Skill Extraction: Exploring Dungeons

Chapter 801 696: Creation of Life

As the machine was activated, various external components began to come to life.

It was possible to sense the entire machine operating, though it did not emit any mechanical sounds, just very faint noises.

Ordinary hearing couldn't detect it, only a buzzing sound of magic power circulating could be sensed.

The first to activate was the top, the magic vortex that Kane had seen before.

This thing created the loudest noise.

The spiraling magic vortex began to spin wildly, generating a special suction force, drawing all the surrounding magic power into it.

This is how the energy of this machine operates.

By mastering the dungeon, Kane could clearly feel that the magic absorbed was of various kinds.

This machine, it accepts all comers.

It should be known that the magic dispersed in the air is not pure.

This magic is suitable for mixing various elements in the air together.

The magic that can be absorbed into a biological entity usually needs to go through a certain process of purification before it can be stored within the body.

Otherwise, there would be no such thing as magic restoration, and the essence of a magic potion is just concentrated pure magic or something that helps purify magic.

Many magics, in fact, require not just the magic within the individual, but also the mixing in of external magic.

The two blend together to produce great power, bringing out the effect that each magic is supposed to have.

For example, in a non-magic or low magic environment, the power of magic used will be greatly reduced and will incur more consumption.

This is because the consumption must be fully borne by the caster, with little to no external magic available.

And this magic vortex indiscriminately absorbs all, including impure ones with impurities.

For it, they're all energy, just with varying amounts of energy produced.

It doesn't even differentiate these energies, just breaks them all down and melts them away.

As the magic vortex activated, when magic power was sufficient, massive magic pathways appeared on the surface, then spread across various parts of the machine.

It was very clear to sense the operation of magic from these external patterns.

Many large magic machines have no choice but to engrave some magic pathways and arrays outside.

Even though there is a risk of being easily damaged, there is no other way.

Even when Kane constructs a mecha using origin skills, he has to do the same.

However, now his rules can completely negate the disadvantages, ensuring the pathways remain connected despite external damage.

This is why learning this rule might be important.

Then Kane felt that the materials just placed into the material entrance had already been absorbed in.

If willing to release his perception, he could clearly sense the internal workings.

Is there really no defense against this aspect?

Kane thought such an important machine would have measures to block various mental perceptions.

After all, the operational principles of such an important machine should be kept secret, right?

If such is the case, either Kajobko did it intentionally, so Kane and the others could clearly understand its operation.

Or, this central machine core was designed without such functionality.

Perhaps, when this central machine core was built, intelligent mechanisms were very powerful, and the core machine wasn't something very critical.

But is that possible? Kane couldn't quite understand.

As the materials were crushed and smelted, under the complex mechanical tendrils, a steel body was slowly woven together.

First came the head, followed by the body.

The process looked a bit like 3D printing.

The entire process surprisingly took just about half an hour.

The mechanical body, both intricate and simplistic at the same time.

Very contradictory.

Couldn't understand why it's designed this way, though Kane could still see some mimicry of the human body.

Most of the imitation was of the flow process of magic within the body.

The similarity rate of internal magic circuits among various races reached 50%.

So there was nothing too surprising.

Finally, when the body was completely manufactured, it came to the point Kane was most concerned about.

Looking at Lilu, who was idle and spaced out beside him, Kane lightly patted her head.

"Don't get distracted, focus. The crucial point has arrived, use your perception well to experience the changes around, including the operation of this machine."

Hearing Kane's reminder, Lilu immediately perked up.

Her spiritual power also began to merge into the machine like tendrils.

And Kreya, just like Kane, was fully engrossed in watching.

This most important process is the condensation of the soul.

Kane could feel the largest area of the machine's interior operating, densely packed with exaggerated arrays and runes.

This area almost had no mechanical structure involved, entirely constructed by arrays and runes.

These arrays and runes overlapped and interlocked, tightly bound together.

With the influx of magic power, they began to operate in sequence.

When all the arrays and runes were fully operational, the magic intensity emitted by the machine could be distinctly felt.

Such an exaggerated magic power intensity, it indeed renders defenses against mental perception rather ineffective.

Even if there were defenses, one could still trace back along the burst of magic power.

As the entire machine operated.

At the center of those arrays, a faint white light appeared in the middle.

Like a firefly in the dark night.

Mastery over the Platinum Country allowed Kane to clearly sense the birth of a soul.

Though it was still immature and fragile.

Soon, this soul's light grew brighter and larger, taking over a dozen hours until it became the size of a palm.

Finally, it ignited with white flames and entered the mechanical body's head below.

At the core of the head, there was a mechanical structure resembling a crystal stone.

The two began to slowly come into contact, and as time passed, they slowly merged together.

The crystal stone and the soul were firmly bound together.

The main door of the huge machine opened, and the newly born intelligent mechanism slowly walked out.

After being dazed for a moment, it nodded to Kobot, giving a respectful bow: "Energy Master."

Kobot nodded and waved to it.

The newly born intelligent mechanism then left the room.

When Kobot turned around, he realized that Kane and the other two were standing in place, deep in thought.

Seeing this, Kobot did not disturb them and sat down nearby, waiting.

The group stood beside the machine for more than a day.

After all, a core mother machine can only produce four intelligent mechanisms in five days.

Kane was the first to recover, seeing the situation on both sides, he did not disturb them and sat down next to Kobot.

"Did you gain anything?" Kobot asked.

Kane nodded.

The reason he brought Lilu and Kreya along was precisely to watch the entire birth process of an intelligent mechanism.

The most crucial step in the process is the birth of a soul.

Other worlds may not know, but in this world, whether in the Mist or the Dungeon, the body is not the most important aspect of life.

The body is merely a vessel for the soul, the important thing is a soul.

The soul is the essence of life.

Even intelligent mechanisms, such mechanical life forms, must possess a soul.

Kane didn't know how things used to be, but in this world, this is the rule.

What was just created is a soul, the legendary artificial life.

Lilu's fairy tale magic and authority are related to souls.

As for Kreya, there is no need to elaborate, her death rule is closely tied to souls.

Their visit to carefully observe this process would surely yield different insights.

Kane felt the same, after all, this is life creation.

The result didn't disappoint Kane.

The golden skill "Soul Core," which he acquired long ago, he has already mastered.

And it was mastered even without being placed in a skill grid.

This skill, rather than calling it just a skill, brought Kane more knowledge and techniques.

When Kane acquired this skill stone, it significantly changed his origin skills.

This skill allows Kane to create an intelligent magical AI in the magic world.

As long as Kane spends time and magic power, he can create a high-level intelligent core similar to Uyo.

Based on the performance of the first batch of intelligent cores, those who are Kreya's assistants.

They have started to develop emotions, igniting the spark of wisdom.

This is the potential of this skill.

The foundation of life creation, artificial souls.

Kane also constantly uses this skill, almost everywhere and anytime, even when it's not set in a skill grid.

Because manipulating and using intelligent cores doesn't require this skill, only creating them does.

Whether it's the intelligent floating cannon, the guild's main system Lamp, or the patrol monitors and signal diffusers floating over the territory.

Even the wide range of automated machines used in the Platinum Country and the territory.

They are all created based on intelligent cores.

It's just that their level of intelligence differs, and the time and cost needed also vary.

But there's no denying that this skill, usually feels insignificant, and it's hard to perceive its significant effect.

Yet it is indeed among Kane's golden-level skills, the one with the broadest influence and most widespread application.

Its essence is life creation.

After witnessing a core mother machine producing a true individual life, an intelligent mechanism from scratch.

Kane gained new insights into this skill and successfully learned his first golden skill completely.

Even advancing and innovating.