This Universe is terrifying; Liu Yun, who knew all the plot details, naturally understood that the Golden-Horned Beast would later attack Earth, bringing immense disaster to the entire world.
Liu Yun, knowing the plot and possessing the abilities of a powerful Warrior-level Martial Artist, naturally had to plan ahead. After all, the Golden-Horned Beast disaster was too perilous, and he had to seize every second now, otherwise, any future wealth would just be an illusory dream.
Only a few years remained until this disaster. If he indulged in the comfort of successful healing, Liu Yun might very well die in the coming turmoil, becoming a wronged ghost in the end.
The crystal ball could replenish energy just by being exposed to the sun. It came from a similar parallel Universe and could be seen as the Automaton Race's Heart of Evolution in this world. Liu Yun placed the crystal ball aside and began to ponder what he should do.
Just then, the crystal ball emitted a sound. It was the Automaton Race's emotionless computational power beginning to work; it still retained some special abilities.
"Detecting a major hidden danger in the main body's physique. Initiating auxiliary medical function. Based on current energy status, only the simplest treatment can be provided."
"Initiating ability transfer function. Transferring the Automaton Race main body's abilities to the main body, allowing the main body's abilities to be maintained at the Commander level for one hour. After one hour, energy will be depleted, and it will revert to ordinary auxiliary mode. Ordinary auxiliary mode refers to the main body automatically receiving computer assistance during combat, including combat power detection, holographic situational awareness, attack assistance, and enemy Move analysis!"
The crystal ball emitted a mechanical sound, and a blue glow flashed, instantly healing Liu Yun's body. It seemed high-tech abilities were truly formidable; it cured illnesses that Earth's technology couldn't in an instant.
And this was just the most basic, simplest treatment. Compared to it, Earth's medical technology was as crude as the shamanistic practices of cavemen.
However, the Automaton Race Clone's most Heaven-Defying ability was actually combat assistance. With this assistance, Liu Yun would truly be invincible in terms of Moves. In the future, Liu Yun would be utterly reliant on computer assistance when fighting.
"Upon inspection, the technological level of the world where the main body is located is very backward. Please collect resources as soon as possible to construct a simple Elementary base and obtain other basic assistance."
Saying this, the crystal ball provided the method for constructing an Elementary base, but at present, this was still somewhat difficult; a single person venturing outside would surely die. This Automaton Race Clone still had various other incredible functions, and Liu Yun thought he should first use this thing to improve his strength.
At this moment, the regularly pushed news started, pulling Liu Yun back to reality.
"Dragon-like monsters are appearing in the wilderness, having killed several Commander-level Martial Artists and escaped. A punitive expedition is now being recruited to hunt down the evil Dragon."
"The military announced that laser weapons have made significant progress and may be able to strike monsters from long distances, increasing the ability to restrict Earth's monsters."
"The HR Alliance announced the development of cellular active substances, which are expected to assist human activities and completely change the war situation."
The world was harsh. Because he had lost all his strength previously, his status as a Martial Artist also began to waver. After all, he had truly become an ordinary person, and now, to make a comeback, he even needed some basic assessments.
These assessments were merely to confirm Liu Yun's physical condition. This wasn't to make things difficult for him; after all, for Martial Artists venturing outside, they had to ensure their comrades were trustworthy. If they couldn't even pass the tests within the base, then there was truly no need to go out and die.
For this, he needed to recover some strength first, as his consciousness was no longer what it once was; the current Liu Yun knew absolutely nothing about martial arts.
"Being abandoned doesn't matter, but to develop a base, I must first get my recovery of strength recognized so that I can legitimately and reasonably enter the wilderness! Now, I'm afraid no one will acknowledge my abilities. What should I do?"
Liu Yun was not afraid of hardship, nor did he feel ashamed, so he quickly took action! First, he used some corrugated cardboard to cover the windows, blocking the cold wind. Then, he rummaged through the refrigerator for a lot of cooked food, tore open the packaging, and began to feast.
"It's truly amazing; I feel like I no longer have that sensation of being powerless!"
After he ate and drank his fill, he felt completely refreshed and energetic, with no trace of being ill, which fully demonstrated the power of the Automaton Race's auxiliary medical function.
This Clone could also transfer its abilities to Liu Yun, but due to insufficient energy, it could only maintain them for one hour. Optical charging had to be performed every hour!
Liu Yun had digested some of the Automaton Race's memories. He knew that light energy charging was actually a very low-level form of energy, only to be used when there was no base whatsoever.
If he could have an Elementary base, he could produce Elementary energy blocks, and even give the Automaton Race Clone a concrete body, then this Automaton Race Clone could truly recover more powerful abilities.
As the Automaton Race Clone's energy recovered, Liu Yun also felt a warmth. He planned to buy more food, as he had eaten everything earlier.
Liu Yun opened the safe, checked it, and found about a million left, lying there. He wouldn't be short of money for a while.
He inspected several other rooms. These were all bought by him when he was making big money. There were three rooms: one was his own bedroom, one was a storage room, and another was a practice area for dancing, which had been modified to be suitable for some basic exercises.
The training equipment left over from Liu Yun's time as a powerful Warrior-level Martial Artist was still there: sabers, spears, swords, halberds, axes, battle-axes, hooks, forks, leisure staffs, lances, rods, whips, maces, hammers, and claws—everything imaginable. Liu Yun began to train according to the original body's memories.
The Automaton Race's computational ability was very powerful and served as an excellent aid for Liu Yun's training. It could quickly analyze the shortcomings of his movements and areas needing improvement, which was a huge help to Liu Yun.
This Mechanical Clone could even generate a nutrition list, allowing Liu Yun to combine ordinary ingredients into food that would enhance his strength, which further accelerated Liu Yun's power growth.
When he went out, he bought a silver pendant. The crystal ball could be enlarged or shrunk, and Liu Yun shrunk the crystal ball and placed it inside the pendant, so no one could detect it.
Every time he went out, he could wear the pendant, and this item could help enhance the people around him, detect their strength, plan routes, and avoid traffic jams, and so on. These functions seemed simple in the city, but in the wilderness, they could truly save Liu Yun's life!
Liu Yun didn't just sit idly. When he went out to shop, he also experienced the hustle and bustle of life, as if it were still the old China, with all sorts of people gathered together, putting on a bittersweet human drama.
"Cloud Sea Crab Cream Potato Cakes!"
"Torig-flavored Tartary Barbecue!"
"Stir-fried Snowflake Beef Horn Lamb Leg Meat!"
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Liu Yun ignored these and went straight to the butcher shop, buying nearly a hundred catties of beef and mutton. He also bought all sorts of medicinal herbs from the pharmacy.
This beef and mutton were already very expensive, and at the same time, the medicinal herbs were even more costly. Due to disrupted transportation, many unique local medicinal herbs simply couldn't be transported, costing Liu Yun nearly thirty thousand yuan.
On one hand, he had to eat well; on the other hand, he also had to take tonics to replenish his Origin Qi, which could slightly increase Liu Yun's strength.
In the kitchen, Liu Yun utilized the crystal ball's analytical ability and quickly concocted food that could slightly enhance a Martial Artist's strength using ordinary medicinal herbs. Amidst wisps of medicinal fragrance, Liu Yun once again recovered the abilities of a powerful Warrior-level Martial Artist.
Just as he was decocting the medicine, there was a knock at the door.
"Knock, knock, knock! Knock, knock, knock! Liu Yun? Are you home?"
The person called out Liu Yun's name. Liu Yun was very puzzled, hearing this. What was going on? Who was looking for him?