Chapter 151 A Great Harvest! Unlocking the "Origin Cloning Pod"!
While waiting for Liuli Star to be cleared, Lu Jin was not idle.
He commanded various legions to start scavenging all usable resources from the battlefield.
Ordinary scavengers might have to consider if the value of an item was worth carrying.
But Lu Jin had no such worries; valuable items were recovered and stored, while materials of little value were all thrown into the origin core.
Although low-value materials provided slow upgrades for the warship, their sheer quantity made up for it.
During this waiting period, Lu Jin collected a large amount of materials.
Various materials were categorized, with the more expensive composite materials being collected by Lu Jin.
As the fleet continued to expand, he would need a large amount of funds.
These funds would naturally be acquired by selling these composite materials, so not all materials needed to be put into the origin core.
After an unknown period, Lu Jin, in the nutrient pod, felt himself gradually adapting to his current body.
Therefore, he decisively chose to remove the surrounding nutrient solution.
Stepping out of the nutrient pod, Lu Jin felt a slight discrepancy between his spirit and his physical body.
But this slight discrepancy gradually disappeared as Lu Jin adapted.
Lu Jin took a deep breath, inhaling the air inside the cabin.
He could finally get rid of this nutrient pod.
Leaving the cabin, Lu Jin tidied himself up.
When he arrived at the bridge, he saw Yu Tiancang and others gathered there.
Yu Tiancang didn't react immediately upon seeing Lu Jin.
It wasn't until Lu Jin came up to him and took the terminal from his hand.
Only then did Yu Tiancang realize that the Lu Jin in front of him was not a holographic projection.
"You've come out of seclusion?"
Seclusion?
Perhaps only Yu Tiancang, also a Blue Star Human, would use such a term.
Lu Jin opened his palm, instantly mobilizing psionic power to lift the terminal.
"For now, I have shed the limitations of the nutrient pod."
"However, it will still take some time to adapt from being an ordinary person to a Psionicist."
At this moment, Shelia, who was nearby, keenly noticed.
Lu Jin's current psionic level had already reached that of a Level 2 Psionicist!
How powerful was this!
Merely by integrating the psionic gene seed, his psionic level had directly risen to Level 2.
And most crucially, Lu Jin had stated that he hadn't fully mastered his psionic power yet.
If he fully mastered it, what level would he reach?
Level 3 Psionicist?
Level 4 Psionicist?
Or even a higher level?!
No wonder the Night Necromancer wanted to retrieve the psionic gene seed that Lu Jin possessed at all costs.
This psionic gene seed was more formidable than any psionic gene seed she had ever seen!
At this moment, all of Lu Jin's attention was focused on the terminal panel in front of him.
The terminal panel clearly displayed the supplies scavenged by the fleet during this period.
It must be said that the Night Necromancer, as a race with profound heritage,
had most of the supplies stored on its warships consisting of extremely valuable superalloy.
Just selling these superalloy alone would fetch a considerable sum.
With the funds, Lu Jin's next plan could also be implemented.
As Lu Jin stroked his chin in thought, the warship's upgrade panel automatically popped up.
"Ding, a detectable upgrade path!"
Oh?
Unexpectedly, the material supply over these days had brought the origin warship to an upgrade node again.
Lu Jin sat directly in his seat and opened the warship's upgrade panel.
He wondered what kind of surprise the origin warship would bring him this time.
"Upgrade Path One: Unlock 'origin clone pod chamber', unlock recipe 'dna biological agent'!"
"Upgrade Path Two: Unlock 'origin modification chamber', unlock recipe 'Type 42 Super Black Steel Alloy'!"
The two upgrade paths corresponded to two completely different directions.
The origin clone pod chamber, just from its name, revealed its function.
Lu Jin only thought for a moment before decisively choosing this clone pod chamber!
The expansion of the fleet required manpower, and Lu Jin's current personnel were already stretched thin.
Although Sleepers could train new recruits, the results were too slow.
The Star Sea Elves and Star Hunting Dragon were even less of an option.
They were inherently extremely rare races in the Star Sea; even finding their kin would take a lot of time.
But if he used the origin clone pod chamber, there wouldn't be so much trouble.
"Ding, congratulations on successfully unlocking 'origin clone pod chamber', unlocking recipe 'dna biological agent'!"
After unlocking the chamber, Lu Jin eagerly went to the origin clone pod chamber.
Inside the origin clone pod chamber, after the origin warship's automatic upgrade, it was already filled with various production instruments.
Lu Jin opened the control panel of the origin clone pod chamber, and the first thing that caught his eye was the synthesis recipe for "dna biological agent."
"dna biological agent, materials required for manufacturing: high-energy ore, biomass, DNA genes..."
The dna biological agent was the basic material for cloning!
That is to say, if Lu Jin wanted to clone crew members on a large scale, he would need a large amount of dna biological agent.
But the materials for the dna biological agent were not simple; Lu Jin merely glanced at it and found that the cost of 1 gram of dna biological agent was as high as 10,000 credit points!
Lu Jin stroked his chin, and after some thought, he entered his own DNA sample into it.
He was curious how much dna biological agent it would cost to clone a "himself"?
As a result, when he checked, he found that the amount of DAN biological agent required to clone himself was an astronomical figure.
This astronomical figure was so vast that even if Lu Jin sold all his assets, it wouldn't even be a fraction of it.
"Is it that difficult to clone a Blue Star Human?"
But very quickly, Lu Jin realized that his own genes had already been modified.
Perhaps it was because of the modification that this astronomical figure came into being?
Thinking of this, Lu Jin decisively obtained a DNA sample from Yu Tiancang.
Indeed, after entering Yu Tiancang's DNA sample into the system, the cloning cost appeared.
The cost to clone a Blue Star Human was 1 million credit points.
"1 million credit points can clone a Blue Star Human, but what about cloning a Star Sea Elf?"
Lu Jin's thoughts gradually expanded, and he collected all the DNA samples of his crew members.
Star Sea Elves, Star Hunting Dragon, and Golden Humans!
After entering all the DNA samples, he opened the system again.
As a result, he was astonished to find that the cloning cost for just a Star Sea Elf was as high as hundreds of millions of credit points!
The Star Hunting Dragon was even more unimaginable!
Its cost was as high as tens of billions!
Seeing these exorbitant costs, Lu Jin immediately abandoned his plan to expand the population through "pay-to-win."
It now seemed that unless he mastered the production pipeline for dna biological agent manufacturing materials,
otherwise, relying on purchasing materials for cloning, no matter how many credit points Lu Jin had, it wouldn't be enough for him to squander!
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Chapter 152 The Remnants of the Sun! Unknown DNA!
Thinking of the assembly line, Lu Jin became even more determined about his upcoming plan.
Purchasing resource planets and expanding his influence, this matter had to be put on the agenda.
Otherwise, with the current fleet size, it wouldn't even make a ripple in the Assimilation War.
Additionally, he needed to find some allies to jointly resist the coming Assimilation War.
Just then, a familiar shadow appeared in his mind.
Mermaid Eve!
Among the forces of the Seven Pirate Kings, the Howling Shark Pirate Group was undoubtedly the most suitable candidate to be his ally.
Lu Jin included her in his plan; he had to accumulate enough strength before the Assimilation War.
The unlocking of the origin clone pod chamber brought the most joy to the Star Sea Elf Clan.
It was known that their clan was inherently small in population and had no males.
If they could cultivate additional population through the origin clone pod chamber, it might allow their race to be revived.
"Have you heard? Another new chamber has been unlocked!"
"I heard about it long ago. Clone pod chambers and cloning technology aren't high-tech, so why make such a fuss?"
"Is this your first day on the ship? Will the clone pod chamber unlocked by the origin warship be the same as ordinary cloning technology?"
"I heard that the newly unlocked clone pod chamber can even clone the genes of a Psionicist!"
What?
Cloning a Psionicist?
Linglong, walking between the chambers, couldn't help but show an incredulous expression when she heard this news.
It was known that the stronger a creature, the more complex its gene sequence.
The essence of cloning technology was to replicate the gene sequence to transform it into a complete organism.
If the gene sequence of a Blue Star Human was compared to a series of numbers,
Then the gene sequence of a Psionicist would be an astronomical number.
This was also why cloning technology was gradually being phased out.
Even the Night Necromancer could only digitize souls and replace them with physical bodies.
Cloning, however, was creating a living organism!
The two had fundamental differences!
Linglong couldn't help but hug the data in her hands. Ever since Lu Jin saved her, he had arranged a crew member job for her.
Although she was grateful that she finally had a good life, every time she thought of her deceased compatriots, she often woke up from nightmares.
Moreover, all the crew members on the entire ship had their own kin and their own groups.
As the only People of the Sun Dynasty, she could never integrate into any group.
Standing silently for a long time, Linglong seemed to have made up her mind.
So, she resolutely walked towards the bridge, because she knew that Lu Jin would be organizing data on the bridge most of the time.
As expected, when she arrived at the bridge, Lu Jin was already sitting in his seat.
Seeing Linglong appear, Lu Jin also put down the data terminal in his hand.
His gaze fell on Linglong. As a surviving People of the Sun Dynasty, Lu Jin's treatment of her was relatively relaxed.
"What? Is there a problem with your work?"
Lu Jin asked patiently.
But Linglong did not answer his question.
"I heard that the ship has a newly opened chamber with advanced cloning technology."
When this sentence fell into Lu Jin's ears, Lu Jin immediately understood Linglong's meaning.
Did she want to use the technology of the origin clone pod chamber to re-replicate the Sun Dynasty?
Lu Jin's lips curved slightly, then he looked at Linglong and replied,
"That's right, that is indeed the case."
"I want to ask you to use my DNA sample to clone my people!"
Linglong got straight to the point and stated her request.
At the same time, she also knew that merely making a request was not enough; she had to give Lu Jin a reason he couldn't refuse.
So, after organizing her words in her mind, Linglong decisively spoke.
"After my observations during this period, I found that all your crew members are Psionicists."
"Undeniably, Psionicists are the best combat personnel, but what a fleet needs most when sailing in the Star Sea should be an excellent engineer."
"And we, the People of the Sun Dynasty, are born with the ability to quickly learn various engineering skills."
"Even the infants of our Sun Dynasty, from the time they can hold a wrench, can become familiar with the structure of various mechanical creations and modify them."
"Therefore, if you are willing to use my DNA sample to clone a group of People of the Sun Dynasty, I believe your fleet will gain a loyal and reliable team of engineers!"
After hearing this, Lu Jin did not immediately give Linglong an answer.
He leaned back in his seat. Just as Linglong said, Lu Jin's fleet's overall strength was already formidable.
But in other aspects, it seemed particularly weak.
Currently, most of the positions such as engineers on the ship were held by Sleepers.
As for the Star Sea Elves and the Star Hunting Dragon, these two races had very weak abilities in other areas except for fighting.
Therefore, the current fleet indeed needed crew members from a race like the People of the Sun Dynasty, who possessed powerful engineering talents.
Thinking of this, Lu Jin looked at Linglong in front of him.
"I can agree to your request, but let me tell you one thing first: the cost of activating the clone pod chamber is extremely high."
"If the cost of activation cannot be borne, then even if the People of the Sun Dynasty have immense abilities, I will be powerless."
Facing these words, Linglong's eyes did not waver in the slightest.
Rather than letting her alone watch the Sun Dynasty completely disappear, it was better to take a gamble; perhaps the sparks of civilization could ignite.
So, Lu Jin personally took Linglong to the clone pod chamber.
Lu Jin placed Linglong's DNA sample on the clone pod chamber's collector. After entering the DNA information of the People of the Sun Dynasty, the cost required for cloning immediately appeared on it.
"Oh? The cost of cloning one People of the Sun Dynasty is actually fifty million credit points?"
This figure immediately piqued Lu Jin's interest.
Because according to the gene editor's display, the People of the Sun Dynasty had no Psionicist talent whatsoever, and their lifespan was only about 200 years.
But such a seemingly unremarkable race had a cost of fifty million credit points.
And just then, Lu Jin suddenly discovered that within the DNA sequence of the People of the Sun Dynasty, there was an extremely unique and unanalyzable DNA sequence.
Was this the reason for the high cost of the People of the Sun Dynasty?
Unknown DNA sequence!
Lu Jin recalled that his own DNA sequence also seemed to have such an unknown DNA sequence.
So, would these two DNA sequences be the same?
Just as Lu Jin was about to investigate this information, Linglong spoke at this moment.
"Captain, can you clone my people?"
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Chapter 153 Cultivation Plan! We are all one family in Xinghai!
Lu Jin, who had been interrupted, regained his senses and refocused his gaze on the gene editor before him.
Then, he informed Linglong of the cost to create People of the Sun Dynasty.
Although the cost was not expensive for Lu Jin at present, this was merely the production cost.
It would still take a certain amount of time to purchase the materials needed to manufacture the dna biological agent.
"The materials currently stored on the warship can only clone 10 of your kin."
"10 is enough. I will personally teach them information about engineering, and later they can teach engineering to others."
After all, they were clones. Although they shared the same genes, their memories were not as comprehensive as Linglong's.
However, genes are genes, and with a little guidance from Linglong, the transmission of engineering knowledge could be completed.
Lu Jin nodded, then began operating the gene editor.
He retained the most crucial genes, then replaced the genes for other body types and genders.
After continuously creating 10 sets of largely similar gene sequences, Lu Jin decisively invested materials and began biological cloning.
Before long, 10 People of the Sun Dynasty, with different genders and appearances but the same genetic heritage, were released.
After opening their eyes, their gaze swept around before finally settling on Lu Jin.
Linglong, at this moment, was incredibly excited, for she felt that sense of blood connection.
Originally, she thought the cloning machine would clone someone exactly like her.
But she hadn't expected that the origin clone pod chamber of the origin warship was far more advanced than she had imagined!
Lu Jin looked at the clones before him, then glanced at the control panel of the clone pod chamber.
It must be said that the system of the origin clone pod chamber had already taken all factors into consideration.
Firstly, these clones were not blank slates.
From the moment they were cloned, they had already been implanted with a large amount of common knowledge.
In other words, they not only knew their identity as clones but also had a certain understanding of this world.
This would prevent the clones from falling into emotional fluctuations due to doubts about their identity at the moment of their birth.
Furthermore, each clone was an independent individual; their gene sequences were all randomly generated by the system.
The core genes remained unchanged, only the appearance genes were altered.
But this would not only not harm the clones, but instead optimize their appearance to the best possible state.
Most importantly, the origin clone pod chamber had already imprinted a thought-seal on the clones.
This was the last safeguard; unless it was the very last moment, the clones would not trigger it even until death.
Lu Jin had Linglong lead these clones away; he did not follow them.
Because after discovering the secret within the DNA, he had a speculation in his heart.
This speculation might overturn everything he knew.
But even so, he insisted on continuing his research—this was the human desire for knowledge!
After several hours of information comparison, Lu Jin suddenly discovered a secret that was extremely chilling to ponder.
That was, within the DNA sequences of all living beings, there was a common unknown DNA sequence!
That's right!
Within the DNA sequences of all living beings, there was actually an unknown DNA sequence.
Although the proportion of this DNA sequence was like a drop of water in the ocean.
Lu Jin found that the higher the psionic talent, the higher its proportion.
And his current DNA sequence had the highest proportion among all DNA sequences!
Lu Jin temporarily called this DNA sequence the "Psionic Sequence."
But this also indirectly proved one point: all stellar races very likely shared a common origin.
This discovery, even for Lu Jin with two lifetimes of memories, felt incredibly shocking.
Now, recalling the information he had obtained from Count Soul Devourer.
Star Gods!
In this vast and boundless star sea, perhaps gods truly did exist.
Lu Jin recorded his discovery in the Think Tank and set the intelligence level of this information to the highest grade.
Such a discovery offered no benefit to the current fleet.
Therefore, Lu Jin decisively chose to seal it.
Just as Lu Jin finished processing the intelligence, Yu Tiancang's communication signal popped up again.
"The Fang Drones have already located the coordinates of the Sun Dynasty ruins."
"Our fleet is ready and can depart for the designated coordinates at any time."
"Next, whether to wait for a while before going or to go immediately, it's all up to your command."
The coordinates have been found?
Lu Jin took a deep breath and decisively chose to proceed to the coordinates immediately.
Even he was a little curious now.
After sacrificing a large number of Night Necromancers, what kind of legacy would this Sun Dynasty ruin bestow upon him?
He had been quite satisfied with the previous sun whale-class battleship.
But that was merely a small gift left behind by the Sun Dynasty.
He wanted to see if this official version of the legacy would be better than the sun whale-class battleship.
While Lu Jin was thinking, the fleet had already arrived above the ruins.
Just as Lu Jin had previously heard, this altar was a true altar!
The massive altar was covered in rubble; if Lu Jin hadn't already known there was a Sun Dynasty altar here, it would have been easy to overlook it.
Now, after some clearing by the Fang Drones, this Sun Dynasty altar finally revealed its true appearance.
A massive and complex giant altar, with a series of grooves carved into the ground.
Looking down from a high altitude, the grooves formed twisted and eerie symbols one after another.
And in the very center of this altar, a huge cauldron stood there.
Lu Jin looked at this altar, which exuded strangeness everywhere.
After only a moment of looking, he decisively chose to call Linglong over.
Instead of racking his brains trying to figure out how to activate this altar, it would be better to directly find a native of the Sun Dynasty to decipher it.
Linglong, who was currently teaching the new People of the Sun Dynasty, was directly pulled over.
She only glanced at the altar and quickly recognized its true form.
"This is a very simple trigger device. You just need to throw the corpses of Night Necromancers into the cauldron in the middle."
"The cauldron will melt the Night Necromancer corpses into metallic liquid, and the metallic liquid will then flow along the grooves, filling the entire altar."
"When the altar's grooves are filled, it should open the entrance."
It's that simple?
Lu Jin had thought that the Sun Dynasty altar would have some high-tech elements.
It turns out he just needed to fill these grooves?
"Then, according to what you're saying, couldn't I fill these grooves with other substances and still open the altar?"
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Chapter 154 Stellar Altar! The Colossus Engineering Ship!
Hearing this, Linglong couldn't help but roll her eyes.
After all, this was an altar built by their Sun Dynasty.
Although its appearance resembled the altars of blessing used by ancient civilizations, its interior was filled with numerous intricate engineering structures, big and small.
If it could really be unlocked by just filling it with other substances, then their Sun Dynasty would be too incompetent.
Linglong brushed away the dust in the altar's groove, pointing to a smaller crack at the bottom and said,
"The bottom of this groove is covered with reconnaissance beacons. If you casually fill it with other substances, I can't guarantee what unexpected situations might occur."
Lu Jin smiled and said nothing.
He also knew very well that this altar was not as simple as he imagined.
But he still held a certain degree of hope.
After all, based on the size of this altar, it would probably require melting a lot of Night Necromancer to fill it.
The Necromancer metal contained within the Night Necromancer was also a hot commodity on the market.
However, to prevent any accidents, Lu Jin still waved his hand, signaling his subordinates to start working.
Large quantities of Night Necromancer bodies were thrown into the furnace.
And after these bodies were thrown in, before Lu Jin could even activate it, the furnace automatically started operating.
"Oh? This mechanism can still operate?"
The inside of the furnace began to operate, and the high temperature generated melted many bodies directly into molten iron.
Immediately after, this molten iron flowed out from the bottom, gradually beginning to inject into the surrounding grooves.
At this moment, Lu Jin could clearly feel that the entire altar also began to become scorching hot.
But the current Lu Jin was no longer what he used to be; this level of high temperature could be easily resisted by simply mobilizing psionic energy.
In the blink of an eye, the entire altar began to glow and emit heat!
The molten iron flowed along the grooves, gradually filling the entire altar!
When all the grooves were filled, a series of rumbling sounds followed a 'click' from within the altar.
Seeing this, Lu Jin also prepared to deal with anything.
Soon, the entire altar, like a red-hot iron block, gradually turned crimson.
To avoid the invasion of high temperature, Lu Jin used psionic energy to lift himself up.
Standing in the air, Lu Jin saw the red-hot altar, under the burning flames, gradually reveal its original appearance.
A unique mark belonging to the Sun Dynasty gradually appeared before everyone.
When this mark was fully revealed, the altar suddenly fell apart, and a huge machine seemed to start operating deep underground.
The surface of the earth began to undergo drastic changes, and a gigantic object emerged from underground.
It was a starship!
Everyone immediately saw the appearance of this starship!
And even Lu Jin, after seeing the appearance of this starship, couldn't help but show a hint of surprise in his eyes.
Because the starship in front of him was actually comparable in size to a star destroyer!
But after Lu Jin scanned it, he found that the weapon systems on this starship were pitifully few.
In fact, the firepower of the weapons equipped on it was even inferior to the prometheus he piloted.
At this moment, Linglong next to him widened her eyes, hardly believing what she saw.
"giant god titan engineering ship? It actually exists!"
giant god titan engineering ship?
Was the starship in front of him an engineering ship?
He had never seen an engineering ship of such massive size.
But thinking about what the Sun Dynasty was best at, wasn't it engineering and construction?
Thinking of this, Lu Jin looked at Linglong and asked her what was so special about this starship.
And Linglong, as a native of the Sun Dynasty, also explained the marvel of this giant god titan engineering ship to Lu Jin.
"The origin of the giant god can be traced back to a project established by our Sun Dynasty."
"Although I hadn't been born at that time, according to our historical records,"
"In order to prevent a catastrophe of extinction, the Sun Dynasty built a total of 12 large engineering ships."
"Each large engineering ship carried the flame of civilization of the Sun Dynasty."
"But I remember, during the Night Necromancer invasion, they had already destroyed all the engineering ships in advance!"
All the large engineering ships carrying the flame of civilization were destroyed?
Then what was this thing appearing before them?
A fake?
Or a genuine article left behind from the past?
Lu Jin immediately became interested in the engineering ship in front of him, according to Linglong's description.
The engineering ships built by the Sun Dynasty were different from those of other civilizations.
Each of the 12 large engineering ships they built had the flame of civilization that could allow the Sun Dynasty to rapidly recover!
Lu Jin couldn't help but develop great interest in such a miraculous carrier of civilization's flame.
"Since that's the case, let's personally step inside this starship and see its true identity!"
Rather than guessing here, it would be better to directly enter and scout it out.
At this moment, Linglong volunteered, expressing her willingness to be a guide and help Lu Jin explore this starship.
Although the appearance of this starship was identical to the giant god recorded in the data.
But Linglong had personally witnessed the destruction of the 12 civilization engineering ships, and now that the dead starship had revived, even she had endless questions.
"Then come with me."
Lu Jin temporarily assembled an exploration team and arrived at the giant god starship's hatch.
But when Lu Jin arrived at the entrance, the entire starship showed no reaction.
After a quick look up and down, Lu Jin quickly determined the starship's status.
"The hatch of this starship, as well as the external identification system, are not activated. It's highly likely that it has run out of energy and entered a dormant state."
"Let me do it. I have a way to open this door without damaging the hatch."
Saying that, Linglong took out a wrench from her backpack.
After some inspection, she precisely located the wiring that controlled the hatch.
Using the wrench tool, she crossed the wires together and then fed in an external energy battery.
Finally, after some engineering data modification.
The hatch, which had been still for a long time, suddenly began to shake.
Immediately after, accompanied by a lot of rust and dust, the hatch of the engineering ship in front of them opened.
Lu Jin glanced at Linglong; this guy was still somewhat useful.
The exploration team directly stepped inside the engineering ship.
Due to the internal energy depletion, all the lighting tools in the starship corridor had failed.
In the dim cabin, Lu Jin turned on his searchlight, looking up and down at the starship in front of him.
It had to be said that this starship was still very well preserved.
Along the way, Lu Jin hadn't even seen any damaged areas inside.
And they hadn't walked far before they encountered another closed hatch.
At this moment, Lu Jin's gaze fell on Linglong.
Clearly, it was her turn to shine again!
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Chapter 155 Ghostly Ships! Are These Engineering Robots?
"Hmph, it's finally my turn to shine again."
Linglong secretly felt a surge of pride, then went straight to the tightly closed hatch.
After some adjustments, the hatch in front of them opened.
At this moment, Linglong felt an immeasurable sense of triumph.
What if they were Psionicists?
She, a craftswoman, could also carve out a place among these powerhouses!
Just then, they arrived at another hatch.
Linglong touched her nose, thinking to herself.
It's time for this young lady to make her move again!
But before she could speak, Yin Yue stepped forward, and before anyone could react, she directly swung her blade.
Accompanied by a flash of cold light across their vision, the hatch in front of them was directly split in half by Yin Yue.
Yin Yue glanced at Linglong provocatively, then said with a hint of coldness in her tone.
"It's just a hatch; just split it open."
"There are many more hatches ahead; if we try to decipher each one, it will waste too much time."
Hearing this, Lu Jin nodded in agreement.
But his gaze subtly swept over Linglong.
And when Linglong saw Lu Jin nod, she couldn't help but sigh softly.
Could it be that in the face of true martial prowess, all her methods were meaningless?
Thinking of this, Linglong's newly risen confidence immediately vanished with Yin Yue's single strike.
But just then, Lu Jin's palm suddenly landed on Linglong's shoulder.
"Everyone has their own areas of expertise; there will be many more places for you to show your skills in the future."
These simple words instantly warmed Linglong's heart.
Seeing that the comforting effect had been achieved, Lu Jin withdrew his hand.
Yin Yue's gaze lingered on Linglong for a few moments before she finally closed her eyes, her aura becoming even colder.
Continuing down the ship's passage, they soon arrived at the most core area of the vessel.
Looking at the closed hatches on both sides of the passage, Lu Jin's gaze fell on the door of one of the cabins.
[Think Tank No. 3]
An Think Tank is a place where various data and intelligence are collected.
Along the way, Lu Jin had already seen three Think Tank cabins.
On ordinary ships, usually only one Think Tank is needed to store all the data recorded during the ship's voyage.
But on this massive Engineering Ship, there were actually three Think Tanks!
No!
Perhaps there were even more Think Tank cabins!
This made Lu Jin incredibly curious about what kind of data these Think Tanks contained.
Just as Lu Jin's curiosity reached its peak, a dark shadow flashed past behind them.
The shadow was extremely fast, and because everyone's attention was on the surrounding cabins, they only caught a fleeting glimpse.
The exploration team, sensing something was wrong, immediately became alert.
"Be careful, besides us, there are other things inside this ship!"
"Did you clearly see what that thing looked like just now?"
"No, our attention was entirely on the surrounding cabins, and this thing moved extremely fast; it was gone by the time we noticed it."
"Maintain formation, and immediately use Psionic power for a detailed search!"
When faced with such a sudden situation, Yin Yue, as Lu Jin's guard, was the calmest and also the most cautious.
Yin Yue once again spread her Psionic power, greatly increasing the range of her perception.
And just then, that strange figure reappeared!
But this time, Yin Yue, who had already prepared, swiftly attacked the shadow with almost no hesitation.
Clang!
Accompanied by a crisp, pleasant sound of metal colliding.
The shadow in front of them gradually revealed its true form; it was actually a bizarre robot with eight mechanical arms.
The robot's lower body adopted the most stable track structure, which allowed it to maintain extremely high speed within the cabin.
And after Yin Yue subdued this robot, Linglong immediately stepped forward.
"Wait, this robot should be an Engineering Robot for maintenance inside the ship."
"It should be that we just damaged the hatch, which activated the maintenance Engineering Robot inside the cabin."
Maintenance Engineering Robot?
Lu Jin glanced at the captured robot and found that it indeed posed no threat.
So, Lu Jin signaled Yin Yue to release it.
The unbound maintenance Engineering Robot, as soon as it was released, quickly disappeared from everyone's sight.
Lu Jin couldn't help but exclaim, "This little robot runs quite fast."
But at this moment, Linglong beside him told everyone some bad news.
If the maintenance Engineering Robot inside this Engineering Ship could still operate, it meant that other robots could also operate.
Then, if they continued to advance, they were very likely to encounter security Engineering Robots!
"Security Engineering Robot?"
Before Lu Jin could finish speaking, a red light suddenly lit up in the darkness.
Immediately after, a lightning-fast attack came straight towards Lu Jin.
Lu Jin raised his hand and used Psionic power, easily deflecting the attack in front of him!
But just as he blocked the first attack, the second and third attacks followed closely.
Yin Yue reacted quickly, directly following the attack trajectory and charging into the darkness.
Before long, Yin Yue returned to Lu Jin's side.
She threw a tattered Engineering Robot at Linglong's feet.
"This so-called security Engineering Robot is nothing special."
"Hmph, I really don't know who taught you to be so arrogant. This is an Engineering Ship carrying the seeds of civilization; do you think there's only one security Engineering Robot?"
Saying that, Linglong disassembled a series of parts from the Engineering Robot.
Just as Linglong put these parts into her pocket, a series of rumbling sounds came from the darkness in the distance.
Lu Jin frowned slightly, and his Psionic power spread out.
Immediately after, he saw a different sight!
In the distant ship corridor, a large number of battle-like rumbling sounds were constantly approaching.
One massive object after another was approaching them; the initial perceived number was at least around a hundred mechanical creations!
At this point, even Lu Jin couldn't help but ask Linglong.
"How many Engineering Robots are usually equipped on a ship like this?"
After some thought, Linglong gave Lu Jin a rather vague answer.
"According to what is shown in our database, this ship was originally capable of carrying hundreds of millions of people."
A ship equipped for hundreds of millions of people would only have more robots, not fewer!
Thinking of this, Lu Jin felt a headache coming on.
Although Lu Jin could directly order his crew to enter this ship and eliminate these robots as easily as cutting vegetables.
But no matter what, this ship was his future property.