Chapter 276 [Mechanical Secondary Heart] Upgrade, powerful ability [Source of Immortality]!
"Sir Benny." Qinglong suddenly came to his side. Benny suddenly woke up, and before he could adjust his expression, he had already spoken:
"As expected of His Excellency Qinglong, such a troublesome problem was solved in just a few days."
"Alas..." Li Ming sighed, "I only managed to do it by trying my best."
"From now on, it all depends on Sir Benny."
Benny forced a smile and said quickly, "I can't solve this energy focusing crystal problem by myself."
Li Ming did not comment and did not respond. After saying a few perfunctory words, he left the main ship laboratory leisurely.
Swish—the hatch behind him closed. He stopped, turned on the smart terminal, and entered the battleship's intranet system. He contacted Connit and asked to meet with him.
Before, Cornett might have made a few excuses.
But now he didn't say much, but directly arranged a meeting place.
Ten minutes later, the two met in the conference room.
"Sir," Li Ming said straight to the point. "I've solved one of the two problems facing the sublimator. Can I pay you part of the reward?"
"Hmm?" Cornett's eyes narrowed slightly, then gleamed with brilliance, but he quickly calmed down, suppressing the excitement rising in his heart. He nodded and said, "As expected of His Excellency Qinglong..."
"Don't worry, half of the Lanhui Gold will be delivered to your room soon."
"Well..." Li Ming smiled, "Why does it have to be so soon? I'm here anyway, why not just have someone deliver it over? It's only 10 kilograms, and I can easily carry it back, saving your people from having to make another trip."
So anxious? Or don't you believe me?
Cornett pondered in his heart and said thoughtfully, "Your Excellency, do you mind if I contact the main ship laboratory?"
"Whatever." Li Ming sat casually, tapping the table regularly with his fingertips.
Cornett glanced at him, as if he wanted to leave, but he still opened the smart terminal, paused at Benny's name, and then clicked on an experimenter below him - Bunitz.
The call was connected quickly, and the other party's voice was excited:
"Captain, I was just about to inform you that His Excellency Qinglong has just arrived and has easily resolved a problem that has been plaguing us for days. Our overall progress has taken a significant step forward..."
It’s really solved.
Cornett's expression relaxed, and he responded perfunctorily, then contacted Ted again.
Not long after, an exquisite small alloy box was delivered.
Li Ming opened it and saw that it was pieces of neatly stacked bright blue metal, emitting a faint hazy glow. If you look closely, you can also see a little bit of golden light in the core.
It has extremely high toughness and ductility, but its particles are very inert and has a wide range of uses. The royal family of Itlan even uses it to weave ancient ethnic costumes.
After checking the weight and confirming it was correct, Li Ming said, "The leader is indeed a straightforward person. I will continue to study the following issues and will not disturb you anymore."
Looking at Qinglong's leaving back, Connet rubbed his fingers and slowly exhaled. The plan was finally on track.
Although Qinglong delayed for a while, he finally started to solve the sublimator problem.
"Benny is right, Cornett really has some kind of confidence..."
In the room, Li Ming began to extract metal energy while thinking.
He still remembered the shock on Cornett's face after his fight with Theo.
Although everyone has witnessed his "strength", Cornett still chose to continue according to Benny's plan and was very excited just now.
Where does Cornett's confidence come from?
"He seems completely confident that he can take care of us..."
Li Ming speculated that Connet's confidence made him feel a little uneasy.
More than half an hour later, just as he expected, a total of 5.8 million metal energies were extracted. Including the remaining ones, the total amount has reached about 12.5 million.
Li Ming organized his thoughts. He couldn't keep going at this point. He had to upgrade as soon as possible.
After opening the control page and thinking for a moment, he finally chose - [Mechanical Secondary Heart]
It only costs 500,000 to control it, and even if it is upgraded to A-level, it only costs 5 million, which seems to be a good value for money.
But Li Ming doesn't need cheap and good quality now. He only needs five million to upgrade. Obviously, the data will not look good, let alone be top-notch.
Therefore, he first strengthened it with a mother ore called "Lake Blue Stone Heart", slightly improving its physical strength and gaining the ability of "resurrection", which is the ability to recover from injuries.
The total cost of the upgrade reached eight million, and Li Ming was satisfied. He then carried out the upgrade and took internal control of the upgrade route.
In the faint golden glow, the mechanical secondary heart underwent earth-shaking changes. The silver-white metal on the surface dissipated like ash, revealing a smoother metal shell. The whole heart expanded by more than one circle, looking more sci-fi.
[Life force core: the source of mechanical life.]
Control effect: Physical strength boost--800%
Control Ability - Mechanization: Gain 1600% physical strength and gain the "Source of Immortality" trait.
A steady stream of physical strength burst out from deep within his body. Li Ming felt as if he was filled up, and his cells were more active than ever before.
After taking a long breath and adapting a little, Li Ming had time to check more of its specific abilities.
[Source of Immortality: After suffering a fatal attack, the controlled object will self-destruct and erase the damage caused by the attack.]
Li Ming's pupils condensed slightly, his heart suddenly shook, and then a sharp light flashed in his mind. How could he block the fatal attack?
He was feeling uneasy, as he had never expected that he had this ability. Its function was self-evident, as it was equivalent to giving him a second life.
But after a brief moment of calm, he calmed down again. If he faced a very strong enemy, he could block one attack and still get another.
But it is very effective against sneak attacks. More importantly, he can reproduce this ability. Although the metal energy consumed is high, it is definitely worth it.
When he no longer has to worry about metal energy, I'll get eight or ten of him.
Concentrating his thoughts, there were still more than four million metal energies left, but looking at the many neatly arranged control objects, the front row were all A-level, Li Ming felt a little relieved.
With his current overall means, as long as the opponent is not an S-level life form, or an equal attack, he has room for maneuver.
…
The automatic recognition mechanical door opened, and Cornett looked up and saw Benny with a gloomy expression.
Both Corvis and Fernand were in the room. After the door closed automatically, no one spoke.
Cornett took out a purple crystal and crushed it suddenly. Purple energy burst out and then swept through everyone's body, forming an energy barrier that enveloped them.
Until the energy barrier was completely formed and there were no abnormalities, Cornett breathed a sigh of relief, "No problem."
He added, "There's no one in the shadows either."
Fernand couldn't help but snort coldly: "This is our flagship, our territory, yet you're so sneaky every time we meet."
Ke Weisi's face also looked very bad: "What can we do, those two guys..."
At this point, everyone's expressions changed slightly, even though nearly ten days had passed since the battle.
But every time they think back on it, they feel an indescribable sense of fear in their hearts.
From time to time, he would look back at his own shadow, fearing that a pair of iron fists would suddenly jump out from it.
"Don't think about it anymore." Seeing the atmosphere becoming increasingly quiet, Cornett couldn't help but interrupt and looked at Benny: "Sir, Qinglong has solved the problem as planned. When can you completely manufacture the sublimator according to plan?"
Speaking of this, Benny's face became even uglier. "Something unexpected happened. Although Qinglong solved the problem, it was the particle actuator that was solved..."
Seeing that everyone was confused, Benny explained, "The problem he solved is the same problem I have solved. The current situation is no different from before."
"Um?"
Something went wrong?
Cornett was slightly stunned and couldn't help but ask, "The same one? Didn't you say Qinglong would definitely deal with the other one?"
"Who knows what's wrong with him..." Benny gritted his teeth.
Ke Weisi couldn't help but sneer: "Ha, weren't you absolutely sure that Qinglong would follow your plan?"
“…” Benny was speechless, his expression becoming increasingly gloomy.
Fernande glanced around and couldn't help but ask, "Then wouldn't it be a waste of our efforts? We even gave him so much Lanhui Gold, and it was all thrown away in vain?"
Kevis continued, "You're so self-righteous. It's better not to do this. Even if Qinglong makes a blind pick, we still have a 50% chance of success."
Unexpected, another unexpected thing, Cornett couldn't help but feel depressed.
Being repeatedly criticized, Benny couldn't hold back. "My original idea was fine. Who knows what's wrong with him?"
"Perhaps, he already knows our plan." Keweisi said coldly.
"Huh?" Benny was startled and couldn't help asking, "How could it be?"
Corvis retorted, "Why not? He might be lurking in someone's shadow and has already found out everything."
When these words came out, everyone's expression changed. Cornett scolded: "Alright, stop scaring yourself."
He was also helpless. Now when the name Qinglong was mentioned, they couldn't help but feel scared.
If it weren't for An Ye's back-up plan, he could basically just declare surrender and there would be no way to play.
"What on earth does he want to do?" Fernand couldn't help but ask, "His target should also be the core ruins. Creating a sublimator would also benefit him. Why isn't he in a hurry?"
"Perhaps he has a ready-made sublimator?" Benny suddenly asked. Several people looked over, and Fernand couldn't help but ask, "How is that possible?"
"How is that impossible?" Benny sneered. "Based on his understanding of the sublimator, he must have disassembled it completely, or he must have the original blueprints."
Ke Weisi couldn't help but sneer: "If that's what you said, then why did he come to our organization's base to play house with us?"
Benny paused. This really didn't make sense and he felt even more annoyed.
Everyone fell silent again. The Azure Dragon was like a thorn stuck in their throats, which they could neither spit out nor swallow. If they were not careful, it would cut their throats and cause damage.
I have never felt such a sense of suffocation.
"If I hadn't invited him in the first place..." Fernande muttered, "or if I had used the power of the Eternal Realm to kill him earlier..."
Cornett's face darkened. "Don't speculate blindly here. Let's wait a little longer. Maybe it's not as complicated as we think."
"But what if he's really reluctant to make it?" Benny looked up. "What's your plan? Can't we just capture him and search his memory?"
Everyone's eyes were on Cornett. Last time he received a call, he confidently agreed to Benny's plan after coming back.
But even Kovis didn't know where the confidence came from.
Cornett hesitated for a moment, then shook his head and said, "Capturing someone isn't as easy as killing them. At the last moment, he wanted to destroy his own brain, which was easy."
“In the end, there might be nothing to show for it. The risk is too great.”
Everyone looked surprised. Even at this point, Connet was still confident that his trump card could at least kill Qinglong.
Especially Kovis, he asked many times, but Connit remained silent, especially after witnessing the confrontation with Theo, he forbade them to mention the matter.
"Is there any other solution now?" Benny pressed. "Why not take a gamble?"
Cornett frowned. They were really desperate now and could not allow themselves to be led by Qinglong.
His eyes narrowed slightly, as if he had made up his mind. "I understand. Everyone, just wait."
"Wait longer?" Benny frowned. Cornett's voice turned colder: "Sir Benny, if you were more capable, we wouldn't have to go through so much trouble."
Benny's face flushed, but he quickly calmed down and said nothing.
Cornett waved everyone away and sighed.
It’s not that he wants to wait. They are now in navigation mode and are moving every moment. Even if he tells An Ye the coordinates, it will be difficult for the other party to find them, and it will be a waste of time.
Moreover, according to the communication not long ago, the other party is still near the Land of Stars and it is difficult for them to leave. We can only wait until we reach the base and then notify them.
At the same time, this period of time was also the last time he left for Qinglong.
He hoped that the other party could solve the problem of the sublimator directly rather than searching through memories, which was too risky.
All parties were in turmoil, but they all found the final way out.
Therefore, the main ship became calm instead, and only Connet sent people to urge Qinglong from time to time to ask him to solve the last problem facing the sublimator as soon as possible.
But it is precisely this calm atmosphere that allows everyone to feel a sense of impending storm.
Silently, ten days later, their small fleet arrived near the Red River Star Stream.
The main ship has stopped its jump and is docked in a desolate starry sky. An internal network notification said that the safety of the temporary base is being determined.
After waiting for half a day and making sure that the temporary base was not exposed and there were no traps, they continued to move forward.
It landed on the remains of a celestial body. It is slender in shape, with an extremely irregular and bumpy surface.
Everyone got off the main ship. Li Ming stood on the barren surface and looked up. He could clearly see the still magnificent Red River Star Stream, like a crimson crack tearing through the universe.
Compared with the past, it seems to be redder, and one can observe faint waves with the naked eye.
It looked like ripples in a stream, but in fact, Li Ming knew clearly that those seemingly tiny ripples contained countless planets.
Even an A-level life form is like an ant in the face of such great power.
"The universe is so vast..." Li Ming's heart was filled with waves.
When he left the Land of Stars, he could only barely contend with A-level life forms.
Now, it only takes a thought to take Sandro's life, which is completely different from the past.
But facing the Red River Star Stream, I feel even more insignificant.
(End of this chapter)
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