Chapter 490 It’s Not a Forging Hammer

If it was him, many of the doubts I had before would have been explained.

He came into contact with Levenbeck very early on, and things were fine in the early days, with them engaging in secret games and going back and forth.

But later on, something seemed wrong.

Levenbeck seemed to be very afraid of him. When he was on Silver Ash Star, he revealed the other party's identity and scared the guy so much that he ran away.

Li Ming thought at the time that the other party would rely on this advantage of being able to run away at any time and would have to argue with him no matter what.

Later, it is even more obvious when he ambushes Ryan.

Seeing him take action, Levenbeck turned around and ran away without even saying a harsh word.

If Levenback was a minor character, there might be an explanation, but this guy was taught by Forging Hammer himself.

And now Li Ming thought that the alchemical substance actually had some shadows of the source substance.

If we get rid of the side effects, it is definitely artificial source material.

They have this level, but their performance is completely different. It is too far-fetched to say that the other party is cautious.

But if you combine that with Levenbeck's suspicion that he was the Forge Hammer, then his strange behavior every time he faced him would make sense.

According to some of the things he knew, Levenbeck had complicated feelings towards Forge Hammer, as he was his adoptive father and also a murderer.

It can basically be summed up in one sentence - Teacher, you are not dead?

A series of thoughts burst out, but in the end, a question popped up: Is it really Levenbaker?

Li Ming frowned slightly. The interstellar space is indeed vast, and there is more information that he cannot grasp.

Even though the probability of this guy being the one is high, we cannot be 100% certain that the third person is Levenbeck.

Li Ming was guessing in his heart, but in the black fog before him, no new scenes or dialogues appeared.

The three people in the picture seemed to leave, and the black fog gradually dissipated.

The black symbol on the giant's wound has completely disappeared.

He could clearly feel that many eyes were focused on the Mechanical Holy Spirit.

"Is your teacher the old man Forging Hammer?" Tandin asked immediately, with strong suspicion in his eyes.

"Need I ask?" Reynolds responded before he could. "These guys here are so sure, they must have solid evidence."

"Forging Hammer is really dishonest. When I met him before, he pretended to be really good."

Li Ming was speechless and said, "I don't know anything about this matter. At least so far, the teacher has never revealed any relevant information to me."

He will definitely not admit it, so let others guess, the more mysterious the better.

Reynolds immediately shouted, "Li Ming, stop covering up for him. The facts are right in front of us."

"Well..." Li Ming hesitated, "We don't even know the other party's identity, but we firmly believe in these words. What if this information was deliberately left behind by the other party to cause trouble?"

"Hey, kid... you've already brought out the Mechanical Saint's technology, and you still refuse to admit it." Reynolds complained, but was interrupted by Mikhail: "That's right, what these three people say can't be trusted. If they were really sure that Qinglong was the Forging Hammer, why would they come here to look for him?"

"They didn't find the person, but they pulled out a body."

He didn't want Forging Hammer to be alive. A big brother who is remembered forever is a good big brother.

The others were also thoughtful. It was true. What these three people said was not an iron rule, but they were still suspicious.

Qinglong's origins are mysterious, and no one knows his identity. Now he also has the mechanical holy spirit technology of forging hammers.

Isn't it normal for a machine to have several backup consciousnesses?

It fits the forging hammer almost perfectly.

"Teacher did have contact with the Hammersmith and exchanged some information." Li Ming said calmly, "Perhaps it was at that time that he acquired the Hammersmith's Mechanical Holy Spirit Technology."

Everyone became more speechless. This Mechanical Holy Spirit technology was not something that could be found everywhere. How could it be given to you just like that?

Kostat couldn't help but touch his ring again, which contained the World Blood detection device.

He thought Qinglong would come, so he brought this thing with him to verify whether the other party was Talos.

But Qinglong didn't come, so he just kept it in the ring.

Later, in the ruins of the Holy Spirit Civilization, he noticed that something was wrong with Li Ming, which gave him a vague idea in his mind.

However, during the exploration process, several people were wary of each other, and later turned into a confrontation, and they never found a suitable opportunity to verify it.

He had taken it out during the voyage here, intending to confirm his guess.

But I don’t know if it was affected by the Red River Star Stream or what, but there was no reaction.

Combined with the scene that happened in the black fog, he became more and more convinced that his guess was correct.

If Qinglong is the forging hammer, then Taros is very likely to be Li Ming.

On the contrary, if it is proven that Li Ming is Talos, then the probability that Qinglong is the forging hammer will be infinitely increased.

Alves didn't dwell on the question, brushing it off lightly, saying, "In any case, this scene has answered a lot of questions for us. These three people aren't as powerful as we thought."

"Yes, I thought they were coming for this corpse." Raphael couldn't help but say, "We can lower our estimate of them quite a bit."

They originally had high expectations for these people, even to the level of Tandin and Alves.

Now it seems that they were just a few guys who got lucky by accident. The only thing worth paying attention to is the method of cutting up the body.

"As for the method they used to cut up the body, could Lord Li Ming explain it to us?" Raphael asked.

"We've been studying that black symbol for over a month and haven't found anything. We didn't expect that a simple touch from you would reveal something unusual."

"I don't know either." Li Ming still denied it. "This black symbol is very strange. It might be the way we touched it or the aura that caused it to react."

Raphael obviously didn't believe it and asked further, "These three people are a hidden danger. Do you know their identities or have any clues?"

"The picture is too blurry and I can't make it out." Li Ming naturally wouldn't hand over the information easily.

The two sides are only cooperating reluctantly because they have no choice, and it has not yet reached the point of sharing what they have.

"Your Excellency is so secretive and refuses to reveal anything. Isn't that too..." Raphael frowned. He was sure that Li Ming must know something.

That black symbol couldn't possibly have caused any changes without any reason.

Li Ming ignored him and simply said, "If there's nothing else, we'll leave for now. Once the joint laboratory is built, just notify us."

"Are you leaving now?" Tandin said in a deep voice, hinting at reluctance. He then added, "We're still counting on you to find a way to take this body away with you."

"Of course." Li Ming's attitude was clear, "Whether you agree or not, we must leave."

His state of fusion cannot last forever. Only when they leave the Red River Star Stream and the information spreads to the outside world, will they be truly safe.

The atmosphere was somewhat subdued, even though the deal had been finalized.

But now, everyone still felt uneasy about letting the other party leave with this secret.

"As for moving the body, there's nothing we can do." Li Ming answered straightforwardly.

Tandin's brow furrowed, but Alves remained calm. "Please make yourselves at your leisure. We'll invite you once the joint laboratory is established."

Tandin's face was tense, and he knew that this was the only way. The Azure Dragon was highly suspected to be a forging hammer, and its threat had greatly increased. The previous transaction would not change, but would become more solid.

Li Ming moved quickly, and his mechanical body extended and turned into a giant blue dragon again, but its size was much smaller.

Costat's expression changed slightly. Knowing that this was his last chance, he no longer hesitated.

He immediately took out an object from the folded space. It looked like a compass, but the needle was crystal clear red blood.

The first moment it was taken out, it began to vibrate violently, and the bright red pointer inside trembled rapidly, pointing unswervingly at the mechanical blue dragon in front of it.

As expected! Kostat's eyes narrowed slightly.

His actions attracted the attention of those present, including Dius and others.

This thing is the so-called World Blood Detector, right?

Li Ming also noticed it and paused slightly, but then he flicked his tail, causing ripples in the void, and then he rushed out of the area.

In the blink of an eye, it had completely disappeared.

"What are you doing?" Dius looked at Costat and asked tentatively.

"Nothing." Costat had put away the detection device, his face calm.

Several people were grumbling in their hearts, with different expressions, but no one asked any further questions.

"Everyone, I feel that Li Ming must know the identities of those people." Raphael retracted his gaze and said.

"The probability is very high." Granger agreed. "We might even know what methods those people used."

"No, you've got one thing wrong." Alves shook his head. "The one who knows might be Qinglong, not Li Ming."

"This Mechanical Holy Spirit is not Li Ming's method."

Raphael was slightly stunned. Although he frowned slightly, he thought about it carefully and felt that there was indeed a possibility that Li Ming might not be lying.

It was the Mechanical Holy Spirit that triggered it, and he himself might not know why it was triggered.

The answer must be found in Qinglong, but this is even more troublesome.

"There's no point in discussing these things..." Alves said calmly, "The most urgent thing is to find a way to drag this corpse away."

"Do you want to find a way to investigate those people? We have some clues. They know that the existence of this corpse is a hidden danger." Dius reminded.

"They won't leak it," Alves said firmly. "If you were in my shoes, would you spread the news?"

Dius paused and nodded involuntarily.

Alves added: "But we should pay attention to it."

"Sir Tandin, I'm leaving first." Costat also said goodbye. He would report everything about Qinglong and Li Ming to Adam as soon as possible and adjust the plan in time.

"Deus, take your men and leave as well." Alves also said, "Report what's happening here to the higher-ups and have them adjust their strategy towards the Mechanics Association."

Everyone took orders and left, but their hearts could not calm down for a long time.

What happens here may not be known to the outside world, but it will profoundly change the interstellar landscape.

………

In the Red River Star Stream, a green dragon shadow is moving freely. The energy torrents that it had to carefully avoid in the past now only need to rush through.

When passing through, it will ignite a dazzling light, like a firework.

Only the realm of time and space distortion would make him wary.

"It feels so good..." Li Ming felt the powerful force surging in his body and became more and more unscrupulous.

"Stop playing..." Mikhail was horrified as he watched a space-time collapse area passing by his body.

"Let's make sure those two guys don't catch up first." He couldn't help but remind him, fearing that Li Ming would make him lose.

"Don't worry." Li Ming moved forward at an extremely fast speed, which was at least ten times faster than the large-scale fleet that came.

It even passed through several energy bursts in succession without leaving any trace.

Mikhail was always terrified, and the last moment when he seemed to be out of crisis was the most frightening.

Fortunately, as time passed, two strong men did not suddenly jump out and block their way.

With the terrifying speed of the Mechanical Holy Spirit, it took them just over half a month to cross the entire storm zone and reach the outskirts of the Red River Star Stream.

"There are a lot more spaceships in the Red River Star Stream." Li Ming saw another fleet that was forced to hover in an emergency due to the rapid space ripples caused by the Mechanical Holy Spirit.

"This is inevitable. Every time a Red River disaster occurs, things in the core area will be washed into the flood zone, and many remains in the flood zone will be washed out to the periphery." Mikhail responded and urged:

"We're already far away from the storm zone. With our technology, we can already make external contact here. Disintegrate."

"Okay..." Li Ming was a little reluctant, but he was almost at his limit. Although he was traveling at high speed, the consumption was not that great.

But after more than half a month, he himself was almost drained dry.

After flying across for most of the day, Li Ming found an uninhabited area. The Mechanical Holy Spirit instantly expanded to the size it was when it was born, squeezing the space to cause it to distort.

At the same time, the edges of the body began to emit golden light and gradually disintegrated.

The dissipated particle streams gradually turned into warships and mechanical bodies of various shapes.

Soon, six figures flew out. They were Reynolds, Mikhail, and their mechanical bodies.

Mikhail subconsciously raised his hand and regained control of his body, which made his uneasy heart calm down a little.

When he was inside the Mechanical Holy Spirit, his life and death were almost controlled by others, which was tantamount to torture for someone like him.

He took another look at his mechanical body and found that there was no major damage. He breathed a sigh of relief and then immediately communicated with the center of his base.

Back up the matter of Terrax's body and set up several distribution events.

Only then was Li Ming's control over part of the mechanical legion removed.

After waiting for a while, the Mechanical Holy Spirit completely dissipated, and Li Ming's figure appeared in the void, wearing a tank uniform.

He clenched his hands with a sense of loss, feeling a little unsatisfied.

(End of this chapter)