This is not mechanical ascension...

Chapter 329: Guard Upgrade Base Initially Completed
His main combat capability now is a power system based on the [Heart of Talos].

The blessings of the controlled objects are all based on his own strength, but his current base is not high, so it is nothing more than icing on the cake.

With limited metal energy currently available, upgrading the Mechanical Guards is a better option.

With dozens of times more blessings, it is better to first have an S-level combat power, but the improvement of the control objects also has special abilities.

But the guards also have [Guards Armament], which can assist in combat and in disguise improve their frontal combat capabilities.

It is more cost-effective. When the metal energy is abundant, the relevant control objects can be upgraded.

Li Ming did it right away. He dug out the two mechanical guards, Thunder and Tepper, which he had put away a long time ago.

"Tepper focuses on defense, and Tank Guard is good at defense. Thunder focuses on killing, so we should upgrade Thunder." Temporarily take Tepper back.

Lei Ting is only half the height of a person, slender and slim, with a streamlined alloy body that embodies mechanical beauty. The lights in the room fall on his mechanical body, refracting touches of light.

No one knows how much powerful force can be unleashed from that seemingly weak mechanical body.

Li Ming was already familiar with this process. A large amount of metallic energy surged out, wrapping the thunder. In the golden electromagnetic light, the mechanical structure in his body began to transform again, this time more violently, as if it had turned into a cloud of ions, making a violent clanging sound.

Not long after, the noise finally subsided. Lei Ting had changed a lot. He was finally taller and was almost as tall as Li Ming.

The limbs are still slender, and the surface structure armor is more complex, turning blue-gold. Apart from the color and facial features, it is almost indistinguishable from a normal human body. The mechanical electronic eyes are serrated with double rings inside and outside, which is very strange.

The energy engine in the chest accounts for a larger proportion, emitting gorgeous colors like a turbine.

Level A is a threshold. For normal life forms, it is the initial touch to the mysteries of the universe.

As for mechanical bodies, they are becoming more intelligent, and their energy application and combat methods are becoming more powerful.

"Master..." Lei Ting seemed to be adapting to his new body, and after a long time, he made a sound.

It's an A-class mechanical body, and one of the top ones at that. Its explosive energy level should be comparable to that of Monroe at his peak, giving people a greater sense of security.

Li Ming showed a gratified smile, and while the iron was hot, Li Ming took out a pair of mechanical iron arms that he had prepared long ago.

It consumed 10 million metal energies and upgraded it to A-level. It is also a convenient and easy-to-use [Earth-shaking Fist] with 28 times the power.

Once again, the main combat power system was filled up, and the total was more than one hundred and fifty times.

The amount of power that can be used is also close to ninety times, and the strength is slightly improved again.

Li Ning was immersed in it. Every time he tried it, he felt that it brought some improvement to himself. He enjoyed it so much that before he knew it, seven or eight hours had passed.

Ulrich and the others had been waiting outside, chatting idly, until the hatch opened, and then they all looked in.

In Li Ming's hand was suspended the intact [Matter Reorganization Device], and each side of it was rotating.

"Fixed?" Ulrich's eyebrows jumped. Once upon a time, this was the scene he had been thinking about day and night.

It’s a pity that I had prepared all kinds of precious raw materials, but it turns out that it can be repaired with ordinary materials.

Ulrich recalled some bad memories and his heart was bleeding, but he comforted himself by thinking of it as an investment.

Then, his eyes suddenly focused and he saw a mechanical body following Li Ming.

"Why does that mechanical body feel so familiar..." Sandro looked at it.

It was more than just familiarity. Ulrich remembered more, the first time he came into contact with Qinglong.

There were two mechanical bodies beside him, one tall and one short, and the shorter one was also blue.

Initially, it has the strength of a C-class machine, but can burst out the combat power of a B-class machine.

Later, in the Torch Organization, he saw two mechanical bodies, one tall and one short, with similar colors but greatly changed in appearance.

It has the same strength as a B-class machine, but can burst out the combat power of an A-class machine, which shocked them at the time.

And now, this blue mechanical body has a new one?
Could this be an A-class mechanical body? Ulrich's throat rolled, and he couldn't suppress his curiosity.

"Sandro, go up and take a look. This is not the one you pinched last time." Ulrich said.

Sandro was also confused. Hearing this, he wanted to go over and take a look, but he paused and his face darkened. "Ulrich, every time you call me, it's always bad news. If you want to see it, go and see it yourself."

Ulrich looked surprised. Did this idiot react?
"This is what my teacher gave me for self-defense." Li Ming took the initiative to explain, "It's an A-level mechanical body."

A-class mechanical bodies, everyone's faces were slightly solemn, the atmosphere was quiet, they looked at each other, and there was a hint of shock in their eyes.

They all thought of the battle in the Torch organization.

An A-class mechanical body would not be able to unleash the combat power of an S-class mechanical body.

This speculation seems like a fantasy no matter who they tell it to, but they have seen with their own eyes two mechanical bodies fighting across energy levels.

If it was an ordinary A-class mechanical body, it would be of no use for self-defense for Li Ming now.

Qinglong indeed has hidden tricks up his sleeve. If he really applies that terrifying overload engine to an A-class mechanical body, it might be able to unleash a strength comparable to that of an S-class life form.

Taking in the excited looks of the crowd, Li Ming smiled, always wanting to give people reassurances.

"Everyone, the teacher has activated the matter reorganization device, and now it's up to you." Li Ming stretched out his hand, and the suspended cube-shaped mechanical block in his hand floated to the center of the group.

Everything was ready, and Monroe took over the [Matter Reconstruction Fabricator] without hesitation. As a former user, he was most familiar with it.

"The best way to make use of this thing is to use it to make an assembly line." Monroe said in a deep voice. He walked to the remaining metal material and twisted it gently. The mechanical block in his hand expanded rapidly until it reached a diameter of 100 meters with clear edges and corners.

The invisible force pulled the surrounding metal blocks up into the air, and when they reached mid-air they decomposed into metal ions, which poured into it like metal rivers.

"Let's start with an intelligent base..." Monroe opened his palm and extended a data cable, connecting to the matter reorganization manufacturer.

His data storage device contains a large number of applicable drawings.

Soon, silvery-white metal particles condensed above the matter reorganization device and gradually accumulated at a speed that was neither slow nor fast.

This is an extremely large structure. Although the material strength is not high, the interior is extremely complex.

Li Ming looked at it for a while and felt that it might take some time to produce it, so he simply went back to continue developing the gene seeds.

In the storage compartment of the spaceship, Fusi seemed to have been forgotten, and looked a little confused.

…………

"It seems to be here..." Robin looked at the approaching red star and glanced at the coordinates on the star map.

On the small table next to the driver's seat was his skull-headed butler.

A "zizi" sound came from the communication channel, followed by a stern rebuke: "Unknown spacecraft, this is private territory, please get away from here as soon as possible."

"I'm here to look for someone." Robin was not nervous. He had been interrogated like this dozens of times. "Looking for someone?" The other party's voice sounded a little suspicious. "Who is it?"

"Star Thief." Robin grinned, smoothed his hair, and raised his head slightly.

"What the hell…"

"The higher-ups said that a guy called the Phantom Thief of Sex is coming."

"It's the Star Thief!" Robin frowned, "My friend, your pronunciation of the interstellar common language is not very standard."

The communication channel fell silent, and after a moment a voice came, "Identity verification passed, please follow the guidance of the spacecraft to land."

A small aircraft suddenly appeared, leading Robin to approach the only planet with life. There were several star ports in the outer orbit, like octagonal fortresses.

"The architectural style is quite different from those of ordinary pirates..." Robin docked the spaceship here. Everything here looked unusually new.

After boarding the small aircraft, it soon stopped in front of a huge base.

The base covers a very large area and is mostly silver-white in color. It has tall and thick alloy walls and is heavily guarded. There are rows of metal high-rise buildings and the building structure is extremely precise. Even the metal floors appear to be cast in one piece, with almost no visible joints.

Robin looked at it, a little surprised, "It's not the standard of ordinary forces..."

He followed the soldiers into the base. Small shuttles crisscrossed the base, carrying internal members to various places in a steady and orderly manner.

They also boarded a shuttle, and Robin was quite surprised when he saw the members operating it.

"Rigorous...natural...the design alone is worth a lot of money, and it is not something that an ordinary construction company can undertake..."

He became more and more curious about who the shadow was.

However, the soldiers coming and going are a bit inconsistent with the overall architectural style.

His overall quality seems to be much higher than that of some pirates, but he is also different from some civilized soldiers. Loud laughter can be heard from time to time.

"Mercenaries..." he muttered as he was led into the lounge.

The research room in the deepest part of the base is clean and tidy. There is only one person here, Li Ming. On the table is a disassembled humanoid mechanical body.

"Suzaku, record the laying distance of the energy pathway..." Li Ming was disassembling the mechanical body.

Twenty days have passed since the materials arrived, and this place has already begun to take shape.

What he was disassembling now was a C-class mechanical body that he had enlightened.

It takes metal energy to activate mechanical bodies. The more metal energy there is, the more important this part is. He had already studied it clearly.

The metal energy consumed is nothing more than the extra energy added when the controlled object is transformed into a human form, although he doesn't know why the construct must be in human form.

But as long as the mechanical body is in human form from the beginning, this part of metal energy can be saved as much as possible. The more it resembles the assembled mechanical body, the more it can save.

He can now control the conversion ratio to 50:1, and he wants to control it to the extreme.

As for Suzaku, it was a Class A intelligent system that he specially created. It consumed the remaining little metal energy and was responsible for the operation of the entire base.

"Recording..." Suzaku's voice was soft and light, "Master... the guest you've been waiting for has arrived."

"Oh..." Li Ming paused slightly and finally came.

In the lounge, Robin looked around, with the skull beside him, and then looked at the virtual screen in front of him, "This planet belongs to Barbaro, and it was rented out some time ago. The identity of the renter is kept secret. It is impossible for a junior member to have such a..."

"Mr. Kaito, please wait a moment. The young master is on his way."

A voice suddenly sounded in the room and Robin was startled.

Looking up, I found that a fiery red flying bird had appeared on the table in front of me at some point. It had an elegant posture and extremely long tail feathers.

"I am Suzaku, the manager of this base. You can call my name at any time." Suzaku said.

"Okay, okay..." Robin nodded repeatedly, his eyes wandering, and suddenly asked: "Little master? Do you have a big master?"

Suzaku said in a soft voice, "Yes."

Robin was curious and looked at the bird. He thought it should be the management system here. He wondered if it was an artificial intelligence retardation and whether it could get information about its owner.

He pondered, preparing to circle this artificial intelligence: "Is Shadow your little master, or your big master?"

The Shadow is definitely not operating here under the code name of Black Hole Palace, and this question will make the artificial intelligence hesitate to some extent.

The Vermillion Bird moved gracefully, stroking its tail feathers. "Your Excellency must want to know the identity of the master. It's no secret. His name is Li Ming."

"Wow, so smart..." Robin was surprised and couldn't help but look at the butler.

In general, the answer to his question from a management system is basically insufficient authority, while more advanced ones may further define the meaning of the question.

But this management system guessed his intention directly, skipped all the tests, and told him the final answer directly.

This reminded him of the butler.

Among all the intelligent systems he had seen, his butler was the closest to a normal life form.

It can even bypass core permissions and answer his questions.

“…Li Ming!” Robin, who was admiring the artificial intelligence, suddenly had a brain twist and realized that what was important was not the artificial intelligence, but the name.

"A student of Qinglong, the star-casting mechanic?" Robin's throat rolled. He was familiar with this name.

Because I passed by Twin Peaks on the way here, and when I was chatting with an old friend, he specifically mentioned this matter and said that a dragon had come across the river some time ago.

He didn't know much about Qinglong at first, but later he made a special effort to learn about him.

Is this Qinglong’s base?
His throat was dry and itchy... He felt something was wrong. For a Forge-level mechanic, the scale of this base was a little small...

"Is this what Qinglong gave to Li Mingjian?" He thought subconsciously, and couldn't help but feel a little envious, and sighed:

"Alas, how can there be such a big difference between people? He is a Casting Star Mechanic..."

"You don't have to be gloomy," the butler's voice sounded directly in Robin's mind, like the use of mental power, "Your future is far more than that of a Forging-level mechanic..."

"Don't give me empty promises." Robin was used to it and had long been tired of hearing it. He could not help but said in anger: "If I had a teacher like this, my gene seeds would definitely not be passed on to others..."

He was about to say something, but he held it back. After all, this was not the place to talk, so he sighed helplessly.

　I had something to do today, so the update will be a little delayed. Sorry, sorry.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)