Lu Yin had not expected the city to have no humans or even astral beasts, as the Technocracy was supposed to treat all creatures equally. Regardless of if one was human or an astral beast, they were just another life form. However, there were actually no living creatures within First Edition City at all.

The sky above the city had crisscrossing pipes covering it, and there were occasionally ripples in the void when a supercomputer integrated with an android body, not one of which was weak. Although there were no runes in this place, which made it impossible for Lu Yin to precisely determine the strength of anything, he was certain that there were terrifyingly powerful things in this city, as it had the strength to scare even the First Protector.

"Be careful. This place is giving an old man like me a few heart palpitations," the First Protector stated dryly.

Lu Yin pursed his lips. "This junior is also a bit nervous. Is this really a place where people can live?"

"Don’t be ridiculous! Of course not. If you tried to, you’d find yourself going insane sooner or later," the First Protector retorted in a miserable tone. He was still terribly upset that they had been forced to enter First Edition City. Humans had always been the most prevalent species, but in this city, humans were seen as out of place oddities. The mechanical, interchangeable bodies were the most common sight in First...