The park was immense. However, after truly stepping inside, Su Ping was dumbfounded by a sight not far away: a gigantic, over hundred-meter-tall mecha stood within the park, completely invisible from the outside. Moreover, upon entering the park, one could hear RUMBLE RUMBLE sounds emanating from many factory-like buildings. This was a stark contrast to the silence outside. Clearly, the Mechanical Association's park had soundproofing and anti-snooping facilities.
Looking at the towering mecha, Su Ping was momentarily in awe. Even if it's just a replica, the manufacturing cost must be extremely high, right?
However, no sooner had this thought crossed his mind than a voice spoke. Accompanied by a SIZZLING sound, the massive mecha towering in the park suddenly crouched down.
"Kid, I'm not fake!"
The voice, also electronically synthesized, clearly carried emotion.
"Uh..." Su Ping was rendered speechless.
The mecha crouched, its body blocking the sky before him. Its mechanical forehead, several meters wide, was now almost level with his eyes. Su Ping blinked. Is this thing alive?
Wang Quan, beside him, revealed a somewhat mechanical smile and then calmly said, "Haotian, stop messing around. This is a junior of Lord Sang Sheng."
"Uh..." The Mechanical Titan mecha scratched its head and stood back up, resuming its post guarding the park as if everything that had just happened was a dream.
Su Ping, transfixed, decided to activate his Eye of Truth. It seemed Lord Sang Sheng's reputation carried weight here, for the giant named Haotian ignored the probing.
But through the Eye of Truth, Su Ping could clearly see all the information about this giant steel titan:
[Mechanical Titan (Contracted: Others)]
[Attributes: Gold, Fire]
[Current Level: Emperor Third Rank]
[Racial Potential: Emperor Third Rank]
[Skills: Unable to View]
It wasn't surprising to Su Ping that he couldn't probe the Skills of this Mechanical Titan, which had reached Emperor Third Rank. After all, the gap between them was too vast. Being able to see even this much was a courtesy from the Titan named Haotian.
Still in shock, Su Ping slowly walked to a nearby factory building, where Wang Quan explained, "This is the Chairman's Pet Beast, responsible for guarding this place. You weren't scared, were you, Student Su Ping?"
Su Ping quickly shook his head. "I'm astounded. This is my first time seeing such a massive steel creature."
"Hehe, the wonders of Mechanical Pet Beasts go far beyond this," Wang Quan chuckled.
"Alright, let's go to my research office. I'll get you some basic books and blueprints. If there's anything you don't understand, you can ask me directly."
Old Wang, it was clear, was highly efficient. Perhaps it was due to some of his mechanical body modifications?
Soon, they were back in his office. However, the "books" Wang Quan brought left Su Ping speechless. Instead, a few USB drives were placed before Su Ping. Where were the books?
Nevertheless, Su Ping didn't say much. He rapidly plugged them into the computer, absorbing the information like a dry sponge soaking up water. Wang Quan glanced at Su Ping and nodded, pleased. It seemed his guest wasn't here to waste time.
Then he sat down opposite Su Ping, suddenly becoming still as if he had powered down. However, data streams continuously flickered in his prosthetic eye. Is he actually working? Su Ping wondered. Is that eye fake?
Su Ping merely glanced at him, mocking him inwardly. But for now, he ignored the eccentric Vice Chairman Wang, focusing his entire attention on absorbing knowledge about Mechanical Pet Beasts.
It had to be said that this basic mechanical knowledge was indeed very important for Su Ping. He finally gained a full understanding of special concepts such as the Mechanical Core, Realm, mechanical bodies, and the like.
Mechanical Pet Beasts also had Realms; one couldn't simply upgrade them by swapping in more advanced mechanical bodies and Mechanical Weapons. Low-Level Mechanical Pet Beast Cores were incapable of controlling or integrating with High-level mechanical bodies. The Level of a Mechanical Core could be increased through special resources and massive data packets.
Data packets... some kind of special resource accessed through internal network data expansion? However, that was only part of it.
The race limit of a Mechanical Pet Beast was its mechanical body integration limit. This formed a set of Evolution and upgrading standards completely different from previous Pet Beasts. Only with effective blueprints and mechanical body parts could Evolution be completed. After Evolution, the mechanical body materials wouldn't change much; the upgrade focused mainly on the Mechanical Core. The race limit of the Mechanical Core would then increase, and it could become stronger through the aforementioned methods, such as long-term integration with the mechanical body.
Su Ping was also most interested in the various mechanical principles and the mechanical blueprints Wang Quan had provided. However, after scanning them all, his brows furrowed slightly; he was somewhat unsatisfied.
The reason was simple: these blueprints didn't meet his expectations.
[Blueprint: Charger 058]
[Blueprint Potential Level: Advanced Fifth Rank]
[Blueprint Assembly Cost: 11,000,000 (excluding consumed Mechanical Weapons and bullets)]
[One of the further modified gunnery-class Mechanical Pet Beasts! It has even better control over gunnery-class Mechanical Weapons! Proficient in using the 'Bloodthirster' rifle.]
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