However, even if an intelligent lifeform and a body achieve a one-hundred-percent fusion, once that body is destroyed, the intelligent lifeform will also perish.
Yet, almost all intelligent lifeforms desire to completely fuse with a physical body.
After all, only by fully merging with a body can they better comprehend the laws of the universe.
Only then can they continue to grow stronger over time.
To achieve complete fusion with a body, one needs a Heart of Evolution.
The Heart of Evolution is a special product unique to the Mechanical Race.
Once used, it allows an intelligent lifeform to perfectly merge with a metallic body.
After the complete fusion, that metallic body can continuously strengthen itself, its flexibility, toughness, and all other aspects become highly refined.
It would be almost no different from a real, living fleshly body.
However, the Heart of Evolution is extremely rare and precious.
Due to their nature, every member of the Mechanical Race has a master to whom they are bound.
Typically, they acknowledge their teacher or creator as their master.
The entire Mechanical Race functions much like a pyramid.
Each level acknowledges the one above, and at the very top stands their ultimate master, the Father God of the Mechanical Race.
Even those among the Mechanical Race who have reached the level of Universe Master must also recognize a master.
Because of this hierarchy, the rule prohibiting the private sale of the Heart of Evolution has been ingrained into their core programming.
Therefore, among the Human Race, the Heart of Evolution is extraordinarily valuable.
A single Heart of Evolution costs over ten billion mixed units.
The main reason is that such items can only be seized from powerful members of the Mechanical Race.
However, very few powerful Mechanical Race beings ever carry a Heart of Evolution into battle.
That is also why the Heart of Evolution is so incredibly expensive, it cannot be smuggled, cannot be manufactured, and the amount that can be captured is extremely limited.
Things are precious because they are rare.
This makes the Heart of Evolution extremely valuable among all races other than the Mechanical Race.
Only an intelligent lifeform that has fused with a Heart of Evolution can truly become a member of the Mechanical Race.
And only by integrating the Heart of Evolution can they become powerful.
Because once the Heart of Evolution is fused, the clarity of their comprehension of the laws will skyrocket.
At the very least, it would reach a level comparable to that of the Human Race's powerhouses.
Moreover, the Mechanical Race excels in many fields.
For instance, they can create technological weapons capable of killing the Immortal level!
The Mechanical Race itself is composed of intelligent lifeforms, so their computational power is immense!
The core, or rather, the server, of the Virtual Universe is, in fact, a member of the Mechanical Race at the Universe Master level.
That being had already acknowledged the Original Ancestor as its master back when it was still an intelligent lifeform.
After that, the Original Ancestor nurtured it step by step until it reached the level of Universe Master.
Otherwise, the Mechanical Race would have no souls and thus could not be enslaved through the soul.
If one wished to enslave them, it could only be done through willpower domination.
However, secret techniques for willpower domination are nearly nonexistent within the Universe Sea.
The Virtual Universe spans the entire Original Universe, just imagine how massive its computational load must be.
From that alone, one can see how astonishing the computational capability of the Mechanical Race truly is.
Luo Fan gazed at the corpse of the Mechanical Race displayed before him, feeling a stir of excitement.
If, when cultivating a Mechanical Race clone, he could enhance it the same way he did when nurturing the Spatial Worm clone, that would be ideal.
Especially the computational power of the Mechanical Race.
If he could possess such terrifying computational capacity, it would be of tremendous help to Luo Fan's future.
In particular, when studying the path of divine power, computational ability was extremely important.
Aside from that, there was also the memory of this Mechanical Race World Lord.
The Spatial Worm clone that Luo Fan had nurtured possessed the complete memories of its original body, just like a possession.
However, the memories of that Spatial Worm consisted almost entirely of either devouring spatial fragments or searching for them.
If he could obtain the memories of this Mechanical Race World Lord, Luo Fan would gain a wealth of information about the Mechanical Race.
Don't be fooled by the fact that this Mechanical Race being was only a World Lord.
It was actually a genius among the Mechanical Race at the World Lord level.
According to the auctioneer's introduction, this individual's strength was comparable to that of an Immortal!
Its value was far greater than that of the Mechanical Race Immortal corpse Luo Fan had previously obtained from Babata.
After all, this Mechanical Race World Lord's body even contained portions of G-grade metal.
Generally speaking, the stronger a body was, the more difficult it was to achieve fusion.
The stronger the body, the higher the quality of the Heart of Evolution required.
Therefore, the value of this Mechanical Race World Lord far surpassed that of the Mechanical Race Immortal Luo Fan had sold before.
Soon, the auction began.
One hundred and ten thousand mixed units...
One hundred and twenty thousand mixed units...
The price of the Mechanical Race World Lord's remains did not rise particularly fast.
After all, some people only wanted the G-grade metal inside.
There were very few who truly wished to study the technology itself.
After all, the technology of the Mechanical Race was kept under extremely strict secrecy.
Luo Fan opened the screen beside his seat and entered a number.
"150,000 mixed units!"
"Bidder NKHG2299877 has offered 150,000 mixed yuan units! Any higher bids?"
"This is the corpse of a valuable World Lord–level genius from the Mechanical Race! Who knows, perhaps taking it back could lead to the discovery of some remarkable technology!"
"150,000 mixed units, going once!"
"150,000 mixed units, going twice!"
"150,000 mixed units, going three times!"
"Congratulations to bidder NKHG2299877 for winning the corpse of this World Lord–level Mechanical Race genius!"
In the end, Luo Fan successfully purchased the body of the Mechanical Race World Lord.
"Big Brother, are you planning to research technology now?"
Luo Feng looked at Luo Fan curiously.
"If that's the case, then why did you sell off the Mechanical Race Immortal corpse Babata gave you back then?"
Luo Fan cast a sidelong glance at his younger brother.
"Babata, explain to Luo Feng the difference between a World Lord–level genius and an ordinary Immortal."
"In addition, also give him a quick rundown on the value difference between G-grade and F-grade metals."
After listening to Babata's explanation, Luo Feng finally understood the distinction between the two.
He had thought Luo Fan only wanted those G-grade metals.
Realizing this, Luo Feng stopped speaking.
Soon after, all the biological materials were auctioned off.
Now, it was time for the final showcase items.
The final round consisted of only ninety-nine items.
Each one was worth more than one hundred thousand mixed units.
Moreover, every single one of them was extremely rare.
One after another, the items were presented before the audience.
Everyone present gained quite a bit of insight from the display.
Even in this mid-tier auction, there were quite a few five-star clients participating.
Many among them had even reached the rank of Marquis-level Immortal.
After all, some of the items at a mid-tier auction could still be useful even to Marquis-level experts.
"Next up is the thirty-fourth and final highlight item, an Immortal-level alchemist's laboratory and alchemist's notebook!"
"The starting bid is three hundred thousand yuan units!"
Luo Fan looked at the item displayed on the platform, his eyes filled with curiosity.
He hadn't expected there to be an alchemist's notebook this time.
And not just that, it was from an alchemist at the Immortal level.
In addition, it even came with a complete laboratory.
One had to know that alchemists were exceedingly rare throughout the universe.
Still, Luo Fan had always been quite curious about this profession.
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