This is not mechanical ascension...

Chapter 230: Dividing the spoils, the power of the Bloodthirsty Duke

After watching the other party leave, Li Ming turned back.

Blerim's property has been almost completely counted, and the most valuable thing is the fleet under his command.

And these things happen to be the fixed assets that they cannot take away for the time being.

"Give me all. The small battleship is equivalent to 50 million star coins, the large battleship is equivalent to 100 million star coins, and the main ship is equivalent to 500 million." Theo took the initiative to speak.

"The rest of the spacecraft and transport ships will cost about 500 million yuan."

"The total is... 4.5 billion star coins, um... let's say 4.4 billion, 1.1 billion per person."

Now only Theo has people under his command who can come here to take over these properties. Sandro has no one available, so Ulrich is not interested in this.

"Boss, you are too cunning." Sandro looked pained, "This is too cheap."

"They are all old-fashioned warships from several nearby civilizations. They have been eliminated for several generations and their combat capabilities are no longer up to par. This is the purchase price of the Black Hole Network." Theo said calmly: "My price may be higher."

"You also said that it was a black hole network..." Sandro was very unwilling. This was simply a huge discount. Even if it was an old battleship, the normal purchase price would have to be doubled.

Much of Blerim's reputation is maintained by these fleets.

Although it is an old battleship that has been on the battlefield for a long time and has many signs of repair, there are basically no problems with the three major parts: the engine, shield, and fire control system.

For any one of them, it is a considerable fortune.

When they started doing it before, Theo was hesitant and looked very reluctant, but now that they were dividing the benefits, he was very fierce.

"Or I won't buy it, and you can do whatever you want with it." Theo said calmly.

"Forget it." Sandro looked depressed. He had no one under his command, so what was the use of so many old warships?

Besides, we have to go to the Torch Organization next, and we don’t know when we can contact the outside world. These warships can’t be stored in the Torch Organization.

"Let's take this price." Li Ming did not resist. He had no interest in these old warships. It would be better to convert them into star coins.

Ulrich also nodded. Theo had already prepared everything and had notified his people to come and receive the warships.

1.1 billion star coins, transferred on the spot, no need to worry about anyone going back on their word.

"Next is this batch of materials." Ulrich raised his hand, and several metal boxes floated over and landed on the ground.

"I want it. Please name a price." Li Ming did not hide his feelings and spoke immediately.

These materials can be directly converted into metal energy, eliminating the step of purchasing them from the Black Hole Network.

"Hmm..." Ulrich counted them and was very familiar with the prices of these materials.

"Nova Storm Alloy, one billion star coins per ton..."

"Dark Matter Alloy..."

"Supergiant core..."

"The total market value of these metal materials is 2 billion star coins. If you take out 1.5 billion star coins and divide them among us, these things will belong to you." Ulrich calculated.

"Heh..." Li Ming sneered, "The market price you're talking about is the market price of the Black Hole Network, right? Normally, the maximum amount of money required to purchase these is 1.5 billion star coins."

"That's right." Ulrich nodded, his face normal: "But you ignored the time and energy. If you want to collect these things, you need more than just star coins."

But then he said, "For your sake, a total of 1.5 billion is fine."

"No, the total price is in the billions." Li Ming cut his knife fiercely.

"That's too unfair." Sandro shook his head again and again, "One billion is too much nonsense."

Ulrich also frowned. These metal materials were universal, unlike those old battleships that Theo was able to cut in half, but that was because they were indeed difficult to carry away.

But these metal materials are much more convenient.

"1.2 billion." Li Ming raised it slightly, "This is my bottom price, otherwise we can divide it however we want."

His original idea was also 1.2 billion.

"Otherwise, even if you are taken to the Torch Organization, you can only watch and do nothing. If any accidents occur along the way, it will be hard to say what will happen." Li Ming emphasized.

"No, the total price is 1.5 billion, not a cent less." Ulrich shook his head, hinting, "I'm afraid these metal materials have other uses for you."

After Ulrich's reminder, Sandro also reacted. Yes... Qinglong wanted these metal materials, maybe to repair some things on his body.

This guy only had one gun before, but somehow it became two guns. If we take away all these metal materials, maybe there will be a third or fourth gun.

"That's right." Sandro agreed, "Since you need them, you have to pay a high price."

Li Ming glanced at the two of them, and Theo said nothing, but this was already an attitude.

Suddenly, he chuckled, "Since we can't agree on the price, forget it, let's just divide it however we want."

Ulrich frowned. Wrong guess?

The price of 2 billion is obviously too high, but 1.5 billion is definitely no problem. Even if you buy it at a normal price, it is not a loss.

But this guy just refused?

Sandro was dumbfounded. As Li Ming said, what was the use of these things? He didn't know what changes might happen in the Torch Organization. If anything went wrong, he couldn't carry these metal materials with him when he escaped.

"This..." Sandro looked at Ulrich, then at Li Ming, and said awkwardly: "How about, let's calculate it based on 1.2 billion, and I'll sell you my materials first."

"Forget it, that's not necessary." Li Ming smiled and shook his head.

"This..." Sandro looked at Ulrich complainingly.

Ulrich was puzzled. Logically speaking, his guess should be correct. Qinglong would need metal materials to repair the broken parts on his body.

If we don't find a way to do it now, will we still have a chance after we join the Torch Organization?

He also felt a little regretful. Cassis left too early, and now there was no one around him whom he could trust to guarantee that the goods would be brought to a safe place.

We can't let Theo's people take the things away.

"One billion, buy me the materials." Theo said at the right time. Ulrich's face darkened, and Sandro also got angry and waved his hands repeatedly: "No, no, I can't keep this box of materials."

After everyone had divided the loot, four metal boxes contained equal portions of materials. At Li Ming's strong request, each material was evenly divided into four portions.

"This is more than ten billion dollars back and forth." Sandro calculated, with obvious joy on his face.

When he robbed, it sounded like he made hundreds of millions of star coins, and sometimes he could get particularly good business.

For example, the incident with Atyom, with nearly 10 billion star coin materials, was the largest batch of goods shipped by the Sera civilization in recent years, but it was intercepted by them.

But such a high value does not mean that the final profit will be so much. Whether shipping to the black hole network or to black market traders, the price must at least be cut in half.

Moreover, these profits had to be shared among the crew members under his command, so in the end, what he got was actually not that much.

This time, he worked very easily and made a profit that he could only make in a year or even several years before. "Actually, our cooperation is pretty good." Sandro was quite excited.

"We can unite, but others can't." Ulrich shook his head. "It's okay to do this once, but if you do it too often, it will cause public outrage."

"Okay, the spoils have been divided up. Remember to notify me when it's time to leave." Li Ming picked up the metal materials that he had been allocated and prepared to find a place to absorb them.

"Wait..." Ulrich stopped him, his face solemn: "You haven't explained the matter of the son of the Bloody Archduke yet."

"The son of Grand Duke Thornblood?" Theo and Sandro were stunned when they heard this and looked at him in confusion.

Theo arrived late and did not hear what happened before, and Sandro knew nothing.

Ulrich snorted coldly, took out his smart terminal, created a virtual screen, and replayed the scene of the steel fortress exploding.

"Is this your lair? It exploded?" Sandro was stunned.

Theo's expression flickered.

"Yes, Asmara and Prince Baijan should have been there at the time. One of them was the second son of Grand Duke Xixue of the Xingyuan Empire." Ulrich said in a deep voice.

"The son of Grand Duke Blood?" Sandro took a breath of cold air. He was not unfamiliar with the name.

Theo's expression changed slightly.

"Are you sure?" Sandro asked.

Ulrich threw out the information that was suspected to have been leaked from within the Xingyuan Empire.

"Life or death unknown?" Sandro seemed even more surprised, and looked at Ulrich again, his eyes full of admiration: "I didn't realize before that you are so brave."

Ulrich looked grim and said in a deep voice: "This has nothing to do with me, you can ask him."

"Qinglong?" Sandro was confused: "Isn't this your lair? What does it have to do with Qinglong?"

Ulrich's originally red skin seemed to have turned black as the bottom of a pot. He took a deep breath and said, "It was he who suggested blowing up the nest."

Li Ming looked innocent. "I just asked you if you had such a method, and you even expressed your approval at that time."

"How would I know that the Bloody Duke's son was among them!" Ulrich was rarely angry, even mixed with panic.

"Is this Duke of Blood so powerful?" Li Ming stroked his chin. When he heard this name from Ford before, he specially checked it on the Internet, but he only got positive news.

All we know is that he is the Grand Duke of the Xingyuan Empire, and has a series of titles and designations.

"You don't know?" Sandro was surprised and couldn't help asking, "Where are you from?"

Li Ming shrugged, "Is it important?"

Shandro didn't care and said, "Grand Duke Thornblood is a very powerful grand duke in the royal family system of Xingyuan Empire. The territory under his command exceeds the range of five star clusters."

"More than five star clusters?" Li Ming was surprised. Only a star field consisting of at least more than one hundred galaxies can be called a star cluster.

Sandro nodded: "Yes, it is more powerful than advanced civilizations."

Ulrich rubbed his brows. "Grand Duke Thornblood and Grand Duke Guya have been fighting overtly and covertly for many years. Many conflicts have broken out in the form of agents outside the Xingyuan Empire."

"Grand Duke Gu Ya?" Li Ming thought, "The one who was assassinated some time ago?"

"That's right." Theo nodded and added, "The Silver Cluster and several nearby clusters have always been within the influence of Grand Duke Guya."

"As far as I know, the riot that occurred within the Inquisitor Civilization not long ago was related to Grand Duke Guya."

"Tsk..." Li Ming thought of Kai.

"You really should explain what's going on." Theo stared at him. He was very uneasy about the inexplicable appearance of the son of the Grand Duke of Blood in the Land of Stars.

The trouble this guy caused seemed to be getting bigger and bigger.

"Don't worry, that guy should not be dead. He is accompanied by an A-level space-related psychic." Li Ming said.

"You really have known about his existence for a long time." Ulrich's face became even uglier.

"A person with space-related abilities?" Theo looked serious and looked Li Ming up and down.

"It was also an accident." Li Ming said helplessly, "I came into contact with them in the Land of Stars. I didn't know their identities at first, but people with space abilities are indeed troublesome. I could only force them away with difficulty."

The three people's expressions changed slightly. How could space-based psychics be more than a nuisance? They had an almost overwhelming advantage over evolutionary entities of the same level.

But he was forced to leave by Qinglong? Is this true?
"He has the son of the Bloody Duke by his side, so saving his life is his top priority." Theo suddenly said, and Ulrich's expression eased a little.

"However, if that guy is fine, then the reason why Xingyuan Empire, or Grand Duke Cixue, spread this news is interesting."

"What do you mean?" Ulrich was puzzled.

"This kind of information will never be leaked for no reason." Theo thought, "If the son of Grand Duke Thornblood dies here, while Grand Duke Gu Ya's life or death is unknown, then he can intervene in this area and no one can say anything."

Ulrich looked gloomy. If the Bloodthirsty Archduke really wanted to use this reason to interfere in the affairs of the Ascendant Ruins.

He was the first one to bear the brunt of the blame.

"Forget it. Once the fleet is integrated, let my people take them away, and we'll leave as soon as possible." Theo felt that things were becoming more and more difficult. The situation in front of him was confusing and he couldn't see clearly.

Li Ming had no objection. He ignored Ulrich's dark face, took the metal material, found a secluded place and began to absorb it.

After three hours of hard work, based on previous experience, we were able to extract about 80%, allowing most of the metal material to maintain the integrity of its surface shape.

A total of more than 2.5 million metal energies were extracted, which means more than 3 million metal energies if we reverse the equation.

Then, he opened the control page, switched to the [Soul Visor], found the [Locator], took a walk around, locked Sandro's position, and then sent a message.

After waiting for a while, Sandro came to the room where Li Ming was and knocked on the door several times.

"Where is he? He sent me a message to look for him, but he disappeared." Sandro muttered.

At the same time, in Sandro's room, Li Ming poured out all the metal materials and then poured his own in.

When I turned back, I ran into Sandro head-on.

"Why did you call me over here? It's so secretive and they can't even know." Sandro looked around and came over to ask.

"It's okay." Li Ming smiled.

"Is it a matter of metal material prices?" Sandro said slyly, "How about we calculate it at 1.2 billion?"

Li Ming ignored him and passed by him. Sandro felt puzzled.

After sending Sandro away, he took the box out of the [personal space] and began to absorb it slowly.

A few hours later, he did the same thing again and called Ulrich. The guy was in a bad mood and kept asking what was going on in the backstage, but Li Ming didn't answer him at all.

"Fuck!" Ulrich gritted his teeth. He didn't want to pay attention to it, but the suspicion in his heart made him unable to sit still. Thinking of the matter of the Bloody Duke, he became more and more anxious.

What if something really happens?
(End of this chapter)