NOVEL NEXT Chapter 96: Metallic Storm
Baiyi looked around, the main material of the Magnetic Mechanism is a type of magnetic alloy, and the finished product is composed of countless spheres with a diameter of three centimeters.
Under the Spiritual Manipulation of the Alchemist, it can transform into countless shapes, and can be used for rapid construction of buildings, as well as a great means of siege defense.
The advantage of this is its low cost, a single Magnetic Mechanism can be manufactured with materials worth ten Silver Coins, even though it requires hundreds of thousands to become combat effective, Baiyi can afford it with his current financial power.
The Mechanical Mosquitoes, on the other hand, are reduced in size to one millimeter, mainly used for reconnaissance. These mosquitoes are more secretive than Worker Bees and are excellent scouts for Alchemists.
When the mosquitoes swarm the surroundings, as long as there is one intelligent brain, it can monitor everything around without blind spots.
Finally, there is the Gold-devouring Insect, a terrifying micron-sized mechanical life form created by an Alchemical Mechanician based on the characteristics of the Insect Race.
It has only one purpose, which is to devour. They belong to true life forms,
micron-sized machinery that, if unnoticed, can enter an enemy's body through breathing or pores and begin to gnaw at the organs.
Perhaps because the Alchemist who created it was only a Grandmaster Level Alchemist, the body of the Gold-devouring Insect cannot withstand much energy. After devouring some flesh, they will swell and explode.
Once large-scale, its power would even make a Legendary Giant Dragon feel intimidated.
And Baiyi's target this time is this; he needs a sufficient weight of a trump card. This is not something ordinary people can handle, and the 600,000 knowledge price is just the threshold.
Secondly, the cost that even the Federation finds intolerable, made primarily of Mithril and Gold Essence, a single micron-sized machine costs one Gold Coin.
And for this thing to form combat power, it needs at least billions, and just one battle, like a dragon's breath, can destroy tens of millions of them.
No one can deny its combat power, but this is purely a strength hammered out with money. Plus, the difficulty of improvement and the complexity of manufacturing make Alchemists reluctant to approach it.
After all, being able to spend tens of billions to fight a battle is too extravagant; that amount could build many Gundams.
However, in others' eyes, this might be extremely impractical and extravagant.
But Baiyi is somewhat different. He now has fourteen skill points, enough to easily max out the skill levels of these technologies.
And having a maxed-out skill level is not just about the data. For example, when Baiyi allocates a skill point to the Gold-devouring Insect, it's as if he's been manufacturing micron-sized machinery for a long time.
When he uses this experience to create millimeter or centimeter-sized machinery, it will be without difficulty.
In Baiyi's vision, these three tiny mechanical groups can be combined, and with AI algorithms, it will result in a beautiful yet deceptively perilous metal storm.
Having purchased all three knowledge sets, Baiyi continued, "Search, Alchemy Transformation, Mechanical Transformation, Micro-transformation."
"Okay, please wait a moment."
As the data stream passed by, a series of information appeared before Baiyi, and he selected a few pieces of transformation knowledge that assisted micro-mechanics and bought them.
"Search, Energy Science, Sun."
"Okay, please wait a moment."
The screen on the face of the Mechanical Life Form flashed with garbled code, quickly followed by a series of information.
[Purchased, Solar Energy Collection Core, 50,000 Contribution Points paid.]
[Purchased, Sun Salutation, 30,000 Contribution Points paid.]
[Purchased, Solar Energy Compression Device, 70,000 Contribution Points paid.]
[Name: Sun Salutation.
Attribute: Explosives.
Effect: Explosives made using Solar Energy, highly effective against undead, filth, deformities, and dark creatures. The more solar energy added, the greater the power and size of the Sun Salutation.
Introduction: Please lavishly praise the Sun, for when it rises, all darkness will disperse, won't it?
Price: 30,000 Contribution Points.]
"Search, Alchemy Potion Making Taboo Knowledge, Black Death Curse: Pathogen."
[Warning, Black Death Curse·Pathogen is not for sale....
Confirm buyer identity: Baiyi, Acting City Lord of Dongwu City.
Potential: sss.
Reason confirmed: Knowledge purchase for research purposes.
Purchased.]
[Warning, Black Death Curse·Pathogen once led to the disappearance of the powerful Profession [Plague Doctor] from the annals of history.
Currently, this virus still carries strong transmissibility and incurability. If the pathogen is found within the Federation, you will be stripped of your position and banned from leaving the Capital City before becoming Legendary.]
[Please research the Black Death Curse in a completely sealed laboratory.]
[For your safety, the method to manufacture the Plague Doctor Set has been passively purchased. Until the Plague Doctor Set is successfully manufactured, the Black Death Curse will remain closed, and forcibly opening the knowledge will result in automatic destruction.]
Baiyi paused; this curse is an uncurable curse. Any being affected will wither fundamentally. In that distant era, only the Ancient Gods could disregard such a curse.
And the Ancient Gods wouldn't care about the lives of mortals, resulting in a group of benevolent people donning bird beak masks, wearing Death God's clothes, and perishing together with the curse.
During the transition between the New God and the Old Gods, the Black Death Curse once again ravaged the Xiya Continent, eventually being completely cured by the Goddess of Life.
But now the Goddess of Life is no longer present, making this curse once again immensely deadly.