Lu Yin had never expected that there would be no humans or astral beasts in First City. The Technocracy treated everyone equally, and regardless of whether they were humans or astral beasts, they were all just living creatures. However, there were none in this city.
The sky was crisscrossed with countless air channels, and the void occasionally folded and rippled. Androids appeared one after another, and they were not weak. Although there were no rune lines here and it was impossible to know their exact strength, Lu Yin was certain that there was a terrifying power within First City. The chief's expression changed.
"Be careful. I'm a little nervous now that we're here," the chief said dryly.
Lu Yin pursed his lips. "I'm a little nervous as well. Do you think this place can be inhabited?"
"Nonsense, of course not. If you try living here, you'll go crazy sooner or later," the chief of the Jie Mountain said unhappily. He was in a bad mood after coming to this city. Humans had always been high and mighty, but here, humans were strange creatures that could not occupy a ruling position. This kind of contrast was hard to accept.
Lu Yin thought of the Eternal Kingdom, where many ordinary people lived, but they were all food for the Corpse King. It was also filled with a deathly stillness and vitality, and it felt similar to First City, but with a hint of despair and bloodthirst.
To a certain extent, First City in the Eternal Kingdom was not a place where humans were willing to live.
"Everyone, please follow me. It's been a tiring journey, and the Vice City Lord has arranged a place for everyone to stay." The person leading the way was a beautiful woman who looked no different from a human. Her every frown and smile was filled with allure. However, Lu Yin and the others had just seen a brain enter her body, and then she had moved.
This was an android with an outstanding appearance. Her status was not low, and her strength was not bad. She was an Enlighter.
"Thank you, Vice City Lord," the Valley Master's swordswoman said courteously.
The beautiful woman smiled and led Lu Yin and the others to the center of the city.
First City did not have any specific streets. To the brains, the air channels were the streets, and the androids were just tools. There was no need to build streets for the tools as long as they could move, just like human spaceships and cars.
Similarly, there were no residences in First City, and there were only strange things that were formed by light rays everywhere. Androids walked out and entered from time to time, and the closer they got to the center of the city, the more complicated the air channels became. It was like a city of brains.
Lu Yin and the others were given a house that was formed by the airflow. According to the female android, the airflow could change its shape at will, and everyone could control it as they wished.
Lu Yin transformed the airflow into an ordinary stone house, and when he touched it, the texture was the same. This kind of light was truly mystical.
At this moment, a screen appeared above their heads, and they looked up to see fourteen avatars. A loud voice boomed out, "Welcome, guests from the human world. This city's decennial remodeling competition has reached the semifinals, and the finals will begin in a month. This time, we are specially broadcasting the competition to welcome our guests from the human world."
The entire city was in an uproar.
"Remodeling competition?" Lu Yin walked out in surprise.
The Luo Emperor replied, "Regardless of whether it's Yiben City or the Genesis Academy, they've both formed their own research teams. There are no clans or sects here, only research teams. The cyborgs or weapons they develop will appear in the competition, and the winner will receive more materials and research resources, as well as a higher status in Yiben City."
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Competition existed everywhere, and the Technocracy was no exception. The Human Domain was filled with internal strife, but the Technocracy was more open.
This was something only the Technocracy could do, as they were all controlled by a single mainframe. The Human Domain could never do such a thing.
"Many dominant consciousnesses like to stay inside their own cyborgs. Alliance Master, take a look. There are fourteen avatars on the screen, and there are two at the top. One of them has been famous for a thousand years in Yiben City, and he's very powerful. He's called the Transcendent, and he's led a team to participate in more than ten remodeling competitions, winning the championship twice.
"The other one is called Little Leo, and he's a genius inventor who rose to prominence recently. He's also leading a team, and this is his first time participating in a remodeling competition. He's already reached the finals, and his prospects are very good."
Little Leo?
Lu Yin's eyes flashed. Wasn't that the person who had given Ban Jiu the blueprints for the cyborgs?
They really were fated to meet!
"How do you know all this?" Lu Yin was puzzled. The Luo Emperor had been away from the Technocracy for so many years, so he shouldn't know much.
The Luo Emperor took out a personal gadget and handed it to Lu Yin. "This was given to me by the cyborgs. Everyone has one, so you can learn more about the Technocracy."
Before coming here, Lu Yin and the others had stored their gadgets in their cosmic rings to prevent the Technocracy from investigating their information.
He looked at the information on the gadgets, and sure enough, there was a detailed description of the teams participating in the remodeling competition.
There were a total of a hundred research teams participating in the competition, but only two had reached the semifinals.
The Transcendent teams mainly researched weapons, and while the cyborgs weren't particularly outstanding, they were allowed to use weapons in battle. As long as they won, they would be considered unscrupulous in the Technocracy.
The Transcendent teams' weapons were very powerful, and Lu Yin looked through them. The weapons displayed so far were very strange, and he couldn't understand the principles behind them at all. Little Leo's team focused on cyborgs and didn't have any weapons.
Lu Yin understood that Little Leo's cyborgs were being researched by the Great Yu Empire. As long as the materials were good enough, the cyborgs could be upgraded endlessly.
Lu Yin hadn't dared to think about it in the past, but after returning from the Cosmic Tree, he had thought about it. Little Leo's cyborgs might be able to create Emissary level cyborgs as long as the materials were sufficient.
"In this remodeling competition, the winning team will be qualified to form an army and participate in the war against the Genesis Court," the Luo Emperor said in surprise.
Lu Yin hadn't made up his mind yet, but when he heard the Luo Emperor's words, he immediately looked over.
Did this mean that as long as he could contact the winning team, he would be able to be taken to the battlefield?
Lu Yin hurriedly looked for Jie Shan's chief.
Jie Shan poured a bucket of cold water on him. "Stop dreaming. Once those fellows from the Sixth Mainland are done, hurry up and return. Why would they take you to the battlefield?
You don't think that you can use force in this city, do you? "
"What if I can?" Lu Yin exchanged glances with Jie Shan's chief.
Jie Shan sneered. "If it's possible, I'll accompany you."
Lu Yin shouted, "It's a deal."
Jie Shan's chief frowned. He had lost all confidence because Lu Yin had been too confident. "Are you sure?"
Lu Yin shook his head. "I'm not sure, but I'll try. It's better than doing nothing."
Jie Shan nodded. "Destroying the Eternals is a good thing, but it depends on the situation.
Elder Chan told me that you have a high chance of becoming a Progenitor in the future. Once you do, you'll be able to accomplish many things. There's no need to sacrifice yourself here. "
"This junior understands. Thank you for your concern, senior."
The next day, the Valley Master's swordsman was summoned by the city's vice city lord.
Only the Valley Master's swordsman was allowed to go, as Lu Yin and the others were only here to accompany him. They weren't qualified to discuss or even listen. Of course, they weren't worried, as the Valley Master's swordsman wouldn't betray them unless he had a death wish.
This wasn't the first time that the Valley Master's swordsman had come to this city. He had been here before the Sixth Mainland and the Fifth Mainland had clashed, and the vice city lord had looked different each time. This time, it was a modified bear.
The Valley Master's swordsman found it strange to be conversing with a bear. He watched as the bear drank a black liquid that tasted like tea. That black liquid was probably some sort of supporting substance that modified a person's body, similar to motor oil.
Ha!
The bear exhaled in enjoyment, and an unpleasant smell spread out. The Valley Master's swordsman had a respectful expression as he said, "Vice City Lord, I've already explained my purpose for coming here. May I know how this city will respond?"
The bear crossed its legs and shook them, revealing its sharp claws. This was no ordinary bear, and if the vice city lord had taken a liking to it, then it was definitely stronger than an Emissary. As for how strong it was exactly, the Valley Master's swordsman had no idea.
"My city has always cooperated with the Sixth Mainland. Before the war, we helped you pass on information to deal with the Human Domain. After the war, we directly joined the war and invaded the Outerverse. Logically speaking, as long as the Sixth Mainland asks, my city will not refuse, but this time is an exception." The bear was very serious as he stared at the swordsman. "We've been defeated, and the Skygenesis Court has received assistance from an unknown source. They've produced a group of terrifying androids, and they're very strong. We've been suppressed, and there's nothing we can do. If you want us to support the androids in the Human Domain's Outerverse, we can do that, but we definitely don't have that many.
I'm sorry. "The swordsman didn't want to discuss anything at all, and he just wanted to hurry back. However, he had come here to negotiate, and it would be too fake if he didn't do anything." Vice City Lord, you know the Sixth Mainland's current situation. Even if we can't meet the Firmament Venerate's request, we should at least be able to meet half of it. "
The bear shook his head. "I can't. At most, we can send a million androids and one Emissary."
The swordsman shook his head. "That's too little."
"Go back and think about it. We can only give you this much," the bear said.
The swordsman left, and the bear watched his retreating figure as he took another sip of the black liquid.
When the swordsman returned, Lu Yin was the first to look for him.
"A million androids?
One Emissary? "
Lu Yin frowned, as that was already quite a lot. Although it was far from what Old Man Cangqiong had requested, it was still enough to deal with the Great Eastern Alliance, which would put a lot of pressure on them.
Lu Yin was puzzled. "Didn't you say that half of the Sixth Mainland's mainframe is controlled by the Sixth Mainland?
How is it possible for a city to bargain? "
The swordsman's expression became unnatural. "It's not control. It's cooperation."
Lu Yin blinked. "Cooperation?"
The swordsman nodded. "The Edict of the Four Supremes controls everyone in the Sixth Mainland, but only a few people know that we're only cooperating with this city. This city works for us, and we'll give them the materials and resources they need."
"This city works for you?
What can they do? "Lu Yin was puzzled.