This is not mechanical ascension...

Chapter 593 Qinglong is Li Ming!

Repair...the Eternal Star?
Mikhail's mechanical pupils suddenly contracted, and dense vibrations like the flapping wings of a swarm of bees came from his chest, tearing out a sharp whistle, and blue arcs burst out from his body.

Reynolds' reaction was no less severe. His body was shaking slightly, and his voice was hoarse, as if two metal plates were rubbing against his throat. "You...you are not kidding?"

Li Ming frowned slightly and pretended to be displeased and said, "Of course."

The turmoil in the hearts of the two master craftsmen is far from being as simple as it appears now.

The Star of Eternal Silence is a weapon of the Dominant Titan and the product of the Terrax civilization. The manufacturing methods and technology tree used are completely different.

Repair is not a matter of just a few words.

It can even be said that with the destruction of the Titan civilization, the Star of Eternal Silence has long been impossible to repair.

Mikhail subconsciously resisted trusting what Qinglong said.

This is nothing short of a fantasy. It is like an S-level life form killing an X-level life form. It is completely a matter of two different life classes.

"How...how did you do it?" Mikhail couldn't help but ask.

"This is my secret, I can't reveal it." Li Ming shook his head.

Mikhail calmed down and thought that if Qinglong could really do it, it would be understandable for him to consume so many metal resources.

All previous estimates are invalid. If the Star of Eternal Silence can be repaired, whether we win or not is another matter, but the three major civilizations will certainly be unable to do anything to Qinglong.

However, even after witnessing Qinglong's various methods, Mikhail still found it hard to believe it.

He thought for a moment, gritted his teeth, and said carefully: "How about this, each of us will provide you with another 1 trillion interest-free loans, and convert them into metal materials at the current interstellar market price, and personally escort you to the Mechanical King's Court."

One trillion per person?

Li Ming's mind moved, and after a rough conversion, that would be nearly 12 billion per person?

Hiss~ It’s more than I originally expected. Li Ming was quite surprised.

Reynolds stared at Mikhail as if he had just met him for the first day.

"But..." Mikhail changed the subject and said, "I hope that after I escort you there, Your Excellency can give some proof."

"Proof?" Li Ming seemed a little dissatisfied. "You still don't trust me?"

Even so, he reluctantly agreed, "Okay, you can have a look when you guys get here."

Although he seemed reluctant on the surface, he was already very happy in his heart.

Although the three of them are already in the same boat.

But Reynolds and Mikhail might not have much confidence in whether he could withstand this crisis.

If he can't hold on, these two guys will also have to face the pressure from the three major civilizations, and they need to keep some assets to deal with this situation.

Revealing that the Star of Eternal Silence could be repaired was a shot in the arm for the two of them.

Mikhail was no fool, and he realized instantly that if Azure Dragon could survive, the entire interstellar space would surely usher in the era of Azure Dragon.

In this case, they don't mind increasing their investment.

After all, Qinglong is now in the front, and as long as they are sure that Qinglong can win, they will be safe.

The only hidden danger is whether this matter is true.

That's why he took the initiative to raise the price. He had to make sure of this matter.

It is not impossible for Qinglong to betray them and turn against them.

"Oh, there's one more thing. The price of cutting-edge alloys in the interstellar market has risen a bit recently." Mikhail finally said, "So, the metal materials provided this time may be slightly less than before."

"The price has increased?" Li Ming was surprised. The demand for cutting-edge alloys has been relatively stable, with very few price fluctuations.

Reynolds immediately said in dissatisfaction: "You are too cunning... I have already given it to you, why do you still care about these things? Let's just follow the previous method."

Mikhail glanced at Reynolds, looking somewhat dissatisfied, but he could only muffled his voice and said, "You are really generous."

Li Ming just thought it was funny. Mikhail wanted to do him a favor, but he couldn't say it actively.

So this stimulated Reynolds, and in this way, he also learned about the price increase, but the resources provided did not decrease.

"Okay, I understand." Li Ming responded. Reynolds was a little confused, but Mikhail was not embarrassed.

This matter became the top priority for the two master craftsmen. They even temporarily put aside the experiments in their hands and quickly mobilized resources.

They have to draw such a huge amount of resources from bases everywhere.

After Li Ming went offline, he was in a good mood. The resources he obtained from Mikhail and Reynolds were far beyond his expectations.

This time is different from the last time. The resources provided to him by the two people last time do not need to be returned.

Because it involves the mechanical Holy Spirit prototype he provided, and he needs to take the lead and face the pressure of the three major civilizations, which is a tacit understanding between the three of them.

This time it needs to be returned.

"It's not like I can't pay it back." Li Ming was not worried that these two people would betray him. As long as they were not fools, they would be able to see the current situation clearly.

He calculated for a moment: "I estimate that these two can provide me with nearly 25 billion metal energies this time. Then I only need to raise more than 10 billion, which reduces the difficulty a lot."

While he was thinking, Ulrich had already arrived at the door.

Li Ming asked him in and asked about the price increase of cutting-edge alloys.

"It's true that the price has gone up..." Ulrich didn't even have to look up the information.

The Mechanical Royal Court needs to purchase cutting-edge alloys in large quantities on a regular basis and is fully aware of the relevant market conditions.

"About a month ago, there was a massive buying spree, and the reserves of several large companies were almost emptied."

"Oh..." Li Ming thought.

There aren't many people who need cutting-edge alloys at the interstellar level, and the ones who made the move weren't Reynolds or Mikhail.

Those who doubt can be counted on one’s fingers.

After Ulrich left, he contacted several X-level life forms in related industries.

However, those who responded were hesitant and no one directly said who was buying up the goods.

But this attitude itself shows something.

"There aren't many people who can make these guys so awed." Li Ming's eyes flickered.
The last one to contact was the Navigator, the Pioneer's intelligence network, which was now keeping an eye on the three major civilizations for him.

"It's not the three major civilizations that are buying up the goods..." Facing his question, the Navigator's response surprised him, but he added: "To be more precise, it's the Federation and the Covenant."

Li Ming was speechless. The doubt in his heart disappeared and he thought he had guessed wrong.

"I only noticed this recently. What they purchased was not only metal resources, but also a large amount of other high-end materials. I am investigating their purpose, so I haven't contacted you yet." The navigator explained.

Purpose? The first thing that came to Li Ming's mind was Heckler's backup plan, as mentioned by Leonidak.

He wasn't sure, but this was the only action plan he knew of so far that might require a lot of resources and need to be completed in a short period of time.

"Backup plan...large amounts of metal resources..." A gleam of light flashed across Li Ming's eyes.

"Can we find out where the materials they collected are stored?" Li Ming asked.

"You want to take action?" The navigator guessed it instantly and said hesitantly, "It's quite difficult. Although they are buying goods on a large scale, they are loose on the outside but tight on the inside. All the flow of materials is strictly confidential." "I'm afraid it will be difficult for me to lock on to the target in a short period of time."

"Hmm..." Li Ming frowned slightly, and suddenly thought of another way, "Do you know where the star gate leading to the Holy Castle built by the three major civilizations is?"

"The Holy Castle?" The navigator was surprised. "They collected these materials for the Holy Castle?"

"If that's the case, no matter where it's stored, it must be transported to the Holy Castle through the Star Gate."

"I can check, but the Stargate's confidentiality level is also very high."

He stressed that pioneers are not omnipotent.

"Just do your best." Li Ming nodded.

After ending the communication, Li Ming was also thinking that if he could plunder this wave of materials, the metal energy needed to repair the Star of Eternal Silence would be almost complete.

However, he lacks too many information nodes and is still like a headless fly.

We have no idea to what extent the other party has collected the materials, when they will start transporting them, or through what route they will take.

"Abel..." He murmured softly, and the first person he thought of was the prince.

But he quickly rejected it. Abel was not a traitor, and such crucial information would most likely not be revealed to him.

Moreover, even if the other party told him this kind of information involving real-life actions, he would not dare to believe it. What if there was an ambush?

"Tsk, this is a bit tricky..."

.........

The capital star of the Empire, a metal box with a confidentiality level of X+ from the deep dimensional world, was sent to the Dimension Administration and immediately triggered the highest alert mechanism.

"Be smart, everyone! Lock down the entire building!"

The director ran out of the office sweating profusely, his fat on his body trembling, and quickly made various arrangements.

In less than ten minutes, the captain of the Holy Emperor's personal guard came to the Dimension Administration Bureau in person to impose martial law.

Under the director's trembling eyes, the metal box was sealed and taken away.

A small group of people were left behind to check if anyone violated the rules and inspect the metal box during the process.

The metal box passed various rigorous tests and appeared on Adam's desk about half an hour later.

"Holy Emperor, we have checked and found that no one has touched the box since arriving at the Dimension Administration." The captain of the guards half-knelt on the ground and reported respectfully with his head down.

"Ah."

When a calm voice came, the captain of the guards knew that it was time for him to leave. When he stood up and looked up, he found that the Holy Emperor, whom he respected so much, was looking eagerly at the box in front of him.

Even he couldn't help but feel curious about what was in the box that made the Holy Emperor so concerned.

But years of training allowed him to quickly suppress his curiosity and leave the room.

"Clonoa... let me see what you left behind." Adam could no longer wait and reached out to cover the metal box.

The palm of the hand was surrounded by ripples that were unique to liquid metal. Concentric circles spread outward from the contact point, and with each round of spread, a new mechanical symbol would light up in the corresponding ring area.

After nine rounds of verification, the box suddenly split into multiple suspended metal pieces, revealing the internal gravitational field with a core glowing golden in the center.

The surface of the golden core has light paths similar to capillaries.

Adam reached out and gently pinched out the golden core.

He looked at it carefully. Chlonoa had not informed him in advance, so he naturally didn't know how to open it.

I carefully transferred the energy, but found that this thing was extremely resistant.

Adam's brows were furrowed, and golden spots were reflected in his pupils.

Suddenly he seemed to understand something. The moment his five fingers clenched together, the golden core let out a mournful cry and shattered into flying tassels.

Since he hadn't been informed, it was impossible for him to leave any overly complicated way of opening it.

The golden tassels in front of his eyes did not dissipate too far, but instead rotated counterclockwise around Adam's palm, and then gradually gathered together, condensing into a line of universal interstellar text in front of his eyes.

Adam looked at this scene, frowning at first.

But when that line of text appeared, his cheeks suddenly froze, followed by violent twitching, and a storm of emotions surged in his heart.

"How can this be!"

Spider-web-like fiery golden cracks exploded on the surface of his skin, and boiling energy particles, wrapped in dark purple arcs, gushed out, and the air was like a boiling oil pan.

The table in front of him disintegrated into floating dust, followed by the floor cracking into pieces and the walls beginning to twist. After all, it was the residence of the Holy Emperor of the Empire, and the materials used were extraordinary. They were completely destroyed in the first place.

This immediately triggered the defense measures in the room, and the alarm sounded throughout the palace.

The captain of the guards guarding outside the door rushed in first, but before he could see the scene clearly, he was blown away by a huge force.

"Holy Emperor!"

The captain of the guard thought something had happened and that there might be dangerous items in the box.

He struggled to rush in as soon as possible.

But then, he heard an extremely cold voice, "I'm fine, waiting outside the door!"

boom!
The distorted door suddenly closed again. He froze in his tracks, raised his hand to stop the other guards, and responded in a deep voice, "Yes!"

In the room, Adam's pupils were bloodshot as he stared intently at a line of small golden words floating before his eyes:
"Qinglong is Li Ming"

These six short words caused an unimaginable shock to Adam.

His face was tense, and he tried to extract other information from these six words.

But these six words are too straightforward and too simple.

It was impossible for him to forcibly analyze other information.

He stretched out his hand and held the six words in his hand, but let go after a moment.

"How... is this possible?"

He repeated it again.

At this moment, he felt unprecedented confusion.

This was the message Klonoa left before his death, and it was definitely not meant to play a trick on him.

In order to convince him, he even didn't use the ambiguous name Talos.

Instead, he used Li Ming, the title of the main universe.

But Chronoa was not active in the main universe, so he had no idea what this meant, nor did he understand how difficult it was to make him believe this.

Adam took a deep breath, his heart still unsettled, and slowly sat down. He saw a mess before his eyes. The interior of the room had turned into rubble, electric arcs were bursting, and the throne beneath him was distorted.

He was silent for a long time before he managed to utter a sentence, "Qinglong, how could it be Li Ming..."

(End of this chapter)