This is not mechanical ascension...

Chapter 5 "My Dad is Dead"

The smart terminal is similar to Li Ming’s mobile phone in his previous life, but has more diverse functions.

"Li Changhai's?" Li Ming became interested and picked up the smart terminal. The surface had a strong frosted texture, it was heavy and made of solid materials.

[Katai Starlink Terminal Youth Edition - Not rated: The fourth-generation smart terminal produced by Katai Company, with castrated performance.

Control conditions: 3 metal energy points

Control Effects: Hacking Techniques - Getting Started
Control ability - Intelligent assistance: Can mimic the environmental information within a range of 1m around the host and assist in processing. 】

"Youth version, the visual effect is very strong..." Li Ming muttered. This is not Li Changhai's smart terminal, but a brand new one.

The predecessor of the smart terminal broke down not long ago, and Li Changhai has been talking about buying another one, but to no avail.

After turning on the computer and following the instructions to set the language, I entered the page and skillfully downloaded StarNet, which is the most widely used software in the universe. It can handle shopping, socializing, browsing news, watching videos... live broadcasts, etc.

But in general, the Interstellar Alliance prohibits members of its own civilization from accessing the networks of other civilizations unless special methods are used.

Following my memory, I logged into my StarNet account, and all kinds of news popped up, all local news.

"Blue Star Civilization and Star Creation Company have signed another three-year support agreement!"

"Another protest broke out in Silver Ash City, claiming that Xing Chuang Company was violently mining!"

There is also a special piece of news: "The concert of female singer Nono is scheduled to be held at Capital Star on October 10, please pay attention to the ticket information."

Li Ming glanced at his friend list. There were not many people. Li Changhai... Yang Boming... Yang Yu...

Yang Yu is the granddaughter of Yang Boming. Li Ming paused on this name. It was lit in the special attention list, which meant she was online. Memories surged in his mind.

After a few minutes of getting familiar with the operation, a message popped up. It was Yang Yu, with a cute strawberry bear avatar with bubbles blowing out of its head. "Why haven't you been online for so long?"

"Hmm..." Li Ming thought for a moment and edited a message: "My father is dead."

The other party didn't reply immediately.

Li Ming didn't care and started to control the smart terminal. This [Smart Assistance] looked very good.

A familiar tingling sensation, various codes intertwined in his mind. Li Mingxing had absolutely no problem surfing the Internet before, but now he had a deeper understanding.

Know how to check the website's firewall and understand that text and images are arranged on the website in various ways.

"It should be quite useful in the interstellar age." Exhaling a breath, Li Ming turned on [Intelligent Assistance].

In an instant, he seemed to feel that everything in front of him was different, every detail was clear, the dust on the table that was invisible to the naked eye, the fingerprints on the suitcase...

He can see everything within 1m around him in degrees without blind spots.

All the corners that he had never noticed came to his sight one after another, but he did not feel anything unusual, as if he could analyze everything at the same time.

Hmm? That is?

There was a gray-black vertical wardrobe behind the table. He squatted down and found the slight scratches on the floor were not noticeable. There were only two tiny scratches, which were difficult to see without careful inspection.

Is there something behind the closet? He was acutely aware of it.

"There are a lot of secrets." Li Ming became interested and tried to move it, but it was as if he was nailed to the spot. Even with the power of the pneumatic hammer, he could not move it even a little bit.

"Maybe there is a mechanism." He stood up and opened the closet. There were not many clothes in the closet, but thanks to the [Intelligent Assistance] state, he quickly discovered the clue.

One end of the hanger had signs of being twisted, so he tried to touch it. Sure enough, with a clicking sound, some of the metal peeled off, revealing six code rings.

"Damn it..." Li Ming was overwhelmed by the ubiquitous codes. He was too lazy to even try and directly began to absorb the metal energy.

Soon, the surface metal fell off, revealing the dense wiring harness and motherboard. He went downstairs and pulled out the chip to see if he could find any clues with the help of maintenance technology. It is worth mentioning that even if his two control positions were filled, the chip still disappeared in his hand and was kept as a backup. Under the control column, he could switch with a thought, but if he wanted to switch again, it would take two hours to cool down.

Familiar knowledge came flooding back, and soon he was able to identify the power supply module, smart chipset, etc. one by one.

"The Ruike Smart Lock chipset has a fatal flaw. Overload will cause it to enter a discharge state."

He found a solution. If that didn't work, he could only try to blast it open with a hammer, but that would make too much noise.

Two wires were connected and clamped on the exposed copper wires with pliers. Deep blue electric sparks flew and there was a slight smell of burning.

With a "ding" sound, the wardrobe split in the middle and then slowly moved to both sides. The white light that gradually expanded from the gap completely enveloped Li Ming.

Then, his breathing stagnated and his pupils slowly dilated. Hidden behind the wardrobe was a glass exhibition wall with lights on all four sides.

There was only one thing, a nearly 2-meter-long object, completely black but dotted with purple lightning patterns. It was placed at an angle, looking steady and ostentatious.

"Heavy sniper rifle..." Li Ming finally reacted. He didn't know if it was because he had turned on the [Intelligent Assistance] for too long and his head was a little dizzy.

The gun control policy of the Blue Star civilization is not strict, but one still has to go through cumbersome procedures to obtain a gun license, and only small-caliber firearms are in circulation.

The "monster" in front of us is obviously in violation of the rules.

But then, he could hear his own heart beating. The glass display case had no password, so he opened it easily and his hand fell on the sniper rifle.

[Red Heavy Sniper Rifle--E Class: A high-end product of the Rainfield Arms Company. Every rifling line is the art of death.

Control conditions: 800 metal energy points

Control Effect: Assassination Technique--Intermediate
Control ability - Charge attack: Charge for one second, add 200% speed and 200% strength. 】

Simple and violent!

The cool metal touch and the eye-catching 800 points of energy calmed Li Ming down.

He barely managed to take it down, and then took a closer look at the booth, only to find three thin purple bullets in the corner, longer than his index finger, with thunder patterns on them.

And two black stands, which he tried to assemble and then placed on the table.

Too beautiful, that's all he could say. He couldn't help but try to pull the trigger. He seemed to hear the roar of flames from the gun barrel.

After calming down, a question came to my mind: What exactly does Li Changhai do?

Li Ming frowned, and finally decided on the assassination technique brought by the sniper rifleman.

After the experience of the previous items, it can be seen that the effects of items can be controlled, and they are basically related to the items themselves, so this assassination technique is intriguing.

He carefully searched his memory and found that his predecessor did not have too many speculations about Li Changhai and had never doubted his identity at all.

His grandfather in his previous life died very early, and his mother died of a disease when he was three years old. Afterwards, Li Changhai went to serve in the military, and his young predecessor was fostered in an institution on the Silver-Ash Star.

It was there that various factors shaped my predecessor's taciturn and even cowardly character.

It was not until he was twelve years old that Li Changhai returned and opened this repair shop.

"Who can bring back a heavy sniper rifle after serving in the army? He can't even pass the starport inspection." Li Ming concluded that Li Changhai definitely did not serve in the army during that period, and most likely became a killer.

800 points of metal energy were too much for him to bear now, so he could only put it back reluctantly.

But just when he was about to put the glass cover on, he suddenly thought of something and took it off again. After fiddling with it for a long time, he actually took off the aiming eyepiece that was about 30 centimeters long.

(End of this chapter)