Chapter 380 Development Tone Career Advancement
"There are still many things that may need to be handled personally by you or Lord Qinglong." Ulrich added.
Li Ming nodded and said, "Notify the others and prepare to hold a remote meeting."
Ulrich nodded and quickly went to make the arrangements.
The conference room at the base had obviously been expanded several times and was extremely spacious.
Li Ming sat in the first seat, and the matching virtual projection equipment was suspended in every corner of the conference room, like diamond-shaped crystals.
Data and images flow through it, projecting three-dimensional scenes and detailed infographics in front of Li Ming.
This is all kinds of detailed data over the past six months. The scale of the Mechanical Royal Court itself has been constantly expanding, encroaching on the arms market in the Chaos Star Gap.
As a result, there was almost no retained earnings, all of which was invested by Ulrich.
In the past six months alone, sales have skyrocketed twenty times to more than 200 billion, with the explosive growth mainly concentrated after the Central World incident.
There are still 100 billion orders that are being digested in full swing. With the [Material Recombination Manufacturer], even if it is expanded all the time, the production capacity still cannot keep up.
Ulrich and other A-level life forms also bought a lot of things out of their own pockets.
A long metal table stretched across the center, its surface gleaming with a cold sheen and featuring sharp lines. It was cast from a single piece of interstellar alloy, its edges inlaid with fine energy lines, and a faint blue light flickering in and out.
Ulrich and others sat on both sides, while Sandro was talking non-stop, his face beaming with joy.
"...You don't know, but I was hired by the Andel civilization to deal with some space pirates who had escaped to another civilization's territory."
"In order to avoid causing disputes between civilizations, they couldn't take action themselves. However, there was an accident. The information provided by the Andel civilization was wrong, and I accidentally killed a few people."
"It's fine for the other party to deduct money for not completing the task properly, but the bastard in charge is so arrogant and says that this is my level."
Sandro looked angry, but then he changed his expression and said, "Guess what..."
No one paid any attention to him, and Sandro had long been accustomed to this. He suddenly shouted, "Just at this moment, the news came that Lord Qinglong is a master craftsman!"
"I was about to leave the Andel Star Civilization when the person in charge suddenly changed his attitude and became so flattering that it made me sick. Not only did he return the money he had deducted from me, he also paid me an additional 20%."
"You have no idea how great it is." Sandro looked emotional, but still no one paid any attention to him.
Then, an arc of light flashed on the seat next to Ulrich, and as the bright blue light took shape, Theo's figure emerged. He looked at Li Ming first with a flickering look in his eyes.
Sandro and Theo have been taking people on mercenary missions, which is also a disguised way of expanding channels. They have come into contact with the most people, and they have felt the most changes since the Central World incident.
As long as they knew they were from the Mechanical Royal Court, they would basically give them the green light, unlike in the past when they had to make extra arrangements.
Seeing Theo arrive, Li Ming swiped his hand and the virtual screen disappeared. He looked around and said in a deep voice, "Now that everyone is here, we can start."
Everyone subconsciously straightened their chests, and even when facing Li Ming, they did not dare to be negligent at this moment.
"Ulrich, tell me about the problem we are facing now."
Ulrich nodded and said immediately, "Due to the influence of Your Excellency Qinglong, many companies in Chaos Star Gap are retreating. Our development will basically be unimpeded until it reaches a certain level."
"Because of Prince Ryan, it may not be easy to extend it further, but we haven't finished eating the Chaos Star Gap yet, so we don't need to worry about it for now."
"The obstacles come from within. After all, we were established too recently, and our production capacity and manpower are severely insufficient."
"The production capacity issue can be solved with the resources thanks to the [Material Recombination Fabricator], but the manpower issue can only be solved through recruitment."
Ulrich looked at Li Ming and said, "We are desperately short of middle-level managers. Theo's mercenaries can be useful when the scale is small, but as the scale grows, professional management personnel are necessary."
"There are more core armed forces, and the mercenary business has also entered a period of stagnation, mainly due to the severe shortage of Class B life forms."
"Then recruit them." Li Ming nodded, "However, we only need to recruit management personnel. As for the core armed forces..."
He mused, "I'll ask the teacher to give me some blueprints for Class B machines."
The Mechanical Royal Court is still just a small force now, but judging by the attention it has received, if it is openly recruited, who knows how many spies they will send in.
Especially for the military forces, Li Ming didn't want to recruit a hundred people, ninety of whom were spies.
"Mechanical bodies..." Ulrich nodded slowly. "These are our two main problems. Externally, there are many forces that want to form an alliance with us and share channels."
"Reject them all." Li Ming said decisively.
Ulrich asked in surprise, "Reject them all?"
He thought this was a good opportunity for expansion. After all, Li Ming had Qinglong behind him, so those people couldn't cause any trouble.
Li Ming did not explain. Of course he knew that those people were coming for Qinglong, and he didn't know how many of them had bad intentions.
If Qinglong really had the background and strength of a master craftsman, he wouldn't mind taking it all in.
For now, he just wants to shape the Mechanical Royal Court into Li Ming's own power, and ask others not to cause trouble for the sake of Qinglong.
He has too deep connections with other forces. If something unexpected happens, won’t he be able to save him?
If it happens that Li Ming cannot defeat the opponent and Qinglong has to take action, should he move or not?
"We just need to do business." Li Ming emphasized and Ulrich nodded.
"In addition, I will set up a Dimension Exploration Department to explore the dimensional world. This matter will be handled by His Excellency Theo when he returns." Li Ming designated:
"I will ask His Excellency Austin to come and help us permanently secure the passage to the dimensional world."
The dimensional world is a treasure, he will not give up, but exploring it by himself is too time-consuming, he prefers to harvest.
"I understand." Theo continued to speak concisely.
"The theme remains the same: expansion." Li Ming looked around at everyone and said firmly, "If there are any obstacles, I will handle them. If I can't handle them, I will ask the teacher for help."
He stood up: "Everyone, the top of the galaxy is waiting for us!"
"Top of the Stars!"
Everyone stood up and agreed. Even Ulrich couldn't help but feel a little uneasy. Why should they pay for it out of their own pockets? Isn't it because Qinglong is there and the future is limitless?
Li Ming is in charge of the general strategy, while the details are the work of Ulrich and others.
After the meeting, Ulrich took Li Ming to the warehouse. The warehouse had a high level of confidentiality, and the metal materials used in its construction were of more than one level.
The scale is also relatively small. After passing through layers of verification, it was found that what was placed inside was the stellar crystal core.
The dazzling metallic luster made Li Ming squint his eyes and walk straight in.
After closing the warehouse door, it took him most of the day to walk out and slowly exhale.
Ulrich was still waiting here, and he saw the empty warehouse through the gap in the metal door with his peripheral vision.
Something is missing?
He wondered in his heart, was it sent directly to Lord Qinglong through some means?
He didn't know what Li Ming wanted these metal materials for, he just thought it was a request from Lord Qinglong.
Li Ming's eyes were bright. Six hundred and fifty million metal energies, this was the highest so far.
He is now ready to consume without delay.
"The mechanical warehouse is over here..." Ulrich said. Li Ming wanted to go there, but suddenly his heart moved and he said, "Wait a moment, there's no rush for now."
Ulrich paused and nodded.
Li Ming left in a hurry, and before leaving, he reminded Ulrich, "Sir Ulrich, someone may send something over in the next two days. Just deliver it directly to me."
"I understand." Ulrich nodded, and after watching Li Ming leave, he opened the smart terminal.
I walked all the way back to the room, and it didn't change much, it felt very familiar.
He needs to plan carefully with 650 million metal energies.
To control the Infinite Hammer, 2 billion is needed, and the gap is 1.35 billion, which is not a small number and should not be enough in a short time.
Then take control of the [Relics of the Divine Craftsman] first.
Li Ming took out the [Relics of the Divine Craftsman], which contained all the techniques of the forging hammer master. He first exported the information and copied a copy to Zhuque, asking it to classify it.
These things are not waste paper, they are extremely valuable. Things like the [Photon Storm Field] and the [Superstring Resonator] are extremely useful. There are also blueprints of various armed mechanical bodies, which are very helpful for him to produce high-end mechanical bodies.
Then, he decisively consumed 200 million metal energies, controlled the [Relics of the Divine Craftsman], and then consumed it directly.
The control page popped up, the text was distorted, and it was covered with a layer of gorgeous colors.
[Mechanical King] → [Mechanical Lord]
After another promotion, [Mechanical Lord] is already considered a sixth-level profession.
[Mechanical Lord: Possesses the abilities of [Lord's Power] and [Guard Squad].]
[Lord's Power: Use metal energy to perform large-scale transformation, repair, strengthening, and construction on controlled objects. The construction process has a certain chance of [Mutation]]
[Guard Squad: You can construct six mechanical bodies with [Guard] characteristics.]
Li Ming carefully read the instructions. The promotion enhanced two abilities at the same time. Large-scale became super-large-scale, and there was also a [Mutation]
There were two more mechanical guards, which was within Li Ming's expectations.
He was more curious about the [Mutation] ability.
[Mutation: During the construction process, the mechanical body has a 0.1% chance of being promoted one level, and a 0.01% chance of being promoted two levels. No additional metal energy is consumed. The level after promotion cannot exceed that of the host.]
Li Ming blinked, his expression becoming very interesting. [Mutation] was very powerful. Triggering this ability would not consume any extra metal energy.
Although the probability is too low, the number is huge.
"Tsk, luckily I was careful." Li Ming breathed a sigh of relief. Before his promotion, he had anticipated that his professional ability might be related to the enlightenment of the mechanical body, so he did not go to enlighten the mechanical body first.
He couldn't wait any longer and immediately went to the mechanical warehouse to test out his new abilities.
Leaving the room, they took a flying vehicle straight to the new mechanical warehouse. The specifications had expanded more than tenfold, with layers of standard mechanical bodies piled up together, like a towering mountain made of metal.
The shell shines with a cold and hard luster, each component fits precisely, the lines are regular and sharp, squeezing and intertwining with each other, and the complex structure is dazzling.
After the warehouse door closed, Li Ming walked forward and quickly came to the middle of the piled mechanical bodies. He stretched his limbs, and strands of electric arcs shot out from between his fingers, with a faint blue light shining through the gaps.
It was as if the mysterious veins of this metal mountain began to spread rapidly, with electric currents running across the surface, making crackling sounds, like low thunder echoing in the valley.
From a distance, it looks like a frozen metal mechanical storm.
Suddenly, a white arc of electricity exploded at a certain location, like a violent white snake, twisting its body wildly.
The wrapped mechanical parts flew everywhere like a metal rainstorm. Each part trembled, deformed, and reorganized under the powerful energy impact, becoming more refined and powerful.
This was just the first one. White arcs of electricity exploded everywhere, hundreds of them.
Suddenly, a blue arc exploded, and the transformation within it became more violent. The sound of metal collision was deafening, and sparks flew everywhere, like a dazzling firework.
Energy surged wildly within the machine, and light shot out from the cracks, dyeing the entire area a blinding blue.
In this light, the appearance of the mechanical body kept changing, gradually forming a new, more complex and powerful form.
It has two mechanical horns on its head, flashing with a cold light that can easily pierce through all obstacles. Its three-meter-tall body stands tall and exudes a suffocating pressure.
The mechanical limbs are extremely thick, and the muscle-like metal lines highlight a strong sense of power. The bright blue mechanical pupils are constantly rotating.
A layer of light blue energy shield flows on the surface of the body, and the electric current meanders like a snake.
After the enlightenment, Li Ming came to the mechanical body and looked at it carefully. After a few attempts, he was able to confirm that its level had reached Class B.
It took six million metal energies to assemble one hundred thousand D-class mechanical bodies, and only one B-class was produced after producing more than a hundred C-class ones.
Li Ming sighed, but he also knew that the level of his mechanical body was too low. If it was upgraded to a higher level, this B-level would become A-level.
However, if these mechanical bodies are upgraded to a higher level, the various resources consumed will not simply double, but may increase by more than ten times.
The warehouse door opened, and Ulrich was still waiting outside. Li Ming was a little surprised, but still said, "These machines are ready to be put into operation."
"Understood." Ulrich nodded and explained his purpose this time, holding the black box in his hand. "This is something that just arrived. The recipient is His Excellency Qinglong. It was delivered by Giant Shield Company and was delivered as soon as possible as instructed."
"Oh." Li Ming's eyes flashed slightly. He took the metal box and weighed it. It was very light.
"Thank you, sir. I'll be leaving first." Li Ming nodded and left.
Ulrich walked into the warehouse, ready to dispatch these machines to various locations.
However, he was stunned as soon as he entered, staring at the burly bull-headed mechanical body in astonishment.
When did we ever make something like this?
(End of this chapter)
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