This is not mechanical ascension...

Chapter 654: A wave of controversy caused by one sentence

Whether the metal energy is sufficient to control the Trinity Stone is no longer a problem for him now. It just takes more time.

As his peripheral vision dimmed, he just stepped out of the door, and Ulrich's figure appeared silently beside him, whispering: "You're back."

"No need to report this time..." Li Ming said immediately when he saw that the other party was about to start a long speech again.

He was only away for three months, and the relevant data can be obtained through Suzaku.

Ulrich opened his mouth and then closed it again. He was not frustrated. The purpose of doing so was mainly to show his presence and prove that he was doing something.

Reporting is just a formality.

As Qinglong's status becomes higher and higher, the scale of the Mechanical Royal Court becomes larger and larger. As the CEO of the Royal Court, even S-level life forms have to be polite to him.

Naturally, he had to do everything he could to maintain his position.

Ulrich immediately followed up with another question: "So are you going to deal with the accumulated mechanical bodies now, or go to see the two master craftsmen?"

"Let's go see the master craftsman first. Have they digested everything they brought?" Li Ming asked.

"Still unloading, there's quite a lot of stuff..." Ulrich explained.

Li Ming nodded. A buzzing sound came from above his head. He looked up and saw thousands of shuttle-shaped cargo ships passing by under the steel sky. Mechanical arms under the cabins were hoisting large metal cabins.

Each ship's stern dragged an energy trail, and under the unified control of the powerful Suzaku, it was like weaving a glowing spider web that covered the entire planet.

"Go and get busy." Li Ming retracted his gaze.

Ulrich nodded, then disappeared in a flash.

Li Ming went straight to the palace complex under the Heavenly Palace.

After turning a corridor, the door of the lounge was right in front of him. Silently, the surface of his body was covered by the tank guards.

Buzz--
The door of the lounge automatically faded to the sides, revealing the mechanical bodies of Reynolds and Mikhail, one silver and one gray, both in normal human form.

Judging from their body movements, they were obviously in a relative state and seemed to be discussing something.

Seeing him coming, the silver mechanical body immediately stood up. Its structural style was quite sturdy and rugged, with many energy wires and body structures exposed. It was obviously Reynolds' style.

He walked forward, and without any hesitation, he asked directly in a deep voice, "Qinglong, what is the situation with the Titan branch you mentioned some time ago?"

"Titan Branch, why do you care about this?" Li Ming walked over nonchalantly, sat on the specially made sofa chair, and said calmly: "They are targeting flesh and blood life forms, and you two are not."

"What I'm curious about is their methods. You said that they would transform the captured flesh and blood creatures into weapons. What methods did they use? Are they left over from the Titan era?" Reynolds asked repeatedly.

Li Ming then realized that when he was fooling others before, he had made up a lie about modifying weapons.

He didn't take it seriously at the time. It was just an excuse. After all, it was impossible for someone to attack him without any reason.

The reason why he thought of the transformation was probably because of his identity as a master craftsman.

But for Reynolds, the message he sent casually contained a huge amount of information.

The technology used by the Titan branch was probably from the Titan era, so he was naturally extremely curious about it.

Mikhail remained silent. He had never expected that there were such a group of people hiding in the interstellar space.

Unlike Reynolds, his curiosity was not that strong, but more of a hidden worry.

There is a group of guys with a similar evolutionary path to theirs hiding in the dark, and the mechanical seeds released may not be a good thing.

Li Ming was aware of the two people's thoughts and felt helpless.

The warning message I sent has probably been studied repeatedly by countless people.

Seeing that he didn't say anything, Reynolds said, "You can't eat alone this time. When you catch them and find something good, remember to share it with them."

He spoke as if it was a matter of course, as if he was certain that Qinglong would definitely deal with that group of people.

"You have confidence in me." Li Ming shook his head, "They have already hidden themselves, and I can't find them."

Reynolds said immediately: "I believe you. Those guys from the old times will not be able to cause any trouble. You will deal with them sooner or later."

"We still have to be careful." Mikhail couldn't help but speak. His gray body seemed to be molded in one piece. It did not have highly realistic facial organs, but only a pair of mechanical pupils.

Although his expression did not change, his voice was solemn:
"About a month and a half ago, I was at a small sub-base in the Sea of ​​Stars when I suddenly detected an extremely high energy burst."

"The intensity is so high that it is simply unbelievable. After receiving the report, I immediately sent people over and confirmed that it was the aftermath of a battle. Based on the energy attenuation samples collected, it is difficult to estimate the core combat energy level."

Li Ming looked over immediately.

You have a base in such a remote place?

Mikhail thought that Qinglong was just attracted by this incident, so he added: "At first, I was just a little frightened, but then I heard about you. I guess it's very likely that the Titan branch was behind it."

Mikhail's voice became more serious, "They may be more powerful than any known X-class life form."

Reynolds had heard what Mikhail had said before, so he waved his hand and said, "Okay, stop exaggerating here. Energy decay measurement is easily affected by the cosmic environment and is not accurate."

"Besides, maybe it's a cosmic distortion. It's not like it hasn't happened before."

Mikhail was too lazy to pay attention to him and just looked at Qinglong.

It was just a lie, but it caused panic among people.

Li Ming sighed in his heart, his tone still calm, "Don't worry, that group of people is not a problem."

"Look..." Reynolds spread his hands and said with a malicious tone: "Mikhail, if you keep talking, you will be looking down on Qinglong."

Mikhail snorted coldly and didn't dwell on the matter any further.

The goods they brought were still being unloaded. The three chatted casually, first mentioning Gutierrez's resignation. Reynolds was quite emotional:

"This guy has only been in power for over a thousand years, but he has the means. The Star Alliance is united under his rule."

Mikhail also nodded in agreement. "I thought he would have to step down after the Chaos Star Gap War. I didn't expect him to last this long. He is really impressive."

"I just don't know why they kept targeting the Empire and the Federation during the last period of time. I can't see any reason."

Li Ming remained silent. The two of them didn't know about the dominance of the laboratory, and he had no intention of exposing it actively.

After discussing this matter for a while, Reynolds turned the topic to the mechanical seeds.

Thanks to the transformation packages of major mechanical transformation companies, the sales of Mechanical Seeds have been rising steadily, reaching new highs. In addition, some civilizations have begun to purchase them on a large scale.

Compared with the various physical requirements of other evolutionary routes, the mechanical evolutionary route almost only requires krypton gold, which is great value for money.

The related popularity has gradually decreased a lot, and there has been no news related to the Mechanical Seed on the interstellar network for a long time.

It’s not that no one cares about it, but that it has begun to penetrate into our lives. Since it can be seen everywhere, there is naturally no need to be surprised.

"…The artificial mother ore has now entered the synthesis stage. It will take at least three months or at most half a year to get results." Mikhail finally said, looking quite solemn:

"The three great civilizations have researched the genetic source of the Overlord's flesh and blood. We are already far behind and need to find a way to continue evolving as soon as possible."

This information was also released by Qinglong, and the higher life forms in the interstellar space are already known to everyone.

Genetically evolved beings naturally have hopes in their hearts, but higher life forms along other evolutionary paths are more worried.

"Thank you both for your help." Li Ming nodded.

He was truly a hands-off boss. He hardly ever worried about anything related to the machinery and just sat there waiting to collect the money.

"What are you talking about?" Reynolds said calmly, "If it weren't for you, the three major civilizations would have taken action against us long ago. How could they have watched us monopolize an evolutionary route?"

"It's my duty..." Mikhail also nodded, but halfway through his words, his mechanical pupils flashed slightly, and he suddenly turned his head to look at Qinglong, with arcs of electricity bursting out from the surface of his body, crackling.

"What are you doing? Are you having a seizure?" Reynolds couldn't help but look over and teased him bluntly, "You're old, and you can't even control your carrier?"

Mikhail ignored him. The voice that came out of the carrier's mouth was difficult: "Did you kill Gustav?"

Reynolds' body stiffened slightly and he looked at Qinglong in surprise.

"You are so well-informed. My meeting just ended less than half an hour ago." Li Ming was also quite surprised.

"Did he really kill him?" Reynolds' mechanical eyes widened. "How did you find him? He was hiding so well, how could you find him?"

"I was searching and I found it." Li Ming answered perfunctorily.

The two of them were also unable to calm down. Mikhail did not speak for a long time. Reynolds sighed instead, "Gustav, I have done business with him several times. The Black Hole Palace has a great influence."

"It feels really complicated to die like this."

At this point, Reynolds may have felt something was wrong, and explained, "It's not that you were wrong to kill him. I don't have any personal relationship with him. It doesn't matter whether he lives or dies. I just feel quite touched."

Finally, Reynolds pointedly said, "It's Mikhail. I heard that he has a good relationship with him."

Mikhail's face darkened as he was feeling sentimental, but it only showed on his body, so Reynolds naturally couldn't see it.

"What do you mean we have a good relationship? I am just one of the suppliers of the Black Hole Palace. After he disappeared, the Black Hole Palace fell apart. I have nothing to do with him anymore."

Li Ming didn't care about what the two people thought. After Reynolds's jokes, the three of them naturally moved on from this topic and returned to the mechanical seeds.

Their main goals now are, on the one hand, to advance the technology of artificial mother ore, and on the other hand, to continue researching the mechanical seeds and try to make it work on higher life forms as well.

About half a day later, the three of them received a report at the same time that the cargo had basically been unloaded.

"Let's go and trade the coordinates." Li Ming waved his hand, and the three of them set off.

Costat and his men had already arrived at the location and had even begun the preliminary process of the prisoner transaction, checking the status of the soldiers.

Due to the large number, the inspection could not be completed in a short time. When Li Ming arrived here two or three days later, only about two-thirds of the inspection had been completed.

This group of soldiers is important and unimportant at the same time.

The people who are most concerned are the Federation and the Covenant.

After Li Ming arrived, he did not find any representatives from either party. He should have personally supervised the matter and given an explanation after returning.

It was Costat who received him in the battleship.

For some reason, Li Ming noticed that strange expression on his face again. Although it was fleeting, it could not be hidden from his eyes.

What’s wrong with this old guy? He always has this expression every time he sees me, Li Ming muttered secretly.

Costat had suppressed his physiological reaction, adjusted his emotions, and came forward. "Your Excellency Qinglong really trusts us. He allowed us to conduct the verification before anyone else even arrived."

"It's not that I'm relieved." Li Ming shook his head. "If you guys are really planning to do something, it might be good news for me."

Costat's face froze, remembering the message he had received a day ago that Gustav had been killed by Qinglong and the vice-chairman had been replaced.

After hiding for so long, Qinglong still found him. I have a new understanding of the extent of this guy's vengeance.

He skipped the topic and said, "By the way, regarding the Titan branch attacking X-level life forms that you announced earlier, can I ask you a few questions?"

"No." Li Ming shook his head.

Costat's expression froze for a moment, but after all, he had dealt with Qinglong many times before, so he quickly reacted and explained:
"We have no other intentions. These hidden Titan branches are extremely hostile to the current interstellar space. This is not the first time we have dealt with such an incident."

"We may be able to cooperate on this matter. As long as you provide some specific information, we can help you find it."

"No need." Li Ming's answer was still concise.

Reynolds behind him said bluntly, "Don't pretend. Who knows if you want to find those Titan branches and cooperate with them to deal with Qinglong."

Costat's face changed slightly, but he shook his head firmly, "We definitely don't have such thoughts. Although there are some conflicts between us and His Excellency Qinglong, it is essentially a matter of our time."

"Cooperating with them is equivalent to dealing with one's own people."

"Morris." After listening to the other party's high-sounding words, Li Ming only had three words.

Costat was not embarrassed and explained: "That's different. Morris is just a tool."

Li Ming was too lazy to argue about this, and just urged: "Hurry up and verify it, I'm in a hurry."

Seeing that Qinglong was simply adamant, Costat had no choice but to put the matter aside for the time being.

Then he mentioned another thing, "I heard that you have killed Gustav?"

Li Ming didn't say anything. The metal mask had an indifference that kept people at a distance.

Costat said sincerely: "We have received news that some of his loyal followers who have been dormant are ready to take revenge."

(End of this chapter)