This is not mechanical ascension...

Chapter 254: The Almost Non-Existent Sublimation Particles and Lao Shan's Anguish

Although the last incident did not really involve him, this sacrifice is related to the Torch Organization's subsequent plans.

If he fails, Connet is not a fool and will not hesitate to find relevant evidence before taking action again.

This is a small trouble and needs to be handled with caution, Li Ming thought as he developed the gene seeds.

"Let me think about it..." Li Ming pondered. In the past, he had heard or seen scenes of Torch Organization members sacrificing dimensional life.

Those dimensional life forms will eat the "tribute" as soon as they come.

If the dimensional life form extracts the metal energy from it, it will find that the tribute is bad and then get angry.

This has been verified by a certain Fireworks Apostle who sacrificed Thunder - Hormuz - on the star Jingnan.

But Connit is not an ordinary fireworks user. He has dealt with life forms from too many dimensions, so there is no guarantee that he will not learn the truth afterwards.

"But if someone tries to stop it, causing the sacrifice to fail, Cornette probably won't be able to figure out the real reason for the failure."

According to Pierre, the steps to sacrifice a dream are extremely complicated. This dimensional life form, who is suspected to have the ability to "turn the false into the true", lives in the deep dimensional world.

They rarely come into contact with the real dimension, and not only do they require a large amount of precious materials and items, but they must also be in a certain specific area to establish contact with each other.

But Pierre didn't know where exactly that area was.

Li Ming thought about it, and then frowned slightly, "No, Cornett will take this batch of materials away. When they leave the warehouse, they may conduct a second test, or conduct another test at the destination. It will be easy to find out that there is something wrong with the materials."

After considering all aspects, he decided not to take in 70% of the information. A sharp light flashed in his eyes. "What if all of it is taken in? It will become a mystery and be blamed on Deyes?"

"But disappearing out of thin air is too scary. Deyes may not be able to do it. So we can use the model replacement. Hmm... we must choose a good time..."

After thinking for a long time, he suddenly shook his head and said, "I haven't determined how much metal energy is in the boiling blood alloy. Is it worth the risk?"

"At least we need to make some contact and understand the situation first."

If the metal energy contained is not too much, then his current thinking is just a waste of time.

That batch of Boiling Blood Alloy was sealed in the warehouse of the Torch Organization. Although it was under strict guard, it was not watched by a Class A life form in person, so he had the opportunity to sneak in.

.........

At the same time, in the dimensional laboratory, Connit has come out of the black liquid tank and is undergoing various data tests naked.

However, beneath the seemingly loose muscles, there is actually extremely powerful strength. The physical injuries caused by bearing the overly strong dimensional force have also recovered.

"All data is normal, Chief. Your body has fully recovered." The staff member next to him had a look of genuine joy on his face.

Cornett nodded slightly. Just as he put on his clothes, White came over with a frown on his face. He held a tablet-type smart terminal in one hand, and various data were displayed on the screen.

"Chief..." White walked closer and called respectfully.

Cornette saw that the other party had something to report, so he simply asked directly: "What's wrong?"

White hesitated and said helplessly: "Chief, during this period of time, the life forms in the four dimensions have shown different forms of abnormal phenomena."

"The body's internal structure has changed, and its energy response has declined. It seems that it has entered the end of its lifespan."

"At the end of its lifespan?" Cornett frowned. "How could this be? According to conventional data, even the shortest-lived 'Paton Sea Star' still has at least two hundred years to go before the end of its lifespan."

"We don't know the specific situation, but there have been sudden changes during this period. I am looking for the specific reasons." White looked at Connet cautiously and whispered:

"Except for the staff of the Dimension World Laboratory and the members of the organization who were strengthened with the Patton Starfish cells in the plan, the only one who has come into contact with dimensional life forms during this period is Pierre."

Hearing this, Cornett frowned and looked at him coldly, "Just take care of your own business."

"Yes." White responded quickly.

Cornett shook his head, and the figure of Pierre flashed through his mind. What White called contact with dimensional life was just collecting some samples.

White obviously had selfish motives in trying to pin this incident on Peel. He didn't bother to pay attention to the open and secret struggles among the people, but this blatant slander was a bit too much.

Cornette typed a few words casually, not paying too much attention to it. "It may be due to the influence of Balzac. It is not without precedents before. Because of the pheromones of the main organisms in the dimension, the life in the secondary dimension has collectively declined."

What they call the end of life is just a general term, and it is at least fifty years away from actual death.

So Cornett is not in a hurry.

"I understand." White nodded and was about to say something when he caught a glimpse of a dark shadow approaching. He subconsciously shrank his head and stepped aside with his head lowered.

"It's finally repaired. It took more than twenty days. Don't be so impatient next time. I don't know how many things have been delayed." Kovis looked Connit up and down.

Cornett frowned slightly, turned around and gave White a few instructions, then went to the office deep inside with Kovis.

As soon as the door was closed, Kevis spoke directly: "The boiling blood alloy has arrived, and the other materials have been prepared. We can go to Ferguson Star and sacrifice Fantasy."

Upon hearing this, Connet just nodded. When Koves gets things done, there will basically be no problems.

He then asked, "How is the situation on Ferguson Planet? Have the people of the Itlan civilization withdrawn?"

Ke Weisi seemed nonchalant and said casually, "They have withdrawn a long time ago. Only a few scattered soldiers are left. They don't know what we are doing there. We have already appeared there once. They definitely don't expect us to go there again."

“Now is the best opportunity.”

"Are you sure?" Cornett frowned. "This matter is of great importance. If something unexpected happens..."

"Alright." Keweisi interrupted before the other party finished speaking, "I have already found out that the Itlan civilization has long since moved its attention away from there."

After being interrupted, Connett looked tense. After a long while, he asked again: "How many Ferguson people did the Itlan civilization evacuate..."

"Evacuate?" Kevis sneered. "Why would the Itlan civilization evacuate? Just because we appeared there and caused heavy casualties?"

"Eitlan won't care. The Ferguson people don't care about any of them."

"No one retreated?" Cornett's face turned cold.

"Ha..." Keweisi stared at Connit's face, which was 70% similar to his own. "I say, Your Excellency the Chief, you don't really think of yourself as a good person, do you?"

"Are you hesitating this time because you're afraid of affecting too many people?"

Cornett frowned, his face unsightly: "I had no idea that sacrificing Dream would cause so many casualties."

"You didn't tell me either."

"Why are you saying this?" Corvis looked nonchalant. "You don't care about those Ferguson people, do you?"

Connit said in a deep voice: "If we blindly hurt innocent people, then what is the difference between us and the Itlan civilization? The reason why we want to take revenge on the Itlan civilization is because..." Koves interrupted with a sneer: "Then why didn't you consider this when you approved the sacrifice of Li Ming to Super Energy Istanbul to tear Jingnan Star apart?"

Cornett fell silent for a long time before he said in a hoarse voice, "That is a necessary sacrifice."

"Stop pretending. Now that things have come to this, you should consider this a necessary sacrifice, if it will make your hypocritical conscience feel better." Ke Weisi grinned.

"The sublimation particle is the last piece of the puzzle. We all know how difficult it is to replicate this unique gene particle. Otherwise, the core relic would not have been there for so long."

"The Ascended have long been extinct, and no sublimated particles can be found in this universe."

"Now, if a few people die, we can create a good business. If the people of Ferguson suffer a little, I believe they can understand."

Cornette's eyes flickered, as if he was struggling, but gradually became firm: "Then prepare for action."

……

"Laoshan..."

Li Ming shouted in the metal corridor, and the sound waves touched the metal walls on both sides, forming a long and distant echo.

Sandro in front looked hesitant. This address seemed unfamiliar to him. Was he calling himself?
should be?
He thought about it in his mind, but his steps did not stop, and he even quickened a bit.

"Sandro!" Li Ming's tone became heavier. Sandro's face froze slightly. He didn't dare to continue walking, so he stopped helplessly.

When he turned around, Qinglong was already standing beside him. He had to force an ugly smile on his face: "Sir Qinglong? Is Laoshan calling me?"

"This name is quite strange. I didn't react to it just now."

"I haven't asked you why you didn't stop just now." Li Ming said quietly.

Sandro's face was gloomy, and he said helplessly: "Sir Qinglong, I am not very smart, just say whatever you want to say."

"What have you three been whispering about lately? You're all so secretive and going back and forth among each other." Li Ming's words were filled with scrutiny and questioning.

Sandro is a bully who only cares about the weak and fears the strong. You have to be strong when dealing with him.

Sandro hesitated to speak, Li Ming frowned slightly, "The four of us came here together, and you guys can share the cake because of me, what else can you hide from me?"

Sandro looked around, but he wasn't stupid enough to talk in the corridor.
Then he came to his room, the smell of sweat hit him in the face. Li Ming looked around and it was extremely messy.

Sandro fiddled with the shielding device in his hand for a while before he finally got it right. He twisted his stance to shield the two of them. Sandro then sighed:

"Brother, it's not that I don't want to tell you, but I actually don't know what they are doing secretly."

"I've been keeping an eye on them for a while. Ulrich has been in contact with Theo in a mysterious way, but they wouldn't tell me when I asked."

"You're excluded?" Li Ming looked strange.

Sandro's face became even more dejected. His stupidity was only relative. He had long since realized that he had been isolated.

This actually made him very uneasy, as his strength was not that strong, Theo and Ulrich didn't want to play with him, and it was impossible for him to integrate into other small groups.

If anything unexpected happens, you may become cannon fodder.

"Hmm..." Li Ming pondered. He had been busy with the internal affairs of the Torch Organization and didn't pay much attention to Theo.

The main reason is that these two people do not pose much threat to him, but he still has to be on guard.

This is also why I came to see Sandro today.

"Maybe you can help me figure out what they are doing." Li Ming suddenly spoke. The dejected Sandro looked up. He was a little confused at first, but he quickly reacted.

Qinglong seems to be willing to accept him?

Or used, he didn't care, but responded eagerly: "No problem, I can help you."

But he was helpless: "But Ulrich is really abominable. He always bullies me. It's hard for me to get any information out of him."

That's because you backstabbed him before. Li Ming had a blank expression on his face and shook his head, "The reason they isolated you is simply because you have no value."

"You don't have to do anything. Just go to my room more often during this period, and they will naturally come looking for you."

Sandro was puzzled. "So simple? When I went to Ulrich and Theo before, I was turned away several times. They wouldn't see me."

"It's that simple."

"So what should I do when they come looking for me?" Sandro asked.

"Say whatever you want to say, ask whatever you want to ask." Li Ming frowned, "Just respond according to your original reaction."

"This..." Sandro hesitated, "Will this work?"

Li Ming frowned, a little impatient: "Don't think too much, and don't pretend to be profound. Ulrich can tell at a glance whether it is your natural reaction."

"Okay, okay." Sandro smiled awkwardly, without any resentment towards Qinglong's unfriendly attitude.

The strong prey on the weak, and the weak will be dominated and even devoured by the strong. In his worldview, this has always been the case.

"Oh, there's one more thing." Sandro took the initiative to mention it, showing his value, "The two of them have already guessed that the materials were your means."

Li Ming's eyes flickered, and he was not surprised.

Shandro added: "Also, they think that you are their pillar in the Torch Organization. Only if you are alive can they share the pie, so they need to protect you."

"They didn't disappoint me." Li Ming has always been quite wary of Theo and Ulrich.

"Tell me if there's anything else."

Coming out of Sandro's room, the fresh air immediately made Li Ming's lungs open. After taking a few deep breaths, he went to the core laboratory.

Today was repetitive work, manufacturing and assembling parts. Li Ming also took the time to chat with several staff members.

Not only him, but also Deyes and Jesiah were much softer in their attitudes when facing other experimenters, and even gave them a word or two of guidance.

The experimenters were flattered and terrified.

Next, for three or four days, the core laboratory seemed very peaceful. The only change was that the almost stagnant atmosphere during work had relaxed a lot.

From time to time someone would even tell a joke or two, causing laughter.

Even Deyes, who is generally considered the most aloof, has been getting along well with several staff members recently.

(End of this chapter)