Infinite Transmigration Starting from Violet

Lu Ye's brain was working at lightning speed.

twin?

substitute?

No, impossible. Even the scars on their faces are exactly the same.

But he quickly figured it out.

To guess what he was thinking, Lu Ye opened the panel and took a look.

Instead of observing their own physical data, they directly shifted their gaze to the bottom row.

[World progress rewind: 50%], a direct increase of 35%.

No wonder the colonel said their interests aligned... So that's how it is.

Lu Ye let out a long sigh of relief, then slowly walked to the sofa and sat down.

The colonel turned around this time to face Lu Ye.

The colonel who had been behind Lu Ye retreated back into the shadows.

"Well, do you understand now?" the colonel smiled.

“You have a ‘Shard of the Celestial Spirit’…” Lu Ye said slowly.

“I don’t know what it’s called, but I know you have one too and are familiar with it, which makes things easier.”

"How did you know?" Lu Ye asked, still thinking that he was the only one who knew about the fragment.

"I was there when I sent that pirate to kill you; I saw it all," the colonel said calmly. "Even the most advanced technology can't retrieve an object from nothingness, just as there shouldn't be two of me in this world..."

Lu Ye suddenly understood.

So that's how it is; now everything makes sense.

The colonel not only observed the battle but also witnessed himself drawing the Broken Blade from the darkness...

At this moment, the colonel took out a gold pocket watch from his pocket; the style of the watch looked quite old.

He opened the back of the pocket watch, and there was a space about the size of a thumb inside.

Although this watch looks ordinary, its craftsmanship is absolutely top-notch.

Lu Ye thought to herself that if she wasn't mistaken, there was also a hidden switch beneath the clock face of this pocket watch...

"It's just a little gadget I had someone make when I worked in the intelligence department... Turn off the lights and you'll see something dazzling."

Chapter 43, 4000 points

The switch was turned off, the colonel extinguished the candle, and pushed open the clock's cover.

Suddenly, in the darkness, only that pure, deep blue color floated by.

It was incredibly dreamy and incredibly beautiful.

It is only the size of a fingernail, but any precious jewel in the world pales in comparison to it.

Lu Ye's heart began to pound violently.

At this moment, all Lu Ye could see was the beauty of the Star Spirit fragments, their pure and pristine nature.

Even the stars seemed within reach.

But this dreamlike scene only lasted for a few seconds.

As the colonel closed the pocket watch, the room returned to darkness.

"How is it?" the colonel said in the darkness.

Lu Ye turned on the light and searched for the pocket watch, but the colonel had already put it away.

How did you get it?

"It was just an accident. You'll probably be more interested in what happens next."

"I'm all ears."

“‘Protoss Fragment’…that’s the name, isn’t it? I don’t know its real name, so I’ll just use what you call it,” the colonel said. “More than thirty years ago, the world situation hadn’t changed so much. The war hadn’t started, and weapons called ‘mechs’ hadn’t appeared yet. But the day I obtained the ‘Protoss Fragment,’ everything changed. In just three months, a previously unknown scientist appeared in the North, and Verdon began to claim that they were developing a new weapon, warning Leiden to stop putting economic pressure on them…”

"In other words..." Lu Ye slowly opened his eyes wide.

“That’s right, there’s more than one ‘Protoss Fragment’,” the colonel said slowly. “That scientist from Verdon also has one. The reason I’m so sure is because I know him. Fermund, a man who can’t even do basic addition and subtraction wrong, do you think he can handle this kind of weapon? You mentioned ‘common interests’ earlier, and we do have one. You’re helping me, and in return, I’ll give you this thing. The fact that you recognize it means you know its value. Perhaps you can give this beautiful little thing to your family as a souvenir before you go home.”

Lu Ye never expected that the fragments he had been longing for would appear before him in this way.

To be honest, he was somewhat tempted... He would have been even more tempted if the colonel hadn't tried to kill him.

He wasn't stupid; he knew why the colonel wanted to kill him.

The only reason can be Violet.

Either he himself is killed by pirates, or he becomes the chain that binds Violet.

In this way, a gun with only one bullet doesn't seem so strange anymore.

Whether he survives or dies, it will be beneficial to the colonel.

The colonel's willingness to sit here and negotiate is also thanks to the application of "storage space" and "broken blade".

"Is it possible for me to say 'no'?" Lu Ye asked.

"Of course there are, but would you like to see this before you speak?"

"what?"

"Come with me."

The colonel got up and went to the portrait on the wall, and activated the mechanism on the side frame.

The wall slowly rotated, revealing the guide rails on the floor and the gears and hinges along the edges... It was actually a door disguised as a wall!

“Go straight to the second floor, that’s the armory,” the colonel said, picking up a lantern from the table and entering. “Come on, as a temporary ally, I will show you everything without reservation.”

It wasn't a passageway inside, but a very steep staircase.

At the end of the stairs was an iron gate. The colonel used a key to open it, and the gate slowly opened.

The two entered a closed room with no railings or observation windows on the door, as if to prevent anyone from seeing what was inside.

The key was inserted into the lock, and with a click, the door opened.

The colonel casually turned on the switch on the wall, the lights came on, and his tall figure reappeared in front of Lu Ye.

"Unit 6 is the best mech we can make right now, and it's also our main weapon. It's just a pity that it's difficult to manufacture and can't be mass-produced quickly." The colonel touched the iron armor as if caressing a young girl's skin.

Lu Ye also examined the so-called "mecha" in front of him.

This is completely different from the "mecha" in movies and TV shows. It has neither a powerful appearance nor any weaponry such as particle cannons.

The armor, which is over two meters tall, has a dark golden sheen on its surface. The joints are filled with densely intertwined parts that fit together perfectly. Through the damaged gaps, you can even glimpse the internal steam engine mechanism.

The large, twisted cylinders were clustered together, with winding copper pipes enveloping the core like blood vessels. Such dense copper pipes must be used for heat dissipation, and one can foresee the astonishing heat and power that this machine will unleash when working at full load.

Lu Ye could even imagine this machine unleashing its full power on the battlefield, emitting white steam that carried away the blood, making it appear as if shrouded in a blood mist, with the high-speed airflow emitting a mournful whistle-like sound...

“Large steam engines are no longer a rarity, but miniaturization of steam engines is still a closely guarded secret,” the colonel said. “The No. 6 engine was equipped with a Warren engine, a 4-stroke, 16-valve engine, and was purely military equipment, but this model was already an outdated and defective product in Verdun.”

"The current mechs are divided into three layers. The outermost layer is a protective shell, the second layer is a metal skeleton similar to an exoskeleton, and the innermost layer is a cockpit used to operate the mech and protect the operator's safety."

The colonel gently tapped open the magazine on the back of the No. 6 machine, and the outer shell popped up, revealing a red button inside.

Immediately afterwards, the back of Unit 6 fully opened, from the head cabin to the body, and then to the arms and ankles, the tightly sealed parts opened one by one, and Lu Ye could hear a series of "clicking" sounds, which were the sounds of the iron buckles in the joints hitting each other.

This isn't the kind of cockpit you see in anime; this mech is more like a "wearable device," a more advanced form of armor.

Lu Ye remained silent for a long time. As a man, who could resist a mecha?

But when Lu Ye circled around to the back of the mecha, his gaze was instantly drawn to the dense array of silver needles inside.

He used to fantasize about what it would feel like to go inside and control a mecha, but now he doesn't want to anymore.

The bases of those silver needles were brass pillars, and below the pillars were metal straps that ran down the spine from the back of the head. The metal straps were fitted tightly to the inside of the mecha. It was foreseeable that if he went inside, the moment the armor closed, those silver needles would instantly pierce his skin and reach his spine.

This isn't a weapon! This armor is clearly a simplified version of the "Iron Maiden"!

“This is what I’m going to show you—the neural interface system,” the colonel said. “We tried every means to bring back the remains of those advanced mechs from the battlefield to study them, to see why this thing was so powerful… but we finally discovered this. The Protoss fragment that Fermund possessed brought with it this unknown neural technology… or rather, technology from its own core.”

"What is its purpose?" Lu Ye asked.

"Improve the adaptability between the mechs and the users," the colonel said. "While there are differences in the performance of the mechs themselves, Verdon and his men were able to defeat us ultimately because of this. Just like with a sword, a mediocre swordsman merely swings the blade, while a master can make the sword and himself become one. This is the weapon that transforms a third-rate swordsman into a first-rate swordsman."

Chapter 44 Celestial Spirit Fragments

"So that's how it is..." Lu Ye said thoughtfully.

He had previously thought that even if the engine power of this kind of steam engine was high, it couldn't possibly be that high.

This would make the mechs worn by the pilots extremely bulky, and actions such as drawing a gun would be incredibly stiff.

Sending this thing to the battlefield?

A skilled veteran with some maneuvering skills charges over with a few grenades and explosives, blowing your head off!

But the neural interface device is like giving you a VR headset with ultra-low latency.

Although still limited by the power consumption of the hardware itself, it can be smoother.

In other words, it's like merging the operator with the mecha itself, just like a top-notch swordsman who makes the sword and himself one.

“We’ve been researching for a long time, but we only produced imitations. They are nowhere near as good as the models manufactured by Verdon. Ever since we got a few prototypes, Verdon has equipped every mech on the front lines with a self-destruct device. It’s not so easy to get prototypes to study anymore.”

"Don't tell me your condition is that I and Violet wear this thing to fight that ten-meter-tall puppet."

"Of course not. This was obtained by my intelligence agents who risked their lives. Verdon's new weapon has been successfully developed. It's a giant mobile battle suit, ten meters tall, carrying two massive repeating cannons on its shoulders. Its firepower covers a 360-degree area with no blind spots. If nothing unexpected happens, we will surrender in less than six months, sign various defeat treaties, and pay reparations and cede territory..."

Lu Ye could imagine the towering mecha standing in front of him.

When it appears on the battlefield, it is like a towering giant, and with a swing of its blade, heads fly off in droves, leaving only desolate blood.

No one could cross its sword circle, not even Violet.

"How could that be? Can you imagine? Once that thing appears, who would dare to stand in front of it? We can still hold on because Leiden still has hope. As long as we have armor, we can keep going. But a ten-meter-long suit of armor, ha, that's practically a mobile fortress!"