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The air temperature was close to freezing, the ground was smooth, the gravity was around 90 ° C, and a large number of mechanical parts.
Lin was currently in such a place. Following a mechanical brain that claimed to be a guide for newcomers, Lin arrived at a shop.
The floor of the shop was as clear and shiny as a crystal. However, there were all kinds of mechanical parts scattered all over the shiny floor.
This appeared to be a shop that sold mechanical parts, and the boss of this shop was a spherical machine that hovered in the air. It was over a meter in diameter and had many mechanical arms around its spherical body.
「 Very good, very good, the things you brought this time are very good 」 the spherical machine hovered in front of the only two customers in the shop, the mechanical brain and Lin, then swung its mechanical arms back and forth, seemingly very excited.
「 It's the boss of this parts shop 」 the mechanical brain told Lin: 「 It's responsible for selling mechanical parts here 」
「 Indeed 」 the spherical machine replied: 「 I've been in this business for a very long time, do you intend to join us 」
On the way here, Lin had already heard that the mechanical bodies of the residents of this place weren't static, they could be modified and upgraded at will. Aside from the canister used to store their brains, everything else could be changed.
Because of that, there were many shops that sold mechanical parts like this. As for the currency they used to buy and sell things, it was something called an Energy Core. The residents of this place all needed this to carry out their activities, without an Energy Core, they would enter a state of shutdown.
In other words, they would die.
Because of that, the residents of this place had to work hard to obtain Energy Cores, which was similar to using food as currency. uu1;
「 Newcomers have the benefits of being a newcomer 」 the mechanical brain said. The mechanical brain said, "You can receive 1,000 energy cores. You can use them to buy some things to ensure your future life. There are many things you can buy here, such as jobs. Now that this shop lacks them, you can choose to work here."
Lin asked: "Then where do I get the Energy Cores?"
「 I can take you there 」 the mechanical brain said: 「 However, you have to be sure that you'll be working here 」
"Sure" Lin agreed.
「 Very well, then let's sign the contract first 」 after saying so, the mechanical brain quickly walked towards the shop, followed by Lin.
Soon, Lin and the Mechanical Brain arrived in front of a pile of spare parts. The Mechanical Brain stretched out its hand, grabbed a part in the pile of spare parts, and pulled it hard. Lin heard a rumbling sound. She saw the pile of spare parts split in half, and a passage leading downwards appeared.
「 This is the place to sign the contract 」 the mechanical brain told Lin: 「 Go down 」
「 Yes 」 Lin glanced at it for a bit before following it down, followed by the mechanical brain.
After walking through the dark passage for a while, Lin noticed that the path ahead of her had lit up, revealing a very large area.
What appeared before Lin was a large expanse of mud-like grayish-black substance. It was as large as an ocean and spread as far as the eye could see. Within the mud, there were some small things that resembled buildings and various mechanical parts. uu2;
Huge pillars were erected in the mud, and Lin was currently standing at the foot of one of the pillars. There was also a small platform here, allowing Lin to stand on the platform and observe this strange place without touching the mud.
「 This is the underground of the city, known as the Decaying Ground 」 The mechanical brain's voice came from behind Lin: 「 This place is where those who failed in their lives are buried. Their remains have rotted and dissolved, accumulating to become this place 」
「 Is that so? 」 Lin asked: 「 Then why did you come here to sign the contract? 」
「 Because your job is already done 」
The moment the Mechanical Brain said this, Lin also felt that something was rapidly approaching from behind. Then, the Mechanical Brain stopped moving.
With a loud bang, Lin felt her fighter being knocked away, landing on the muddy ground outside the platform.
「 Hurry, hurry up and disassemble it 」
Because she had turned around while flying, Lin could now clearly see the situation behind her. The mechanical brain was standing on the platform, next to it were two large machines.
The two machines were also mechanical brains with a similar appearance to her, but they were much bigger. Each of them was over 3 meters tall, and their mechanical arms were equipped with large fists.
Perhaps it was one of them that sent Lin flying earlier, but when she first came down, Lin didn't notice where they were hiding. uu3;
It was obvious that this was a scam. The mechanical brain had tricked Lin into coming to this place, then had the hired thugs that it had been hiding here for a long time to send Lin flying.
Then, their purpose was revealed. The two hired thugs quickly jumped onto the muddy ground. They didn't use wheels but their legs to move, so their speed didn't decrease at all. They ran up to Lin's fighter and before the fighter could get up, they grabbed the fighter's body and pulled it up.
This fighter wasn't as strong as them, after all, the fighter's body wasn't assembled by Lin.
After a period of time, the thugs had completely dismantled the body of the fighter into a pile of parts and carried these parts back to where they came from.
「 What do we do with this? 」 Finally, one of the hired thugs grabbed the can that contained the fighter's main system and asked.
「 Throw it away, because it has an identity registration, it can't be used 」 The mechanical brain said: 「 We just need its parts, this way we can exchange for more cores, let's go 」
In the end, the fighter's main system was thrown onto the muddy ground. Then, the mechanical brain took the two hired thugs and the pile of fighter's parts and left.
It seems that when the mechanical brain said that it would lead the way for the newcomers, it was actually tricking the newcomers to come here, then disassemble it and obtain its parts.
Maybe there wasn't any security here, or maybe the city itself didn't have any security. Who knows what the machines here were used for to maintain order.
Lin had already guessed this kind of deception before, but she didn't care. Instead, she continued to act according to what it said because it seemed quite interesting.
Moreover, it brought Lin to this place in the end. Lin was actually looking for this place, this place was very suitable for building an army.
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