Musclebound Necromancer?! Are You Kidding Me?

Chapter 49 – Third uncle, I am your eldest nephew!

The Mechanical Lady exerted force with her hands, ready to snap Hua Jun's neck.

A tremendous force hit her from behind, making the Mechanical Lady feel as if she had been struck by a locomotive.

The terrifying impact instantly tore her apart, revealing the iron bones and steel beneath her flesh.

Before the Mechanical Lady could even let out a scream, she exploded into a heap of scrap metal, black-red oil spilling everywhere, emitting a foul stench.

After the Mechanical Lady fell, a fist the size of a cooking pot appeared, solid and powerful, giving a strong sense of security.

[Detected that player Qiao Yu resolved NPC Mechanical Lady through melee combat, rewarded with 3 free attribute points, experience +10]

The person who arrived was Qiao Yu.

Hua Jun was his protection target; how could he let him be killed like this?

"Professor Hua Jun, are you alright? Are you cold? Hungry? Thirsty?"

Qiao Yu approached, showing concern. The codes on the draft paper were crucial to his parents, and he was determined to obtain the Heart of Mechanics.

"Cough, cough, I'm fine, and you are?"

Hua Jun looked at Qiao Yu's young face, filled with confusion. When did he know such a powerful young man?

One must know that the density of a robot's skeleton is hundreds of times that of a human's, and even firearms have difficulty affecting robots.

Yet this young man could shatter a robot with one punch?

"Professor Hua Jun, have you forgotten me?" Qiao Yu's eyes were filled with tears. "I'm your granduncle!"

Hua Jun: "?"

"No, you are my granduncle! Have you forgotten? When you were young and couldn't afford food in the dead of winter, it was my grandma who gave you a sweet potato to survive that cold and hungry winter!"

"Dear nephew! Dear nephew, I finally found you, boohoo!"

Hua Jun hugged Qiao Yu and began to cry uncontrollably. This memory had been buried in his mind for a long time, and the only person who could know about it was indeed his dear nephew!

Qiao Yu breathed a sigh of relief; the guide he bought didn't lie to him. Professor Hua Jun indeed had a dear nephew.

With this, he had at least initially gained Hua Jun's trust.

Qiao Yu couldn't help but wonder how the first person to trigger the Hidden Dungeon of the Mechanical Kingdom came up with the idea...

To call an NPC in the Inner World a granduncle?

"Dear nephew, how did you end up here? And how are you so strong, able to blow up a robot with one punch?"

After recognizing each other, Hua Jun asked his questions.

"I met a fortune-telling blind man who said my granduncle would face a bloody disaster today, so I rushed over. As for how I'm so strong..."

Qiao Yu raised his right hand.

"Granduncle, to be honest, I was born with divine strength!"

Hua Jun was even more amazed when he saw Qiao Yu's fist, smooth and unscathed.

"Wonderful! My Hua family truly has both brains and brawn! Wonderful!"

"Come, granduncle will take you to an academic seminar! Let you broaden your horizons!"

By this time, the security forces of the Human Kingdom had arrived, and the rest could be left to them.

On the rooftop of a distant high-rise, two men, one tall and one short, were watching the scene intently.

"It seems the Mechanical Lady has failed. As a robot, she couldn't even defeat a human, hmph! Useless!"

The tall man raised his head, his half-exposed face gleaming with metallic luster.

"Who would have thought that the old and frail Professor Hua Jun would have such a powerful nephew."

"Prepare to act, Blitz. Let's take Hua Jun away early to avoid complications."

The short man spoke, and the two slowly disappeared from their spot.

"What? My dear nephew can't go in? Bring your leader here, I want to see who can stop me today!"

Seeing the staff not allowing Qiao Yu to enter, the irate old Hua Jun was full of anger.

"I'm really sorry, Professor Hua Jun, today's venue requires real-name registration for every seat. Moreover, today's seminar content follows the highest confidentiality level of the Human Kingdom."

A man in a suit stepped forward to explain, implying that Qiao Yu was not qualified to enter the venue.

"But he's my dear nephew! My beloved family!"

"Sorry, Professor Hua Jun, but rules are rules. No one except designated personnel is allowed to enter the venue."

"Fuck you!"

Seeing the other party unmoved, Hua Jun rolled up his sleeves, ready to fight the man in the suit.

Qiao Yu quickly stopped the irate old man.

"Granduncle, please calm down. You go in first, and I'll sneak in later!"

"Really? You have a way to sneak in?" Hua Jun showed a hint of doubt.

"Don't worry! Don't you trust your dear nephew?"

"Alright, I'll wait for you inside, you must come to listen to your granduncle's academic lecture!"

Hua Jun stepped into the venue, giving a heavy snort as he passed by the man in the suit.

Not long after, Hua Jun spotted Qiao Yu inside the venue.

"Dear nephew, you're really something! You managed to sneak into such a tightly secured place!" Hua Jun praised.

Qiao Yu smiled sheepishly.

"Not really, granduncle. I just punched a hole through the wall and snuck in."

Hua Jun looked in the direction Qiao Yu pointed, seeing a huge gap that looked like it had been blown open by a bomb.

Countless security personnel were busy there, trying to investigate the cause of the wall's breach.

"…Dear nephew, is this what you call sneaking in?" Hua Jun asked.

"Yeah, see, no one noticed me, right?" Qiao Yu replied.

Hua Jun: "…"

Alright then.

As people gradually filled the venue, all dressed in suits, they appeared to be high-level intellectuals.

Once everyone was seated, nearly a thousand people filled the venue.

The seminar officially began, and the plainly dressed Hua Jun took to the podium.

"Ladies and gentlemen, we live in a society where technological civilization is extremely advanced."

"Nature supports humanity, and humans abstract the laws of life. Now, the complexity of computers and artificial systems can rival that of living organisms."

"How much of life can be converted into data? Artificial intelligence was created to explore this mystery."

"Even artificial intelligence that can pass the Turing test is not considered a new form of life."

"Just like the robots of the Mechanical Kingdom, they may have consciousness, but they cannot reproduce like traditional life forms."

"So, is it possible for machines to achieve organic growth?"

Listening to Hua Jun's lecture, Qiao Yu, squatting in the corner, yawned.

He had no interest in such academic seminars. If not for protecting Hua Jun, he wouldn't have come in at all.

Meanwhile, the academic experts present were captivated, their faces showing surprise. Occasionally, a gasp of astonishment would echo through the venue, as Hua Jun's theories were evidently shocking.

The two men, one tall and one short, appeared in the corner of the venue at some point.

The short man listened to Hua Jun's lecture, a fervent expression on his face.

"Blitz, no matter the cost, no one who heard Professor Hua Jun's lecture today can leave this venue alive! Take action!"