This is not mechanical ascension.

A blazing light shone in his mechanical pupils.

Although the appearance was very different, the combat methods and combat habits displayed by this silver mechanical body gave him a sense of déjà vu.

Lord Monroe!

He was shocked. Ulrich and the other two didn't know that Monroe was still alive, and they wouldn't think about it, but he knew it clearly.

"Has the nano curse of the Xingyuan Empire been repaired?" Jesaya couldn't help being shocked.

The last time he learned that Qinglong killed everyone in the Iron Castle, causing Ulrich to suffer heavy losses, he was gloating, and he also thought that this person might be able to repair Lord Monroe.

But he was already in the Torch Organization at that time, and it was even impossible for him to act as a matchmaker for it. He didn't expect that Qinglong had contacted Monroe and even repaired him.

After watching for a while, his shock was slightly reduced. It can be seen that Monroe's strength has not recovered to the peak, and even against Tiago is a bit difficult, but it is already amazing enough.

After regaining his composure, he realized that everyone's attention was focused on him. Connet was suspicious: "What did Lord Jesaya find?"

"This combat machine is too amazing. The structural assembly, various force fields, matching weapons and defenses, and even short-distance folding capabilities." Jesaya praised again and again, and became more and more certain that Qinglong could solve the current problem.

Deyes retracted his gaze, looking expressionless, but he was also surprised in his heart, and his sense of crisis was even stronger.

He could also see the technical level required.

Connet nodded: "Yes, that's why I believe that the arrival of His Excellency Qinglong will definitely bring us good news."

Deyes wanted to say something else, and then he heard Connet add: "If you really can't work with him, you can choose to withdraw. Of course, you must do so after we have explored the ruins of the Ascender."

Deyes's face changed slightly. Qinglong brought three A-level life forms, and their overall strength was overwhelming. He really couldn't resist. He could only say with a gloomy face: "I hope he can really help, instead of letting the wolf into the house."

...

In the bizarre jump orbit, Ulrich's spaceship is called the Cruise. This is a specially customized large spaceship with a slender silver shuttle shape. Its length is even comparable to that of a small battleship. It focuses on comfort and has almost no firepower system.

Following five or six small battleships, as well as the spaceship that Li Ming had robbed before and belonged to Duke Bai Ye, they were all sailing synchronously.

This is not the first time Ulrich has run away. Everything that should be arranged has been arranged properly, and we strive to minimize the losses.

In the conference room, Li Ming pushed the door open, and Theo nodded and said, "The Torch Organization has agreed to let us go, and has given us a coordinate."

"Headquarters?" Li Ming walked to the nearest seat and sat down.

"I don't know, but it shouldn't be." Theo shook his head, "It's slightly outside the Red Star Stream, and it will be there in about fifteen days."

"That's pretty close." Li Ming thought for a moment, and then Theo continued, "They put forward more detailed restrictions."

Li Ming was not interested in listening, his eyes were distracted, and the other people didn't take it seriously.

Once we really go in, everyone is an enemy, who will abide by those shitty conditions.

After discussing a few more things, everyone dispersed, walked through the corridor, and returned to their rooms along the gangway.

Ulrich finally stopped doing useless work after cleaning the room as soon as possible, and all the monitoring equipment was useless.

When he turned on the smart terminal, a large number of messages popped up in the background of the black hole network, and the Bernest civilization had already paid 4 billion star coins.

They were gradually moving away from the interference of the Red River Star Stream and could communicate normally.

Duke Zerg, no more, no less, has 100 million more than them, which is clearly a deliberate disgust.

Bernest has stopped bidding and intends to continue communicating with Li Ming.

He thought about it, edited a message and sent it: "One price, 4.5 billion star coins, if you agree, I will ignore Duke Zerg."

Then, he began to look for metal materials on the Black Hole Network.

The premium for buying metal materials on the Black Hole Network is very high.

But he will soon contact the Torch Organization. For a long time to come, he should be in the other party's headquarters. He may not have the opportunity to contact the outside world. He should save some first in case of emergency.

"Out of stock again..." Half an hour later, Li Ming was speechless, looking at the big "out of stock" in front of him.

In order to avoid losing less money, he originally wanted to buy his old friend Flame Blue Alloy. Everything was normal before he filled in the purchase amount and it became popular directly.

The Black Hole Network prompted that there was not so much Flame Blue Alloy in stock and he needed to wait at least three months.

Three months was too long, so he changed to other alloys, with reserves ranging from 100 million to 500 million.

Basically, if the purchase amount exceeded 500 million, it would be displayed as out of stock, so he prepared to buy in combination.

As a result, when he paid in the end, he found that the waiting time was different due to different origins.

It was estimated that it would take at least one and a half months for the last batch of alloys to arrive.

"I can only buy high-priced alloys..." Li Ming felt a toothache and sorted by price from high to low.

The most expensive alloy is called "****", yes, it doesn't even have a name, because information is money.

Ordinary alloys do not need to be concealed, but this top-level alloy needs to be verified, and the same is true for other expensive items.

If the backend detection balance is not that much, even the name will not be displayed.

The only price is 10 billion star coins per ton, excluding 10% of the comprehensive shipping fee, and after the ransom is paid, you can't even buy half a ton.

I looked at the delivery time - half a year.

Li Ming's mouth twitched slightly, and he added many restrictions, including delivery time and distance.

In the end, the one that appeared at the top was still "****". The price was three billion star coins per ton, and it could be delivered to the designated location of the Silver Star Cluster, and the longest time would not exceed half a month.

The reason for Li Ming's hesitation is that he has never been exposed to these alloys and does not know how much metal energy can be extracted, whether it is a loss or a profit.

He will lock this target temporarily and prepare to place an order as soon as the money arrives.

Glancing backstage, Bernister Civilization hasn't replied yet, so he must be trying to figure out his psychology.

Just as he was about to close the black hole network, another communication request suddenly popped up. Li Ming raised his eyebrows slightly. This message came from his old friend, Ford.

This time, he went directly to the video chat. Li Ming hesitated for a moment, took off his mimicry mask, adjusted the environment, and chose to answer.

Ford's big face popped up on the virtual screen. He looked very haggard, with bloodshot pupils and some stains on his face.

Li Ming didn't say anything for the first time, but Ford sighed: "Brother, you are really amazing."

Li Ming smiled, and Ford smiled bitterly, "It's me, I really am Ford."

Li Ming still didn't speak. Ford scratched his head, his hair was messy, "Brother, you won't let me prove that I am who I am."

Li Ming then said, "It doesn't matter."

"It doesn't matter?" Ford was slightly stunned, not knowing why.

"Whether you are Ford or a villain created by Asmara, I only care about what you want to do?" Li Ming shook his head.

Ford understood this time and didn't speak for a long time. Finally, he sighed helplessly, "As long as you have value, even if Asmara disguises herself as me, as long as she can give you something valuable, you don't mind trading with her."

"It's a pity that Asmara didn't understand it and instead wanted to trick you."

Li Ming looked calm as Ford recounted, his expression seemed a little sad, "When Asmara proved that you were caught, I almost said everything."

"However, my father saved me, not through a direct rescue, but with a vague intention of giving up on me. This made me feel sad, but I also clearly realized that no one could save me, so whether I said it or not would still matter. What’s the point?”

"Fortunately, you are great. Fortunately, your teacher is great. Asmara detained me for more than half a month and got nothing."

"Well..." Li Ming frowned, "Are you confiding to me? Or are you complaining?"

"You don't want me to comfort you, do you?"

Ford looked helpless and his expression calmed down, "I have news for you, we will arrive at the Land of the Stars soon."

Li Ming's eyes flashed slightly, "I also have news to tell you that my teacher, Ulrich and others have left the Land of Stars."

Ford was surprised, but he laughed again, "Asmara is one step behind again."

"Also, Asmara carries the [Subspace Folding Fortress]. What kind of news can this get?" Ford spat out another sentence.

Li Ming's eyes narrowed slightly, [Subspace Folding Fortress], he had heard about it a long time ago, the super weapon used by the Etlan civilization to suppress the Silver Star Cluster, its power is immeasurable.

You are really willing to spend money... Li Ming was secretly speechless.

But then he realized that it was not the first day that Ford learned the news, but he was telling him now and without hesitation.

interesting…

"My teacher is going to the Torch Organization. They are working together to create something that can open the ruins of the Ascendants." Li Ming said this information. Ford's expression moved slightly, but he shook his head: "It's not enough."

He had long known that the Torch Organization was secretly contacting the Great Mechanic, and it must be to create something.

"If I tell you, my teacher will definitely succeed." Li Ming added.

Ford looked surprised, must he succeed? This is different.

In a fair transaction, he believed that Li Ming would not lie to him.

"Then some of Asmara's plans fell behind again." He mused.

"What is the origin of the person from the Xingyuan Empire that my teacher caught?" Li Ming asked.

"Gabriel..." Ford answered directly: "The son of the Bloody Archduke of the Star Abyss Empire and the younger brother of Asmara's fiancé."

"Brother? Asmara is his sister-in-law?" Li Ming was surprised.

"I haven't thought about my question yet." Ford had nothing to ask, and Li Ming said, "Last question, how is Old Wu?"

"Wu Yanqing?" Ford looked strange, "I'm sending you this news. He's fine. At least he's much better than me."

Ford hesitated and said: "Logically speaking, I am a member of the Etlan royal family, and my father is still watching. It is normal that he does not dare to torture me or probe my memory. But Wu Yanqing is still fine. This is very strange." ”

"I now suspect that some of the rumors are not groundless."

"Rumors?" Li Ming smiled half-heartedly: "You're not talking about the scandal between Lao Wu and Asmara, are you?"

"Otherwise I can't think of any other explanation." Ford shook his head.

Li Ming was noncommittal, "I also want to send you a message. Never go to Ulrich's castle."

"Also, I wish you a new lease of life."

Ford was stunned for a moment, then nodded, watching the screen go off, feeling in a trance.

Turning around, he saw a corpse lying on the ground. He was wearing armor and had a two-tailed scorpion symbol on his chest.

Break the smart terminal in your hand, light a flame in your hand, burn various parts until they melt, mix them together, and then pick up the metal short blade and insert it from the thigh.

A moment later, Asmara arrived with a cold face. Ford was lying in the corner with a pale face and indifferent expression. "He intended to kill me, but I killed him."

Asmara stared at him coldly, "Take him to the infirmary."

"Commander." Ford said, "I suddenly remembered something. Are you interested in knowing?"

Li Ming was cleaning up the background information and replying to the messages from Luochuan, Yaluo and others, and found that an unexpected person sent him a long string of messages.

"Kay?" He looked strange, clicked in and took a look, and found that it was the other party's itinerary during this period.

He has secretly returned to the Judge Civilization and assembled a group of his father's old subordinates, seemingly intending to subvert the regime.

The Interstellar Alliance is very satisfied with him because he played the role of a puppet very well and obeyed the arrangements.

Finally, he held him in high respect, saying that he had seen the battle between him and Tiago, and would follow his example, lying dormant, waiting for the opportunity to overturn everything.

"A puppet of the Interstellar Alliance?" Li Ming wondered, why did the Interstellar Alliance want to interfere in the internal affairs of civilization?

If it really succeeds, Kai's status will probably rise sharply, and the Judge is a high-level civilization after all.

Well... I have to take care of him...

He thought about it, edited a paragraph and sent it over.

After dealing with these things, Li Ming opened the control page and prepared to try the specific role of the gene source.

This thing can upgrade the theory of evolution or liberate the secret record, and it should be different from upgrading directly with metal energy.

He tried it and prepared to upgrade the theory of evolution first. During the voyage, it was the best time to develop gene seeds.

The selected one was the theory of evolution given to him by Lao Wu, named [Lord of the Fierce Wind]. The gene source was integrated into the theory of evolution, and a warm light was lit on the control page.

There was no choice of evolutionary route. Obviously, it was an exclusive choice of using metal energy and alienated energy.

Soon, the light faded, and the evolutionary theory that was originally displayed as a USB flash drive logo turned into a crystal clear crystal.

[Evolutionary Source of the Lord of the Fierce Wind--Grade A: A special item that greatly increases the development speed of life forms.

…

Control ability-Fierce Wind Furnace: Stimulates the dual elements of fire and wind in the body and increases cell activity. 】

Hmm? No control effect?

Li Ming was surprised and tried it at the first time. After switching continuously, he finally confirmed it.

The development speed blessing brought by this evolutionary source is almost equivalent to the A-level Yanlei Evolutionary Theory, that is, sixteen times.

But it was originally only an evolutionary theory of the B-level gene sequence, and its quality was much worse than that of the Yanlei Evolutionary Theory, with a gap of two times in the B-level.

Theoretically, there is also a gap when it is upgraded to A-level, but unexpectedly, it was directly wiped out.

"Has the effect been removed and the ability is enhanced instead?" Li Ming pondered. With the ability of [Gene Warrior], he didn't need the effect, which was equivalent to no weakening.

This is not a coincidence. Gene source material is also produced by [Gene Warriors], so there is a special reaction between them.

I really need to get more gene source material in the future, but this thing can only be extracted by A-level life forms, and it is not easy, Li Ming thought to himself.

Sorry, the update is late, thank you for your support.