Master of Monster Synthesis
Chapter 150 - 120: First Encounter with Mechanical Lifeforms (Two-in-One)_2

Chapter 150: Chapter 120: First Encounter with Mechanical Lifeforms (Two-in-One)_2

"Sigh, for the future of humanity, I must trouble you for a while."

Qin Shou sighed as he retrieved the damaged Emperor’s Belt.

A Spine-eating Gu’s tendril pierced into the corpse, beginning to extract the residual Star Power within.

Before long, Qin Shou noticed the belt emitting a faint glow and hurriedly stored it back into the System Space.

It must not be allowed to level up; otherwise, it will still be too dangerous.

If it were armor synthesized from just one Spine-eating Gu, Qin Shou wouldn’t be too concerned.

Armor requires manual control to exert its strength, and its backlash is far less severe compared to other monsters, making it easier to manage.

However, the Emperor Armor is fused from over five Spine-eating Gu, which put Qin Shou in a difficult position.

Next, he summoned the System interface, integrated a Level 2, Star 1 Mecha, and resynthesized the Emperor Armor, effectively repairing it in the process.

Afterward, Qin Shou took out the Gekkou Insect Instrument, allowing it to continue feeding on the Star Power remaining in the corpse.

Before long, as the corpse shriveled up, the Gekkou Insect Instrument successfully leveled up to Horror Two Stars.

Armor synthesized from just one Spine-eating Gu—Qin Shou was confident he could completely control it.

[Jiadou] + [Horror Two-Star Bug]

The unicorn enlarged, the burgundy armor gained silvery-gray accents, and an energy propulsion device was added to the back in a concealed shell-like form.

Jiadou Third Form!

"Ding! Model establishment complete..."

"Synthesis..."

"Synthesis successful..."

"Ding! Naming successful..."

"Ding! The similarity between this entity and Masked Rider - Jiadou is ten percent, no reward granted."

Qin Shou held his forehead, Fine, besides being cooler, this round is a loss.

The Space-Time Skill is too overpowered; better focus on increasing similarity scores for other monsters!

Qin Shou swiped his finger, bringing up the pair of razor-sharp chain swords of the Dangerous Wanderer into the synthesis frame.

Cosmic Meteorite Gold, an exceptionally rare precious metal.

If there were enough Cosmic Meteorite Gold available, it would be possible to create Mecha above the third level.

However, Mecha beyond the third level weigh as little as several thousand tons, or as much as tens of thousands, sometimes even hundreds of thousands or millions of tons.

Earth simply doesn’t have enough Cosmic Meteorite Gold to produce such Mecha.

More often, Cosmic Meteorite Gold is only used to reinforce specific parts of weapons.

Take the Dangerous Wanderer, for example. With just a bit of Cosmic Meteorite Gold used to enhance the chain swords, it can easily slice through monsters strengthened multiple times by the Greedy Snake.

Qin Shou estimated that, with those chain swords’ sharpness, even Horror Four-Star monsters would likely shy away from them.

But fortunately, the Cosmic Meteorite Gold had been forged into chain swords by a Mechanical Master. If it had been crafted into a shield, Qin Shou wouldn’t have been able to defeat them so easily.

Things wouldn’t have turned out like now, where he got off cheap.

...

The next day, after everyone rested, they rode their Beast Cultivations flying toward the direction of Mechanical Ruins City.

Half an hour later, the group peered at the ground below, where in the forest, various bizarrely shaped mechanical monsters intermittently revealed themselves, appearing within their view.

"Shriek!!"

"Hiss..."

Just then, in the high skies, all sorts of flying mechanical monsters densely packed the entire sky and charged menacingly toward the group.

Leng Wanbai’s expression remained unchanged as she lightly commanded, "We’ve officially entered Eastern Dragon Island. Recall your Beast Cultivations."

"Yes, Big Sister."

The group obeyed her orders, retracting their Beast Cultivations into space and activating their battle armor to fly high in the air.

Though Qin Shou found it odd, he followed suit...

Nope, I’m just hitching a ride on someone else’s Beast Cultivation; I don’t have one to recall.

The Gekkou Insect Instrument settled on his waist as the burgundy armor enveloped his entire body.

"Clack..."

"Boom..."

The red unicorn expanded, silver-gray accents cover part of the burgundy battle armor, and energy propulsion from the back kept him hovering in mid-air.

Once the Beast Cultivations vanished, the flying mechanical monsters blanketing the sky seemed to lose interest in the group, dispersing and disappearing beyond the horizon.

"What just happened?" Qin Shou asked Wang Sheng beside him.

Wang Sheng explained, "Mechanical monsters here have a peculiar obsession with living flesh. As soon as they detect a body with flesh and blood, they swarm over until they’ve transformed it into a semi-mechanical monster. Only then will they stop."

"But now we’re encased in battle armor, making us look like mechanical creatures, so naturally, they wouldn’t target us."

Qin Shou realized and fell speechless.

If you can’t change yourself, change the world?

Forcing all creatures to transform into the same kind—what an overbearing mechanical organism!

Serves them right to be obliterated.

"By the way, how do they convert ordinary creatures into mechanical ones?" Qin Shou asked in curiosity.

Wang Sheng chuckled, "They search for usable metals, craft all sorts of mechanical components, and forcefully implant them into ordinary creatures. The process is cruel and painful, and the mortality rate isn’t low.

But creatures successfully modified by them usually become much stronger.

Brother Qin, how about you give it a try? See what form they’ll turn you into?"

Qin Shou rolled his eyes; your joke isn’t funny at all.

Then Wang Sheng leaned closer and laughed, "Haha, just kidding.

Brother Qin, why don’t we go down to catch a few mechanical creatures?"

"Not interested, no point."

"Don’t be like that, Brother Qin. I’ve heard that if you replace the control core of these mechanical monsters with a command cockpit, you’ll get a ready-made Mecha."

Qin Shou raised an eyebrow, "Oh, you can do that?"

"Of course, not only that, these mechanical monsters can also be implanted with Beast Taming Chips. If you’re lucky, there’s a chance to obtain a mechanical beast."

"Lucky? Possible?"

Qin Shou shot Wang Sheng a glance, "I suppose the odds aren’t high?"

Wang Sheng gave an awkward laugh, "The chances are a bit low, but it’s still possible.

My dad’s colleague’s son’s classmate’s buddy managed to get a mechanical beast on his last visit to Dragon Island."

"And then?"

"Then, the mechanical beast turned on him, and he died."

Qin Shou: "..."

Watching Qin Shou’s darkened expression, Wang Sheng grinned sheepishly.

"Haha, Brother Qin, if you’re not going, I’ll find someone else..."

With that, Wang Sheng wandered over to Xu Xin, chattering on until the latter agreed to join him in capturing mechanical monsters.

"Brother Qin, are you sure you’re not going..."

When Wang Sheng turned around, he saw Qin Shou had already disappeared from the group.

Up ahead, Leng Wanbai coldly glanced back and said, "We’ll set camp in the valley ahead; return quickly."

"Thank you, Big Sister. We’ll be quick."

Immediately, the group chimed in thanks and descended toward the ground.

Leng Wanbai was left alone, hovering in mid-air, totally stunned.

Why did they all leave?

...

In the forest, Qin Shou paced leisurely, reaching out to grip a mechanical insect perched on a tree.

"Buzz buzz..."

The mechanical insect struggled, its strength several times greater than that of ordinary insects.

Its organic components had been largely replaced by various exposed gears.

Though some areas were rusted, the mechanical operations were unaffected.

The insect’s rapidly vibrating wings, however, resembled those of regular insects, marking it as a semi-mechanical creature.

Semi-mechanical creatures are forcibly modified by mechanical monsters, not true mechanical beings.

"Interesting." Qin Shou smiled.

Releasing the mechanical insect, Qin Shou continued his exploration.

"Buzz buzz..."

A purple mechanical dragonfly landed atop Qin Shou’s red unicorn horn, only to be instinctively swatted against a tree trunk, crashing to the ground.

From the tree roots beneath came the sound of rustling.

Lowering his gaze, Qin Shou saw a group of mechanical scorpions surrounding the fallen mechanical dragonfly.

Before the mechanical scorpions could act, Qin Shou stomped on several of them, picked up the dragonfly, and muttered.

"Amitabha, we are fated for this meeting. Today I save your life, so someday..."

"Buzz buzz buzz..."

The mechanical dragonfly panicked and flew away from Qin Shou’s hand.

This massive figure is so noisy...

Qin Shou: "..."

Ungrateful!

With a shake of his head, his attention turned to the mechanical scorpions below.

The scorpions aimed their stingers at Qin Shou but, seeing his formidable presence, ultimately abandoned attacking.

Instead, they used their mechanical pincers to select parts from the fallen scorpions.

Then, their tail stingers sprayed some strange liquid that modified the components into upgraded ones better suited for themselves.

After a busy exchange, the mechanical scorpions grew slightly larger.

Watching this, Qin Shou’s eyes widened in surprise.

Stealing mechanical parts from other creatures and incorporating them—this is how mechanical beings evolve?

"Thud thud thud..."

As the thought crossed his mind, Qin Shou felt a tremor in the earth. Peering over a small hill, the mechanical Tyrannosaurus Skull emerged, fixing its gaze on Qin Shou.

"Roar..."

Step by step, the semi-mechanical Tyrannosaurus advanced, its deafening roar seemingly synthesized, sounding distinctly unnatural.

Finally, Qin Shou got a clear look at the creature.

This semi-mechanical Tyrannosaurus was roughly seven meters tall. Most of its head had been replaced by mechanical parts, and various sections of its body displayed varying degrees of mechanical modification.

Typically, monsters of this size wouldn’t exceed the Dangerous Nine Stars.

But the semi-mechanical Tyrannosaurus before him gave Qin Shou the impression of facing a Horror-level monster.

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