Chapter 7: Masters of the Blade Clan (Part 1)

Li Ran said, “There are no advanced Mechanical Clans here. Hehe, as far as I know, the Mechanical Clan heritage you have is quite primitive. Judging from the ship, it’s just a freighter, not a warship. So, you must be of a low-level Mechanical Clan.”
Stan naturally knew a lot about the Mechanical Clans. The greatest advantage of the Mechanical Clans in this world was their communication systems, so most of them were in contact with each other. However, due to the vastness of the region, even with communication, interaction was extremely inconvenient—this was because of the lack of more advanced technologies. The technology they currently had wasn’t enough to support the rise of their entire race. Upon hearing about advanced Mechanical Clans, Stan immediately realized the importance of this information. But he had no idea that Li Ran’s information came from the Greater World.
“But… where did you get this information? How do you know we’re a low-level Mechanical Clan? And where did you see advanced Mechanical Clans? It’s impossible to know there’s a difference between high and low levels among our Mechanical Clans if you’ve never seen them.”
Stan couldn’t understand at all. If there were advanced Mechanical Clans in this world, he would surely have heard of them. As for why he knew he belonged to a low-level clan, it was from the inheritance system. To become part of an advanced Mechanical Clan, countless years of research and development were required. In this world, researchers were extremely rare, and the entire Mechanical Clan still lacked a systematic education system.
Li Ran didn’t bother to explain. He simply said, “I know, and I’ve seen them too—just not in this world.”
Stan was instantly speechless, deeply shocked. He certainly knew how powerful and terrifying those who came from another realm were. At that moment, he guessed that these three people before him were the legendary masters from beyond, so he became even more respectful.
Stan said earnestly, “Lord Li Ran, may I ask where you encountered the advanced Mechanical Clans?”
Li Ran smiled and replied, “You can’t go there. That’s the true world of the Mechanical Clans—immensely powerful, hehe.” In the Greater World, the Mechanical Clans were among the most powerful forces, with cutting-edge technology in the cosmos.
Stan’s eyes shone with excitement. This was the world he longed for. But where was it? He felt extremely disappointed.

Borong was puzzled. “Are there even more advanced Mechanical Tribes? How powerful are they? I don’t think the Mechanical Tribes are that great. Lord Stan, do you think I’m right?” With his strength, it was easy for him to defeat a spaceship, so he truly didn’t take the Mechanical Tribes seriously. Hearing that there were even more powerful ones piqued his curiosity.

Stan’s face turned pale with anger. Being mocked in front of others, even if he was weaker, was unbearable. But Borong was right—in this world, the Mechanical Tribes were just an ordinary race, not particularly outstanding. Especially, they had a major weakness: their individual combat strength was extremely poor.

Li Ran sneered and said, “Don’t look down on the Mechanical Tribes either. Truly advanced Mechanical Tribes not only have terrifying weapons but also extremely strong individual fighters. They might not be as good as you, but the gap isn’t that big. With powerful individual weapons, heh, they can definitely fight you.”

Borong’s expression showed disbelief. In his eyes, this was pure nonsense. But he knew that with Li Ran’s status, he would never talk nonsense—his strength meant he didn’t need to. So he was puzzled too. Could the Mechanical Tribes really be that powerful? It was hard to believe. If that were the case, why were Stan’s Mechanical Tribes so weak? He couldn’t imagine their heritage being more complex than that of spells.

Stan felt proud, but he had never seen advanced Mechanical Tribes. In their own tribe, there had long been legends about the glory of the Mechanical Tribes, but they didn’t understand it and couldn’t reach such heights. With a bitter smile, he said, “It’s a pity, really. There are none here. Sigh… what a disappointment.” He was very regretful. If they could obtain the heritage of advanced Mechanical Tribes, then in this world, the Mechanical Tribes wouldn’t have to endure such humiliation. At least people like Borong wouldn’t be so rude to them.

Li Ran said, “Actually, strictly speaking, even in the Greater World, there aren’t many truly advanced Mechanical Tribes. The top-tier ones are even rarer. Most are mid-to-low-level Mechanical Tribes. It’s just that you’re in a worse situation. The low-level Mechanical Tribes in the Greater World… seem a bit stronger than you. At least they have starships, while you don’t even have ships. It’s no wonder your strength is so poor.”

Stan smiled bitterly and shook his head, saying, “This spaceship… has some of the capabilities of a warship. It’s not that bad, right?” Just this spaceship alone required a vast amount of resources. In Stan’s mechanical race, it was considered a top-tier combat ship. Who would have thought Li Ran would describe it as so poor?
Li Ran said, “It’s far from it. There’s no need to argue. I know what’s good and what’s bad.”
Stan sighed and said, “I wonder if I’ll ever encounter an advanced mechanical race in my lifetime.”
Guo Shier smiled and said, “I guess… the chances are slim. There’s no need to feel regretful. Advanced mechanical races develop from lower-level ones. You have enough time to develop. The mechanical race isn’t a lowly race in this world; there should be enough space and time for them to grow.”
Stan nodded, knowing Guo Shier was right. He resolved that once he returned, he must formulate a development plan—either a comprehensive one or at least a plan for upgrading weapons.
“We will develop. If all mechanical races unite, we can progress from lower-level to advanced mechanical races.”
Li Ran secretly smiled. Of course, he wouldn’t undermine Stan’s confidence. With his knowledge and memories, he knew very well how difficult it was for a mechanical race to advance from a lower level to an advanced one. Not to mention anything else, just technological progress required countless years and the efforts of countless geniuses. Once a mechanical race reached a certain level, it would face various hardships. In the vast world, once a mechanical race reached a certain stage, it had to expand rapidly to seek various resources, which inevitably led to conflicts with other races. If unlucky enough to encounter a powerful race, its development could be ruined in an instant. That’s why every advanced mechanical race has a history of development built on violence and bloodshed.
Although Guo Shier didn’t know how difficult it was to become an advanced mechanical race, he knew that for a civilization to develop, it was by no means easy. He asked, “How much longer until we reach our destination?”
Stan turned around and asked, then said, “Not long. The speed of our spaceship, heh, is the best among mechanical races.”
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“Is that your mechanical race’s city?”

Li Ran pointed at the cluster of buildings visible in the distance; a city could be clearly seen in the air. It was already after dusk, and the city of the Mechanical Clan was brightly lit. Countless flying vehicles could be seen flying through the city, forming streams of light. Tall buildings stood in abundance, just like the large cities Guo Shier had seen in his past life. Every time Guo Shier saw a city of the Mechanical Clan, he felt a sense of familiarity and warmth.

A fleet of flying vehicles approached. Stan’s fleet was still one kilometer away from the city and landed under his command. Such large spacecraft couldn’t enter the city and had to dock outside it.

Stan led a group of subordinates out of the ship and politely invited Li Ran and the others to come out as well.

A large group gathered on an open area. Dozens of flying vehicles flew low and arrived in front of them in just a few seconds. The vehicles stopped about ten meters away from them, and dozens of people got off. Leading them was a tall black man whose skin color was comparable to that of the blacks Guo Shier had seen in his past life—quite unusual. As soon as Stan saw him, he rushed over with a laugh, the two hugged, and exchanged a few words.

Stan turned around and said, “This is the lord of Tularata City, a genius of our Mechanical Clan.”

Tularata had the bloodline of the Celestial Race, so his personal strength was very high. He could rival ordinary experts and was almost on par with Borong—enough to fight Borong, and even if he lost, he could still escape. In the Mechanical Clan, this was considered a top expert, though still not comparable to Li Ran and the other two.

Stan continued, “This is a top professional from the Spellcraft Clan—Lord Li Ran. This is Lord Guo Shier, and Lord Qi Wuzhen. This is Lord Borong, a master of the Blade Clan.” Since Borong had been defeated, Stan’s awe for him had diminished greatly. Originally, Borong had seemed invincible in his eyes, but now he was just another expert. In fact, with Borong’s strength, he could crush him with one hand.

Tularata was shocked inwardly. Three top professionals from the Spellcraft Clan—this was truly astonishing. The Spellcraft Clan was already a powerful race, and any of their professionals were extremely formidable experts in this world. Countless facts had shown him that among the Spellcraft Clan’s professionals, there were no weaklings—they were even stronger than the Celestial Race. There were many ordinary people among the Celestial Race, but none among the Spellcraft professionals.

After hesitating for a moment, Tularata said, “Greetings, lords. You… you also came for the Tianluo Ruins?”

Borong nodded and said, “That’s right. We came here for the Tianluo Ruins. How many experts have arrived so far?”
Li Ran and the others were not so arrogant. They greeted Tularata and listened quietly to Borong’s questions.
Tularata replied, “Quite a few have come—experts from the Blade Clan, the Tianling Clan, and some other races. But from the Spellcraft Clan, only you three have come. Hehe, all three major races are here now.” He was also one of those going to the Tianluo Ruins and had already formed a team. He glanced secretly at Li Ran and the others, hesitating in his heart. He knew how powerful the Spellcraft Clan’s professionals were and really wanted to invite these three to join his team.