This is not mechanical ascension...

Chapter 622 Gene Seed Modulation Completed
"I'm afraid it's almost finished." The Supervisor's mechanical pupils flashed with fluorescence and slowly rotated. "About five days ago, the structural equipment near this thing was gradually removed from the site."

"At present, only a few construction workers are still working, and only the finishing work should be left."

The virtual projection in his hand enlarged, and through the gaps in the giant structure, he could vaguely see some auxiliary construction equipment in action, or jet welding beams of light, or unfinished energy circuits.

Li Ming stared at it carefully for a while before asking, "Have you discovered the specific use of this thing? I always feel that it should not be a simple energy transmitting device."

"There are no clues yet." The Supervisor shook his head. "I think so too. Although this thing looks like some kind of energy generator, I don't think the energy it generates can break the defense of the Holy Castle."

If one wants to break through the Holy Fortress's defense head-on, one must possess the ultimate power at the level of a living being.

Li Ming didn't think that the thing in the air alone could create that level of power, but he still kept his guard up and said thoughtfully:
"I guess, as long as this thing is completed, they will definitely start right away to avoid any more trouble."

"I don't have the authority to mobilize energy. If they really break in, I can only rely on you." The Supervisor reminded again.

"I understand. From now on, I will come over to check on the situation every once in a while." Li Ming nodded.

"However, there is a problem." The Supervisor frowned. "Even if you are here, we can catch them off guard, but the Holy Castle is here, and they will keep trying."

After hearing this, Li Ming was also helpless, "Who made the damn King Trial so difficult?"

If the crown of Diglas cannot be taken away, it will inevitably attract the three major civilizations to take action.

Especially now, the three major civilizations seem to have made a breakthrough in corpses. After obtaining several methods, they will definitely not stop.

However, Li Ming was not too worried. On the one hand, he was sending people here.

As long as he can suppress it this time, his real body will be able to arrive once the star gate is completed.

By then, he can also rely on the power of others, whether it is the Mechanics Association or the United Organization of Higher Life Forms. The power he can mobilize will be far more than before.

On the other hand, the Supervisor still has one last resort to turn the tide.

Unfortunately, this mimic body can only move within the Holy Castle, otherwise he would have rushed out directly, there is no way he would just wait here.

After making sure that there was no problem here, Li Ming went offline.

Go to the modulation room deep in the base, find Sheffield, continue to play the role of assistant, and modulate the gene seeds.

Even during the modulation process, his consciousness could descend upon the Holy Castle at will and keep an eye on the situation at all times.

In this way, half a month passed quietly.

That day, in the mixing room, Sheffield looked solemn.

The green vertical pupils were fixed firmly on the petri dish in front of him. Floating in it were the grayish-white seed germs, which wrapped around the genetic links he had carefully edited.

Along with the energy tentacles, the nebula-shaped extract is injected into the seed germ.

The liquid glowing blue stimulated glittering patterns on its surface the moment it came into contact with the seed germ. This was the fusion-promoting liquid that he had carefully prepared.

It doesn't mean that once the gene seeds are injected into the body, they will automatically fuse; a medium is still needed.

Silver veins similar to integrated circuits began to grow on the surface of the seed embryo, causing the culture fluid to boil into a gelatinous state. Cracks appeared on the surface of the embryo, and it even showed a tendency to collapse.

The emergency system beeped and Sheffield's face changed slightly, but he moved incredibly quickly and made a decision in a short time. He must not stop.

Then, a large amount of auxiliary materials were continuously integrated into it, stimulating the seed embryo and making it increasingly unstable.

This was already the final stage of the adjustment. The other staff members were standing around, watching intently, with cold sweat forming on their foreheads.

Until a certain moment, the seed germ, which was already covered with cracks, seemed to have reached a certain balance limit.

It suddenly entered a stable state, the surface cracks gradually healed and became restrained.

"Huh... I bet right. This thing is very strong. When it is on the verge of collapse, it can last much longer than other gene seeds."

Sheffield took a breath, turned around, and looked around at the researchers with excitement in their eyes. His gaze finally fell on Li Ming beside him: "Fortunately, we have fulfilled our mission. The modulation is completed."

When Sheffield finally confirmed it, suppressed shouts of excitement were heard all around.

Ever since they took over the task of formulating this gene seed, they have encountered various difficulties. Sheffield has put pressure on them, and their spirits are always in a tense state.

Especially in the last period of time, there was almost no rest, and Sheffield couldn't bear it, let alone these guys.

Now that the modulation has been successful, not only have I accumulated experience, but I can also finally have a good rest.

"Your skills are truly amazing." Li Ming exclaimed in admiration. After the gene seed was prepared, he felt relieved.

Hearing this, Sheffield's face couldn't help but look a little strange. He had concocted many X-level gene seeds, but this time, the concoction felt the strangest, as if he had divine help.

Faced with various difficulties, I can almost always find the most appropriate solution, and the feel is better than ever before.

He even felt that his skills had reached another level completely during this adjustment, which was quite strange.

After all, this kind of technical means can only be acquired through long-term practice. It is not an evolution of the life level that can be leapt after reaching a certain stage.

But no matter what, he did not mess up the task that Qinglong assigned to him, and the time he spent was only a quarter of what he had originally estimated.

"Wait a moment. After the gene seed embryo is filled, you can take it away." Sheffield said.

There was no technical requirement for filling, so naturally he didn't need to do it himself. He and Li Ming walked to an open area on the side, and he couldn't help but remind him:

"However, this time, like the last modulation, no stability adjustment was performed."

Stability regulation is also an extremely difficult part of the modulation process, as it is necessary to ensure that the gene seed does not undergo excessive distortion inside the living organism.

The last time Qinglong asked him to prepare the S-level gene seed, and this time, he gave top priority to time and eliminated this link.

It didn’t matter to him last time, but this time it actually eliminated a link where accidents might occur.

"X-level evolution, extremely fierce..." Sheffield stopped there. He still hasn't figured out who this gene seed is for.

"Don't worry, nothing will go wrong." Li Ming smiled.

Seeing that Li Ming didn't care, he didn't say much, and tentatively said: "The gene fragments extracted from the corpse that Lord Qinglong gave me are enough to prepare another gene seed."

"If you're in a hurry, I can rush to prepare the other one."

Li Ming smiled and shook his head, "The teacher told me that we only need one copy, and the rest will be handled by Mr. Sheffield."

Sheffield felt relieved. This was an agreement he and Qinglong had reached long ago to offset various expenses.

However, things are different now. Since Qinglong attaches so much importance to this gene seed, it is inevitable that he will change his mind, so he is testing it.

"Sir Qinglong, you are truly a man who keeps his promises." Sheffield couldn't help but sigh, and the two chatted for a while.

Li Ming asked a question, "By the way, how difficult do you think it is to prepare the ultimate gene seed?" "Ultimate gene seed?" The smile on Sheffield's face gradually faded, and he thought for a moment before speaking, "This... I dare not say anything rashly. The main difficulty lies in preparing the raw materials."

"What if there are raw materials for preparation?" Li Ming asked.

Sheffield's heart skipped a beat, but he didn't dare to speculate too much. He hesitated and said, "If we use the corpse of an ultimate life form as the raw material for the preparation, then the difficulty has actually been reduced by half."

"Even if we can only scrape a little bit at a time due to the strength of the corpse, extracting the gene fragments and making rough molds is not an easy task,"

Li Ming seemed to be thinking about something, and then asked, "If I give you the materials, how long will it take to prepare it?"

Sheffield couldn't help but smile bitterly. What kind of questions were Li Ming asking?

"How can I have that ability..." Sheffield shook his head, and halfway through his words, he remembered his previous state and changed the subject:
"The gene seed I prepared for Lord Qinglong this time is in surprisingly good condition. If it can be maintained in this state, it is not impossible."

"Including the preliminary preparations, I estimate that it should be no less than fifty years, no, a hundred years..."

Sheffield's face changed, and he said helplessly: "I can't give a specific time. No one knows what the genetic characteristics of the ultimate life form are."

"According to the characteristics of evolution, the genes of the ultimate life form should already be close to perfection, and can eliminate many useless environments. It doesn't take too long to create an embryo."

"But, again, I haven't seen it, so it's hard to make a conclusion."

Li Ming's eyes flickered. With Sheffield's ability, even in the best case scenario, he would dare to agree to this matter, not to mention the three major civilizations.

"Thank you for your explanation..." Li Ming nodded. Sheffield muttered to himself, not knowing whether Li Ming was asking out of pure curiosity or under Qinglong's instruction.
After waiting for about ten minutes, the gene seed was packaged and placed in a special gene syringe with a transparent spiral glass at the end.

In the black viscous liquid, one can faintly see the genetic embryo emitting a grayish-white glow.

Finally... Li Ming took it and immediately put it into the folding space, only then did he feel relieved.

From now on, he can face any unexpected situation calmly.

"Since the seeds have been prepared, I won't bother you here." He said goodbye immediately and prepared to return to the Mechanical King's Court.

Sheffield pretended to try to keep him, but Li Ming naturally insisted on leaving. Sheffield sent Li Ming onto the spaceship with some regret.

After seeing the spaceship completely leave the dock, he finally breathed a sigh of relief and said sadly, "I really thought too much."

"Father, you..." Monica, who was standing next to him, noticed something was wrong at the first moment and didn't understand why.

Sheffield shook his head. He was confused by Qinglong's emphasis on this gene seed.

Although he tried his best to adjust the gene seed, he still had a vague fear that after the gene seed was adjusted, Qinglong would take some action to prevent future troubles.

Fortunately, he was just overthinking it.

.........

"Tsk tsk..."

On the spaceship, Li Ming took out the gene seed again and rubbed it in his hands, as if it were some kind of treasure.

After several years, I finally got it started smoothly.

After playing with it for a while reluctantly, he put it away again.

Connect the spacecraft to Suzaku and head to the nearest star gate, the journey will take about a month.

Set it to automatic navigation and release the mechanical guards.

I casually flipped through the news. There hasn't been any big news recently, ever since the three major civilizations announced the attack on Istanbul and started to hedge against each other in public opinion.

The entire interstellar public opinion has stabilized and gradually returned to its previous state.

After everything was ready, he arrived at the Holy Castle.

The supervisor is used to it, and this guy comes to check every few hours.

He monitored in real time that the giant structures built by the three civilizations had entered the initial operation state, and the speed of the stacked constraint rings was getting faster and faster.

The reaction of the energy center became increasingly intense, the surging energy slurry was chilling, and the whole thing was shrouded in a dense electromagnetic field.

"I guess it will happen in these few days." The Supervisor also looked a little solemn. He had full confidence in the Holy Castle.

But those guys are not stupid. Since they have been preparing for so long, they should have some power.

Leonidach hid in the corner, his throat rolling and feeling uneasy.

Li Ming remained silent. The collision in the Holy Castle was a well-known tacit understanding.

The three major civilizations also deliberately ignored this when talking about prisoners.

In fact, there is only one meaning, that is, it depends on one's ability.

At the same time, they don't want what's happening here to spread to the outside world and cause a greater impact.

Competition, peace, and coexistence are the norm between civilizations, and the same is true for him today.

Although it is destined not to cause a bigger stir.

But the three major civilizations were holding their breath, so they acted so urgently and did not want to give him time to react.

……

Outside the Holy Castle, in the joint command room of the three major civilizations, the operating status of the "Spear of Judgment" was monitored in real time on a huge screen.

The three commanders and deputy commanders of Costat were all here, with different expressions.

Among them, Hines was the most dissatisfied. He looked at Heckler and said, "Your Highness, it has come to this point. Are you not going to reveal how to open the Saint Castle?"

According to Heckler's request, they gathered all kinds of rare materials and built this thing called "Spear of Judgment".

But according to estimates, the ultimate energy intensity of this thing did not reach the point that made them dumbfounded.

Whether the Holy Fortress can be opened by a direct bombardment is still unclear.

Moreover, this giant energy cannon should not require many of the cutting-edge materials they provide.

But those materials disappeared silently. In addition to the public drawings, Heckler must have hidden something else.

But he was secretive and unwilling to say what the secret was.

(End of this chapter)