This is not mechanical ascension...

Chapter 177: A Small Lot of Red River Star Waterfall Bodyguard Collector

On the floating island, Li Ming glanced at the virtual screen that popped up on the bracelet and replied with a rough message.

He mainly contacted Ford and asked where the joint fleet was. He was shocked to learn that the fleets of various civilizations had not arrived yet.

"I thought the call was coming soon." Li Ming was speechless.

According to Ford, although 80% of the civilizations in the Silver Cluster have responded, it still takes time to gather these people together and deploy them in place.

Leaving the core area, the connection with the outside world was immediately cut off. Li Ming studied this floating island carefully and found that the technical means used were very special.

It's not like the current Land of Stars, which has the ability to be transformed.

While thinking about it, Li Ming suddenly looked up and saw Cassis coming, followed by the guards.

"These are the two evolution theories that the Collector asked me to bring. Don't spread them to anyone else." Cassis acted decisively and informed him of another thing at the same time: "In ten days, the Red River Star Falls will arrive. Don't panic then."

"Red River Star Waterfall..." Li Ming's heart was slightly moved. Cassis was afraid that Li Ming didn't care, so she explained, "The Collector attaches great importance to every River Star Waterfall. All the floating islands under his command will participate. There may be a lot of civilization heritage among them."

Li Ming was also very interested in this and said he understood it. He mentioned a few more requirements, which Cassis wrote down. He couldn't help but ask, "An integrated small-scale assembly line?"

"What do you want this for?"

Li Ming remained silent. Cassis frowned, "I understand."

"Two theories of evolution? They really are rich." After Cassis left, Li Ming couldn't help but sigh as he looked at the things in his hand.

But we also understand that the value of evolution alone is not that great, and it requires the supporting secret records of liberation and gene fusion sequences.

The collector sent these two evolutions just to appease him.

[Giant Mantis Evolution] and [Ice Knight Evolution] each require 800,000 metal energies, which is 1.6 million metal energies, and belong to ordinary B-level gene sequences.

It wasn't enough at first, but Cassis came this time and brought the materials needed for repairs, and together with what he had left over, it was almost enough.

Li Ming took direct control, added these two theories of evolution, and at the same time recovered the original C-level gene radiator, increasing the development speed by twelve times, and the overall speed has reached thirty-six times.

It has been nearly a month since we came to the Land of Stars, and the development progress has reached 17%, which means we can speed it up a lot.

……

At the starport of the trading island, an inconspicuous spaceship was put into orbit. Several people were sitting opposite each other on the spaceship, and information related to Kai was constantly flowing on the virtual screen in the center.

"According to our intelligence, the B-class lifeform that killed Atom and Duke Bai Ye has come to the Land of the Stars, calling himself Azure Dragon, and has opened a mechanical repair shop." The leader was a human with a short haircut and deep grooves on both sides of his nose. He said solemnly:

"There are two people following him, one of them should be Kai."

"Mechanical repair shop? Mr. Black, are you sure about the news?" Several people looked at each other.

"No." Blake frowned, "At the same time, he has now joined the Collector's team and is on a separate floating island."

When this name was mentioned, everyone's faces suddenly became more serious.

"What should we do? Kai has a special identity and we must get him."

Black thought: "Go talk to him and see if we can take Kai away. We can pay a reasonable price for this."

"But what if he asks for too much, or doesn't agree at all?" Everyone looked hesitant.

"It shouldn't be a big problem." Black said solemnly, "The Collector has a lot of mechanics under him, most of whom are used as tools, working day and night. We are his lifeline."

After paying the fee, several people changed their appearance and headed towards their target.

……

"Sorry, this floating island does not accept outside visitors. Please leave as soon as possible." The soldiers on the island stopped Blake and his companions who fell from the small aircraft.

"We need to see Lord Qinglong. It's important." Blake frowned slightly.

The fully armed soldier said in a cold tone: "According to the order of the Collector, this island does not accept outside visitors."

Blake's eyes flickered, and when he was about to say something, Yalu came hurriedly. When he saw them, a strange look flashed in his eyes.

The upright posture, the familiar standing position, the scrutinizing eyes, he smelled a familiar scent from these people, the scent of the Interstellar Alliance.

"Lord Qinglong, let them in." Yaluo said in a deep voice.

The soldiers present looked at each other, seemingly unwilling to do so. Ya Luo further asked, "Does Lord Qinglong need to contact the Collector for such a small matter?"

It turned out to be useful to move the collector out. The soldiers immediately made way for the few people to enter.

"Come with me, Lord Qinglong is waiting for you." Yaluo lamented in his heart.

He didn't know what the outcome of the meeting between the two parties would be, but it was even less likely that he would reveal his identity and say anything, as that would cause even more trouble.

Blake looked around vaguely, all the way until he came to the studio.

His gaze fell vaguely on the figure wearing the gene inhibitor in the corner.

"What's your name?" Li Ming turned his back to him and seemed to be fiddling with something.

"Just call me Blake."

Li Ming nodded. "Someone from the Interstellar Alliance's anti-plunder department?"

Blake frowned. He didn't expect Li Ming to be so direct. Kai in the corner looked a little nervous and couldn't help but look over.

"Since Lord Qinglong has already guessed our origins, I won't try to hide it." Blake said in a deep voice: "Kai has already applied for political asylum. We need to take him away."

Li Ming paused and turned around. Blake could see clearly that the other party was holding a half-broken metal palm. He said in a playful tone:
"I went through so much trouble to rescue him, and you can just take him away like that?"

Blake was not surprised: "Your Excellency, please name a price. If it is reasonable, we are willing to pay the corresponding price."

Li Ming did not immediately offer a price, but said leisurely: "It seems that his family has been destroyed? What do you want him for?"

"Using his name to interfere in the internal affairs of the Inquisitor Civilization?"

Blake frowned and said, "These things have nothing to do with you, sir."

Li Ming shrugged, "It really has nothing to do with me. I just passed by. I am really curious. If I don't tell you, there will be no discussion."

Blake's expression changed slightly, and he said in a cold voice: "Your Excellency, you are going too far."

The people behind Blake were tense and seemed ready to attack at any time. The atmosphere at the scene dropped to freezing point.

Ya Luo's eyelids jumped. Not wanting to see the two sides fighting, he shouted, "This is the collector's territory!"

Blake said in a deep voice: "We know this, but you can't be considered the Collector's men. You are at most his tools."

"The collector loves to collect all kinds of strange and bizarre things. Since he has the most mechanical creations, he has many mechanics who specialize in repairing these things for him."

"However, the fate of these mechanics is not very good. They have no freedom, and if they break something, they may be killed."

Yaluo looked very unhappy, and Li Ming looked at him with interest. Blake felt that he had grasped the opponent's weakness and softened his tone, "We belong to the Interstellar Alliance. Although everyone says it is an empty shell, that is for an imperial civilization."

"If you are willing to help us, we are also willing to help you. Can you successfully escape from the Collector's hands?"

Yaluo sighed in his heart. Although he couldn't tell what Li Ming wanted to do, it was obvious that Li Ming was willing to be under house arrest.

What the other party said might be useful to other mechanics, but it was just nonsense to Li Ming.

Li Ming looked at him with a half-smile. Blake felt puzzled. Just as he was about to speak, he saw the other party glance at the time and said, "I'm sorry that you all came at a bad time."

Blake didn't understand what was going on, and then suddenly he felt the ground shaking under his feet and a continuous roar. His face changed slightly and he thought he had encountered a trap.

The people behind him quickly formed an array.

"It's not an ambush, it's the Red River Star Waterfall!" Yaluo shouted!

Blake was slightly stunned to see Li Ming walking straight past them without any precautions.

He hesitated for a moment and let his men relax temporarily. After walking out of here, his pupils suddenly dilated and the entire floating island was rising continuously.

Above, there was a brilliant and glorious scene before my eyes. The entire starry sky seemed to have turned red, like an endless red river, with a large number of meteor-like lights passing by.

There are floating islands of various sizes suspended all around, with blazing pillars of fire spewing out from the bottom.

"Red River Star Falls..." one of his men murmured in a low voice. When Blake asked, he found out that this was a unique phenomenon that only occurs once every six months to a year in the Red River Star Flow.

Li Ming looked up and saw that the "Collector's Cabinet" was already extremely large, even larger than an ordinary continental plate, but at this moment it seemed extremely small.

The grandeur of the universe and his own insignificance are intertwined in his heart.

After a large number of floating islands reached a certain limit, they all stopped.

Access the broadcast channel and turn on the gravity device at the same time.

With the help of gravity, those things that pass by like meteors are pulled out of the Red River Star Stream.

boom!
The first "meteor" was pulled out, and the red light covering the surface faded away.

It was half of the ruins of a palace. It was originally intact, but after being pulled out of the Red River Star Stream, it suddenly exploded into powder.

No one was surprised by this, and the radio channel was filled with noise and excitement.

boom!
Another meteor, it was the wreckage of a warship, quite huge. Li Ming could see a lot of metal materials at a glance. Judging from the size, he estimated that he could extract 200,000 or 300,000 metal energies.

Li Ming became alert, but floated to another direction and was captured by others.

"Haha..." A loud laugh suddenly came from the channel.

Meteors were pulled out one after another, then floated in a certain direction and fell into a floating island.

Not long after, Li Ming pulled the first meteor, which was the metal skeleton of half a high-rise building, and not much metal energy could be extracted from it.

But this is just the beginning. The Red River Star Waterfall will take at least ten hours, so there is plenty of time.

"The collector is about to make a move!" Ya Luo suddenly shouted. Li Ming looked up and his heart suddenly stopped.

The Collector's figure was almost invisible. All that could be seen was a large area being distorted, and more than a dozen meteors trembling constantly, being forcibly pulled out of the Red River Star Stream.

He gives out more than ten of them at a time. No wonder his wealth accumulation is becoming more and more terrifying.

These things are worth a lot of money just by selling them as scrap, and extracting the raw materials from them is worth a lot of money.

Blake looked dazed but quickly came back to his senses. Although they got involved in this matter by chance, their purpose was just to take Kai away, and now seemed to be a good opportunity.

Li Ming participated for the first time and was quite surprised and secretly shocked?
Suddenly, his eyes moved slightly, "You actually take advantage of this time."

The corner of his mouth twitched, and he suddenly shouted in the channel: "Mr. Collector, someone wants to harm me!"

Blake's scalp tingled and he was shocked. "What's going on? I haven't taken any action yet!?"

He didn't understand what was going on, and then something even more unbelievable happened. The collector who had just tore off a dozen meteors stopped and turned around to come here, leaving a red air wave behind him.

Before anyone arrived, a terrible pressure suddenly descended, pinning everyone down in place, unable to move.

Kai even crawled directly to the ground.

The next moment, the Collector landed gracefully, his feet several dozen centimeters off the ground, his eyes passing over Blake and the others.

The Blacks were already numb and sweating profusely. Could they call the collector over with just one sentence?

Is this a mechanic who is seen as a tool?
Just as he was about to speak to buy himself a chance of survival, he saw the collector raise his right hand, take the bait, and then suddenly drop down, and four figures came crashing down from the edge of the floating island.

With a flick of his index finger, the mimicry masks on their faces were torn off, revealing a look of fear.

"Collector... Mr. Collector." Several people spoke tremblingly. One of the figures was the one-eyed fishman. His eyes were full of fear and his heart was even more confused.

They hadn't even started yet, they were just quietly approaching the edge of the floating island, but how come they were discovered by the other side?

What was even more difficult for them to understand was that this person directly called the collector over with just one sentence.

Who is under whom?

"It's you." The collector seemed to know a few of them and smiled slightly.

Crack! The sound of bones breaking continued, and wailing continued.

"and many more!"

A deep voice came from behind, and a hot air rushed towards me.

The collector turned around, and before he knew it, a burly figure had appeared again, his aura boiling, like an active volcano about to erupt.

Sandro!
Yaluo subconsciously felt guilty and shifted his gaze, fearing that he would be discovered.

"Your people have crossed the line. I will kill them on the spot, and you can't stop me." The Collector's tail swung behind him, hanging in the air.

"Of course." Sandro said in a deep voice, "How come I don't know when you became someone's personal bodyguard?"

The Collector's expression calmed down, he hooked his finger, and the four men on the ground rushed towards Sandro.

Sandro frowned, waved his hand, the air exploded, and the four people were thrown in other directions, wailing.

"He killed one of you, and I released four. This matter ends here." The collector said indifferently.

Sandro said nothing, his eyes flashed across Li Ming, and he turned around and shouted, "Hurry up and leave!"

The four of them hurriedly got up and hurried to catch up. The Collector turned around and looked at Blake and the others, saying meaningfully, "Who are they?"

Blake shuddered, as if his heart was gripped by an invisible force.

(End of this chapter)