Chapter 433 Anniversary Seed Collection?
Li Ming arrived very early and looked around the hall from the corner, feeling something strange.
Ulrich turned the anniversary celebration into an annual meeting?
Perhaps because he had not studied Blue Star's festivals in detail, Li Ming did not care much about it. Instead, he felt strange about the atmosphere before him.
He hadn't paid much attention to the internal management situation and thought it would be a wolf-like culture that was carried to the extreme. How come it looked so harmonious? Could this be Ulrich's style?
Ulrich was not around, so Li Ming casually asked Suzaku on his shoulder, "Has Old Ulrich changed? Why does he seem completely different from the people under his command back then?"
Suzaku responded, "Lord Ulrich said that the Mechanical Royal Court will exist for a long time, and these people are carefully selected talents. Their descendants are equally outstanding. After special training, they will become an endless reserve talent pool."
"People can start work as adults, and the probability of external spies appearing is greatly reduced."
Li Ming touched his nose when he heard this. Isn't this a black-hearted capitalist?
Ulrich is really far-sighted. Good... good...
Li Ming roughly estimated that there were about three to four thousand people in the entire hall, all of whom were small life forms, no more than two meters and five in height.
"I don't know how many spies there are..."
………
At table number 1, there are ten people in a circle, and there are only four interstellar humans. Those who can sit here are basically talents who have made special contributions to the royal court.
"I don't know if Lord Qinglong will show up." Someone suddenly spoke, pinched a piece of purple meat in his hand, put it into his mouth and chewed it.
"The Royal Court is just a small business. How could a divine craftsman appear?" Another person shook his head. He was a Yanren, with red skin and red hair. He wore a short skirt and had a look of anticipation in his eyes. "It's good that Lord Li Ming showed up."
"Sera, I heard you met Mr. Li Ming two months ago?" She suddenly turned her head, a tiny flame spurting out of her nostrils: "Isn't he handsome?"
"You almost burned me." Sera, an interstellar human, stepped back with a look of disgust. "Your aesthetic tastes are so different from those of humans. Why do you care about this?"
"I heard that Mr. Li Ming is still single." She looked longing.
"Ugh~" Sera pretended to retch. "Sister, I have normal taste, there's no way I'd be attracted to you. Besides, you two have reproductive isolation."
"So what? Is it impossible to even think about it?" She rolled her eyes.
Sera was speechless. She turned to look at the other girl beside her and urged, "Kaina, I think you have a good chance."
"Don't you also have a soft spot for Mr. Li Ming?"
Kaina's cheeks flushed slightly. She couldn't help but touch the necklace around her neck and shook her head: "How is that possible?"
"How is it impossible? You are all interstellar humans. It is said that Lord Li Ming is not very old. If you really want to get together with him, don't forget me." Sera laughed.
"What do you mean by hanging out..." Kaina was helpless.
"Ahem..." The loud sound coming from the loudspeaker immediately silenced the noise in the hall. Ulrich arrived, wearing a well-fitting suit, with his tail swinging behind him.
"Dear colleagues..." He began with a smile and made some polite remarks that were humorous and witty, causing bursts of laughter.
"Well, to thank our colleagues who have made special contributions to the Royal Court, we have prepared generous gifts..."
"Jannis—Outstanding Employee Award. She worked without rest for a month and discovered a minor error in the assembly line. A reward of 500,000 star coins!"
Applause broke out from below, and a purple-skinned earth spirit went up to receive the award.
"There's actually an award ceremony." Li Ming watched, feeling inexplicably moved and also finding it somewhat interesting, so he watched quietly.
As the various activities, programs, and speeches went by one after another, two or three hours passed quickly.
"Of course, this celebration also has a special guest..." Ulrich paused, looked at the pairs of expectant eyes in the audience, and spoke in a sonorous and powerful voice: "Lord of the Royal Court, His Excellency Li Ming!"
"Wow, it's really coming." Sera pulled Kaina beside her and shook her.
Almost as soon as Ulrich finished speaking, a figure appeared beside him. It was Li Ming, and the spotlight naturally fell.
Li Ming was just there to go through the motions, simply to enhance the cohesion of his subordinates and to say some polite words.
“…If you don’t let Wang Ting down, Wang Ting will not let you down…” Li Ming’s heart was calm, but his voice was sonorous and powerful. The applause and cheers continued.
He bowed slightly and was about to walk away, but his eyes couldn't help but move slightly.
A figure suddenly stood up below. Kaina ignored the stunned looks of her companions and quickly came to the front of the stage.
There was a defense array composed of mechanical bodies under the stage, so it was naturally impossible for this thin woman to break in, but such a big move also attracted the attention of quite a number of people.
Ulrich frowned slightly, a cold glint in his eyes.
"Sir Li Ming..." Kaina shouted loudly. Li Ming stared at her and then waved his hand to signal the mechanical body to move aside.
In full view of everyone, she walked to the edge of the stage, her face slightly flushed.
"Is there something wrong?" Li Ming glanced at her. She was an interstellar human, a D-class life form, nothing special.
"I...I have something to give you." Kaina seemed quite nervous.
"Oh?" Li Ming was a little surprised. After thinking about it, she raised her hand slightly, and an invisible force carried her down to the platform.
"It's this..." Kaina seemed afraid to look directly at Li Ming. She stretched out her delicate fingers and took off the sapphire necklace from her neck. She held it in her palm and said sincerely: "This... This is the necklace left by my mother. It can keep people safe."
Keep people safe?
Li Ming raised his eyebrows, but didn't care. He smiled and said, "Thank you very much."
He reached out to take it, and his pupils suddenly contracted, but they calmed down almost instantly, and there was no pause in his movements.
After giving the necklace away, Kaina turned around, looked around at the stairs, and left in a hurry.
"By the way, what's your name?" Li Ming suddenly asked.
"Kai...Kaina..." She responded in a low voice, hurried down the stairs, and after returning to her seat, she lowered her head and said nothing, her cheeks flushed, as if she was extremely shy, and there were bursts of laughter all around her.
"Kaina..." Li Ming's eyes flashed slightly, and he sneered in his heart. The Sisters were really determined not to change.
Holding the necklace in her hand——
[Mystical Gem - Special Type: Contains the Prophet's spiritual source.
Control conditions: 100 million metal energy
Control ability - parasitism: You can place your spiritual clone in it, and your spiritual power will not dissipate naturally.
(Note: The original spirit body needs to be expelled)]
A part of the prophet's mental power is hidden in it, and it feels like a mental control method.
One hundred million metal energies is still within the S-level range.
His eyes flickered, but the woman took the risk of sending the necklace to him, so it must be within a certain range to produce its effect.
There is no more activity after that. Everyone can go home after finishing their meal.
After Li Ming stepped down, Ulrich quickly surrounded him and asked, "Do you want to deal with it?"
"Not for now. Give me her information." Li Ming shook his head.
Ulrich was a little surprised, but nodded anyway, and a document was quickly passed over.
"He's been lurking here for over half a year. He's quite patient..."
Li Ming took a quick glance and understood in his heart that this person should have been carefully selected. There was no clue on the surface, his life level was not high, and he had passed the review of the Mechanical Royal Court.
There were no signs of any problems in the past six months, and he was even an excellent employee.
"However, for me right now, this doesn't seem like bad news..." Li Ming thought to himself, "Maybe I can use this to find the enemy's lair and plunder it."
"I don't know what their strength is, but the tank guards have been upgraded."
The lair of this secretive force is hidden very deeply, and under normal circumstances, it is impossible to find.
Li Ming thought to himself, "But the problem now is how to deceive this guy. Mind control is not easy to deceive."
Li Ming was deep in thought. In public, he was afraid that the necklace in his hand would be discovered by Qinglong, who was hiding somewhere, so he did not take any action.
He first put away the jewel necklace, turned on the smart terminal, and quickly issued a few commands. Soon, several mechanical bodies came and brought a few metal boxes.
Li Ming opened them one by one. The things inside had different shapes. These were prototype products that could resist mental attacks.
Over the past six months, he had his men making all sorts of weird gadgets just in case of emergency.
"Well... this should meet my requirements." Li Ming touched a clown-like metal mask.
[False State Mask - B-level], ability is [Psychic Pseudo-State: Disguise a spiritual body, creating the illusion of a successful attack.]
Silently controlling it, Li Ming pulled it all the way up and used a piece of Terrax Stone to upgrade it to S-level, consuming nearly 100 million metal energy.
As Li Ming expected, his abilities underwent a complete transformation.
[Mimetic Soul: The false spirit will cover the real spirit. All external attacks will be immediately absorbed by the false spirit, and the false spirit will have absolute control over it.]
After taking control, he suddenly felt a sense of being wrapped in warmth.
"This is what I want." Li Ming breathed a sigh of relief and then left the banquet hall.
The journey was smooth, and I returned to the core base, went to my room, and locked the door.
He casually took out the sapphire necklace, dangling it in front of his eyes, as if he was examining it.
"Guaranteeing someone's safety? Interesting..." He muttered and threw it on the table.
Almost as soon as he closed his eyes, he felt a tingling sensation like needles, which was a warning from the mimicking soul.
Then, he suddenly felt his vision being infinitely withdrawn, and it was pitch black all around. He could only see everything outside through the two small windows in front of him.
"These are my own eyes..." Li Ming felt quite strange. He could clearly feel that the mimicry soul was intervened and controlled by an external force, but at the same time, he could also tear apart this control at any time.
"How can his spirit be so tough?" Part of the prophet's spirit gradually emerged from the jewel necklace, almost unreal.
Looking at Li Ming who was distracted in front of him, he still felt a sense of joy.
Finally, she succeeded. It was worth it for her to cut off a part of her own spirit and spend a piece of "secret energy gem". This thing can conceal the mental fluctuations to the greatest extent.
If the distance is closer, there will be almost no mental fluctuations emitted.
"What's your name?" A voice suddenly rang out in the pitch-black space.
Li Ming suddenly had a new feeling. The memory of the mimic soul was completely under his control, and everything it knew was what he allowed it to know.
His heart moved slightly, and the mimic soul replied without emotion: "Li Ming."
"Who is your teacher?"
"Qinglong."
"Where is he?"
"have no idea."
The prophet was slightly stunned and continued to ask: "How could you not know?"
Li Ming was silent. The prophet was helpless. In order to avoid being discovered by Qinglong, she could only use the most basic mental control and dared not make too big movements.
"Let's proceed with the plan first..." She suppressed her excitement and whispered, "Have someone contact Kaina and ask her to come find you."
Li Ming, who looked dazed, opened the smart terminal and quickly sent several commands.
Just over ten minutes later, the door of the room opened and a seemingly shy Kaina walked in.
"You...you're looking for me?" she whispered.
"It's successful." The sudden voice in the empty room made Kaina's face change drastically.
"Don't worry, I asked him, there is no surveillance equipment here." The prophet added.
Kaina finally breathed a sigh of relief, her expression restrained, and she looked Li Ming up and down.
"Okay, let's start collecting seeds." The prophet urged.
"ah?"
When Li Ming in the spiritual space heard these words, he was stunned. You just took my seeds and didn’t plan to take me away?
If he were in control of his body, his face would definitely be dark now.
"Fuck! I thought I could follow the clues and find the Sisters' Order's lair." Li Ming was speechless. Of course he couldn't let others take his seed, so he immediately prepared to take over the body and smash the other party to pieces as soon as possible.
At this moment, Kaina touched his skin. Her face suddenly froze, her pupils dilated, and she exclaimed in shock, "This life force... an S-level life form!?"
"Hmm?" Li Ming paused for a moment. This woman was not simple either. I wonder what hidden abilities she had to be able to discover that he was an S-class life form.
"What S-class life form?" The prophet's spirit body was a little confused at first, but only after that did it react, equally puzzled: "He is an S-class life form?"
"How is this possible? He...he..." The prophet's emotions were boiling, and he suddenly realized: "No wonder his mental strength is so strong..."
"His development potential is far beyond level 60. It's terrifying. How could such a life form exist..."
The prophet seemed to be stimulated and kept muttering. Then he suddenly said, "Wait... Don't take the seeds yet."
"Um?"
Kaina's throat rolled and her fair cheeks turned red because of the congestion caused by her rapid heartbeat.
Only then did he react and turned his head blankly, "Not taking the seeds anymore?"
"Just take him away!" said the prophet in a deep voice.
"Take the person away?" Kaina's heart trembled. "This is not our plan. If we take the person away, Qinglong will definitely be furious."
Their plan was just to get some seeds. They didn't plan to do anything to Li Ming, and they didn't want to make enemies with Qinglong for the time being.
The prophet said firmly, "Even if Qinglong is furious, he may not know it was us who did it. He is too valuable to be born naturally. He must have many secrets. We must bring him back for research."
"An S-class lifeform whose biological age is less than 25. Do you understand what that means?" The prophet's spirit body said firmly, "Follow my orders. Change the plan now. We must bring him back!"
Kaina's eyes flickered, and she finally nodded solemnly, "I understand."
(End of this chapter)
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