Start Stealing, Start Stealing

Liu Quan and the other two pressed closely against a tentacle while observing the school of Giant Star Sharks around them. Their expressions were quite relaxed.

"With so many Giant Star Sharks, if we could wipe them out in one fell swoop, wouldn't our points skyrocket?"

"Brother Quan, you really dare to dream. With our small frames, we're not even enough to fill the gaps between these beasts' teeth."

"The three of us definitely can't beat them in a fight. But if we had some kind of high-tech bomb, we could send all these sharks straight to heaven. That scene would be too beautiful to imagine!"

Their conversation made Lu Xiaobai chuckle dumbly.

Where in the depths of the ocean could they find a high-tech bomb? The only thing with any technological value here was this mechanical octopus...

However,

As soon as this thought appeared, his expression froze for a moment, and then his face gradually filled with excitement.

A moment later, he couldn't even help but burst into wild laughter, saying at the same time:

"Ah Zhu, Ah Niu, Ah Yang, you three are really clever little devils!"

"..."

Liu Quan and the other two were completely bewildered and even couldn't help but pull away slightly.

How did he suddenly seem like he had gone crazy...

Was he possessed by the vengeful spirit of the Shark King?

Lu Xiaobai, however, ignored the three of them. Still laughing wildly, he looked at the mechanical octopus with excited eyes.

Fortunately, the octopus in front of him was just a cold technological weapon. If it had human intelligence, it would have long sensed his malicious intent and run away immediately!

"Brother Lu, you're not targeting it, are you?"

Liu Quan seemed to have noticed something and asked with a puzzled look.

"Hehe..."

Lu Xiaobai stroked the mechanical octopus's head and said:

"Weren't you three just talking about a high-tech bomb? How about my big brother octopus here?"

"It can explode?"

Liu Quan and the other two still looked confused.

Lu Xiaobai grinned and said:

"It can't explode, but what about its core energy source?"

"Huh?!"

The three of them instantly understood his idea.

Any intelligent machine possessed a core energy source, and this so-called core energy source wasn't some battery, but an energy ore from an alien planet!

Because the energy contained in the energy ore was too vast, it was extremely unstable in nature, just like a bomb with immense power. However, humans used technological means to stabilize its internal energy, allowing it to serve as the power core for intelligent machines!

"Brother Lu, could it be that you've mastered Intelligent Mechanics?"

Liu Quan looked shocked, but quickly shook his head and said:

"That's not right. Even if you know how to dismantle this mechanical octopus, there are no tools around here."

Although this mechanical octopus was only a basic C-class intelligent machine, it could at least rival a junior Star Martial Artist. Relying on the strength of the four of them to violently dismantle it was undoubtedly a pipe dream...

"Who said we have to dismantle it?"

Lu Xiaobai smiled mysteriously, then pressed his hand on the mechanical octopus's head.

The next second,

The star energy flowed within his body, and he instantly released Sleight of Hand!

If it weren't for the reminder from the three of them, he really would have overlooked the fact that this thing's energy core could be used as a bomb...

And his Sleight of Hand could directly steal its core out!

In an instant,

A black mechanical part appeared in his hand.

"Not this one..."

He didn't hesitate, instantly throwing it aside, and then continued to use the skill.

As time gradually passed,

Lu Xiaobai was seen frantically releasing Sleight of Hand, and one mechanical part after another appeared in his hands...

Watching this scene,

Liu Quan and the other two had their mouths wide open, wide enough to fit an egg inside.

No way, what kind of ability is this?!

After all, the Interstellar Thief King was a figure from ten years ago, and Liu Quan and the others were just ordinary people, so naturally, they didn't know the Interstellar Thief King's famous skill...

Half an hour passed.

Lu Xiaobai frowned deeply and complained:

"Seriously, why did the designer of this mechanical octopus stuff so many small parts inside?!"

He looked at the mechanical octopus's massive body with a hint of helplessness in his eyes.

The mechanical octopus was just a basic intelligent machine, so its internal structure was naturally not precise at all. This also resulted in a massive amount of redundant parts being stuffed inside...

"This won't do. At this rate, I reckon I could be stealing here for days and still not succeed!"

He stopped his hand movements.

Although Sleight of Hand was also a special skill, the star energy it consumed far exceeded Fake Injury. Just in this short while, the star energy in his body had already been depleted by more than half...

"If I want to accurately steal the thing I want, it looks like I can only add points..."

He opened his information panel, looked at the one remaining Starry Sky Point on it, and without hesitation, added it to Sleight of Hand.

In an instant,

He felt as if he had been enlightened; his mastery of Sleight of Hand advanced a step further, and the level displayed on it subsequently reached Lv4!

"A level four Sleight of Hand should be considered close to mastery, right?"

His heart stirred, and a bit of confidence appeared in his eyes.

He placed his hand right in the center of the octopus's head. Just as he was about to release Sleight of Hand, he was stopped by a voice!

"Brother Lu... wait a moment!"

Liu Quan hurriedly spoke up.

"Hmm? What is it?"

"What if you actually take its core out? What about the Giant Star Sharks around us?"

"..."

Lu Xiaobai's expression shifted slightly, suddenly remembering that there was still a school of Giant Star Sharks all around them.

"That makes sense..."

Once the mechanical octopus kicked the bucket, these sharks would likely no longer be able to suppress the greed in their hearts and would instantly swarm up and swallow him!

"Then we'll wait for them to retreat before doing anything."

Lu Xiaobai forcefully held back the urge to use Sleight of Hand and began to wait silently.

A moment later, he seemed to think of something and said:

"By the way, once the energy core is stolen out later, do you guys have a way to make it explode?"

Although he had this plan, since he hadn't been exposed to any knowledge about intelligent machines, he naturally had no confidence in successfully detonating it.

As soon as these words came out, Liu Quan and Zhu Yuan looked at the slightly chubby Yang Yifei next to them and said simultaneously:

"Ah Fei, you understand this stuff. You explain it to Young Master Lu."

"Uh..."

Yang Yifei rubbed his nose and then said:

"Young Master Lu, I haven't studied this professionally. I just looked into it during my spare time."

"That's fine, just tell me."

Seeing this, Yang Yifei felt less nervous and began to speak slowly:

"Logically speaking, this kind of basic intelligent machine core is wrapped in a substance called living silver to stabilize the violent energy inside it."

"If you want to detonate it, you just need to tear open this layer of substance and apply a little external force!"

"It's that simple?"

"Well, that's what the books say anyway."

"Then we'll try it later."

Lu Xiaobai nodded and began to wait silently.

About an hour later,

Because they couldn't smell the scent of blood, the surrounding Giant Star Sharks eventually all vanished.

"Time to steal, time to steal!"