This is not mechanical ascension...

Chapter 285: Trading Intelligence Another S-Class Lifeform?

"Four-armed Demon King?" Li Ming frowned slightly, and then his face changed because Ford sent him a photo.

He was a burly man with skin as black as iron. He had his four arms wrapped around his chest and lower abdomen, with a look of arrogance on his face.

Is this the guy who fought Star King Monroe?

Li Ming reacted instantly and couldn't help asking, "What level of life form is he?"

Ford continued to narrate: "The S-class lifeform said on the surface that he was going to hunt down the guy who assassinated Grand Duke Gu Ya, but Asmara secretly got the news that they have a hidden line in the Torch Organization, and they will definitely secretly intervene in the matter of the core ruins."

"Hunting down the person who assassinated Grand Duke Gu Ya?" Li Ming's heart moved slightly, and he came here for An Ye.

Ford said: "Asmara has been in a bad temper recently and has become much more irritable."

"Didn't the people behind Asmara send any S-level life forms over here?" Li Ming couldn't help but ask.

"Life forms at this level are not allowed to participate in regional civilization conflicts. It will cause a lot of trouble and be very complicated," Ford explained.
"However, the Bloody Duke has spread the word that Gabriel, his son, has been confirmed dead in the explosion of Ulrich's castle, and is preparing to send people to arrest the murderer."

This card of the Bloody Duke also came in handy.

"Two S-level life forms..." Li Ming couldn't help but frown. The situation was more complicated than he had imagined.

"This is top secret among top secrets, you can tell it now," Ford emphasized.

"The current situation is that under the leadership of my teacher, several parties have begun to cooperate with the Torch Organization again." Li Ming replied.

"Ah?" Ford looked dazed, almost thinking that Li Ming was lying to him.

"Your teacher killed two A-level life forms of the Torch Group, and then cooperated with the Torch Organization?" He couldn't help but repeat it, and it felt like a fantasy when he said it.

Li Ming shrugged: "Yes, you can understand that Cornette still has some cards up his sleeve, and my teacher can't deal with him for the time being, so we decided to cooperate again."

"Really..." Ford didn't know what words to use to describe it. If he hadn't traded information with Li Ming many times and had a strong reputation, he would have suspected that the other party was cheating him.

"Have you found out the coordinates of the core ruins?" Li Ming asked, "If you tell me, I can give you some amazing news."

"Is there any news more shocking than the previous ones?" Ford looked up, feeling itchy in his heart, but said helplessly: "Asmara is the only one who knows the exact coordinates of the core ruins. How could she tell me?"

"Come on, think of a solution." Li Ming encouraged.

Ford's mouth twitched. Could this problem be solved by just saying "come on"?
"Asmara won't reveal this so easily. This is her biggest trump card. Although the purpose of the whole plan is to open the core ruins, she has a series of strategic plans before opening them." Ford couldn't help but say:
"Because she is the only one who knows that everyone is watching her every move, but she is not impatient and takes her time to plan."

"Besides, the tidal period has not really arrived yet, and the combined fleet is still docked in the Land of the Stars."

"Not anxious or impatient?" Li Ming frowned subconsciously.

If Asmara doesn't take action, Connit and Benny will have no sense of urgency and will just take their time. How long will it take?

No, I have to stimulate her a little. Li Ming pondered and suddenly said, "I can't tell you this big news, but there is another piece of news, which is also very important. I'll tell you first. You owe me one."

"Tell me quickly." Ford couldn't wait.

"The Torch Organization has already contacted the Ascended Survivors and is working with my teacher."

"The survivors of the Ascended?" Ford's breath stagnated, his eyes widened, "Where did they find it?"

"The great mechanic, Benny." Li Ming spit out a name.

Afterwards, Li Ming also asked some harmless questions, including the current situation and how many groups of people had gathered.

After the call ended, Li Ming breathed a sigh of relief. "That is to say, in addition to Asmara and the Judge Civilization, there are more than a dozen private armed forces ready to fish in troubled waters."

"Two S-level life forms, who can beat them..."

Li Ming frowned, thought a lot in his mind, and then switched to the Black Hole network account whose external identity was Qinglong.

There is very little information, only one piece of information, from Star King Monroe.

Li Ming had informed him before joining the Torch Organization.

Therefore, the other party did not ask him what he had been doing, but just told him that he had collected a large amount of metal materials and asked him to tell him when he came out of the Torch Organization.

Ten days ago, he sent another message, saying that the nano curse had caused his body to deteriorate again, and if he delayed any further, he would have to wait and find him.

Monroe is not an S-class life form, but his strength is not comparable to that of an A-class life form. The criteria for judging the strength of a mechanically modified body are very complicated because there are too many components.

But Reina is definitely not S-level, otherwise he would not have been able to fight with Monroe. That battle was more than forty years ago, and Reina should have become an S-level life form in these forty years.

Li Ming thought that he could take some advantage of Monroe, but not much, mainly because the opponent's combat effectiveness was also considerable.

He began to edit the information.

……

Ford put down the smart terminal, walked out the door, crossed the metal corridor, took the elevator, and came to the strategic seminar room on the top floor.

In the strategic seminar room, the commanders of various fleets were projected around the silver-white metal round table.

Asmara's delicate face, like a sculpture of ice crystals, was expressionless, and her lavender skin added a different meaning.

Gabriel sat in the back and listened, just lowered his head, not seeming to care.

A virtual scene was outlined in the center of the metal round table, with various images of metal wreckage flashing continuously.

"Seventeen hours ago, we discovered this abandoned base. The analysis department speculated that there is a 98% chance that this base belongs to the Torch Organization." Prince Baijan paced around:

"We also detected A-level energy fluctuations and extremely unstable spatial coefficients in that place. It is reasonable to infer that the Torch Organization has come to this area and has made some arrangements..."

"As for the energy attack that initially set off the alarm, we were at the scene and found nothing that matched the attack scenario."

Asmara deadpanned, "Is this enough to warrant a seminar?"

"This is the second time the Torch Organization has reappeared since the last Boiling Blood Alloy incident. Naturally, it deserves attention." Prince Baijan said solemnly.

"The most important thing now is not them, but just a few A-level life forms." Asmara's face darkened.

"It's not just a few. According to our known intelligence, there are no less than ten life forms with A-level combat power in the Torch Organization."

Prince Baijan frowned: "And Qinglong, the mysterious master mechanic."

"One hundred A-level life forms are not as good as one S-level life form." Asmara looked indifferent. She didn't despise him, but Prince Baijan had a handle on her last time. Every time he discussed the Torch Organization, he would bring it up and whip its corpse, which made her extremely annoyed. "As for Qinglong, to put it bluntly, it's just..."

She was interrupted before she could finish her words. The door that was supposed to be sealed was forced open, and Ford walked in, flanked by two soldiers with pale faces.

Many commanders looked at each other in bewilderment. Asmara frowned and scolded: "Fred, this is a strategic seminar. Only commanders are eligible to participate."

Prince Baijian's heart moved slightly, and he waved his hand to signal the two soldiers to go out, and said in a deep voice: "It's so hasty, is there any urgent news?"

Ford looked around at everyone and said, "The Torch Organization is in internal strife!"

"Hmm?" Asmara's eyes narrowed slightly, and hesitantly said, "What's going on? Tell me."

Ford said briefly: "Qinglong and Theo have killed two A-level life forms of the Torch Organization."

"It's the abandoned base we discovered earlier."

After the words were spoken, there was silence in the seminar room at first, followed by a low-pitched discussion.

"Internal strife? That Qinglong actually killed him..."

"real or fake?"

Prince Baijan's eyes flickered, Asmara frowned, and Gabriel raised his head, obviously paying special attention to Qinglong's news.

"Also, Deyes is dead too." Ford said again. Asmara snorted coldly, thinking that the other party was going to expose his scars again.

"Also, Deyes was indeed turned against the party. It is also true that the leader of the Torch Organization was seriously injured in the last ambush. There was no other deeper plan. It was just that Qinglong interfered and switched the large batch of alloys."

Asmara was surprised, her eyes sparkling. Prince Baijan's expression changed slightly, and he looked at Ford coldly.

Ford did not look at Prince Baijan, and Asmara hesitated and said, "Sit down first."

Ford grinned slightly, found an empty seat at random, and pulled open the chair.

A commander frowned and asked, "Your Highness, where did you get this information from? Can you guarantee that it's okay?"

"His information comes from a special channel. Let's not consider whether it's true or not for now." Asmara said indifferently.

Many commanders' faces changed, and they secretly looked at the gloomy face of Prince Baijan. Why did His Highness Ford change his allegiance?

Ford continued, "However, despite all the unexpected events, Azure Dragon and the Torch Organization are still in a cooperative relationship."

After the words were spoken, many commanders looked at them in strange expressions, and Asmara looked at them in even greater surprise.

"You mean Qinglong killed the top force of the Torch Organization, but they are still cooperating? You..." The commander closest to him hesitated, "Isn't this too..."

"For some reason, Qinglong can't kill Connit, and their goals are the same, so isn't it normal for them to cooperate?" Ford said as a matter of course:
"Besides, we have no way to deal with the Torch Organization. If Qinglong takes full control of us, wouldn't that make us look too incompetent?"

This seems to be the case, and many commanders are speechless.

Ford then revealed the most crucial news: "In addition, I have confirmed that they have mastered the key to opening the core ruins and found a group of Ascendant survivors, so I suggest getting ahead of them and opening the core ruins."

rub!
Asmara stood up suddenly, her face changing from gloomy to bright.

This news was so sudden that it disrupted all her plans.

If the Torch Organization has really prepared everything, then she can't take her time and will be forced to speed up.

Everyone's eyes fell on the princess. Gabriel frowned and finally couldn't help but speak: "Ascendant survivor, are you sure?"

Ford looked indifferent. He couldn't verify other news, but he could verify this news.

"Master Mechanic Benny and his student, A-Class Lifeform Huber, are the survivors of the Ascendants."

Ford said it clearly and concisely. Asmara looked at him deeply and turned to order: "Go and confirm this news!"

The seminar was forced to end and everyone took quick action.

Even in this increasingly turbulent environment, ten days passed in the blink of an eye.

On the Coyle, in Li Ming's room, the red light of electric arcs illuminated the entire room red, leaving charred contact-like marks on the walls and the ground.

Crackling!

Finally, at a certain moment, Li Ming exhaled slowly, and his body gradually underwent some inexplicable changes, becoming translucent and close to red, with red arcs flashing inside, which was heart-pounding.

However, this state did not last long, and Li Ming lifted it, with a hint of joy in his eyes, "Finally 60%."

The development progress has once again reached a new level, reaching 60% within his estimated time, and the conventional combat capability level has reached the A-level standard.

Even though it is only the smallest 1A, it is not an exaggeration to call it a qualitative leap.

It also means that when he bursts out with all his strength, his strongest explosive energy level has reached the S-level standard.

"It's really against the will of heaven..." Li Ming was secretly surprised, and felt more and more that the thing he controlled was terrifying. With all the blessings, he, as a B-class life form, had the ability to almost crush A-class life forms.

Now, I'm afraid only someone at Theo's level can compete with him.

However, all the objects he controls have cost him more than 100 million metal energies, which is equivalent to nearly 10 billion star coins.

"After all, we have been working hard for such a long time. It's normal." Li Ming grinned. Who said that working hard to collect metal energy is not hard work?

Although he still has 40% of development progress to grow, the base number is here, and it is difficult to produce any major transformation unless he becomes an A-level life form.

After reaching 60%, the development rate slowed down again, and even using gravity for development was not as good as before.

Li Ming thought that it would take at least two months to reach 90%. If it declined again after reaching 90%, it would take three to four months to develop to 100%.

“Even for me, it would take at least half a year to develop all the control objects to 100%, not to mention others.” Li Ming estimated and became more and more astonished.

After thinking for a moment, he opened the smart terminal again. Star King Monroe sent him the latest news that it would take about three days to reach the designated location.

The designated location he gave was also where Black Hole Network would deliver the goods, and there were still five days before the Black Hole Network's goods arrived.

It also takes them five days to reach that place. This is certainly not a coincidence. Li Ming had calculated it when he set the delivery address.

They were not too far away from the Land of Stars, but closer.

(End of this chapter)