Chapter 263: Symbiosis! Researching Energy Crystals, the New Currency of Mechanical City!
Tie Long and Xie Yitian were filled with excitement at that moment.
Looking at the millions of Transcendents, they felt that a great era for Transcendents was about to arrive under the leadership of Su Yu!
Very soon, these millions of Transcendents would begin a global expansion.
With such a massive force, who on the entire planet could stand in their way?
The Demon Nemesis? That guy was no match for Mr. Su Yu at all.
And Xiao Shengyin and the others, having just awakened, didn't yet know about Su Yu's grand plan, but they were also very excited.
Millions of Transcendents - when had they ever witnessed such a grand scene?
However, in the face of this scene, Su Yu remained calm.
Seeing Su Yu's calm demeanor, everyone admired him even more.
Facing such a grand scene, Su Yu was actually so calm.
Could it be that in Su Yu's heart, this scene was nothing special? Just a small spectacle?
In fact, Su Yu was merely pondering.
He was considering whether the symbiosis of millions of people with the Mechanical City, borrowing its energy, would be sustainable.
Originally, the Mechanical City already lacked energy.
It had relied on Su Yu to supply energy during its previous long journey, otherwise, it would have stalled halfway.
Before, Su Yu was prepared at any time to supply energy to the Mechanical City.
To prevent its energy from being depleted by the sudden emergence of millions of Transcendents.
Yet, after waiting for a while, nothing happened.
Su Yu even felt that the energy of the Mechanical City was continuously increasing out of thin air, not decreasing but actually growing!
"I see, not only are these people borrowing power from the Mechanical City, they are also providing it with energy..."
Su Yu quickly understood.
After becoming Transcendents, these millions of people all had a connection with Subspace, capable of drawing Subspace Energy.
A portion of this energy was absorbed by the symbiotic Mechanical City.
These Transcendents were not very high-ranking, and the Subspace Energy they absorbed was of poor quality.
But the Mechanical City, being a nine-star Mechanical Creation, would purify the energy and materials it absorbed.
After being purified by the Mechanical City, this energy became very pure Spiritual Energy.
The majority of it was stored by the Mechanical City and used as a power source.
However, the Mechanical City would feedback a small portion of the purified Spiritual Energy to these Transcendents.
Though scarce, the purified Spiritual Energy was of high quality and could significantly enhance their strength.
"Indeed, this is what symbiosis should be."
Su Yu nodded.
If these Transcendents only sought energy from the Mechanical City, that would merely be parasitism.
Now, they could provide energy back to the Mechanical City, creating a virtuous cycle, thus forming a truly symbiotic relationship.
Such a symbiotic relationship could bring great benefits to both parties.
"In this way, there's no need to worry too much about the Mechanical City's energy issues."
Su Yu was very pleased.
The Mechanical City, such a colossal entity, consumed a terrifying amount of energy with every move it made.
Now, with millions of people supplying it with energy, Su Yu didn't have to worry as much.
Of course, the Spiritual Energy provided by these millions of people is ultimately of somewhat low quality.
No matter how the Mechanical City purifies it, it can't be refined to the level of eight-star or nine-star quality.
The purified Spiritual Energy could suffice for the daily operations of the Mechanical City.
But if used for attack or defense, it would still fall short.
After all, the enemies of the Mechanical City were likely at least of eight-star or nine-star caliber; how could ordinary energy be effective?
And the two Energy Crystals Su Yu obtained earlier could now come in handy.
Once Su Yu figured out these two crystals, he might be able to further purify the energy provided by the people.
To truly convert it into combat-ready energy.
"Sigh, still short of energy..."
Su Yu sighed slightly in his heart at this thought.
Whether for Transcendents or Mechanical Creations, every action depended on energy.
The Human Empire back then must have also lacked energy, which is why they developed methods using Evil God bodies as an Energy Source.
Unfortunately, it ultimately failed.
And now, Su Yu, lacking that kind of capability, had to find other solutions.
"I wonder if this kind of symbiosis will provoke a backlash from Subspace?"
"A group of low-tier Transcendents who can't even open the Subspace Gate - even if there's backlash, it shouldn't be very strong, right?"
After pondering for a moment, Su Yu spoke again, "Mechanical City, set out immediately for Holy Hidden City and Wind City."
Upon hearing this, the components of the Mechanical City simultaneously let out a "buzz," seemingly in a cheer.
It knew it was time to "feast."
Rumble!
With Su Yu's command, the Mechanical City, which had been submerged in magma, extended its mechanical arms once more and began to move southward, in the direction of the equator.
"Everyone, I need to conduct some research. Feel free to stay within the Mechanical City."
Su Yu called out to Xiao Shengyin and the others.
Then, taking the two Energy Crystals, he headed to the laboratory within the Mechanical City to start his research.
These two Energy Crystals were gifts from the creations of Zhang Chenfeng, containing the energy technology of the Human Empire, and naturally needed thorough investigation.
Now that the Mechanical City had millions of symbiotic Transcendents providing energy, it no longer needed Su Yu's constant supervision and could operate independently.
Thus, Su Yu could focus on his research.
After Su Yu departed, Xiao Shengyin and the others looked at each other, somewhat speechless.