Lying comfortably on the bed, feeling the warm currents emanating from his chest, Yun Yi couldn’t help but laugh at his earlier nervousness.

Even if he hadn’t successfully activated the stone, Yun Yi would have remained with his ordinary talent. He wouldn’t have given up and would have continued practicing diligently. But who could easily let go of such a miraculous treasure?

Fortunately, the experiment was a success.

Ten seconds after the brain matter came into contact with the stone, the result was as he had imagined. A dazzling, mesmerizing multicolored light radiated from the stone, captivating his gaze.

With a sigh of relief, Yun Yi gradually calmed his racing heart.

However, another pressing issue now confronted him.

During the experiment, he had used nearly half of the less than one-third bottle of brain matter. This meant that the remaining amount would only be enough for one more use. In other words, the necklace’s activated state could only last a little over two months.

Within these two months, Yun Yi had to repair a mecha to the best of his ability.

Only then would he have the capability to kill another monster and obtain more brain matter. Otherwise, once the brain matter ran out, he would have to face his ordinary talent again.

“No! I absolutely refuse to be ordinary!”

Yun Yi resolved to repair a mecha within two months.

True to his word, Yun Yi sprang out of bed and rushed into the command room, eagerly devouring all knowledge related to mechas.

The knowledge stored in the mecha was limited and basic. After searching through the wreckage of the ship several times, Yun Yi found a few more computers. Finally, in one of them, he discovered detailed information about mechas.

From the data stored in the computer, it appeared that it had belonged to a mecha repair technician. Before joining the Restoration Army, this technician had worked for a mecha company owned by the imperial family. Although the empire was a minor power in the universe and lagged in mecha research, under the emperor’s relentless efforts, they had managed to acquire some outdated mecha data from major powers.

Among this data was the Red Mane III, which had been phased out by the Tang Empire nearly twenty years ago. The empire couldn’t replicate it yet, but they had thoroughly studied its internal structure, armor, and weapons. Only a few areas with strict technological封锁 remained unclear.

It was unclear what the technician’s role in the company had been, but the computer contained most of the detailed information about the Red Mane III.

This was exactly what Yun Yi needed.

Yun Yi couldn’t help but marvel at his good fortune. Touching the necklace around his chest, he calmed himself and began studying the materials in earnest.

In addition to the extensive data, the computer also contained the technician’s own insights and methods, which greatly inspired Yun Yi when combined with the stored information.

Time flew by.

By the time Yun Yi had fully mastered all the information about the Red Mane III, a month had passed. In fact, if he had only focused on the Red Mane III data, it would have taken less than a week. But Yun Yi’s foundational knowledge was too weak, so he had to spend time learning other basic materials stored in the computer.

Now, Yun Yi was confident he could complete the entire mecha repair process on his own.

Although he didn’t have many suitable engineering tools at hand, his significantly enhanced intelligence allowed him to come up with several ingenious solutions.

A mecha with damaged sides was modified by Yun Yi into a semi-fixed crane. Typically, a mecha stood about five to six meters tall, with some heavy mechas reaching up to eight meters. This meant that mecha components were extremely heavy. Even with his enhanced strength as a level six warrior, Yun Yi couldn’t easily lift and install the parts.

If the ship’s anti-gravity system had been intact, it would have been a simple task. But given the Thunderclap’s current state… it was better not to think about it.

With the crane, however, things became much easier. Although it moved slowly, it provided Yun Yi with significant assistance. Activating the crane mecha, Yun Yi slowly collected the surrounding mecha wreckage and began selecting parts for assembly.

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Even with the crane’s help, Yun Yi was exhausted almost every day.

To cope, he adjusted his daily routine. He no longer practiced martial arts upon waking but focused on repairing the mecha. After exhausting his physical strength, he would then practice martial arts. Interestingly, practicing in a state of extreme fatigue produced even more remarkable results.

If he continued like this, Yun Yi might reach the seventh level of martial arts in less than three months.

If this speed were made public, it would likely shock the entire universe. Touching the necklace, Yun Yi smiled and returned to the intense repair work.

The repairs seemed to be progressing smoothly, primarily because there were enough mechas, and the damage was relatively limited. When the ship had crashed, its severe damage had prevented the normal ejection of mechas, causing most of them to crash along with the ship. Even those that had managed to detach were destroyed by the government forces within an hour.

The remaining mechas had mostly suffered from impact damage, which was relatively minor.

In less than ten days, Yun Yi successfully repaired two Red Mane III mechas. During the process, he encountered difficulties, but his enhanced intelligence and the comprehensive data in the computer provided significant help. Through the repairs, his knowledge of mechas underwent a qualitative leap.

Now, he was fully capable of working at a large mecha company.

On the third day after completing the repairs, the energy in Yun Yi’s necklace dissipated. According to his records, the first and second dissipations had occurred almost exactly thirty-seven days and eleven hours apart.

Pouring the remaining brain matter onto the necklace, Yun Yi watched as it once again emitted a multicolored glow. He knew that his next hunt wasn’t far off.

Now, with experience from his previous encounter, Yun Yi wouldn’t be as hesitant or make as many mistakes. Last time, although he had killed the monster, his beloved mecha had been destroyed.

Another dark night arrived.

Yun Yi carefully inspected every component of the mecha. Although he had repaired it himself, he couldn’t help but feel uneasy about his first solo repair job, fearing that the mecha might fail at a critical moment.

After repeatedly confirming that everything was in order, Yun Yi climbed into the mecha. After more than two months, he was once again at the controls. Touching the familiar control panel, he couldn’t help but feel excited.

“Whoosh!”

The engine started successfully. Yun Yi maneuvered the mecha to the entrance of the passageway and picked up the alloy longsword, the last relic of his previous mecha. Looking at the cold, bloodthirsty blade, Yun Yi smiled. “Old friend, let’s fight side by side.”

With the longsword secured, the mecha’s engine, powered by energy cells, emitted four streams of light from its back and feet, slowly ascending into the sky.

The sky had completely darkened. Yun Yi piloted the mecha, hovering in the air, calmly observing the groups of monsters on the screen. It seemed that the monsters hadn’t noticed the loss of one of their own. Perhaps their numbers were too vast, or their intelligence was too limited. In any case, the monsters were no different from when Yun Yi had first arrived—aside from the large groups, there were still many solitary monsters roaming the land.

Yun Yi knew that only in the later hours of the night would these monsters gather from small groups into large hordes. At that point, even with ten times the courage, he wouldn’t dare face the collective charge of thousands of monsters.

This time, Yun Yi employed a similar tactic to his previous one. Diving from the sky at high speed, nothing could withstand the full force of a mecha warrior’s strike under such gravitational acceleration.

Soon, a monster less than ten kilometers from the base caught Yun Yi’s eye.

He turned off the anti-gravity, flipped the mecha sideways, drew the longsword, and launched a full-speed assault.

Four actions, nearly a hundred commands, executed seamlessly by Yun Yi’s rapidly moving hands. The mecha in mid-air transformed into a red arrow, streaking across the sky.

Cross Slash!

With the power of high speed, Yun Yi didn’t use a single strike like last time but instead employed a common technique—the Cross Slash. His target was the monster’s neck, where its massive head connected to its body.

“Whoosh… Swish…”

Before the monster could react, its ugly head had already fallen to the sand. Its enormous body, now headless, collapsed to the ground.

The monster’s head, lying on the ground, was still alive. Its mouthparts slightly opened, and Yun Yi immediately realized it was preparing to spit the strange flames. His hands flew over the controls, and the mecha accelerated, delivering a powerful kick to the head.

“Thud…”

The head flew off like a violently kicked soccer ball, spewing flames as it went. But the distance was far enough that none of the flames reached the mecha.

Seeing how cleanly and efficiently he had taken down a monster in less than a minute, Yun Yi felt a surge of pride!

Locating the head in the distance, Yun Yi observed it carefully for a while. After confirming the monster’s death, the mecha’s back ejected two steel cables, which secured the head and carried it back to the base.

Extracting the brain matter this time was much simpler than before. Activating the mecha, Yun Yi forcefully pried open the monster’s skull, which was as tough as starship armor, revealing the brain matter inside. This time, Yun Yi didn’t use the small bottles from before but instead used energy cell containers, filling three boxes to the brim.

By Yun Yi’s estimate, this amount of brain matter would last him ten to twenty years.

It seemed that Yun Yi’s life on this alien planet was about to take a turn for the better.

An endless supply of dried meat, accelerated martial arts practice, an inexhaustible source of knowledge, ample time to hone his mecha piloting skills, and countless monsters to test his combat techniques—everything was nearly perfect.

But Yun Yi was still deeply troubled. The communicator had failed to establish contact with the base, and he had lost confidence in it. Another concern was the energy supply. Although energy cells were highly efficient, Yun Yi hadn’t found many in the ship’s wreckage. Most of them had been salvaged from damaged mechas and the ship’s engines.

If used sparingly, they might last five or six years.

Would he really have to stay here for five or six years?

The answer was no. Some time later, the arrival of certain individuals gave Yun Yi a glimmer of hope for leaving this place.