This is not mechanical ascension...

Chapter 198: All parties are thinking about the situation
"The person was not caught?" There was a wave of surprise and doubt in the other party's tone.

"Your Excellency personally took action, but he still managed to escape?"

Theo didn't want to discuss this topic and said angrily, "It's not that he escaped, it's that I didn't find him at all. If I had found him, how could he have escaped."

"Didn't find him? You are the pursuer, with gray eyes that can see through the darkness, how could you not find him?" The other party was even more surprised.

Theo's eyes turned cold: "I didn't find it, I just didn't find it!"

After a moment of silence, the other party said helplessly, "Sir, we agreed that if we can't catch him, it will be difficult to continue the deal."

Theo shook his head, then added: "It's just that I didn't find him this time. He has now moved into Ulrich's castle. It's hard for me to find him alone."

"You didn't find him, did you?" the other party asked in confusion. "Why did he suddenly move to the fortress? Have you been discovered?"

Theo's face was grim, his grey pupils flashing coldly, he stopped explaining and said directly:

"I don't want to break up with Ulrich. He must have something in his hand that only Qinglong can repair. He must have been preparing for this for a long time."

"Send a few men over here. I can help you hold Ulrich back while you capture him yourself."

"Well..." The other party seemed to be hesitant, "Under the current circumstances, the leader can't take action. What if this is a trap? We..."

"Who asked your leader to come?" Theo became more and more impatient.

"Can't you send a few more B-level life forms? I will make it easier for you."

Having said this, after a brief silence, the voice on the other end suddenly changed, "Okay, I will send eight B-level life forms, and the development progress of the team leader will exceed 90%."

"Eight B-level life forms... the development progress exceeds 90%?" Theo was a little surprised. This number was a bit too much.

The development progress of Class B can exceed 90%. After more than ten years, they can basically become Class A life forms, with only a few exceptions.

This time, the Torch Organization really spent a lot of money.

The other party then added: "I only have one request, it must be foolproof!"

"Don't worry." Theo said solemnly, "I will give you the castle map."

.........

After coming out of the "Collector's Mechanic's Little Black Room", the unhappiness caused by being targeted by Theo was eased a lot.

After a quick look around here, I got two valuable things.

In addition to the [Guns and Cannons Badge], there is another thing, which is a small auxiliary item called [Mimetic Imager]. It is a Class B item and requires 500,000 metal energies to control.

The ability is [Mimetic Projection: Create a mimic projection of the original body, with 10% of its overall strength. ]

It looks like a projection, but in fact it is a clone, and this is what he asked for in the end.

From the conversation, we learned that Rob and Cassis were old acquaintances. They were originally planning to have a fight, so they came to get weapons.

But when he met Li Ming, Rob gave up his original idea, and smiled, "Sir Qinglong, I have admired you for a long time, and Uncle Sandro respects you very much."

He lied with his eyes open. His polite and amiable demeanor was really inconsistent with his appearance.

Li Ming had a strange expression on his face. He continued, "Can you please go to my room and talk alone? I have an idea for a weapon and I'd like to ask for your reference."

Huo Tan frowned and was about to interrupt when he heard Li Ming agree, "Okay, no problem."

Cassis looked indifferent. Seeing that her plan was disrupted, she turned and left. Looking at Rob's back, Hotan wanted to say something but stopped himself. He had no way to stop him and could only follow him from a distance.

Rob kept talking all the way, his words were full of praise for him, and at the end he was even more blunt, "I know that uncle and you had some misunderstandings before, but he has always been a plunderer, either beating or killing, and I have advised him many times."

"But there is one good thing about my uncle. As long as you are better than him, he will respect you."

Compared to hiding it, bringing the matter out in the open would make people more likely to like it. However, Li Ming remained calm and just smiled all the way.

Until I followed Rob into his room.

The smile on his face suddenly disappeared, replaced by a solemn expression. He put his finger on his lips, signaling Li Ming to be quiet. Then he took out the interfering magnetic field, stretched it open, and then he breathed a sigh of relief.

"Sorry, there are surveillance cameras everywhere in the collector's castle. We can't let him hear what we say next." Rob seemed helpless. Seeing that Li Ming's expression remained calm, he immediately got to the point and made a bold statement:

"Mr. Qinglong, your current situation is too dangerous. You may even die soon."

Oh? Li Ming's face finally showed some emotion, and he seemed to be interested: "Are you planning to ambush and kill me?"

"Me?" Rob was slightly stunned, then shook his head: "No, no, your danger does not come from me, but from the Collector."

Li Ming did not comment and sat down at the table. "Tell me about it."

Rob frowned, "Don't disbelieve me, I guess you are helping the collector repair something?"

"Do we need to guess?" Li Ming smiled.

Rob emphasized: "I'm talking about something more powerful, more precious, and more rare."

The smile on Li Ming's face faded, and this time he was really interested in hearing what this guy wanted to say.

Rob mentioned a past event, "Sir Collector Ulrich used to be the personal assistant of the Star King. After the Star King mysteriously disappeared, he should have been the first to know the news. By the time my uncle and Sir Theo reacted, a large number of precious items had already been lost from the Star King's possession."

Rob said solemnly, "Ulrich argued that the things that disappeared had nothing to do with him, but we all suspect that they are in his hands, including a special item that the Star King used to shape the Land of Stars."

It should be the [Antimatter Recombination Maker]. Li Ming looked at him with interest.

"My uncle has tried to test you many times. Sir Ulrich has a lot of complaints about you and is very afraid of the trouble you will bring." Rob said calmly: "My uncle even suggested killing you directly, but Ulrich just didn't agree."

"The only explanation is that he needs you, and he needs you irreplaceably. I guess he needs you to repair that item for him."

Li Ming's face changed and he was quite speechless. It turned out that Sandro was also up to no good. He thought he really didn't care about things like the sublimated ruins, but he only stared at Ulrich.

I don't know if Theo knows it or not, but Sandro suspects it, so there is no reason for Theo not to guess.

However, his only goal now should be to become an S-level life form, and everything else can be put aside.

However, Sandro is still a long way from becoming an S-class life form, so he plans to target Ulrich.

Surrounded by bad people, Li Ming mourned for Ulrich. Seeing the change in Li Ming's expression, Rob immediately said: "Don't rush to reject it, first assume that the matter is as I guessed."

"Do you think you're in danger?"

Interesting. Li Ming pretended to think, "Maybe."

Rob shook his head, "I don't know your origins. You may not care about a small A-level life form."

No, I care, I really care, A-level life form, not small, Li Ming complained, and asked back: "You told me so much, what do you mean?"

"Cooperation." Rob said solemnly, "I don't know if you and Ulrich have discussed whether you can leave if the repairs are complete."

"If he promises you anything, don't believe it. Ulrich will kill you to ensure that the news does not leak out."

"If you were a master mechanic from an orthodox civilization, he might still be wary of you, but you are just an exiled master mechanic."

Rob deliberately threatened. Li Ming thought for a moment and said in a deep voice, "I can't believe his words, but can I believe your words?"

Hearing this, Rob's eyes suddenly widened, and he stood up suddenly with excitement on his face, "Is that thing really in his hands?"

I knew it, Li Ming sneered in his heart, he was trying to play this trick on me.

Rob said so much, but in essence he was just testing whether that thing existed and whether it was in Ulrich's hands.

His face darkened, "You... cheated me?"

Rob took a deep breath and suppressed his excitement. This matter was simpler than he thought, probably because the other party also doubted Ulrich's integrity.

"No, I'm just sure of this." Rob shook his head and emphasized: "You must have doubts in your heart, otherwise you wouldn't respond to my words."

Li Ming snorted coldly and remained silent.

Rob kept admonishing: "Sir, you don't have much time left. Ulrich has forced you to come to the castle. You can't delay for too long. There is no time left."

"Don't think that Ulrich is not restricting or restraining you now, it's all an illusion. Once the repair is complete, he will kill you immediately!"

He thought I was forced to come here, so he tried to test me, fearing that he would never be able to contact me again. Li Ming seemed to be thinking about something.

Li Ming's eyes flickered, and finally, as Rob expected, he said, "You want to cooperate, how do you want to cooperate?"

"We can rescue you." Rob said immediately: "Work together from inside and outside."

"So simple?" Li Ming frowned.

"The Collector is the land of stars. It has the smallest territory among all the A-level life forms and the weakest force under its command." Rob's tone was full of confidence.

"My uncle will stop Ulrich. Our people can roam the area easily."

Li Ming's heart moved slightly, and then he couldn't help feeling a sense of joy. Isn't this the opportunity he has been waiting for, and it's now delivered to his doorstep?
But as a veteran actor, he still abides by his professional ethics. His face changed as he asked, "Then how can you guarantee that you won't kill me?"

"It's very simple." Rob said bluntly: "Our target is just that thing. After the operation is over, we also need to retreat. We don't have time to fight with you. You are personally strong enough and you can escape."

It made sense. Li Ming nodded secretly. After thinking for a while, he said, "Okay, let's do it."

“However, I don’t know yet where the restoration work will be done.”

Rob was confident: "The collector is cautious, and the restored parts are most likely still in this castle. We have found out that three months ago, he ordered a high-level safe called "Wall of Morning Star" from Giant Shield Company."

"It arrived a month and a half ago. It is very likely that it will be transformed into a laboratory. However, based on the human rights regulations of the Interstellar Alliance, this kind of safe has difficult to meet but fatal flaws that prevent it from being used as a private prison."

Li Ming was quite surprised, "You guys did a really thorough investigation."

"Of course, as long as you cooperate at that time, after cutting off the power supply, the system will be locked and you can open it from the inside and escape."

Rob said with a teasing smile, "I hope you won't be so conspicuous when you hide. It would be bad if someone spots you again."

The tone was relaxed, as if their plan had been successful.

He even made promises for me. Li Ming shook his head secretly. This guy thought I was discovered by Ulrich.

The reason why Ulrich treated him in this way was partly to appease him, but partly out of fear.

Li Ming guessed that Ulrich must have sensed that the appearance of Qinglong was heading straight for him, so he was in a dilemma.

He even suspected that he, as a great mechanic, had some hidden card that could allow him to fight against Class A life forms after repairing them.

But in the eyes of Rob and others, there was another "truth". He was a person being coerced and had no ability to resist at all.

Rob discussed some more details with him before letting him leave. Then he couldn't help but clench his fists, unclench them, and clench them again, breathing heavily.

After a moment's silence, he hurried away and came to another large room where Sandro was, seemingly developing gene seeds. A hot breath like that of a volcano crater blew in his face.

"Uncle." Rob shouted, and Sandro opened his eyes and turned on the interference magnetic field.

Rob, who had been holding back for a long time, said excitedly: "It's revealed. That thing... is really in Ulrich's hands."

what!
Sandro's eyes almost spewed out tangible flames, and a terrifying breath gushed out. The floor made a "cracking" sound and cracked under the heavy weight.

But the next moment, his breath subsided, Sandro's eyes widened with anger, and then he laughed:

"Okay, I knew it, I knew it, damn Ulrich, he is the smartest one, he has been hiding for so many years, I wonder how long you can hide!"

"Qinglong and I have already agreed that we will take action after he disappears for more than ten days." Rob further said.

Sandro nodded with satisfaction, "You did a good job. If I get that thing, I can restore the glory of the Land of Stars!"

Hearing this, Rob hesitated and said, "Uncle, we don't have to stick to the Land of Stars. The interstellar space is so big..."

"You don't understand." Sandro shook his head, but did not explain too much. After a brief excitement, he asked for details. After listening to the description, he asked suspiciously: "So easy?"

"It sounds simple, but our psychological game was very difficult at the time." Rob couldn't help but say, complaining in his heart that he was not smart when he should be smart, and was too stupid when he shouldn't be stupid.

Sandro frowned and nodded, "After the operation is over, you want to let him go?"

"How is it possible..." Rob shook his head and smiled grimly: "This is a great mechanic, how can I let him go so easily? Don't worry, I will give him a big surprise."

(End of this chapter)