This is not mechanical ascension...

Chapter 598: The Allied Forces: The Guns of Kashmir
The interstellar atmosphere suddenly became heated, and many media outlets that intended to take advantage of the situation or wanted first-hand information all came to the chaotic star gap.

Soon after the announcement was released, the fleets that the three civilizations had prepared long ago set out separately, without even leaving time for a pretense of gathering.

Many ordinary life forms have seen that the three major civilizations have been prepared for this, and it seems that no matter what the situation is in the chaotic star gap, they will take action.

In the lounge of the main star base in the Mechanical Royal Court, Reynolds and Mikhail have been here for some time.

They were moving quite fast. They mobilized resources from the base and headed straight to the Mechanical King's Court without stopping, wanting to find out what Qinglong meant by repairing the Star of Eternal Silence.

Who would have thought that despite the two's active efforts, after arriving at the Mechanical Royal Court, Qinglong disappeared without a trace and has not appeared since.

Although the guy named Ulrich claimed that he had received orders from Qinglong long ago to treat them well.

But until now, more than half a month has passed and Qinglong has still not appeared.

Mikhail was still somewhat dissatisfied. He stood in front of the window, looking at the endless metal city, with strange buildings lined up one after another and scattered mechanical bodies strolling around in groups of two or three.

"Where on earth has Qinglong been? We urged him so urgently before he came, but after we arrived, he disappeared."

Reynolds had a virtual screen floating in front of him, and he seemed to be checking some news. He said nonchalantly, "Why are you in such a hurry? Are you afraid that he won't be able to run away? The things haven't been taken away yet."

"If I wasn't familiar with him, I would really suspect that he had run away." Mikhail said unhappily, his eyes locked through the window on several small mechanical bodies on the distant horizon.

The surface of the machine is painted differently, in various colors, with a specially modified spiked helmet on the top of the head, and half of the face is painted black.

Even though the distance was extremely far, with Mikhail's carrying capacity, he could even see the metal texture on the other person's body clearly.

They were all short, only about one meter tall, simple and skinny, sitting under a metal shed that looked like a park.

There were several empty metal bottles beside him, with words like "non-synthetic", "high purity", "increase quantity without increasing price", and "mechanical savior" scribbled on them.

"Md, the leader of the Red Fire Gang, how dare you lay your hands on Xixisi... She's my woman!"

One of the strongest green mechanical bodies, with a tortoise shell-like metal armor on its back.

He poured the black, oily liquid from the bottle into his mouth, then squeezed the bottle into a ball and put it in his mouth to chew.

He jumped up and said in a deep voice: "Brothers, I must vent my anger."

The remaining machines looked at each other, stood up, and said solemnly, "Boss, we support you!"

Several people went there aggressively, but soon they scattered like birds and beasts.

Several larger mechanical bodies grabbed them viciously, and stimulated metallic electricity that shot onto their buttocks. They grimaced in pain, with oil spurting out of their eyes, and shouted "Mom and Dad, no".

"Really..." Mikhail's mouth twitched.

But it soon locked onto a group of new mechanical bodies and continued to watch with great interest.

"Haven't you seen enough?" Reynolds noticed the movement, looked back, and guessed what Mikhail was looking at.

"The kingdom of machines... the kingdom of ideals," Mikhail could not help but say.

They have been here for some time and have gradually discovered the differences in the mechanical bodies inside the Mechanical Royal Court.

At first, the two of them were very surprised and thought it was just Qinglong's hobby. These mechanical bodies were just operating according to certain rules.

But after a careful inspection, he was shocked to find that all the mechanical bodies here were implanted with mechanical seeds, which can be called mechanical holy spirits.

Qinglong had already revived the Mechanical Holy Spirit clan.

"We will be able to figure it out sooner or later..." Reynolds rarely said a few words to comfort him. He understood Mikhail's feelings.

The current situation of the Mechanical Royal Court is almost what the two have always dreamed of, and it was easily achieved by Qinglong.

He looked at the holographic screen. "As for the three major civilizations, I don't know what provoked them. Their actions were so abrupt that they didn't even bother to act. After the announcement was made, they set out immediately."

"They are coming with great force..." Mikhail turned around and said with concern: "Looking at the situation of the three major civilizations, I'm afraid they will not stop unless they completely wipe out the Chaos Star Gap this time."

"I don't know why Qinglong wants to protect the Chaos Star Gap."

"When did Qinglong say he would protect the Chaos Star Gap?" Reynolds looked suspiciously. "It was just using the Higher Life Forms United Organization to respond to the public opinion against the Chaos Star Gap some time ago."

"Why does everyone think that Azure Dragon wants to protect the Chaos Star Gap?"

Mikhail shook his head. "Qinglong is different from you and me. His purpose is obvious. He wants to unite higher life forms and turn them into a powerful weapon against the three major civilizations. If he doesn't intend to take advantage of the chaotic galaxy to cause trouble, he shouldn't get involved."

"He sent a signal to everyone - look at my methods. Others naturally want to see how far he can go."

Reynolds said dissatisfiedly: "A bunch of bastards, all watching the show. If they join hands to help Qinglong, the three major civilizations can only watch. You can't really expect Qinglong to fight against the three major civilizations alone."

"They really think so..." Mikhail said calmly: "They will help Qinglong only if he wins. If he can't win, they will just watch the show."

"Qinglong won by himself, what else does he need them for?" Reynolds sneered.

"That's the problem." Mikhail was ambiguous.

"But..." Reynolds grinned again and said, "Qinglong can repair the Star of Eternal Silence, so it shouldn't be a big problem."

"What does the Star of Eternal Silence have to do with this?" Mikhail looked at him and couldn't help but ask, "That's the Star of Eternal Silence. Do you really think that with just the materials we brought, he can repair the Star of Eternal Silence?"

Reynolds paused and muttered, "It seems so."

"Besides..." Mikhail added, "It's still unclear whether he can fix it."

"Hmm?" Reynolds glanced at him, "You are using your petty eyes to speculate about others again, right?"

Mikhail snorted, "He just said it can be repaired, but he didn't say it can be fixed."

When Mikhail first heard Qinglong talk about this matter, he felt it was unreliable. The more he thought about it, the more unreliable it seemed. After carefully pondering what Qinglong said, he felt that the other party must have deliberately misled them.

Repairing a crack is also repair.

"Do you think everyone likes playing word games like you?" Reynolds was unhappy when he heard Mikhail say that.

"Is this a play on words?" Mikhail asked back, "Even if it can only be slightly repaired, it is normal to use it to gain some resources. I don't think there is anything wrong with it."

"That's really smart of you..." Reynolds sneered, "You were so smart before, giving me one trillion so generously."

"You don't understand the underlying logic. Even if he can fix a little bit, it will be enough to prove a lot of things." Mikhail shook his head. "As for the one trillion, it's more to shut him up."

"If we don't stop him this time, who knows when he will ask for it again."

"Because of the Mechanical Seed incident, the three of us are tied together. We can't jump ship unless it's absolutely necessary." "He didn't force us to take it together. It's okay to give him some resources."

Reynolds suddenly became suspicious. "If you don't believe it, why do you go around in circles and ask to see the repair process?"

"It's so difficult!" Mikhail was very disappointed. "If we don't make him feel that it's difficult to get things, believe it or not, he will blackmail us every now and then."

"Is it as you said?" Reynolds didn't believe it. "I don't think Qinglong is that kind of person. If he didn't really need resources, he wouldn't ask us for it."

"You think I'm belittling him?" Mikhail was even more speechless. "If I had his methods, I would go even further than he did and would not stop until I squeezed you dry."

"I believe this..." Reynolds nodded.

Mikhail: “…”

He shook his head. “Forget it. I even think that he can’t actually repair the Eternal Star, at least not in the way we think.”

"However, this time the resources must be given away. I guess he won't be too embarrassed to ask for it next time. Let me remind you, be more careful later."

As soon as Reynolds uttered the word "I", the two of them looked towards the door in unison.

Buzz—the metal door faded to both sides, and familiar armor came into view.

Qinglong finally arrived.

The two of them didn't know that Li Ming had just looted the holy fortress bases of the three major civilizations.

The holographic projection in front of Reynolds converged, "You are finally here."

"I'm sorry, both of you. The restoration of the Star of Eternal Silence has reached a critical moment, and I really can't get away." Li Ming said casually.

Mikhail's mechanical pupils turned and he nodded, "I understand. The materials we brought are all in the spacecraft."

"Then let's unload the goods first?" Li Ming asked.

"random."

Only then did Li Ming give Ulrich an order to unload the cargo from the two men's spaceship and send it to the internal warehouse of Tiangong.

It would take some time to unload and transport the cargo. The three of them exchanged pleasantries briefly, and Mikhail asked with a hint of meaning, "Do you really want to protect the Chaos Star Gap?"

"So what if it is? So what if it isn't?" Li Ming asked back.

"I don't think you need to protect this chaotic star gap at all." Reynolds said loudly: "What good will it do you? Although this base took a lot of effort, it doesn't matter. It's not worth wasting too much money."

It's lost... Li Ming could only describe it in four words: wealthy and powerful.

Mikhail said in a deep voice, "You know, the three major civilizations have sent a total of thirty X-level life forms, and they are all old guys who have evolved at the X level for a long time."

This number was so terrifying that even he felt suffocated.

Moreover, as advanced life forms belonging to the three major civilizations, relevant weapons and equipment are indispensable. With their mutual cooperation, no one can withstand it.

But Li Ming was not surprised. On the way here, the navigator had reported this matter to him.

The mobilization of X-level life forms on this scale is difficult to hide from others, and they can roughly understand the strength of the coalition forces.

Seeing that he looked calm, Mikhail immediately continued: "According to my guess, with their scale, there must be a Titan relic from the Federation or the Covenant."

Li Ming's expression flickered. He also knew about this matter.

The Federation's Void Anchor is guarding the Holy Castle.

That only left the Covenant's Titan relic, which he had basically found out was called the Spear of Kashmir.

Li Ming found the Supervisor and carefully inquired about the relevant information. Compared with the Star of Eternal Silence, this is a weapon purely for combat.

In that final battle, its owner had used it to kill a dominant-level evolved being.

With thirty X-level evolved beings and a Titan holy relic, it was impossible for Li Ming not to be afraid.

He estimated that even if the Star of Eternal Silence was repaired, the Spear of Kashmir would still be in a semi-broken state and would be far from being able to crush that gun. After all, the two guns had different uses.

Coupled with the large number of X-level life forms from the three major civilizations, he is actually still at a disadvantage.

Of course, this was a situation where they were setting up their formation and engaging in a head-on confrontation. How stupid would he have to be to be prepared to fight one against thirty.

"I advise you not to give them the chance to solve their problem once and for all." Mikhail's advice was sincere.

If something happens to Qinglong, the two of them will inevitably face the pressure from the three major civilizations, and the technology of the Mechanical Seed will not be preserved.

Now, the three major civilizations deliberately did not mention the two of them in order to avoid the Mechanics Association from jumping out to cause trouble.

Although the Mechanics Association was severely damaged by the previous incident, it is now in shackles and is not as good as before.

But cooperating with the joint organization of higher organisms is also a problem.

"I understand. If the situation turns out not to be right, I will withdraw." Li Ming nodded without explaining too much.
Mikhail sighed in his heart, he knew that Qinglong's decision was not something he could decide with just a few words.

You can withdraw now. Why wait until you see the situation is not right and waste time and energy?

While the three of them were chatting, the metal resources brought by Reynolds and Mikhail had almost been unloaded.

After receiving Ulrich's report, Li Ming couldn't wait any longer and said, "Please wait here for a while. I will go and prepare to prove my ability to repair the Eternal Star to you."

There was some surprise in Mikhail's eyes, but he nodded calmly, "Okay, we're not in a hurry."

Watching Qinglong hurriedly leave, Mikhail felt Reynolds's gaze on him.

Turning around, as expected, this guy seemed to be smiling, with a look of contempt on his face, "So, Qinglong is not blackmailing, right? He took the initiative to mention this matter before you even said anything."

"When did I say he was blackmailing me?" Mikhail shook his head calmly, "I just said that just because he said it could be repaired, it doesn't mean it can be completely repaired. Don't forget, he only has half of it."

"If he really has the complete part, maybe it's possible."

Hearing him say this, Reynolds could only snort coldly, "What a farce."

As a master craftsman, he naturally knew that the difficulty of repairing these two things was as high as heaven and earth.

If half of it is missing and you want to restore it to its original state, it is as difficult as making a new one.

(End of this chapter)