This is not mechanical ascension...

Chapter 319 Benefits of Joining the Machinists Association

Li Ming quickly entered his own Shadow account. It turned out that there were many unusual things about that account.

For example, purchasing metal materials multiple times, or killing a boss at the time.

It seemed unusual before, but now it doesn’t matter anymore. Any abnormality can be blamed on Qinglong.

After logging in, An Ye took it and took a look at it, his expression strange. The bounty level was so low, it seemed like he had not done anything at all.

He took out a smart terminal like a magic trick and operated something on it, but it seemed like he was checking some information.

Can they access the black hole network backend?
Li Ming glanced at it and pondered in his heart.

"Boy, can you ask your teacher to make a weapon for me?" Someone suddenly spoke from a shadow surrounding him.

"Of course." Li Ming nodded, "But you need to pay a price."

"That's for sure. What's the probability of your teacher succeeding?" he asked.

"100%" said Li Ming.

Instantly, the room fell silent, and then a loud laugh rang out, "Haha, little guy, don't talk nonsense if you don't know. What I want is a one-piece forged cold weapon."

“It’s not a multi-module casting thing.”

There are many types of weapons in the interstellar space, such as the Folding Fortress of the Itlan civilization. Li Ming estimated that it might also be an S-class weapon.

However, that thing is made up of many parts and is not a single piece. The difficulty of making it is actually not high, it just takes a lot of time.

What is really difficult is cold weapons like swords and knives, which are small in size and have almost no parts.

To reach the S-level, too many resources are needed, and all the required processes must be top-notch.

Therefore, it is not necessarily 100% successful. Once a problem occurs in a certain process step, coupled with the harsh environment during forging, it is easy to ruin everything.

"I said, 100%, but there is one requirement, you must provide the Stone of Terrax or the Stone of Titan." Li Ming said in a deep voice.

Seeing Li Ming's insistence, several blurry figures hesitated.

"The Stone of Terrax? What is that? Are there any pictures of it?" Someone finally spoke, with confusion.

Li Ming's heart sank slightly. Have they never heard of it either?
If he wanted to upgrade the controlled object to S-level, he had to have the Titan Stone, but during this period, he also searched on the Black Hole Network and found no records.

He thought that his account authority was too low, but these people in front of him didn't know it either.

With the last bit of hope, he took out his smart terminal and projected the photo.

After a low noise, the answer was still negative. "I have never seen this thing, nor have I heard of it. It is something from some corner."

I really don’t know... Li Ming frowned deeply. Since the Ascender Civilization possesses it, there must be traces of this thing, but the people in the Black Hole Hall don’t even know it?

Or is the name different?
"Okay." While he was thinking about it, the dark night had ended. He handed the smart terminal in his hand to Li Ming and asked him to log out of the account, with a strange look in his eyes.

The creation time and various records show that the actual user of this account is indeed Li Ming.

"Okay, after our witness, you are now a member of the Black Hole Hall." An Ye said.

Li Ming's expression froze for a moment. "Is it that simple?"

"It's that simple." An Ye nodded, "In fact, we are just witnesses, and we have not denied your qualification to join."

"Since its establishment, there has only been one threshold for joining the Black Hole Hall, and that is the hall logo." Someone in the shadow added.

"The Black Hole Hall has only one purpose, to help each other."

Li Ming nodded thoughtfully, and then asked in doubt: "Is there no Casting Star mechanic in the hall?"

He suddenly thought that if the purpose of the Black Hole Palace was followed, there should be no shortage of weapons of this level.

"Only one," Dark Night responded, "because the mechanic needs a lot of resources from the beginning, and the one who can provide a lot of resources cannot be a lone wolf."

Mechanics trained by powerful forces are naturally not worth investing in.

"Don't look, they are not here." He added, obviously there are more high-level people in the Black Hole Hall than just these people.

Li Ming suddenly realized, and his heart moved slightly. He couldn't help but say: "After a while, I may sell a large amount of arms to the outside world, and provide mercenary services. If you need it..."

"You, or your teacher?" someone sneered immediately.

"Is there any difference?" Li Ming asked, "Can't I get your help?"

Someone in the shadow shook his head: "You just joined, you are just an ordinary junior member, the help you get is limited."

The loud-voiced phantom suddenly said, "The security company under my control will need to replace a batch of weapons within half a year. I can give you the order."

After he finished speaking, the phantoms fell silent for a while, as if they were considering something. Soon they also said, "Arms and mercenary business, right? We've got that in mind."

Li Ming was not surprised. If he was just an ordinary B-level life form, he would definitely not have received such treatment and would have to follow the rules of the Black Hole Hall step by step.

But he is now the spokesperson of Qinglong. Not only that, he himself has the potential for development at level 46. With these two identities combined, he can naturally ignore certain rules.

Afterwards, they exchanged a few words with An Ye and then dispersed.

An Ye sent him a software package with a black castle pattern. He registered, entered An Ye's referral code, and after passing the review, he logged in to the backend of the Black Hole Palace.

He took a rough look at it. It was equivalent to a small black hole network, but more secretive and secure. It not only contained various rewards, but also assistance information.

He is currently a junior member. If he wants to upgrade, he needs to earn points, which can be obtained from bounties or rescue missions.

Initially, you have one point, which can be used to issue a reward or request for help.

Of course, points are not omnipotent. More often than not, this is a platform for finding a reliable helper, and it is also necessary to settle external additional rewards through the black hole network.

If members of the palace fight each other, there will be inspectors who will investigate the whole story and make a judgment.

It looks loose, but there is a set of order in operation.

The items sold on its internal shopping mall platform are also much cheaper than those on the Black Hole Network.

This aroused his interest, and he searched directly for metal raw materials. It turned out that they were indeed available. After a brief comparison, he found that they were about 20% to 30% cheaper than those on the Black Hole Network. If purchased in bulk, the discounts would be even greater.

The shipping cost is ridiculously cheap, only a few million star coins at most.

This is right!
"Tsk... It's a good thing I didn't buy it in advance." Li Ming grinned, otherwise he would have been cheated again.

The most critical role of the black hole network is to provide gray services to the orderly civilization, so the premium is very high. However, this chaotic star gap has no restrictions, and using the black hole network to buy things will result in too much loss.

But on second thought, isn't this equivalent to digging into the corner of the black hole network?

He couldn't help but ask: "Black Hole Network, don't care?"

An Ye's expression paused slightly, then he shook his head and said, "The Black Hole Network never cares."

Li Ming was slightly stunned. The Star Network is a super large network led by the Interstellar Alliance and jointly developed by the Xingyuan Empire, Yongyao Federation and a large number of advanced civilizations.

The black hole network it relies on is probably of similar size and extremely mysterious. Its controller or controlling group seems to have never appeared.

Then, he casually uploaded the picture of the Terrax Stone as a bounty mission.

"As long as there is any information or clues, once confirmed, there will be a generous reward, no less than one million star coins."

After posting it, he heaved a sigh of relief, and then suddenly realized that there was an inexplicable sense of trust in posting tasks in the Black Hole Hall.

This is because he himself is the owner of the Hall of Fame target, and when Black Hole Network first invested in him, he knew exactly what he could achieve.

They are all talented people, and the things they are exposed to are definitely not comparable to those of ordinary bounty hunters.

The thought gave him some hope.

Seeing that Li Ming was already familiar with the place, An Ye took him away and asked casually on the way, "Qinglong wants to sell arms to foreign countries?"

"Yes, the teacher has this plan." Li Ming nodded in response.

"He doesn't seem to be a mechanic certified by the Machinists Association yet." An Ye said, opening a website.

"Mechanics Association?" Li Ming was a little confused, and then he vaguely remembered.

I seem to have heard of this association. When I was on Blue Star, Master Mechanic Castellon gave me his Master Mechanic Badge.

He said that with that thing, he could go directly to the Huangzhong Mechanical College under the Mechanics Association.

But Li Ming discovered that the thing was also a career advancement device, so he just used it directly.

The Mechanics Association does not have a branch in a small civilization like Blue Star, at least it has to be an advanced civilization like Itlan.

“If I’m not certified, I’m not considered a star-level mechanic?” Li Ming pondered.

"How is that possible?" An Ye shook his head and laughed. "There's no need for others to certify your knowledge and skills. If you just want to sell arms, it's better to have this certification."

"Forging-level mechanics are a golden sign. Some people buy weapons and maybe don't use them themselves, but resell them to civilizations that have weapons bans, saying they are made by Forging-level mechanics, and they can sell them for a lot more money."

"You have to let them find out that the stuff comes from Forge-class machinery, so it can be sold more widely."

Li Ming suddenly realized that although Qinglong's reputation had risen, it was not yet to the point where everyone knew him.

The Star-level mechanic certification is clearly visible on the Machinists Association and is considered a golden signboard.

"But my teacher may not be able to come in person." Li Minglue was embarrassed.

"The Machinists Association is not an organization like ours. He doesn't need to come in person. You just need to show up." An Ye said casually, "No one doubts his technical level. If he wants certification, the Machinists Association will be eager for it."

"Thank you for your help." Li Ming nodded and followed An Ye, using the smart terminal to search for relevant information about the Mechanics Association. This search really gave him a shock.

This Mechanics Association was jointly founded by three master-level mechanics. It is spread across the galaxy and is extremely authoritative.

Its review system is recognized by more than 95% of civilizations in the universe.

"Master mechanic." Li Ming was amazed. What they created could almost change the rules of the universe on a small scale.

It is divided into three basic levels: elementary, intermediate and advanced, and the criteria for division are extremely detailed.

From the theoretical level to the practical operation, it is very authoritative.

Above that is the Great Mechanic. After reaching this level and being certified, one will be awarded a badge personally crafted by a master mechanic.

When seeing this information, Li Ming's heart moved slightly. No wonder the badge could become a career advancement device. It turned out that it was made by a master mechanic.

Then after completing the Star-Forging Mechanic certification, the badge obtained should also be used as a career advancement tool, right?

He was thinking about it all the way and couldn't help but feel a little bit of anticipation.

More than half an hour later, they finally arrived at their destination, the Twin Peaks branch of Yeyue Biological Evolution Corporation.

This place is much more magnificent, with three high-rise buildings connected by metal corridors.

Yeyue Biological Evolution Corporation is a large interstellar consortium whose business scope includes the sale of low-level gene seeds, customization of high-level gene seeds, and various biological reagents.

The Yeyue Laboratory that An Ye mentioned is actually their most core business laboratory, which is specifically responsible for accepting customization of advanced gene seeds.

There are also thresholds. We never accept customization from the outside. Basically, only top-level members are eligible to access it. Many people don’t even know that Yeyue Company has such a laboratory.

There are many life forms coming in and out here, and they all have a fierce aura. C-level and B-level evolved forms can be seen everywhere, and even A-level life forms can be seen occasionally, going to various floors to conduct various business.

Li Ming and his friends were led into the lounge. Not long after, a service staff came over and asked them to go to a higher floor with a smile.

We went straight to the top floor and came to a more luxurious lounge, where the grade and service were greatly improved.

There was also a waiter who asked if he wanted any wine, but before Li Ming could say anything, he was rejected by An Ye, who seemed disgusted by what had happened before.

Soon, with the sound of high heels coming closer and closer, a slender figure pushed the door open and walked in. It was a slender lizard man in a professional suit. She smiled and said, "Hello, both of you. I'm the branch manager. You can call me Emma."

When it speaks, the pink snake tongue moves in and out from time to time at a very fast speed.

After a brief introduction, she went straight to the point, "Sir Dark Night, your customized gene seed has been delivered three days ago. Please follow me to pick it up."

In theory, this thing was custom-made by Anye. The two nodded, stood up, and followed Emma through two corridors to the safe.

After some verification, buzz - the heavy metal door opened, and there were neatly arranged small safes on both sides.

Emma walked to the center and pulled out drawer No. 56, which contained a silver-white metal safe.

She turned the safe around and placed it on the long metal table in the middle, then entered a series of passwords. As white mist poured out, the safe slowly opened, and Emma smiled and stepped aside.

At An Ye's signal, Li Ming walked forward and opened the box to ninety degrees.

On the black velvet cloth lay a metal injection can as thick as an adult's arm, with red, gold, blue and purple interwoven into one.

(End of this chapter)