This is not mechanical ascension...

Chapter 452: Unprecedented Interstellar Changes
"waste!"

Heckler's face looked grim. He closed the virtual screen in front of him, his expression gloomy and uncertain, and he stood up and walked to the window.

This is a large and spacious room, decorated in the utmost luxury. The floor tiles glow faintly with gold, and the quaint murals on the walls are all hand-carved.

There stood a figure by the wall, with a hooked nose, thin cheeks that looked a little pale, and beads of sweat on his forehead.

John clenched his hands tightly, feeling uneasy. At this moment, Heckler's slightly indifferent voice floated into his ears.

"Is this the person you recommended?"

“Your Highness…” John’s face suddenly changed. He knelt on one knee and said in a deep voice, “I am willing to take the blame!”

Heckler glanced at him from the corner of his eyes, and the depression in his heart dissipated a little, but when he thought about the progress of the plan, his eyes became colder again--
The investigation of the Holy Castle was not going smoothly. The people they screened out were all scattered throughout the interstellar space, in various civilizations, including some powerful star cluster-level civilizations.

Arresting them is not a matter of words. On the surface, their people have no law enforcement power in any civilization, and this kind of arrest is without any reason.

When it comes to the Holy Castle, we cannot let anyone help us and can only sneak in secretly.

However, the local censorship of many civilizations is not backward, and it is not easy to sneak in secretly.

In the past, many civilizations would turn a blind eye or send people to contact them to determine the purpose of their visit even if they discovered that the people were sent by the empire. As long as the purpose was not too excessive, they would not care.

But in the past two years, various events unfavorable to the empire have occurred frequently, especially after the Ryan incident. Adam's decisiveness saved the empire from subsequent interstellar criticism.

But on the other hand, it seems that it is not going well for the empire to be unable to protect even its own prince.

Due to various chain reactions, the members they sent out also encountered various inexplicable obstacles.

However, with the establishment of the United Organization of Higher Life Forms, the empire's influence began to recover, but the impact it had suffered over the past year had already occurred and could not be reversed.

During this period, they captured less than three hundred people, but the death toll reached thousands.

Some were killed in counterattacks, but more were quietly killed by local civilizations, basically allies of the Federation, members of the Star Alliance, and several independent powerful cluster-level civilizations.

Among the three hundred people captured, none were selected.

However, due to the secrecy of the Holy Castle, he could not make a big fuss about it.

After working for a long time and still getting nothing, Heckler became more and more angry, and then he turned his attention back to the man next to Qinglong.

But Adam openly forbade any attack on Qinglong, and he didn't want to put his own people at risk, so he wanted to instigate others to test the waters, in order to find out Qinglong's situation before taking action.

But Barbaro was so disappointing that he was frightened before he could even fight Qinglong.

But there is no other way. Those who are a little smarter will not take their tricks at all. They have no conflict of interest with Qinglong, so they can only find people like Barbaro.

His expression changed, and Heckler knew that he couldn't blame his men for these things, so he said indifferently: "Get up."

"Yes..." John stood up carefully and whispered, "If it is true as Barbaroel said, that Azure Dragon is indeed unfathomable, then my previous caution was correct."

Heckler groaned and said, "This guy's strength is beyond my imagination. I thought he was just a pawn sent by Adam, but now it seems that this guess is wrong."

"X-level life forms with this kind of strength are too rare. None of them can match this number."

He had always suspected that there was something fishy about Qinglong's origins, mainly because the timing of his appearance was too coincidental, and he even helped Adam complete some of his plans.

Especially after being inexplicably invited into the United Organization of Higher Life Forms, I always felt like a pawn of Adam.

This time, Heckler also wanted to clarify the matter, but it made the situation more confusing.

There are only a handful of X-level life forms of this level, and no matter which one, they cannot compare to Qinglong.

John whispered, "If he is not a pawn of the Holy Emperor, then let the Empire take action directly. Even if a Grand Council is held and the Holy Castle is involved, the Grand Councillors will probably support you."

"It's not that simple." Heckler shook his head. "This matter cannot be discussed. The empire is in turmoil. The possibility of the news leaking out is a hidden danger. And those people may not necessarily support me."

John continued, "Or we can send people to sneak into the Mechanical King's Court. Didn't Barbaro just say that Qinglong didn't find them at the beginning?"

"This is a special case. Qinglong is conducting some kind of experiment." Heckler shook his head. "This situation is rare and cannot be assumed as a normal situation."

"Unless, we can find a way to lure Qinglong out."

"How are those people in the House of Lords?" John said carefully, "They haven't had a good time recently. The source can be traced back to Qinglong."

"Stupid!" Heckler shouted. A huge pressure came over him. John trembled and his face turned pale.

"You really don't take Adam seriously. How can you hide this little trick from him?" Heckler said coldly, "He has been lying dormant for many years, and he has messed up the House of Lords like this with just one move. Isn't this just giving him an excuse?"

"Can't you see it? This is a major change that has rarely happened in the interstellar world for tens of thousands of years. All forces are ready to make a move. No one knows what will happen in the end. No one can guarantee that they will have the last laugh. We must be cautious in everything we do."

"I understand, subordinate..." John gritted his teeth, but he was relieved. It was good for Heckler to vent his anger. Otherwise, if he kept it in his heart, he might be killed one day.

Heckler glanced at him, his expression restrained, "How is the investigation going in the laboratory?"

"No information has been leaked. Everyone is keeping their mouths shut. We don't know the situation of His Highness Ryan." John reported quickly.

"I don't know what's going on with Ryan." Heckler's eyes flickered. He could see Adam's purpose, but he didn't know how many backup plans the Holy Emperor had prepared.

The interests of the House of Lords have not been fully digested yet, and he does not want to break off relations with them, or even if he wants to break off relations with them, no one will support him.

"We must think of a way. If Adam really finds the Star of Eternal Silence, we will have no choice but to admit defeat." Heckler thought to himself.

.........

"This batch of materials is an unexpected harvest..." Li Ming came out of the warehouse and seemed to be in a good mood. On the control page, the balance of metal energy had reached 2 billion.

Barbaro's metal materials provided him with a total of 1.5 billion metal energies, which could be described as fertilizer falling from the sky.

He originally had 600 million, but repairing the [Life Power Core] consumed nearly 100 million.

Even if Ryan's gun was recovered, at most 500 million metal energies could be recovered, and the total profit would be 10 billion.

Back in the room, he rubbed his hands, and two mechanical bodies walked out of his body, one tall and one short. They were King Zhentian and King Yutian, who had followed him for the longest time.

Two billion metal energies were just enough to upgrade two mechanical guards. This was a plan he had thought of long ago, and without hesitation, he placed his palm on the King of Thunder, and as the metal energy surged out,

crackling-
There was a bright scene before my eyes, and blazing golden arcs suddenly burst out from the mechanical body, accompanied by the raging of arcs.

The metal parts all over King Zhentian's body exploded one after another, creating a series of dazzling sparks, but he was firmly restrained by an invisible yet extremely powerful force and could not escape.

Immediately, the golden arc formed an energy storm, spinning at an astonishing speed, and various metal parts underwent incredible transformations.

The rough texture gradually became smooth and delicate under the impact of powerful energy. The edges of each part began to emit a soft glow, which spread along the metal texture like a flowing liquid light film.

The membrane is like a flexible skin, constantly expanding and contracting, undulating, as if it were breathing.

The core engine inside began to emit a brilliant light, and the high-speed running energy furnace exuded a terrifying breath.

This kind of transformation cannot be completed in a short time. Li Ming put his hand on King Yutian again.

In an instant, two thunder storms almost occupied the entire room.

After a long time, the thunder storm gradually subsided, and two brand new mechanical guards appeared before him.

"Master..." They spoke at the same time, making deep voices.

Li Ming nodded with satisfaction, his mind moved slightly, and Tan Wei got dressed immediately.

Immediately, the mechanical guard in front of him disintegrated, and pieces of metal parts attached to the surface of the tank guard's body, and in the blink of an eye it was assembled into a new combat form.

A overwhelming sense of power rose in his body. Li Ming clenched his hands, and the large mechanical palm moved silently. The energy coating between the various metal structures connected them more closely, making the force and energy conduction more efficient.

"I estimate that we should be able to fight Barbaro now." Li Ming estimated.

The two S-class mechanical guards are both top-notch, and his current half blessing is more than 150 times the strength blessing, and nearly 150 times the defense blessing, and the regular energy level is 150X.

With the Guards' weapons, it is estimated that it can provide about 200X of support. Adding his own strength, the normal energy level is already over 300X.

In this state, he cannot use his peak hammer, and without the defense, his guards will directly collapse in high-intensity combat.

"Although I can fight, I may not win..." Li Ming released his combat form, and King Zhentian and King Yutian also entered his body.

The sudden visit of Anduin and Barbaroer was really beyond his expectations. Although the two did not have any ill intentions, they still gave him a sense of urgency.

There are many people who are secretly watching him, but the development progress can only be accelerated over time. The current progress is already 6%, which is not slow.

"Gene essence... and world blood..." he thought.

"X-class life form, a lone X-class life form, a not-so-strong X-class life form..." He thought, energy particles rising from the surface of his skin, and he did not forget to develop gene seeds.

It wasn't until the next morning that the two master craftsmen, Reynolds and Mikhail, contacted him at the same time.

"Qinglong, the negotiations are about to begin." Mikhail went straight to the point.

"So fast?" Li Ming was surprised. Half a month had passed without him noticing.

"Didn't we inform you more than half a month ago?" Mikhail shook his head. People like them had a very vague concept of time, and it was normal for some experiments to take two or three months.

He was not surprised by Qinglong's reaction.

"The conference room has been set up. I'll give you the link." Mikhail moved quickly and sent over a star network link.

"Yeah." Li Ming nodded, and then asked casually, "By the way, do you know about the substance called World Blood?"

"World Blood?" Reynolds raised his eyebrows. "Have you set foot in the dimensional world again? This seems to be a special substance that can only be extracted from the x-level dimensional world. It seems to be an information entity, the source of all things."

Mikhail glanced at him and said nothing.

There are quite a lot of names. Li Ming nodded and said, "Yes, this is the substance. I need it for my recent experiments, but I have no idea how to extract it."

"You know what, I can pay a price in exchange."

Mikhail's eyes flashed, and Reynolds said carelessly: "Then you overestimate us. We don't have time to study the dimensional world. There are still many unsolved mysteries in real matter."

Mikhail was speechless and cursed in his heart, but he didn't refute.

Every profession has its own expertise, and this is especially true for the master craftsmen. They know a lot about low-end dimensional knowledge and can extract the blood of the world. This involves extremely high-end application of dimensional technology and requires a lot of mid- and low-level technological support.

"Okay..." Li Ming shook his head, seeming a little disappointed. Mikhail added: "This technology is almost only possessed by the three major civilizations."

Li Ming remained silent. Of course he knew it, but the Empire had already reached a cooperation with Chlonoa, so it was naturally impossible for it to provide him with relevant technical support.

He can only start with the Star Alliance and the Federation, but he has too few intersections with these two civilizations.

"I do have a few acquaintances who can ask you when the time comes." Reynolds said generously. Mikhail's face turned dark again, but it was not a big deal.

Li Ming nodded. This was exactly what he wanted to hear.

"Go online, it's about to begin." Mikhail urged.

The two ended their communication, Li Ming made all the arrangements, clicked on the link provided by Mikhail, passed all the verifications, and connected to the conference room.

There were fluorescent projections all around, it was just a simple virtual conference room, not a real meeting. He stood in the middle, with Mikhail on his left and Reynolds on his right.

It’s not that Mikhail intends to give up his position, but this kind of virtual meeting is based on the perspective of the subject, and from the perspective of the other two people, they are also the central force.

On the other side, there are also three people--
Braun, the Imperial Representative

Federal Representative - Crow
Star Alliance Representative——Dius

The so-called negotiations are essentially a fight with the three major civilizations. Without their leadership, no one dares to touch the Mechanics Association.

They were basically all acquaintances, including Klaus and Dius. Li Ming had met them before when he was selecting a successor for the Holy Elephant.

The representative of the empire is a little unfamiliar, but he seems to be an X-level life form and the main representative of these three civilizations in external activities and speeches.

(End of this chapter)