Chapter 1840: Chapter 87: A Bold Idea
The presence of drones in this universe is a peculiar phenomenon. They are like a complex human structure, with the aircraft serving as the body and limbs, and the Mother Nest as its brain.
Zhang Xiaoman can now confidently say that if these drones are viewed individually, they cannot be considered intelligent life. They lack basic logical thinking, like a living cell, and apart from being alive, they are no different from a roadside stone.
However, these drones, despite lacking intelligence, retain a certain degree of biological instinct, somewhat akin to ordinary insects, which can’t think but can act according to instinct.
The fact that these drones did not attack Zhang Xiaoman earlier was because their instincts interfered with the control of the Mother Nest.
Zhang Xiaoman doesn’t know why this happened. He speculates that it might be related to his Awakened Talent, a trait capable of manipulating life forms, which the drones sensed and thus mistakenly identified him as their Mother Nest.
Regardless of the reason, after some experimentation, he now knows that his ability is equally effective on these aircraft, and the effect is very strong. He easily changed the allegiance of the drone, turning it into one of his own with hardly any effort.
In fact, Zhang Xiaoman can use a similar method on the Insect Race, but compared to controlling drones, controlling a Desert Worm consumes too much, as one is a machine without self-thinking, while the other is an intelligent high-order life form.
If controlling a Desert Worm requires 100 points of spiritual power, then controlling a drone requires only 1 point, essentially only one percent.
"The core material of these drones seems to be a type of efficient energy-conducting metal, which enhances the spiritual power output of the body while also weakening its resistance to my control."
Zhang Xiaoman carefully examined the drone in front of him. After he bestowed it with life, it appeared more active than at the start, but it still seemed not very smart.
"This drone... how does it...?"
Yeluo showed a puzzled expression when she saw it look like a gentle little animal.
"I just granted it a new consciousness, and now it is completely out of the Mother Nest’s control."
Zhang Xiaoman casually explained.
Yeluo and Zi Kuang were both taken aback to hear this, not expecting such an outcome.
They had seen manipulative abilities before, but this kind that even drones could be controlled was indeed the first time.
As is well-known, Beller Clan drones have no soul and only accept Mother Nest’s orders, and outsiders cannot control them with mental manipulation.
But when they think of the person in front of them as Ji Xing, it’s not so surprising. After all, he had effortlessly destroyed a Peak Lower God-level Insect Queen, so controlling a scout drone was indeed a breeze.
Ignoring what these two thought, Zhang Xiaoman was quite excited now.
Just now, a bold idea appeared in his mind.
"I can feel that when erasing the will of these drones, there is almost no resistance. Does that mean I can also control more advanced drones in the same way?"
He looked at the drones flying chaotically in the battlefield in the distance, as if seeing treasures all over the place.
Thinking of it, Zhang Xiaoman immediately asked Yeluo to take action and capture some powerful high-order drones. The latter didn’t think much of it; indeed, they didn’t need Lord Jixing to make a move for these Mixed Soldiers.
Yeluo was very efficient, capturing hundreds of drones in no time, mostly above Destroyer Level, including more than twenty at Destroyer Level and even one Godslayer Level ultra-large drone.
This Godslayer Level drone was unfortunate, having just escaped the encirclement of two Ancestor Worms, only to be targeted by Yeluo. Zi Kuang, seeing this, joined in, and the two Transcendent-level powerhouses managed to capture it.
However, the Godslayer Level drone was already on the verge of being scrapped; capturing it alive through Transcendent-level combat wasn’t easy, and the two nearly smashed it to pieces before succeeding.
Zhang Xiaoman approached the drone, activated the Star Pattern Talent, and used the Life Stripping power to sever its connection with the Mother Nest.
Life Granting!
With excitement, he granted the drone a new consciousness, and a sense of mental connection appeared in his mind.
"It really succeeded!"
Zhang Xiaoman exclaimed inwardly.
Originally, he thought that controlling this Transcendent Level drone might consume a lot of spiritual power, but it was done so easily.
The special nature of drones made them almost resistant to Zhang Xiaoman’s Talent Ability, even this Godslayer Level drone.
"Interesting, kid, how did you do it? So easily taking control of a Golden Immortal Level Immortal Artifact, was it with that Talent of yours again?"
Inside Sect Leader Jade, Ni Yang’s voice came over.
The Green Little Dragon was also very surprised, not expecting Zhang Xiaoman could so easily take control of an Immortal Artifact that didn’t originally belong to him. You must know, in the Immortal Realm, when Immortals want to refine a Magic Treasure, it often involves a lot of effort, even he couldn’t have done it this quickly.
