace, Broken Energy Blades, Beast Biomicry, ......]

[Kill the Phantom Star Nest!] Loot obtained: Abomination of Starlight, Cosmic Seal, Liquid ...... of Starlight Plague]

The spacecraft pulled the beam and salvaged a large amount of loot.

"Check for infectiousness, radiation intensity, self-healing ability."

The researcher on the technology side, and the mage on the mystery side, each carry out their own work.

Arya asked Ian curiously:

"President, the Starlight Plague infection will give birth to monsters, can we get the materials we need by hunting repeatedly?"

Good question.

Ian thought so, too, but he thought about how the Starlight Plague could be so powerful.

He controlled the main control of the spaceship, and with the assistance of the sequence system, he scanned the current level of the Dead Planet, and the result was shocking.

[After testing, the total mass of the Dead Planet has decreased by 15%, and it is expected that the planet will self-destruct after the total mass falls below 20%. 】

And so it was.

The power of the Starlight Plague comes from the planet itself, it is like a parasite, robbing the planet of vitality and spreading the contamination of the Starlight Plague.

Knowing that he knew it, Ian was not worried.

"Yes."

He looked at the high-value loot and was in a happy mood:

"Dead planets have no value, we don't have the ability to transform planets at the moment, it's useless to keep them, it's better to convert them into usable starlight monster materials."

Once his civilization has developed artificial planets, several nearby galaxies can be occupied.

Dead planets that exist within the galaxy will either be transformed into a removable planet or destroyed for mining.

A special celestial body like the parallel world Moon, which is an excellent colony, is an excellent colony, while an ordinary planet is generally not too valuable.

He didn't go through the riot stream, but let civilization multiply quickly, multiplying in countless galaxies within a few decades.

Ian wants to play the elite genre, build powerful individual supermen, and space ships that shock the universe.

In addition to that, it's the climbing technology tree.

After the research of the materials of the Starlight Monster was completed, the moon base came to the harvest as soon as possible.

They borrowed the idea of the Ghost Rig and made something similar to a summoner's weapon.

"The Phantom Star Floating Cannon, the main energy source is biomass, which consumes the amount of food for 3 adults every day."

"It can release a thermal laser attack similar to the Phantom Star Nest, allowing a range of 10,000 meters and an accuracy of 95%, and there will be losses after exceeding the range."

Osman, the head of the lunar base, shows Ian their results.

The Phantasmal Floating Cannon is an autonomous machine that assists in combat.

They look like bats, with blue and orange starlight hues that glow slowly through the gaps in their carapaces.

"The Starlight Plague has a strong ability to assimilate infection, but fortunately we have found a solution."

"By using living crystals to isolate the starlight plague, and through AI programming chips, suppress their rampant thinking."

Ottoman had a Phantasmal Floating Cannon, bound to the Researcher, attack the target that tested the damage.

I saw the Phantom Star Floating Cannon floating beside the researcher.

It slowly recharged its target and fired a scorching orange high-temperature laser under Ian's astonished gaze.

"Zizizi!!"

【-2590! -2779! -2870! …… (Phantom Star Infected!) )】

[Special Status: Phantom Star Infection (The target is being eroded by the Phantom Star)]

The flame ignited from the test target, which was crafted from fire-resistant materials, but was still tainted by the power of the starlight.

The creepy burning sound crackled, as if a target had been roasted in magma.

It's a bit strong!

If you create a batch of Phantom Star Floating Cannons and bring them into the dungeon to pretend to be a mechanic on the technology side, I'm afraid it's all easy, and it's hard to tell the real from the fake!

Its damage is impressive, and it is worthy of being made of level 45 gold sequence material.

The utilization rate of the lunar base is low, and the damage dealt is roughly between level 30~40 gold sequence.

The effect is quite good.

Ian was overjoyed and asked Osman:

"At the current level of the lunar base, can you make phantom floating cannons in large quantities?"

"Uh...... Floating cannons can be made in quantities of less than a hundred in half a month, after which the materials will be exhausted. ”

Osman rubbed his hands and responded: "You also know that such a powerful floating cannon always requires a lot of materials. ”

"The material is not the problem."

Ian replied decisively: "When the Starlight material is used up, re-brush, mobilize the rainbow cannon, and the efficiency of brushing the material is only high." ”

"But the loss on the planetary side ......," Osman said.

"Control at 40%, and then change the planet." Ian ordered.

Every time the Starlight Plague is spread, it will cause the quality of the planet to decrease, causing all kinds of chaos in chains.

By keeping the quality control at 40% of the original level, the planets will not self-destruct, just let them heal slowly.

When his civilization level is high and he has the technology to maintain the planet, he will be able to take the initiative to maintain the planet.

"There are other problems."

Osman saw that Ian wanted a batch of floating cannons, but there was a hidden danger to this, and he spoke cautiously:

"I just explained...... The Phantom Star Floating Cannon is essentially a Starlight monster, but it is controlled by us with an AI chip. ”

"But even then, it needs to be bound to a user, a spiritual binding."

"The Phantom Star Floating Cannon will occupy a certain amount of spiritual bandwidth, so it is already the limit for a normal person to dominate a Phantom Star Floating Cannon."

The floating cannon is not an autonomous machine, but a phantom monster under the starlight plague, but it is only dominated.

If you want to control it, you have to have enough mental power.

The researcher who was operating the Phantasmal Star Floating Cannon next to him had a smile on his face, but a drop of sweat was already running down his forehead.

After the various demonstrations of the floating cannon just now, his spirit is insufficient, and if he continues like this, he will have a mental breakdown.

A mental breakdown will not die, but for a period of time, people can only lie in bed to recuperate.

When Ian heard all the information, he took a Phantasmal Floating Cannon in his hand.

[Name: Phantom Star Floating Cannon]

[Source: Mechanical Ascension]

[Level: 35]

[Sequence: Gold]

[DAMAGE: 2600~2888/1S (Phantom Star Infection Damage)]

[Spirit bandwidth occupancy: 5% (based on your spirit strength)]

[Description: An autonomous mechanical body that can be controlled by beings with psychic powers, and is also a half-monster;

It can only work when there is enough mental bandwidth, and the controller needs to set aside enough mental bandwidth. 】

Wow, it's a good thing for a mechanical ascension!

Ian looked at Osman in surprise: "I guess...... Are you in the mechanical ascension genre? ”

"That's right, President. Lately, though, I don't have the idea of flesh and blood, and my machines are ascending. ”

Osman replied with a smile.

Even if you want to abandon your physical body and become a digital life, you must have a reliable machine as a backing, otherwise it will be troublesome to even take care of yourself.

Ian examines the Phantasmal Floating Cannon he obtained.

Mental bandwidth refers to the mental strength that a person currently has, and 5% is occupied by the mechanical body.

For an ordinary person who has not strengthened his spirit at all, the Phantom Star Floating Cannon may have to occupy 100% of the spiritual bandwidth.

However, when Ian operates, he only needs to pay 5% occupancy to control a Phantasmal Floating Cannon.

This mecha, which counts as a mechanical ascension school, can be brought into a dungeon, and they are more comprehensive than the use of Frostmourn.

Ian touches the Phantasmal Float Cannon with his hand.

In his mind, a red point of light immediately appeared, and that was the mental bandwidth state of the floating cannon.

The red dot indicates that the float cannon is ownerless, and will self-destruct if activated, or become a hostile faction.

【Ding! Whether or not to merge the "Phantasmal Star Floating Cannon" into the spirit bandwidth, this operation will occupy 5% of the bandwidth. 】

[Your current mental bandwidth occupancy is: 0%]

Ian isn't a mechanical ascension school, he's just trying to dominate the mechanical ascension of the automacha.

After having a planet on the technology side, maybe he chooses to dominate the floating cannon, and he will have a new genre, the technology side.

It's exciting.

"Merge into the mental bandwidth."

【Operation Successful!】 】

The red spirit point in Ian's perception slowly turned green, and the phantom star floating cannon in his hand seemed to become his eyes.

The floating cannon activated, and the starlight-colored mechs flew up with thrusters, floating steadily next to Ian, sending out a signal of joy.

"You've made it! Congratulations! ”

Oldman applauded and exclaimed, "Your mental power is a hundred times stronger than that of a normal person, so you can suppress a Phantom Star Floating Cannon so easily. ”

"Looks like ...... One isn't your limit? ”

Of course not.

Ian controls one Phantasmal Star Floating Cannon, which only occupies 5% of the mental bandwidth, and he can completely control 20 of them.

However, mental power is linked to thinking, and once all the spiritual bandwidth is occupied, I'm afraid it's not a good thing.

He only selected 10 of them, and used 50% of his mental bandwidth to dominate the Phantasmal Star Drone.

Drones usually consume biomass, and they can replenish their energy by eating normally.

It's nice to heal itself after being injured and execute the bandwidth manager's orders perfectly.

Mental bandwidth is not thinking, but something like equipping a lattice.

The higher the player's mental attributes, the lower the percentage required to dominate the mech, and the percentage of bandwidth usage is different for everyone.

Ian receives information from the tech side.

The sequence system pops up a prompt.

【Ding! Since you have mastered the Phantasmal Star Drone, it is derived from the technology side of the technology. 】

[You have unlocked the tech side genre, and you can further unlock skills based on research.] 】

The skills on the technology side are based on civilization technology and the artifacts currently possessed.

After parsing the Phantasmal Drone, Ian unlocked two skills.

"Hacking, Mental Space Storage"

Consume two skill points to learn them.

The hacking skill is simple, similar to the Starlight Plague monster, as long as the target has mechanical characteristics, Ian can hack into it.

He can gain control of a portion of the mechanical body.

At the moon base, a cleaning robot appears, which is Ian's test target.

"Chairman, you can give it a try, but be careful not to break it, I've only built a cleaning robot at the moment."

A cylindrical robot.

Ian unleashed a horror on it, and he felt the psychic power spread, covering the cleaning robot.

The electric current suddenly exploded from the cleaning robot's body, accompanied by a bang.

【Ding! Hacked into the inside of the "cleaning robot", the current progress is 95%, and the executable commands are ......]

[Self-destruct, in-depth manipulation, camouflage signals, modify AI, remove hacking ......]

A series of skill hints appeared in Ian's eyes.

He can understand the effects of each ability, such as "self-destruct", which allows the cleaning robot to explode on its own.

'Disarm the hack. ’

The mental power was withdrawn, and the cleaning robot's originally stiff movements immediately became flexible and began to perform its own work again.

The initial skill of the player on the tech side is hacking, and regardless of the genre, the machine is considered a useful minion.

And another skill, "Mental Space Storage", is the ability to transcend the domination of frost sorrow.

Ian locks on to the 10 Phantasmal drones around him.

He unleashed his skill, and an invisible ripple spread around him, which only the Mechanical Ascension School could perceive.

The phantasmagory star drone, which is covered in ripples, strangely turns into a transparent appearance.

When transparent, the structure inside them is clearly visible.

The 10 Phantasmal Star drones disappeared, and Ian was at ease at controlling so many drones, and Osman looked envious.

"It's amazing...... Without relying on any mechanical components, the pure mental power is strong enough to dominate the mechanical body. ”

It was the first time he had seen a strong man like Ian.

Even the researcher who controls the drone next to him is not really flesh and blood, but has a "mechanical control center" installed in his brain.

It's the first time I've seen a simple spiritual power like Ian, and I'm afraid there are few examples of this kind in the history of the universe.

"If I hadn't seen that you were a normal person, I would have thought that some mechanical powerhouse had pinched his body and was playing tricks on me."

Osman sighed.

The researchers at the lunar base were also very envious.

They wanted to obtain a talent like Ian, but it was impossible, and that kind of abnormal spiritual power was beyond the comprehension of ordinary people.

……

Ian retrieves 10 Phantasmal Drones from the Moon Base and returns to Sleep Town.

He sorted out his equipment, used his alchemical skills to create some elixirs, and synthesized the arrows he needed.

The mana in Sleep Town is very balanced, and the extra mana will be invoked by the coordinator and infused into the mana charging table.

Mana is mainly used to stabilize the reality anchor, and it needs to work for a while.

Research into breakthrough technology is ongoing, and everyone in Sleep Town has jobs.

Ian intends to devote his time to improving his strength.

That is, to play a copy, with the Phantom Star Drone, he is equivalent to carrying 10 level 30~40 golden sequence summons with him.

The sense of security is full, and the next copy will follow up with the goods.

Which summoner has such strength, one person into an army!

It's a pity that there is only one abnormal signal transmitter, and you have to wait three days after the signal is transmitted, otherwise Ian can directly choose the MC copy.

Fortunately, when he was exploring the Dimensional Universe, he obtained the blueprint for building a signal transmitter, and he could actively build a second signal transmitter.

Ian click sequence system.

Ask for a follow-up and ask for a monthly pass!

(End of chapter)