Chapter 225 Goodbye Ford Cares for the Seedlings
A bright light shone from his mechanical pupils.
Although the appearance was very different, the combat methods and 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 didn't think about it, but he knew it clearly.
"The nano curse of the Xingyuan Empire has actually been repaired?" Jesaya couldn't help but feel shocked.
The last time he learned that Qinglong was killing everyone in the Iron Castle, causing Ulrich to suffer heavy losses, he was gloating over it, and the thought that this person might be able to repair Lord Monroe flashed through his mind.
But he was already in the Torch Organization at that time, so it was even more impossible for him to act as a matchmaker for them. However, he did not expect that Qinglong had already contacted Monroe and even repaired him.
After watching for a while, the shock in his heart subsided a little. It was obvious that Monroe's strength had not recovered to its peak, and he even had some difficulty fighting against Thiago, but it was still amazing enough.
After regaining his composure, he realized that everyone's attention was focused on him. Cornett asked suspiciously, "What did Lord Jessiah discover?"
"This combat machine has an amazing structural assembly, various force fields, matching weapons and defenses, and even short-distance folding capabilities." Jessia praised repeatedly, becoming more and more certain that Qinglong would be able to solve the current problem.
Deyes withdrew his gaze, looking expressionless, but he was equally shocked in his heart, and his sense of crisis was even stronger.
He could also see the level of skill required.
Connit nodded: "Yes, that's why I believe that His Excellency Qinglong's arrival will definitely bring us good news."
Deyes was about to say something else when he heard Cornett add, "If you really can't work with him, you can choose to withdraw. Of course, this must be after we complete our exploration of the Ascended Ruins."
Deyes's expression changed slightly. Azure Dragon had brought three A-level lifeforms with him, and their combined strength was overwhelming. He couldn't resist, so he could only say gloomily, "I hope he can really help, instead of inviting a wolf into the house."
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In the bizarre jump orbit, Ulrich's spaceship is called Cruise. It is a specially customized large spaceship with a slender silver shuttle-shaped appearance. Its length is even comparable to that of a small battleship. It focuses on comfort and has almost no firepower system.
Following them were five or six small warships, as well as the spaceship belonging to Duke Bai Ye that Li Ming had previously snatched away, all of which were sailing synchronously.
This was not the first time Ulrich had run away, and all necessary arrangements had been made to minimize the losses.
In the conference room, Li Ming pushed the door open and walked in. Theo nodded and said, "The Torch Organization has agreed to let us go and has given us the coordinates."
"From the 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. We'll arrive in about fifteen days."
"That's pretty close." Li Ming thought for a moment, then listened to Theo continue, "They proposed more detailed restrictions."
Li Ming was not interested in listening and his eyes were dull. The others did not take it seriously either.
Once you really get in, everyone is an enemy, so who would abide by those crappy conditions?
After discussing a few more things, everyone dispersed, walked through the corridor, and returned to their rooms along the gangway.
The room was cleaned immediately, and Ulrich finally stopped doing useless work. No monitoring equipment was used.
When he opened 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 out 4 billion star coins.
They are gradually moving away from the interference of the Red River Star Stream and can now communicate normally.
The Duke Zerg, no more, no less, has 100 million more than them, which is obviously intended to disgust people.
Bernest has stopped bidding and intends to continue communicating with Li Ming.
He thought for a moment, then edited a message and sent it over: "One price, four and a half billion star coins. If you agree, I'll leave Duke the Insect Man alone."
Then, he began to search for metal materials on the black hole network.
The premium for purchasing metal materials on the Black Hole Network is very high.
But we are about to come into contact with the Torch Organization, and we will probably be located in their headquarters for a long time. We may not have the opportunity to contact the outside world, so we should save some money first in case of emergency.
"Out of stock again..." Half an hour later, Li Ming was speechless, looking at the big "Out of stock" sign in front of him.
In order to avoid losing money, he originally wanted to buy his old friend Flame Blue Alloy. Everything was normal at first until he filled in the purchase amount, and then it became popular.
The Black Hole Network reminds that there is not enough Flame Blue Alloy in stock and you need to wait at least three months.
Three months was too long, so he switched to other alloys, increasing his reserves from 100 million to 500 million.
Basically, if the purchase amount exceeds 500 million, it will be displayed as out of stock. He is planning to buy a combination.
Finally, when I paid, I found that the waiting time was different due to different origins.
I estimated that it would take at least a month and a half for the last batch of alloy 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-grade alloy requires capital verification, and the same applies to other more expensive items.
If the background check balance is not that high, even the name will not be displayed.
There is only the price, 10 billion star coins per ton, minus 10% comprehensive transportation costs, even after the ransom is received, it can't buy half a ton.
I looked at the delivery time - half a year.
Li Ming's mouth twitched slightly, and he added many more restrictions, including delivery time and distance.
Finally, the one that floated to the top was still "****", with a price of 3 billion star coins per ton, which could be delivered to the designated location of the Silver Star Cluster, and the longest delivery time would not exceed half a month.
The reason why Li Ming hesitated was that he had never come into contact with these alloys and didn't know how much metal energy he could extract and whether it would be a loss or a profit.
He will temporarily lock on this target, and as soon as the money arrives, he will prepare to place an order.
He glanced at the backstage and saw that Bernest Civilization had not responded yet. He must be trying to figure out his thoughts.
When he was about to shut down the black hole network, a communication request suddenly popped up. Li Ming raised his brows slightly. This message came from his old friend - Ford.
This time, he went straight to the video call. Li Ming hesitated for a moment, took off the mimicry mask, adjusted the environment, and chose to answer the call.
Ford's big face popped up on the virtual screen. He looked very haggard, with bloodshot eyes and some stains on his face.
Li Ming didn't say anything at first, but Ford exclaimed, "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 messy, and said, "Brother, you won't let me prove that I am myself, will you?"
Li Ming finally spoke, "It doesn't matter."
"It doesn't matter?" Ford was slightly stunned, not understanding what was going on.
"Whether you are Ford or a figurine created by Asmara, I only care about what you want to do." Li Ming shook his head.
Ford understood this time. He remained silent for a long time, then sighed helplessly, "You only want value. Even if Asmara is disguised as me, as long as she can give you something valuable, you won't mind trading with her."
"Unfortunately, Asmara didn't understand and instead tried to trick you."
Li Ming's expression was calm. Ford's face seemed a little sad as he recounted, "When Asmara testified that you were caught, I almost told you everything."
"However, my father saved me, not through direct rescue, but rather with the vague intention of giving up on me. This makes me feel sad, but I also clearly realize that no one can save me. So what's the point of me saying it or not?"
"Luckily you're awesome, and your teacher is awesome. Asmara held me captive for over half a month and got nothing out of me."
"Hmm..." Li Ming frowned, "Are you confiding in me? Or complaining?"
"You don't want me to comfort you, do you?"
Ford seemed helpless, his expression restrained, "I have news to tell you, we are about to arrive at the Land of the Stars."
Li Ming's eyes flickered slightly, "I also have some news to tell you. My teacher, Ulrich and others have already left the Land of Stars."
Ford was surprised, but laughed, "Asmara falls behind again."
"Also, Asmara brought the [Subspace Folding Fortress]. What kind of information can we get from this?" Ford said again.
Li Ming's eyes narrowed slightly. He had heard about the [Subspace Folding Fortress] a long time ago. It was a super weapon used by the Itlan civilization to suppress the Silver Star Cluster. Its power was immeasurable.
They are really willing to invest such a large sum of money... Li Ming was secretly shocked.
But he then realized that Ford had not learned the news on the first day, but was telling him now without hesitation.
interesting…
"My teacher is going to the Torch Organization. They are collaborating to create something that can open the Ascendant Ruins." Li Ming said this information. Ford's expression changed 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 must be trying to manufacture something.
"What if I tell you that my teacher will definitely succeed?" Li Ming added.
Ford's face was surprised. Will it succeed? This was different.
In a fair transaction, he believed that Li Ming would not cheat him.
"Then some of Asmara's plans will fall behind again." He pondered.
"My teacher fished out this person from the Xingyuan Empire. What's his origin?" Li Ming asked.
"Gabriel..." Ford answered directly: "The son of Grand Duke Thornblood of the Xingyuan Empire and the younger brother of Asmara's fiancé."
"Brother? Asmara is his sister-in-law?" Li Ming was surprised.
"I haven't thought of my questions yet." Ford didn't have anything else to ask, so Li Ming said, "One last question. How is Old Wu?"
"Wu Yanqing?" Ford's face looked strange. "Consider this news to you. He's fine. At least he's doing much better than me."
Ford hesitated and said, "Logically speaking, I'm a member of the Yitlan royal family, and my father is watching me. It's normal that he doesn't dare to torture me or explore my memory. But Wu Yanqing is still fine, which is very strange."
"I now suspect that some of these rumors are not groundless."
"Rumors?" Li Ming smiled faintly. "Are you talking about the scandal between Old Wu and Asmara?"
"Otherwise, I can't think of any other explanation." Ford shook his head.
Li Ming remained noncommittal. "I've got a message for you, too. Don't go to Ulrich's castle."
"Also, I wish you a new life."
Ford was stunned for a moment, then nodded, watching the screen go out, feeling dazed.
Turning around, I saw a corpse lying on the ground. He was wearing armor and had a double-tailed scorpion symbol on his chest.
He broke the smart terminal in his hand, lit a flame in his hand, melted the various parts, mixed them together, then picked up a short metal blade and inserted it into the thigh.
A moment later, Asmara arrived, her face icy cold. Ford lay in the corner, his face pale and expressionless. "He tried to kill me, but I killed him instead."
Asmara stared at him coldly, "Take him to the infirmary."
"Commander," Ford said, "I suddenly remembered something. Are you interested in hearing about it?"
While Li Ming was cleaning up the background information and replying to messages from Luochuan, Yaluo and others, he found that an unexpected person had sent him a long string of messages.
"Kay?" He looked strange, clicked on it and took a look, and found that it was the other party's itinerary for the period.
He has secretly returned to the Inquisitor civilization and gathered a group of his father's old subordinates, seemingly intending to overthrow the regime.
The Interstellar Alliance was very satisfied with him because he played the role of puppet very well and obeyed the arrangements.
Finally, he expressed great respect for him, saying that after seeing his fight with Thiago, he would follow his example, lying in wait, waiting for the opportunity to overturn everything.
"A puppet of the Interstellar Alliance?" Li Ming wondered why the Interstellar Alliance wanted to interfere in the internal affairs of civilization?
If it really succeeds, Kai's status will probably rise sharply. After all, the Judge is a high-level civilization.
Well... need to take care of it...
He thought about it, edited a text and sent it.
After dealing with these things, Li Ming opened the control page and prepared to try the specific effects of the gene source.
This thing can upgrade the Theory of Evolution or the Secret Record of Liberation, and it should be different from upgrading directly with metal energy.
He made an attempt and prepared to upgrade the theory of evolution first. While sailing, it was the best time to develop gene seeds.
The one he chose was the theory of evolution given to him by Old Wu, named [Lord of the Fierce Wind]. The genetic essence was integrated into the theory of evolution, and a warm light appeared on the control page.
There was no choice of evolutionary route. It was obvious that it was an exclusive choice of using metal energy and alienated energy.
Soon, the light dissipated, and the theory of evolution that was originally displayed as a USB flash drive logo turned into a crystal clear crystal.
[Gale Lord Evolution Essence--Level A: A special item that greatly increases the speed of life form development.
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Control Ability - Fierce Wind Furnace: Stimulates the fire and wind elements in the body, increasing cell activity.
Huh? No more control?
Li Ming was surprised and tried it immediately. After switching continuously, he finally confirmed it.
The development speed boost brought by this evolutionary essence is almost equivalent to that of the A-level Yanlei Evolution Theory, which is sixteen times.
But it was originally just an evolution of the B-level gene sequence, and its quality was much lower than that of the Yanlei evolution, with a gap of twice that of the B-level.
Theoretically, there is still a gap when it comes to upgrading to A-level, but unexpectedly, it was directly eliminated.
"Has the effect been removed, but the ability has been enhanced instead?" Li Ming pondered. With the ability of [Gene Warrior], he didn't need the effect anyway, so it was equivalent to not weakening it at all.
This is not a coincidence. The genetic source is also produced by [Gene Warriors], so there is naturally a special reaction between them.
I really need to get more gene source in the future, but this thing can only be extracted by A-level life forms, which is not easy, Li Ming thought to himself.
Sorry for the late update, thank you all for your support.
(End of this chapter)
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