This is not mechanical ascension...

Chapter 363 The Four Heavenly Kings Attract Everyone’s Attention
The first to react were the mechanics, many of whom had great respect for the hammer master.

Seeing that people were forced to choose their successors, they were naturally very unhappy and excited.

They signed a joint protest on Starnet, demanding that the review of the Hammer Forger must follow the principles of fairness and justice.

People like Robin, who has great development potential but has never even seen the Holy Elephant, are even more unhappy. Why are they not even given the chance to buy a lottery ticket?

They also joined the signature campaign and denounced the major civilizations for being authoritarian.

The Machinists Association even issued a statement demanding an explanation from the three major civilized groups.

No one knows whether the two master craftsmen know about this, but now they have to follow the ideas of most mechanics.

After several days of stalemate, Tongyu Shengxiang came forward, recorded a video, and once again emphasized the review rules.

"For a life form that does not have the potential to develop to level 50, there is no need to consider whether it has the possibility of becoming a successor..."

"...Unless you have a very high talent for mechanics like Li Ming, even if that's the case, your development potential cannot be lower than level 45."

In the video, the Holy Elephant of Domination said lazily, "Besides, I am not that easily threatened. I require them to provide people with development potential above level 50."

Although many people still say that the Holy Elephant of Domination was kidnapped because its eyes blinked very quickly in the video.

But the noisy public opinion has slowed down a little.

As a result, the issue of the successor to the Master Forge, which had been less discussed due to the events of the Holy Revolutionary Army, has once again returned to the attention of many interstellar life forms.

Not long after, a list of candidates leaked from somewhere pushed the discussion to a new level.

"Abel, the seventh son of the Glory Saint Emperor, development potential level fifty-two..."

"Estel, a secret research project of the Federal Academy of Sciences, with a development potential of level fifty-three."

"..."

"Fuck, they're all above level 50? I've never even heard of their names before."

Interstellar life forms themselves are full of curiosity about such high-level secrets.

At the same time, underground casinos also started to get involved, starting with "Who will obtain the inheritance of the hammer forger?"

When it comes to gambling, every living being who invests real money will pay unparalleled attention and spread this attention to other people around them.

"But who is the other person? Why isn't there any news about him at all?" Someone also found something wrong. There were five people in total, but why were there only four identities?

The missing person aroused more and more curiosity from all parties. Could it be that he was more noble than someone of Abel's status?
It was more than ten days later when all this trouble came to an end.

"Tsk tsk..." While developing the genetic seeds, Li Ming was also keeping a close eye on the developments.

This operation was carried out smoothly and with a deep understanding of interstellar public opinion communication. It started with power to arouse the resonance of many vulnerable groups, and then ended with gambling, forming a viral communication effect.

Such a terrifying level of attention was achieved in a short period of time. There were only a few days left before the selection of the Holy Elephant to rule, and the transition was smooth.

This terrifying level of attention can usually only be achieved during major interstellar events, such as the succession of the Imperial Holy Emperor or the replacement of the Federal President.

“With this kind of terrifying attention, if it were to come out that the death of the Hammer Forger was related to the Xingyuan Empire, the Mechanics Association would be unable to shrink back even if they wanted to.” Li Mingsi paused, and the corners of his mouth could not help but twitch.

The information of other people has been spread everywhere, but the person recommended by the Master Craftsman has always been kept confidential.

The pioneer obviously wanted to catch everyone off guard, but this also aroused the curiosity of more people. When his appearance came, it would definitely cause an uproar.

The more the pioneers did this, the more he backed off. But then he thought again, "No, I'm not 100% sure that I can get the recognition of the Ruler Holy Elephant. They're making such a big fuss, aren't they afraid that they'll get nothing in the end?"

Li Ming pondered over it, but there were no other clues. He hadn't figured out anything after two or three hours. "There must be other reasons, or they can guarantee that I can get the inheritance..."

Ding Dong!

There was a knock on the door, and a voice came from the video terminal, "Sir, there is a package for you. I have delivered it to you."

"Express delivery?" Li Ming's heart moved slightly. He stood up and opened the door. The lady at the front desk handed him a black box with a smile.

Li Ming took it, which was not too heavy, and casually threw out a purple crystal coin. The receptionist smiled even more happily, with a charming gesture, "Then I will leave first. If you need anything, feel free to call me."

Li Ming noticed the other party's accent and shook his head. After closing the door, he unpacked the black box and opened the metal box inside.

Three metal blocks emitting purple-black light were placed in it. The seemingly inconspicuous metal box was actually an anti-gravity device.

"The packaging is really simple." Li Ming complained. The three pieces of metal were ether crystals, each of which was worth hundreds of billions of star coins, but they were delivered in such a simple way.

Since he had already gotten it, Li Ming was too lazy to complain. He waited for several days and absorbed it directly.

A tremendous amount of metallic energy surged out of it, and the numbers on the control page jumped at a high speed every minute and every second.

After three full hours, Li Ming let out a long sigh, silently clenched his fists, and looked at the number in the control system with a bit of heat in his eyes: 330 million.

Each piece provided him with 110 million metal energies, which was more than he expected.

He already had an idea of ​​how to consume this metal energy, which was to upgrade and enlighten the remaining mechanical guards.

He now has two Terrax stones, but he is not in a hurry to upgrade the control objects on his body.

Upgrading a mechanical guard does not increase the strength that much.

But if you can directly produce three, it will be completely different. With the help of the [Guards Armed] ability, the quantitative change will lead to qualitative change.

In the past ten days, he has thought about it carefully and found that this method is much better than upgrading two controllers and one mechanical guard.

Just do it, take out Tepper first, upgrade it directly, and throw 100 million metal energies directly into it.

The burly golden mechanical body began to disintegrate, and its parts scattered like bright stars.

Then, starting from the bottom, brilliant rays of light intertwined and flickered, and the huge mechanical shield was reshaped first. The originally thick shield surface became smoother, and mysterious energy patterns flowed on the surface.

The metal components on the arms seemed to have come to life. The originally regular shapes began to twist and stretch, developing sharp barbs and complex textures.

The leg components continued to thicken and strengthen, and a layer of energy shield-like film emerged on the surface, with faint electric currents running through it.

The metal plates on the shoulders fold and reorganize with each other, forming a solid structure like undulating mountains, exuding a heavy sense of oppression.

"Master..." After the upgrade, Tepper became taller and heavier, already reaching three meters. He made a dull sound and knelt on one knee on the ground.

Li Ming nodded, asked him to go to the back, and began to prepare to enlighten the other two [Mechanical Guards].

Thunder and Tepper are good at offense and defense respectively. He pondered: "In terms of the main part, let's have endurance, and the last one is mainly about comprehensiveness..."

He didn't think about it for too long. Anyway, the mechanical guards mainly relied on the 50% of the blessing taken from him.

First take out two mechanical prototypes, then transform, strengthen, construct, and upgrade them... The mechanical structure is reorganized, various precision parts jump and combine, the gears mesh with each other and rotate rapidly, making a crisp metal collision sound.

The drive shaft telescopes, the metal plates fold and unfold to form complex and orderly geometric patterns, the cables are intertwined to weave a complex energy network, and the chip modules are quickly spliced.

To construct one from scratch, each one costs more than 110 million.

After five or six hours of hard work, Li Ming finally let out a breath. Looking at the four mechanical bodies standing in a row in front of him, he felt a great sense of security and power.

"How about this, I'll call you the Four Heavenly Kings." Li Ming began to rename you, starting with Thunder: "Sky-shaking King."

"Tipper changed his name to Yu Tianwang."

"Then there's King Hengtian." He pointed at a silver mechanical body. The structure on its back looked like a blooming metal flower. It had four mechanical arms, each with an energy core flashing with colorful light at the end. It also had silver facial armor and a majestic and cold mask.

He has multiple energy cores that can provide a considerable supply of energy for a short period of time.

"The last one is - King Tai." Li Ming's eyes fell on the black mechanical body. It had a symmetrical structure and looked most like a normal human. Its head was streamlined and its eyes were two balls of faint blue light. The black metal material on the surface exuded a matte texture.

The back of the mechanical body has a slightly raised ridge structure, and the dense metal lines on the abdomen are interwoven into a complex pattern, with an energy engine in the center that shines with golden light.

"Yes, master." The Four Heavenly Kings said in unison.

Li Ming rubbed his hands. The ability of [Guards Armament] is not just a simple stacking of mechanical components. When they are combined together, their performance will amplify each other.

With his current data, in normal combat state, his strength and defense are increased by more than one hundred and twenty times respectively.

Even if they can only obtain 50% of the blessing, the energy level of these guards can reach 60S, and they can fight against S-level life forms with a development progress of 40% or even 50%.

The strongest combat state is simple stacking defense.

Strength cannot be stacked, but defense can. Over 250 times the defense stacking, and then use [Guards Armament] with tank guards as the main body.

He is really a super iron turtle. I wonder if he can block the X-level attack. Li Ming is eager to make a move.

Let's put the Four Heavenly Kings away for the time being. The current situation is turbulent, and the improvement of strength always makes people feel more at ease.

The pioneers delivered the goods almost on time, and just two days later, the area around the Holy Elephant of Domination began to be cleared.

Although public opinion on the interstellar network is clamorous, no one in the central world dares to complain. The iron fist of civilization will really fall on their heads.

And because of the terrifying attention this incident has attracted, there are a large number of various reporters in the central world, and there are countless self-media bloggers, so they are bound to consume a wave of traffic.

In just one day, a large area was cleared around the Holy Elephant of Domination.

The top leaders of the three major civilizations have already arrived, riding on special aircraft. They did not use distortion-type positions to block their vision. This time they had a rare clear conscience and had nothing to hide.

“…Someone is behind the scenes fanning the flames, deliberately hyping up the attention this time, and was planning to act in secret.” Prince Costat sighed, and there were several virtual figures sitting on the circular table in front of him.

“…There are no clues. Under such a big public opinion, it is difficult to find the source of the news. It will eventually point to the black hole network…” Dius said in a flat tone.

"…Black hole network…" Prince Costat said helplessly, "This is a disaster."

"What's the point of getting so much attention? With us here, we can strangle the external network of the central world at any time." Claude said indifferently.

"Forget it, let's get started first." Prince Costat murmured.

"The creator of the divine craftsman has not arrived yet." Dius said lightly.

"The creator of the gods?" Prince Costat frowned.

……

The Xingyuan Empire’s golden flying vehicle opened, and two figures flew out, one old and one young.

"Prince Costat... the one next to him must be the seventh son of the Glorious Saint Emperor Adam." Someone below exclaimed with envy, "A guy who was born at the finish line."

“So handsome…” There were also female life forms licking their lips.

"The Senior Primarch of the Federation - Estelle" There was another round of noise.

"Lord Deus..." Someone looked at Deus with fiery eyes, wishing he could pounce on her. Beside her, there followed a young girl with silver hair, with an expressionless face.

They are all guys with extraordinary origins, who have never appeared in the interstellar space before, and all kinds of filming equipment are almost non-stop.

"Fuck, why isn't there a mechanic? That's the legacy of the great hammersmith, we can't give it to these people who have never been exposed to mechanics." Many mechanics were indignant.

"Aren't we starting yet?" Abel asked beside Costat.

He enjoyed looking at the endless sea of ​​people below and the aircraft gathering from all directions, attracting everyone's attention, respect and admiration.

"Creation, where are your people?" King Kostatkin looked in another direction and saw two figures standing on a suspended mechanical aircraft.

They are both mechanical bodies, one red and one white, and are not the real bodies of the God Craftsmen.

"If you don't come, it will be regarded as a waiver." Dius added lightly.

As soon as he finished speaking, there was a commotion all around. There were a total of six people participating in the selection of the Holy Elephant, and the approximate information of the other five had already spread all over the place.

It was only the people recommended by the Godly Craftsman who created it, and there has been no leak so far, the confidentiality work was done very well.

Therefore, many people are curious about who this person is.

"I'm not sure whether he has come or not, he should be here." The God of Creation spoke slowly. The mechanical body that carried him had a smooth face, white body, and delicate features.

"You don't even know the person you recommended?" Costat frowned slightly, puzzled.

Everyone present looked at each other, feeling that something was not right.

"Here they come." A clear voice suddenly sounded from the crowd, not too loud.

By the time everyone reacted, he had already crossed the blockade and stepped into the field.

"Hmm?" Prince Costat lowered his head, his eyes suddenly became deep. Abel had a blank expression on his face, but suddenly frowned.

Since that person stepped into the arena, his facial expression began to change slowly. Eyes were focused on him, cameras began to focus, and at the moment when the mimicry mask froze, countless photos were frozen.

"Li...Li Ming?" In another direction, Robin, who was hiding in the crowd, was dumbfounded.

No wonder Li Ming deliberately separated from him when he went out.

Old Li, you really are not afraid of death.

(End of this chapter)