Chapter 262 Rest and Reinforcement

The sunlight passed through the shade of the trees, leaving mottled light and shadow on the ground. A mechanical palm pushed aside the bushes, revealing Gu Meng's face.

Now Gu Meng's body has gone through some simple modifications. The appearance is more human-like, and he also has a face. However, his limbs are still mechanical, but at first glance, he looks like he is just a man who is passionate about armor. He has undergone some high-tech human body modification. a human being, not a robot—

It is convenient to blend in with the crowd and live a normal life, and will not scare the children passing by.

Now he just randomly found a cloak to cover his body, and his hands and feet were roughly covered. Those who were interested could still see the mechanical part from the actions and some leaked details, but at least it could make passers-by think that this was just a very tall and strong man. Chinese.

This change was not handled by my colleague Han Xiao. How should I put it? Although Technician Han will be the number one technician in Xinghai in the future, he is still too new now. It is okay for him to get a power arm now, and do plastic surgery and so on. It's certainly not a professional field.

The reason why Gu Meng can change his skin is because there are some materials in the material bag. The template is modern Gu Meng's face with some changes. Anyway, the mechanical Gu Meng is quite satisfied. He is worthy of himself. He has a superior foundation and looks handsome no matter how he changes it.

The materials are limited, but not much is used on the face. It’s just that layer. When damaged, the iron sheet inside will be exposed, just like the old Terminator. The remaining parts can be used to make two more faces.

During this time, the two were not slowing down, but the car still gave up and ran out of gas.

But they are far away now. After Gu Meng directly used tactical nuclear weapons that time, he never encountered any follow-up troops. It is estimated that the remaining chasing troops did not dare to get closer - they did not know that the leader of Germination had already Determined to die.

"When can we get out of this forest?"

Han Xiao was panting, he was already very tired.

"It's not far away. You can stop and rest ahead. There is a human settlement. I just want to study the problem with me... To be honest, I have actually lost a lot of memories, but the most important thing is... Guidance... I haven’t forgotten it yet..."

Gu Meng reminded them that there was a settlement ahead, and after saying a few vague words, he continued to lead the way.

This period of journey gave Han Xiao great trust in Gu Meng’s investigative abilities. He felt that even if magic, weapons and tough armor were excluded, Gu Meng would be an excellent scout. He didn’t know this NPC. What did you do before?

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Sure enough, after Gu Meng's prompt, a while later, a camp appeared in the distance, with oddly shaped fences and ground thorns made of wood, cement and scrap metal. This was a simple defensive measure.

There are dozens of felt tents in the camp, with wisps of smoke rising. This is a very common wanderer settlement on Aquamarine.

Han Xiao was immediately overjoyed. X, his robot teammate, was probably being recharged by solar energy or some kind of magic. He hadn’t seen him resting yet, but he was in urgent need of supplies.

But after walking a few dozen meters forward, Han Xiao was stopped by Gu Meng again. He shook his head and looked at Gu Meng in confusion. When he saw him signaling to pay attention, he took a closer look in front of him and felt something was wrong.

There is a trap, a net of knives.

"You actually discovered it!"

A long-haired young man walked out from behind the tree, wearing a wanderer outfit sewn with various animal skins. He looked at Han Xiao and Gu Meng with malice, holding an earthen shotgun and aiming it at the taller Gu Meng. The head said arrogantly: "Stop, don't move!"

This young man was obviously a resident of the settlement. Gu Meng naturally had no intention of being afraid, and just said calmly: "I'm just a peace-loving traveler passing by. I don't want to conflict with you."

"Passing by?"

The long-haired young man noticed that both Han Xiao and Gu Meng had bulging bags. He immediately became interested in wealth and looked greedy. "You two, what's in the bags? Take them all out!"

When Han Xiao saw this, he sighed secretly. He was probably being robbed. No wonder the knife net trap was about the same size as a human body. It was originally used to catch people.

In troubled times, human life is as cheap as grass. Most wanderers are people who have refused to join the Six Kingdoms. The harsh environment in the wild has cultivated their greedy habits like hyenas. Killing people and robbing resources is too common.

However, Han Xiao's sigh now is not actually lamenting the deterioration of the world and the unfavorable people's hearts. He is sighing for the misfortune of young people.

My companion, maybe this alien robot has a different culture, and has its own unique views on words like kindness and lack of temper.

Although the Dark Lord Gu Meng said that he was a generous person, in Han Xiao's view, it was quite the opposite. He was a ruthless character who showed no mercy to evil and was determined to retaliate.

"Are you deaf? Take out my things!"

Gu Mengzi remained motionless, but Han Xiao's backpack was full of guns and ammunition, and it was the standard equipment of the Germinating Organization. It was impossible to display it, and he seemed indifferent and indifferent.

Seeing the two men's aggressive looks, the long-haired young man cursed and came closer. He wanted to put the homemade shotgun on Gu Meng's forehead, but when he took a few steps closer, he suddenly felt a flash of murderous aura and withered. , didn’t dare to get too close.

"Well, there are always people who don't understand people. I hate it when people point guns at my head. If it weren't for my peace-loving and kind-hearted nature, you would be a dead person now."

Gu Meng's eyes glowed red: "Since you didn't really show murderous intent, I'll let you go..." Hearing this, the long-haired young man instinctively breathed a sigh of relief, feeling that he had escaped. "However, death penalty can be avoided, but living crime cannot be avoided."

Having said that, he approached at a speed that was considered a monster in the eyes of the long-haired young man. He started to move in an instant. He didn't even see clearly what movements were used. He only felt a strong force coming from his chest, and the long-haired young man fell into the knife. In the net trap, he suffered many flesh wounds.

Han Xiao picked up the homemade shotgun that the young man dropped and took a look at it.

The workmanship of this gun is rough, the barrel is crooked, and it will explode when fired. Using this kind of thing for robbery is just a lack of brains, but it also proves that this young man has never killed anyone, he is just bluffing people. of.

"You're lucky."

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Entering the wanderer colony, the residents here looked at them with wary eyes.

The wild environment is dangerous, and wilderness wanderers stick together to avoid outsiders. Although outsiders are rare, they have not happened before. The abnormality on Gu Meng's body is generally covered by the cloak, so the two of them are not surrounded by people like monkeys in the zoo.

Wilderness wanderers live like gypsies, migrating frequently. Next to each tent, there is a small pickup truck covered with a dustproof cloth. These pickup trucks are basically modified vehicles, rusty, and even some There is no outer shell installed on the car, and the frame is exposed to the air.

A pickup truck represents a family. This settlement is not large, with only a few dozen families. However, although the sparrow is small and well-equipped, Gu Meng has nothing missing. Han Xiao found some people in exchange for things and got some food and maps.

The supplies Han Xiao had on him were all sprouting standard equipment. Originally, he wanted to trade bullets, but Gu Meng still gave him some of his own supplies to avoid leaving any clues.

Because Gu Meng and Han Xiao were traveling together, and Gu Meng was not easy to mess with. He didn't meet any unscrupulous merchants, and they had normal transactions. Later, he temporarily stayed as a guest at the home of a generous man named Hu Hongjun, who was also in the square of the settlement. , Hu Hongjun, a hunter, was very prestigious in this settlement and was seen by Gu Meng.

In the original article, this person was found by the team of experimental subjects of Germination and died heroically. He did not betray Han Xiao until his death. He was a loyal person. In this timeline, Gu Meng has already escaped from his pursuers and will not leave behind the Germination standard equipment. , should not be dead.

Several people left together. Hu Hongjun took the two of them back to his tent. As soon as he opened the curtain and entered the door, he shouted: "An, I have guests, please cook more food today."

"Got it," a woman replied.

The two walked into the tent and saw a woman named An. She was ordinary-looking and wearing a simple sarong. Gu Meng noticed that her eyes were dull and she was clearly blind.

"This is my wife." Hu Hongjun smiled.

"Hello." An heard the voice and smiled in the direction of the people. He fumbled for pots, pans, dried meat and wild vegetables, and put them on the simple stone kiln stove in the center of the tent to cook.

Since the other party was so enthusiastic, Han Xiao was not restrained, sat on the floor, and started chatting with Hu Hongjun. Gu Meng said that he wanted to take a nap, and ignored Han Xiao's strange eyes and walked to the corner.

"Add more!"

After getting rid of (nuclear) and (flat) the pursuers, it seemed that he finally regained his freedom. Gu Meng also obtained three new skill points. On the way, he considered whether to add points to basic fireball or other magic, or Adding points individually... In the end, I decided to max out one skill first.

As a result, communication magic went from advanced level to high-end and cutting-edge, and reached the realm of ultimate knowledge.

This should be the system rating. In fact, it does not mean that it is really consistent with the ultimate knowledge in the star sea. It is just a borrowed term. It is better to simply understand that the communication magic at the beginning was LV1, after coming down from the shared space, it was LV2, and now it is added three times in a row. Points reach LV5.

LV5 is already the current full level. After it is fully used, instead of calling it communication magic, it is better to call it [Summoning Forbidden Technique·Communicating with the Indescribable Great Gu Meng].

If we add more points, LV6 is an exceptional state that is temporarily out of reach. At that point, we may be able to communicate independently without being controlled by modern Gu Meng, or all the worlds can join forces to summon the entity of the big boss Gu Meng to appear in an instant and serve as a guide. beacon.

However, theoretically, it does not mean that there is no chance to reach LV6, but a simple skill point is obviously not enough, and it requires opportunities or a large number of skill points to be extrapolated.

For Mechanical Gu Meng, it may be equivalent to the existence of Zongwu Gu Meng who suddenly realized the Great Qianyuan. It is not clear when it will arrive. It may be the next moment, or it may never arrive.

In addition, mechanical Gu Meng has many fantasies in his mind that may come from parallel worlds——

Countless years later, a series of wars brought mankind into the end of the world, and he had practiced hard for many years, relying solely on his great understanding and self-taught magic to complete three qualitative leaps.

After leaving seclusion, he became a great mechanical sage and mastered astonishing wisdom that should never appear in a low-level civilization like Planet Aquamarine.

Therefore, in this apocalyptic world, Gu Meng took the opportunity to become the king of Planet Aquamarine. As a great magician, he invaded the global Internet, developed smart industries, and rebuilt the fire of civilization. He became a being similar to Skynet, enlightened the Transformers army, and transformed the planet. Cruel suppression of human beings, making them work hard for four days a week, take an hour's lunch break every day, and only have two months of paid annual leave every year, and they must work until they are forty-five before they can retire...

Then contact the aliens, go to the star sea, achieve Transcendent A level in the distant future, turn the entire Aquamarine Star into his own mage tower, and become the overlord of the party...

After waking up from the extra point state, Gu Meng's communication magic has evolved enough to communicate with modern Gu Meng normally.

The previous communication was actually only possible at the moment of gray fog. There was no chance after that, and the signal was unstable. It was all controlled by the other party. Various derivative remote control special effects also consumed a lot of energy. Now it is completely different. It can even transform into fire, transforming normal classic car Autobots.

However, in reality, communication magic is only a specialty or talent in combat, and it increases part of the blue bar. The main enhancement of adding points is to improve the effect of the spell itself, which is equivalent to opening a door for Gu Meng, allowing him to have communication skills. To reach the potential beyond A, you still have to figure out the specific advancement yourself.

Speaking of which, Transcendent A-level mages have their own mage towers. They will receive a lot of bonuses in the mage tower. There are also various auxiliary props such as alchemy dolls and rune arrays in the tower. Therefore, the Transcendent A-level mage in the mage tower is called the complete state.

This is especially true for someone like Gu Meng who prefers summoning. Unless he adds skill points elsewhere or encounters other adventures, it is better to fight in the mage tower...

Tsk, poor and weak, Gu Meng thought to himself, this kind of fort is definitely an evil way. For the time being, add points in one way and endure it for now. When you get other skill points in the future, you still need to improve the machine (muscle) body (flesh) magic. The iron fist opens the way to be the real magic god. .

There are also many types of mages in the Star Sea. Mages who have awakened their superpower genes normally are born with magical powers. Through meditation, they can be activated and become serious magicians. They are talented players. This type is an innate mage.

Gu Meng believes that the template for his time travel is the innate mage. In addition to communication magic, he also knows several types of basic magic, but he knows a few other things, especially another special skill in the skill bar [Bitter Flesh and Weakness·Mechanical Ascension] , is a magic that enhances the performance of the body, throwing tiles!

Different from the setting in Under One Person where people are born different and people are different after tomorrow, in Xinghai, generally innate mages have better talents, but there are exceptions, and the original one is probably a special case of novices.

Correspondingly, it is naturally the acquired magician. People who cannot activate magic power, or even do not have the talent of a magician, have a chance to generate magic power and obtain magician qualifications by implanting magic circuits in their bodies. This is like some people with supernatural powers who can awaken themselves. , while some people have to go through genetic awakening liquid.

The implanted magic circuit is the foundation of mana and needs to be constantly improved and enhanced. The biggest difference between a circuit mage and a talented mage is that they cannot learn all spells. The circuit is usually biased, and you can only be a specialized mage, because once the lowest foundation is Once implanted, it cannot be replaced, so there is only one chance to select the circuit.

Of course, as the saying goes, mastery is worse than miscellaneous. Specialized mages are not weak, but they are still the largest group. After all, individual energy is limited. Even if the innate mages are good, if they delve into one area in depth, it may be better than just dabbling in everything. Of course, True genius does not count.

There are even some talented mages who have circuits implanted later in life and become specialized mages, because the circuit is equivalent to increasing the expertise of that spell, abandoning comprehensiveness in exchange for amazing spell power, such as adding the full power of the blast flow to the fireball spell, and focusing a little more, Reach the pinnacle.

Strength is the last word. As long as you are strong enough, you are a noble master.

Speaking of circuits, this prosthetic body is definitely a high-end version for my original self. It is a deluxe version for novices, but it is no longer suitable for my current self. Fortunately, there is room for upgrading and strengthening. , you can strengthen it independently, burn Gu Meng's exclusive communication circuit, and perform localized and personalized upgrades.

This kind of relevant knowledge is naturally mastered by Gu Meng, who has actually advanced to become a great sage, but his accumulation is not enough.

In addition, in addition to circuits, there is also a type of magic network mages whose magic power does not belong to themselves, but is "borrowed". They contact magical entities that exist in other dimensions (usually with indescribable appearances) through strange methods such as religion, prayer, and rituals. ) to reach a contract.

They cannot learn spells and can only use spells given by the magic entity. Most of them do not consume blue bars and only have a maximum number of uses per day, which means there is a cooldown but no consumption. The way to become stronger is to strengthen the connection with the magic entity, or with new magic. The entity completes the contract and obtains more spells and usage times, which is actually equivalent to divine spells.

If Gu Meng becomes a great being in the future, he can also cultivate a group of such mages as minions. With his current communication magic privileges, it will be much more convenient to project power than normal methods.

In addition, magicians can also be divided into elements, secrets, shelter, time and space, evocation, summoning, curse and blessing, etc. Gu Meng's current ability is more appropriately described as summoner than time and space. After all, His communication magic cannot distort time and space.

My time-travel identity is really stitched together. There are residual magic circuits on the nose of the machine. Judging from the mechanical ascension in the skill bar, maybe the original body was the result of a human mage replacing parts and giving up flesh and blood. Maybe some organs or chest cavity were left behind. The brain was placed in it, but after he woke up, all he had left was his head. His flesh and blood were completely gone, and they would have been burned when he fell. However, after the system awakened, Gu Meng's system was already alien, so it was useless to dwell on it.

But again, strength is the last word, and there is nothing wrong with being a summoner. The supply bag that Gu Meng carries with him contains not only weapons and ammunition, but also special materials prepared by modern Gu Meng, and special items with auras. , you can start getting ready...

The materials can be replaced locally, which just saves some time. The holy relic is a more precious thing and can enhance the probability of successful summoning.

LV5 summoning is invincible within the Star Sea, but outside the Star Sea, being able to communicate with Modern Gu Meng is special for Modern Gu Meng, and in fact, the opponent's status must be considered. There are still many restrictions on contacting the other world.

In fact, in theory, Gu Meng uses himself as a medium. He has been marked by the two big guys. Through the transfer linkage of Modern Gu Meng, there is also a probability that he can summon something incredible, but the randomness is too great.

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