This is not mechanical ascension...

Chapter 380 Development Tone Career Advancement
"There are still many things that may need to be handled by you or Lord Qinglong personally." Ulrich added.

Li Ming nodded and said, "Notify the others and prepare to hold a remote meeting."

Ulrich nodded and quickly went to make arrangements.

The conference room at the base had obviously been expanded several times and was extremely spacious.

Li Ming sat in the first seat, and the matching virtual projection equipment was suspended in every corner of the conference room, like diamond-shaped crystals.

Data and images flow through it, projecting three-dimensional scenes and detailed infographics in front of Li Ming.

These are all kinds of detailed data for the past six months. The scale of the Mechanical King's Court has been expanding continuously, encroaching on the arms market in Chaos Star Gap.

As a result, almost no profits were retained, and all were invested by Ulrich.

In the past six months alone, sales have skyrocketed twenty times to more than 200 billion, with the explosive growth mainly concentrated after the Central World incident.

There are still 100 billion orders that are being digested in full swing. With the [Material Reorganization Manufacturer], even if it is expanded all the time, the production capacity still cannot keep up.

Ulrich and other A-level life forms also bought a lot of things with their own money.

A long metal table lies across the center, its surface gleaming with a cold luster and featuring strong lines. It is cast from a whole piece of interstellar alloy in one go, and its edges are inlaid with fine energy lines, with faint blue light appearing and disappearing from time to time.

Ulrich and others sat on both sides, while Sandro was talking non-stop, his face beaming with joy.
“…You don’t know, I was hired by the Andel civilization to deal with a few space pirates who had escaped to the territory of another civilization.”

"In order not to cause disputes among civilizations, they couldn't do it themselves. However, something unexpected happened. The information given by the Andel civilization was problematic, and I accidentally killed a few people."

"It's fine for the other party to deduct money for not completing the task well, but the bastard in charge was so arrogant and said that this was my level."

Sandro looked angry, but then he changed his expression and said, "Guess what..."

No one paid any attention to him, and Sandro had long been accustomed to it. He suddenly shouted, "At this time, the news came that Lord Qinglong is a master craftsman!"

"I was about to leave the Andel Star Civilization, but the person in charge suddenly changed his face and flattered me to the point of making me sick. Not only did he return the money he had deducted from me, he also paid me an extra 20%."

"You have no idea how great it feels." Sandro looked emotional, but still no one paid any attention to him.

Then, an arc of light flashed on the seat next to Ulrich, and as the blue light took shape, Theo's figure emerged. He looked at Li Ming first with flickering eyes.

Sandro and Theo have been taking people on mercenary missions, which is also a disguised way of expanding channels. They come into contact with the most people, and they have felt the most changes since the Central World incident.

As long as they know that they are from the Mechanical Royal Court, they will basically give the green light, unlike in the past when they had to make additional arrangements.

Seeing Theo also arrived, Li Ming slid his hand and the virtual screen in front of him disappeared. He looked around and said in a deep voice: "Now that everyone is here, we can start."

Everyone subconsciously straightened their chests, and even when facing Li Ming, they did not dare to be negligent at this moment.

"Ulrich, tell me about the problem we are facing now."

Ulrich nodded and said immediately: "Because of the influence of His Excellency Qinglong, many companies in Chaos Star Gap are giving in. Before our development reaches a certain point, there will basically be no obstacles."

"Because of Prince Ryan, it may not be easy to extend it outward, but we haven't finished eating the Chaos Star Gap yet, so we don't need to consider it for now."

"The obstacles come from within us. After all, we were established too recently, and our production capacity and manpower are seriously insufficient."

"The production capacity problem can be solved as long as there are resources, thanks to the existence of the [Material Reorganization Fabricator], but the manpower problem can only be solved by recruitment."

Ulrich looked at Li Ming and said, "We are extremely short of middle-level managers. Theo's mercenaries can still be used when the scale is small, but as the scale grows, we must have professional managers."

"There are more core armed forces, and the mercenary business has also entered a period of stagnation, mainly due to the severe shortage of Class B life forms."

"Then recruit them." Li Ming nodded, "However, we only need to recruit management personnel. As for the core armed forces..."

He groaned and said, "I'll ask the teacher to give me some drawings of Class B machines."

The Mechanical Royal Court is still only a small force now, but judging by the attention it has received, I wonder how many spies they will send in if they are publicly recruited.

Especially for the military forces, Li Ming didn't want to recruit a hundred people, ninety of whom were spies.

"Mechanical bodies..." Ulrich nodded slowly, "These are the only two problems we have. Externally, there are many forces that want to form an alliance with us and share channels."

"Reject them all." Li Ming said decisively.

Ulrich was surprised, "Reject all of them?"

He thought this was a good opportunity for expansion. Anyway, with Qinglong behind Li Ming, those people could not cause any trouble.

Li Ming did not explain. Of course he knew that those people were coming for Qinglong, and he didn't know how many of them had bad intentions.

If Qinglong really had the background and strength of a master craftsman, he wouldn't mind accepting it all.

For now, he just wants to shape the Mechanical Royal Court into Li Ming's own power, and ask others not to cause trouble for Qinglong's sake.

He has too deep connections with other forces. If something unexpected happens, won’t he be able to save him?

If the situation happens to be one that Li Ming cannot defeat and Qinglong has to take action, should he move or not?
"We just need to do business." Li Ming emphasized and Ulrich nodded.

"In addition, I will set up a dimensional exploration department to explore the dimensional world. This matter will be in charge of by His Excellency Theo when he returns." Li Ming designated:

"I will ask Lord Austin to come and help us secure the passage to the dimensional world forever."

The dimensional world is a treasure, he will not give up, but exploring it by himself is too time-consuming, he prefers to harvest it.

"Understood." Theo remained concise.

"The theme remains the same, it's still expansion." Li Ming looked around at everyone and said firmly, "If there are any obstacles, I will handle them. If I can't handle them, I will ask the teacher for help."

He stood up: "Everyone, the top of the galaxy is waiting for us!"

"The pinnacle of the galaxy!"

Everybody stood up and agreed. Even Ulrich couldn't help but feel a wave of anxiety. Why should they pay for it out of their own pockets? Isn't it because Qinglong is there and the future is limitless?

Li Ming is in charge of the general strategy, while the details are the work of Ulrich and others.

After the meeting, Ulrich took Li Ming to the warehouse. The warehouse had a high level of confidentiality, and the metal materials used in its construction were of more than one level.

The scale is relatively small, and after passing layers of verification, it was found that what was placed inside was the stellar crystal core.

The dazzling metallic luster made Li Ming squint his eyes and walk straight in.

After closing the warehouse door, it took him a long time to walk out and slowly exhale. Ulrich was still waiting here, and he saw the empty warehouse through the gap in the metal door.

Something is gone?

He wondered in his heart, could it be sent directly to Lord Qinglong through some means?
He didn't know what Li Ming wanted these metal materials for, he just thought it was the request of Lord Qinglong.

Li Ming's eyes were bright. 650 million metal energies, this was the highest so far.

He is now ready and eager to consume.

"The mechanical warehouse is over here..." Ulrich said. Li Ming wanted to go there, but his mind suddenly moved and he said, "Wait a moment, there's no rush for now."

Ulrich paused and nodded.

Li Ming left in a hurry, and before leaving, he reminded Ulrich, "Sir Ulrich, someone may send something over in the next two days, just deliver it to me directly."

"Understood." Ulrich nodded, and after watching Li Ming leave, he opened the smart terminal.

I walked all the way back to the room, and it didn't change much, it felt very familiar.

He needs to plan carefully with 650 million metal energies.

To control the Infinite Hammer, one needs 1 billion, and there is a gap of 350 million, which is not a small number and should not be enough in a short period of time.

Then take control of the [Relic of the Divine Craftsman] first.

Li Ming took out the [Relics of the Divine Craftsman], which contained all the techniques of the Divine Craftsman forging hammers. He first exported the information and copied a copy to Zhuque, asking it to classify it.

These things are not waste paper, they are extremely valuable. Things like [Photon Storm Field] and [Superstring Resonator] are extremely useful. There are also drawings of various armed mechanical bodies, which are very helpful for him to produce high-end mechanical bodies.

Then, he decisively consumed 200 million metal energies, controlled the [Relics of the Divine Craftsman], and then consumed it directly.

The control page popped up, the text was distorted, and it was covered with a layer of gorgeous colors.

[Mechanical Lord] → [Mechanical Lord]

After another promotion, [Mechanical Lord] is already considered a sixth-level profession.

[Mechanical Lord: Possesses the abilities of [Lord's Power] and [Guard Squad].]

[Lord's Power: You can use metal energy to carry out large-scale transformation, repair, strengthening and construction of controlled objects. There is a certain chance of [Mutation] during the construction process.]

[Guard Squad: You can construct six mechanical bodies with [Guard] characteristics.]

Li Ming looked at the instructions carefully. The promotion enhanced two abilities at the same time. Large-scale became super-large-scale, and there was also a [Mutation]

There were two more mechanical guards, which was within Li Ming's expectations.

He was more curious about the [Mutation] ability.

[Mutation: During the construction process, the mechanical body has a 0.1% chance of being promoted to the first level, and a 0.01% chance of being promoted to the second level. No additional metal energy is consumed. The level after promotion cannot exceed that of the host.]

Li Ming blinked and his expression became very interesting. [Mutation] was very powerful. Triggering this ability would not consume any extra metal energy.

Although the probability is too low, the number is huge.

"Tsk, luckily I was careful." Li Ming breathed a sigh of relief. Before his promotion, he had anticipated that his professional ability would most likely be related to the enlightenment of the mechanical body, so he did not go to enlighten the mechanical body first.

He couldn't wait any longer and immediately went to the mechanical warehouse to test out his new abilities.

Leaving the room, they took a flying vehicle straight to the new mechanical warehouse. The specifications had expanded more than ten times. The stacked standard mechanical bodies looked like a towering mountain made of metal.

The shell shines with a cold and hard luster, each component fits precisely, the lines are neat and sharp, they squeeze and intertwine with each other, and the complex structure is dazzling.

After the warehouse door was closed, Li Ming walked forward and quickly came to the middle of the piled up mechanical bodies. He stretched his limbs, and strands of electric arcs burst out from between his fingers, with a faint blue light shining through the gaps.

It was as if the mysterious veins of this metal mountain began to spread rapidly, with electric currents running on the surface, making crackling sounds, like low thunder echoing in the valley.

From a distance, it looks like a frozen metal mechanical storm.

Suddenly, a white arc of electricity exploded at a certain location, like a violent blue snake, twisting its body wildly.

The wrapped mechanical parts flew everywhere like a metal rainstorm. Every part trembled, deformed, and reorganized under the powerful energy impact, becoming more refined and powerful.

This was only the first one. There were hundreds of white arcs exploding everywhere.

Suddenly, a blue arc exploded, and the transformation became more violent. The sound of metal collision was deafening, and sparks flew, like a brilliant firework blooming.

Energy surged crazily within the machine, light gushing out from the cracks, dyeing the entire area a blinding blue.

In this light, the appearance of the mechanical body constantly changes, gradually forming a new, more complex and powerful form.
It has two mechanical horns on its head, flashing with a cold light that can easily pierce through all obstacles. Its three-meter-tall body stands tall and exudes a suffocating pressure.

The mechanical limbs are extremely sturdy, and the muscle-like metal lines highlight a strong sense of power. The crystal blue mechanical pupils keep spinning.

A layer of light blue energy shield flows on the surface of the body, and the electric current meanders like a snake.

After the enlightenment, Li Ming came to the mechanical body and looked at it carefully. After a few attempts, he confirmed that its level had reached Class B.

It took six million metal energies to assemble one hundred thousand D-class mechanical bodies, and only one B-class was produced after producing more than one hundred C-class ones.

Li Ming sighed, but he also knew that his mechanical body was too low level. If it were upgraded to a higher level, this B level would become A level.

However, when these mechanical bodies are upgraded to a higher level, the various resources consumed are not simply doubled, but may be more than tenfold.

The warehouse door opened and Ulrich was still waiting outside. Li Ming was a little surprised, but still said, "These mechanical bodies are ready to work."

"Understood." Ulrich nodded and explained his purpose this time, holding a black box in his hand. "This is something that has just been delivered. The recipient is His Excellency Qinglong. It was delivered by Giant Shield Company as soon as possible according to your instructions."

"Oh." Li Ming's eyes flickered slightly. He took the metal box and weighed it, finding it very light.

"Thank you, sir. I'll be leaving first." Li Ming nodded and left.

Ulrich walked into the warehouse, ready to dispatch these machines to various locations.

However, as soon as he entered, he was stunned, looking at the burly bull-headed mechanical body in amazement.

When did we ever make something like this?

(End of this chapter)