This is not mechanical ascension...

Chapter 424 Adam's Suppressed Anger

"You're welcome. This is what I should do. After all, we are partners." Li Ming responded in a kind tone.

Costat was both angry and helpless, but there was nothing he could do as Qinglong was clearly coming to kill Ryan.

But the problem was that Qinglong's timing was too good. The unknown attacker was ambushing him, and Ryan had already escaped.

If Ryan managed to escape and Qinglong did not take action, he would be in great danger today.

In a disguised way, Qinglong really saved his life.

Of course, there must be a better way to deal with it. Qinglong could have simply not used the second hammer and saved Ryan's life.

But this kind of thing cannot be discussed openly.

It was like they had tricked Qinglong, and everyone knew what they were thinking, but things had already happened, and Qinglong could only admit defeat. He did not argue with them about what they had agreed to before, as there was no point in saying it.

This time is no different. Unless they can get their revenge in a crushing manner, Qinglong will have to swallow the loss as well.

However, he didn't know how to explain it to Adam, so Costat sighed disappointedly again.

.........

In an experimental base somewhere on the Empire's home planet, there are people coming and going, and everywhere are experimental personnel in a hurry.

Adam stood in front of a huge cylindrical glass jar, in which a blood-colored column was floating, like a dead tree without leaves, with blood-colored ripples flowing on its surface.

Standing next to him was a middle-aged woman in a lab coat, who seemed to be the person in charge here.

Adam looked down at the data on the virtual screen and frowned slightly, "Did it fluctuate again just now?"

"Yes. This is the second extremely obvious fluctuation since the World Blood successfully merged with it. The first one was three days ago."

The middle-aged woman nodded and quickly retrieved the relevant data, which was a series of waveform graphs. She explained in a low voice:

"More than ten minutes ago, there was another fluctuation, but it didn't last long."

"However, the World Blood's sensing ability has been severely weakened in the main universe, and it is unable to locate specific coordinates. We are still optimizing it."

"Three days ago..." Adam frowned slightly. As the Holy Emperor, he would not be directly responsible for this matter. He usually only needed to know the result.

However, this thing fluctuated twice in a short period of time, which was unusual, so I reported it to him.

"Three days ago, wasn't that the time when Ryan and Qinglong fought?" Adam thought of it first, and the suspect naturally fell on Qinglong.

The Azure Dragon is Talos?
It's not that there is no possibility. The origin of Qinglong is mysterious and no clues can be found. If it is a dimensional life form, then many aspects can be explained.

"No, that mecha is just an empty shell, there is no one inside." He shook his head again.

The universe is so vast, it is not easy to identify the target.

"Under what circumstances would such fluctuations occur?" Adam couldn't help but ask.

The person in charge quickly explained: "According to what Chronoa said, this thing should be able to lock onto the target all the time, but the life form called Talos should have some means to conceal itself. It will only be captured when it is in a certain state and cannot be concealed. The most likely possibility is when it is in combat."

"In combat state?" Adam murmured. The possibility of it being Qinglong was even lower. The opponent should be in his lair now. How could he be in combat state?

As he was thinking about it, his personal smart terminal vibrated slightly, and screen data that no one else could see popped up on his retina.

Someone initiated the communication request, it was Costat.

He frowned slightly. Only when there was extremely important news would Costat contact him through a private terminal. It was a dedicated signal channel that did not go through the star network and was extremely tight.

Did Ryan reveal some important information and figure out who his collaborators are?

His heart moved slightly. This was what he was most concerned about. He immediately ordered: "Continue to optimize and try to locate the coordinates."

"Understood." The person in charge nodded and watched Adam leave.

Returning to the simple private room, Adam called back. As soon as the signal was established, Costat answered the call, and a slightly serious face appeared on the screen.

Huh? Adam immediately felt something was wrong, because Costat was in a dark space, not in a spaceship, and his face looked unhappy.

"Ke..." When he was about to ask, his pupils suddenly contracted. A figure peeked in from outside the camera. He blurted out, "Qinglong?"

Adam's face changed slightly, and he looked a little out of control. He suddenly had a bad feeling in his heart. Why would Qinglong stay with Costat?
Costat's expression also changed, and he seemed to want to push Qinglong away, but perhaps because he felt it was too indecent, he withdrew his hand.

"Your Excellency the Holy Emperor?" Li Ming looked at the face on the screen that had almost no flaws and sighed inwardly, "This is the first time we have talked. It's an honor to meet you, Your Excellency."

Adam's expression had calmed down, and he said calmly, "I didn't expect that Lord Qinglong would show up. It's really surprising."

"The accident that the Holy Emperor heard today has just begun." Li Ming said calmly, "Just now, someone suspected to be Ryan's collaborator raided Prince Costat's spaceship with the intention of rescuing him. It was extremely dangerous."

"Oh?" Adam's premonition grew stronger, and Costat's face looked unhappy.

Li Ming explained considerately, "But don't worry, Your Excellency. I suspected early on that this guy would not be content to be captured, so I made preparations. In the gift I gave you, I put some things that would allow me to teleport here temporarily, and I happened to save Prince Costat."

"Really?" Adam stared at the mecha head on the screen, expressionless, and asked the most crucial question: "Where's Ryan?"

"As for him, the situation was critical at the time. I had no choice but to kill him." A careless voice came through the screen.

Qinglong!

The guess was confirmed. Adam clenched his hands suddenly, his eyes changed, but he smiled, "I really have to thank Lord Qinglong for not letting Ryan's plan succeed."

This guy is really good at cultivating his Qi. Li Ming could hardly see any flaws on his face. He responded, "It's okay. This is what I should do. Ryan is unruly. After escaping, he even threatened to kill Prince Costat, his brother."

Adam's expression froze for a moment, but he quickly adjusted himself, and said with a hard-to-understand meaning, "However, if something like this happens again in the future, it's better to notify us in advance to avoid misunderstandings."

"If there hadn't been this ambush, wouldn't your gift have been delivered directly to me? Could it even appear right in front of me one day?"

"It's an emergency and I have to take the necessary measures. I have no other choice. I'm also considering the empire." Li Ming didn't fall for Adam's trick.

Adam also knew that since the incident had already happened, he could not say anything openly. He could only try to make up for the loss and said immediately:

"I remember Lord Qinglong told us before that he didn't know much about Ryan's actions, but now it seems that he has concealed a lot of information and even guessed that someone would rescue Ryan."

Li Ming also understood that he must give something to comfort Ryan now. "I just got some uncertain information. There is a man called Alchemist Baron. He appeared out of nowhere a few months ago and came into contact with Ryan." "Alchemist Baron..." Adam murmured the name, which sounded unfamiliar.

"Yes, I investigated for a long time and couldn't find relevant information, so I didn't tell you last time." Li Ming was only going to reveal the name of the Alchemist Baron, Levenback, which he would definitely not say.

Adam took a deep look at the mecha and said, "Costarte, the closest to your coordinates is the Republic of Servenleni. I will notify them to send a spacecraft to pick you up."

"Two." Li Ming added, "I can only exchange them here, I can't exchange them back."

"I understand. Lord Qinglong, are you interested in visiting the empire?" Adam made an invitation.

"No, I have something else to do." Li Ming naturally refused.

After the call ended, Adam stood there, his face changing, with a bit of anger, and finally shouted coldly: "Qinglong!"

The impact of this incident was not just the killing of Ryan, the key point was that he had no explanation to the House of Lords, and those senior senators voted to require that Ryan must be kept.

This is also the benefit he promised to the House of Commons, claiming that Ryan has the potential to become the ultimate evolved form.

Only when all these factors are combined can the three parties work together.

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Now that Ryan has been killed by Qinglong, it is very likely that the entire body will be affected.

Adam quickly calmed down and sighed, "It's not perfect after all."

If Ryan were alive, the whole thing would be perfect.

Now that he was dead, there was no point in regretting it. What he should think about was how to end it.

The easiest way is to explain the truth to the House of Commons and then capture Qinglong.

But this is obviously impossible. Regardless of whether Qinglong can be found or not, Qinglong is still very useful in his subsequent plans and is a key figure.

However, calculating the time, the time of the previous fluctuation seems to match the time when Qinglong took action, and the possibility that Qinglong is Taros increases again.

"Qinglong, Talos..." Adam murmured. If this matter could be verified, some losses could be recovered. He fell into a long silence again.

.........

After five full days, most of the spaceships that had gathered near the Mechanical King's Court to watch the excitement had already left.

The transport ships of various companies were reconnected to the Mechanical Royal Court.

The royal court had accumulated a large batch of goods, some of which had even far exceeded the delivery period stipulated in the contract, but no one had filed a claim for breach of contract.

These big companies that usually take advantage of others without leaving any bones behind, now generously expressed that they could understand the situation of the Mechanical King Court, and then expressed their desire to sign a larger contract with it.

Ulrich was still on the way and Li Ming was not there either, so Suzaku simply asked them to wait.

Meanwhile, on the interstellar network, the confrontation and battle between Qinglong and Ryan had gradually dissipated.

The battles are not very entertaining to watch, as they are all large waves of energy, and only a few figures can be seen occasionally. Plus, most life forms have no real concept of this level, they just know it's very powerful.

After a few days of heated discussion, the heat gradually dissipated.

But another matter related to Qinglong gradually boiled over until it swept across the galaxy.

The Star Cluster Republican Alliance issued a statement:
[In the Sea of ​​Stars, it was discovered that more than 156 planets with life had turned into death, 34 low-level civilizations, and 6 mid-level civilizations had disappeared forever, with a death toll of more than 200 billion. The direct suspect was the former Prince Ryan of the Empire! ]

It was not until this time that many interstellar life forms understood the scale of the so-called interstellar massacre that Prince Costat had mentioned at the time!
More than a hundred planets with life and dozens of civilizations.

It can be said to be the most horrific massacre in the past thousand years.

After the detailed data came out, it indeed sparked heated discussions. There was also a large amount of picture data, showing that the silent city was lifeless, there were empty baby carriages, dusty family photos, etc.

This quickly aroused the anger of a large number of interstellar life forms, but they were unable to vent their anger for the time being.

After all, the instigator had been stripped of his princely title and sentenced to death in public by the empire.

I wanted to rush but couldn't find my target, like a headless fly.

In this situation, some people even praised the empire's courage and ability to correct mistakes, and its quick action in directly capturing an imperial prince and killing his own relative for the sake of justice.

Or they might complain about the inefficiency of the Star Cluster Republican Alliance for not finding out any information in such a long time.

He also praised Qinglong's righteousness for exposing the matter at the risk of being regarded as an enemy by the empire.

After all, before contacting the empire, no one knew how the other party would react to the massacre of a prince.

Others have discovered that the top rulers of those civilizations were not slaughtered, but instead changed their identities, fled to other places, and lived a carefree life.

This group of people were the most condemned and demanded the death penalty.

The interstellar network is in chaos, and most ordinary life forms always feel that there is something strange, but they can't put their finger on it.

I wanted to condemn the empire, but was met with “The empire has done this, what else do you want them to do?”, which made me very angry.

However, you can fool the lower levels but not the higher levels.

The Star Cluster Republican Alliance immediately issued a stern statement, demanding that the Empire hand over the murderer and execute him under the joint supervision of the Interstellar Alliance.

Moreover, within the Sea of ​​Stars, an unprecedented massive protest was launched, claiming that the Empire's troops stationed abroad were a cancer and the murderers of interstellar massacres.

It is obvious that he wanted to take the opportunity to completely eliminate the empire's troops stationed abroad.

And at the first moment, the Empire once again made a decision that shocked everyone -
[Due to the "Sea of ​​Stars Massacre" incident, the Empire feels guilty about its original intention of maintaining interstellar security. From today on, the Empire will gradually evacuate all garrison bases within the Sea of ​​Stars. At the same time, it will severely punish all soldiers and officers who violate interstellar law. We welcome supervision from all parties in the interstellar. ]

The interstellar world is shaking again!

What is courage? This is courage!

Just half a day later, many interstellar political commentators jumped out to analyze the impact this move would have on the interstellar situation.

(End of this chapter)