This is not mechanical ascension...

Chapter 207: First Test of the Main Gun: Three A-Class Lifeforms Arrive
Ulrich looked back at his shattered spaceship, and Theo said at the right moment: "Go back in my spaceship."

Ulrich's expression softened and he nodded.

Three A-level life forms, with different thoughts, boarded the black spaceship. As the engine spewed out bright flames, they quickly disappeared into the universe.

.........

[Legion: The controllable objects created will no longer require additional metal energy control. When the number of gathered objects exceeds 1000, the overall enhancement will be 25%.]

So this is the legion. Li Ming absorbed the metal energy while checking the instructions.

[Matter Reorganization Maker] This feature is indeed powerful.

This one item alone can save him a lot of metal energy over time.

This is how it should be. After working so hard to find materials and set up an assembly line, in the end you still have to spend extra metal energy to control it. This doesn't make sense.

The following 25% enhancement is obviously only available for large-scale legionization, which is equivalent to a buff.

Li Ming muttered to himself and studied it briefly.

This thing, when used in a materialized form, can only consume metal materials, but if used in a controlled manner, both metal energy and metal materials can be consumed.

However, it can only create controlled objects below its own level.

[Matter Reconstruction Fabricator] is currently A-level, so it can only produce items of B-level and below.

"Let's try later whether it is better to mass-produce ordinary items for upgrading, or to directly use metal energy for upgrading." Li Ming pondered.

He had realized that the best way to use this thing would be to find a base and let it operate on its own.

Controlling and using it by yourself will consume a lot of time and energy, which is really not worth it.

Due to the characteristics of the [Legion], once it is created, it is equivalent to being in control of it, saving a lot of trouble and time.

However, this matter still needs long-term consideration. The characteristic of the [Legion] is probably that it is specially designed to manufacture mechanical combat soldiers.

To manufacture a complete mechanical body, one only needs to expend a little bit of metal energy to activate it, and soon one can create a large-scale mechanical army.

But it can also be expected that the metal energy it consumes will become increasingly huge.

The collector's treasure trove, accumulated over many years, no one knows how much metal energy it can obtain in the end, but it will definitely not withstand his consumption.

There are many things here that are of high value, but not much metal energy can be extracted from them. They are purely works of art, such as a painting of a centaur hanging on the wall that has been burned by flames with only a small half left.

It is said that in a certain civilization, it is worth tens of millions of star coins, but to him, it is meaningless.

The best thing is to refine the ore and supply it continuously to the [Material Reorganization Fabricator]. You only need to take the manufactured control objects.

He already had a rough idea in his mind. He had a special advantage. He could enlighten mechanical life forms, so he had fewer troubles in forming a force than the average person, and they were all loyal.

Putting this matter aside for the moment, he began to think about the [Particle Confinement Cannon] and activate the [Strategic Support] capability.

For a moment, he was stunned. The huge gun barrel indeed disappeared from the control page and did not materialize, but he could vaguely feel its existence.

It seems that with just a thought, it can appear and then attack a certain point around you.

It was in this form. Li Ming felt it carefully, but found that it could not be used temporarily because it had no energy stored.

"We need to accumulate energy first..." Li Ming pulled out the [Particle Confinement Cannon] from the [Strategic Support].

Due to [super-standard energy storage], charging can be done directly in the control page.

Right at the beginning, his face changed and his strength surged out like a flood, nearly draining him dry.

"This is too fierce..." Li Ming was helpless. There was a rustling sound coming from the elevator shaft, but no one came down.

After hesitating for a moment, he replaced all the things that increased his physical strength, and used the [Mechanical Secondary Heart] he had just obtained to great effect.

And with the help of [Field Medical Care], it charged and recovered at the same time. Although it didn't really form a balance, it was fully charged after more than 20 minutes.

"It can fire two shots after one full charge, but the interval between them needs to be ten minutes." Li Ming estimated that it was about the same as the attack interval of main ship-class guns.

My body felt weak, and the feeling of ejaculating and recovering at the same time was really uncomfortable.

"How should I try it..." He felt eager to give it a try, and his eyes gradually turned towards the elevator shaft.

……

Outside the elevator shaft, Cassis had changed back into her combat armor, and guards were standing guard all around.

There are also quite a few plunderers among them. They all have a certain degree of discipline, and their leaders are at least C-level life forms.

There are also four B-level life forms, which are already somewhat famous.

Cassis stared at the deep elevator shaft. All other places had been checked. Except for the maintenance room which had suffered a major commotion and many things had been lost, there was no additional loss.

Ulrich ordered to explore the castle's underground as quickly as possible.

At the same time, no one is allowed to leave the castle, and the outer energy barrier has been restarted and is in a blocked state.

However, Cassis was not in the habit of leading by example. She looked around and said, "Ten million star coins, who is willing to be the scout?"

"Ten million?" There was a commotion among the remaining group of plunderers, but it soon quieted down.

They also realized that the ten billion star coins were just a cover. This woman was too vicious and there must be danger below.

"You are all smart people. I will not hide it from you. There may indeed be danger down there. Since I represent the collector, there is no need for me to take risks." Cassis said calmly, "But even if there is danger, it will definitely be limited."

"Look at these traces of destruction. If it was an A-level life form, there would never be such traces of destruction. The attacker is at most a B-level life form."

Several B-level life forms looked at each other. The life form with dark blue skin and fangs said in a deep voice: "Cassis, no need to say so much. One hundred million star coins, I will go down to explore the way."

"One hundred million star coins..." Cassis' eyes flickered, and then she said in a deep voice: "Two hundred million star coins, I hope you four B-level life forms will go down together."

Two hundred million? Fifty million per person? The predators looked at each other.

Although the price is a bit lower, the danger is greatly reduced when four B-level life forms go down together.

"Let me make it clear first, this is just the price for exploring the way. If we encounter any danger, we will retreat immediately." One person emphasized.

"No problem." Cassis agreed quite decisively and even transferred the money on the spot.

She now urgently wanted to know what was going on down there.

The four of them collected their debts and stood around the elevator shaft. The blue-skinned tusked man said in a deep voice, "Ladies and gentlemen, I can lead the way. How about each of you transfer 10 million to me?"

He was wearing heavy combat armor and looked to be at least three meters tall, giving off a very oppressive vibe.

"Okay." The other three did not hesitate. The first one to go down would definitely be in greater danger.

After receiving the transfer, he growled and mottled black scales appeared all over his body, even covering his cheeks, as if to enhance his body's defenses.

"Iron Mountain - Babos, a rare predator with a gene sequence, B-level gene sequence [Iron Armored Heavy Cavalry], amazing defense, once withstood the siege of four B-level life forms and survived..."

Cassis's mind flashed with the relevant information about this person. Defense was the most important thing, so she dared to open the way.

Many plunderers not far away held their breath.

Babos took a deep breath and jumped in first, followed by the others. They could fly for a short time, but they were all controlling their descent speed so as not to be too fast to avoid being unable to react in time to danger.

They passed by layer after layer without any movement. They became more alert and the bottom was clearly visible.

Suddenly, Babos' pupils narrowed slightly, and he could vaguely see a little fluorescence. "Be careful!" he shouted, and the other three immediately stood ready.

After waiting for a while without any response, Babos frowned. Just as he was about to speak, his expression suddenly changed drastically, and he turned pale with horror:

"What the hell!"

The flat metal ground at the bottom suddenly turned into a pitch-black gun muzzle with blue light surging out of it, gushing out almost before he could react.

Finished!

Babos didn't even have time to think more.

boom!
A thick beam of light shot up into the sky, and in almost the blink of an eye it penetrated the elevator shaft, piercing through the first, second, third, and highest floors.

On the side of the elevator shaft, Cassis' heart was filled with shock. The terrible high temperature distorted the air, and shock waves burst out one after another. A large number of predators were blown away.

She also had to step back to avoid the aftermath.

boom!
An energy shield covering the entire steel castle emerged, and the beam of light blasting out from the ground collided with it, causing ripples. The advanced energy shield had an energy dissipating effect, and it was almost shaky, but it finally held up.

The entire trading island was clearly visible, and everyone looked there in astonishment.

In front of the store, Saber looked up and couldn't help but clench his fists.

Grade A, must be an A-grade life form!

Cassis' pupils reflected the beam of light, and she felt horrified.

After a while, the beam of light gradually disappeared, and everyone moved far away, looking at the dark cave entrance, which looked like a flood or a beast.

The elevator shaft was forcibly expanded to more than twice its original size. The edges were extremely red and liquid metal was flowing.

There was no movement for a long time.

“Is there not even a trace left of those B-level life forms?” a predator couldn’t help but say.

Cassis's throat rolled, but she didn't dare to move forward at all. She decided to wait for the collector to come back.

"It's not easy that we failed to break through the energy barrier. Cassis reacted quickly enough." Li Ming peeked from the bottom and clicked his tongue, still holding the star core fragment in his hand.

.........

Two hours later, a black shuttle-shaped spaceship passed through the edge of the floating island and headed straight for the center.

Cassis, who had been staring at the cave entrance, suddenly received the message and hurriedly opened the smart terminal to lift the first-level alert to allow Ulrich to come in.

Before anyone arrived, a terrifying pressure came upon them. This was the pressure from a higher level life form.

The castle gate was blown away with a bang, and a strong wind blew in their faces. Before the many plunderers could react, three figures were already standing here.

There were bursts of gasps.

"The Collector, Star Hunter, and Gray Eyes are all here..." Someone exclaimed cautiously:
“The collector’s connections are terrifying.”

"What's going on?" Ulrich frowned, suppressed his anger, and looked up at the circular hole that pierced the entire steel castle.

"There is an attack coming from underground, it must be of A-level standard." Cassis explained in a low voice.

"Grade A?" Ulrich was stunned. Could it really not be Sandro?

Sandro was slightly stunned. Where did the A-level attack come from? Did Rob and the others have such strength?
Gray Eyes frowned secretly, thinking that the Torch Group was too well prepared.

"Also, no life form has emerged since the attack was launched." Cassis said first, and then added: "At least that's what we observed. If the opponent's hiding method is extremely advanced, or if it is an A-level life form, it may have left."

No one left? Sandro's face changed slightly.

Theo was equally surprised, but remained silent.

Ulrich was not happy at all. If it was a Class A life form, this group of people would not be able to keep an eye on it.

"Go down and take a look." He said in a deep voice.

Sandro and Theo had the same idea.

Ulrich went down first, all the way to the fourth underground floor.

"Hotan!" His face was gloomy, and what came into his sight was the remains of Hotan, who died with his eyes open and was thrown in a corner.

He took a deep breath, and the second look he took saw two corpses that he was very familiar with.

Therefore, when Sandro came down, a terrifying atmosphere instantly enveloped him, and the whole person seemed to be carrying a mountain on his back, and the metal ground under his feet suddenly sank nearly half a meter.

boom!
Metal blocks exploded all around him, and Sandro glared angrily, but after seeing the corpse, he could no longer disguise his anger.

At first it was awkward and embarrassing.

"You still say it has nothing to do with you?" Ulrich's voice seemed to be squeezed out from his throat, boiling with murderous intent: "Sandro, you and I will fight to the death."

How did they start a fight? Theo frowned. In his estimation, the Torch Organization should not be so stupid.

Sandro was furious when he heard this, and he threw in the towel, "My people also died here, and I don't know what happened yet!"

The reason why Ulrich didn't fight with him on the spot was that he saw the big hole in the safe.

He was horrified. This was cold-core black gold, yet it was able to make such a big hole in it without causing large-scale damage to the surrounding environment. Its control over energy had reached a terrifying level.

Ulrich suppressed his anger and walked into the vault through the hole.

As expected, the Azure Dragon inside has disappeared, and the [Matter Reorganization Device] has also disappeared.

Sandro frowned, secretly guessing that he should have got the thing, but he was not sure.

Then he became extremely alert and even considered whether to take the initiative.

As expected of a torch, Theo nodded secretly.

"Let's go down and take a look." Ulrich's voice was calm, but he was extremely angry. The energy attack penetrated from the bottom up.

And his safe is probably no longer safe.

Sure enough, when he saw the crack that went through the portal, Ulrich suddenly laughed, as if he was crazy.

"Ha ha ha ha…"

He can't be crazy, Sandro murmured in a low voice, cursing those guys for being too greedy and daring to touch Ulrich's treasure house, and carefully moved away.

Ulrich lowered his head and murmured in a low voice: "I am from the Blackthroat tribe. The lifespan of A-level life forms can reach 1,500 years. I still have more than 700 years to live. The rest of the time..."

"Who's talking, Ulrich??"

Suddenly, a familiar voice came from the gap in the metal door.

Ulrich's voice stopped abruptly, and Sandro and Theo's faces froze.

　I have a suggestion, bosses, just treat it as my 2 o'clock update...

　　This way, I can even be considered to be updating ahead of time every day (witty).

　　Wow, I am really sorry to all of you who have been waiting for the update.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)