This is not mechanical ascension...

Chapter 142 Spark Awakening Trap
Duke Bai Ye stared at the virtual screen for a long time, his expression becoming increasingly ugly.

Li Ming was secretly surprised that this matter had been uncovered, which showed how intense the screening was this time.

He had already made preparations and had discussed this with the dean, but he didn't expect that Ren Cangsong also knew about this, so he didn't need to put in much effort.

However, how did Duke Bai Ye know this? Ren Cangsong would never let this guy interfere.

"Your Excellency the Duke, you should think about how to deal with the Torch Organization instead of just thinking about infighting all day long." Ren Cangsong said calmly.

Duke Bai Ye snorted coldly, unable to keep a straight face, and quickly left with his men.

After leaving the command post, Duke Bai Ye stopped walking, his expression cold, and he looked at the person behind him, "Xilai, if you have this kind of information again in the future, remember to check it out and tell me!"

"Duke, I..." The man named Xilai lowered his head in shame, but his eyes seemed to be thinking about something.

After Duke Bai Ye left, Li Ming asked Ren Cangsong if he had found any trace of Chen Yan.

"We haven't found her yet." Ren Cangsong shook his head and glanced at him: "But it's only a matter of time, as long as she is still on this planet."

Li Ming nodded thoughtfully, and Ren Cangsong hinted: "As long as the crime is not too serious, even if it is a fire, it is not a big problem."

Li Ming didn't care and chatted with Ren Cangsong for a few more sentences. From him, Li Ming learned that a lot of fire seeds had been screened out from within the Blue Star civilization.

Several of them have been lurking for several years or even more than ten years and have reached high positions, but this time they were activated to investigate everything that happened on this small island.

Ford looked solemn: "This kind of high-level fire will not be used easily. Torch is also very ruthless this time. We must find out what happened."

"The sunk cost of the Torch this time is too high. With the continuous investment of resources, there must be a result." Ren Cangsong sighed. The Torch is showing signs of getting impatient, which is not good news for Blue Star.

He was very busy, and left in a hurry after a while, while Ford's tone showed a little interest: "The Torch has already made an effort around you, they want to win you over?"

"I originally thought he was trying to win me over, but I didn't expect he just treated me as food." Li Ming was lying on the bed, chatting with Ford in a random manner.

But I was thinking about the next plan in my mind. Metal energy must be the top priority, as so many things are crying out for it.

Given the current special circumstances, it is difficult for him to leave the command center.

But there are too many people here, making it inconvenient to do anything, and metal energy is nowhere to be found for the time being.

Besides, he himself didn't want to leave. There were B-level life forms here, so it was very safe.

After thinking for a long time, he still couldn't come up with a good solution, so he turned to thinking about the C-level gene seed.

The current development progress has exceeded 50%. Once we master the [Yanlei Evolution Theory], the development speed will increase dramatically. It is not too early to start considering it now.

[Yan Lei Evolution Theory], [Gene Isomorphic Evolution Theory], and [Secret Record of Liberation] complement each other. Once you enter the C-level life form, your strength will immediately have a qualitative leap.

The only obvious channel is the Itlan Civilization. Unless it is absolutely necessary, Li Ming would not consider buying on the Black Hole website as it would be too much of a loss.

But the Itlan civilization will not give it away for free, and that is another vortex of trouble.

He thought about it and sent another message to Wu Yanqing to see if he could find a way to get it for free.

It’s best to have a trump card in case of emergency.

Another requirement was added to the small notebook, a consumable like the Night Chaser, which could temporarily upgrade him to a C-class life form, which would be a huge improvement for him.

After mastering the [Feros Warrior-level Armor], the explosive power is greatly improved.

With [Thunder Frenzy], he no longer has the strength to escape or confront most C-level life forms head-on, but is even able to kill them.

[Thunder Guardian] is a powerful combat profession. Li Ming is not planning to consume [Feros Warrior-level Armor] for the time being and solidify it permanently.

The data bonus of its ability, combined with [Thunder Frenzy], is extremely powerful and it is not a waste of a control bar.

After thinking for a long time, he found that none of the current demands could be met, which made Li Ming feel depressed.

Ford was still chattering there, and when he saw that Li Ming ignored him, he suddenly felt a little disappointed.

The two of them have regular check-ups every day.

On this day, just as the gentle little nurse finished the examination, someone came hurriedly looking for Li Ming. He was wearing thick moon-eating armor and belonged to one of the top special operations teams on Blue Star. His eyes fell on Li Ming.

"Moon-Eating Squad, Major - Chen Dahai." He walked forward with his helmet in one hand, introduced himself solemnly, and exuded the air of an iron-blooded soldier.

"Major Chen..." Li Ming looked at the face and had a vague impression of it. It seemed that he had seen it somewhere before, in this command post, but the impression was not deep.

"What's wrong?" Li Ming asked. Judging from the other party's posture, he should be looking for him.

"Earlier, Chen Yan was arrested. She said something that might require your assistance in the investigation." Chen Dahai got straight to the point: "I hope you can go over there."

It's not surprising that he was caught and gave himself up.

He pondered, "Where? I will not leave this command post."

"The person has been brought back and is inside the command post." He said in a deep voice.

"In that case, we can go." Li Ming stood up, and Ford also stood up, but heard Chen Dahai say: "Your Highness Ford, this is an internal interrogation of Blue Star, you should stay here."

Ford was a little surprised, and his eyes couldn't help but reveal admiration. The major spoke neither humbly nor arrogantly, which made him feel good about him.

"Forget it then." Ford sat down again.

Walking out of the room, there were two guards standing in front of the door. Chen Dahai greeted them and took Li Ming in another direction. He met many acquaintances on the way.

"When was Chen Yan arrested?" Li Ming asked on the way.

"At 9 o'clock in the morning, she was planning a sacrificial ceremony." Chen Dahai said decisively.

"Another sacrifice? What dimensional creature is it being sacrificed to this time?" Li Ming asked in surprise.

"I'm not sure." Chen Dahai stopped. The two of them had already arrived at the place, the deepest room in the interrogation room.

Opening the door, Chen Dahai motioned Li Ming to go in.

Li Ming frowned slightly. There was more than one person in the interrogation room. There was also a Sera and an Itlan.

Li Ming remembered the Sera man. When Duke Bai Ye came to cause trouble yesterday, the Sera man was standing behind him.

As for the Itlan man, he had never seen him.

"Mr. Xilai of the Sera civilization was the one who provided clues about Chen Yan. This is Mr. Charles of the Itlan civilization. He is the inspector." Chen Dahai introduced.

After entering, both of them were very polite and nodded to him.

Sitting opposite through the thick glass was Chen Yan with her hair loose. When she saw Li Ming come in, her eyes moved and there was some indescribable meaning on her face.

Chen Dahai closed the metal door, locked it, and activated the soundproof cabin. "Chen Yan, Mr. Li Ming has arrived. Please repeat what you just said." Xi Lai said in a deep voice: "Although you, the sparks, were sent here to lurk, you are also miserable people. If you cooperate, we can give you a lighter sentence."

Chen Dahai stood there, walking and said coldly: "What dimensional creature were you sacrificing this morning, and what was that black material?"

"Li Ming is here. He can confront you on the spot."

Only then did Li Ming notice that there was a black stone in the corner of the room, which should be the sacrificial object used by Chen Yan.

Chen Yan looked at Li Ming with a bitter smile on her face, and said reluctantly: "I have some private words to say to him, and I don't want them to be recorded."

For some reason, Li Ming felt something was not right.

"What tricks are you trying to play? There is nothing that can't be recorded. Just say whatever you want to say!" Chen Dahai scolded unceremoniously.

The Sera man, Shilai, hesitated for a moment and looked at Charles, "Look."

Charles frowned slightly, tapped the table, then waved his hand and frowned, "Three minutes, you only have three minutes."

Xilai glanced at the virtual screen and found that the signal had been cut off.

Chen Dahai snorted coldly, seemingly dissatisfied.

But the next moment, Li Ming suddenly turned his head and saw Chen Dahai standing behind Charles. His face was fierce, his eyebrows were raised, and a high-frequency vibration dagger suddenly appeared in his hand. The silver dagger blade quickly turned red.

And stabbed Charles in front of him with lightning speed.

Charles was almost unprepared, his expression changed drastically, and he subconsciously wanted to stand up, and a green ripple surged.

But Hillary beside him held Charles' shoulders tightly, and the ochre-colored stones spread from his shoulders.

The high-frequency vibrating dagger in Chen Dahai's hand slid into Charles' head smoothly and stirred violently.

Charles' facial features were distorted and his eyes were wide open. He seemed to be in great pain, but he could only make a "ho ho" sound.

Such an abrupt scene made Li Ming frown.

The two of them moved very quickly. When Charles had no strength to resist, Xilai had already stood in front of Li Ming and stretched out his finger and placed it on the center of his lips, "Don't make a sound."

Li Ming shrugged: "The walls of this interrogation room are made of 30-centimeter-thick alloy cabins, and there is a vacuum layer. What sound can be transmitted?"

"You two are both fire seeds?" Li Ming had already guessed, "Then the last time Duke Bai Ye got angry, it should have been a test from you."

This is the terrifying thing about the Torches. They have been operating in the Silver Star Cluster for hundreds of years, and have revived countless times, all thanks to the almost ubiquitous fire.

His most famous fire starter even became the president of a certain civilization. He cultivated countless fire starts, causing great trouble to the Itlan civilization, and his influence continues to this day.

Before being activated, some sparks are even more loyal to their latent civilization than most people in their own civilization.

Seeing Li Ming's indifferent reaction, Xilai narrowed his eyes slightly and took out something from behind him.

It’s an old acquaintance, the gene suppression shackles, Li Ming recognized it at a glance.

The gene inhibitor he used on Saiyin has not been retrieved yet, and no one knows where it was lost.

He stretched out his hand familiarly, motioning for him to put it on quickly. "You are using the gene suppressor not to kill me, but to take me out. Impossible. You can't leave here."

Xilai frowned and wanted to put a gene inhibitor on Li Ming, but felt strange.

Because this guy is too cooperative.

Although the plan is the same as their goal, why is the process a little weird? Why doesn't this guy seem worried or surprised at all?
"How we get out is our business!" Xilai handcuffed Li Ming's hands roughly. The metal mechanical structure extended and opened, covering Li Ming's arms, making him unable to move.

He snorted coldly. Even if Li Ming was a little clever, he couldn't fight against the torch.

"Chen Yan, come here and get ready." Chen Dahai opened the small door next to him and untied the restraints on Chen Yan.

She walked out with a twinkle in her eyes.

Obviously, this was a trap. These two guys were really brave and their procedures were correct, so no one stopped them.

He was brought here in such a grand manner.

I have to say that these two people's acting skills are very good. At least before Chen Dahai took action, Li Ming only found that Chen Yan's condition was very abnormal.

"You're not going to sacrifice me again, are you?" Li Ming said helplessly: "Chen Yan, we've been friends for such a long time, please explain."

"The dimensional crystal is gone, and we can't communicate with Super Istanbul," Chen Yan said, walking to the black stone.

Chen Dahai took out a metal plate from behind and threw it on the ground. The metal structure quickly unfolded and eventually turned into a textured plate covering half of the room.

"Then what are you doing?" Li Ming was puzzled.

"You have too many questions!" Xilai interrupted unceremoniously: "Now let us ask you, what happened in the underground laboratory and why did Lord Caroline die?"

"How about this, you answer a question for me and I answer a question for you, how about that?" Li Ming asked back.

"Heh..." Xilai sneered: "No one will come to save you, don't try to delay time."

Li Ming was extremely puzzled: "Since you don't have that dimensional crystal, why do you still want to capture me?"

"Why don't you let Ford come with you? Why don't you kill him too?"

"His identity is more important than yours, and someone will be following him." Chen Yan held the black irregular metal block in his hand and explained: "Our goal this time is very simple, just to take you away."

"So, you chose the torch?" Li Ming shook his head: "This is not a wise choice."

"What do you know!" Chen Yan's face was tense, and he said, "Don't you see how terrifying the torch is? Even with such a tight defense at the command post, you were still caught!"

"Everyone around you could be a fire starter!"

"I sent you a message. I can keep you safe." Li Ming sighed. He didn't have any special feelings for Chen Yan.

It’s just that he was quite cooperative before, and he didn’t mind saying a few words for the other party.

"What can you guarantee?" Chen Yan seemed to be provoked.

"Don't act so calm or show me mercy."

Chen Yan's voice became louder. "You cut off my arm directly at the beginning. If it wasn't for the life-and-death threat, do you really think you can make me surrender with just a few words? Why?"

"I even told Chen Jinglong my identity. We are just using each other!"

Chen Dahai sensed something was wrong. "What life and death threat? What are you talking about?"

(End of this chapter)