Chapter 139: Void Dragon Mecha, Complete!

Original Secret Realm, Wuchen Continent, outside Manor No. 114.

A spaceship landed, and several staff members stepped out from the airlock. Jiang Chen, who had been waiting there, hurried forward to meet them.

"Your Highness Jiang Chen." One staff member took out an instrument and scanned Jiang Chen. Seeing the green light flash, he immediately handed the box in his hand to Jiang Chen and said, "The goods you purchased, Your Highness, are all here. Please check them and sign upon receipt."

Jiang Chen took the box and opened it, revealing several World Rings inside. Each ring contained different materials and supplies. Although not vast in number, they were all extremely precious. These materials alone had cost Jiang Chen over 20 million points—and that was after a fifty-percent discount.

His consciousness quickly permeated the World Rings to take inventory. After confirming that the types, quantities, and quality of the goods were all correct, Jiang Chen nodded to the staff member. "Everything is in order."

"Please sign here, Your Highness. You can use a digital signature, a fingerprint, or a spiritual imprint—any method will do." The staff member brought out a black metal board.

The board featured a screen displaying a scroll of the manifest and a 'Confirmation of Receipt' statement. After a quick review, Jiang Chen signed his name on the board, collected the dozen or so World Rings, and turned back toward the manor.

With this batch of materials arrived, the core 'flagship' of his mechanical legion—the Void Dragon Mecha—could finally begin construction.

Piles of materials appeared in the room and were quickly stored away by Jiang Chen into a single World Ring. After a few transfers, all the materials were consolidated into one ring. After instructing his servants not to disturb him, his figure vanished from the spot, entering the world within the ring.

This ring world had long been heavily modified by Jiang Chen into a 'super factory.' Across the vast plains lay huge warehouses and modules for processing, production, and assembly. The entire facility was a perfect square, covering over a million square kilometers—larger than the landmass of many countries on Earth.

Countless transport vehicles and engineering robots shuttled back and forth on the roads, delivering materials and parts to different zones for further processing and assembly. It was here that, in less than a decade, a mechanical legion of over 200,000 units had been produced. These production modules and engineering machines alone had cost Jiang Chen hundreds of thousands of points.

"Jarvis," Jiang Chen called out, instructing, "Process these materials according to the blueprints I gave you. Are there any issues?"

"Master, I lack supernatural power. Some of the extraordinary materials require your personal infusion of Force and spiritual power to process." Jarvis immediately generated a list. Some items were materials, while others were specific steps in the processing. All of them required supernatural intervention, meaning Jiang Chen had to personally handle or participate in these stages.

Jiang Chen understood this. He nodded and said, "Let's begin. Design a process that completes the mecha construction with maximum efficiency."

"The optimal workflow has been calculated. It is estimated to take 152 hours to complete, with 67 hours requiring your direct participation."

Jarvis quickly projected a screen showing a schedule precise to the second, including which materials to process in which zone, where to assemble them, and so on. The schedule also clearly listed Jiang Chen's tasks. To make things convenient, Jiang Chen would not need to move; transport vehicles and logistics robots would deliver the necessary components to his location. Even the equipment needed for his operations would be swapped out by engineering robots.

After reviewing the plan, Jiang Chen realized it was indeed the most efficient route. He nodded with satisfaction. "Follow this plan. Begin now."

"Master, please proceed to Zone A1-42-8272. The first step requiring your personal intervention is prepared," Jarvis prompted.

Without a word, Jiang Chen took flight toward the designated area, fully dedicating himself to the work. With over 20 million points worth of materials and resources at stake, any mistake would result in a massive loss.

***

Six days passed quickly. After finishing his work, Jiang Chen did not leave. Instead, he watched the processing and assembly of the Void Dragon Mecha, witnessing the massive machine take shape piece by piece.

In fact, Jiang Chen was building three 'Void Dragon Mechas,' not just the one originally planned.

The three mechas were different. The first was the perfected design, a 'Tier 6' terrifying monster in the system's evaluation. All its materials came from the Virtual Universe Company's treasury, including the complete corpse of an Immortal-level 'Void Dragon.' This corpse alone cost Jiang Chen over two million points, even with the discount. In the universe, the value of a complete corpse of such a powerful, unique creature was far higher than a partial one.

The other two were 'weakened versions.' They used the 'Void Dragon Bones' bought at an auction as their core, combined with extensive mechanical structures. Their combat power was far lower than the 'complete body.' Apart from retaining the Void Dragon's innate secret technique, 'Phase Jump,' they only possessed strong defense capable of resisting Immortal-level attacks for a short time. They were 'backup mechas' for his clones to escape in extreme situations, costing less than one-tenth of the complete version. As for his main body, he would naturally use the 'complete' mecha.

Looking at the 'freshly minted' behemoth, Jiang Chen wore an intoxicated expression. The complete 'Void Dragon Mecha' looked very similar to a real Void Dragon, with a body length of over 10,000 meters and a wingspan of 30,000 meters. Its flesh, composed of Immortal divine power, was embedded with vast amounts of metal and mechanical structures, its surface engraved with profound patterns and massive runes.

Thousands of technological weapons were hidden within, including laser cannons, missile launchers, and psychic storm emitters, capable of attacking from any unexpected angle. The fusion of the Immortal divine body and metal armor pushed the mecha’s durability to the extreme, allowing it to withstand attacks from below the 'Immortal Military Lord' level without sustaining any damage. Even soul attacks would be absorbed by the Void Dragon's divine body, leaving the pilot inside unharmed. This did not even account for the bonuses provided by Jiang Chen's 'Mechanical Affinity.'

Furthermore, as the mecha's core ability, Jiang Chen perfectly replicated the Void Dragon's innate secret technique, 'Phase Jump,' along with the creature's powerful sensing ability for 'space.' Among space-attuned races, the Void Dragon’s affinity was among the highest, save for special life forms.

In terms of weapons, it primarily used its dragon wings and claws for conventional combat. With the support of the rune and construction systems, the mecha’s melee capability was formidable. Jiang Chen had designed a Tier 6 construction called 'Dragon's Sigh,' which, when activated, could significantly boost all of the mecha's attributes at the cost of up to a hundredfold increase in energy consumption. It also carried a special passive effect: 'Dragon's Sigh.' Each hit on an enemy inflicted additional corrosive damage, drastically lowering the target's defense. This effect could stack! For enemies of equal strength, a few successful hits would reduce their defense to a negligible level.

Inside the Void Dragon's mouth, Jiang Chen installed a 'Psionic Particle Cannon'—the 'ultimate weapon' of the entire mecha. This was knowledge he had mastered after reaching Tier 4 and unlocking the fifth level of the system library. Psionic energy was a special, highly unstable, and dense energy that could not be born naturally in the universe, only synthesized. It possessed incredible 'assimilation' and 'diffusion' properties.

If left uncontrolled, psionic energy could devour all other energy and expand indefinitely, potentially consuming the entire universe. However, through special methods, Jiang Chen had made it 'controllable' by adding an 'on/off switch' to its assimilation ability.

As a universal energy source, it could even be converted into the universe's origin energy and Immortal divine power with almost zero loss. This mecha was driven by Immortal divine power converted from psionic energy. As a weapon, the 'Psionic Particle Cannon' was terrifying. In virtual universe tests, a single shot could not be withstood by ordinary Immortal gods. If they could not discard the contaminated parts of their divine bodies immediately, the entire body would be assimilated into psionic particles.

The only drawback was the cost. It was astronomically expensive; a single shot consumed resources worth at least ten thousand Hunyuan units. If the enemy was stronger, the consumption could be virtually limitless. Given the cost and danger, Jiang Chen had only prepared enough psionic particles to be worth one million Hunyuan units.

Standing before the giant mecha, Jiang Chen looked up with a dazed expression.

"A perfect creation!"

"With this guy, even a weak Immortal god is no match for me."

"It's still a bit far from taking on a King-level Immortal, but an average Marquis-level Immortal definitely won't be able to do anything to me."

Jiang Chen forcibly suppressed the urge to enter the cockpit and take it for a test drive. With the emergence of the 'Void Dragon Mecha,' his mechanical legion was officially declared complete. After being silent for so long, it was time to go out, plunder, and acquire massive resources.

"Which mission world should I choose?" Jiang Chen pondered. In the original work, the description of mission worlds was limited, with only the 'Blood Luo World' and 'Demon Mountain' detailed. Neither felt quite right for him. The former was better for those walking the path of the 'Beast God,' and the latter was for enhancing 'soul amplitude.' Both were important, but Jiang Chen could simply use proficiency points to upgrade those aspects.

He was more interested in special resources involving technology or treasures that could be quickly liquidated for high value.

"Right, among the assessments given to me by the Primal Chaos City Leader, there were several candidate mission worlds..." Jiang Chen suddenly recalled the email from the Primal Chaos City Leader.