Chapter 731 - 11 External Control Components (Stepfathers, Please Read the Author’s Note)

No matter where it is, there’s never a shortage of conspiracy theories.

Some people usually criticize conspiracy theories harshly, yet when discussing them, they are more enthusiastic and detailed than they are at finding a job. It seems as if given a chance, they would be like Cao Fei, stopping at nothing in their pursuit of truth, achieving their great ideals, and becoming legends for the ages—

But when faced with the bloody reality, they’d wet their pants on the spot:

Leo thought that exposing conspiracy theories and obtaining firsthand Transformer videos could make him a fortune, and also earn him the title of "Truth Seeker," achieving both fame and fortune... just like all his peers.

However, because he had already obtained many Transformer videos and believed they were real, he understood far better than others the "lethal power of the truth"...

The videos didn’t capture close-ups because these guys would cause massive casualties every time they appeared, and most people ended up dead.

The temptation of fame and fortune made him forget this point in his pursuit of truth, and now facing the truth directly, he couldn’t move an inch.

Whoosh—

Hot air brushed past his cheeks, and the mechanical arm beside him clanged noisily, with the motor pushed to the limit by Lille, moving at speeds that didn’t resemble any normal factory equipment...

While legitimate factory equipment can grind people into pulp, such dangerous devices wouldn’t be everywhere in a factory.

Under Lille’s control, the factory seemed to have gained life, but for the human within, it was a damned meat grinder!

Leo wet himself instantly, his legs losing all sensation, unable to do anything but stand there.

[Johnny: Whoa, this kid was like a fearless capitalist before, how did he turn into such a coward now?]

Lille said nothing, quickly assembling precise components with existing equipment and optimizing the entire factory.

In the process, he astonishingly discovered some other abilities he had:

Spark radiation had tremendous control over metal atoms and possessed an unimaginably high sensitivity in sensing all forms of energy, especially electrical energy.

His energy core was small, possibly only the size of a unit in the most advanced chip of the Cyberpunk World, but its information processing capability surpassed that of both the military spinal and access bay chips he used before!

The server bought for the computational expansion zone was entirely redundant; Lille found his perceptive ability far exceeded imagination—

Spark energy was a kind of energy transcending the current dimension, its computational method had long surpassed this world’s primitive binary, trinary, and even wetware computers...

In terms of information processing, it was unbelievably powerful. If there were a soul, this would be the best vessel for carrying it.

However, whether there is a soul or what a soul is, these questions still need to be studied slowly.

The machinery in the factory gradually completed optimization and integration under Lille’s control. Unneeded parts were entirely dismantled, constructing Lille’s first batch of manufacturing products:

Drones.

Lille had acquired 50 civilian drones, which, after modifications, could achieve the Atlas Group’s Iron Beetle Unmanned Aerial Vehicle standard.

After the modifications, the drones took off smoothly, flying uniformly behind Lille—

Though lacking military-grade explosives, these drones with their military-grade material names and ominous appearance still made Leo’s voice tremble again:

"What do you intend to do? I’ll help you, please don’t kill me..."

"Why would I kill you? You’ve been a major help to me."

Lille withdrew his hand from the console and walked to the production line, picking up the newly corrected and assembled communication module.

Then a slightly larger drone stopped in front of him, and as he adjusted the interface between spark energy and the regular communication module, he stepped onto the drone:

The drone’s transformation wasn’t as detailed or smooth as a Transformer’s, but it could completely provide Lille with a stable flying seat and interface, allowing him to move autonomously while using the communication antenna.

After fixing up his "mount," Lille slowly flew in front of Leo, and those drones behind him, after completing their calibration, flew into the sky one by one, disappearing from sight—

Despair settled in Leo’s heart immediately: Had this terrifying robot already used him to lay the groundwork for a horrifying invasion of Earth, executing its terrifying plan to eradicate humanity?

Now fame and fortune were gone, and death awaited.

But Lille spoke, "Weren’t you investigating the truth? We need to continue working; there are many more robots like me out there, but much bigger and more lethal.

We need to figure out what they want, what they intend to do, and then... alert our world so it isn’t incinerated by aliens."

Leo couldn’t speak at all, but his sidekicks had something to say.

Schleski grabbed Leo’s right shoulder, looking terrified, "Aren’t you one of them? What do you mean by ’our world’? You’re not even human!"

Whoosh—

The drone flew rapidly, almost touching Schleski’s face.

"Watch your tongue, kid, whether you believe it or not, I’m not one of them, and as for whether I’m human, it’s not up to you to ask.

Now keep working, I need you to help me continue to buy some high-end equipment from humans...

Just show up for inspection, nothing else you need to worry about."

"I..." Leo was incredibly scared and distressed, his expression twisted, crying, "I just want to go home and enjoy the last beauties of the human world with my family..."

Bam!

Lille jumped up and smashed Leo on the head with a hammer, then jumped back onto the drone.

The force wasn’t great, but Leo sat on the ground with a thud.

"Such a coward, then just scram back home, cuddle with your parents, and on the day of the apocalypse, cry your heart out and tell them that you had a chance to save the world."

Lille, sitting on the drone, flew toward the fine-tuning room—

Controlling his Transformer body with spark energy was as easy as breathing.

The efficiency of external equipment far exceeded Lille’s imagination, and he needed to recode the control method: the Brain-Computer Interface adapted for human-machine interaction and Inoue-Brage transformation was already outdated.

Schleski and Fassbender looked at their boss on the ground, at a loss.

While on the ground, Leo, with soaked pants and incessant pleading, now knocked down by a Transformer much smaller than himself, was filled with the image Lille described:

If facing an irresistible apocalypse without any knowledge, perhaps embracing family in the last moment isn’t a bad choice.

But what if he did have a chance?

Leo indeed had a timid nature, but it wasn’t his fault. 99% of ordinary people would piss themselves in such a scenario, especially since he was just a university student—

Some university students tremble two weeks before a sports test yet arrogantly think they can bravely fight in the face of danger, saving the world...

He was just such a person, and the berserk operation of the factory had shattered his illusions.

But calming down... he realized that the image Lille described was even more terrifying.

So he sniffled, wiped his face, completely unaware that his hands, supporting him on the ground, had smeared a layer of black oil and ash mixture onto his face.

He stood up—

His sidekicks grabbed his hands: "Boss... we..."

"We’re going to follow and see what’s happening!"

When Leo said this, he was still clutching the arms of his sidekicks tightly, and his legs were still weak.

While his sidekicks weren’t as bad, their minds didn’t process as fast in this aspect, even more baffled than Leo.

They looked at Leo, and then at his face...

"If you say so, boss, but your face is a bit dirty..."

...

Bam!

The three humans stumbled to the console, and Leo adjusted his mindset for the last time, "Come on! No matter what the truth is, I want to know it! I still want to save the world!

Where do we start?"

Lille operated the mechanical arm, and a set of small exoskeleton started to take shape.

"Seems like you aren’t that weak, I now need to figure out a way to connect to the Mei Country’s military communication network and hack into their defense network, this will help me to obtain more information.

It’s a big project, especially when needing to hack in stealthily.

I plan to change sellers, continuing to buy tons of stuff from secondhand dealers will eventually get the Pentagon’s attention."

"Are those two related?"

"Of course they are." Lille paused, looking at Leo, "I plan to collaborate with the Defense Department, but I need a chance to showcase weapons."

Hacking into the Defense Department network would help Lille gain more real-time information.

And the opportunity to showcase the weapon would come soon, Lille must complete the appropriate equipment assembly before the opportunity arises.

"You guys, go back and keep an eye on Sam, if a beautiful woman comes knocking, punch her hard."

"Punch who?"

"You’ll find out when the time comes."

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