This is not mechanical ascension...

Chapter 226 A sudden visitor? Qinglong is not in the abandoned city of the starship
Not long after, Li Ming put away the smart terminal, and the Bernest civilization finally gritted its teeth and agreed to his price. They had little choice.

Four and a half billion star coins, with the Black Hole Network as the third-party guardian to guarantee the transaction, ensuring that there will be no problems with people and money.

The Black Hole Network provides this kind of guardianship, but it is at least a billion-star-coin business and requires a 10% cut.

The other party originally wanted to include this 10% in the ransom.

As a result, he was sternly rejected by Li Ming. At the last step, Bernest had to hold his nose and take out an additional 450 million star coins.

As for the trading location, it was chosen at a gathering place along their sailing route.

He found Ulrich and got straight to the point, "I want to stop at the abandoned starship city."

"Abandoned Starship City?" Ulrich frowned subconsciously. This was also a special gathering place near the Red River Star Stream. It was not as famous as the Land of Many Stars. It was located near their route.
This was something that was not planned, and Ulrich subconsciously resisted.

"I have a deal to make," Li Ming added.

"Have you agreed on the price?" Ulrich reacted immediately, with a hint of envy in his tone. The ransom for an A-level life form is not low.

He has been an A-level life form for many years and has never captured other A-level life forms, although this has a lot to do with his personality.

But under normal circumstances, it is difficult to capture A-level life forms.

Thiago was asking for death himself. He was captured due to various coincidences.

Out of jealousy, he resisted even more, but then he changed the subject and said, "We should also tell Theo and the others."

Ulrich turned around and called Theo and Sandro over.

On the other side of the table, Theo didn't react, but Sandro's eyes glowed green, "How much is the ransom?"

"Ten billion." Li Ming said.

"Really?!" Sandro asked subconsciously, and then he reacted and coughed twice: "You are not authentic."

"I have no objection." Theo said.

Sandro's expression changed, and he grumbled, "Actually, we helped catch Tiago."

"You want to share the money?" Li Ming pointed out what Sandro was thinking and knocked on the table: "Are you sure?"

Sandro looked at him and suddenly seemed a little scared. He wanted to find an ally and looked at Ulrich: "Just a little bit, don't you think, Ulrich..."

Among the people present, he suffered the most. The power under his control was almost falling apart, if not falling apart.

Ulrich showed no expression, glanced at Qinglong, and said lightly: "I don't care."

Shit, Sandro suddenly realized that he was being used as a gun again. If Qinglong's attitude wasn't so strong, Ulrich would definitely follow suit.

"I don't really care." Sandro's eyes wandered, "But this will have to be delayed for a few days. The Torch Organization..."

"I think I'm the one who actually works for the Torch Organization?" Li Ming said nonchalantly.

"That's right, that's right." Sandro laughed awkwardly. Without the support of either Ulrich or Theo, he didn't dare to show his teeth to Qinglong.

"It's only three days away from the abandoned city of the starship." Ulrich saw that the situation was set, cursed Sandro inwardly, and immediately said, "I'll go change the navigation track."

……

“Wulala wulahala…Ula wulah wu…”

In Ulrich's iron castle, at the throne, the originally exquisitely crafted precious metal throne had long been moved away.

At the moment, there is a small pink sofa on it. Brown is curled up in the sofa with his left foot resting on his right foot. Dynamic music is coming from the virtual screen in front of him.

A slim and graceful female goblin in a short skirt was dancing enthusiastically. Brown's mouth was grinning and drool was flowing from the corners.

"Excuse me..." A voice faintly sounded in my ears.

"Hehe...hehe..." Brown's eyes were eager, and he wanted to stick his head into the virtual screen.

Brown was startled when his eyes went dark. A sturdy man with dark skin was standing next to him. He didn't know when. He was a middle-aged man with a shaved head, but his eyes were extremely sharp.

"Fuck!" Brown yelled, his eyes a little frightened, "Who are you? How did you get in? This is the castle of Master Collector Ulrich!"

"Someone, come quickly!"

Guards poured out from both sides, staring at him warily.

The sturdy man raised his hands helplessly, carrying a thin black metal box on his back, "I came here to look for someone."

Seeing that the other party was very cooperative, Brown's fear disappeared. He stood on the sofa and looked up and down at the strong man in front of him: "Looking for someone?"

"Do you have an appointment?"

"No." The strong man shook his head honestly, "I saw the door was open, so I came in."

"You walked right in with the door open? If someone had prepared a meal, would you have walked in and eaten it?" Brown turned his nose up and waved his hand impatiently, "Forget it, forget it, get out of here."

"You're in luck. Lord Ulrich is busy and isn't home for the time being."

"I'm here to find the great mechanic, Qinglong." The burly man frowned.

"Looking for Lord Qinglong?" Brown was slightly stunned, and then sneered, "Do you think you can find Lord Qinglong?"

"Get out, get out, get out now!"

The guards around him pressed on step by step. The strong man shook his head helplessly, pulled out the pistol from his waist, and the moment he raised his hand, bang! The black bullet turned into a thin line, with a strange arc, instantly piercing through all the guards present.

wow-
The limp body was lying on the ground, but no blood was flowing out.

“Your Excellency!” With a thump, the sturdy man raised his eyebrows. Brown had already knelt on the ground, his face miserable, and his voice trembling: “Your Excellency Qinglong, please follow Lord Ulrich and leave for the time being.”

"I, I have a good relationship with Lord Qinglong. It was just a routine matter. Please don't be angry."

"Left?" The sturdy man frowned. "Where did you go?"

"I don't know either. Lord Ulrich specifically left me behind to look after the house." Brown shook his head.

The sturdy man looked around and his figure suddenly disappeared. Brown's throat moved and he looked at the "corpses" all over the ground and his whole body went limp.

He crawled cautiously on the ground, intending to leave, but then he heard the voice again behind him.

"Hmm...all the valuables have been taken away, even the shield generator has been removed, no wonder there is no protection."

"He must have run away." The sturdy man seemed a little regretful.

Brown was stunned for a moment, then turned his head hesitantly, "Run away?"

The sturdy man ignored him and just took off the black metal box behind him. After slowly opening it, there was a black sniper rifle inside.

The deep black color is like the boundless stars, and the golden lines spread from the barrel to the buttstock. The texture of the metal color is similar to ink. Just one look at it will make people feel that it is luxurious and expensive. This sniper rifle should be placed in a display case, not held in the hands of people.

"Do you think Qinglong can repair this gun?" The voice ringing in his ear suddenly woke Brown up.

Only then did he realize that he had unknowingly walked in front of the burly man, staring blankly at the sniper rifle in the metal box.

There is a tiny crack on it, extending from the barrel to the buttstock. It is difficult to see if you don't look carefully.

Brown was startled and said hurriedly, "Your Excellency Qinglong is the most skilled mechanic I have ever seen. No matter what the damage is, he can definitely repair it."

The strong man smiled and said, "I hope so, but unfortunately..."

Click - the metal box closed, and Brown froze in place, not daring to move. The burly man held a silver pistol with the black hole pointed at his forehead.

boom!
A gunshot was heard, and the silver pistol, which was also covered with patterns, suddenly emitted an extremely bright light. Brown's eyes were dazed, but there was no wound on his forehead.

The sturdy man put away his gun and left.

Ten minutes later, Brown came to his senses. He shook his big head, looked around, looked at his men lying on the ground, and kicked them all awake one by one.

"Why are you sleeping here? Bastard, idiot!" He cursed and muttered, "Why am I here..."

Not knowing what was going on, he climbed onto the sofa again and wanted to check the surveillance video, but all he saw was a sea of ​​white noise, which made him so angry that he started swearing again.

.........

Three days later, the stars flickered and the red star stream looked like a long silk ribbon.

Through the porthole, one can clearly see the wreckage of a huge battleship floating in the starry sky. The surface looks devastated, the metal shell is rotten beyond recognition, only the rough skeleton is left, and faint sparks can be seen.

This is the Starship Abandoned City, a gathering place built on the wreckage of a battleship. The living area is not large and is ruled by only one A-level life form, the herder - Blerim.

This A-level life form is quite special. It is not one of the three most common evolutionary paths in the interstellar space, but an evolutionary branch originating from a unique civilization.

Genetic evolution, mechanical transformation, and mutants are the three most common evolutionary paths.

In addition, there are numerous and complex evolutionary branches in the interstellar space, most of which can only evolve to a certain level, and evolutionary branches that can reach level A life forms are considered rare.

It is the original evolutionary route of many civilizations, such as absorbing cosmic energy particles with the physical body, or directly using the blood of powerful creatures to induce their own mutation.

The path of genetic evolution is recognized as the evolutionary route with the least side effects and the greatest potential, but it is limited by its development potential.

There are also people who, after exhausting their development potential, turn to looking for other ways to continue evolving.

In order to avoid attracting attention, they parked their spaceships at a distance, leaving only a few main spaceships, and the rest of the warships had parted ways with them.

It carries Ulrich's remaining collections, led by Cassis, and it is unknown where they are hidden.

Ulrich reluctantly drove the small spaceship with Li Ming and slowly approached the damaged giant ship.

Li Ming just wanted to complete the transaction here and then leave. He didn't want to waste too much time.

The closer Li Ming got, the more he could feel the size of this giant ship. It was even bigger than the trading island. He didn't know what civilization the wreckage of the giant ship belonged to.

"Unknown spacecraft, please show us the key."

The abandoned starship city is surrounded by many old warships, which use the starship's gravity to rotate and patrol while saving fuel.

The so-called key is the docking permit for the abandoned starship city, and only those who have been here have it.

Because there is only one A-level life form here and the territory is not too large, the various inspections are more stringent.

Ulrich certainly had it, and after he showed it, the small warships blocking the way moved aside.

It entered the traction track, rumbled, and stopped at the platform. Compared with the Land of Stars, this place was much simpler, with mottled metal ground and strangely colored liquids everywhere.

This place is mostly populated by scavengers. Compared to looters and mercenaries, they make a living by picking up interstellar waste, and most of them are also wanted.

"Haha..." As soon as the hatch opened, there was a rough laugh, "Collector, why did you come here without telling me and sneak around?"

Below, stood a figure, his skin was a strange purple-black color, inlaid with black crystals, which seemed to form some kind of energy circuit, with double horns on his head, a burly figure, wearing heavy combat armor, exuding a fierce aura,

"Brelim..." Ulrich frowned slightly.

Li Ming glanced at Ulrich's face indifferently. Ulrich felt something and immediately shook his head: "It has nothing to do with me."

"I haven't seen you for a while. I heard that things are not going well in the Land of Stars recently." Blerim looked at the spaceship behind him. "Where is your personal butler?"

Ulrich's face darkened and he said coldly: "Blerim, your mouth is still so stinky."

"Haha..." Blerim laughed and held out his hand: "Chenghui, 10 million star coins."

"What do you mean?" Ulrich looked indifferent.

"Docking fee. You are such a distinguished guest. How can you embarrass yourself by spending hundreds of thousands of dollars?" Blerim said as a matter of course.

"Ten million is a bit too much." Ulrich said in a cold voice.

"It's all voluntary transactions. If you think the price is too high, you can leave." Blerim smiled.

"Ten million, right? Give it to him." Li Ming walked out and came to Ulrich.

Blerim's face flickered, "You must be the master mechanic Qinglong."

There was a burst of noise among the scavengers who were watching.

Ulrich looked at him. Who gave it to me?

"Forget it." Blerim shook his head again, "For the sake of this great mechanic, the docking fee will be waived."

Hearing this, Ulrich's face changed. Qinglong had face? But he didn't?
"Sir Qinglong, I have admired you for a long time." Blerim looked very enthusiastic and came forward to greet him familiarly.

Showing courtesy for nothing is either cheating or stealing.

Li Ming said calmly: "I waived 10 million yuan of docking fees right from the start. Do I have that much face?"

"You are a great mechanic, so you have a lot of face." Blerim said immediately, rubbing his hands, "Of course, I also have a small request."

Li Ming was not surprised. "Tell me about it."

Blerim immediately said: "Can you please help me build an A-level weapon? Don't worry, I know all the rules and I will prepare all the necessary materials."

"Tsk..." Ulrich sneered, "We're just stopping here for a while, and you dare to ask that? If he doesn't agree, will you chase us away immediately?"

"How is that possible?" Blerim shook his head, with a smile on his face. "We are all friends, so I believe that Lord Qinglong is willing to help me."

(End of this chapter)