This is not mechanical ascension...

Chapter 666 Completely Repairing the Speculations about Adam
In the Royal Palace, Li Ming opened his eyes. The energy particles on the surface of his body gradually faded away. He couldn't help but frowned: "I estimate that it will take at least two months to advance 1% of the development progress."

After becoming an X-level life form, the development efficiency declined again severely, and it took two months to advance by 1%. It would take five years just to reach the 30% threshold.

"Oh..." Li Ming sighed. He knew that this time was already shockingly short for most X-level life forms, but it seemed a little long for him.

"I estimate that, taking into account the efficiency decline, it will take at least 50 years to reach full capacity..."

The reason he sighed was because this was just external time.

In the time distortion standpoint, the time he felt was not discounted at all, which was very desolate just thinking about it.

I opened the control page and took a look. Except for the [Evolution Source Crystal], all of them were X-level Evolution Source Crystal.

If you want to improve, you probably have to use the ultimate level of genetic essence.

At present, the only ultimate life form he knows about is Tanus.

The [Evolution Source Crystal] is a special type of controlled object. Although it is applicable to all levels, it cannot be upgraded.

There is basically no other way to improve development efficiency in a short period of time.

"Well, according to the records, the Eternal Holy Throne seems to have a promoting effect on the evolution of life forms." Li Ming frowned slightly when he thought of this.

Levenbaker and the Mother Church seemed to have disappeared from the face of the earth.

He secretly asked Anduin to find help from within the United Organization of Higher Life Forms. Most of the galaxy was within the tentacles of the United Organization, and it would be difficult to avoid any disturbance.

There is also channel monitoring of the black hole network, and many key materials for biological experiments are also monitored by the black hole network.

However, there is no relevant news.

"If this guy learns from Gustav, it will be almost impossible for him to get what he wants or do what he wants." Li Ming was quite worried about this.

He really wanted to create a control object that could directly lock onto the target's position. He had tried it before, but at least he had to have contact with the target and have information about it.

Locking something out of thin air, probably only the ultimate controlling creature has this ability, but he couldn't find the materials to upgrade it, so his single-mindedness ended up in a dilemma.

Shaking his head secretly, Li Ming stood up and went to the warehouse inside the Heavenly Palace.

In the past two months, he has accumulated 40 billion metal energies, plus the original remaining 13 billion, it has reached a huge amount of 53 billion.

But to repair the Crown of Digras, 55 billion is needed, which is still 2 billion short.

However, this is just a small number. In the past five or six days, another batch of metal materials arrived and has been placed in the internal warehouse.

This batch is Wujing alloy, gray-black crystals, and it is also an old acquaintance.

After absorbing it in a familiar way, the last 2 billion was gathered.

Li Ming didn't even return to the development room, but simply repaired it here.

A shattered crimson crown appeared in his hand. As metallic energy poured into it, the depths of the cracks suddenly began to glow with the luster of molten gold, as if magma was slowly flowing in every crack.

The widest crack is located in the center of the crown and is one of the few "V"-shaped gaps.

The liquid metal throbbed like awakening blood vessels, pulling the crystals on both sides of the gap into spider-web-like filaments.

These glowing threads weave autonomously in the void, gradually forming a forked structure similar to the tail feathers of a phoenix.

The thorn patterns on the surface seemed to come alive, the broken branches twisted and reconnected, and energy crystals in the shape of miniature roses bloomed at the ends of the new thorns.

The cracks gradually disappeared, and the Crimson Crown moved towards its most complete form.

However, just after the last crack disappeared, Li Ming's face changed slightly, and the entire crown suddenly disintegrated into thousands of red meteors.

These crystal particles swirled wildly in the energy field, and each collision emitted orange-red sparks like a forging hammer hitting an anvil, as if they were undergoing a complete reshaping.

Soon, these crystal particles gathered together again, and the crimson crown appeared again, crystal clear and integrated, extremely magnificent.

[Crown of Digras - Ultimate: A crown forged with all the strength of the Titan race, with extremely strong defensive power.

……

Control Effect: [Rock Solid]

Control ability - Red Gauze Crown Wall: A defensive barrier is formed on the body surface, and all kinds of offensive means that are not at the ultimate level cannot have an impact, and the effects of all kinds of offensive means at the ultimate level are reduced by 70%. 】

Li Ming's eyes lit up. After being fully repaired, his ability had indeed undergone a huge transformation. It was no longer just defense against direct attacks, and its range had expanded.

Li Ming estimated that the so-called offensive means should include mental attacks, force field suppression, and other strange means that could cause harm to him.

"It feels like being invulnerable to all attacks." Li Ming couldn't help but grin. As long as the defense could not be broken, the ultimate level of attack would be directly reduced by 70%, leaving only 30% for him.

"I don't know if the 100% "armor penetration" will take effect first when the Kashmir Spear pierces the Digras Crown, or if the attack reduction has a higher priority..."

Li Ming muttered to himself, the collision of "spear" and "shield" made him quite eager to try it, but after thinking about it, he gave up this boring idea.

These are all control abilities. After being materialized and used, they will not be so precise.

He checked [Rock Solid] again, and sure enough, the defense boost directly soared from three hundred times to one thousand times, simply and crudely.

After equipping it, he could even clearly feel an extreme sense of solidity bursting out from his body. The control effect was a passive ability and consumed nothing.

The current comprehensive defense has reached more than 1,300 times. The cells in the body are not just wearing armor, they are blocked by fortresses, and the meat is incredible.

What comes with it is an indescribable sense of security.

Now, even if Tanus suddenly attacks, there is nothing to be afraid of.

Li Ming left the warehouse with satisfaction. On the way back to the development room, he sent a message to Ulrich, asking him to adjust the production line again and resume half of the production.

Stopping investing resources in production and purchasing all metal materials may be ok for emergency use in the short term, but the Mechanical King Court also has its own business to run.

And the mechanical bodies must continue to be produced to meet his trinity concept.

However, most of his expenses for purchasing metal materials came from the Mechanical Seeds, and the Mechanical Royal Court only supplemented a part of it.

Even if half of the production is restored, at least 700 to 800 billion metal energies can be earned every month.

"There are still six mechanical guards left, and they have not been upgraded, which means 60 billion metal energies. It will take at least half a year to collect them..." Li Ming calculated.

It is worth mentioning that the Mechanical Guard after being blessed cannot be regarded as the ultimate power and cannot be used as the fusion material of the Trinity.

Li Ming speculated that it was probably the same principle as the Mechanical Holy Spirit, whether it was the Mechanical Holy Spirit or the power of the Trinity.

They all merge other objects and forces into one.

However, most of the fusion materials are not controllable objects, and the final fusion body cannot be considered a mechanical guard, so it naturally cannot continue to enjoy the blessing.

Thinking all the way, Li Ming returned to the development room. Before he developed the gene seeds, he received a communication request from the navigator.

Li Ming raised his eyebrows slightly, "Video communication?" The navigator rarely used video to contact him, and he guessed that something big had happened.

The body changes, and Qinglong comes online.

After pressing the confirm button, the navigator's usually gloomy face on the virtual screen was now full of excitement, "Sir Qinglong, this is a great opportunity, a great opportunity..."

"What's wrong?" Li Ming was even more surprised. He rarely saw such an excited look on the other person's face.

He said hurriedly: "I just received news that a shocking change is about to happen. You must be prepared as soon as possible. There will be a big change in the empire."

"A shocking change?" Li Ming stared at him suspiciously, "Where did this news come from?"

"The high-level spies of the House of Commons and the House of Lords, these two forces that have been dormant for a long time, have suddenly united during this period of time and carried out various actions around the Empire's home planet." The navigator quickly explained.
"The Imperial Star Guard, the Imperial City Patrol Fleet, the Imperial City Security Corps, and a series of other military forces have all seen frequent personnel changes among their high-ranking officers. This is enough to show that a major change is about to happen."

"Hurry up! This is a rare opportunity to take a piece of meat from the empire, or even... split the territory."

Li Ming's eyes flickered. He was not affected by the navigator's excited words. Instead, he asked, "Are you sure this is not a trap?"

The excited navigator paused for a moment, his expression slightly restrained, and then he added: "I understand what you mean, but it is basically impossible. Many forces have heard the news and are taking action. If we don't prepare early, we may lose the opportunity."

"Yeah." Li Ming nodded, and did not object to the navigator's idea. "I understand what you mean. We can indeed start preparing for some things."

Seeing Qinglong relax, the navigator nodded and said quickly: "Then I will continue to get information."

Li Ming nodded and ended the communication.

He turned on the smart terminal and clicked on a black icon.

Then a series of messages popped up. This was a special software customized for the Black Hole Network that aggregated messages all the time.

The information that popped up was the information he was focusing on.

After a quick glance, he found no progress on the information he was interested in, such as "Levenbeck", "Alchemist Baron", "Holy Castle", etc.

During this period of time, the most news summaries are about the empire.

"…The trend of high-ranking officials fleeing the empire is becoming more and more intense…"

"...Aatrox is under attack..."

"..."

The situation in the empire changes every day. According to data from the Black Hole Network, many civilizations and forces in the interstellar space have sent people into the empire to find out what is going on.

Especially those forces and civilizations that had conflicts with the empire in the past, their activities were extremely intense.

Take the Holy Revolutionary Army as an example. With the help of the previous few years, it was just removed from the joint organization's hit list. It only took a breather in the past two years, but it has already invaded the empire.

Taking advantage of this wind that came from nowhere, a great movement was set off, and the fire of revolution was burned again.

As a large number of spies poured into the empire, the information they conveyed became more diverse. The Black Hole Network focused on summarizing three types.

"Adam is suspected to have died of serious injuries"

"Joint rebellion of the Houses of Commons and Lords"

“The empire is struggling to take care of itself and is showing signs of disintegration”

No matter which one it is, it is blatantly provoking the nerves of many interstellar forces.

When a whale falls, all things are born.

If the empire falls, there will be so much food for so many people. Even if it doesn't fall, people can still gain a lot from the chaos.

All in all, the empire was in chaos.

"Adam hasn't shown up for such a long time. Could he really be dead?" Li Ming checked the records and found that except for the time when he returned to the empire's home planet, Adam showed up twice.

In the past six months, he has made very few appearances.

"Either I'm really going to die, or it's a big issue..." Li Ming had enough time to think while developing the gene seeds.

The current chaos in the empire is the result of Adam not intervening at all.

Li Ming had speculated deeply about the first possibility. Given Adam's defensive strength, the possibility of being suddenly attacked was not high, but it was not impossible.

If the House of Commons and the House of Lords are pushed into a corner, they may indeed bite back and make Adam pay the price.

The second possibility is more interesting. If it is a big game, Ya must have the ability to end the game.

Such a huge disturbance, which seems to be getting worse, has really attracted the large-scale entry of hostile forces.

Even if the empire could handle the situation with its own strength, it would seriously damage its vitality. There is no need for such a layout at all.

"Unless, the ultimate life form..." Li Ming had already thought of this possibility, so he asked the navigator whether it was a trap.

But he is also researching the ultimate gene seed, and he has talented people under his command. Sheffield and his team are making extremely slow progress.

According to what they said, based on previous research data, even if the three major civilizations work together.

If everything goes well, it may take at least ten years or even several decades to create the perfect ultimate gene seed.

If things don't go well, it could take hundreds of years.

It has only been about two years since the three major civilizations split up and conducted their own research. How could the Empire possibly develop a usable ultimate gene seed?

Li Ming didn't quite believe it, and neither did other people who knew the inside story.

However, imagination does not come at a cost.

Li Ming frowned slightly: "If Adam really becomes the ultimate life form, it means that he has special means. He can shorten the time of researching the ultimate seed."

To be honest, based on the analysis of the existing clues, the only thing he could think of was the help of the Eternal Holy See.

With the help of the Eternal Holy See, it is even possible to fuse Morris and the Overlord's flesh and blood, and it is indeed possible to assist in the fusion of the Ultimate Gene Seed.

And since Levenbaker is a talent proficient in biotechnology, this speculation makes sense.

But Li Ming always felt that this guess was made because he was too eager for the Eternal Holy Throne.

"Levenbaker and Adam are in collusion, is it possible..." Li Ming's eyes flickered.

Whether it is true or not, we can find out by going to the empire's home planet.

With his current strength, he would not be afraid even if Adam became the ultimate life form.

But what he was afraid of was that if Adam was not on the mother planet, he might scare him and it would be impossible for him to find the Holy Emperor of the Empire.

(End of this chapter)