Chapter 329: Guard Upgrade Base Initially Completed
His main combat capability now is a power system based on the Heart of Talos.
The blessings of the controlled objects are all based on his own strength, but his current base is not high, so it is nothing more than icing on the cake.
At present, when metal energy is limited, upgrading the mechanical guards is a better choice.
With dozens of times more blessings, it is better to have an S-level combat power first, but the improvement of the control objects also has special abilities.
But the guards also have [Guards Armament], which can assist in combat and indirectly improve their frontal combat capabilities.
It is more cost-effective. When the metal energy is abundant, the relevant control objects can be upgraded.
Li Ming did it right away and found the two mechanical guards, Thunder and Tepper, which he had put away a long time ago.
"Tepper focuses on defense, Tank Guard is good at defense, Thunder focuses on killing, so we should upgrade Thunder." Temporarily put Tepper back.
Lei Ting was only half the height of a man, slender and slim, with a streamlined alloy body that embodied a mechanical beauty. The lights in the room fell on his mechanical body, reflecting glints of light.
No one knows how much powerful force can be unleashed from that seemingly weak mechanical body.
Li Ming was already familiar with this process. A large amount of metallic energy surged out, wrapping the thunder. In the golden electromagnetic light, the mechanical structure in his body began to transform again, this time more violently, as if it had turned into a cloud of ions, making a violent clanging sound.
It wasn't long before the noise completely subsided. Lei Ting had changed a lot. He was finally taller and was almost as tall as Li Ming.
The limbs are still slender, and the surface structure armor is more complex, turning into blue-gold. Apart from the color and facial features, it is almost no different from a normal human body. The mechanical electronic eyes are serrated with double rings inside and outside, which is very strange.
The energy engine in the chest occupies a larger proportion, emitting gorgeous colors like a turbine.
Level A is a threshold. For normal life forms, it is considered the initial touch to the mysteries of the universe.
As for mechanical bodies, they are becoming more intelligent, and their energy application and combat methods are becoming more powerful.
"Master..." Lei Ting seemed to be adapting to his new body, and it took a long time before he uttered a sound.
It's an A-class mechanical body, and one of the top ones at that. Its explosive energy level should be comparable to that of Monroe at his peak, giving people a greater sense of security.
Li Ming smiled with satisfaction and struck while the iron was hot. He took out a pair of mechanical arms that he had prepared long ago.
It consumed 10 million metal energies and upgraded it to A-level. It is still a convenient and easy-to-use [Earth-shaking Fist] with 28 times the power.
Once again, the main combat power system was filled up, and the total was more than one hundred and fifty times.
The power blessing that can take effect is also close to ninety times, and the strength is slightly improved again.
Li Ning was immersed in it. Every time he tried, he felt that it brought him some improvement. He enjoyed it so much that before he knew it, seven or eight hours had passed.
Ulrich and the others were waiting outside, chatting casually, until the hatch opened, and then they all looked in.
The intact [Matter Reorganization Device] was suspended in Li Ming's hand, and each side was rotating.
"Fixed?" Ulrich's brows jumped. Once upon a time, this was the scene he had been thinking about day and night.
It’s a good thing that I prepared all kinds of precious raw materials, but it turns out that it can be repaired with ordinary materials.
Ulrich recalled some bad memories and his heart was bleeding, but he comforted himself by thinking of it as an investment.
Then, his eyes suddenly focused and he saw a mechanical body following Li Ming.
"Why does that mechanical body feel so familiar..." Sandro looked at it.
It was more than just familiarity. Ulrich remembered more, the first time he came into contact with Qinglong.
He was also accompanied by two mechanical bodies, one tall and one short, and the shorter one was also blue.
Initially, it only has the strength of a C-class mechanical body, but it can burst out the combat power of a B-class mechanical body.
Later, in the Torch Organization, he saw two mechanical bodies, one tall and one short, with similar colors but greatly changed in appearance.
It has the same strength as a B-class mechanical body, but can burst out the combat power of an A-class mechanical body, which shocked them at the time.
And now, this blue mechanical body has a new one?
Could this be an A-class mechanical body? Ulrich's throat rolled, and he couldn't suppress his curiosity.
"Sandro, go up and take a look. This is not the one you pinched last time." Ulrich said.
Sandro was also confused. Upon hearing this, he wanted to go over and take a look, but he paused and his face darkened. "Ulrich, every time you call me, it's definitely not good. Go and see for yourself if you want to."
Ulrich looked surprised. Did this idiot react?
"This is what my teacher gave me for self-defense." Li Ming took the initiative to explain, "It's an A-level mechanical body."
In the A-class mechanical body, everyone's face was slightly solemn, the atmosphere was quiet, and they looked at each other with a hint of shock in their eyes.
They all thought of the battle in the Torch Organization.
An A-class mechanical body wouldn't be able to unleash the combat power of an S-class mechanical body.
This speculation seemed like a fantasy no matter who they told it to, but they had seen with their own eyes two mechanical bodies fighting across energy levels.
If it was an ordinary A-class mechanical body, it would be of no use for self-defense for Li Ming now.
Qinglong really has some hidden tricks up his sleeve. If he really applies that terrifying overload engine to an A-class mechanical body, it might be able to unleash a strength comparable to that of an S-class life form.
Taking in everyone's excited expressions, Li Ming smiled, always wanting to give people reassurances.
"Everyone, the teacher has activated the matter reorganization device, and now it's up to you." Li Ming stretched out his hand, and the suspended cube-shaped mechanical block in his hand floated to the center of the group.
Everything was ready, and Monroe took over the [Matter Reconstruction Device] without hesitation. As a former user, he was most familiar with it.
"The best way to make use of this thing is to use it to make an assembly line." Monroe said in a deep voice. He came to the remaining metal material and twisted it lightly. The mechanical block in his hand expanded rapidly until it reached a diameter of 100 meters, with clear edges and corners.
The invisible force pulled the surrounding metal blocks into the air, and when they reached mid-air, they decomposed into metal ions, which flowed into it like metal rivers.
"Let's start with an intelligent base..." Monroe opened his palm and extended a data cable to connect to the material reorganization manufacturer.
His data storage device contains a large number of applicable drawings.
Soon, silvery-white metal particles condensed above the material reorganization device and gradually accumulated at a speed that was neither slow nor fast.
This is an ultra-large structure. Although the material strength is not high, the interior is extremely complex.
Li Ming looked at it for a while and felt that it would take some time to produce it, so he simply went back to continue developing the gene seeds.
In the spaceship's storage compartment, Fusi, who seemed to have been forgotten, looked a little confused.
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"It seems to be here..." Robin looked at the approaching red star and glanced at the coordinates on the star map.
On the small table next to the driver's seat was his skull-headed butler.
A buzzing sound came from the communication channel, followed by a stern rebuke: "Unknown spacecraft, this is private territory. Please get away from here as soon as possible."
"I'm here to look for someone." Robin was not nervous. He had been interrogated like this dozens of times.
"Looking for someone?" The other party's voice sounded suspicious. "Who is he?"
"The Phantom Thief of the Stars." Robin grinned, smoothed his hair, and raised his head slightly.
"What the hell…"
"The higher-ups said that a guy called the Phantom Thief of Sex is coming."
"It's the Star Thief!" Robin frowned. "My friend, your pronunciation of the interstellar common language is not very standard."
The communication channel fell silent for a moment before a voice came through, "Identity verification passed. Please follow the guidance of the spacecraft for landing."
A small aircraft suddenly appeared and led Robin to the only planet with life. There were several star ports in the outer orbit, like octagonal fortresses.
"The architectural style is quite different from those of ordinary pirates..." Robin docked the spaceship here. Everything here looked unusually new.
After boarding the small aircraft, it soon stopped in front of a huge base.
This base covers a very large area and is mostly silver-white in color. It has tall and thick alloy walls and is heavily guarded. There are rows of metal high-rise buildings, and the building structure is extremely precise. Even the metal floors appear to be cast in one piece, with almost no visible joints.
Robin looked at it, a little surprised, "It's not the standard of ordinary forces..."
He followed the soldiers into the base. Small shuttles crisscrossed the base, carrying internal members to various places in a steady and orderly manner.
They also boarded a shuttle, and Robin was quite surprised to see the members operating it.
"Rigorous...natural...the design alone is worth a fortune, and it's not something an ordinary construction company could undertake..."
He became more and more curious about who the shadow was.
However, the soldiers coming and going are a bit inconsistent with the overall architectural style.
His overall quality seems to be much higher than some pirates, but it is also different from some civilized soldiers. He can be heard laughing from time to time.
"Mercenaries..." he muttered as he was led into the lounge.
The research room in the deepest part of the base is clean and tidy. There is only one person here, Li Ming. On the table is a disassembled humanoid mechanical body.
"Suzaku, record the distance of the energy pathway..." Li Ming was disassembling the mechanical body.
Twenty days have passed since the materials arrived, and this place has already begun to take shape.
What he is disassembling now is a C-class mechanical body that he has enlightened.
It takes metal energy to activate a mechanical body. The more metal energy there is, the more important this part is. He had already studied it clearly.
The metal energy consumed was nothing more than the extra energy added when the controlled object was transformed into a human form, although he didn't know why the construct had to be in human form.
But as long as the mechanical body is human-shaped from the beginning, this part of metal energy can be saved as much as possible. The more it resembles the assembled mechanical body, the more it can save.
He can now control the conversion ratio to 50:1, and he wants to control it to the extreme.
As for Suzaku, he specially created a Class A intelligent system that consumed the remaining little metal energy and was responsible for the operation of the entire base.
"Recording..." Suzaku's voice was soft and light. "Master... the guest you've been waiting for has arrived."
"Oh..." Li Ming paused slightly and finally came.
In the lounge, Robin looked around, the skull beside him, then at the virtual screen in front of him. "This planet belongs to Barbaroel. It was rented out a while ago. The identity of the renter is confidential. A junior member can't have such a..."
"Mr. Kaito, please wait a moment. The young master is on his way."
A voice suddenly echoed in the room, startling Robin.
Looking up, I found that a fiery red bird had appeared on the table in front of me at some point. It had an elegant posture and extremely long tail feathers.
"I am Suzaku, the manager of this base. You can call my name at any time." Suzaku said.
"Okay, okay..." Robin nodded repeatedly, his eyes wandering, and suddenly asked: "Little Master? Do you have a big master?"
Suzaku said in a soft voice, "Yes."
Robin was curious and looked at the bird. He thought it should be the management system here. He wondered if it was an artificial intelligence and whether it could get information about its owner.
He pondered, preparing to circle this artificial intelligence: "Is Shadow your little master, or your big master?"
The Shadow is definitely not operating here under the code name of the Black Hole Palace. This problem will make the artificial intelligence hesitate to some extent.
The Vermilion Bird moved gracefully, stroking its tail feathers. "Your Excellency, I think you want to know the identity of our master. It's no secret. His name is Li Ming."
"Fuck, so smart..." Robin was surprised and couldn't help but look at the butler.
The general management system will basically answer his question with insufficient authority, while more advanced ones may further define the meaning of this question.
But this management system guessed his intention directly, skipped all the tests, and told him the final answer directly.
This reminded him of the butler.
Among all the intelligent systems he had seen, his butler was the closest to a normal life form.
It can even bypass core permissions and answer his questions.
“…Li Ming!” Robin, who was admiring the artificial intelligence, suddenly had a thought and realized that what was important was not the artificial intelligence, but the name.
"A student of the star-casting mechanic Qinglong?" Robin's throat rolled. He was not unfamiliar with this name.
Because I passed by Twin Peaks on the way here, and when I was chatting with an old friend, he specifically mentioned this matter and said that a dragon crossing the river came some time ago.
He didn't know much about Qinglong at first, but later he made a special effort to learn about it.
Is this Qinglong’s base?
His throat felt dry and itchy... and something felt wrong. For a Forge-level mechanic, this base was a bit small...
"Is this what Qinglong gave to Li Mingjian?" He thought subconsciously, and couldn't help but feel envious and sighed:
"Alas, how can there be such a huge gap between people? He's a star-level mechanic..."
"You don't have to be gloomy," the butler's voice echoed directly in Robin's mind, as if exerting mental power, "Your future is far more than that of a Forge-level mechanic..."
"Stop giving me empty promises." Robin was used to it and had long been tired of hearing it. He couldn't help but say indignantly, "If I had a teacher like this, my gene seed would definitely not be..."
He was about to say something, but he held it back. After all, this was not the place to talk, so he sighed helplessly.
I had something to do today, so the update will be delayed a little. Sorry.
(End of this chapter)
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