This is not mechanical ascension.

The next day, Li Ming and others were called to the conference room, where Qin Xiao was already waiting.

His eyes fell on Li Ming for the first time, and the smile on his face suddenly became stronger, "I never expected that we have such a great genius here."

He seemed to be in a good mood, and it just seemed that he learned about this not long after the banquet ended yesterday.

But he was not happy, because Professor Wu's special treatment might make Li Ming have thoughts that he shouldn't have.

Originally, he was the biggest person Li Ming could come into contact with, but now that he has Professor Wu, will Li Ming still be afraid of him?

"The minister is joking." Li Ming said seriously.

The rest of the people had mixed emotions. If they said they were not jealous, that would be a lie.

Qin Xiao laughed "haha" twice and got to the point: "Wait until eight o'clock, you will follow reporter Xu and several Star Alliance staff to inspect and interview the Xingchuang company branch to protect her safety and ensure Nothing will go wrong.”

He was about to steal something, Li Ming realized clearly and listened to Qin Xiao's arrangement.

This time we went to Xingchuang Company for a routine investigation. The core members of the interstellar review team were scattered. Some stayed in Silver Gray City, while others went to Star Dome City.

"Yes!" Wang Zhiheng nodded. There were sixteen of them, divided into two teams, with Wang Zhiheng and Zhao Xiong as leaders respectively.

By coincidence, Li Ming happened to be assigned to the team led by Zhao Xiong, and Wang Zhiheng took a few glances at him.

There are several people from Qin Xiao in this entire team, Li Ming thought to himself.

The transport spacecraft was ready. With a total of nearly forty people, the cabin seemed quite crowded.

"Li Ming!" Xu Wei greeted him excitedly, politely communicated with the colleagues around Li Ming, and exchanged places with him.

Xu Wei sat down, pulled the safety belt across his body, buckled it on his abdomen, and asked in a low voice: "Are your injuries okay?"

"It's okay, it's just a skin injury." Li Ming glanced at her. Xu Wei's chest was forced to stand up due to the safety belt, which was thrilling.

"That's good..." Xu Wei nodded, and said excitedly: "I heard that you are still a rookie city guard in Silver Gray City."

"Yeah." Li Ming nodded and saw that Xu Wei had already taken out the stylus, clicked on the smart terminal, and the virtual screen popped up.

"I also heard that your father passed away not long ago, and you had not been to school for two years due to campus bullying." Xu Wei's demeanor changed slightly, he raised his head and asked:

"Then what prompted you to kill a heinous criminal just a few days after joining the city guard?"

"You..." Li Ming looked at her up and down, "Are you interviewing me?"

"Oh..." Xu Wei, whose eyes were still sharp at first, suddenly reacted and hurriedly explained: "I'm just asking a few questions."

After hesitating for a moment, she added: "I do want to do an exclusive interview for you. I am a single-parent family, my father has just passed away, and it involves the sensitive topic of school bullying. It should be very topical."

"Can I refuse?" Li Ming looked calm.

"Of course." Xu Wei nodded and whispered: "I know your concerns, but don't worry, I will beautify some aspects that are not good for you."

"You are a regular city guard, you are from a law enforcement agency, and you have a positive reputation, which will be of great benefit to you."

The transport spaceship had already taken off, and several people were looking at them with a vague look.

Maybe she wanted to reciprocate the favor? But now is not the time. Li Ming shook his head and said: "Reporter Xu, let me think about this matter."

Xu Wei was a little regretful, but she didn't force it. She was a reporter from Blue Star Times, and being able to come here with the Interstellar Review Team also meant something.

Logically speaking, it would be impossible for such a trivial matter to make the news in the Blue Star Times, but she could handle it.

However, Li Ming seemed to be a little resistant.

Do you not want to expose your unbearable past to the public?

She guessed that after all, Li Ming was now a majestic city guard, but in the past he was a pitiful young man who was bullied and did not dare to speak out.

Many famous people have this idea, not to mention that Li Ming is still at an age where he needs to save face.

But the past is a foregone conclusion and cannot be changed. Only by making profits can we live up to the grievances we have suffered.

There is still time, I will make him change his mind, Xu Wei thought.

Li Ming, who seemed to be in a daze, opened the control bar.

In the past two days, when he had nothing to do, he would activate the [Gene Radiation] ability. After hard work, the development progress has reached 3%, but his physical strength is also consumed all the time.

With it turned on at all times, it would be difficult for him to last for a day. He planned to upgrade the explosion-proof shield to increase his physical strength and battery life.

After three thousand points of metal energy consumption, the explosion-proof shield icon became wider and seemed to become a cone.

[B-11 high-energy explosion-proof shield--D level: advanced explosion-proof shield with extremely strong impact resistance.

…

Control effect: physical strength blessing--100%

Control ability - Strong Wall: Increases defense by 150%. 】

The physical strength bonus is doubled, the bonus is doubled, and the defensive ability after using [Strong Wall] is probably no worse than the gene seeds of the same level that are good at defense.

Li Ming was satisfied in his heart. Outside the porthole, Silver Gray City gradually shrank and was left behind. This voyage was extremely long, and it was also the first time that Li Ming was truly far away from Silver Gray City.

There is almost no change on the surface of the planet, with vast deserts, barren rocks, and almost no vegetation.

The mountain-like black mining machines look even more depressing and gloomy under the dark clouds.

Xu Wei took photos many times for record.

Five hours later, they landed at the Xingchuang branch. Before getting off the ship, they could see the towering building through the porthole.

The outer wall is made of black metal and glass, reflecting the desolate scene around. There are almost no windows, which makes people feel depressed.

Chen Songnan has sent people to wait here. Rows of black hovercrafts are waiting. He is very enthusiastic and speaks in a high tone: "On behalf of the Silver Gray Star Branch of Xingchuang Company, all colleagues, welcome everyone!"

No one paid attention to him. The highest-ranking person in this group is a short man with green skin named Sandra. His blue hooded robe is embroidered with purple patterns, like some kind of flowers.

"Let's go. I want to review Xingchuang Company's mining records in recent years, as well as other data..." He said in a dull voice.

"Of course, please." Chen Songnan had a calm attitude and asked everyone to get in the car and head towards the huge building.

Buzz--

The glass door opened, and the floor and walls were gray-brown. Except for the glass booth in the center, there was almost nothing on the first floor.

A group of gray particles like some kind of particles were suspended in the center of the glass booth, constantly evolving into various irregular shapes, which was quite strange.

"This is the silver-gray mother ore..." Chen Songnan introduced it appropriately, and sighed: "I have been in charge of the affairs of the Silver-Gray Star for many years. Only three pieces of this mother ore have been found. The other two pieces have been sent away, leaving only this one for exhibition."

Mother ore? Li Ming was immediately excited. The kind that contains special energy?

Xu Wei took two photos, "It is worthy of the wealthy Xingchuang Company. Such a precious thing is put here for exhibition."

"Reporter Xu is joking, it is not precious." Chen Songnan chuckled: "The mother ore is non-replicable, which means that all creations made of it as raw materials cannot be mass-produced, and are more used as research materials."

Li Ming took a closer look and found that this was just a virtual projection. According to Chen Songnan's casual remark, the real thing is in his office.

"There are 256 floors and 9,752 employees here, most of whom are local residents of Silver Grey Star." On the suspended elevator, everyone slowly ascended. Outside the glass cabin, every floor was filled with busy employees.

Chen Songnan introduced with a smile, "There are more than 500,000 mining workers on the entire Silver Grey Star. Their food, clothing, housing, transportation, food, drink and entertainment bring hundreds of millions of star coins to Silver Grey Star every year."

"Really..." Xu Wei said while taking photos, "But as far as I know, it is almost impossible for them to go to Silver Grey City or Star Sky City. All consumption is completed at the nearest station."

"And the station is run by your Xingchuang Company, squeezing the wages of mining workers while making money from them."

"And, on Silver Grey Star, the crime rate of non-natives is increasing year by year. Don't tell me that they are all illegal immigrants."

Chen Songnan's face was a little embarrassed, and he forced a smile: "People's hearts are unpredictable. Before we accept each mining worker, we will conduct a strict review, but it is inevitable that there will be omissions."

Ding!

The elevator opened, and Chen Songnan said at the right time: "Everyone, please go in. I have prepared everything you need to check, and the accommodation has been arranged."

"Tomorrow, I will personally accompany you to the front line for investigation. Don't worry, our Xingchuang Company strictly abides by the interstellar discipline law and the local laws of Blue Star, and there is absolutely no violation."

The most important thing for Li Ming and others is to stand guard, and the review has nothing to do with them.

"No, whether Xingchuang Company has violated the rules or not, you can tell at a glance, why do you need to investigate, it's something that even children know." Wang Zhiheng was dissatisfied and whispered to Li Ming.

"That's not the case." Xu Wei heard it and couldn't help shaking his head, explaining: "Xingchuang Company's over-exploitation is naturally an established fact, but it is still within the scope allowed by the contract."

"What the interstellar review team wants to investigate is whether Xingchuang Company deliberately concealed the harm of over-exploitation and bribed the Blue Star officials responsible for this matter when signing the contract."

"What do you mean?" Wang Zhiheng was puzzled.

Li Ming shook his head: "What it means is that if Blue Star knows the harm of overdevelopment and still chooses to sign a contract with Xingchuang Company, and there is no insider operation, then Xingchuang Company will have no problem."

"That's right." Xu Wei nodded.

Wang Zhiheng was stunned, "Isn't the Interstellar Review Team here to support us?"

"They?" Xu Wei paused, "We are not of the same race, why should they support us?"

"What about the gray sand disease? What about environmental trauma?" Wang Zhiheng asked.

"It's necessary to pay the money." Xu Wei also sighed.

Wang Zhiheng was stunned for a long time and cursed: "Damn bureaucrats!"

"Li Ming, come and discuss tomorrow's maintenance plan." Zhao Xiong called him.

The group asked for a meeting room, and after closing the door, Zhao Xiong took out a palm-sized metal plate.

After placing it on the table, the base popped out around it, and the middle cracked. The blue light column slowly rose, and the electromagnetic waves surged, covering them.