This is not mechanical ascension...

Chapter 128 Prelude to assassination?

I looked at the time and it was almost six in the morning, so it was time to go out.

Before going out, Li Ming first confirmed from the external surveillance that there was no one nearby, and then took out the sound wave absorber, opened the door, and then rushed out.

I returned to the room without attracting anyone's attention. I made sure again and again that I had not forgotten anything, and then I felt relieved.

"Prince Baijan's goal should be to find a way to obtain the acquired fusion sublimation particles, but he couldn't do anything to Princess Asmara, so he turned to Wu Yanqing."

After Li Ming returned to the room, he was still guessing, but confused.

Logically speaking, Princess Asmara's possession of this technology is equivalent to the Itlan civilization also controlling this technology.

What does this clown Prince Baijan do?

Either Princess Asmara and the Itlan civilization were not on the same page and did not bring out this technology.

Or, Prince Baijan was excluded from the entire exploration plan of the Ascendant civilization ruins by the Itlan civilization, so he had to use this method to squeeze in.

His eyes flickered, and he remembered that Princess Asmara was already engaged.

The first possibility is more likely. If they were really in the same boat with the Itlan civilization, they would not have to seek external assistance in this way.

Then Old Wu might also be considered as bait.

The Baijan prince certainly would not want to face Princess Asmara since this technology could be obtained at a lower cost.

This woman has been using Old Wu to keep everyone hanging, while at the same time lending a helping hand to prevent Old Wu from really getting into trouble, giving everyone hope, while she herself remains alone outside.

He wondered how cruel this woman was. He wondered how Old Wu and Old Chen knew this vicious woman in the first place.

However, based on this speculation, with Princess Asmara around, there is a high probability that Old Wu will not get into any problems.

Except maybe some small claws reaching out, but nothing too dangerous.

He pondered until late at night, carefully looking through all the information found in the underground laboratory.

As expected, Old Wu didn't do much research on those things and didn't even have a speculative conclusion.

Only that special material has some records--
"…Occasionally, I would think of the ruins, the dazzling brilliance, and the golden symbols on the walls that seemed to describe their former glory…"

Symbols on the wall?

The whole room is made of this material? At least one whole wall.

Li Ming swallowed hard. How much metal energy would that require, tens of millions, hundreds of millions?
The image was lingering before his eyes.

Before I knew it, it was already daybreak.

At around eight o'clock, he received a communication link from Chen Jinglong, who was neatly dressed and solemnly informed him that he had been approved to build a small laboratory.

At the same time, he was given a link to choose the address for setting up the small laboratory. If there was no design model, there would be conventional design drawings for him to choose from.

Li Ming submitted the designed model, and after filling out the form, a contact information popped up.

After adding the other party as a friend, I learned that they were the construction team of the Polytechnic University and asked when they could come for exploration.

"Pretty efficient..." Li Ming muttered, and agreed to do so two hours later.

While we were having a meal in the cafeteria, the other party arrived. He was a middle-aged man named Tan Jun. He looked quite thin, wearing a standard work uniform, and brought a number of people with him.

"You are young and promising. When I received the instructions, I thought there was an error in the system. I didn't expect it was really you." Tan Jun's words were full of compliments.

Li Ming smiled, exchanged a few pleasantries and then got down to business, taking him to the place he had chosen.

Tan Jun waved his hand, and the workers around him dispersed and began preliminary exploration.

The two chatted incessantly.

"Engineer Tan, how long will it take to build this laboratory?" Li Ming asked.

"According to the design you gave me, it will take more than a month." Tan Jun estimated.

"More than a month?" Li Ming frowned: "Is it that long?"

Even for primitive civilizations, the time spent on this kind of infrastructure has been reduced to a certain extent, and various engineering machinery and equipment work day and night.

"This is the result of not having to connect to energy from a far distance." Tan Jun smiled bitterly, glanced at Li Ming, and said hesitantly: "Actually, there is a way to shorten the time."

"Oh? Tell me about it." Li Ming became interested. He could only apply for experimental funds after the laboratory was completed. Although more than a month was not long, it would be best if it could be shortened.

"It's like this. We have modular construction here. These are all pre-built metal cabins. We just need to lay the foundation, connect them, and fine-tune the settings."

Tan Jun opened the smart terminal, took out a picture, enlarged it, and rotated it into a 3D style.

The rectangular or square silver-white metal cabin has no special features in appearance, and the surface is made of raised striped metal that can be connected to each other.

“If we use this modular construction method, it will probably be completed in more than half a month,” Tan Jun said finally.

"More than half a month?" Li Ming didn't think for too long and said directly: "The previous plan is invalid, let's use this one. You guys can do it as you see fit. The sooner the better."

"Okay." Tan Jun nodded. His workers had also roughly completed the survey. There was no special soil type in the coverage area, so there was no need to waste time on additional plans.

They can start work as early as this afternoon. Li Ming went to the security department to say hello.

By the afternoon, various construction machines came into the site, including concrete pressure-casting machines, large cranes, small auxiliary tools, and crawler casting robots. Their efficiency was indeed extremely high.

Li Ming was quite interested at first, and he touched and looked around.

Later, he called Li Ruoning and asked him to supervise the work here, while he went back to develop the genetic seeds.

Before leaving, Li Ming made another request, which was to have a large enough warehouse. If there were no modular facilities, he would build one himself.

After listening to this, Tan Jun postponed the construction period by about five days.

At the same time, during this period, construction materials and modular metal cabins were continuously transported in.

It is worth mentioning that there is a killer hidden among the transport personnel.

There was no movement in the first few days, until a few days later, when Li Ming came to inspect again, he suddenly jumped up, but unfortunately he was only a D-level life form and did not even cause any waves.

Upon hearing the news, Luo Chuan hurried over with a gloomy face.

Xu Pinghu was ready to fight, and he guaranteed that he would make this man tell the whole story of his ancestors.

As a result, the killer didn't say anything until the evening.

As a last resort, Xu Pinghu could only pinch his nose and inject him with some kind of hallucinogen.

Ben had already been beaten unconscious, and the hallucinogens became his last line of defense.

But in the end, only a small amount of information and an "anonymous person" were obtained.

"The Black Flame Organization?" Li Ming was surprised. "Is there such an underground organization in southern Beijing?"

This is the capital of Blue Star after all. Although there is illegal immigration and smuggling, the amount is not large, which is understandable.

How could there be such an underground organization that undertakes shady work? "After all, a planet is too big, and there are always some glamorous people who need to do shady work." Luo Chuan's face was very cold, and he made a few calls in a hurry. It was obvious that the Black Flame Organization was going to be in trouble.

Li Ming guessed that the person behind the attack was probably that guy Saiyin.

After dealing with these chores, Li Ming did not rest but found Chen Yan again.

After entering the room, Chen Yan lowered her head all the way, as if she was shy. Her expression changed and she said in a deep voice: "Huoju has urged me several times. When can we take action?"

"I asked you to come here for this matter. Three days later, you will let the Torch's smuggling ship enter from Houston Starport at around 11 o'clock." Li Ming responded.

"There is only one day left before the time they gave. Why do we have to do it on this day?" Chen Yan frowned, opened the smart terminal and searched.

Li Ming didn't stop her.

"Duke Bai Ye of the Sera civilization arrived on this day. Could it be this star port?" Chen Yan suddenly looked up and said in surprise.

"You guessed it." Li Ming shrugged.

Chen Yan was puzzled: "What do you want to do? When Duke Bai Ye arrives, all the people of Sera civilization will surely go to greet him. The inspection of this star port will definitely be stronger!"

"Wrong." Li Ming shook his head: "The review will indeed be stronger, but it is aimed at the Sera civilization. Do you know what it means to be in the dark under the lamp? It is precisely because of the Sera civilization in front that things can be done more easily."

Li Ming's words were very convincing, and Chen Yan felt that they were both right and wrong, but her job was only to convey his words, so she did not think much about it.

Just as he was about to leave, he was stopped by Li Ming again, "There is one more thing. On that day, you need to ask Huoju to arrange a few of their people, just cannon fodder."

"Huh?" Chen Yan was even more confused, "Who arranged the torch?"

Li Ming explained: "If something goes wrong, we need to let those people attract attention. Things are not foolproof."

Chen Yan frowned slightly and thought for a moment. This was an easy thing to do.

Once Li Ming helps the torch to be smuggled successfully, it means that he is mixed up with the torch.

Instead, Torch wanted Li Ming to know their identities, and further test and force them, and finally tie them to the chariot.

The presence of people with torches on the scene, and even their protection, is the best test.

If she couldn't figure it out, she simply didn't want to think about it. She was caught in the middle, so there was no need for her to worry so much.

After Chen Yan left, Li Ming reviewed the plan carefully in his mind, thinking that it would most likely work. Even if it didn't, it would not do any harm to him.

Then, he opened his smart terminal, found a contact, and after dialing the number, a smile instantly appeared on his face.

"Hello, Minister Liu..."

"Yeah, I applied for a small laboratory. It's not a big deal, so I didn't publicize it..."

"…What a young and promising person! I still have a lot to learn from you."

“…Alas, there is a brother who made some stuff outside, but who knew that the censorship has become so strict now…”

"Who said it wasn't true? It's a pity that Commissioner Fu died..."

"Don't worry, these are not arms, but small pills circulated among students. You just need to say hello..."

"You are absolutely right. The main mission is still Duke Bai Ye. The Sera civilization is ambitious and everyone knows it. Maybe they are carrying some contraband. We need to investigate carefully. The inspection of other spacecraft will inevitably be reduced. There is nothing we can do about it..."

"Okay, okay. If you need any help, feel free to ask."

After ending the call, Li Ming looked at the smart terminal in his hand and suddenly grinned.

Chen Jinglong is only responsible for endorsement and his personal safety. In order to prevent Torch from discovering any clues, he will not take any action in other aspects.

This matter really depends on Li Ming's own connections.

Two days later, the laboratory was almost completed, and now the main work was finishing and building the large warehouse he needed.

Earlier today, Chen Yan had already responded to him that Torch would act according to his plan, and provided the model of Torch's spacecraft.

In the past half month, the development progress of his gene seeds has reached 40%.

He gathered his strength and carefully thought over his plan to see if there were any omissions.

At dawn, he suddenly got up and asked Luo Chuan to take him to Houston Starport. Facing Luo Chuan's question, he explained calmly: "A friend asked me to pick up something for him."

"Friends?" Luo Chuan frowned and asked, "What friends? Are you sure it's okay?"

"No problem." Li Ming comforted: "I have already greeted Minister Liu."

Luo Chuan frowned slightly, and then warned: "Don't deal with those politicians. Don't let them smile on the surface, but secretly want to swallow you up."

"clear."

Luo Chuan couldn't help but shake his head, knowing that Li Ming didn't listen. This was Li Ming's strength, no matter whether he listened or not, he would not refute you on the surface.

But he didn't say much, knowing that Li Ming was quite cunning and should know what was going on.

The two of them went out secretly to avoid their whereabouts being disclosed, and now they choose cars randomly when they go out.

After sending Luo Chuan to Houston Starport, Li Ming asked him to go back as it was still early.

Luo Chuan also happened to have to go to Chengwei to deal with the matter of Black Flame, but he was still a little hesitant.

However, their trip was a temporary decision, and Li Ming covered his face, so no one would know that he had been here. After realizing this, Luo Chuan left.

Duke Bai Ye of the Sera civilization was not a regular diplomatic mission, so Blue Star did not block the entire star port for them.

Those entering through the port entrance channel are mostly picking up people, so there is no need for identity verification. Only metal detection is carried out to ensure that there are no lethal weapons.

The crowds were bustling and noisy, most of them were heading in one direction, but some were going against the current.

Huge signposts are suspended overhead, leading to various docking channels. When the interstellar spacecraft arrives, it needs to be inspected and the crew's identity verified.

There are dividing lines near the platform, which is even more crowded.

He checked the time. It was still early.

I estimated the distance, went to the toilet, and when I came out, I found an inconspicuous corner to sit down.

We didn't have to wait too long before a group of people came rushing in. They had green hair and obvious features, and were surrounded by security guards leading the way, which attracted the attention of many locals.

Li Ming also raised his head and locked his eyes on Saiyin in the crowd.

As Yuko's teacher, Sein's current condition is obviously not very good, and he looks tired as if he is forcing himself to stay awake.

Moreover, because of the [Intelligent Assistance], Li Ming could see many more details, such as the clashes between colleagues, the contempt and disgust on their faces...

Sein was clearly excluded by most people and vaguely isolated.

"Sir Sain, you don't seem to be in good condition." Li Ming lowered his face with a slight smile on his lips.

(End of this chapter)