Chapter 75

After spending one thousand and three hundred Star Credits, Gu Ding bought the metal sphere that Neptune had mentioned and the few gem-like crystals in Lilliath's hands.

After putting the items into the Inventory and leaving the bazaar, Gu Ding asked Neptune, "Neptune, what is that metal sphere?"

"If I'm not mistaken, it should be a manufacturing robot left behind from the Middle Ages," Neptune gave his judgment.

"Manufacturing robot?" Lilliath was stunned when she heard the name. "Are you talking about the kind of advanced intelligent robots that are sold in large manufacturing factories that are worth hundreds of millions of Universe Credits?"

"Yes, it's more powerful than that," Neptune added. "The robots used in manufacturing factories now are simplified versions of this robot. They have less than one-tenth of this guy's functions. The manufacturing robots from the Middle Ages have evolved into real living beings with their own emotions. "

"Then, this guy should be able to help us repair the spaceship, right?" Gu Ding's first thought was about repairing the spaceship.

"But it's been ten billion years since the Middle Ages. Can this robot still be used?" Lilliath was not too optimistic.

"The crystals that I asked you to buy earlier are Energy Crystals used by their race. However, the one you bought is already in pieces. I don't know if it can be activated," Neptune explained. "Go back to the spaceship at the port first and try to wake it up after turning on the shielding function."

At Neptune's suggestion, the two quickly returned to the spaceship and turned on the shielding function. Gu Ding took out the metal sphere and several crystals of different sizes.

"Neptune, there's no slot for the crystals on this sphere." Gu Ding turned the sphere around, not knowing where to start.

"Stick the crystal directly on the metal sphere and press it hard. Although it's still in a dormant state, it will instinctively absorb the Energy Crystal when it senses it," Neptune explained patiently.

Gu Ding followed the instructions and stuck the Energy Crystal fragments on it. After about ten seconds, the surface of the metal sphere began to liquefy, and the Energy Crystal began to slowly sink into the sphere. Seeing that this method was working, Gu Ding began to stick the remaining Energy Crystal fragments one by one.

After all the Energy Crystal fragments had been absorbed, Gu Ding and Lilliath waited patiently on one side.

Gu Ding raised his eyebrows. "Looks like it won't work. I wonder if it's because it's been too long and can't be activated, or if it doesn't have enough energy."

"Let's wait a little longer. According to my records, this type of robot's self-activation is a very complicated process. Their thoughts had also evolved to the point where they were not completely determined by the program. They were truly high intelligence. They also had their own independent memories and personalities. Activating it again will involve many aspects, and this process will take time. " Neptune did not seem to have given up. Although he could not detect what was going on inside the robot's body, he had a vague feeling that this guy was likely to become a member of Gu Ding's pirate crew.

Gu Ding and Lilliath waited for more than half an hour, but nothing happened to the metal sphere, so they finally gave up.

After removing the spaceship's shield, Gu Ding followed Neptune's suggestion and did not put the metal ball back into the Inventory. Instead, he left it in the spaceship's cabin. Gu Ding and Lilliath, on the other hand, went about their own business.

After the spaceship's shield was removed, a beam of sunlight shone through the window onto the metal sphere in the cabin. The metal sphere suddenly shook and rolled toward the window, exposing the entire sphere to the sunlight.

About ten minutes later, the metal sphere finally began to soften and slowly turned into a half-meter-tall humanoid object.

Neptune saw all of this, but he did not inform Gu Ding and Lilliath immediately. As far as he knew, the war that destroyed the entire mechanical civilization in the Middle Ages left mechanical life forms with little affection for humans. Mechanical life forms believed that they were also life forms with emotions and were worthy of respect. However, humans believed that no matter how much mechanical life forms evolved, they would always be man-made objects made of scrap iron and could only be used as tools.

Neptune planned to see for himself if this mechanical life form had any prejudice against humans.

"Hey, you're awake?" Neptune directly connected to the other party's communication system.

"You're … a super-intelligent life form?" The other party immediately recognized Neptune's identity.

"Yes, my name is Neptune," Neptune introduced himself. "How did you know who I am?"

"Our internal system is unbreakable because our original program was designed by a super-intelligent life form. Only a super-intelligent life form can break through our internal system, "the mechanical life form explained. "I'm Battle No. 1. Nice to meet you."

"Battle No. 1? Your program defaults to weapon manufacturing? "Neptune could not help but ask.

"The robots in the Battle series are not that simple. Weapon manufacturing is just my side job. My main job is to build large-scale war weapons, "Battle No. 1 explained. "Although I don't know how long I've been asleep, I'm guessing that you're very clear about the war that destroyed the mechanical civilization?"

"Yes, it's been more than ten billion years." Neptune was reluctant to talk about such a heavy topic.

"Back then, my partners and I built seven superweapons that could easily destroy an entire star sector. By the time we realized our mistake, it was already too late. Countless humans died at our hands, and the real human powerhouses were furious. They ended the war, and the mechanical civilization was destroyed. I asked my partners to take out the energy crystals in my body and bury me on this planet. I didn't expect that after so many years, someone would still dig me out. "

"Do you believe in fate?" Neptune suddenly asked. "I think that maybe it was fate that you were dug out."

Battle No. 1 fell silent. It placed its hand on the cabin's inner wall. After a while, it spoke again. "I have a special ability. As long as I touch any mechanical object with my hand, I can know the entire history of that object, including the entire process of its creation, how many people have used it, and what those people have done with it … I saw what happened to those two children. Do you want me to join you?"

"Gu Ding and Liliath are very innocent children. With you around, they'll be very happy." Neptune also knew that it was useless to say anything more. Battle No. 1 was a mechanical life form that had experienced too much. It could tell at a glance if he was lying or not.

"Take me to them first," Battle No. 1 suggested after lowering its head in silence for a while.