Chapter 210: I have been wounded by beauty, and am so haggard

"Bring it back; it'll be fine once it's repaired."

Batian Xiao didn't take it too seriously, assuming this was a guerrilla strike by an attacker who hit and ran, never lingering in battle.

However, since the opponent had taken the initiative to offend him this time, they clearly wanted to pick a fight!

Batian Xiao sneered. Did they really think he was easy to bully?

His 【Transformers】 would soon be born. When that time came, he would see which race's lord the opponent was and whether they could withstand his wrath!

Batian Xiao continued to lower his head to research. Many tech-side materials floated before his eyes, countless threads intertwined, and there were even faint, shimmering genetic spirals emerging...

What this Intelligent Machine race lord, who had once again immersed himself in research, did not know was that the Shadow Gold Man being transported back was actually not that simple...

Profound Heaven Research Institute.

"It's done?"

Seeing Yun Shen lay on a large bed covered in animal skins. In front of him was a layer of light-screen imagery—a relayed virtual projection, extremely rich in technological feel.

He was somewhat surprised. The means of 【Ether Editing】 were too mysterious. Relying on the ability to modify reality like data, it could actually edit a complete virus program in real space and forcibly implant it remotely without even connecting to the opponent's internal network!

This was the reason why that Shadow Gold Man had suddenly lost connection. After controlling the opponent, they first copied and backed up all the information stored in the opponent's intelligent terminal, then tore it to pieces to create a scene of a sudden attack, so as not to arouse suspicion.

This virus program was not omnipotent or invincible. If the opponent truly was an Intelligent Machine race lord, they would certainly have antivirus measures, so it could not be detected too early.

And with this virus program, it was equivalent to leaving a vulnerability in the opponent's internal network that his side could slip into, allowing them to slowly invade all networked troops.

What the Intelligent Machine race feared most was network viruses, so their virus-scanning capabilities were not weak, and they would absolutely not connect to external networks easily.

This lord would never dream that at the current stage, someone could implant a virus remotely and do it so quietly and imperceptibly.

"The backed-up data information has been decoded. The opponent is indeed an Intelligent Machine race lord named Batian Xiao. His strength is terrifying, and he is extremely adept at modifying mechanical troops, plus he has attribute boosts of unknown origin..."

Jiang Lan forwarded all the intelligence to the virtual projection in front of Seeing Yun Shen, her thin lips parting slightly as she read it out verbatim.

The intelligence contained a great deal of content, including how much military strength was within the territory, which specific troops were present, what capabilities each had, and so on—all of it had been tallied.

For ordinary troops, if one wanted to forcibly read information, one could only use skills similar to 【Soul Search】.

When applied to mechanical troops that were entirely technological products, hacking into the terminal through technological means was also a method, provided you could successfully hack and control the opponent before they self-destructed or formatted.

After Seeing Yun Shen finished reading the intelligence word for word, he couldn't help but sigh that he was worthy of being a heaven-gifted lord capable of entering the Taboo Trial; this territory's strength was truly formidable!

For a novice lord of Zhu Ying's level, even if a hundred of them came during the novice trial period, they probably wouldn't be able to defeat this Batian Xiao.

"So, can your virus hack Batian Xiao?"

"It is basically impossible to succeed. After all, that is a Legendary-talent Intelligent Machine race lord. We can only say we will try; if we are discovered in the end, we will have no choice but to launch an all-out attack immediately."

"Then let's think of a way to lure him out first. We cannot leave this space outside the territory."

While Batian Xiao coveted Seeing Yun Shen's resources, Seeing Yun Shen similarly coveted Batian Xiao's "inheritance."

The reward tier obtained by ordinary novice lords in the novice trial was certainly very low, and Seeing Yun Shen didn't even look at it.

But Batian Xiao was different; his performance in this year's novice trial ranked in the top hundred, and the rewards he could obtain would certainly be exceptionally rich!

Even if he possessed several World Rare Objects, nothing was impossible; after all, he himself was like that.

"What a pity. If only I could get a 【Sealing Card】."

Seeing Yun Shen felt some regret. Items like Sealing Cards only had a probability of being spawned after the novice trial had completely ended.

Depending on the quality of the Sealing Card, the range it could seal varied. Once sealed, the lord within would be unable to contact the outside world and would also be unable to move their territory through any means.

"Actually, if we lure him, it might succeed."

Jiang Lan's eyes flickered, and one wondered what kind of small calculations she was making in her heart.

Upon hearing this, Seeing Yun Shen's brain spun, and after pondering for a moment, he thought of the same thing as Jiang Lan.

"That's right. Doesn't he want my resources? Then I'll give him enough!"

In the intelligence, it had already been described that Batian Xiao had been researching the Unique Barracks within his territory and was currently in urgent need of various tech-side materials to experiment.

Seeing Yun Shen thought of Edison, who was mistaken by countless people in his past life as the inventor of the light bulb; only after trying more than six thousand materials did he improve the light bulb and greatly extend its lifespan.

It seemed Batian Xiao had the same scientific research spirit, wanting to try one by one until he successfully created the Unique Barracks.

Batian Xiao had listed a whole pile of materials when trading at that time.

Although he only chose 【Phase Water】 and 【Nebula Gravel】 in the end, Seeing Yun Shen could be certain that what this kid wanted was definitely not just that.

"Use the materials as you wish. As long as we can fish out this big fish, no matter how much we pay, it is worth it."

"Understood, I will arrange it."

"Hmm... there is one other thing."

Seeing Yun Shen coughed twice to clear his throat and said solemnly, "It's not that I want to be lazy, nor is it that I can't do it, but I feel that the path of cultivation emphasizes gradual progress; one cannot be impatient, one cannot be impatient..."

On Jiang Lan's cold and peerless face, a trace of a smile actually appeared at this moment.

Seeing Yun Shen: "..."

Don't look at me like that. Say something; I'm very embarrassed, you know?

Sigh, the Myriad Things Code gave me an affix of all beautiful female troops, so why didn't it give me an indestructible kidney?

"Fine... actually, I just want to rest occasionally. Even for a Legendary-quality Pure Yang Spirit Fruit, it takes time to recover Yang energy."

"You are the lord; no one can force you to do things you don't want to do."

Jiang Lan shrugged slightly, a smile lingering at the corners of her mouth.

Seeing Yun Shen was helpless. Perhaps this was the contradiction of being a novice; after tasting the forbidden fruit for the first time, he was clearly exhausted, yet he still wanted to continue...

I have been wounded by beauty, and am so haggard.

Since that is the case...

From this day forth, I shall have no dealings with gambling or drugs! ===== CHAPTER 212 =====