This is not mechanical ascension...

Chapter 370: Dark Matters and Accusations

Everyone witnessed this scene together under the big screen outside and the interstellar live broadcast with almost no delay.

"Shadow!"

After a brief silence, a mechanic at the foot of the Holy Elephant suddenly roared, his face flushed: "How could it be Abel? This is a naked conspiracy!"

"This assessment is simply a joke. The ruler of the Holy Elephant must have been threatened long ago, and someone has been chosen."

Not only the mechanic, but many people present could not accept this result.

In their view, this thing was obtained by someone who did not need the inheritance of the hammer master. Abel's background and the resources he enjoyed were more than enough.

Li Ming is obviously more outstanding. Mechanics all know that high-level knowledge is more difficult to learn and understand.

This assessment was unfair from the beginning.

Dius had a blank expression on his face, but there was a hint of suspicion in his eyes. He snorted coldly, "Abel, you are really excellent."

She also felt that there was something fishy here. In terms of talent in mechanics, Li Ming and Abel were almost the same, but their development potential was five levels apart.

To be honest, if she were allowed to choose, she would definitely choose Li Ming. Abel came from too good a family and was destined not to take the inheritance of the hammersmith seriously, so it was impossible for him to become a mechanic.

Considering the federal interests, it is better to let Li Ming get it than to let Abel get it.

Crowe was much more direct and blunt: "Did the Empire secretly reach an agreement with the Holy Elephant?"

"What do you mean, Your Excellency?" Prince Costat frowned. "You can see the attitude of the Holy Elephant. How can we influence his thinking?"

Having said that, he was actually quite surprised in his heart. Before Li Ming appeared, Abel's chance of getting the inheritance was slightly higher than others.

But after Li Ming appeared, this possibility was infinitely compressed.

Now that he really got it, he was muttering in his heart.

“Perhaps, the Holy Elephant of Domination also knows that even if the thing is given to Li Ming, this young man cannot leave here today.” Dius said, her eyes sweeping over Prince Costat.

Prince Costat remained silent, with a flash of anger in his eyes. Anyway, it had nothing to do with Abel's excellence.

But Polk, who had been under his control, frowned. Why was things not going as planned? It seemed that the first step had failed.

"Let's shut down external communications first." Costat whispered, frowning slightly as he looked at the increasingly excited onlookers.

He had mentioned this matter more than once, and he had even forcibly cut it off once during these forty days.

The result was a huge protest, and there were even large-scale marches across the empire to demand the right to know.

On the federal side, senior leaders severely criticized the Empire's behavior in order to win votes.

Some people even secretly set up external communications and conduct multi-layer broadcasting, which cannot be stopped at all.

"We still have secret data being transmitted, and we can't shut it down." Deus refused, and warned, "If the Empire forcibly takes over the communication center again, don't blame us for further reaction."

Costat frowned. "Someone is using the incident of the Hammersmith to fan the flames and spread news about the Terrax civilization. Now everyone knows about it."

Dius' eyes flickered. During these forty days, a lot of things happened around the Hammer Forger.

Many sources claim that the disappearance of the Hammersmith was due to the search for relics and treasures left by the Terraxian civilization.

Most Star Citizens are completely unaware of the Terrax civilization.

But soon after, secret news about the Terrax civilization began to spread all over the place.

Because of its connection with the Hammersmith, many people began to learn about this ancient and powerful civilization, sparking a craze.

Dius still refused: "I can't decide on my own. If Your Excellency can convince the federal representatives, I will agree."

Costat's face darkened slightly.

In the internal cabins deep within the imperial base, several major civilizations have their own dimensional barrier traction and positioning technology, which can ensure that their own spacecraft appear directly at the base.

As ripples appeared in the space, a luxurious golden spaceship slowly emerged, its outer shell shining with dazzling golden light, with a majesty that made people dare not look directly at it.

Diaz was waiting here with a respectful look, his injuries had recovered. As the cabin door opened, a figure slowly walked out.

Diaz lowered his head even more, with a hint of shame in his voice: "Your Excellency, I..."

“Shh…” Prince Ryan raised his finger and lowered his eyes, “Such words mean nothing to me. If you are really ashamed, you can commit suicide, or find a way to make up for it.”

Diaz was worried. Prince Ryan's eyes moved slightly, as if he noticed it. He asked with interest, "There's quite a commotion outside."

"The successor to the Master of Forging Hammer has been confirmed. It's His Highness Abel." Diaz explained hurriedly.

"Abel?" Prince Ryan's eyes were filled with emotion. "My nephew is really outstanding. It's a good opportunity to go and celebrate for him."

The prince walked straight past, and Diaz hurried to follow.

"It's Abel?" The God of Creation was surprised, his eyes flickering, "Something is wrong with the final test of the Holy Elephant."

The Mechanical Soul Master nodded: "Yes, Li Ming's difficulty is too high, it seems that they deliberately did not let him pass."

As master craftsmen, they understand it more thoroughly.

"What a pity." The God of Creation sighed.

"Fuck, what the hell is this!" Blackbeard was already furious and looked at the scene on the screen.

This Holy Elephant of Domination must be fake!
What's the reason for not choosing Li Ming? Are you afraid that he won't be able to leave here?
The Holy Elephant itself is an extremely powerful fighting force, so it is not without a chance to take Li Ming away.

Even if he really took this into consideration, he wouldn't choose Abel. If he chose Estelle, he wouldn't be so angry.

This is the worst-of-the-worst outcome for the Pioneers. With the platform of Dominating the Holy Elephant, the Xingyuan Empire has the final right of interpretation.

No matter what others say, they can no longer shake the Xingyuan Empire.

The "isolation plan" completely failed.

Blackbeard wished he could tear the Holy Elephant of Domination apart alive.

He did not vent his anger on Qinglong. Li Ming's excellence had been demonstrated without reservation. It was purely the Holy Statue that was acting crazy.

He gritted his teeth and cursed for a long time before he reluctantly accepted the reality and sighed with regret.

His gaze turned toward the Imperial aircraft again, the emotions contained in it were extremely complex.

The atmosphere at the scene was very excited, and it was no less so on the interstellar network. After Li Ming entered the interstellar field of vision as a dark horse, countless people placed bets on him.

Now that the situation has taken a turn for the worse, he naturally became angry and humiliated, and even started cursing.

Some people cursed the Xingyuan Empire for being shameless, and cursed the Tongyu Shengxiang for betraying the Hammer Forging Master. Some even complained about why Li Ming didn't work harder. Of course, some people made a rational analysis, thinking that the Hammer Forging Master was a master after all, and was more inclined to mechanical talent.

Besides, the development potential of Li Ming and Abel is only five levels apart.

But because powerful people naturally attract a lot of hatred, generally speaking, most people believe that this is a shady deal.

No matter how fierce the noise was, Abel was grinning at the moment, and said modestly: "Thank you for your humility."

Estelle's face was expressionless and faintly dark, and Li Ming looked at him indifferently.

Abel also knew that he was now very hateful, but a winner should behave like a winner. He intended to shake hands with everyone one by one, but only Li Ming paid attention to him.

"Come and visit the Empire when you have time. There are some misunderstandings that can be cleared up." He hinted clearly, with confidence and calmness in his smile.

Even though Nicholas might have died without a burial place, he didn't care, because he was not one of his own anyway.

"There will be a chance." Li Ming pulled his hand away.

"Let's go." The white elephant urged. Abel straightened his clothes and walked to the end of the corridor with a smile on his face.

After the metal door opened, several people wanted to look inside with flickering eyes, but Abel did not give them the chance. He walked in quickly and then closed the door.

"Holy Elephant, what did the Forge Master leave behind?" Abel seemed impatient.

"It's all here." The little white elephant threw a palm-sized silver storage disk.

"This is..." Abel was slightly stunned.

"All the knowledge left by the master is in it." The white elephant said, but then added: "Except for the design drawings of the Infinite Hammer and the Mechanical Holy Spirit, those are not recorded in the master's mind."

Abel's face looked a little ugly. All the knowledge of a master craftsman sounded very powerful, but to the empire, to him, it was meaningless.

What's more, the most critical mechanical holy spirit design drawings are not available yet.

"Are these all you have?" He forced a smile and asked further, "Where is the Infinite Hammer? Where is the Holy Spirit Core?"

"I've said it before, the Infinite Hammer disappeared with its master, and the same goes for the Holy Spirit Core." The little white one said nonchalantly, "You seem very dissatisfied."

"Are you going to give up your inheritance?"

Abel's face turned dark. He could not give up. Even if he did not have these things, just the title of "Successor of the Hammer Forger" would be very useful.

At least he could win over the Machinists Association, but he was unwilling to accept the result: "Is there not even a single clue or trace?"

"No." The Holy Elephant of Domination said decisively. Abel's face changed, and he asked cautiously, "What about the clues of the Star of Eternal Silence..."

“That’s true.” The Holy Elephant nodded, and Abel’s face brightened again.

"Master, you have gone deep into the dimensional world and have indeed found some clues about the Star of Eternal Silence, which are also stored here." The Holy Elephant of Domination said calmly, "If you give Master some more time, maybe you can really find it."

He and Li Ming had discussed it carefully and decided that since the data could be copied, it should be given.

The Holy Elephant continued, "There is also a calculation procedure for the Holy Castle of Terrax. As long as there are enough Terrax Stones, we can perform the calculation again."

Abel breathed a sigh of relief, and his eyes lit up again, "Saint Castle orbit calculation program?"

"Yes." Holy Elephant nodded, and Abel smiled and said, "The Empire is also repairing to this extent. It couldn't be better with this completion program."

He calculated the formation, the reputation of the Hammer Forger, the clues about the Star of Eternal Silence, the program for calculating the trajectory of the Holy Castle, and the command of the Holy Elephant. It was at least X-level combat power, so he got a lot in the end.

I feel much better.

……

"Your Highness Abel seems to be in a good mood." West, who was standing next to Li Ming, spoke tentatively.

The other three also looked at Abel who walked out of the room, with smiles on their faces, and were all guessing what he had gotten.

The four of them had just exchanged contact information and now felt like they shared a common hatred for a common enemy.

“You must have gained a lot. When we meet again in a few thousand years, I’m afraid I’ll have to address you as the Holy Emperor.” Blue-eyed Patrick added.

As if Abel didn't understand the teasing, he said politely: "Thank you all. If that day really comes, I will definitely invite you to be my guest."

"Let me take you out first." said the little white elephant, without giving them a chance to speak. He felt dizzy and when he came to his senses again, he had already arrived at the feet of the Holy Elephant.

Just like the noise when they went in, the noise was equally deafening when they came out, with a large number of interstellar media filming them from all directions.

There were even people who were interviewing loudly. They were hundreds of meters away, and using a directional sound wave diffuser, the voices were transmitted accurately:
"Sir Abel, there is a rumor going around in the interstellar space that the Empire and the Holy Elephant of Domination have reached some kind of agreement, which is why he abandoned Li Ming and chose you. Is this true?"

I don’t know which bold media outlet said this, but when Abel heard this, his face turned dark.

I thought I would be met with jubilation, but what I faced was questioning.

As the successor, Abel would naturally not miss this excellent opportunity to promote his influence. He took the initiative to approach the media, seemingly ready to say a few words.

A trace of disgust flashed across Estelle's face and she turned her head away, while the other two snorted.

At this moment, the huge ruling holy elephant suddenly lowered its head like a falling meteorite. Amid the surging wind, the nearby reporters were staggered.

"Wait, I have something to tell you." The sound was so loud that the onlookers nearby covered their ears.

Abel was stunned when he heard this. What was there to say at this time?

Although he was confused, he just smiled humbly and gently, "Please speak."

The surroundings gradually calmed down, and many people were speculating in their hearts.

It could be the words left by the Hammer Master, or it could be that Abel deliberately arranged for him to say something about taking care of the Mechanics Association in order to intervene in this huge association.

The Holy Elephant of Domination spoke in a dull and solemn voice: "The Xingyuan Empire killed the master. I didn't want to choose you as the successor, but I couldn't refuse the program left by the master."

"But I will never serve the people and civilization that killed my master, so I will choose my own demise."

Just two short sentences, but they suddenly exploded like a depth charge, setting off a huge wave.
Abel looked dazed and didn't react at all.

Estelle's pupils dilated, and Patrick and West, who had been sneering, turned their heads away in astonishment.

An expression of disbelief also appeared on Li Ming's face at the right time.

All the interstellar media reporters present had stiff faces and the blood from their hearts rushed to their heads.

Everyone realized that the big news they were looking for had arrived.

This was an accusation against the Empire, and against the Holy Elephant. It was almost certain, if not set in stone.

(End of this chapter)