292: Devouring the wreckage

As data flowed, Kai quickly gave Lin Tianwei an answer, saying:

"This wreckage has extremely high purchase value."

"Firstly, based on the induction between the wreckage pieces, it is highly possible to discover other body parts of this strong individual through this wreckage, uncovering more of their secrets."

"Secondly, this wreckage can also be used as a Reinforcement material to feed Mech Clan members of the same origin, such as myself, increasing the target Mech Clan member's strength."

"Then, with Kai's assistance, this wreckage can also be used as a Mental Power weapon."

"Finally, although this piece of metal is merely a fragment of that strong individual from our clan, it still possesses certain value."

"By exposing his identity and selling him at a high price, or directly reporting him, Master will receive considerable benefits."

Kai quickly concluded that this wreckage possessed extremely high purchase value.

And he listed four or five reasons.

Clearly, this wreckage was absolutely a genuine treasure.

Without hesitation, Lin Tianwei directly took out yuan crystals and purchased this Mech Clan strong individual's wreckage.

Since there was profit to be made, Lin Tianwei naturally wouldn't give up this fat prize within his grasp.

As for these yuan crystals?

Naturally, these were the currency Lin Tianwei exchanged with Luo Ji using Origin before leaving Lotus Slave Market.

Origin, after all, was incredibly eye-catching.

While using it as currency was attention-grabbing enough, it also easily attracted trouble for Lin Tianwei.

So, before leaving Lotus Slave Market, Lin Tianwei directly exchanged for fifty thousand yuan crystals.

This transaction naturally made Luo Ji grin from ear to ear, saying he had found the right partner.

He even paid Lin Tianwei an additional 20% in yuan crystals, considering it the market premium for Origin.

Soon, this Mech Clan strong individual's wreckage was in Lin Tianwei's hands.

Weighing it carefully, Lin Tianwei found that this Mech Clan strong individual's wreckage was quite substantial.

It was completely different from the basic Mental Power weapon he had previously tried.

After his Mental Power probed it, the wreckage's behavior became even stranger.

It was like an ever-flowing sponge, greedily absorbing Lin Tianwei's Mental Power.

It only took in, never releasing, completely unlike typical Mental Power weapons.

"Master, you cannot use this wreckage as a Mental Power weapon in this manner."

"Even if it is just a fragment, it is still the wreckage of a Cosmic Level strong individual."

"When the difference in strength is too great, Master's Mental Power will not only fail to tame him, but will instead become his nourishment."

"Even if Master possesses the Mental Power to completely detonate this wreckage, it would only cause him to lose his spirituality, turning him into a slightly more powerful Mental Power weapon, which would be a net loss."

"Of course, the best method is for Master to control this wreckage through me as a medium."

"This would allow him to be used like a normal Mental Power weapon."

"This way, his spirituality will not be damaged, and his abilities can be maximized, making it the safest plan."

Just as Lin Tianwei was about to resort to brute force, Kai's voice timely sounded in his mind.

He once again recommended the optimal solution to Lin Tianwei.

However, if controlling Kai alone was already not entirely effortless, how could Lin Tianwei possibly try to control this wreckage as well?

Thinking of this, Lin Tianwei asked, "What changes would occur if I let you directly devour this wreckage?"

This question seemed to touch a nerve with Kai; a massive data flow flashed, and it wasn't until five minutes later that Kai gave Lin Tianwei an answer, saying:

"Due to being of the same clan, the Core Code has a high degree of similarity, and Kai can directly devour this wreckage to gain Reinforcement."

"However, due to the high grade of this wreckage, unpredictable changes are highly likely to occur after Kai devours it. Please choose carefully, Master."

"5% chance Kai's Reinforcement fails, Core functions are damaged."

"5% chance Kai's Reinforcement fails, Core functions remain unchanged."

"10% chance Kai gains Reinforcement, Core functions remain unchanged."

"20% chance Kai gains Reinforcement, additionally acquiring the ability to sense wreckage of strong individuals from the clan."

"50% chance Kai gains Reinforcement, additionally acquiring the ability to sense wreckage of strong individuals from the clan, and Core functions mutate, breaking free from the control chip's control."

"10% chance Kai gains Reinforcement, but suffers backlash from the wreckage, Core Code becomes chaotic, and Core functions are damaged."

Seemingly a ninety percent success rate, in reality, the probability of this Reinforcement being beneficial to Lin Tianwei was only 30%.

In other words, choosing this Reinforcement would almost certainly result in a loss for Lin Tianwei.

Even so, under the effect of the control chip, Kai still had no choice but to honestly state the true probabilities.

Leaving the final decision to Lin Tianwei, his Master.

Currently, Lin Tianwei seemed to be facing a dilemma, a difficult choice.

In fact, Lin Tianwei had only one choice, and that was to proceed with the Reinforcement.

Otherwise, his purchase of this wreckage would be meaningless.

Even with a seventy percent chance of failure for this Reinforcement, Lin Tianwei was completely unfazed.

He had enough confidence that he could bear the cost of Reinforcement failure.

Thinking of this, Lin Tianwei directly said, "Devour the wreckage for Reinforcement."

"Respected Master, Kai will fully execute your command."

Facing Lin Tianwei's command, Kai had no room to refuse.

The only thing he could do was obey.

As if a switch had been flipped, the wreckage that had been quietly resting in Lin Tianwei's hand suddenly began to melt.

Bit by bit, it penetrated deep into Lin Tianwei's body, into the place where Kai existed.

This was Kai's Reinforcement, a Reinforcement achieved by directly devouring the wreckage.

It must be said that this wreckage truly lived up to its name as the wreckage of a Cosmic Level Mech Clan member; its power was incredibly immense.

Although Kai's volume was larger, he simply couldn't withstand the wreckage's power.

His body even began to collapse, gradually reverting from his armored state to his original mechanical gorilla form.

A tyrannical aura surged from Kai's body.

His body trembled uncontrollably, and he even let out a roar, entering berserk mode.

Thankfully.

Thankfully, Kai was Lin Tianwei's Slave, allowing him to be taken into the Slave Space.

This prevented Kai's rampage from causing any commotion.

The next thing Lin Tianwei had to do was patiently wait for Kai's Reinforcement to complete.

Or — fail.

Shaking his head, not taking Kai's changes to heart in the slightest, Lin Tianwei got up and headed to his last stop.

The final stop of this Transfer Station trip — the supply station.

No matter the time, supplies were always among the most crucial resources.

Even more so in the cosmic era.

If too few supplies were carried, it was very easy to fall into a situation of insufficient energy.

At that point, not even a battle would be needed; the depletion of energy alone would be enough to cause the death of a Cosmic Beast.

Supplies were divided into two types.

One was supplies for the spaceship, and the other was supplies for the Cosmic Beast itself, similar to food.

Dres Supply Station.

Lin Tianwei quickly arrived at the largest supply station in this Transfer Station, before the Dres Supply Station.

After a shopping spree, Lin Tianwei finally obtained enough supplies.

Supplies for himself.

After all, Lin Tianwei's Slave Space still contained a large amount of energy sources, so he didn't need to worry about the spaceship's energy problems for a long time.

Lin Tianwei purchased a food called an energy bar.

Milky white.

The taste and flavor were barely decent, somewhat similar to the beef flavor he had tasted on Blue Star.

It was said to be a special food made from a certain specially bred Cosmic Beast whose flesh and blood contained powerful energy, seasoned with trace amounts of Origin.

Speaking of which, these Cosmic Beasts called the Origin Clan were also incredibly tragic.

Their Talent was somewhat similar to Lin Tianwei's Star Devouring Talent; both were miraculous Talents that could devour inorganic matter like meteorites or minerals and convert them into their own energy.

It was just that their Devouring Talent level was too low,

So, at most, they could only convert meteorites into mottled energy, rather than higher-grade, purer Origin.

Even so, just by relying on this not-so-high-level Talent, it was enough for them to dominate the universe,

Becoming beings that countless cosmic creatures avoided.

Coupled with their terrifying reproductive capabilities,

Their population grew numerous, existing like locusts, frantically devouring everything they encountered.

Anything that they could chew on would become their food.

It was precisely because of this that they earned the title of 'Cosmic Locusts'.

Even the Mech Clan, forged from steel, avoided them.

Even though the steel that made up their bodies was incredibly hard,

But when faced with a sufficient number of Cosmic Locusts, they could only flee.

It was precisely because of this that the Cosmic Locusts became even more rampant.

Starting from their initial home planet, they began to continuously spread outwards.

Bit by bit, devouring the territories belonging to other creatures.

Unfortunately, they were born in the wrong era and never had the time to develop to their strongest with this Talent.

At this time, countless true gods had already been born in the universe,

Their rampant behavior ultimately led them to provoke beings they couldn't afford to offend,

Leading them to destruction.

Just as they were launching an attack on a certain divine realm,

A powerful true god made a move,

Annihilating time and space, launching a trans-dimensional strike against the Cosmic Locust clan.

Not only did he annihilate their ancestral planet, but he also, with an unstoppable force, destroyed the Cosmic Locust clan.

Only a very small number of Cosmic Locusts miraculously survived this true god's casual strike.

However, this was both their fortune and their misfortune.

Clearly, this true god did not intend to let them off so easily.

With another move, this true god directly annihilated the sanity of these Cosmic Beasts who had fortunately survived.

Leaving them with only the instincts to eat and reproduce, turning them into captive livestock.

Under the effect of their Devouring Talent, simply feeding them readily available trash allowed them to grow into plump and juicy food.

Coupled with a tiny amount of Origin as a primer,

After simple processing, these Cosmic Locusts could be processed into energy bars containing a large amount of energy.

They were the most basic supplies for all cosmic creatures.

Although it was just a short energy bar, it could provide a Planetary-level strong individual with a year's worth of daily energy consumption.

It was an essential supply artifact for home travel, murder, and robbery.

Of course.

This was just for daily consumption.

If a large-scale battle were truly encountered, consuming more energy bars would absolutely be justifiable.

Similarly, energy bars varied in the amount of energy they could replenish and their taste, depending on their grade.

With yuan coins in his pocket, Lin Tianwei naturally wouldn't buy the lowest-grade energy bars.

This was also why his energy bars tasted and felt so good.

After all, even though they were both made from the body tissues of Cosmic Locusts, they were divided into delicious and nutritious essence parts and unpalatable and non-nutritious dregs.

In fact, this was not Lin Tianwei's first time tasting energy bars, this specialty from the universe.

The last time, after taking over Zeta's inheritance and before operating the spaceship, Lin Tianwei had tasted the flavor of energy bars.

However, those were just the lowest-grade energy bars Zeta had purchased.

Not only was their energy replenishment effect mediocre, but their taste was also extremely bad.

Completely dark, one could tell at a glance that it was food made by crushing and piecing together countless unknown materials.

It even had a strangely unpleasant smell.

Just one bite made Lin Tianwei completely give up on this gift from the universe.

Sometimes,

Some foods,

Some things are not essential to eat.

After purchasing a large quantity of energy bars, Lin Tianwei's trip to this Transfer Station also came to an end.

This Transfer Station naturally couldn't have only the three places Lin Tianwei had visited.

It was just that the remaining places held no real necessity for Lin Tianwei to visit.

Because the remaining places offered no help in improving combat power.

They were mostly places for seeking pleasure.

After all, these Star Hunters, who had long drifted in the universe, faced a vast and unknown cosmos, and their spirits were constantly under pressure.

Making money was very important to them, and enjoyment was also a crucial part of their lives.

Once they earned money from missions, they would choose to go to the nearest Transfer Station to indulge.

Only after squandering every yuan coin on them would they slink away and go earn more yuan coins.

An infinite cycle.

After all, not all Cosmic Beasts diligently saved yuan coins like Zeta and Tore.

Most of them had already lost hope in life.

Even if life was infinitely long,

But they saw no hope of becoming stronger or rising to prominence.

They could only sink into this infinite abyss.

Lin Tianwei naturally had no interest in this.

He was indifferent to these Cosmic Beasts' ways of entertainment,

Plus, he still needed to strive to become stronger, so he naturally couldn't waste time in such meaningless places.

The reason Lin Tianwei hadn't left this Transfer Station yet was simply that he was waiting.

Waiting for the result of Kai devouring the wreckage.

Compared to the unknown universe,

Especially since Lin Tianwei also planned to use Kai as a spaceship,

Waiting for the devouring result at the Transfer Station was naturally Lin Tianwei's best choice.

One day.

Three days.

Half a month!

Finally, after half a month of waiting, a sudden tremor came from Lin Tianwei's Slave Space.

Clearly, Kai's devouring of the wreckage had yielded a result.

It was just unknown if this result was what Lin Tianwei wanted. (End of Chapter)