Strange Voyage: Summoning the Fourth Disaster.

Chapter 803 My name is... Mayfly

[Phagetic solution gland]

[Type: consumables]

[Effect: When thrown, it explodes, releasing a corrosive solution within a certain radius.]

[Note: The fluid glands within the Mech-devouring Xenomorphs are vital organs for their struggle against the Mech-like beings, but once they lose their activity, they can no longer produce more Mech-devouring fluid.]

……

[Indigestible incandescent steel block]

[Type: Collectible]

[Note: A block of indigestible incandescent steel seems to be able to inhibit the corrosion of the solution, indicating that the mechanical life form is not simply waiting to perish, but it may be of little use to the Candle Spirit.]

……

After reading the descriptions of these items.

A light rain fell as he pondered for a moment.

He still managed to glean some useful information from it.

First, there's the "multiple births" mentioned in the description of the alien canines. These differently shaped mechanical aliens are likely the product of continuous evolution.

Next is the explanation of the incantation steel block.

It should also be part of the mechanical body, but it was not digested by the mechanical devourer, which means that the mechanical body's enemies, the mechanical beings, did not sit idly by but conducted relevant research.

Write down these two pieces of information.

Wei Yu packed up her things and then looked back in the direction she had been heading.

"Let's go check where we were just now."

Before being attacked by the machine-devouring alien, he did see some strange buildings that resembled nests, where he might find some important information.

Now that these machine-devouring aliens have been dealt with, his exploration will naturally no longer be affected.

So, after a short while, Wei Yu returned to the location of the nest.

After pushing aside the thick thorns and bushes, he finally saw everything clearly.

"Fuck... trough..."

Wei Yu couldn't help but gasp softly.

At this moment, what comes into view is a ground littered with broken mechanical bodies, like a huge junkyard, piled with all sorts of mechanical life parts.

Some of the broken parts of the mechanical life forms even had incantations flickering like sparks.

Thick thickets of thorns and sharp bushes encircle the entire area from this central point.

At the center is a bizarre flower with fleshy branches and intertwined roots and stems, and thick alloy and steel plates are twisted and piled up to form an outer protective shell.

At its top are fleshy eggs hanging in mid-air like flower stamens, clearly the birthplace of those machine-devouring aliens.

【Mechanical Hive】

[Note: The hive that nurtures and modifies the machine-devouring aliens may show signs of life, but it cannot be considered life itself.]

"It seems this is the [Hive] mentioned in the post..."

Wei Yu recalled the content of other players' posts. According to the information they provided, there should be some important information in this area. He just didn't know if he and the player who posted the information had encountered the same beehive.

However, this is not a big problem for light rain.

He had already cleared out most of the Devouring Machines around the [Hive], leaving not even a trace of the most powerful ones. Now, clearing out this Devouring Machine Hive should be a piece of cake for him.

Just do it.

Wei Yu quickly raised Gray Soul again, activated the power of the Flame, and launched the Burning Energy to directly use the Melting Projectile to hit the Devouring Machine Hive with a big shot.

As expected, the powerful annihilation projectile blasted the Devourer Hive to smithereens, killing some unborn Devourer Aliens before they could even form.

Blood and flesh fragments flew everywhere, mixed with many steel shards.

You destroyed the Mechhive.

Wei Yu didn't have time to pay attention to these notifications.

After destroying the Machine Hive and confirming that there were no threats in the surrounding area, he made a discovery. His gaze fell directly on one particular spot, and he quickly ran towards it.

[Acquired: Phosphorus Fuel (Fine) x1]

【High-Quality Phosphorus Fuel】

[Type: consumables]

[Effect: When absorbed by the blood vessels of the energy-burning mechanical body, it can slightly increase the body's temperature.]

[Note: Combustion element, also known as fuel, is the fuel for the continuation of life in mechanical life forms.]

"Ah, this is just pyrotechnic fuel..."

While complaining, Wei Yu absorbed it and found that it was indeed as the instructions said, only increasing the temperature progress by a tiny bit.

But then he thought about it again and realized it made sense.

In the background story of Spirit Candle, this world has a long history, a rich culture, numerous countries, and a wide variety of languages. Even the game's art style varies greatly. Under such circumstances, it is perfectly normal for something to have multiple names.

After absorbing this phlogiston.

Wei Yu discovered that many of the fallen items on the ground were glowing, and these items should have fallen from the Hive of Devouring Machines.

Many of them are phlogiston, and the quality varies, as does the amount of energy they contain.

Wei Yu naturally accepted all the phlogiston offered, even though he didn't lack such wax oil. But free stuff felt different.

While Wei Yu was happily picking up trash.

Some unusual noises suddenly caught his attention.

"Ok?"

Wei Yu was surprised and followed the sound. She then found a mechanical life form on the ground with only half of its body remaining. The body was still twitching and muttering something intermittently.

"Eliminate...eliminate..."

"Machine damaged... Command... Error..."

"remove……"

[Damaged Mechanical Life]

[Note: This is a severely damaged mechanical life form. Perhaps you can find something to sustain its life?]

[Side quest triggered - Damaged Mechanical Body]

[Mission Description: After destroying the hive, you encountered a surviving mechanical life form, but it seems to be nearing its end. If you can save it, it might provide you with some information about this location.]

[Mission Requirements: Locate "focal charge" for the damaged machine to sustain its life.]

[Remaining time: 1 minute and 17 seconds.]

It must be said that the appearance of this mechanical life form is quite distinctive.

Its shape is different from the other mechanical life remains around it.

Its structure looks more like it was pieced together from scrap metal, and only some ingenious incantations and construction can add some credibility to its identity as a mechanical life form.

However, it is clearly not a wise move to dwell on the other person's image now.

This newly triggered side quest is clearly the most important thing.

It has a time limit!

"Damn, so these phlogiston fuels weren't meant for me after all."

Wei Yu patted his head in annoyance. He had just absorbed a lot of the fuel, but he didn't expect to discover the damaged mechanical body only now.

Fortunately, even though he had just absorbed a lot of fuel, there were still quite a few glowing debris on the ground, which should be enough for the damaged mechanical body to use.

With that in mind, Wei Yu went full speed ahead, quickly collecting fallen items throughout the entire hive to gather phlogiston.

[Acquired: Phosphorus Fuel (Normal) x1]

[Acquired: Phosphorus (Crude) x1]

[Acquired: Phosphorus (Excellent) x1] [Acquired: Broken Crystal Fragment x1]

【…】

In a short time, Wei Yu collected a lot of fuel from the fallen items, including some other things, but he didn't have time to examine them now.

Do you collect everything by licking them one by one?

Please, what if the damaged mechanical body dies halfway through?
We can only give it more time first.

After collecting some phlogiston, he quickly returned to the area where the damaged machine was located.

There was less than a minute left, which seemed like plenty of time.

But Wei Yu, who was holding the fuel, didn't know how to use it... This damaged mechanical body didn't have a mouth, so was she supposed to just push the fuel into its body?
Wei Yu was puzzled and confused, but he quickly made a decision. After some hesitant attempts, he finally discovered that the Burning Essence could be absorbed by the incantation on the other party's chest.

[Damaged mechanical body absorbed phlogiston (Excellent) ×1]

[Time Remaining: 3 minutes and 24 seconds]

It added about three minutes!
Seeing this, Wei Yu breathed a sigh of relief and quickly put all the fuel she had just collected into the damaged mechanical body.

Soon, the remaining time for the damaged mechanical body reached more than nine minutes, and time was finally not so tight.

This also gave Wei Yu time to continue collecting other drops from the Devouring Hive.

A while later, he returned with the dropped items and put the fuel into the damaged mechanical body. Its remaining time finally exceeded ten minutes.

[Time Remaining: 10 minutes and 45 seconds]

At this moment, the damaged mechanical body, which had gained some extra time, finally began to change.

"Eliminate...the damage..."

"I……"

The repetitive words finally stopped, and the body ceased convulsing; it seemed to have regained some of its senses.

It turned its head and looked at Wei Yu with its simple, flashlight-like "eyes," and then asked a serious question.

"Who are you……"

Then he tilted his head again.

"who I am?"

Seeing this, Wei Yu's eyes lit up. While continuing to insert the fuel, she tried to introduce herself and communicate with the other party, but the other party seemed not to hear her and just kept repeating the two sentences to himself.

It seems to have developed some self-awareness, but not much.

Light rain: "..."

It seems that sufficient phlogiston not only sustains its life, but may also determine the degree of its self-awareness.

Thinking of this, Wei Yu silently began to continue to infuse the pheromone in her hand into the other person's body.

Soon, thirty minutes had passed.

"Are you... saving me?"

Wei Yu didn't respond and continued to insert phlogiston.

Finally, it took a little over an hour and ten minutes.

"Thank you... fellow countryman..."

The damaged mechanical body seemed to have developed sufficient self-awareness.

But Wei Yu's phlogiston supply was also running out at this moment.

"Phew... I'm exhausted..." Wei Yu complained, then turned her attention to it and began to explain and learn about the situation.

And indeed, things turned out exactly as Wei Yu had imagined.

After receiving sufficient energy, the damaged mechanical body regained its self-awareness. Although its thinking was somewhat rigid, it had no problem communicating, and the two quickly gained a basic understanding of each other.

"Hello, Wei Yu..."

"My name is... mayfly."

"Mayfly... what an unlucky name, it sounds like it will die young..." Wei Yu couldn't help but complain.

"This is... the name my father gave me."

After saying this to Wei Yu, the mayfly looked around with its flashlight eyes.

"My body is damaged... my energy... is draining too quickly..."

"I'm looking for... some usable parts... there should be some here..."

As he spoke, he stretched out his arms and began to grip the ground, slowly starting to move.

He had no intention of seeking help from Wei Yu, or rather, he hadn't even considered that possibility.

"and many more!"

Wei Yu quickly called out to him, remembering what she had found while picking up the phlogiston earlier. She swiftly took out an item from her inventory and handed it to him.

[Broken spider-like mechanical legs]

[Type: Quest Item]

[Note: A broken spider-like mechanical leg might come in handy.]

Upon seeing this, the mayfly's flashlight eyes blinked, and then it unceremoniously took it and placed it in front of itself before using its hands to support itself as it climbed up.

But he clearly couldn't integrate with it directly.

So he started looking for some tools.

Seeing this, Wei Yu felt somewhat helpless. The mission tools were right in his hands, but the other party acted as if they hadn't seen them.

So he had no choice but to hand them out one by one.

A few minutes later.

With the help of some tools and broken parts, the mayfly finally managed to attach its body to its spider-like mechanical legs, and the constantly flashing incantations finally began to become regular.

[Remaining time: 1 hour and 56 minutes]

The mayfly's remaining time doubled, but it still couldn't escape its fate of dying two hours later.

This made Wei Yu frown, and only after asking her did she understand the reason.

Mayfly: "My core... has been destroyed... and I can no longer supply energy..."

After hearing this, Wei Yu pondered for a moment and then made a decision.

"Then let's try finding you a new core."

The mayfly pondered his words for a moment: "...Perhaps...it's feasible."

Seeing this, Wei Yu nodded: "Alright, let's continue. There are still many Devouring Beehives here. If all else fails, we can find phlogiston to keep you alive..."

The mayfly obeyed him perfectly and followed right behind him.

But Wei Yu didn't set off immediately, because he wanted to learn about the basic situation here from Fuyou first.

"What's going on here?"

As Wei Yu asked, she looked at the thorns near the nest.

Upon hearing his question, the mayfly quickly replied: "The alien creatures of the Devouring Machines have invaded the border jungle of Gelgard... They have built nests here and are constantly expanding their life by killing Cursed Machines..."

"I was summoned by military orders and came here with other self-contained mechs, and then..."

"Wait a minute." Wei Yu interrupted him, having just heard several key words: "Is this Gaelghada? What is 'Lu Tu'? What are military command signals?"

Considering that the mayfly's CPU might not have fully recovered, Wei Yu patiently began asking questions one by one.

Mayfly: "Yes, this place belongs to Ghargda, and is one of many traveler lands."

Mayfly: "Traveling lands, meaning territories of travel, are inhabited by people who acknowledge their relationship with Ghargda, but are effectively separated for various reasons."

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(End of this chapter)