After Claire finished speaking, she fell silent, her presence fading into the peculiar Source Code World, seemingly occupied with other matters. Lin Yuan, on the other hand, was left deep in thought.
Claire's insights regarding the Mechanical Body and Intellect, particularly their compatibility with the soul, struck him like a sudden revelation. It felt as if a window had been opened in a pitch-black attic, allowing fresh air to flow in and illuminating his thoughts.
Lin Yuan's intelligence in his previous life could be described as below average, blending in with the crowd. However, since his soul had merged with the Mechanical Body, he had stumbled through nearly two hundred Mechanical Years—equivalent to four hundred years for Earth Humans. From a human perspective, that was certainly enough time to accumulate significant experience and knowledge. Despite his initial mediocrity, he had worked hard and gained formidable skills, especially in Mechanical Assembly, where he excelled effortlessly.
With newfound clarity, Lin Yuan pondered for no more than fifteen minutes before reacting. Instead of immediately dismantling the B1-level Energy Engine, he searched within his Intellect for options related to the Native Mechanical Body F-Class Mechanical Bloodline. This was a benefit of joining the Peace Council and marked his official status as a Native Mechanical Body. Of course, he needed to successfully integrate the F-Class Native Mechanical Bloodline first.
Initially, Lin Yuan planned to spend one Mechanical Year gathering various top-tier materials to enhance himself as much as possible. According to the information he received, once he fused with this F-Class Native Mechanical Bloodline, it would be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity—something not to be taken lightly.
However, during his conversation with Claire, he had heard an enticing piece of hidden information that made his heart race. Perhaps Claire intended for him to know this: it concerned bloodline titles. These titles were undeniably powerful; after all, the Ghost Title he had relied on for survival was merely the lowest tier of bloodline title. There were many more formidable titles available—such as the Punisher Bloodline Title, Dark Night Messenger Bloodline Title, Blade Warrior Bloodline Title, Dominance Tiger Bloodline Title, and Freeborn Bloodline Title—all of which sounded impressive. More importantly, Claire mentioned that as one of the nine unique Mechanical Goddesses of the Mechanical Empire, she possessed a bloodline title that could reach SSS-Level.
Although these bloodline titles were incomplete and not as strong as full bloodlines, it was clear even to a fool that any incomplete title above a certain level could easily overpower a complete F-Level bloodline—it was an overwhelming advantage!
Given this context, Lin Yuan concluded that he did not need to spend a full fifty Mechanical Years perfecting his F-Level Bloodline. He urgently needed to grow stronger; doing so would enable him to assist Claire in her recovery. In turn, Claire could help him become even more powerful—a mutually beneficial relationship.
So why wait so long to perfect a low-level mechanical bloodline that would become less significant in the future?
Although merging this unique mechanical bloodline would leave him among the commoners for life, having Claire as a Mechanical Goddess made anything possible! Worst case scenario, he could acquire several high-level bloodline titles along the way.
This was Lin Yuan's reasoning. Once he made up his mind, he hesitated no longer. He was unconcerned about the consumption of Wandering Coins; without investing resources, he couldn't unlock this part of the Native Mechanical Body. And without unlocking this part, he wouldn't even be able to fully absorb an A-Level Energy Body.
Necessary sacrifices were unavoidable.
Immediately, Lin Yuan took out a full thousand Wandering Coins. Each Wandering Coin was equivalent to 10,000 units of A-Level Energy, and he could only absorb one percent of that, which amounted to 100,000 units of A-Level Energy. This was precisely the amount needed to fuse with the F-Class Native Mechanical Bloodline. In addition, he required 100 Free Modification Points and 10 Bloodline Free Attribute Points, all of which were originally given as gifts and could be obtained for free. The real challenge lay in the various rare materials; it was akin to enhancement— the more gems you invested, the higher the quality, and thus the greater the success rate. It was undoubtedly the best way to burn money.
Fortunately, Lin Yuan was quite affluent now. It wasn't due to his collecting habits; in fact, he couldn't gather many good materials. The truly valuable materials he possessed were those left behind by the original owner in his Five-Dimensional Key Space, which was a significant windfall. Initially, Lin Yuan had no doubts about this.
However, today he finally understood how lucky he was! With Claire's discerning eye, could anything she valued be subpar? In today's Mechanical City, where the Puppet Body was praised, while the a180 Punisher Intelligent Brain System was advanced, it was still akin to an iPhone 6— anyone with a bit of status could install it. However, a replica would always be just that—a replica—and could never compare to the Original System of the a180 Punisher!
From this alone, one could deduce how extraordinary the original owner of the a180 Punisher First Generation Intelligence System must have been. How could his collection possibly be lacking?
Lin Yuan wasted no time and didn’t even check what materials he had; he hastily pulled out one unknown material after another until the information prompt for the F-Level Bloodline appeared. After all, 100,000 units of A-Level Energy needed to match enough materials.
The remaining tasks were simple. Lin Yuan activated the Energy Engine while simultaneously activating the F-Class Native Mechanical Bloodline. He then activated 10 Bloodline Free Points and 100 Free Modification Points in succession. Once all this was completed, Lin Yuan's Intellect immediately entered a countdown and fell into a dormant state because what came next relied purely on luck. No one knew how the F-Class Native Mechanical Bloodline would proceed. As long as the fusion succeeded, there would be seven evaluations: f1, f2, f3, f4, f5, f6, and f7. Each level represented an increase in quality; f1 was the lowest and f7 the highest. However, these seven levels could be gradually compensated for over time. For example, if Lin Yuan worked hard for one Mechanical Year, he would have about a 90% chance of obtaining an f7-level finely graded bloodline. But starting this fusion recklessly now would likely yield only an f1-level bloodline. Nevertheless, through hundreds or even thousands of Mechanical Years of effort in the future, he could gradually make up for it—so it was still quite humane.
Of course, since Lin Yuan didn’t know what materials he had fused together, he felt uncertain in his heart.
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