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Chapter 625 Chapter 627 You just found out today?

"Ah, my! What's going on?"

Toledo noticed the noises coming from all around him. Even though he was not at the scene, he was more shocked than others.

As he exclaimed, all kinds of strange mechanical devices began to surround Lloyd and others.

Some are small, harmless freight trucks, some are toy-like robots, but more are humanoid mechanical soldiers armed with various weapons.

Although they all looked rusty and dilapidated, and their movements were a little stiff and slow, their dense numbers covered the warehouse, which was as spacious as a square, in almost an instant.

And judging from the noises coming from deeper inside, there are even more gathering here, like a terrifying tide of monsters.

This made no one in the 10-member team at the scene dare to act rashly.

"How...why are there so many?"

Lloyd asked in surprise.

"At the beginning, the Engineering Department, under the order of the then Dean, did produce a lot of these small autonomous structures, always preparing for possible wars."

An old professor explained, and another person beside him added helpfully:

"Although we were still students at the time and didn't know what specific war we were preparing for, these constructs were still produced continuously with the strong production capacity support of the autonomous array."

“How many are there?”

Professor Latio asked, then turned his head to look at the door he came in through.

The gate was slowly closing, and the retreat route was crowded with robots of all shapes and sizes, completely blocking it.

"I don't know, hundreds of thousands? Even millions? The powerful production capacity of the autonomous array is hard for us to imagine today. As long as sufficient resources are provided, it can produce any amount."

"And in that glorious era, what humans lacked the least was various resources..."

Professor Toledo helped summarize it and then asked:

"What should we do? Can we fight our way out with our supernatural powers?"

"I'm afraid this is... a bit difficult..."

When Lloyd noticed that something was wrong, he immediately activated the [Realm of Distortion], intending to control these mechanical monsters using the method he was best at.

However, the [Consciousness Distortion] that had always been successful in the past had no reaction to these things?

They don't have any consciousness to be [distorted]...

The most comprehensive [Veto] system of mankind is itself a system of capabilities with low destruction efficiency, which requires reliance on various weapons to be effective.

At the same time, Professor Latio raised a rifle transformed from armor in his hand, aimed at the forehead of a mechanical soldier, and pulled the trigger.

Hey~

After a crisp sound, the mechanical soldier staggered slightly, and a large piece of his head was blown off, revealing the complex gears and pipes inside.

But it still didn't stop.

Guns can cause damage, but they are not lethal...

They were still advancing slowly towards this side, gradually squeezing the movement space of Lloyd and others, and gradually forcing them back to the bottom of the super giant robot.

But they did not show any obvious intention to attack, and their movements were still slow, as if they were not in a hurry to kill Lloyd and others.

"Shall we retreat first?"

Lloyd suggested, already preparing a portal in his hand.

Professor Latio thought about it and nodded.

Toledo quickly suggested:

"Can you find a way to bring one or two back so we can study them?"

"Um……"

Lloyd nodded and immediately activated his [Microscopic Analysis] ability, using his inspiration to accurately lock onto the key parts of the two mechanical soldiers, and then destroyed them with physical distortion.

The two robots immediately fell to the ground, unable to move.

The next second, Lloyd activated the instant transmission function again and sent the two robots directly into the storage area of ​​the "sled battleship".

The process was indeed smooth, but what surprised Lloyd was that his physical distortion was not very effective on those driving joints that should have been fragile, and he had to expend a lot of spiritual power to destroy them.

This shows that the materials used in its workmanship are very solid and sturdy. No wonder it can still function after thousands or tens of thousands of years.

If Lloyd intends to use physical distortion to deal with them, I'm afraid it will be very difficult...

I'm afraid we still have to activate the space storm to effectively solve the problem.

However, with such a solid structure, such a sophisticated design, and such a large number of them, it would be a waste to destroy them all...

Wait, I'll be back!

Lloyd said something in his mind, stretched out his hand to open the portal, and removed the [silhouettes] of the four professors. Then, before everyone was completely surrounded, he temporarily left this dangerous storage area and returned to the 'sled battleship'.

This is the advantage of having powerful space abilities. You never have to worry about retreating.

"Huh... we're back. Although it was a little thrilling, they don't seem to be planning to attack us?"

Lloyd said this, lifted the visor on his face and let out a long breath.

Professor Latio also nodded and said:

"Yes, I didn't even sense any clear hostility. Or maybe they didn't know what hostility was without receiving clear instructions?

But it is indeed a relaxing and pleasant thing to be able to cooperate with a space master like you. It was so easy to get out of the situation like before."

"You're too kind. We're just retreating temporarily... Let's see what's going on first. Why are these things suddenly moving?"

Lloyd said somewhat embarrassedly, teleporting the two captured mechanical soldiers back to himself, and then released the professors' [Silhouettes] again.

Then, he turned the mechanical soldier over, exposing his back, and under Toledo's astonished gaze, he roughly removed the back armor.

These mechanical soldiers looked like they had little to do with the Karma Demons. They were not as manic and violent, nor did they reveal any aggression to destroy everything. Even their bodies did not show any strange fusion of machinery and flesh.

However, when Lloyd lifted the armor, what was revealed was a main drive shaft that was very similar to the human spine.

There were even some withered pieces of flesh and nerve bundles left on it, which was somewhat similar to the spine of the demon that Lloyd had dissected before.

"How could the interior be constructed like this? This doesn't conform to engineering principles at all."

Professor Toledo was slightly startled by the transmission shaft that looked like a human spine, and quickly controlled the [Silhouette] to move closer to examine it more closely.

But at this moment, a tiny crack appeared on the spine, and a stream of black mucus spurted out from it.

Fortunately, Lloyd seemed to have anticipated this plot. The moment the slime appeared, he used his spiritual power to bind it tightly and then searched it into a pitch-black sphere.

This mass of black mucus did not behave like normal liquid. It was still shaking and wriggling slightly, as if there was some microorganism inside that was restless.

As for the mechanical soldier on the ground, its internal gears and bearings were still running, as if it was still trying to struggle, but with the spurting out of this mucus, it instantly became quiet and turned back into its original appearance as a piece of scrap metal.

The old professors also came closer and took a closer look at the black mucus. One of them immediately said excitedly:

"Great! The autonomous array is not destroyed! It is still functioning. It is truly the most outstanding and remarkable design of the Engineering Department back then!"

"Uh... the autonomous array you mentioned, isn't that what you mean?"

Lloyd said, and with the help of [Microscopic Analysis], he "filtered" the black mucus and picked out three small insects as big as ants.

Under the effect of [Microscopic Analysis], the three little bugs also showed their true forms in front of him.

Yes, that ugly and bizarre sculpture in the Engineering Department.

So, this is the main body of the so-called next-generation prototype all-field all-weather multifunctional continuous autonomous construction array, and a few weird and disgusting little bugs?

As a result, the three old professors actually nodded and explained:

"Yes, the autonomous array is not an automated assembly line or a processing plant in the ordinary sense. Its complete form is probably only about 100 square meters in size, and its interior is mainly composed of small things like this."

"This is a very sophisticated micro-robot that can quickly complete various processing and production processes in areas that are difficult to discern with the naked eye, and can maintain ultra-high precision that is difficult to achieve with ordinary equipment. The parts processed by them can achieve a truly seamless fit."

"The main body of the array coordinates and directs these micro-robots. It can also automatically perform maintenance and upkeep, and continuously produce new micro-robots to meet various production capacity needs."

"It also has the advantage of saving energy and energy. Compared with the large amount of scraps generated by conventional equipment during processing, this micro-robot can make the best use of materials as much as possible. Its extremely low loss rate is an astronomical figure that is difficult for current equipment to achieve."

"In short, this is a fantastic and powerful tool for engineering. Now that I see it is still working, I can say that I have not lived in vain for so many years."

Lloyd listened to these guys talking in unison and probably understood what they were saying.

You mean the nanorobots that appear in various science fiction works on Earth?

But it’s not that exaggerated. These robots are not as small as nanometers, but are still as big as small ants.

The number is not that large, not on the order of Jingzhao Gai.

So there is probably no way to let some guys learn what nanotechnology is...

But then again, if the body of this thing is so small, why do you have such a big statue in the square?

Lloyd wanted to complain, but he held back and asked:

"Let's talk about the current situation first, Yan Jun Bu Yan Jun?"

"It's hard to say yet. Can we send these three little creatures back? We need to study them carefully."

"Of course we can, but the journey isn't that short. It'll take two or three days to go back and forth. We need to discuss it."

Lloyd said, and turned to look at Professor Latio, wanting to hear his opinion.

"If there is a way to send the things back separately, then maybe we don't need to retreat in a hurry. There are still many areas to be explored here, right?"

"Well, that's true. We can continue to explore the outer areas. Maybe we can recover more important things in the library area? Lloyd, you should be able to send the things back separately, right?"

"It's not difficult."

Lloyd nodded, and teleported another captured mechanical soldier in front of him. He did the same thing first, pulling out three "little bugs" from its spine, and then sealed it in a sealed lead box.

As soon as the three little bugs entered the lead box, they immediately stopped moving, as if they were dead.

"The signal between them and the main body of the array has been cut off."

An old professor began to explain.

"Then this should be safer."

Lloyd nodded, and then stuffed the lead box and the two motionless mechanical soldiers into the space elevator that was originally used as a lifeboat. He then set the course and speed for the elevator, and finally raised his hand and snapped his fingers.

"The express delivery is on its way. Go to the Space Department to claim it in about ten hours."

Lloyd said.

Thanks to the 'navigation' opened up by the 'sled battleship' along the way, the dense space undercurrents nearby were cleared away, allowing the space elevator to return to the academy unimpeded, and the speed was much faster than when it came.

After arranging the 'express delivery', Lloyd continued:

"Although you said that this autonomous array is still functioning, based on my understanding of demonology, it is very likely no longer the universal tool described in historical records. The spine of the mechanical soldier still showed signs of demonization..."

"It is possible that this is the reason why they are still functioning today?"

"It's just that there are no more Karma Demons in this world now, so they have gradually returned to their original mechanical form, but we're not sure if they've completely recovered."

Professor Toledo, who was standing by, heard this and immediately raised his hand to signal "wait a minute," then asked:

"Uh...what do you mean by the Karma Demon is gone?"

"Because I have killed the ancient god that would breed the devil."

"what???"

"what???"

"This……"

It was the first time for everyone present to hear this explosive news, and they were all stunned for a moment.

After several minutes, Toledo asked doubtfully:

"No... buddy, are you really not kidding? Why didn't you tell me this before?"

"You never asked me."

Lloyd replied with a smile, and then changed the subject:

"And I didn't keep this secret. The history department also knew about it, but they didn't seem to spread the news?"