This is not mechanical ascension...

Chapter 185: The Transaction with Blake: The Shadow of the Combined Fleet

It is very likely that Torch got something from it, but with the resources they have, it would be difficult to analyze anything, and they can only look for external forces.

The great mechanic Jessiah who suddenly appeared, couldn't he have come because of this incident?

And Black further added: “However, according to the intelligence we have received, the Torch Organization has extended an invitation to the Collector, but the Collector has rejected it.”

"Smart." Li Ming couldn't help but nod. Ulrich was still quite steady. The torch was obviously a big pit, and who knows how much trouble it would cause.

"If that's the case, then it shouldn't have anything to do with me. There are so many great mechanics out there, they don't necessarily have to look for me."

Li Ming looked hesitant, knowing that there must be something he didn't know, otherwise Blake would not have contacted him.

"If that's all, there's no need for the Torch Organization to stir up trouble again." Blake smiled bitterly, then his eyes sharpened, "Do you know, Li Ming?"

Li Ming's heart skipped a beat, and then he suddenly understood.

Shit, I almost forgot about this. The Torch Organization is drooling over me.

The original body and Yaluo disappeared without a trace. The only connection was the last thing Yaluo did before he disappeared, and the batch of goods finally fell into my hands.

In other words, I might be the last clue to the whereabouts of "Li Ming".

"Li Ming, he is your student, right?" Blake exclaimed.

Li Ming, who was thinking, looked up blankly, Huh?
"You don't have to hide. Although the interstellar space is vast, unless you really stay on a native planet for your entire life, you will always find clues." Blake sighed, "Many people have already guessed it."

"Level 16 development potential, you have a keen eye."

Li Ming had a strange look on his face. Am I my own student?
"To be honest, this person also has a file in the Interstellar Alliance. One of our colleagues met him on Silver Grey Star and spoke highly of him." Blake looked at Qinglong's face and praised him, "He is young, has a sense of justice, and has great potential for development."

"After returning to Huangzhong Mechanical College, the great mechanic Castron of the dwarf civilization publicly praised Li Ming's level of mechanics many times, and privately speculated that he should have a teacher."

"No wonder he dared to abandon the resource cultivation of Yitlan and get out of the political whirlpool without hesitation. It's all because of you."

Li Ming's expression became more and more strange. How come everything matched up? His guess was so reasonable.

"No need to use so many flattering words. What exactly do you want to say?" Li Ming shook his head.

Blake coughed dryly and said, "What I mean is, you are a great mechanic and Li Ming's teacher. The Torch Organization is very likely to take action against you. Look, Kai..."

"Kaiyi?" Li Ming's mouth twisted, "No."

Blake's face froze, but then he heard——
"but…"

He couldn't help but feel hope rising in his heart.

"Since this is not a secret, I won't hide it. Li Ming is indeed my student, and he needs a Class B gene seed now." Li Ming said lightly.

"B-class?" Blake was slightly stunned. "Isn't he a D-class life form..." Halfway through his words, he suddenly realized, "With his development potential and your resources, he should have become a C-class life form."

"But isn't it too fast? He should have just become a C-class life form, right? Why do we need to prepare B-class gene seeds?"

Li Ming said calmly: "Prepare for a rainy day. Given our situation, if we wait until then to look for it, we don't know when we'll find it."

"B-grade gene seeds. I am sincere. You can definitely do it."

Blake said helplessly: "The price of B-level gene seeds is actually not low."

Li Ming interrupted: "Don't try to fool me with the market price or the price of the Black Hole Network. You are the Interstellar Alliance and can definitely get it at cost price."

Blake felt helpless. Dealing with this person was too tiring, but he tried again, "With your resources, it shouldn't be difficult to get a B-level gold seed."

Li Ming smiled and said, "Want to find out my background?"

"I dare to speak, do you dare to listen?"

Blake's heart was beating wildly, and he was naturally curious. In fact, he was not the only one who was curious. People in the Torch Organization and even within the Itlan civilization were curious.

However, his information does not match that of most of the master mechanics.

At the same time, this also means that he is either a great mechanic secretly trained by some civilization, or he caused huge trouble and disappeared completely.

Both of these possibilities, no matter which one it is, represent huge troubles behind it.

He was just the head of Kai's field team and didn't want to be involved in a bigger vortex.

"Forget it, forget it, please stop talking." Black waved his hand hastily and said, "B-level gene seeds, I will find a way."

"I want three elements, top-level B-grade gene seeds." Li Ming added.

Blake wasn't surprised, but his expression became even uglier. "I'll try my best to ensure it, but... the Torch Organization is full of lunatics, please be safe."

"You, the Interstellar Alliance, don't care?" Li Ming was a little curious. "You have an anti-plunder department, but no anti-terrorism department?"

Blake's eyes flickered and he spoke vaguely, "Regional organizations like this are generally not managed by the Interstellar Alliance, and not all of them are terrorist organizations."

"I understand." Li Ming nodded, "You can't be sure whether they are a terrorist organization, a revolutionary organization, or a puppet organization supported by other civilizations."

"If one day they overthrow the ruling government and become the masters, it will be difficult for the Interstellar Alliance to deal with it, so we simply don't care."

"I didn't say that." Blake was cautious.

After ending the communication, Li Ming thought to himself that while he was developing peacefully here, his friends were not idle either, and a storm was about to come.

He frowned slightly at the lingering Torch organization, and couldn't help feeling a sense of urgency. He immediately rushed to develop the gene seeds.

The next day, Saber came again, this time with a lot of things, which he brought in an anti-gravity transport vehicle, with a box carefully held in his arms.

I finally breathed a sigh of relief when I arrived at Li Ming's studio.

"This is a star core metal plate." Saber pointed at the thing on the anti-gravity transport plate behind him, "It is mixed with star core fragments and other precious metals."

Li Ming raised his eyebrows slightly. Made of star core?

There are only ten pieces, arranged in order from top to bottom.

"This is the energy core." Saber carefully opened the box. Inside was a round metal component that was rusted beyond recognition and flashed a faint purple light. It was only the size of a fist, and most of it was covered by nanomechanical worms.

Li Ming gently touched--
[Star King's Quantum Furnace Engine - Grade A] His entire body was filled with Grade A items? Li Ming couldn't help but guess.

Low-level mechanical transformations are generally only partially modified.

For example, if a C-class life form transforms its arms into B-class components, it can exert strength that surpasses that of an ordinary C-class life form, but cannot defeat a B-class life form.

But if all of them were replaced with B-class components, the overall strength would exceed that of B-class life forms at the same level. Because of the materials, both defense and lethality would far exceed those of conventional life forms.

But there are pros and cons. Various feelings and entertainment are basically eliminated, and every battle and even daily activities will cause wear and tear on the body components.

If his entire body is covered with A-level modifications, then the strength of this Star King must be far beyond that of an ordinary A-level life form.

And he has to rely on me to repair his body, the thugs in front of him.

Li Ming figured it out secretly, drove away Saber who was watching eagerly, and began to absorb the metal energy.

It's very regular, one piece is 500,000, which should meet certain standards. Ten pieces are 5 million, so the accumulation of this star king is also very rich.

Holding the energy engine, he began to inject metal energy into it. The ferocious-looking nanomechanical insects became restless and died quickly, as if they had encountered some natural enemy.

Sabre waited anxiously for five days, occasionally opening his smart terminal to follow various news developments.

"Something big happened at the Nighteye Mercenary Headquarters. The entire territory has been blocked. It seems something was lost."

Saber was quite surprised, but he didn't pay too much attention to it. He just glanced at it.

When the door opened, Li Ming looked exhausted. No one could bear developing genetic seeds day and night for five days.

After Saber entered, the first thing he saw was the energy engine on the table. It had changed a lot compared to when he took it.

A large part of the green liquid that originally covered the surface has receded, revealing the purple metal inside. The deeply rusted areas have also improved greatly. A dark purple light ball flickers in the core area, ready to exert tremendous power at any time.

Sabre breathed a long sigh of relief. Although he had experienced this once before, the repair this time was more difficult. After all, it was an A-class energy engine, composed of hundreds of thousands of metal parts and was extremely precise.

Even when the Star King came, he was a little nervous. The most critical thing was his energy core. If other things were repaired but the energy core could not be repaired, it would be a waste of time. It would be better to repair the energy core first.

Saber was even more impressed by this miraculous technique. He quickly stepped forward and, following the Star King's instructions, connected to the external detector and performed a self-inspection.

"25%..." He looked at the number on the screen and couldn't help but say, "You are really amazing."

Originally, Star King estimated that it could be repaired to 20%, and at least 15% completeness was needed before he could barely move it. Unexpectedly, this great mechanic repaired it to 25%.

It was only 15% complete.

"Take the money and do the work." Li Ming waved his hand and absorbed five million metal energies. He only used three and a half million and intercepted one and a half million for himself.

Saber left in high spirits, looking excited that Lord Star King would be able to move soon.

"Why does this old man look for you? He is so excited every time." Yaluo popped his head out quietly from the side and muttered.

boom!
His eyelids twitched and his head tilted. A beam of lightning brushed past his temple and exploded on the ground, emitting green smoke.

"Fuck, you're not taking care of your robot!" Yaluo's face changed drastically. "I just came out for a walk."

Li Ming had a blank expression on his face. Arcs of electricity surged, and Yaluo jumped back.

Ever since he was tortured by Li Ming last time, Kai has been busy developing genetic seeds without stopping for a moment, except for eating, sleeping and so on.

With two perverts around him, Ya Luo was stimulated and wanted to work hard. He also asked Li Ming to supervise him. Naturally, Li Ming was not polite.

Leave it to the Thunder, and he did a great job.

Ever since he learned that Torch intended to attack him, Li Ming had been on guard, but later he figured out what was going on.

He suspected that Blake must have exaggerated some of the facts and that Torch must have a general grasp of the situation, but would not necessarily attack him.

The most important thing for them right now should be to hide and prepare, not to cause trouble.

"I don't know what happened to the joint fleet." Li Ming thought. It has been almost two months since he arrived in the Land of Stars.

I called Ford's number. The two of them had not been in touch much during this period.

"Why did you think of contacting me?" Ford's tone was quite surprised, and he added: "It just so happens that I also want to ask, is the great mechanic in the Land of Stars your teacher?"

"Guess." Li Ming's answer left Ford speechless. He shook his head and said, "Forget it. It doesn't matter whether it is or not. Asmara's recent focus is not on this."

"How is the joint fleet going?" Li Ming asked, "Has it been formed?"

"Ha..." Ford couldn't help but smile. The camera probe shook as if it came to the porthole. Li Ming's breathing couldn't help but stagnate.

Against the backdrop of the galaxy is an endless array of fleets, neatly arranged, including exploration ships, frigates, assault ships, and heavy firepower cluster warships of various styles.

The closest one was a tall ship, completely black in color. Its shape was not a streamlined wing shape, but was like a prism, thick and full, with golden lines hidden in the black color.

The large frigates seemed like toys in front of it.

The most eye-catching one is a purple shuttle-shaped battleship that is more pleasing to the eye than the black main ship. From its sophisticated surface and powerful energy shield, it can be seen that it is more powerful.

What's even more shocking is that the giant gun barrel that extends out from it is now brewing a terrible energy storm, and every inch of its shell is burning.

"What is this?" Li Ming seemed a little puzzled. Ford's voice came from outside the screen, "Wait..."

As if the energy had accumulated to its extreme, the entire screen almost turned white, and a surging white beam of light shot out from the barrel.

Randomly guiding the perspective, Li Ming saw a planet that had turned into purgatory. The white light beams falling from the sky looked magnificent, but contained the energy to destroy everything.

The rocks and land on the surface of the planet melted and even turned directly into steam. The earth melted at an alarming rate, just like snow encountering a furnace.

The gravity has obviously been unbalanced. Large clumps of molten rock have broken away from the ground, one-tenth of the planet's volume has collapsed, and broken meteorites and dust are rotating around the planet.

"This is the location of one of the Torch's outer bases, belonging to the Lasos civilization. They dared to get involved with the Torch. Asmara's orders were to bomb them." Ford said this in a casual tone.

Li Ming was silent. He wondered if the A-level life form could withstand this shot.

And this huge fleet will arrive at the land of stars sooner or later.

(End of this chapter)