The entire mining area is intricately complex, making it hard to comprehend at a glance.
Encircling it is a band of trees, not without a disordered mix of bushes and undergrowth.
The incident site is in Mine Area A.
Yet the entrance to the seventh mining field is in Mine Area C.
To reach Mine Area A, it’s still quite a journey.
The Profound Celestial Pivot slightly furrowed his brows: "I have a feeling this matter isn’t simple. Everyone, be cautious and keep an eye out. I’m worried there might be Exotic Beasts in the mining area."
"Rushing headlong forward is no different than courting death. Let’s split the tasks," Gan Yuhan proposed reasonably.
Baiyu scanned the crowd.
The Spirit Techniques cultivated by the Profound Celestial Pivot are inclined toward Arrays.
It is said that the Xuan Family’s ancestors once inherited the legacy of Ancient Martial Artists, so their Core Technique and unique Spirit Techniques differ from the norm. You can tell from what he wears, as this bastard is still dressed in a Confucian-style green robe even now.
As for Jingang, there’s no need to say much, he practices Horizontal Training Shield.
Gan Yuhan is inclined towards a speed-based close-combat Martial Artist; their Core Technique likely emphasizes speed.
Song Xu and Jiang Xi.
Baiyu found it hard to discern anything about these two.
It’s tough to infer just from appearance; you’d have to engage in a fight to know.
"Brother Bai may not be very familiar with me, but I like to use a blade, suitable for group battles." Song Xu pointed to the Alloy Battle Blade on his back: "A front-line combat type."
"I don’t have any specialties, but I am sensitive to smells. Also, my physical recovery power is strong and I’m quite tough." Jiang Xi explained.
Everyone’s gaze fell on Baiyu, who sheepishly revealed the Mechanical Armament Bloody Samurai, saying, "I’m a Mechanic. Not good at close combat; my strength lies in support and logistics."
Upon hearing this, Jingang’s face changed to a deep, dark hue, almost like the bottom of a pot.
The Profound Celestial Pivot and Song Xu just smiled.
Are you freaking serious? This guy, a Mechanic, managed to outlast someone practicing Horizontal Training Spirit Technique in close combat?
No wonder Jingang’s face looks so grim.
"Don’t misunderstand, I just have resilient spirit and my Blood Qi happens to recover quickly. Actually, I’m quite fragile; if Jingang attacked actively in the ring, I’d quickly be defeated."
"Since you’re a Mechanic, you’ll be responsible for reconnaissance," Gan Yuhan stated directly, unwilling to complicate matters.
To everyone’s surprise, Baiyu agreed without hesitation.
The Profound Celestial Pivot and Song Xu had some doubts.
Does this guy really know Mechanical Technique?
It doesn’t make sense, not only is Mechanical Science hard to learn, but it also requires a large investment in materials for practice.
Could he... really know?
Due to obtaining a level 1 qualification in Mechanical Science and cramming Mechanical Science recently, plus Erza’s endless supply of mechanical parts for real-world combat, Baiyu was indeed getting the hang of it.
Now, passing a beginner Mechanic’s certification exam wouldn’t be a big deal for him.
Except, he hadn’t cultivated the Magic Core Technique.
Then he opened his thick backpack, pulled out a pile of parts, and an automated mechanical workbench instantly unfolded. His hands began assembling them at a dizzying speed.
The skill was swift, resembling a celestial maiden scattering flowers.
A large heap of mechanical constructs was made.
"These are short-range communicators, allowing exchanges within a three-kilometer range. They require the timely input of Blood Qi every hour to maintain the operation of the Magic Energy Core inside."
Baiyu handed out an earpiece to the six people.
Then he picked up a handful of marble-like small robots from the workbench:
"The latest model of Pathfinders can capture clear footage, withstand high temperatures and pressure, suitable for working in various harsh environments. Using these for reconnaissance shouldn’t be a problem, right?"
No one answered for a while.
Baiyu looked around and noticed the five people were all staring at his mechanical backpack, so he asked again, "Do you guys have any issues?"
Gan Yuhan snapped back to reality.
The other four also snapped out of their shock.
"I didn’t expect Brother Bai to really be a Mechanic; now our operation’s confidence has increased by several layers, haha." The Profound Celestial Pivot quickly put on an embarrassed but polite smile to cover his earlier faux pas.
The others were roughly the same.
No one expected Baiyu to truly be a Mechanic; everyone thought he was just bluffing.
Because everyone knows how difficult it is to become a Mechanic.
Regardless of the quality of the mechanical constructs he made, he at least managed to produce them.
And looking at the quality, it wasn’t some ordinary stuff.
He was hiding pretty deep, what a sneaky guy.
But what intrigued a few people more was how Baiyu managed to get those mechanical parts.
The assembly speed already showed that his cultivation in Mechanical Science wasn’t done just for a day or two.
The consumption for a Mechanic is absolutely not simple.
Just supplying practice for assembly speed and mechanical affinities costs a fortune.
Only Jiang Xi vaguely guessed something.
This guy is always ambiguously tied with the Ship Spirit, giving her a feeling of them being accomplices. Now it seems, these mechanical parts and advanced setups were clearly obtained from the Ship Spirit.
Jiang Xi had great faith in her intuition.
Instincts do not lie.
Just like her hunch that this journey to the mining area wasn’t simple, but wouldn’t be life-threatening.
Which is why she agreed to come along.
"I’ll let the Pathfinders scout ahead, you guys just protect me."
Baiyu held up a controller, and those marble-like small robots really rolled out like marbles, the screen splitting into more than a dozen frames, each capturing footage from different small robots.
A Mechanic needs to cultivate specific Core Techniques to control mechanics, able to use mechanical constructs.
The Church of the God of Steam and Mechanics is a leader in this, but as a mechanical life, Erza’s research in this area is also formidable.
Qiong Yue said the strongest mechanical constructs reside within the Church of the God of Steam and Mechanics.
And the Legendary Ship.
Is only a step below the strongest.
So it’s like learning a skill; a novice who knows nothing, learning from the world’s best or second best, the effect is roughly the same.
Baiyu’s Core Technique cannot control mechanics.
The Ice Skin Jade Bone Skill provides powerful recovery, endurance, stamina, but it doesn’t relate to controlling mechanics.
The Core Technique that allows control of mechanics is called the Magic Core Technique, extremely rare.
This is also why there are few Mechanics.
What Baiyu used were mechanical constructs infused with Magic Power by Erza; he just needs to assemble them to use.
The Magic Core Technique.
Which is actually a mutation of a Core Technique.
There are countless Spirit Techniques.
No kind of Spirit Technique would be surprising to appear.
It’s said the initial Magic Core Technique flowed from the Shelter, and knowledge of Magic Energy, etc., was also unearthed from the ancient ruins in the Shelter.
Magic Energy is a special kind of Qi.
Condensed from Blood Qi, it can naturally control mechanics and assemble some unheard-of mechanical creatures.
Which is why everyone was so shocked when Baiyu declared himself a Mechanic.
Where did he show even a bit of a Mechanic’s demeanor?
But indeed, reality slapped them hard in the face, this guy truly is a Mechanic.