Lyle was not a physical-type mecha pilot; having gone through six layers of Nightmare difficulty level consecutively, he had expended a lot of energy.
He imparted the Mechanical Soul trait and left a few instructions before he went off to rest.
Jiang Chen couldn't wait to return to the island base and use the trait gem.
When the silver gem shattered with a crash, it seemed to turn into a cloud of metallic vapor that enveloped Jiang Chen and quickly merged into his skin.
As the mist completely disappeared, a metallic glint flashed across Jiang Chen's pupils, and he noticed slight changes in the way he saw the world.
Standing by his side, Bai Ying appeared to the naked eye as a Lolita-style young girl.
But through Jiang Chen's eyes, she seemed to have been deconstructed into a complex set of machinery.
At the same time, although Bai Ying did not speak, he could faintly sense the presence of some "emotions."
"Now, I too am a man with the soul of machinery," he mused.
