Lin Jili watched with keen interest, but soon, she knitted her small brows.
"Hmm, Sister Martina, it seems there's no way to bestow special attributes upon her..."
As a cosmic cube, Lin Jili could sense energy fluctuations. In her perception, the Allspark energy Martina used for activation was being absorbed, unlike how it normally activated mechanical constructs and transformed them into silicon-based lifeforms.
Lin Feng's heart stirred, and he looked at Lin Jili. "Can you tell?"
Lin Jili pouted, contemplating. "Yes, the energy isn't activating anything; it's being absorbed as a power source."
With that, Lin Jili called out to Martina again, "Sister Martina, stop wasting energy!" It was completely futile. Martina, in her current state, was more like a giant human-shaped power bank, charging An.
"Damn it!" Martina was unwilling but knew this was useless. She slowly retracted her energy.
Meanwhile, An had not yet analyzed the specific properties of the energy. An had deduced that the energy from the Infinity Stones could be used, and it was obvious that the energy actively infused by Martina could also be used. However, An had only managed to analyze Martina's energy conversion rate, which was even higher than that of the Infinity Stones!
"Linking database, uploading energy data..." An's eyes shone brightly.
"Uploading data?" Martina frowned, and the energy she hadn't fully retracted suddenly intensified. An's shining eyes flickered. "Error, unknown error, unable to link to database, unable to upload data..." An seemed to have frozen, the upload halted after repeating the error twice. Martina, through some unknown means, had blocked An's data upload channel.
Retracting her energy, An's full red luminescence gradually faded, returning to normal. "Query, what did you do to me? Why can't I connect to the database?" An tilted her head, staring blankly at Martina.
Martina met her gaze with an equally blank expression. "Upload data? Where are you trying to upload it to? Why do you need to upload it?" Martina's demeanor had changed. The clear-headed foolishness in her eyes was gone, as if she were a completely different person. At this moment, Martina's eyes were filled with vigilance and a dangerous glint.
Was Martina foolish? Yes, she was! All along, Martina had been like a carefree child, constantly causing trouble with Lin Jili. But Martina's foolishness was only displayed in front of Lin Feng and her family, like Lin Jili! If anyone truly believed Martina was just a child with a dull mind, they would be gravely mistaken! Who was Martina originally? She lived in a world like the apocalypse, ravaged by Skynet and the Black Robes. Furthermore, she wasn't even human and bore the risk of the Allspark going out of control. Such a world and such experiences had long since honed Martina's psychological fortitude and way of thinking far beyond her peers. It wasn't just Martina; Lin Jili was the same. Although Lin Jili had lived for a long time, she had only been truly conscious for a few years. As a cosmic cube, she had witnessed the destruction of planets and civilizations and had also absorbed some mysterious inheritances. While they might bicker and play, when it mattered, these two little ones would never falter.
Lin Feng chuckled, thinking that Martina's reaction was indeed swift. That Martina could block An's data upload was somewhat surprising to Lin Feng, though only slightly. In a sense, Martina was an ancestor-level being when it came to mechanical lifeforms.
An met Martina's gaze. "Detected usable energy. Need to report to the race and upload data. This is the basic operating principle for every mechanical lifeform. Information that can replace energy is paramount. Please remove my blockade!"
Martina tilted her head. "You wish!" "What are your principles, and why should I care?"
"Please remove my blockade!" An repeated. "Impossible!" Martina replied crisply. "Although I can't activate you, I can block your communication and network capabilities. My information must not be leaked."
A stream of data flashed in An's eyes. "Judgment: Consensus cannot be reached. Warning: Remove my blockade immediately, or I will resort to force!" "Human, you are declaring war on the mechanical lifeform race!" An's icy words were spoken as her palms transformed into two cannon barrels, accumulating energy. Martina's blockade prevented An from accessing the racial armory. An could only attack with her own transformable weapons. However, their power was not to be underestimated!
Martina's eyes narrowed, and she let out a cold laugh. "You're threatening me?!" "Artillery, aerial unit, deploy!" Martina was fearless. She removed two metal bracers from her wrists and tossed them into the air! Instantly, countless nanites surged from the bracers into the sky, forming a river. The river rapidly shifted and descended to the ground. By the time it reached the ground, it had transformed into two large Transformers, several meters tall!
"Whoa!" Lin Feng looked up. Transformers made of nanites? The two Transformers were one black and one red. The black one was a heavy combat unit, its mechanical armor angular and reflecting a cold, eerie glow. What drew the most attention was its entire armament system. Two six-barreled rocket launchers were mounted on its shoulders. Behind it, two massive particle cannons were as tall as its body! Its legs were also equipped with two rocket launchers. In its hands, it wielded a terrifyingly sized, pitch-black, six-barreled machine gun, its metal bullet chain connected to a huge ammunition depot behind its back. Metal Storm?! This appearance reminded Lin Feng of a weapon he had seen in movies once. It wasn't a Gatling gun, but its power and rate of fire were even superior! Tsk, tsk, tsk, this must be what Martina referred to as an "artillery," a rather fitting name!
The other, a red Transformer called an "aerial unit," was much sleeker. A pair of slender mechanical wings on its back were striking, suggesting it was capable of flight. It held two lightsaber-like weapons in its hands and had two daggers at its waist. Flight and close combat! Heavy artillery and bombardment! Well, with these two Transformers, Martina's combat capabilities had no weaknesses...
Seeing this, Lin Jili also immediately stepped forward to support her good sister! She didn't have cool subordinates or transforming abilities like Martina, so she could only emit a blue glow all over her body.
An silently lowered the cannon barrels it was holding. Her individual analysis system told her that the energy indices of the two opponents were exponentially high, and with her unable to access the racial armory, her win probability was zero...
"Query, what conditions must be met to lift my blockade?" An returned to a calm demeanor.