This is not mechanical ascension...

Chapter 426 Career Advancement [Ultimate Warrior] Genetic Defect?
"It's still cool to be a hands-off manager..."

Li Ming had already turned back to the room, and the silver metal door behind him locked with a hum.

Talent is scarce these days, and trustworthy talent is even rarer.

Ulrich may not be very loyal, but he is self-aware and has great ambitions. The royal court is full of mechanical subordinates, so he is not afraid of any unexpected events.

After a series of twists and turns, he finally had some peace of mind, turned on the control system, and immediately prepared to upgrade the [Mechanical Warrior] by throwing in an X-level gene essence.

[Mechanical Warrior] → [Ultimate Warrior]

[Ultimate Warrior: An explorer of the path of evolution, possessing the abilities of [Key to Evolution], [Weapon Release], and [Ultimate Path]. ]

Li Ming's expression was slightly shocked. There was no change in his other abilities, only a new ability was added.

[Ultimate Path: Consume X-level gene essence to repair genetic defects. ]

Repairing genetic defects, I still have genetic defects?

Li Ming was stunned for a moment, and then fell into deep thought. Maybe it’s not just me who has it, but all genetically evolved beings have it.

If you want to become the ultimate evolved being, it is probably not as simple as finding a more powerful life form and then turning it into a gene seed.

The orthodox ultimate path should be to constantly repair genetic defects rather than constantly broaden the evolutionary path.

The biggest secret of genetic evolution has been discovered by me?

Li Ming suddenly realized that this information was probably top secret and most of the X-level life forms had made a mistake.

He thought again of the reminder from the Holy Elephant that the road of genetic evolution can be stopped at level X life form. Could it be that the Hammer Forger had discovered a similar situation?
The amount of information brought by career advancement made him think for a long time before he came back to his senses. Anyway, no matter what happened, he had the relevant means, and his career would never let him down.

Then he thought about the trial in the Holy Castle again, and became eager to try again.

A lower-level transcendence trial, equivalent to a Class X life form with 30% development progress.

According to the analysis of the previous stages, each is at least 60X.

"I'm afraid I can't win..." He secretly sighed.

"X-class weapons can at least recover hundreds of millions of metal energies. It's better than nothing." Li Ming took a deep breath. He was free anyway.

However, just as he was about to communicate with the Holy Castle, one of the smart terminals in a row beside him suddenly vibrated, and the page turned black, which was the background of the black hole network.

"Qinglong's number?" Li Ming glanced at it, picked it up and saw that the person who contacted him was Blackbeard.

"Pioneer..." He immediately had a guess in his mind. After answering the call, Blackbeard did not speak at the first time, and Li Ming was also silent.

After about two or three seconds, a voice came, "Your Excellency Qinglong, a meeting has been held in the Iron Throne Hall. If you have time, please come online as soon as possible."

"Okay, I understand." Li Ming's reaction was calm. He had expected this. When he was about to end the call, Blackbeard stopped him: "Wait..."

"Hmm?" Li Ming raised his eyebrows slightly, his mind moved slightly, "What's wrong, is there anything else?"

Blackbeard seemed very hesitant. On the dark screen, the line remained calm. Li Ming was very patient and waited for five or six seconds before some ripples appeared.

"Sir Qinglong, this meeting is held in response to you." His voice was slightly bitter.

"Targeting me?" Li Ming was not surprised. Instead, he was a little surprised by Blackbeard's tip-off.

With this beginning, Blackbeard's next words flowed much more smoothly: "Yes, you have teased the Navigator time and again, and he is already very dissatisfied with you. I guess he called the meeting this time to expel you."

"Tease him again and again?" Li Ming frowned, "When did I ever tease him?"

"Last time in the Corona Borealis ring, you informed us that Ryan's actions might be more covert and asked us to pay attention, but the navigator mistakenly thought that you were trying to fight for the right to speak..." Blackbeard explained helplessly.

Li Ming listened, his frown gradually relaxed, and then became more and more strange. Could this be blamed on him?
Does this guy have paranoia?
To be honest, he just wanted to hold the pioneers back temporarily.

He was only an A-class life form at the time, and his primary goal was to become an S-class life form. He had no intention of fighting for the right to speak.

As a result, the navigator kept sending troops to the Corona Borealis ring, although Li Ming was unaware of such a thing.

But he knew that the navigator's decision did cause a lot of butterfly effects.

I learned from Ford that the Empire has sent people to intervene in the Corona Borealis ring with the aim of investigating where those active intelligence personnel came from.

"Needless to say, he seems even angrier this time..." Blackbeard said cautiously, "I just learned that the Pioneers' colleagues in the Sea of ​​Stars spent a lot of effort to collect evidence of Ryan's massacre."

"In the end, it was all useless."

"Many people are dissatisfied with you because of this, so you have to deal with it carefully." Blackbeard reminded him. He was also helpless because he was the one who brought Qinglong in, and now many people are dissatisfied with him as a result.

The two of them were tied together, so he informed them in advance, fearing that Qinglong would not know the consequences. He added:
"This expulsion system has always existed since the founding of the Pioneers, but no one has ever been expelled because betrayers will be purged."

"It may be because your strength is too high and erratic, so the navigator uses the method of expulsion. Once you are expelled, you will be regarded as an enemy by all members of the organization."

"Treated as an enemy?" Li Ming frowned slightly. "The Pioneers have always been voting in name only."

"That's right, but many people are already dissatisfied with you." Blackbeard sighed.

"I see. Thank you for the tip-off." Li Ming nodded, and Blackbeard said "hmm". Both sides were silent for a few seconds before Blackbeard hung up the phone.

"Navigator..." Li Ming thought. The Pioneer was a good organization. He had relied on their resources and strength on several occasions.

Even at this point, the opponent's size should not be underestimated.

"It seems that I have the capital to earn the right to speak now." Li Ming stroked his chin, his eyes flashing slightly.

.........

In the Iron Throne Hall, black mist was surging above all the thrones, and all the members of the organization were present.

There was a low, noisy sound, as if someone was communicating, but when I listened carefully, I couldn't hear anything.

The atmosphere was solemn, and everyone knew that something unusual might happen today.

At a certain moment, black mist surged from the only empty throne in the hall, crystal columns rose on both sides, and the sound died down.

The Azure Dragon has descended. "Good day, colleagues." Li Ming came up to greet them calmly.

Almost no one responded, not even Blackbeard.

The navigator sitting opposite immediately said, "Sir Qinglong, everyone's time is precious."

"We spent more than half a year on the Ryan star-killing incident, and invested a lot of manpower in the Corona Borealis ring and the Sea of ​​Stars."

"But you quietly reached a cooperation agreement with the Empire, which destroyed everyone's hard work and effort and allowed the Empire to get away with it."

"Isn't this a bit too much?"

The navigator was the first to question, causing a low murmur, and someone echoed, "Yes, Lord Qinglong, since you are a member of the organization, why didn't you discuss it with us before such a big thing happened?"

Li Ming said calmly: "I tried to tell you that it was in the Corona Borealis ring, but some people seemed to think that I was just being stubborn."

The navigator's tone froze. This was an undeniable mistake, but he had already made an excuse, "Your Excellency Qinglong obviously knew more information, why didn't you tell us?"

"Who told you I know more?" Li Ming asked back.

"Just based on Costat's words?" He said in a deep voice, "What if I say I don't know anything about this matter?"

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"Huh?" The navigator paused, feeling both amused and confused. Was Li Ming going to deny everything?
The navigator pressed, "You mean you didn't contact the Empire at all, and you don't know what Prince Costat is doing there?"

"That's right." Li Ming said frankly.

"Then why did you send out the mecha? Are you preparing to fight one against two?" the navigator said in a deep voice.

"You guessed right. I have always regarded Prince Costat as an imaginary enemy." Li Ming's voice was firm: "I have long been prepared for a one-on-two fight."

This tone filled with confidence shocked everyone present and they looked at each other in confusion.

"I didn't expect Prince Costat to do this." He continued, "But Your Excellency, do you believe what Costat said?"

Whatever you say is true, it is true. I just won’t admit it. What can you do to me?
The navigator paused, then said angrily, "Do you think we are all fools? Last time he released your students in public, and this time he is in cahoots with you again."

"Don't tell me it's all coincidence."

"So it's instigation. Look... it's working." Li Ming sighed, "Sir Navigator, you need to have a bigger picture. You need to look beyond this situation and see the problem."

"If I were from the Empire, they would protect me and hide me carefully. It is precisely because I am not a member of the Empire that they want to sow discord and push me into the sunlight."

Why do I feel like what Qinglong said makes sense?
The others all had strange looks on their faces. In the absence of any evidence, it seemed that each person had his own reasons.

The navigator only felt his anger rising. Qinglong was actually guiding him?
But he did not lose his composure, he just said coldly: "No matter how much you say, it's useless. The Bloodfaller can prove it."

Proof? Proof of my deal with Adam?

Li Ming looked towards the seat beside him. Besides Adam, the only ones who knew about this were Costat. If the Blood Lost really knew, he was either lying or this guy was one of them.

"I can't prove it." The Bloodfallen said calmly, "I don't know if Azure Dragon has any dealings with the Empire. Maybe there are, but I haven't come into contact with them. Maybe there aren't any."

The navigator was shocked and couldn't believe it...the Bloodfallen One stabbed him in the back?
The Bleeding One had said the same thing to him before, but he had already agreed with the other party that in order to consider the overall situation, the Bleeding One would identify Qinglong.

That’s why he had the confidence to hold the rally.

Huh? Li Ming was a little surprised. Aren't these two guys wearing the same pair of pants? How did they get split apart?
The pioneers were all shocked. It seemed like something went wrong between several core members?
They are not fools. Whether there is evidence or not, whether there is an explanation or not, it is just a question of the right to speak.

In the past, the Bleeding One and the Navigator advanced and retreated together, but this time, the Bleeding One actually stood on the side of Qinglong.

Or did Qinglong instigate the Bloodfaller to rebel?

Amazing!
Blackbeard breathed a sigh of relief. As expected of Qinglong, he was well prepared.

"You!" The navigator was speechless, with no place to vent his anger.

Li Ming also remained silent and did not pursue the victory. The Bloodfaller's defection was a bit strange and he couldn't figure it out.

"In fact, this may not be a bad thing." The Bloodfaller said, "The fact that higher life forms have united to form a united organization is completely beyond our expectations."

"If we really follow the established plan and use Ryan as a handle to attack the Empire, there will be no results in the end, and it may even become a stepping stone for the Higher Life Organization."

He even boasted, "Let Qinglong be the beneficiary of exposing Ryan, it's better than anyone else."

Li Ming remained silent, staring at the Bleeding Man. He really couldn't figure out what this guy was trying to do. Was he trying to kill him with praise?
The navigator was silent, the Bloodfallen One turned against him, the expulsion was bound to fail, and he became a joke.

Qinglong's status has skyrocketed. When did these two guys get involved?
After his initial shock and anger, he began to think about this problem.

"Instead of dwelling on the past, we should discuss the next plan. This alliance of higher life forms cannot be underestimated. It is a foregone conclusion that the Empire has formed it itself." The Bloodfallen One explained.

"All information is currently confidential. Even I don't know. I only know that there are ten members. They are all powerful life forms that cannot be underestimated and have entered the ultimate path."

"Both he and his subordinates are considered interstellar giants."

When this organization was mentioned, the atmosphere became even quieter. The other members were all S-level life forms, so they would naturally not be invited. When they heard the news, they were all shocked.

Just the name alone indicates that it is destined to be a behemoth.

There is already a huge uproar in the interstellar space. This is an invitation from the Empire. To put it bluntly, in the eyes of the Empire, these are the ten strongest people in the interstellar space who have no connection with other civilizations.

The strongest... this word has its place, and those who were not invited will naturally be unhappy.

There is already some chaos even before the list of members is announced. Let alone stabilizing the interstellar situation, it would be good if it doesn't get worse.

The Blood-Falling Man said, "I know that some of you are on good terms with some big shots. If we can get some inside information, it would be more convenient for us to act."

Many members started discussing, and after a long time, someone suddenly asked, "No one of you was invited?"

The Navigator and others were the original core members of the veteran group. Their specific strengths and identities were unknown, but everyone subconsciously assumed that they were higher than them.

"Not yet. All those who can be invited are interstellar giants." The Bloodfallen sighed and paused. "That's not right. Except for His Excellency Qinglong... we don't know if he has been invited."

Suddenly, under the black fog, pairs of eyes fell on the throne where Qinglong was.

(End of this chapter)