This is not mechanical ascension.

Sheffield's pupils contracted and he even wondered if he had seen it wrong.

"Cell strength--level 26?"

He stared at the virtual screen, then looked up at Qinglong who was standing not far away.

He simply threw the detection instrument in his hand to the ground, his pupils suddenly turned dark green, and a large amount of pheromones flooded into his senses.

"Nothing. The information state is so thin..." He stared at the corpse in front of him. It would not exist in the real universe for more than a day.

It is not a creature from the main universe, but it is not a dimensional creature either.

Various information converged in his mind. Sheffield stretched out his fingers, and his nails slowly extended out, with sharp tips.

Sizzle——

He tried to stroke those seemingly fragile muscle fibers, but ended up producing dazzling sparks.

"It's not a detection error..." Sheffield became more and more horrified. According to his experience, the life level of this star beast far exceeds that of ordinary X-level life forms, or even X-level life forms that have embarked on the ultimate path.

His combat capability level during his lifetime was probably no less than 2000X, and this was still his conservative estimate.

He had never seen such a powerful star beast. This level of life was already the pinnacle of interstellar evolution. It would have no problem sweeping across the entire interstellar space.

However, such a powerful star beast has now turned into a skinless corpse, lying quietly in front of him.

He glanced at Qinglong who was standing not far away, and his feelings changed again, with a layer of cold sweat on his forehead.

The intensity of his body's metabolism is comparable to the peak of geocentric activity on a regular planet, which shows how intense his emotions are.

He exhaled secretly, carrying with him a thin breath of dark green energy particles.

He quickly suppressed his inner anxiety. His subordinate handed him a test report. He lowered his head and glanced at it.

"It is estimated that the time of death is no more than ten days. There are signs of spatial distortion. It is speculated that it was left in the subspace for a long time, which led to the spatial index conflict."

"The mass is so terrifying, and it can be stored in the subspace..." Sheffield speculated in his heart that the mass of a corpse at this level of life would not be inferior to that of a regular planet.

If it weren't for the gravity stabilization devices around it, a mass distortion field should have appeared.

"Your Excellency Qinglong..." Sheffield briefly surveyed and asked hesitantly, "Where did you find this star beast?"

"Oh, you're still asking about its origins?" The voice from the mecha was calm, but Sheffield quickly explained, "That's not what I meant. I just asked casually. Logically speaking, a star beast of this level shouldn't appear in the interstellar space."

"Hmm?" Li Ming couldn't help but wonder, "What do you mean it shouldn't appear?"

Sheffield's dark green pupils returned to normal. He explained, "Although the universe is vast and full of wonders, star beasts are different. They do not have the same evolutionary path as intelligent species."

"From birth, the upper limit is fixed due to the limitation of its genetic links. Although there are occasional mutations, they will not exceed the original by too much."

Every profession has its own expertise. This belongs to the field of biology. It is normal that Qinglong does not know much about it. Sheffield pondered and said, "I speculate that this star beast is most likely not born naturally in the universe."

This guy has a pretty good eye... Li Ming was secretly surprised, but he didn't explain too much. He said lightly: "I don't know the details, I just discovered this star beast by chance."

How is it possible to discover this star beast by accident?

Sheffield was speechless and did not ask any further questions, or perhaps he did not dare to ask.

He not only felt wary of Qinglong, but even a little bit of fear.

He himself had already embarked on the ultimate path, and his body was compatible with the third X-level gene seed, with a combat capability level exceeding 700X.

At this level, I understand very well that the ultimate path is the ultimate evolution of X-level life forms.

The further you go, the smaller the gap between them. The combat capability level of 1X is a hundred times higher than that of 100X, but the difference between 500X and 1000X is only twice.

In the final analysis, this level is still at the x-level life level, and the gap will not be that big.

The combat capability level is a theoretical measurement standard. When fighting in real life, there are many factors that affect victory or defeat.

It is also difficult for 2000X to crush 1500X, it can only be said that it has a huge advantage.

It was hard for him to imagine what methods Qinglong had used to kill this star beast.

His thoughts and ideas changed, and his behavior was also affected. He became more respectful and explained carefully:

"This star beast is very powerful. I have never modulated gene seeds of this level, so further testing is needed to determine whether it can be modulated."

"Is it possible that it cannot be adjusted?" Li Ming asked thoughtfully.

Sheffield gave a helpless smile and said, "Yes, at this level, there are many issues involved, and I can't guarantee it."

"Okay, then you test it first." Li Ming nodded without comment. "Don't worry about me. I'll just take a look."

Sheffield hesitated. This was a confidential place and he couldn't just walk around.

But looking at the corpse on the ground, he finally nodded: "Your Excellency is welcome to do as you please."

Then he called on his researchers to come in, each doing their own job, and conduct more in-depth testing.

Li Ming wandered around the experiment casually. This was Sheffield's core laboratory and ordinary people were not qualified to come.

"A master who can mix x gene seeds will always appear in the laboratory..." Li Ming muttered to himself. He estimated that sooner or later he would be involved in gene seed mixing.

You can still find people at level X, but what about the next level higher?

You definitely won’t find anyone to help you at the Overlord level, so it’s best if you can find someone to help you.

This core laboratory is quite spacious, and most of the area is redundant area designed to accommodate giant star beasts.

The core area is only a small area, where a large number of cutting-edge instruments and equipment are placed.

He wandered around here, looking for suspected control objects.

These cutting-edge instruments certainly do not involve professional knowledge, and most of their capabilities are fixed-point functions, such as detection, cutting, identification, etc.

"Your Excellency Qinglong..."

"Your Excellency Qinglong..."

The experimenters who came and went in a hurry did not forget to greet him and look at him secretly when passing by.

Li Ming responded one by one, circled the laboratory, and finally stopped on a glass display case.

There are some strange-shaped objects placed on it, such as teeth with multiple saw blades and a honeycomb-structured tail. They should be souvenirs cut from some rare star beasts.

At the top of the glass display case is an inconspicuous brass badge. It looks quite mottled, with paint peeling in some places, and is engraved with a spiral genetic structure.

He was very sensitive to this kind of thing. He looked around and called out to an experimenter who was passing by.

"Qing... Lord Qinglong..." The other party greeted him stutteringly.

"What's that badge?" he inquired.

“That…that is…” The other party responded with difficulty, his face flushed, and he couldn’t utter a word for a long time.

“…That’s the badge of outstanding graduates from the Colvin School of Biological Sciences…” Sheffield’s voice came, signaling the nervous and speechless experimenter to leave.

With a nostalgic look on his face, he looked up and the brass badge fell into his hands. "My background is not good. I come from a small civilization. My parents were servants of a great noble."

“…The master was kindhearted. Seeing that I was quite talented, he sent me to the academy to study with his children.”

"I knew that was my only chance to change my fate, so I tried my best to study and finally got the title of Outstanding Graduate. I signed a contract with a biological experiment company..."

Sheffield stroked the badge and said frankly, "…Those were very hard days. My identity was incompatible with others. I remember one time, when I was sleeping in the middle of the night, I was thrown upside down into a cesspool. It was so embarrassing…"

Successful people never shy away from recounting their past; the more miserable the better, because only in this way can they demonstrate their strength.

At this point, Sheffield smiled bitterly and shook his head, "Your Excellency, are you curious about this badge?"

Li Ming stretched out his hand, "Can I take a look?"

Sheffield was a little confused, but he didn't refuse and handed it over.

Li Ming took it, his heart moved slightly - [Colvin Outstanding Graduate Badge - Special Type: Top Gene Seed Mixing Master - The badge treasured by Sheffield witnessed the beginning of his rise.

Control conditions: 10,000 metal energy

Control ability - Starting point: Consume the control item to obtain the [Gene Seed Preparation Apprentice] profession. 】

Sure enough... when Sheffield was halfway through his story, he vaguely guessed that a badge with such a deep story might reveal a profession.

However, he was just an apprentice and did not meet Li Ming's requirements.

Special types of control objects cannot be upgraded, and even if he gets this apprentice, he can't find a way to get promoted.

The professional controller of objects is different from the normal controller of objects, not to mention the gene seed mixer, a multiple and complex profession that integrates the best of biology.

Although mechanics are also multiple and complex professions, their promotion has been very stable, mainly relying on the existence of the Mechanics Association. The various badges it issues are natural promotion tools.

There was no Gene Seed Mixers Association in the interstellar space, so he didn't know how to get promoted.

This thing won't work just by finding someone to make a badge.

"Hmm... why not let Sheffield try..." Li Ming pondered, returned the badge to the other party, and suddenly asked:

"Mr. Sheffield, I want to train a group of gene seed blenders of my own. Do you have any similar teaching materials?"

"Of course, I will pay the corresponding price."

Sheffield raised his eyebrows, this was too blunt, if it was someone else he would have changed his attitude long ago, this was tantamount to stealing business and cutting off the source of income, it would be useless even if he was offered benefits.

But the other party is Qinglong... He hesitated for a moment and said, "Your Excellency, do you mean to enter the gene seed preparation industry?"

"That's not what I meant." Li Ming shook his head immediately. "I have a lot of humans under my command. We can just produce and use it ourselves."

"That's true..." Sheffield breathed a sigh of relief. Qinglong had a good reputation.

He asked someone to bring a high-level storage device and handed it to Li Ming:

"Gene seed preparation involves multiple disciplines and is quite complicated. It contains some of my experience. If I understand it thoroughly, I will have no problem preparing B-level or even A-level gene seeds..."

Li Ming passed by——

[Advanced storage device for gene blending knowledge - special type: contains the experience of Sheffield, the top gene seed blending master.

Control conditions: 10 million metal energy

Control ability - Master training: Consume the control item to obtain the [Advanced Gene Seed Mixer] profession. 】

Hmm? Advanced career?

Li Ming was stunned, it's not like he hadn't tried this hodgepodge of subjects before, and he had also purchased similar items from other mixers, but it was all useless.

Only the one in Sheffield has a similar effect.

"Does it have to be written by the top masters in the industry to be useful? It is mixed with experience." Li Ming pondered, this was a pleasant surprise.

Then, he said, "I have another idea. Can you please make a few badges for me to issue to my subordinates in stages?"

"Badge?" Sheffield was stunned, with a strange look on his face. "Something like the ones from the Machinists' Association?"

"Yes." Li Ming nodded.

This Lord Qinglong is really... Sheffield didn't know how to describe it, but it wasn't a big deal, so he nodded and said, "Okay."

"Let's start." As soon as he finished speaking, Li Ming took out a piece of metal and handed it to Sheffield.

"So anxious..." Sheffield was speechless, but the testing over there was still ongoing, so it didn't matter anyway.

He simply took the metal material, and then he saw Qinglong took out a few things out of thin air. They were not high-end, and even a bit simple, including an anvil and a metal hammer.

“Handmade ones have a greater sense of ritual,” said Li Ming.

Sheffield:"…"

He became more speechless, and just treated it as a novel experience, took the sledgehammer, and started to build it.

The tinkling sounds echoed in the laboratory, and many experimenters looked at it in surprise.

Although Sheffield is not a mechanic, making a badge is not a difficult skill. With the precise control of the X-level life form, he quickly made it.

The style imitated his outstanding graduate badge, and a few words were engraved in sequence: Junior Gene Seed Mixer, Senior...

Li Ming took it. The temperature of the badge had not yet completely cooled down and the control system showed no response.

As expected, it didn’t work. He shook his head secretly. He had expected this in his mind, so he wasn’t too disappointed.

"I guess, based on the nature of the control system, these badges will only be useful if they follow Sheffield through life and death, if they are treasured and even buried with him."

Li Ming speculated that for this special type of controlled object, "story", "cognition" or information state are extremely important criteria.

Immediately afterwards, Sheffield made a few more pieces and handed them to him, and Li Ming expressed his gratitude.

He secretly controlled the storage device and then consumed it. The long-lost information was instilled in him, but it was difficult to have an impact on him.

On the control page, occupation information appears.

[Senior Gene Seed Mixer: Possessing multiple complex knowledge of biology, and possessing the ability to [mix] and [assist operations].]

Maybe because it has no actual combat ability, the name is plain and unpretentious. Li Ming checked the ability

[Mixing: You can mix gene seeds according to the "process", which will be automatically taken over. The seed level cannot exceed Grade A. ]

[Assisted work: You can help other mixers with their work, consume metal energy, and increase their mixing success rate.]