Chapter 162: Communication

Cheng Feng carefully studied the card in his hand, attempting to combine the information about the Mechanical Dog with the realistic situation that the Great Zhou might face.

After some careful deliberation, he made a comprehensive summary of the Mechanical Dog's pros and cons, and concluded: having it is better than not having it at all.

Next, Cheng Feng decided to try putting the card away temporarily, but just at that moment, he clearly felt that the Mechanical Dog inside the card seemed somewhat restless, as if revealing a trace of dissatisfaction.

Cheng Feng softly appeased it: "Now is not the time for you to come out. If I were to release you now, we wouldn't be able to easily transport you out of the city! Be patient and don't be rash; wait until night falls, and I will release you then, and also introduce two partners for you to meet."

Without a doubt, what Cheng Feng mentioned in his words were precisely Yibai and Cheng Yi—they also belonged to the category of robots.

It is just unclear whether, when the Mechanical Dog from the planet Cybertron meets these two, it will spark something different.

There was one hour left before the city gates closed. Cheng Feng grasped the edge of the time precisely and quickly exited the city. Meanwhile, Yibai and Cheng Yi were already waiting patiently for his arrival outside the city gate.

He sprinted at the speed of a Blood Refining Late Stage Martial Artist toward the mountain pile far from the city, and only after finally reaching the destination did he stop his steps and pant heavily.

Cheng Feng reached out and took a card from his bosom, his eyes flickering with anticipation and nervousness. He took a deep breath, concentrated his spirit, and moved his heart. In an instant, the card disappeared without a trace. Replacing it was a metallic monster that looked like a leopard and a dog, with unique eyes on its head and a ferocious, terrifying body, appearing before his eyes.

"Hello, Mechanical Dog!" Cheng Feng curiously reached out his hand and gently stroked the Mechanical Dog's head and body. This was his first time seeing such a realistic object with his own eyes; other than having seen similar scenes in movies, he had never had such an experience in real life. The Mechanical Dog could not speak; it could only express its intentions through some special methods.

Just as Cheng Feng was carefully observing the Mechanical Dog, Yibai suddenly made a sound: "Sect Master, I have received a signal request here."

Cheng Feng turned his head, his gaze landing on Yibai, then looking at the Mechanical Dog, and asked suspiciously: "Is it you?" The Mechanical Dog seemed to understand Cheng Feng's meaning and nodded, indicating affirmation.

Cheng Feng turned his head and said to Yibai: "Then try to accept this signal and see what it wants to do."

As soon as the words fell, without seeing Yibai make any obvious movements, a burst of electronically synthesized sound suddenly came: "Master, can you hear me speak?"

Cheng Feng looked at Yibai and the Mechanical Dog beside him in surprise, and suddenly realized. So this was the way robots communicated!

Conveying information through specific signals and language—the power of this technology made him feel incomparably shocked.

"Great! Finally able to communicate with you." A look of joy appeared on Cheng Feng's face, and he nodded repeatedly to show approval. At this time, that Decepticon spy unit member named Mechanical Dog also reported to Cheng Feng without any affectation.

Regarding the general direction of taking the Mechanical Dog out of the city, Cheng Feng naturally had his own plans and arrangements.

He always had a doubt in his heart and couldn't help but ask: "Mechanical Dog, the world here is completely different from the world you originally came from. So, do you have any high technology that you can share with Yibai?"

The Mechanical Dog was silent for a moment, then replied: "Sorry, Master, I did not carry any extra knowledge packages. After sharing information with Yibai just now, we discovered that both of our information databases took meeting you as the starting point of initialization. We both need to re-absorb new social environment information to continuously perfect and update our own knowledge bases."

Cheng Feng felt a bit disappointed after hearing this, but he gradually let it go.

Ever since he met the robot Yibai, Cheng Feng's first thought was whether he could climb the technology tree.

Unfortunately, Yibai and Cheng Yi were like a newly bought refrigerator; although they could be used normally, wanting to understand their manufacturing process was simply wishful thinking.

It seemed the situation with the Mechanical Dog was the same. Cheng Feng could only temporarily put aside this expectation and continue to think about the next step of the plan.

"Alright, since that's the case, I can only accept reality." Cheng Feng thought to himself in self-consolation.

After Cheng Feng thought about it carefully, he began to make arrangements.

First, he must fully utilize the Mechanical Dog's unique information collection and transmission functions, letting it become a mobile information base station. If this could be successfully realized, then Cheng Feng would effectively possess two humanoid mobile phones!

Next was the planning of maps and the marking of special locations such as rare flowers, strange herbs, and Strange Beasts. The purpose of doing this was to maximize the potential of the Mechanical Dog.

As for self-destruction, it was an extreme measure taken by robots when facing a desperate situation—generating huge destructive power by reversing the energy block. Cheng Feng did not hope to encounter this situation one day; after all, no one would want to see their own Mechanical Dog disappear just like that.

Just at this moment, a red light flashed in the Mechanical Dog's single eye, and immediately after, Cheng Yi beside it spoke: "Understood, Master. I have now amplified the signal and can establish contact with Yibai and Cheng Yi. According to the Great Zhou's way of speaking, my signal coverage range can reach a radius of up to two hundred kilometers."

Cheng Feng was overjoyed after hearing this. One must know that from Liujiacun to Qingxi County, it was only a mere thirty-plus li, which converted to only about fifteen kilometers.

He asked excitedly: "In that case, can you, Yibai, and Cheng Yi communicate directly even if you are two hundred kilometers apart?"

"That's correct, and we can also realize real-time sharing of images."

"That is truly amazing!" Cheng Feng sighed in his heart; the mechanical creatures of Cybertron were indeed extraordinary.

"Very good, then you can move freely. Remember to keep in touch with Yibai and Cheng Yi at all times. Do not go out of the signal range. If there is an emergency, you can have them relay it to me. Especially regarding the situation of Strange Beasts and mineral resources; behind Liujiacun is an endless mountain range, which contains abundant resources. You can go there to explore."

Perhaps because the Mechanical Dog had higher biological performance, it performed extremely excellently in information transmission. In just over ten minutes, it successfully copied the entire databases of the two robots, Yibai and Cheng Yi.

When the Mechanical Dog took the initiative to indicate that everything was ready, Cheng Feng led Yibai and Cheng Yi to quickly return to the county seat. Meanwhile, the Mechanical Dog took light steps and galloped toward the darkness.

It would be like Cheng Feng's eyes, capable of bringing all resources within a radius of two hundred li under his control, becoming a sharp weapon in his hands.

When they were about to reach the city gate, Cheng Feng turned his head and signaled for Yibai and the Mechanical Dog to try communicating. Immediately after, the Mechanical Dog's voice was transmitted from Cheng Yi's mouth very quickly.

Watching the communication with almost no delay, Cheng Feng suggested: "You can also follow Cheng Yi's line of sight to understand the structure of the county seat, their way of life, etc., and collect as much information about the Great Zhou as possible for backup."

"Understood, Master," the Mechanical Dog said through Cheng Yi's mouth.

"Also, you should change your form of address; just call me 'Old Master'."

"Understood, Old Master."

Cheng Feng said no more and hurried home with all his might.

Today was truly a bountiful harvest.