Star Railway: I'm developing the Star Railway mobile game at my company.

Chapter 416 Mechanical Soul

When Silver Wolf asked, Star began to recount the story of the troublemaker March 7th challenging the troublemaker Scott to a duel.

March 7th: [Hey, why am I considered a busybody too?!]

Silver Wolf remained calm in the face of this.

Oh, is that all?

What do you mean by "such a thing"? You're not underestimating me, are you?!

Although one Scott doesn't seem to be much of a problem for Silver Wolf...

During the conversation, none of them noticed that a familiar face had appeared beside them at some point.

Master Gongshu: [Sigh, these young people nowadays... I've been standing here for ages, and they're completely oblivious!]

If you only look at the name, you might not remember who this person is, but when you hear this opera-like tone, players' memories will immediately come flooding back.

"Strong and powerful, truly strong and powerful!"

"What an addictive tone! Haha!"

"Haha, I was just saying I might run into someone I know at the manufacturing company!"

"Could this be the person Silver Wolf is supposed to meet? He really is a veteran player of Immortal Boat (physical)."

"Master Gongshu is really bold, daring to meet a Star Core Hunter in person!"

"It's a projection! (emphasis)"

Indeed, this was the case during the subsequent conversation. Everyone recognized the game that Mr. Gongshu was playing; it was the equally popular Etherfront.

This meeting was about Mr. Gongshu helping Silver Wolf inquire about a rare dual-attribute Ether Spirit. The good news was that the Ether Spirit's prototype, the Golden Man, had been thrown into the trash heap, but the bad news was that it could still be retrieved.

So Silver Wolf (the projection) decided to stay here for a while to do some research. If she became interested in the Ether Spirit later, she could come to find her at any time. Then the story began to enter Silver Wolf's storyline.

When they found Silver Wolf again, he said that the destroyed golden man was completely devoid of any soul, and March 7 suggested that he go directly to Screw Gum, who was also an inorganic life form, to ask him.

Silver Wolf: [What I want is the etheric spirit, not a philosophical answer. Besides, you expect me to ask him politely? No way!]

At this moment, a dialogue option suddenly appeared that locked onto the player's gaze!

It's not like he banned 76 of your game accounts.

Upon hearing this, Silver Wolf frowned immediately, and his little face fell.

【You! You're not allowed to mention this again. I can ban your game account too, want to try?】

This adorable reaction brought a smile to the audience's face.

"Hahaha, Wolf Cub's lifelong pain!"

"That's so mean to Xingbao, suddenly veer off to this topic, hahaha."

"Hilarious, there are still 76 game accounts."

"Wolf Baby looks so cute with his puffed-up cheeks!"

Silver Wolf: Shut up! I work for Star Core Hunter. If you dare mess with me, I'll wipe out your Star Core!

Now, back to the main point, when faced with the scrapped golden statue, Master Gongshu clearly did not believe in the idea of ​​a mechanical soul.

However, Silver Wolf had once seen a news report that said the long-extinct School of Knowledge, the School of Mechanical Spirits, had a different opinion on this.

The school of thought argues that machines, from the moment they are born on the production line, possess an inherent soul, but are unable to express it due to hardware limitations, just like humans.

This group also has a whole set of mysterious rituals for communicating with machines, but everyone thinks they're crazy.

Until one interstellar war, all members of this school perished. In a miraculous turn of events, the attacked flagship returned to their home planet.

No one survived on board. It was as if the main ship had come to life and taken over the vehicle itself, carrying the cadets' remains away from the combat zone and back to its home planet.

[None of the victims saw the mechanical soul, yet this proved its existence.]

This short story, however, has a profound impact on people.

Wow, that's awesome?

"The Machine Soul is delighted!"

"Wow, I'm getting a little touched. The ship took action on its own to bring its owner's remains back to his hometown. How romantic!"

"I will definitely lead everyone back!"

"I'm going to use this phone to hypnotize you. You're a catgirl, you're a catgirl, transform now!"

"The phone: I should have just let it rot in the factory."

After listening to Silver Wolf's story, Xing had three possible responses.

The first person said it might be controlled by Suiyang, the second person started to speculate whether mechanical souls really exist, and the third person said it was just a complex AI.

The latter two answers are actually more like the concepts of "intellect" and "mysticism" as the two destinies.

One view holds that everything irrational has its own rational explanation, while the other believes that the truly unknown should not be forcibly explained by knowledge.

When March 7th mentioned that if he could find a kind mechanical soul, it might teach him how to defeat the company, after all, he was a naturally inspired being (made up).

These words inspired Silver Wolf. Although the rare golden man was destroyed, he could still use the mechanical spirit summoning technique to make it descend upon other golden men.

So when they arrived at the Bureau of Works again, Silver Wolf and Master Gongshu had already prepared a golden statue for summoning spirits.

Silver Wolf has already prepared the materialistic part; next, March 7th, with his innate spiritual body, will be in charge of the idealistic part.

So, after being forced into this situation, March 7th began chanting a strange prayer.

[Solemn... Great soul of machinery, we call upon your presence. Please guide our spiraling structure, connect the wandering spirits here, and let them resonate at the joints and within the components...]

Let the milling machine be your vessel, forever existing in the world of forgings and gates...

This cyber prayer is quite amusing; yet, it somehow makes a lot of sense!

This strange ritual continued for quite a while, and the golden man still did not react. However, things began to change on March 7th.

[Gongshu, Gongshu... Don't forget... Ah Xiu...]

【Ah-Shu...your...good friend...】

This strange appearance made the people nearby feel uneasy, and the audience was also filled with doubt and suspicion.

"Did they invite this onto March 7th?"

"Holy crap, is this some kind of weird thing?"

"Don't scare me..."

"Where's my teammate? Where's my teammate? Help!"

Give me back March 7th!

"It's fake, right? I just tried reading it once, and it was fine."

"Is the one in front still there, hello?!"

On the train, even March 7 himself got goosebumps after witnessing this scene.

"Hiss... So back then, there really was a mechanical soul descending upon me? I didn't even realize it!"

Seeing this, Xing revealed a wicked smile, then her expression stiffened as she spoke.

"Clatter—mechanical—clatter..."

"Ahhh, don't scare me!"

Hearing the sounds of another pillow fight coming from next door, Dan Heng sighed helplessly. These two are really energetic.

Chapter 417 You've been enhanced, hurry up and deliver it!

Returning to the story, when March 7th mentioned Ah Xiu's name, Master Gongshu seemed to be deep in thought.

Immediately afterwards, March 7's eyes suddenly regained their luster, and the strange look from before vanished. Then, she looked around blankly, blinking her beautiful big eyes.

Why are you all staring at me? How did it go? Was the spirit summoning spell successful?

Given that bizarre posture just now, it can only be described as a somewhat unsuccessful success.

Silver Wolf then turned to ask Master Gongshu what Ah Xiu was, and Master Gongshu was quite surprised to hear that name again.

In fact, Ah Xiu was a toy that Master Gongshu never finished. It had never appeared in this world, and even Master Gongshu did not know what it looked like or what it was.

Silver Wolf suggested that since it's an unfinished toy, we'll know once it's finished.

But Master Gongshu said he could no longer make it.

I heard you enjoy playing all sorts of games, don't you? Before long, you'll lose interest in games altogether because you know too much, play too much, and think too much.

Now, I can no longer focus on the things I used to be passionate about.

After Silver Wolf questioned him, he learned that the toy was actually just a very simple mechanical bird.

When Master Gongshu was still an apprentice, he dreamed of creating a powerful and ingenious bird based on his wildest ideas, but he never succeeded because he didn't want his master to see him wasting his time on such a whim.

When things got busy later, Master Gongshu could only silently tell himself that he would do it after this busy period was over, but when the busy period was over, he could no longer muster that impulse.

Later, when Master Gongshu became the chief craftsman, he had more time. Whenever he was about to start making a toy, a thought would quietly appear in his mind—did he really want to make a toy?

That is precisely why Master Gongshu could not continue.

This explanation from Master Gongshu moved the audience deeply.

The lashes of life constantly urge people forward, making learning and work occupy most of one's life, making it difficult to stop and appreciate the scenery along the way.

This is what is known as "electronic impotence." Various problems in life wear a person down to the point that they no longer have the mood to play games and just want to lie down and give up.

Fortunately, since the method of summoning spirits had been demonstrated on March 7th, Master Gongshu, having gained a reason and motivation, decided to give it another try.

It's not that difficult. As the master craftsman Gongshu, how could he not create a clever bird? It's just that he lacked a power source.

After many years, Master Gongshu finally fulfilled his childhood dream, which made March 7th sigh with emotion.

"...It's really not easy being an adult."

March 7th, don't you want to be an adult?

"I... I just can't imagine what I'll be like when I become an adult. Xing, what about you?"

Upon hearing this, the audience immediately began to recall the mature appearance of March 7th when he grew up.

"No, I just can't figure it out no matter how hard I try!"

"March 7th is cute forever!"

"A timeless beauty!"

"True anti-aging (physical)"

"Could it be that March 7th had been drifting in space for a long time before it met us?"

"Once I log in, I'll probably see what Master March 7th looked like."

Getting back to the main point, despite all the effort, there's no hope of getting that rare Ether Spirit. Silver Wolf can only copy Ash's Ether Spirit as a backup reward.

However, after copying it, it was discovered that Ash was also a rare Ether Spirit with dual attributes.

[Oh my god! The rare dual attributes worked?! What's that old saying from the game again—"The mountains and rivers seem to block the way, but rare attributes can't be hidden forever."]

March 7th: [What kind of folk saying is this? It's obviously made up.]

Master Gongshu has completed Ashu's task, and Silver Wolf has found the rare Ether Spirit; only he himself has yet to find the answer...

After all, March 7th initially came to find a way to win against the mechs, and seeing her like this, Silver Wolf also took on the task with great responsibility.

Don't worry, I'm your answer. Come to me, and I'll help you solve your problem.

Seeing Silver Wolf's confident little expression, the audience got excited.

"Oh wow, here it comes! Is the wolf cub about to make its move?!"

"It's just a matter of moving a finger."

"Now it's really open."

On the day of the competition, March 7th still seemed a little nervous, but Silver Wolf comforted him.

What's the rush? Dealing with a few small fry from a few companies is a piece of cake.