This is not mechanical ascension...

Chapter 428 Why is it Qinglong again? Trial to become a king

Seeing this guy's extremely fiery eyes, the Supervisor explained: "If you want to obtain the blood of the world, you need to extract it from the transcendental dimensional world using a special method."

"From the dimensional world?" Li Ming caught the difference, and then asked: "Not the main creatures of the dimensional world?"

The Supervisor further explained: "No, to be precise, the main creatures in the dimensional world are a manifestation of the blood of the world."

Li Ming frowned. The transcendent dimensional world only exists in the deep layer, and it has to be extracted from the dimensional world itself. The difficulty is extremely great.

The Overseer added: "Or you can pass the Transcendent Trial. Every time you succeed, the extra reward is World Blood."

"There are extra rewards?" Li Ming was surprised for a moment, but then he thought that the blood of the world was a good thing for the Titans.

At this level, the difficulty of the trial increases exponentially, so it is normal to give more good things.

However, when he thought of the staggering difficulty, Li Ming couldn't help but shudder, as if he vaguely felt the feeling of being beaten into a bloody mud.

Fortunately, these guys can't get weapons.

But the transcendent trial should only have four levels. If you complete all of them, you can get four portions of World Blood. Including the one in your hand, there will be a maximum of five portions.

Far from enough.

After thinking for a while, Li Ming asked again: "Do you know how to extract the world blood from the dimensional world?"

"I'm just an inspector. This kind of technical information is not under my control." He shook his head.

Li Ming looked at the Supervisor, seeming to want to say something but stopping himself. In the end, he said nothing but just shook his head with a slight disappointment.

The monitor's processor ran at high speed, his forehead turned slightly red, and he disappeared expressionlessly.

After opening his eyes, Li Ming returned to the real universe. His eyes flickered and he couldn't help but sigh. The difficulty of obtaining special energy had increased to a new level.

The Stone of Terrax is still in serious shortage. In his current control column, he also has an A-level controlled item, the [Earth-shaking Fist].

"Compared to the Blood of the World, the Stone of Terrax is easier to obtain." Li Ming pondered. He knew that many forces had stocks of it.

I logged into Qinglong's account and opened a series of communication friends. I didn't know what he was thinking about.

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In the imperial capital, the dusty Costat walked through the luxurious and long corridors and met Adam.

"I let my guard down and thought that after testing, the thing would be fine."

In the room, Costat's face was filled with shame. The huge portrait behind him showed the first Holy Emperor, who was majestic, holding a golden sword and looking down on the earth.

"You can't be blamed for this." Adam turned around and shook his head. "You are a prince-level specification, and there are more than twelve testing links, from [molecular-level material testing] to [information state determination], everything is available."

"Not to mention the God Craftsman, nothing can escape detection, but Qinglong's method is different. I don't believe that the attacker didn't block the surrounding space. I don't know what his so-called replacement method is."

Costat's face was tense. It was this kind of thinking inertia, thinking that things that have been tested should be fine, that led to this incident.

Seeing that he didn't say anything, Adam comforted him again: "This matter has passed, don't worry too much. Besides, if it weren't for him, you probably wouldn't be able to come back this time."

This is exactly where Costat was conflicted. No matter what, he was saved by Qinglong after all. After hesitating for a moment, he said, "Holy Emperor, what's the situation with the alchemist baron? Is what Qinglong said true or false?"

"I have some clues." Adam nodded and casually pinched out a virtual screen, which refreshed a series of information: "Based on the preliminary interrogation and information summary, it can be confirmed that there is indeed such a person around Ryan. The time of his appearance should be half a year ago."

"Another ambitious person who came out of nowhere." Costat looked at the information on the screen with a frown, "That guy is quite powerful. He seems to have the means to temporarily create X-level life forms, which should be the same as the means used to strengthen Ryan."

Adam said calmly, "He can't hide for long. We already have a lot of clues and have locked onto several civilizations in the Sea of ​​Stars. The several biological companies he holds on behalf of others in the interstellar world absorb huge amounts of wealth every year to purchase various materials."

"Also, there were several small-scale interstellar wars that were suspected to be caused by him."

"So fast?" Costat looked surprised.

"Ha..." Adam laughed, "No one can appear out of thin air. There are so many things we want to investigate that we can't investigate..."

Adam paused again halfway through his speech, and Costat also looked over.

The two looked at each other, then looked away tacitly.

They thought of a name at the same time, Qinglong.

The empire has been secretly sending people to investigate, and even said that they have discovered many ambitious people who are secretly active. Unfortunately, after verification, many clues have nothing to do with Qinglong.

However, Costat finally felt a little relieved. This time, Qinglong's trick was really a heavy blow to him.

But finding out relevant information about the Alchemist Baron so quickly gave him confidence. The empire was still the same empire, but Qinglong was a different person.

But how could that guy hide so deeply?

Costat couldn't help but think that this wasn't the first time he had pondered this question.

How could a mechanic of Qinglong's size completely cut off ties with the StarCraft? But they couldn't find any trace of him.

The intelligence department has already begun analyzing the "pioneer officer sent by an unknown civilization."

Adam's face was also a little embarrassed, as if he was trying to save face. "Also, there is a major direction for investigating Qinglong's identity."

"Oh." Costat's expression was slightly shocked.

"Taros." Adam uttered these three words. Costat was slightly stunned and asked in surprise: "Qinglong is Taros?"

After that, he seemed to be thinking about something, "Indeed, there is such a possibility. The reason why I met the dimensional life form sent by Chronoa was because of Li Ming, or Qinglong, who lured the tiger away from the mountain."

Adam couldn't help but nod: "The World Blood Detector has a clearer response. After further optimization, we should be able to confirm it with greater certainty."

Costat hesitated to speak, this still couldn't explain why Qinglong had grown to such a point that he could almost break away from the interstellar orbit.

But he naturally didn't ask, and instead said: "On the way back, I carefully studied the information about the Star of Eternal Silence..."

Just as he was about to tell us his plans and insights, he was interrupted by Adam, his face changing: "You were also doing research on the way back?"

"Well, what's wrong?" Costat asked puzzled.

It turned out that the problem was with Costat. Adam finally knew how the news was leaked. He estimated that Qinglong should be able to detect it through that simple mecha. He sighed helplessly and did not explain: "It's nothing, but from now on, any items from Qinglong will be subject to the most stringent inspection and must be stored separately."

Costat was a little confused, not knowing why Adam emphasized it again.

Just as he was about to respond, his eyes moved slightly and he turned his head to look. The door was pushed open and a thin guy with slightly dark skin walked in.

"Heckler?" Costat looked at him with a hint of surprise in his eyes.

"The third brother is here too?" The man glanced at Costat, his eyes gleamed, and his voice was hoarse:
"Is Ryan back from escort? I haven't seen him for a long time. I didn't expect that he is now a prisoner. I want to see his reaction."

Before Costat could speak, Adam spoke up, "Ryan has been detained. No one can contact him until the abnormality in his body is fully understood."

Heckler nodded thoughtfully and got straight to the point: "The screening of the chosen ones has ended. The final target is 13,332 people, and there are no flaws."

"The Chosen One?" Costat was stunned. "The Holy Castle has revived?"

"It was confirmed four months ago." Adam nodded. "The hammer forging process, although we lack the Terrax Stone and cannot find the Holy Castle for the time being, but we have captured some fluctuations and can basically confirm that the Holy Castle has revived."

It was then that Costat realized that they each had their own responsibilities and were not clear about each other's affairs.

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"Generally speaking, the number of people chosen for the Holy Castle Revival will not exceed one thousand." Adam looked at Heckler.

Heckler shook his head. "We screened the selected candidates based on their characteristics, including age, and we can no longer eliminate them."

"We have too little data. We don't know which Lord of the Holy Castle was revived this time, and we can't be sure what the supervisor beside him looks like."

Adam nodded. With this level of difficulty, they were able to screen out more than 10,000 people, which was already the best effort of the Imperial Intelligence Organization.

"There are more than 13,000 people. Why don't we just capture them all?" Costat couldn't help but speak.

Although a Holy Emperor once successfully opened the Holy Castle, the relevant information was top secret and only the Holy Emperor was qualified to lift the ban, so he didn't know much.

"No." Heckler shook his head. "The monitors sent by the Holy Castle to the chosen ones have all kinds of strange abilities. If we want to ensure that we can capture them without any mistakes, we must use S-level combat power."

"S-level combat power..." Costat frowned slightly, a little surprised: "That takes a long time, and the noise is too big."

Heckler nodded. "That's right. And the supervisors can communicate with each other. If there is a large-scale arrest, the remaining people will be more difficult to select. Screening out so many people does not mean that there will be no one missed."

"In fact, there is a simplest way to determine the appearance of the selected supervisors, but these guys are equally smart. Among these screened people, in all the public videos, there are almost no common features around them."

Adam frowned and looked at Heckler, "If there were only difficulties, you wouldn't have come to report to me."

Heckler smiled silently. "Yes, there is one person who is the biggest suspect among these people."

He held out his hand, and a picture popped up on the virtual screen. Costat and Adam looked at it at the same time--
[Robin: Star Thief, A-level life form, both parents are dead, lived in the home of an unwelcome uncle when he was young...]

"This guy..." Costat didn't know why he felt familiar with him, as if he had seen him somewhere before.

Adam was also a little surprised, "Why is it him again?"

"What's wrong with him?" Costat was a little puzzled. Is this A-level life form very special?
Heckler said dimly, "He is now Qinglong's man."

"Huh?" Costat's heart skipped a beat and he blurted out, "Why is it Qinglong again?"

This guy seems to be everywhere.

"Yeah, why is it him again?" Heckler's eyes flickered and he also said:
"We have investigated all of Qinglong's subordinates. Those predators have been dealing with Qinglong for a long time and have performed brilliantly in the sublimated ruins. It's not surprising that they have been following him."

"But this Robin, somehow he got away with it. Now that his name overlaps with the list of chosen ones we have, I don't think this is a coincidence."

Costat also nodded. With such a huge data throughput, it was almost impossible for a coincidence to occur. A person who appeared on the possible list of the chosen one was still under Qinglong's command.

The answer is almost obvious, this Robin is the chosen one!
"The problem is how to get this person." Heckler continued, "Ever since he came into contact with Qinglong, he has been almost inseparable from Li Ming."

Costat shook his head: "If what you said is true, Qinglong knows that he is the chosen one, he will not let him go easily."

"Why don't I just sneak in and steal him out," Heckler said suddenly.

Costat's heart skipped a beat and he shook his head subconsciously, "No."

"Oh?" Heckler looked over with interest. "What's wrong?"

"Too drastic means will easily become known to everyone." Adam shook his head. "We only need to determine the specific appearance of the Supervisor, and then we can further screen."

"Let me think about this matter first. No one is allowed to act rashly without my order."

Heckler glanced at the two of them, his meaning unclear, and nodded, "I understand."

Costat sighed and said, "To enter the Holy Castle, only the final winner among the chosen ones can do it. Qinglong has blocked one person. No matter what, if you want to enter the Holy Castle, you can't get around him."

"That's the conventional method. It takes thousands of years to cultivate an X-level life form. It's too long. I found another way." Heckler shook his head, immediately attracting the attention of the two.

Adam seemed to be unaware of this and became interested.

"The Trial to Become a King!" Heckler spat out a few words. Costat looked a little confused, while Adam frowned.

"This is the trial that Terrax uses to select the king. It is also the most difficult trial."

Heckler nodded: "Yes, the Holy Castle is essentially the palace of the Overlord-level Terrax people, and it has a sequence for the trial to become a king."

"It's just that I'm still thinking about how to trigger it, so I need a lot of selected people to experiment."

"This is... a discarded project of the Imperial Academy of Sciences." Adam said abruptly.

"As expected of the Saint Emperor, you even know this." Heckler was surprised. "This is indeed not my idea. The reason why this proposal was abandoned was because there was no experimental subject."

"But I already have a clue, and it can be put on the agenda. However, finding the supervisor is the key."

"There's no rush for this matter." Adam shook his head, seeming to be very patient. "Let's start with the more suspicious people on the list."

Heckler nodded, not seeing anything unusual, "Understood."

(End of this chapter)