Chapter 226 A sudden visitor? Qinglong is not in the abandoned starship city

Not long after, Li Ming put away the smart terminal, and the Bernest civilization finally gritted its teeth and agreed to his price. They had little choice.

Four and a half billion star coins, with the Black Hole Network as the third-party guardian to guarantee the transaction, ensuring that there will be no problems with people and money.

The Black Hole Network provides this kind of supervision, but it is a business worth at least one billion star coins and requires a 10% commission.

The other party originally wanted to include this 10% in the ransom.

As a result, he was flatly rejected by Li Ming. At the last step, Bernest had to hold his nose and pay an additional 450 million star coins.

As for the trading location, it was chosen at a gathering place along their sailing route.

He found Ulrich and said straight to the point, "I want to stop at the abandoned starship city."

"Abandoned Starship City?" Ulrich frowned subconsciously. This was also a special gathering place near the Red River Star Stream. It was not as famous as the Land of All Stars. It was located near their route.

This was something that was not planned, and Ulrich subconsciously resisted.

"I have a deal to make." Li Ming added.

"Has the price been negotiated?" Ulrich reacted immediately, with a hint of imperceptible envy in his tone. The ransom for an A-level life form is not low.

He has been an A-level life form for many years and has never captured other A-level life forms, although this has a lot to do with his personality.

But under normal circumstances, it is difficult to capture A-level life forms.

Thiago was asking for death. He was captured due to various coincidences.

Out of jealousy, he resisted even more, but then he changed the subject and said, "We have to tell Theo and the others too."

Turning around, Ulrich called Theo and Sandro over.

On the other side of the table, Theo didn't react, but Sandro's eyes glowed green. "How much is the ransom?"

"One hundred billion." Li Ming said.

"Really?!" Sandro asked subconsciously, and then realized it and coughed twice: "You are not authentic."

"I have no objection." Theo said.

Sandro's expression changed, and he grumbled, "Actually, we also helped in catching Tiago."

"You want a share of the money?" Li Ming pointed out what Sandro was thinking and knocked on the table. "Are you sure?"

Sandro looked at him and suddenly seemed to shrink back, intending to find an ally. He looked at Ulrich: "Just a little bit, don't you think, Ulrich..."

Among the people present, he suffered the most losses. The power under his control was almost broken, if not disintegrated.

Ulrich showed no expression as he glanced at Qinglong and said calmly, "I don't care."

Shit, Sandro suddenly realized that he was being used as a gun again. If Qinglong's attitude wasn't so strong, Ulrich would definitely follow suit.

"Actually, I don't mind." Sandro's eyes wandered. "But this will have to be delayed for a few days. The Torch Organization..."

"I think I'm the one who actually works for the Torch Organization?" Li Ming said nonchalantly.

"That's right, that's right." Sandro laughed twice. Without the support of either Ulrich or Theo, he didn't dare to show his teeth to Qinglong.

"It's only three days' journey to the abandoned starship city." Ulrich saw that the situation was set, cursed Sandro inwardly, and immediately said, "I'll go change the navigation trajectory."

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“Wulala wulahala… wulah wulah…”

In Ulrich's iron castle, the throne, which was originally made of exquisite precious metals, had long been moved away.

At the moment, there is a small pink sofa on it. Brown is curled up in the sofa with his left foot resting on his right foot. Dynamic music is coming from the virtual screen in front of him.

A slim and graceful female goblin in a short skirt was dancing enthusiastically. Brown's mouth was grinning and drool was flowing from the corners.

"Excuse me..." A faint voice sounded in my ears.

"Hehe...hehe..." Brown's eyes were eager, and he wanted to stick his head into the virtual screen.

Brown was shocked when his eyes went dark. A burly man with dark skin was standing next to him. He didn't know when. He was a middle-aged man with a shaved head, but his eyes were extremely sharp.

"Fuck!" Brown yelled, a look of fear in his eyes. "Who are you? How did you get in? This is the castle of Master Collector Ulrich!"

"Someone, come quickly!"

Guards poured out from both sides, staring at him warily.

The burly man raised his hands helplessly, carrying a long, thin black metal box on his back. "I'm here to look for someone."

Seeing that the other party was very cooperative, Brown's fear disappeared. He stood on the sofa and looked up and down at the strong man in front of him: "Looking for someone?"

"Do you have an appointment?"

"No." The strong man shook his head honestly, "I saw the door was open, so I came in."

"You walked right in with the door open? If someone had cooked dinner, would you have just walked in and eaten?" Brown turned his nose up and waved his hand impatiently: "Forget it, forget it, get out of here."

"You're in luck. Lord Ulrich is busy and isn't home for the time being."

"I'm here to find the great mechanic, Qinglong." The burly man frowned.

"Looking for Lord Qinglong?" Brown was slightly stunned, and then sneered, "You think you can find Lord Qinglong?"

"Get out, get out, get out now!"

The guards around him pressed on step by step. The burly man shook his head helplessly, pulled out the pistol from his waist, and the moment he raised his hand, bang! The black bullet turned into a thin line, with a strange arc, instantly piercing through all the guards present.

Crash——

The limp body lay on the ground, but no blood was flowing out.

"Your Excellency!" With a thud, the sturdy man raised his brows. Brown had already knelt on the ground, his face miserable and his voice trembling. "Your Excellency Qinglong, please leave with Lord Ulrich for the time being."

"I, I have a good relationship with His Excellency Qinglong. It was just a routine matter. Please don't be angry."

"Left?" The burly man frowned. "Where did he go?"

"I don't know either. Lord Ulrich specifically left me behind to look after the house." Brown shook his head.

The strong man looked around and his figure suddenly disappeared. Brown's throat moved and he looked at the "corpses" all over the ground and his whole body went limp.

He crawled cautiously on the ground, intending to leave, but heard the voice again behind him.

"Hmm... all the valuables have been taken away, even the shield generator has been removed. No wonder there's no protection."

"He must have run away." The strong man seemed a little regretful.

Brown was stunned for a moment, then turned his head hesitantly, "Run away?"

The burly man ignored him and took off the black metal box behind him. After slowly opening it, there was a black sniper rifle inside.

The deep black color is like the boundless starry sky, and the golden lines spread from the barrel to the buttstock. The texture of the metallic color is similar to ink. Just one look at it can make people feel luxurious and noble.

This sniper rifle should be placed in a display case, not held in someone's hand.

"Do you think Qinglong can repair this gun?" The voice ringing in his ear suddenly woke Brown up.

Only then did he realize that he had unknowingly walked in front of the burly man, staring blankly at the sniper rifle in the metal box.

There is a tiny crack on it, extending from the barrel to the buttstock. It is difficult to see if you don't look closely.

Brown shuddered and said hastily, "Your Excellency Qinglong is the most skilled mechanic I've ever met. No matter what damage, he can definitely repair it."

The strong man smiled and said, "I hope so, but unfortunately..."

Click - the metal box closed, and Brown froze in place, not daring to move. The burly man held a silver pistol with the black hole pointed at his forehead.

Bang!

A gunshot rang out, and the silver pistol, which was also covered with patterns, suddenly lit up with a dazzling light. Brown's eyes were unfocused, but there was no wound on his forehead.

The strong man put away his gun and left.

Ten minutes later, Brown came to his senses, shook his big head, looked around, looked at his men lying on the ground, and kicked them all awake one by one.

"Why are you all sleeping here? Bastard, idiot!" He cursed and muttered, "Why am I here..."

Not knowing what was going on, he climbed onto the sofa again. He wanted to check the surveillance footage, but all he saw was a sea of ​​white noise, which made him so angry that he started cursing again.

………

Three days later, the stars flickered and the red star stream looked like a long silk ribbon.

Through the porthole, one can clearly see the wreckage of a huge warship floating in the starry sky. The surface looks devastated, the metal shell is rotten beyond recognition, only the rough skeleton remains, and faint sparks can be seen.

This is the abandoned starship city, a gathering place built on the wreckage of a battleship. The living area is not large and is ruled by only one A-level life form, the herder - Blerim.

This A-level life form is quite special. It is not one of the three most common evolutionary paths in the interstellar space, but an evolutionary branch originating from a unique civilization.

Genetic evolution, mechanical transformation, and mutants are the three most common evolutionary paths.

In addition, there are numerous and complex evolutionary branches in the interstellar space, most of which can only evolve to a certain level. Evolutionary branches that can reach level A life forms are already rare.

It is the original evolutionary route of many civilizations, such as absorbing cosmic energy particles with the physical body, or directly using the blood of powerful creatures to induce their own mutation.

The path of genetic evolution is recognized as the evolutionary route with the least side effects and the greatest potential, but it is limited by its development potential.

There are also people who, after exhausting their development potential, turn to looking for other ways to continue evolving.

In order to avoid attracting attention, they parked their spaceships at a distance, leaving only a few main spaceships, and the rest of the warships had parted ways with them.

It carries Ulrich's remaining collections, led by Cassis, and it is unknown where they are hidden.

Ulrich reluctantly drove a small spaceship with Li Ming and slowly approached the damaged giant ship.

Li Ming just wanted to complete the transaction here and then leave. He didn't want to waste too much time.

The closer Li Ming got, the more he could feel the size of this giant ship. It was even bigger than the trading island. He didn't know what civilization's wreckage of the giant ship belonged to.

"Unknown spacecraft, please show the key."

The abandoned starship city is surrounded by many old warships. With the help of the starship's gravity, they rotate and conduct inspections while saving fuel.

The so-called key is the docking permit for the abandoned starship city, and only those who have been here have it.

Because there is only one A-level life form here and the territory is not too large, various inspections are more stringent.

Ulrich certainly had it, and after showing it, the small warships blocking the way gave way.

It entered the traction track, and with a rumble, it stopped at the platform. Compared to the Land of Stars, this place was much simpler, with a mottled metal ground and strangely colored liquids everywhere.

This place is mostly populated by scavengers. Compared to plunderers and mercenaries, they make a living by picking up interstellar waste, and most of them are wanted.

"Haha..." As the hatch opened, a rough laugh was heard. "Collector, why did you come to my place without telling me and act so secretly?"

Below, stood a figure, his skin a strange purple-black color, inlaid with black crystals that seemed to form some kind of energy circuit. He had twin horns on his head, a burly figure, and was wearing heavy combat armor, exuding a fierce aura.

"Brelim..." Ulrich frowned slightly.

Li Ming glanced at Ulrich's face indifferently. Ulrich felt something and immediately shook his head: "It has nothing to do with me."

"I haven't seen you in a while. I heard things are going on in the Land of the Stars lately." Blerim looked at the spaceship behind him. "Where's your personal butler?"

Ulrich's face darkened and he said coldly, "Brelim, your mouth still stinks."

"Haha..." Blerim laughed and held out his hand: "Chenghui, ten million star coins."

"What do you mean?" Ulrich looked indifferent.

"Docking fee. You are such a distinguished guest. How can you embarrass yourself by spending hundreds of thousands of dollars?" Blerim said as a matter of course.

"Ten million is a bit too much." Ulrich said in a cold voice.

"It's all voluntary transactions. If you think the price is too high, you can leave." Blerim smiled.

"Ten million, right? Give it to him." Li Ming walked out and came to Ulrich.

Blerim's face flickered slightly, "You must be the Great Mechanic Qinglong."

There was a commotion among the onlookers.

Ulrich looked at him. Who gave it to me?

"Forget it." Blerim shook his head again. "For the sake of this great mechanic, the docking fee will be waived."

Hearing this, Ulrich's expression changed. Qinglong had face? But he didn't?

"Sir Qinglong, I have admired you for a long time." Blerim looked very eager and came forward to greet him familiarly.

If someone shows you kindness without any reason, he is either a traitor or a thief.

Li Ming said calmly, "I waived the 10 million yuan docking fee right from the start. Do I really have that much face?"

"You're a great mechanic, so of course you have a lot of respect," Blerim said immediately, rubbing his hands. "Of course, I do have a small request."

Li Ming was not surprised. "Tell me about it."

Blerim immediately said, "Could you please help me build an A-level weapon? Don't worry, I understand the rules and will prepare all the necessary materials."

"Tsk..." Ulrich sneered. "We're just stopping by your place for a while, and you dare to ask that? If he doesn't agree, will you kick us out immediately?"

"How is that possible?" Blerim shook his head, a smile still on his face. "We are all friends, so I believe that Lord Qinglong is willing to help me."

(End of this chapter)