This is not mechanical ascension.

"The Star Alliance announced that a new civilization with a unique social structure was discovered outside the sea of ​​stars not long ago..."

“…we will build a bridge of communication with new civilizations with an open and inclusive mind, respect for others and a firm desire for peace…”

This is breaking news, and Li Ming didn’t see it yesterday.

However, the discovery of a new civilization is not a big deal and did not cause much waves in the interstellar space.

The boundaries of the known universe are expanding every moment, and new civilizations are frequently discovered.

The reason why it was pushed to his homepage is simply because he has been paying more attention to the developments of the Star Alliance recently.

He glanced at it and found that it was basically some official terms, which were of little value and did not reveal much information.

Li Ming remembered something that he had almost forgotten: "I remember Anduin said that the Star Alliance was suspected to have been attacked by unknown people some time ago. I wonder if it has anything to do with this incident..."

Let Zhuque take note, follow up on the subsequent developments, and continue reading the news.

"Why do I feel that those people's attitude towards you is very strange?" Robin scratched his head and said, "It seems like they are respecting you, but that's not quite right. They seem to be caring for you, but that's not quite right either. It seems that everyone is avoiding you..."

"Maybe because I'm more handsome." Li Ming said casually, still checking the news.

In the interstellar space, the most talked-about news right now is that the United Organization of Higher Life Forms is about to begin recruiting ordinary members.

Of course, the so-called ordinary members are also x-level life forms.

No one knew where this news came from, but following the aftermath of the Sunset Banquet, it became a hot topic in a short period of time and attracted a lot of attention.

Although there was no clear source of the information, the three major civilizations and the Interstellar Alliance did not refute the rumor, so it became more and more serious.

Many interstellar critics are skeptical about this and believe that the three major civilizations are unlikely to easily relax restrictions.

Once a higher-level joint organization freely absorbs ordinary members, it will expand rapidly and uncontrollably.

"This matter has caused quite a stir." Robin glanced at Li Ming's screen. Seeing that he had not put it away, he became interested and moved closer.

"The theory of higher threat is gaining popularity again. Many people are protesting and believe that this is not a good thing for the interstellar space. Is this news true or false?"

He looked at Li Ming.

"Really." Li Ming nodded. He had been staying with Gustav and others during this period of time, so he naturally knew about this matter.

This is not fake news, the United Organization of Higher Life Forms is really going to expand.

At the first routine meeting, the three major civilizations did not clearly tell them when other members would be allowed to join.

It just means that the board members will not be replaced within five years.

Li Ming still thought that the time for complete expansion would be delayed until at least ten years later.

But no one expected that in just three short years, the three major civilizations would tear open this gap.

To be more precise, it is the Star Alliance that wants to tear open this gap.

"Really?" Robin was surprised, and Ford, who was sorting out materials in the distance, also looked over and asked in surprise: "We are going to expand so soon, do the three major civilizations have any objections?"

Li Ming's eyes flickered. In fact, the opportunity for this incident should be traced back to the Red River Star Stream incident.

The suspicious Red River Star Stream incident caused a rift between the Star Alliance, the Empire and the Federation.

The United Organization of Higher Life Forms has already made contact with the Covenant, and this opportunity was released by the Covenant to cause trouble for the Empire and the Federation.

He could roughly guess what the Star Alliance was thinking. As an outsider, the Higher Union Organization shared common interests with them and could use this to put pressure on the other two civilizations.

In case something really happens beyond their control, a powerful coalition of higher life forms can provide them with more help.

But Li Ming did not expect that the Empire and the Federation would agree so easily.

"How can I not have an opinion? Let's wait and see. There is still more to come." Li Ming shook his head. Robin secretly clicked his tongue and shrank his head: "This galaxy is becoming more and more chaotic..."

The spaceship they were on had completed space coating and was undergoing a stargate jump.

Target the Mechanical Royal Court!

………

Imperial Capital

In Adam's office, he was on a video call with a calm expression:

"…Yes, the United Organization of Higher Life Forms has already contacted the Star Alliance, and it is estimated that they have reached a cooperation, so they support this expansion."

On the virtual screen in front of him was an interstellar human with a square face, thick and neat eyebrows, strong facial features, and stubble on his chin. He said in a deep voice:

"What happened in the Red River Star Stream has made them unable to sleep or eat. They will not give up until they figure it out. They suffered a loss when they attacked Azure Dragon, and now they have come into contact with the joint organization of higher life forms. I don't know what they will do next."

Adam did not comment, and said: "At least we can be sure that Qinglong did not leak the news."

The person on the screen shook his head. "It's hard to say. The price paid by the Star Alliance is not low. Gutierrez is not someone who is willing to suffer a loss. In order to make him stop attacking the Mechanics Association, Qinglong must have given him something."

Adam's eyes flickered slightly, and the other party only mentioned it briefly, without delving into the topic, and then said:

"With the support of the Star Alliance, the expansion of the United Organization of Higher Life Forms is unstoppable. This is a hidden danger. Adam, this is the beast you released."

"President Malcolm, this is not a difficult problem." Adam shook his head calmly. "The alliance between higher life forms is unstoppable. Even without me and this organization, they have formed various small groups in secret. Instead of doing things in secret, it is better to control them in our hands."

"…But because of this incident, my mid-term election approval rating dropped by 2.3%…" Malcolm said coldly, "Once the expansion is decided, it will inevitably drop further."

"The president's two-term re-election is a long-standing unspoken rule of the alliance. With the credit for discovering the body, no one will be willing to take your position." Adam smiled. "The core of the Higher Life Forms United Organization is the board of directors. We just need to replace all the board seats with our people, and that will be all."

Malcolm was not surprised by this suggestion and responded calmly, "It seems that you thought about it when you created it..."

"It's better to be prepared..." Adam said helplessly: "In fact, I estimate that it will take at least ten years before the expansion, which will be more peaceful."

"But plans can't keep up with changes. Let's put off the matter of the corpse as long as possible."

"Then it's settled." Malcolm said bluntly: "I want a deputy director seat and two ordinary seats."

Adam's expression changed slightly, but he remained noncommittal. "It all depends on your strength. If Mr. President is sure, just go and grab it yourself."

Malcolm frowned and did not respond to Adam's words, and the screen went black.

Adam was not surprised, with a faint smile on his face, "President..."

This was already the sixth federal president he had dealt with. Each term of office was five hundred years and he could be re-elected for one term, at most two, which meant a thousand-year term.

Malcolm can be considered tough, but... he will only be in power for 500 years, and by then, he will be just an idle old guy.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but touch the armrest of the chair. His mood improved slightly, but then he glanced at a paper report on the desk and his face darkened.

This guy Heckler stopped, which was beyond his expectation.

The kidnapping of Li Ming caused a lot of controversy. After he realized something was wrong, he just swallowed the bitter pill and never mentioned anything about Qinglong.

What made him even more unhappy was that he himself was the one who fanned the flames. At that time, he did not expect that it was the Star Alliance that took action. He fell into Qinglong's trap and instead became a stepping stone for the other party to gather power.

Even if he used the power of the Pioneers to carry out targeted killings of Heckler's men, their search for the Chosen One would be greatly delayed.

Heckler no longer paid attention to Robin who was beside Qinglong.

This guy has even taken action himself, leading the x-level life forms in their camp to capture the people on the list.

The total number of X-level life forms they can mobilize does not exceed ten, so the efficiency is naturally very slow.

Although the method is stupid, it is useful. If this trend continues, the chosen one will be found by Heckler sooner or later.

Things have progressed to this point and it is difficult for him to stir up a dispute between the two sides.

Qinglong was extremely cunning and did not fight back despite being targeted by Heckler several times in a row.

When Heckler realized something was wrong, he immediately shrank back like a turtle and refused to respond no matter how much stimulation he received.

"The root cause is that Heckler doesn't know Qinglong's background and dares not take any further action." Adam pondered, "It's meaningless to continue to conceal Qinglong's actions in the Red River Star Stream."

"Only when he knows Qing Long's background will he dare to take any action."

Adam stroked his chin as Qinglong displayed his Mechanical Holy Spirit in the Red River Star Stream, which was frightening.

But it is not invincible, that is the number of robots. It is not possible to carry a large number of robots to assist in combat wherever you go.

He thought about it, but then shook his head, "No, even if Heckler knew, he probably wouldn't be willing to invest more resources in Qinglong. He would rather do it himself and catch them one by one."

"Ordinary frame-ups are useless. Hmm... Let me think about it. We must find what Qinglong values ​​the most..."

"Li Ming? No, this is the bait that is exposed, what else..."

The room was silent. The Saint Emperor frowned, tapping the table with his left index finger, while his right hand was flipping through a special intelligence report that he had just submitted.

"The Dusk Feast Fleet appeared at the Desolate Anchor Stargate Node. There were advanced spaceships from the Mechanical King's Court. Li Ming was suspected to be there..."

"Anchor of Desolation..."

…………

The Mechanical Royal Court has undergone tremendous changes compared to when Li Ming left last time.

"Rebirth" has progressed to the third stage. The main base of the star has been built, and under the traction of the gravity system, eight completed conventional planets are orbiting.

Their surface is covered with a metal shell made of a special alloy, engraved with dense and intricate energy patterns, constantly flashing faint blue or silver-white light.

It is still in a rough state and will undergo in-depth renovation later. Each planet has its own mission.

The spacecraft shuttled through it, moving quickly and orderly, carrying out their respective missions.

Inside, there is a short-distance space channel that provides fast movement, high-strength solidification, and is also an important channel for energy transmission.

There are still eight conventional planets being formed. After their formation, it will be the fourth stage, the construction of forty-eight satellites.

In the vast area, the bright blue energy shield is like a huge transparent dome, tightly protecting the entire base - the planetary barrier.

The high-end protective barrier left behind by the Hammer Forger adopts a barrier structure similar to that of the dimensional world, which is equivalent to encapsulating the covered area into an independent space, which is enough to isolate space smuggling.

The biggest benefit of the planetary barrier defense system is the phased improvement in defense performance. As the number of barrier nodes increases, the defense strength will also increase.

Every conventional planet and artificial satellite can be used as a barrier node, and can support up to 108 barrier nodes.

The planetary barrier, which is supported by only eight barrier nodes, is enough to withstand the single-point high-intensity attack of Peak 200X.

At the same time, Li Ming also noticed that the Stargate Company under Anduin came here again and was intensively building new stargate nodes in the other three locations of the base.

With the expansion of the Mechanical Royal Court, one stargate node is no longer able to support the terrifying spacecraft traffic, and three more will be built to form hub-level stargate nodes.

"Not bad, not bad..." Li Ming nodded involuntarily as he looked at the magnificent scene in front of him.

After the spacecraft was pulled out of the stargate node, he did not return immediately, but watched outside the stargate node for a long time.

"How come there have been such big changes? The construction speed is simply flying..." Robin couldn't help but be amazed. He still remembered that when he first came here, there were only a few scattered star ports.

It's different every time I come back.

"With the assistance of so many S-class mechanical bodies, the construction efficiency is naturally incomparable." Ford couldn't help but say, and was greatly shocked.

The capital planet of the Itlan civilization only has a few more artificial satellites. Many star cluster-level capitals are of this size.

He had seen the complete design, and the scale was even more astounding.

"Let's go..." Li Ming waved his hand, and Suzaku connected to the Mechanical Royal Court, towing the spaceship back home.

The main base has been moved to the star base. The surface is still very empty. Small black dots like ants are moving at high speed. They are all mechanical bodies in working condition.

The main star base will host many key facilities, such as the core nodes of the planetary barrier, a large number of dimensional gates, and even private stargate nodes, as well as more instruments and equipment from the Forge Master's legacy.

The main base for Li Ming's activities had naturally been built long ago, with twelve silver-white floating stairs leading to the palace high in the sky.

I have to say, Ulrich has a lot of ideas.

“…You are too good at flattering…” Robin looked up at the metal palace hanging in the sky, and his throat couldn’t help but roll.

"I'm glad that you are satisfied. The main base doesn't have a name yet, and we are waiting for you to come back to name it." Ulrich followed Li Ming and introduced him to the brand new Mechanical Royal Court, completely ignoring what Robin was saying.

"Name it?" Li Ming hesitated for a moment, then said, "Let's call it Tiangong."