This is not mechanical ascension...

Chapter 395 On the Road

Li Ming was also present when the Pioneers announced the purge, and he was quite surprised.

Because the navigator said that these three people did not leak out any information at all. To be more precise, they were killed as soon as they came into contact with the empire.

From then on, Li Ming knew that there were indeed high-ranking officials of the Empire within the Pioneers, and they were not ordinary high-ranking officials.

The entire Pioneer organization was in a state of panic as a result.

Li Ming didn't say anything and logged off. Then the Navigator looked at the Bloodfaller and asked, "You don't know about this either?"

"I haven't heard of it. I'll go back and check. If it's true, Ryan is seeking his own death." The Bleeding Man said calmly.

The navigator said leisurely: "Qinglong sent all his students over, so it shouldn't be fake."

"I'm more curious about what Prince Ryan wants to achieve with such a big fuss."

……

On a planet in the Corona Borealis ring, beside the beach, the waves are rolling, and there are living beings wearing cool clothes everywhere.

Sensing the movement of the ring, Blackbeard pulled his head out of his magnificent chest and quickly drove several dazed women out of the room.

Then he was immersed in it, and after about ten minutes, he came back to his senses, with confusion still remaining in his eyes.

"Cooperate with Qinglong..." He was a little doubtful, "Can Qinglong actually lead the plan?"

With Qinglong's level of strength, he is naturally qualified, but he did not expect the navigators to agree. After all, the more plans one presides over, the greater the say one has.

He could sense that the Navigator and the others had always been wary of Qinglong. What on earth could have made them agree to this?

He murmured: "Investigate the movements of the Itlan civilization, no matter how big or small..."

……

wow-
The cold water slid down my cheeks, my messy hair stuck together, and condensation droplets dripped into the sink.

Ford looked at himself in the mirror, looking haggard with sunken eye sockets.

It has become a completely unfamiliar face. Even though it is not the first time I have seen it, it still feels dreamy. The cheekbones are flattened and the overall look is almost not handsome.

Although he is a B-level life form, he has almost never shown his strength on the way here in order to conceal his identity.

He looked down at the smart terminal and a wry smile flashed across his lips. He was so cautious because he did not trust the black hole network.

As a result, I just heard the words "trustworthy" from Li Ming.

This incident was a heavy blow to him, but he had more important things to do at the time, so he forced himself to keep calm.

Now that the tense string has finally eased, I feel even more melancholy.

"Li Ming..." He smiled bitterly. He had almost never contacted Li Ming since the ruins of the Ascendant civilization.

Because there is nothing good to deal between the two of them.

Later, when he heard that Qinglong had become a master craftsman, he was shocked for a long time. After that, whenever he thought of Li Ming, he even felt humbled.

This is a gap in level. Just as Li Ming can casually say that the black hole network is trustworthy, it must be because he knows the deep secrets of this behemoth, the black hole network.

If he had known this earlier, he wouldn't have had to go through so much trouble to fake his death, have plastic surgery, and wander around to get here.

"Ah..." He shook his head, calmed down, and touched his cheek, "It's not like I can't fix it back."

He also knew that his current melancholy was only because he had been tense before. Now that he had completed the task, he was naturally filled with emotion.

Although he was increasingly amazed at the changes in Li Ming, he was even more grateful that he could talk to him. Otherwise, facing such a major event, he would have been filled with despair.

After tidying up and cutting his hair, he was about to take a rest when a mechanical body knocked on the door and said that Li Ming was looking for him. He was a little surprised, but he quickly rushed over anyway.

When I entered Li Ming's room, I found that he was looking at a photo on the virtual screen in front of him. It was the strange person I had described to Suzaku.

Li Ming frowned slightly and looked at the photo in front of him. This guy was indeed very weird. He was wearing a black robe and the slightly exposed skin looked like he was severely burned.

But if he can do things for Ryan, he must have the means to repair it. Is he doing it on purpose?

And those scars really don't look like a normal interstellar life form.

There were only a few details and no positive appearance, but according to Ford, this guy seemed both important and unimportant.

The other people have clear statuses, only this guy is weird. Others are very rude to him, but they still have to ask for his opinion on some things.

So it left a deep impression on Ford.

"Here it comes?" Li Ming said casually and put away the virtual screen. The previous data of this photo was Ford's blood test report. There was nothing strange about it.

"You may not be able to rest." Li Ming shrugged, "Get ready to go."

"Where are you going?" Ford asked subconsciously.

"Corona Borealis ring."

Ford got the answer, was stunned, and couldn't help but ask: "So fast?"

He was surprised by Li Ming's efficiency.

"There's no need to waste time." Li Ming stood up, Ford moved aside and followed him, still a little unresponsive.

"Suzaku, has the Liuying starship been assembled?" Li Ming asked as he walked. Suzaku landed on his shoulder. "It was assembled three days ago, and the internal equipment has almost been added."

"Very good." Li Ming nodded and went straight to the large assembly factory.

Soon he saw the special type of battleship built for him - Liuying.

This was a warship he had found from the database of the Hammer Forger. Its original name was Galaxy River Shadow. It was a small mothership-class ship, and after his special design, the weapon system was removed, increasing the comfort level and sailing speed.

It is 1,500 meters long and looks slender like a sharp silver sword, with smooth and elegant lines.

The silver shell is not a monotonous color, but under the reflection of the starlight, it has a dreamy halo.

The front end is pointed, and there are rows of neatly arranged portholes on both sides, emitting a mysterious blue light, like gems inlaid in a silver dragon.

Li Ming nodded with satisfaction and had someone refill the fuel. Monroe hurried over at this moment, holding the [Folding Barracks] in his hand.

"One hundred thousand have been loaded in." He said, Li Ming nodded, took the [Folding Barracks], and disappeared in a flash.

"Just us?" Ford looked around and felt that his question was not appropriate, so he couldn't help but explain: "I don't doubt you..."

He also watched the clash between Qinglong and Prince Ryan in the central world.

Li Ming was wearing a mecha and was able to withstand Prince Ryan's attacks. There was no need to say much about his strength. However, the empty scene at the moment inevitably made him feel nervous.

"My teacher has already arranged it." Li Ming didn't care, "Don't worry."

Ford nodded and was about to speak when he saw another figure approaching quickly. In the blink of an eye, it was in front of him, stirring up a gust of wind.

"Luckily we made it in time." The person who came was Robin, who complained, "Boss, you didn't even tell me you were leaving."

Ford looked at Robin, feeling like he had seen him somewhere before.

Li Ming glanced at him and said, "Do you know what we are going to do?" "I'm bored to death." Robin couldn't help but say, after living comfortably here for half a year, the development progress has increased rapidly and has reached 5%.

But he was really bored. As time went by, he began to miss the days when he lived on the edge of a knife. He cursed himself several times, wondering if he was too cheap.

After finally waiting for Li Ming to get ready to go out, I naturally had to follow him and go out for some fresh air.

"Whatever you want." Li Ming didn't mind, and the three of them boarded the spaceship together.

Robin then looked at Ford, smoothed his hair, smiled brilliantly, and extended his hand, "Star Thief, Robin, what is your name?"

Ford was stunned. What kind of nickname is this?

He muttered to himself, his expression became serious, and he stretched out his hand and said, "Earl of Itlan - Ford."

"Itlan civilization?" Robin was a little surprised.

"Have you been there?"

"I've been there once." Robin's expression was subtle. Ford's pupils condensed slightly at this moment, and he blurted out: "I remember now, the Honey Kasanya gem?"

"Ha..." Robin stepped back, feeling quite embarrassed. "What an accident, what an accident..."

Li Ming looked at him in surprise, and Robin couldn't help but explain, "That's not my mission. In fact, my mission is to kill the wearer of the gem, Sandermer, who is a star..."

"Who knew that when I was about to take action, I encountered an ambusher and accidentally broke the gem."

Ford shook his head and thought, "It's not an ambush."

"Huh?" This time it was Robin who was confused.

"Sander was secretly trafficking in human beings. We had already reached an agreement with the Interstellar Alliance and were ready to arrest him." Ford smiled bitterly.
"We thought you were his man, but now we know that you also thought we were ambushing."

After Robin figured it out, he was a little speechless, but the two of them tacitly agreed not to talk in depth about this topic and talked about other aspects.

By the time the battleship's propulsion engines were spitting out brilliant flames, the two were already chatting quite happily.

It is still a secret trip, entering the star gate through an exclusive channel, and the disguise identity is ready.

"I really envy you nobles. You have everything since birth..." Robin sighed repeatedly in the public cabin.

"That's useless. It's better to develop higher potential. You've become an A-level life form at such a young age..." Ford was also disappointed. "The development progress has reached 5% in half a year."

"My development potential can only support me to become an A-level life form at best."

As they talked, the two turned the topic to Li Ming.

Robin groaned, "I don't know how far this pervert has progressed in development."

After that, he couldn't help but complain, "He is really perverted. I have never seen a guy who can develop gene seeds 24 hours a day. The mental and physical consumption is fine, but the boredom is not something that everyone can withstand."

He talked a lot, mainly because the Mechanical Royal Court was full of machines, and there was not even a single person who could speak.

"The potential for development is so high, and the efforts are so desperate that I feel a sense of urgency for some reason."

"This guy has always been like this." Ford laughed bitterly and speculated: "You said, the development progress is 10%?"

Robin shook his head and rubbed his chin. "I don't think it's that fast. After reaching level A, the rate of decline is still quite serious. I estimate it to be 8%."

Li Ming ignored the two of them and returned to the room.

It takes about half a month to reach the Corona Borealis ring from here.

Because the stargate was built right at their doorstep, shortening the sailing distance by a long distance, the journey was quite boring for Robin and Ford.

But it’s different for Li Ming, he lives a fulfilling life.

Ten days later, in the Holy Castle Trial Space, the energy was boiling, figures were crisscrossing, and violent power was surging.

More than a dozen figures crisscrossed each other, floating like ghosts, and each movement left a trail of afterimages.

Brilliant sparks would occasionally explode, lighting up the area like day.

"boom!"

Li Ming exerted force with his feet, breaking the accumulated airflow around him, and jumped out. In the blink of an eye, he rushed far away. The speed blessing would not be affected by the reaction force, so it was very useful.

He looked back and saw an exploding gust of air rising into the sky, which was quite a big noise for this trial space.

Another fierce battle continued for a while.

boom!
The last member of the Yuan clan was covered in densely packed golden symbols. With a loud bang, horrific energy burst out, and his body was shattered into pieces.

The rolled skin on Li Ming's body repaired quickly and various injuries gradually disappeared.

A virtual screen appeared in front of him——[Passed the upper lord level trial, evaluation-top level, reward: Titan blood concentration purified to 35%, a lord-level weapon.]

The Supervisor walked out of the mist, his metallic features condensed into an indescribable expression, and looked straight at him.

What the hell is this?
It was hard for him to understand since only half a year had passed since the other party came into contact with the Holy Castle.

At the beginning, the fact that he directly broke through the entire general-level trial and even the lower lord-level trial with the strength of a lower-level general was enough to shock him.

He originally thought that was the other party's limit. It was normal for him to have some extraordinary talents to be able to come to the Holy Castle.

The next enhancement will never be so easy.

As a result, the other party passed the middle lord trial within three months.

Another four months later, he had passed the trial of the upper lord.

This speed has never been seen in the current Holy Castle Trial, let alone the Terrax Civilization Era.

"I'm not saying anything, forget it..." Li Ming was about to say something, but in the end he couldn't help saying, "This difficulty is too high. My strength has already reached the X-level standard, but I can only fight at the upper lord level. This doesn't make sense."

He estimated that in the peak lord level trial, every member of the Yuan clan should have a strength similar to his current strongest burst, close to 3X.

"Is this Yuan Clan really that strong? You didn't make any changes, did you?"

The Supervisor had a blank expression on his face. He really wanted to repeat what this guy had said, saying that the trial was difficult and not in line with common sense.

Who is not going against common sense? Don't you know it?

He said in a cold voice: "I have no right to change any of the rules of the Holy Castle, otherwise I would have expelled you long ago."

Until now, he is still upset about how this guy came in.

"That's right." Li Ming nodded, automatically ignoring the other party's attitude, and couldn't help but say: "Fortunately you can't interfere."

The next moment, the monitor disappeared expressionlessly. Li Ming shrugged and returned to reality.

A massive axe blade condensed in his hand, absorbing the energy of the metal, while his body adapted to the further enhancement of his Titan bloodline.

"I thought I would need 70% to pass the upper lord level trial, but I didn't expect to be able to do it at 65%."

He glanced at the development progress, which had already risen to 67%. The stimulation of fusing the Titan bloodline had increased it by another 2%.

(End of this chapter)