Base Number Two
Professor Han and his young assistant, Xu Xiaoming, arrived at Gao Gongâs territory.
Xu Xiaoming was a twenty-something with glasses, one eye appeared bright and spirited, while the other seemed somewhat dull; he was a guy with asymmetrical eyes.
According to Professor Han, this guyâs brain was so developed that it squeezed the space for his cerebellum to grow, so he wasnât good at anything related to movement, but when it came to thinking, this guy was a genius.
"Professor, when I meet the boss later, what should I say to him?"
Meeting the legendary boss for the first time, Xu Xiaoming was a bit nervous.
Professor Han thought for a moment, then said:
"Just talk about cat ears, he should like that."
Xu Xiaoming brightened up, "Really? The boss also likes cat ears?"
Soon, the mechanical gate opened, revealing a first floor of at least 500 square meters, with a full thirty mechas placed on it, these four to five-meter-high mechanical monsters made Xu Xiaoming tremble all over.
Real men, how could they not like mechas?
Sorry, Xu Xiaoming didnât like them.
On the first floor, some mechas seemed to have reached the usage stage, the bossâs beloved apprentice, Helli Wilder, was holding a megaphone, directing the mecha operator not far away.
"Lift your left foot."
"Lift your right foot."
"Turn around."
As a remnant of the Empire, Professor Han had seen mechas before, but in his impression, Empire mechas were always known for being clumsy and oversized; the flexibility of the one in front of him exceeded his knowledge.
He focused his gaze on the cockpit, or more precisely, the electrode patches on the pilotâs head, which were densely attached to the head like dog skin plaster, neural lines linking to the processor above the cockpit.
âMature neural driving technology, that wasnât developed in the Imperial Era.â
Outside, there were already rumors of Gao Gongâs identity as an Imperial descendant.
But only Professor Han knew that this so-called âImperial descendantâ was a complete sham.
So he really was curious about where Gao Gong got so many mature technology solutions, but he pushed this curiosity to the bottom of his heart.
The two went up to the second floor, where in a prosthetic body surgery room, Gao Gong was performing a modification surgery on a Mechanical Hunter.
Once the âMechanical Weapon Transformation Hallâ is built, these kinds of âHunter Modulesâ can be autonomously installed, like an automated factory. For now, though, it required Gao Gongâs manual operation.
This time, he was installing a âFlying Bird Module,â equipped similarly to a certain âHawk,â although its burst ability wasnât as strong, given there wasnât an advanced energy blueprint, but Gao Gong referenced the abilities of various flying species, adding âInvisibility Mode,â âElectric Flash Mode,â âExoskeleton Mode,â among all the Hunter Modules, it and the Spider Module had the most transformation modes.
Gao Gong soon came out, wiping his hands, and gestured for the two to go to the adjacent office.
The office did not have a secretary, not because Gao Gong didnât want one, but because Director Du did not allow such a prominent presence.
"Once the advanced module operates successfully, then the sub-modules can go into mass production."
Every set of âHunter Modulesâ belongs to advanced equipment and has requirements for the attributes and profession of the implanter.
But sub-modules do not.
For example, the sub-modules of the Spider Module, Spider Armor, Body-Sensing Spider Legs, Spider Poison Gun.
Or, for example, the Gorilla Moduleâs Heavy Mechanical Arm, Heavy Mechanical Leg, Biochemical Ape Muscle, Gorilla Rocket Cannon.
Each âHunter Moduleâ can develop 3 to 5 types of sub-modules.
These all belong to âAlliance Specialties.â
This is also Gao Gongâs first step in infiltrating the weapon market.
Only a large number of basic weapon users can bring forth geniuses to enter the Hunter profession.
According to Gao Gongâs previous life developing civilization experience, players are essential, civilizationâs advancement couldnât keep up with version updates, but solely relying on players wasnât enough either, as everyone knows, the 4th Celestial Calamity had talents like Lvu Bu and interests like Cao Caoâs.
Belonging to those who dare risk their lives when the blood bar shines.
Professor Han handed over a thick stack of documents.
"All the advanced cells from the Beast Tide have been extracted, a total of 91 types, originating from different types of B-level Radiation Beasts..."
These cells, after artificial cultivation, will be the foundation for producing advanced biological plugins.
Professor Han gave Xu Xiaoming a look, and Xu Xiaoming hurriedly handed over another document.
"Boss, this is a basic model of the new Bio-Fusion Armor we developed, along with a type of reproductive body weapon."
Gao Gong looked at the photo.
The Bio-Fusion Armor was blue, indicating it wasnât the same formula used by the Xiao Family, with only five energy ejection ports, even among the same level of Bio-Fusion Armor, it was a relatively weaker type.
As for the reproductive body weapon, it was a bone spear, the shaftâs surface covered with a mucus similar to âRed Liquid,â capable of transforming into various weapons based on the spear, like scythes, lance spears, long whips.
This time, learning from the âRed Liquidâ lesson, the spear shaft had biological inhalation ports, once the switch was closed, the ports would absorb the âBio-Fusion Liquid,â preventing the item from rebelling.
"Focus the development on reproductive body weapons; we canât compete with the Xiao Familyâs Black Body Military when it comes to similar armors."
"Yes, my mentor and I think the same," Xu Xiaoming said excitedly, "and weapons donât have to consider biological rejection, our reproductive body weapons can be made wilder."
Wild? Arenât you the one who likes cat ears?
Do you actually like sexy wild cats?
After Xu Xiaoming finished reporting, Professor Han had him wait outside.
Through the glass, the two saw Xu Xiaoming grinning go up to Helli, only to be impatiently dismissed by her, and Gao Gong suddenly said, "Do you trust him that much, giving him such important work?"
Sub-modules can be sold publicly, and Gao Gong has also agreed to terms with âMas Sharpness.â
But even if âReproductive Armorâ is sold, it can only be sold on the dark net, belonging to secrets within secrets.
"I donât have much time," Professor Han sighed, "Iâve been dreaming of my body a lot recently."
Dreaming about the original body?
I thought bionic men only dreamt of electric sheep.
Carbon-based species can die, robots can die, bionic men can also die.
Itâs just that the death of robots is downtime.
Whereas the death of bionic men is the âcrack of virtual personality.â
Professor Han has been falling into a daze recently, a sign of âold age.â
Gao Gong covertly curled his lip.
What a joke, unless you use it for several decades, how could you let it hang?
Carbon-based species can elevate their bloodlines to extend their lifespan, bionic men naturally have their ways to prolong life too.
And coincidentally, he knows this method.
However, he doesnât plan to share it.
As the saying goes, a dying man must give it his all, so let the other party contribute tirelessly to the great cause of the empire under the âthreatâ of âdeath.â
[Your personality -1]
Fortunately, Professor Han quickly changed the subject; he took out an implantation chamber, seemingly from a research institute.
"The truly important data, to prevent me from forgetting, Iâve stored inside it."
Gao Gong put on the implantation chamber, quickly, a flood of knowledge swept in like a tide.
[Youâve acquired full level professional knowledge [Cell Implantation]]
[Youâve acquired full level professional knowledge [Liquid Organism]]
[Youâve acquired full level professional knowledge [Small Parasitology]]
The Reproduction Technology category flickered with these three pieces of knowledge.
Combined with [Weapon Transplantation] professional knowledge, half of the Reproduction Technology row is now illuminated.
"Worthy of a master of bionics, beautifully done!"
Backtracking knowledge is more challenging than backtracking technology, because the prerequisite for backtracking knowledge is that you must be a master in a domain to connect similar domains.
"Do your best, strive to develop more Reproduction Technology data before you die."
"A dying manâs words are kind; you must invest your finite life into the infinite imperial cause."
Professor Han: "..."
Hey, Iâm about to die, shouldnât you advise me to eat and sleep well, yet you still want me to work hard?
Do you have any humanity?
At this moment, the doorbell rang; Gao Gong glanced at the camera and immediately jumped up.
"Go, go, get to work, get busy, donât even think of slacking off, or Iâll dance on your grave and disturb you to death."
"..."
Professor Han and Xu Xiaoming were hustled out of the door by Gao Gong, Xu Xiaoming didnât even get a chance to discuss the art of cat ears.
After sending off the two men, Gao Gongâs expression changed, his smile as warm as can be, as kind as can be, a perfect 45-degree body angle, just like a Japanese waiter.
"Welcome Director Du to inspect the work, please come in, please sit, Helli, stop tinkering below the mecha and quickly come over to serve the tea."
Du Zhaodi rolled her pretty white eyes, oddly endearing when paired with her somewhat dark eye circles.
"Letâs say first, I still have a lot of work to do."
Gao Gong cheerfully pressed her into the bossâs chair, and then handed over a corporate registration form.
Du Gao Technology
"This isââ" Du Zhaodi was surprised.
Though seemingly inconspicuous, this thing is a âMilitary Contractorâ qualification certificate.
Generally, getting this certificate requires meeting two conditions: a peer recommendation and enough contribution points to the Mother City.
The former is unlikely, and the latter is difficult too.
Yet, Gao Gong managed it.
Du Zhaodi seriously studied this certificate, which was less than two pages long; it registered Mecha Technology, Biotechnology, Mechanical Module.
One could say, the most valuable items in the base are all listed here.
As for Du Gao Technology, Director Du owns 100% of shares.
An expression of gratitude flashed quickly in Du Zhaodiâs eyes, but she still insisted, "Wouldnât handing these over to her be better?"
"No way, with Director Duâs talent, youâre definitely a future industrial magnate; as for that woman, you can tell her face is dark just by her surname."
Du Zhaodi looked at him, pursed her lips, and after a long while, said, "Have dinner with me tonight."
"Sure, absolutely no problem."
Gao Gong embraced her happily.
Moments later, Du Zhaodi suddenly pushed him away, her face slightly reddened, disdainful, "I donât like using secondhand goods."
"No problem, I love using them; secondhand goods work great."
After a warm moment between the two, Du Zhaodi suddenly said, "I have something to tell you."
"Mm."
"I want to become Machine Will."