Not long after, Zhou Weiping left with the Cultist from the Black Divine Teachings.
Watching the three robots transform back into cars and speed away, Li Qian finally turned his attention to Liu Changfeng.
Without hesitating, he imdiately asked, "Captain Liu, those must be your Public Security Bureau’s standard-issue robots, right? Why haven’t you ford a contract with one? Isn’t the chanical Elent supposed to be invincible among its peers?"
Upon hearing this, Liu Changfeng showed a faint smile and replied, "The chanical Elent being invincible among its peers? That’s just an online rumor. In reality, it’s not nearly that exaggerated."
He paused for a mont before continuing, "Of course, the chanical Elent is indeed one of the more outstanding combatants at its tier. I won’t deny that."
Changing the subject, he added, "However, the chanical Elent has its own set of problems."
"The advantages of the chanical Elent are very obvious: their skill sets are transparent, their combat power is imnse, and you don’t have to worry about feeding costs." Gazing in the direction the three Public Security Bureau cars had gone, he said unhurriedly, "But the chanical Elent also has two very serious flaws."
"Actually, you can’t really call them flaws. After all, no Pet Beast in this world is perfect. The two points I’m about to ntion are less like flaws and more like characteristics of the chanical Elent."
"First is the issue of the chanical Elent’s Potential."
"In theory, the chanical Elent has infinite Potential and can be upgraded and updated without limit. But that’s only in theory."
"In reality, a chanical Pet Beast’s upgrades are almost entirely dependent on chanical modules. Let’s not even talk about core energy or chip modules; the cost to upgrade just a basic Flying module or weapon module is enough to make anyone balk."
"Furthermore, the major high-tech corporations of the Federation on the Ancestral Star periodically release next-generation chanical modules. When a new module hits the market, you have to decide whether to keep up. If you do, your wallet can’t take it. If you don’t, your combat power falls behind."
"That’s why, besides being known for their outstanding combat power at their tier, the chanical Elent has another nickna—the Rich Man’s Exclusive."
After listening to Liu Changfeng’s explanation, Li Qian’s face showed a look of sudden understanding, which was quickly followed by confusion. "Then what about that Mad Dragon No. 3 just now?"
"Don’t be fooled by the impressive combat power of those three Car Robots. Based on their current chanical modules, they don’t have much Potential left."
This point from Liu Changfeng matched what Li Qian had seen.
From the information he had gathered using his Eye of True Sight, Zhou Weiping’s Mad Dragon No. 3 indeed didn’t have high Potential. It could barely reach Tier Three Commander.
At first, Li Qian had been a little confused.
’With so many Skills, Mad Dragon No. 3’s Potential should definitely be higher than Tier Three Commander.’
Now, after hearing Liu Changfeng’s explanation, he understood.
’So its current chanical modules can only support it up to Tier Three Commander.’
"Besides that, the chanical Elent is different from other elents. You can communicate with them via AI glasses or similar electronic devices, and there’s no language barrier. They can also transform into various vehicles, like cars, planes, and so on. Because of all this, most chanical Pet Beasts can unleash the vast majority of their combat power even without a contract."
"Of course, compared to a direct contract, their combat power will definitely be diminished sowhat."
"So, even though I haven’t contracted a chanical Pet Beast, I can always request support from one from headquarters when on a mission, or command one in battle."
"Compared to a direct contract, there’s a difference, but it’s not significant."
"What you saw with Mad Dragon No. 3 just now is the sa situation."
"That guy, Zhou Weiping, he doesn’t actually have a contract with Mad Dragon No. 3."
Hearing this, Li Qian couldn’t help but nod slightly. He now had a general understanding of the chanical Elent.
After giving Li Qian a mont to digest the information, Liu Changfeng raised a second finger and said, "Second, the other flaw."
"To unleash one hundred percent of a chanical Pet Beast’s Potential, the requirents for the Beast Master are also quite high."
"Otherwise, Beast Masters of the chanical Elent wouldn’t be specially referred to as chanics."
At this, Li Qian’s curiosity was piqued. "What are the specific requirents?"
"To beco a top-tier chanic, you must have extrely strong professional skills in both software and hardware."
Liu Changfeng continued to explain to Li Qian, "This is also why almost all chanics are Beast Masters with high intelligence and advanced education."
Li Qian understood.
’It seems not just anyone can walk the path of a chanic.’
’Unless, of course, you just casually form a contract without expecting much achievent.’
’But a Beast Master like that probably couldn’t be called a chanic anyway.’
After a mont of thought, Li Qian understood the key points.
’chanical Pet Beasts are products of high technology. To truly master them, you’d have to be proficient in both software and hardware—a high-tech expert, at the very least.’
Originally, Li Qian had planned to contract a chanical Pet Beast in the future.
After hearing Liu Changfeng’s explanation, he instantly felt that he needed to reconsider.
’Then again, not forming a contract, like with Mad Dragon No. 3, seems like a pretty good option too.’
Shaking his head to clear it of these thoughts, Li Qian brought the conversation back on track. Liu Changfeng had cleared up such a major doubt for him; he should give him so reassurance in return.
"Thank you, Captain Liu, for clearing up one of my doubts. By the way, regarding the Cyan-Scaled Flood Dragon, you can rest assured. I will take this responsibility seriously."
He paused, thought for a mont, and gave a specific tifra. "I’ll try to complete the evolution before July 1st."
"It’s nothing. You’ll learn all about these things soon enough once you get to Beast Taming University." Liu Changfeng chuckled. "As for the Cyan-Scaled Flood Dragon, since I’ve entrusted it to you, I have one hundred percent trust and confidence in you."
The two chatted for a little while longer before Liu Changfeng left.
Li Qian didn’t try to make him stay.
After all, Liu Changfeng was the captain of a city-level Public Security Bureau’s special operations team. He was undoubtedly busy with work on a daily basis and didn’t have much ti to waste here.
Once Liu Changfeng had gone, Li Qian imdiately summoned his task panel to check it.
[Research Task: The Koi Carp’s Second Evolution thod]
[Current Task Progress: 87%]
"The progress went up by two percent!"
Li Qian muttered to himself and then began to recall what had happened. The two-percent increase seed to have occurred right when he saw the Violent Salamander.
Things were urgent at the ti, so he hadn’t checked it at all. Thinking back now, there had to be a connection.
Seeing the Violent Salamander.
The task progress increased.
’Could the Koi Carp’s second evolutionary form be the Violent Salamander?’
’They say the Violent Salamander’s Potential barely reaches Tier One Dominator. If that’s the case, is it even worth researching further?’
Shaking his head, Li Qian quickly dismissed the idea.
He was more inclined to believe that the Koi Carp’s second evolutionary form was a type of Salamander Pet Beast, not specifically the Violent Salamander.
’Otherwise, the task progress wouldn’t have increased by only two percent.’
’An increase of just two points could only an that the two are likely related, not that they’re a direct match.’
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