The receptionist and Number One were shocked by the Queen of Pain's sudden opening of her eyes. Mechanical creatures in deep slumber had no self-awareness. It was impossible for them to wake up on their own.
Li Xiang looked at her eyes. He felt that they were very familiar.
"Resonance, resonance level is 100%!" The receptionist covered her mouth and tried her best not to shout. She thought that the testing apparatus was broken. She kept hitting the outer wall of the incubation capsule, but the bright red 100% number did not change at all.
This was the first time she saw a 100% resonance level after working here for so long. The receptionist suppressed her shock and immediately helped Li Xiang with the relevant procedures.
After everything was done, Li Xiang paid 100,000 points. In the incubation capsule before him, the green incubation fluid gradually dropped. The outer wall slowly opened. The Queen of Pain's combat uniform was a European-style violet dress. The loose hem was puffed up. She walked out of the incubation capsule and gave the receptionist another shock.
Li Xiang had not completed the nerve connection with her yet. How could she move on her own?!
It was like a real creature.
"Mr. Li Xiang, let me help you with the nerve connection …" The receptionist was slightly afraid, but she still plucked up the courage to take out the badges from the box. Two identical badges were given to Li Xiang and the Queen of Pain. This was a nerve connection device developed by the duke. With it, the competitors could communicate better with mechanical creatures.
"I'll do it myself." Li Xiang waved his hand. Today's incident seemed to be unusual. It had given this young lady quite a scare. It was better for him to do these things himself.
He took the two badges and pressed them gently on the back of his right hand. The badge immediately turned into a black liquid and seeped into his skin. The slightly cool touch was reassuring. He placed the other badge on the Queen of Pain's forehead.
The Queen of Pain looked at them arrogantly. Her gaze only changed slightly when she looked at Li Xiang.
Her intelligence was clearly higher than the other mechanical creatures. He wondered what technology Duke Silo had used to create her. She was like a living person.
[Resonance System connecting.]
[Resonance System activating.]
[Host Li Xiang, mechanical creature, Queen of Pain.]
[Detecting resonance level. Please wait.]
[Resonance degree: 100%. Detection complete. Activating resonance system.]
"The Goddess of Calamity is happy to serve you," a neutral and clear voice suddenly spoke in his mind.
Goddess of Calamity?!
If Li Xiang remembered correctly, the Goddess of Calamity System had descended from the sky and brought the Player System to the human faction!
It was said that only after becoming an official Magic Apprentice could one come into contact with this huge Wisdom Machine. She was the foundation of the survival of the human faction and the pillar behind countless players.
"Please don't be surprised. In order to reassure the contestants, the Duke has specifically connected the internal system of the Neural Connection Badge to the Goddess of Calamity's system. This way, the contestants won't have to worry about the Sky Arena destroying or manipulating their nerves." The receptionist hurriedly explained. This was the most important thing. Otherwise, who would dare to easily entrust the nerve connection to others?
Li Xiang nodded. He had been so immersed in the matter of the Queen of Pain that he had neglected such an important matter.
But then again, the Sky Arena was backed by Wessex. There was no need for such a large corporation to scam a small group of contestants.
He quickly familiarized himself with the system after the nerve connection. Duke Silo was indeed a man who stood at the top of mechanical manufacturing. He was already on the path of Wisdom Machines. The design of this system was very ingenious and convenient to use.
Basically, the Goddess of Calamity would help the contestants automatically switch modes and remind them of various matters.
Now, he and the Queen of Pain were in leisure mode. But strangely, the Queen of Pain did not send any messages.
Generally speaking, after the first nerve connection, mechanical creatures would take the initiative to communicate with their operators. The specific degree of communication depended on their intelligence.
Even S-grade mechanical creatures were mostly like chess pieces in a game of chess, giving feedback to their operators when their emotions fluctuated. But the Queen of Pain was like a living being with her own independent thoughts. She followed behind Li Xiang and occupied the original position of Number One.
Every time Number One took a few steps forward and stepped into her warning circle, he would directly feel a terrifying aura. That was a warning from her.
Automatic protection? He had never heard of mechanical creatures having such a function. Number One frowned. He increasingly felt that the Queen of Pain was not ordinary. But when he remembered that the Duke had personally made her, he was relieved.
Time was of the essence. After familiarizing himself with the system for a while, Li Xiang immediately signed up for the 41st Level Virtual Combat Tournament.
Mechanical creatures usually had special storage locations and passageways. Very few contestants would bring them with them.
After all, they were inanimate objects. It was very taxing to control them. They would only be used in battle. Someone like Li Xiang who had brought them with him all the way was simply a monster.
He did not feel much pressure to control them. With the Queen of Pain walking beside him, most people would think that she was a normal human, not to mention a mechanical creature.
Soon, he met his first opponent.
His opponent's mechanical creature was a huge amphibian crawling monster. Its body was covered with sharp barbs. It looked like a tough guy to deal with.
When the Queen of Pain slowly walked into the arena, the man sitting in the control seat opposite him was stunned.
This guy's mechanical creature had been following him all this time?
The 41st Level was a huge ring-shaped arena. There were only endless battles here. There were very few spectators. Everyone was busy competing in the virtual combat. If they won, they would advance to the next level. If they lost, they would start all over again. The pace was very tight. They did not care about other people's battles at all.
A projection of a referee stood in the middle of the arena. He shouted, "Start!", and the projection turned into light spots and disappeared.
At the same time, the huge mechanical lizard ran toward the Queen of Pain.
[Combat Mode Activated]
[Nerve connection normal. Resonance 100%]
After entering combat mode, Li Xiang felt his vision become empty. Then, he entered the first-person perspective of the Queen of Pain!
Only then did he understand the meaning of the so-called nerve control of mechanical creatures. It was a battle where they shared first-person perspective!
The level of resonance determined how realistic his experience was and how complete the communication and implementation between the two parties were.
If the resonance was too low, the mechanical creatures would not be able to fight according to the contestants' way of thinking. They would fight according to their own preferences. Thus, it would be easy to see their flaws and weaknesses.
The 100% resonance allowed Li Xiang to clearly feel that this body was different from the others.
The strength and speed he felt at this moment were all possessed by the Queen of Pain. Coupled with his combat awareness and skills, it was a completely new feeling.
The Queen of Pain's body rose high into the air. Her speed was astonishing. The afterimage behind her spread out like autumn water, turning into countless light spots that scattered in the air.
The mechanical lizard slammed into the outer wall of the arena. Li Xiang, who was sitting on the high platform, also felt the tremor.
She wanted to use her skills. This was the first time Li Xiang felt the Queen of Pain's subjective consciousness. Then, the purple figure suddenly burrowed into the shadows that had suddenly appeared.
"What is this?!" On the other side, the man on the high platform was shocked. What was this? A mechanical creature using magic?!
If he had not seen it with his own eyes, he would have thought it was a fantasy.
The Queen of Pain, who had burrowed out of the shadows on the ground, appeared directly behind the mechanical lizard. She grabbed its thick tail with one hand and a strong force came from her arm.
She swung it with one hand and slammed it heavily on the ground!
A simple and unadorned strike shook the entire arena. The mechanical lizard's tail suddenly broke, and its body also shattered into pieces. Countless mechanical parts rained down. The corner of the man's eyes twitched, and he couldn't react in time.
"This strength, it's at least 1500kg!" Li Xiang estimated. Including the strange movements from before, this Queen of Pain was really something. Under the resonance of his nerve connection, she could rival a Magic Apprentice in actual combat.
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