This is not mechanical ascension...

Chapter 287: The Weirdness of the Wealthy [Heart of Talos]

“But we need to wait for further confirmation…” The person in charge’s eyes flickered.

Soon, the test was completed. Li Ming just turned around and saw the person in charge coming up to him with a respectful attitude: "Sir Qinglong, is there any problem?"

Huh? Why did this guy's attitude change so much?
Li Ming was confused and shook his head, saying, "Just take a quick look and you'll see that Black Hole Network's credibility is definitely good."

The person in charge smiled and nodded. They were always efficient and resolute in their work and left quickly after unloading the goods.

Looking at the transport ship leaving the black hole network, Li Ming's eyes became unfocused, and he thought of the black hole palace that An Ye mentioned.

I am considering whether I should set up a similar angel investor in the future.

However, the black hole network is able to do this because it is supported by huge amounts of data.

He shook his head and put these distracting thoughts behind him. His eyes were a little fiery. This time, the metal energy was going to break the record again.

Li Ming immediately asked someone to transport these materials into the studio he had prepared long ago.

A total of sixteen rooms were connected from top to bottom, left to right, five meters high and ten meters long, which can fully accommodate all these materials.

Then he did not allow anyone to approach the studio, not even An Ye, on the grounds that the technology was confidential.

Let Ray himself be guarded by Tepper around the clock.

An Ye didn't think much of it. He wasn't interested in understanding the refining process, let alone understanding it. As long as the gun could be repaired, it was fine.

After receiving the goods, Li Ming did not let the fleet leave, but stopped here temporarily.

Now everything is led by him. Although there are doubts, no one has any objections.

He himself stayed in the studio for a whole day and night.

Ninety-six million!
In the studio, Li Ming looked at the series of numbers on the control page and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. He was only four million away from breaking through the 100 million mark.

It was almost the same as he estimated. The metal materials worth tens of billions plus the shipping costs had exceeded 11 billion. Even with An Ye's support, there was no discount on the shipping costs.

But in the end, he only withdrew 92 million, and the remaining 4 million was his own balance.

A sense of fulfillment came over me, as if I were filled.

Without hesitation, Li Ming took out the [Heart of Talos], and 60 million metal energies surged out like a surging river or sea, completely enveloping the black and yellow heart from an unknown level.

Immediately afterwards, the heart disappeared in his hands, consuming 60 million metal energies at one time. The sense of fullness that had just arisen disappeared without a trace in just a few minutes.

But Li Ming couldn't wait to open the control page.

Start to carefully check the description of [Heart of Talos], the most important one is [Star Breaking Power]

[Star-breaking Power: Gain 4000% power boost. ]

Li Ming was stunned for a moment, then his eyes lit up, How much?
40 times?
It is worthy of being an S-level control object. It is simple and rough enough, and the effects are enhanced and there will be no overlap.

Low-level control objects all depend on data support, while high-level control objects have all kinds of incredible abilities, and a special control system can be built with them as the core.

For the [Heart of Talos], the [Transplant] ability can transform the power blessing into the other three basic blessings at will.

This also means that he no longer needs to deliberately look for control objects in other aspects, one is equal to four.

More importantly, other blessings of transformation can overlap. What does this mean?

He can use the [Justice Armguards] as a blueprint and then copy multiple identical controlled objects.

Originally, the power blessings brought by its ability would overlap and have no effect, which was equivalent to a waste, but the other blessings converted through the [Heart of Talos] would not overlap.

One [Justice Gauntlet] is equivalent to a 28-fold speed boost, or a defense boost, or a physical strength boost. What if multiple ones overlap?
It’s exciting to think about it.

Li Ming breathed a sigh of relief. With this thing, he could save a lot of energy. Unfortunately, the power blessing itself could not be superimposed.

But each [Justice Arm Guard] requires 10 million metal energies as a base.

"Although it's expensive, it's worth it. I can recycle other controlled objects and it won't be so bloated anymore." Li Ming pondered.

As he comes into contact with more and more controlled objects and his abilities become stronger, his control system is constantly changing.

It is more suitable for him, using the least amount of metal energy to exchange for the most powerful blessing.

"There's no rush for this matter. I can make two first."

Then, taking a deep breath, he tried to activate the ability of [Heart of Talos] [Transplant] to replace his own heart.

He was very careful, however... when the power was activated, his pupils suddenly contracted, as if a thunderclap exploded in his ears, and he felt an explosive pain in his heart.

Thick black blood vessels instantly appeared on the surface of his skin like a grid. Then, his face turned extremely red, and then his eyes went dark.

When I regained consciousness, I could only see a bright light that filled the entire world.

"This is…"

His mind seemed to have left his body, floating in an endless ocean of light, and he could not feel his body at all.

He consciously controlled his body to make a fist.

But nothing happened. He looked down and saw nothing, and he didn't know what form of existence he was in.

What is this place?
Li Ming was puzzled. There was nothing around him, only an endless golden light slowly rising and falling. There was no ground under his feet and no sky above him.

The golden light is bright but not dazzling. It floats around us in continuous pieces, gently and slowly like flowing water.

But suddenly, they began to become restless and seething, as if they sensed something.

Li Ming was puzzled. Before he could figure out what was happening, he found that the golden light like the ocean faded to both sides.

In an instant, his vision was infinitely withdrawn, and Li Ming's heart was filled with huge waves of fear. Only then did he realize that this was not a golden ocean, but the center of the pupil of a huge eye.

Suddenly, his eyes went dark again, and he felt a physical sensation rising up, and he had returned to the studio.

He couldn't help but clench his fists and let out a long sigh, only to find that his heart was beating faster than he had imagined.

He quickly released his ability, his brows furrowed.

"It must be the abnormality caused by the heart... Where is that place, some dimensional world?" Li Ming guessed and tried to use the [Transplant] ability again.

Fortunately, everything went as usual this time.

"It seems that this only happens the first time. There are other secrets in this heart." Li Ming frowned, without any clues.

There is no point in thinking about it like this. Since the heart is in my hands, I will know what is going on sooner or later.

"Right now, there is one other matter."

Li Ming pondered and took off the camouflage mask on his face. On the back of the translucent, cicada-wing-thin skin were dense circuit lines.

This is what he wants to upgrade. As the level of the life forms he comes into contact with becomes higher and higher, his vest identity becomes less and less safe. He doesn't know when it will be exposed, so his concealment must naturally be enhanced.

However, this thing is not top-notch and it costs six million just to upgrade it.

Li Ming is now wealthy and powerful, and he is even more demanding of excellence, which makes him very dissatisfied.

We simply redesigned the blueprints and pushed the camouflage to the extreme in terms of the basics, including hair, pupils, ears, voice, skin color, fingerprints, and it can also shield various detection equipment such as infrared sound waves and electromagnetics.

After a busy day, the next day, a new mimicry mask was produced. [Mimicry Mask - C-level: A specially designed camouflage mask.

Control conditions: 8,000 metal energy points
…]

Just a C-level control object requires 8,000 points of metal energy. After being slightly strengthened with mother ore, it can become a top-level control object.

With his wealth and power, Li Ming went straight to Class A, with mother ore strengthening, metal energy consumption, alienated energy assistance, and the upgrade route being external materialization.

The main thing is that even if you control the use of this thing, it is just a layer of mimicry mask covering the surface of the skin, which is not much different.

[Ghostly Human Skin--Grade A: A top-level camouflage mask that is almost integrated with a living organism.

Control Effect: Root Camouflage

Control ability-Mimicry: Change any appearance]

[Root Camouflage: Gain 1000% concealment and converge the information state of the life form. ]

Just a simple sentence made Li Ming breathe a sigh of relief.

Convergent information state, this is the ability he wants, and luckily it has been accumulated.

……

At the same time, a rapid alarm suddenly sounded in the main ship's command room.

"Alert, an unknown flying object is approaching rapidly. Please verify its identity as soon as possible."

"..."

Hearing the alarm, the drowsy staff suddenly woke up. After a flurry of activity, they quickly operated and connected to the other party's channel:

"Warning, please identify yourself immediately, you have entered our security zone..."

"Qinglong asked me to come." A dull voice suddenly sounded in the channel, and the command room, which had originally had a tense atmosphere, suddenly fell silent.

"It seems that there is such a person. Lord Qinglong specifically mentioned him two days ago." Someone said in a low voice.

"Then let him go." The commander-in-chief raised his hand with a complicated expression.

The slender shuttle-shaped transport ship quickly docked at the main ship. The hatch opened. Monroe looked around and couldn't help but ponder in his heart: "Is this the Torch Organization's fleet? How come there are so few..."

As he was thinking, his mechanical pupils flickered slightly, and not far away, a familiar figure was standing there.

"Sir Qinglong..." Monroe breathed a sigh of relief. Coming here was inherently risky for him, after all, it was the Torch Organization's fleet.

His current strength is only one tenth of what it used to be. If something unexpected happens, he will be doomed.

But seeing that Qinglong can move freely here, there shouldn't be any big problem.

"I'm here..." Li Ming had already walked over. The two of them greeted each other without saying much. He then instructed the staff beside him: "Move everything on this spaceship to the door of my studio."

"Yes!" The staff following behind him nodded, including the old man Zog whom Li Ming was familiar with.

"Sir Qinglong..." Monroe's appearance had changed into a mimic human form. Seeing this, he couldn't help but feel a little worried. After all, he was a member of the Torch Organization, and he did not trust him.

"Don't worry, it's okay." Li Ming smiled. Monroe was worried, but he didn't say much, so he had to move aside.

"You arrived two days later than expected." Li Ming said casually.

"We encountered a tidal storm from the Red River Star Spirit on the way, so we had to stop."

"I think so too."

The two chatted intermittently as they entered the main ship from the deck entrance.

"Your Excellency Qinglong..."

"Your Excellency Qinglong..."

Monroe looked at the Torch Organization members who stopped and greeted Qinglong one by one with strange eyes.

Is Qinglong’s status so high?
Monroe was slightly surprised. He knew that Qinglong was a star-casting mechanic, but he was not very strong. He should not show it deliberately.

Suddenly, his expression paused, and the dark blue eyes disguised as mechanical pupils suddenly became much deeper.

He saw a familiar face, with gray eyes - Theo.

He used to be his top thug, tough and resilient, willing to do anything for revenge.

More than 90 years have passed, and I heard that his development progress has exceeded %, infinitely close to his former self.

Now that we meet suddenly, it is inevitable that I have some complicated emotions in my heart.

Then, his mind tensed slightly, and he noticed that Theo had stopped.

Although his men were loyal until the battle between him and Reiner, so many years have passed and Ulrich has changed beyond all recognition, let alone Theo.

If the other party finds out, it will be a big trouble.
Theo's eyes were indeed strange, but he just glanced at him, then looked at Qinglong beside him and nodded slightly.

Monroe was stunned, and then slightly surprised. Theo had worked under him for many years and he knew him very well.

He is a taciturn man, and it is almost impossible to get him to behave respectfully.

This attitude is already a sign of politeness and even respect on the part of the other party.

"Has Qinglong already convinced him?" Monroe was secretly surprised and somewhat curious about what had happened during this period of time.

Why did Theo feel that the man's eyes were somewhat familiar? He turned around and saw something flashing in front of his eyes.

As a mechanically modified being, Monroe can naturally change his behavioral characteristics at will, making it impossible for others to easily discover clues.

As they walked along, Monroe was more and more surprised to find that Qinglong was just like at home here, comfortable and casual.

"Sir Qinglong..." A voice suddenly came from behind. Turning his head, Monroe was stunned. This person didn't look special.

But he couldn't scan any data about the other party, not even the most basic data like height.

The information state was isolated, and Monroe was shocked, and then it was unbelievable. For a natural life form to reach this level, it must be at least an S-level life form.

"Who is this?" An Ye looked at Monroe with inquiry in his eyes.

"An old friend, no problem at all." Li Ming explained.

An Ye nodded slightly. He was not afraid that Qing Long would stab him in the back. He was confident that he could take away anyone who dared to stab him in the back at the last moment.

An Ye just looked Qing Long up and down, his eyes became more and more strange, and then he couldn't help but said: "Sir Qing Long, you are really a cautious person."

He was actually unable to detect Qinglong's information state.

"It's better to be prepared." Li Ming grinned, and neither side had a deep conversation.

"Who was that just now?" Monroe was still shocked that there was actually an S-level life form inside the Torch Organization.

"Dark Night..." Li Ming explained casually.

"Dark Night?" Monroe frowned at first, and then his mechanical pupils moved at high speed, flashing with a bright blue light, and blurted out: "The person who assassinated Grand Duke Gu Ya!"

(End of this chapter)