This is not mechanical ascension...

Chapter 180: Master Mechanic Jessia [Mechanical Knight Core]

"This is a super-powerful weapon from an ancient imperial civilization. Once you obtain it, it will be just a matter of time before you dominate the land of stars!"

"The corpses of fallen A-level life forms can easily reveal the secrets of evolution."

"..."

The information in the regional network of the Land of Stars is constantly being refreshed, and the period after the Red River New Waterfall ends is also very busy.

The large number of unknown and broken items obtained from them will circulate crazily in the Land of Stars.

At the same time, collectors' agents from various civilizations who heard the news would also receive the goods during this period.

Many predators can make a lot of money from this and don’t have to go out to work for several months, so the titles are extremely exaggerated, but most of the things in the pictures are difficult to recognize.

Li Ming originally wanted to see if he could find a bargain, but he quickly gave up the idea because the things in circulation were too numerous and complicated, and he didn't have time to identify them.

Floating Island No. 113 has changed a lot. A lot of metal warehouses have been stacked up out of thin air. They are about two meters high. The metal shell is painted blue and white and is composed of sophisticated mechanical structures.

Most of them have multifunctional robotic arms that can be quickly converted from laser cutters to high-force lifting devices to cope with various complex work scenarios.

[Tiangong Series - Primary], this is an engineering machinery designed by Li Ming alone. The technology is not complicated, and it even has hydraulic transmission, and it has almost no killing means.

Therefore, it only has E-level rating. When designing, Li Ming designed them to be complete mechanical bodies.

Therefore, the metal energy required for [Mechanical Construction] is not much, only about twice the required amount.

As for why these finished mechanical products are reassembled.

This is because Li Ming discovered that the mechanical body constructed using professional abilities was more like a mechanical life form rather than a pre-programmed one.

There is no need to write instructions through underlying code, only verbal commands are needed. It has advanced data processing and strategy analysis capabilities, extremely high comprehension ability, and cannot be hacked.

He is simply a perfect tool, and it is worth spending some metal energy on him.

Two days later, Li Ming's development progress reached 25%. The 7-fold development speed was quite obvious. It had only increased by 8% in the previous month, but it increased by % in the past half month.

By mid-afternoon, the nebulae gathered and the land of stars was shrouded in thin red stardust. Cassis arrived. The captain of the guard acted decisively and came to take away the three things that Li Ming had repaired.

After carefully placing the three items into the box, Cassis said, "Mr. Qinglong, the collector asked me to take you to see him. Please pack up and follow me."

"Huh?" Li Ming was originally wondering why Cassis did not bring the next batch of things that needed repair this time. Now he suddenly understood.

"What happened?" he asked, "Why do you want to see me suddenly?"

Cassis had a blank expression on her face. “I don’t know the specific reason. I’m just conveying the order from the Collector-sama. Please pack up quickly and don’t keep the Collector-sama waiting for too long.”

Li Ming shook his head: "I don't have anything to pack, let's go."

Cassis paused slightly, and Li Ming followed him onto the small aircraft, followed closely by two rows of guards.

Ulrich's lair is in the center of the trading island. It covers a very large area and is a huge metal castle.

The shiny black shell reflects the sun's rays, and its shape resembles countless steel towers spliced ​​together.

The towering metal obelisk points to the sky, and the architectural structure is angular, with a precise and rigorous mechanical feel.

In addition to large areas of iron gray, black and red paint extends along the edges, adding a subtle beauty to this heavy castle.

Entering from the side door, there is an extremely long metal corridor with many exquisite decorations placed on both sides, and even huge paintings or holographic projections hanging on the walls.

Li Ming had already turned on [Intelligent Assistance] and memorized every corner of the building.

In front of a big door deep in the castle, the tall and thin Huotan was already waiting there. He took the three metal boxes from Cassis and nodded to Li Ming: "Sir, follow me."

The metal door behind him opened a crack, and a sound came out immediately -
"Are you sure this thing was obtained from the Red River Star Falls?"

As they entered the hall, Huo Tan waved his hand gently, signaling him to stop for a while, and the two stood in the corner.

Not far away, there was a figure with his back to them. He had a very predator style, wearing a worn leather jacket with light armor that had been repaired many times, and he had a bald head.

"Mr. Collector, how dare I lie to you? I got this thing from the Red River Star Waterfall." The bald man assured repeatedly.

On the steps, there was another person standing next to Ulrich. He was a mechanically modified body with large areas of his body modified by machinery. Only the chest of his limbs was still flesh, or to be more precise, half of his body.

Because its heart has some kind of power engine in the shape of a hexagram, shining with blue light.

The other party did not use mimic skin for camouflage, and the surface reflected a cold metallic luster, as if it was solidified liquid metal.

There was no modification above the neck, and he had a stern look, with blue hair combed back, but his eyes were light blue, obviously also modified.

Li Ming sensed a faint gaze that swept over him. Its slender mechanical arm was holding a broken visor, which appeared to have been rusted beyond recognition and was reddish-brown in color.

"This kind of waste is of no value." Ulrich said lightly, with a unique lazy tone in his voice.

"If it had no value, you wouldn't have come to see me." The bald man was very bold, "I know the origin of this thing. Several decades ago, when I was still young, I met Lord Star King..."

Li Ming could clearly see that both Ulrich and the mechanical modified body had obvious reactions when they heard this name.

Star King…it’s a very domineering name. Li Ming listened quietly.

"So it's the old fellow from the Land of Stars." Ulrich was not embarrassed when his little trick was exposed. Instead, he was amazed. "Then you should know that this metal mask could not have flowed out of the Red River Star Falls."

As his back was facing Li Ming, it was difficult for him to see the bald man's expression. He was silent for a moment before he said, "Don't collectors always ask about the source of things, but only the price?"

"Yes, yes..." Ulrich apologized, "Sorry, I'm just curious."

"Well, how about one million star coins?"

"One million?" The bald man's voice was full of disbelief: "This is the metal visor worn by the Star King. It's only one million star coins?"

"That's right, so it's still worth one million. Look at this metal armor, it has been rusted beyond recognition, and the original material properties are gone." Ulrich explained, paused, and said helplessly:

This is not a work of art. If he were still alive, the price would probably be much higher.”

The mechanical body frowned slightly, its pupils spun and shrank, and it said indifferently: "Five million, I'll take it."

Ulrich laughed, but the bald man didn't respond, as if he was waiting for Ulrich's offer. Only after he was sure that Ulrich was not interested did he grit his teeth and say, "Five million is five million..."

After confirming the arrival of the star coins, the bald man turned around. He looked quite old indeed. After seeing the two of them, he seemed a little stunned and then left in a hurry.

Ulrich said, "Tsk, five million. Although it is worn by His Excellency the Star King, it doesn't seem to be worth much other than this."

The mechanical body said indifferently, its voice resonating like a metal disk: "How can the Star King's things be measured with money?"

"That person should have been a member of the Star Ring, but now he has fallen to the point of selling the Star King's personal belongings."

Ulrich said casually: "People have to live, and there is no use holding this thing."

"Ulrich..." The mechanical body stared at him coldly.

Huo Tan stepped forward at the right time and said, "Sir, His Excellency Qinglong has arrived."

Ulrich nodded and introduced, "Qinglong, this is the Mechanical Knight - Jesseia, an A-level mechanical transformation, and also a great mechanic."

Li Ming was slightly surprised, and then nodded: "Sir Jessiah."

Jessiah was holding the metal visor with a nostalgic look on his face. He just said "hmm" lightly without even looking at him.

Ulrich said, "Jessiah, this is Qinglong, a mechanic... a master mechanic."

Jesseia paused, put down the metal visor, and looked at Li Ming with a look of scrutiny, "Master Mechanic?"

Obviously, he didn't believe it, but he didn't refute it.

The blue pupils kept contracting, and a large amount of data was captured and analyzed.

After a moment, he looked more cautious and was a little surprised that his electronic eyes could not see through the mimicry mask worn by this person. It was not a simple mimicry mask.

Li Ming also felt a strong sense of being watched, but his camouflage mask had been upgraded a few days ago using a mother ore, which could cover his upper body and gain new abilities.

[Mimicry--You can adjust the upper body data and gain the "phantom" ability. ]

This ability can create a virtual body to interfere with the enemy, and when used in a materialized form, it will be more difficult to detect his disguise.

But Jessiah was still suspicious, because great mechanics were not common.

Especially the great mechanics in several nearby star clusters, he knew most of them, and he had not heard of any great mechanic coming to the Land of Stars recently.

And this person doesn't seem to have the qualities of a master mechanic. More importantly, Ulrich's attitude towards this person doesn't seem like a cooperative master mechanic, but more like a subordinate?
"Jessiah, where is that thing?" Ulrich said, "I don't know where you got it from. I really can't figure it out. Can you let this Blue Dragon Master Mechanic take a look?"

Li Ming raised his eyebrows slightly. No wonder he came to him. It turned out that he had lost face and asked him to come to get it back.

Is he really a great mechanic?

Jessiah could feel Ulrich's confidence and looked at Li Ming again.

"Since you are so confident, let's give it a try." Jessia flipped his arm and took out a triangular metal object from his back, which was composed of a sophisticated mechanical structure.

"If you find out, this thing will no longer belong to you." Ulrich further said,

Li Ming's heart moved slightly, and he also smiled and said, "You two actually have such a bet, then I really got a great bargain. Just by taking a look, I can get a precious item."

Ulrich's expression changed slightly, and Jessiah seemed a little surprised, and then he immediately said: "Yes, if you can really figure out the origin of this thing, it will be yours."

Ulrich tried to maintain his composure, "Although I exchanged it for something, if you can tell, I'll give it to you."

There must have been a bet between the two of them. His things were obtained by Jessiah, but he could not recognize Jessiah's things.

Li Ming had a rough idea in his mind, but how could he not take advantage of the opportunity to make some money?

It was impossible for Ulrich to ask for it directly, as he was an A-level life form and had to save face.

He clearly understood Ulrich's mentality. This collector was not a fool and would never really treat him as a tool. That would only backfire.

Instead, he was made to work for her through slight oppression and occasional benefits, which pulled each other apart.

In other words, as long as he didn't touch his bottom line, Ulrich could only hold it in.

The moment Li Ming took the triangular metal block from Jessiah, his heart was moved--
[Mechanical Knight Core--Consumable: An internal modification module of a certain mechanical modified body.

Control conditions: One million metal energy
Control Effect——Professional Improvement: Improve knight-related professions. 】

Mechanical Knight? Career advancement?
Li Ming was quite surprised. It was really a good thing.

“Hmm…this is…” Li Ming took it and looked it up and down, seeming to be undecided.

Jessiah smiled, confident of victory. The universe is so vast that even the great mechanic has his own focus.

He was more proficient in mechanical body modification, and he got this thing by chance. It took him a long time to figure out its function.

Without the accumulation of relevant knowledge, it is impossible for a master mechanic to see its function at a glance.

"This seems to be something that acts on mechanically modified bodies?" Li Ming looked up and said uncertainly, as if verifying it.

Jesseia's expression froze slightly, and his mechanical pupils moved at high speed.

“Ha…” Ulrich felt relieved when he saw the change in Jessiah’s expression, but then he remembered that even if Li Ming could see it, it would not belong to him, and his expression sank again.

"And then..." Jessiah said expressionlessly, "This alone is not enough."

"I can only see that it is some kind of module, a high-level mechanical modification for enhancement?" Li Ming said helplessly: "I am not very proficient in mechanical modification, so I can only see this much."

Not very proficient? Jessiah's face changed. He himself was a mechanically modified body, and it took him a long time to figure out the approximate function.

This guy saw it at a glance?

"This thing belongs to you." Jessiah said in a deep voice, but he didn't ask for it. It would be too embarrassing to ask him to mention its name.

At the same time, he became extremely curious about the person in front of him.

Great mechanic is just a general term with different meanings. If this person is really a great mechanic, his level should be very high. How could he fall into Ulrich's hands?
(End of this chapter)