This is not mechanical ascension...

Chapter 473 Someone in the dark? billion metal energy

"Don't you feel anything wrong?" Costat asked, looking around at everyone.

Higher-level life forms have an extraordinary intuition about danger, but they found that only Li Ming's face looked a little strange.

He has no reference value, he is just an S-level life form.

"Maybe it's the problem with this place," Cedric said.

Costat covered his heart with his free hand, his expression changing.

"He felt it too?" Li Ming restrained his expression and couldn't help but feel a little surprised.

He and Costat were the only ones in the group who felt that unusual sense of horror.

why?
There are many people who are stronger than him in terms of their own strength, and there are also many people who are stronger than Costa. Why can't others feel it?
No, that should be why Costat and I felt it.

Is there anything in common between the two of us?
Suddenly, his expression changed slightly. Titan bloodline?
According to rumors among higher interstellar life forms, the imperial royal family possesses an extremely high concentration of Titan blood.

For now, this is all Li Ming can think of.

"If it is really because of some kind of genetic information hidden in the Titan bloodline that we can feel that kind of threat, it must be targeted..." Li Ming's expression changed uncontrollably.

At present, in this ruin of the Holy Spirit Civilization, based on the known information, Li Ming can only think of one possibility, "Yongyuan, Yuan Clan..."

“No way?” Li Ming’s heart was beating wildly.

Reynolds and Mikhail have come here so many times, and they have the forging hammer, didn’t they notice anything unusual?

Li Ming collected his thoughts. He wanted to remind someone but he didn't know where to start. Not only could he not explain the source of the information, he himself couldn't be sure that this guess was true. It could also be due to other factors.

However, if there really are remnants of the Yuan clan, the plan will have to be adjusted. If they want to sneak back and eat all by themselves, the risk will increase a lot.

With his mind racing, Deus finally spoke, sounding rather weak, "Almost."

He carefully raised his alertness and temporarily suppressed his scattered thoughts. He saw that among the layers of rune balls in Dius's hand, there was a fuzzy area the length of a thumb, with blurred edges, twisted and turbulent.

Just one look and Li Ming felt the hairs on his body stand up, and the expressions of the others were also very solemn.

Only Mikhail shook his head. "This precision is far from that produced by a forging hammer. It is impossible to cut it."

A controllable space-time distortion realm, this thing is unparalleled in its lethality, and almost no one present can withstand it.

Of course, it is also difficult to use it as a lethal means. Dius holds it, and every step he takes requires a great deal of energy and full concentration.

However, she had anticipated this beforehand and was very close to the silver metal block.

After a moment, she carefully touched the crack to the silver metal block.

Everyone held their breath. When the two came into contact, there was no earth-shattering collision, only an imperceptible ripple that passed through everyone.

However, after this seemingly ordinary ripple passed by, everything in the area seemed to be still.

Whether it is the dust raised from the ground, or the energy link connecting everyone.

The rune array that was constantly running seemed to be paused.

"I can't move?" Li Ming was shocked to find that everything around him had come to a standstill. Was time suspended?
He tried to switch control, and he was still able to do it, but even with all his strength, it was difficult to move even the slightest bit.

It seemed like a moment had passed, but it also seemed like a long time had passed.

The dust began to float again, and Li Ming's palms suddenly clenched.

Everyone seemed to notice something, and yet seemed not to notice anything, and they all felt something was strange.

Lancaster raised his hand and looked at it hesitantly, "Everyone, do you feel it..."

"It's the space-time stagnation force field..." Mikhail said, "The space-time distortion domain created by Deus is too difficult to control. As soon as the two collided, it exploded, covering us and forming a time suspension area."

Everyone's face changed slightly. Li Ming was secretly surprised. Their thinking was also affected just now, but how could I still move?

It can’t be because of the control system, he thought to himself.

click-
An extremely clear shattering sound attracted everyone's attention.

Mikhail's expression suddenly changed, and he appeared in front of the silver metal block.

The mechanical pupils in his eyes kept spinning, and he could see the imperceptible crack on the silver metal block with great clarity.

Although it was only as long as a thumb and extremely thin, as thin as a hair, a gap did appear.

"It actually caused a wound?" Mikhail seemed to find it hard to understand. Reynolds also came over and asked in surprise: "Left a crack?"

"Ha..." Gonzalez couldn't help but say indifferently, "Are the two master craftsmen so surprised?"

"Impossible." Reynolds's face was uncertain, and he paced back and forth around the silver metal block. "The time-space distortion domain created by the forging hammer is much more accurate than that created by Deus, and its lethality is also stronger. Why can't it be opened?"

"Maybe it's because of other details. The Hammersmith is not omnipotent." Cedric shook his head.

"You bunch of idiots..." Reynolds was angry. "If you don't understand, don't talk nonsense. The space-time distortion domain created by Deus is too different in strength and precision. It's like an S-level life form defeating an X-level life form. It doesn't make sense at all."

This group of people only knew how to develop purification and had never learned relevant knowledge. They just spoke without thinking, and the principles behind it could not be explained clearly in just a few words, which made him very frustrated.

Everyone looked unfriendly and started firing bombs. Was Reynolds still angry?
"No..." Mikhail stood up and explained, "I understand. It is precisely because of the time and space distortion created by Dius that the accuracy is very low."

"What do you mean?" Reynolds looked puzzled.

Mikhail said: "This area has a space-time molecular lock. The space-time distortion domain created by Dius exploded the moment of collision. This in turn triggered the space-time molecules within the area, causing coefficient fluctuations and triggering a chain reaction..."

Reynolds looked enlightened, his mechanical eyes widened, and he said, "…The forging hammer's technology is too mature, and at the same time, he is afraid that his actions will cause a systemic collapse of the entire area, so he controls the space-time distortion domain very well. In a head-on collision, no damage can be caused."

"This was not caused by the boundary of the space-time distortion area of ​​Dius, but the trauma caused by the riot of space-time molecules caused by it."

Reynolds suddenly understood, but everyone else was stunned, as if they were listening to a mystery.

Only Li Ming could barely understand it. The simple explanation is that the space-time molecular lock is something that violates the rules of the universe.

After the space-time stagnation was restored, the locked space-time molecules attempted to return to their original flow state, which led to a riot.

If something goes wrong, it will leave a trauma, which depends on the self-healing properties of the rules.

"No matter what the reason is, as long as it can be opened." Gonzalez looked indifferent, and others didn't care about the principle behind it.

Costat said, "So, all we have to do is repeat the process over and over again, and keep cutting along the cracks. Sooner or later, it will open."

"That's still the case in theory." Mikhail's face changed, and he felt quite annoyed. "But it will take a lot of time." "I can barely hold on." Dius said, and then added, "But after opening it, no matter what is inside, I must have the first choice, and the things I choose will not be shared."

The atmosphere among the crowd suddenly changed, and their unity turned into everyone having their own ulterior motives.

Crow couldn't help but frown, "If there is only one thing in it, does it all belong to you?"

"It shouldn't be such a coincidence." Dius smiled, but his tone was very firm, "If there is really only one, it must be mine."

Everyone frowned slightly. The possibility was very low, but it was not impossible. After all, Mikhail had already reminded them that there was probably nothing good in it.

"If we can't open it this time, there's always next time. We have plenty of opportunities," Cedric emphasized.

"Then let's wait until next time." Dius smiled softly, "It's nothing more than waiting for hundreds or thousands of years. No one can be sure whether he will appear next time, or whether someone will sneak in secretly."

"Of course, the next time you lead the team, it may not be you."

Everyone's expressions changed, and Costat was the first to say, "I agree."

This time Adam was able to get him to be the main explorer, but he didn't know what the situation would be like next time. If there were real benefits, he must hold them in his hands.

Dius' words pierced everyone's lungs. Even within the group, who didn't have a few enemies?
Everyone agreed, leaving only Mikhail and Reynolds.

Mikhail couldn't help but sigh. It was fate and the forging hammer and they had tried many times, but it ended up opening by accident.

Reynolds was quite unwilling, yet dejected. When he was about to agree, a voice came from the side.

"That..." Li Ming said hesitantly.

"You don't have to agree. Even if there is something in there, it's not yours." Crow said indifferently, "Or, let your teacher say that he has the qualifications, but you don't."

Li Minggang said that he couldn't contact Qinglong, and Claude was obviously targeting him deliberately.

But no one else said anything. No one knew how many things were inside, so the less they could get, the better. Claude's excuse was appropriate.

Reynolds was quite unhappy, but saw Li Ming shaking his head and said: "I mean, I also have a way to open it."

"You have a way too?" Mikhail looked at him suddenly, confused and puzzled, while Reynolds was stunned.

Dius frowned slightly, stared at him and said, "Didn't you just say no?"

Li Ming was quite embarrassed and laughed, "I just remembered it too."

Just remembered?

Everyone's eyes were on him. If Li Ming really had a way to open it, it was obvious that he wanted to have the meal all to himself.

Dius stared at him unkindly.

"You are no longer needed." Gonzalez frowned, "Dius can open it just the same."

"How long will it take?" Li Ming asked back.

Dius frowned, "Rest and adjust. It takes about three days to make one."

“Three days?” Mikhail added, “According to your method, it would take at least a hundred collisions to reach the core area.”

Almost a year?
No one knew whether what Mikhail said was true or not, but the time they had to come in was limited, and they would be in trouble if they couldn't get out once the space-time storm covered them again.

"I only need one day." Li Ming said in a deep voice.

"One day?" Mikhail's heart skipped a beat. He looked at Reynolds and found that he was also shocked.

This idiot, his acting skills are getting better and better.

He was very sure that it must be Qinglong, who made relevant arrangements according to all the situations here.

The others looked at each other in bewilderment. It can be opened in one day?

The two master craftsmen rendered it so brilliantly, and now two of them can be opened at once.

Dius is at least a little bit difficult, but Li Ming's side is too outrageous.

Li Ming did not expect that this group of people could actually open it by accident, plus the possible appearance of the Yuan clan. Since he could not eat it alone, he could only eat more.

Just absorbing this block of silver metal is an extremely huge amount of metal energy.

“So I can just copy Lord Dius’ conditions exactly, that should be fine,” Li Ming said.

Dius glared at Li Ming fiercely and laughed angrily: "Is this what your teacher taught you?"

Li Ming pretended not to hear. Costat spoke first, "I don't care, as long as it can be opened."

It doesn't matter who gets the priority selection right, Li Ming is even faster.

Crow frowned and wanted to speak, but was stopped by Gonzalez, "I can really open it as soon as possible, we have no objection."

He really disliked Qinglong, but that didn't mean he had a good impression of the Federation. Neither of them was a good person, and it would be the same if he chose the one that was faster.

"You'd better open it in one day." Dius said in a bad tone.

Li Ming didn't say anything. Four mechanical guards escorted him forward, and then built a mechanical barrier around him, wrapping him and the silver metal block.

Rubbing his hands, Li Ming couldn't wait to start absorbing the metal energy.

His fingers moved across the smooth and delicate surface of the metal block, evenly absorbing the metal energy of every part.

He was not sure how this thing would open. If such precious material was not absorbed completely, there would be some residue left when it was opened, which would make it difficult to continue absorbing.

This is the safest way to absorb, and the metal energy balance on the control page is soaring at an extremely terrifying speed.

The last few digits kept jumping, accumulating progressively and growing rapidly.

As time passed, the metal block gradually shrank. After half a day, it was almost the size of an adult's fist.

Li Ming's eyes were dazed, and the corners of his mouth couldn't stop grinning. On the control page, the balance of metal energy had reached - 4.2 billion.

It was an unprecedented new height. When he came here, the metal energy in his body was almost exhausted.

More than half an hour passed, when his metal energy balance jumped from 4.2 billion to 4.3 billion.

Li Ming's eyelids twitched and he heard a clear clicking sound. A fine crack suddenly appeared on the silver metal block in front of him, which was only the size of a baby's fist.

(End of this chapter)