Li Xiang could indeed determine the strength of these mutants based on the crimson scale bar. However, there was no need for him to expose this to Baimiya for now.
"If that's the case, let's see how many points each one of them can get … Hmm? Someone's coming. "Baimiya stopped smiling and drew the heavy sword on her back. Her expression slowly turned serious.
Li Xiang also sensed the familiar aura coming from outside the shattered door. Then, there were pleasant footsteps.
"It's the one who controls the mechanical creatures." Baimiya narrowed her eyes. She had already identified the Queen of Pain when she was still far away.
She did not know why she would attack He Yi and the others instead of stopping them. However, she did not seem like a friend to them.
The Queen of Pain walked over leisurely with a smile on her face. Purple flames danced on her beautiful fingers. The flames wriggled and shot into the sky. In an instant, ten beautiful purple fire thorns appeared!
The purple fire thorns were much more powerful than the purple flames that had attacked He Yi and the others. Just the heat from afar was enough to show how destructive they were.
She could control these ten fire thorns to perform many unbelievable actions. They were so fast that even Li Xiang and Baimiya could not react in time.
"To be honest, I feel that she really resembles Bai Xintong who will grow up four or five years later." Baimiya licked her lips. That strong feeling of an enemy was exactly the same. When she first saw the Queen of Pain, she had thought that Bai Xintong had sneaked into this place.
However, her inhuman combat style and strange method of controlling mechanical creatures were definitely not something a human could do.
Every single one of her skills was as beautiful as magic. It was not something that a group of quasi-magic users like them could do.
"She's called the Queen of Pain. She's a mechanical creature that I synchronized with in the Sky Arena." Li Xiang smiled bitterly and said, "Also, it seems like she's still connected to my nerves. She seems to have something to say to me."
"Are you crazy or am I crazy? How can a mechanical creature control its nerves and have intelligence?" Baimiya felt her head heat up. Even someone as arrogant as her wouldn't dare to boast like this to others.
If mechanical biotechnology had developed to such a level, the human camp would have a terrifying ally, but at the same time, it could also be a terrifying enemy.
[You all seem to be very shocked by the fact that I'm conscious.]
The Queen of Pain's voice came from his nerves. It sounded exactly like Ye Tong's, but there was a hint of coldness in her voice, and the shyness that was unique to her when she communicated with him was gone.
Li Xiang opened his eyes wide and ignored the chattering Baimiya. He tried to "communicate" with her.
[What are you planning to do?]
[I just want an answer. It seems like you're the only one who can communicate with me?]
[That seems to be the case. What answer do you want? Why didn't you talk to me before?]
Li Xiang had been extremely curious about mechanical creatures when he was in the Sky Arena. It originated from Mechanical Chess. After that, he had seen so many different types of mechanical creatures. He was very excited about this project initiated by Duke Silo.
He was a mechanical enthusiast, but in the end, he had used his talent in some bad fields and paths in his previous life. It was also because the development of artificial intelligence and machinery in his previous life was not as good as it was now, without much theoretical knowledge and technical conditions to support it, he had no choice but to give up on that path.
But here, there was already someone very far ahead of him. If he followed closely behind, he would be able to see a new and magnificent world.
If mechanical creatures could reach the level of the Queen of Pain, the advantages would definitely outweigh the disadvantages.
The more he learned about this world, the more he understood that the human camp was struggling at death's door. They were powerless in the face of disaster, and there were endless internal battles.
In order to be completely free from the fear of disaster, a new power had to be added.
He remembered that mechanical creatures could indeed communicate to a certain extent after they were connected to their nerves, but it was very limited.
Firstly, mechanical creatures did not have true intelligence. Secondly, the nerve connection was too weak to support too many operations other than control.
However, the Queen of Pain could choose to connect and cut off the connection on her own. She could communicate with him in a human tone. This was simply unbelievable.
She tilted her head and made a very human-like expression of thinking.
[Before this, I wasn't very clear-headed.]
Li Xiang frowned and carefully recalled the bits and pieces of their interactions. Some details were gradually revealed. Indeed, the Queen of Pain was not so intelligent in the beginning.
Was she evolving step by step?
Could it be that she had been evolving all this time?
[Then, have you changed a lot compared to before?]
[Very, very much so. When I first met you, my memory and cognition were like what you humans call a 'baby'. But after many battles and synchronizations, I seemed to be growing. Until our nerve connection was cut off, I seemed to have returned to a state of chaos. I didn't want to sink like this. One day, I woke up.]
[I don't know who I am. I seem to be what you call a 'machine', but I can clearly think and act just like you. I can control these mechanical creatures that you can't control. They can recognize my orders, but they are different from you. They are 'it', and you are 'you'.]
A hint of confusion appeared on the Queen of Pain's face.
However, Li Xiang roughly understood what she was trying to say and was shocked.
Firstly, the Queen of Pain was special and unique. Not all mechanical creatures were like this. Secondly, she could even distinguish between machines and humans. She already possessed true self-consciousness and human intelligence. Thirdly, her change was due to her synchronicity with him.
[You seem to be the only one in my world.]
After hesitating for a moment, she said this.
That was indeed the case.
Although the Queen of Pain was different from other mechanical creatures, she was a 'mechanical life' that had just gained human consciousness. She did not have anyone to communicate with. In the eyes of Baimiya and the others, she was at most a 'smart machine'. She was definitely not placed on the same level as them.
In her world, neither machines nor humans could communicate with her. She was a new species, and she believed that Li Xiang was in her world.
This strange way of thinking made sense, but Li Xiang was more concerned about her future growth.
If a child-like 'mechanical life' did not receive good feedback, she could very well become a new nightmare for humans.
[So, the question that puzzles you is' who are you? ', right?]
[This is indeed the biggest question, but I still have many, many questions. My consciousness tells me that I have to go deep into human society to learn in order to solve my doubts. For example, are we just 'tools' in your eyes? But I'm clearly the same as you. You're a human, right? I don't have a 'heart' either, but I'm different from them. I don't need a source of Origin Substance.]
[I can devour. I can devour all mechanical creatures to make up for my 'shortcomings'.]
Li Xiang was horrified. No wonder the Queen of Pain was different this time compared to when she was in the Sky Arena. She had many more skills. She had probably relied on devouring.
Even if he could not control her, he had to guide her. Otherwise, the Queen of Pain could very well become a threat to the human faction!
He had not become a player yet. Naturally, he did not feel the obligations of being a human. But he would not watch society be destroyed without doing anything.
[I can't tell you the answer. You have to find it on your own. But I can help you, if you're willing.]
[Thank you. I think so too. I want to maintain this neural connection with you for the time being. I don't know why, but there's a voice in my head and many images telling me that we're connected.]
[My name is Li Xiang. What about you?]
[I … The voice tells me that my name is Bai Lili.]
Li Xiang's eyelids twitched. Bai Lili? What a Subcontinent name! Looking at her appearance, he felt that she was more like a European, but she was also white …
He felt that he would never be able to separate himself from Bai for the rest of his life.
[I'll help you control those annoying mutants. They have a smell that we hate, but I also hope that you can help us with something.]
[What is it?]
Li Xiang was stunned. So, mechanical creatures had a natural aversion to mutants? At present, mutants and disasters were like the enemies of all living and non-living creatures in this world. Nothing would have a good impression of them.
It was as if the world was rejecting them.
[We're going to a new place. There's a dark creature that you speak of. It's the controller of all our mechanical creatures. It's been ordering us to deliver food to it.]
[The food is this bunch of mutants, right? Speaking of which, your controller isn't a system. It's a dark creature?]
[Yes. When we're created, we're branded with a control mark. The mark marks the aura of the controller. We can't disobey its orders, but … I don't have any control mark. I'm free, but they're not.]
Li Xiang nodded. If he wanted to learn more about mechanical creatures, he could only go to a university to study. Such detailed information would not be spread outside.
However, "Bai Lili" was willing to liberate her own race. This thought process was enough for her to stand side by side with humans.
She was still learning. Perhaps she would be the best teacher and guide for Li Xiang when he set foot in this field in the future.
The two of them "talked" for a while. Even if Baimiya could not hear them, she could guess that the two of them were communicating through a neural connection. She waited patiently by the side.
She did not have the confidence to fight this terrifying mechanical creature. She heard from her elders that the mechanical creature project had reached a dead end. It was too difficult to develop, and it was too difficult to control. The major organizations had withdrawn their investment. Only Duke Siluo was still researching, but the other higher-ups did not think highly of him.
He seemed to have a perverted obsession with mechanical creatures. Wessex was rich anyway, so no one dared to interfere with his research.
But now … Li Xiang seemed to like this as well.
Could it be because this mechanical creature was beautiful and looked a little like his sister? Could it be that its physiology was very similar, and there were no ethical issues, so he …
After letting her imagination run wild for a while, Baimiya saw Li Xiang and the Queen of Pain walk into the central control room. She immediately followed them and asked a few questions.
Li Xiang rolled his eyes at her and continued looking at the light screens on the walls. He nodded at one of them. The Queen of Pain nodded, and the two of them unlocked the nourishment cabin.
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