Published: March 2, 2025
Seeing this scene, Wen Yu immediately understood that he had found the right target. He quickened his pace and, in no time, flew to the edge of the mechanical device.
The strange-looking guardians showed no reaction to Wen Yu's actions—this proved that they still hadn't broken free from their inherent limitations, which was a good thing. At least it made Wen Yu's subsequent actions easier.
Beside the mechanical device, the guardians continued to roam tirelessly. However, at a certain moment, a large hand abruptly appeared next to the mechanical device. The next second, as the hand vanished, the mechanical device they were guarding disappeared without a trace!
The surrounding special guardians were completely oblivious to this scene; it was as if nothing had happened, and they continued their actions. Meanwhile, Wen Yu, who was within the void, looked at the mechanical device before him, his eyes immediately shining with excitement.
This was an item, and only an item could be caught by Wen Yu in the void. Moreover, items, aside from certain sentient supreme treasures, had no concept of recognizing a master.
Sentient supreme treasures were mostly lifeform-like items, and this mechanical device certainly couldn't be classified as a lifeform.
As Wen Yu's right hand touched the mechanical device, a prompt sound immediately resonated in his mind.
“Guardian Control Core (Race Foundation Level): A mechanical creation, the source and mother of all guardians. The Guardian Control Core can absorb iron materials and autonomously create guardians without limit to quantity. The function and ability of a single guardian depend on the material used. Additionally, this device can be programmed by others to control the guardians' action patterns.”
A simple explanation.
Wen Yu explored the Guardian Control Core up and down, and in a short while, he found the programming device on this machine—it was a fist-sized sphere.
The sphere seemed unremarkable, but when Wen Yu touched it, he instinctively understood the principles of programming—it's completely foolproof. As long as a general command is input, the intelligent brain within the Guardian Control Core will automatically generate the program.
Currently, there was only one program—eliminate all intruders.
Wen Yu briefly tried to modify the existing program of the Guardian Control Core and discovered that operating this thing was indeed simple and straightforward. It truly had no concept of recognizing a master; in other words, whoever obtained the Guardian Control Core could control all the guardians outside.
On one hand, it held supreme authority—the value of those guardians outside needed no elaboration. Whoever obtained them would have countless super weapons capable of piercing through an eleventh level strongman’s body. However, on the other hand, the drawbacks of this thing were also significant.
Once someone else obtained the Guardian Control Core, these guardians could turn traitor at any moment; machines have no loyalty attribute.
Wen Yu had no idea who was bold enough to place the Guardian Control Core next to the origin pool, but now...
“Everything here is mine!”
...
Outside, the “Five Finger Mountain” composed of guardians was still stacking up. They were tirelessly and unceasingly, and within the hive where Bai was located, these little creatures filled an area of tens of thousands of meters around Bai.
Meanwhile, Faceless had already activated void walking and arrived beside Bai.
With the immortal body protecting him, Bai's safety was undoubtedly not in great danger. However, the pressure coming from all directions still made Bai struggle to breathe. Faceless was watching Bai closely within the void, monitoring his every move—even though Bai didn’t make any actions.
Until at some point, the guardians outside suddenly stirred, and then the mountain began to collapse. These guardians quickly turned their sharp ends and flew in the direction of the origin pool.