Legend of the Cyber Heroes
Chapter 478 - 122 Righteousness Hall

Chapter 478: Chapter 122 Righteousness Hall

"Be very careful! Careful! The stuff in here is incredibly valuable! If anything goes wrong, we’re all dead!"

A Green Forest little leader swung the giant chainsaw in his hand, yelling at the carriers in the center.

These heavy construction machinery had been taken from various places by them. Such heavy machinery was considered the most extravagant among the civilians and required complex learning to master this type of prosthetic body. An average martial artist, if not skilled in mech-breaking techniques, would not be able to compete with such heavy construction machinery.

These talents were either hired by the government or finding work building new wilderness settlements on their own. To get into this line of work, one had to be introduced by someone close to them. For ordinary people, even selling their spines wouldn’t get them such heavy machinery prosthetic bodies.

This industry was normally run by families.

And the patriarchs of a family would even sell "lifestyle prosthetic bodies" like those privileged ones armed in the gene banks.

But the construction machinery here did not belong to one family.

They were all snatched from the roadside by the Green Forest.

After taking out the martial artist protectors and then implanting Gu Poison, these pieces of construction machinery would obediently follow orders.

If anyone still tried to flee, they would be killed on the spot.

Of course, under normal circumstances, there was also the option to "instill collective memories." Those who could operate such heavy construction machinery prosthetic bodies, practicing military martial arts such as war chariots and tanks, also had talent.

But Heavenly Machine had not yet decided how many people to keep here. Before deciding on the size of the permanent team, he didn’t intend to recruit these fellows.

Moreover, people who had just come into contact with the Ultimate Way Consensus Therapy would definitely fall into an excessive desire to destroy. And he was the one who had brought these pieces of construction machinery for building purposes. Recruiting them into the Green Forest now would only lower their work efficiency.

Heavenly Machine was on the mountain peak, watching those lackeys direct the construction machinery. Right by his side was an anti-materiel sniper rifle.

This was his own way of venting destructive impulses. If a worker attempted escape, he could grab the sniper rifle and resolve the issue.

A set of footsteps approached from behind him.

It seemed someone didn’t want him to relieve stress in this manner.

"Ah, I thought only Sky Dark Star was the one with murky dealings with the government, but it turns out you, Heavenly Machine, are also like a lapdog."

Heavenly Machine didn’t need to turn around; the eye on the back of his neck had already seen the newcomer.

"This is the first time we’ve met in person, isn’t it, Sky Fierce, Heaven Hero?"

Sky Fierce Star, Silent Explosives, Lin Ketu, a dangerous individual. His spear fight technique was not bad, and he also mastered assassination techniques for infiltrating undetected, capable of going on a killing spree without warning after breaching a location.

It was said that nearly a hundred years ago, he was a hero before he turned to the Green Forest lifestyle. It was unclear whether he felt he could no longer continue being a hero or if he too had been lured into hiding by others.

Heaven Hero Star, One-Line Gun, Wan Lun, a sniper. His prosthetic body appeared a bit hunched over, which was said to be a design for quickly setting up a sniper rifle. This freak had mastered his sniper rifle to perfection. There were even rumors that during practice martial arts with his mountain fortress brothers, he demonstrated the ability to run and move while using the sniper rifle for distance fights.

And why during practice with his mountain fortress brothers? Because apparently, it had been a long time since anyone managed to get within a hundred meters of this firearms expert.

Green Forest was the most independent group of people. They rejected any control and detested those from the government intensely.

Sky Fierce scoffed, "I really didn’t know, you actually have such extensive connections with the government. How long did you play the dog to win them over?"

Sky Fierce didn’t believe Heavenly Machine was a government man, not even a hint of suspicion. Because Heavenly Machine had read their stronghold’s collective memory files right under his nose. Sky Fierce himself had overseen the ceremony, which involved a direct connection without any hardware protection.

Those who had accepted the collective memory of Green Forest wouldn’t accept the government. The government, in turn, would unconditionally blockade anyone who had accepted Green Forest’s collective memory.

Even if someone was willing to die for a master or a grand cause before accepting the Green Forest memory, after the acceptance, they would only be willing to die for the brothers in their stronghold.

But Sky Fierce was no fool.

This time, Heavenly Machine dragged everyone to organize the "Righteousness Hall" and actually brought along so much heavy construction machinery on the way.

With such tight satellite surveillance nowadays, how could such a large group of construction machinery not be detected by the government?

But the government did notice and yet didn’t send forces...

"Not playing the dog, it’s an equal trade," said Heavenly Machine. "I’ve got a hold over a foolish government official with Gu, so this place has been temporarily registered as a Scientific Knight Order’s excavation site."

It wasn’t registered as a settlement because government-registered Wilderness Settlements would be subject to inspections by Tax Officers and the like.

It’s much easier with the Scientific Knight Order. No one can question the Scientific Knight Order.

"Heh, Scientific Knight Order? Do you think I’m stupid? How could the Scientific Knight Order be manipulated by someone infected with Gu poison? Wouldn’t they go to their colleagues for detoxification?"

"Some of the middle-rank bigwigs from the Gene Bank’s defense arm also sponsor some marginal Scientific Knights," Heavenly Machine explained calmly. "You can understand that, right?"

The internal workings of the Scientific Knight Order were both free and stringent. On one hand, many regulations were "entirely on the honor system," while on the other, lower-ranked Scientific Knights had a tough time obtaining needed items through official channels.

This issue existed before the 21st century.

For example, some psychotropic drugs, which are controlled substances. What to do if they are needed for laboratory use? The usual approach would be to apply through the security department and then obtain them through official channels.

But if we relied solely on this channel, the progress of research would be greatly affected. Especially for some experiments that must be continued continuously and cannot be paused. If there’s a hitch in the security department’s review, the early investment could go to waste, and massive funds could be squandered.

Therefore, researchers would find their own solutions. Some big names with strong academic credentials and social status would apply in bulk for controlled drugs. After completing their own experiments, they would have some leftovers; other brothers in need would get a share through personal connections, returning it when their own approved quantities arrived.

The Scientific Knight Order had high authority, but there were times when they needed to reach out to those Protector bureaucrats.

At times, some individuals from the Gene Bank’s armed forces would also sponsor apprentices without exceptional talents.

This kind of transaction was commonplace.

Of course, the reason given by Heaven Hero had no substantial connection with the action this time.

He said it "was registered as an excavation site by the Scientific Knight Order," but it was still an officer from the Secluded Crane Knight Order who had personally registered it.