CHAPTER 708: CHAPTER 428: MECHANIZED SPECIALIZED POLLUTANT SOURCE

Su Muyu spent some time talking with Yuan Yaoyao and learned about what had happened in the Sikes Civilization, as well as Professor Xavier’s situation.

Out of the four members in the team, only Su Muyu has the space anchor point of the Sikes Civilization.

She can go over and help at any time, but as a Perception Manipulation Superpower User, her combat power alone plays a rather limited role.

Although she can’t offer significant help, Su Muyu promised Yuan Yaoyao that she would teleport over as soon as there was a need.

Yuan Yaoyao, comforted by someone she most trusts and admires, felt much better.

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After half an hour, Qi Jinhui personally came to fetch the data on the Sikes Civilization’s level 8 battlefield.

Lu Heng took the opportunity to ask about Skill Crystal Cores and Fourth Transition Source Material, having previously requested resource exchange from the war zone, if there were such resources there should be news.

Qi Jinhui took the lineage storage device and nodded in response: "If convenient, come to Base 1 tomorrow to see if there are suitable Skill Crystal Cores and Source Material."

The next day.

The four-person team of Lu Heng arrived at Base 1 of the Southern War Zone located in the Mountain River District.

Qi Jinhui was waiting at the base entrance early and hurriedly went up to greet Lu Heng as soon as he got off the car, accompanying him inside while saying: "The chief wants to meet you, we’ll see the chief first."

Lu Heng nodded in agreement: "Alright."

The chief he mentioned was naturally Li Guining.

Now is the chaotic era of the human world, and Li Guining, as the head of the Southern War Zone, virtually has a packed schedule every day.

It has been a while since Lu Heng last saw Li Guining, so the timing is right to meet and chat.

Su Muyu, Lin Zeyu, and Xie Shi’en went to the adjacent meeting room first, to check the top resources available in the war zone inventory for exchange.

Lu Heng entered an office where Li Guining cheerfully got up to greet him.

There wasn’t just Li Guining in the office, but also several other senior staff. As Li Guining stood up, the others promptly stood up as well, standing very straight.

"Come, come, sit down first."

Li Guining pulled Lu Heng to sit down and continued: "We have all reviewed the information Qi Staff brought back yesterday, it holds great reference value.

"As such, they all mentioned wanting to meet you and discuss the matters regarding the Sikes Civilization and the Abyss."

Lu Heng nodded in greeting to the several senior staff present, as a form of acknowledgment.

After the adjutant served the teas, Qi Jinhui also settled down, joining the discussion.

"According to the information, the cause of the Sikes Civilization’s level 8 battlefield this time is due to the Abyss making progress in its research on Mechanical Demons, eventually leading to the destruction of a planet. Our staff department discussed for an entire day, and we humans might face the same issue. Comrade Lu Heng, what are your thoughts on this?"

When handing over the information of the Sikes Civilization’s level 8 battlefield, Lu Heng knew the military’s staff would analyze the contents frame by frame and then discuss them.

The military should have already drawn a rough conclusion, but given the gravity of this matter, discussing it with a Peak Warrior with rich experience in Abyss combat would provide more assurance.

And Lu Heng personally experienced the level 8 battlefield as a Peak Warrior, with the information of the Sikes Civilization’s level 8 battlefield handed over by him.

It’s most fitting to have Lu Heng for this discussion.

Lu Heng thought for a moment, then asked: "Are you worried that Mechanical Demons might appear in our world too?"

The senior staff all nodded together, with Qi Jinhui responding: "Yes, we have analyzed the process of the Sikes Civilization evolving from a technological civilization to a mechanical civilization, resembling us in their technological civilization phase. Therefore, we wish to know if our world will see an emergence of a scale of Mechanical Demons."

Lu Heng slowly nodded, and while contemplating, answered: "Firstly, the first point, according to my observation, the large-scale emergence of Mechanical Demons in the Sikes Civilization is a result of an evolutionary achievement of an Abyss Pollution Source."

"Why is it called evolution?" A senior staff member posed a question.

Lu Heng continued to explain: "In fact, the Abyss is not static, it is also continually evolving.

"The Abyss has devoured many world, but this method of devouring is not omnipotent.

"Before encountering the Sikes Civilization, the Abyss had not interacted with other mechanical civilizations.

"Abyss Energy can cause mutations in cellular organisms but has a relatively minor impact on lifeless substances like rocks and metals.

"So when the Abyss initially invaded the Sikes World, it had little means against the mechanical bodies of the Sikes Civilization.

"This is also why the Sikes Civilization initially paid little attention to the Abyss invasion.

"There is a great scientist in the Sikes Civilization named Lakrini Sikes, who was one of the first scientists to discover the Abyss invasion.

"If we calculate by time, the Sikes Civilization has been under Abyss invasion for thirty years now, and twelve years ago, Lakrini Sikes had already issued a warning to his civilization.

"Unfortunately, the Sikes Civilization did not heed this warning, though they increased their awareness of the Abyss, their vigilance was still insufficient.

"The reason for this is that the citizens of the Sikes Civilization had undergone mechanical modifications and were almost unaffected by Abyss Pollution Sources.

"For this reason, during several Abyss invasions of the Sikes World, Abyssal Tumors were used, but the outcome was minimal.

"When I was first summoned to the Capital Star Circle of the Sikes Civilization, I found there was a research organization studying Mechanical Demons.