This is not mechanical ascension...

Chapter 258 Qinglong, Don't Misunderstand, We Didn't Harm You

Qinglong asked Sandro to attack me, probably wanting to take advantage of the opportunity to cause trouble, or perhaps he wanted to deliberately break up with us, or even force the Torch Organization to expel Theo and me.

Ulrich thought about a lot and adjusted his response strategy.
If Qinglong still asks me to apologize, I will have no choice but to agree and not give him a reason to get angry. Even if his demands are more excessive, I will not turn hostile.

Facing everyone's gaze, Li Ming shook his head, "Sandro, forget it. It's just a few words of quarrel, it doesn't have to be this serious."

Sandro was stunned and a little surprised. Just let it go like that?

He thought Qinglong was hinting at him to be more aggressive and that there would be more follow-up actions.

It’s really hard to guess what these old foxes are thinking.

Sandro muttered to himself, looked at Ulrich, and snorted, "Since Qinglong is pleading for you, let's forget about it."

Ulrich paid no attention to Sandro's verbal self-victory and exchanged a calm glance with Theo.

He was surprised. Why was it different from what he thought? Was Qinglong planning to take advantage of the situation?

So why did he let Sandro take such a tough stance?

Cornette's eyes moved slightly, but he was not prepared to delve into the matter.

He is in a hurry to leave now. He doesn't want to care about the dirty things between these people. As long as no damage is caused to the Torch Organization, it's fine.

Thinking of this, he said in a deep voice: "I hope everyone can control their tempers and not fight over a small quarrel."

"You are all A-level life forms. The scope of destruction caused by the battle is extremely wide. If other innocent people in the organization are injured, I will never give up!"

At the end of his speech, his voice became much higher-pitched. Just now he was trying to stop a fight and he definitely shouldn't have used this kind of attitude. Now that the situation has been settled, he still has to give a warning.

Although Fernande was watching after he left, none of these A-level life forms were quiet.

Ulrich shook his head indifferently: "I never take the initiative."

Sandro snorted coldly, but didn't say anything. Cornette's warning was still very powerful.

Looking up at the big hole in the ceiling and the several holes in the wall, Cornette said in a more gentle tone, "I'll have someone come over to fix it as soon as possible. If you're all right, go back."

Everyone present had different thoughts, but they all nodded and went their separate ways.

Cornette, with a calm expression, quickly returned to the transport ship that had been prepared.

"What's going on?" Kovis asked curiously.

"It's just a small matter," Cornett shook his head and asked, "Nothing unexpected happened here, right?"

"I've been watching here the whole time. How could there be any accidents?" Ke Weisi frowned, looking a little unhappy. "Those A-level life forms are used to being unruly. If you keep them in that small area, something will happen sooner or later."

"It would be better to kill them all."

"It's not that simple..." Cornett shook his head. It was too complicated. Those great mechanics were not ordinary experimenters. They would be willing to work for them after a few threats and some sweet treats.

If they do something sneaky, an outsider wouldn't be able to detect it even with their eyes wide open.

"Sir Fernando, we're in trouble." Cornette looked at the taciturn Fernando.

After the two of them left, the other party was left alone to guard the main base of the Torch Organization.

"Don't worry." Fernand's facial features were like weathered stones, and he nodded dully: "With Balzac's power, they can't cause any trouble."

Cornette thought about it and thought that there shouldn't be anything missing.

But he always felt a little uneasy, which he attributed to the unknowns that arose at a critical juncture in his plans.

After calming down a little, the group quickly boarded the transport ship.

As the engine spewed out blazing flames, after leaving the ecological shield, with the operation of the jump engine, the transport ship was stretched out and then suddenly disappeared.

"Go back and do your job." Fernande withdrew his gaze.

.........

Ulrich didn't talk to Theo all the way, but he followed Theo back to his room tacitly. After opening the twisted stance, Ulrich frowned slightly and said:
"We guessed correctly. Qinglong must have noticed something and recruited Sandro."

"Sandro knows nothing." Theo shook his head. "Besides, we are not plotting to harm him. He is overthinking."

Ulrich was quite worried: "What I'm afraid of is that Qinglong thinks we are plotting to harm him. The sublimator is almost ready, and the little tricks in everyone's mind are about to surface."

Theo glanced at Ulrich, speechless. Do you think everyone is like you, suffering from paranoia?
"For now, he and we are still one, and he should understand that." Theo pondered, "The reason why he recruited Sandro is probably to confirm what we are doing and prepare for a rainy day."

At this point, he looked at Ulrich again and said, "I think you were really pissed off by what Sandro said."

When Ulrich mentioned this, his face darkened, and he had no desire to discuss it at all: "He's just an idiot, I don't want to bother with him."

Then, he asked again: "Are you sure you won't attack Qinglong?"

"There is no such order for now. The person behind me just asked me to keep an eye on him." Theo's face was calm. He could clearly see Ulrich exhaling and seemed relieved.

Theo narrowed his dark eyes and said in a calm voice, "Are you afraid of doing something to him?"

Ulrich smiled bitterly, "It's not that I'm afraid, but I'm wary. His origins are too mysterious, and no one knows what's behind him."

"Is it bigger than the Xingyuan Empire?" Theo shook his head.

Ulrich added faintly: "You don't seem to represent the Xingyuan Empire behind you. The Grand Duke seems to be still asleep."

Theo said calmly: "Since he is not dead, Xingyuan Empire has the ability to save him, but it will take some time."

"You've already boarded the ship, but you still have to think about the consequences. Is it difficult to choose between Qinglong and Grand Duke Guya?"

Ulrich sighed helplessly. As he spent more and more time in the Torch Organization, he learned more and more.

He suddenly realized that he seemed to be on a pirate ship, and the situation he would face in the end might be very troublesome.

Besides, his old nest had been seized, so he had to find a place to go afterwards.

So, he decided to find a way out for himself, so he set his sights on Theo.

The "Flower of Casablanca" obviously came from the Xingyuan Empire. After asking indirectly two or three times, he pried open Theo's mouth.

As an A-level life form, he doesn't have many wanted warrants, so it is relatively easy for him to join a certain force.

However, he certainly would not consider ordinary civilization. He does not want to retire and he still has ambitions in his heart.

But it is not so easy to climb up to the Xingyuan Empire.

It can be said without exaggeration that they have no shortage of A-level life forms.

If you want to join in, you must have certain merits. The core relics of the Ascendant civilization are obviously merits.

Although he was reluctant to confront Qinglong, if he had to choose one, it would definitely be Grand Duke Guya.

"Do you think Grand Duke Guya will accept me?" Ulrich started to worry about this again.

"As long as you do what I say, there will be absolutely no problem." Theo said in a deep voice.

Ulrich nodded slowly. Their target was the core ruins, not the Azure Dragon, but this might lead to a conflict. ………

"That Ulrich is such a bastard. He has looked down on me since the beginning, and he still looks down on me now."

"We are all A-level life forms, and we don't know what he is so crazy about all the time."

Sandro followed, cursing all the way. He glanced at the tall and short mechanical bodies at the door before he came to Qinglong's room.

Li Ming raised his hand to signal him to be quiet and asked him to sit down. "Is it recorded?"

"Just like you said, record the whole process." Sandro took out his smart terminal and searched through it clumsily. Finally, a holographic image was projected, which was the scene of his conversation with Ulrich.

Li Ming watched the conversation between the two. He didn't think Sandro could get anything out of Ulrich.

This time it was mainly to cover for him, although Sandro did act as he expected.

But Li Ming did not put all his hopes on Sandro.

Lei Ting and Tepper had a backup plan. If Sandro didn't take action, the two of them would naturally make a noise, but it would cause a lot more trouble.

Listening to this, Li Ming paused suddenly, with a strange look on his face, "Ulrich has also worked as... a hostess?"

In the scene, Sandro is arguing with Ulrich, saying that he is just a hostess and was lucky to be hired by Monroe, and he was nothing before that!
There were also some obscene words that were unbearable to hear, such as "sleeping with someone".

Sandro nodded, "Yes, Ulrich did work as a hostess model for a while."

"What else?"

"I don't know much about the rest. I just made those things up to attack him," Sandro explained awkwardly, adding, "Who told him to be an idiot when he opens his mouth and closes his mouth."

After reading the whole article, it seems that the two people are exposing each other's sore spots.

Li Ming thought that Sandro understood the real meaning of his tough attitude, so he chose to take action.

After watching it, I realized that Sandro was really angry.

"…Don't think I don't know. When you were captured by the Grey Knights, you kowtowed to their leader three hundred times and acted like a clown, making them laugh for three days before they let you go."

"Do you think you can cover it up by becoming an A-level life form and killing that guy?"

After Ulrich said this with a dark face, Sandro went straight to punching him.

When Sandro saw this again, he looked embarrassed and could not help but explain:
"I was able to escape not because the other party let me go, but because I pretended to be humble and confused the other party, and then I found an opportunity to escape."

Li Ming smiled faintly and didn't care.

Perhaps feeling that his explanation was an attempt to cover up something, Sandro changed the subject again: "Unfortunately, I didn't get anything out of you this time."

"That's enough."

"Ah?" Sandro looked a little confused, but Li Ming did not explain. Instead, he ordered him to leave.

Sandro stood up at a loss, and when he reached the door, he was stopped by Li Ming again.

"After a while, they may come back to you. That's when the main event will begin." Li Ming's eyes were as calm as water. "Don't make the wrong choice."

"Ah? What do you mean?" Sandro seemed even more confused, and when he looked into Qinglong's eyes, he suddenly felt a chill.

He had already figured out the current situation. If Theo and Ulrich were not prepared to recruit him, even if they came to him, they would only try to get information about Qinglong indirectly.

After what happened today, the two sides have been clearly divided, so why is the other party still looking for him?
"I...I understand." He responded, feeling inexplicably pressured.

I walked out the door and carefully closed it before I breathed a sigh of relief.

In the room, Li Ming exhaled slowly, a piece of blood-colored alloy appeared in his hand, and he began to absorb it. Time passed by second by second.

The total amount of metal energy absorbed was close to 28 million, plus the more than 1 million left over from before.

The balance was once again approaching the 30 million mark, and all his efforts were worth it.

With his wallet full again, Li Ming felt more at ease and began to think about what to do next.

"Connit took Corvis away from the Torch Organization, and Fernand came back to take charge. Now, the Torch Organization only has one A-level life form."

"Dimensional crystals should be put on the agenda. I haven't upgraded for a long time and I can't wait."

Li Ming pondered, "However, Deyes's test should be coming soon."

Deyes did not know the exact time when Cornett left.

But his method was also very simple. He directly asked to meet with Cornette and said that there was something important.

For several days in a row, the person in charge refused, claiming that Cornette had important matters to deal with.

"Remember, once the Torch Organization tries to stop you, you must stop immediately."

In Deyes's room, he looked calmly at the fully armed Brot.

Wearing an ape-bone mecha, his already sturdy body looked even more muscular, but the arms of the mecha had been removed.

He was wearing metal fist armor that covered his arms. The diamond-shaped metal armor plates were stacked layer upon layer, sticking tightly to his skin, and opening and closing constantly like breathing.

boom!boom!
The fist armor hit his chest, and the sense of security of being covered all over his body gave Brot a great boost of confidence.

"Don't worry, Cornette's transformation into a giant will take time. I will stop in time."

"The one who made the move might not be Connit. We are not familiar with him, so don't take any chances." Deyes shook his head.

"Not Cornett?" Brot was surprised. "Where is Cornett?"

At this point he paused, "You asked me to take action because you wanted to..."

Deyes raised his hand to stop him from finishing his words, "Don't worry about it, just go."

Brot shook his head and was about to leave when he said, "Your mecha is given to me, so what are you going to do later? The aftermath of the battle will not be small."

"I'll go to the core lab." Deyes had a plan. "That's the main base of the Torch Organization and it's under protection."

Brot was relieved then, and revealed a sinister smile. He closed the armor on his head, and when he turned around, a gust of wind was brought up, and he was already out the door.

Deyes looked calm as he quickly packed up his things, left the room, and headed quickly to the core lab.

"Anyway, Qinglong's hiding his identity is definitely not for experiencing life."

Coming out of Theo's room, Ulrich pondered to himself.

In the past few days, he has been discussing relevant matters and making plans with Theo.

What he feared most was not Qinglong's strength, but his identity.

Even if we can create a mechanical body that can compete with S-level life forms, we need materials, and the Torch Organization has nothing.

"Besides, it doesn't mean we have to be his enemy. At worst, I can let Theo take action and I'll just watch." Ulrich wanted the benefits but didn't want to take any risks.

(End of this chapter)