I upgraded and added points in the Holy Inquisition

Lloyd's speculation was indeed a bit outrageous and unrestrained, and had no basis at all. Soon even he himself was overturning this overly bold assumption.

It's a bit too far-fetched no matter how you think about it that a civilization whose overall technology is still in the first stage of the technological revolution suddenly erupts into an "Intelligent Machine Crisis".

And even if we take a step back, although this world has the technical ability to create high-performance and high-intelligence AI, and I am even in love with one of them, the entire world does not have the basic conditions for the outbreak of the "Intelligent Machine Crisis", so there is no need to worry too much about this.

Especially after the disappearance of the Karma Demon species, even if all the densely packed things in the storage area were released, their number would not be enough to conquer human civilization, even the current human civilization.

So Lloyd changed his mind and started thinking about the origin of those large number of mechanical soldiers.

According to the professors of engineering, these robots were not produced by the autonomous array itself, but the engineering department had already started producing them before the doomsday.

This sounds weird. Mizkatok, which has always regarded itself as an academic institution, is preparing a bunch of war weapons. It doesn't seem right no matter how you think about it.

Although judging from the subsequent plot development, this was to some extent a "preparation for a rainy day", it just didn't come in handy, and Mizzikatok fell first...

However, according to Lloyd's current understanding, mental pollution was the final emergency measure of the 'good brothers' to deal with the 'reduction' of the higher-level existence. It came suddenly without any warning to anyone. Even Mitzkatok, who was at the forefront of the times, could not have foreseen this scene.

Otherwise, the entire college would not have fallen to this state today.

If it is said that they were influenced by Lloyd and thought that they had to rely on robots to fight the ancient gods, it would also be hard to explain.

For example, these mechanical soldiers are obviously different from the extra-large ones; for example, the professors who believed in the contents of "The Book of Madness" were not all there was at the time, and they had been facing various oppositions and obstacles.

So after denying his own question, Lloyd couldn't help but be very curious, what were these large numbers of mechanical soldiers prepared in advance planning to deal with?

He discussed this issue with several professors including Toledo, and the results they obtained were varied.

Some said that this was just a test to see if Mitzkatok had the ability to raise an army in a short period of time to resist foreign enemies;

Some say that the financial situation of the academy was not very optimistic at the time, so someone secretly took over the "orders" from the outside world and produced this weapon for them;

Some people naively believed that the academy was short of staff and needed to use these mechanical soldiers as "Palu" to supplement the labor force.

Finally, we know who this naive guy is without naming him...

In short, these unresolved issues need further exploration.

However, the college still hasn't come up with an analysis report, so Lloyd and his team can only wait.

Every day I go fishing, do some puzzles, and absorb some engineering knowledge.

When I get angry with the fish, I go to the living area to vent my anger on the "seniors".

Life was quite leisurely, but Lloyd did not give up on improving himself and made up for a lot of basic knowledge in engineering.

With the help of 10500 points of [Cognitive] attribute, high cognitive level, and [Focused Learning] skills, his current attainments in engineering can be considered entry-level.

At least you can design some simple mechanical devices, repair household appliances, or even make some innovative kitchen utensils.

Not to mention compared with Toledo, at least if you go to other universities and study engineering or mechanical design, it won't be a problem to get a bachelor's degree.

Unfortunately, I was not able to comprehend the corresponding skills, and I didn't even get any skill fragments...

In fact, Lloyd could roughly feel that there should be some, even very powerful skill fragments such as "Mechanical Domination" and "Engineering Domination".

However, if you already have [Space Domination], there is really no way to obtain a second domination skill.

It’s not that I didn’t work hard or that “The Book of Madness” wasn’t powerful, but that I was constrained by some underlying rules of the world.

It can be said that this is the limit of myself and "The Book of Madness".

Although it's a pity, there's nothing we can do. We can't just tear it up and rewrite it, right?

And if he had to choose between [Space Domination] and [Machine Domination], Lloyd would definitely prefer [Space Domination].

In short, after a few days of temporary rest, Lloyd finally received the preliminary report from the college.

To put it simply, his previous speculation was correct, the autonomous array was indeed still able to operate, and its performance was even better than the best expectations before. Not only was it not affected by the fall of the academy, it had even undergone some self-improvements, and was slightly stronger than before?

But the problem is that this is so much beyond expectations that it seems weird...

Especially the self-improvement part, which made the academy begin to doubt whether the autonomous array has evolved self-awareness, and if so, what kind of self-awareness it is?

However, they speculated that this self-awareness should have been awakened slowly over a long period of time, rather than being present from the beginning as Lloyd had boldly guessed before.

In short, the autonomous array has indeed become different from what is recorded in the literature, and it is unclear whether this change is good or bad.

As for whether to continue the exploration, the academy was divided into two factions. The one led by Toledo suggested suspending the exploration and returning immediately for safety reasons.

But another group of old professors hoped that Lloyd and his team would take the risk and continue to conquer and reclaim the autonomous array.

Neither side could convince the other in a short period of time, so the decision was handed over to Lloyd.

"What else is there to say? Keep going, or I won't go back empty-handed after wasting these days."

"But……"

"Okay, okay, I know you're worried about my safety, but didn't I tell you before? I have a space storm as a backup. If the situation gets out of control, I will destroy it completely."

And so, the exploration operation on the core area was restarted again.

........................

"How about it?"

"Safety!"

"Safety!"

"It's amazing that they really can't see us!"

"Now you know how powerful our Distortion Department is, right? Everyone is welcome to apply."

This time when he returned to the storage area, Lloyd was fully prepared before entering, and he would not be as panicked as before.

Thanks to the engineering knowledge he had crammed before the battle, Lloyd was able to understand the research reports and inventory documents on mechanical soldiers brought back by Toledo, and figured out their search principles.

Although it is a very ancient model, it is very powerful in this regard. It can be said that all imaginable means are used, such as temperature sensing, spiritual power fluctuation sensing, visual and auditory recognition, etc.

There are even special models that monitor heartbeat and breathing. As long as a person is alive, it is impossible to escape their sight.

Moreover, they are in a "networked" state with each other, and even if they are discovered by an ordinary freight robot, their whereabouts will be exposed.

It can be said that the various "stealth" equipment at this stage cannot deal with such comprehensive monitoring and perception methods.

As for the previous encounter, it was simply because they had no hostility towards Lloyd and his group of "invaders", otherwise they would have surrounded them as soon as they landed in the outer storage area.

Since the opponent's monitoring methods and situational awareness capabilities are so incredible, Lloyd has no choice but to use the power of [distortion] and [veto].

Although [Distortion] and [Veto] do not have much effect on those mechanical soldiers, they can have a huge impact on one's own people.

Then combine the two forces to create a perfect stealth area!

Not only is physical invisibility created through the distortion of light, but even subtle fluctuations such as breathing and heartbeat are automatically distorted and cannot be transmitted.

Combined with [Veto], these subtle fluctuations can be directly [Veto]ed, thus creating a perfect stealth area.

As long as there is no physical contact with the other party, it will definitely not be discovered. Even if it gets close to a mechanical soldier, it will not react.

Of course, this also brought a considerable burden to Lloyd, but fortunately his basic attributes were high enough, his spiritual power and inspiration were sufficient, and with the assistance of equipment and potions, he was able to hold on for now.

After returning to the core storage area, the scene here is still as "lively" as before. The robots stand still in the same place without any movement, as if they have entered some kind of energy-saving state.

But they returned to their previous positions, still densely packed in the square, surrounding the portal through which Lloyd and others had previously retreated, as if they had guessed that the invaders would definitely come back.

So even if these things can't find Lloyd and the others for the time being, they have blocked the road, making it difficult to leave without touching them.

Fortunately, this was not a problem for Lloyd. He could just open the portals one by one.

However, when he was calculating the coordinates, Professor Latio suddenly proposed an interesting conjecture:

"Why would they leave such a gap for us to stand?"

He pointed to the area where everyone was currently standing, which was right below the giant, flashy robot and was covered by the shadow cast by its massive body.

"Hmm? Isn't it because we ran fast enough that they didn't have time to approach us?"

Toledo in [Silhouette] form said this with some curiosity, but after taking a closer look, he still found something wrong.

Because behind the circle of robots closest to them, and because they were crowded together, the positions were much denser than those farther away, which was why they were surrounded so tightly.

But looking at the areas a little further away, each robot still maintains the most precise and rigorous spacing between them, and their positions are also neatly arranged, unlike the dense and messy ones here.

This is enough to show that their actions are very regular and they will automatically maintain a certain neat queue.

So the chaos up close looks a bit strange, as if the mechanical soldiers in front were forced to stop, and the ones behind squeezed in again.

"It's a bit strange indeed, but Professor, are you able to notice such a detail?"

Lloyd also noticed it, temporarily stopped the calculations at hand and asked a question.

"I guess it's all thanks to you, right? Some of the scenes you designed are filled with very detailed puzzle elements. If I don't pay attention, I will miss the opportunity to get a high score. So you have also trained my observation ability in this area."

"Uh... okay, sorry, some of the designs are just my bad taste..."

Lloyd said this a little awkwardly, remembering the various puzzle elements he had added to the trial, which were more or less based on the weird tastes of various similar games on Earth.

Unexpectedly, Professor Latio did not accept his apology, but waved his hand and explained:

"No, no, no, my friend, this is not a bad taste, but a good design, and there is no need to apologize for it...

In order to keenly perceive various favorable details in a complex situation, in addition to talent and luck, what is needed is training like this. If I were not so enthusiastic about your trial, I would not have discovered this today. "

I didn't expect him to give such a high evaluation...

As a result, Toledo raised further questions:

"But even if it proves that these small ones dare not approach this big one, it won't help us much in the current situation, right?"

"No, that's not necessarily the case."

An old professor next to him shook his head and pointed at the half-body giant robot above his head.

"There are several passages behind this big guy, and we can go up from there."

As he spoke, he pointed to a hanging ladder not far away.

"These were all left behind when it was built. If we climb up along this path, we can bypass the small group below and reach a deeper area."

"Well, this is indeed a route that looks pretty good."

Lloyd nodded.

In an environment where you don't know where the enemy may appear, it is always better to take the path you can see than to open a portal step by step. After all, no one knows what the situation is behind the door.

So everyone climbed up the ladder and planned to take this relatively unobstructed road.

But after Lloyd climbed several ladders and got closer and closer to the giant robot, he suddenly felt that something in the storage bag was heating up rapidly?

I don’t have a pager with me?

He quickly reached in to search, and finally pulled out a stick-like object that was so hot that he could hardly hold it.

It turned out to be the [Almighty's Whirling Stick] that the Dream Theater gave him before?