This is not mechanical ascension...

Chapter 457: I found it! Qinglong is actually in... (The last day of 24 years, I wish you all a happy new year)

"Hmm?" Li Ming's eyes suddenly lit up, "Go on..."

Abel's face was tense in a place that Li Ming couldn't see. "The House of Commons has confirmed that the Saint Castle has been revived, and your teacher seems to be one of the insiders. Maybe he will take some action."

The Empire...House of Commons, confirmed that the Holy Castle has been revived...is it related to me?
Did he already know that I had entered? Li Ming subconsciously speculated, and then denied it.

No, the Holy Castle is very important, and it is something that can reverse the interstellar situation. If the Empire knew that I was halfway inside, they would attack me no matter what.

Abel's words were vague, and this guy probably only knew a few clues, so he still had to squeeze more out of him.

"Your Highness..." Li Ming smiled, "As a trading partner, I want to remind you that even if you don't know the accuracy of the information, don't use words like 'maybe', 'seem', 'perhaps', or 'perhaps', as these will lead to price cuts."

Abel clenched his fists and managed to utter another sentence, "They compared and screened the information of those who were selected over the years, and finally determined that there is such a person around your teacher."

Robin!

Li Ming's face darkened slightly. It was worthy of being an empire. They could even filter out this.

Judging from the situation, it might have been screened out for some time.

But why didn't you do it...

Li Ming frowned and thought of many things. Perhaps he had already tried many things, but none of them succeeded.

He thought of the inexplicable invitation Robin received, and of Barbaro's sudden arrival.

In fact, he still wasn't sure what Barbaro was here for, he just had some guesses that it seemed he wanted to fight with him.

However, the chosen ones must be at least level X before they can participate in regular Titan trials.

Now most of them are A-level. If we take action now, is the Empire planning to train them in a centralized manner?
Li Ming felt that this should not be the case, as it would consume too much time and resources.

"What is their purpose in looking for the chosen one?" Li Ming asked thoughtfully.

Abel was silent for a moment before he said, "I don't know."

"Tsk, if there is only this piece of information, the value is greatly reduced." Li Ming shook his head, "Do you know how long the list is?"

"There are 1,300 people. The lower-level members are at least the wives of high-ranking military or administrative officials in a certain galaxy. The middle-level members are at least governors, not to mention the senior members..."

Every time Li Ming uttered a quantifier, Abel's heart trembled, and uncontrollable greed arose in his heart.

Compared to the few men under his command, to him, this was a force that could not be any larger.

If you can turn it into your own use, not to mention changing your offense and defense, at least you will have the confidence to turn the table over.

Of course, I'm talking about turning the table with his brothers.

"How about this, for this information, I'll give you thirty low-level members." Li Ming responded in a strange way, "plus one mid-level member."

"This is the core secret of the empire, is it only worth this? I have to pay more!" Abel was quite dissatisfied. It took him a lot of courage to start exchanging these core secrets.

"Hmm..." Li Ming pretended to be silent. "Since we are old friends, we should build a foundation of trust with each other. Then I will add ten low-level members and one mid-level member."

That’s not even close... Abel calculated subconsciously, but his expression turned ugly. He had actually begun to measure the value of other information.

He couldn't help feeling guilty, but when he saw the encrypted file sent by the other party, he opened it immediately. Looking at the series of names, an indescribable feeling surged up in his heart.

Li Ming said gently: "I hope that the friendship between Your Highness and I can last for a long time, and we can help and support each other."

Abel's expression changed, and he said in a deep voice: "Don't try to use this to hold me hostage and do something to me."

"Your Highness is too vigilant. You said it last time. Why should I hold you hostage? What good will it do me?" Li Ming asked back, and then added:
"There are always many setbacks on the road to the Holy Emperor's throne. I hope Your Highness can stay strong."

"You..." Abel was speechless. He felt as if he was being seen through. This uncomfortable feeling made him end the communication immediately.

"Tsk... I feel like I was stimulated by something..." Li Ming shook his head. The information that Abel could provide was quite advanced. Even if it was just hearsay, it was still valuable.

For example, the Robin incident.

"The power of the House of Commons is mainly in the empire, and they share half of the empire with the royal family. For Adam, they are a more troublesome opponent. Giving them the Holy Castle should be to prevent them from making trouble in the matter of the House of Lords and not doing the same thing as the lips and teeth are cold."

Li Ming had more information and he knew that Adam's ambitions were quite big.

"But he can't let the Holy Castle be found. Otherwise, how can he consolidate his power? Instead, he has to delay time. Qinglong is in the Mechanical King's Court and doesn't have Adam's support. No one dares to come directly."

The more he thought about it, the clearer it became. "However, once my vest appears in other places, wait... that so-called tasting event, it won't be related to the House of Commons, right?"

Li Ming had a flash of inspiration in his mind, but his expression became uncertain: "Qinglong must take action on the matter of the ruins of the Holy Spirit Civilization. Otherwise, if we bring Robin with us, maybe we can go fishing..."

"But the situation of Red River Star Stream is more complicated. The Mechanical King's Court is now quite large. What if the House of Commons comes up empty-handed and gets angry and wipes it out? That would be a huge loss."

"It would be better to find someone to help me guard the house and go fishing..." Li Ming thought about it, and the figure in his mind gradually froze - Anduin.

……

"Is this okay?"

Somewhere in a desolate star field, Levenbeck looked at the scene in front of him suspiciously.

In the starry sky before us, a giant triangular metal frame is intertwined and surrounded by each other. The material is cold and hard, reflecting the lights of the surrounding ships.

There are a large number of special symbols engraved on it, with strange shapes and twisted lines, which seem to be some kind of mysterious spell.

If you look closely, you will find that on the metal frame, at regular intervals, you can see members of the Virgin Mary Church wearing black veils sitting cross-legged.

Their postures are dignified, with black veils fluttering gently, hiding their faces. They appear particularly small against the backdrop of the metal frame, but they exude a solemn atmosphere that cannot be ignored.

They sit in the same uniform posture, with their hands gently placed on their knees, as if they have entered a deep state of meditation. The silent statues are integrated into the metal frame.

And in the center is the prophet, who seems to have entered a state of meditation at this moment.

It took him nearly half a year to create this thing called the "Crown of Meditation".

As a master craftsman, Levenbeck put in a lot of effort.

"It can indeed amplify mental power, but just by amplifying mental power, it is impossible to lock onto a living being in the form of information." Levenbeck said doubtfully.

As the builder, he clearly understood that the function of the Meditation Crown was to use rune technology to connect the spiritual bodies of so many people, achieving an instant amplification effect. "You just need to watch..." The Virgin shook her head, expressionless, graceful, with six overlapping palms, forming a sharp contrast with the ugly and ferocious Levenbeck beside her.

Levenbaker frowned slightly, but said nothing.

Buzz--
The instrument started up, the metal frame slowly rotated, and the runes gradually became brighter.

The universe was silent, but Levenbeck felt as if there was some ancient chanting sounding in his ears.

Mental radiation... Levin Belle narrowed his eyes. The huge mental flow had begun to passively affect reality.

In front of the prophet, a silver badge was floating.

As time passed, the metal frame rotated faster and faster, the chanting in my ears became clearer and clearer, and the void around me showed a rippling pattern like water waves.

"The effect is so strong?" Levenbeck was secretly surprised that just the autonomous flow of spiritual energy could shake the reality.

He had never seen this kind of instrument before. It was specially developed by the Holy Mother Church, and its specific effect was difficult to speculate.

Silently, a grand and ancient breath echoed, the prophet's eyes turned silver-white, and the spiritual flow rippling around him seemed to be attracted by some mysterious power, and almost instantly condensed into one.

Then, Levenbaker felt dizzy and horrified. The starry sky in front of him seemed to have turned into a picture scroll. Everything was distorted and all kinds of bizarre scenes emerged.

He even saw his past.

"Mental resonance... this..." He retreated subconsciously. He was not imprisoned. He quickly escaped from the affected area and his vision gradually returned to normal.

"This mental strength is almost surpassing that of X-level life forms..." Levenbeck was secretly amazed. A lean camel is bigger than a horse. The Virgin Mary Church has sufficient foundation.

Although it only lasts for a moment, if used to attack, there would probably be few people in the entire galaxy who could withstand it.

boom!
The core area was completely shrouded in a hazy light, with various scene fragments echoing in it. Even though he had left that area, he still saw many scenes from the past.
Follow the scenes of his teacher's learning, explore the scenes of his experiments...

Suddenly, all the images merged into one, like a storm, and seemed to penetrate the universe in an instant, but without causing any impact on the space.

Silently, the metal frame began to slowly break apart and disintegrated into a stream of particles. Even the members of the Holy Mother Church on it were not spared.

"It's actually a one-time thing, and the backlash is so strong, does this violate the rules of the universe?" Levenbaker was more and more surprised.

In the core area, the prophet’s body was shaking, his face was pale, and his expression showed surprise.

All the clothes on his body had disappeared, and his skin was smooth, white, and well-proportioned, without even a single hair. He looked like some kind of jade.

But the three X-level life forms in the field were all experienced and didn't care about it at all.

Levenbeck rushed over immediately and asked impatiently, "Did you find it?"

"Found it." A faint mental wave came from the prophet, and a black veil floated from behind. The Virgin Mary came and popped out an air bubble, covering the three people.

"Actually... actually alive." Levenbeck's face was dazed for a moment. Even though he was 99% sure that the Azure Dragon and the forging hammer were equal, he still had a bit of uncertainty.

And this uncertainty is gradually being eliminated.

The prophet looked at him with surprise and scrutiny, "So Qinglong is the Forge Hammer, and you are Levenback!"

"Qinglong is the master forger?" The Holy Mother was stunned, but nodded involuntarily: "That makes sense. A master forger who has already died naturally doesn't need any resources to train him."

"And when he was alive, I'm afraid we don't know how many resources he had hidden in secret, not to mention the connection with the interstellar space."

Levenbeck's expression calmed down. Since the other party really had the means to lock the target's location through the information state, it was normal for them to discover their identities.

He was about to speak when he saw the Reverend Mother staring at him and hesitantly asked, "But who is Levenbaker?"

Levenbaker's cheek twitched. Why did he hear this weird question again?

Along with this strange question, there was a series of conversations that had already caused him to have a stress reaction.

The prophet explained: "Levenbeck was the student of the Hammer, the student who was beaten to death by the Hammer himself."

"Oh." The Virgin Mary suddenly realized, "It turned out to be him..."

Levenbaker deadpanned.

The Virgin Mary looked the alchemist up and down, her eyes strange. "It's really interesting. They said you died at the hands of the Hammer, and the Hammer died at the hands of the Empire, but in the end, neither of you died."

Levenbeck asked indifferently, "Where is he?"

The prophet took a deep breath, as if he was adjusting his state. He did not speak at first. Under Levenbeck's questioning eyes, after a moment, he weakly said: "Red River Star Stream..."

"Red River Star Stream? Where is it hidden? No wonder we can't find it..." Levenback said with some realization and suspicion, "But the Red River Star Stream is too big?"

"I have the exact coordinates, and the specific range is near the core of the star." The prophet added.

"Star core?" Levenback frowned. The Red River Star Stream is divided into three areas. The outer area is the least dangerous place. Occasionally, there will be violent currents passing by, and it is also a holy place for adventurers.

The storm area is covered by storms all year round, and there are large areas of space-time distortion. Even X-level life forms may not be able to pass through safely.

Then, it is the most dangerous star core area, where there is no conventional concept of time and space, and moving forward one meter may mean moving back two meters.

Sometimes, you don't even know what happened before you disappear without a trace. It is the most dangerous place.

"How can he communicate with the outside world when he is hiding in the star core area?" Levenback was puzzled. "Qinglong has been shown to operate mechas and mechanical bodies in combat many times."

The prophet couldn't help but explain: "I'm looking for the place with the most information state remains. He may not be there now, but that place must be his lair."

"Is that so..." Levenbeck nodded, and the Virgin Mary looked over, "Get ready, we will set off soon."

"You still want to go?" Levenbeck was surprised. The determination of the Virgin Mary Church was stronger than he thought. That was the core area of ​​the star.

The Prophet and the Virgin Mary looked at each other. They had their reasons to go. The Oath-Keeping Stone had fallen into Qinglong's hands and it was a matter of great importance.

Even if they cannot get it back this time, they must let Qinglong know that they are not easy to bully.

"Aren't you going to see your teacher?" The Virgin Mary looked at him dimly.

Levenbeck's expression changed, but his eyes gradually became firm, "Go, of course I'll go!"

(End of this chapter)