Chapter 447: It’s going to explode! (Sorry, a little late)
The space-time passage connecting the Eternal Abyss and the universe is very narrow.
Once there is some very "powerful" object, such as the huge wreckage of civilization.
It is possible to block the entrance of the cave, causing more and more things to accumulate. Once it breaks through, it will cause the Red River Catastrophe, and a large number of unknown objects will rush out of the Eternal Abyss, and even rush out of the Red River Star Stream.
Of course, this model is just a theoretical speculation and is not supported by any actual evidence.
There have been only two recorded Red River catastrophes in interstellar history.
Although it is called a catastrophe, it is not a bad thing, because more ruins of civilization will be washed to the periphery of the Red River Star Stream, creating a feast for adventurers and scavengers.
No one knows where those civilizations came from. There are many ruins of civilizations, and no trace can be found even after searching through the entire history of the universe.
For the three major civilizations, the large object that could cause the Red River catastrophe is equally valuable. The previous two times were the ruins of powerful civilizations, and one was a super-giant fortress that was more than ten times the size of a regular red giant.
As for what the other time was, Li Ming has not found any relevant information yet.
"Red River Disaster..." Li Ming pondered, "I understand. You should always pay attention and don't act rashly for the time being."
He had already learned from Costat that there was no trace of the Star of Eternal Silence in the outer ring of the undercurrent, so if he wanted to find it, he could only enter the inner ring.
But for now, he has not yet informed the pioneers of his plan.
"Yes." Blackbeard nodded.
After ending the communication, Li Ming rubbed his fingers, not knowing what he was thinking.
Two days later, the smart terminal continued to vibrate violently. Someone was looking for him again. It was Reynolds and Mikhail. After Li Ming answered the call, a virtual screen popped up.
The two people's big faces each occupy half of the screen.
"We've already agreed with the three major civilizations to hold preliminary negotiations in two weeks," Reynolds said from the left. "We'll be issuing a notice soon asking the mechanics to temporarily cease their resistance."
"As expected, the number of mechanics who resist will decrease significantly no matter what the outcome is after this negotiation." Li Ming nodded.
"There's nothing we can do. We can only try with the Holy Spirit Ruins." Mikhail said.
"There's little hope." Li Ming shook his head, not holding any hope.
Mikhail frowned. "Ever since the Forge Hammer disappeared, the three major civilizations have been investigating it many times, both openly and covertly. They are very eager. This time, a large part of their action is because of the ruins of the Holy Spirit Civilization. Hope is not lost."
Li Ming did not explain. For now, Adam was taking one step at a time and looking ahead. The joint organization of higher life forms had already been established.
If Adam had been strangled by someone in the Division Mechanics Association, he would not have been able to form the Pioneers organization.
Li Ming naturally wouldn't say it because he had great confidence in Adam.
Then he said, "Speaking of the ruins of the Holy Spirit Civilization, do you know that the Red River Star Flow has been a bit abnormal recently?"
Mikhail frowned slightly, very dissatisfied with Qinglong's cover-up, but he couldn't blame him, so he could only say: "Yes, it is very similar to the model of the Red River Disaster. For us, it may not be a bad thing."
"By the way, the three of us need to be present together for the negotiations," Reynolds reminded.
"I will attend." Li Ming nodded.
After the brief conversation, the Interstellar Alliance and the Mechanics Association soon issued a joint announcement -
[Due to the recent Mechanic dispute, representatives from various civilizations and the Divine Craftsmen will soon engage in in-depth discussions in the hope of resolving the matter peacefully.]
As soon as the announcement came out, many mechanics cheered, believing that this was a victory for their struggle and that his willingness to negotiate meant concession.
Many striking mechanics immediately ordered the factory to resume production. This was a tactic of killing one thousand enemies and injuring eight hundred of their own. No one could hold on forever and they were already impatient.
Li Ming originally thought that all he had to do next was wait for the negotiations, and then try his best to gain benefits for himself at the negotiating table.
However, a few days later, the black stone he stored in the starry sky underwent strange changes.
"The wave emission interval has changed from 1.58 seconds to 1.42 seconds?" Li Ming looked at the screen in front of him. There was no change on the surface of the black stone on it.
"What's going on with this thing..." Li Ming hesitated, but decided to go up and take a look. He couldn't just leave it there.
He left the core base and transferred several people out of the prison, but did not tell anyone and flew into space silently.
…
Just as he was leaving the Mechanical Royal Court, an inconspicuous spaceship came out of the star gate and docked at the star port after passing through layers of verification.
Anduin and Barbaroer came out of the spaceship and left the starport. They could see the magnificent Mechanical Royal Court in front of them.
There was a constant stream of people and life forms all around him. Anduin couldn't help but sigh, "It's quite large! This Mechanical Royal Court seems to have only been established for more than three years."
"You know what this guy's status is, backed by Qinglong. It would be strange if he didn't develop at this speed." Barbaroer didn't care and urged, "Let's go."
"Wait a moment, I'll notify Qinglong first." Anduin shook his head.
"Wait..." Barbaroel held him down, his eyes flickering, "No need to notify him."
"What do you mean?" Anduin looked at him, frowning. "You're not going to force your way in, are you?"
"I'm just curious, will he discover our presence?" Barbaroel said indifferently, "Aren't you curious?"
"Don't say you're not curious. If you weren't curious, you wouldn't have asked me. You knew I would stop you."
Anduin's expression froze for a moment, and then he put away the smart terminal as if nothing had happened. "That's true. I'm a little curious too, but please don't destroy anything at will."
"Don't worry, I'm not here to destroy the territory." Barbaroel shook his head.
Anduin then stretched out his finger, and runes swirled around the two of them, emitting powerful energy fluctuations as the runes flowed.
This makes their figures seem illusory, as if they are in another dimension, sometimes clearly visible, sometimes blurry.
The two men turned into streams of light, moving faster than the normal propulsion speed of the spacecraft, and passed through the protective barrier of the Mechanical Royal Court silently.
There was no early warning system to detect them, and they landed directly outside the core base, with patrolling mechanical bodies moving back and forth non-stop.
"There are quite a few A-class machines..." Anduin glanced at them and sighed, "I heard that the Mechanical Court has publicly offered a bounty, but so far no one has been able to decipher Azure Dragon's machines, even the lowest-level ones."
"So what?" Barbaroel frowned and reacted indifferently. He was not interested in these technologies and only believed in himself.
Anduin knew he was talking to a wall and shook his head helplessly, "You don't understand how terrifying this kind of technology is."
"I truly don't understand the terrifying nature of this technological prowess. I only know that he didn't notice our arrival," Barbaro said indifferently, gazing at the towering metal wall before him. "Let's go! Let's give this Lord Azure Dragon a surprise."
Anduin became more speechless. Just as he was about to follow, his pupils suddenly contracted and a large number of runes appeared in his eyes.
He suddenly raised his head and looked in a certain direction, "This energy fluctuation..."
"Huh? You're..." Barbaroel noticed something was wrong, turned his head and glanced at her. He spoke with a hint of dissatisfaction, but suddenly looked up in the middle of his words, confused and surprised: "What's going on?"
………
Earlier, Li Ming stopped in a void starry sky, followed by several life forms that were tightly imprisoned.
This place is quite far away from the Mechanical Royal Court. To the naked eye, the Royal Court has become a blur of light and shadow.
The body slowly floated forward, as if passing through a wave of water, and arrived at a specially built area.
The outside is wrapped with mimicry equipment, and the inside is a circle of metal platforms. In the center, the black symbol stone is floating.
The vibrations became more violent, with circles of ripples almost forming a substance. Surrounding it were working mechanical bodies, and various instruments and equipment were aimed at the stone in the center.
"I've studied it for such a long time, but I haven't found any clues..." Li Ming hesitated in his heart, and the tank guard attached himself and then slowly approached.
Just like before, even touching it with the Tanwei had no effect.
As soon as he raised his head slightly, a trapped life form floated towards him.
This is the saboteur who was captured at the Star Gate transit node not long ago, intending to destroy the transit node with a bomb.
Li Ming thought this guy was sent by an enemy, and he grumbled for a while, but he was too rough.
The transit nodes in the royal court were under strict surveillance and patrols. What he lacked the least was mechanical bodies, so he easily spotted the other party.
Later, after interrogation, it was discovered that he was not sent by anyone at all, but was just a fool who wanted to be famous.
Because of the memory extraction, he basically became a fool.
He squeezed the other person's palm and grasped the black symbol stone.
The next moment, black symbols spread along his body and filled his entire body in the blink of an eye. His stiff cheeks were twisted and he seemed to be in great pain, but it only lasted for a moment before his body suddenly exploded.
"It's similar to the performance of the mechanical body at that time. Only if the body is strong enough can it withstand it." Li Ming thought, raised his hand again, and a life form flew over.
His mouth and nose were sealed and he couldn't speak. He could only emit some weak mental fluctuations intermittently, and his expression was terrified.
This is an A-level life form, wanted for serious crimes in more than twenty-three civilizations.
Of course, in the chaotic star gap, it is an unspoken rule not to pursue the wanted list of orderly civilization, so Li Ming also captured him secretly.
In the other party's horrified eyes, he also grabbed the black stone.
The black runes spread and his expression became dazed. Li Ming suddenly took action again and forcibly took the black stone down.
The A-level life form suddenly trembled, its eyes were blank, and the black symbol on its arm quickly faded.
"Nothing?" Li Ming thought, opening the other party's mouth seal. "I ask, you answer, don't say anything extra."
The other party looked frightened and nodded hurriedly.
"What did you see just now?"
His throat rolled, his voice trembling. "I...I seem to have entered a strange world. Every step I take changes it, and then...I'm suddenly back."
Li Ming nodded, locked it again, put it aside, watched it for a moment, and found nothing unusual.
The Tanwei on the surface of his body disappeared. Li Ming stared at the stone in front of him for a while, then shook his hand. The Tanwei appeared at his side and connected to Suzaku's control. He ordered: "After I hold this stone for five seconds, pull me out."
"yes."
Li Ming took a deep breath, then stretched out his slender arm, spread his five fingers, switched the main combat system to all defenses, hesitated for a moment, and then suddenly clenched it.
In an instant, his eyes became hazy, as if he was passing through a colorful passage.
A moment later, he appeared in a completely new world.
Looking down, he saw that it was indeed his own body. He took a quick look at the world around him and knew that it was just a test. He didn't care and continued to move forward.
Before he had taken two or three steps, his vision suddenly became clear and he returned to reality.
"Master, how do you feel?" Tan Wei asked, and Suzaku followed his instructions and opened his palm.
"I'm fine..." Li Ming became more alert. Since he was sure that there would be no problem in withdrawing in the middle, he felt much more relieved.
With so many times the defense, he will definitely pass the test. I don’t know what kind of inheritance it is.
Thinking of this, he simply clenched the black stone again, arrived at that strange world, and walked forward step by step.
With a defense boost of up to seven hundred times, his physical strength is comparable to that of a tank guard, so naturally there is no problem.
At a certain moment, he stopped and saw the fire boiling around him like a prison. The scorching temperature was like substance, making him feel anxious.
"One hundred and thirty-four worlds. Last time, Tanwei traveled through one hundred and thirty-five worlds before he heard that voice."
Taking a deep breath, he suddenly stepped forward. As his footsteps landed, the world changed, and a voice rang in his ears, "The test has been passed..."
Li Ming felt relieved, and then he found that the collapsing world in front of him gradually condensed into shape and turned into a scene similar to a laboratory.
The lights around were dim and the figures were hazy, but it was impossible to see what kind of life forms they were. Three unclear objects were floating on the experimental table in the center.
A faint voice was heard, in a language that Li Ming had never heard before, but he could understand its meaning.
"...The experiment has been initially successful. As long as we find a suitable successor, we can achieve the Trinity..."
"...a suitable successor? How long will it take? Yongyuan won't give us this opportunity..."
"...our era is almost over..."
Yongyuan, Trinity?
There was a huge amount of information in it. Li Ming was fully focused, guessing that this might be the reappearance of a certain period of history. He did not dare to slack off and listened carefully.
Suddenly, an inopportune voice rang out: "...Non-female life forms refuse inheritance!"
"Huh?" Li Ming was slightly stunned and didn't react at first.
When he reacted, everything in front of him disappeared. He returned to reality with a dark face: "Fuck..."
Wait… Before he could curse in his heart, his face suddenly changed drastically, and the black stone in front of him suddenly trembled at an extremely high frequency.
The surface expanded, and beneath the layers of black symbols was a ball of crimson energy.
"Is it going to explode?"
This was the only thought in Li Ming's mind.
(End of this chapter)
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