"Has it been resolved?"
Lin Chen turned off his phone, stood up from the sofa, and looked out of the window of the 'Seaview Villa'.
Outside was an endless sea. Above the sea, there were small platforms extended by the Hegemony Zero.
Mecha arms extended from these small platforms.
This was specifically responsible for the recovery of energy cores and mechanical fragments at the bottom of the sea.
After all, the arm of the Hegemony Zero mecha was too huge. If it went in blindly, it might cause the energy core to shatter. Hence, Star specially built this platform.
"Well done, Star."
Lin Chen nodded in satisfaction and asked,
"How long will this recovery work take?"
[Answer: Master, the Mecha Retrieval Platform will finish retrieving all the mecha fragments and energy cores in the sea in about half an hour.]
"How long will it take to reforge these mechas?"
[Answer: For all the mechas to be reforged, the estimated time is about 24 hours. It is estimated that there are 130 mechas, including 30 B-grade mechas and 100 C-grade mechas.]
"Are there no A-grade mechas?"
Lin Chen looked disappointed.
Initially, he thought that as long as he bombarded this sea area, he might be able to catch a big fish. In the end, it was all a bunch of B-grades.
But this was within his expectations.
After all, it would have been a bit too easy to get an A-grade mecha this way.
Just as he was thinking, Star suddenly reminded him: [Master, the mecha beasts that invaded Mo City closest to that place have been wiped out by Abyss Dragon No. 1, Condor No. 1, and Apocalypse No. 1. They also brought back an A-grade mecha beast.]
Upon hearing this, Lin Chen was no longer sleepy.
"A-grade? There's already an A-grade now?"
"Looks like the Westerners' animals are really strong."
After all, this place was vast and sparsely populated. Ferocious beasts and large animals could be seen everywhere. It was reasonable for an A-grade beast to appear among these animals.
"Quick, Star, send me out to take a look."
[Yes, Master.]
With Star's response, the huge floor-to-ceiling window of Seaview Villa slowly opened. Then, a small jet-type robot slowly rose in front of him.
Below the robot was a small enclosed space that could accommodate a person.
This was the 'elevator' of Hegemony Zero. It was specially used to pick Lin Chen up and drop him off.
Lin Chen stepped in. The little robot also received the order and slowly flew towards the dock.
After a while, the little robot landed on the dock with Lin Chen.
Three battle mechas landed in front of him at the same time.
Even though he had seen these three mechas take off and land before, he was still shocked when he saw them again.
What shocked him even more was the huge metal waste ball behind the Abyss Dragon No. 1.
That mecha ball was even larger than the three mechas in front of him.
It was hard to imagine how many mecha beasts were inside.
Other than this huge metal ball, there was also a mecha bear that had been split into two behind Condor No. 1.
Although it was split into two, its body was almost as big as the metal ball.
"This must be that A-grade mecha beast, right?"
"And it looks like a grizzly bear…"
For a moment, Lin Chen was a little excited.
Grizzly bears were definitely the overlords of the natural world. Be it in terms of strength or size, they were kings among kings.
This way, it could be considered as adding a powerful fighter to him.
"Hey, right, where's the energy core?"
Lin Chen searched for a long time but did not find an energy core, so he asked.
[Answer: Master, the energy core is in the energy store of Abyss Dragon No. 1. In total, there are A-grade cyber giant bear energy core x1, and C-grade cyber walrus energy cores x70.]
"So many?" Lin Chen raised his eyebrows.
He originally thought that there were only at most a dozen inside that metal ball. He did not expect there to be seventy walrus mechas!
"But how did these walruses end up in the city?"
Shouldn't walruses be in the northernmost seas?
[Answer: Due to cyber radiation's effects, the entire world's ecology has been destroyed. Some animals have obtained extraordinary power, so they are not confined to a certain area.]
[Moreover, as their abilities increase, they will expand their territory and attack human cities instinctively.]
Star's explanation was very simple and clear.
As these animals became powerful enough to break through the restraints of nature, they would no longer live in a certain area.
Coupled with the effects of the cyber radiation, they instinctively regarded humans as their food, causing them to attack and plunder human territory.
After all, it was natural for the strong to prey on the weak. If one became stronger, one would not be satisfied with the status quo and would attack the weaker creatures.
After figuring this out, Lin Chen had no more questions.
After all, in his previous life, he had watched on television news of fish mechas coming ashore to attack coastal cities.
Even fish could ignore nature's restraints, let alone those terrestrial creatures.
Moreover, he did not have the time to worry about the laws of nature.
He had to ensure that he had absolute strength in the apocalypse.
"Star, with these additional energy cores and mecha fragments, how long will it take to recreate them?"
[Answer: Master, the estimated time required is another 24 hours. After 24 hours, you will have an A-grade mecha beast X1, B-grade mecha beasts X30, and C-grade mecha beasts X170.]
1+30+170, a total of 201 mecha beasts.
Although it did not sound very intimidating, once they were really manufactured, they would definitely not be inferior to the defensive strength of a city's mecha army.
If he controlled them well, he might even be able to flatten the entire country of Choebon.
And he happened to have such a plan!
"Very good. Star, listen to my instructions. Activate the automatic defense system and order the three mechas to patrol and defend the areas around Hegemony Zero. They must not let any mecha creatures approach. If they encounter another mecha beast invasion, they must destroy them all!"
"This time, we don't need to bring back any more metal fragments. We just need to retrieve the energy cores as a source of reserve energy and keep the cores that are B-grade and above. The remaining cores can be used to replenish the energy of the three mechas at any time."
[Roger, executing…]