Chapter 379: Base Changes and One-Click Sweep
Li Ming's movements were quick, accurate and ruthless. With Diaz's strength, he was no match for the complete Mechanical King - the White Tiger form.
Scanning the battlefield, the Mechanical King disintegrated, and the Four Heavenly Kings quickly took action to clean up the traces at the scene, and then he destroyed the formation wantonly.
He knew that there was an advanced method that could restore what had happened in an area through information state in a short period of time, but it would not be possible if the damage was too severe.
After stuffing the disintegrated Diaz into the tank, Li Ming leaped away and came to another dimensional world. Yellow sand rolled around and was thrown to the ground.
He coughed dryly, blood oozing from his mouth. He stared at Li Ming with gritted teeth and squeezed out a few words from his throat, "Costarte's plan is really bullshit. You have no intention of easing relations with the Empire at all."
Prince Costa's plan?
Li Ming paused slightly. Judging from Diaz's tone, it should be a plan of cooperation with him.
"Who said there wasn't?" Li Ming shook his head. "Isn't this cooperation?"
Diaz paused, then said in astonishment, "It was... the royal family. The royal family betrayed me?"
What on earth is the royal family doing!?
It was this reaction that Li Ming secretly recorded and then began to absorb his genetic essence.
Diaz was obviously very upset and kept questioning and yelling, but Li Ming did not reveal more.
After absorbing all the genetic material, Li Ming killed Diaz cleanly and efficiently.
He breathed a sigh of relief, his eyes twinkling, "Ryan...don't worry..."
Open the control page and directly consume the gene source to improve.
Of the seven evolutionary essences, five have been promoted to S-level, with only two more needed, so the total has reached three hundred and eighty-four times.
"The development progress is only 35%..." Li Ming sighed. In the past two months, apart from fighting with those dimensional life forms, he also developed gene seeds, which only increased by 5%.
He shook his head, and his figure flashed and disappeared in this dimensional world.
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A day and a half later, in a luxurious palace somewhere, Abel, led by a waiter, walked through a metal corridor hung with virtual portraits and came to the deepest laboratory.
The entire laboratory is not very large. Experimenters in white clothes come and go in a hurry. On the metal operating table in the center, there is a blood-red crystal.
Prince Costat was standing nearby, listening to the report. He frowned slightly, "Are you saying this thing only works in the dimensional world?"
"Yes." The experimenter nodded, looking embarrassed. "The material is very special. We haven't figured out exactly what it will react to."
Prince Costat was about to speak when he noticed Abel's arrival. He waved his hand and the experimenters dispersed.
"Uncle..." Abel nodded, then asked curiously, "What are you doing?"
"It's nothing. It's just a small thing we caught before. It has something to do with the forbidden life form - Chronoa." Prince Costat explained briefly and left with Abel.
"Klonoa?" Abel paused slightly. He knew the name.
"Well, I'm going to contact him. It might be of great use. Don't worry too much." Costat didn't say much about this matter and took Abel to a separate office.
"Sit down." He pointed at a chair. Abel sat down, puzzled. "You're looking for me because..."
"Something's happened in the Central World." Costat's face was gloomy. Abel's heart skipped a beat, and he immediately had a bad premonition. He quickly gathered his thoughts and asked cautiously, "What's going on?"
"Diaz led his men to ambush the Holy Revolutionary Army not long ago. Thirty-six hours ago, the entire fleet disappeared." Costat sighed.
"After sending people to investigate, we can basically confirm that the entire army was wiped out."
"What!?" Abel was shocked. Diaz was dead?
A sense of panic rose from his heart. This was one of his own who died at his hands. The anxiety of his first betrayal made it difficult for him to calm down.
Costat didn't care. He was quite surprised when he found out and kneaded his brows.
"For now, only a handful of people know about this. He died on the way there, apparently ambushed. Only a handful of people know about this plan."
Abel felt increasingly uneasy. Costat looked up at him and said, "I'm going to let you take charge of investigating this matter for the time being."
Huh? Abel paused, looking up in surprise. Costat seemed exhausted. "Of course, it's just a figurehead. I'm about to start an internal review, and only your identity is enough to keep me in check."
"What do you think?"
"No problem for me." The shame of betrayal made Abel agree immediately, which surprised Costat.
Investigating one's own people is always a thankless task. I thought Abel would resist, but I didn't expect him to agree so decisively. He was somewhat relieved and nodded, "You are responsible."
"The current situation is unstable and the internal situation is becoming increasingly turbulent. Many people are hesitant and hesitant. They don't realize that this is a crisis, but also a hope."
Costat's words are profound, "You must grasp it."
Abel nodded reluctantly, said a few perfunctory words, and then hurried away on the pretext of having something to do. He looked very gloomy.
He went all the way back to his residence and came to the deepest room, then turned on the smart terminal and found Li Ming. The other party seemed to be waiting for him and answered the call immediately.
"Who..." Abel shouted subconsciously, but then lowered his voice guiltily: "Who told you to kill Diaz!?"
"Who?" Li Ming's tone was surprised: "Isn't this what you meant, Your Highness?"
"When did I ask you to kill me?" Abel objected.
"Then you gave me the information in such detail. What do you want me to do?" Li Ming asked back.
Abel was stunned for a moment. He couldn't even answer with confidence why he didn't let Li Ming kill Diaz.
His resentment towards Ryan could not be vented, and he then took it out on the people around him. This was a problem he could not avoid.
Li Ming comforted him, "Don't worry, no one knows that you leaked the information to me, and no one would have thought it was you."
Abel's face flickered, but he quickly reacted and said in a deep voice, "I'm telling you, don't think that just because you have something against me, I won't do anything for you."
"Misunderstanding, misunderstanding..." Li Ming said repeatedly: "How could Your Highness have such an idea? We are friends. I never thought of blackmailing Your Highness."
"The interstellar world is in turmoil. You and I should help each other. Besides, even if I leak this information, the Empire can't do anything to you with your high development potential."
Li Ming patiently coaxed, "The betrayal of the lower classes is what counts as betrayal. You and I are just exchanging interests. Is there no such thing as trading with the enemy in the history of the empire?"
Abel's rapid breathing gradually calmed down. What Li Ming said made some sense. This was an exchange of interests rather than betrayal.
He tried to comfort himself, but when he thought of Prince Costa's expectant eyes, he felt a little ashamed. But then he thought of his father's history of making a fortune, and his eyes sank again.
"Since it's an exchange of interests, I hope you can also provide me with something useful." Abel said in a deep voice.
"Of course..." Li Ming agreed decisively, then said, "However, the most urgent task right now is to find a reasonable excuse for Diaz's death."
"Don't worry about that," Abel said calmly. "Prince Costat appointed me as the commander of the investigation into internal spies. Although it's just a figurehead, there's still considerable room for maneuver."
The virtual screen was silent for a moment before Li Ming's voice could be heard, praising, "Prince Costa, you really have good taste."
Abel snorted coldly and ended the smart terminal.
Is there anything wrong? He actually appointed Abel. Costat is really blind. Li Ming shook his head speechlessly.
"But it's the best for me..." Li Ming grinned again. Abel had obviously begun to accept this kind of thing.
Although he spoke toughly, Li Ming knew that he had long had this idea of revenge.
Just as I was thinking about it, Robin knocked on the door, "We've arrived at the base."
The hatch opened, and before us were steel buildings, their surfaces gleaming with a cold, hard metallic luster. They were connected to each other by transparent energy bridges, with light flowing through them.
The interweaving of aircraft in the air looks pretty good, but it is not as good as the central world, and the overall area is less than 1%.
However, the rules of the central world still tend to be orderly, and wanted criminals are not allowed to go there. Moreover, the detention fees are extremely high, and disguises may be recognized.
Therefore, these small public bases also have a lot of people coming in.
"Fuck, why did the price of Spark Crystals go up so much? I can't even afford the fucking fuel."
"There has been recent interstellar unrest, and the prices of all energy and precious metals have skyrocketed."
"Oh, what bad luck. Every time I go out, the cost is at least 20% more. I hope I can find some precious metals."
“…”
Amid the hustle and bustle of life forms, all they talked about were the major events that had occurred in the interstellar space during this period, and because of the intricate connections, they affected all aspects.
Interstellar is so vast that many things that surface in the news can be summarized in just one or two sentences.
But for those who have experienced it, it is a mountain that changes the trajectory of their lives.
Li Ming did not stay here for long. The two of them had extremely accurate targets and headed straight for the space passage leading to the main universe.
"This is a fixed-point positioning channel. The other side is in the Brost Star Ring, not far from the Chaos Star Gap." Robin explained simply.
The price of the fixed-point positioning channel is very high, 500,000 star coins per person, and this is the price after mortgaging their spacecraft.
Pay the fee and step into the space channel step by step.
This kind of space channel feels completely different from the space channel that Austin temporarily opened. It is more stable and the distance is shorter.
Half an hour later, they shuttled back to the main universe. Robin couldn't help but take a deep breath and sighed, "I'm really fed up with the smell in the spaceship."
There are a large number of life forms circulating here. It is a super large base. Most of them are life forms returning from the dimensional world. It also provides spaceship sales services.
The two of them bought a relatively ordinary ship, and it took about half a month to reach the Meteorite Flame Galaxy through the star gate node.
"Oh... The Mechanics Association has already upgraded Boss Qinglong's certification to the level of a Master Craftsman."
In the spaceship, Robin said in amazement, "These people are really fast."
Li Ming's expression was calm. Ulrich had already reported this matter to him, and there were many more subtle impacts in all aspects.
Half a month passed in a flash, the spacecraft broke away from the jump channel, and a red star was right in front of it.
"Wow, has it changed so much?" Robin looked at the planet wrapped in a metal shell below through the porthole and couldn't help swallowing.
A large number of factories are spread across the planet, and a large number of satellites and space stations orbit the planet.
More than fifty star ports have been built, spread across the planet. A large number of cargo ships are constantly operating, shuttling various types of ships, emitting long tail flames, and then heading off in all directions.
Further away, a huge oval metal structure was being built, like a giant portal, with countless fine lights flashing on its surface. These were signals emitted by the nanorobots at work.
Countless robotic arms are busy working around the portal. Parts and materials fly in from all directions and are precisely assembled in the right positions.
The metal material gleams with a cold silver glow, and the surface is covered with complex and mysterious runes.
In the core area, clusters of energy vortexes slowly rotate, emitting powerful gravitational forces that attract the surrounding cosmic dust.
The surrounding construction spacecraft and giant structures all have oval-shaped bright blue vortex symbols.
"Stargate Corporation? Damn, they're going to build a stargate here?" Robin was extremely shocked and his expression was dull.
Li Ming also looked over. This was a gift from Anduin, the Lord of the Star Gate, and the main facilitator was Austin.
After the construction of this star gate, the convenience of the star gate network connecting to the chaotic star gap will be greatly improved. After all, the nearest star gate to the Meteorite Flame Galaxy has a regular navigation distance of more than ten days.
Of course, this is not a pure sacrifice. The expansion of the Mechanical Royal Court is unquestionable, a lot of tolls can be collected, and it can also save face. Why not do it?
Li Ming had informed everyone in advance that the news of his return should not be made public. He was to enter the starport in an orderly manner, secretly board a spacecraft, and land at the base.
"Welcome back." The hatch opened and Ulrich was standing outside with a respectful look, along with Monroe and Jesiah.
The three of them are mainly responsible for base management.
Even when facing Li Ming, Ulrich was very respectful, not just surrendering to Qinglong's strength.
Whenever he thinks of the time when Qinglong worked under him, he feels endless admiration for him.
Showing off one's strength is nothing, but the fact that Qinglong has been able to stay dormant for so long under the command of an A-level life form is enough to prove how strong his mentality is.
To achieve the goal, he would do whatever it takes. This is the strong man that Ulrich follows.
Monroe's emotions were also very complicated, lamenting the unpredictable nature of his fate. When he met Qinglong in the Land of Stars, he thought it was incredible enough that the other party was a star-casting mechanic, but he did not expect that he would turn out to be a master craftsman.
"Young master, welcome back." A Vermilion Bird landed on Li Ming's shoulder, looking very happy.
"Sir Ulrich, have the metal materials arrived?" Li Ming went straight to the point.
"As you instructed, all the dividends from Trevor have been used to purchase stellar crystal cores, which were delivered five days ago." Ulrich responded quickly.
"In addition, the warehouse is already piled up with 100,000 mechanical bodies."
"Well, I'll deal with it as soon as possible." Li Ming couldn't help rubbing his hands. The feeling of sweeping with one click was really good.
(End of this chapter)
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