Chapter 234: Speculations about the Dimensional Gods and Li Ming
"Dimensional deity?" Sandro muttered, "Sounds pretty powerful."
"Quite impressive?" Ulrich glanced at him. "He was the one who helped a Firework Apostle kill Isius despite being surrounded by enemies."
"Huh?" Sandro was stunned, then said with an unhappy look: "It's actually him."
In Sandro's view, the formation of the combined fleet was entirely due to the death of Isius.
The series of chain reactions that followed also started because of this incident.
At least, in Sandro's eyes, if it weren't for this incident, he wouldn't have become the lone commander he is today.
Sandro said coldly, "It was just killing Isius. Although it caused quite a stir, he himself wasn't that powerful. At that time, there weren't even any A-level life forms on that planet."
"Muscles swell, brains shrink..." Ulrich scoffed. "His strength is only part of the story. The most terrifying thing is his silent impact on the real universe."
"It is said that when this dimensional deity descends, it is everywhere and yet nowhere to be found. When it talks to you, you cannot sense any mental fluctuations, and when it observes you, it also does not notice anything."
At this point, Ulrich paused, his tone becoming more profound. "Those so-called dimensional creatures are merely special creatures living in the deep universe. If they wreak havoc and exert incredible power, then people won't pay much attention to them."
"But the power of this dimensional deity is more like that of the real gods worshipped by some indigenous planets or even advanced civilizations."
Sandro said nonchalantly, "After all that, it seems like that guy can't have much impact on the real universe."
Ulrich glanced at him coldly, too lazy to say anything more.
Li Ming's expression became more and more strange.
This dimensional deity was originally a temporary name that he made up when he was on Blue Star to deceive the fanatics of the Torch Organization. How come it became more and more outrageous?
Moreover, the Torch Organization had no intention of refuting the rumors and even secretly fanned the flames.
Li Ming also knew that doing so would be very beneficial to the Torch Organization, but that group of people...are they really not afraid of backlash?
Perhaps they thought that the final right of interpretation was in their hands. Not everyone could pretend to be a god in this dimension and take control of the situation.
"Qinglong, have you heard of the gods in this dimension?" Theo suddenly looked at Li Ming.
Li Ming's heart moved slightly, and he whispered: "Well, this dimensional deity should just be a code name given to him by the Torch Organization."
"If it's what you said, I might know something."
"Oh?" Theo originally just asked casually, but he didn't expect to get something out of it. Ulrich also looked over.
"Everyone should know that dimensional creatures cannot directly influence the real universe. They must go through some medium." Li Ming said briefly, and then continued: "But, this person seems to be able to influence the main universe without any medium."
"No medium required?" Ulrich was surprised.
He had a lot of contact with the Torch Organization. He had several dimensional crystals in his hands before. The Torch Organization had made purchase requests for them more than once, but he rejected them all.
Those dimensional crystals are the medium that connects dimensional creatures and carry a certain power.
Through dimensional crystals, one can contact dimensional creatures, please them, and use their power.
He had never heard of any dimensional creature that could directly influence the real universe without any medium.
Just imagine, a powerful creature that can appear at will in any corner of the universe must be undoubtedly powerful.
"Of course, it seems to have certain limitations, and it is more about observing or utilizing mental abilities." Li Ming added, then looked at Ulrich.
As expected, Ulrich's expression was solemn. "No, if the other party can directly influence the real universe without using any medium and thus communicate with life forms, it means that he fully possesses the ability to influence the real universe with other forces, but has not yet used them."
His logic is very simple, and he can communicate directly with living things.
With the other party's ancient lifespan and knowledge reserves, it is completely easy for him to support a force, and it would be easy for him to create several dimensional crystals over the years.
If the other party doesn't do that, it must be because there is no need.
"What do you mean..." Sandro scratched his head, confused, "Couldn't he just not have this ability?"
Ulrich made no secret of his disdain for Sandro: "Even the weakest dimensional creatures are more powerful than you. The reason they can't touch the real universe is because of the cosmic barrier."
"The Dimension God has already broken through the most difficult step. How could he not have this ability?"
"How did you know?" Theo asked Li Ming.
"I just heard about it by chance." Li Ming shrugged. "I can't guarantee the truth of this story, but you just asked, so I just said it."
With Sandro's loud voice, who knows where he'll spread the news.
Ulrich thought about it, looking very serious.
Apart from exchanging information, there was nothing else to talk about among them. When they reached the fork in the corridor, they parted ways and returned to their own rooms.
After Li Ming returned, he began to develop gene seeds intensively to improve his own strength.
Two days passed in a flash, and the scenery outside the window changed from the white wrinkled flesh wall to the starry sky with an ink background.
Li Ming also saw a large number of messy meteorites stretching endlessly, mixed with asteroids, forming an asteroid belt with an extremely long coverage.
As he approached the main base, Li Ming could already see many metal fortresses on some large meteorites. He glanced at the smart terminal and found that it had been blocked as expected.
The base is located on an asteroid and is built with high-strength interstellar alloy as its skeleton.
From above, it looks like a hemispherical building with a polygonal dome, fixed on a central platform, with eight metal arms around it connecting it to other facilities in the base.
Blue lights marked several landing platforms around the laboratory. As these lights flashed, engineering drones kept coming and going on the landing platforms.
The base is clearly busy.
"Is this the Torch Organization headquarters?" Ulrich was quite surprised on the battleship deck. "The positioning is ineffective, and they used space worms to jump here. Even the ship's logbook probably won't show any clues. It's really well hidden."
Li Ming came up from the hatch and walked onto the deck. What caught his eye was a huge metal structure above his head.
It is directly connected to the central laboratory by two parallel supports, and a large number of engineering machinery runs on the tracks around it.
You can see the shadowy semi-finished products on the platform. They seem to be some kind of metal structures, built very quickly. Thick pipes are connected to a smelting pool, and boiling iron slurry is pouring out of it.
"It seems to be a standard component..." Li Ming recognized it. "The Fernandez heavy engineering machinery assembly line is sufficient to support most of the structural parts of a light warship. Only the main engine and firepower system need to be purchased separately."
"But this assembly line doesn't seem to be sold to the public, right?"
"Hehe..." Ulrich shook his head.
Sandro, who was also looking up, felt something was wrong for some reason. He turned around and was immediately startled.
"What the hell is this?"
Only then did Theo and Ulrich notice that there were two figures, one big and one small, following Li Ming out.
"Combat mecha? Or two?" Ulrich's heart tightened, and he subconsciously thought of the silver A-class mecha he had seen before.
But the next moment, he vaguely felt that these two mechanical bodies seemed familiar.
"Fuck... two A-class mechanical bodies?" After Sandro reacted, he was even more frightened and retreated repeatedly.
He had already seen Qinglong's one cannon turn into two, and he was even more afraid that these were two A-level mechanical bodies, which would be too terrifying.
"No..." But he quickly reacted, moved forward suspiciously, pinched it tentatively, and left a small dent on Tepper's outer armor.
Tepper seemed to have artificial intelligence and did not respond at all.
"Isn't it an A-class machine?" Sandro relaxed a lot after discovering that it wasn't an A-class machine. He looked at Li Ming again and asked, "Is this the thing you bought from the Black Hole Network?"
Sandro couldn't help but laugh at himself again. He was really scared by this mechanic before.
A-level mechanical bodies are not something that can be found everywhere. How can you just take out two of them casually?
Ulrich looked them up and down and asked tentatively, "Which of the two previous ones modified these two combat machines?"
"Mr. Collector, you still remember." Li Ming nodded and said casually, "The two before were broken. I bought some materials and made them again according to the blueprints these past two days."
"Pinch..." Ulrich shook his head. Since it was not an A-level mechanical body, there was no need to worry about it.
However, mechanical bodies of this level have limited uses, and I don’t know why Qinglong always likes to make this kind of thing.
It was like this before when we were in the Land of Stars.
Theo had already turned around and was looking at the main base that was approaching.
"What's the point of making this kind of combat machine? It will become scrap metal after a few punches." Sandro knocked on the huge Tepper and said nonchalantly.
"It relieves boredom." Li Ming said with a smile, "Sir Ulrich should understand."
This sentence reminded Ulrich of some bad memories, and his face suddenly darkened.
The reason why Li Ming did not put away the two mechanical guards was mainly because there must be surveillance cameras everywhere inside the Torch Organization.
If something unexpected happens and these two guards are released temporarily, it will be difficult to explain. It would be better to follow them openly from the beginning.
Soon, their warship docked at the end of a metal arm of the main base, where there was a docking port.
Standing on the deck, Li Ming could see clearly that this metal arm was actually a giant alloy structure that was a hundred meters wide and high.
Inside is a closed passage leading directly to the laboratory, and it has its own comfortable artificial gravity. When the hatch is opened, it automatically connects with the metal corridor inside.
Someone was already waiting for them. The leader looked ordinary, a gray-haired human. He looked very resolute, but his face did not show many signs of aging. There were deep grooves on both sides of his nose.
"The leader of the Torch Organization, Cornett." Ulrich whispered.
"Welcome everyone." Cornett was very friendly and was followed by many staff members of the Torch Organization.
There was no grand welcome ceremony. After all, the Torch Organization was a resistance organization with sadness as its main theme.
"Your Excellency Qinglong..." Connet stepped forward, and Li Ming nodded, then greeted the others one by one. After all, they were all A-level life forms, and they all had to be taken seriously.
His eyes swept over the two mechanical bodies, one big and one small, behind Li Ming. Connet didn't say much, but just asked people to help move the luggage off the battleship.
Sandro said bluntly, "Please take good care of the box in my room. It contains valuable metal materials. If anything goes wrong, don't blame me for being rude."
Cornett said calmly, "Don't worry, sir."
Following Connet all the way into the Torch Organization, Theo and the other two seemed to be just supporting roles, while Li Ming and Connet walked in the front.
"Sir Qinglong, after many cordial invitations, you finally made it here. It's been a bumpy ride." Connet sighed.
There is no chaos inside the Torch Organization. The patrolling soldiers in combat armor and the staff in special research uniforms all seem to have a goal.
When they see Cornett, they will stop and greet him, showing more respect than fear.
"I have admired the Torch Organization for a long time, but accidents happen all the time." Li Ming echoed.
Strictly speaking, the two are definitely not friends, but now for certain goals, they can put aside past conflicts and pretend that nothing happened.
Cornett shook his head and laughed, then said solemnly, "But I still need to explain to you, Your Excellency. We had some misunderstandings before. Your Excellency's student was hunted by us for some time because of something."
"You're talking about Li Ming." Li Ming restrained his expression and shook his head, saying, "I know you've lost a lot of people. We're all friends now, so let's not talk about the past."
Cornett's expression softened, "That's best."
In the back, Sandro asked doubtfully, "Did the Torch Organization also hunt down that Li Ming?"
"What the hell is going on in that stupid head of yours? You deal with Qinglong every day, and forget about the information you can't find, you haven't even properly understood the information you can find?"
Ulrich looked down upon Sandro fiercely, and at the same time raised his hand, releasing a small gravitational field to cover the three of them and prevent the sound waves from spreading.
Sandro looked unhappy. "Li Ming isn't an important person. So many things happen every day. How can I have the time to understand them?"
"Isn't he an important figure?" Ulrich sneered even more. "If the Torch Organization's plan succeeded, sacrificing Li Ming and summoning the dimensional creature Istanbul to descend, successfully tearing Jingnan Star apart, the Silver Star Cluster would have already been engulfed in war."
"Tear apart a planet? The Torch has that ability?" Sandro was stunned, then said contemptuously, "Qinglong was still at his peak at that time. Using his students as sacrifices, it's a wonder the Torch Organization's plan could succeed."
Ulrich paused, that's true.
(End of this chapter)
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