This is not mechanical ascension...

Chapter 154: Old Wu wants to make arrangements for his funeral? (Vote for me!)
"I made some gadgets before. You may not know that I have a mecha and some weapons. When I was escaping, I temporarily left them on an island. I have sent someone to get them, and they should be returned soon."

Li Ming explained frankly.

Isius nodded as if he suddenly understood something, and then said thoughtfully, "I don't know much about metallurgy, but since it is metal purification and smelting, won't there be waste slag or something like that?"

"Your Highness really doesn't understand." Li Ming explained with a smile: "There is no such thing as waste in metallurgy. It is just an alloy with a changed structure. It only needs to be smelted again to become a usable metal."

"Waste slag is only produced when the original metal ore is purified."

"Is that so?" Isius smiled and said, "It seems that I have made a fool of myself."

Isius only mentioned it briefly and did not continue to ask, instead he reminded: "When you get your weapons and equipment back, you must let me see them. I heard they are quite powerful."

"No problem." Li Ming agreed generously.

Isius had a very pleasant conversation with him, and in the end he repeatedly exclaimed that Li Ming was a rare talent.

Watching Isius leave, Li Ming's eyes flickered. It seemed that this prince was not only in contact with him because of Asmara, but also seemed to be interested in him himself.

Be careful during this time.

After returning to the room, he informed Ford that Isius had left, but did not elaborate on why he came. However, he was surprised to hear Ford snort coldly:
"It must be Bai Ye. Earlier today, Bai Ye went to the main ship. This guy is extremely smooth in his dealings. Who knows what he said to Isius in secret."

Duke Bai Ye... Li Ming was thoughtful after hearing this.

After sending Ford away, Li Ming thought everything was calm and went back to develop gene seeds. However, in the afternoon, Wu Yanqing dragged him out and brought him to the office, looking solemn:
"I just received news that a secret experimental base in Asmara was attacked thirteen minutes ago. She will leave soon."

"Huh?" Li Ming was slightly surprised, and his heart tightened: "We have to leave too?"

"No, the Torch Organization still has a B-level life form that has not been captured. Only Asmara left on her own, and Isius will continue to stay here."

"Besides, Asmara is not heading to the Itlan civilization."

Hearing this, Li Ming breathed a sigh of relief. At least he was not taken away by force.

But then Wu Yanqing added: "I will also leave with Asmara."

Li Ming raised his eyebrows: "You are leaving too? What does this have to do with you?"

Wu Yanqing explained expressionlessly: "Including Asmara herself, no more than five people know the exact location of Asmara's experimental base, and I am one of them."

Li Ming's heart skipped a beat. He stared at Wu Yanqing and asked tentatively, "This has nothing to do with you, right?"

"Whether it has anything to do with me or not, it's none of your business." Wu Yanqing did not explain, but said: "This is a good opportunity. After Asmara leaves, you and Yaluo will go to the Land of Stars."

Li Ming felt that this matter was related to Old Wu. If Asmara stayed here, she would definitely not allow him to leave.

But… he hesitated and said, “You don’t want the C-level fund seeds anymore?”

"Are you still thinking about the gene seed?" Old Wu sneered, "I really didn't realize that you were so powerful. You killed a C-class with your bare hands and destroyed a warship with your mecha. I don't believe that you, a D-class lifeform, did this."

Li Ming chuckled twice. What happened that day was not a secret and could not be concealed.

"If it weren't for the unexpected situation that forced Asmara to leave, you wouldn't be able to leave even if you wanted to."

"C-level gene seeds, we'll think of other ways to deal with it. Let's get out of here first."

"I understand." Li Ming nodded.

"In addition..." Wu Yanqing hesitated for a moment, and took out a few more things, "Although the Yanlei Emperor gene sequence is powerful, you can't touch it for the time being."

"I found you a B-level sequence [Gale Lord]. This is the secret record of evolution and liberation. The requirements for this gene sequence are not high. You just need to find a gene seed with wind element."

Wu Yanqing handed over two storage USB flash drives.

Li Ming's heart moved slightly and he took it.

[Theory of Evolution of the Gale Lord - Level B: The method of evolution of the Gale Lord's gene sequence.

Control conditions: 800,000 metal energy
Control effect: Wind element blessing - 150%, Fire element blessing - 150%
Control ability - Fierce Wind Evolution: Mobilize the wind and fire elements in the body to deeply develop gene seeds. 】

As for the Secret Record of Liberation, its function is similar to that of [Secret Record of Liberation of Yan Lei], and it also requires 800,000 metal energies.

He doesn't need the Liberation Records, but the Theory of Evolution is a good thing. Its ability is not just data enhancement, it can replace the genetic radiation device.

Old Wu had obviously arranged his retreat and made several preparations.

Then, Old Wu said, "Wait a minute, I will transfer 50 million star coins to your StarNet account, you can keep it for your use."

"So many?" Li Ming was quite surprised, and hesitated, "You don't want that, do you?"

"Get lost." Wu Yanqing glared at him. "Once you get to the Land of Stars, you'll need to figure out a way to supply the nutrient solution and development agents. Just think of this money as your resource fee."

"Okay." Li Ming nodded, pondered for a moment, and his face became solemn: "Teacher, if you need me in the future, just let me know."

Wu Yanqing paused for a moment, his expression indifferent, "Don't worry, I won't be polite."

"In addition, I will give you the formula for the medicine that suppresses the sublimation particles. You can find a pharmacist in the Land of Stars and spend some money to make it." Wu Yanqing said seriously, "Remember, you must not expose the sublimation particles."

Li Ming's face changed, and he finally asked: "Teacher, what is inside the ruins of civilization?"

Wu Yanqing hesitated for a moment, then said, "The Ascender civilization once wanted to become an empire-level civilization. It is rumored that they possess several interstellar treasures, all of which are the pinnacle of a certain technological line."

"For example, the [Eternal Energy Core] found by the Xingyuan Empire. These civilization relics are actually fortresses built by the Ascendant civilization in the late stage of their comeback. There are many good things hidden in them, and there may be interstellar treasures."

It sounds like a very powerful interstellar treasure...

"Keep these words in your heart and never let anyone know." Wu Yanqing warned again.

Li Ming nodded heavily. He had already remembered it, so how could it be leaked out?

After Wu Yanqing gave his instructions, he left in a hurry.

Not long after, the main ship of the Wing Shadow Fleet, along with more than half of the ships, passed through the star gate and left here, leaving only ten frigates hovering in low-Earth orbit.

On a slightly clearer day, the citizens below can see it by looking up.

Seeing Asmara's urgent reaction, the experimental base that was attacked must be of great importance.

Li Ming seriously suspected that the coordinates were leaked by Old Wu.

However, Princess Asmara did not seem to have any doubts about him, otherwise she would not have allowed him to come back to say goodbye.

After Asmara left, more than half an hour later, Yaluo hurriedly found Li Ming and took him to Luochuan, and opened his mouth:
"Lao Luo, we are leaving. Please prepare some resources for us. This trip will take a long time."

"Leaving?" Luo Chuan hadn't figured out what was going on yet, so he looked up and asked, "What do you mean you're leaving?" "Me and Li Ming?" Ya Luo said as a matter of course, and choked, "Didn't the teacher tell you?"

Luo Chuan frowned, "Where are you taking Li Ming?"

"The Land of the Stars, of course."

"Don't mess around." Luo Chuan's face darkened: "Go wherever you need to go, don't involve Li Ming."

"Who is making trouble? Ask Li Ming." Ya Luo was dissatisfied and asked Li Ming to speak.

"Senior brother, that's true. The teacher asked me and Senior Brother Yaluo to leave." Li Ming explained.

Luo Chuan hesitated, "You didn't lie to me, did you? Didn't he trick you into going there? Why did the teacher ask you to go to the Land of Stars?"

"This matter is complicated. If I go to the Itlan civilization, I may face a lot of trouble. Princess Asmara is not a good person." Li Ming said concisely.

"Princess Asmara is not a good person?" Luo Chuan rubbed his eyebrows, obviously unaware of the hidden truth.

Li Ming told Luo Chuan the general situation, hiding some details.

"Is that so? Teacher, you are actually a test subject?" Luo Chuan was shocked. "Why didn't you tell me that before?"

Ya Luo shook his head in a daze, and this time he reacted quickly, "Why are you telling us this? It's useless even if we know it."

"I thought that the relationship between the teacher, Chen Jinglong and Princess Asmara was some bloody love triangle where love could not be achieved, but it turned out to be a story of a cruel and scumbag woman playing with people's feelings." He muttered a few words.

"Are you leaving now?" Luo Chuan still didn't react and his mouth spoke faster than his brain.

"Don't be in a hurry." Ya Luo was about to speak when he was interrupted by Li Ming.

"Huh?" Yaluo looked at him. "That's not what the teacher told me. The teacher said that after making sure Princess Asmara leaves, he will take you away immediately."

Li Ming explained: "I still have things to do, and Princess Asmara probably won't be back for a while."

Ya Luo muttered something in his mouth, and finally said helplessly: "Junior brother, it's not that I don't understand, the teacher told me to take you away immediately."

Li Mingze said: "It's okay. If the teacher blames you, just say that I don't want to leave."

"The teacher will definitely scold me. If you don't want to leave, I can take you away by force." Ya Luo sighed, but he looked nonchalant, but he was quite respectful to Wu Yanqing.

"Take me away by force?" Li Ming's mouth curled up, and Luo Chuan also smiled.

"What's wrong?" Ya Luo was confused. "Do you think I can't do it? Junior brother, even though I look unreliable, you will die in my hands..."

Before he finished speaking, his pupils suddenly shrank. Li Ming raised his hand and punched him. The distance was so close that Ya Luo had no time to react.

boom!
His chest was hit hard, his eyes widened as if they were about to bulge out, and he was blown away. His vision deepened and distanced, and Li Ming, who was obviously close at hand, became out of reach.

boom!
The metal wall was torn apart, with most of Yaluo's body embedded in it.

Yaluo's face was filled with confusion and dull expression. He only felt a burning pain in his chest. He looked at Li Ming's fist in disbelief, then looked down at his current miserable condition. His worldview suffered a great shock.

"No, no..." He struggled to jump out of the gap in the wall and staggered to his feet, feeling as if he was in a dream.

"Senior brother, you can report to the teacher now." Li Ming said with a smile.

Luo Chuan added at the right time: "You dare to say that you will take him away by force. Even I am not sure that I can take him away by force."

"You, you are a C-class life form?" Yaluo stared and kneaded his chest. "That's impossible. The teacher said that you are still a D-class life form."

"Don't think it's impossible. He knows what he's doing. We'll leave when he says he's going to leave." Luo Chuan shook his head.

Yaluo grinned and looked at Li Ming from left to right. He seemed to have thought of something and kept laughing in a very obscene way.

After solving this problem, Li Ming returned to the room and continued to tinker with it. He wanted to build a mechanical guard to see what it was like. He was quite curious about it.

However, the consumption of Mechanical Guards is too great. Turning an ordinary controlled object into an intelligent mechanical body requires 3-5 times the metal energy required for control.

This consumption is reasonable. He has experimented with it several times and found that the combat type has the combat power of its rating.

For example, an E-level controlled object, after being enlightened, will have the combat power equivalent to that of an E-level life form. The specific level depends on the situation of the controlled object itself.

But overall it is still above 50% at the same level.

However, mechanical guards require ten times the metal energy to construct, and the price is too outrageous.

He still had to save three million metal energies for the space ring, so he had basically nothing to consume and could only hold it back for the time being.

Thinking of this, Li Ming narrowed his eyes subconsciously again.

Old Wu told him to leave as soon as possible and not to think about anything involving the C-level gene seeds.

But what Old Wu didn't know was that his development progress was far higher than the other party had imagined, and 100% was just around the corner.

He would be really unhappy if he didn't take this C-level gene seed.

Of course, the space ring is also good. It can flash in space and is a great tool for escaping. As for how to get those things, he is still considering it.

The risk of killing Isius directly is too high. He is almost always accompanied by that Class B life form, so it is difficult to do so.

Although he coveted those things, they were not as important as his own safety. If he couldn't get them or the risk was too great, there would be no point in doing so.

Lying in bed, Li Ming kept thinking about this matter until dawn.

After having breakfast in the cafeteria, Ya Luo was enjoying his meal.

"Is life so hard over in the City of Stars?" Li Ming ate slowly.

"It's OK, but everything is a bit expensive." Ya Luo chewed the big piece of meat full of juice.

"I usually drink nutrient solution. Although the nutritional value of these flavorful dishes is not high, the various ingredients are more troublesome, so the price is also higher."

"Who would eat that for no reason?"

Before the meal was finished, Isius's men came hurriedly and asked Li Ming to come forward.

The soldiers who came to inform them didn't know what exactly happened. This was Isius's request, so they must go.

Yaluo was a little worried, so he called Luochuan and asked him to go with him.

The guardsman seemed to have no idea what to do and only took them forward after asking his superiors.

(End of this chapter)