This is not mechanical ascension...

Chapter 400 The Raid Is Just the Beginning

Outside the porthole, the jump channel was filled with bizarre lights and flowing lights like stars.

Li Ming's eyes were dull as he calculated secretly according to the information provided by Asmara.

There are two S-class life forms in Levenbeck's group, and their development progress seems to be over 60%, but to him, they are not a threat.

Only Levinbeck's specific strength is unknown. According to Li Ming's estimation, his true strength must be comparable to that of a master craftsman, and may even be a little more bizarre.

But I don’t know if that weirdo is Levenbaker. Although the probability is very high, it cannot be guaranteed.

The information obtained from the Blood Seed made him certain that Levenbeck was deceiving Prince Ryan.

He must be hiding his identity. Even if it is Levenbaker, it is very likely not his real identity, otherwise Prince Ryan would definitely be able to see through it.

"But we have to find a way to understand the specific strength of that weirdo, otherwise there may be variables." Li Ming thought about it and called Ford again, asking him to tell Asmara:
"Tell those people that we have discovered that the Inquisitor Civilization has been making frequent changes recently and that Tsathoggua may have invested more manpower. Tell them to be careful."

Ford didn't understand, but nodded anyway. The voyage was not short. Even if they took the route through the nearest star gate, it would take nearly twenty days to arrive.

……

The capital of Xingyuan Empire.

Prince Costat walked through the grand corridor with a sullen face. On both sides were burly soldiers wearing golden mechanical armor, which was carved with intricate textures and complex energy lines were faintly visible.

The silent footsteps made the atmosphere even quieter. After silently pushing open the luxurious door, Costat quickly came to Adam who was standing in front of the interstellar thumbnail.

"Holy Emperor, the latest news from the Sea of ​​Stars is that Commissioner Capone was attacked by a group of exiled star pirates and died without a burial place." Costat looked grim:
"Ryan has issued a wanted warrant, but no leads have been found so far."

Adam looked indifferent and said in a cold voice: "How dare you kill the investigation commissioner at this point? Has the garrison base become so rotten?"

"I'm afraid it's more serious than we thought." Costat said solemnly, pulling out a document, "Specialist Capone is on the way and has received internal reports from more than one officer."

Costat took out a piece of paper. Adam took it and looked at it. His pupils glowed with gold. He suppressed his anger and said, "A 0.35 mechanical kinetic energy bullet is priced at 100 star coins. The garrison base approved it?"

"A drill involving a thousand people costs 30 billion star coins?"

Adam knew that the garrison base was already in a state of disrepair, but this situation was still far beyond his expectations.

"Not only that, these garrison bases are like countries within countries in the Starry Sea. They are rampant in many civilizations. Even if they commit crimes, they will not be judged by the local civilization." Prince Costat said helplessly:

"The Empire's reputation has been ruined by them. Because of the rise of the Star Cluster Republic Alliance, our interests in the Sea of ​​Stars may not be enough to cover the annual military expenditure."

After a long period of development, these garrison bases, which initially affected expansion nodes, have become a huge and difficult problem to get rid of, and the benefits they bring are not proportional to the costs.

"Even now, it is not easy to cut it. The Senate has been trying to stop it. External attacks have forced them to settle accounts. The losses are reported ten or a hundred times higher."

"I want to disband these external garrisons, but not in this way." Adam's face was gloomy. If he continued like this, it would not achieve the effect he wanted.

Now the empire is like a giant covered with festering sores. It is almost impossible to dig out the rotten flesh without involving the relatively intact parts and causing heavy bleeding.

Even in the current extremely unstable situation, there are still constraints everywhere.

Costat didn't know what to say and just remained silent. It was not that easy to clean up the old empire as all kinds of interest groups were intertwined.

Only with the combined power of the universe and the stars can this be achieved.

"I think we need an opportunity." Costat tried to share his brother's worries.

"60% of the interests of the House of Lords are in the external garrisons, and Ryan is the biggest trouble. If there is no suitable opportunity, it cannot be moved."

"It will come...soon." Adam said suddenly. Costat was slightly startled. He was still trying to come up with an idea or a feasible plan with the other party.

Unexpectedly, Adam seemed to have already made up his mind. He was a little confused, but wisely did not ask more questions.

After a moment of silence, Costat asked, "When will the Higher Life Forms United Organization be announced to the public? Several people are already urging us to do so."

"Let them wait patiently. This matter also requires an opportunity, which will also come soon."

Adam's eyes were dim, and his heart was filled with emotions. This time the whole world was working together, and if all went well, many problems could be solved in one fell swoop.

Costat was surprised again, vaguely feeling that the Holy Emperor seemed to be planning some big plan. The Royal Mechanics Association was hedging against the impact of the Mechanics Association on them.

The role of this joint organization of higher life forms is extraordinary. Just by announcing it, it will cause an uproar. I don’t know what event it is trying to hedge against.

Skipping this topic, he continued, "I heard that there is good news about the search for the Star of Eternal Silence?"

"Not bad." Adam finally had a smile on his face. "Klonoa has been very helpful. We have found a lot of traces based on the clues given by the Hammersmith."

The Stone of Terrax is needed to find the Holy Castle, but the Star of Eternal Silence is not.

"But..." Adam changed the subject and frowned: "The trouble is, several forces seem to be looking for it as well."

“Qinglong…” Costat’s eyelids jumped, and thinking of this troublemaker, he couldn’t help but say: “Some time ago, I heard that two master craftsmen secretly went to the Mechanical King’s Court and met Qinglong. The Mechanical Soul Master Craftsman highly respected him.”

"But the God of Creation kept silent. According to the behavioral logic we collected, if the God of Creation thinks that the other party is not good enough, he will definitely praise him. Even if he thinks that the other party is not good enough, he will also show his admiration. He keeps silent, so I'm afraid he should not be underestimated."

"He is indeed very powerful." Adam praised, but shook his head, "But he is not a threat for now."

Costat was shocked. Others said that he had an ambiguous attitude towards Qinglong.

But he felt that the Holy Emperor's attitude was more ambiguous. The reason for his ambiguity was that he suspected Qinglong was the pioneer and wanted to use him as a fulcrum to start his attack.

What is the Holy Emperor's plan?
Adam added, "There is one more thing. Chronoa urged us to find Talos. The World Blood he provided has been 80% integrated with the "Super Quantum Resonance". You should focus on this matter first, but if you find any clues about Talos, don't tell Chronoa yet."

"Understood." Costat nodded.

……

"Adam's movements are becoming more frequent, Investigator?" In the empty hall, Ryan looked at the corpses in front of him with a grim look in his eyes.

"The Saint Emperor has a narrow vision." His subordinates couldn't help but whispered: "Now that we are surrounded by external enemies, instead of working together to deal with them, we are trying to take advantage of the opportunity to fight among ourselves..."

Before he could finish his words, he felt a cold gaze sweeping over him. His body trembled and he quickly closed his mouth, shivering and sweating.

"Adam, is that someone you can discuss?" Ryan said indifferently.

"Your Highness!" The subordinate's heart trembled violently, and he almost collapsed to the ground, not daring to move.

"You've been following me for so many years, don't you understand? He has such a narrow vision, how can he beat me?" Ryan sneered: "He dares to think of gaining supreme power and restoring the glory of the empire and the royal family, but it's a pity..."

The men didn't understand and just prayed.

Fortunately, the gaze on the body gradually shifted away, and only a faint question was heard: "How is the Corona Borealis ring going?" "It's progressing smoothly. Nearly two hundred rings have been laid so far. Knowing that you are behind Grand Duke Xavier, other civilizations are very cooperative." The subordinate said hurriedly.

"Well, be careful not to let the news leak out, and keep a close eye on the Alchemist Baron." He ordered, and his men nodded repeatedly.

Ryan waved his hand, and his men hurriedly retreated as if relieved. He looked up at the thumbnail of the Sea of ​​Stars in front of him. Too many red spots representing the garrison base had disappeared.

The actions of the Pioneers are intensifying, including attacks, marches, intimidation, and all sorts of other means. However, the Star Cluster Republic Alliance seems to ignore them and acquiesces in their actions.

"You are facing internal and external troubles, and so am I. However, I have found a way to break the impasse." Ryan pondered: "The Ultimate Life Form..."

The ultimate life form has not appeared for many years, and the path of genetic evolution is almost naturally isolated from the ultimate life form.

It is one thing that we cannot find the Ultimate Star Beast, but even if we do find it, we may not be able to defeat it, as there are almost no equal means of attack.

Therefore, they are all looking for other evolutionary routes to assist and forcibly broaden the evolutionary path.

He lowered his head and opened the smart terminal. A series of data popped up, all in a dangerous red color. There was also a picture on it, which was Rand who was being dissected and studied in depth.

"Cell activity decreases by 75%, and the distortion rate increases by 20%... What a terrifying price to pay..." Ryan's eyes gradually became fiery, even crazy: "But... I'm not afraid!"

"Empire, Adam, Azure Dragon..."

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Silently, Liuying had already approached the Nanfeng Galaxy, and several high-precision probes were quietly released.

Soon, a small fleet appeared on the virtual screen, with a total of more than 200 warships, which were obviously used only as sailing vehicles.

"Are we really going to kill them like this?"

In front of the virtual screen, beside Li Ming, Ford couldn't help but speak, with a look of nervousness and uneasiness on his face.

"Don't worry, the guy in the information is definitely no match for Li Ming's mecha." Robin couldn't help but say.

"I'm not worried about that..." He hesitated. This wasn't an adventure story in an interstellar TV series where you could just kill a few bad guys and be done with it.

On the contrary, these guys in front of us are not important at all. They are just vanguards and they are not the root cause.

After the killing, the subsequent reactions may be even greater and there will be many unpredictable troubles.

"Don't worry." These were the only two words Li Ming said. He knew, of course, that this action was equivalent to destroying the common plan of many parties, but others had plans and he also had plans.

Naturally, personal interests come first.

Ford just gave a reminder, and seeing that Li Ming was still confident, he didn't say anything more, but couldn't help rubbing his hands.

……

In the fleet's main ship.

"Baron?" Thor called out to the Alchemist Baron. He had blue hair, blue pupils, and an extremely handsome appearance.

At the end of the corridor, Levenbaker stopped and looked up in confusion, revealing his scarred face.

Thor showed obvious disgust on his face and said in a deep voice:

"Your Excellency Baron, it is better not to move around casually. There is news that Grand Duke Guya seems to have suspected that someone is secretly helping the Itlan civilization and has invested more manpower."

"If we are alone and accidentally attacked, we will not be able to explain to the prince."

"It's okay, I have it." Levenbaker shook his head and patted his black robe.

"It's better not to run around." A dull voice came from behind, and a pair of huge rock hands covered him with shadows and grabbed him directly. It was the stone giant Garrett.

Thor said nonchalantly: "I hope Tsathoggua really sent someone. It seems that he only has one S-level life form left, and the development progress seems to be more than 40%. It should be able to give Nicolael some vent."

"It wasn't him who killed Nicholas." Garrett said in a muffled voice.

Thor paused and said angrily: "Although it was not him who killed Nicholas, the reason why Nicholas went to the dimensional world and was killed by Qinglong was partly because of him."

"As for the Azure Dragon, it must be left for His Royal Highness to enjoy... hm?"

Before he could finish his words, Thor suddenly looked up, his azure blue pupils piercing through the metal cabin wall.

I saw a figure rushing towards me like a raging tide, as if carrying the power of the stars and the universe, rushing towards me with an extremely ferocious and unstoppable attitude.

Wherever it passed, space was distorted, and its speed was extremely fast, leaving only a series of illusory afterimages, making it difficult to capture its true form.

Almost in an instant, it passed through the entire fleet. The thick combined energy barrier shattered like glass in front of it and crashed straight into the main ship.

With no intention of slowing down, it crashed into the main ship with the force of thunder.

boom!
The hull of the main ship caved in and cracked instantly, emitting countless sparks and fragments. The powerful impact caused a series of explosions inside the ship. The lights in the cabin flashed wildly and the alarm sounded sharp and piercing.

Thor reacted very quickly and left with Garrett and Levenbaker.

"Who!" A violent mental wave swept out, but no answer came. A thin red line was pulled out from the fireball that exploded from the main ship, and the figure came again.

This is too fast!
Thor's pupils contracted, and in a flash, a deep blue light suddenly appeared on the surface of his skin, and then dissipated like liquid.

Then, tremendous energy gushed out like a torrent bursting through a dam, causing the surrounding space to tremble slightly. The dark blue energy lingered around like a burning flame, spreading out layer by layer.

The energy gradually solidified, covering it with a layer of solid metal armor that flickered with light.

Boom!

As if being struck by violent thunder, the energy exploded and burst into a dazzling light.

Thor's eyes suddenly turned red and his heart beat wildly, as if it was about to jump out of his chest.

The moment it comes into contact with the enemy, the armor formed by energy is shattered.

"Can't stop it!"

Thor was horrified and his vision suddenly blurred. He felt a terrible force running down his chest and instantly spreading to his shoulders, back, chest and abdomen.

In such a hasty manner, he was completely unable to resist this terrifying force. His bones shattered and he was knocked flying backwards, cutting through the starry sky, leaving a comet-like tail of flame.

Halfway through the journey, Thor couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of blood. All the bones in his body were about to fall apart, and the severe pain came like a tide, almost drowning his consciousness.

(End of this chapter)