This is not mechanical ascension...

Chapter 195: A Small Upgrade: A Sudden Theo

Why doesn't the Xingyuan Empire directly intervene in the fight for these relics?
Feeling embarrassed? Or do you really not care...

Various theories of evolution were running in Li Ming's body, but his brain could still think about other things.

Imperial-level civilization is completely not on the same level as ordinary civilization, and even advanced civilization is out of reach.

Now the situation is very clear. Only Princess Asmara can find the ruins. After the joint fleet was formed, it attracted a lot of people's attention.

They all want to get a piece of the pie, and she probably has the support of the Xingyuan Empire behind her.

But it must be just one person, there must be someone who doesn't want her to succeed, and even wants to take advantage of her.

It is said that there are interstellar treasures and the crystallization of civilization, which must not be groundless.

Li Ming thought about it and gradually calmed down.

The terrifying scale of the Combined Fleet was still vivid in his mind, as was the main gun that was capable of nearly penetrating a planet.

Even A-level life forms find it difficult to escape. If he wants to touch these things now, they are too far away. If there is any accident, he will die without knowing how he died.

"There are still more than 4 million metal energy remaining, and there are a few commonly used items that can be upgraded..."

Shaking his head, Li Ming checked his control bar. In terms of main combat, there was nothing that needed to be upgraded for the time being, and if he wanted to upgrade to Class A, the metal energy was far from enough.

[Soul Visor--Level B: On some indigenous planets, the wearer is like a god.

.........

Control effect: Hidden blessing--300%
Control ability - Psychic shielding: distort its own specific form under the B-level life form and the same level of monitoring equipment, and gain the "shadow trace" ability]

The broken visor had long since turned into a complete, smooth mask, made of dark grey metal that exuded a cold metallic luster. It fitted closely to the facial contours, extending from the forehead to the chin, and covering both sides to the ears, forming a closed protective structure.

The eyes are equipped with transparent high-strength synthetic radiation crystals, which are embedded in the light golden patterned energy channels to form a radiation field.

Using Black Shadow Mother Ore as the strengthening material for upgrading, the upgrade consumes 900,000 metal energy, and the resulting "Shadow Trace" ability allows him to hide better in the dark.

It should be comparable to Serad's mimicry ability. If it is an A-level life form without special means, it would be difficult to see through it under normal circumstances.

There is also the commonly used [Anti-interference Communicator], which has been upgraded to——
[Mind Resonance Crystal--B: The power of the mind is still one of the most mysterious powers in the interstellar space.

.........

Control effect: Perception blessing--300%
Control ability - Mind communication: Your voice can appear in the minds of living beings within a range of 100,000 meters, and gain the ability to "shatter". 】

The cost-effectiveness is very high. Even if it is strengthened with the "Ximing Mother Ore", it only costs 500,000.

What he got was an offensive ability, while he originally wanted an ability that was more on the "spiritual" side, such as hypnosis and temptation.

It's a pity that he doesn't have the mother ore of the spiritual level, but this ability is pretty good. It can cause mental shock and interfere with the opponent at the moment of interference, which is very deadly.

And the [Eye of Sky Vision] which is upgraded from the [Locator]. This one is a little more expensive, requiring 600,000 metal energies, and the control effect is that of a professional [Scout].

There are two abilities, [Acute Perception: Increases Perception by 10%], and [Extreme Sense of Smell: Has an Extremely Acute Perception of Smells]

He tried it and almost suffocated himself. It took him a while to get used to it.

Naturally, you won't consume any control items to obtain this profession, you can use it when you need control.

[Positioning: Select a target and within a range of 100,000 meters, you can always lock its position and get a rough idea of ​​the target information.]

Not only can it lock onto something, but it can also spy on the enemy. Li Ming tried it and was able to vaguely know the target's life level, abilities, and so on.

Those whose life level is lower than his are easier to obtain, while those whose life level is higher than his are more difficult to obtain.

After upgrading these three more commonly used brothers, his stock of mother ore was used up.

Given his current relationship with Ulrich, it would be difficult for him to get something for free.

"The mother ore wall..." Li Ming murmured. The mother ore wall in Ulrich's treasure house often appeared before his eyes.

He had been to Ulrich's castle several times, but there had never been a suitable opportunity.

It would be best to get rid of this problem once and for all. I also need to get the [Matter Reconstruction Fabricator] as well as figure out how to get out.

A-level life forms are very powerful and are far beyond his ability to fight. Even if he uses the [Thermonuclear Implosion Bomb], he can only survive at best, and it is impossible to confront them head-on.

It would be best to have the opportunity to fish in troubled waters, but such opportunities are too rare or even non-existent.

"It's a bit troublesome..."

The next day, Saber came again carefully. After making sure that Li Ming was fine, he breathed a sigh of relief and praised sincerely:
"The Collector is such a cunning person, but you have played him in your hands."

Li Ming waved his hand and threw out the metal arm from yesterday. He hid it in the folding space, and Ulrich would have to be shocked to find it.

Saber brought his left leg today and asked, "How long will it take? I won't wait here to avoid any accidents."

After many repairs, Star King and Saber's trust in Li Ming increased. The last time the collector suddenly came, he was really scared and decided to be more careful.

"No need, don't leave yet." Li Ming shook his head. He realized that the situation in the Land of All Stars was becoming more and more urgent, so he didn't want to pretend with this guy anymore.

Saber was a little confused. He had been pushed out of the room by Li Ming and could only wait here.

After waiting in fear for half a day, the door behind me opened.

"Okay, take it." Li Ming threw both boxes to him.

"Okay, okay?" Saber was at a loss and didn't react at first. He looked at the box and then at Li Ming.

Li Ming calculated: "Well, left and right hands, energy core, this is a leg, one more leg is missing, torso, and head, right..."

Sabre opened the metal box and found that the metal limbs inside had indeed been repaired to a certain extent.

He swallowed, shocked, but was this too fast?

So what did you do when you waited for several days?

His whole body went numb, and he came to his senses. He looked up and saw Li Ming staring at him with a frown. He said hurriedly, "Yes, yes..."

Saber left with a lingering shock, and even when he returned to the shop and came to the side of Star King, he was still a little dazed.

"Saber, what's going on? Has Ulrich discovered us?" Monroe's urgent voice came from the room. His condition was much better than at the beginning.

The energy engine in the chest was constantly running, the energy glow was flashing, and a lot of the energy pathways in the body were corroded.

But he is an advanced mechanical body after all, and does not simply rely on energy pathways for energy conduction. The repaired arm is moving all the time.

Saber came back too early and looked very out of shape, as if he hadn't recovered yet. This gave him a bad feeling.

The last time Saber came back, he told him that Ulrich's sudden appearance disrupted their plans. Although he was not discovered on the spot, the robotic arm had to remain with the other party.

After Saber left, he observed from a distance that a small-scale battle seemed to have broken out on the floating island, and he didn't know what had happened. This made both of them very worried, and Saber even proposed to move away, but was stopped by Monroe. If Ulrich really found out, they wouldn't be able to run far.

The hope of restoration is just around the corner, and he doesn't want everything to become a dream again.

"No, no..." Saber hastily explained, quickly opening the box, "Nothing unexpected happened, Ulrich didn't find it."

Monroe breathed a sigh of relief immediately, but then the energy engine in his chest suddenly glowed brightly, and the violent energy raged along the damaged energy pathway, causing his entire body to twitch.

"How come it was repaired so quickly? Both mechanical limbs are healed?" Monroe's tone was filled with suppressed shock.

Saber smiled bitterly, "It's like this. Earlier, the great mechanic seemed to be afraid that we would be too surprised, so he deliberately delayed the time."

Monroe was silent, his heart unable to calm down for a long time. He was already surprised enough to find a way to repair the "Nano Curse" in the Land of Stars.

No matter how you look at it, the nano curse is a difficult problem to deal with, but in the end, it was as easy as drinking water for the other party. The previous repair time was just for show.

"Where on earth did this great mechanic come from..." Monroe was increasingly surprised, "Could it be that he is a Forging-level mechanic?"

But he secretly denied it, "Impossible... Impossible..."

.........

After sending Saber away, Li Ming entered a state of concentrated development again. With many goals before him, he really wanted to improve his life level as soon as possible.

Electric arcs flowed, elemental energy surged, and the radiation on the trading island gradually dimmed as night fell.

Huh? Li Ming's heart suddenly jumped and he opened his eyes suddenly.

Due to the special environment, even when developing gene seeds, he turned on [Intelligent Assistance], even if it required occupying a control bar.

And now, there was suddenly a target in the coverage area, falling from the edge of the floating island, with narrow cheeks, indifferent and gloomy, and gray pupils. It was Theo, and his speed was extremely fast.

What is he here for?
Li Ming's heart skipped a beat. This guy just appeared at the edge of the range. Within a few seconds, he was less than 10,000 meters away from him. In the next moment, he should be outside the room.

However, despite such a fast speed, there was no sonic boom, and the guards on alert were completely unaware of it.

Li Ming's heart was beating violently and his mind was racing like lightning. Theo had come sneakily with ill intentions, so it was impossible for him to run away now.

beat?
Using [Thermonuclear Implosion Bomb] might be able to hold out for a while and attract the attention of the collector.

But Ulrich would certainly be more wary of him afterwards.

He looked around, and a bold idea suddenly popped into his mind.

Theo did not force his way in, and even used some hacking techniques to open the studio door.

The whole person is suspended in mid-air, with his feet not touching the ground, and even covers the electromagnetic field of vision, which is used to interfere with conventional monitoring equipment. It is fully prepared.

"Hmm?" Theo paused, looked around, and asked in surprise, "Where are the people?"

The studio was empty, filled with various metal parts and in the corner a statue of light golden armor was being repaired, with its back opened.

"Not here?" Theo frowned and murmured in a low voice: "He should not have left here after the banquet yesterday. Ulrich has been watching him."

He looked around the studio carefully, his eyes fell on several tightly closed cabinets, and with a wave of his hand, the metal doors opened, revealing nothing inside.

"Really not here?" Theo turned almost the entire studio upside down, even tore down the metal plates on the wall, and then pasted them back after making sure there was no hidden space behind them.

In fact, as a Class A life form, he has a keen sense of the environment, and ordinary hiding methods are unlikely to be effective.

But the other party is a great mechanic after all, and should not be underestimated.

"Let's go look somewhere else..." He left the studio, searched every room in the center of the floating island, and finally returned to this studio.

"I always have an inexplicable premonition that something seems to be wrong." Theo paced back and forth, his eyes flickering, his gaze fixed on the light golden mecha in the corner.

I looked into the cockpit again to make sure there was nothing.

"What's wrong..." Theo was depressed and whispered, "It seems that he is not here... What a pity..."

He shook his head, restored everything in the room to its original state, and his figure disappeared.

There was no movement in the silent studio. After about half an hour, Theo appeared again and looked around. Everything was no different from what he remembered.

"Really not here?" Theo shook his head, as if he had really left.

Another hour later, he suddenly appeared and came in from the ceiling, and the room was still empty.

"Well, you win!" Theo shouted in a deep voice, "You are worthy of being a great mechanic."

He seemed to be gone completely, a full six hours later.

Theo returned again, his face almost as black as the bottom of a pot, his grey pupils flashing with a hazy silver light, "How could he disappear so suddenly!"

"I don't believe it anymore!"

In his vision, the room was filled with hazy black traces, which were pheromones left by living beings.

He could barely sense it, but couldn't make a specific distinction.

There was a lot of this pheromone in the room but very little in the outside world, so he went back and forth many times, thinking that the other party was in the room.

If it wasn't for the purpose of avoiding alerting the other party, he would even want to turn the whole room over.

But now it’s almost the same as if it had been overturned, and there’s no place to hide people here.

"Did he run away..." Theo had an incredible guess in his mind.

Theo got angry and decided to wait here. He didn't believe that the other party could really disappear out of thin air.

Besides, he could feel a sense of being sporadically watched.

"This guy is really going crazy." The corners of Li Ming's mouth twitched. Of course, this was just a psychological effect.

Because he was now possessed by the tank guard, his physical body had disappeared, and he opened the cockpit again, creating the appearance that he was repairing it.

Theo could never have guessed that he was the armor in the corner.

He doesn't mind if the other party wants to waste time here.

But he didn't understand why Theo came to find him, and it seemed that he would not give up until he achieved his goal.

"Shouldn't he be worrying about where his potion went?" Li Ming muttered, "Did he really guess that it was me who did it?"

"No, if he guessed it, he would have made trouble at the banquet. There's no need to be so sneaky."

"Why do everyone covet me so much..."

(End of this chapter)