Chapter 715: Chapter 361: The Development Team’s Story, A Big Misunderstanding
Facing the "attack" from the Mechanical City people, most human settlements displayed a lot of courage.
They directly summoned combat personnel, took out all sorts of treasured weapons, and launched a volley at the approaching Mechanical City people.
There were also various Transcendents who activated their abilities towards them.
These human settlements were able to survive and grow strong on the harsh Ruins Star.
Despite everything, at least they didn’t lack fighting spirit.
However, no matter how strong the fighting spirit, it proved useless against the people from the Mechanical City.
Everyone from the Mechanical City had a Temporary Battle Armor System on their bodies.
These temporary armors, although virtual armors conjured by the Mechanical Spirit through Data Manifestation, were not inferior to normal battle armors, assuming there were enough energy currency.
The starting tier for these temporary armors was four-star top-level.
Some "wealthy" individuals even exchanged for six-star temporary armors.
For those settlements, even a Four-star Transcendent would already be considered a master.
A six-star could even become a settlement leader.
Now, with a swarm of four-star, five-star, six-star powerhouses overwhelming them, how could they fight back?
Despite going Full Firepower, they couldn’t even break through the defense!
The Mechanical City people just looked at them speechlessly, flew over, landed in front of them, and casually took away their weapons without even launching a legitimate attack.
When these Mechanical City people landed, the battle was already over.
The power disparity was too great.
Although some wished to resist stubbornly, they were promptly pinned to the ground without any means of resistance.
Some automatic weapons, mechanical cannons, attempted to target the Mechanical City people, only to be reduced to scrap metal with a few casual energy ray shots.
Seeing their most powerful secret weapons easily turned to trash, the people of the settlements felt heartache.
These were their treasured possessions, only to be used in dire situations, having saved their lives countless times.
And now they were rendered useless?
"You can’t blame us, these weapons aimed at your own residential area; we don’t fear it, but you might have casualties."
"Why feel heartache, this junk; once in the Mechanical City, you can easily get something better."
"Take them all away!"
The Mechanical City people casually reassured them a bit and then began a large-scale search within the settlements.
Of course, they weren’t looting property, but people—everyone capable of breathing, from children to the elderly, all taken away to the Mechanical City!
The information from Mr. Su Yu stated that a global disaster would erupt in a short time.
If these people stayed here, they would be waiting for death.
Moreover, Mr. Su Yu’s orders mentioned that if these people were not taken away, many would transform into terrifying monsters when the great change began, becoming enemies of the Mechanical City.
By taking these people away, they saved the lives of their entire families and, incidentally, reduced enemies for the Mechanical City.
Therefore, they felt justified, with no need for politeness.
Seeing the Mechanical City people so "ruthless," not sparing even the old and the children, the people of the settlements were filled with sadness.
"Turns out they never used their full strength before, and not even now..."
The people of the settlements now truly understood the power of the Mechanical City people.
Previously, due to mining disputes, there had been some conflicts between the settlements and the people from the Mechanical City.
But there were orders from Su Yu not to use force, so the Mechanical City people had been holding back.
Now, with Su Yu’s approval, they unleashed their full power, completely beyond the settlements’ imagination.
"What... what do you want to do?"
"It was us who launched the attack, it has nothing to do with others. If you want to kill, kill us, don’t touch the old and weak..."
Some honorable Settlement Warriors quickly spoke up, trying to plead for the safety of the elderly and weak in the settlements.
However, the Mechanical City people couldn’t be bothered with them.
They clearly told them that going to the Mechanical City was a great benefit, yet they all thought it was harm.
What more could be said?
Some good-tempered Mechanical City residents explained a few words, but when explanations failed, there was nothing more they could do but remain silent in helplessness.
And their silence seemed even more terrifying to the people of the settlements.
Soon, the Mechanical City people, taking a large number of people from the settlements, had flown into the sky.
Of course, these Mechanical City residents did not directly return to the Mechanical City, but headed toward the distant mining area.
There, fragments separated from the Mechanical City were docked, and per Su Yu’s orders, these fragments needed to be recalled as well.
These Mechanical City residents naturally hooked a "ride."
If they used up their battle armor’s energy flying back, carrying so many people, the cost would be too high, not worthwhile.
These Mechanical City people were constantly calculating in their minds how to save energy currency, as in the Mechanical City, energy currency was everything, representing resources and power!
Especially as Su Yu just said, the great change was about to begin, they had to budget carefully, striving to enhance themselves as much as possible before it arrived.
In fact, this "capture" of these settlement humans was also a task assigned by Su Yu.
By bringing back population, they would receive energy currency.
Therefore, the Mechanical City residents were very meticulous in capturing people, ensuring almost no casualties.