An energy life form!
Qi Yuan looked curiously at the energy life form imprisoned in the energy heart. It had already lost its monstrous appearance and turned into a cloud of red energy, curled up inside the heart.
It was still alive!
Qi Yuan could faintly sense the faint consciousness it was emitting. What was strange was that it wasn't begging for mercy or being angry. Instead, it faintly transmitted a sense of satisfaction and comfort.
If it could speak now, it would probably shout loudly, "Ah!
So comfortable!
So comfortable!
I want to live here!
I won't go out anymore! "
Qi Yuan looked at the energy life form with a strange expression. He suddenly understood something. When it turned into the monster girl, it didn't drool at him because it wanted to eat his flesh, but because it was eyeing the energy in his body.
The energy stored in his body was obviously not normal energy, but the energy of Asterite. So, this thing fed on Asterite?
An energy life form that fed on Asterite!
Then what was the use of this thing?
Was the meaning of its existence just to send him a checkpoint express?
This was obviously a special checkpoint. Maybe it wasn't as simple as it looked!
Qi Yuan faintly sensed a hint of the intention of the talent tree. Just like the mini checkpoint hidden in the supercomputer, this energy life form might be to give him a special talent.
If it wasn't for the hints and guidance of the talent tree, he would definitely be running wildly on the path of becoming a muscle tyrant. However, the talent tree obviously didn't want him to continue on this path. In the words of the old era, it wanted him to develop in all aspects …
Qi Yuan's mind moved. Following the guidance of the talent tree, he placed the rank 2 talent point he received near the energy life form in the energy heart. The expected fusion happened.
However, this body of energy did not disappear completely. A strand of faintly discernible energy escaped from its body, rapidly merging with the Talent Points. Then, it turned into a stream of light and entered the Talent Tree, activating a brand new Tier 2 Talent — Machinery Dominance!
Machinery Control?
Qi Yuan was stunned. He originally thought it would be an elemental ability similar to Energy Control. He didn't expect it to be an ability that didn't seem to have anything to do with energy.
Generally speaking, there was a certain connection between the fused item and the activated talent ability. What did this ability have to do with the energy body?
Very quickly, Qi Yuan saw the description of the Mechanical Command ability.
Flesh and blood were the slaves of energy, and energy was the will of machines. Using the will of machines to control the slaves of flesh and blood!
This was not the monster girl's ability to control the polluted beasts!
Qi Yuan's eyes widened. This ability seemed pretty good.
Qi Yuan still remembered how powerful the Corrupted Beasts were. If he could control a group of Class 3 Insectoids, he could wipe out any gathering point.
Other than a true monster like Ling You, no other Tier 3 monster would be a match for him. Even if he did not make a move himself, he would be able to overwhelm his opponent with his Insectoids!
More importantly, judging from the ability displayed by the monster girl, her control over the Corrupted Beasts was much stronger than the intelligent Corrupted Beasts!
Qi Yuan couldn't help but feel a rush of excitement. He didn't even need to collect Insectoids everywhere. He only needed to control the Corrupted Beasts in the old city, and that would be a powerful force.
Although the remaining few checkpoints were all in the blue area, if he had a group of Corrupted Beasts as cannon fodder, there wouldn't be any difficulty in checking in!
After calming down the restlessness in his heart, Qi Yuan began to examine the energy body residing in the energy heart. He had already obtained the Mechanical Command ability. What should he do with this energy body that was responsible for delivering goods?
The other party was already trapped in the energy heart, so there was no need to worry about it causing trouble. However, keeping this fellow that could arm wrestle with Ling You gave him a very dangerous feeling.
Although he didn't know how the energy body's strength was divided, Qi Yuan felt that this fellow was not weaker than Class 4 monsters.
The few times that Ling You went all out, it definitely exceeded the limit of Class 3. It was completely at the level of Class 4. Although he didn't know how she did it, this energy body was able to withstand several of Ling You's attacks head-on, which meant that its strength definitely exceeded Class 3.
Although this fellow wasn't a lifeform of flesh and blood and was only an energy body, could he also use Mechanical Command to control it?!
Qi Yuan's thoughts moved, and he tried to use Mechanical Command to control it.
It was the nature of every life to yearn for freedom. Whether it was a human, an Insectoid, or even a Mechanical Body or a Corrupted Beast, they all had a desire for freedom. No one was willing to be enslaved and controlled by others. Qi Yuan was already prepared for the energy body to rebel, but he wasn't worried. In the energy heart, this fellow that had been beaten up by Ling You wouldn't be able to cause any trouble at all.
However, Qi Yuan soon discovered that he seemed to have overestimated the integrity of this energy body!
As soon as the [Energy Manipulation] ability was activated, before Sheyan could even attempt to control it, it had already sensed his intentions. Then, it quickly changed back to the appearance of the red-haired girl. It looked at Sheyan pitifully and said timidly,
"Master!"
There was no resistance!
There was no pretense!
There was no coercion!
It quickly and happily made a decision!
Qi Yuan was clearly stunned.
It recognized him as its master just like that?
Qi Yuan's emotions became somewhat disjointed. He had anticipated all kinds of possible situations, but he never thought that this energy body would be so proactive.
Could it be a trick?
Qi Yuan looked at the red-haired girl warily. Back then, the Corrupted Pepe had tried to use its little girl appearance to paralyze him, causing him to be entangled by the Trickster. If not for the fact that his Talent Tree was too powerful, he might have already been eaten by the Trickster.
In order to avoid being tricked, Qi Yuan cautiously used Mechanical Command on it!
There were no accidents during the control process. The red-haired girl seemed to be somewhat impatient to be controlled by him, taking the initiative to let go of all her consciousness, accepting the control of Mechanical Command.
A strand of Asterite energy, under the control of Mechanical Command, condensed into a strange rune-like pattern between the red-haired girl's eyebrows, and then quietly disappeared.
Qi Yuan had never seen such a pattern before, but the moment he saw it, the meaning it represented naturally appeared in his consciousness — — Control!
From the moment the pattern was completely formed, this energy body was already under the control of Energy Command. It had no secrets in front of him, and its life and death were in his hands.
After using Mechanical Command to control the energy body, Qi Yuan quietly breathed a sigh of relief. Only now did he finally know the details of this energy body.
It was actually a mystical species that had already appeared before the destruction of the old era, and had the powerful strength of a Tier 4. Because it was accidentally discovered by the laboratory, it was then taken in. It was the core research project of the laboratory, codenamed — — Blazing Angel!
However, following the destruction of the old era, it also fell into a deep slumber. The long period of hunger caused its strength to fall to the bottom of the valley, and it could not even wake up from its slumber. If it were not for Xu Kui and Xu Xiaoshuang replenishing it with some energy, it would have continued to sleep.
After it had escaped, even though it had devoured some of Lu Yin's flesh and blood, it had not recovered its power to its peak. What it needed the most was the energy from the star energy stones, which was why it had chased after Lu Yin to the steel chariot.
As for those powerful Corrupted Beasts, they had all become a part of its body, and those monster phantoms were the last traces of the Corrupted Beasts in this world.
Thinking of hundreds of Tier 3 Corrupted Beasts being eaten by this monster, Qi Yuan could not help but feel a chill in his heart!
However, thinking that he had actually controlled this monster, a Tier 4 energy body, Qi Yuan's mind quickly became active.
The strength of the Talent Tree was undeniable. Since this Tier 4 energy body had been marked with the Command mark, it would not be able to escape his control.
With a thought, Qi Yuan released the energy body that looked like a little girl trapped in the energy heart. However, she was obviously unhappy, as if she did not want to leave the energy heart and the Asterite energy inside.
The little girl's figure was somewhat illusory, like a faint shadow. She pouted and looked at Qi Yuan timidly.
"Master, I'm hungry!"
Qi Yuan narrowed his eyes and looked at her. Although she had appeared on Planet Aquamarine for hundreds of years, she had always been sleeping in a nourishment cabin. Although she could occasionally sense the movements around her, she did not have much contact with human society. Therefore, her mind was similar to a human cub. Most of the time, she was instinctively controlling her body.
The reason why his Tier 2 Mechanical Commander could control her so easily, other than the fact that it was in an extremely weak state after being destroyed by Ling You, was that the energy heart was filled with rich Asterite energy.
If a Tier 4 energy body controlled by the Mechanical Commander could recover its full strength, it would definitely be a powerful help. At the very least, it would not be a problem for him to check-in at Tier 2 or even Tier 3. However, the problem was, how could he let her recover her full strength?
"You want to eat this?"
Qi Yuan stretched out his right hand, and a strand of Asterite energy seeped out of his body and condensed in his palm!
The little girl swallowed her saliva and nodded heavily.
With a thought, the Asterite energy in Qi Yuan's hand floated toward the little girl.
Although she swallowed her saliva, she did not make any movements until Qi Yuan released his control over her. Only then did she suddenly open her mouth and swallow the energy into her stomach.
The Asterite energy entered her body, and the little girl's illusory figure became slightly more solid. She continued to look at Qi Yuan's right hand with a longing gaze, looking at the Asterite energy in his hand.
She was like a child who wanted to eat candy!
"This kind of Asterite energy, how many portions do you need to absorb to recover to Tier 4? Hmm, the strength of the woman who destroyed you just now?"
The little girl tilted her head and thought for a while, then said weakly, "Two hundred portions!"
F * ck!
Blazing Angel?
This is clearly eating an Angel!
I'll only cover you!
Not food!
Qi Yuan could not help but curse. The strand of Asterite energy just now did not seem to be much, but it was still half an Asterite's worth.
Although he had snatched dozens of Asterite in the underground laboratory, after fusing with the Tier 2 ability, repairing the components of the supercomputer, and absorbing the energy from his body, a lot of it had been consumed.
Now, there were at most 30 fist-sized Asterite in his body. Even if she absorbed all of it, it was impossible for her to recover to Tier 4!
No!
Although she was extremely thirsty for Asterite, she must be able to absorb other types of energy, just like how Xu Kui and Xu Xiaoshuang used the blood of ability users to awaken her from her slumber!
With a thought, the Asterite energy in Qi Yuan's hand disappeared, and was replaced by a ball of pulsing blue lightning.
This was the energy absorbed to make a Berserker. Although it was not as violent as Ling You's lightning, its energy was stronger than ordinary lightning.
The little girl glanced at the lightning energy, and a look of disgust appeared on her face. She said with some grievance:
"This is not tasty!"
Naughty child, picky with food!
Qi Yuan could not help but glare at her. As an energy body, she could absorb all kinds of energy, but her preference for Asterite made her a little picky.
"Can you recover your strength after eating this?" Qi Yuan asked.
The little girl nodded sadly.
Qi Yuan flicked his finger and allowed the little girl to swallow the ball of lightning energy into her stomach. Her body had indeed become slightly more solid, but her absorption speed was clearly much slower. Furthermore, the solidification effect was far inferior to that of the previous strand of star energy from the star energy stone.
"How much of this energy do you need to eat to recover to Tier 4?" Qi Yuan asked.
The little girl pouted and said softly, "Two thousand portions!"
Two thousand portions!
Qi Yuan took a deep breath, and suddenly had the urge to order her to self-destruct on the spot!
That ball of lightning energy contained almost all of the energy of a Tier 1 energy core.
The price of one Energy Core was at least 20,000. Two thousand portions of lightning energy meant two thousand Tier 1 Energy Cores. Even at the lowest price, it would be 40 million!
Faced with such a sky-high price, even with Qi Yuan's wealth, he could only suck in a breath of cold air.
I can't afford it!
I really can't afford it!
40 million for food expenses, even if I sell myself, I can't afford it!
How did I manage to control such a glutton!
Could it be that her Tier 4 ability was to eat a lot?
Faced with such a bottomless pit, if not for the fact that her Tier 4 strength was still useful, Qi Yuan almost wanted to turn around and leave, and let her find a way to fill her stomach.
Forget it, I'll return to the laboratory first and think of other ways!
Qi Yuan casually kept her back into the Energy Core, and turned around to walk towards the Iron Chariots. Qu Shi's laboratory still had a batch of expensive weapons. If he changed all of them into Energy Cores, he should be able to barely feed her. However, he definitely couldn't do that.
The energy of the Plasma Bomb seemed to be very strong. Could she eat the Plasma Bomb?
Probably not!
She was too weak now, and eating the Plasma Bomb would definitely cause indigestion. If she wasn't careful, she would explode!
I have to think of other ways!
Feeding her Asterite was definitely too extravagant. What other energy sources could fill her up?
Tsk!
If I can capture Ling You and turn her into a generator, I should be able to feed her!