Chapter 272 Qinglong did it all?
"After you open the core ruins, you can choose whatever you want from the contents. Or, in other words, I'll give you Deyes's share as well."
Li Ming also tried to test the waters. After all, it wouldn't be a loss. It was indeed unlikely that he would get the A-grade gene seed, but this was obviously just empty talk, and he was not satisfied.
"Deyes disappeared, and his share should have been divided equally. Now you give his share to me as a reward, what will the others think?" Li Ming shook his head.
"How about this, do you have any precious metals or something? Give me some. I need them urgently."
"Precious metals?" Connet's eyes flickered slightly, and he subconsciously guessed that Qinglong asked for precious metals obviously in order to make something to increase his own means and strength, which was almost equivalent to aiding the enemy.
Cornett was also dissatisfied. "There are only two options. Either we pay you a lump sum, and you can just take the money and leave after you finish the production."
"Or, we can divide up the core ruins in the same way as we divide the cake. Your Excellency, wanting to have both is a bit too much."
"Wrong." Li Ming shook his head. "I'm already fulfilling my responsibilities. You added more conditions and made me pay more. This has nothing to do with the previous agreement."
Cornett's temples throbbed, and he said coldly, "We don't have any precious metals. Your Excellency, please change the terms."
"I'm sorry, there's nothing I can do." Li Ming shrugged. "Then we can only slowly grind it out, but it will only take half a year, so it will be quick."
Cornett stared at him coldly, his face expressionless, his voice cold: "10 kilograms of Lanhui gold."
Really agreed, so anxious? Li Ming pondered inwardly.
Lanhui gold is a regional specialty precious metal produced in the Silver Cluster and is very valuable.
The price per gram fluctuates around 50,000 star coins, and 10 kilograms is 500 million star coins, so at least 5 or 6 million can be withdrawn.
Li Ming thought about it and continued, "At least 20 kilograms, otherwise, forget it."
Cornett's face turned cold. "You are pushing your luck and pressing your opponent. Isn't that too much?"
"Agree or not," Li Ming pressed on aggressively, not caring about the freezing temperature in the room.
"Okay." Cornett clenched his teeth, as if trying to suppress his anger, and the word almost jumped out of his throat.
But then he said, "However, you need to prove your ability to solve the problem first and advance the manufacturing progress of the sublimator. Only then can I give you half. After it is completely manufactured, I will give you the other half."
Li Ming stared at Cornett for a long time without saying anything. Cornett frowned and said, "If you raise the price again, we will part ways."
"It's settled then." Li Ming said calmly.
"Hmph!" Cornett seemed very angry. Without saying anything more, he turned around and left the room.
After he walked out of the door, his gnashing teeth and wishing to tear Qinglong apart quickly disappeared. He turned around coldly and left quickly.
"Why are you in such a hurry? Have you found any clues about sublimation particles?" Li Ming pondered, feeling that something was not right.
He originally thought that after the Torch Organization failed to sacrifice "Dream", they temporarily did not have the means to sublimate particles.
The demand for a sublimator shouldn't be that urgent.
Deyes disappeared, and facing the stagnant progress of the sublimator, the Torch Organization, including Connit, did not urge it too much, which also confirmed his idea.
But for some reason today, Cornett was suddenly so eager, and even in the face of his aggressive conditions, she gritted her teeth and agreed.
It was hard not to guess that the other party had a new way to obtain sublimation particles.
"Sacrificing dimensional creatures shouldn't work. Where does the method come from?" Li Ming stroked his chin, unable to figure it out.
But he then pretended to run to the main ship's laboratory and looked left and right.
"You've arrived just in time, Lord Qinglong," Benny shouted excitedly. "I've just made a breakthrough. My latest core crystal can already withstand about three seconds of focused energy. I was just about to call on you for help."
"Awesome, awesome." Li Ming praised twice and glanced at the data, but did not stay here for long. He said that he suddenly had an idea and left in a hurry.
"Sir Qinglong, Qinglong..." Benny shouted repeatedly, but he could only watch Qinglong's back disappear from his sight and sighed helplessly.
On the other side, Ulrich had already come to Theo's room. After twisting his stance, he said something that made Theo's expression change constantly.
"I feel like Deyes is Qinglong's scapegoat."
Theo stared at Ulrich, his eyes fixed on him: "What do you mean?"
"Do you remember when the Torch Organization raided my lair?" When Ulrich mentioned this, Theo's face turned embarrassed, but he quickly calmed down.
Ulrich pretended not to notice and continued, "In my repair room, I have a battleship-class gun barrel obtained from the Red River Star Stream."
"After the attack, the barrel mysteriously disappeared, which at the time was considered a minor issue."
"Do you think Qinglong took it?" Theo pondered. "There were so many looters back then. Perhaps they saw it was difficult to move, so they simply cut it into pieces and sold them simply for the materials."
"That's certainly possible." Ulrich nodded, then added, "Do you remember when Tiago attacked?"
"At that time, Qinglong stored a 168-meter-long metal box in my dock warehouse. Later, this metal box was moved to my castle. I had someone secretly inspect it, and inside was a model of a cannon barrel."
Theo's expression changed and he glanced at Ulrich. This guy was staring at Qinglong with great intensity.
Ulrich continued, "I wanted to find out who sent this thing, but at the time, Tiago said Asmara would be arriving soon, and we were busy retreating, so the matter was left unresolved."
"Until ten days ago, Cornett said their three main guns had all been replaced with dummy guns. I pondered over it, speculating endlessly. Setting aside all reasonable considerations, I concluded that Qinglong must have been responsible."
Put aside all rationality? Theo hesitated, but ultimately decided not to correct the question. He continued to think according to what Ulrich said, "You mean, it was Qinglong who contacted Asmara?"
"No, there's no reason. It was Qinglong who gave me the idea to blow up my castle. Even if it was just a show, there's no need to go to such lengths." Ulrich shook his head, speculating.
"I feel like Qinglong might be taking advantage of the situation. He discovered Deyes was contacting Asmara, and he took advantage of the situation to secretly achieve his own goal."
Ulrich's expression was grim. "Isn't he always good at this? The Torch Organization's attack, and Tiago's attack. I even suspect now that what he said back then was a complete lie."
He became more and more excited as he spoke: "This black four-armed life form may not exist at all. He took my things!"
For five or six days, he unraveled the case and reviewed it again. Combining it with what Connet said, he felt more and more that something was wrong.
In the shadow of many events, Qinglong's appearance became clearer and clearer.
"You're thinking too much. Just talk about the things that can be corroborated." Theo shook his head. He knew Ulrich's character. There was no need to discuss such things that were completely derived from subjective speculation.
Besides, it wasn't him who suffered the loss.
Ulrich took a deep breath, his expression calmed, and then nodded. "I suspect he must have some extremely unique technology that can utilize those artillery batteries and hide them in the space."
"Maybe it's rune technology. I heard it can easily do all kinds of incredible things."
"If it's him..." Theo stood up suddenly. He believed 80% of what Ulrich said.
"Wait, you're not going to expose him, are you?" Ulrich's eye twitched and he hurriedly stopped him.
He made a guess, but didn't think about exposing Qinglong. They are in the same boat now, who is innocent?
There is no benefit in telling the Torch Organization about these speculations, and what makes him more wary is Qinglong's current strength.
"No..." Theo shook his head, "I just want to talk to him about something."
Qinglong has always ignored the sublimator, even after Connit came to his door, he still did so.
As time passed, he became more and more anxious, but there was nothing he could do. However, Ulrich offered some means of negotiation or threats.
Theo said, and left the room.
"Talk about something?" Ulrich hesitated for a moment and hurriedly followed.
When I went out, Theo was gone.
So impatient?
Ulrich's eyes flickered, as if he had guessed something.
"This incident might irritate Qinglong, but if Theo takes the initiative, Qinglong might not even have the chance to put on the mecha..."
Ulrich was about to follow, but he turned back and said, "No, I have to find a scout."
…
"Lao Tai?"
Li Ming opened it, slightly surprised, and invited him in sideways. He casually pulled out a chair next to the metal round table and gestured for him to sit down.
After sitting down, Theo got straight to the point: "I think you've already paid Cornett's price, so why haven't you solved the problem of the sublimator yet?"
"Do you really want to rob it?" Seeing that the other party was straightforward, Li Ming didn't say much and shook his head and said, "You can't rob it."
Theo's purpose, in a sense, is the same as Connit's, which is to make him build the sublimator.
But he hasn't figured out the situation on Connit's side, so he doesn't want to build the sublimator.
"Whether you can snatch it or not is none of your business, but since Cornette has already paid the price, what are you hesitating about?" Theo asked in a deep voice.
"My considerations have nothing to do with you." Li Ming said nonchalantly.
"Is Deyes still alive?" Theo suddenly said, as if talking to himself: "Those nano energy cannons of yours should not be made by yourself."
"Ulrich's castle, and that time with Thiago."
Li Ming was stunned for a moment, then grinned and said, "It must be Ulrich, he's the only one."
"Hmm...you're not threatening me, are you? A man who belongs to Grand Duke Guya, going to expose me?"
"What are you going to say? Because I was reluctant to make it, you couldn't grab it, so you exposed me?"
Theo's face darkened slightly, his patience gradually wearing thin: "What do you want to do? There must be a need."
"Since you've almost guessed it, I'll just tell you. I want those dimensional crystals that Cornett brought." Li Ming said clearly: "If you help me get them, I'll help you get them."
"If you make it, I'll help you rob it." Theo was not surprised and agreed immediately.
"You're begging me." Li Ming laughed, "Do you really think you can get that thing?"
"Since I have this idea, I can naturally cover it, and I'm not begging you." Theo stared at Li Ming. Since it has come to this, he simply said bluntly:
"On this battleship, if I want to, no one can stop me. Not Torch, and not you."
"I know you have many tricks up your sleeve, but your body is... too weak."
The two looked at each other, and Li Ming suddenly curled his lips.
The next moment, Theo disappeared like a shadow, dispersing without causing any ripples, and the air flow in the room was not disturbed.
When he appeared again, he was already behind Li Ming.
His eyes were calm. He didn't really want to attack Qinglong. He just wanted to warn this guy to build the sublimator honestly.
But then, Theo's expression changed slightly, and his palm penetrated through Li Ming's figure sitting on the chair. His voice rang out from another place, "Gray Eyes, you seem to have forgotten that I can always find where you are."
"Space travel..." Theo said in a low voice. When he turned around, he saw the mecha that had already been dressed.
His cheek twitched. How did he get dressed so quickly?
Li Ming exhaled slowly. He was already extremely alert, but he still almost didn't react.
But as soon as the thought turned, Tan Wei would appear, and now he was much calmer.
"It's useless..." Theo shook his head, "The mecha can't protect you, and space travel can't either..."
"Really?" At some point, the Tank Guard sat down at the table again, with its back to Theo.
[Hunting Shadows in the Wind], jumping back and forth, Theo's pupils condensed slightly, and he was already standing at the place where Li Ming disappeared.
What the hell is this…
A cold light flashed across his hand. It was the pitch-black dagger that easily tore through Blerim's body.
…
"Qinglong called me and asked you to notify him. You didn't lie to me, did you?" Sandro stared at Ulrich suspiciously.
"I told you he and Theo were talking about something. If you don't believe me, you don't have to come." Ulrich said expressionlessly.
Sandro snorted coldly. It was just a short trip, so he didn't care.
Turning a corner of the corridor, Ulrich felt a faint uneasiness in his heart. He stopped and said indifferently: "They didn't let me in. I'll wait for you outside."
"Ha..." Sandro did not doubt it, but sneered: "Ulrich, you have come to this day?"
He held his head high and strode to Qinglong's door. He raised his hand and knocked on the door. Before he could say anything, his pupils suddenly condensed into needles.
The door in front of him suddenly turned into powder when he knocked lightly.
I clearly controlled my strength... Sandro was subconsciously dazed, and only felt a breeze passing in front of him. His heart seemed to be suddenly grasped, and a feeling of panic suddenly spread throughout his body.
Swish!
In an instant, his clothes exploded into flying rags.
Ulrich's heart trembled at the end of the corridor. Sandro was already naked, with dense and tiny wounds on his body, and blood gushed out uncontrollably.
(End of this chapter)
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