This is not mechanical ascension.

"waste!"

Heckler's face turned ugly. He closed the virtual screen in front of him and looked gloomy. He stood up and walked to the window again.

This is a large, spacious room with extremely luxurious decoration. The floor tiles have a faint golden glow, and the simple murals on the walls are all hand-carved.

Standing on the side of the wall was a figure with a hooked nose, thin cheeks that looked a little white, and faint beads of sweat on his forehead.

Jon clenched his hands tightly, feeling uneasy. At this moment, Heckler's slightly indifferent voice floated into his ears.

"Is this the person you recommended?"

"Your Highness..." John's expression suddenly changed, he knelt down on one knee and said solemnly: "I am willing to bear the responsibility for the crime!"

Heckler glanced at him from the corner of his eye, and the depression in his heart dissipated a little, but then he thought about the progress of the plan, and his eyes became colder again--

The investigation of the Holy Castle did not go well. The people they screened out were all spread across the stars and in various civilizations, including many powerful star cluster-level civilizations.

Arresting them is not a matter of words. On the surface, their people have no law enforcement rights in any civilization, and they are arresting people without any reason.

When it comes to the Holy Castle, no one can help, and they can only sneak in secretly.

But the local censorship of many civilizations is not far behind, and the difficulty of sneaking in is not low.

If it were in the past, many civilizations would turn a blind eye or send someone to contact them to determine the purpose of their visit, even if they found out that they were sent by the empire. As long as it was not too excessive, they would not care.

However, in the past two years, various incidents that were unfavorable to the empire have occurred frequently, especially after the Ryan incident. Although Adam's decisiveness saved the empire from subsequent harsh criticism from the interstellar.

But on the other hand, the empire can't even protect the prince, which seems really bad.

Due to various chain reactions, the members sent out with them also encountered various inexplicable obstacles.

However, with the establishment of the United Organization of Higher Life Forms, the empire's influence began to rebound, but the impact suffered in the past nearly a year has already occurred and cannot be undone.

During this period, they captured less than 300 people, but the death toll was in the thousands.

Some were killed by counterattacks, but more were quietly killed by local civilizations. They were basically allies of the Federation, members of the Star Alliance, and several independent and powerful star cluster-level civilizations.

Among the three hundred people captured, no one was selected.

And due to the secrecy of the Holy Castle, he couldn't make a big splash.

After working for a long time and still getting nothing, Heckler became more and more angry, and then he focused his attention on the person next to Qinglong again.

But Adam was explicitly forbidden to attack Qinglong, and he didn't want his own people to take risks, so he wanted to provoke others to test it, hoping to find out Qinglong's situation before taking action.

But Barbarol was so disappointing that he was scared out of his wits even before he could fight Qinglong.

But there is no other way. Those who are a little smarter will not accept their tricks at all, and there is no conflict of interest with Qinglong. They can only find people like Babalol.

His expression changed, and Heckler also knew that his men were not to blame for these things, and said indifferently: "Get up."

"Yes..." John stood up cautiously and whispered: "If it is true as Barbarol said, the blue dragon is indeed unfathomable, then the previous caution was right."

Heckler pondered: "This guy's strength is beyond my imagination. I thought he was just a pawn sent by Adam, but now it seems that this guess is wrong."

"X-level life forms with such strength are too rare, and no one can match them."

He had always suspected that there was something wrong with Qinglong's origin, mainly because the timing of this guy's appearance was too coincidental, and he even helped Adam complete some plans.

Especially after being inexplicably invited into the United Organization of Higher Life Forms, I always feel like Adam's pawn.

This time, Heckler also wanted to find out the matter, but it made the situation more confusing.

There are only a handful of X-level life forms of this level, and no matter which one they are, they are no match for Qinglong.

Yon whispered: "If he is not a pawn of the Holy Emperor, then let the empire directly take action. Even if the Great Council is held and the Holy Castle is involved, I am afraid that the high councilors will support you."

"It's not that simple." Heckler shook his head. "This matter cannot be discussed. The empire is in turmoil. The possibility of news leaking is a hidden danger, and those people may not support me."

John continued: "Or just send people to sneak into the Mechanical King's Court. As Barbarol just said, Qinglong didn't notice them at first."

"This is a special situation. Qinglong is conducting some kind of experiment." Heckler shook his head. "This situation is rare and cannot be speculated as a routine situation."

"Unless we can find a way to lure Qinglong out clearly."

"How are those people in the House of Lords?" John said carefully: "They are not having a good time during this period, and the source can be traced back to Qinglong."

"Stupid!" Heckler yelled, and a great pressure came down on him, causing Jon to tremble and turn pale.

"You don't take Adam seriously. How can you hide this little move from him?" Heckler looked indifferent. "Having been dormant for many years, you have turned the House of Lords into this state as soon as you take action. This is not for nothing." Give me an excuse?"

"Can't you see it yet? This is a major change that is rare in the interstellar industry for tens of thousands of years. All forces are ready to make a move. No one knows what will happen in the end. No one can guarantee that he will have the last laugh. Everything Be cautious."

"Subordinates, I understand..." John gritted his teeth, but he was relieved in his heart. It's good for Heckler to vent his anger. Otherwise, if he keeps it in his heart, he might be arranged one day.

Heckler glanced at him and restrained his expression, "How is the investigation in the laboratory?"

"No information has been leaked, and they are very tight-lipped. I don't know the situation of His Highness Ryan." John reported quickly.

"I don't know what Ryan's situation is." Heckler's eyes flickered. He could see Adam's purpose, but he didn't know how many back-up plans the Holy Emperor had prepared.

The interests of the Senate have not been digested yet, and he doesn't want to tear his face, or even if he wants to tear his face, no one supports him.

"We must think of a way. If Adam really finds the Star of Eternal Silence, he can only admit defeat." Heckler thought in his heart.

………

"This batch of materials is an unexpected harvest..." Li Ming came out of the warehouse, and he seemed to be in a good mood. In the control page, the balance of metal energy has reached 2 billion.

Barbaro's metal materials provided him with a total of 1.5 billion metal energies, which could be described as fertilizers that fell from the sky.

He originally had 600 million, but repairing the [Life Power Core] consumed nearly 100 million.

Even if Ryan's gun was recovered, at most 500 million metal energies could be recovered, and a profit of 1 billion was made.

Back in the room, he rubbed his hands, and two mechanical bodies walked out of his body, one tall and one short, who were the King Zhentian and King Yutian who had followed him the longest.

2 billion metal energies were just enough to upgrade two mechanical guards.

This was a plan he had thought of long ago, and he did not hesitate. He put his palm on King Zhentian, and as the metal energy surged out,

Crackling--

There was a dazzling scene in front of his eyes, and the blazing golden arcs suddenly burst out from the mechanical body, accompanied by the raging of the arcs.

The metal parts all over King Zhentian exploded one after another, bringing a series of dazzling sparks, but he was tightly imprisoned by an invisible but extremely powerful force, unable to escape.

Then, the golden arc formed an energy storm, rotating at an astonishing speed, and various metal parts underwent incredible transformations.

The rough texture gradually became smooth and delicate under the strong energy, and the edges of each part began to emit a soft light, which spread along the metal texture like a flowing liquid light film.

The film was like a layer of flexible skin, constantly stretching and undulating, as if breathing.

The core engine inside began to shine brightly, and the high-speed energy furnace exuded a terrifying breath.

This transformation cannot be completed in a short time. Li Ming put his hand on King Yutian again.

In an instant, two thunder storms almost occupied the entire room.

After a long time, the thunder storm gradually subsided, and two brand-new mechanical guards appeared in front of him.

"Master..." They spoke at the same time, making a deep voice.

Li Ming nodded with satisfaction, and his mind moved slightly, and the tank guards dressed instantly.

Then, the mechanical guards in front of him disintegrated, and pieces of metal parts attached to the surface of the tank guard's body, and assembled into a new combat form in the blink of an eye.

A strong sense of power rose in his body, and Li Ming clenched his hands. The wide mechanical palm moved silently, and the energy coating between the various metal structures connected them more closely, and the force and energy conduction were more efficient.

"I estimate that now I should be able to fight Barbaro." Li Ming estimated.

The two S-level mechanical guards are both top-notch, and his current half blessing is more than 150 times the strength blessing, and nearly 150 times the defense blessing, and the regular energy level is 150X.

Under the guards' armed, it is estimated that it can be blessed by about 200X, plus his own strength, the regular energy level has exceeded 300X.

In this state, he cannot use the peak hammer, and without the defense blessing, the guards will directly collapse in high-intensity combat.

"Although I can fight, I may not win..." Li Ming released his combat form, and the Heavenly King Zhen and Heavenly King Yu also entered his body.

The sudden visit of Anduin and Barbaroer was beyond his expectation. Although the two did not have much malice, they still gave him a sense of urgency.

There were many people secretly watching him, but the development progress could only take time. At present, it was 6%, which was not slow.

"Gene source... and world blood..." he thought.

"X-level life form, a lone X-level life form, a not-so-strong X-level life form..." He thought, energy particles rose from the surface of his skin, and he did not forget to develop gene seeds.

Until the next morning, Reynolds and Mikhail, the two master craftsmen, contacted him at the same time.

"Qinglong, the negotiations are about to begin." Mikhail got straight to the point.

"So fast?" Li Ming was surprised. Unknowingly, more than half a month had passed.

"Didn't I inform you more than half a month ago?" Mikhail shook his head. They had a very vague concept of time, and it was normal for some experiments to take two or three months.

He was not surprised that Qinglong had such a reaction.

"The conference room has been arranged. I'll give you the link." Mikhail moved quickly and sent a star network link.

"Yes." Li Ming nodded and asked casually: "By the way, do you know the substance called World Blood?"

"Blood of the World?" Reynolds raised his eyebrows, "You are involved in the dimension world again? This seems to be a special substance that can only be extracted from the x-level dimension world. It seems to be an information entity, the source of all things."

Mikhail glanced at him and said nothing.

There are quite a lot of names. Li Ming nodded and said, "Yes, it is this substance. I need it for experiments recently, but I have no idea how to extract it."

"Do you know, I can pay a price in exchange."

Mikhail's eyes flashed with a sharp light, and Reynolds said carelessly, "Then you overestimate us. We don't have time to study the dimension world. There are still many unsolved mysteries in real matter."

Mikhail was speechless, cursing in his heart, but he didn't refute.

Everyone has his own expertise, especially for the God Craftsman. They know a lot of low-end dimensional knowledge, but they can extract the blood of the world. This involves the extremely high-end application of dimensional technology, which requires a lot of mid- and low-level technological support.

"Okay..." Li Ming shook his head, looking a little disappointed. Mikhail added: "This technology is almost only possessed by the three major civilizations."

Li Ming remained silent. Of course he knew, but the Empire had already reached a cooperation with Chronoa, so it was naturally impossible to give him relevant technical support.

He could only start from the Star Alliance and the Federation, but he had too few intersections with these two civilizations.

"I do have a few acquaintances, and I can ask you when the time comes." Reynolds said generously. Mikhail's face darkened again, but it was not a big deal.

Li Ming nodded, and that was what he wanted.

"Go online, it's about to start." Mikhail urged.

The two ended the communication, Li Ming arranged it, clicked on the link provided by Mikhail, passed layers of verification, and connected to the conference room.

The surrounding fluorescent projections were just a simple virtual conference room, not a real-life meeting. He stood in the middle, with Mikhail on the left and Reynolds on the right.

It's not that Mikhail intends to give up his position, but this kind of virtual meeting is based on the perspective of the main body. In the perspective of the other two people, they are also the center.

On the other side, there are also three people--

Imperial representative-Braun

Federal representative-Klau

Covenant representative-Dius

The so-called negotiation is essentially a fight with the three major civilizations. Without their leadership, no one dares to touch the Mechanic Association.

Basically, they are all acquaintances. Klau and Dius, Li Ming had met when the Dominant Holy Elephant was selecting a successor.

The imperial representative is a little unfamiliar, but he seems to be an X-level life form, and is also the main representative of the three major civilizations in external activities and speeches.