This is not mechanical ascension...

Chapter 313 Impact and Aftermath

Less than three hours after Blackbeard left, An Ye came to his room and said with a hint of surprise:

"I just received news that Yeyue Laboratory is willing to provide four-element gene seeds, and if there are no special requirements, it can be prepared in as fast as one and a half months."

Seeing Li Ming looking over, An Ye further explained, "I found a friend before and asked him for help. He owed me a favor."

"Originally, even if you don't have any element requirements, under expedited conditions, it would take four to six months from capturing the Primarch to preparing it."

"But for some reason, this Yeyue Laboratory is suddenly willing to take out the gene seeds that have entered the final stage of modulation."

"Generally speaking, these are reserved customers. If they give it to you first, you will need to pay a high penalty."

An Ye was puzzled. He didn't think he had enough face to be willing to let Yeyue Laboratory pay the penalty for breach of contract.

"Is it because of you?" An Ye looked at Qing Long, "But, this matter shouldn't be spread to Chaos Star Gap so quickly, and... even if it was you..."

He hesitated to speak. If a Forging-star level mechanic came in person to have a sincere conversation, he believed that Yeyue Laboratory would be willing to do so.

But Qinglong didn't do anything. Yeyue Experiment is not a small force. It can even take over S-level gene seeds. There is no need to be so eager to curry favor with them.

Blackbeard... Li Ming had an answer in his mind and was secretly surprised. He didn't expect the other party's efficiency to be so fast.

"No matter what the reason is, it's best if we can get it out." Li Ming didn't care and asked again: "How long does it take to get to the Chaos Star Gap from here?"

"If we travel through multiple star gates, it will only take about a month and a half." An Ye calculated.

The star gate jump does not take long, but it takes longer to get to the star gate from here.

"That's perfect." Li Ming nodded and breathed a sigh of relief. This period of time was just right to speed up the development progress.

Based on his current development speed, by the time he reaches the Chaos Star Gap, he will be able to develop it to almost 100%.

If he could control the [Sublimation Source Crystal], it would be faster, but controlling it would require 60 million metal energies. He currently only has about 20 million metal energies, which is far from enough.

Moreover, the gene seeds were placed in the chaotic star gap, and even if they were developed to 100% in advance, they could not be integrated.

However, if you want to double the development blessing, it requires control ability, but improving the fundamental development potential requires the ability of the sublimation source crystal.

He doesn't mind improving it a little bit first.

.........

As the Coyle gradually sailed away, it arrived at a planet far away in the Xingyuan Empire.

There are densely packed orbital tracks in near space, far space and even in interstellar orbits, passing through star ports with long queues of spaceships.

From time to time, a spaceship would leave here with its tail flame swaying, and more spaceships would land in a long queue.

Even on the surface, you can see long lines of spaceships, which is enough to prove the prosperity of this planet.

The top floor of a steel building in the core area of ​​the planet, this place is not even on the navigation map.

The room was beautifully and simply decorated. One of the people was sitting on a sofa, with neatly split virtual screens in front of him showing various images.

A considerable portion of it is the scene of the Combined Fleet. There is also a screen with an expressionless Li Ming, and various information is displayed next to him.

The man sitting on the sofa had fair skin, a few wrinkles at the corners of his eyes, and his hair was neatly combed back. He looked a bit rebellious, but his expression was unusually calm.

His left leg was placed on his right leg, and his palms were clapping slowly. On the rather simple imperial aristocratic clothing, there was a blood-stained dagger.

This is the Bloody Duke - Nicholas.

Nicholas' voice was mellow and deep: "Forty-sixth level of development potential. I didn't expect that such a remote planet could produce talents of this level."

"Yeah..." The voice echoed, and on one side of the sofa stood a young man who looked 80% like Nicholas.

At least he looks young and meticulous.

"Even the will of the universe is helping father." He said calmly.

Nicholas smiled calmly, "Gabriel did a good job this time. It is said that he personally went to capture this person."

"Xavier, you're falling behind."

Xavier stood still with a blank expression, "Gabriel has indeed made a contribution."

Nicholas glanced over indifferently, and shook his head with a bit of boredom, "I don't know what's going on over there. This sudden star stream dark tide is not simple."

Xavier said, "It shouldn't be a problem. After all, with Lord Albert here, and the combined fleet taking the lead, with Asmara's ability, there won't be any problems."

Nicolael nodded, his eyes narrowed slightly, "The Sublimation Source Crystal is just a propaganda tool. This Li Ming is the biggest gain. With a potential of 46 levels, if nothing unexpected happens, he will definitely become an X-level life form."

Xavier's eyes moved, seeming a little helpless. Who could have thought that such a talent would emerge from such a small place.

At this moment, Nicholas's smart terminal rang. He looked down and smiled, "It looks like it should be over."

I chose to answer the call. Albert's slightly ashamed silver-white face popped up on the virtual screen, his eyes wandering, "Grand Duke..."

"Albert..." Nicholas had seen some clues from Albert's expression, so he restrained his expression, frowned slightly, and said, "Did something happen?"

"His Highness Gabriel... is dead." Albert hesitated for a while and said through gritted teeth.

"What!?" Nicholas' pupils suddenly contracted and he stood up suddenly. As he moved, the space around him began to distort and ripple.

Xavier, who had been lowering his head slightly, suddenly raised his head with a look of surprise on his face.

Gabriel is dead?
"Do you know what you are saying?" Nicholas's face was gloomy, but he controlled his emotions well and did not lose his composure.

Albert hardly dared to look at Nicolael’s expression, and said quickly: “There were a lot of accidents in the whole thing, and I have sent you the relevant report.”

Nicholas stared at Albert coldly, but the other party was an S-level life form after all, and was not a subordinate that could be beaten or scolded by him. He could only suppress his anger temporarily and click on the file sent by the other party.

The relevant battle reports have been sorted out in the most concise form.

Nicholas read every word.

"...Li Ming and his teacher Qinglong are hiding in the shadows..."

"Qinglong?" Nicholas frowned. He was somewhat familiar with the name. He continued to read down, but his face gradually became surprised and doubtful.

"… wearing a mecha and withstanding Albert and Reiner's frontal attacks…"

This is actually a Casting-star mechanic?
Nicholas's face looked grim, and then he was startled when he saw another familiar name.

"…Afterwards, Dark Night joined the battlefield, and Azure Dragon repaired his broken Star Killer Spear on the spot…"

Albert was hesitant to speak. In fact, this simple sentence was the most shocking, but he didn't want to interrupt him. When the Grand Duke saw the battlefield video, he would naturally understand.

"Dark Night and Azure Dragon..." Nicholas' expression was gloomy, and he continued to look down.

"The core ruins were also emptied. Nothing was found."

Nicolael closed his eyes. All around him were silent. Xavier could also see the battle report, and mixed emotions were surging in his heart. After a long time, Nicolael slowly opened his eyes. Under his seemingly expressionless face, he was hiding a raging rage. He then opened another document, which was the autopsy report of Gabriel and Ronan.

"After several years of busy work, one Qinglong messed up everything?" His voice was cold, as if he was asking, or talking to himself.

"Albert, who do you think killed the man?"

Albert hesitated, "The report already says..."

"I'm asking you!" Nicholas widened his eyes and suddenly shouted.

Albert was helpless and said, "I don't know either. If I have to choose one, it can only be Reina."

"I understand." Nicholas nodded and turned off the communication. The room became quiet.

"Qinglong, Qinglong..." Nicolael murmured the name, and suddenly asked: "Do you also think it is Reina?"

Xavier's heart tensed slightly, and he hesitated, "Father, before I answer this question, I need to ask you a question first."

"explain."

"An Ye, did you hire him?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Xavier felt a chill all over his body. He didn't know when Nicholas was standing in front of him, and the light from the virtual screen enveloped him.

"You think so too?" Nicholas already knew the answer.

Under normal circumstances, Reina would never kill Gabriel, but the problem now is that Grand Duke Guya was assassinated first, and even his own son suspected that An Ye was hired by him.

Not to mention Grand Duke Guya. If they have such speculation, it is not impossible for Reina to kill Gabriel.

However, Qinglong's motives were insufficient. At the moment, he could not think of any benefits that would prompt Qinglong to kill Gabriel.

"Albert is right, it can only be Reina." Nicola turned around, "As for Asmara..."

Xavier frowned, "Father, whether it's Qinglong or Reina, they are forces that Asmara cannot resist."

Nicolael said calmly, "That's right, so let her redeem herself from her crime and tell her that I will let Albert pester Reina, and she can't let even one person from the Judge Civilization leave the Red River Star Stream!"

"As for Qinglong, I will submit the application and let the Empire handle it personally."

Xavier sighed in his heart, but he could only nod: "Yes."

.........

"…Reina said he didn't kill her, so there is only one possibility, it was this Qinglong who did it."

The white room was filled with sophisticated instruments, with various data constantly sliding across the display screens.

The silvery-white vertical cabin was filled with translucent liquid, in which lay a man with a haggard face, gray hair, and naked body.

The most eye-catching thing is the smooth and round cut in the heart, which is as big as a fist. There is no blood on the edge, as if a piece of it was dug out out of thin air, but there is a strange sense of harmony, as if it should be like this.

Grand Duke Guya, Satoguya, the non-titled grand duke, on some level, represents that his achievements are far inferior to those of the Grand Duke of Blood.

While his subordinates were reporting, Sathoggua was staring at the battle report intently. There were quite a few people gathered around him, they were his think tank.

"Qinglong..." He spat out two words, his voice hoarse, "What is his origin?"

Someone quickly responded: "I can't find it for now. It first appeared in the Land of Stars. There were no clues before that. It doesn't match any of the currently known Forge-level mechanics."

"According to our speculation, Nicholas will definitely blame Reina for Gabriel's death and make us responsible." Someone said in a deep voice, "We'd better talk to him first and explain it clearly?"

"Explain? Did he explain when the Archduke was assassinated?" Another person shook his head. His skin was green and his head was huge. "His subordinates mocked us many times and ridiculed us for not protecting him well."

"He got nothing this time. His son is dead. Qinglong has nothing to investigate. You want him to target this person?"

Everyone was noisy and had different opinions. They thought that Nicholas was cold-hearted and didn't care about Gabriel's death, but he would definitely take advantage of this incident to make trouble and make up for his losses.

Tsathoggua coughed dryly, then immediately calmed down and said in a deep voice: "Now go find someone right away, this one is called Blackbeard."

"Artificially creating new undercurrents. A guide actually has this ability."

"You are wise!" Someone received the order and quickly contacted Antonio, but the reply he received was unexpected.

"The other party took the reward immediately and left. Now there is no way to find him."

Someone angrily cursed: "This idiot, doesn't he realize that it's wrong?"

"Forget it, notify him to leave as soon as possible and be careful on the road." Satogua shook his head.

"Are you worried?" Everyone was shocked.

Tsathoggua sighed, "I hope I am overthinking it. I hope he is more rational. I will let the Empire find a way to find this Azure Dragon. He is the key."

Everyone looked at each other in bewilderment when they heard this. Finally, someone couldn't help but say, "You are too kind. Nicholas will definitely start a war. If you back down, the upper echelons will definitely make you pay the price in order to calm this matter down."

Distribution is based on noise, no matter what civilization it is, it is the same.

"Go!" Satogua shouted in a deep voice.

Everyone nodded hurriedly: "Yes!"

.........

As time goes by, the interstellar attention to the tidal period of the Red River Stream has gradually faded. Except for some occasional wonders that attract attention, everything has returned to normal.

The Corona Borealis ring is relatively close to the Red River Stream and has long been immune to tidal periods. It is even annoyed by them, which brings a lot of inconvenience.

Every day, some people pray on the Internet that the tidal period will pass as soon as possible.

And in this situation, a video news from the depths of the Red River Star Stream suddenly exploded.

It's like throwing a huge rock into a calm lake, instantly causing huge waves.

"A secret war deep in the Red River Star Stream—a head-on collision between the cosmic scourge and the fleet!"

"The remains of an ancient civilization - the grandeur of the Folding Fortress!"

"The demise of the son of the Grand Duke of the Empire - the battle of S-class life forms!"

"A forging-level mechanic who suddenly appeared - the power of the Azure Dragon!"

"The game between four S-class life forms - helpless watching!"

The Corona Borealis ring has been peaceful for a long time, and all you see all day long is gossip about various celebrities.

And every news headline this time hit the hearts of the citizens who were just watching the show.

As a result, the entire Corona Borealis ring shook violently and continued to spread.

(End of this chapter)