This is not mechanical ascension...

Chapter 152: One person is a legion?
"What is your development potential?" Wu Yanqing stared at him.

As a professor in this field, he is well aware of the exponential conversion formula between genetic potential and development progress.

Even the development potential of level 16 does not match Li Ming's current development progress.

"This..." Li Ming hesitated and asked, "Isn't it level 16?"

Wu Yanqing didn't say anything. He realized that the secret of Li Ming might be bigger than he imagined.

The estimation of development potential is getting higher and higher. If we divide the development progress by time and work backwards, the result will be no less than level 25, or even higher.

This even made his scalp tingle.

In order to avoid triggering the boy's psychological defense mechanism, Wu Yanqing did not probe further, but asked: "Does anyone else know your development progress?"

"No, I was calculating secretly, and no one had the chance to collect my blood," Li Ming explained.

Wu Yanqing was extremely cautious. "We can't delay any longer. You must not go to the Itlan civilization. You must leave as soon as possible."

Li Ming was silent. There were too many things about him that could not be explained. However, he still asked, "What about the gene seed?"

"It's just a C-grade gene seed. There are ways to get it, but if Asmara finds out about your secret, you'll be in big trouble." Wu Yanqing said in a deep voice, "You have to leave Jingnan and go to the City of Stars with Yaluo. The hands of the Itlan civilization cannot reach there."

Wu Yanqing thought exactly the same as him, and was even more decisive than him, and even didn't want the genetic seeds.

"The gene seed is in that Isius. Do you want it?" Li Ming wiped his neck. Wu Yanqing's cheek twitched and he glared at him.
"You're crazy, you need to leave temporarily, but not as a wanted person!"

"You want to kill Isius just because of a C-rank gene seed? There's no need for that."

He kills people at every turn, and I don’t know who he learned this from.

Wu Yanqing frowned and continued, "There are gene seed mixers in the City of Stars. As long as you give them money and materials, they can also mix it."

"Gene seed mixer?" Li Ming's heart moved slightly, "Can I also make gene seeds by hand?"

"Of course, as long as you have a laboratory, know the material ratios, and are proficient in related technologies, you can naturally do it." Wu Yanqing explained casually, frowning, as if he was thinking about other things.

There is a high probability that there is a profession there, and maybe I can do it myself, Li Ming thought.

Wu Yanqing said, "However, Asmara is still here. We can't leave rashly, otherwise she will definitely notice something is wrong. Let me think about it."

"Everything is up to your arrangement." Li Ming nodded. He trusted Wu Yanqing more.

Old Wu could vaguely guess that he had a big secret, but he never explored it.

Li Ming originally wanted to ask about the remains of some civilization, but was interrupted. Ford had already returned from meeting Asmara, covered in cold sweat.

"Why are you so nervous? She could kill you on the spot?" Li Ming couldn't help but tease when he saw this.

"The entire Wing Shadow Fleet is hers. Even if she kills them on the spot and puts the blame on Torch, who can find out?" Ford said unhappily, "You don't understand that kind of oppression."

Li Ming had no chance to experience that kind of oppression. Princess Asmara had no intention of meeting him and asked them to leave.

"She just let us go like that? Doesn't she want to see you?" Ford was quite surprised along the way. After he met up with Doral and others, left the main ship, and boarded the small spaceship, he asked in surprise.

"If we don't want to meet, then we don't. That's perfect. It saves me from being oppressed." Li Ming didn't care.

Ford was speechless, not understanding why. "When he saw me, he just asked me casually. It seemed that there was no need for him to see me..."

Li Ming said lazily: "What would you think if she saw me but not you?"

"Fortunately..." Ford thought for a moment and said.

Li Ming: “…”

Fortunately, Ford was not a fool, and he reacted immediately, "I ignored you on purpose, plus Ixus ignored you before, so I left you hanging."

"What did Professor Wu say to you? Did he tell you to stay away from me?"

Li Ming said in a flat voice: "The teacher told me to kill you. This is the best token of my loyalty."

Ford was shocked and smiled awkwardly, "Don't joke."

Although he said this, he still moved forward.

Old Wu did not come back with them and remained on the main ship.

When they returned to Wu Yanqing's laboratory, Chen Jinglong and others were already waiting for them.

The condition of several people is not good. They have injuries all over their bodies, and missing limbs is the norm. They are currently receiving medical treatment.

I was relieved to see them come back safe and sound.

"Thank you, Lord Castellón, for your help. Prince Baijan will always remember it." Sanger said to Castellón beside him with a solemn expression.

Castellon waved his hands and said, "As it should be, the Torch is a terrorist organization and everyone has the right to kill them."

Castellon didn't stay for too long. After all, he was not a full participant, and there was some information that could not be told to him.

Before leaving, he winked at Li Ming, leaving him speechless.

Everyone exchanged information, and Sanger looked particularly dissatisfied. "Princess Asmara went too far this time. She should have informed us of this action in advance and sent people to protect her secretly. How could she let His Highness Ford take such a big risk?"

"The prince will definitely ask her to give an explanation."

Chen Jinglong seemed to recall something, and said slowly: "She dealt a heavy blow to the Torch Organization this time, and no important figures were killed or injured. This is a credit. What do you want her to explain?"

Sang Ge choked and snorted coldly. Chen Jinglong raised his head and looked across the ceiling in the direction of the main ship. He sighed.

"In any case, the arrogance of the Torch has been dealt a blow. The loss this time is huge, and they should disappear for a while." Ren Cangsong said in a deep voice: "Everyone has worked hard, go back and rest first."

The experimental island did not suffer any major damage. Members of the Torch Organization attacked it several times, but without powerful life forms as the main force, they all returned empty-handed.

……

In the Wing Star main ship, Isius was reporting, with a large number of virtual screens and data surrounding him.

"Your Highness, the general information has been collected. Li Ming showed extraordinary combat capabilities in this attack. As a D-class life form, he was able to seriously injure a C-class life form head-on." Isius said clearly:

"And during the battle, he used a set of mecha equipment that had never appeared in the data, and even defeated a small patrol ship. According to Dolar and others, the great mechanic Castellon was also quite surprised by the mecha."

"At the same time, it is speculated that Li Ming may have been taught by a master of mechanics," "However, there is no direct combat footage of the armor for the time being. The Torch patrol ship may have taken some photos, but the wreckage is still being searched."

At the end, he added, "Most of the information was obtained from Doral and Titan. There may be some exaggeration, but Li Ming is definitely not a simple person."

Asmara's delicate face remained calm, her red lips slightly parted, and her voice was cold and silent: "If he was simple, Wu Yanqing wouldn't have liked him."

"I haven't seen him, what's his reaction?"

Isius hesitated a little, "No special reaction. When he left the main ship, he was still talking and laughing with Ford."

Asmara's emotions did not change when she heard this, and she said calmly: "You have a good attitude. You can try to contact him."

"I understand." Isius nodded first, then tried to ask: "What attitude should I use?"

"It's up to you to decide." Asmara waved her arm gently, Isius nodded, and stepped out.

After closing the door and straightening his collar, Isius met Duke Bai Ye in another room.

"Your Highness Isius." Duke Bai Ye's attitude was quite respectful, even though the other party was only a C-level life form.

"Your Excellency the Duke." Isius said enthusiastically, "Don't be so polite. I am a young man in front of you."

"I still have a lot to learn from you."

Bai Ye felt quite comfortable after hearing Isius' compliments. After a brief exchange of pleasantries, Isius got down to business, "Your Excellency the Duke, do you want to tell me any secret information?"

"Yes, it's about Li Ming." Duke Bai Ye whispered.

"Oh." Isius sat up straight, "Please tell me in detail."

"There is something fishy about this person. There are many unreasonable things about him." Duke Bai Ye's eyes flickered. "First of all, it's his personality. I have detailed information here. A young man who had been submissive for more than ten years suddenly changed not long after his father's death."

"The death of a loved one is indeed an excuse, but the change in character should be gradual, not happen all at once."

"This..." Isius hesitated, then chuckled and shook his head, "I know something about this matter. Li Ming's father was once a member of an assassination organization called Xiaolong on Blue Star."

"This assassination organization wiped out Fu Zongchen's entire family. After Fu Zongchen gained power, he specifically hunted down this assassination organization. In other words, Li Ming's character is most likely just a disguise, and not his true character."

Duke Bai Ye paused for a moment. He really didn't know about this matter, but then he continued, "The personality aspect is just a small matter. What's more strange is that all those who are his enemies are either dead, missing, or step down. None of them have a good ending."

"From the beginning, the local gang that threatened him, to Fu Zongchen, the death of every force or person seemed to have a reasonable reason, but this is the biggest unreasonableness. I absolutely do not believe this is a coincidence."

Isius frowned slightly and shook his head, saying, "Your Excellency the Duke, let's talk about something with actual evidence."

"A batch of Flame Blue Alloy disappeared." Duke Bai Ye said solemnly: "Li Ming applied for a small laboratory at the Polytechnic University and was approved for 40 million in material expenses. He purchased 40 million Flame Blue Alloy."

"But after Caroline's attack, when the people from Blue Star went to the island to count the losses, they found that the warehouse was empty and the materials were missing."

"Li Ming's statement is that part of it was taken away by the torch, and part of it was consumed by himself, and it was corroborated by Ford."

"But the escaped Torch Organization member has not been found yet." Duke Bai Ye said firmly: "There must be something wrong here!"

"Oh..." Isius thought about it. This was information he didn't know, but he changed his mind and said, "But I have internal intelligence that can confirm that Li Ming is not a person with special abilities, and I can rule out the possibility of spatial abilities."

"It's not a spatial ability, perhaps some kind of subspace folding equipment." Duke Bai Ye whispered.

Isius subconsciously touched his ring, and then shook his head unhappily, "Duke Bai Ye, everything you said is just speculation, association, and suspicion."

"Even if he has some subspace folding equipment, it is his own business. Why are you telling me?"

"Forget it, I have something else to do. Your Excellency the Duke, please leave first."

Bai Ye's face was a little anxious, "I mean, he might be a fire seed, or something, he must be not simple, he must have secrets, aren't you curious?"

"Sir Li Ming just escaped death from the torchbearers. Are you framing him?" Isius seemed angry and drove Bai Ye out.

After leaving the main ship, the anxiety and urgency on Duke Bai Ye’s face disappeared, and he snorted coldly.

In front of the porthole, Isius quietly looked down. Through the clouds, Wu Yanqing's experimental island was looming.

……

Li Ming looked at the [Mechanic's Certificate] in his hand. He had no chance to study it before when he was on the run, but now he can study it.

As the [Mechanic Certificate] disappeared, his profession [Mechanical Research Scholar] began to tremble, and then was coated with a layer of golden light. The font began to change and finally froze.

【Master Mechanical Assembler】.

A large amount of relevant knowledge came in like a surging sea, and it took Li Ming more than ten minutes to completely digest it.

Li Ming examined it carefully and his expression became increasingly surprised.

[Grand Mechanical Constructor: An integrator of mechanical science, focusing on individual mechanical creations, possessing the abilities of [Mechanical Construction] and [Mechanical Guard].]

[Mechanical Construction: Metal energy can be used to transform, repair, strengthen, and mechanically construct the control. 】

[Mechanical Guard: You can construct two mechanical guards, which have the [Guard] feature.]

It is a completely advanced and intensive class for [Mechanical Research Scholars].

The so-called mechanical construction is to turn it into an individual robot with a separate combat suit.

He can now build small robots, no, it should be said that he can build a mechanical army!

This made him feel a little excited. In the interstellar age, before individual power reaches a certain level, group combat is still a very important method.

If he could really form a mechanical army, tsk tsk...

It's dissipating again. Li Ming shook his head. There is no doubt that this is another big consumer of metal energy.

The mechanical army was out of reach, so what concerned him was this [Mechanical Guard] and its [Guard] characteristics.

[Guardian: Share 50% of the subject's current various blessings, and can carry out guard armament. 】

The mechanical guard can share the bonus of his controlled objects, and can also be put into the control column and taken out to attack people at any time, which can be regarded as an auxiliary combat method.

As for what this guard armed force is, we can only wait until it is built before trying it out.

(End of this chapter)