This is not mechanical ascension...

Chapter 389: The arrival of the master craftsman and the game between him and Qinglong?

Everyone was silent. Adam's attack was beyond everyone's expectations.

"Holy Emperor..." someone spoke, and Adam looked at them coldly, "Member York, what do you want to say?"

York's tone was slightly hesitant, and he sighed, "I know the Holy Emperor wants to take this opportunity to eliminate corruption, but that's not how it works."

"This is not the Great Council, so I'll just say some things directly. Many things are already unspoken rules at the grassroots level. Does the Holy Emperor really think that if you say the iron-blooded plan, the people below will act at all costs like chicken blood?"

"Member of the York Council, watch your words!" Someone beside Adam shouted. The Holy Emperor looked calm, "Since the door is closed, you can say anything."

"The Xingyuan Empire, to put it bluntly, is just four words. We see hundreds of billions of citizens, but those people below only see a small part of it." York said sadly:
"Does the Holy Emperor think that we are the ones who ordered all these things? To be frank, if we can get even one star coin, I don't mind giving up my position as a councillor."

Adam's expression remained unchanged. He had not just ascended the throne, so he naturally understood this truth.

But the scary thing is that a "habit" has been formed from the bottom up, and if you want to move, you have to do it as hard as cutting bones and flesh.

He is not mentioning liquidation now, but is preparing to spread the word first in preparation for follow-up and further expand his voice.

Adam said indifferently: "I understand this truth, but it is somewhat shocking. The empire is in danger now. I just hope that you can exercise some restraint."

Everyone couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and then York changed the subject and said, "We have also found some preliminary clues in our investigation of the enemy. It seems to be a secret organization that calls itself the Pioneers."

"Pioneer?"

Some people know, but some people are not sure, and sneer, "Why do these rats in the gutter like to use such names?"

"The leader is unknown, the organization members are unknown, and the specific active members are unknown. The investigation is still ongoing."

"You, the House of Lords, have only found out this little information after such a long time?" A group of people sitting on Adam's right were dissatisfied.

York looked grim and snorted, "Upton, how is your House of Commons preparing for the matter of Fort Terrax?"

Upton said solemnly: "The program has already been completed, but the basic operation requires ten Terrax Stones, and the debugging process will take at least ten times."

"This is just debugging in the main universe. If we enter the dimensional world, coupled with the barrier of the dimensional wall, the difficulty will be even higher."

"According to a conservative estimate, if we really want to find the Holy Castle of Terrax, we will probably need to consume 5,000 to 10,000 Terrax Stones."

When this number came out, all the members present looked at each other in surprise.

"We may not have enough inventory." Eckhard couldn't help but ask, "Is there no alternative method?"

"Yes, according to the research of the Imperial Academy of Sciences, the program of the Hammersmith actually uses a special thing called "string information" on the Terrax Stone. In our data, there is another thing that contains a large amount of "string information."

Seeing everyone's inquiring eyes, Upton said, "Every time the Saint Castle is revived, the concentration of "string information" on the managers they send out is more than a hundred times that of the Terrax Stone."

"The chosen ones?" Many of the congressmen present were familiar with similar information.

York shook his head and said, "Finding those people is even more difficult than finding Terrax. Who knows when the Holy Castle will revive?"

“It’s better to buy it from other forces.”

Upton's face was indifferent. "There is a more troublesome situation. Two months ago, we received news that no less than five forces, including the Federation, all possessed this program."

"Five forces?" Many congressmen frowned. They all had their own responsibilities, which were extremely heavy and they rarely paid attention to other aspects.

"Where did they come from?" York said with an unpleasant expression, "Did they leak out from you?"

Upton looked indifferent. "This program has been in the hands of many people. It is still unknown whether it was leaked from us. As for the seller... the initial suspicion is Qinglong."

"Qinglong?"

This name made people wonder, "How could it be him? How did he get it? Could it be that when he ruled the Holy Elephant..."

Someone immediately thought of the matter of ruling the Holy Elephant. It was strange that Li Ming did not become the successor of the forging hammer, and now...

"It's hard to say." York's eyes showed obvious fear. "Three months ago, I had someone capture a few mechanical bodies from the Mechanical Royal Court and collect relevant information."

"But after handing it over to the Imperial Academy of Sciences, although they were able to disassemble it, they made an incredible discovery: they were unable to crack the underlying program of this mechanical body."

"Can't crack it?" A certain congressman looked surprised, as if he had just heard the news. "We can crack the advanced mechanical body of the Mechanical Soul Godsmith, but we can't crack this guy's mechanical body?"

York sighed and nodded. "Yeah, the people at the Imperial Academy of Sciences didn't believe it either. They spent more than a month dissecting every inch of the chip, but they still couldn't find the cause. Some of them are still going crazy now."

"The Academy of Sciences is becoming increasingly useless." A certain congressman snorted, "What on earth does he want to do? Pretend we don't exist? Or does he think the interstellar space isn't chaotic enough?"

Adam's expression remained calm, as if he had known this for a long time. "This matter is irreversible. As for the Azure Dragon, investigate it first. Don't act rashly before you find out its specific origin and determine its location."

"As for finding the Holy Castle of Terrax, it has never been an easy task. We need to work with the Star of Eternal Silence at the same time."

"Also, how is the matter of the Higher Life Forms United Organization going?"

"Including Qinglong, ten X-level life forms have already agreed and can be announced at any time." Someone responded.

It’s Qinglong again... Many parliamentarians frowned slightly and had no good impression of this life form that was beyond their control.

"Don't be in a hurry for now. This matter requires a suitable opportunity." Adam murmured.

The general information is briefly summarized, and although the other information is just details, it also takes a lot of time to process.

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At the same time, in the chaotic star gap - the star gate node of the Meteorite Galaxy, several cargo ships sailed out from the bright blue vortex and connected to the cargo star port under the guidance of regional management intelligence.

The hatch slowly opened, and a transport aircraft carrying a large number of metal boxes was already waiting here.

When the leaders of both parties were handing over the goods, two mechanical bodies walked out of the cabin in a dignified manner, one black and one white.

There were surveillance devices everywhere, but no warnings were issued. The life forms nearby seemed not to see anything and just let them walk away.

"Tsk..." The black mechanical body made a sound and stood in front of the glass wall, looking at the magnificent building outside.

Hantian Star has expanded again, and the surface of the planet is covered with extremely thick metal pillars, shining with cold light, and complex energy patterns flow on the surface.

It sank into the space in a domineering manner, connected to huge satellite fortresses, like a huge suspended steel city, huge and majestic.

Its shell was made of an extremely strong alloy and was covered with various weapons and detection devices. The energy transmission lines between the fortresses flashed with dazzling light, forming a huge energy network. More than 50% of the surface of the red star was covered with a silver-white shell, absorbing the star's energy in its final years.

The magnificent mechanical base came into view, and the black mechanical body spoke, "Creation, I remember that this mechanical royal court seemed to have been established for more than a year."

"Fourteen months." Chuangzao responded, with a teasing tone: "What's wrong, the Mechanical Soul Master is still sentimental about this small place?"

The Mechanical Soul shook his head and sighed: "It just reminded me of the time when we were still in the minority. We didn't have such good conditions back then."

"I remember that I drank with that troll for three days and three nights for a prosthetic limb order worth 2.3 billion. My stomach hadn't been mechanically modified at that time..."

“Haha…” The Creator Master laughed, “But we didn’t have a Master as a teacher back then, so we could only come this far step by step.”

The two of them talked as they walked and had already flown out of the star port. The defense measures here seemed to be useless to them.

The Mechanical Soul Master's pupils moved: "It is said that this place was built by the [Material Reorganization Fabricator]. I remember that I was quite interested in it at the time, but I don't know where it ended up. I didn't expect it to have fallen into the hands of Qinglong."

"Reconstructing low-level matter is not a big problem." The God of Creation shook his head and said with a hint of meaning:

"Recently, the program of Forging Hammer to find the Holy Castle of Terrax has been circulated wildly. The initiator is Qinglong."

"Hmm?" The Mechanical Soul Master seemed to have just heard the news and was a little surprised. "The Saint Castle orbit calculation program? How did he get it?"

The God of Creation shook his head and said, "I don't know. It is said that it was leaked to him by someone inside the empire. It is also possible that he got it from the Holy Elephant of Domination."

"Command the Holy Elephant?" The Mechanical Soul Master was slightly stunned, then immediately reacted and frowned, "You asked me to come here not just to ask Qinglong for help?"

The God of Creation explained: "Don't get me wrong, I have no intention of taking advantage of you. I am also quite curious about this Lord Qinglong, and I want to test him myself. Is that not okay?"

"Hmph." The Mechanical Soul Master snorted coldly. He and the Creation Master had many conflicts, both overt and covert, but neither of them had a falling out.

"This Lord Qinglong is quite thoughtful. I wonder how much trouble he has stirred up secretly." He sighed.

"This kind of thing can't play a big role in our hands. I know the trajectory program, and it consumes a lot of Terrax Stones." The Mechanical Soul Master defended Qinglong and had a good impression of him.

"Besides, with our capabilities, it's hard to compare with civilizations like the Empire. It's better to sell it like he did."

The creator smiled and said nothing more.

The two had landed near the base, and the tall metal wall was like a mountain across the ground.

There are fully armed patrolling mechanical guards everywhere.

"This Li Ming seems to have great ambitions, and he seems to really treat this Mechanical Royal Court as a serious business." The God of Creation looked around.

"Isn't this normal?" The Mechanical Soul Master felt puzzled.

The creator master said with a hint of meaning: "For the sake of Qinglong, it's okay to let people bleed, but if it comes to cutting flesh, many people won't be willing to do so."

"It depends on his methods." The Soul Mechanical Master didn't care about this kind of thing. The Creation Master glanced at him and then said:

"By the way, I heard that these mechanical bodies are very strange and ordinary mechanics can't crack them."

"Are you interested?"

The Mechanical Soul Master frowned, "We are on someone else's territory. It's not a good idea to directly crack his mechanical body."

"What's the big deal? It's just one or two mechanical bodies. Qinglong won't care about it." The God of Creation advised:
"Besides, I'm not very good at making mechanical bodies, but this Lord Qinglong seems to be very proficient in it. Aren't you curious?"

The Mechanical Soul Master's eyes moved slightly. He originally didn't pay much attention to the Mechanical Royal Court. Even now, in his eyes, the other party was just a small force.

But after hearing what the master craftsman said, he couldn't help but feel itchy to try his hand.

"Then let's give it a try, just as a greeting." The Mechanical Soul Master nodded, a flash of light flashed in his eyes, and a barely perceptible stream of data flowed into the nearest mechanical body.
Almost instantly, a black light flashed in the mechanical body's eyes.

"Hmm...is it solved now?" He paused, a little disappointed, and shook his head again.

This is just a low-level mechanical body, and its intelligent system is definitely not very advanced, so it is normal that it can be cracked directly.

It was just that the extraordinary rendering by the master craftsman gave him unnecessary expectations, just like a punch on cotton.

"Boring..." He said coldly, thinking that the Creator was playing a trick on him.

"Take another look..." The Creator God shook his head, his mechanical pupils dim, "This mechanical body is really not that simple."

The Mechanical Soul Master frowned and shot out the virtual data stream again with doubt. He just did a simple crack and did not conduct any data search or other means, which seemed impolite.

As soon as he connected to the cracked mechanical body, his mechanical pupils suddenly shone brightly. "When was it overwritten?"

"Qinglong discovered us?" He looked around in surprise.

"No, there shouldn't be." The Creator God shook his head, "Go ahead and try to crack it."

The Mechanical Soul Master Craftsman looked at the Creation Master Craftsman with dissatisfaction. This guy must know something and that’s why he deliberately provoked him.

But it must be said that Qinglong's move did arouse some interest in him.

"Then let's go to the next level..." His mechanical pupils were filled with constant data flow, trying to modify the underlying logic code of this mechanical body from all aspects.

The modification went smoothly just like it did at the beginning, but this time he did not cut off the connection, and then something happened that made him even more confused.

It was as if there was an invisible hand that began to overwrite the modified code without him noticing anything unusual.

"A ghost program?" The Mechanical Soul Master was not sure. In front of him, no program could be called a ghost.

"Try it again!" The Mechanical Soul Master worked harder. This time he used the more difficult sixty-four-bit multi-layer overwrite modification and used a completely different programming language.

However, just like before, the modified program was overwritten again.

"1.5 seconds, not even a fraction of a second off?" The Mechanical Soul Master's face was solemn. "Is it Qinglong who's behind this?"

He did not cut off the external communication connection of the mechanical body, so he thought it was very likely that Qinglong was playing a game with him in secret.

This made his emotions surge. He hadn't experienced this feeling for a long time. He seemed to see a figure sitting upright, inviting him -
"It's your turn."

(End of this chapter)