This is not mechanical ascension...

Chapter 670 Li Ming: Adam, you must stay alive (sincerely)
The projection beams around gradually converged in the conference hall.

The virtual screen in front of Li Ming went dark. After the mediation announcement was released, the reaction from the outside world was pretty much what he had expected.

He muttered to himself, "With such blatant meddling, the Federation and the Covenant will definitely not remain indifferent. They might even get the Void Anchor this time."

Making such a big fuss is certainly not for showing off one's strength.

He estimated that after this incident was over, all people, all forces, and all civilizations would put away their thorns against him, and there would not be even the slightest bit of unhappiness.

That is not surrender, but hiding. If the Federation does not hide something like the Void Anchor in a place where no one can find it, it will be a shame to its ancestors.

It would be best to get all these guys involved. The Lord of Flesh and Blood has been researching for such a long time, so they must have some confidence.

When he walked out of the conference hall, Ulrich had already prepared the spaceship for him.

Now, only two hours have passed since Arthur announced his succession.

After boarding the spaceship, Li Ming stood in front of the porthole, looking at the gradually enlarging vortex of the star gate, and whispered: "You must stay alive..."

Yes, he hoped Adam was still alive, and that this was a big deal.

Only in this way will his conjecture have hope of being proven true, and the possibility of the Eternal Holy Throne in Adam's hands will be infinitely enhanced.

This time, he has the possibility to solve the problem once and for all.

With good wishes for Adam, he boarded the royal court's top spaceship and slowly sank into the star gate.

……

Arthur has already held a summit-level meeting on the virtual network.

Same virtual meeting room, same location.

However, of the three men who once stood at the top of interstellar power, only Malcolm is left.

His eyes fell on Arthur with infinite emotion in them. To be honest, he himself was shocked when he received the announcement of Arthur's succession to the throne.

He had thought that Adam would serve throughout his entire term until the next president of the federation came, but he did not expect the news of his death to come so suddenly.

Things have changed, Malcolm sighed secretly and looked to the other side.

The Chairman of the Star Alliance is no stranger either, he is the previous Acting Chairman and former Vice Chairman - Antigo.

As vice chairman, although his presence was not strong during Gutierrez's term, he was mainly responsible for internal affairs of the Star Alliance.

However, being able to nominate one of the vice-chairmen to check and balance Antires and serve as acting chairman after Antires leaves office is enough to prove his ability.

After several rounds of selection, he is now the official chairman of the Star Alliance.

Looking at the two strange rulers, Malcolm had a rare experience of what Adam felt like.

It is a kind of faint contempt, calmness, and a mentality of watching the clouds rise.

"Perhaps it was with this mentality that Adam sent off one federal president and Star Alliance chairmen after another..." Malcolm's emotion in his heart surpassed other feelings.

From Arthur's accession to the throne to Qinglong's statement, the incident happened suddenly, and there was not much prediction within the Federation. We need to learn more about what happened.
This was Antigo's first summit meeting. Although Adam and Malcolm had congratulated him when he was nominated as chairman, the feeling was completely different from what it was now.

Antigo didn't actually feel much of the jump from vice chairman to chairman, at least within the Covenant.

As always, when doing anything, we have to reconcile the civilizations of all parties.

Until now, I feel that every word I say may affect the interstellar situation.

Compared to the complicated mentality of the other two people, Arthur seemed much more anxious. He had only one goal and was too lazy to think about how to speak or how to greet people.

However, he managed to remain calm as he said in a deep voice, "You two, without further ado, you should understand why I convened this summit meeting."

"The succession of the Holy Emperor is an internal matter of the empire. Qinglong is arrogant and uses the joint organization of higher life forms to wantonly interfere in the internal affairs of the empire and extend his hands to places where he shouldn't extend his hands!"

Arthur's voice became increasingly high-pitched, as if he was trying to use his emotions to influence the two people. "This is definitely not a matter for the Empire. Once he gets a taste of the sweetness from this, he will definitely follow suit and interfere in the election of the Federation President and the appointment of the Chairman of the Star Alliance."

Arthur is clear and coherent, and the stakes are clearly laid out.

However, Malcolm sighed to himself, he had begun to miss Adam.

Does Arthur need to explain these interests? Of course they know them. Even if Arthur doesn't say it, they understand them.

Trying to convince them so hastily only puts you at a disadvantage.

Of course, we cannot be too demanding. For a Holy Emperor who has been in office for less than three hours, nothing is more urgent than keeping his position.

Antigo's heart was slightly moved. Just when he was about to speak, Malcolm slowly took over the conversation, "Saint Emperor Arthur, can you tell us why Saint Emperor Adam fell?"

Arthur frowned, his face not looking good, "Is this the time to explore these things? Besides, this is the internal affairs of the empire, there is no need to explain it to the two of you."

"Ah..." Malcolm sighed, "I just wanted to ask, after all, we have been together for such a long time."

Veins on Arthur's forehead throbbed, and Malcolm said slowly, "The lips and teeth are interdependent, and everyone knows this truth."

Before Arthur's expression eased, Malcolm changed the subject, "However, after all, this is your empire's internal affairs. Isn't it a bit excessive for us to interfere?"

Arthur was about to speak, but before he could say anything, he realized what Malcolm meant and his face turned grim. "What do you want?"

"As expected, you are the designated successor of Saint Emperor Adam." Malcolm smiled, "...Energy resonance coordination technology..."

"Impossible..." Arthur's face was tense and he refused immediately.

This is one of the core technologies of the empire. It can achieve a very high level of attack and defense through multiple energy resonances.

If it really is sold, neither the House of Commons nor the House of Lords will agree.

But then he calmed down again, "No, the core technology cannot be transferred. At most I can sell you some energy resonance devices..."

"Deal." Malcolm decided to stop while he was ahead, feeling more and more emotional. They couldn't just ignore this matter.

If it had been Adam, they would not have gotten a single cent.

Antigo wanted to speak several times, but finally held it back and followed him for free for no apparent reason.

Arthur was getting more and more angry when he saw Malcolm agreed so decisively, but he had no choice but to swallow it. He couldn't wait to ask, "How confident are you in dealing with Qinglong?"

Malcolm's eyes flickered as he looked at Arthur, "You haven't taken over the Overmind Lab yet?"

Arthur paused, "Time is short, so I contacted you two first." Malcolm said meaningfully, but he did not ask any more questions. He said slowly, "I'm not sure if I can kill him, but forcing him to retreat shouldn't be a problem."

"Including Tandin, there should be quite a few people in the Empire who have undergone gene source enhancement. If we add our people, judging from the situation during the chaotic siege, their direct strength should crush Qinglong."

"But..." Malcolm changed the subject, "He has two broken Titan relics in his hands, conservatively estimated. If we include the Crown of Degras, that's three."

"The conditions for using the Kashmir Spear are very strict, so it can be ruled out for now. He has clearly used the Eternal Star, which is also the most difficult point to deal with."

"But the Overlord Armor on our side has been completed, and I believe the Empire's should be almost there too."

Juggernaut Armor? Arthur's heart skipped a beat.

"Don't get me wrong..." Malcolm saw Arthur's pupils dilate slightly, and he knew what he was thinking, and shook his head:
"It is a special armor made of the skin fragments of that corpse and top-grade alloy. Its defense strength exceeds that of ordinary X-level armor. Its time strength should be able to barely resist the confinement of the Eternal Silence Star."

Antigo remained silent. The flesh and blood of the original Overlord of the Star Alliance had been looted by Azure Dragon, and the little that was later forcibly taken was not enough to build the Overlord Armor.

Malcolm added, "With the Void Anchor, it should be enough to give him a drink."

After hearing this, Arthur's originally nervous and panicked heart eased a lot. His cognition was still stuck in the time when Chaos Star Gap was besieged.
Unexpectedly, the three major civilizations have accumulated so many trump cards.

But then he thought of something else and asked, "But... doesn't Azure Dragon also have a master of flesh and blood?"

Malcolm was somewhat helpless. "Having the flesh and blood of the Overlord doesn't mean anything. When have you ever seen Qinglong fight with his own strength? The flesh and blood of the Overlord can't strengthen the mechanical body. Let's just consider it as a piece of Overlord armor, or a specially made mechanical body."

"It won't help the overall situation much. Besides, our goal isn't to kill him, but to make him give up."

"I guess he is just testing this time. If it works, that's the best. If it doesn't, he won't lose much. It won't cost him too much, so don't worry."

Seeing that Malcolm looked like he had everything under control, Arthur felt relieved. He moved his lips and said, "In that case, please send someone as soon as possible."

Looking at Arthur's appearance and Antigo who remained silent, Malcolm couldn't help but feel more emotional.

It seems that the rest of the term will be quite easy.

.........

At the same time, in a tavern somewhere in the Chaos Star Gap, all kinds of predators were walking around. The music that shook the eardrums and the strange smell of various body odors made this place quite characteristic of the Chaos Star Gap.

On the large screen in the center, the announcement released not long ago by the Higher Life Forms United Organization was being played.

"Tnnd, the Higher Life Forms United Organization has announced their march, I'm going to set off too, to grab some money from the Empire, so I won't have to worry about the rest of my life..."

A big, burly guy bumped into the others and stumbled out of the tavern.

There are more than one people who have this idea. The intervention of the United Organization will bring the chaos within the empire to a new level.

The plunderers who had previously dared not approach the empire's borders could not help but become greedy this time.

Tanus was sitting next to the bar, with the trident that was powerful enough to tear the universe apart placed casually beside him.

Many predators would occasionally touch it when passing by, causing it to shake.

“…personally…” His eyes were focused only on these two words.

His last rash attack failed, and he knew that it must have aroused Qinglong’s vigilance.

So after recovering from his injuries and returning to the main universe, he did not act rashly, but instead searched for information about Qinglong more carefully.

My previous understanding of Qinglong was limited to what the X-level life forms said who died at his hands, which was too general.

This time, he investigated more carefully and understood Qinglong better.

The Mechanical Royal Court is the only force connected to Qinglong. If we want to find Qinglong, it seems that we can only start from his students.

But the last time he took action, he was really afraid to act rashly, so in order to be more foolproof, he kept looking for the right opportunity to take action.

But unexpectedly, this so-called change of imperial rulers would bring this guy out.

Rather than going deep into the Mechanical Court and possibly alerting the enemy, it would be safer to head to the Empire and see if the Azure Dragon really appears.

Otherwise, once the other party discovers that his strength has increased, he will probably hide even deeper.

"Absorbing the power of the Eternal Abyss..." Tanus' eyes flickered, he put down the rough liquor in his hand, and his figure disappeared, "What a coveted ability..."

.........

Following an announcement from the United Organization of Higher Life Forms, countless people's hearts were touched. One by one, all life forms, forces, and civilizations flocked to the empire like rivers flowing into the sea.

The quarrel between Abel and Arthur intensified. One accused the other of patricide and brother patricide, while the other accused the other of being unfilial for not wanting to come back to see his father for the last time.

The entire interstellar space was drawn to the dispute within the imperial royal family. Amidst such turbulent circumstances, more than a month passed in the blink of an eye.

Within the Empire, at the Targonia Stargate Node, an inconspicuous-looking spaceship swayed and flew out.

This is a rather remote star gate node and not an important trade route.

But now, every spaceship coming out of this star gate looks very luxurious.

However, there are not many staff members, and the procedures for going out are all handled intelligently, without too much testing at all, but a fee of up to three million star coins is required.

"I guess this place will be closed soon." Li Ming couldn't help but shook his head.

It took him a long time to travel this distance, mainly because many major star gate nodes in the empire had been closed.

The reason for the closure was that Arthur claimed that there was a large-scale invasion by foreign enemies and announced that the entire empire had entered "Level 2 Alert".

All star gate channels will only be opened when permitted.

This will cause many impacts, with the economy being the most serious. One of the reasons why the star gate has not been closed is because Arthur’s prestige is insufficient.

On the other hand, the local managers of Star Gate saw this opportunity and made a lot of money, so the tolls skyrocketed by hundreds or thousands of times.

Anyway, at this point in time, those who come to the empire are no ordinary people, so they can naturally afford to make friends with them.

Even so, it takes three months to travel this star gate in a straight line to the Empire's home planet.

The spaceship left the star gate node, but not too far away, a streak of light came and sank into the spaceship.

(End of this chapter)