Ironclad Group Chat: Red and Black Lists Engraved with Heroic Epics

[Huo Huo: W-why are you suddenly telling ghost stories?]

[Star: The starship, with no survivors, returned to its home planet on its own. Could it be...?]

Xing's brows furrowed into a knot, her eyes filled with surprise and uncertainty.

[Star: Autonomous driving is making strides!]

[Sai Fei: I was just about to say that too.]

[Silver Wolf: ...Do you really think a genius hacker like me would be fooled by such a simple trick?]

[Star: What if you lose your temper? It's common knowledge that people sometimes lose their rationality and pour their hearts out to a chair. It's quite reasonable that you might be in that state at that moment, isn't it?]

[Silver Wolf: ...Where did you find this twisted logic?]

March 7th blinked: "Then aren't there still people alive?"

Silver Wolf's expression turned serious: "No one survived. The flagship acted like a cheater in a game; it took over the vehicle, controlled the weapons, and even piloted it—ultimately escaping the combat zone and bringing the remains of the School members back to their home planet."

[Star: Oh wow? It even has auto-battle? That's so advanced? Has it really awakened its machine spirit?]

[March 7th: The moment I heard you say the words "auto-battle," it instantly felt like something from a low-end website.]

Xing remained steadfast in his scientific spirit: "Is it possible that it's controlled by the sun?"

Silver Wolf looked speechless: "Do you even know the size of the Protoss creatures that can control the mainship? It's definitely not that."

[Tail: To be honest, I really couldn't do that.]

[Saifei: That goes without saying, everyone can see that. After all, even a little fox like you can only live on its tail.]

[Tail: Hey~!]

[Star: Got it. That starship is piloted by Huanlong! It must be huge!]

[Silver Wolf: You're so stubborn, aren't you?]

Silver Wolf realized that Star was actually a humanoid walking ETC, deliberately trying to provoke her, so he decided to communicate with someone else instead.

"March 7th, what about you? Do you believe in mechanical spirits?"

March 7's eyes lit up: "The ship acted on its own initiative and took its master's remains back to his homeland... How romantic it would be if mechanical souls really existed."

"If we encounter a kind mechanical spirit, perhaps... it will be willing to teach me how to defeat the company's mechs!"

Silver Wolf lowered his gaze, defeated by her realistic wish: "I almost forgot you were still thinking about this..."

[March 7th: It's true, we still have Scott to play. We've won so many times, we've gotten used to it, and we're not nervous at all.]

Scott: What do you mean? Am I some insignificant nobody?!

[Star: But the March 7th in the light screen doesn't think that way at all. She's even starting to rely on the Machine Soul to fight for her... Has the March 7th in this timeline been slacking off terribly? How desperate must she be about her swordsmanship to have such an unrealistic idea?]

[March 7th: So what? This is called, this is called making good use of resources! If the company does it this way, of course I can too!]

Scott: Don't ignore me!!!

March 7th proudly declared, "After all, I am born with a divine body of inspiration, so mechanical souls are definitely willing to communicate with me properly."

[Illusory Image: A natural-born genius with divine inspiration? It's so enviable, I could cry.]

"Oh—! There's such a move!" Upon hearing the words "Innate Inspiration Body," Silver Wolf's eyes lit up instantly, and a strange smile appeared on his lips.

"March 7th, you did a great job!"

March 7th blinked in confusion: "W-what's wrong? Did I say something?"

Silver Wolf exclaimed excitedly, "The Mechanical Spirit School's mechanical spirit summoning technique is still recorded! In other words, I can imbue other golden figures with its mechanical soul!"

Seeing her so enthusiastic, Xing could only lament her own ill-fated life: "The scientific community will treat me as the latest joke!"

[That Moment Xia: Yes, I'm ready to laugh. If it were a perfectly intact intelligent machine, I wouldn't deny its level of intelligence. But trying to make a piece of scrap metal talk again is hardly a rational act.]

[Bai E: At that moment, Teacher Xia...]

I'm so glad you know that you have a strong correlation with rationality.

……

"Trying these outrageous shamanistic methods is better than just sitting around guarding scrap metal." Silver Wolf curled his lip. "Besides, robots can use resurrection potions too, so let's ignore the scientific community."

"I'll first check out the guide to spirit summoning techniques at Tiger Hill, then ask Master Gongshu to prepare a golden statue. You two should also remember to come..."

Soon after, Silver Wolf summoned the two to meet at the Workshop, where Master Gongshu and a golden figure that served as the incarnation of the descendant had been waiting for a long time.

[Fireworks: Poor, intact golden statue. Because of the bet with the mischievous swordsman and the evil drill wolf's pet-catching game, it's about to be possessed... Waaah!]

[Silver Wolf: Believe it or not, I'll digitize your personality and input it into the database.]

Silver Wolf said confidently, "The preparations for the spirit summoning spell are complete. Next, we just need to input the information in order."

March 7th whispered to Xing, "She seems to be treating this completely like a game..."

"We need to recite a prayer to guide the mechanical soul first..." Silver Wolf glanced at everyone: "You recite it, March 7th."

"Oh..." March 7th took three seconds to react: "Huh?! Why me?"

Is this kind of mentally taxing work something she should be doing?

Silver Wolf said matter-of-factly, "Didn't you say you have an innate spiritual body? You come on—you take care of the idealistic part, and I'll take care of the materialistic part."

[Saifeier: Materialistic spirit summoning magic... What Frankenstein's monster? Even Aglaia can't sew as well as you.]

[Star: Silver Wolf isn't stupid at all. She wouldn't do something as shameful as casting spells over a pile of scrap metal.]

[March 7th: Does that mean I look stupid?]

[Star: Ahem, I mean, she doesn't have your level of "inspiration." Keep it up, Inspiration King!]

[Huo Huo: Why does that sound like a goldfish's name?]

March 7th was speechless: "...I'll come."

[Star: Remember to recite the prayer in binary, after all, it's a machine. Hehe, I'll record this scene carefully... *cough*]

Xing grinned wickedly, clutching his stomach with secret delight.

In March, I would recite a bunch of embarrassing, charlatan-like lines to a discarded omnipotent machine. The scene of nothing happening after I finished reciting them, except for a gentle breeze and three crows cawing, is just hilarious to think about!

Record it! It absolutely must be recorded!

……

March 7th stood before the spirit communication platform, her cheeks flushed, silently praying that the six gazes behind her were deaf and blind, unable to see or hear her actions.

Drawing upon her wisdom and memory, she uttered a profound prayer: "Solemn... Great mechanical soul, we call upon your presence. Guide our spiraling structure, connect the wandering spirits here, let them echo in the joints and components..."