This is not mechanical ascension...

Chapter 433: Anniversary Celebration?

Li Ming arrived very early and looked around the hall from the corner, feeling something strange.

Ulrich turned the anniversary celebration into an annual meeting?
Perhaps because he had not studied Blue Star's festivals in detail, Li Ming did not care much about it. Instead, he felt strange about the atmosphere before him.

He hadn't paid much attention to the internal management situation and thought it would be a wolf-like culture that was carried to the extreme. Why did it look so harmonious? Could this be Ulrich's style?

Ulrich was not there, so Li Ming casually asked Suzaku on his shoulder, "Has Old Ulrich changed? Why does he feel completely different from the people under his command in the past?"

Suzaku responded: "Sir Ulrich said that the Mechanical Royal Court will exist for a long time, and these people are carefully selected talents. Their descendants are equally outstanding. After special training, they will become an endless reserve talent pool."

"You can start work as an adult, and the probability of external spies appearing is greatly reduced."

Li Ming touched his nose when he heard this. Isn't this a black-hearted capitalist?

Ulrich is really far-sighted, good... good...

Li Ming roughly estimated that there were about three to four thousand people in the entire hall, all of whom were small life forms, and their height would not exceed two meters and five.

"I don't know how many spies there are..."

.........

At table No. 1, there are ten people in a circle, and there are only four interstellar humans. Those who can sit here are basically talents who have made special contributions to the royal court.

"I don't know if Lord Qinglong will show up." Someone suddenly spoke, pinched a piece of purple meat in his hand, put it into his mouth and chewed it.

"The Royal Court is just a small business, how could a divine craftsman appear?" Another person shook his head. He was a Yanren, with red skin and red hair on the surface of his skin. He wore a short skirt and had a look of expectation in his eyes. "It's good that His Excellency Li Ming showed up."

"Sera, I heard that you met Mr. Li Ming two months ago?" She suddenly turned her head, and tiny flames burst out of her nostrils: Isn't he handsome?"

"You almost burned me." Sera, an interstellar human, stepped back with a look of disgust. "Your aesthetics are very different from those of humans. Why do you care about this?"

"It is said that Lord Li Ming is still single." She looked longing.

"Ugh~" Sera pretended to retch, "Big sister, I have normal taste, there is no way I would be attracted to you, and you two are also reproductively isolated."

"So what? Is it impossible to even think about it?" She rolled her eyes.

Sera was speechless. She turned to look at the other girl beside her and urged, "Kaina, I think your chances are pretty good."

"Don't you also have a special liking for Mr. Li Ming?"

Kaina's cheeks flushed slightly. She couldn't help but touch the necklace around her neck and shook her head, "How is that possible?"

"How is it impossible? You are all interstellar humans. It is said that Lord Li Ming is not very old. If you really want to get together with him, don't forget me." Sera chuckled.

"What do you mean by hanging out..." Kaina said helplessly.

"Ahem..." The loud sound coming from the loudspeaker immediately silenced the noise in the hall. Ulrich arrived, wearing a well-fitting suit with his tail swinging behind him.

"Dear colleagues..." He opened his mouth with a smile and made some polite remarks which were humorous and witty, causing bursts of laughter.

"Well, in order to thank our colleagues who have made special contributions to the Royal Court, we have prepared generous gifts..."

"Jannis, Outstanding Employee Award, worked for a month without a break and discovered a detail error on the assembly line, reward of 500,000 star coins!"

There was applause from below, and a purple-skinned earth spirit went up to receive the award.

"There's actually an award ceremony." Li Ming watched, feeling inexplicably moved, and also felt it was somewhat interesting, so he watched quietly.

As the various activities, programs, and speeches went by one after another, two or three hours passed quickly.

"Of course, this celebration also has a special guest..." Ulrich paused, looked at the pairs of expectant eyes below the stage, and spoke in a sonorous and powerful voice: "Lord of the Royal Court, His Excellency Li Ming!"

"Wow, it's really coming." Sera grabbed Kaina beside her and shook her.

Almost as soon as Ulrich finished speaking, a figure appeared beside him. It was Li Ming, and the spotlight naturally fell.

Li Ming was just there to go through the motions, simply to enhance the cohesion of his subordinates and to say some polite words.

“…If you don’t let Wang Ting down, Wang Ting will not let you down…” Li Ming’s heart was calm, but his voice was sonorous and powerful. The applause and cheers continued.

He bowed slightly, and when he was about to walk away, his eyes couldn't help but move slightly.

A figure below suddenly stood up. Kaina ignored the stunned looks of her companions and quickly came to the front of the stage.

There was a defense array made up of mechanical bodies under the stage, so it was impossible for this thin woman to break in, but such a big move also attracted the attention of quite a few people.

Ulrich frowned slightly, and a cold light flashed in his eyes.

"Sir Li Ming..." Kaina shouted loudly. Li Ming stared at her and then waved his hand to signal the mechanical body to move aside.

In full view of everyone, she came to the edge of the stage, her face slightly flushed.

"What's the matter?" Li Ming glanced at her. She was an interstellar human, a D-class life form, nothing special.

"I...I have something to give you." Kaina seemed quite nervous.

"Oh?" Li Ming was a little surprised. After thinking about it, she raised her hand slightly, and an invisible force carried her down to the platform.

"It's this..." Kaina seemed to be afraid to look directly at Li Ming. She stretched out her delicate fingers and took off the sapphire necklace from her neck. She held it in her palm and said sincerely: "This... This is the necklace left by my mother. It can keep people safe."

Keep people safe?

Li Ming raised his eyebrows, but didn't care, and smiled: "Thank you very much."

Reaching out to take it, his pupils suddenly contracted, but they calmed down almost instantly, and there was no pause in his movements.

After giving the necklace away, Kaina turned around, looked left and right at the stairs, and left in a hurry.

"By the way, what's your name?" Li Ming suddenly asked.

"Kai...Kaina..." She responded in a low voice, hurried down the stairs, and after returning to her seat, she lowered her head and said nothing, her cheeks flushed, as if she was extremely shy, and there were bursts of laughter all around her.

"Kaina..." Li Ming's eyes flickered slightly and he sneered in his heart. The Sisterhood was really determined not to change.

Holding the necklace in her hand——
[Mystical Gem--Special Type: It carries the spiritual seed of the prophet.

Control conditions: 100 million metal energy

Control ability - parasitism: You can place your spiritual clone in it, and your spiritual power will not dissipate naturally.

(Note: The original spirit body needs to be expelled)]

A part of the prophet's mental power is hidden in it, and it feels like a means of mental control.

One hundred million metal energies is still within the S-level range.

His eyes flickered, but the woman took the risk of sending the necklace to him, and it might need to be within a certain range to produce its effect.

There won’t be any activities after that. Everyone can go home after finishing their meal.

After Li Ming stepped down, Ulrich quickly surrounded him and asked, "Do you want to deal with it?"

"Not for now, give me her information." Li Ming shook his head.

Ulrich was a little surprised, but nodded anyway, and a document was quickly passed over.

"He has been lurking here for more than half a year. He is really patient..." Li Ming took a quick glance and understood clearly that this person should have been carefully selected. There was no clue on the surface, his life level was not high, and he had passed the review of the Mechanical Royal Court.

There were no signs of any problems in the past six months, and he was even an excellent employee.

"However, for me now, this doesn't seem to be bad news..." Li Ming thought in his heart, "Maybe I can use this to find the enemy's lair and rob them."

"I don't know what their strength is, but the tank guards have been upgraded."

The lair of this secretive force is hidden very deeply, and under normal circumstances, it is impossible to find.

Li Ming estimated in his mind, "However, the problem now is how to deceive this guy in my hand. Mind control is not easy to deceive."

Li Ming was deep in thought. In public, he did not take any action, perhaps because he was afraid that the necklace in his hand would be discovered by Qinglong who was hiding somewhere unknown.

He first put away the jewel necklace, turned on the smart terminal, and quickly issued a few commands. Soon, several mechanical bodies came and brought a few metal boxes.

Li Ming opened them one by one. The things inside were of different shapes. These were prototype products that could resist mental attacks.

Over the past six months, he had his men making all sorts of weird gadgets just in case of emergency.

"Well... this should meet my requirements." Li Ming touched a clown-shaped metal mask.

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[False State Mask--B Level], ability is [Psychological Pseudo-State: Disguise the spiritual body, can create the illusion of being successfully attacked.]

Controlling silently, Li Ming pulled it all the way up and used a piece of Terrax Stone to upgrade it to S-level, consuming nearly 100 million metal energy.

As Li Ming expected, his abilities underwent a complete transformation.

[Mimic Soul: The false soul will cover the real soul. All external attacks will be borne by the false soul in the first place, and the false soul will have absolute control over it.]

After taking control, he suddenly felt a sense of being wrapped in warmth.

"This is what I want." Li Ming let out a long sigh and then left the banquet hall.

The journey was smooth, and I returned to the core base, went to my room, and locked the door.

He casually took out the sapphire necklace and waved it in front of his eyes, as if he was examining it carefully.

"Keep someone safe? Interesting..." He muttered and threw it on the table.

Almost as soon as he closed his eyes, he felt a tingling sensation like needles, which was a warning from the mimic soul.

Then, he suddenly felt his vision being infinitely withdrawn, and it was pitch black all around him. He could only see everything outside through the two small windows in front of him.

"These are my own eyes..." Li Ming felt quite strange. He could clearly feel that the mimic soul was intervened and controlled by an external force, but at the same time, he could also tear apart this control at any time.

"How can his spirit be so tenacious?" Part of the prophet's spirit gradually emerged from the jewel necklace, almost unreal.

Looking at Li Ming who was distracted in front of him, he still felt a sense of joy.

Finally she succeeded. It was worth it for her to cut off a part of her own spirit and spend a piece of "mysterious energy gem". This thing can conceal the mental fluctuations to the greatest extent.

If the distance is closer, there will be almost no mental fluctuations emitted.

"What's your name?" A voice suddenly rang out in the pitch-black space.

Li Ming suddenly had a new feeling. The memory of the mimic soul was completely under his control, and everything it knew was what he allowed it to know.

His heart moved slightly, and the mimic soul replied without emotion: "Li Ming."

"Who is your teacher?"

"Blue Dragon."

"Where is he?"

"do not know."

The prophet was slightly stunned, and continued to ask: "How come you don't know?"

Li Ming was silent. The prophet was helpless. In order to avoid being discovered by Qinglong, she could only use the most basic mental control and dared not make too big movements.

"Let's proceed with the plan first..." She suppressed her excitement and whispered, "Have someone contact Kaina and ask her to come find you."

Li Ming, who looked dazed, opened the smart terminal and quickly sent several commands.

Just over ten minutes later, the door of the room opened and Kaina, looking shy, walked in.

"You...you're looking for me?" she whispered.

"It's succeeded." The sudden voice in the empty room made Kaina's face change drastically.

"Don't worry, I've asked him, there's no surveillance equipment here," the prophet added.

Kaina then breathed a sigh of relief, calmed down her expression, and looked Li Ming up and down.

"Okay, let's start collecting seeds." The prophet urged.

"what?"

When Li Ming in the spiritual space heard this, he was stunned. You just take my seeds. Aren’t you going to take me away?

If he were in control of his body, his face would be dark right now.

"Fuck! I thought I could follow the clues and find the lair of the Sisterhood of the Cult." Li Ming was speechless. Of course he couldn't let others take his seed, so he immediately prepared to take over the body and beat the other party to death as soon as possible.

At this moment, Kaina touched his skin, her face suddenly froze, her pupils dilated, and she said in shock: "This life force... S-level life form!?"

"Hmm?" Li Ming's mind paused slightly. This woman was not simple either. I wonder what hidden abilities she had to be able to discover that he was an S-level life form.

"What S-class life form?" The prophet's spirit body was a little confused at first, and then he reacted and was equally puzzled: "He is an S-class life form?"

"How is this possible? He...he..." The prophet was filled with emotion, and suddenly realized: "No wonder his mental strength is so strong..."

"His development potential is far beyond level 60. It's too terrifying. How can there be such a life form..."

The prophet seemed to be stimulated, and kept muttering, and then suddenly said: "Wait... Don't take the seeds yet."

"Ok?"

Kaina's throat rolled and her fair cheeks turned red because of the congestion caused by her rapid heartbeat.

Only then did he react and turned his head blankly, "You don't want to take the seeds?"

"Just take him away!" said the prophet in a deep voice.

"Take the person away?" Kaina's heart trembled. "This is not our plan. If we take the person away, Qinglong will definitely be furious."

Their plan was just to get some seeds. They didn't plan to do anything to Li Ming, and they didn't want to make enemies with Qinglong for the time being.

The prophet said firmly: "Even if Qinglong is furious, he may not know that it was us who did it. He is too valuable to be born naturally. He must have many secrets. We must take him back for research."

"S-class life form, biological age less than 25 years old, do you know what this means?" The prophet's spirit body said firmly: "Listen to my orders, change the plan now, you must bring him back!"

Kaina's eyes flickered, and finally she nodded solemnly, "I understand."

(End of this chapter)