The Way Back to Civilization - Chapter 20

Chapter 20 Actor

“Welcome.”

Surprisingly, a polite voice came from the seemingly cold mechanical body.

Due to the disparity in status, Casio, as a guide, had already tactfully retreated to the side. He knew that such an occasion wasn’t something a small fry like him could participate in.

All he could do was stay here and wait for the meeting between these big shots to end. Before that, he could not go anywhere.

“Mr. Ramchi, may I know who these two are?” After a moment, Wilm began to examine the two strangers in front of him with his strange mechanical head. It was not difficult to tell from his slightly brisk tone that he was very interested.

“They’re guests… The most distinguished guests of the Ram Chamber Of Commerce…”

“Mr. Gu Fan and Miss Xue Feng…”

“Is that so? Since they’re esteemed guests, I sincerely welcome you two on behalf of Kyla Corporation.”

As soon as he finished speaking, the tall mechanical creature nodded slightly at the two people in front of it to show respect.

As he spoke, a few rays of emerald green light slowly seeped out from the seams of the armor, attracting Gu Fan’s attention.

“It’s an honor to meet you, Mr. Wilm.”

After ending the symbolic greeting, Gu Fan changed the topic.

“Pardon me for asking, but Mr. Wilm isn’t a robot, is he?”

Hearing such a question, the other party was stunned for a moment before he gradually laughed and said jokingly.

“I thought everyone knew about this. I’m sorry you had to see this ugly state.”

“As you said, this is just a carrier for me, a life-support device that’s not very comfortable.”

As he spoke, he tapped his chest lightly with his claws.

“Ever since we ran out of spiritual energy, most of us poor ghosts who rely on spiritual energy to survive can only survive like this.”

Spiritual energy was exhausted? When did this happen?

Gu Fan was somewhat surprised by the news. For some races that relied on spiritual energy to survive, losing spiritual energy was like a fish losing water.

If that was true, then wouldn’t the Ancient Saints and Star Gods, who had once relied heavily on spiritual energy, also be greatly affected?

“In that case, please come to my manor as guests. This is not a place to talk.”

As soon as he finished speaking, a luxurious hover car stopped behind Wilm.

“There are some things that I hope to discuss with you in greater detail.”

Mechanical Ascension. It was obvious that Wilm had used this technique for himself.

It was not technically difficult to permanently install one’s original consciousness into a set of mechanical equipment. It could even be said to be a relatively backward technology.

Although it sounded like a mechanical body could bring a lot of benefits, in the past human countries, unless it was absolutely necessary, it was definitely not a wise move.

Due to the repulsion between consciousness and an unfamiliar body, apart from a small number of people, most converts would develop serious mental illnesses for a period of time. They would stubbornly believe that they were trapped in a narrow “box” and lose their ability to sense the outside world, causing their mental state to eventually collapse. Similar situations also happened to some converters who used biochemical humans as carriers.

Therefore, more scientific and easy-to-control genetic modification techniques have always been the first choice for humans to achieve self-surpassing in the past. Unfortunately, even so, the humans still couldn’t escape the special disease called Wither Disease. In front of it, everything was so powerless.

Not long after, as the speeding car quickly approached a wall made of shrubs, just as it was about to collide, the wall gradually disappeared from the spot.

Behind the phantom wall was Wilm’s mansion.

As the phantom disappeared, the gorgeous palace-like building appeared in everyone’s line of sight.

Just as the car was about to drive into the courtyard, Wilm suddenly asked with concern. “Mr. Ramchi, I heard that your merchant ship was attacked by pirates? Did you suffer serious losses?”

The moment he heard this, Gu Fan saw from the corner of his eye that the corner of Ramchi’s mouth twitched, and even his whiskers trembled.

However, he quickly adjusted his state and said with a smile.

“Thank you for your concern, but I’ve been badly harmed by those fools this time…”

As he spoke, Ramchi sighed slightly. Then, his eyes widened and his previous weakness disappeared.

“Those damn fools! They knew that you wanted this batch of goods, but they still didn’t show any mercy.

“Fortunately, it was delivered in time.

Otherwise, the penalty would have been enough to bankrupt my Chamber of Commerce.”

As he spoke, he shifted his gaze to Wilm, who was listening. After hearing Ramchi’s indignant complaint, “Heh, what a bunch of greedy fellows.”

“Looks like it’s time to teach them a lesson. We have to let them understand who’s the leader of the 7th Star Zone.”

There was an imperceptible anger in Wilm’s words, but just as he finished speaking. “Sir, in the short term, I’m afraid those pirates can no longer pose a threat to the Soma Star Region’s trade route.”

Ramchi said unhurriedly, but his words instantly froze the air in the car.

When the car stopped in front of the mansion, Wilm was speechless for a long time.

“I don’t understand. What does that mean?”

“It’s all thanks to Mr. Gu Fan. He saved me from those pirates and taught those damn pests a lesson.”

“In order to repay this favor, the Ram Chamber Of Commerce has already listed Mr. Gu Fan as the number one VIP. I came this time because I hope to introduce him to you.”

The moment he heard this, Wilm, who was sitting opposite him, fell silent again. Occasionally, emerald green light could be seen flowing slowly in his body.

At this moment, Xue Feng’s voice came from the receiver that Gu Fan was wearing.

[He looks very angry. I can read similar emotions in his program.]

In order to facilitate communication between the two of them, the two of them wore induction communication devices at the same time under Xue Feng’s suggestion before they set off.

This way, they could communicate with each other without outsiders noticing. [It’s just an extremely childish game of benefits. What I’m more unhappy about is that that guy actually used us as his chips.]

[Do you need me to kill him?] Hearing this, Gu Fan glanced at the other party and complained weakly. [There’s no need.]

[Are you a berserker…]