Chapter 779- Gazlowe's Ambitions
Chapter 779 Gazlowe’s Ambitions
The Lance Plane.
Inside the giant metal fortress, all of the machines hummed as they ran at their highest efficiency.
A thousand meters underground, deep in the mines, hundreds of construction machines were hard at work in the lightless tunnels; there were no humans here at all. As such, there was no need for any illumination. All the machines were working in pitch-black darkness, moving the ores they had excavated into the elevators.
These newly excavated ores were mostly iron ores with high metal content. They first needed to be broken into pieces at the ore crushing workshop before being sent to the smelting factory for preliminary metal smelting. They would then have to be thrown into the refining workshop to be forged into metal ingots that were easier to store and transport.
The various tightly-connected workshops rang with the hum of machines as the conveyor belts moved without stopping. It was only when the one-meter-squared metal ingots weighing one ton arrived at the warehouse that this entirely automated process of excavation, smelting, and forging was considered to be complete.
Ever since Brain Monster Gazlowe had started controlling the metal fortress and set down roots in Stonetalon Mountains, the excavation of resources and creation of magical machines had not stopped for a single moment. In just under five years, an extensive metal vein stretching for hundreds of kilometers had been exhausted. The foundations of the Stonetalon Mountains had been deprived, and severe sinkholes and earth collapses had happened in many areas.
On the other hand, Gazlowe had obtained as many as one hundred and ten thousand magical machine warrior prototypes.
After a long, long time…
Gazlowe’s mental flux once again connected with Alice.
“It seems that I have wasted all these years in vain, exhausting all my energy on creating a meaningless magical machine army. If I can’t find a development that truly suits me, my journey of advancement will probably halt here at the Third Grade forever. This…this is something I…absolutely cannot tolerate.”
“Your train of thought doesn’t always have to be this extreme. Your current actions aren’t entirely wrong. At the very least, you can only have the chance to think about your future development if you can guarantee your safety at the moment. These last couple of years haven’t been wasted. You have managed to create a magical machine army to protect your safety. It will become the foundation and body with which you will execute your will from now on. As long as you find the right direction, your progress forward will be much faster, especially with the help of these magical machines.”
“But I am very confused. I really have no idea how a true brain monster is supposed to advance. Should I let my brain cells divide and increase in size, or should I find ways to devour the brains of other intelligent lifeforms? I am perplexed and very troubled.”
“Perhaps I can provide you with a way to obtain knowledge on a suitable advancement method for brain monsters.”
“It that’s true…”
Gazlowe’s mental flux suddenly intensified, and the entire metal fortress echoed with his mental ‘message’ that he had practically roared out loud. It was fortunate that Alice knew well enough to cut off their mental connection. Otherwise, she would most definitely have been stunned by the mental shockwave of a Third Grade brain monster.
“However, my information is never free. Let’s see how much you are willing to pay now!”
The hall filled with the whispers of Alice and Gazlowe, their voices slowly turning softer as they spoke.
Finally, the hall reverted to its daily ‘calm’!