Chapter 770: Plans and Schemes, Taking Control of Tallow and Silver Rank Permissions

“Hm?”

Sensing that the bloodline connection to Mary I had vanished, the Blood Duke abruptly looked up.

“Mary actually failed?” His expression shifted repeatedly.

He thought for a few seconds, but still couldn’t make sense of it.

“She had ‘that item’ and Gold-tier strength, yet she still failed!”

“As expected of you, Absinthe.” After a moment’s thought, the Blood Duke contacted the Mechanical Leader and asked about Tallow.

Although he received word that Tallow’s consciousness was still alive, the Blood Duke had already given up hope.

If even Mary, with Gold-tier strength, had failed, then a mere Silver-tier mechanical player had no chance.

The only reason he hadn’t been eliminated yet was that the time hadn’t come.

The Blood Duke’s gaze grew unfathomably deep.

“Absinthe, you’re mine. You always will be!”

-

“Leader, our defense, fire control, and alert systems have all completed their upgrades.”

Four-Armed Palu briefed Yu Yuan on the current situation.

Four-Armed Palu had become the Ten Thousand Nations Pact Civilization’s chief technical expert.

“The M-Type Source Core Mechanical Titan devoured Tallow’s Steel Fleet and obtained seventeen related technical blueprints. According to Ladiz’s confirmation, they’re all valuable advanced technologies exclusive to high-tier players.”

“After construction, the overall capabilities of our various systems have improved by around seventy percent. We’ve entered the ranks of top Silver-tier players. Even among Mechanist Supremacy players, we’re now at a first-rate level.”

In short, the Ten Thousand Nations Pact Civilization’s mechanical defenses were now extremely tough.

Next came Jiu Feng’s Biological Research Institute.

“Leader, our study of Mary I’s genes revealed that this octopus gene is highly compatible with the Arnold Virus. We’ve started cloning and cultivation. Perhaps our soldiers will soon enter the Silver Age.”

Yu Yuan’s eyes lit up at these words.

This wasn’t something Jiu Feng would say lightly.

“How confident are you?”

Jiu Feng smiled confidently. Under the fervent gazes of Alpha and Carmen, he slowly gave a number:

“Eighty-five percent.”

That was already an exceptionally high figure.

“Put everything into it!”

Yu Yuan shifted his gaze.

Hammond rubbed his unruly hair, his mind constantly working through an alchemical engineering formula.

Sensing something, he looked up in confusion and met Yu Yuan’s gaze.

“Hammond, how is the Alchemical Dragon coming along?”

“Leader, we’ve made progress with the Alchemical Dragon, too. I’ve mastered all the Biological Alchemy techniques involved. The main problem now is the mechanical equipment. We’re just waiting on Ladiz.”

“Ladiz?”

“Leader, I’ve found the information on the materials Hammond needs... It’s just...” Ladiz furrowed his brows slightly.

“I’ve already bought all the other mechanical blueprints, but the aggregation technology for the Annihilation Energy Cannon and the Plasma Mechanical Hybrid Core are Silver Rank exclusive materials from Mechanist Supremacy. You need to advance to Silver Rank before you’re allowed to view or buy them.”

Yu Yuan understood.

Ladiz was only a Bronze Rank player and didn’t have the required permissions.

Tallow was a Silver Rank player, but his consciousness had already been uploaded, so there was no way to enslave him.

Yu Yuan’s expression shifted slightly as he looked at Palu.

“Does Tallow’s consciousness count as data now?”

Palu didn’t understand what he meant, but still nodded.

“That’s right. His consciousness is just a special stream of data.”

“Then... is it possible to alter his core data and change his understanding and allegiance?”

Palu’s eyes widened, then the corners of his mouth curled up.

“This... I’ll try it as soon as possible.” His voice brimmed with excitement.

-

【Elimination Notification: The Mary I cruise ship was eliminated by the Greenfield Cruise Ship in a Civilization War. Time...】

After Tallow and Greenfield voluntarily ended the Civilization War, this notification appeared in the Silver Rank Chat Channel.

Every Silver Rank player wore an incredulous expression.

Even the Gold, Bronze, and Rock players on the Civilization Ladder learned about it.

That was because the Star Track Cult, the Bloodlands, and Mechanist Supremacy had become enemies.

The news that the Greenfield Cruise Ship was under attack by the Bloodlands and Mechanist Supremacy was no secret.

Many people had been waiting for the final outcome.

They called it waiting, but in their hearts, they already knew the answer.

Greenfield was a Prophet player who wasn’t good at fighting. There was no way she could beat the two warmongers opposing her.

But the result slapped everyone across the face.

“Unbelievable. She actually took out someone from the Bloodlands. She won?”

“How is that possible? Is she really a Prophet?”

“No wonder she became a core member of the Star Track Cult. She really does have some tricks up her sleeve...”

Speculation and shock spread through the player community.

It also confirmed their suspicions that Greenfield was definitely more than she appeared.

In fact, it wasn’t just the spectators who were shocked. The most astonished of all were the upper ranks of Mechanist Supremacy.

“Excellent, excellent! I’m starting to take an interest in this woman, too,” the Mechanical Leader said with amusement.

Soon, a Communication Passage with Tallow was established, and he was asked for details about the war.

【Tallow Cruise Ship: Leader, I was just about to capture Greenfield, but that idiot Mary I insisted on taking action herself. She fell into the enemy’s ambush and was killed before she could even react.】

【Transcendent·Mechanical Leader: An ambush?】

【Tallow Cruise Ship: It was the Blood Clan’s Moon Shadow’s Breath. She must have used some kind of special item to force her way into our Civilization War with Greenfield and set a trap with her.】

At this point, Tallow spoke with lingering fear:

【Tallow Cruise Ship: Looking back, it’s a good thing Mary I was so reckless. Otherwise, I might have been the one eliminated this time. Moon Shadow’s Breath is very strong.

In the end, neither she nor I could get the better of the other, so we ended the battle.】

Tallow’s words soon reached the Blood Duke.

He immediately understood why Mary I had died despite having that item in her possession.

After remaining silent for a long time, the Blood Duke finally spat out two words:

“Idiot!”

The Blood Duke was in a foul mood, but the Mechanical Leader was quite satisfied.

The situation was now clear. Everything had been caused by Mary I’s recklessness.

Although the objective hadn’t been achieved, Tallow had completed the support mission he’d been assigned.

Mechanist Supremacy had fulfilled the conditions set by the Blood Duke, so the reward naturally wouldn’t change.

The Mechanical Leader also offered Tallow words of encouragement and a reward.

Looking at the two A-rank redemption permissions that had appeared on his Mechanist Supremacy Forum, Tallow displayed them on the screen.

The corners of Four-Armed Palu’s mouth curled up slightly as he turned to look behind him.

“Leader, it worked!”

Yu Yuan smiled, too, and looked at the screen in front of Palu.

It showed the conversation between Tallow and the Mechanical Leader from just now.

Every one of Tallow’s replies had been carried out under the control of Four-Armed Palu.

“Then redeem the mechanical blueprints we need at once.”

“Understood!”