Mainly, within the Mechanicus, cultivation stage does not represent everything, nor does it completely represent combat power.
This is because there are countless Cyber Cultivators who specialize in a single cultivation stage.
In front of those geniuses who specialize in a single field, even a Mechanical Sage would only get beaten.
For example, the chief master of the School of Life, Tony, and the co-chiefs, Old Cui and Daniel.
These three crazy former Animal Gang members never install any cybernetic implants on their bodies.
They are even too lazy to continue advancing their cultivation, simply relying on the Mechanical Priest rank to become the chief and co-chiefs of the School of Life.
This is only because they research various crazy potions and super organ transplant modifications.
Today, although they appear human, their insides have been transformed into non-human existences.
Whether it is their bones, internal organs, or muscles, all have been modified, and their bodies even contain dozens of non-human organs.
These directly maximize the functions of their internal organs.
Furthermore, under the stimulation of various hormones, they possess a height of nearly three meters, along with bulging muscles and immense strength.
As long as the three of them wear power armor that enhances defense, relying solely on their powerful physical strength, they can make many Mechanical Sages cry for their mothers.
It is precisely because of the existence of these specially skilled individuals that the Mechanicus cannot implement a cultivation stage system; everyone is a researcher who communicates equally.
There is no way around it; what if these geniuses are severely oppressed, have a burst of inspiration, achieve a major breakthrough in their techniques, and their combat power instantly explodes, allowing them to beat their oppressors?
Therefore, the Mechanicus is less a religious organization and more an academic discussion group united for their own interests and beliefs.
However, the Cyber black account group is completely different.
Only a small portion of them awakened on their own, while most others obtained this immortal destiny by praying to other Forerunners and paying a huge price.
To show their sincerity, they even brought out those feudal remnants to display their piety.
Therefore, after they succeed, they will in turn oppress other lower-level cultivators even more severely.
Because they have experienced hardship themselves, they are even more eager to destroy others' havens.
Since they have already cast aside their dignity and even their face, why should others be able to act self-righteous?
If you do not want to kneel and beg, do you still want to cultivate immortality? Do you want to live forever? Go dream your pipe dreams~~
If the arrogance of the newcomers cannot be completely suppressed and polished away, how can the resentment in their hearts be appeased?
Therefore, among these Cyber black accounts, huge and strict ritualistic rules have been established.
Even the larger the cultivation group, the stricter its internal rules, the harder life becomes for lower-level cultivators, and the more resentment accumulates.
Killing and plundering treasures gradually became commonplace, and the hearts of many cultivators also began to twist, even leading to the saying that there are only three ranks in cultivation: senior, fellow daoist, and ant.
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However, regarding these Cyber black accounts, Lana did not overly emphasize issues like human rights; instead, she believed their methods were indeed very effective.
Who does not want to be respected, and who does not want to elevate themselves?
Although Lana was very pleased by the flattery of these Cyber black accounts, this did not prevent her from continuing to exploit them.
She first used a piece of land in the City of Freedom as bait, like a con artist, gathering a large number of eloquent Cyber black accounts as her subordinates.
And she quickly established the initial order of the City of Freedom, building a large number of houses and markets.
As time went on, more and more Cyber black account cultivators came to this place, and Lana began selling houses and collecting taxes.
Houses, land, stalls, mining—as long as money is earned in the City of Freedom, a tithe must be paid.
At the same time, Lana also planned time zones in the City of Freedom, dividing the high-quality resource areas and slightly inferior resource areas.
The consumption in different time zones would naturally increase; the higher the quality of the resource area, the higher Lana's asking price, and the safer it would be.
It must be said that people who emerged from the Cyberpunk world seem to possess an innate business acumen and the traits of capitalists.
Perhaps this is also because they have experienced countless deceptions and exploitations, which has given them a deep understanding of how to become capital.
Of course, during this period, some top black account Cyber Cultivators, by harvesting other black accounts, were not short of money at all.
So, they wanted to purchase some land in the City of Freedom, but since the population of the City of Freedom was currently small, Lana temporarily had no plans to sell land or houses.
After all, the fewer the people, the lower the price of houses; she would never do something that sacrifices the greater good for a small gain, only to benefit other Cyber Cultivators for free.
As passes to the City of Freedom were sent out to the entire world, Cyber black accounts from several worlds, as if they had found an organization, flocked to the City of Freedom through various means.
After all, Lana even sold passes to the City of Freedom, and where there is a market, scalpers will naturally emerge.
Even for the price difference, the Cyber black accounts would allow more people to enter the City of Freedom.
At first, everyone was very cautious; except for the people they knew, they just silently mined in their chosen locations, and no one was willing to talk to outsiders.
After all, it could be seen from many details that these Cyber Cultivators came from different worlds, with subtle differences in language and clothing.
Even due to the differences between worlds, within the entire City of Freedom, people from different worlds began to spontaneously gather together, and there was a lot of caution between them.
But as time went on, there was always the first person to "eat the crab," breaking the long-standing barrier between worlds.
"Hey! Hello! You can call me Jack. I'm from the Fifth World—nice to meet you all!"
A Foundation Establishment cultivator broke the silence.
So far, Xiao has numbered his eight worlds, each representing a different world, and after the establishment of the City of Freedom, the Cyber black accounts also learned the numbers of their own worlds.
The Fourth World happens to be the world of John Wick. Jack is a surviving member after the Titan disaster. In recent years, with the help of the three leaders,
the human race has somewhat recovered its vitality, and the population has recovered to over 100 million, but they still urgently need more cultivation resources to arrange Cyber Aura that can be cultivated long-term.
Therefore, he must seek help from Cyber Cultivators in other worlds and purchase cultivation resources; only then can they survive better, regain the world evaluation of the Limitless Cyber Celestial, and return to divine favor.
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