This is not mechanical ascension...

Chapter 341: Accident! Reina was killed!

"It's outrageous that civilization can be born in this dimensional world..." Robin sighed.

Li Ming thought of the deep dimensional world. Some dimensional worlds had the same environment as the main universe. It seemed normal for intelligent creatures to be born there and then evolve into civilizations.

Even if the environment is different from the main universe, it is not impossible for civilization to be born.

Robin continued: "The civilization of Terrax was born very early. At that time, there was no interstellar alliance. Every Terrax person was very powerful, and the territory of civilization spanned millions of dimensional worlds..."

When saying this, Robin was also a little horrified. It was hard to imagine what kind of civilization that would be.

Li Ming listened quietly. Robin didn't know much actually. He only knew some general information, but he was hesitant and couldn't explain clearly the origin and function of the Terrax Stone.

These should require S-level permissions to unlock.

Do you want to find a way to control this skull?

His eyes moved slightly and he shook his head secretly. Control was only the first step. He still had to enlighten it to make it completely obey him. Too much metal energy was wasted.

And according to the Skull, this information is not hidden directly in his mind, but transmitted to his mind using the hyperdimensional information state.

He didn't really believe it at first, but when he saw the skull inexplicably upgraded and became stronger, he began to believe it a little.

"If I want to find the Terrax Stone, it seems that I can only go to the dimensional world..." Li Ming pondered to himself.

He currently only has one bit of energy, which is definitely not enough and needs to be reserved.

"I don't know how such a powerful civilization disappeared..." Robin sighed. He also asked the butler this question, but the butler said that he could not answer it, not because of insufficient authority.

"Who knows? It's nothing but external enemies and internal factors." Li Ming said casually, and Robin nodded thoughtfully and asked:
"When do we set off? Should we wait until Reina is handed over? However, we need a special method to go to the dimensional world."

“I know of several organizations that have this approach.”

"I have asked Lord Austin for help. He will directly open the passage to the dimensional world." Li Ming said.

Robin then remembered, "Yes, Sir Austin is the Red Robe Master."

After waiting for another seven or eight hours, the talents of the Xingyuan Empire arrived at the Twin Peaks node.

Under Austin's auspices, the two sides met at his residence, called the Red Temple. This place looked quite magnificent, with staggered classical buildings standing in the center of the Twin Peaks, penetrating the center of the earth and connecting the upper and lower levels.

The temple lobby is quite dreamy, with the azure sky in the early morning and the dim glow of the evening, clearly separated like a zebra crossing.

Countless parallel lines are drawn on the ceiling, intersecting and controlling the mimetic ecosystem of the upper and lower layers.

The leader of the Xingyuan Empire was tall and dressed in neat combat armor. He was an A-level life form and called himself Baim. He did not speak harshly to them but was very polite instead.

But when he saw Reina, the human stick, coming out of the tank guard, his cheek twitched involuntarily and he looked at Li Ming speechlessly.

He quickly asked people to check, using all kinds of sophisticated medical equipment, and was obviously afraid that Reina might have some hidden illness.

Austin watched from the side, somewhat curious as to whether Qinglong would implant a virus that would cause genetic degeneration into Reina.

This news is currently only spread among a limited number of people in the Chaos Star Gap, and he does not know whether the Xingyuan Empire has learned of this news.

But after examining the group of people in front of him, he could only come up with an answer that there was no problem at all.

"Thank you for your cooperation. Grand Duke Guya asked me to send his regards to you and His Excellency Qinglong."

After confirming that Reina was fine, Baim's expression eased a little, and he said a few words off topic, "...The attitude of the empire's top brass towards you is very peaceful and there is no prejudice."

This sentence belongs to a transaction that cannot be made public. He returned the person to Grand Duke Guya in order to prevent the Xingyuan Empire from taking action against him.

No matter what happened before, Grand Duke Gu Ya should respond in return of his kindness.

For the Xingyuan Empire, they don’t care what tricks are involved. What they see is that Reina came to their door and was then released by Qinglong. This just shows that the power of the Xingyuan Empire is still terrifying.

Naturally, no one would pay too much attention to Qinglong. Perhaps some people are really satisfied with his attitude.

Li Ming nodded. He didn't have much to say to Bayim. After a few simple greetings, the handover ceremony ended.

"I have already made arrangements here. You can go to the dimensional world at any time." Austin told Li Ming very efficiently.

"Okay." Li Ming nodded. He needed to wait. He didn't know what situation he would encounter when he went to the dimensional world this time.

Therefore, a large amount of development drugs, nutritional drugs, life-sustaining drugs and other types of supplies were purchased.

The price of A-level potions was already quite expensive, and this batch of purchases had cost him 500 to 600 million star coins, which had basically consumed all the remaining funds in the Black Hole Network.

It has not been delivered yet. Li Ming said goodbye to Austin and prepared to study the matters of the dimensional world further.

He had just learned about the existence of the "Dimension Center" from the intelligence network inside the Black Hole Palace.

"…The Dimensional Hub was jointly developed by the Interstellar Alliance, the Xingyuan Empire, the Yongyao Federation, and several star cluster-level civilizations…"

"... Hundreds of dimensional worlds have been penetrated, and this is used as the base point for exploration, spreading radiation in all directions. In order to reduce maintenance costs and free exploration labor, the dimensional center is directly open to the outside world. All life forms in the main universe can go to the dimensional center and then explore the dimensional world..."

Li Ming flipped through the smart terminal and found that there were quite a few dimensional explorers. This profession was obviously much more promising than interstellar time.

However, not many people know about this channel and have access to it. The threshold is destined to be relatively high, and the lower limit is at least a C-level life form.

The last time someone saw the Dominant Holy Elephant appear was near the center of the dimension.

He understood it carefully, but only half a day had passed since Reina's handover when two major events suddenly happened one after another.

.........

The universe was silent, and the boiling energy in this space gradually subsided. Everywhere were scattered wreckage of warships and imperial soldiers covered with frost, with swollen and deformed bodies.

The slender battleship in the center was filled with exploding flames.

There were many pitch-black disc-shaped warships hovering around, scanning the battlefield back and forth and clearing up any traces.

In the battleship, Baim's eyes were wide open, staring at the figure in front of him, with silver hair and silver eyes, surrounded by silver energy.

"Albert...how dare you attack the Imperial Fleet! Are you committing treason?" He gritted his teeth and shouted harshly, his limbs twisted.

Albert shook his head, obviously too lazy to pay attention to the other party. A silver crystal emerged and pierced directly through Baim's forehead.

Then he looked at Reiner, who was soaking in life-sustaining liquid with a complicated expression, and was not as angry as Albert had imagined.

"Nicholas is really vicious. He intercepted me halfway. He wanted to frame me for Qinglong." Reina said sadly, "Unfortunately, I was seriously injured."

Albert also sighed, "You and I both know that it was Qinglong who killed Gabriel, but he had no way to deal with him. He captured you but then released you. The Grand Duke had no other choice."

"Don't worry, you will be a martyr, and Qinglong will be buried with you." "Buried with you?" Reina sneered, "In the end, the one buried with me must not be Nicolael."

Albert's face darkened slightly, and a silver energy glow surged, covering everything.

……

In Li Ming's room, Austin's face was gloomy. In the starry sky outlined by runes, a pile of debris was floating.

Li Ming frowned, "Reina, dead?"

"Not bad." Austin rubbed his brows, "What happened thirty minutes ago, Reiner's body has been found."

The scene in front of him changed, and a withered stick-like figure was lying on the silver metal bed. It was easy to tell that this was Reina.

Being seriously injured, he had no power to resist. As long as the firepower was sufficient, even the S-level life forms would not show up.

"Do you think my teacher did it?" Li Ming looked at Austin.

Austin shook his head, neither denying nor confirming, and simply said: "I think it doesn't matter who did it. The key is who the Xingyuan Empire will think did it."

"This matter must be explained. The Empire has already held an emergency meeting and will send someone to investigate."

Li Ming's eyes were cold. A series of figures passed through his mind, and finally stopped at one figure: "Nicholas."

Austin was surprised, and then asked tentatively: "Gabriel, did he really die at the hands of your teacher?"

Li Ming did not answer. Austin saw this and did not say much, feeling somewhat helpless:

"Has the internal strife in Xingyuan Empire reached this point? In order to deal with your teacher, they are willing to kill an S-level life form."

He shook his head. Killing Reina would be equivalent to putting the Xingyuan Empire on the line. The murderer had to be found.

Li Ming estimated that the Xingyuan Empire might be able to find something on Nicholas.

But in order to cover up the internal strife scandal, they may deliberately pin the blame on outsiders.

Will you choose Qinglong?
He was not sure. It depended on how threatening Qinglong was in the eyes of the Xingyuan Empire.

"This news is still blocked, but it shouldn't be blocked for too long." Austin reminded, and did not stay long, and left soon.

The people from the Xingyuan Empire died not long after they left him, and he also had a lot of things to deal with.

"Nicholas." Li Ming murmured in a low voice, "How unscrupulous."

Not long after Austin left, Robin rushed over and said excitedly: "Fuck, big news, big news, the Holy Elephant of Domination really appeared, this time it's not just a rumor, someone really took a picture of it, clearly..."

He held the virtual terminal and eagerly played it for Li Ming to see.

On the screen, a black crack appeared in the dark purple sky, and a platinum-colored mechanical elephant roared, causing the space to vibrate.

It is the legendary ruling holy elephant.

Li Ming was not surprised because he was also paying attention to the news before Austin came to tell him about Reina's death.

Robin was flipping through the pages, looking very excited. "Someone processed it, magnified the details, and found an infinite hammer on top of its head."

He opened a picture, which showed a huge hammer placed on the head of a giant mechanical elephant. The hammer head was rough, like the dark stars in the universe. It was the Infinite Hammer.

"It's a big news. This news has really broken out. Everywhere where there is an interstellar network, people are discussing this news. Some are even tracking the whereabouts of the Dominant Holy Elephant." Robin spoke quickly, his face flushed.
"Is the secret of the Hammer Forger's disappearance over three thousand years really going to be revealed..."

He talked for a long time, and then he noticed that Li Ming's face was not very good, and hesitantly asked: "What's wrong, what happened?"

Li Ming shook his head and was about to speak when his heart moved slightly. He raised his smart terminal and saw that it was Blackbeard's communication link.

Seeing this, Robin said tactfully, "Then I'll leave first."

After Robin left, Li Ming stretched out his twisted stance, his appearance changed, and Qinglong came online.

After answering the call, the screen popped up. Blackbeard stroked his beard as usual. He did not speak at first. Instead, he looked at Qinglong's expression and grinned:

"Tsk, Lord Qinglong is really calm. He can keep his composure even when the blame is laid on him."

Li Ming shook his head calmly and did not respond. Instead, he asked, "Is the Holy Elephant of Domination real or fake?"

Blackbeard was surprised and couldn't help asking, "You don't care about Reina's death?"

He said expressionlessly: "I didn't kill him, why should I care."

"Nicholas is obviously trying to frame you," Blackbeard warned.

"I know that the Xingyuan Empire needs an explanation. All we need to do is to make sure they don't target me." Li Ming was very calm.

"Oh? Do you have a solution?" Blackbeard asked curiously.

"It's simple. If the price paid is high enough, they will naturally choose someone else." Li Ming said concisely: "Kill a few more people, and Xingyuan Empire should change its target."

Blackbeard's eyelids twitched, and he understood what Qinglong meant. A behemoth like the Xingyuan Empire no longer planned its actions based on joy, anger, sorrow or resentment, but on interests and costs.

When the cost is greater than the benefits, they will naturally look for other ways.

Qinglong must show enough muscle to force the Xingyuan Empire to find a scapegoat.

"No need to react so strongly." Blackbeard said hurriedly. This kind of expansion was not in their interest. If Qinglong accidentally encountered one of their own, it would cause more trouble.

It is not known whether Qinglong forced them to help or he was really prepared to do so.

"We have a way." He didn't keep the secret and added, "I originally thought that the next plan for the Corona Borealis ring would take another three to five years, but I didn't expect Nicolael to make such a stupid move and have someone kill Reina."

"We have evidence here, and we will release it at the right time. Then someone will be crushed to pieces."

Do they have evidence for this?
Li Ming was surprised and frowned, "When will it happen? It won't affect me, right?"

"Don't worry, he will definitely be released once enough people are involved and the location is large enough." Blackbeard said, and then reminded worriedly:

"Your Excellency must not act rashly, otherwise it is likely to cause a chain reaction."

"I see." Li Ming stared at Blackbeard with a blank expression on his face, and suddenly said, "Nicholas sent someone to kill Reina. Could it be that your people instigated this move?"

"How is that possible?" Blackbeard's heart skipped a beat and he quickly denied it: "The risk is too great and it will be easily discovered. We prefer to be safe."

　I stayed up all night yesterday, but my heart was broken.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)