"Miss Mo, are you suggesting that even mechanical beasts can develop intelligence?" Lin Jing inquired. ɴᴇᴡ ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀʀᴇ ᴘᴜʙʟɪsʜᴇᴅ ᴏɴ novel⦿fire.net
"If spiritual treasures can, why not mechanical beasts?" The girl in plain clothes smiled slightly.
"True, but the method might not be the same." Lin Jing replied.
Regarding the transaction with Divine Strategy Manor, Lin Jing did not rush to refuse.
Though the operational conditions of the Mosquito-Powered Mecha are somewhat stringent, there should be solutions for the high-level cultivators from Divine Strategy Manor.
The core of the Mosquito-Powered Mecha’s power, as created by Lin Jing, is its energy source, the combination of the mutated Demon Blood Vine and the Cloud Sea Mosquito Beast’s blood, creating a terrifying fission reaction that provides immense power to the entire mechanism.
Cloud Sea Mosquito Beasts aren’t difficult for Divine Strategy Manor to obtain, given that their faction is backed by the heritage of the Void Profound Ancestor.
As for the former, as long as Lin Jing is willing to provide the Demon Blood Vine, the other party can replicate this unique energy reactor.
The only difficulty lies in the Blood Mosquitoes, formed after the Demon Blood Vine absorbs blood, which only Pine Leaf Mice can control!
Without Pine Leaf Mice to control them, the Blood Mosquitoes attack indiscriminately; Lin Jing, a Beast Master of Pine Leaf Mice, has been attacked before. Making them cooperate and providing stable power is challenging.
However, on the flip side, if a solution is found, this energy can be utilized by others.
Currently, Lin Jing hasn’t found this solution, but perhaps Divine Strategy Manor has a way.
Moreover, due to the Pine Leaf Mouse’s strong control over the Demon Blood Vine, there’s no need to worry about others turning his resources against him.
Thus, this transaction seems feasible to Lin Jing.
On one hand, Divine Strategy Manor can assist in researching how others might control the Mosquito-Powered Mecha; on the other, Lin Jing is genuinely intrigued by the concept of mechanical life as mentioned by Mo Qianyi.
After all... apart from the Mosquito-Powered Mecha, he also has another traditional mechanical beast in his storage space.
"Lin Saint Heir is aware of the mechanism soul-heart, correct? Most advanced mechanical creations require the fusion of a soul-heart for ease of control."
"In truth, the soul-heart is the key to bestowing intelligence on a mechanical creation; it can evolve through a secret technique of Divine Strategy Manor!"
"I’ve never heard of Divine Strategy Manor using mechanical creations that contain consciousness." Lin Jing voiced his skepticism.
Mo Qianyi smiled, "Lin Saint Heir, coming from the Beast Taming Sect, should know better; consciousness is a double-edged sword. While it allows mechanical creations to operate autonomously, it can also cause them to break free from control. Most mechanical technique masters still trust in mechanisms they control with their own minds."
"If I’m not mistaken, the Beast Taming Sect has encountered instances of pet beast rebellions, correct? It’s this concern that leads most mechanical technique masters at Divine Strategy Manor to prefer controlling non-sentient mechanisms."
"This is why, after a certain ancestor of Divine Strategy Manor invented the secret technique to birth consciousness in a soul-heart, not many have used it, save for a few mountain-guardians, creations by our ancestors that have self-awareness."
"If you’re willing to trade the design of your mechanical creation, Divine Strategy Manor can offer you a mechanical beast capable of upgrading to the Nascent Soul Stage, and even enable it to develop self-awareness. Aren’t you curious? Can the Beast Taming Sect’s Beast Taming Technique contract with a mechanical beast that possesses its own life?"
"Interesting." Lin Jing smiled slightly and then squinted. "But I’m afraid I’ll have to disappoint you; even if I give you the design of the mechanical creation, you won’t be able to replicate it, as it contains an irreplaceable special material that only I possess... it is key to the creation’s power, defense, and sustained combat capability."
"Of course, I can provide you with some of this material, but the method to control it is linked to my constitution and cannot be shared with you; you’ll need to find another method of control."
"If that doesn’t bother you, we can continue the negotiation."
Mo Qianyi turned to look at the elders of Divine Strategy Manor who had remained silent, seemingly communicating with them, but she had already made up her mind.
The proposal for trading with Lin Jing was something she and the elders had suggested.
Mo Qianyi, who had been cultivating mechanical techniques from a young age, was very curious about this new type of mechanical creation without a soul-heart, driven by her passion for mechanical techniques, she wanted to study it.
The elders nodded, agreeing there was no issue. They believed that there was nothing on Celestial Essence Continent that Divine Strategy Manor couldn’t find a way to control.
In material science research, Divine Strategy Manor claimed second place on Celestial Essence Continent; no other faction dared claim first.
Let alone the control method, if Lin Jing provided them with the materials, they were confident they could replicate and mass-produce the material to the point of eliminating its scarcity!
"Then what are your conditions?" Mo Qianyi asked.
"As you mentioned, I want a design diagram of a mechanical beast capable of upgrading to Nascent Soul level, plus the secret technique to enable it to develop intelligence."
Mo Qianyi shook her head, "The design for a Nascent Soul level mechanical beast can be done, but we cannot directly hand over the secret technique for enabling intelligence. Once you create the mechanical beast, you can let us at Divine Strategy Manor help awaken its intelligence, or we can create a mechanical tool for you to help upgrade its soul-heart at your discretion."
"Agreed, but I want to add an extra condition." Lin Jing knew they wouldn’t hand over the secret technique, so he proposed this condition to prompt them to refuse, intending to propose other demands in response.
"If Divine Strategy Manor figures out how to control that type of material by other means, you’ll share the method with me at that time."
"Then it’s settled." Mo Qianyi ceased haggling, "Divine Strategy Manor’s Nascent Soul level mechanical beasts are diverse, with hundreds of types. Do you have any particular requirements for a mechanical beast?"
Lin Jing pondered, then extended his hand, light radiating out, summoning forth a two-meter-tall Mechanical Turtle, standing on two legs, carrying heavy cannons on its shoulders, holding a Mechanical Bamboo Spear in hand!
"This is..." The elders of Divine Strategy Manor scrutinized the Mechanical Turtle, mechanical beast? Does Lin Jing really possess so many mechanical creations?
No wonder Lin Jing agreed to the deal; it turns out he already owns a mechanical beast!
"Is there a design for a turtle-type mechanical beast? I wish to upgrade and modify it." Lin Jing is nostalgic; although this Mechanical Bamboo Turtle he originally created has become less effective, now serving as a gardener turtle helping to water Spirit Plants...
Given the chance to upgrade it to a higher level, Lin Jing wanted to try.
After all... it’s a combination of his first and second mechanical creations...
It’s akin to the predecessor of the Mosquito-Powered Mecha, bearing a lot of Lin Jing’s early cultivation effort.
"Turtle..." Mo Qianyi mused, "Of course, we have two types of Nascent Soul level turtle-patterned mechanical beasts in Divine Strategy Manor right now."
"One is the Wave Turtle, a water attribute mechanical beast, proficient in water-based evasion techniques, can assist cultivators in aquatic combat, possesses a terrifying ability to control water flow, capable of raising waves that could engulf a city."
"The other is the Mountain Turtle, an earth attribute mechanical beast, with remarkable defense, can repair damage by consuming minerals, a defensive mechanical beast that can help the mechanical technique master withstand attacks..."