This is not mechanical ascension...

Chapter 237 Eyes in the Shadows, Hope in the Dark Night

"Is the party over so soon? Doesn't he enjoy it more?" Deyes said coldly.

"The master is not a pleasure-seeking person." Lei Ting explained seriously.

Deyes was about to retort, but his face darkened. Why should he compete with a mechanical body?

"I'm not interested. Tell your master that I'm drunk and need to rest." Deyes wanted to close the door, but found that he couldn't pull it. He looked down and found that the legs of the mechanical body were stuck in the door.

"What do you want to do?" Deyes's face turned cold. A mere mechanical body wanted to bully him?
"Oh, sorry, sorry..." Lei Ting suddenly realized and quickly retracted his legs.

Deyes was completely speechless for a while. The level of this mechanical body was too low.

After closing the door, this sudden episode did not disrupt his thoughts. He pulled out the document again and opened the attached special agreement.

"Respected Master Mechanic - Mr. Deyes, I am Asmara..."

“…If you are willing to cooperate with us, in addition to the benefits guaranteed by the Torch Organization, we are willing to provide more additional prices…”

This was an invitation for cooperation from the Islamic civilization, so it was not surprising that he was targeted by the Islamic civilization.

He was not surprised that the other party was able to find his connection with the laboratory.

It can even be said that he did it on purpose, wanting to use Yitlan's power to find out the origin of this thing.

He had no intention of cooperating with the Itlan civilization. The Itlan civilization was too large, and if he cooperated with them, he would easily be eaten up without leaving even a bone.

There is still some room for maneuver by cooperating with the Torch Organization.

But now this Azure Dragon that suddenly appeared, and the three A-level life forms he brought with him, have greatly shared the pie after opening the Sublimator ruins.

Coupled with the series of events that had just happened, this gave him some ideas.

But Deyes did not notice that in the extremely long shadow behind him, a pair of eyes were slowly opening.

"Tsk...special agreement?" Li Ming, hiding in the shadows, was quite surprised.

The party ended shortly after Deyes left.

Realizing that he was being targeted by Deyes, Li Ming naturally had no habit of waiting for the other party to make the first move, so he prepared to see what this guy was trying to do.

He first used [Shadow Sting] to hide in the shadow of Thunder, and then in the shadow of Deyes.

The ability of [Shadow Sting] requires contact with the target's shadow to complete the dormancy and transfer.

But this hidden state is quite strange, like a space mezzanine, but not. If someone attacks his lurking shadow, he will still be hurt.

It is between half real and half virtual, and once it attacks, its sure-hit characteristic will follow the opponent like a shadow, and no matter how the opponent dodges, it will be useless.

What surprised Li Ming was that, judging from the current situation, Deyes seemed to be secretly in contact with Asmara.

Then the other party obtained the design data of the sublimator, which provided an explanation.

The blueprint was most likely obtained by the Torch Organization during its last attack on Asmara's laboratory.

"That looks like a data prison, using junk data to create a fence to curb the spread of the virus." Li Ming watched. He had some hacking skills and could roughly tell what it was.

"interesting…"

Li Ming guessed that Deyes actually had some way to bypass the blockade of the Torch Organization and contact the outside world.

"Every great mechanic should not be underestimated..."

Scanning the terms, Deyes had already read them over and memorized them firmly in his mind.

These seemingly formal terms are nothing but empty talk. When things really come to a head, no one will admit it.

At that time it will depend on their respective means. He is just a mechanic. Even with Brot, it will be difficult to compete with the Itlan civilization.

Although a green dragon had appeared and suppressed him, and the cake was divided a lot thinner, he was still quite hesitant.

In the end, he put away the additional agreement, his eyes flickered, and he murmured in a low voice: "I hope you don't force me."

Force him? Who forced him?

Li Ming heard it clearly in the shadows and was surprised. Who was he talking about? Was it me? Or was it Cornett?
What does that mean? Is he going to cooperate with Asmara, or not?
This guy seems to be still hesitating and can't make up his mind.

Li Ming was thinking in his heart that the current situation seemed different from what he had just imagined. It seemed that Deyes had not yet cooperated with Asmara.

"Deyes hasn't made up his mind yet, but he will turn to Asmara because of certain things." Li Ming estimated.

Suddenly, for some reason, Deyes suddenly felt a chill. He subconsciously turned his head and saw nothing behind him.

He looked suspiciously and looked around carefully, but still found nothing.

At this moment, there was another knock on the door. Deyes' mouth twitched, and only half of a metal body appeared on the video terminal.

It is another mechanical body under Qinglong's command.

He gritted his teeth. He had seen it once before. He didn't wait for the other party to break down the door. After opening the door, he suppressed his anger and said in a deep voice, "I have already told the other mechanical body that I have no interest in it. Tell your master to see you in the laboratory!"

The shadow on the ground trembled, and Tepper said in a muffled voice: "The master asked me to tell you that he knows."

boom!
The door closed, Deyes gasped and growled in a low voice: "This is too much, this is too much!"

Tepper walked all the way back to the room, and the staff on the way gave him strange looks from time to time.

Li Ming emerged from Tepper's shadow with a flickering look in his eyes. He did not choose to kill Deyes on the spot.

On the one hand, he had to take into account the reactions of Connet and others. They had just arrived and Deyes had died. Even if there was no evidence, they would definitely be suspected.

That Brot force will definitely cause a big fuss and stir up quite a few waves.

On the other hand, he realized that the Deyes card might have other uses.

"However, lurking in the shadows, it is easy to be sensed." Li Ming frowned slightly. When his murderous intent emerged, even Deyes, a B-level life form, could sense it, not to mention the A-level life form.

"How can we strengthen this concealment..."

After this experiment, he found that [Shadow Sting] was quite powerful, but the possibility of being discovered by the target needed to be reduced.

After thinking for a long time, he was suddenly stunned and murmured, "So this is how the hidden blessing is used."

……

And just when Li Ming and his group arrived at the Torch Organization.

In the abandoned starship city that had become a wreckage, the most important wealth was divided up by Li Ming and his men, and the rest was snatched away by the scavengers here.

The huge, wrecked starship is now just an empty shell, and the ecological life-support devices inside have been removed.

On the thick and rotten skeleton, An Ye, carrying a slender black box on his back, was looking around. Broken pieces of metal flew past him, and several life forms in bulky combat uniforms were lying around him.

He was completely in an interstellar environment, but he did not take any protective measures, only a simple oxygen shield.

"Another step late." He sighed, turned on the smart terminal, and entered the black hole network. His page seemed completely different from the ordinary background, and many logos had golden lines on the edges.

There was an unread message in the background. After opening it, it turned out to be the information he purchased——
"According to the information from within the Itlan Civilization, it has been confirmed that the Great Mechanic Qinglong and three other A-level life forms have gone to the Torch Organization."

In this paragraph, several words are marked in bright blue font, such as "Etteran Civilization" and "Great Mechanic Qinglong"...

"Torch Organization?" An Ye looked a little puzzled. "Why does this name sound a bit contradictory to me?"

He clicked on "Torch Organization" and a new page popped up, asking him to pay.

An Ye was obviously used to this. He paid two million star coins and a large amount of text was refreshed.

"…a local resistance group active in the Corona Borealis ring, the Silver Cluster, founded…

"...Most of the members joined because of persecution by the advanced civilization Itlan..."

"… and was funded by a mysterious organization…"

After reading through each paragraph, An Ye's expression became even uglier.

He was unfamiliar with the place and had no way of contacting the organization.

He clicked on the bright blue fonts in the text one by one, jumping to payment pages one by one. He spent tens of millions of star coins and finally saw a familiar name.

"…324 years ago, the Torch Organization suffered an unprecedented blow. A traitor appeared in the upper echelons, and all three A-level life forms were killed. The Holy Revolution Organization extended a helping hand, allowing them to survive…"

"Shengge..." he muttered, then opened his contacts, searched through them one by one, and finally found someone and tried to initiate a communication.

After a long beep, the call was finally connected. The other party's voice was hoarse and a little surprised: "An Ye? I heard that you did something big in Xingyuan Empire. If you are not busy escaping, how do you have time to contact me?"

"Wendell, do you have any impression of the Torch Organization?" An Ye asked directly.

"Torch Organization?" Wendel hesitated at first.

"A local resistance organization active in the Silver Line." An Ye reminded.

"I remember the Silver Star Cluster, near the Corona Borealis ring of the Xingyuan Empire." Wendel suddenly realized, "There was indeed a local resistance organization and an interesting civilization. They actually mastered the technology to communicate with dimensional creatures, and then they were destroyed."

"But the rest of them seem to have joined the Torch Organization and caused a lot of trouble."

"Do you have the contact information of their leader?" An Ye asked.

"What do you want to do? Did they provoke you?" Wendell asked back.

"Something happened." An Ye didn't explain.

"Ha..." Wendell laughed: "I heard that the Xingyuan Empire activated a high-dimensional blockade device in the Corona Borealis ring, and it is constantly shrinking. You are trapped inside."

An Ye frowned and said nothing.

"Grand Duke Gu Ya, tsk... you are really brave." Wendel praised, and then changed the subject: "Well, tell me who hired you to assassinate Grand Duke Gu Ya."

"I'll give you the contact information of the leader of the Torch Organization."

"Go away!" An Ye frowned, and Wendell sighed, "If that's the case, then there's nothing we can do."

"Don't forget, you still owe me your life."

Wendell paused and said helplessly: "Well, forget it. Tell me why you want to contact the Torch Organization, and I will tell you the contact information of its leader."

After a moment's hesitation, An Ye said, "The Phantom Hunter is damaged. I need to find someone to repair it."

"Huh?" Wendell was stunned: "Your gun is broken? No wonder you couldn't escape."

"But are you sure there's someone in that small place who can repair your gun?"

An Ye frowned and said, "There is a great mechanic named Qing Long, it seems possible."

"Qinglong? The Great Mechanic can't do that... Huh?" Wendel stopped halfway through his sentence, as if he was looking up information.

"This Azure Dragon is not from the Silver Cluster? It's not even from the Corona Borealis Ring... Interesting, but he doesn't seem to be a Forge-level mechanic either."

"It's just a repair, maybe it doesn't require a Forge-level mechanic." An Ye shook his head and said impatiently: "I've already explained the reason, it's your turn."

Wendell sent an electronic business card and said, "It seems that you have really reached a dead end, placing your hopes on a path that has almost no hope of success."

"If it fails, the famous Dark Night may fall..."

"Don't worry, if I escape, I will come to you first." An Ye said expressionlessly.

Wendel's laughter stopped for a moment, and he said helplessly:

"Let me remind you that we only gave them a little help a few hundred years ago. These resistance organizations have their own ideas and are unwavering."

"They seem to be busy with some big plans recently and may not be willing to contact you."

"Even you can't speak?" An Ye frowned.

Wendell shook his head and sneered: "Who am I? I can't provide them with any help or threaten them. Why would they listen to me?"

An Ye ended the communication directly, stroked the black box behind him, looked up at the starry sky, and seemed a little worried.

Wendell was right. Without this gun, he couldn't break through the high-dimensional blockade and could only wait to be caught.

Moreover, due to his sudden action some time ago, it seemed that the Star Empire discovered that he was in the Land of Stars, and the blockade range was suddenly reduced to several nearby star clusters.

"A faint hope..."

……

At the Torch Organization headquarters, Li Ming was considering his many controlled objects with hidden powers, but Jesse suddenly came to visit him.

"Sir Jessia." Li Ming opened the door. He did not have a bad impression of Jessia. His main combat profession, mechanical cavalry, was learned from him.

He also wanted to find the other party and ask him about some things about Deyes, but he didn't expect the other party to come first.

After entering the room, Jesseia stretched out his hand, opened his palm and a small device popped out, interfering with the force field, immediately surrounding the two men.

Li Ming has already done a rough check and found that there is no surveillance equipment in the room.

The Torch Organization also knows that this is a waste of time and it is better to leave a good impression.

"Lord Monroe, has it been repaired by you?" Jessiah went straight to the point, suppressing his excitement.

"Huh?" Li Ming was surprised, his eyes flickered: "What Monroe?"

Jesseya suppressed his excitement and explained, "Don't worry, I am a loyal follower of Master Monroe. I know that Master Monroe has been hiding in the Land of Stars."

"When I saw the silver mechanical body that assisted you in the battle, I was sure that it was Lord Monroe."

(End of this chapter)