This is not mechanical ascension...

Chapter 592 I need a loan to repair the Eternal Star

Ignoring the changes in everyone's expressions, Li Ming continued:
"The Chaos Gap has recently caused a stir in public opinion. That place does not belong to any civilization, so it is difficult for other civilizations to take action. But that is why we established it."

"I suggest that the higher life forms in the Chaos Star Gap be ordered to hand over all felons who have violated interstellar laws and be responsible for cleaning up other criminals."

At this point, he looked around righteously, "We must not allow the maintenance of interstellar stability to become an empty slogan."

This sentence sounded a little familiar. Many members attending the meeting had strange expressions on their faces, but they all tasted something.

This Lord Qinglong did not intend to drag them to face the three major civilizations directly at the beginning, but just wanted to dispel public opinion.

Aren’t the three great civilizations going to attack? We can just check on ourselves, right?

Anatoly was inevitably surprised, as he was used to seeing Qinglong's big moves in the past, but this time his move seemed so light and fluttery, a routine response of countering the opponent's moves, and he was a little uncomfortable with it.

Since the three major civilizations are already prepared to take action, there is no way they can be stopped by such a small trick. At most they can only delay some time.

However, this incident has a deeper meaning.
Qinglong really wants to use the chaotic star gap to fight against the three major civilizations.

Previous speculations were just speculations, but now they are finally confirmed.

Gustav watched calmly. It was within his expectations that Azure Dragon did not take over the entire united organization of higher life forms.

However, what he couldn't quite understand was, is it really necessary to take action?

Qinglong either doesn't take action, or once he does, there is absolutely no reason for him to stop.

It’s not that he can’t do it, but the various impacts of withdrawing halfway are far greater than if he didn’t take action.

Li Ming didn't bother to care what they were thinking. He let everyone digest the idea for a while before saying, "Let's start voting. I agree with this proposal."

This proposal is in line with the mainstream interstellar public opinion trend, so naturally no one will reject it.

Even people from the three major civilizations expressed their agreement and passed it unanimously.

Li Ming was not at all surprised by this result. He said calmly, "In this case, Mr. Anduin and all the members active in the Chaos Star Gap, please cooperate with this proposal and give an explanation to the Star as soon as possible."

"Understood." Anduin nodded. Sheffield, Barbaro and others had already discussed this matter and naturally agreed solemnly.

Faced with this result, the representatives of the three civilizations smiled with a forced smile, and deep in their eyes, there was even a hint of excitement.

Of course, some people realize that this may just be an introduction.

Qinglong may want to legitimately involve the joint organization of higher life forms, but he must not use drastic measures at the beginning to avoid provoking a strong reaction.

Since this decision was made by them, they have reason to intervene no matter what happens in the Chaos Star Gap afterwards.

The meaning hidden behind this little trick is far more important than the trick itself.

Everyone realized that Qinglong really wanted to use the Chaos Star Gap to challenge the three major civilizations, so he did this.

Many people were wondering in their hearts, Lord Qinglong is not willing to suffer any loss at all, is it necessary to be so unyielding?
Facing the three major civilizations, no one would think it was a big deal if they suffered a little loss.

We have already given the three major civilizations a few slaps in the face before. After all, they have stood in the interstellar space for so many years, and it is not an exaggeration.

Even though everyone guessed Qinglong's possible follow-up plans, they didn't care much.

Since this proposal has benefits for now, just take it first. The decision of whether to go for it later is still in your hands.

Li Ming then emphasized: "In addition, there are several places similar to the chaotic interstellar gap. Since we have assumed the responsibility of maintaining interstellar stability, other higher life forms involved should also start cleaning up as soon as possible."

Everyone nodded.

This Lord Qinglong is really interesting. He always talks about "maintaining interstellar stability".

"Make a statement to StarCraft as soon as possible." Li Ming left a reminder and went offline.

Others also went offline one after another and contacted each other to discuss possible changes that might occur in the future.

The Higher Life Forms United Organization quickly issued a statement:
[Details of discussion on deep cleaning of active criminals in Chaos Star Gap]

This statement was quite standard, but it also calmed down a lot of public opinion, which believed that the organization was not created in vain.

But some of the details are worth discussing.

For example, criminals identified by the United Organization of Higher Life Forms are based on interstellar law.

Interstellar law starts with major crimes, and crimes like murder are not included.

Such a standard will still allow many wanted criminals to escape punishment, but some people believe that the laws of different civilizations are different and cannot be generalized, so only interstellar laws can be used.

However, even this relaxed standard still caused a huge wave in the chaotic star gap.

Every wanted criminal felt as if the sky was falling. They fled all the way, suffering countless hardships, and finally escaped to the chaotic star gap, just to escape punishment and live a carefree life.

This place has existed for who knows how many years and has always been a lawless place. Now they are actually going to punish criminals?
"Tnnd, the Higher Life Forms United Organization is a bunch of cowards, they are not as strong as me when I am weak."

"Chaos Star Gap has been in chaos for thousands of years, and now you want to be a good person?"

"Is there something wrong with the three major civilizations? This lawless place is not just in the Chaos Star Gap, there are other places too."

Although everyone cursed happily, they had no way to deal with the overall situation.

Several higher life forms headed by Anduin jointly issued an announcement, and their subordinates have begun to take action and started the arrest in a mighty manner.

There are too many active criminals in Chaos Star Gap, and it is difficult to catch them all in a short period of time.

Some guys who have really committed heinous crimes have already started to pack up their belongings, selling them off with great reluctance, and leaving, fleeing to other places.

……

In the joint command ship of the three civilizations, a large number of virtual screens were suspended around the circular tactical platform.

Costat and his two companions were looking through the latest intelligence summary here.

"Just one sentence changed the situation of Chaos Star Gap. This organization..." Schmidt couldn't help but sigh.

Under normal circumstances, if one really wants to clear up the Chaos Star Gap, there is almost no other way except to destroy it head-on. However, with the establishment of this organization, the situation is completely different.

"He really wants to protect the Chaos Star Gap..." Costat was concerned about something else. He looked closely at the information in his hand. "It didn't make us wait in vain."

The reason why they have been slow to respond to interstellar public opinion.

On the one hand, it is because the personnel under his command have not yet been deployed.

On the other hand, I also want to see how Qinglong will respond.

"Isn't this just perfect?" Heins was naturally happy to see this, and said coldly: "If he wants to maintain his power, then he can fight us head-on."

"I don't believe he can really fight against the coalition of the three civilizations head-on. By then, even the Chaos Star Gap will be lost, let alone himself. We can kill two birds with one stone and completely eliminate this trouble."

Costat couldn't help but shake his head. "I feel like it shouldn't be that simple."

Schmidt and Heins had little contact with Qinglong, but Kostat had been in contact with him since Qinglong appeared. He didn't believe that Qinglong would pay such a high price for a little face and force a head-on battle with them.

"It's not simple, but it's not complicated either..." Hines' face was solemn, and he had his own reasons. "I just know that if he really had the power to sweep away everything, he wouldn't be hiding it."

"All I know is that no one can survive the direct coalition of the three major civilizations!"

Hines' words sounded aggressive, but Costat and Schmidt had no reaction. They were slapped in the face for opening champagne in the first half.

Every failure makes you wiser. It won’t be too late to say this after you actually kill Qinglong.

Costat was too lazy to respond and simply changed the subject, "What's the status of the things that the Federation and the Star Alliance have prepared? How long will it take for them to be delivered?"

After hearing this, both Heins and Schmidt looked unhappy.

"If Your Highness is really in a hurry, you can also let the Empire join the preparation process." Hines' face was cold.

"The Empire has the will but not the power." Costat responded calmly.

Hines said, "Since you have the will but not the power, you might as well withdraw from the Saint Castle Project."

It’s no wonder that he reacted so violently. The backup plan proposed by the empire consumed so much material that they were all shocked.

The Empire even said bluntly that they would only provide plans, not materials.

Schmidt sighed, "The materials you reported are not something that can be collected in a short period of time."

"Especially for those cutting-edge materials, we don't have much in stock on a daily basis, and some of them have to be purchased from the interstellar market."

"Even at the fastest speed, it will take at least half a year to deliver."

"We can wait." Costat smiled. "The sooner the materials are delivered, the sooner we can open the Holy Castle."

"It'd better be opened." Hines warned, "If it is wasted, the Empire will bear all the losses."

.........

In the Godcrafter's laboratory, Mikhail was picking up the miniature heart-like part with tweezers, and the robotic arm on his left hand automatically ejected a metal syringe.

The needle tip begins to vibrate at a high frequency three millimeters away from the part's outer shell, and the fuzzy sensor at the end of the metal probe imitates the predatory action of jellyfish tentacles.

As the probe went deeper, the originally silent parts suddenly unfolded into a starfish shape, revealing the internal magnetic nebula with tiny golden substances floating in it.

Mikhail quickly switched the tweezers to gravity anchor mode, ready to extract the escaped golden substance.

However, at this moment, his palm trembled, and the energy conduit suddenly exploded on the surface of the part, leaving burnt brown lines on the anti-magnetic coating of the operating table.

The phosphorescent material swimming inside suddenly stopped, and a warning sign popped up on the floating display screen.

"Ah..." Mikhail couldn't help but sigh and put away all kinds of instruments. Reynolds beside him frowned and said, "What's going on? The machine is old and has not been maintained. Why did it suddenly collapse?"

"The Qinglong is coming." Mikhail was a little helpless.

Reynolds' face changed slightly, and before he could say anything, the hatch behind him opened, revealing the mechanical body carrying Qinglong's consciousness.

"Qing...Qinglong?" Reynolds forced a smile, which was in stark contrast to the warm welcome he received every time he came before.

"Why do you two look like that?" Li Ming asked unhappily, "You don't welcome me?"

"What...are you doing here?" Mikhail asked warily.

Last time, Azure Dragon and Lion asked for 3 trillion metal materials as support, which really scared them both.

It's not that they didn't have any, but they couldn't stand Qinglong's exploitation. That was their fortune that they had accumulated bit by bit with great difficulty, and there was no reason to give it away for free.

Besides, they also have to deal with emergencies.

"Heh..." Li Ming couldn't help but sneer, "Look at how scared you are. I'm not here to ask you for metal materials."

Hearing him say this, Reynolds and Mikhail couldn't help but feel relieved.

In the end, Qinglong said, "I plan to borrow some money."

The two men froze, and Mikhail was speechless: "Does it make any difference?"

"Of course, I'm not not going to pay it back." Li Ming said as a matter of course.

Mikhail smiled bitterly, "But you want too much."

Li Ming shook his head: "Is this too much for two master craftsmen?"

Mikhail's expression changed. He looked at Qinglong, who looked calm, and said suspiciously and hesitantly, "Don't you have any stock? What on earth do you need so many materials for? The last time we gave you, you used it up so quickly?"

"What I'm doing is a bit tricky and requires a lot of materials." Li Ming covered up and seemed quite annoyed: "Borrowing money is something that is embarrassing to talk about. In a word, are you going to lend it to me or not?"

No, you are so confident in borrowing money?
Mikhail was stunned, and didn't see at all that the other party was embarrassed to talk about it.

"What kind of difficult matter is it that requires so much material?" Mikhail became more and more suspicious and curious.

He believed that Qinglong's wealth would not be inferior to his own. Add to that the support he had received some time ago and what Qinglong wanted now, this was already an extremely huge amount of resources.

"Explode soldiers?" he asked.

If they want to create advanced x-level life forms, they can do it themselves. Wouldn't it be better to lend it to Qinglong? Not only will it belong to them, but they can also collect some rental fees.

"Of course not." Li Ming shook his head and said solemnly: "This is an extremely secret matter. It even concerns whether I can defeat the three major civilizations. Do you really want to know?"

Defeat the three major civilizations?

Reynolds captured this keyword, the processor inside his body started running at high speed, and he felt extremely curious.

Qinglong actually hopes to defeat the three major civilizations?

Winning the battle and the three major civilizations stopping voluntarily have completely different meanings. Mikhail looked at Qinglong and hesitated.

The more Qinglong said this, the more curious he became.

"Can you tell me?" he asked tentatively.

Hey... I took the bait. Li Ming smiled secretly in his heart and frowned, saying, "I can tell you, but after that, you must lend it to me. Each of you must take at least another 500 billion."

Mikhail hesitated and added, "Although we are now in the same boat, you can't cheat us."

"When have I ever cheated you?" Li Ming asked, and quickly added: "Since we boarded the same ship."

The two looked at each other, and Mikhail spoke up, saying in a deep voice, "Okay, we promise you, at least 500 billion per person."

Li Ming did not look happy at the moment. He seemed quite helpless and said, "I am repairing the Star of Eternal Silence."

(End of this chapter)