This is not mechanical ascension...

Chapter 303: Upgrade materials are finally found!

The next moment, the prince was in front of him. Seeing the corpse on the ground, he stood there like a fossil for a long time before he showed any expression.

In order to prevent Asmara from killing himself, Ford made two preparations. He not only notified Asmara, but also notified his father.

"This is a big trouble." Prince Baijan spat out a few words, and his dark purple face turned pale.

"How did he do that? Ronan is an A-level life form!"

For a moment, there was silence.

"Go to the cell!" Asmara's eyes were dead silent. He raised his hand and two corpses flew up from the ground. A crack appeared on the edge of the metal floor where blood flowed. Purple flames rose and gradually decomposed into floating particles.

Then, he asked Ford to strip off the double-tailed scorpion's combat armor, stuffed the two corpses into it, and carried them on his back.

A few minutes later, the four men arrived at the cell where Li Ming was imprisoned.

After blasting open the cell, the oncoming smell of blood made Ford's breathing stagnate. He stared blankly at the bloody symbols engraved all over the room.

"This is..." He was speechless.

"Sacrifice, dimensional creature..." Asmara looked around the room and frowned, "He sacrificed his own blood to a dimensional creature, and the other party should have given him very powerful power."

"But the span is too big. It could even allow him to kill Ronan. Can his body handle it?"

"Dimensional creatures..." Prince Baijan nodded, "That explains it."

"Explain?" Ford said helplessly, "Do you think that Grand Duke Thornblood cares about this?"

Prince Baijan stopped talking and sighed.

"We have to think of a solution. None of us can afford such a big mistake," Ford said further.

Asmara was the future daughter-in-law of the Bloodthirsty Duke and she might have been able to save her life, but it was different for them. Under his wrath, no trace was left of their bodies.

"What do you think?" Prince Baijan glanced at his son.

"Actually, I thought about it while waiting for the system to restart. The problem is how to get us out." Ford knew the news earlier than any of them and calmed down earlier.

"Gabriel died at the hands of Li Ming. It was our absolute negligence. The commander ordered him to be captured. We all watched during the interrogation, but no one noticed anything."

"So, he must not die at the hands of Li Ming, or a Class B life form. He must die at the hands of an enemy that none of us can resist."

"We are all unable to resist?" Prince Baijan thought, "Then there is only one target left, an S-class life form."

"Yes, only death at the hands of an S-class life form can minimize the impact on us." Ford nodded heavily, "Right now, only the S-class life form under Grand Duke Gu Ya can meet our requirements."

"Do we still have to help Li Ming cover up?" Asmara felt an indescribable sense of ridiculousness in his heart.

"It's not to help him, it's to help ourselves." Ford was also helpless. "I know him. He is alone and not afraid of anything. If we catch him this time, even if we hand him over to the Bloodthirsty Duke, can the merits and demerits be offset?"

"And if we can't catch him, even if we issue a wanted order for him, he will just follow Qinglong into some corner, and no one will be able to find him. As for the threat..."

Ford scratched his head vigorously with both hands, helplessly: "Professor Wu is already a close friend of his. Do you think it is useful to threaten him? Li Ming will only remember this account and return it when he is stronger."

"Even if we tell the truth, what difference does it make?"

"His mentality..." Ford paused, and said helplessly: "Impeccable."

"Ha... cough cough..." Wu Yanqing coughed and laughed twice, "Being indecisive will only bring you trouble."

Prince Baijan sighed even more deeply. This is a hedgehog, and a hedgehog that is destined to become extremely powerful.

The eyes of both father and son were focused on Asmara.

Considering life and death, they naturally agreed with this idea, but Asmara was not necessarily so sure.

“Okay, let’s do it.” But Asmara didn’t think for long and gave his answer.

It is true that she is not in danger of life and death, but this is enough to make Grand Duke Thornblood no longer support her. Years of hard work, all lost in one day, for someone like her, this is obviously more difficult to accept than death.

She thought carefully about Ford's proposal and suddenly realized that if handled properly, the subsequent development might not be a bad thing for her.

"That's good..." Ford breathed a sigh of relief, and Prince Baijan looked at Professor Wu. He smiled faintly: "Don't worry, I won't leak this matter. Although Li Ming can escape, I don't want him to be wanted by the Xingyuan Empire."

"Escape?" Asmara sneered, "He's still here, on this spaceship, and he can't go anywhere!"

Although he was determined to make Gabriel's murderer someone else.

But she would not let Li Ming go easily. The joint fleet had been gradually restarted, various detection equipment was online again, and no one had left the battleship.

This means that Li Ming is still here.

"Well, he doesn't seem easy to kill now." Ford shuddered.

Asmara was silent for a moment, and then said in a cold voice: "Don't rush to find him. The power of dimensional life cannot be permanent. Just wait."

She will not leave Li Ming any chance to live, at least not on the surface. She will secretly control Li Ming and use future enslavement to atone for her actions!
The few of them reached a tacit understanding that if they wanted to complete this plan thoroughly, there were still many issues that needed to be dealt with.

The bodies of Gabriel and Ronan were guarded by Prince Baijan and were never out of his sight.

Asmara returned to the command room, where maintenance personnel were repairing the various facilities affected.

Everyone tried to figure out something, but Asmara remained expressionless. He simply stepped up internal patrols and required that all flying objects inside undergo more than three identity checks.

Then he stood in front of the porthole, looking at the desolate starry sky without saying a word.

Although the Judge Fleet had withdrawn from the formation of the Combined Fleet, they did not just sit there and watch as the Combined Fleet tried to reorganize its formation, but instead carried out external interference from time to time.

The energy dormant position of the Folding Fortress cannot be opened all the time. They seem to be fighting but not fighting, just pulling each other like this, and the key point is the nodes where the joint shield occurs.

The battle lasted for twenty-eight hours, with both sides suffering losses and several battles involving A-class life forms, but the combined fleet's shields were not able to be reorganized.

The first predator battleship finally arrived near the battlefield thirty hours after the star stream, and then these interstellar villains came like a wave.

They were like ferocious dogs staring at the seriously injured tiger. Although they were afraid, the smell of blood stimulated them.

"The core ruins may not be for us, but if we can grab one of those warships, it will be a great harvest."

"Yeah, those guys from the Judgement are really amazing. They took such a long time to complete the reorganization of the Combined Fleet."

"Is there anyone who wants to test the waters?"

In the public channel, there was a constant stream of noisy insults. No one wanted to be the first to stand out, and they would rather wait for the two tigers to fight each other.

"Fuck, this is really big news. The surging star stream dark tide, the rare folding fortress, and the A-level life form melee, it's really worth my risk to come here."

On a small spaceship, this spaceship is out of place with the surrounding warships.

Baltan was lying on the optical telescope, with his other three eyes closed and only one eye left, scanning the battlefield excitedly.

"Brother, we're going so deep, won't it be dangerous?" A dwarf beside him with slightly yellowish skin but only one cross-eye asked worriedly.

"No risk, no gain. This over-the-horizon optical telescope cost me five million star coins. Five million!"

Baltan looked excited. "Do you think I came to the Red River Star Stream to take pictures of the scenery? The scene of the Red River Star Stream has been filmed trillions of times, and those bastard fans are no longer satisfied."

"They want to see something more exciting and bigger."

In addition to the ambitious predators, there are also adventurous interstellar self-media who intend to make big news.

.........

"Admiral, someone suddenly posted an anonymous message on the Black Hole Network, claiming that Asmara will open the core ruins in ten minutes."

In the command room of the Arbiter main ship, Antonio looked solemn. Hearing this, he quickly asked, "Is it the account that posted the coordinates last time?"

“Not sure, although it was still posted anonymously, it was not in the previous discussion thread.”

Antonio looked at the virtual screen in front of him. He didn't care much at first, but his expression gradually became solemn.

"Sixteen energy hooks are temporarily out of service... The barrier of the core ruins is gradually being repaired. Asmara can no longer wait and can only let the tool man try to enter..."

In the black hole network, there are too many anonymous people stirring up trouble. Only when they post in the same anonymous post will there be a special mark to confirm that they are the same person who posted the main post.

I can't confirm it in another thread. Ever since the anonymous person who revealed the coordinates last time released the information, a lot of false information has been flying around.

But this news is unusual. There are many details that match the information they collected, which is not comparable to the previous false news.

Antonio looked uncertain as he stared at the magnificent folding fortress and said angrily, "These looters are all waiting for us to take action. Forget it, they are almost here."

"Notify Lord Liekong that it's his turn to go on stage."

.........

In the core ruins, the entire hall made of black gold source stone has basically only a thin layer of outer wall left.

In the corner, Li Ming stood up. Thirty hours of non-stop absorption of metal energy did not make him feel tired at all. Instead, he was extremely excited, with a gleam of light in his eyes.

Two hundred and thirty-three million. This is the final balance of metal energy.

Li Ming exhaled slowly. When he was halfway through absorbing the energy, he already had a very clear understanding of the metal energy he could obtain.

But when the number really froze, his heart still beat a few times.

"If these black gold source stones are broken down and sold separately, the value of them should far exceed 20 billion star coins." Li Ming gathered his thoughts.

These highly refined metal materials not only have their own value, but also technical barriers and time and effort, but the absorbed metal energy does not count towards this additional value.

As for black gold source stone, this thing is unusually strong and very inert, and basically has no reaction to energy.

"The proportions of these synthetic materials are extremely complex. For me, it is better to absorb those highly refined pure materials." Li Ming pondered that it would be most appropriate to develop mining stars and refine basic raw materials.

Then, Li Ming smiled again, "Two hundred million. Adding up everything, it's worth it that I've been thinking about it for so long."

Not counting the most important [Sublimation Source Crystal], the value of these resources is already close to 50 billion star coins. There are also a large number of weapon blueprints, as well as the value of the core ruins themselves. No wonder so many people are obsessed with them.

In fact, in the eyes of Asmara and others, all other things combined are not as important as the [Sublimation Source Crystal].

Improving the root development potential after birth can greatly improve the overall strength of the soldiers under your command and even the race.

Then he came to the center of the venue. The ground had sunk a layer, revealing the external base material and a display cabinet.

What Li Ming was most concerned about was the metal material. Following the guidance of the core ruins, he came to the left side and pulled out seven or eight glass cabins.

Various irregular metal blocks and even stones float in it, flashing a strange light.

They are basically natural materials that cannot be refined and obtained from the universe by the Ascendant civilization.

These materials all have some extremely special properties, and studying them can produce a series of derivative materials.

Li Ming touched them one by one. It can be said that he didn't recognize any of them. Those that could absorb metal materials were basically just a taste and put aside.

He didn't know whether it had any other value, and it would be a pity to just use it as a raw material for absorbing metal energy.

There are also a few that cannot be absorbed, so they should not be made of metal.

There was a piece of irregular black metal among them. It felt warm to the touch. Li Ming could clearly feel that it was absorbing some kind of energy, but the metal energy did not fluctuate at all.

At the same time, it does not belong to any type of energy he knows.

"Could it be..." Li Ming's eyes lit up and he was full of anticipation. He absorbed the essence very slowly, and it took more than half an hour before he completely absorbed it.

On one side of the control page, the various energies arranged in a myriad of ways shrank again, and a new name appeared.

[Titan Stone: Can be used as a dedicated energy to upgrade A-level control objects]

"Ha..." Li Ming's breathing paused slightly, and then he laughed loudly. He finally found it.

"Where did the black stone in my hand come from?" Li Ming asked the control core.

"In the data of the Ascendant civilization, there is a stone called Terrax, which they carried with them when they migrated here. Its specific function is unknown..." The response from the control core made Li Ming frown slightly.

Did the Ascendants bring them with them when they migrated?
That must have been a long time ago, probably several thousand years ago.

Li Ming frowned. Not knowing its origin, how should he find it in the future?

Forget it, let's put this matter aside for now. He couldn't help but rub his hands. He had the materials for the upgrade and enough metal energy. How could he resist not upgrading?
As for what to upgrade, there is no doubt that it is the tank guard!

After the upgrade is completed, through the possession of professional abilities, he will be able to possess a "body" comparable to that of a regular S-level life form.

The improvement is greater than any other control object!

(End of this chapter)