This is not mechanical ascension...

Chapter 379: Base Changes One-Click Sweep

Li Ming's movements were quick, accurate and ruthless. With Diaz's strength, he was no match for the perfect form of the Mechanical King - the White Tiger.

Scanning the battlefield, the Mechanical King disintegrated, and the Four Heavenly Kings quickly took action to clean up the traces at the scene, and then he destroyed the formation wantonly.

He knew that there was an advanced method that could restore what had happened in an area through information state in a short period of time, but it would not be possible if the damage was too severe.

After stuffing the disintegrated Diaz into the tank, Li Ming leaped away and came to another dimensional world. Yellow sand was rolling around and was thrown to the ground.

He coughed dryly, blood oozing from his mouth, and stared at Li Ming with gritted teeth, squeezing out a few words from his throat, "Costat's plan is really bullshit, you have no intention of easing tensions with the Empire at all."

Prince Costat's plan?
Li Ming paused slightly. From Diaz's tone, he deduced that it should be a plan of cooperation with him.

"Who said no?" Li Ming shook his head, "Isn't this cooperation?"

Diaz paused for a moment, then was stunned and said in disbelief: "It was... the royal family. The royal family betrayed me?"

What on earth is the royal family doing!?

It was this reaction that Li Ming secretly recorded and then began to absorb his genetic essence.

Diaz was obviously very upset and kept questioning and yelling, but Li Ming did not reveal more.

After absorbing all the genetic material, Li Ming killed Diaz cleanly and efficiently.

He let out a long sigh, his eyes flickering, "Ryan... don't worry..."

Open the control page and directly consume the gene source to improve.

Of the seven evolutionary essences, five have been raised to S-level, with two more missing, so the total has reached three hundred and eighty-four times.

"The development progress is only 35%..." Li Ming sighed. In the past two months, apart from fighting with those dimensional life forms, he also developed gene seeds, which only increased by 5%.

He shook his head, and his figure flashed and disappeared in this dimensional world.

……

A day and a half later, in a luxurious palace somewhere, Abel, led by a waiter, walked through a metal corridor hung with virtual portraits and came to the deepest laboratory.

The entire laboratory is not very large. Experimenters in white clothes come and go in a hurry. On the metal operating table in the center, there is a blood-red crystal.

Prince Costat was standing by and listening to the report. He frowned slightly and said, "You mean, this thing only works in the dimensional world?"

"Yes." The experimenter nodded, looking embarrassed. "The material is very special. We haven't figured out what it will react to."

Prince Costat was about to speak when he noticed Abel's arrival and waved his hand, and the experimenters dispersed.

"Uncle..." Abel nodded, and then asked curiously, "What are you doing?"

"Nothing, just a small thing we caught before, which is related to the forbidden life form - Chronoa." Prince Costat briefly explained and left with Abel.

"Klonoa?" Abel paused for a moment. He knew the name.

"Well, I'm going to contact him. It might be of great use. Don't worry too much." Costat didn't say much about it and took Abel to a separate office.

"Sit down." He pointed at the chair. Abel sat down puzzledly. "You are looking for me because..."

"Something happened in the central world." Costat's face was gloomy. Abel's heart skipped a beat and he immediately had a bad feeling. He quickly collected his thoughts and asked carefully, "What happened?"

"Diaz led his men to ambush the Holy Revolutionary Army not long ago. Thirty-six hours ago, the entire fleet disappeared." Costat sighed.
"After sending people to investigate, we can basically confirm that the entire army was wiped out."

"What!?" Abel was shocked. Diaz was dead?
A sense of panic rose from within him. This was one of his own people who died at his hands. The anxiety of his first betrayal made it difficult for him to calm down.

Costat didn't care. He was quite surprised when he found out. He frowned.

"For now, only a few people know about this. He died on the way there, apparently in an ambush. Only a handful of people know about this plan."

Abel was becoming increasingly uneasy. Costat looked up at him and said, "I'm going to let you be in charge of investigating this matter for the time being."

Huh? Abel paused, looking up in astonishment. Costat seemed very tired. "Of course, it's just a title. I'm going to start the internal review. Only your identity is enough to calm people down."

"what is your opinion?"

"No problem for me." The shame of betrayal made Abel agree immediately, which surprised Costat a little.

Investigating one's own people is always a thankless task. I thought Abel would resist, but he agreed so decisively. He was somewhat relieved and nodded, "You are responsible."

"The current situation is unstable and the internal situation is becoming increasingly turbulent. Many people are hesitant. They don't know that this is a crisis, but it is also hope."

Costat has a profound meaning, "You must grasp it."

Abel nodded reluctantly, said a few perfunctory words, and left in a hurry, making an excuse that he had something to do. He looked very gloomy.

He went all the way back to his residence and came to the deepest room, then he turned on the smart terminal and found Li Ming. The other party seemed to be waiting for him and answered the call immediately.

"Who..." Abel shouted subconsciously, but lowered his voice guiltily: "Who told you to kill Diaz!?"

"Who?" Li Ming's tone was very surprised: "Isn't this what you meant, Your Highness?"

"When did I ask you to kill me?" Abel objected.

"Then why do you want me to give me such detailed information?" Li Ming asked back.

Abel was stunned for a moment. He couldn't even answer with confidence that he didn't let Li Ming kill Diaz.

He couldn't vent his resentment towards Ryan, and thus took it out on the people around him. This was a problem he couldn't avoid.

Li Ming comforted him, "Don't worry, no one knows that you leaked the news to me, and no one would have thought it was you."

Abel's face flickered, but he quickly reacted and said in a deep voice: "I'm telling you, don't think that I will never do anything for you just because you have something against me."

"Misunderstanding, misunderstanding..." Li Ming said repeatedly: "How could Your Highness have such an idea? We are friends. I never thought of blackmailing Your Highness."

"The interstellar world is in turmoil. You and I should help each other. Besides, even if I leak this information, the Empire cannot do anything to you with your high development potential."

Li Ming persuaded, "The betrayal of the lower class is called betrayal. You and I are exchanging interests. Is there no case of trading with the enemy in the history of the empire?"

Abel's rapid breathing gradually calmed down. What Li Ming said made some sense. This was an exchange of interests rather than betrayal.

He tried to comfort himself, but when he thought of Prince Costa's expectant eyes, he felt a little ashamed. But then he thought of his father's history of making a fortune, and his eyes sank again.

"Since it's an exchange of interests, I hope you can also provide me with something useful." Abel said in a deep voice.

"Of course..." Li Ming agreed decisively, and then said: "However, the most urgent task at the moment is to find a reasonable excuse for Diaz's death." "Don't worry about this." Abel said calmly, "Prince Costat appointed me as the commander to investigate the internal spies. Although it is just a figurehead, there is still a lot of room for maneuver."

The virtual screen was silent for a moment before Li Ming's voice was heard, praising: "Prince Costat, you really have good vision."

Abel snorted coldly and ended the smart terminal.

Is this a mistake? He actually appointed Abel. Costat is really blind. Li Ming shook his head speechlessly.

"But it's the best for me..." Li Ming grinned again. It was obvious that Abel had begun to accept this.

Although he spoke toughly, Li Ming knew that he had long had this idea of ​​revenge.

Just as I was thinking about it, Robin knocked on the door, "We've arrived at the station."

The hatch opened, revealing a row of steel buildings, their surfaces gleaming with a cold, hard metallic luster. They were connected to each other by transparent energy bridges through which light flowed.

The flying vehicles in the air are intertwined, which looks very good, but compared with the central world, the grade is much lower, and the overall area is less than 1%.

However, the rules of the central world still tend to be orderly. Wanted criminals are not allowed to go there. Moreover, the detention fees are extremely high and disguises may be recognized.

Therefore, these small public settlements also have a lot of traffic.

"Fuck, why did the price of Spark Crystals go up so much? I can't even afford the fucking fuel."

"There has been recent interstellar turmoil, and the prices of all energy and precious metals have skyrocketed."

"Oh, what bad luck. Every time I go out, it costs at least 20% more. I hope I can find some precious metals."

"..."

Amid the hustle and bustle of life, all they talked about were the major events that had occurred in the interstellar space during this period, and because of the intricate connections, they affected all aspects.

Interstellar is so vast that many things that surface in the news can probably be summed up in just one or two sentences.

But for those who have experienced it, it is a mountain that changes the trajectory of their lives.

Li Ming did not stay here for long. The two of them had extremely accurate targets and headed straight for the space passage leading to the main universe.

"This is a fixed-point positioning channel. The other side is in the Brost Star Ring, not far from the Chaos Star Gap." Robin explained simply.

The price of the fixed-point positioning channel is high, 500,000 star coins per person, and this is the price after mortgaging their spacecraft.

Pay the fee and step into the space channel step by step.

This space channel feels completely different from the space channel that Austin temporarily opened. It is more stable and the distance is shorter.

Half an hour later, they shuttled back to the main universe. Robin couldn't help but take a deep breath and said with emotion: "I'm really fed up with the smell in the spaceship."

There are a large number of life forms circulating here. It is a super large base. Most of them are life forms returning from the dimensional world. It also provides services for selling spaceships.

The two bought a relatively ordinary ship, and it only took about half a month to reach the Meteorite Flame Galaxy through the star gate node.

"Oh... The Mechanics Association has already upgraded Boss Qinglong's certification to the level of a master craftsman."

In the spaceship, Robin said in amazement, "These people are really fast."

Li Ming looked calm. Ulrich had already reported this matter to him, and there were many more subtle impacts in all aspects.

Half a month passed in a flash, the spacecraft broke away from the jump channel, and a red star appeared in front of us.

"Wow, has it changed so much?" Robin looked at the planet wrapped in a metal shell below through the porthole and couldn't help swallowing.

There are a large number of factories throughout the planet, and a large number of satellites and space stations orbiting the planet.

More than fifty star ports have been built, spread across the planet. A large number of cargo ships are constantly operating, with various types of ships shuttling back and forth, emitting long tail flames, and then heading off in all directions.

Further away, a huge oval metal structure was being built, like a giant portal, with countless fine lights flashing on its surface. Those were the signals sent by the nanorobots at work.

Countless robotic arms are busy working around the portal. Parts and materials fly in from all directions and are precisely assembled in the right positions.

The metal material gleams with a cold silver glow, and the surface is covered with complex and mysterious rune engravings.

In the core area, clusters of energy vortices slowly rotate, emitting powerful gravitational forces and attracting the surrounding cosmic dust.

The surrounding construction spacecraft and giant structures all have oval-shaped bright blue vortex symbols.

"Stargate Corporation? Damn, they're going to build a stargate here?" Robin was extremely shocked and his expression was dull.

Li Ming also looked over. This was a gift from Anduin, the Lord of the Stargate, and the main facilitator was Austin.

After the construction of this star gate, the convenience of the star gate network connecting the chaotic star gap will be greatly improved. After all, the star gate closest to the Meteorite Flame Galaxy has a regular navigation distance of more than ten days.

Of course, this is not pure sacrifice. The expansion of the Mechanical Kingdom is unquestionable, a lot of tolls can be collected, and it can also save face, so why not do it.

Li Ming informed in advance that the news of his return should not be publicized. He just entered the starport step by step, secretly boarded the aircraft, and landed in the base.

"Welcome back." The hatch opened and Ulrich was standing outside with a respectful look, along with Monroe and Jessiah.

The three of them are mainly responsible for base management.

Even when facing Li Ming, Ulrich was very respectful, not just surrendering to Qinglong's strength.

Whenever he thinks of the time when Qinglong worked under him, he feels endless admiration for him.

It's nothing to show off one's power after possessing great strength, but the fact that Qinglong could stay dormant for so long under the command of an A-level life form like him is enough to prove how strong Qinglong's mentality is.

To achieve the goal, one must use any means necessary; this is the strong man that Ulrich follows.

Monroe's emotions were also complicated, lamenting the unpredictable fate. When he met Qinglong in the Land of Stars, he thought it was incredible enough that the other party was a forging-star level mechanic, but he did not expect that he turned out to be a master craftsman.

"Young master, welcome back." A red bird landed on Li Ming's shoulder, looking very happy.

"Sir Ulrich, have the metal materials arrived?" Li Ming went straight to the point.

"As you instructed, all the dividends from Trevor have been used to purchase stellar crystal cores, which were delivered five days ago." Ulrich responded quickly.

"In addition, there are already 100,000 mechanical bodies piled up in the warehouse."

"Well, I'll deal with it as soon as possible." Li Ming couldn't help rubbing his hands. The feeling of sweeping with one click was really good.

(End of this chapter)