This is not mechanical ascension.

Li Ming, who had found a new idea and was about to start making it, suddenly heard Suzaku's report.

"Master, Mr. Mikhail has left a message, inviting you to the laboratory."

"Mikhail?" Li Ming paused, then asked, "Where is Teng She?"

Suzaku responded: "We still have one day left, and we should be able to reach our destination."

Li Ming's heart moved slightly. He put down the tools in his hand, switched on the [Spiritual Projection Device] and activated the [Marking] ability.

The next moment, the scene in front of him changed, and the black warrior who was in the God's Laboratory had descended.

After stretching his body a little, he walked out of the room, passed through the metal corridor, and headed straight for the main laboratory.

"Ding - verification passed, welcome, Lord Qinglong." A soft female voice sounded, and the door of the laboratory in front of him opened automatically.

Reynolds and Mikhail were already waiting there. They were not surprised to see him coming. However, Reynolds said with dissatisfaction:

"I say...Qinglong, you haven't come here for half a year. I'm really relieved. You're not afraid that we'll move to a new place and squeeze you out."

"I am very confident in the credibility of both of you," Li Ming responded casually.

Reynolds heard this, and the feigned dissatisfaction on his face faded away, and he laughed, "You are right, I will never go back on my promise."

After that, he added meaningfully: "However, you can't trust certain people too much. I stay here every day and I am still suspicious."

What an idiot... Mikhail was too lazy to pay attention to him, but Qinglong was not just being perfunctory. The frequency of the other party's appearance was indeed beyond his expectations.

He disappeared for more than half a year, and I don’t know whether he really trusted them or didn’t take what happened here to heart.

"How's the progress?" Li Ming glanced at the operating table. There were not only the two of them here, but also many mechanical bodies assisting in the work.

"It's no different than the last time you came, except that there's been some progress in the materials." Reynolds shrugged. "This is not something that can be done in a short time."

Li Ming nodded. The number of Holy Spirits under his command was close to 20 million.

After a few casual pleasantries, he got straight to the point: "What do you want from me?"

"Your people should be here soon, right?" Mikhail asked. "I estimate that they should be here during this period."

Li Ming's eyes moved slightly, "You are right, it should be tomorrow or the day after tomorrow."

When the Empire notified him, he also contacted Reynolds and Mikhail.

The three of them sent people out together, and they were in different interstellar locations and at different distances.

Both of them were sent from the nearest base and had arrived a long time ago, and were now waiting for his men.

"In my opinion, the Empire and the Federation will not let us get involved too much." Mikhail couldn't help but say that the so-called cooperation was decided during the confrontation in the Red River Star Stream.

The situation was special then, but it is different now. They are mechanics and are not interested in the path of genetic evolution, let alone spending energy on it.

The Empire and the Federation are well aware of this and are even afraid that they will cause trouble, but what has been decided cannot be without follow-up.

That's why he went to Li Ming to discuss it.

"It's probably just a show, maybe they'll even try to intimidate us." Reynolds said nonchalantly, "We're not planning to get involved in these physical evolutions, so it doesn't matter."

Li Ming nodded. "Well, although I don't plan to get involved, I still need to know the other party's progress in order to deal with possible changes."

"Yes, this is the most important point." Mikhail nodded and sighed: "Unfortunately, the coordinates of the laboratory should be highly confidential. If we can find a way to get the coordinates, we should be more at ease in the future."

Reynolds couldn't help but sneer, "Such an important matter, if we really find the coordinates, the Empire and the Federation should be dissolved as soon as possible."

"Besides, what do you want the coordinates for? Are you really planning to threaten them?"

"It's better to be prepared..." Mikhail looked quite solemn. "We hold such an important secret, and they have no means of checks and balances. From what I know about them, they must be restless. It would be best if they had more bargaining chips in their hands."

Reynolds frowned, and then listened to Mikhail: "What's more, the interstellar situation is very treacherous now. It is said that the United Organization of Higher Life Forms is about to expand. The members of the Council will face very great challenges."

The second half of this sentence was directed to Qinglong.

"Your Excellency is in the laboratory, yet you are still so concerned about news from the outside world." Li Ming looked at Mikhail.

"He also wants to join in the fun." Reynolds said nonchalantly: "Join that higher life form united organization."

Mikhail said, "I'm afraid someone will use my identity as a mechanic to make trouble again this time."

"Humph!" Reynolds snorted coldly, "A bunch of bastards. The prejudice of those individual evolvers against us mechanics has been going on for a long time."

"I wonder who dares to use your identity as a mechanic to argue this time. If someone insists on challenging your true form and does not allow the mechanical body to assist, my 1 billion mechanical legions will directly hit him in the face."

One billion?

Li Ming's expression moved slightly. It turned out that he had a profound foundation. He estimated that Reynolds' Mechanical Legion must not have low-level mechanical bodies. It must start with at least D-level mechanical bodies.

"Reckless man..." Mikhail shook his head and asked, "How are you going to deal with it?"

"It depends on the situation." Li Ming said vaguely, "I don't really care about this seat."

He did not tell Anduin about the plan he had prepared.

Mikhail frowned slightly when he heard this, "My personal advice is that it's best not to give up easily."

Um?

Li Ming was a little surprised. Why did Mikhail let him fight for it?

"After all, the Mechanics Association has been incorporated into the Interstellar Alliance. We will have frequent dealings with them in the future. If we don't have anyone on the board, it may not be easy to get things done." Mikhail explained:

"The two of us will definitely not be allowed to join the board of directors. You are already a member of the board of directors, so it is best to keep it if possible."

"This is very troublesome." Reynolds added: "Because of the presence of the two of us, they are unlikely to allow you to assist the mechanical body in combat."

"Otherwise, we can also use this as a challenge. With our background, apart from the strongest guys, not many people can stop us if we start a frontal battle."

Reynolds' words were full of confidence. The main universe was not a place like the Red River Star Stream. Their mechanical bodies could exert their greatest combat strength.

"That's really tricky." Li Ming seemed to be thinking about something. Seeing that he had a flat reaction, Mikhail simply said, "Whether it's an inside or outside move, you must keep your seat on the board."

This is the confidence brought by strength. In the end, Anduin was just delaying time, but when it comes to Mikhail, he has to keep it as soon as he opens his mouth.

"Tsk, you can actually say such a thing." Reynolds looked at him in surprise, and then suddenly realized: "It's because of the Star Alliance thing."

He grinned and said, "Qinglong, you don't know how funny Mikhail looked when the Star Alliance announced that it would stop sanctions against the Mechanics Association. He was autistic for several days."

"He has been in the Mechanics Association for so many years, and he only got the title of "Software Mechanic". I didn't expect that in such a short time, you have been regarded as a spiritual pillar and the fire of machinery by many mechanics."

Mikhail's face turned dark, but he did not refute it. This was indeed the reason.

Qinglong has made great contributions to the Mechanics Association, so he doesn't mind giving back a little. Besides, this matter is also for the good of the Mechanics Association.

"What are you going to do?" Li Ming asked curiously, "How about lending me another 500 million or 600 million mechanical bodies? I can show my entire Mechanical Holy Spirit out?"

Can't you use your own? Mikhail's cheeks twitched, and he just said, "You don't have to be so violent. I just want to keep your seat, not to shock the galaxy."

Hmm...it fits Mikhail's character very well.

"As for the method, I haven't thought of it yet. This will take some time, so there's no rush." ​​Mikhail added.

Li Ming glanced at him and didn't dwell on it too much. He briefly explained the specific experimental process of the two.

In just half a day, Teng She received a reply, saying that he had arrived at the designated location.

"Then let's go and see what the situation is over there." Reynolds nodded.

Li Ming returned to his original body and switched to the marked mechanical body. In a blink of an eye, he crossed an endless distance and arrived at the coordinates of a remote star somewhere in the universe.

This is a desolate star region with almost no resources and few people come here.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Dull footsteps rang in his ears, and everything in front of him gradually became clear. He was in a metal corridor, and the figure leading the way in front was wearing the uniform of a senior imperial officer.

Teng She stopped, and the soldiers following behind him also stopped. The senior officer in the front noticed the abnormality first and turned around.

He was about to speak when he glanced at Tengshe's expression suspiciously.

In accordance with his own habits, the mechanical bodies that Li Ming sent out were basically humanoid in shape, with extremely anthropomorphic facial features.

"…Sir Qinglong?" The senior officer realized something and asked tentatively.

"That's right." Li Ming nodded, and the other party's expression immediately became much more respectful. "My code name is 324, Lord Qinglong, please follow me."

324…There is no name. Are you afraid that something may be found based on the name?

Li Ming pondered in his heart and followed the other party to the top floor, where Reynolds and Mikhail's mechanical bodies were already waiting.

The three of them exchanged glances. They had just met each other and didn't say much.

Reynolds shouted in dissatisfaction: "What's the point of having us come here and get nothing?"

"Please don't worry, I will take you to the real location next." 324 explained, "However, during this process, the communication link will be disconnected. After arriving, your communications will be transferred through the hub."

"Is this a lack of trust in us?" Reynolds became increasingly dissatisfied.

"That's the rule. There's nothing I can do about it." 324 apologized.

"How long will that take?" Mikhail asked.

"Half a day at most." 324 said.

"Half a day?" Li Ming was surprised. Mikhail's eyes flickered and Reynolds was thinking.

Right around here?

"Okay, we get it, let's get ready." Reynolds said impatiently.

324 nodded and left. Reynolds said, "Then let's leave first."

A moment later, the three of them met again in the Master Craftsman's laboratory.

Reynolds couldn't help but show his metallic teeth with joy, and said, "It only took half a day, and it was kept so secret. With that coordinate as the center, it won't take long to find it."

"I guess it's not that simple." Mikhail shook his head.

"It will only take half a day, let's wait and see." Li Ming seemed very calm, and Mikhail looked at him a few times.

It feels like Qinglong is not interested in many things now.

Half a day later, Reynolds tried to descend, but failed.

After waiting for more than an hour, his mechanical body finally descended.

After Li Ming confirmed that Reynolds and Mikhail had arrived, he did not follow.

Instead, he switched back to his main body and then switched to a certain controlled object, and his pupils suddenly contracted.

The vast universe appeared before him, and a certain location suddenly enlarged, revealing a brilliant starry sky, and then enlarged again.

Finally, his vision froze on a seemingly desolate starry sky, and there seemed to be nothing.

But a series of coordinates emerged in his mind, which was where Teng She was now.

[Hyperdimensional Locator - Special Type]

Of course, it was also a drawing left by the forging hammer. It was originally used in conjunction with the projection device to locate the mechanical body under his hands.

Its ability is [Transdimensional Positioning], which can ignore obstacles and locate mechanical bodies that have been [marked]. It also forms a linkage with the [Spirit Body Projection Device].

Then, his consciousness suddenly returned. He was stunned for a moment, and quickly took out his smart terminal and entered the coordinates for positioning. His face suddenly changed slightly, "Why is the distance so far?"

Casually drawing a star map in front of his eyes, he marked the place where Teng Snake had gone, and then marked the coordinates he had just located.

Even on the miniature star map, the distance between them is at least two meters wide. If it were the actual distance...

“…Even if we jump through the shortest distance star gate, it will take at least a year and a half. How can we transfer such a long distance in just half a day…” Li Ming murmured in a low voice.

"It's not that simple..."

The thought flashed through his mind, but now was not the time to explore it. At least he had found the location.

This time he did not activate the ability of the [Spirit Body Projection Device], but projected his consciousness body through conventional communication links.

Avoid the Empire and the Federation from being too far gone.

“…Sir Qinglong, what’s going on…” The voice came before the scene in front of him became clear.

It was Raphael whom he had met before, the president of the Imperial Royal Academy of Sciences. Beside him was Tandin with his fists clasped, still indifferent and apathetic.

This seems to be a dock, extremely wide, enough to accommodate hundreds of warships.

“…Lord Qinglong is finally here…” Raphael looked at him.

"This delay is too high..." On the other side, the Reynolds robot raised his hand, looking very uncomfortable. He said dissatisfiedly: "The information processing speed of your signal transfer hub is too slow."

Li Ming also felt a strong sense of blockage. After he sent out the command, his body moved after a while.