Chapter 357: Finally took the bait and showed off their skills
Robin was stunned for a while, unable to figure it out, so he simply gave up and waited for Li Ming to build the network as usual, and then connected to the black hole network.
But this time, his brows furrowed, "That Nicolael contacted me again."
In the background of his black hole network, there was a message from Nicholas, with only two words - "talk".
"This old guy finally took the bait." Robin breathed a sigh of relief. He would come to Li Ming's room every day and log into the Black Hole Network to see if there was any news about Nicholas.
Li Ming didn't say much. He arranged everything and asked Robin to contact him. Communication was quickly established.
Before Nicolael could even begin to speak, Robin responded rudely, "Isn't this the Bloodthirsty Duke? Why did you think of contacting me again? Weren't you suspicious of my intentions last time?"
Nicholas' voice was calm. "I have to be vigilant. I have to verify whether it's true or not."
"So now the verification is complete?"
"No."
Robin laughed in anger, "You're not even finished verifying it yet, what the hell are you talking about?"
Nicholas was very calm. "Are you angry? Your goal is nothing more than profit. If you are not satisfied, I can provide additional benefits."
"Of course not." Robin's voice was cheerful and excited. "For a big shot like you, it's natural to be cautious. What about the Terrax Stone I mentioned?"
"The amount you mentioned is too much, seven or eight dollars. I can't give it to you. The most I can give you is one dollar."
"Your piece?" Robin was furious. "Do you know who I offended? You only give me one piece. Aren't you looking down on me?"
Nicholas' voice became a little louder. "Do you think this thing is something that can be found everywhere? Two at most, and this is already the most in the station."
"Can't you transfer from the Imperial Headquarters?"
"It can be adjusted, but it takes time. Neither you nor I can wait. It will take at least three months."
"Three months?" Robin said exaggeratedly, "No, you're still the Grand Duke, right? It takes three months to adjust this little thing?"
Hearing Robin's words, Nicholas' voice wavered slightly, and he said sternly, "I am the Grand Duke, yes, but I am only the Grand Duke, not the Glory Holy Emperor!"
"If you don't want to, the deal ends here."
Robin seemed frightened. After a long moment, he cautiously said, "How about some more star coins?"
Nicolael took a deep breath and said, "I'll give you another 100 million star coins."
"One hundred million." Robin hesitated, then reluctantly agreed: "Okay, okay, one hundred million is one hundred million. You can transfer this one hundred million to me first as a deposit, okay?"
Nicolael said in a deep voice: "Impossible, I need your specific coordinates and itinerary."
Robin hesitated for a moment, then said, "We are preparing to go to the Central World. However, I heard that the Central World's censorship has been very strict recently, so Li Ming is still hesitant."
Nicholas thought about it and was not surprised. It was one of many possible situations.
He pondered, "How about this, you tell me the specific coordinates of your journey, and I will send someone there. Don't resist then, and I will tell them that you are mine."
Robin hesitated a bit: "You won't deny it when the time comes, right?"
"It's just two stones. The person I want to capture is very valuable." Nicholas said in a calm tone.
"Okay." Robin hesitated, as if fighting against greed. After a moment, he sent the travel coordinates: "You can estimate the time yourself."
"Wait."
Nicholas said this and ended the communication.
Robin looked at Li Ming hesitantly: "Will he take the bait?"
"No, no." He immediately shook his head, not quite understanding. "Why are we still here? Why would we lead him somewhere else? Is it even possible?"
Throughout this series, he obeyed Li Ming's instructions, but he really didn't know what to do specifically.
Li Ming looked down at the screen, which showed Kostat's information. "It's hard to say. If it succeeds, that's the best. If not, there's no loss."
Robin couldn't quite understand, so he could only leave muttering.
On the other side, Nicholas was walking in the corridor, looking down at the coordinates, his eyes flickering.
A moment later, he arrived at the conference room where all the senior officials, including Prince Costa, were already there.
Seeing him come in, Prince Costa had a blank expression on his face. "Nicholas is so anxious to have us come here. Is there something important to report?"
"Your Highness, I have obtained Li Ming's specific coordinates."
"Oh?" Prince Costa's eyes gleamed. "Since you've got it, why don't you send someone to capture him?"
Nicolael said in a deep voice, "Because I'm not sure if this is a trap, I beg Your Highness to send more people to help me."
"You are quite cautious." Prince Costat tapped the table. "How many people do you plan to have?"
"You, Mr. Gaint, Mr. Diaz." A hint of ruthlessness flashed across Nicolás' eyes.
Costat stopped moving, and Diaz looked at him in surprise, while other senior executives looked at each other.
With Nicolael and Albert, this is considered a full-scale outing. Nicolael persuaded:
"Rumors abound that Qinglong is mysterious and unpredictable, and the Imperial Intelligence Department has been vague in its assessment of him."
"This matter has far-reaching consequences. If he escapes, the Machinists' Association will not let this go. We must ensure that nothing goes wrong."
Everyone frowned slightly. This idea was indeed shocking at first, but it made sense when they thought about it carefully.
However, everyone finally looked at Prince Costat, who said calmly, "Your concerns are reasonable."
Nicolael nodded, but then he heard Prince Costat say, "However, there's no need to go all out. How about this? You and Albert stay behind to guard, while Gaint and Diaz come with me."
After the words fell, Nicol's face froze. The others looked at each other in confusion. Diaz frowned slightly and tried to say something, but was interrupted by Prince Costat, who said meaningfully:
"After all, Qinglong, the Forge-level mechanic, is not an enemy of the Empire. Nicolael, don't let your personal emotions affect the interests of the Empire."
Diaz shut up. Prince Costa's reason was very orthodox. Nicolael had regarded Qinglong as an imaginary enemy, which was why he thought it was an ambush and proposed this plan.
Prince Costa accepted the plan, but used it as an excuse to kick Nicholas out.
This was an excuse I had thought of long before I used Nicholas.
"Okay, that's it. Bring up the coordinates and get ready to go."
This is a case of killing the donkey after it has served its purpose, but no one was too surprised. Satogua was badly tricked by Nicholas.
Some people now say that Reina was killed by people sent by Nicolael, and it would be strange if Prince Costa didn't make things difficult for him.
Almost no one considered whether Qinglong could be caught, but the intelligence was correct and catching him was inevitable.
Nicolael suppressed his anger, but he had to force out an expression and nodded, "I understand."
He left the meeting room expressionlessly, snorting barely perceptible sneer.
This result was both expected and unexpected.
He doesn't necessarily want this credit. Even if he can't achieve any merit, it would be nice to be able to take revenge.
At almost the same moment, in a desolate dimensional world somewhere, there were suddenly some ripples, and a spaceship came flying in. Its shell was slightly mottled, with dense and tiny scratches and repair marks.
The thrusters ejected a light blue tail flame and hovered in the void.
The hatch opened and a figure came out. He dropped an unknown substance the size of a fingernail with a dull expression and then returned to the cockpit.
When the hatch closed, he woke up with a start, somewhat bewildered, and glanced at the coordinates on the screen. "Hey, how did I get here?"
He didn't understand what was going on, so he started the spaceship again and headed for his destination according to the established plan.
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The series of chain reactions that resulted from this caused Li Ming to react quickly.
Half a day later, Blackbeard contacted him again, and when Li Ming saw it, another half a day had passed.
As soon as the call was connected, Blackbeard's tone was unusually anxious, and he asked, "Where are you?"
Li Ming's heart moved slightly, "What's wrong? Is there an accident?"
"I don't know what's going on with Costat. He suddenly wants to take everyone away from the Central World. I wonder where he's going? And he's bringing Gaint and Diaz with him. It's a big deal."
"Gaint and Diaz." Li Ming frowned slightly. "Where's Nicola?"
Blackbeard was irritated: "It seems that Nicolael stayed because of an internal struggle, which is not important."
If Qinglong was caught, there would be big problems. The first thing Blackbeard thought of when he got the news was Qinglong, fearing that something might happen to him.
No, it's very important.
Li Ming lowered his head, the gleam in his eyes almost impossible to conceal, but his voice remained calm, "Don't worry, they're not after me, and they won't be able to find me."
Li Ming's tone was firm, but Blackbeard was still suspicious and couldn't help but remind him: "Prince Costat himself is an X-class life form, so his strength is naturally needless to say. Gaint and Diaz are both high-level S-class, and their development progress exceeds 60%. This lineup..."
"Don't worry, they can't know my location." Li Ming emphasized again.
Blackbeard finally breathed a sigh of relief, but at the same time, he reminded him, "The last life form with level 50 development potential from the Sea of Stars will arrive soon. According to the agreement between the parties, we will all go to see the Holy Elephant of Domination together. You don't have much time to think about it."
"I understand." Li Ming responded lightly and ended the communication.
After looking at the World Tree outside the window, he stood up and left the room. He quickly found an inspection team on the street. They were from the Xingyuan Empire and were wearing the iconic blue combat armor.
When Li Ming walked past them, the soldiers' expressions suddenly became confused, and they suddenly turned around and followed him away.
In the central world, there are almost no blind spots for surveillance, except in hotel rooms.
The soldiers in charge of the review have been rampaging in the central world during this period, and naturally no one dares to stop them.
A hotel receptionist watched them climb the stairs with a throbbing throat.
But soon, another line of inspection soldiers came down, and the leader was holding a rectangular metal object in his hand.
How can one avoid layers of scrutiny and enter a base with extremely tight security?
It may be a difficult problem for others, but Li Ming has many ways to solve it.
The Xingyuan Empire's headquarters is surrounded by a metal wall more than ten meters high, stretching to the end of the horizon. It is not made of ordinary metal. Energy patterns flow on the surface, and a faint blue light appears from time to time.
There is a guard post every three steps and a sentry every five steps. The soldiers on guard are wearing high-tech armor embedded with various sensors and weapon modules.
The eyepiece on the helmet flashed a cold light. He stood tall and straight, his hand tightly gripping the energy gun.
Each outpost is equipped with advanced monitoring equipment and defense facilities, monitoring all movements in the surrounding area in an all-round and no-blind-angle manner.
The soldier in charge of this post was clearly familiar with them. He looked at the rectangular object on the tracks and greeted them, "Luo Er, what is this? Aren't you the inspection team?"
"It's confidential." Luo Er smiled. This is the advantage of having many departments. You can use any excuse to get away with it.
The other party shrugged and didn't ask any more questions, but the soldiers also needed to go through multiple rounds of scrutiny.
Picking up the metal block from the other side of the track, Roll headed straight towards the low-altitude aircraft.
The air was thick with the smell of metal, like a heavy curtain covering the entire area.
Combat machines over ten meters tall walked by with heavy and powerful steps from time to time. Every time their huge metal feet landed, the ground shook slightly.
Low-altitude aircraft shuttled through like ghosts, stirring up whistling waves and forming strong vortexes of air flow.
The scope of the base is vast beyond imagination, like an endless metal jungle. It is unknown how long it will take to walk through it.
After three or four hours, the low-altitude aircraft stopped. The core area was ahead and no one was allowed to enter without orders.
"Stop." The soldiers at the entrance were obviously much bigger. They stretched out their mechanical arms and stopped Roll. Each of them was two or three meters tall, wearing more complicated combat armor and carrying more external combat weapons.
"Joint Investigation Department, 123rd Detachment, Captain of the 36th Squad—Roll." He said in a deep voice, holding out the metal box in his hand. "This belongs to Grand Duke Nicholas. I've come to deliver it to you."
"Grand Duke Nicholas?" The guards glanced at each other, then at the metal figure before them. They raised their arms, as if looking for information, and frowned, saying, "No records found."
"I'm only responsible for handing it over." Luo Er put down the metal object and turned away.
"Wait..." someone shouted, "Item number."
“SH——4578”.
Roll has boarded a low-altitude aircraft.
After entering the number, the intelligent system immediately popped up relevant information, including the detailed route from the review at the entrance to the time when Roll carried him all the way here, as well as inspection pictures.
The guard looked at the image on the screen in astonishment. "Is this a folding motorcycle?"
"The big guild wants this thing?" They looked at each other, but did not dare to say anything. They picked up the metal object and put it on the testing equipment beside to check it again. There was no clue, and it was definitely not an explosive.
"Forget it, let's notify the secretariat." They didn't dare to intercept and report.
The Secretariat did not have any relevant records and just asked them to send the items to the security department first.
(End of this chapter)
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