This is not mechanical ascension.

"Serade has no clues yet?" Sandro couldn't help but ask.

"He deliberately hid it. The land of stars is not orderly and civilized." Theo shook his head.

"Your vigilance is too low. Such an important thing could be stolen by a B-class life form." Sandro couldn't help but shake his head.

Theo remained silent, as if he didn't want to explain.

Li Ming was thoughtful. It seemed that he was overthinking it. Serad had not yet determined his death, and his first target was still him.

Ulrich sighed: "The Star King has been missing for more than forty years, and the land of stars cannot be saved after all."

Sandro said casually, "Are you too pessimistic? This is not the first time that the Silver Star Cluster, Lasos Star Cluster, Pearl Star Cluster, and other nearby star clusters have organized a joint fleet."

"The land of stars can always make a comeback. It's just a matter of venturing deep into the Red River star stream and hiding for a while."

With Sabo, an old guy who had followed the Star King, Li Ming's understanding of the Land of Stars was no longer superficial.

In the Land of Stars now, the number of floating islands is far lower than at its peak. Many of them were shattered because they penetrated deep into the Red River Star Current during the encirclement and suppression.

Ulrich sneered, "If the combined fleet is simply for the Torch Organization to wipe out the land of stars, then there is no need to worry."

"Isn't it?" Sandro frowned.

"It can only be said that there is a part of the reason." Ulrich was quite annoyed: "A bigger part of the reason is because of the civilizational remains of the Ascendants."

Ulrich is not stupid either, Li Ming mused secretly, Theo seemed to understand, only Sandro seemed to be enlightened, and then said: "You mean, the combined fleet will not leave easily this time?"

"That's right." Theo added, "They will definitely not leave easily, that's why they clean up the silver star cluster so carefully."

"When I come here this time, I don't know how long I will stay, and I don't know what scale of battle will break out."

"They found a way to get in?" Sandro was puzzled. "Aren't there genetic verifications for the civilization relics?"

"Why do you think the Torch Organization is looking for the Great Mechanic?" Ulrich was quite helpless.

Sandru frowned. Although he knew about this, he didn't think too much about it: "The Torch Organization should be manufacturing some kind of equipment. That equipment is the key to entering the ruins of the Ascendants?"

"Yes, you finally have some brains." Ulrich sighed, Sandro glared at him and snorted coldly.

"I underestimated the Torch Organization. I thought they were looking for mechanics just to create some kind of powerful and destructive weapon. They are really quite capable."

"It has nothing to do with the Torch Organization." Theo shook his head. "The Torch Organization attacked Asmara a few months ago, and one of its laboratories should have snatched key technology from it."

"Asmara? The princess of Etlan?" Sandro's eyes seemed a little frightened, "I remember, she seemed to have gone in?"

"Yes, seven or eight years ago, the unprecedented Red River Star Falls erupted, spitting out a ruins of the Ascendant civilization." Ulrich recalled:

"Asmara and her men were the first ones to discover it. At that time, they caused an uproar in the Land of Stars, causing great chaos and causing countless deaths and injuries."

"They don't know how they got in, but they shouldn't be able to reappear. Interstellar treasures, crystallization of civilization..." Ulrich's eyes glowed, and then he said sadly:

"Unfortunately, the main race of the Ascendants has been slaughtered by the Star Abyss Empire, and it is no longer possible to enter it through normal channels."

"If you want to crack it, you need to spend a huge amount of money. It is destined to miss people like us. All the major advanced civilizations are robbing it."

When Li Ming heard this, he couldn't help but think of the [Tan Luo Meng Biological Sublimator] that was eating ashes in the control page. Others couldn't, but he could.

"Where are the ruins of civilization?" He suddenly asked, attracting the attention of the three people.

Ulrich didn't hide anything either: "We don't know the exact location in the Red River Star Stream. It is said that Princess Asmara has a special way to find it."

"What, are you interested?"

"Your Excellency also said that interstellar treasures and the crystallization of civilization, who can ignore them?" Li Ming said calmly.

"That's true." Ulrich believed deeply, and said with a bit of heartache, "Eight years ago, a man named Wu Yanqing came to me with a piece of tattered armor to sell for money. I didn't even realize at the time that it was Brought from the ruins of the Ascendants."

Lao Wu? Li Ming looked strange.

Ulrich couldn't help but said: "Your Excellency Qinglong should know this person. He was another teacher of your student. At that time, he was only a C-level life form."

It was really painful for Ulrich to remember it for so long.

Li Ming's heart moved slightly and he said, "You should be talking about the Feros Warrior-level armor, right?"

Ulrich was dazed for a moment and straightened up.

Li Ming continued, "I have indeed seen it. To be more precise, I have seen photos. It is very damaged and only a small part is left. It is normal for you to make mistakes."

Do you even know the name?

Ulrich was quite surprised that almost all relevant information about the Ascended Civilization was lost in the interstellar history, and there were not many records even on the black hole network.

Qinglong can actually name it directly, and seems to know the relics of the Ascended One quite well.

"Then what level of armor is it specifically?" He couldn't help but ask.

Li Ming pondered: "If it can be repaired, it should be Class A armor."

Ulrich clenched his slender red fingers, then let go, sighed deeply, and shook his head, saying, "Forget it, it's all over."

"This matter will definitely not end simply. I even suspect that the Judge civilization deliberately sent four B-level life forms to die."

"After they die, there will be a reason to send troops openly and even compete with the joint fleet of Itlan."

This guess is really out of the blue, but it is not impossible, Li Ming thought.

"Who cares? This Red River Star Stream is boundless, and there is always a place for us to stay." Sandro always seemed careless, this is the confidence of the A-level life form.

"Recently, there are many more spies in the Land of Stars." Theo suddenly mentioned this matter. His people had unexpected gains in the process of searching Serrad.

"From various civilizations and forces, the targets are very mixed, but some of them are targeting His Excellency Qinglong."

The three people's eyes converged again, and Li Ming raised his eyebrows slightly, "Oh?"

"During this period, it's better to be careful."

"Thank you for your reminder, Your Excellency." Li Ming was not sure what Theo wanted to do.

After chatting for a while, Li Ming was not interested in staying any longer and got up to leave.

After the door closed, Theo was silent for a moment, and suddenly said: "I'm going to ask the Torch Organization for help."

Ulrich's expression was slightly condensed, "Torch Organization?"

Theo nodded, "Yes, this is the only way I can think of. Many dimensional creatures have unpredictable power, and perhaps they can determine the location of Serrad."

"What price will you pay?" Ulrich frowned.

Theo glanced at him, "At the critical moment, we need to do them a favor."

"What favor?" Ulrich asked.

"It's not time yet." Theo shook his head.

Sandro suddenly said, "Ulrich, according to what you said, this great mechanic is full of troubles, why do you still hold on to him?"

"Just to repair one or two things for you?"

Ulrich's thoughts were interrupted, and he said impatiently, "It has nothing to do with you."

Sandro snorted coldly, "He is hindered everywhere, it is better to kill him directly."

Theo frowned and said, "How can a great mechanic be killed just like that?"

Ulrich shook his head, feeling irritated.

…

Li Ming, who left the banquet, was sent back by Huo Tan. After returning to the studio and making sure that no one was around, he habitually glanced at the smart terminal.

I found that Ford had tried to contact him a few hours ago. After thinking for a while, he called back.

This time, the waiting time was a bit long. He was about to turn off the virtual screen before Ford's voice rang.

"Sorry, I just returned to the room. I was in a meeting." Ford explained briefly, without chatting with him, and went straight to the point: "I want to ask you about something. Do you know about the death of Serrad and the special operations team of the Judge Civilization?"

So you want to ask about this matter, then you asked the right person.

Li Ming did not respond immediately, but asked: "Why are you asking about them?"

"A few days ago, the Judge Civilization submitted an application to the Joint Fleet, saying that some of their people died in the Land of Stars, and hoped to participate in the encirclement and suppression of the power of the stars!" Ford cursed:

"This group of one-eyed people clearly have bad intentions and want to get a piece of the pie. The Land of Stars is too chaotic. Our people still have no accurate information."

"I want to ask what happened. Your teacher Qinglong should know."

Li Ming pondered, and seeing him like this, Ford's face fell, "Brother, we are all family, so don't think about cheating me."

"No." Li Ming smiled, "Four B-level life forms died in the Judge Civilization this time, and they were killed by that Serad."

"Really dead..." Ford was a little surprised, "That Serad is really powerful, he seems to have stolen Gray Eyes' things, do you know?"

"I know." Li Ming nodded, Ford looked expectantly at the smiling face on the screen, he sighed, "What do you want?"

"I want to know where the remains of that civilization are?" Li Ming asked.

"Do you want to know? Or does your teacher want to know?" Ford asked subconsciously.

"Guess."

Ford didn't respond at the first time, his eyes bulged, and suddenly deliberately lowered his voice: "Your teacher won't have a way to get in, right?"

Li Ming showed a mysterious smile, "Guess."

I guess you...Ford almost vomited blood, his expression hesitant.

"I can guarantee that this news is worth the money, you will never guess what Theo lost." Li Ming added.

Ford glanced at Li Ming. Although this guy was very shady, he still had some credibility.

He hesitated and said, "I don't know the exact location. The Red River Star Stream is too chaotic. I only know that Asmara seems to have left some means to locate it."

"But it can only be found during the tidal period of the Red River Star Stream."

Li Ming suddenly realized that it was no wonder that Yitlan did not station troops. The Red River Star Stream was extremely chaotic, and the magnetic field storm was almost non-stop.

The interference in the nearby meteorite belt was already very serious, not to mention inside.

"Then I owe you this news first. I hope you don't hide it when you get the specific news." Li Ming stared at him and didn't say anything threatening.

Ford hesitated, then nodded, "I will tell you."

Li Ming then said leisurely: "The thing that Gray Eyes lost is called [Casablan Flower]"

It's not that he trusts Ford so much, but this kind of news is very time-sensitive. If it is not thrown out now, it will be worthless after a while.

Fred's pupils suddenly contracted, and he said in a lost voice: "If it's Casablan, he is going to become an S-class life form?"

"My teacher's inference is like this."

"How is it possible, where did he get it from?" Ford couldn't help but say.

"Xingyuan Empire."

Fred froze in place, and then couldn't help but suddenly realized, "It's Xingyuan Empire, it should be them, it must be them!"

"Fuck!" He cursed angrily.

Li Ming grinned, "The people standing behind Asmara and the people who provided [Casablan Flower] to Huitong don't seem to be from the same faction."

Fred's face was tense, and then relaxed: "You guessed it, anyway, it's all that stuff, thank you for the news, I'll hang up first."

The screen went out, Ford hurried, the metal hatch opened horizontally, and there were many soldiers in officer uniforms in the corridor.

He went deeper, and many people greeted him along the way.

When he came to the deputy commander's room, the hatch opened, and the room was quiet.

The middle-aged man standing in front of the huge simulation sand table turned around, with a dignified look, frowning, and a strong aura of a superior. It was his father, Prince Baijan.

"Commander, I have urgent information." Ford said with a stiff face.

"Follow me." Prince Baijan said in a deep voice, taking Ford into the compartment of the command room.

"Li Ming told me that four B-level life forms of the Judge civilization did die, killed by Serrad." Ford said hurriedly,

Prince Baijan frowned even deeper, and said unhappily: "Just three minutes before you came in, I also learned this information."

"This is also called urgent information? That's all Li Ming knows?"

Facing his father's rebuke, Ford's mind was slightly tense, and he said in a deep voice: "Serrad stole the Casablanca flower..."

Before the voice fell, Prince Baijan suddenly changed color, and a terrible breath burst out of his body, red arcs gushed, and the flame of life burned like a substance.

Ford was shocked, and Prince Baijan quickly subsided and said in a deep voice: "Are you sure the news is true?"

Li Ming said it himself, from his teacher, 90% is true. "Ford said hurriedly, and further said: "The Casablan Flower comes from the Xingyuan Empire."

This time, Prince Baijan was not too surprised, "It can be expected that the one who can provide this thing is definitely not an ordinary advanced civilization."

"Then we?" Ford asked tentatively.

"Pretend that nothing happened and you have never heard of this news."

"Ah?" Ford was puzzled.

Prince Baijan did not explain further, and his cold expression eased a little: "You did a good job. You can tell you this kind of news at will. I guess that Li Ming trusts you very much. Let him continue to maintain this trust. He is very valuable."

Ford wanted to say something but stopped, feeling bitter, but looking at the rare gentleness on his father's face, he could only say: "I understand."