This is not mechanical ascension...

Chapter 661 Abel's Anger Development Progress 100%
"If that's the case, we might as well try to contact those princes." The X-level life form sitting in the front row spoke.

There are a lot of benefits worth pursuing within the empire, including high-quality mineral resources, exclusive operating rights, and such a large consumer market. Even a small bit of it can make them earn a fortune.

Not to mention some exclusive technologies, many of the empire's goodies are not even available for purchase outside.

This is also the only meaning of this message to them.

Li Ming's eyes flashed and he glanced at Ettore without saying anything.

Everyone discussed the affairs of the empire for a while, and then some people went offline one after another.

After Li Ming went offline, he immediately sent a message to Anduin.

A few minutes later, there was a response.
"Ettore said that his information came from the Second Prince of the Empire. His son-in-law's friend is one of his core staff members. The other party once hinted that the relevant actions were related to whether he could inherit the throne of the Holy Emperor..."

"But there is no evidence to support the conclusion of 'selecting a successor'. It is just his own guess."

There was a sharp light flashing in Li Ming's eyes, although it was just Ettoreda's guess.

But based on the information he had received from various parties before, this guess was indeed very likely to be true.

"Is Adam really going to die soon?" Li Ming muttered, feeling that what was happening before his eyes was like looking at flowers in the fog, which was hard to understand.

The energy particles surged and gradually enveloped him.

.........

The base of the Empire's sixteenth armed patrol fleet is located in the sixteenth star district of the Empire and is responsible for public security issues in more than a dozen star clusters within the territory.

In the reception room, Abel frowned and kept tapping the table in front of him with his knuckles. There was a hint of anxiety on his face. He wanted to get up several times but held back.

After more than twenty minutes, he finally seemed unable to bear it any longer and suddenly stood up.

"Wait a minute..." A deep voice came from behind him, and a pair of big hands pressed on his shoulders, forcing him into the seat.

Behind him stood a lifeform wearing heavy armor, with a dignified and calm face.

"It's one thing for him to come to you and it's another for you to go out and find him."

Leathers is not only his aide but also his bodyguard. He comes from the governor of a certain planet and is his confidant.

Abel sighed, "I understand, but you know the situation of this base. He may have been killed by now."

"You can only endure being killed." Leathers shook his head, "The Sixth Prince's lesson is still fresh in my mind. If you take a wrong step, you will follow in his footsteps."

Abel's face changed slightly, and he couldn't help but think of his brother. He didn't expect that in just half a month, he would end up like this.

Are you saying that the other party is not careful?
Not necessarily. It’s not like he hasn’t had contact with the other party before. He is definitely not a reckless person, but he ended up in disgrace.

He suppressed his thoughts and continued to wait. After an unknown amount of time, the door to the lounge was finally knocked, and a virtual screen popped up from the inside. On the screen was a human who looked quite fat and was wearing standard armor.

"Who?" Abel was slightly shocked, but asked in a deep voice.

"Admiral Kopple, let me deliver something." He responded in a low voice.

"Come in." Abel nodded, the door was pushed open, and the other party came in pushing a dining cart.

"Your Highness... Admiral Kopple has specifically instructed that you must be well taken care of..." The other party smiled flatteringly, took out a plate from the dining cart and placed it in front of Abel.

When I opened it, I saw a golden fish.

Abel's expression was slightly shocked, and he said slowly: "It's safe here."

The other party's flattering look faded, becoming a little nervous and uneasy, and then looked at Leathers behind Abel.

"He is one of us, you can rest assured." Abel explained.

But this guy didn't say anything, just stared at Leathers.

Abel hesitated for a moment before saying, "Leathers, you go out first."

"Your Highness!" Leathers's expression changed slightly and his tone was solemn.

"Get out." Abel said in a more serious tone.

Leathers frowned, but did not speak a second time and left the lounge directly.

Seeing Leathers go out, the other party's expression relaxed a little.

Abel asked, "What's the name?"

"Camilo..." He lowered his voice.

"My people told me that you know a lot of things?" Abel narrowed his eyes.

Camilo's throat rolled, and his eyes showed obvious fear. "Your Highness, do you really want to ask?"

"According to the account records, this base consumed 500 billion resources of various types in just half a year. This is not right." Abel said solemnly.

He has been in this base for more than ten days. The whole base is united, and many officers are even willing to take the initiative to face the memory screening device.

This gave him a huge headache, but he didn't dare to be too rough and could only wait slowly.

And just three days ago, someone found his guards, which gave him hope again.

After secretly contacting the other party for a few days, the other party was finally willing to take the risk and meet.

“…There is a chain of interests…” Camilo looked horrified.

Abel looked serious: "Tell me in detail..."

"…A bullet is worth five star coins if it is not fired, but it is worthless once it is fired. An enemy can be killed with one shot, ten shots, or even a hundred shots. What do you choose, Your Highness?" Camilo stared at Abel.

Abel clenched his fists silently. This was the problem. This was no longer a leadership issue.

A bullet is not just a bullet, it can be a physical artillery shell or an additional warship reported as damaged.

"You don't need to ask me. Those unfired bullets have to go somewhere..." Abel said in a deep voice.

“…Leave the country…” Camilo spat out two words, “The Empire cannot digest these things, but the boundless interstellar space can easily digest no matter how many things there are.”

"Collusion between inside and outside..." Abel was not surprised. "I want more than just that. What about the name you mentioned?"

"Do you really want to check?" Camilo hesitated.

"Don't worry, I will ensure your safety." Abel thought the other party was worried about his own safety.

"No... I'm afraid of you, so I don't dare to investigate further." Camilo gritted his teeth, his pupils full of bloodshot.
"I am not the only one who has collected this information. To be honest, there are also passionate people in the empire. I have submitted reports several times, but all to no avail. However, those who submitted reports have died one by one."

Abel's expression became solemn. He didn't expect that there was such an inside story. He felt somewhat relieved in his heart.

The empire is not yet rotten beyond repair.

His eyes were firm as he made a promise, "Don't worry, in the name of the imperial family, I will definitely bring justice to those who died unjustly."

"That's good... That's good..." Camilo took a deep breath, then opened his mouth wide. In Abel's surprised eyes, he put his palm into his throat and pinched out two special pieces of paper crumpled together. "Please don't be disgusted, I can't help it..." Camilo looked embarrassed.

But Abel didn't care. He took the two pieces of paper wrapped in sticky liquid. He spread out the first one and placed it on the table.

A row of densely packed small characters appeared on the paper. He was very familiar with some of the names, as they were the officers in this base.

"Shocking, shocking..." Abel murmured in a low voice, which was even more unbelievable.

The above covers this base, more than 60% of the officers, and no less than four generals.

His expression inevitably turned grim. In his opinion, these people were seizing the interests of the royal family and their own interests.

And this is just one picture. Are there more names on the other one?
He forced himself to suppress the anger in his heart and spread out the other one. However, his pupils slowly shrank, the corners of his mouth twitched slightly, and shock and anger appeared in his eyes.

At the same time, Kamino, who had a face full of hatred and resentment, suddenly laughed.

“Ha…hahaha…hahaha.” He laughed so hard that he fell backwards, tears streaming down his face. He pointed at Abel who was frozen in place:
"That's so funny, so funny, I should have recorded your expression."

"Why, you don't dare to investigate further? Where is your royal honor? Where is your oath?"

Abel stared at him intently, his eyes suppressing the rage that was ready to burst out at any time to devour the other person. His arms trembled slightly, and the piece of paper in his palm slowly dripped with sticky liquid.

There are only two words on it - Adam
How could his father, the Holy Emperor of the Empire, be involved in such a thing?

This guy is playing tricks on me!

"Tsk tsk, how does my saliva feel? Do you want to put it in your mouth and lick it?" Camilo was still mocking madly.

"You...are looking for death!" Abel squeezed out these words from his throat.

"Of course I'm looking for death!" Camillo's laughter suddenly stopped, revealing a strange smile, and his fat body leaned forward, "Your Highness, I advise you to quit while you are ahead. The water here is too deep, you can't control it."

Abel sneered, but before he could say anything, he saw that the other person's body had begun to tremble slightly and his breath was rapidly weakening.

Within three seconds, his entire body limply fell to the ground along the table, without a sound.

died!

Abel's face was tense, and then he gritted his teeth, but what followed was a bone-chilling coldness.

It's just a patrol base, but everyone is united to this extent.

The so-called informer is just playing with me, and even points at my nose and mocks me, but I can't do anything about it.

He looked down at the paper in his hand that was still covered in mucus, and inexplicably felt nauseous.

He knew very well what the other party meant. He could either take these lists back and report, or fight to the end to see how capable he, as a prince, was.

Just as he was thinking about it, there was suddenly a noise from outside, mixed with Leathers's scolding.

The door of the lounge suddenly opened and a surge of air rushed in.

In the corridor outside, all his personal guards had been detained, and only Leathers was standing in front of the door, and an overwhelming sense of crisis surged.

"Your Highness..." In front of Leathers, a thin head with high cheekbones turned sideways. His eyes slid to the ground. Seeing the corpse, he couldn't help but frowned: "Captain - Camillo? Your Highness, what's going on?"

Captain? Abel's face changed slightly.

"The awarding of honors was completed half a day ago, how could he die here?" The other party was puzzled, and said helplessly: "I'm sorry, Your Highness, the death of a senior officer requires the initiation of a strict review procedure. Please come with me first."

"No." Leathers said in a deep voice, still standing in front of the door.

Leathers is an S-class life form, and Admiral Copper is also an S-class life form. The two are at loggerheads.

Kopel said helplessly: "Well, the prince always has some privileges, but before the matter is investigated thoroughly, Your Highness should not leave here for the time being."

He turned and left, leading his men to gather the troops.

Abel's face flickered. If Leathers hadn't been here, he would probably be detained. Even if his life was not in danger, this mission would have ended here.

And he had only been here for more than half a month.

It would be great if we could mobilize X-level life forms. Abel couldn't help but think that the help brought by X-level life forms is not just deterrence.

But even he has no power to mobilize X-level life forms. Those X-level life forms have a special status. No matter who is the Holy Emperor, they need to be used to do things, and there is no need to place bets in advance.

Staring at the corpse on the ground, Abel was confused for a moment, and a figure popped up in his mind again.

The X-level life forms inside the empire are difficult to contact, but what about those outside?

His face was struggling and hesitant, and he could not make up his mind.

.........

In the deep dimensional world, deep in the undercurrent of the Red River, violent energy rushes in unscrupulously.

And in the deepest part, there is only a gloomy darkness and dead silence. No matter how turbulent the waves from the outside world are, they quickly subside when they reach this area.

A burly body was quietly suspended here, with dark liquid energy flowing slowly on the surface of its body. Next to it was a trident, which was Tanus.

It's just that the cracks on the surface of his body have been repaired by 70% to 80%, and the aura he exudes is causing the space to distort slightly.

Suddenly, the black energy on the surface suddenly receded.

Tanus slowly opened his eyes, a sharp light flashed, and a terrifying aura that could tear the universe apart rose from his body, but it quickly subsided.

He knelt on one knee, facing the dead silence in front of him. The black energy around him had quickly faded away, and only the majestic voice sounded in his mind.

"Your injuries have recovered about 70% to 80%. Don't let me down again. Bring Qinglong to me."

"Yes, my master." Tanus nodded, feeling the surging power in his body, but suppressing the various thoughts that kept churning in his mind.

In order to prevent him from being rejected by the universe, the Lord of the Abyss did not inject more power of the Eternal Abyss when repairing his injuries.

This made his mind more active than ever before, which was scary.

……

Mechanical Royal Court, one and a half months have passed since the last joint organization meeting.

In the Heavenly Palace, it is filled with energy that is difficult to contain. Energy particles of various colors continuously overflow from the surface of Li Ming's skin, and in the time distortion standpoint, it appears to be in a slowly twisted state of movement.

But once it breaks away from the distorted position, it is like a wild horse that has broken free from its reins, quickly filling every gap. Golden arcs, black mist, red flames, and energy particles constantly combine and split.

Fortunately, the Heavenly Palace has been reinforced several times so that it can withstand the energy attacks.

It was unknown how long had passed before Li Ming's body shook slightly. He took a deep breath, and all the energy particles rolled back and poured into his mouth and nose.

Immediately afterwards, he exhaled a breath that was mixed with highly compressed energy fragments, crackling.

Li Ming slowly opened his eyes. The extremely bright light in them faded, but he could not hide his excitement. "Finally, 100%..."

(End of this chapter)