Chapter 183: Li Ming is Qinglong's student? His first pair of B-grade shoes
boom!
Blazing flames shot out from the metal shell of the Tank Guard, followed by twisted red arcs of electricity.
Crackling—a terrifying aura echoed in the area, and the almost tangible aura swirled around the tank guard's armor. He wore an elemental crown on his head, and a silk golden cloak was pulled out from behind.
"The liberated form can also be inherited..." Li Ming was surprised, and [Thunder Frenzy] was also activated. The increasingly violent blue electric arc ocean almost submerged the entire room.
Afterwards, everything gradually calmed down, and Li Ming roughly understood that this fusion was in the literal sense.
The benefits of becoming one with the mecha are obvious: the reaction is quicker and the defense is stronger. Of course, any damage to the armor will also be reflected on him.
At the same time, its own capabilities are completely superimposed with the armor, making the combat power of this combat form even stronger.
After all, when fighting in mechas before, although the elemental abilities could be extended with the help of the [Sword Wing Knight]'s abilities.
But the strength, speed and defense were not good enough. But now they are possible, enjoying the advantages of mecha while eliminating the disadvantages.
Li Ming estimated that with his current development progress of 20%, he could probably go head-to-head with Duke Bai Ye in this state. It was hard to say whether he could win, but there was a high probability that he would not lose.
Duke Bai Ye's development progress is about 60%.
Of course, this is just an estimate. If a real fight breaks out, we will still have to use underhanded tactics and sneak attacks.
………
"Land of Stars, what changes have occurred since the last time you came?" Ulrich was waiting for him when Jessiah came back.
Jessiah said indifferently, "It's a mess. I thought it would get better."
Ulrich smiled faintly, "Every time you come here, you disappear for a while. Is there any place in this land of stars that you still miss?"
"I just don't want anyone to keep an eye on me. As for this time..." Jesse said indifferently, "It's because the Torch Organization asked me to help investigate someone."
"Who?" Ulrich couldn't help but be curious.
"A man named Li Ming, from a low-level civilization." A virtual projection, mixed with pictures and information, was reflected in Jessia's pupils, allowing Ulrich to take a look.
"Just a D-class lifeform?" Ulrich couldn't help but wonder, "Why is the Torch Organization investigating him?"
Jessiah said uncertainly, "It is said that it is because his development potential has reached level sixteen."
"Level 16 development potential?" Ulrich's face showed obvious surprise. "A confirmed A-level life form, from a lower-level civilization?"
"Does the Torch Organization want to train him, or do they want to kill him in advance?"
Jesaya shook his head. "It seems neither is true. It is said that the Torch Organization can sacrifice it to a powerful dimensional creature, or even tear the planet apart."
"Tear apart the planet?" Ulrich was slightly shocked. "The Torch actually has this ability? A dimensional creature..."
Then, he wondered again, "But why did Torch ask you to investigate? This kind of development potential should be closely guarded, right?"
"Which advanced civilization does it belong to?"
Jesaya looked strange. "That's the problem. He should have gone to the Itlan civilization to enjoy better resources and training, and maybe even obtain advanced gene sequences, but he ran away."
"Eitlan?" Ulrich's heart moved slightly. "Could the civilization he was born in be Blue Star?"
"You know?" Jesse was surprised.
"It really is Blue Star..." Ulrich's eyes flickered. "One of King Itlan's sons died on Blue Star. After hearing what you said, I just had a vague intuition that he might be related to Blue Star."
"He was actually there when Isius died, but it had nothing to do with him," Jessiah said casually. "It's said that he fled because he didn't want to be involved in the maelstrom of power struggles among the upper echelons of the Itlan civilization."
"His involvement is quite complicated. His teacher is Princess Asmara's man, but he has a good relationship with the Baijan prince's son, so Princess Asmara doesn't like him."
"Heh..." Ulrich sneered. "Political struggle, huh? But this guy called Li Ming is a coward, actually running away like that."
"He won't come to the Land of the Stars, will he?"
"Really?" Jessaiah looked at him strangely. "The Torch Organization also asked you to help investigate?"
"No." Ulrich shook his head. "I don't want to deal with those crazy people."
"One of his teacher's students, Yaluo, was a member of the Star Hunters. He defected during a robbery some time ago and is now hiding with Li Ming. No one knows where he is."
"Yaro? Star Hunter? Robbery?" Ulrich was shocked. For some reason, he suddenly felt like something was about to come out. He couldn't help but ask:
"You're not talking about the batch that caused the deaths of Duke Baiye of Atom and Sera, are you?"
"How do you know?" Jessiah frowned and looked Ulrich up and down.
"The Torch Organization suspects that Yaluo sold this information to the person who killed Atom and Duke Baiye. They want me to find that person and question him. It seems he has come to the Land of Stars. Do you know who he is?"
Ulrich vaguely sensed something was amiss, so he didn't answer. Instead, he asked, "Didn't the Torch Organization find out?"
"It seems like there's a clue." Jessiah's expression flickered and he shook his head, "But he didn't tell me. He said he was still confirming it."
In fact, Torch had asked him to help with the investigation before, but he was told not long ago that it was no longer necessary.
He said it just to divert Ulrich's attention.
Ulrich rubbed his brows and said, "I do know who that person is."
"oh?"
"You just saw it."
Jesaya's expression was slightly tense. "Qinglong?"
Ulrich said in a deep voice, "Yes, he originally came here in Sera's royal spaceship."
"Sandro of the Star Hunter even attacked him because of this."
Jessiah pondered for a moment. "What a coincidence! Oh, and the information says that Li Ming's mechanics skills are pretty good too. He seems quite talented."
"Right..." A large amount of data refreshed in Jesseia's mechanical pupils, as if searching, and then suddenly shook, projecting a virtual screen:
"Found it. He once studied relevant mechanical knowledge in an academy supported by the Itlan civilization."
"It is said that even the great mechanic of the dwarf civilization, Castellon, highly praised it. Its mechanical style is extremely regular, just like..."
"Fresh off the assembly line," Ulrich added. "It seems obvious already. Li Ming is most likely Qinglong's student."
"That's right." Jessiah agreed and sighed, "Every mechanic's style is unique. It can't be a coincidence."
"This also explains why he was born on an ordinary planet, yet possessed a highly sophisticated craftsmanship, and dared to forgo Yitlan's training. With such a great mechanic around, there's really no need to worry about resources."
However, having said this, Jessia glanced at Ulrich again.
But the great mechanic was controlled by Ulrich, and it was unlikely that he would be able to provide a stable environment for Li Ming.
He couldn't help but ask, "What is the origin of that Azure Dragon? You really didn't check it?"
Ulrich was lost in thought. Upon hearing this, he sighed, "It's nothing more than an escape from some great civilization."
"Empire-level civilization?" Jessia's expression was slightly condensed, and his mechanical pupils flashed.
“Only an imperial civilization would be qualified to allow a great mechanic like him to remain anonymous.” Ulrich felt a little awkward. It turned out that his decision not to delve into this person’s origins was the right one.
One student is being thought of by many people in Yitlan and Torch.
He himself had no idea what kind of trouble he had gotten himself into, which made him even more worried.
Why do I feel like keeping this person in my hands will bring more benefits than disadvantages?
But that [Matter Recombination Device]...
Seeing Ulrich's expression, Jessiah couldn't help but laugh. "The troubles caused by him going into exile are not something you can handle."
"Besides, not to mention the distant future, right now, his students are coveted by the Torch Organization, and he himself is a master mechanic. Add these two things together, and I have a feeling the Torch Organization will not give up."
Ulrich glanced coldly at Jessiah.
…
In the small room, there was only the sound of various instruments running. Monroe's body lay quietly in the glass cabin. He had been living like this for decades.
"I hope this kid Saber will keep his promise when he comes back." Monroe sighed. This guy listened to him in everything except asking him to die.
He had no hope at all in any great mechanic. That was the nano curse of the Xingyuan Empire. How could any great mechanic fix it?
I agreed to Saber just to stop this guy from wanting to live.
"pity…"
Buzz--
A crack opened in the wall, and Saber returned, his face filled with an indescribable complexity of emotion. He shouted in a high-pitched, excited voice, "Lord Star King!"
Monroe's voice rang out, "I told you, even a great mechanic is useless and can't fix it. This time, you can let me die."
However, Saber shook his head eagerly, "No, no, Lord Star King, he can fix it, he can fix it!"
"What!?" Monroe's voice suddenly rose in pitch, becoming distorted by the crackling sound of the speaker.
"Impossible!" Monroe said firmly: "You have been deceived, or you are deceiving me."
Saber didn't explain. While he was speaking, he had already opened the box in his hand and took out the robotic arm.
Monroe's voice stopped abruptly, and then bubbles continued to be released from the glass chamber. The mechanical body trembled slightly, and electric sparks continued to burst out.
"How is this possible!" The hushed voice was filled with unspeakable shock. "He's actually getting better?"
That's a nano curse, created specifically to kill mechanically modified bodies. It was designed and manufactured by several great mechanics over decades.
An ordinary master mechanic probably wouldn't even be able to figure out its origin and operating principles.
But he did notice that the arm was getting better.
"Put it back on, put it back on for me." He said impatiently.
Sabre was already moving, putting the robotic arm back into place. After the structure was fitted, the finger at the end even twitched.
"It's really gotten better." Monroe was incredulous, and then he said firmly: "This is definitely not something an ordinary master mechanic can do."
"A mechanic like this actually came to the Land of the Stars and worked under Ulrich?" Monroe murmured, but then laughed: "Ha, ha ha... Good, good, a way out, a way out!"
Saber was equally excited, but having experienced this once before, he remained calm and said, "He seems to have guessed your presence."
"Normal." Monroe was calm. "Destruction is much easier than repair. It's not surprising that he can handle the nano curse and guess my existence."
Sabo added: "He said that repairing your injury would be difficult for him as well and the cost would be beyond imagination and I could not afford it."
Monroe's tone calmed down. "Of course I understand. Not to mention you, I can't afford such a price right now."
"However, he doesn't need to completely repair it all at once, just let me move."
With hope in hand, Monroe said solemnly, "Saber, I need you to do something for me."
"You say." Saber said immediately.
"I have some items in the Land of Stars. Go get them, and then use them as payment to have them repair my energy core."
“However, there may be risks…”
"I'm not afraid!" Saber agreed before Monroe finished speaking.
………
Two days later, Cassis found Li Ming and brought a large amount of materials needed for repair, which brought his dried-up metal energy back to more than one million.
After seeing Cassis off, Li Ming rubbed his hands impatiently and came to the temporary warehouse. A new batch of shoes had been delivered and almost filled the entire warehouse.
The assembly line ran non-stop day and night, until today, the number finally reached 100,000 pairs.
In fact, Li Ming has already absorbed a batch, and it is not good to accumulate too many, otherwise it will easily go wrong.
He first mastered one thing as a foundation, and then used objects of the same specifications to upgrade, F, E, D, C... step by step.
At first, Li Ming was very excited, but before he even reached C-level, he became numb, his movements completely mechanical, repeating over and over again...
After reaching level C, he used the mother ore he had obtained previously to strengthen it, and then continued to stack it.
The process may be boring, and later he even ran the theory of evolution while performing superposition.
After more than ten hours, his pair of B-grade shoes were finally completed. From the original simple and shapeless slippers, they have become silver-white metal boots with sharp edges that cover the ankles.
[Super Magnetic Electric Explosive Propulsion Shoes - Grade B: Based on the basic shoes, after multiple upgrades, it has been completely changed.
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Control effect: Speed blessing——400%
Control Ability - Super Compression Burst: Gain 800% speed and gain the "Wind Shadow" ability.
It's very good in all aspects, thanks to the enhancement of the mother ore and the [Wind Shadow] ability.
With this pair of shoes, the overall speed is increased to a terrifying twenty-two times, a tenfold increase compared to before, reaching a new level.
Li Ming tried it, and with a slight movement of his feet, he rushed out as if he was equipped with a booster engine. He felt that the air in front of him caused him great hindrance.
With a little force, there was a bang, and an air ring burst out around the body, easily breaking the sonic boom.
Green air currents swirled around his body, almost making him fly, and leaving behind phantoms. This was the "wind shadow", which increased his speed while leaving behind interfering phantoms.
At his current speed, even a Class B life form specializing in speed would find it difficult to catch up with him.
Yaluo ran out in a hurry, and the guards in charge of the guarding had to gather urgently to check whether an accident had occurred.
Li Ming casually said a few words and let them go. He then pondered, "Making it ourselves and then upgrading it is definitely feasible. We don't have to look for those rare materials, so the cost-effectiveness is very high. However, the manufacturing efficiency is a problem."
"But the collector seems reluctant to give me the ten small assembly lines I requested last time. When will we be able to produce an A-level control object?"
(End of this chapter)
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