Chapter 296 The whole story is coming
The east is dark and the west is bright, everything is just right, there is obviously a problem here.
Li Ming pondered deeply, and finally asked, "Teacher, I've always been curious about how you entered the core ruins in the first place, and where did the sublimation particles in your body come from?"
"This matter..." Wu Yanqing sighed, his eyes dim. "I just recently figured it out... We seem to have been caught in a vortex, and it's been like this for nearly ten years."
Hearing this, Li Ming became even more interested and couldn't help but sit up straight.
Wu Yanqing had no intention of keeping the secret, and immediately said slowly, "You should already know most of the things, except for the most core details."
"At the time, I was just an ordinary college teacher, frustrated on Blue Star. Under pressure from someone I refused to surrender to, I impulsively spent a large sum of money to buy a boat ticket to the Land of the Stars."
"My intention was to be there, to find the opportunity where I belong, the opportunity to witness the splendor of the stars."
When Wu Yanqing said this, he couldn't help but reveal a bitter smile. The galaxy is brilliant, the starry sky is boundless, who doesn't yearn for the starry universe?
But even he, after going through so much, can only live in a corner of the Silver Star Cluster.
In the Corona Borealis ring, the Silver Cluster is only one thirty-sixth of it, and the Red River Stream penetrates an unknown amount of the Corona Borealis ring.
How vast it is!
Shaking his head, Wu Yanqing calmed down and continued:
"After arriving in the Land of Stars, I experienced a lot, so I won't go into detail. Eventually, I formed an adventure team with Chen Jinglong, who also came from Blue Star, Asmara, who was disguised as an ordinary Itlan, and several other companions."
"During this time, I did grow a lot, and even accidentally obtained a C-level gene seed." At this point, Wu Yanqing sneered again, "I thought it was a coincidence, but in fact, the gene seed came from Asmara."
Li Ming had a strange look in his eyes and listened silently.
"Until we encountered the same tidal period as this time, we were excited and ready to enter the Red River Star Stream."
"Out of caution, we found a guide who had been in and out of the Red River Star Stream many times. I still remember what he said." Wu Yanqing's tone was hard to understand, his eyes were sharp, but his voice suddenly became deep:
"Don't worry, everyone. I've been in and out of the Red River Star Stream hundreds of times. I'm as familiar with this place as I am at home."
Wu Yanqing clenched his fists, as if he had returned to the beginning. "Everything about him is well documented, so we used him as a guide and entered the Red River Star Stream."
"I don't know whether it was accidental or inevitable, but during a dark tide, we were inexplicably swept into the core ruins."
"We didn't know at the time that it was one of the three core ruins of the Ascendant civilization. We naively thought we were lucky and had obtained a lot of good things from it."
"Only Asmara. She didn't take anything. She just watched."
"I felt drowsy and my arms were inexplicably sore. I was too excited at the time to notice anything wrong, but it was clearly a side effect of the injection."
Wu Yanqing breathed a sigh of relief. "After leaving the Red River Star Stream, everything changed. Except for Chen Jinglong and me, everyone else gradually disappeared."
“This changed my life…”
Li Ming nodded thoughtfully. Later he knew what had happened. Asmara's true nature might have been exposed, or he might have turned evil and used any means necessary to keep the secret in his hands.
"That guide..." Li Ming couldn't help but say, "Is there something wrong?"
"Yes, there's a problem, a big problem." Wu Yanqing snorted coldly, "After we were swept into the dark tide of the star stream, the guide mysteriously disappeared. We thought he was dead."
"It wasn't until recently, when Asmara suddenly found sublimation particles in my body, that I realized this was a setup."
Li Ming pondered and looked at the surveillance camera in the corner of the room. Their conversation was monitored clearly.
"Asmara should also know about this." Li Ming couldn't help but say.
"She chose to ignore it," Wu Yanqing said solemnly, "After all, the core ruins are right here. You asked her to stop?"
Li Ming paused slightly. This was an open conspiracy. If it was a conspiracy, there would naturally be a way to crack it after it was seen through.
But the conspiracy has no solution, just like the Monroe incident. Even if you realize there is a problem, the thing is real.
The same is true for the core ruins this time. The things are just placed here. Even if Asmara realizes that there is a problem, can he retreat now?
Hand it over to Grand Duke Guya?
Or tell Grand Duke Guya that this is someone else's plan and neither of us should take it. Isn't that nonsense?
So, Asmara couldn't stop, she had to go in no matter what was ahead.
"That's amazing..." Li Ming exclaimed and couldn't help but ponder.
According to the currently known information, the other party seems to want to provoke a fight between Grand Duke Thornblood and Grand Duke Guya.
And it wasn't just a simple fight. Apart from the two times he knew about, there were probably countless other plots.
This time it should be completely detonated. All the S-level life forms have been sent out. They will not stop until the brains are blown out.
But, what then? After all, they were all important figures in the Xingyuan Empire, so it was impossible for them to escalate the friction too much.
Li Ming thought for a moment, suppressed his thoughts, and asked in confusion: "Since you exist as a key, it's normal for Asmara not to kill you, but didn't even search your memory?"
Wu Yanqing's face flickered, as if he was evasive. "I have some secrets in my mind about this matter, and she probably doesn't want anyone else to know."
"Is that all?" Li Ming leaned his head closer.
"What else?" Wu Yanqing shouted, coldly changing the subject: "Forget it, I've already ended up like this, and it won't be easy no matter what happens."
"What about you? What are your plans? With your potential at level 46, they will definitely recruit you."
Li Ming said casually: "Let's take it one step at a time."
Wu Yanqing glanced at him and saw Li Ming's disapproving look. He couldn't help but sigh: "The Bloodthirsty Duke is also a good choice. Although he is subject to others' control, many people want it but don't have the opportunity yet."
"Let's see, we'll talk about it when the time comes." Li Ming said nonchalantly.
Wu Yanqing shook his head and reminded him, "Your development potential is indeed amazing, but the problem is that you have now fallen into the hands of the Bloodthirsty Grand Duke, and there is no other choice."
"Don't even think about negotiating with them. They're used to being superior. Even if your development potential shocks them, they won't be blackmailed by you."
He knew that Li Ming was not the kind of guy who would be arrogant just because he had great development potential, but he was more afraid that he had overestimated the tolerance limit of those guys.
The development potential at level 46 is limitless, and he really doesn't want to see the other party die young. Sooner or later, he will shine in the universe.
"Don't worry." Li Ming smiled. Seeing this, Wu Yanqing knew that Li Ming was very opinionated, so he said no more.
On the other side, Asuma's mood was not so good. He returned to the command room with a gloomy look.
Level 46 development potential! Her heart was bleeding. If Gabriel had not had a sudden idea and followed the capture team, Li Ming would have fallen into her hands now.
In dozens or hundreds of years, it will definitely be a trump card that shakes the galaxy.
As Asmara's face became uglier as she thought about it, and there was more bad news than just this.
"Your Highness!"
In front of the neatly arranged terminal processors, a staff member suddenly shouted. Those who could call her like this were usually her confidants.
So Asmara's eyes narrowed slightly and she walked over quickly.
The other party quickly reported, "Your Highness, about half an hour ago, someone suddenly spread the coordinates of this place on the regional forum of the Black Hole Network, claiming that this is where the core ruins are located."
"What!?"
Asmara's face changed slightly, he lowered his head and looked carefully, and then turned ashen.
On the virtual interface in front of me, the coordinates here are clearly displayed, and tens of thousands of levels have been discussed below in a short period of time.
Most people's first reaction was disbelief, but Asmara knew that as more people came to check, the news would soon be confirmed.
"It took so long to shake them off!" Asmara was furious. It was not so easy for the huge joint fleet to shake off all the pursuers.
They devoted a lot of time and energy to this.
But in a short period of time, not only did Antonio know about it, but now it was exposed to everyone.
The deputy commanders in the command room also came over, their faces changing, and they discussed in low voices.
"Was it done by the Judge Civilization?" someone speculated immediately, and then a wave of people echoed him.
"They probably did it. They suffered heavy losses in our ambush and are looking for revenge."
Some people sneered, "How many people can they attract? The big guys who are far away simply can't make it in time, and these guys nearby are just a mob. How could they dare to attack us?"
"Yes, this is a bad move. It only disgusts us. Interstellar wanderers, plunderers, and scavengers are all cowards who only dare to take advantage of others."
Asmara frowned, unfazed by these words. She issued an order: "Expand the reconnaissance area three times. Any non-friendly spacecraft that appears nearby will be considered hostile!"
"yes!"
Everyone looked serious and went about their business.
"Is it really Antonio?" Asmara mused. To give in to desperation so easily was not the style of this battle-hardened general.
As Asmara expected, although most people did not believe that such precious coordinates were so common, some people still came to confirm them.
"Hit the target with one strike. These idiots really dare to come here."
On a patrol ship, the Itlan soldier in charge of firing grinned as he watched the shabby spaceship exploding like fireworks on the screen. The metal wreckage was scattered in the desolate starry sky, and he imagined the roar in his mind.
"Oh, there are still some fish that have slipped through the net. Notify the assault team and go capture the prisoners."
Suddenly, a sharp sound came from the virtual screen next to it, and the picture kept zooming in, revealing that it was an escape pod that looked like a capsule.
In just two days, dozens or even hundreds of fireworks exploded around the Combined Fleet.
Although none of those who came to explore returned, this actually confirmed the possibility of the coordinates.
In a short period of time, everyone was wondering who was so generous in spreading the coordinates.
Many private armed forces are also ready to move, heading towards this coordinate as if they had found a treasure.
"I was right, wasn't I? These people are cowards. They don't dare to get close to me."
In the command room, several deputy commanders sneered as they looked at the constantly refreshing black hole network.
"If the formation hadn't been deployed, they might have been able to cause some damage, but now they can't even do a little damage."
Asmara rested her slender fingers on the podium, looking down, her eyes somewhat distracted, until one of her subordinates shouted in surprise, "That anonymous account has released new information..."
Asmara's eyes suddenly became serious, and she came quickly, raising a gust of fragrant wind, and everyone tacitly made way for her.
Just by scanning the virtual screen, Asmara's expression became increasingly ugly.
"The core ruins of the Ascender contain the Ascending Source Crystal, an interstellar treasure that can enhance development potential."
"There are also various reserve resources worth tens of billions, and an evolution device that can increase the development rate..."
An entire article elaborates in detail the various good things contained in this core relic.
Some things even Asmara didn't know, and they were not even technologies that the Ascended civilization was good at. They were obviously fabricated.
"How cunning!" The deputy commanders nearby were shocked and angry, but they had already realized: "First, use the coordinates to establish his credibility, and then release this news that is not sure whether it is true or not, it will be easier to win the trust of these idiots."
"Trouble."
Everyone looked unhappy. Before, they only knew that this was the core relic of the Ascender, but they had a vague understanding of the concept.
Even the name "Sublimator" has not appeared in the Corona Borealis ring for a long time.
But when these real good things, their functions, and their values are exposed, it’s completely different.
Money can tempt people. Even if they know there is a pitfall, the thought of "what if" still motivates them.
Someone gritted his teeth and said, "If these idiots really want to die, it will take a lot of energy just to beat them."
"Who on earth knows so much about the core ruins?"
No matter who it is, no one can stop me! Asmara's eyes were cold, suppressing her madness.
As expected, the news caused an uproar as soon as it was released, and many plunderers who were not very interested originally turned their attention here.
Lone wolves, small groups of three or five people, medium-sized expedition groups of dozens of people, and even large fleets of hundreds or thousands of people came from thousands of miles away and gathered near the joint fleet, but did not dare to get too close.
The Red River Star Stream's tidal period already attracted many people from all walks of life. Even though they warned themselves not to wade into the muddy water, another idea still tempted them -
Let’s go to the head office.
…
"It's interesting that there are still people secretly stirring up trouble..."
This is a shabby little spaceship sailing in a jump orbit. A short man with a full beard strokes his chin, occasionally pinching off a piece of overlong stubble.
He looked at the virtual screen in front of him, on which was the wildly circulated "Detailed Explanation of the Core Relics and Treasures".
"It seems like he wants to reap the benefits. Where did this guy come from?"
"It should have been him last time. I wanted to wait until Antonio raised the reward to 1 billion before giving him the coordinates, but someone else got the better of me..."
He watched and pondered, every step of their plan was calculated.
Grand Duke Thornblood is weaker than Grand Duke Guya in power, so he must let the other party take the initiative.
Grand Duke Guya needs the help of Grand Duke Thornblood to find the location of the core ruins and even the method to enter, so he can only sit still.
Otherwise, if the opponent fully mobilizes all his power in the Corona Borealis ring, it will be difficult for Asmara to deal with it.
(End of this chapter)
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