MMORPG: Divine Mech Hunter

Chapter 753: Chapter 753: Duel Test

“I, I understand…”

The young researcher immediately shrunk back in fear, gently closing the door to the lab.

Elder Wei had been in a rage before, causing even the female colonel to shiver in fear, Li Yao himself was taken aback too.

But when he turned to Li Yao, he had become calm again: “Little Li, please proceed.”

“Okay.” Li Yao rolled his eyes, this old fellow turns his face faster than flipping a book: “Of course, what I am about to say is my own conjecture and others may find it hard to believe. Elder Wei, if I’m wrong you can just laugh it off.”

“Enough with excuses, just tell me already,” Elder Wei said impatiently.

“Ahem, alright. I think the three are interrelated, and humans are the carriers. I’ve seen in some extraterrestrial exploration magazines that some planets have magical creatures who could use magic. There are similar legends in Earth’s history as well but we have not heard of any super-humans existing now, maybe I’m just not looking deep enough.”

“It’s not that your thinking isn’t deep enough, but that what you’re guessing is actually true. Hundreds of years ago, there were indeed super-humans, but for some unknown reason, no more have awakened among humans in recent years,” the old professor sighed.

“Not to brag, but my spiritual power is quite strong now, yet I can’t sense these so-called elements and powers,” Li Yao took a deep breath, “But I can when I put on the Mecha.”

His statement sent shockwaves throughout the room, the look on the female Colonel’s face as she turned to Li Yao was full of disbelief. Feel the elements? Dude, are you wearing a Mecha?

However, Elder Wei was not surprised, he just gestured for Li Yao to continue.

Li Yao nodded and continued: “So, I think the Mecha serves as a medium. I can use the Hunter’s skills of the ancient gods, which, I believe, isn’t about your Mecha’s design, but more about these skills being imprinted on my spiritual power, and then, through the Mecha, they resonate with the world, releasing abilities and powers similar to magic.”

“So, I’m boldly guessing that the Mecha design you have now is almost at its limit, and the most you can do is slightly improve its defensive power. But the true strength of a Mecha doesn’t depend on the Mecha itself, but the person controlling it, or more precisely, the spiritual power of the person controlling it. The greater the spiritual power, the more super-natural abilities can be imprinted, which can then be manifested through the Mecha.”

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As Elder Wei listened to Li Yao’s words, his eyes lit up.

“As for the ancient gods, I don’t think this is just a game. Through the ancient gods, you can greatly accelerate the growth of spiritual power. More importantly, the AI and the Mecha converge in purpose, even allowing us to imprint different abilities on our spirits. It is a powerful auxiliary treasure.”

“Indeed, it’s the people who control them who understand best. Us old folks have some guesses, but we are after all old and unable to control these Mecha. Your words are of great significance. They make our once vague concept concrete. Very good, very good.” Elder Wei patted Li Yao on the shoulder, his satisfaction apparent.

“You flatter me, Elder Wei.” Li Yao smiled slightly.

“It’s not flattery, you’re right. Our understanding of this ore is still too shallow, and even though we’re using it, we don’t understand the principles. For example, this ore is used to make AI, the same method is used, but the average ore can only cover a city and is already considered powerful. But, this AI can cover the entire Solar System and reach even more distant places with almost no delay. How do they transfer information so fast? Moreover, they’re used to make a Mecha, why is their strength so high and how do they transform human spiritual power into magic power? All these mysteries puzzle us.”

Elder Wei sighed and continued: “We’re old, we probably wouldn’t be able to solve these mysteries. The future rests in you youngsters’ hands. Let’s go, I suppose those fellows are losing patience.”

“Alright.” Li Yao nodded.

As they were about to leave the base, Elder Wei added: “By the way, I want to tell you a secret in advance.”

“A secret? Never mind, I’m not curious.” Li Yao really did not want to pry into any secrets, and he could guess what the other party wanted to say anyway. To him, this was not much of a secret.

“Less talk, I wouldn’t tell anyone else even if they wanted to hear it,” Elder Wei glared at Li Yao: “The United Government has already contacted many extraterrestrial magic creatures; the initial dealings have been quite good. However, many of them are not friendly, but have been forced to form alliances because they lack the ability to travel between stars. The condition is that each friendly race should have an AI, do you understand what this means?”

Li Yao was taken aback, and said, “Those magical civilizations do not need an AI. Their technology is relatively primitive. The only possibility is that they want to connect to our ancient gods in the game. Is this the first contact between the two civilizations, a virtual contact? They are quite calculative.”

“Hehe, I didn’t say anything.” Elder Wei looked at Li Yao in surprise, he didn’t expect him to understand just by dropping a hint.

Li Yao was trailing behind, sighing silently. He recalled that in his past life, the alien magical species did not enter the game until the players were at level fifty. Now, they started joining when everyone was still at level thirty. It’s possible that they are already connected by now. So there are already members of this alien civilization in the game.

“Things are getting interesting much earlier this time.”

Li Yao sighed, thinking about the conflicts between guilds within the administrative zone, battles among different administrative zones, and the three major factions.

Now, they also have these alien players, also known as “monster players”. The ancient gods’ world is getting busier.

Finally, Li Yao and the others arrived at a training ground. There was a crowd sitting somberly in the stands, composed of military personnel, administrative officers, and high-ranking officials from companies.

When they saw Elder Wei, they all greeted him with a smile, making polite enquiries. However, they all acted as if they didn’t see Li Yao.

There were ten young men and women in the training grounds standing straight. They all ground their teeth as they glared at Li Yao.

Damn it, it was this guy who declined their invitations time and time again, causing them to stand in formation for hours every time.

Especially this time, damn it, they had been waiting nearly all day, without moving at all for six or seven hours.

“Elder Wei, now that we’re all here, we should see what your favored test subject is capable of.” The leading Major General’s eyes flashed with fighting spirit.

“Do whatever you want, I’m just here to collect data.” Elder Wei sat in the front row.

“Alright, Li Yao, right? Elder Wei has always said that you’re strong, we want to see it for ourselves today. I’m a soldier, I favor straight-on fights. There are ten people below, you pick your opponent,” the Major General said, “As long as you win, the newly developed power device will be installed on your new Mech.”

Li Yao paused, new power device? Finally understanding, he said, “I don’t care, I don’t know any of them anyway, so you can arrange it as you like. Since I’ve promised to test, I’ll follow your rules.”

“Alright, that’s straightforward,” the Major General nodded, “Then, who among you wants to compete with him?”

All ten people glared at Li Yao, each wanting a piece of him, because they really hated Li Yao for delaying their schedule…