From Abyssal Invasion to Bursting Stars with a Single Sword-Chapter 223 - 182 Mechanical Angel: Black Feather Spirit_2

"If you want to obtain the clue," he considered, "it is highly likely that the lab hired by the Descent Faction is conducting the research."

The direction of the investigation circled back to the Descent Faction.

Due to his experiences in a previous life, Lu Heng knew that there were issues with the Descent Faction itself, he was just not certain whether the incident on Gaseous Street had been their doing.

Lu Heng pondered for a moment and asked one last question, "There is one more thing, the Mechanical Angel in the black battle armor that day, can I meet her?"

Ze Wei'er Matrix was silent for two seconds before replying, "I'm sorry, that won't be possible."

Lu Heng frowned and pressed, "Why not?"

Ze Wei'er Matrix paused before answering, "She's the Black Feather Spirit, and she has her own mind."

Lu Heng grew more puzzled. "Do you mean she refuses to meet me?"

Ze Wei'er Matrix remained silent, which meant he was conceding that point.

Lu Heng then asked, "Can I at least know her current status? Is the damage severe?"

"There's no need to worry about that, the repairs have been completed," Ze Wei'er Matrix answered calmly.

However, his calm demeanor left Lu Heng uncertain whether it was a psychological reaction or just a characteristic state of a mechanical entity.

Lu Heng grew more puzzled, for the call for help he had heard from Black Feather Spirit sounded very much like Yuan Yaoyao's voice.

When he first heard it, Lu Heng's initial reaction was that she was calling for help.

But if it was Yuan Yaoyao, why wouldn't she want to see him?

Was Ze Wei'er Matrix hiding something?

Moreover, if Black Feather Spirit was a Mechanical Angel, was it really Yuan Yaoyao?

Black Feather Spirit was a Mechanical Angel that had emerged in his previous life and was one of the strongest angels Ze Wei'er Matrix had created.

Was the Black Feather Spirit of his past life the same entity as the current one?

This question couldn't be answered.

Because Mechanical Angels, warships, spacecraft, and robots might inherit their names and serial numbers.

When a warship retired, a newly commissioned ship could use the old ship's name and serial number.

Robots had similar naming rules.

Mechanical Angels could inherit names and identifiers as well.

If this current Black Feather Spirit really was Yuan Yaoyao, did it mean she had been transformed into a Mechanical Angel?

Given Ze Wei'er Matrix's reputation as a "mad scientist," such a possibility existed.

Moreover, Yuan Yaoyao's Initial Talents were "Metal Ion Reduction" and "Mechanical Heart."

Ethics aside, both her talents were suited for a mechanical enhancement path.

Beyond that,

another piece of information made Lu Heng suspicious.

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The current Black Feather Spirit possessed the ability to repair its metal shell.

This repairing capability could be achieved by the "Fluid Metal" Skill, coupled with control programs in a computing core.

In the past life, Lu Heng had never seen Black Feather Spirit use such a repair ability.

If the past Black Feather Spirit lacked this repairing ability, and the current one possessed it, then the "Fluid Metal" Skill could be the answer to his doubt.

After pondering for a long time, Lu Heng asked again, "Are you certain I cannot meet the Black Feather Spirit?"

Ze Wei'er Matrix candidly said, "As I told you, Black Feather Spirit has its own independent thoughts, and I won't restrict any of her actions."

Lu Heng's expression darkened as he asked one final question, "Is the essence of Black Feather Spirit human?"

This question was crucial and could resolve all ambiguities.

Ze Wei'er Matrix fell silent before replying, "Yes."

Hearing this response, Lu Heng's gaze hardened.

If Black Feather Spirit truly was Yuan Yaoyao,

then in this strange world, without her father by her side,

and her father was Lu Heng's Quenching Assistant.

In this situation, Lu Heng could be considered her half guardian, so he couldn't just ignore the matter, even if it meant causing a confrontation.

Lu Heng slammed the table and rebuked, "So you transformed her into a robot!"

Ze Wei'er Matrix sensed the anger emanating from Lu Heng and asked, "Your emotions surged abruptly."

"Yes! If you don't give me a satisfactory answer, I might even kill you!" Lu Heng didn't hide the murderous intent in his eyes.

"Because of Black Feather Spirit?"

"What else? In this world, I can be considered her half guardian. For Mechanical Civilization, you don't understand what a guardian means, do you?" Lu Heng challenged.

"I understand what a guardian means, but I can't understand the reason for your anger," Ze Wei'er Matrix expressed candidly.

Lu Heng took a deep breath and said, "You forced her to undergo Mechanical Transformation?"

"There was no coercion. Moreover, I calculated the reason for your possible anger. Are you concerned about the extent of Black Feather Spirit's Mechanical Transformation?"

Lu Heng raised an eyebrow, realizing that the machine's thinking was indeed peculiar, but it had mentioned a key phrase, "extent of Mechanical Transformation."

"What do you mean by the extent of Mechanical Transformation? How extensive is Black Feather Spirit's Mechanical Transformation?"

After understanding the reason for Lu Heng's anger, Ze Wei'er Matrix began to explain efficiently:

"Now that I understand why you are angry, I need to explain that in Sikes Civilization, there is no concept of the extent of Mechanical Transformation.

"For me, Mechanical Transformation and using tools are the same; both aim to improve individual operational efficiency, reduce energy consumption, and add capabilities.

"To a living being, whether it's holding a laser weapon, installing a laser weapon under the skin, or replacing an arm with a mechanical arm equipped with a laser weapon, essentially, there are no differences, they are all using tools.

"In the early stages of the Mechanical Revolution in Sikes Civilization, Mechanical Transformations were conducted because the efficiency of individual bodies was significantly lower than that of mechanical limbs.

"Because of the significant increase in operational efficiency, Mechanical Transformation became popular.

"When changing a mechanical eyeball becomes as simple as changing glasses, there's no longer any ideological burden about whether to undergo Mechanical Transformation.

"Do you understand now? It's like if I were to change Black Feather Spirit's glasses, you certainly wouldn't get angry about it."

Although Lu Heng could understand, the human mindset couldn't easily accept Mechanical Transformation, so he continued sternly, "Understanding it is useless from my position, you have no right to perform Mechanical Transformation on her."

Ze Wei'er Matrix, realizing the explanation wasn't getting through, quickly calculated and then said, "Well, communication is indeed difficult. In that case, you can directly communicate with Black Feather Spirit if she is willing."

As he finished speaking, a holographic screen appeared in front of them.

The screen flickered a few times, displaying the image of Black Feather Spirit.

"Yuan Yaoyao!" Lu Heng's voice was stern.

Black Feather Spirit was still clad in black battle armor, with two mechanical antennae moving on her head, but she didn't respond.

"I will tell your father about this," Lu Heng's tone grew even more severe.

"Don't tell! I don't want him to know," Black Feather Spirit finally spoke, her voice indeed that of Yuan Yaoyao.

Su Muyu and Lin Zeyu had been listening nearby, initially not understanding what Lu Heng and Ze Wei'er Matrix were arguing about.

But as soon as they heard Black Feather Spirit speak, they were both stunned.

Black Feather Spirit continued, "The professor didn't force me to undergo Mechanical Transformation; I agreed to it. I really like my current battle armor. Don't you think I am powerful now?

"After returning, I took exams at school, and scored full marks in every subject, especially in computation problems; they were too simple."

Hearing her voice, Lu Heng's concerns lessened slightly.

Judging from the tone of her speech, at least her thinking was normal and very much in line with her original self.

Lu Heng took a deep breath and said, "Come out, before I lose my temper."

Black Feather Spirit fell silent for a while, then turned off the holographic screen communication.

After a while, she flew in from outside, standing in front of Lu Heng.

Lu Heng quickly thought through his options, unsure of how to handle the situation now.

In fact, when she was first summoned, after returning, Lu Heng had felt that her expression seemed a bit sluggish.

He hadn't thought much of it at the time, but now he realized she might have already undergone transformation then.

However, at that time, there were no signs of Mechanical Transformation on her exterior.

Lu Heng asked, "What was transformed? Did you undergo transformation the first time you returned?"

Black Feather Spirit nodded, "Transformed."

Pointing to the back of her head, she said, "A Light Computer Chip was implanted, which helps me calculate and also connects to the network to search for information. Now, I score one hundred percent on every exam."