Chapter 258 Qinglong, Don’t Misunderstand, We Didn’t Harm You
Qinglong asked Sandro to attack me, probably to take advantage of the opportunity to cause trouble, or perhaps to deliberately break up with us, or even force the Torch Organization to expel Theo and me.
Ulrich had a lot on his mind and had already adjusted his response strategy.
If Qinglong still asks me to apologize, I can only agree and not give him a reason to make trouble. Even if his request is more excessive, I cannot turn against him.
Facing everyone's gaze, Li Ming shook his head, "Sandro, forget it. It's just a few words of quarrel, it doesn't have to be this serious."
Sandro was stunned and a little surprised. Just let it go like that?
He thought Qinglong was hinting that he should be more aggressive and that there would be more follow-up actions.
It’s really hard to guess what these old foxes are thinking.
Sandro muttered to himself, looked at Ulrich, and snorted coldly: "Since Qinglong is pleading for you, let's forget about it."
Ulrich paid no attention to Sandro's verbal triumph, and exchanged a cold glance with Theo.
He was surprised. Why was it different from what he thought? Was Qinglong not going to take advantage of the situation?
So why did he make Sandro so tough?
Cornett's eyes moved slightly, but he was not prepared to delve into the matter.
He was anxious to leave now. He didn't want to care about the dirty things between these people, as long as no damage was caused to the Torch Organization.
Thinking of this, he added in a deep voice, "I hope everyone can control their tempers and not start a fight over a small argument."
"Everyone is an A-level life form. The destruction caused by this battle is extremely widespread. If any innocent members of the organization are injured, I will never let this go!"
At the end of his speech, his voice became much louder. Just now he was trying to stop a fight, so he definitely shouldn't have used this attitude. Now that the situation has been settled, he still has to give a warning.
Although Fernando was watching after he left, none of these A-level life forms were quiet.
Ulrich shook his head indifferently: "I never take the initiative."
Sandro snorted coldly, but didn't say anything else. Cornett's warning was still very significant.
Looking up at the big hole in the ceiling and the several holes in the wall, Cornett's tone softened a little: "I will send someone to repair it as soon as possible. If you are all right, please go back."
Everyone present had different thoughts, but they all nodded and went back.
Cornett, with a calm expression, quickly returned to the transport ship that had been prepared.
"What's going on?" Keweisi asked curiously.
"It's just a small matter." Cornett shook his head and asked, "No accidents happened here, right?"
"I've been watching here the whole time. How could there be any accidents?" Keweisi frowned, looking a little unhappy. "Those A-level life forms are used to being unruly. If you keep them in that small area, something will happen sooner or later."
"It's better to kill them all."
"It's not that simple..." Cornett shook his head. It was too complicated. Those great mechanics were not ordinary experimenters. They would be willing to work for them if they were threatened with a few words and given some benefits.
If they do something tricky in secret, an outsider won't be able to detect it even if he stares at it.
"Mr. Fernand, we're in trouble." Cornett looked at the silent Fernand.
After the two of them left, the other party was left alone to guard the Torch Organization's main base.
"Don't worry." Fernand's features were like weathered stone, and he nodded dully. "With Balzac's power, they can't cause any trouble."
Cornett thought about it and felt that there shouldn't be anything missing.
But he always felt a little uneasy, which he attributed to the unknowns that arose at a critical juncture in his plan.
After calming down a little, the group quickly boarded the transport ship.
As the engine spewed out blazing flames, after leaving the ecological shield, with the operation of the jump engine, the transport ship was stretched out and then suddenly disappeared.
"Go back and do your job." Fernando withdrew his gaze.
………
Ulrich didn't speak to Theo the entire way, but he followed Theo back to his room tacitly. After opening his twisted stance, Ulrich frowned slightly and said:
"We guessed correctly. Qinglong must have noticed something and recruited Sandro."
"Sandro knows nothing." Theo shook his head. "Besides, we're not plotting to harm him. He's overthinking it."
Ulrich was quite worried. "I'm afraid Qinglong will think we're plotting to harm him. The sublimator is almost ready, and everyone's hidden agenda is about to surface."
Theo glanced at Ulrich and was speechless. Do you think everyone has the same paranoia as you?
"For now, he and I are still one, and he should understand that." Theo mused, "The reason he recruited Sandro is probably to confirm what we are doing and prepare for a rainy day."
At this point, he looked at Ulrich again and said, "I think you were really pissed off by what that fool Sandro said."
When Ulrich mentioned this, his face darkened, and he had no desire to discuss it at all: "He's just an idiot. I don't want to bother with him."
Then he asked again: "Are you sure you won't attack Qinglong?"
"There is no such order for the time being. The person behind me just asked me to keep an eye on him." Theo's face was calm. He could clearly see Ulrich exhaling and seemed relieved.
Theo narrowed his dark eyes and said in a calm voice, "Are you afraid of attacking him?"
Ulrich gave a bitter laugh, "It's not that I'm afraid, but I'm wary. His origins are too mysterious, and no one knows what's behind him."
"Is it bigger than the Xingyuan Empire?" Theo shook his head.
Ulrich added dimly, "Your backstage presence doesn't seem to represent the Xingyuan Empire. That Grand Duke seems to still be asleep."
Theo's expression was calm: "Since he is not dead, Xingyuan Empire has the ability to save him, but it will take some time."
"You've already boarded the ship, yet you're still hesitating. Is it so difficult to choose between Qinglong and Grand Duke Guya?"
Ulrich sighed helplessly. As he spent more and more time in the Torch Organization, he learned more and more.
He suddenly realized that he seemed to be on a pirate ship, and the situation he would face in the end might be very troublesome.
Besides, his old nest had been seized, so he had to find a place to go afterwards.
So, he decided to find a way out for himself, so he set his sights on Theo.
The "Flower of Casablanca" was obviously from the Xingyuan Empire. After two or three indirect hints, he pried open Theo's mouth.
As an A-level life form, he doesn't have many wanted notices, so it's relatively easy for him to join a certain force.
However, he certainly would not consider ordinary civilization. He did not want to retire and he still had ambitions in his heart.
But it is not so easy to climb up to the Xingyuan Empire.
It can be said without hesitation that they have no shortage of A-level life forms.
If you want to join in, you must have certain merits. The core relics of the Sublimator civilization are obviously merits.
Although he was reluctant to confront Qinglong, if he had to choose one, it would definitely be Grand Duke Guya.
"Do you think Grand Duke Guya will accept me?" Ulrich became worried about this again.
"As long as you do what I say, there will be absolutely no problem." Theo said in a deep voice.
Ulrich nodded slowly. Their target was the core ruins, not the Azure Dragon, but this might lead to conflict.
………
"That Ulrich is such a bastard. He's looked down on me from the beginning, and he still looks down on me now."
"We are all A-level life forms, and we don't know what he's so crazy about all the time."
Sandro followed, cursing all the way. He glanced at the tall and short mechanical bodies at the door before arriving at Qinglong's room.
Li Ming raised his hand to signal him to be quiet and asked him to sit down. "Is it recorded?"
"Just like you said, record the whole process." Sandro took out his smart terminal and rummaged through it clumsily. Finally, a holographic image was projected, which was the scene of his conversation with Ulrich.
Li Ming watched the conversation between the two. He didn't think Sandro could get anything out of Ulrich.
This time it was mainly to cover for him, although Sandro did act as he expected.
But Li Ming did not put all his hopes on Sandro.
Thunder and Tepper had a backup plan. If Sandro didn't take action, the two of them would naturally make a noise, but it would cause a lot more trouble.
Listening to this, Li Ming suddenly paused, his expression strange, "Ulrich also worked as... a bartender?"
In the picture, Sandro is arguing with Ulrich, saying that he is just a hostess and was lucky to be hired by Monroe. He was nothing before!
There were also some obscene words that were unbearable to hear, such as "sleeping with someone".
Sandro nodded, "Yes, Ulrich did work as a male hostess model for a while."
"What else?"
"I'm not sure about the rest. I just made those things up to retaliate against him," Sandro explained awkwardly, adding, "Whoever told him to open his mouth and close his mouth is an idiot."
After reading the whole article, it is just the two people exposing each other's sore spots.
Li Ming thought that Sandro understood the true meaning of his tough attitude, so he chose to take action.
After watching it, I realized that Sandro was really angry.
"...Don't think I don't know. Back when you were captured by the Grey Knights, you kowtowed three hundred times to their leader and acted like a clown, amusing them for three days before they let you go."
"Do you think that by becoming an A-level life form and brutally killing that guy, you can cover it up?"
After Ulrich said this with a dark face, Sandro immediately punched him.
Sandro saw this again, looking embarrassed, and couldn't help but explain:
"I was able to escape not because the other party let me go, but because I pretended to be humble and confused the other party, and then I found an opportunity to escape."
Li Ming smiled faintly and didn't care.
Perhaps feeling that his explanation was an attempt to conceal something, Sandro changed the subject: "Unfortunately, I didn't get anything out of you this time."
"That's enough."
"Ah?" Sandro looked a little confused, but Li Ming did not explain. Instead, he ordered him to leave.
Sandro stood up in a daze, and when he reached the door, he was stopped by Li Ming again.
"After a while, they might come back to you. That's when the main event will begin." Li Ming's eyes were as calm as water. "Don't make the wrong choice."
"Ah? What do you mean?" Sandro was even more confused, and when he looked into Qinglong's eyes, he suddenly felt a chill.
He had already figured out the current situation. If Theo and Ulrich were not planning to recruit him, even if they came to him, they would only try to get information about Qinglong indirectly.
After what happened today, the two sides have become clearly divided. Why is the other party still looking for him?
"I...I understand." He responded, feeling inexplicably pressured.
I breathed a sigh of relief after I walked out the door and closed it carefully.
In the room, Li Ming slowly exhaled, a piece of blood-colored alloy appeared in his hand, and he began to absorb it. Time passed by minute by minute.
A total of nearly 28 million metal energies were absorbed, plus the more than 1 million left before.
The balance was once again approaching the 30 million mark, which made all his efforts worthwhile.
With his wallet full again, Li Ming felt more at ease and began to think about what to do next.
"Connit took Corvis away from the Torch Organization, and Fernand returned to take charge. Now, the Torch Organization only has one A-level lifeform."
"Dimensional crystals should be put on the agenda. I haven't upgraded in a while, and I can't wait."
Li Ming pondered, "However, Deyes's test should be coming soon."
Deyes did not know the exact time when Cornett left.
But his method was also very simple. He directly asked to meet with Cornett and said that there was something important.
For several days in a row, the person in charge refused, claiming that Cornett had important matters to deal with.
"Remember, if someone from the Torch Organization tries to stop you, you must stop immediately."
In Deyes's room, he looked at the fully armed Brot calmly.
Wearing an ape-bone mecha, his already sturdy body looked even more muscular, but the mecha arms had been removed.
He was wearing metal fist armor that covered his arms. The diamond-shaped metal armor plates were stacked layer upon layer, sticking tightly to his skin, and opening and closing constantly like breathing.
Bang! Bang!
The fist armor hit his chest, and the sense of security of being covered all over his body gave Brot a great boost of confidence.
"Don't worry, Cornette's transformation into a giant will take time, I will stop him in time."
"The one who made the move might not be Connit. We are not familiar with him, so don't take any chances." Deyes shook his head.
"Not Cornett?" Brott was surprised. "Where did Cornett go?"
At this point he suddenly paused, "You asked me to take action because you wanted to..."
Deyes raised his hand to stop him from finishing his words, "Don't worry about it, go ahead."
Brot shook his head and just as he was about to leave, he said, "I've given you your mecha, so what are you going to do later? The aftermath of this battle will be huge."
"I'll go to the core lab." Deyes had already made a plan. "That's the Torch Organization's main base, and it's under protection."
Brot was relieved, and he showed a sinister smile. The armor on his head closed, and when he turned around, he brought up a gust of wind and was already out the door.
Deyes looked calm as he quickly packed up his things, left the room, and headed quickly to the core lab.
"No matter what, Qinglong's hiding his identity is definitely not for experiencing life."
Coming out of Theo's room, Ulrich pondered to himself.
In the past few days, he has been discussing relevant matters and making plans with Theo.
What he feared most was not Qinglong's strength, but his identity.
Even if it is possible to create a mechanical body that can compete with S-level life forms, it requires materials, and the Torch Organization has nothing.
"Besides, it doesn't mean that we must be his enemy. At worst, I can let Theo take action and I'll just watch." Ulrich wanted the benefits but didn't want to take any risks.
(End of this chapter)
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