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Lin Yuan ventured toward the campfire for two reasons.
First, the four Mutants had been in such a hurry during their pursuit that they left behind many scattered items, which would be very helpful to Lin Yuan.
Second, judging by the previous actions and behaviors of these four Mutants, they had entered the mountainous area for hunting. Therefore, their lair should not be nearby, at least quite far away. As long as Lin Yuan continued to advance deeper into the mountains, he had a good chance of avoiding the search of those Mutants. Of course, the likelihood of encountering even more powerful mutated mechanical beasts would also increase exponentially!
But did Lin Yuan have a choice?
No!
Lin Yuan's average speed had already reached an impressive pace of kilometers per hour. This was just his average speed; in fact, he had a method to make himself even faster—overclocking the Energy Engine to unleash a burst of energy that could elevate his Energy Output to 100%.
He had only recently developed this technique. Initially, it was used for explosive attacks with his Sniper Rifle, doubling its attack damage. However, there were significant side effects since the Sniper Rifle could only fire once every two seconds, allowing for sufficient cooldown time.
At this moment, Lin Yuan needed to reach the campfire as quickly as possible, so he had no choice but to try this method, even if the consequences could be severe.
In an instant, Lin Yuan began to significantly boost the output of his Energy Engine. The engine emitted a buzzing sound as a massive force rapidly accumulated within his Mechanical Body, almost feeling like it would explode—a truly insane sensation. His Mechanical Body began to creak and groan due to insufficient Enhancement Level.
At that moment, Lin Yuan couldn't afford to hesitate. He directly transferred the power unleashed by the Energy Engine into his two Mechanical Legs. Suddenly, his running speed soared to 64 kilometers per hour. Although this speed was insignificant compared to other modes of transportation in this era, it exhilarated Lin Yuan nonetheless.
However, this came at a cost; his Mechanical Legs began to show signs of wear and tear. A series of warning messages sounded every second, including alerts for excessive Energy Engine output and damage to his Mechanical Body!
However, Lin Yuan couldn't care less about anything else as he sprinted forward, finally arriving at the campfire after eight minutes and eighteen seconds. Prior to this, he had already conducted a thorough analysis of all the items left beside the fire using the Second Audio-Visual Radar.
There were a total of twelve types of leftover items.
Among them were two large bundles containing prey, two hefty wine bottles, a handgun that appeared to use Firestone High-Explosive Ammunition, two knives meant for cutting meat, two oddly shaped tents, a searchlight, a half-dissected mechanical beast carcass, and finally, a bulging backpack.
As soon as Lin Yuan reached the campfire, he wasted no time. He immediately took out 0 grams of Biological Alloy and reinforced it into his two Mechanical Legs. After nine minutes of frantic running, his Mechanical Legs' Enhancement Level had shockingly dropped from six to four—what a letdown.
While reinforcing his Mechanical Legs, one of Lin Yuan's Mechanical Arms swiftly grabbed the two meat-cutting knives. To his surprise, their Enhancement Level had already reached fifteen. Each knife was one centimeter long with a crescent shape, exquisitely crafted and engraved with the name of g. Link Yong, an apprentice from Mechanical City’s Weapon Forging division. It was clear that he was an Earth Human, but now he was a citizen of Mechanical City.
After stowing away these impressive knives, Lin Yuan quickly opened the backpack. Inside were thirty F-Class Standard Energy Blocks—equivalent to 10,000 units of Standard Energy.
Feeling secretly pleased, Lin Yuan unhesitatingly replenished 0 units of Standard Energy and packed the rest into the backpack before quickly securing it around his Fourth Mechanical Arm.
Next, Lin Yuan swiftly picked up the handgun that used Firestone High-Explosive Ammunition. Though it was labeled as a handgun, it was actually quite large—thirty centimeters in length and weighing five kilograms. Every design aspect emphasized ruggedness; from the trigger to the magazine and safety features, everything reflected this style. Its usage was generally similar to gunpowder weapons from the 21st century. However, Lin Yuan decided against testing it at that moment and simply stored it away before examining the two bundles.
Upon inspection, Lin Yuan felt as if he had been struck by happiness.
“Beep! Detected Mutated Red Spider Remains. Collecting data for Intelligent Brain Encyclopedia. Data generated: Origin—Earth Colonization Star; mutated after the New Energy Crisis; danger level—three stars. This object is quite valuable and can be decomposed into the following materials: a certain amount of Biological Alloy, officially purchased by Mechanical City as D-Class standard material at 00 Mechanical Coin per gram; its function is to enhance Mechanical Bodies and prepare Protective Coating; b—the venom inside is officially purchased by Mechanical City as D1-level standard material at 100 Mechanical Coin per gram; its function is to create neuroparalytic agents that can cause significant harm to Carbon-Based Life and Silicon-Based Life; c—Mutated Red Spider Silk is officially purchased by Mechanical City as D standard material at 400 Mechanical Coin per gram; its function is to be melted into Mechanical Bodies to increase Enhancement Levels or to create Exoskeleton Armor for improved defense.”
“Beep! Detected Mutated Mechanical Monarch Butterfly. Collecting data for Intelligent Brain Encyclopedia. Data generated: Origin—Earth Colonization Star; mutated after the New Energy Crisis; danger level—four stars. This object has high value and can decompose into King Butterfly Pollen. This pollen possesses high levels of confusion and concealment properties and is officially purchased by Mechanical City as D4-level standard material at 40 Mechanical Coin per gram; its function is to prepare D1-level hallucinogenic Protective Coating that effectively shields against biological scans, electronic scans, and ultraviolet scans. Note: ineffective against energy scans.”
These two types of Mechanical Creatures posed significant threats—one with a danger level of three stars and the other four stars—far beyond what Lin Yuan could handle. Yet within these two bundles lay six specimens of Mutated Red Spider Remains and thirteen Mutated Mechanical Monarch Butterflies—all untreated.
It was easy to understand how those Mutant Humans could possibly have the means to handle things promptly. They were not Mechanical Warriors; they definitely had to bring their finds back to their lair for processing and decomposition before selling them through smuggling channels.
Now, this situation had completely benefited Lin Yuan.
Without a moment's hesitation, he began to dissect the Mutated Red Spider. This creature was highly toxic, but its venom was effective only against Carbon-Based Life and Silicon-based Life. For Lin Yuan, however, it was like a sweet treat; he had no fear of it. With swift movements of his dagger, he quickly dismantled the mutated Mechanical Red Spider. The spider's venom was collected into two bottles, totaling about thirty grams. Based on market prices, this single Mutated Red Spider could fetch around forty thousand Mechanical Coins. If he also considered the Biological Alloy and Mutated Red Spider Silk, it would be worth at least One Hundred Thousand Mechanical Coins.
However, this was still a semi-finished product. If it were made into a finished product, given the unscrupulous nature of Mechanical City, it would be worth at least five One Hundred Thousand Mechanical Coins. Unfortunately, these rebels likely lacked the capability to turn it into a finished product.
After collecting the venom, Lin Yuan immediately began extracting Biological Alloy from the corpse of the Mechanical Red Spider while his Mechanical Arms tirelessly disassembled the other Mechanical Red Spiders. This was one of the advantages of having multiple arms.
In less than five minutes, Lin Yuan had completely dissected the six Mechanical Red Spiders, obtaining approximately one hundred eighty grams of venom, ten grams of Biological Alloy, and sixty grams of the almost weightless Mutated Red Spider Silk.
Next, however, Lin Yuan chose not to dissect the thirteen Mechanical King Butterflies because they were very light, weighing only about a pound each. Instead, he grabbed his bag and fled deeper into the mountains without any hesitation. So far, the Mutants had been chasing him for a full fourteen minutes; it was possible they had already realized something was amiss. Staying in one place any longer would be unwise.
Moreover, once those Mutants returned to where the campfire was located, they would surely confirm that Lin Yuan had been there. They would then guess that he had entered the mountains, and at that point, he would undoubtedly face an even fiercer pursuit.
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