This is really not mechanical ascension-Chapter 877 - 453: An Unprecedented Interstellar Change in Ten Thousand Years_2
Chapter 877: Chapter 453: An Unprecedented Interstellar Change in Ten Thousand Years_2
"Understood, sir..." Yon gritted his teeth, yet felt relieved inside as Heckler’s fury was finally vented. Otherwise, being bottled up, it might get him into trouble someday.
Heckler glanced at him, his expression restrained, "How’s the investigation in the lab going?"
"No information has leaked; everyone is tight-lipped and unaware of Prince Ryan’s situation," Yon quickly reported.
"And who knows what’s going on with Ryan," Heckler’s eyes flickered. He could see Adam’s intentions but was uncertain how many contingencies this Holy Emperor had prepared.
The interests of the Upper House hadn’t been fully sorted out yet, and he didn’t want to tear up relations— or even if he did, no one would support him.
"We’ve got to come up with something. If Adam really finds the Eternal Silence Star, we’ll just have to concede," Heckler pondered.
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"This batch of materials was quite the unexpected gain..." Li Ming emerged from the warehouse, seemingly in good spirits, as the balance of metal energy on the control screen had reached two billion.
Barbaro’s metal materials had provided him with fifteen billion metal energy, a windfall falling from the sky.
He originally had six billion, but repairing the [Life Power Core] consumed nearly one billion.
Ryan’s gun, even if recycled, could at most retrieve five billion metal energy, amounting to a hefty ten billion profit.
Returning to his room, he rubbed his hands and two mechanical bodies emerged from him, one tall and one short, precisely the Storm King and Heavenly Sovereign who had followed him for the longest time.
Twenty billion metal energy, just enough to upgrade two Mechanical Guards.
This was a plan he had conceived long ago, and without hesitation, he placed his palm against the Storm King, as metal energy flowed out,
Crackle—
A dazzling scene unfolded before him, fierce golden arcs of electricity burst forth from the mechanical body, accompanied by rampant arcs.
The metallic components of the Storm King erupted one after another, sending a series of dazzling sparks, yet were firmly constrained by an invisible yet overwhelmingly powerful force, unable to escape.
Then, the golden arcs formed an energy storm, spinning at a dizzying speed, and the various metal parts underwent a fantastical transformation.
The coarse textures gradually became smooth and delicate under the washing of powerful energy, with the edges of each component beginning to emit a soft glow, spreading along the metal textures like flowing liquid light film.
The film was like a layer of dynamic skin, continuously expanding and contracting, as if breathing.
The core engine inside began to emit a dazzling light, with the high-speed operating energy furnace exuding a heart-stopping aura.
This transformation was not something that could be completed in a short time; Li Ming placed his hand on the Heavenly Sovereign,
In an instant, two thunderstorms almost occupied the entire room.
After a long time, the thunderstorm gradually subsided, and two renewed Mechanical Guards appeared before him.
"Master..." They spoke simultaneously, emitting deep voices.
Li Ming nodded in satisfaction, and with a thought, the Tank Guard instantly donned.
Immediately, the mechanical guards disassembled, with pieces of metal components attaching to the surface of the Tank Guard’s body, assembling into a new combat form in the blink of an eye.
Power swelled within his body, and Li Ming clenched his hand, the wide mechanical hand moved silently, with the energy coatings among the metal structures binding them together more tightly, making both force conduction and energy transmission more efficient.
"Estimating that I should be able to battle Barbaro now," Li Ming assessed.
Two S Level Mechanical Guards, both top-notch, with half of his current amplification surpassing 150 times power amplification and nearly 150 times defense buff, with normal energy level at 150X.
Under Guardian Armament, it’s estimated to add around 200X, combined with his own strength, the normal energy level has already exceeded 300X.
In this state, he couldn’t use peak hits, lacking defense buffs would directly cause Guards to collapse in high-intensity battles.
"Though I can fight, victory isn’t certain..." Li Ming reverted from his combat form, as the Storm King and Heavenly Sovereign reentered his body.
The abrupt visits of Anduin and Barbaro were indeed unexpected for him, although the two bore no ill-will, it still brought him a sense of urgency.
Many kept a close watch on him in secret, but the development progress could only take time; so far, it’s at 6%, which wasn’t slow.
"Genetic Essence... and Blood of the World..." he pondered.
"X Level life form, lone X Level life form, not too strong X Level life form..." He thought, with energy particles rising on his skin surface, not forgetting to develop Genetic Seed.
Until the next morning, both Divine Craftsmen, Reynolds and Mikhail, contacted him simultaneously.
"Azure Dragon, the negotiations are about to start," Mikhail said directly.
"So soon?" Li Ming was surprised, realizing that more than half a month had passed unknowingly.
"Didn’t we notify you more than half a month ago?" Mikhail shook his head; they had a vague concept of time, with some experiments taking two to three months seen as normal.
They weren’t surprised at Azure Dragon’s reaction.
"The meeting room is set up, I’ll send you the link," Mikhail swiftly sent over a Star Network link.
"Alright." Li Ming nodded and casually asked, "By the way, do you guys know about the material called Blood of the World?"
"Blood of the World?" Reynolds raised an eyebrow, "Are you involving yourself in Dimension World again? This seems to be a special substance only extracted from X Level Dimension World, an entity in information state, the source of all things."
Mikhail glanced at him without commenting.
The name was quite popular, Li Ming nodded, "Yes, that’s the substance, I need it for recent experiments, but I have no clue how to extract it."
"Do you guys know? I can offer some price in exchange."
A sharp light flashed in Mikhail’s eyes, Reynolds boldly stated, "You overestimate us; we don’t have time to study Dimension World, reality holds many unsolved mysteries too."
Mikhail was speechless, cursing inwardly, yet didn’t rebut.
Each profession has its expertise, especially for Divine Craftsmen—though they understood a lot about low-end dimension knowledge, extracting ’Blood of the World’ involved very high-end applications of dimensional technology, needing significant support from mid and low-level technologies.
"Alright..." Li Ming shook his head, seemingly disappointed, and Mikhail added, "Such technology is almost exclusively possessed by the Three Civilizations."
Li Ming remained silent, already aware, but the Empire had collaborated with Chrono, making it naturally impossible to provide him with related technological support.
The only option was to seek from the Star Alliance and Federation, but he had little interaction with those two civilizations.
"I do have a few acquaintances, I can ask them at the time," Reynolds said generously, causing Mikhail to darken his face again, though it wasn’t much trouble.
Li Ming nodded, appreciating the gesture.
"Log in, it’s about to start." Mikhail urged.
The two ended the communication, and Li Ming prepared and clicked into the link provided by Mikhail, passing layers of verification to access the meeting room.
Glowing projections surrounded him, depicting a simple virtual meeting hall instead of a realistic conference, with him standing in the center, Mikhail to his left and Reynolds to his right.
It wasn’t out of any courtesy from Mikhail; rather, in such virtual meetings, the main perspective was central, and in the other two’s views, they too stood in the center.
Across from him were three individuals—
Empire Representative — Braun
Federation Representative — Crow
Star Alliance Representative — Diwusi
These so-called negotiations were essentially about dealing with the Three Civilizations; without them leading, no one would dare move against the Mechanic Association.
They were mostly acquaintances; he had met Crow and Diwusi during the Dominion Holy Image’s Inheritor selection.
The Empire’s representative was somewhat unfamiliar, but seemed to be an X Level life form, a main representative in external activities and statements for these Three Civilizations.
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