Qin Yi's capture had completely destroyed the Mechanic's courage. He put down the energy gun in his hand and looked at Qi Yuan in disappointment.
"What do you want to know?" The Mechanic with a diamond-shaped eyebrow asked.
"What is in this mechanical ruin that is worth so many of you sacrificing your lives? Even a rank 7 mechanical apostle fell here." Qi Yuan asked.
The Mechanic looked deeply at Qi Yuan. Although he controlled Qin Yi, he didn't seem to be able to read the data stored in his consciousness.
"All I know is some resources and information. Just like the metal materials in this warehouse, they are better than most rank 6 materials. They can even be used to construct some rank 7 mechanical apostles." The Mechanic said.
The Mechanic turned around and looked at the metal ingots that were neatly stacked together. Just the amount of merit points exchanged for these metal ingots was enough for him to step into rank 7.
Qi Yuan didn't comment on the Mechanic's explanation. Although these things were expensive, he believed that a mechanical ruin that could kill a rank 7 mechanical apostle definitely had more value than these.
"Just these things alone aren't enough for the Supreme Master to go to such lengths and even build a battle fort to confront us." Qi Yuan said.
The Mechanic was silent for a while and finally said slowly, "In the mechanical ruin, there is something that the Supreme Master must obtain. That's why he didn't hesitate to build battle fort no.9 and send out a mechanical army to guard it. For this thing, not to mention a few mechanical armies, even if he had to sacrifice more high-grade mechanical apostles, he would still obtain it."
Qi Yuan frowned.
Although the Mechanical King's Court was powerful, it was definitely not so powerful that it could squander high-level Mechanical Apostles as it pleased. Whether it was in the Doomsday Military Fire, the Gate of Truth, the Flesh Alliance, or the God's Association, high-level Mechanical Apostles were the absolute high-end combat power. Losing one was a huge loss.
Although the Mechanical Kingdom had a slight advantage in strength, there was no way they would use high-grade mechanical apostles as consumables.
Therefore, if the Mechanic wasn't lying, then the thing inside had a special meaning to the Supreme Master.
"What is it?" Qi Yuan asked.
"I don't know either," the Mechanic said slowly.
"However, I once heard from a high-grade mechanical apostle in the Mechanical King Court that it doesn't have a fixed form and can't even be accurately described with words. However, when you see it, you will know that it is what the Supreme Controller needs."
Qi Yuan raised his eyebrows slightly.
The existence described by the other party did not seem like something from the mechanical domain at all. Instead, it seemed more like an existence from the mysterious domain.
"Since this thing is so mysterious, how are you going to search for it? The entire mechanical wasteland is so huge, and there are also sentinels patrolling. With your strength, it's impossible to find what the Supreme Controller wants."
The Mechanic was silent for a while.
"The Supreme Overlord did give us a method to find it, but not everyone has it."
As the Mechanic spoke, he opened the armor on his arm and took out a black diamond-shaped crystal.
This diamond-shaped crystal was only the size of an adult's palm. It exuded a black mist-like aura, looking a little strange.
"In some mechanical wastelands, its sensing range can reach hundreds of meters. However, the interference in this mechanical wasteland is very serious, and the sensing range will be reduced. As for how much it will be reduced, I can't tell. Within the sensing range, as long as you get close to that thing, its color will slowly fade. After touching that thing, it will even become transparent."
The Mechanic with the diamond-shaped crystal looked into Qi Yuan's eyes and begged, "I can give this sensing crystal to you. Can you let us go?"
"Sure," Qi Yuan said.
The Mechanic looked at the sensing crystal in his hand and carefully walked toward Qi Yuan with it.
"It's very easy to break. Try not to collide with it or get involved in an energy explosion."
"Stop."
The Mechanic was slightly stunned. He stopped approaching and said nervously.
"Are you going back on your word?"
"Of course not." Qi Yuan smiled.
Although the other party had admitted defeat, the battle at the frontline base was still vivid in his mind. Those Mechanics had all chosen to fight to the death. There was no reason for the Mechanics in the mechanical wasteland to give in so easily.
Qi Yuan's mind moved, and Qin Yi, who was being controlled, walked over.
Looking at Qin Yi, who was standing in front of him and silently extending his right hand, the Mechanic fell silent. He and Qin Yi looked at each other, and a hint of sadness flashed in their eyes. As a Mechanic, he had long abandoned his human body, but what he could never give up was his human consciousness.
Like Qin Yi, after his consciousness was controlled or even erased, a Mechanic would become a robot. In a sense, it was the complete death of a Mechanic.
The Mechanic with the red diamond-shaped crystal slowly closed his eyes and gently placed the black sensing crystal in his hand in Qin Yi's hand.
Seeing Qin Yi turn around and leave with the sensing crystal and walk toward Qi Yuan, the Mechanic with the red diamond-shaped crystal suddenly said, "I've given you the item.
"I've already given you the item. After verifying its authenticity, I hope you can keep your promise and let us leave!"
"There's no rush," Qi Yuan said with a smile. He was not in a hurry to take the sensing crystal from Qin Yi's hand.
"Is this Qin Yi your friend?"
The Mechanic was slightly stunned. He did not expect Qi Yuan to suddenly ask such a question.
"The Mechanics of the Mechanical King Court have no friends, and they don't need friends."
"Then why did you tamper with this sensing crystal? Is it to help him get rid of my control?" Qi Yuan asked.
The Mechanic's expression changed drastically.
"I didn't —"
"Don't try to lie to me." Qi Yuan shook his head and interrupted the other party's explanation.
"Although you concealed it very well, when you handed the Sensing Crystal to Qin Yi, the strength of the energy in your body suddenly decreased by nearly 10%, and this Sensing Crystal also began to become very unstable."
"If I'm not wrong, there should be a device on this sensing crystal similar to a biological trigger. Once I touch it, it will probably explode immediately."
"Why did you do that?"
The eyes of the Mechanic with the red diamond-shaped crystal in between his eyebrows flickered, and it became unstable. In the end, he calmed down and looked at Qi Yuan coldly.
"You never thought of letting us leave at all. Even if I told you everything you wanted to know, you wouldn't let us leave."
Qi Yuan looked at the Mechanic with surprise.
"You're very smart, but I'm very curious. How did you know?"
"When you controlled Qin Yi, I knew," the Mechanic said.
"The Mechanical King Court implanted a basic logic in the consciousness of every Mechanic, so we will not betray or surrender. Since you controlled Qin Yi by force, you must know this."
"Although I don't know how you broke through the basic logic in Qin Yi's consciousness, I can be sure that you won't let us leak this secret."
"If you're willing to be controlled by me like Qin Yi, I can spare your life," Qi Yuan said.
The Mechanic glanced at Qin Yi sadly.
"I'd rather self-destruct than be completely controlled by someone else!"
Just as the Mechanic was about to self-destruct, he suddenly realized that the sensing crystal in Qin Yi's hand had quietly changed. The black mist that was originally as thick as ink had disappeared and became as light as a veil.