Chapter 177: Mechanism Turtle

“Mechanism life?”

“Does Miss Mo mean that Mechanism Beasts can also give birth to intelligence?” Lin Jing asked.

“Magic Treasures can, so why can’t Mechanism Beasts?” The girl in plain clothes smiled slightly.

“True, though the methods must be different,” Lin Jing spoke.

Regarding the deal with Divine Machine Manor, Lin Jing was in no hurry to refuse.

Although the usage conditions for the Mosquito-Powered Mecha were somewhat harsh, for the Advanced Cultivators of Divine Machine Manor, there should be a solution.

The key to the power of the Mosquito-Powered Mecha created by Lin Jing was its energy source. The combination of the mutated magic plant Blood Demon Vine and the blood of the Cloud Sea Mosquito Beast could produce a terrifying fission reaction, providing the entire body with massive power.

Cloud Sea Mosquito Beasts were not difficult for Divine Machine Manor to obtain; after all, that power was a Legacy overseen by a Void Profound Old Ancestor.

As for the former, as long as Lin Jing was willing to provide the Blood Demon Vine, the other party could replicate this unique energy reactor.

The only difficulty lay in the fact that the blood mosquitoes formed after the Blood Demon Vine absorbed blood could only be controlled by the Pine Leaf Squirrel!

Without the Pine Leaf Squirrel’s control, the blood mosquitoes would not distinguish between friend and foe. Even Lin Jing, as the Pine Leaf Squirrel’s Beast Master, had been attacked. Getting them to cooperate obediently and provide power steadily was difficult.

However, in other words, as long as a solution was found, this energy source could be used by others.

Although Lin Jing had not found this solution yet, Divine Machine Manor might have a way.

Furthermore, because the Pine Leaf Squirrel had strong control over the Blood Demon Vine, he didn’t have to worry about others turning around and using his own things against him.

Therefore, in Lin Jing’s view, this deal could be made.

On one hand, he could let Divine Machine Manor help him research how to let others control the Mosquito-Powered Mecha; on the other hand, Lin Jing was indeed very interested in the mechanism life Mo Qianyi mentioned.

After all… besides the Mosquito-Powered Mecha, there was another traditional Mechanism Beast in his storage space.

“Saint Lin knows about the Ingenious Soul Core, right? Most Advanced mechanism creations require the Fusion of a Soul Core to facilitate control by a Mechanist.”

“In fact, the Soul Core is the key to letting a mechanism give birth to intelligence. Soul Cores can evolve through a secret art of Divine Machine Manor!”

“Why have I never heard of Divine Machine Manor using mechanism creations that possess consciousness?” Lin Jing asked his question.

Mo Qianyi smiled. “Saint Lin comes from the Beast Taming Sect, so you should understand. Consciousness…”

“…is a double-edged sword. While it can allow mechanism creations to operate on their own, it also makes it easy for them to escape control. Most Mechanists still trust mechanism creations under their own mental control more.”

“If I’m not mistaken, there must have been cases of Pet Beast rebellion in the Beast Taming Sect. Most Mechanists in Divine Machine Manor worry about such situations, so they prefer to control unconscious mechanisms.”

“So, after this secret art for birthing consciousness in Soul Cores was created by a certain ancestor of Divine Machine Manor, the Mechanists of our manor haven’t used it much. Currently, within the manor, only a few mechanism lives left by the Old Ancestors that serve as mountain guardians possess self-awareness.”

“If you are willing to exchange the design blueprints of that mechanism creation from earlier, Divine Machine Manor can give you a Mechanism Beast sufficient to upgrade to the Nascent Soul Stage, and even let it birth self-awareness. Aren’t you curious…”

“…whether the Beast Taming Art of the Beast Taming Sect can form a contract with a Mechanism Beast that has its own life?”

“Interesting.” Lin Jing also smiled slightly, then narrowed his eyes. “But I’m afraid you’ll be disappointed.”

“Even if I give you the blueprints for that mechanism creation, you won’t be able to reproduce it because it contains an irreplaceable special material that only I possess. It is the key to the entire mechanism creation’s power, defense, and sustained combat.”

“Of course, I can provide you with some of that material, but the method to control this material is related to my Physique and cannot be given to you. You will need to find another method of control yourselves.”

“If you think that’s fine, then we can continue discussing the deal.”

Mo Qianyi turned back to look at the Divine Machine Manor Elders who had been silent behind her. She seemed to be communicating with them, but in fact, she had already made up her mind.

The proposal to trade with Lin Jing was even suggested by her to the Elders.

For this new type of mechanism creation that didn’t use a Soul Core, Mo Qianyi, who had cultivated Mechanism Arts since childhood, was very curious. Several Elders nodded, also feeling there was no problem. As long as it was something from the Tianyuan Continent, they didn’t believe Divine Machine Manor couldn’t find a way to control it.

In the study of Materials science, Divine Machine Manor dared to say they were second in the Tianyuan Continent, and no other power would dare claim to be first.

Let alone a method of control—as long as Lin Jing provided them with the material, they were confident they could replicate it and create a substitute so it would no longer be scarce!

“Then what are your conditions?” Mo Qianyi asked.

“Just what you said earlier. I want a set of Mechanism Beast design blueprints sufficient to upgrade to the Nascent Soul level, plus the secret art to let it birth intelligence.”

Mo Qianyi shook her head. “The Nascent Soul level Mechanism Beast blueprints are fine, but the secret art to let a Mechanism Beast birth intelligence cannot be directly handed over to you. Once you’ve designed the Mechanism Beast, you can have our Divine Machine Manor help you awaken its intelligence, or the manor can manufacture a mechanism tool to help the Soul Core upgrade for you, and you can upgrade the Soul Core yourself in the future.”

“Fine, but I want to add one requirement.” Lin Jing also knew the other party wouldn’t hand over the secret art. He had made that request just to let them refuse so he could propose other requirements.

“If Divine Machine Manor researches a way to control the material I mentioned using other methods…”

“…then you must share that method with me when the time comes.”

“Deal.”

“Then it’s settled.” Mo Qianyi stopped haggling. “Divine Machine Manor has many Nascent Soul level Mechanism Beasts, with over a hundred types. What are your requirements for a Mechanism Beast?”

Lin Jing rubbed his chin, then reached out his hand. Light flooded out, and a two-meter-tall, bipedal…”

“…Mechanism Turtle with heavy cannons on its shoulders and a Mechanical Bamboo Gun in its hands was summoned!”

“This is…” The Elders of Divine Machine Manor scrutinized this Mechanism Turtle. A Mechanism Beast? This Lin Jing…

…really was a Mechanist? He had so many mechanism creations on him!

No wonder Lin Jing agreed to the deal; it turned out he already had a Mechanism Beast!

“Do you have any turtle-type Mechanism Beast design blueprints? I want to upgrade and modify it.” Lin Jing was a sentimental person. Although this Mechanical Bamboo Turtle he originally made was no longer very useful and had been reduced to a gardener turtle helping the Pine Leaf Squirrel irrigate Spiritual Plants…

…if there was a chance to upgrade it to a higher level, Lin Jing still wanted to try.

After all, this was the combined product of his first and second mechanism creations—it could be considered the Senior of the Mosquito-Powered Mecha, and Lin Jing had poured much effort into it at the start of his cultivation.

“Turtle—” Mo Qianyi took a look and said, “Of course we have. Currently, Divine Machine Manor has two types of turtle-type Nascent Soul level Mechanism Beasts.”

“One is the Surging Wave Turtle, a water-attribute Mechanism Beast. It is proficient in water escape techniques and can assist Cultivators in underwater combat. It possesses a terrifying ability to control water currents and can stir up giant waves to submerge a city.”

“The other is the Mountain Peak Turtle, an earth-attribute Mechanism Beast. Its defensive power is staggering, and it can repair its own damage by consuming Ores. It is a defensive-type Mechanism Beast that can help a Mechanist resist damage.”