This is not mechanical ascension...

Chapter 513 Qinglong's Connections (It's New Year's Eve, I wish all the bosses a happy new year.)
The lights in the laboratory were cold and dazzling, and Reynolds and Mikhail stood in front of the holographic projection table.

The three-dimensional model suspended in the air is a complex molecular structure composed of countless glowing lines and nodes, and every detail is slowly rotating.

Reynolds tapped his fingers in the air, adjusting the parameters of the model.

Mikhail occasionally looked up at the screen, frowned slightly, and then changed the quantum spectrum analyzer. The instrument made a low hum and a complex data stream jumped on the screen.

Suddenly, a node in the model emitted a blinding red light, and the entire structure began to vibrate unsteadily.

Mikhail immediately walked to the console and put his fingers into it, trying to stabilize the model, but it was no use and it eventually collapsed.

"Alas..." Reynolds sighed, but he was not too disappointed. When he was about to conduct the next experiment, Mikhail said, "The Azure Dragon is coming..."

"Oh?" Reynolds was slightly stunned and asked in surprise: "You monitor his mechanical body?"

The next moment, the sealed door of the laboratory opened and Qinglong walked in as expected.

"What a coincidence, we just encountered a difficult problem." Reynolds grinned. He wanted to conscript a man, but he realized something was wrong.

This mechanical body gave off an aura that kept strangers away, and its metal face, which could show numerous micro-expressions, was extremely cold.

"What's wrong?" Mikhail asked first.

Qinglong's cold and lonely emotions were transmitted through this mechanical body.

"Li Ming was arrested." He said in a deep voice.

"What?" Reynolds was stunned and reacted strongly, "Who is so bold as to touch your students?"

Mikhail couldn't help but frown, also surprised.

"I don't know yet. I was invited to attend the Sunset Banquet, but I was tied up with other things, so I asked Li Ming to go in my place. However, I was ambushed halfway and his whereabouts are unknown now." Li Ming explained briefly.

"Feast at dusk..." Mikhail pondered.

Reynolds suddenly remembered "the metal parts you sent me before..."

"No, that's another matter." Li Ming shook his head.

Reynolds nodded, and then was speechless, hesitant to speak, and said helplessly: "I'm not saying anything bad about you, why do you always let Li Ming do it for you, can't you just send a mechanical body?"

Li Ming glanced at him. Ever since Reynolds knew that he was suspected to be the master hammersmith, his already outgoing personality became even more out of control.

"It's useless to say all this. Couldn't you have come to Li Ming's side at that time?" Mikhail couldn't help but ask.

"The other party has blocked the space and used various interference methods." Li Ming said coldly.

Mikhail's heart moved slightly. He kept this matter in mind and prepared to check the place where the incident happened to see what blockade measures were left.

"Did the person who did it contact you?" Reynolds couldn't help but ask, "They kidnapped Li Ming, most likely to target you."

"Holy Mother Church?" Mikhail said abruptly: "They have their reasons for targeting Li Ming."

"No one has contacted me yet." Li Ming said in a cold voice, "I want to warn Xingxing and the attacker that if anyone dares to touch him, I will fight him to the death."

"No problem, I'll cooperate with you." Reynolds patted his chest and assured.

"Such a strong reaction?" Mikhail hesitated. "It would be embarrassing to announce it to the StarCraft."

"I am just expressing my attitude and ensuring Li Ming's safety." Li Ming said in a deep voice, "It doesn't matter whether we get off the stage or not."

Mikhail couldn't help but be surprised. This was the first time he saw such a blue dragon.

Li Ming is indeed his Achilles' heel, but if he had known this earlier, why would he let Li Ming run around in the interstellar space? There will always be times when he is unable to do anything.

"Stop talking nonsense, do you think you are capable of cooperating?" Reynolds said bluntly.

"Are there any suspects?" Mikhail couldn't help but ask.

"It shouldn't be the Empire and the Federation. They have seen the Mechanical Holy Spirit." Li Ming stared at Mikhail.

"If it's not the Empire and the Federation, then there are not many suspects. Could it be the Covenant?" Reynolds muttered?

Mikhail was worried that the Star Alliance did not know the true strength of Qinglong. In addition, some time ago, the other party asked them about the Red River Star Stream but was rejected.

If they really want to get to the bottom of this matter, they might actually take action against Li Ming to threaten Qinglong.

Although this is only a possibility, Mikhail still considered how it would end if he followed Qinglong to declare interstellar this time.

"Sir Mikhail, what about you?" Li Ming spoke. The purpose of his coming was to make these two guys make their positions clear.

Of course it was mainly Mikhail, this guy was used to picking on people left and right, but he didn't like it.

Mikhail just felt a headache. He hated things like making clear statements of stances the most. He also had a lot of businesses in the Star Alliance.

But Qinglong was obviously in a bad mood at the moment, and it seemed inappropriate to let this guy bear a grudge against him.

“…Forget it, we don’t know who it is now. Even if it is the Star Alliance, we still have to talk about it.” Mikhail decided to follow Qinglong for the time being.

He immediately said solemnly: "You and I, the three great craftsmen, are of the same blood. Li Ming is also equivalent to our student. Naturally, we will not sit idly by. The Mechanics Association will not sit idly by either."

"Okay, thank you both." Li Ming nodded, didn't say much, and turned and left immediately.

"Who is so stupid as to dare to touch Li Ming?" Reynolds frowned. Mikhail glanced at him, sighed in his heart, and didn't want to pay any attention to him anymore.

Li Ming slowly opened his eyes, thought for a moment, and then spent some time contacting a few people.
Finally, Qinglong’s first interstellar announcement was officially released through the official website of the Mechanical King’s Court. It was brief but direct.

[…Warning the people and forces who kidnapped Li Ming, your actions have violated my bottom line. Your only choice is to send Li Ming back safely. If Li Ming suffers any form of harm, I will find you and eliminate you at all costs…]

At first, there was no sound.

But just two or three hours later, it became news that all major media outlets rushed to report.

Who is Qinglong? He is one of the ten founders of the United Organization of Higher Life Forms and one of the three great masters of the Mechanics Association. He was suspected to have led the Mechanics Association to survive recently, and the aftermath has not stopped yet.

The first interstellar announcement issued by such a person is naturally extremely special.

The content of the article shocked many people.

All those who read this announcement felt an indescribable excitement in their hearts. It was going to be a lot of fun.

Many people shouted loudly at the first moment. There are not many advanced life forms with this kind of attitude in the interstellar space. In the past, major civilizations issued similar announcements.

But soon, someone jumped out to sing a different tune, saying that the announcement was meaningless.

"The announcement made by Lord Qinglong was very powerful and domineering, but why didn't he protect his students? Since he dared to take action, he is naturally not afraid of retaliation."

"Yeah, if they really don't hand the person over, won't we be stuck here?"

"It turns out that the disaster at the Liuguang Node was caused by his students. Then, would His Excellency Qinglong consider paying compensation to the injured personnel and their families?"

"You idiot, why don't you ask the victim for compensation instead of the attacker?"

Across the interstellar network, there are naturally countless people who talk nonsense. …

On the capital star of the empire, Heckler's face was gloomy. He stared at the battle report on the virtual screen and gritted his teeth: "So many traps, it's really a bait."

"What a great Qinglong."

The general situation was reported back immediately, but there was no response from Lyle. He didn't know the specific situation either, so he could only wait for the time being.

As a result, after waiting for a long time, the second report came, which showed that the various blockade traps left at the scene were not his work.

The first thing he thought of was that this might be Qinglong’s trap, and Li Ming, who was released, was just another bait.

"If it was bait, how did he know I was going to attack?" Heckler frowned, "Was the information he told Anatoly false from the beginning?"

He couldn't figure out what was going on, but he guessed that Lyle might not be able to come back.

"Another X-level life form has been lost." Heckler's heart was bleeding. Life forms of this level are not common, and it takes a huge amount of resources to cultivate each one.

Moreover, these X-level life forms that obeyed him were all members of the House of Commons. With the disappearance of a Scarlet Wolf, he was already under a lot of pressure.

Thinking of those people's faces, Heckler's face became even uglier.

He is in the House of Commons, Ryan is in the House of Lords, and their relationship is essentially a partnership.

The House of Commons and the House of Lords need someone from the royal family to represent them in order to avoid being attacked by higher-level life forms who only obey the royal family.

And they were unwilling to be suppressed by Adam, so they cooperated for a long time.

Over the years, although they have been able to rise and fall together, they have also had many disputes.

"Ding——" As I was thinking, the smart terminal suddenly rang and an urgent message popped up.
After just one glance, Heckler's pupils suddenly contracted--"Li Ming was arrested!?"

He suddenly stood up and looked carefully at the announcement released by Qinglong on the screen, considering every word.

He felt incredible, and a sense of hope rose up in his heart, "Could it be that Lyle succeeded?"

As soon as the flame of hope appeared, it quickly absorbed the fuel of disappointment and expanded rapidly.

"Perhaps, Lyle lost all means of communication because of an emergency." Heckler paced back and forth, but his face still sank.

Although this hope was extremely tempting, he was not the kind of person who would take poison to quench his thirst. Based on the information he had learned now, if it was really Qinglong who took action, Lyle would not have been able to successfully capture Li Ming.

"Unless there are other changes." Heckler was eager to find out what had happened.

……

The waves caused by Qinglong’s announcement are not limited to this.

A planet located on a desolate route was originally a dead star, not attached to any star and without any resources.

After being chosen as the venue for the Dusk Banquet, it has undergone many transformations and the surface is now covered with lush vegetation.

Giant trees rise from the ground, their crowns swaying gently in the breeze, fluorescent biological light flashing between the leaves, and endless palaces are hidden among them.

In the planet's atmosphere, glowing plankton floats like stars in the night sky, shuttling between the clouds and adding a dreamy halo to the planet.

In outer space, a large number of spaceships are docked in orbit. Each spaceship is extremely special and a customized high-end model.

The streamlined silver spaceship is covered with a liquid metal coating. The hull is made of transparent crystal material and the internal structure is clearly visible, like a floating crystal palace.

The most eye-catching one is the spaceship shaped like a giant whale. Its outer shell is covered with biological armor, and fluorescent energy veins flow on its surface, slightly undulating like life.

In a palace on the surface, Anatoly stood in front of a smooth stone slab, with his head lowered and a focused look.

In his hand was an octopus-like creature, its tentacles covered in fluorescent scales.

Each piece sparkles with nebula-like colors, the flesh is translucent, and liquid energy flows inside.

The tip of the knife cut across the tentacle, and the cut surface immediately glowed like a rainbow.

Anatoly's movements were precise and elegant, and each cut was just right, preserving the freshness of the ingredients while showing their unique beauty as he presented them to the people in front of him.

"Rainbow Light Flowing Chapter..." Gustav raised his hand, and the thin slice of meat fell into his mouth. He couldn't help but exclaimed: "As expected of Anatoly..."

"You're welcome." Anatoly bowed slightly.

"This is Lord Qinglong. His attitude is quite tough." A gentle voice sounded. Senil was sitting on the sofa beside her with her legs crossed. Her tight combat uniform outlined her enchanting figure.

When the other people present heard this, they all looked very calm.

"Li Ming's development potential is already the highest in interstellar history. If you lose a student like him, you would be anxious too."

Wanderer Perkins spoke in a muffled voice. His burly figure, which was ten meters tall, was extremely oppressive. His eyes swept over the food that was not even as thick as her hair.

"He is indeed anxious, but this reckless style is somewhat inconsistent with what I have heard about Qinglong." Senier shook her head, smiling: "If no one pays attention to him, it will be a bit embarrassing."

Anatoly remained silent and just processed the ingredients.

“Qinglong…” Gustav frowned slightly. He had not had much contact with this person.

But I've heard some rumors recently that what happened in the Red River Star Stream seems to be closely related to Qinglong.

Even the black hole network asked him to figure this out as quickly as possible. Through the known information, the black hole network has been simulated.

There is an 80% chance that this incident involves major interstellar changes.

Senil shook her head: "He is a little-known guy. I don't know why the empire would nominate him."

Perkins couldn't help but say in a deep voice, "Should we help him? He is one of the ten founders after all. If we are too embarrassed, it will be embarrassing for us."

"Why do we have to clean up the mess?" Senil frowned. "Our reputation is not meant to be wasted like this."

"Even if we need help, shouldn't Mr. Qinglong take the initiative to ask us for help? Isn't he the one who rushes to help?"

"Chairman?" Perkins ignored the woman and just looked at Gustav.

Gustav was in deep thought and was about to speak when his heart moved a little. He took out the smart terminal from his arms, which contained an urgent message from the Black Hole Network.

He only took a glance, and his pupils shrank slightly. After a moment of silence, he said, "It seems that this Lord Qinglong has a wide network of contacts."

He pinched his finger casually, and a virtual screen popped up. Everyone couldn't help but look at it. There were two short notifications -
"The Empire officially quoted Qinglong's announcement, stating that such acts that undermine interstellar stability will not be tolerated."

"Federation officials quoted Qinglong's announcement and severely condemned this behavior that undermines interstellar stability."

There was dead silence in the field, and Anatoly's knife stopped in mid-air.

The Empire and the Federation both expressed support for Qinglong at the same time.

(End of this chapter)