Su Yu was somewhat worried. Would there be issues with the Mechanical Spirit operating without a hardware carrier, essentially being in a "wandering soul" state?
Although the Mechanical Spirit had reached eight stars and could exist as pure data for a relatively long time without hardware constraints,
that didn’t mean it didn’t need hardware at all.
If too much time passed without finding a suitable hardware carrier, its fate would inevitably be extinction.
The question was how long the Mechanical Spirit could hold on. Would Su Yu be able to produce enough Superior Level Chips to support it?
If it could only last a few days, that would be troublesome. Su Yu might actually have to dismantle the chips from the Brutal Battle Armor and Assault Tank to let the Mechanical Spirit use them first.
Hearing this, the Mechanical Spirit was silent for a moment, seemingly assessing its own state.
A moment later, it spoke: "Master, maintaining my current state... I can last more than a year."
Su Yu was a bit surprised.
The Mechanical Spirit didn’t explain but instead demonstrated it with actual action.
The metallic form it manifested suddenly opened, revealing its internal structure.
Inside the metallic form were dozens of Superior Level Chips!
"This is... Data Materialization."
"Are you using Data Materialization to craft fake chips?"
Su Yu immediately saw the essence of these chips.
They weren’t real chips, but simulations manifested by the Mechanical Spirit using its Data Materialization ability.
The Mechanical Spirit then used these manifested fake chips to carry its data.
"Yes, Master, by using this method, I can greatly extend my existence time."
"But this method is very consuming, so I can only maintain it for a year."
"After a year, I must use genuine chips as a carrier to rest and recover data and energy."
The Mechanical Spirit said.
Su Yu marveled at the chips manifested by the Mechanical Spirit.
The Mechanical Spirit used its ability to create chips to carry its data.
This method was indeed extraordinary.
It’s like "drawing a loaf to stave off hunger", yet it actually satisfied its hunger.
Though the Mechanical Spirit mentioned the method being quite consuming, maintaining it for an entire year still seemed quite efficient.
With this ability, Su Yu wouldn’t need to worry about the Mechanical Spirit lacking a carrier.
A year’s time should surely be enough for Su Yu to manufacture ample chips?
Moreover, if this ability was developed further to a certain extent, wouldn’t the Mechanical Spirit be able to truly operate without a carrier and exist eternally in data form?
Su Yu pondered for a while and then suddenly asked, "Fear Intelligence, can you do something ?"
Fear Intelligence was also an eight-star data lifeform. If the Mechanical Spirit could manifest Superior Level Chips, Fear Intelligence should be able to as well.
Upon hearing this, Fear Intelligence immediately attempted to activate its ability.
Soon, a large amount of data began to converge, attempting to solidify.
A chip flickered indistinctly in mid-air.
But the chip could not take shape.
"Master, I can’t do it..."
In the end, Fear Intelligence regretfully gave up.
Originally, when Fear Intelligence first advanced to eight stars, it was able to use its abilities to simulate and manifest powerful Mechanical Creations like the Assault Tank.
But now, it could barely simulate a chip, yet couldn’t form it.
The internal structure of a chip was too complex, and to manifest a chip required enormous computational power and data, which was somewhat demanding for Fear Intelligence.
For instance, a Superior Level Chip requires computational power of 1.
To manifest it might require spending 10, even 100 computation power units, which is a huge loss.
It’s likely that the Mechanical Spirit, with its vast data, could afford such consumption, but Fear Intelligence could not.
"However, the Mechanical Spirit’s data entity might indeed be too powerful."
"How did it suddenly become much stronger?"
Su Yu felt something was amiss.
Fear Intelligence struggled to manifest just one chip.
The Mechanical Spirit, on the other hand, manifested dozens and could still last a whole year.
This strength was unbelievable.
Su Yu was deep in thought.
He recalled earlier that when he bestowed a blessing on the Mechanical City, the city itself didn’t change—only the Mechanical Spirit did.
This was quite strange.
Su Yu pondered for a moment, then suddenly asked the Mechanical Spirit, "What do you think of the transformation blueprint for the Mechanical City? Can you bring the plans to reality?"
The Mechanical Spirit immediately understood Su Yu’s meaning:
"Master, are you suggesting I use my Data Materialization ability to directly manifest the transformation projects from the blueprint?"
He had just been contemplating this.
The reconstruction of the Mechanical City required a massive investment of materials, resources, and time.
It seemed impossible to complete for now.
But now the Mechanical Spirit had advanced to eight stars and gained immensely powerful Data Materialization abilities.
If its abilities could be used to manifest those transformation structures, it would be much more convenient and swift!
This idea might sound far-fetched, but Su Yu thought it had great potential!
The Mechanical Spirit, upon hearing this, hesitated a bit.
Could it really manage to manifest such large structures?
Even with its current power, it couldn’t calculate whether it could succeed.
But Su Yu was full of confidence: "Don’t worry, just go ahead and try!"
Encouraged, the Mechanical Spirit no longer hesitated.
It immediately activated its ability and began the manifestation.
Soon, the entire Mechanical City began to tremble.
The residents of the Mechanical City, who were peacefully engaged in production, life, and study, suddenly felt the earth shaking and panicked.