This is not mechanical ascension...

Chapter 50 Little Genius, Qin Xiao's Recruitment
"You dare to do it!?"

Several people's faces changed. They didn't expect Li Ming to be so decisive and ignore Minister Qin's orders. Even if they guessed that he might be bluffing, weren't they afraid of what might happen?
What they didn't expect was that they waited until Li Ming finished his exercise, thinking that his physical strength had been almost exhausted, but they were defeated instantly by the other party.

But they did not just stand there and watch. They attacked from the left and right at the same time, sweeping their legs and chopping with their palms, fiercely and quickly. Their postures were obviously basic city guard fighting techniques, but they were extremely skilled.

"So much nonsense."

Li Ming took a step forward, and had already switched to the multi-barreled machine gun. During the conversation, [Violent Output] was already charged up. His muscles bulged, and surging power continued to flow out.

His speed was as fast as lightning. He raised his left arm vertically and swept his right arm downward, just enough to block the attacks of the two men.

They were both shocked at the same time. This kid had such a quick reaction speed and seemed to be very experienced in fighting. Hadn't he only joined the City Guard for half a month?

Not only that, it felt like I was not hitting a person, but more like hitting a piece of iron plate.

Under the clothes that they couldn't see, metal armor plates were arranged neatly.

Then, Li Ming grabbed the arm with his left hand and pinched the calf with his right hand, and swung it violently with great force.

The two tried to resist, but the world was spinning before their eyes, and they were filled with fear. How could this guy be so strong?
Isn't it only 60% of the development progress? It's about the same as the two of them. How can the gap be so big!
boom!
The nearby equipment was shaking. The two men were smashed to the floor by Li Ming. Their faces were twisted, their cheekbones were cracked, their lungs were in great pain, and their mouths and noses were filled with the smell of blood.

The energy level of up to 180F undoubtedly crushed the two men. In a moment, the three of them were lying on the ground, looking at Li Ming with fear.

The only thing that made them feel fortunate was that this was the City Guard headquarters.

Unless the other party is a complete lunatic, it is impossible for him to kill them here.

"Hmm..." Li Ming looked around, took out a thick rope, and then tied the three people together.

"You, what do you want to do?" One of them was timid and wanted to resist, so Li Ming simply broke his arm.

"Nothing. Didn't you guys say that Minister Qin had some ideas? I'll take you to ask him." Li Ming dragged a few people and got on the elevator.

Go straight to Qin Xiao’s office - 323rd floor.

Ding!
The elevator door opened, and a sharp gaze fell on Li Ming. After discovering the three people tied together, the gaze became even sharper.

This man had a stern look on his face, and had already touched the lower back, ready to move. This was Xiao Yu, Minister Qin's personal security guard.

"Li Ming?" The female voice sounded doubtful. There was a seat not far from the elevator, and the woman with burgundy hair looked puzzled.

Li Ming remembered that when he was commended, it was this person who gave him the manuscript, Qin Xiao's secretary - He Yu
"What are you doing?" She stood up, wearing a gray uniform and a hip skirt, revealing her slender calves wrapped in black stockings.

He Yu was not flustered, he just frowned.

"I'm looking for the minister." Li Ming said bluntly.

"This..." He Yu looked hesitant. The minister couldn't be met just by saying so.

But then, her face changed slightly, and she looked down at the virtual screen on the table. A red box popped up on it, followed by a video clip, which was the scene of Li Ming practicing in the training room.

She thought for a moment, clicked a few times on the virtual screen, the red box disappeared, and then she looked up at Li Ming.

"Wait a moment..." She knew that today's matter was not simple, so she was ready to report. Unexpectedly, Qin Xiao's voice came from the office in the back: "Let him in."

The bodyguards made way and Li Ming dragged these people into the office.

Unpretentious.

This was Li Ming's first impression after he came in. The old man with white hair but still vigorous was sitting behind a wooden desk. Through the huge floor-to-ceiling windows, he could overlook the brightly lit Silver Gray City.

"Very decisive..." Qin Xiao picked up the virtual screen and threw it towards Li Ming. A huge picture unfolded, showing the scene of Li Ming taking action, very detailed.

"You defeated three F-class life forms in no time." Qin Xiao said meaningfully, "You are very skilled. Your development progress should be more than the 60% that Yang Peng said..."

Li Ming seemed a little surprised. After a moment of silence, he said, "The minister has an amazing eye. My development progress is actually around 90%."

He has taken action many times, so it would be strange if an old fox like Qin Xiao didn't see it.

Besides, the blood he left at the scene of Feng Xiao's death could be detected with just a test.

But Li Ming expected this matter to be exposed. He knew that the development speed of genetic seeds of each living organism was different.

There are even special detection instruments in the interstellar space to select life forms with fast growth rates, but the Silver-Gray Star does not have them.

He could definitely shape himself into a "genius" with an extremely high development rate, which might even be beneficial.

"Haha..." Qin Xiao smiled, "I've read your information, but I didn't expect that you could develop the gene seeds to 90% in such a short time. You have a promising future." In fact, when he learned about this, he was also very surprised, and at the same time he was planning to recruit Li Ming under his command.

But before he could find the other party, Li Ming came to him instead.

Some thoughts flashed through his mind, and his face suddenly became serious again, "But the city guards have regulations that you cannot attack your colleagues, otherwise you will be punished internally, and you will not get any resources for five years."

"They said they were following your orders to send me to Chief Feng."

"Hmm?" Qin Xiao's face turned unpredictable.

Li Ming swung his hand and swung the rope, which landed on a man's face and pulled the rag out of his mouth, causing blood to drip onto the floor.

"Minister, you want to..."

Qin Xiao raised his hand and motioned him to stop, "Sun Yunkai, is what he said true?"

"Don't try to lie to me. If I ask the Intelligence Department to analyze your lip reading, we can confirm it quickly." Sun Yunkai didn't dare to look Qin Xiao in the eye, and whispered: "Section Chief Feng said that he greeted you..."

Qin Xiao's eyes became colder and more intimidating, "I greeted me, do you really believe me?"

"Minister, this...we..." Sun Yunkai opened his mouth.

"The City Management Department is in need of some people to fill the sewers." Qin Xiao tapped the table rhythmically: "You can go over, but you must keep the things the city guards give you and remove the gene seeds."

Sun Yunkai's face changed drastically, "Minister!"

The other two had their eyes wide open and were sobbing. They felt extremely regretful, but they couldn't believe that the punishment would be so severe.

Eliminating gene seeds will bring irreversible impacts to the life form itself. The biggest consequence is that gene seeds can no longer be integrated, which is equivalent to cutting off the path of evolution.

Li Ming's eyes flickered. It was obvious that Qin Xiao had a strong desire for control. His subordinates falsely passed on the "imperial edict", which could be big or small, but he directly removed the genetic seeds.

Well... maybe it's just a warning to me.

"Xiao Yu!" Qin Xiao shouted. The door opened and Xiao Yu poked his head out. "Minister."

"Take them to the logistics and cull the gene-seed."

"Yes."

After the person was taken away, Qin Xiao asked Li Ming to sit down. After thinking for a moment, he said, "This matter did happen for a reason. Don't be so impulsive in the future. If you have any problem, you can come to me."

This is the benefit that Qin Xiao values. The other party’s genetic seeds were eliminated, while Li Ming just lightly revealed it. The contrast is obvious.

Of course, it was also a warning. It depended on how you understood it. Li Ming said at the right time, "I understand."

Qin Xiao smiled, saying nothing, and asked curiously, "If I really asked you to go to Feng Yue, would you go?"

This old fox... Li Ming said in a deep voice: "I believe the minister will not harm me."

"Of course I won't hurt you." Qin Xiao said with a smile: "Young man, if you have the ability, don't hide it."

Li Ming nodded, then hesitated and said, "Minister, can the use time of the special training room be extended?"

"It closes at seven, which is too early."

"You are very tenacious. No wonder the development progress is so fast. It would be great if other people were like you." Qin Xiao was a little surprised. After thinking for a moment, he said:

"During this period, extend it to midnight. Bounty hunters may show up at any time, so save some energy."

"Thank you, Minister."

"I have another idea." Li Ming further said: "This passive waiting is a waste of time. You might as well completely release our action rights and hunt the other party like a bounty hunter."

"Remember your merits with corpses."

"Heh..." Qin Xiao snorted coldly: "Then you might as well become a bounty hunter directly. Can you guarantee that the people killed are all bounty hunters?"

"Okay, I'll go talk to Feng Yue. His son died and he's confused. Are you confused too?"

He ordered him to leave. Li Ming nodded, stood up and left.

(End of this chapter)