This is not mechanical ascension...

Chapter 621: Secret Means

Sheffield frowned, thinking a lot in a short period of time, but still puzzled: "They killed the World Tree with the help of the three sacred Titan artifacts. Now they only have one Void Anchor in their hands. How did they kill it?"

The news came extremely suddenly.

Li Ming's eyes flickered and he was thinking about this matter in his heart.

The first possibility that came to his mind was that the three major civilizations had made a breakthrough in the dominant-level corpses.

Only then would it be possible to kill the forbidden life form again in the absence of the two Titan relics.

"The three major civilizations still cannot be underestimated." Sheffield said with a little emotion.

He was more surprised by the news than feared by it.

Even if the three major civilizations still have the ability to kill forbidden life forms, they may not be able to do anything to Qinglong.

It’s not like Qinglong hasn’t killed before, although it seems he used other means, but killing is killing.

This news was more of a deterrent, not only to Qinglong, but also to others, proving that they could still handle it.

Li Ming did not comment, nor was he too surprised. It had been such a long time since they got the body, it would be abnormal if there were no research results.

He thought for a moment and said, "Sir, I will contact the teacher to see if he has any latest instructions."

After a pause, he continued, "Can you wait for me to come back before continuing to mix it? I still want to continue learning from you."

"Well, go ahead. I'll wait for you." Sheffield nodded and watched Li Ming disappear at the end of the corridor. He couldn't help but sigh, "He doesn't show his emotions on his face. He has 70% of his teacher's style."

Monica looked at her father and said faintly, "I didn't know you were so good at flattering people."

Sheffield paused and said unhappily, "Why don't you think about how to take him down so that your father can spend his old age in peace."

Monica smiled helplessly.

……

Li Ming returned to the room, closed the door, opened the control page, and found the smart terminal of "Li Ming".

I opened a software that had no registration information on the interstellar network. The page was simple and had only a few dialog boxes.

There is a dialog box with a red number that has reached double digits.

"Abel..." He was not surprised. Whenever this prince encountered trouble, he would contact him first.

After the Chaos Star Gap incident ended, they also communicated with each other.

However, at that time, a lot of information was already on the surface, and there was nothing much to exchange between them.

He called back through the channel software, but no one answered.

Li Ming was not surprised and took a quick look on the interstellar network.

Then he was surprised to find that it was not as he had imagined, with people everywhere discussing how powerful the three civilizations were.

The most popular discussion was titled "Is Azure Dragon a forbidden life form?"

This surprised him so much that he clicked on it to take a look.

It was discovered that the instigator and the person with the strongest fighting power was the "Chief Dragon Blow".

As the first fanatical fan, this guy's popularity also skyrocketed along with Qinglong's rise.

It can be said that as long as there are living beings who worship the Azure Dragon, he will have a certain influence.

He gathered together a large group of people, basically civilizations or forces that had been oppressed by the three major civilizations for many years, and together they were slowly changing the interstellar public opinion.

This news, which was clearly about promoting the majesty of the three major civilizations, was forcibly diverted to Qinglong, and it deviated further and further away.

"Forbidden life forms are not biological terms. The statements such as "undoubtedly powerful" and "no matter how many level X life forms there are, they can't do anything about it" are also suitable for Qinglong. Why can only creatures from the deep dimensional world be used?"

Chief Dragon Blower seized upon this point and fought fiercely with the supporters of the three major civilizations.

Li Ming watched with great interest. In fact, this chief dragon blower had been recruited by the Mechanical King's Court a long time ago. Ulrich would naturally not allow anyone outside to cause trouble under the banner of Qinglong.

After being recruited, this guy's safety is greatly guaranteed and he won't die for no apparent reason.

After browsing for more than half an hour, Abel contacted him, and a virtual screen popped up. Abel sat upright with a magnificent background behind him.

"You finally have time to contact me." Abel's tone was filled with a hint of complaint.

Li Ming smiled and said, "Your Highness, where are you? A wandering imperial ship?"

Abel's eyebrows jumped and he shook his head, "Don't test me. The Wandering Emperor Ship only allows my father to ride."

"Okay." Li Ming shrugged, "If you can get the location of the Wandering Emperor Ship, I will give you a big gift."

"Haha..." Abel grinned, "I can't do that. It may still be in the secret base, or it may be wandering somewhere in the universe."

"Your Highness is becoming more and more precise in his words." Li Ming praised.

The two exchanged a few pleasantries with forced smiles.

Abel had made great progress in many aspects, but he was still a little impatient. Perhaps he thought it was unnecessary to chat with Li Ming, so he simply got to the point: "Has your teacher made any big moves recently?"

"Big moves?" Li Ming shook his head. "How can there be so many big moves?"

"I mean something like the path of mechanical evolution..." Abel said more directly: "Your Mechanic Association only discloses the metal material levels and related specifications required to evolve to level B."

"As for going higher, it shouldn't just be metal materials that are needed. Other special materials will definitely be needed."

The prices of these things are bound to increase. As long as you stock up on them in advance, or even monopolize the relevant market, you can make a lot of money afterwards.

Even he cannot ignore the wealth.

"I can trade with you."

Li Ming kept smiling and said, "Your Highness is quite perceptive."

"But, what intelligence information can Your Highness exchange for me?" He asked deliberately, and then pretended to be surprised: "Oh, you contacted me at this time, are you going to get the information about the three major civilizations attacking Istanbul?"

Abel's face turned ugly for a moment. He hated the feeling of being seen through by Li Ming the most. But he shook his head and said, "No, I don't actually know how Istanbul was killed."

"Huh?" Li Ming was slightly surprised and looked Abel up and down, "You don't know?"

"That's right." Abel's face looked a little unnatural. "The relevant information is top secret. The people involved are only at the x-level, and they are all pillars of the team. I can't get in touch with them."

"Then why are you contacting me so urgently?" Li Ming was puzzled.

Abel looked a little embarrassed. He actually thought that Qinglong would be eager to know the inside information and let Li Ming contact him. Even if he didn't know the inside story and only had some rumors, he could use this as an excuse to ask for a high price.

As a result, after waiting for a day after the news came out, Li Ming did not contact him. Later, he could not help it and contacted Li Ming again.

As a result. After this test, he found that Li Ming was not in a hurry for the relevant information, and he didn't know if he was pretending.

"However, there are some rumors..." Abel changed the subject and said mysteriously: "Prince Costat mentioned it to me..."

He paused at this point. Li Ming understood immediately and grinned, "There is still half of the list of the Holy Mother Church left."

Abel nodded, and then said, "It is said that the ultimate life form...seems to have discovered a method that is beyond his comprehension...his expression was strange when he said it, but he didn't reveal too much."

"The ultimate life form..." Li Ming was stunned, subconsciously not believing that the three major civilizations had the ultimate life form.

"Is it so vague?" He said dissatisfiedly: "With just a few words, you changed half of the list. It doesn't seem appropriate."

Abel touched his nose and knew that these words were too general, but he was prepared.

No matter what happens, we have to get back the remaining lists today.

"Gene source..." He uttered four more words.

Li Ming was slightly startled, and then he became interested, "Go on..."

"There has been a breakthrough in the Overmind Laboratory. They used gene seeds as raw materials and combined them with the ones extracted from corpses..."

Abel narrated slowly, and Li Ming listened expressionlessly, though he seemed to be thinking about something in his heart.

"The gene essence is actually in this form, using the same gene seed to strengthen the gene seed inside the living body..."

"...and, Lord Tandin and others have already begun preparing for the fusion. This is not like developing gene seeds which takes time to slowly develop. This kind of fusion can be continued to the limit as long as the body can hold on." Abel couldn't help but emphasize.

"This is top secret information. If your teacher doesn't know about it, you will most likely be caught off guard. There should be only half of the list left."

This plan was already in progress, and he believed that Qinglong would never be able to stop it, so he put it up for trade.

"Of course..." Li Ming nodded, "It has a source, evidence, and can withstand scrutiny. This is information worth trading."

He was also very happy and immediately gave him the remaining half of the list, and then said meaningfully, "Your Highness's status seems to have risen. You even know this kind of top-secret information."

The excitement on Abel's face immediately disappeared, and he shook his head and said, "I just found out by chance."

After a slight hesitation, he continued, "There is one thing I need to remind you of. I have gradually cut off the links of all the people on this list. They are equivalent to death. Even if someone reports it, there will be no result."

Li Ming laughed, "Don't worry, Your Highness."

Then, he added with a hint of temptation, "If Your Highness learns of the means of killing Istanbul, I will pay an appropriate price."

Abel pursed his lips, but asked tentatively: "What other arrangements does your teacher have for the Saint Castle?"

The star gate leading to the Holy Castle was moved to a new location after Qinglong sneaked in last time, and no outside spacecraft could get close to it.

It is still in a closed state and has added a series of self-destruction measures to prevent the situation like last time where we had to watch Qinglong escape.

It has only been three months since the chaotic Star Gap incident ended.

The action over there is about to begin. Even if Qinglong goes straight to the coordinates of the Holy Castle after the battle, he will not be able to make it in time.

Abel asked this more as a test to see Li Ming's reaction.

"Prince Heckler, how do you plan to open the Holy Castle?" Li Ming asked back.

This cunning guy... Abel shook his head, "I don't know the details."

The two pretended to chat for a while before ending the communication.

"Tsk..." Li Ming pondered, rubbing his fingers, "Gene source..."

What he was most worried about was not guys like Tandin. Even if they used genetic essence to continuously strengthen themselves, there was a limit.

He had long known from the information about his profession - [Ultimate Warrior] that genetic essence was used to make up for defects.

He estimated that it should be possible to raise all low-level gene seeds to level X.

As for the X-level gene seeds, it is probably impossible to further strengthen them, and even if they can be strengthened, the improvement will be minimal.

But the key point is that genetic source is a prerequisite for the ultimate life form.

At present, the three major civilizations are only away from creating the ultimate life form by developing the ultimate gene seed.

Maybe it will take a long time, or maybe it will be quick.

Thinking of this, he turned on the smart terminal, looked at the stargate construction team under Anduin, and found that they had already gone one-third of the way.

I estimate that we should be able to reach the set coordinates in another half a year.

"However, even if we use genetic essence to strengthen Tandin and others, can we kill the forbidden life forms?" He expressed doubt.

The most troublesome thing about forbidden life forms comes from their almost endless energy.

This cannot be overcome simply by quantity or a slight improvement in quality; it requires a level of strength that is truly above this.

The Titan relics can make up for it, but Tandin and others... he couldn't estimate it for sure, mainly because he didn't know what level could be reached by strengthening all the underlying gene seeds.

There is really no precedent.

He thought about the ultimate life form that Abel mentioned, and thought to himself, "However, since they have the means, they didn't hide it and catch me off guard at the Saint Castle, but used it to deter others first."

"Does it mean that I will never be able to get my hands on the Holy Castle? Or is it because of some other reason..."

Li Ming opened the control page and his vision began to blur.

The scene changed, and his consciousness had already descended into the mechanical body in the Holy Castle.

Sensing the movement of the mechanical body, the monitor who had been standing in front of the gate looked over, but his reaction was very calm.

"What's going on?" Li Ming asked familiarly. Some time ago, he often came here to determine the situation of the Holy Castle.

The Supervisor stretched out his hand, reflecting a virtual projection of the outside world.

The fleets of the three major civilizations were still a long distance away from the Holy Castle.

The most eye-catching thing is that above the entire fleet, there is a huge megastructure that is 1.5 times larger than a regular star.
The entire structure is made of metal and has a hollow structure. The outer part is a huge circular restraint structure that is nested in rings and rotates in an interlaced manner. The electromagnetic field between the upper and lower layers almost forms a real storm.

At the core is a thick energy shaft that runs through the entire structure, with boiling golden slurry stretching out a variety of color spectra between the restraining rings.

The ring-shaped confinement structure is stacked with giant cooling fins powered by antimatter engines.

Only three major civilizations have the ability to build such a huge structure in just half a year.

(End of this chapter)