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Chapter 102 Dark Energy Master!

October 21, 348 AD, early morning.

Jiang Yanming woke up from his sleep, feeling dizzy and also experiencing the slight rocking of the ship as it sailed at sea.

"Is it the awakening of a new identity...?" he thought to himself.

He doesn't suffer from seasickness, and he didn't drink alcohol last night, so the only reason he felt dizzy was the flood of memories that came to mind when he realized his new identity.

"Dark Energy User?" Jiang Yanming quickly sorted through his memories and thought to himself, "Without any modifications, he can use the flying device like an electronic hacker. This coincides with the Holy Alliance experts that Senior Liang mentioned."

The so-called Dark Energy Messenger claims to be the messenger of the universe's dark energy, which is a special energy that is omnipresent in the universe. Only instruments built with dark energy crystals as the main body can observe dark energy.

Dark energy users possess the ability to guide and manipulate dark energy, enabling them to achieve various incredible effects, such as manipulating flying objects, materializing flames, ice, and so on.

Jiang Yanming tried to recall the memories, which made his head feel increasingly dizzy and then he experienced some pain.

"Dark energy is everywhere, so some people are born in harmony with dark energy and are born to be dark energy users. However, if they are not guided and controlled by others, they will most likely be eroded by dark energy and die."

Jiang Yanming frowned and thought to himself, "Most people need to be guided by cultivation after birth to introduce dark energy into their bodies, and become dark energy users by infecting their bodies with dark energy, thus gaining the initial ability to use dark energy."

"The more powerful a dark energy user is, the more dark energy they can mobilize. This energy not only exists within their own body, but they also mobilize external energy to unleash all sorts of incredible power."

Recalling this, Jiang Yanming pondered to himself, "This ability seems similar to the cultivation system and the mage system of another world. They all mobilize external energy through the energy in the body to unleash a powerful force far exceeding the normal situation."

Based on his existing memories, the Dark Energy Envoy system is very similar to the Immortal Cultivator system, except that the former does not have specific realm divisions, but is simply classified by combat power.

"Level one to level nine... there are even stronger beings above level nine." Jiang Yanming frowned and pondered.

The dark energy that guided his cultivation had turned his teacher into dust. According to the other party, he was ambushed and seriously injured by his favored disciple, and had no choice but to flee to the territory of the Four Kingdoms Alliance.

After Jiang Yanming saved the other party, the latter discovered through contact with dark energy that he was very talented and suitable to become a dark energy user, with the potential to break through to level nine or above in the future.

"Let alone above level nine, level nine itself is still a long way off," Jiang Yanming thought to himself. "According to my memory, my teacher said when he died that if you don't have the strength of level seven, don't even think about inheriting his flying device and armor, or you will face annihilation."

Jiang Yanming was no stranger to the Flying Instrument, after all, he had once used it in battle as an electronic hacker.

The armor is equipment to protect the dark energy user. The strength of the armor depends entirely on the modules installed. These modules outperform cyborgs in performance, since the armor does not require neural tolerance. As long as the dark energy user can drive it, it can be installed as needed.

"Whether it's controlling the aircraft or manipulating the armor protecting themselves, Dark Energy Users need considerable computing power," Jiang Yanming muttered to himself. "A powerful Dark Energy User must have decent computing power, whether it's external or internal."

"This is somewhat similar to cyber hacking..." Jiang Yanming thought to himself, and suddenly had an idea.

Dark Energy Users have comprehensive abilities. If you break down their abilities, wouldn't they be cyborgs and electronic hackers?

Simply put, cyborgs possess formidable physical combat abilities, with varying strengths depending on the implanted modules, much like the armor of dark energy users.

New-era electronic hackers implant modules to enhance computing power, signal connectivity, heat dissipation, and so on. Their combat primarily involves remotely controlling aircraft and hacking into networks, making them a simplified version of dark energy users.

"I see... The forces that control the Holy Union are those Dark Energy Masters hiding in the shadows. In order to rule the Holy Union, they created cyborgs with simplified abilities and electronic hackers."

Jiang Yanming suddenly realized, "The Four Nations Alliance split from the Holy Alliance, so it's not surprising that the Four Nations Alliance has secret agents. Therefore, the high-ranking officials who control the country will not carry out large-scale reforms."

As for Arthur and Lucy, whom Jiang Yanming knows, both of them are pure humans who have not undergone any modifications.

The El family, to which Arthur belongs, is not particularly powerful; they might not even rank in the top twenty in the Democratic Republic of St. Petersburg.

Lucy's Green family is different. They are one of the most powerful families in the Four Nations Alliance, and most of them have Dark Energy Masters in charge. Lucy herself may even be a Dark Energy Master!

"I am now a Dark Energy User, and I can control the aircraft without a signal receiver, but my computing power is limited without the armor."

Jiang Yanming said quietly, "I can try it when I get back to see how far I can control the 'Light and Shadow' of the flying device and whether its power can exceed that of the signal receiver."

If he weren't currently at sea, in the Shenwu Kingdom where technological creation is limited, he would have wanted to take out the flying device 'Light and Shadow' to experiment.

"Awakening to the identity of a Dark Energy User has brought many benefits, including inheriting my teacher's legacy, but it also brings considerable trouble!"

Jiang Yanming calmed down and pondered, "My teacher was born in the Holy Alliance, yet he managed to escape to the Four Kingdoms Alliance despite being seriously injured by his disciple's sneak attack. There are too many suspicious points in this."

Regardless of the technological level of either the Four Nations Alliance or the Holy Alliance, as long as one is not immediately killed, there is a possibility of being saved upon entering a hospital. However, that cheap teacher did not choose to save himself, but instead chose to flee to the Four Nations Alliance.

Given the hostile relationship between the Four Nations Alliance and the Holy Alliance, both sides have various powerful air defense facilities. It's impossible for that cheap teacher, who fled from the Holy Alliance to the Four Nations Alliance, to just casually fly over from high altitude.

It's also unreliable to fly at low altitudes, since that's visible to the naked eye and would inevitably be detected; it's impossible for it to cross the southern continent.

Of course, if it's a matter of arriving directly in Crescent City from the eastern coast of the Southern Continent, that's another story. But why would the high-ranking members of the Holy Alliance go there?

Unable to figure it out, Jiang Yanming simply stopped exploring the doubts and instead pondered the trouble he was about to face.

"Without a level seven, you want to inherit the flying device and armor..." Jiang Yanming thought to himself, "In that case, the senior brother who ambushed and severely injured the teacher must have at least a level seven strength, and is probably no worse than a top expert."

A level seven cyborg corresponds to a martial artist at the fourth level of the Qi Condensation Realm.

In Jiang Yanming's view, the teacher's statement that one could only inherit the flying device and armor at level seven meant that he believed that level seven was enough to protect oneself, which meant that his senior brother's strength was close to level eight.

Of course, he wasn't very clear about the difference in strength between Dark Energy Envoys; it's possible that the difference in strength between a Level 7 and a Level 8 Dark Energy Envoy wasn't significant.

In short, for safety's sake, Jiang Yanming will not consider inheriting his cheap teacher's flying device and armor until he reaches level seven strength.

"Has the young leader woken up?"

Suddenly, a cold, metallic sound came from outside.