This is not mechanical ascension...

Chapter 123 Multiple Layouts
"Trouble!" He cursed, "Who on earth intervened and killed Fu Zongchen?"

If Fu Zongchen hadn't died, smuggling wouldn't have been so difficult.

"By the way, regarding the Fireworks Apostle," the bearded man suddenly said, "I have an idea."

The Fire Master looked over and said, "Tell me about it."

"Why not let Li Ming help us solve this problem?" he said.

"Most of the officials who were trapped in Fu Zongchen's villa have now formed a small group. About ten days ago, someone organized a party. It seems that Li Ming also went there. If he takes action, he should be able to solve this problem."

"No." Envoy Guo Yuan flatly refused: "It's not the time to bring him in yet."

The bearded man added: "We don't have to reveal our identities. Perhaps we can induce him to take action in other ways. We should give it a try."

The source of fire made him hesitate. Decadence is a step-by-step process. Li Ming is related to their big plan, and he will know it sooner or later.

"Now is not the time." The Fire Source still refused, "Think of other ways. If it really doesn't work, try to let him take action."

Everyone agreed and nodded.

.........

In Xia Yuanlun's laboratory, the old professor's face turned pale and he gritted his teeth: "Chen Jinglong, you bastard, you are a piece of shit!"

He cursed for a long time until he heard a knock on the door. He calmed down and said cautiously with his head down, "There is news from the Short Mountain Civilization. Lord Castellon will come to visit soon."

“Castellon!?” Xia Yuanlun’s expression, which had just calmed down, became even uglier. “Damn it! His son was just admitted to the Yitlan Huangzhong Mechanical College. He is here to humiliate me again, damn copper-skinned dwarf!”

Ding Hui was helpless. He had met this Castellon more than once, and each time he was scolded by him and became depressed for a long time.

……

Three days later, in the training room, Li Ming lowered his head, breathed rapidly, and his arms trembled.

You can clearly see the taut blue veins throbbing.

Under the skin, you can vaguely see the red light flowing in the blood vessels, and blue arcs are bursting on the surface of the skin.

"Ahh--" An extremely suppressed roar came from his throat. His body seemed to have reached a certain limit, and blazing arcs of electricity exploded from his arms.

Then, the muscles in his arms expanded rapidly like balloons. His arms were nearly two meters long, and his palms were broad, containing explosive power.

It becomes thinner towards the shoulders, which makes the overall look uncoordinated, but the strength is real.

Li Ming panted heavily, adjusted himself quickly, and thought in his heart -
"As the gene seed level increases, the changes it presents become greater. When I fused the F-level gene seed, even the core ability only stimulated a little arc, and the change was not that big."

"But now, even with only 30% of the combat skills, the change is already obvious."

When it reaches C level, gene liberation can be achieved, which is almost the same as gene distortion. As for higher levels, the burden on the body will probably be even greater.

The last time he saw a survey document, in the Silver Cluster alone, no less than 50,000 evolvers died from genetic distortion every year.

"Evolution?" He suddenly thought of it again.

"The gene sequence may not only be used to improve overall strength, but it may also be possible to prevent one's body from being deformed through this combination." Li Ming came to this realization.

I let out a long sigh, and my arms shrank and got used to it. I felt my arms were swollen and painful, so I simply didn't continue exercising.

Instead, he opened the smart terminal again, which contained a document - the qualification review and requirements for applying for a small laboratory.

He looked at each line one by one, and paused for a long time on the scope of research funding approval every six months.

……

"Teacher, teacher, where on earth have you been in such a complicated situation?"

In the office, Luo Chuan rubbed his brows. In the dialog box on the smart terminal, only his side had a series of messages, and Wu Yanqing did not respond at all.

He could vaguely feel that the storm was gathering around him and smelled the scent of turmoil.

If something really happened, it would be difficult for him to protect Li Ming by himself.

He sighed, feeling inexplicably restless, and stood up and walked outside the experimental building.

It had rained two days ago and the air was very fresh. After taking two deep breaths, Luochuan felt refreshed.

Unexpectedly, in the blink of an eye, I saw a guy with shifty eyes, looking around, with a nervous and uneasy look on his face, carrying a large box on his back.

He suddenly became alert and dodged in front of the other person. Before the man could react, Luo Chuan grabbed the man's throat with one hand and lifted him up. He said in a cold tone: "Ten seconds, tell me your origins and purpose."

"My name is Liu Zeng, the eighth hired captain of Kuta Security Company. My purpose of coming here is to find Li Ming to make weapons for me."

Liu Zeng was a little flustered at first, but he quickly reacted and did not even resist, quickly reporting his origins.

"Looking for Li Ming to make weapons?" Luo Chuan frowned, opened the smart terminal with one hand and asked the guard. There was indeed such a person, and it was Li Ming who let him in.

After getting an accurate response, Luo Chuan put the other person down without any apology on his face. Instead, he continued to question: "Why are you so timid?"

"It is said that this is Professor Wu Yanqing's laboratory. I have never been here, so I feel nervous." Liu Zeng smiled bitterly.

"Heh, that seems like a reasonable explanation." Luo Chuan sneered, "But your excuse is too lame. I remember that Kuta Security Company seemed to have a contract with Professor Xia's laboratory."

"The people in Professor Xia's lab are experts in this field. Why don't you go to them, but come to Li Ming instead?"

Luo Chuan did not see the panic of the plan being exposed on Liu Zeng's face, but instead a bit of weirdness on his face: "Expert?"

"They used to be experts, but they haven't been since over a month ago."

"Hmm?" Luo Chuan frowned.

"Mr. Li Ming is the weapon expert, and his craftsmanship is perfect." Liu Zeng said with respect:
"It is said that you don't even need to ask him for anything. As long as you give him your original weapon, he will be able to create the most suitable weapon based on your usage habits, without even needing a blueprint."

“Whether it’s the length, width, weight, auxiliary functions, or even details that you don’t realize, they are all handled perfectly, as if he understands the weapon, a true master craftsman.”

"As for the instructors in Professor Xia's lab... they are very capable, but they also have bad tempers." Liu Zeng scratched his head and said:

"I heard from a few senior brothers that when they were modifying the design drawings, they didn't dare to make too many requests."

“For some places that you are not used to, you just have to grit your teeth and accept them, and then get used to them yourself.”

Luochuan looked suspicious. He could understand if others praised Li Ming's amazing development speed and formidable strength.

But he never expected to hear such words from the person in front of him.

Machine weapons expert? Li Ming?

Li Ming had indeed been to Professor Xia's laboratory several times before. Luo Chuan originally thought that he was just going there to learn and observe, but now it seems that it is not quite what he imagined.

"Are you sure you're talking about Li Ming?" Luo Chuan was still a little skeptical. "Of course." Liu Zeng said firmly: "Zhao Lei from our same company has a chain saw in his hand, which was made by Li Ming."

"Last time I took a security mission, I was robbed by predators on the way. I boarded the ship to fight, but I ran out of bullets. I just used that chainsaw to kill the predator leader. My development progress is 20% higher than his!"

Luo Chuan's expression changed. This was too... bizarre.
Li Ming is really an expert in weapons. He didn’t buy so many metal materials for fun.

"Okay, I get it. Come with me." Luo Chuan thought about it and decided to take Liu Zeng to find Li Ming personally.

After knocking on the door of the studio, Li Ming opened the door and was stunned for a moment, "Senior Brother?"

"I met someone outside the laboratory. He said he was looking for you." Luo Chuan turned aside, revealing a slightly excited Liu Zeng.

"Oh, Liu Zeng, right? You know all my rules?" Li Ming said familiarly and let the two in.

"I know." Liu Zeng nodded hurriedly, "The weapons that were originally used must be brought back, regardless of whether they are damaged or not."

"Here are the materials I brought. The labor fee will be deposited into your account."

"Well, come pick it up in three days, or I can send it to you." Li Ming took the weapon, looked at it, and threw it on the workbench.

Liu Zengze opened the box he brought and sorted out the materials.

Luo Chuan witnessed the whole process, looked around, frowned slightly, and hesitated to speak, and finally said hesitantly, "Junior brother, you are also working part-time to upgrade weapons?"

"Well, just take a few shots and use the business to supplement the family income." Li Ming glanced at him with a hint of meaning.

Luo Chuan seemed not to have heard the following sentence, "Is your level so high?"

"It's okay." Li Ming said.

"Not bad?" Liu Zeng, who was sorting through materials, raised his head and said, "You are too modest. Mr. Ding Hui said when he introduced me to you that in a few years, even Professor Xia won't be as good as you."

"Don't listen to his nonsense." Li Ming added, also feeling speechless. What kind of rumors did Ding Hui make up in order to promote him?

However, in terms of weapons alone, as long as he is given metal energy and mother ore, A-level weapons can be created.

Well... not necessarily. To reach A-level, some conditions may be required as assistance, such as special energy.

But being able to create B-class weapons is somewhat shocking, so now he only takes on some D-class weapons, slowly builds up his reputation, and then creates C-class weapons after a while.

"Professor Xia is not as good as you?" Luo Chuan swallowed hard, feeling more and more magical.

Professor Xia is a master mechanical craftsman and is well-known throughout the entire Blue Star. Many C-level life forms and even B-level life forms come to him to make weapons that suit them.

Now, does it mean that Li Ming will be able to surpass Professor Xia in a few years?

He subconsciously suspected that it was marketing. Li Ming might indeed have talent, but it was not to the point of being so amazing.

Liu Zeng pulled out the materials and left with his tattered box.

"Aren't you working? I'm quite curious." Luo Chuan looked at Li Ming.

"Brother, I have a quirk. When I'm working, no one can watch me." Li Ming explained.

"Oh." Luo Chuan did not doubt him and felt emotional. When he was about to leave, he caught sight of something out of the corner of his eye.

That is…

He stopped and walked hesitantly to the other side, where there was a tall mecha. The angular alloy block was covered with ochre-colored lines, which was full of rich beauty, making people feel as if they were looking at a mountain.

Luo Chuan looked at the mecha and vaguely felt something. His eyes condensed slightly and his palm suddenly blasted out. There was a dull bang and the surface of the mecha remained motionless, but the wind and waves were turbulent.

"Senior Brother?" Li Ming walked over quickly with a look of surprise on his face.

Luo Chuan asked him, "What is this?"

"The Tank Guard mecha was made bit by bit by me when I had nothing to do. Several rooms' worth of Flame Blue Alloy are all on it." Li Ming explained.

"Flame Blue Alloy." Luo Chuan suddenly realized, and then his expression became more and more bitter. He looked around and said, "You built this mecha here?"

"Yes." Li Ming nodded as a matter of course: "It's mainly because refining the flame blue alloy takes too much time. Fortunately, the electromagnetic furnace matrix and the tungsten alloy high-speed forging table are pretty good."

"And there's the photon hammer that Ding Hui brought me. Without it, I wouldn't be able to hammer the final refined fusion metal."

Exposing this mecha is, on the one hand, to explain the whereabouts of the Flame Blue Alloy, and on the other hand, to meet the application requirements of the small laboratory of the University of Science and Technology.

Luochuan's throat rolled as he looked around at the environment which he described as "simple".

Can this be made into a mecha?
He really wanted to open Li Ming's brain and see what it looked like.

The alloy on the surface of this mecha can even block his attacks. Although it is not at full strength, it is amazing enough. The defense level has reached C level.

He now somewhat believes that in a few years, Li Ming will surpass Professor Xia in weapon manufacturing.

"Junior brother." Luo Chuan suddenly said, "Senior brother treated you well in the past, right?"

"Brother, if you have something to say, just tell me directly." Li Ming's eyes instantly became alert.

Luo Chuan smiled and said, "In the future, when you have the ability, remember to help me make a weapon."

"No problem, it's a piece of cake." Li Ming assured.

Just as he was sending Luochuan to the door, the lights in the room flickered, and with a buzzing sound, the entire corridor darkened.

Luo Chuan's expression suddenly darkened. He protected Li Ming with his right hand and looked around vigilantly.

However, within two seconds, the lights in the entire laboratory lit up again.

I opened the smart terminal and the security captain had sent me a message to explain.

"The monitoring system crashed, causing the security system to restart?" Luo Chuan's face was grim: "After a few days of vacation, have you lost all your skills?"

He cursed a few words, told Li Ming to be careful, and then left with a gloomy look.

Li Ming agreed, closed the door, opened the smart terminal, took a look, and grinned: "The virus finally got in. The firewall is really good. It took me so long."

This outage was not accidental. During the New Year holiday some time ago, when there were few people in the laboratory, Li Ming had been trying to find a way to hack into the security system.

Thanks to his high technical level, he was able to use internal operations and subsystems to bury multiple spore-forming viruses, so he was successful.

"I've been curious about Old Wu's underground laboratory for a long time."

The gene-purified particles in his body are related to many secrets, but he himself knows very little and always feels uneasy.

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