Chapter 723: Base-Striking Tactic!

Eck had a secret, a secret he hadn't told anyone, no matter who.

He was actually a Cyborg Lifeform. Based on this point alone, there was nothing praiseworthy about it.

However, his Cybernetic Enhancement was somewhat different from others.

He wasn't originally a scavenger of the Ancient Starpath, but could be considered a somewhat famous adventurer in his hometown.

It was just that, young and vigorous, he had provoked people he shouldn't have provoked on a certain occasion, leading to his family being ruined. He himself was even killed, his heart ruptured, beyond saving.

His father was a cybernetics modifier. Unable to accept his son's death, he wanted to use Cybernetic Enhancement technology to save his son back.

It was just that, at that time, they were already utterly destitute; without Star Coins, they were powerless.

It was at the very bottom of the Warehouse that he found a rusted Mechanical Heart.

That was something a Veteran Scavenger had pawned to him, said to be a good thing from the Ancient Starpath. However, after researching it for a period of time with Gained Nothing, he left it to gather dust in the Warehouse.

However, a miraculous thing happened. The seemingly dilapidated Mechanical Heart functioned unimaginably well, directly pulling Eck back from the brink of death.

This was his father's claim. But in reality, according to Eck's later review of the modification records,

At that time, his Body Functions had already completely died. The Mechanical Heart didn't pull him back from the brink of death at all, but directly brought him back to life from death.

He keenly perceived that this Mechanical Heart was absolutely not simple, and probably contained a great secret.

So he came to the Ancient Starpath, wanting to find the secret of this Mechanical Heart, which might allow him to soar into the sky and become even more powerful.

It was just that, after coming to the Ancient Starpath, he Gained Nothing for a long time, though his Strength grew slowly.

Moreover, as long as he continuously devoured various rare metals, the Mechanical Heart would continuously undergo Evolution.

This went on for over a year. He formed his own squad, just like other scavenger squads, completely unnoteworthy.

Just when he held almost no hope for the secret of the Mechanical Heart.

Some time ago, he suddenly felt a palpitation and summon coming from the Mechanical Heart.

It made him very excited, verifying that his guess wasn't wrong.

But it was also at this time that a certain Squad Member in the team discovered his secret.

Eck knew this kind of secret shouldn't be known by anyone, so during a certain exploration, he used an underhanded move to kill that Squad Member.

He originally thought no one would ever know about this matter again, until Hill said that sentence just now.

The illustrious Dragon Sovereign of the Interstellar space came specifically for this. Without needing to think, the secret of this heart was probably astonishingly great.

Unfortunately, all of this had nothing to do with him anymore.

Following Ron's gaze, Li Yu had already locked onto Eck, whose expression had clearly changed.

This made him somewhat emotional; a casual act actually saved him a lot of time.

Raising his hand, Eck's body went out of control, involuntarily squeezing past the surrounding people and arriving before Li Yu.

"That thing is on you?" Li Yu stared at Eck's heart. A body scan showed no problems; it seemed that thing had an extremely high self-concealment characteristic.

"I don't know what you're looking for?" Eck gritted his teeth and said in a low voice.

Even now, he still held a faint sliver of hope.

Li Yu chuckled lightly, not paying him any mind. With a slight movement of his palm, a gap split open in Eck's chest and slowly opened, but astonishingly, not the slightest bit of blood gushed out.

Eck's face was full of horror, only able to watch helplessly as his own heart was opened.

"It really is this thing..." A hint of excitement surfaced in Li Yu's eyes. Presented before him was an operating Mechanical Heart. Its surface was silver-black, looking nothing special.

It was just that in Li Yu's scan just now, this thing didn't have any metallic characteristics; it was just like a Normal heart.

It could camouflage itself, evading the vast majority of detections.

Afterwards, that Mechanical Heart was pulled out from Eck's chest.

Following that, the Reality Stone flashed, and a stream of red particles surged, constructing a new heart in Eck's hollow chest, before it healed again.

Thud!

Eck fell to the ground, panting heavily. He could clearly feel that the slight coolness in his chest had disappeared, replaced by a strong and powerful beating.

He had regained a biological heart, but he wasn't excited at all. Instead, it felt like something important had been taken away.

His eyes trembled, but he could only say in a low voice: "Thank you for sparing my life, Your Excellency Dragon Lord."

Li Yu glanced at Eck. The other party's resentful emotions were almost solidifying into substance, but he didn't care.

He said in an indifferent tone: "Falling into my hands, your luck is already very good."

He wasn't flaunting himself.

The reason he didn't know what species or appearance the owner of this Mechanical Heart had,

Was because in the multiple possibilities he foresaw, what he saw was only a single heart. As for its owner, they had already turned into dry bones in some unknown place.

In the normal Timeline, this Mechanical Heart was obtained by the Fallen Titan.

He clearly had a good understanding of that Black Dragon Fleet. This Mechanical Heart was the key to opening that silver-white Metal Box.

Based on some information, the owner of the Mechanical Heart originally belonged to the commander of that fleet.

It was just that in that ambush battle, his Corporeal Form was shattered by someone, and this Mechanical Heart also went missing.

The Mechanization Technology of the Eternal Civilization exceeded imagination. This Mechanical Heart completed self-repair over a long period of time, only devolving into a basic form.

Li Yu's understanding of this heart was limited to this, but he still had ways to obtain more information.

Taking out a random inlaid item from the [Symbiotic Colonization Armor], he put this Mechanical Heart in, and then tossed it into the System Space.

[Talaigus Eternal Heart (Evolvable): One of the technological crystallizations of the Eternal Civilization. Evolves by devouring Energy and metals, until reaching its highest form.

At the same time, it is also the key to unlocking the Mechanical Transport Crate.]

"Talaigus Eternal Heart..." Li Yu muttered this name. Eck had already retreated into the crowd.

However, the people around avoided him like a plague, leaving a large empty space around him, afraid of being Caught in the Crossfire.

"Is that what you were looking for?" Ron took a glance and couldn't help but ask.

"Yeah..." Li Yu was in a great mood. He glanced at this lad and teased: "Fortunately it wasn't on you, otherwise robbing you, I might have a bit more moral guilt."

Ron smiled awkwardly and said: "If you need it, I would definitely give it to you."

Li Yu smiled Noncommittally and said to the crowd: "Everyone, I've found what I was looking for. However, due to certain reasons, I cannot let you leave for the time being."

"So for the next period of time, you will be properly taken care of, except you cannot contact the outside world. If anyone tries to escape, bear the consequences yourselves."

The crowd Looked at Each Other in Dismay. There were no Idiots among those present; of course they knew that what Dragon Sovereign was looking for was definitely a good thing.

Now that they knew this secret, it was impossible to let them leave, at least until the other party's goal was achieved.

"We are willing to follow your arrangements..." someone said immediately, and the rest chimed in.

However, Ron's expression was rather ugly at this moment. He glanced at his similarly anxious father in the crowd, gritted his teeth and said:

"Lord Dragon Sovereign, my Mother has contracted a Genetic Disease and urgently needs treatment now. We came here just to raise medical funds as soon as possible."

"If we delay for too long..."

He was somewhat apprehensive saying this, but his Mother really didn't have much time left.

"Genetic Disease?" Li Yu raised his eyebrows, looked at Ron, and said: "You helped me a favor, I'll help you another. Give your Mother's information to my Mechanical Soldiers later, and someone will take care of it."

"As for you, you can also only stay here."

Although he had quite a favorable impression of this lad, he also didn't want any accidents to occur in his plan.

"Thank you, Lord Dragon Sovereign!" Ron said excitedly. He had come to the Ancient Starpath for his Mother as well.

As long as his Mother's matter was handled properly, being imprisoned was fine. Anyway, nothing major would happen.

The rest of the people cast envious glances. Being able to have a connection with Dragon Sovereign, although it also meant facing many risks.

But their entire life would be completely different, having the opportunity to see the scenery from a higher place.

Meanwhile, Eck's fists clenched even tighter.

......

Not long after finding the Mechanical Heart, Li Yu didn't stop to rest and rushed outside the Ancient Starpath again.

"The Fallen Titan isn't a Reckless Brute, and the Star Glory Empire aren't Idiots either. Their first choice upon contact won't be combat..."

Li Yu pondered inwardly.

In the multiple possibilities he foresaw, neither the Star Glory Empire nor the Fallen Titan engaged in combat prematurely.

It was only at the end, during the snatching of that Mechanical Transport Crate and Li Yu, that there was a fundamental conflict of interests, and the two Came to Blows.

The reason he let the Star Glory Empire learn of the Fallen Titan's existence in advance was just to let them have a clearer understanding of the current situation.

Since they knew of the Fallen Titan's existence, they would definitely have corresponding contingency plans.

At the very least, they would have to figure out how to react in case of hostility.

Which also meant the Star Glory Empire would have to increase their investment of Strength, facilitating his next step of the plan.

Beep—Beep—

The Smart Terminal connected, and Codri's emaciated cheeks appeared on the screen. He looked somewhat exhausted, and his Mental State was very poor.

Li Yu was somewhat surprised, carefully observing Codri: "You look like you're doing very badly?"

Codri's eye sockets were deeply sunken. He stared at Li Yu, his voice hoarse, and said: "I've been feeling someone secretly spying on me recently, and it feels like they're right at hand, but I haven't found anything."

"Hmm?" Li Yu's gaze condensed slightly, and he subconsciously wanted to close the Communication Link, but then thought that it was probably too late to close it now.

Could he have been exposed?

"Only near the Eternal Titan can that feeling be isolated, but as soon as I leave its coverage range, I still get that feeling," Codri continued saying: "Moreover, that feeling is becoming more and more frequent."

Li Yu glanced at the Eternal Titan not far behind Codri.

Since the Eternal Titan could isolate that kind of probing, his conversation with Codri shouldn't have been discovered by that unknown person.

It couldn't be the Creator Civilization, right? Do they really have spies?

Li Yu pondered inwardly. He had this layer of consideration when he handed the Eternal Titan to Codri to use back then.

Looking at it now, fortunately he didn't use it directly himself, otherwise he would be the one targeted by the unknown spy.

"You didn't already know about this situation back then, did you," Codri suddenly said, his eyes bloodshot.

Li Yu subconsciously felt a bit of a Guilty Conscience, but then looked directly into Codri's eyes and said: "You're overthinking it. I don't have the ability to Foretell the Future."

Codri fell silent, unsure if he believed it or not.

However, Li Yu changed the subject and said: "I'm looking for you this time for a major operation. I received news that the High Echelon forces of the Star Glory Empire have already left the Capital."

"I need you to lead the Eternal Titan at a specific time and attack the Star Glory Empire's Capital."

Even though Codri had been tortured quite a bit recently, he was also shocked by Li Yu's idea.

"You want me to attack the Star Glory Empire's Capital!?" He widened his eyes and said: "That is the place with the strongest defensive power in the entire Interstellar space."

"I said, the High Echelon forces have basically left. That place is an Empty Shell. The strength of the Eternal Titan is enough to sweep through it," Li Yu emphasized.

"This..." Codri's throat bobbed. This news came too suddenly; he had to find a way to digest it.

"This is a notification, I'm not discussing it with you." Li Yu's tone was faint, and the Eternal Titan behind Codri also cast its gaze down accordingly.

With Thorns on One's Back and Thorns Ahead, he had no second choice and could only nod with difficulty.

"I understand..."

The war within the Ancient Starpath wasn't limited to the Ancient Starpath.

This was also a choice that had never appeared in the foreseen possibilities.

He didn't know exactly what level of power the Star Glory Empire had mobilized previously.

Rashly using the Pawn that was the Eternal Titan was not a wise choice.

But now, it was basically as if his Full Map Revealed, and the situation of the Star Glory Empire's empty nest was clear at a glance. He naturally wouldn't give up this opportunity.

To give them a ruthless blow!

(End of this chapter)