Chapter 186

In Star Dome Calendar 118, the alarm of the Honey Mist Gear was suddenly muffled by the rustling sound of plant fibers. Su Yuhan yanked off the fluorescent root-fiber data stuck to the console and exclaimed, "Captain! It's a distress signal from the Mechanical Root System civilization! Their gear core is being rejected by the symbiotic network of the biological roots, while the biological race's homeworld... is spraying anti-symbiosis herbicide from the Pure-Essence Council!" Chen Feng gripped the Frostflame Furnace core, the ice-and-fire patterns on its surface resonating with the root data. "Locate the signal source. Liu Ruyan, activate the bio-compatible armor of the Honey Mist Gear; Jiang Xue, prepare the Tri-Phase Water Essence honey into a nano-lubricant that the gears can absorb—machines need the nourishment of the root system, just as frost and flame need a shared furnace." The moment the ship crossed the boundary zone between the gear roots, it revealed twelve suspended "gear tree forts" and a biological root network spreading underground. The projection of a Mechanical Clan youth suddenly burst into the bridge; his body was made of alloy gears, but his joints were wrapped with withered fluorescent root fibers. "Save us... The biological race says machines are parasitic metal, and the Pure-Essence Council gave them the herbicide formula..."