This is not mechanical ascension...

Chapter 356 The Secret of the Past

"It's an honor to know that you are a prophet." Li Ming said with a smile in a calm tone.

"You are too modest, sir." The prophet's voice was calm, "Your methods are truly amazing to us."

"Your organization is not much inferior." Li Ming's eyes flickered, and he couldn't figure out whether the other party knew that he had killed Aidas.

The prophet did not mention Aidas, and said, "Excuse me, sir, can you solve the problem of the declining development progress of Desire?"

"This..." Li Ming did not answer, but asked directly: "Where is the Star of Eternal Silence?"

There was no sound on the screen. After a long while, Li Ming heard the prophet's response, which was long and drawn out. "Your Excellency Qinglong, you are really direct enough."

The Holy Mother had anticipated this and guessed that Qinglong's target was the Star of Eternal Silence, but she was surprised at his directness.

The Prophet said, "We do not know the whereabouts of the Star of Eternal Silence."

Hearing this, Li Ming's voice sounded nonchalant: "Don't you know? Since you guys are here to talk to me, shouldn't you be a little sincere?"

The prophet was a little helpless, but he had a rough idea of ​​the information Li Ming had. He knew a lot of secrets, but he was still some distance away from the truth.

This is quite normal. After all, these events happened more than 4,000 years ago. Some of these secrets have almost never been known to outsiders except through word of mouth from the eyewitnesses.

"This involves some things in the past of the Holy Mother Church. Out of sincerity, we are willing to tell you about it." The prophet said sincerely.

Li Ming remained noncommittal. He knew very little about the Star of Eternal Silence, and the only two forces that could try to test it were the Pioneers and the Holy Mother Church.

Li Ming did not want to portray Qinglong as omniscient, as that would seem too fake and would easily have loopholes.

Seeing that he didn't speak, the prophet slowly explained: "Five thousand years ago, the previous prophet Serkaya married the then glorious Holy Emperor, Demes, and gave birth to a child named Adam."

"Through the Imperial Biotechnology and the Holy Mother Church's special methods, Adam's development potential has reached an astonishing level of fifty-seven."

Hearing this number, Li Ming's heart skipped a beat. This... was indeed a bit shocking.

The prophet continued, "This number is already among the top three in the history of the royal family. After Adam came of age, our Holy Mother Church did its best to train him."

"After another five hundred years, Adam has become an S-class life form, and has developed to nearly 100%, becoming the most dazzling descendant of the Glory Saint Emperor."

The prophet's voice was empty, vaguely depicting an era of blood and fire. "But it was also at that time that the previous glorious Holy Emperor, Demes, suddenly died, and the royal power fell into a vacuum."

"Adam took the initiative to seek our help and promised that after he became the Holy Emperor of Glory, he would make the Holy Mother Church an orthodox sect recognized within the Xingyuan Empire and allowed to preach widely."

Widespread preaching... Li Ming's eyes were dim. In the past, the Holy Mother Church was active among high-level people. If it gained the support of the empire, it would also be popularized among the middle-level people, which was terrifying.

The prophet continued, "With his mother's assurance and Adam's integrity and honesty, we were willing to believe him. We put in a lot of effort and after two hundred years, we finally made him one of the most powerful people in the galaxy, the Glorious Holy Emperor."

The prophet's voice finally showed some ripples. "But from the day he became the Holy Emperor of Glory, the upright Holy Emperor Adam broke his promise. Not only did he refuse to fulfill it, he also ordered us to leave the Xingyuan Empire and not to touch even the slightest bit of the Empire's interests."

Li Ming was calm when hearing this. In the words of the prophet, the Holy Mother Church was a white lotus. But if you think about it, you will know that it is not that simple.

The prophet sighed, "Out of desperation and in order to recover the losses, we stole a secret treasure of the imperial family, the Star of Eternal Silence, and caused his mother, Saint Queen Serkaya, to die."

"The Star of Eternal Silence belongs to the Imperial Royal Family..." Li Ming keenly captured this sentence. There is only two words difference between the Imperial Royal Family and the Empire, but they are very different.

"In the past, the Empire was the Empire of the Royal Family." The prophet nodded, "and the House of Commons and the House of Lords were just tools used by the Imperial Family to deceive the lower-class people. But as time went by, the House of Commons and the House of Lords gradually occupied more resources, and in turn forced the Imperial Family into decline."

"The Star of Eternal Silence is a secret treasure obtained by the imperial family."

"Get", Li Ming captured another word, but he did not show it.

The Star of Eternal Silence was not forged by the Empire, but it has always been regarded as an important treasure by the Empire.

Inexplicably, the words "Terrax" emerged in Li Ming's mind. It seemed that only things from this powerful civilization could be regarded as treasures and searched for by the empire.

He speculated in his mind, while the prophet continued, "Adam was furious and launched a war that lasted for more than seven hundred years. In the process, both the Holy Mother Church and the Imperial Family suffered heavy losses."

"The House of Commons and the House of Lords have completely expanded, and the Star of Eternal Silence was lost in the dimensional world during the escape. No one knows where it is, not even us."

This is a magnificent history, and even if the prophet simply summarized it, it would take a long time.

"Even you are the same?" Li Ming rubbed his fingers, "Then why do you insist on having Li Ming's seeds? Just to cultivate powerful tools."

The prophet remained noncommittal: "Sir, we have answered all our questions, it is your turn."

Li Ming paused, then said, "I'm sorry, I can't solve it."

The prophet's originally calm tone suddenly became suspicious: "What do you mean by unsolvable?"

"Literally, that virus was developed by me by accident. It is irreversible and extremely destructive."

"I guess Fushi has fallen from an S-class life form, right?"

The prophet's silence is more than a fall.

After falling to an A-class life form, it does not mean that the S-class gene seed in the body is gone. It is still in Fusi's body, which causes her body to become deformed.

The only option is to forcibly remove her S-level gene seed, which will cause extremely serious damage to her body.

Today, the mental state of the high-ranking official code-named the Witch of Desire is close to insanity. Watching herself gradually degenerate from a higher life form is simply torture.

Even if the Prophet, the Virgin, or anyone in the organization tried to bring them in, they would feel the chilling chill and the despair of a nightmare.

And now, Qinglong actually said that there was no solution? The prophet did not believe it at first.

Li Ming said indifferently: "I didn't lie to you. You should have already tested her development potential, and it's 0%. This is the powerful destructive power of the virus. No one can repair it."

To make his argument more convincing, he continued, "Under the current circumstances, there is no need for me to lie to you."

"I named it the 'Eternal Nightmare', a nightmare that even its creator cannot solve."

Nightmare...an eternal nightmare. When she thought of the state of desire, she could vaguely feel a chill coming towards her.

This kind of virus would rank among the best in interstellar history. She even wanted to question Qinglong, asking him why he had nothing better to do than researching a virus that would harm others and not benefit himself?
She said coldly: "Your methods leave no room for retreat. Not only are you cruel, but you are also heartless."

Li Ming just smiled faintly when he heard this: "I didn't take the initiative to provoke you."

Listening to Qinglong's rather shameless words, the prophet had only eight words in his mind, "Being a whore, and still wanting to be a saint."

At this point, her words couldn't help but become a little colder: "If that's the case, why do you still want to negotiate and release Fuxi? Are you trying to intimidate us?"

“No, no, no…” Li Ming shook his head: “I still have what you want, so we can talk. As for that witch of desire, I can only let you say sorry for me.”

"You can use a more civilized and honest method. There is no need to secretly send an S-level life form. This will make me uneasy." "Are you willing to take out Li Ming's seeds?" The prophet ignored the second half of the sentence.

"I can consider it, but I want to know why you asked for Li Ming's seeds." Then he emphasized: "I want the truth, not excuses."

The prophet felt more and more that Qinglong was cunning, but she had anticipated it.

The prophet said something shocking: "Mr. Qinglong, let's work together to find the Star of Eternal Silence."

Cooperation?

This abrupt proposal surprised Li Ming, but he did not comment. "What about sincerity?"

The prophet immediately said: "The reason why we need Li Ming is because we need a life form with a development potential of level 50. We have a way to perfectly inherit Li Ming's extremely high development potential and raise his offspring to level 50."

"Level 50?" Li Ming pondered. The requirement to control the Holy Elephant was also level 50, as if level 50 was some kind of threshold.

"Then, by sacrificing this life form with the potential for development at level 50, we can use some method to find the Star of Eternal Silence."

Sacrifice a life form with potential for development at level 50?
Li Ming was also subconsciously shocked. This is a potential stock that can become an X-level life form.

Just sacrificed like that? How powerful is the Star of Eternal Silence?

This was also a question he was very curious about, but he didn't ask.

It would be fine if he didn't know the whereabouts of the Star of Eternal Silence, but it would be wrong if he didn't even know its function.

Li Ming didn't believe it at first. After all, it was just one side of the other party's words. After thinking for a moment, he said, "Let me think about it and give you an answer later."

He was about to end the communication, but the prophet asked at the last moment, "Do you know the name Talos?"

Talos? Did they really run into that guy?

Li Ming pondered and said calmly, "Talos? Never heard of it."

"Okay." After the prophet ended the communication, Li Ming began to review it as usual, flashing through many thoughts, and gradually forming a logic in his mind.

No matter what they need the seeds for, I have to pay the seeds first. As for how to use them later, it is still up to them.

During this conversation, the prophets seemed to have revealed a lot of information, but Li Ming was certain that what they said was definitely not the most core secrets.

For example, regarding the loss of the Star of Eternal Silence, he believed that the Pioneers must know about it, and the Xingyuan Empire must also know about it.

Over the years, there are always a few people who know.

What he said later about sacrificing level 50 to develop potential seemed ambiguous, and more like a statement to dispel his concerns.

Obtaining seeds is a high priority, so we can temporarily ignore the matters of Fusi and even Aidas.

Cooperation? Sacrifice?
As he speculated in his mind, elemental fluctuations began to appear on the surface of his skin again, and his thoughts gradually became silent.

A few days later, relevant information about the central world finally circulated on the black hole network.

A person who claimed to be an eyewitness claimed that he was detained, guarded, interrogated and beaten by multiple forces in the Central World.

According to him, this person is wanted in the interstellar space.

When he went to the Holy Elephant and found a device to detect mimicry masks, he also turned around and left, preparing to leave the central world as soon as possible.

But when he went to pick up the spacecraft, he was found by investigators and directly detained to confirm his identity.

If he didn't have some brains and connections, it would have been difficult for him to get out.

"That's a big pit. Several major empire-level civilizations and the Interstellar Alliance took this opportunity to hunt down wanted persons in order to gain merit."

He was still complaining and attracting ridicule.

"Don't you know what you did? Do you really think you are innocent?"

Li Ming was browsing when there was a hasty knock on the door. Robin walked in without waiting for his response, his face changed as he said, "The censorship soldiers are here, downstairs."

"I have agreed with the hotel owner that if any soldiers come looking for us, we should be informed in advance."

Li Ming's eyes moved slightly, but he didn't care.

Robin seemed anxious, "Should we try to leave first?"

Li Ming signaled him to be quiet and waited for a moment. Sure enough, there was a knock on the door, short and soothing.

Li Ming opened the door and saw a group of soldiers wearing blue combat armor standing outside. The surface of the armor was glowing with a faint blue light. The helmets were streamlined, and data and tactical information flashed in the transparent masks.
The shoulders and elbows were inlaid with miniature thrusters and weapon interfaces. The leader was a Class B lifeform, holding a laser gun, with a cold look in his eyes: "Brown, Nit."

He called out the two people's disguised names and said in a deep voice: "According to the [Temporary Joint Examination Regulations], we will now conduct an identity check on the two of you. Please do not resist and show your identity certificates."

Li Ming moved aside, appearing to be very cooperative: "Please come in."

Seeing how cooperative he was, the expressions of the team members relaxed and they filed in one after another.

Robin was extremely alert and ready to take action at any time.

After closing the door, I saw that the expressions of the people in front of me suddenly became dull.

Li Ming said calmly: "We have already reviewed it here, there is no problem with these two identities."

The leader nodded, "Yes, no problem."

He took out his smart terminal and started drawing.

Robin was dumbfounded, and the butler was also surprised, and his voice rang out, "He actually has psychic abilities."

The interrogating soldiers walked out of the room in a daze, and only after the door was closed did they suddenly wake up.

The team members looked at each other. The leader frowned, looked back and forth, and then glanced at the time. He was soon interrupted by the reminder of the next task. He said in a deep voice: "Let's go."

In the room, Robin was stunned, "It's so easy to solve?"

"Not simple." The butler explained for him, "The development progress of that B-level life form is over 60%. If he can be directly controlled, his mental ability must be at the A-level."

Robin was secretly shocked. Could it be that Li Ming was also an A-level psychic? How was that possible?
He didn't understand.

(End of this chapter)