This is not mechanical ascension...

Chapter 430 The last piece of the puzzle is the Bloodfallen...

"There is a wave of protests within the empire..." Li Ming continued to read the news. This counterattack was more violent than he had imagined.

The headquarters of the Interstellar Alliance has received more than a thousand attack warnings, and many life forms have even gone to block the door and hold sit-in protests.

However, once this hole is opened, it will be difficult to close it regardless of whether it succeeds or not.

More than one big boss has publicly declared his support, including several very famous private media companies in the interstellar space, Giant Shield Company, Leiden United Chamber of Commerce, etc.

Even before the names of the ten founding members of the United Organization of Higher Life Forms were announced, a trend of confrontation had already been formed.

"Adam is so ruthless. These people got on the Empire's pirate ship for no apparent reason." Li Ming couldn't help but sigh. Helping the higher life forms to form a united organization is almost equivalent to helping the Empire.

In the turbulent situation where a prince was involved in an interstellar massacre and overseas troops were completely evacuated, surprisingly not many civilizations interfered with it.

Who exactly the ten founding members are and what qualifications they have to be invited by the empire has therefore aroused unprecedented curiosity.

Not even Reinitz, who had a high reputation on Starnet and was known as the Sacred Heart Scholar, was one of them.

He has solved epidemic plagues for many civilizations free of charge, and is also the rotating chairman of the non-civilization medical organization under the Interstellar Alliance.

Many people had previously speculated that he was one of the ten, but not long ago he revealed that he was not one of them and that he was neutral about the creation of a united organization of higher life forms.

There are even news reports that he privately stated that the emergence of such an organization might not be a bad thing, as it could break the monopoly of imperial civilizations on interstellar resources.

Li Ming looked at it for a while before opening the Black Hole Network and using Qinglong's account to connect with someone.

[The other party has unfriended you. Do you want to add them again? ]

"Ah?" Li Ming was slightly stunned, looking at the feedback on the Black Hole web page, "Deleted it for me?"

"Not really, haven't I just tricked you a few times? Is this the only way the Holy Mother Church can be so tolerant?" Li Ming muttered, and fell into deep thought: "What was the reason for tricking them the last time?"

"Oh, Castle Terrax, is it because you found out that I bought a wholesale copy?"

He sighed, there were only a few forces that possessed the Stone of Terrax.

The only one who has bargaining chips for trading now is the Sisterhood. He originally planned to trade the whereabouts of the Star of Eternal Silence with them.

He added a request and noted "I have important news", but there was no response for a while. The other party seemed to have really made up their minds and would ignore whatever he said.

.........

In the lair of the Virgin Mary Church, the Virgin Mary looked at the friend request on the virtual screen and couldn't help but sneer. She raised her palms that were folded on her lower abdomen, squeezed them, and her eyes fell on the prophet in front of her.

Ripples appeared in the void, and the prophet seemed to be in extreme pain. The surface of his body was vaguely loose, and there was a blue gem between his eyebrows, with strands of particles that were invisible to the naked eye pouring into it.

"Huh..." After an unknown amount of time, the prophet suddenly opened his eyes. The blue gemstone shone brightly, and a figure seemed to appear vaguely, but quickly disappeared.

"Alright." The prophet looked pale, holding the blue gem. "As long as Li Ming can touch this gem, with his A-level life form, he can be easily controlled and the seed can be obtained."

"Okay." The Virgin Mary nodded, her expression cold: "Before, Qinglong took up too much of our energy. This guy is not prepared to cooperate with us at all."

"Isn't his Mechanical Royal Court recruiting? Find an outstanding talent and infiltrate him."

……

Amid this increasingly turbulent interstellar situation, a few days later, two master craftsmen from the Mechanics Association descended upon the Mechanical King's Court.

This time, I came here through the official channels of the royal court after being notified and obtaining consent.

"Mr. Reynolds, the master craftsman." Li Ming walked into the reception room and greeted him.

Reynolds nodded, and the carrier seemed to be a mimicry template, tall and sturdy.

Are they so close?

The God of Creation glanced at them and said, "Just call me Mikhail."

"Sir Mikhail." Li Ming nodded, feeling puzzled.

"Is your teacher free? We have something urgent to discuss with him." Mikhail went straight to the point and didn't want to talk any more with Li Ming.

"This..." Li Ming hesitated, and Reynolds's carrier said with a serious expression: "It is indeed an urgent matter."

"Okay." Li Ming nodded, his face slightly changed, and the tank guard suddenly appeared on the surface of his body, his eyes lit up, Qinglong came online, and his voice contained electromagnetic fluctuations, "What's the emergency?"

Mikhail hesitated, his mechanical pupils full of scrutiny, but he felt that Li Ming would not dare to pretend to be his teacher, so he said in a deep voice: "The Empire is going to take action against the Mechanic Association."

"Attack the Mechanics Association?" Li Ming thought about it. He had heard the God of Creation talk about it last time, so he was not surprised. He just said:
"Isn't the matter of the Higher Life Forms United Organization enough to worry them?"

"We are taking action against the Mechanics Association in order to resolve the issue of the Higher Life Organization." Mikhail's voice sounded a bit gritted.

"Huh?" Li Ming was confused at first, but he felt vaguely that there was something in his heart that seemed about to come out.

Mikhail did not keep the secret. The mechanical pupils of the carrier flashed and he said in a deep voice: "At present, although the attitude of the Federation and other civilizations is extremely tough, and they even say that they are willing to fight."

"But one of the three major civilizations already supports the United Organization of Higher Life Forms. Together with those higher life forms, it is enough to resist external pressure."

"It can even be said that the greater the pressure, the more united they become. These noisy civilizations simply didn't get to eat the meat, and all the benefits were taken by the Empire. Naturally, they are unwilling to accept this."

At this point, Mikhail became even more angry: "And what the Empire is going to use to deal with them is the Mechanics Association!"

"It's all because of that old elephant. He insisted on causing us trouble before he died. If it weren't for him, we wouldn't have to fight the Empire."

"The Empire is ready to use us as a scapegoat. They decided to cut our piece of cake in half, which would barely be enough to shut up those people."

Li Ming's brows were furrowed at this moment. He understood halfway through listening. In other words, the accusation of the Holy Elephant was in disguise paving the way for the empire to do this?

How does it feel...

Mikhail's face was extremely ugly. "Adam... really can't be underestimated. That pioneer is really a waste. He made a big fuss, but in fact, he didn't cause much damage."

He glanced at the mecha carrying Qinglong's consciousness and said in a deep voice: "This is a life-and-death moment for the Mechanic Association. Only if we join forces can we have a chance of surviving the crisis."

Li Ming's heart suddenly skipped a beat and he could no longer hear what was said next.

Mikhail's words were like thunder that broke through the sky, hitting his mind hard and causing a raging flame.

The emotions in his heart were surging, and the feeling that was about to burst out suddenly exploded, and the face under the mecha became very interesting.

"So, from the very beginning, all the plans of the pioneers did not actually cause any damage to the empire, or they were all paving the way for the future."

"The revelation of the death of the Broken Hammer Master forced the Mechanic Association to confront the Empire. At the time, it seemed like the first shot was fired, but now it seems that it was a preparation for the United Organization of Higher Life Forms."

"The Polk Declaration was grand and ambitious, but in reality, its ultimate goal was to return to the Sea of ​​Stars and eliminate the garrisons, which was the goal of the empire."

"The Ryan incident should be an episode that greatly accelerated the empire's consolidation plan." Who is the organizer of these plans, the navigator?

No, an idea suddenly occurred to Li Ming's mind. The one who fell into blood was most likely him!

Mikhail's words were like the last piece of a puzzle. More and more connections fell into place in his mind, and he put together a lot of information.

"Any member of the Pioneers who wanted to contact the Empire was killed. It was the Bloodfallen who tipped off the empire. But in reality, the empire doesn't need tips from ordinary members because the core high-level officials already have their people."

"Last time, the Empire had a plan for how to deal with Ryan. I guessed they must have a spy inside."

Li Ming was secretly shocked. The pioneers' plans all resulted in apparent losses.

But in fact, it is in line with some people's real thoughts.

"The enemy and I have the same origin, we will bleed..." Li Ming was almost certain that his guess was correct.

The list of people Abel had given him ran through his mind, "This guy isn't on the list."

Li Ming's eyes lit up, and a figure appeared before him.

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"Adam!"

The Glorious Holy Emperor, the nominal supreme leader of the empire.

Even Li Ming was surprised by this guess.

But from the information he knew, there was a high probability that Adam was the one who suffered the blood loss, or that the one who suffered the blood loss must report directly to him. There was no essential difference between the two.

Once this speculation comes out, it connects almost everything the pioneers are doing now.

"Take care of the old empire and rise from the ashes. The apparent losses are just rotten flesh. Adam's interests are not affected at all. If the centralization of power is completed, the power that Adam can control will be many times higher than it is now."

Li Ming couldn't help but marvel at it. He saw Adam's extraordinary skills in the matter of Ryan.

And it was discovered at that time that the Empire had anticipated what happened to Ryan.

But he didn't expect that the other party was more powerful than he imagined.

He created an enemy that was completely under his control and posed just the right amount of threat. He used this as his knife and the core of both sides. He could precisely control how the knife struck.

"Qinglong?"

Mikhail shouted, looking at Qinglong who remained silent, with some dissatisfaction.

He spoke passionately, but Qinglong didn't react at all, which was really embarrassing.

"Sorry, I just thought of something." Li Ming breathed a sigh of relief. Although there was no evidence, he felt that his speculation was very close to the truth.

Thinking this through made him feel extremely satisfied, even more so than after a fight.

"If I hadn't been able to gather the core information of the Empire, the Pioneers, and the Mechanic Association, I'm afraid it would have been impossible to deduce it."

There was a lot of information that was disconnected, such as when he contacted the Empire to tell them that Ryan had caused an interstellar massacre.

The decision made by Adam is one of the strong evidences. From the outside, it seems more like an agreement reached between Qinglong and the Empire, rather than a unilateral proposal from the Empire.

"The Bloodfaller...Adam, then why did you push me to the front?" Li Ming thought again.

If the Bloodfaller represents Adam, then his behavior in the Iron Throne Hall last time is even more difficult to understand.

"Qinglong!" Mikhail's voice became much louder, thinking that Qinglong did it on purpose.

The last time I came here, I was unwilling to give up the benefits.

As a result, he had to come to him again this time. This guy's attitude was to deliberately embarrass him.

"Sorry, what did you say?" Li Ming came back to his senses and put the matter aside for the time being.

"We need cooperation!" Mikhail took a deep breath. This was the third time he said this.

"Cooperation." Li Ming pondered and said with difficulty: "You two also know that although I am called a master craftsman, I have only been in the Mechanics Association for a short time. To be honest, I don't have much feelings for it."

"What do you want?" Mikhail asked bluntly.

It seemed that the time had come when things really got urgent. Li Ming said, "Give me twenty or thirty pieces of ether crystals."

The expression of Reynolds's carrier changed a little, and Mikhail directly refused: "It is impossible for me to provide such direct benefits."

Confrontation is a long process. We can't have to pay all kinds of things every time we ask Qinglong for help. No matter how rich our family is, we can't withstand such a torment.

"Then what do you want to do?" Li Ming also figured out what was going on. It seemed that this guy already had an idea.

Mikhail said in a deep voice, "We can give up the arms market in Chaos Star Gap, help the Mechanical Royal Court gain a foothold in other civilizations, and provide all possible assistance."

After hearing this, Li Ming suddenly realized that they were trying to tie him to the chariot of the Mechanics Association. The binding of interests was the most indestructible front of cooperation.

The greatest primitive driving force can only be unleashed when damaging the interests of the Mechanics Association is equivalent to damaging one's own interests, just like Mikhail.

However, for Li Ming, it is not impossible. One has to take advantage of the situation to rob. Under normal circumstances, it would be extremely difficult to get Mikhail to make such concessions.

Not to mention helping him, we might even have to suppress him secretly.

"Two hundred billion interest-free loans, all channels must be open to me, and the most preferential treatment... and a few pieces of Terrax Stone." Li Ming pondered for a moment and asked for more.

Mikhail's face changed slightly. The condition proposed by Li Ming was no longer support, but lying on their bodies and sucking their blood.

Not long ago, Qing Long cooperated with the Empire and directly exposed the matter of the Ryan Interstellar Massacre, although this incident also made him certain that Qing Long was not Levenbeck.

But the information he had been investigating for a long time turned into nothing and was useless.

Thinking of this, he became more and more unhappy, and said in a deep voice: "I can agree to everything you say, but how are you going to support the Mechanic Association? Will you use this Mechanical Royal Court, or just write a statement on the Star Network?"

Reynolds remained silent and looked more like a decoration.

Responsibilities and rights are equal. The pressure faced by the Machinists Association is extremely great, and it is not something that Ryan can compare to.

Without sufficient deterrence, no one will care too much.

"I am one of the ten." Li Ming said lightly.

Mikhail was still a little confused after the words fell, and then his mechanical pupils suddenly dilated, and the processor ran at high speed, "You...you are one of the ten founders of the Higher Life Forms United Organization?"

(End of this chapter)