Chapter 564

The only reason he didn't act immediately was simply because he didn't want to damage the data of Empress Empress.

After all, this concerned the growth of Dreamweaver Zero.

Of course, if Empress Empress's attitude were too rigid, he wouldn't mind taking the data Little Zero needed from her corpse.

As for the data being incomplete or anything of the sort, with Molecular Beast X and Little Zero cooperating, they could still salvage the vast majority of it.

As for the missing part, within the Mecha Plane, Shangguan Wan'er and the others would certainly be able to bring back enough gains for him.

Overall, even if killing Empress Empress meant losing a portion of the gains, this loss was still well within the range Lu Li could tolerate.

"There is a special modified creature here with strength equal to mine," although she couldn't understand Lu Li's intentions, Empress Empress still spoke up: "Help me eliminate this special modified creature, and I can hand over the data regarding myself to you."

Mentioning that special modified creature, whether it was Lu Li, Dreamweaver Zero, or Seraphim, all could sense the intense disgust in Empress Empress's tone.

But her statement this time also proved that Lu Li's thinking had not been wrong.

Within the Mecha Plane, besides the Empress Empress before them, there was a second existence at the Super Twelve-Star level equal to her.

Perhaps, in terms of strength, that mysterious Super Twelve-Star existence might even be stronger than Empress Empress.

"That thing's strength is at most on par with mine," Empress Empress seemed to see through the thoughts of Lu Li, Dreamweaver Zero, and the others, and spoke again: "In fact, it is quite a bit worse than it was at its peak."

Speaking of this, the Empress of the Mecha Plane was filled with arrogance.

As one of the most powerful Empresses of the former High Mecha Plane, a top-tier existence who once ruled the entire High Mecha Plane, and one of the few existences in the High Mecha Plane to have awakened a singularity and possess independent thinking ability, Empress possessed absolute arrogance and conceit.

Even though she was now essentially begging Lu Li and the others, it was in the form of a transaction, rather than directly bowing her head.

"Then why are you unable to deal with that thing you speak of?" Lu Li's voice rang out again at the right moment, pulling Empress Empress, who had been lost in past glories, back to reality.

Is this human language?

Even though Empress Empress had experienced all sorts of grand occasions, she had never shown an expression like today's, not even when facing the enemies who destroyed the High Mecha Plane.

And today, she had indeed encountered someone like Lu Li for the first time, someone who didn't play by the rules, and she had almost lost her composure.

Em...

Even the expressions on the faces of Dreamweaver Zero and Seraphim became a bit subtle.

But they couldn't say anything.

After all, both sides were still in a state of hostility.

"That guy was modified and possesses a special defense mechanism targeted at us," taking a deep breath and suppressing the urge to beat the other party up, Empress Empress continued.

"As long as an ability has been used once, the opponent can form a corresponding defensive skill."

"The same attack cannot have any effect on the opponent again."

This was the special aspect of that modified creature; if it weren't for such a unique defense mechanism, Empress Empress believed she would have certainly taken the opponent down.

"Could that be a Saint Seiya?" Hearing Empress Empress's description of the modified creature's ability, it was now Lu Li's turn for his expression to become subtle.

A skill that doesn't work a second time after being used once—isn't this the unique ability of a Saint Seiya?

"What Saint Seiya?" Empress Empress couldn't help but frown; why did this person before her always say things she didn't understand?

"Nothing," Lu Li waved his hand, naturally not revealing his inner thoughts, and simply changed the subject: "I am curious about one thing."

"You just said that the modifier is an existence targeted at you, so can I understand it as the modified creature's defense mechanism only targeting you?"

"If it were someone else, would this special defense mechanism fail to produce an effect?"

"Does that further imply that the person I can trade with is not just you alone?"

After all, Dreamweaver Zero needed Empress Empress's data, not the modified creature's data.

Besides, whether the modified creature's data would be of any use to Dreamweaver Zero was an unknown.

However, the modified creature's special defense mechanism did make Lu Li's eyes light up.

Even if the data wasn't suitable for Dreamweaver Zero, it might provide him with a decent card-making idea.

Only children make choices; he intended to have it all!

If I could have tested it out, I wouldn't have had to wait until now!

Lu Li's guess was not wrong; this was also Empress Empress's thought, and one of the important reasons for reaching the transaction.

Another important reason was strength!

If one didn't even have the strength to come here, then naturally there was no possibility of trading with her, and no need to know of the modified creature's existence.

It's just that this Empress clearly didn't expect that after finally waiting for someone with the required strength to arrive, the other party's thinking would be so erratic.

Empress suddenly felt a sense of mechanical blockage; she suddenly suspected that this Lu Li might have already met with that modified creature before meeting her, and perhaps even reached some unknown secret!

Otherwise, why would she have the urge to blast the other party?

Lu Li was definitely the person she most wanted to beat up, second only to that modified creature!

1068, I want you too!

"Good thing I wasn't retorted by him like that back then!" Seraphim silently patted her chest.

Strictly speaking, Empress Empress and her own past encounters had many similarities; both were countered by a natural enemy.

Then, in this situation, they encountered Lu Li.

She was undoubtedly lucky, because of Lu Li, the Boundary City eventually escaped its fate of gradual extinction, and she was saved as a result.

Of course, the most important point was that she hadn't been retorted to the point of despair back then, unlike Empress Empress now.

Every time, she was retorted by Lu Li's remarks until her back teeth were almost crushed.

Seraphim even felt that if it weren't for the threat of that special modified creature, Empress Empress would probably have engaged Lu Li in hand-to-hand combat herself after these few remarks.

Lu Li's remarks were, in every sense, rubbing salt into the other party's wounds; it would be strange if they didn't fight him to the death.

"If you are making fun of me, then you have clearly succeeded," taking a deep breath, Empress Empress suppressed the impulse in her heart, her voice gradually becoming cold: "In fact, in a sense, you have angered me."

"Now, tell me, do you choose to reach a deal with me, or choose to be my enemy!"

Behind Empress Empress, the steel ship-rigging, like a giant beast, unfolded, its dark muzzles aimed at Lu Li and the others.

Points of starlight emerged within them, capable of erupting with terrifying destructive beams at any moment.

The best development would naturally be for the other party to reach a deal with her, taking this opportunity to finally eliminate that special modified creature she loathed.

Afterward, both sides would go their separate ways.

Although she would have to pay a price for this, what she had just mentioned was only about her own data.

In her hands, she had all the data of the entire former High Mecha Civilization, including the data of the other five Empress-level existences who were equal to her in strength.

Once she perfectly integrated the data of the other Empress-level existences and acquired their abilities, her strength would advance even further!

Anyway, for mechanical constructs like them, time was merely a concept.

In fact, if she could obtain the data of that modified creature, perhaps the final result would be even better than she had imagined!

By then, if there were another chance to meet, she would definitely not mind letting Lu Li know why she alone was called the Empress in the entire High Mecha Civilization!

"I can choose to reach this deal with you," looking at Empress Empress, Lu Li replied after a few seconds of silence.

This was based on the idea that Dreamweaver Zero needed the other party's data, and she wanted to obtain it completely.

"Since that is the case, let us set off now," seeing Lu Li agree, Empress Empress intended to act immediately.

Being stared at by Lu Li, Empress Empress always felt a sense of unease.

"Don't be so anxious, it's just a modified creature with a special defense mechanism, and that thing's ability might only target you."

"Who knows, that modified creature's defense mechanism might not have any effect on us," Lu Li waved his hand, indicating he hadn't finished speaking yet.

Can you not keep bringing up sore subjects?

Do you think we want to be targeted by that special modified creature?

Also, even if that thing's top-tier strength has a slight gap compared to mine, it is still an existence of the same level.

How did it become a stray dog that can be bullied anytime, anywhere in your mouth?

Doesn't that mean I'm about the same level?

Even if Lu Li had shown that he didn't care much about her strength before this, it shouldn't be to the point where he could solve it so easily!

Losing composure, Empress Empress really had lost a little bit of her composure!

"The deal needs to add one more point," seemingly completely unaware of Empress Empress's expression, Lu Li continued to state his additional condition: "Besides your data, I also want you!"

What?

Empress Empress, who had only been slightly losing her composure, was suddenly stunned.

So much so that the muzzles of the giant beast ship-rigging behind her, which had been shining with brilliance, flickered uncertainly at this moment.

"Do you mean you are interested in this body of mine?" Although she was stunned by Lu Li's remark at first, Empress Empress quickly adjusted and asked in return.

"If that is the case, then after dealing with that modified creature, I can hand this body over to you, to do with as you please."

In her subconscious, manifesting this body was largely just for better communication.

To be honest, what kind of body it was made no big difference to Empress Empress.