This is not mechanical ascension...

Chapter 421: How can I play when you are so happy to win?
His controlled objects were not upwards compatible, and an A-level controlled object could not have any effect on him who was at S-level.

For example, the [Ghost Human Skin], its ability to converge information state is just a decoration, and now it can only be used as a simple mimicry skin.

Of course, after reaching S-level, his ability to restrain himself becomes even stronger.

Many controlled objects have been upgraded to S-level and have very good abilities. The main combat system is the core and the first one that needs to be upgraded, but other items can sometimes also have miraculous effects and cannot be ignored.

"There is also divine power, which was completely consumed this time. This thing can be used temporarily in an emergency, and it needs to be replenished..."

He figured that the easiest thing to upgrade right now was the mechanical guards, which didn't require any upgrading materials, only metal energy.

With the current support, if it is upgraded to S-level, each one should be able to have a strength of nearly 100S level and share half of his data support.

In combat state, the power he can enjoy is more than a hundred times stronger than he actually is.

If the life level of the mechanical guard could not surpass his own, it would be most appropriate to use the metal energy obtained before to upgrade the guard.

Each ten billion adds up to six billion, which means at least five hundred billion star coins are needed to purchase metal materials.

Why does it feel like it’s not much?
Li Ming did not gasp at the number. Instead, he realized that the control system was becoming more and more incredible, and he was secretly shocked.

He was thinking here, while the army of spaceships outside the Mechanical King's Court had begun to gradually disperse, forming a long queue in front of the star gate.

It has only been in the past two months that the situation has reached such a scale. It is not easy to evacuate in a short period of time.

There were even a number of fights caused by queue-jumping incidents, but the Mechanical Royal Court quickly sent patrol spacecraft to help maintain order.

The might of the Azure Dragon had only just passed, so naturally no one dared to resist. They all lined up obediently in a long queue that could circle the Mechanical Royal Court two or three times or more.

“Chuangzao, are you leaving too?” In the command room, the Mechanical Soul Master murmured, “We have to wait in line for several days here, why not go down and talk to Qinglong.”

"I'm not interested." The carrier of the Godly Craftsman had a blank expression on his face, but his heart was bleeding. He had been busy for nearly half a year, looking for clues about Levenbeck.

As a result, he got nothing as Qinglong had ruined everything. He was afraid that he would not be able to resist taking action if he saw Qinglong.

Barbaro was not interested either. He came here in secret and has now returned to his spaceship.

"It seems that I have to strengthen my connection with this master craftsman in the future." Sheffield smiled and was in a good mood. He had already made the investment and was sitting on the Diaoyutai.

Anduin nodded. "Yes, the star gate here should be expanded. The level 4 star gate is obviously not enough. Mechanical Soul, give me Qinglong's contact information. I will discuss with him and upgrade it to a level 2 star gate."

In the past, Qinglong's strongest display was when he blasted Ryan with a cannon. Although the outside world had many speculations about him, it was not as direct as showing his fist.

Just based on the individual strength that Qinglong has shown now, he is already qualified to be on equal footing with them.

This guy Barbaro, who was not interested in the mechanic, gave away the small planet last time, let alone him.

Everyone had their own thoughts. In the future, they would inevitably have to deal with this Azure Dragon for a long time, and no one wanted to make an enemy for no reason.

The Mechanical Soul Master has already left the spaceship and landed in the Mechanical Royal Court.

.........

"I just don't know more information about this level of X-level life forms. It seems to be different from the previous levels of life."

Just as he was thinking about it, a voice suddenly came from the video link at the door, "Master, the Mechanical Soul Master sent a request for a visit."

"Him?" Li Ming wanted to refuse, but his heart moved slightly, and he said, "Please invite him to the reception area first."

"Yes." The video device went off, Li Ming stood up, tidied himself up, and a few minutes later, he met the mechanical soul master in the reception area.

"Li Ming?" The Mechanical Soul Master looked at the newcomer and couldn't help but ask, "Where is your teacher?"

"When you came, he had just left. The imperial armor was badly damaged and needs to be repaired when he returns." Li Ming apologized a little, "I have sent a message, but the teacher doesn't often read my messages. I don't know how long it will take for him to reply."

"If you have urgent matters, I will contact him through special communication methods."

If the God of Creation was here, Li Ming would definitely not say this. The old fox would definitely let him contact him on the spot.

The Mechanical Soul Master just waved his hand and said, "Forget it, there's nothing urgent. I wanted to chat with him, but since he has something else to do, I'll leave first."

"Mr. Master Craftsman..." Li Ming couldn't help but speak. The Mechanical Soul Master Craftsman said in a warm manner, "Just call me Reynolds. Do you have anything else to do?"

Li Ming smiled shyly: "Well... my teacher left in a hurry, and I asked him what level Ryan was in the X-level life... He didn't tell me..."

This level of information is no longer circulated in the interstellar space, and even in the black hole network there is very little information.

"Young people..." Reynolds couldn't help but laugh, "They just like to compete in fighting strength."

"You..." As he said this, he suddenly paused, looked at Li Ming in surprise and suspicion, and suddenly found something wrong.

Why do I feel that this kid's life force is unusually strong?

This body of his is only used for daily walking outside. The various equipment on it are not too advanced and can no longer see through Li Ming's life level.

He was unsure whether it was because of the other party or some kind of equipment of Qinglong. After thinking for a moment, he simply sat down and said, "Since you want to know, then I will tell you..."

Li Ming sat upright and listened to the other party's narration. The Interstellar Alliance was established more than 50,000 years ago, and the existence time of the Empire and the Federation was much longer than that.

The known evolutionary paths have long been developed to their limits. Although it is impossible to make the ultimate leap, many methods of expanding them have been derived.

For example, after the development progress is fully completed, if you fuse the X-level gene seed again and your body can hold on, you can continue to develop the second gene seed and continue to strengthen yourself.

At this point, Reynolds gave an example: "Like Barbaro, this guy fused the second X-level gene seed more than 300 years ago..."

"Barbarol..." Li Ming looked surprised, but Reynolds just mentioned it briefly and continued his story.

And this is just one way to broaden the path of evolution.

There are also other ways to discover and open up other evolutionary paths, such as forcibly awakening special abilities, or absorbing elemental energy.

"Anduin is like this. It is rumored that he has sixteen paths of evolution." Reynolds said, and seeing Li Ming's expression change, he explained:

"It sounds like a lot of them, but the vast majority of them can't even evolve to S-level."

Finally, he emphasized: "But these are not the ultimate life forms. In essence, they are still exploring evolution at the level of X. There is always a limit to their enhancement."

"Perhaps the energy level can increase from 100X to 500X, or even 1000X, or even more, but it will never happen that after the life transition, every little bit of enhancement is a hundred times that of the lower-level life form."

Reynolds couldn't help but sigh when he said this: "So, it is also called the Ultimate Road. Walking on the Ultimate Road, I don't know when I can see the end."

"The Ultimate Path should be equivalent to the Secondary Overlord. This Ultimate Leap is extraordinary." Li Ming couldn't help but fall into deep thought. But there are seven or eight such Ultimate Lifeforms in Titan, but they are still gone.

He sighed in his heart, thinking that it was still too far away to think about these things, the Holy Castle had not even been opened yet.

Then, Reynolds explained: "In addition, in actual combat, you can't win by relying on paper energy levels. After all, in the class of x-level life forms, the gap will not be too big."

Li Ming looked as if he suddenly understood something and thanked the other party repeatedly for clearing up his confusion.

Reynolds said it was nothing, this information was no secret between them, since Qinglong didn't have time, he just said it casually.

After seeing off the Mechanical Soul Master, Li Ming was still pondering what Reynolds said.

Before he returned to the room, his smart terminal rang. It was Costat.

After adjusting, the other party's face appeared on the screen, his expression calm, "Qinglong, we are ready to leave. This cooperation is very pleasant, and I hope there will be a next time."

"Happy?" Li Ming did not comment, and said lightly: "I don't like to have more contact with partners who act on their own initiative."

Costat shook his head, as if he didn't understand what he meant. "It's a good reputation to expose interstellar massacres."

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Everyone pretended to be ignorant even though they knew the truth. The thing had already happened, and Li Ming didn't argue with him about it any further.

Levenbeck's ugly face appeared in his mind, and Li Ming's eyes flickered, "Be careful on the road, don't let Ryan run away."

Costat was slightly startled and asked, "Do you know something else?"

"I don't know." Li Ming shook his head and said bluntly, "I just think that instead of taking Ryan back, it's better to kill him on the spot."

"He is of the imperial royal blood. Even if he needs to be executed, it should be us who should do it." Costat was firm in his attitude on this matter.

"Execution?" Li Ming's meaning was unpredictable. "Oh, don't tell me you really plan to kill him. Aren't you curious about how he became like this?"

"Ryan will definitely be executed. This is the Empire's commitment to the interstellar space." Costat looked calm.

Li Ming sneered, "I don't care whether you execute him or not, I don't want him to suddenly pop up and cause trouble for me one day."

Costat shook his head, knowing that he was in the wrong in this matter, and said, "I'm contacting you this time to inform you of another matter. The Higher Life Form Alliance will be put on the agenda soon. If it's fast, it will be within half a month, and if it's slow, it won't be more than a month. I hope you're ready."

"Hmm?" Li Ming was puzzled. "You chose the right time."

He felt something was wrong. Prince Costat had believed him so easily before, and he could explain it by saying that the Empire might have found some clues.

However, this alliance of higher life forms has been suppressing the news for such a long time and has been reluctant to announce it to the public.

Now that it is suddenly on the agenda, to be honest, the timing is perfect.

After all, Ryan did a lot of things.

Even if the empire sacrifices its own relatives for the sake of justice, there will still be some impact, which may cause turmoil in the situation and cause a lot of losses.

But with the counterattack of the Alliance of Higher Life Forms, it would be difficult to cause any waves.

So perfect?

Everything is interconnected. I always feel that the empire seems to know a lot and has calculated it very well.

"The enemy is in the dark and we are in the light. If we don't make more preparations, it will be difficult to protect ourselves. I hope that Lord Qinglong will help us in the future." Costat said meaningfully and then ended the communication.

"There's something extremely wrong..."

Li Ming looked at the dark screen with a frown on his face.

He originally thought that this was a matter of the empire being forced to cut off its arm in order to survive, but Costat suddenly brought up the Alliance of Higher Life Forms, which made him alert.

Why does it feel like I'm just going with the flow?

"But if Ryan gets into trouble, the Starry Sea garrison base will definitely be shaken. He has been blocking my door for two months, and the situation over there is already urgent."

"The empire's losses are not small no matter how you look at it... No..." A flash of lightning flashed through his mind, "The empire cannot be viewed as a whole. If it is viewed as a whole, there will indeed be some losses."

"As far as I know, the garrison base is already under the control of the House of Lords. For Adam, it is a piece of fat meat that he can only see but cannot eat."

"Ryan is not his man either. After suffering a heavy blow this time, the House of Lords will inevitably be suppressed, and the right to speak will be eroded by both sides. This will actually benefit Adam a lot."

"Good Saint Emperor..." Li Ming murmured in a low voice, "If Adam knew about this from the beginning and just kept it to himself, and I happened to find him, I could just go with the flow..."

This Holy Emperor is often used as a background figure, but he is the winner of the palace fight and should not be underestimated.

Based on the known information, he could only make a rough guess.

He suppressed the House of Lords, took back the right to speak, established a good reputation, and organized a joint organization of higher life forms to bring Ryan back and further study alchemical substances.

Win, win big and win big.

But, how can I play when you win so happily?
If it was a win-win cooperation and each side got what it needed, he would only admire Adam's skills, but the Empire had cheated him, which was really unfair.

There was a dangerous light flashing in Li Ming's eyes. Adam won so happily that he should not mind a counterattack from him. Letting the tiger go back to the mountain is not his style.

If Ryan really ran away, or negotiated some terms with Adam and became a family, he would be in a lot of trouble.

"I'll take a gamble and hope Levenbeck won't let me down."

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"Contact the Mechanical King Court and ask them to clear the way. How long do we have to wait?"

Prince Costat looked at the long line in front of the Star Gate and couldn't help feeling annoyed. He turned around and issued orders to his subordinates.

The men moved quickly, and the Mechanical King's Court also moved quickly—
"I'm sorry, Your Highness, this is not the jurisdiction of the Mechanical King's Court. We don't have the right to ask these teams to make way. We can't help you."

On the screen, Li Ming said with an apologetic look, and then added considerately: "You can use the imperial prestige to order them to give way."

Costat's face darkened. Why did this kid speak so unpleasantly? What did he mean by an order? Would the Empire do such a thing?

He just thought Qinglong had suffered a loss and didn't want to help. He was too lazy to talk to Li Ming. When he was about to hang up, he heard the other party say:
"By the way, please wait a moment. The teacher has prepared a gift for Saint Emperor Adam and is on the way."

(End of this chapter)