Chapter 396: News of the Return of Jingnan Star Beast (Please vote at the beginning of the month!)
He stood up and stretched his limbs, and King Zhentian behind him walked into his body.
His body was like a furnace. Li Ming exhaled, spewing out a hot and fiery breath.
While undergoing the trial, the body is not idle either. With the support of the evolutionary system, it is always developing independently.
Li Ming often does two things in parallel. After all, the body is developing independently and the consciousness is idle anyway.
The Holy Castle Trial can also greatly enhance his actual combat ability. It is precisely because of the enhancement of his actual combat ability that he passed the Upper Lord Trial at 65% of the progress. It can be said that he is making progress every moment.
This trial lasted a full sixteen hours and was conducted six times in total. He was just a hair's breadth away from passing each time, which made him really unwilling to give up, so he tried so many times in one go until he passed.
I opened the smart terminal and wanted to browse the news, but the shadow of Suzaku appeared, "Master, two hours ago, Lord Ford came to see you."
"Oh?" Li Ming packed up his smart terminal and went out to find Ford, who was sitting in the public rest area, chatting with Robin.
Seeing Li Ming coming, he immediately stood up and said helplessly: "Asmara finally trusts me."
Ever since the Mechanical Royal Court left, with Li Ming's assurance, Ford has been trying to contact Asmara on the black hole network.
It is very simple to log in to the Black Hole network account and send messages to the other party. The problem is how to make Asmara trust himself, and Ford has been working hard for this.
But Asmara was so wary that she didn't even trust the video call. After all, it was something that could be shattered into pieces if one wasn't careful.
Finally, Ford mentioned Gabriel, but Asmara was still skeptical.
But after so many days of intermittent contact and the disclosure of such secrets, Asmara finally believed him and revealed some information.
"Thanks to Prince Ryan's influence, a considerable number of civilizations in the Corona Borealis ring are providing us with assistance. Through this, the vampire race has already established more than one hundred planets with life." Ford said in a deep voice.
"So fast?" Robin next to him was shocked. He also learned about this matter from Ford during this period.
"One hundred?" Li Ming frowned slightly. Ford glanced at him and then whispered, "Also, Professor Wu has been investigating this matter."
Li Ming was slightly stunned, his expression slightly gloomy: "Old Wu?"
Ford hurriedly explained, "Asmara can only trust a limited number of people. Besides me and my father, there's only Professor Wu."
"This was Professor Wu's initiative, and he was just mixing in with those who were transferring blood. There's no danger."
"Because Blue Star was the first planet to be deployed with life, no one knows where the blood species are. He can only use this method to collect data on their tendencies and try to locate them."
He was afraid that Li Ming would think that Asmara was being forced into the game by Professor Wu.
Li Ming nodded, his expression softened a bit. He had some understanding of Old Wu's character. If it wasn't his own will, almost no one could force him to do anything.
Whether it is for Blue Star or for other reasons is unknown.
Ford continued, "Professor Wu has collected a lot of data. Based on the behavior and characteristics of those people, he has narrowed down the possible locations to ten."
"Asmara asked what our next move would be? Do we need his cooperation?"
Li Ming pondered. There was no news from Blackbeard yet. The Pioneer was not sure whether this matter was true or not, and he was still unsure about what to say next.
"Not for now. Let's go back to Blue Star first and see what that blood species is." Li Ming thought for a short while and decided on the next course of action.
"Also, send me a copy of the data and information Old Wu collected."
"Okay." Ford nodded and quickly searched for information.
Back in the room, Li Ming opened the Star Network to browse information as usual and read some gossip news with relish. Those who could make the headlines in the interstellar world were all influential figures.
For example, today's headline is "Federal Parliament Speaker Involved in Sex Scandal with Underage Person."
Many other big names are also involved. The leadership in the federation changes very quickly and political scandals often occur.
Then, he logged into the Black Hole Network again.
"oh?"
There was new news on Li Ming's account, and his eyes moved slightly.
"You want a top-level S-class star beast?" The other party said concisely and straight to the point.
Li Ming did not reply immediately, but clicked on the other party's page. The other party was not anonymous.
In his profile, he claims to be an intelligence broker, active in the Sea of Stars, and an A-level life form.
"Just an A-level life form?" Li Ming was a little disappointed. The star beasts found by the previous A-level life forms that contacted him were not very good.
However, just in case, he still replied, "What kind of star beast?"
I thought it would take some time for the other party to reply, but unexpectedly, I received a message within two or three minutes.
"The Flame Gold Holy Scale Lion is comparable to an S-class life form with 90% development progress." The other party sent a photo.
The giant beast above has a strong body, smooth muscle lines, thick limbs, and sharp claws like hooks. Its entire body is covered with dazzling golden scales and burning golden flames.
The forehead is broad, with a pair of eyes burning with red flames, sharp and majestic, and fangs protruding from the mouth.
Li Ming magnified the details, took a closer look, and frowned slightly. "There are no golden patterns on the forehead, no double rings on the pupils, and the scales on the tail are not overlapping. This is not a Lion King. Only a Lion King can reach the level you described. Ordinary Holy Scale Lions are much weaker."
The other party was silent, as if he hadn't expected it to be so difficult to fool. After a moment, he sent another message:
"The Lion King is a variant of the Holy Scale Lion, one in a million. An ordinary Holy Scale Lion is sufficient to create an S-level gene seed. Your requirements can only be met by the 'Star Devouring Dark Dragon' raised by the Empire, the 'Gala Blazing Flame' raised by the Federation, and the star beasts raised by several powerful star clusters."
"A star beast of that level will be snapped up like crazy once it appears. The Holy Scale Lion is already extremely rare."
Due to the needs of the genetic evolution path and the needs of various civilizations and forces to monopolize advanced life forms.
The top star beasts of all evolutionary levels have almost been captured long ago. The other party was right, the Holy Scale Lion is already very rare.
"He's just a lone one, and no one can guess his location. Would you like to meet up and trade? Give me the A-level weapon and I'll give you the coordinates." The other party continued.
Li Ming pondered for a moment, thinking that his development progress was less than 70%, he still refused, "No."
"Hey, which faction are you from? Why do you have to be so demanding? X-level life forms are out of reach, isn't it enough if they can evolve?" The other party was helpless. Li Ming used an anonymous bounty, and all information was kept confidential.
Moreover, he is considered the highest bidder among similar bounty seekers. As long as the coordinates are confirmed, he will be given an A-level weapon.
If they were to be sold to other civilizations and forces, they would have to be taken there, or even wait until they were successfully captured before they would be given any benefits.
Li Ming said a few perfunctory words, and seeing that he could not persuade the other party, he did not say anything more.
Even though the deal didn't go through, the two of them still added each other as anonymous friends, thinking that they might be useful in the future.
"After a while, there should be more advanced ones." Li Mingze thought that the longer he waited, the more clues he would get.
…
Seven days later, in Jingnan, the capital of Blue Star civilization.
Somewhere above a mountain forest, the surrounding space was faintly distorted, the light seemed to be disturbed by invisible objects, and the trees below were shaking violently, with branches and leaves rustling.
In mid-air, as if a curtain was suddenly torn open, three figures suddenly appeared and then jumped down.
Bang!
The powerful force hit the ground, raising dust and fallen leaves all over the sky.
Li Ming and Robin looked back and saw that their bodies stopped when they were still about ten centimeters from the ground.
Ford looked embarrassed and stood up from the small pit on the ground. "Sorry, I couldn't control myself."
Li Ming didn't care, but Ford said with emotion as if to change the subject, "Your spaceship is very powerful. Although the aerospace shield here is a low-end model, it is still a planetary-level outer space defense shield."
Li Ming looked up and still remembered that when he first came into contact with the Torch Organization, he was very surprised that the other party used dimensional life forms to tear apart the extraterrestrial shield.
"This aerospace shield uses a honeycomb energy cluster, which is at least five generations behind normal extraterrestrial shields. It operates non-stop around the clock and consumes extremely high amounts of energy," Li Ming explained calmly.
"But the single-point defense layer is extremely weak and the particle gaps are huge, so a particle jammer can easily penetrate it."
"Of course, the only benefit is that we can continuously sell specialized energy modules at extremely high premiums to buyers."
Ford's face became increasingly embarrassed, and he said helplessly, "These were all sold to Blue Star fifty years ago. I wasn't even born then. I wanted to replace them, but once the war started, I ran out of time."
Robin looked around and couldn't help but say, "This is your home planet. It looks okay."
"This is not my home planet, but I went to school here for a while." Li Ming shook his head.
"Oh..." Robin sighed thoughtfully, "It's a pity that this place is too close to the empire's borders. Your influence can't radiate here, and you can't provide support."
Li Ming ignored him and stretched out his hand. The [Folding Barracks] emerged and hovered in his palm. With a flash of light, a large number of mechanical bodies appeared in the mountains and forests, densely packed.
Robin and Ford were both shocked.
Li Ming simply gave an order to divide these mechanical bodies into ten teams, and he only released one thousand of them.
If there are too many, this place will not be able to accommodate them. One hundred people form a team, and they are divided into ten teams with neat queues.
Soon, the mimicry skin on the surface of these silver-white mechanical bodies took effect and gradually transformed into human appearance, both men and women, with wooden expressions.
Then Li Ming took out a small Vermilion Bird. This was not an illusion, but a real entity. It flapped its mechanical wings and landed on Li Ming's shoulder.
This is the [Suzaku Split], which carries Suzaku's split intelligent control. It can build a regional command network, connect all mechanical bodies, and send instructions over ultra-long distances.
After the network was constructed, with Suzaku as the central commander, these mechanical bodies suddenly came alive, with various expressions of joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness constantly appearing on their faces, which was chilling.
"You two can each pick a team and search the coordinates speculated by Old Wu to see if you can find the so-called vampire." Li Ming said.
He raised his hand again, and the cabin under the hidden sword shadow in the sky opened, and ten small aircraft fell down, spewing flames.
"no problem."
"good."
The two of them agreed and were tactful enough not to ask Li Ming where he was going. They picked a team of people and left quickly.
The other eight teams, under Suzaku's control, split up into smaller groups, boarded the aircraft, and disappeared into the mountains and forests.
………
Lao Wu's experimental island seems to have undergone several expansions. The area of the island has expanded a lot, and there are many tall buildings. It seems to have covered more areas.
In the top-level conference room, Luo Chuan had a cold expression on his face. Several young people stood in front of him, looking at each other in bewilderment.
"Zhang Yuan, the market purchase price of the Blue Sky Machinery Factory is 30 million star coins. You can actually lower the price to 15 million. You are really capable!" Luo Chuan smiled wryly.
"And Zhou Tao, since you took over, the pass rate for Boiling Blood No. 3 has remained stable at 99.5% for three consecutive months. You've learned a lot in pharmacy."
"And you guys, in the past six months since you joined, you've expanded the lab more than tenfold. That's truly amazing."
Luo Chuan's aura grew stronger. Although it was a compliment, it made the people in front of him look horrified.
"Director Luo, we don't quite understand what you are saying..." someone bravely asked.
"I don't quite understand?" Luo Chuan sneered, "The Blue Sky Machinery Factory has stable performance, so the normal purchase price shouldn't be less than 40 million."
"Thirty million was already a very sincere offer, but the chairman's son and daughter disappeared inexplicably for half a month, so he took the initiative to lower the price to fifteen million."
"The Boiling Blood Potion is significantly effective in enhancing biological functions, but its stability has always been below 98%. The side effects are highly dangerous. I have stipulated that it must not be lower than 99.9%..."
Luo Chuan's indifferent expression suddenly turned ferocious. "You think this is expanding the lab? This is a slap in my face!"
Several people shuddered with fear, lowering their heads and looking at each other. Someone bravely said, "This...it's inevitable to use some extraordinary means in the process of development and growth, but the result...is always good."
"Fuck you!" Luo Chuan cursed. "Don't think I don't know what you and the family behind you are planning. You're relying on the relationship between the lab and Li Ming to expand recklessly."
"You've already swallowed up more than half of Blue Planet's high-quality enterprises. If I don't intervene, you'll probably extend your hand to other civilizations."
Several of them looked unhappy. They were all children of high-ranking officials on Blue Star, and had never been scolded like that before.
Zhang Yuan snorted coldly, "Director Luo, if you knew that, why did you accept us back then? You simply wanted to use us to do the dirty work. Now that the results are in, why be so hypocritical?"
"Besides, this place is too close to the empire, and that Li Ming can't help us at all. So what if we borrow his name? Who dares to say anything? At most, you can just take more."
The others' expressions changed slightly and they signaled with their eyes.
But surprisingly, Luo Chuan was not angry. Instead, he suppressed his anger and smiled slightly, "Yes, I absorbed you on purpose."
(End of this chapter)
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