This is not mechanical ascension...

Chapter 354 Robin's Backstab

"Provide help?" Li Ming repeated.

Blackbeard seemed to be afraid that he would ask for too much, so he added: "It is corresponding help."

Li Ming did not dwell on this matter. Instead, he said, "It's not even at all costs. I feel like you don't care much about this plan."

Blackbeard paused for a moment, even his breathing disappeared. After a moment, a voice came from the screen, saying with some helplessness: "The plan is of course important, but we can't do it at all costs."

Li Ming did not comment, but he also wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to gain some benefits.

But the matter was of great importance, and there were still many things that had not been clarified. He did not agree hastily, but just said, "Let me think about it..."

Blackbeard went on to say, "Sir, as far as we know, several major civilizations have reached an agreement to send high-potential seeds that have been cultivated in secret to be selected by the Holy Elephant of Domination. There must be a result, and time is running out."

"Don't you have any interest in the inheritance of the Master Craftsman? The Infinite Hammer, and the Master Craftsman's most famous method of forging hammers, the "Mechanical Holy Spirit." Blackbeard persuaded and wanted to say more.

But Li Ming interrupted directly: "I understand, let's stop here."

In a hotel somewhere in the central world, Blackbeard sat on the bed, speechless. He sighed helplessly and watched the screen fall into darkness.

He couldn't help but frown. According to the normal procedures of the organization, if he wanted to join the Ceremonial Council, he needed to complete many plans and tests.

But he now increasingly found that although he was the one who invited the other party to join, it was difficult for him to take the initiative in front of Qinglong.

Qinglong is so mysterious, with all kinds of methods emerging one after another. This is also something he has never mentioned before as a test.

He estimated that if he really mentioned any test, Qinglong would probably get furious and turn the table over and refuse to play.

This time, Qinglong would have to take a huge risk. He also felt it was very difficult and was not sure whether the other party would agree in the end.

Even though the inheritance of the Hammer Forger was tempting, Qinglong's patience was too good. He couldn't tell whether the other party wanted it or not, so he could only try his best to lobby.

Who made Li Ming the first guy to attract the attention of the Holy Elephant?

Putting away the smart terminal, many thoughts flashed through Li Ming's mind. He certainly did not want to be an enemy of the Xingyuan Empire openly, but a lean camel is bigger than a horse.

Even if this empire is extremely corrupt, and it drags its bloated body and insists on killing one person, let alone him, even if it is the overlord-level boss of the Chaos Star Gap, it will not be a problem.

However, as for the Holy Elephant, not to mention the inheritance of heritage, the combat power of that old elephant alone is extremely impressive.

As the guardian of the Xingyuan Empire in the central world, Nagaint had a development progress of over 60%, but was suppressed by a single kick and had no power to resist.

I don’t know if this old elephant can be controlled.

There is also the Mechanical Holy Spirit, which is a famous special technological means of the Hammer God. It is an in-depth study of mechanical bodies. It can integrate a large number of mechanical bodies into one, and finally form a "Mechanical Holy Spirit" that can burst out with terrifyingly strong combat power.

Li Ming's thoughts were in a mess, but then they calmed down, and elemental fluctuations appeared on the surface of his skin.

Although the situation is complicated, it is always right to improve one's own strength. In the current situation, he does not need to be too anxious.

"It's a good opportunity to collect information about the Terrax Stone or the metal element world here."

Li Ming thought that this was the distribution center of the main universe in the dimensional world, and there must be a large amount of relevant information flowing here.

So, he made some arrangements, calmed down, continued to develop his gene seeds, deployed the gravity generator, and directly increased it to four hundred times.

In the terrifying gravity range, even the flow of elements on the surface of his skin became extremely difficult.

So, about five or six days later, Robin knocked on his door hurriedly, and after slipping in through the crack, he looked a little worried.

"Old Li, this is not good..." he said as he came in. Li Ming had already taken a twisted stance.

Robin has been busy these days. He was bored in the spaceship before, so he has been wandering around the central world. Thanks to his frequent interstellar interactions, he has made the acquaintance of many people.

"What's wrong?" Li Ming asked him to sit down, looking very indifferent.

"MD, yesterday morning, when I was strolling around, I found a group of soldiers who captured several life forms in front of me." Robin stroked his hair and gestured as he spoke:

"I felt strange at the time. There aren't many laws in this central world. Even if someone uses a fake identity, most people turn a blind eye."

"I have been asking around for quite a while and finally found out that more than half a month ago, the three civilizations jointly formed a joint review team to screen all those who were found to be abnormal in the process of selecting the successor of the Holy Elephant of Domination."

"The most important thing is that those who turn around and walk away near the Holy Elephant of Domination will be the focus of observation. Each one will be marked and then examined one by one in order."

After he finished speaking, he said in a hateful voice, "We turned around and left at that time, so we must have been marked. I feel that it won't be long before they will find us."

"With the ID cards we applied for previously, they know our whereabouts very well."

Li Ming had already guessed it, and just nodded when he heard it.

"You already know?" Seeing that Li Ming had no reaction, Robin couldn't help but asked in surprise.

"I guessed it a little bit."

Robin couldn't help but ask, "What should we do? Should we leave first?"

This is the base camp of various forces. There is no telling how many advanced life forms are hiding here. If the two of them are discovered, Robin doesn't know how to escape.

"No need." Li Ming shook his head. This was not a dead end.

Robin hesitated, as if he wanted to say something, then his expression was shocked, and he suddenly reacted and said:

"I almost forgot. Even if they find you, they can't do anything to you. If they really do something to you, the Mechanics Association will definitely not let it go."

Robin's words were full of envy when he said this. When he found out about these things, he was a little anxious and wanted to leave in a hurry.

I always subconsciously put myself in the shoes of the time when I was hiding from people, afraid of offending others, and acting cautiously. Li Ming has a big boss backing him up, and behind the big boss is the huge Mechanics Association.

The Machinists Association had already issued a statement. Although it did not directly say that it would protect Li Ming, it also emphasized that no one would be allowed to meddle in the selection process.

Thinking of this, he felt a lot more relaxed.

Li Ming smiled and just shook his head: "That being said, unfortunately, one of my teacher's enemies happens to be the leader of this joint review department."

"The Bloody Duke, Nicolael, the teacher who had always suspected me, killed his son."

Robin was stunned. His heart, which had just been relieved, became tense again. "What do you mean?"

Li Ming looked Robin up and down, and suddenly said something shocking: "Lao Luo, have you ever thought about stabbing me in the back?"

Robin was stunned by the change of topic, and then he came back to his senses, stood up suddenly, and said excitedly, "Lao Li, who do you think I am? I am not the kind of person who would betray my friends."

Li Ming waited quietly for him to finish, then shook his head and said, "Misunderstood, I didn't doubt you, otherwise I wouldn't have let you wander around freely outside." Robin was slightly stunned, then thought about it and said in a muffled voice, "I'm sorry, I've been backstabbed before, so I got stressed."

Li Ming didn't care. He knew Robin's character. Of course, this was just one of the reasons why Li Ming trusted him.

Another more important reason is that his butler would never allow him to do so.

Compared with the problems Li Ming has revealed now, if he is caught, he may be temporarily imprisoned, but the danger is not high.

Even if there is a conflict with Nicholas, it was Qinglong who did it after all. What does it have to do with Li Ming?
If he was willing to submit to Nicholas, the Bloody Duke would definitely forgive him for his past mistakes.

But Robin's secret is different.

If both of them were caught, Robin would be in greater danger.

"What I mean is, if you haven't thought about it before, you might want to think about it now." Li Ming said. Robin looked even more confused and didn't understand anymore.

Li Ming then explained: "I want you to contact Nicolael and have a good chat with the Grand Duke."

Robin was stunned for a moment before he reacted, his expression changed: "Huh?"

……

The Xingyuan Empire, the Yongyao Federation and the Star Cluster Republican Alliance jointly established the Inspection Department.

Since it was proposed by the Xingyuan Empire, the headquarters was also set up in the Xingyuan Empire’s base.

Nicholas was standing in the command center, with thousands of surveillance screens in front of him, monitoring the Holy Elephant and its surroundings from all angles.

The staff at their posts were constantly working, and a low noise enveloped the room.

The number of marked people on the screen continues to increase, but the rate of reduction is quite slow.

Nicholas glanced at the numbers, which had now accumulated to more than four hundred thousand.

"Grand Duke, the request for troop deployment has been rejected. The other two parties are unwilling to dispatch more soldiers to cooperate with the review work." Someone came to report.

Nicholas glanced at the document and saw two clear red characters on it - "Rejected". A sneer flashed across his lips: "It was expected that as long as it was a joint effort, no one would be willing to put in more effort."

"But this is just perfect. We can directly transfer 30,000 soldiers from here to cooperate with the inspection work."

Albert watched from the side, and after the reporting personnel left, he whispered, "Will Li Ming really come?"

"He will definitely come." Nicholas was extremely confident. "He is a master hammersmith. Who can ignore him?"

"Unfortunately, it will take another 30 days for the "cage" to be delivered. The process is too slow." When he said this, his face darkened again.

Converging information states is by no means a difficult task for a Casting-level mechanic.

But convergence does not mean complete disappearance. As long as it survives in the universe, it will inevitably produce information states.

The scientific name of the cage is quantum information state cage matrix. It is a super-large-scale screening of the regional range from a more detailed level. This method is used when searching for the dark night, but on a larger scale.

But in order to move this thing over, many steps were required, and no one gave him the green light, and the royal family even deliberately made things difficult for him.

When he thought of this, Nicholas's face turned ugly. He felt great when he could trip others, but he felt very unhappy when it was others' turn to trip him.

At this moment, Nicholas's smart terminal vibrated slightly, and the screen popped up, revealing one of his intelligence officers.

"What's wrong? Did something happen in the main universe?" Nicholas asked with a frown.

The intelligence officer hurriedly explained: "No, a guy who calls himself the Star Thief just found our contact information from somewhere and claimed to have clues about Li Ming."

"Star Thief?" Hearing this rather unique name, Nicholas's face changed slightly. He slid his finger and quickly pulled up a piece of information. The picture on it was Robin.

"Is it him... the guy who was brought into the dimensional world by Li Ming?" Nicholas looked through the records. He had seen this person's information. He was a member of the Black Hole Hall, an interstellar mercenary, an explorer, a scavenger...

"Transfer it over." Nicholas said immediately with a twinkle in his eyes.

"Yes!"

The intelligence officer agreed, and after a moment, a communication came in. Nicholas glanced at it, paused for a moment, and then answered it.

"The Bloody Duke?" Robin asked first in a slightly frivolous voice.

"It's me." Nicholas said in a deep voice, getting straight to the point: "Robin, how do you know I'm looking for Li Ming now?"

"I didn't know." Robin's answer surprised him, "but I know now."

Nicholas frowned and listened to Robin's explanation, "I just thought you would definitely be interested in him. After all, his teacher seemed to have done something that made you unhappy."

Nicholas's face darkened. "According to the information we have, you should be with Li Ming now. Why are you going to betray him?"

"I'm not his subordinate, so it's not a betrayal. I just need to gain the maximum benefit." Robin said naturally.

Nicholas didn't say anything, and didn't know whether he believed it or not, so he asked, "Where are you now?"

"Alas, alas, alas..." Robin said in a high voice: "Is it because of the Grand Duke that you are so ignorant of the rules?"

"What do you want?" Nicholas was not angry.

"I originally just wanted to exchange it for some money, but Your Excellency seems to care more about Li Ming now, so I have to raise the price a little bit." Robin said mercenarily: "You should know the Terrax Stone."

Nicholas' eyes flashed, "What do you want that for?"

"What do you think? If it weren't for Li Ming, I wouldn't have known that the Stone of Terrax has such a great effect." The greed in Robin's words was obvious.

This is consistent with the information. According to their tracking and tracing of Li Ming, the bounty for the Terrax Stone in the Black Hole Hall was probably issued by him.

It was this Robin who accepted the reward.

The Stone of Terrax is extremely versatile. It can be used not only as a collectible, but also as a material for modulating S-level gene seeds, energy conduction material for advanced weapons, and many other uses.

And within the empire, it is said that enough Terrax Stones can guide the remaining ruins, which are extremely precious.

"How about giving me ten or eight dollars first?" Robin Lion asked loudly.

Nicolael's expression remained unchanged as he shook his head and said, "Impossible."

(End of this chapter)