This is not mechanical ascension...

Chapter 615: The so-called converts' fanaticism

The three of them looked at each other secretly, cursing secretly, but they had to admit that purchasing prisoners was a genius idea.

After all, what Qinglong has in his hands are all X-level life forms. If he buys them back and makes some modifications, they can become excellent combat forces.

Even though they united to target Qinglong some time ago, it doesn't mean there is no rift between them, and many blood feuds still exist.

Who on earth is it?
Zhang Hengyu's face was gloomy and his eyes were wandering. Where was the united front they had agreed on?

Dius was obviously displeased and glanced at the two of them.

Only Costat muttered secretly. He was most familiar with Qinglong, and this sentence might not have been said by the other two people. It might also be that Qinglong was behind it.

The three were already suspicious of each other.

Thinking of this, he simply said: "Mr. Qinglong, according to interstellar conventions, the redemption price of X-level life forms is 50 billion star coins..."

"Wait..." Li Ming interrupted calmly, "It's not time for you to make an offer yet."

"This..." Costat was stunned, already feeling the familiar sense of difficulty.

"I don't need to say much about why the coalition forces took action this time. I also don't need to tell you how much dirty water you threw at me before you took action." Li Ming said in a calm tone.

"Now that you have been defeated and have no apologies, you come here to negotiate a trade for prisoners. Isn't that a bit too natural?"

Zhang Hengyu's eyes flickered, "So what do you mean?"

"First, satisfy a few of my requests, and then we can talk about redeeming the prisoners." Li Ming said.

Costat felt a pang of anger. How could this be possible? Your demands should be met before the negotiation?
"As I should." Zhang Hengyu agreed immediately.

Costat glared at him, this idiot, didn’t we agree to form a united front?
Just after being provoked by Qinglong, you just forgot about it?
"But..." Zhang Hengyu said again: "I hope you can understand us. If the request is too complicated, we can't do anything."

He has his own ideas. He is the only one among the three who is not an X-level life form. He is very young and has not been brainwashed by the so-called "dignity of civilization."

Regardless of whether it was an attempt to sow discord or not, Qinglong was clearly not prepared to let things go peacefully.

The other side won the battle and captured their people, so they had the initiative.

As long as it doesn't require Gutierrez to eat live, everything can be discussed.

"Not bad..." Li Ming nodded with satisfaction, "Why don't you two learn from him."

If you don't urinate a little, how can you be worthy of the mighty coalition action?

Costat and Dius looked unhappy, but they had to grit their teeth and accept it.

The discussion gradually came to an end after forty or fifty minutes.

Li Ming immediately sent a group message to the United Organization of Higher Life Forms to convene a meeting, not leaving them much time, and it happened half a day later.

During this time, he contacted Ulrich, who was already very busy.

More than 80% of the civilizations, organizations, and forces in the interstellar space have sent relevant contracts to the Mechanical King Court, or even requested them to build branches.

This can no longer be called rapid development, it can be said to be a torrent, but the Mechanical Royal Court is short of manpower.

After getting a general understanding of the situation over there, I waited for a while and then arrived at the agreed meeting time.

This room has basic projection equipment, so Li Ming just makes do with it.

On the official conference channel of the United Organization of Higher Life Forms, the number of people joining the meeting soared as soon as the time came.

Within one minute, the seats for supervisors, ordinary members, and directors all reached over 90%.

Ten minutes later, everyone was present, and there was almost no empty seat in the entire conference hall except for those X-level life forms that had already fallen.

It can even be said that the number of members in the organization has increased by more than twenty since the end of the Chaos Star Gap incident, reaching an astonishing one hundred and three.

The entire venue was silent, and everyone was looking at Qinglong sitting in his seat.

This was the first time Qinglong convened a joint meeting of higher life forms after the battle in the Chaos Star Gap, and it was later than they expected.

It can be said that almost all members of the organization anticipated the meeting.

They also didn't know what Qinglong would say at this meeting.

Saying that x-level life forms will stand up from now on? It sounds a bit funny.

Or severely criticize the attack by the three major civilizations and criticize them for nothing.

Or in other words, mention the secrets deep within the Red River Star Stream.

Either way, it makes them itchy.

Therefore, as soon as they received the meeting link, they put down everything they were doing and waited for the meeting to begin.

Some people also keenly noticed that there were several unfamiliar seats on the other side.

Reynolds, Mikhail... and several people from the Supervisory Board of the Machinists' Association.

When many people saw these guys, they began to speculate.

Gustav, who was sitting in the main seat, felt very uncomfortable. A vague glance swept over him. As the president who disappeared at the first moment, he had become a laughing stock.

His plot against Qinglong failed and he was taken advantage of instead, which almost caused his prestige to plummet.

Gustav knew the current situation and had a blank expression on his face. He glanced at Qinglong and found that he was as calm as ever.

Contrary to everyone's expectations, the first person to speak was not Qinglong, but Anatoly, who was sitting on the other side of Gustav. He looked around and said, "Everyone should be here by now."

His face was solemn and serious. "This meeting was called by His Excellency Qinglong. I shouldn't have spoken first."

"But I have a few words to say during this meeting. Your Excellency Qinglong may not want to hear it, but I hope you won't blame me."

What do you mean? Is Anatoly dissatisfied?

Some people were slightly shocked, realizing that there might be something good to watch, and they paid close attention.

Anduin and others looked at the Dusk Hermit in surprise. Was he going to die standing?
"First point." Anatoly said in a deep voice, "Some time ago, Lord Qinglong was besieged by the three major civilizations. As the vice chairman of the Higher Life Forms United Organization, we should go to help."

"However, some people, for their own selfish interests, force us to go to other places, and are timid and hesitant."

"So, for the development of the organization, I think Gustav is no longer qualified to continue his position as chairman of the board!"

Ok?
Everyone was stunned, and then astonished. Did Anatoly defect?

It's not just a simple bounce back, but a backhand slash.

"At the same time, I nominate His Excellency Qinglong to replace Gustav as the president." Anatoly spoke passionately without looking at Gustav or Qinglong during the whole process.

Until the end, he looked at Qinglong, "I know this news is very sudden, but please do not refuse it."

Cernil laughed softly, and Anduin looked disdainful.

Gustav couldn't help looking unhappy. He knew that he would probably be purged by Qinglong and he might not be able to keep the position of the president.

But he didn't expect that it was Anatoly who came out to charge. His eyes were grim. Are you so scared?
Anatoly sneered in his heart, saying that your waist doesn't hurt when you stand.

That bastard Gustava withdrew quickly and disappeared without a trace, but Anadore couldn't.

His evolutionary system is special and must rely on word of mouth from a large number of living beings. If he disappears, after a few hundred years, he may degenerate to below level A.

He could only stay and face Qinglong. The only way to protect himself was to lead the charge.

Li Ming was also quite surprised and watched quietly.

The representatives of the three major civilizations responded coldly. Under normal circumstances, the position of president should be appointed by the three major civilizations and the Interstellar Alliance.

But now no one has stepped out to stop it, as everyone knows that this is unstoppable and is an inevitable trend.

It also means that the United Organization of Advanced Life Sciences has broken away from the influence of the three major civilizations.

When everyone had digested the ideas, Anatoly began to vote.

Li Ming was too lazy to pretend, and did not cast a vote against, just sitting there in silence.

Gustav voted in favor, and everyone else voted in favor as well, with no one objecting.

Even those from the three major civilizations on the board of directors abstained from voting.

After all, the captives were still in Qinglong's hands, so they didn't dare to jump out and cause trouble.

"This rare ticket type proves that Your Excellency Qinglong is the popular choice. Please do not refuse." Anatoly praised loudly.

Gustavo had already stood up, and Li Ming used an ordinary projection device to connect to the president's link and replace Gustavo's position.

"Let us, together, congratulate the new president, His Excellency Qinglong." Anatoly said in a loud voice, leading the applause, and then the applause continued.

After a moment, Anatoly put his hands together and gradually calmed down. He sighed again, "I know that if I force you to become the president, you may not be willing."

"But the development of the organization cannot be separated from your supervision, so I have another suggestion."

Everyone looked at him and stretched out a finger, and couldn't help but complain in their hearts, is this the Dusk Hermit?
What about your elegance and mystery?

This is not becoming a lackey.

Reynolds, who had been watching the show, couldn't help but spit and discussed something in a low voice with Mikhail.

Li Ming couldn't help but turn his head slightly to look, feeling a little curious.

If it were reasonable for Anatoly to nominate him to be the president.

He had no idea what the latter suggestion would be.

"A veto power." He spat out a few words and said, "I propose that the president should have a veto power."

As soon as the words fell, the entire venue fell silent, and Gustav, who had just changed his seat, twitched his cheek.

Anduin's contempt turned into admiration, which was really amazing.

Others could not help but be surprised. The veto power would greatly enhance Qinglong's authority. It was an invisible power.

To be honest, many people subconsciously resist in their hearts, because they can all see what this will bring.

In fact, with Qinglong's current power, unless something unexpected happens, it will be difficult for others to accomplish things that he does not approve of.

But "difficult" does not mean there is no hope, and now, the veto power has wiped out even that hope.

They want Qinglong to be in the front, but they don't want Qinglong to influence their interests at will.

But if someone really wants to take the lead in voting against it, no one dares.

It hasn’t even been two months since the battle of Chaos Star Gap ended, and the Spear of Kashmir is in Qinglong’s hands. Who really dares to object?

"Vote, everyone." Anatoly looked around and was the first to vote in favor.

Immediately afterwards, votes of approval were raised one after another. The faces of the representatives of the three major civilizations turned as black as the bottom of a pot. In the supervisory seats, representatives of each civilization whispered to each other.

"Another unanimous approval. It really is what everyone wants." Anatoly praised again, then slowly sat down and whispered, "I hope Your Excellency will not blame me for acting on my own."

Li Ming was silent for a while before finally responding: "In the past, we didn't have much contact. I hope to have more contact in the future."

"Of course." Anatoly's heart skipped a beat, then he relaxed. This hurdle was finally passed.

"Thank you for your support." Li Ming finally spoke, but he did not mention the matter of the Chaos Star Gap. He just said with emotion: "I agree with what Mr. Anatoly just said."

"Since you all support me to become the president, I also hope that the organization will develop better and better, and I have a few suggestions."

Everyone was silent.

"First of all, I think the supervisory seat can be removed." Li Ming said calmly, "The Higher Life Forms United Organization is only responsible for the interstellar space, not for any civilization."

After a brief silence, the supervisory seats were filled with noise. The representatives of the three civilizations had blank expressions on their faces, but they did not seem surprised.

Many people's eyes lit up and they were about to raise their hands. Many people were unhappy with the existence of the Supervisory Bureau and felt like they were chained.

As expected of Qinglong, he started with the supervisory seat.

The voting process was simple and casual, and naturally passed unanimously.

Even the people from the three major civilizations in history voted in favor, which made the representatives of civilizations in the supervisory seats realize something, and the noise gradually stopped.

"Since it has been passed unanimously, there will be no place for civilized representatives in the next joint meeting. I hope you understand." Li Ming said to the supervisors, and then said:

"Of course, we still need you all today to witness one last thing."

He said solemnly: "I propose to dissolve the internal supervisory board of the Machinists Association."

Everyone was shocked and looked puzzled. It seemed that this was beyond their influence.

Some people were surprised. They thought that Reynolds and Mikhail appeared here because Qinglong wanted them to join the United Organization of Higher Life Forms.

The representatives of the supervisory seats were even more at a loss. Some of them actually stood up and whispered, "Sir Qinglong, I have no opinion on you, but this matter does not seem to be something that the higher life forms can decide."

"What do you think?" Li Ming did not answer, but looked at the representatives of the three civilizations.

The federal representative sitting in the center said indifferently, "Theoretically, no, but Qinglong is the master craftsman within the Mechanics Association after all, and has certain management rights."

Everyone suddenly realized that the deal was done.

Since the three major civilizations had no objection, the person who spoke earlier repeatedly explained that he was just asking pure questions and did not have any other intentions, and then he sat down nervously, fidgeting.

"Look at this group of people, and think about what they were like before, it's ridiculous." Reynolds, who witnessed the whole process, sneered.

Mikhail looked at Qinglong. He couldn't help thinking of the scene when the Mechanics Association was put in shackles, his helplessness, and Reynolds's resentment.

In just a few years, the situation has changed drastically.

(End of this chapter)