Chapter 459 Undercurrent (Happy New Year's Day, Happy New Year!)
After the mechanical body was enlightened, Ulrich no longer needed to follow him, but he cherished every opportunity to meet Li Ming.
Seeing Li Ming coming out, Ulrich stepped forward and said, "The latest batch of purchased metal materials has been stored in the small warehouse of the core base."
Li Ming nodded involuntarily upon hearing this. Ulrich reported along the way until he saw Li Ming walk into the core base, and then he left reluctantly.
He glanced down at the smart terminal, his expression suddenly changing, "There's actually an S-class mechanical body this time?"
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The Damenles Stargate Node is a small stargate transit node belonging to the Barendit civilization. It has been in operation for more than three hundred years, and its various facilities have become seriously outdated.
Buzz--
The unstable stargate spit out a dark, dagger-shaped spacecraft.
“It’s right here…” In front of the porthole, a white-haired old man held a translucent crystal ball, with energy flowing in it, presenting a scene.
"Master Lingshou, this star field is quite amazing..." Behind him, two people were looking at the virtual screen, secretly amazed.
"There can't be a weak civilization near the River of Eternal Silence." The spirit leader reacted calmly, staring at the crystal sphere in his hand. "According to the guidance, the bloodline of Saint King Terrax should pass by here."
"The Eternal Holy Throne is fluctuating frequently. It seems someone has initiated the King Trial. Only the bloodline of Holy King Terrax can accomplish this. Go down and make the arrangements."
"yes!"
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Inside a certain stargate node, Clyde, standing in line for space coating, looked out the window and asked in confusion, "Teacher, where are we going?"
Florian, who was suspended in mid-air in the distance, said calmly: "Red River Star Stream."
"Red River Star Stream?" Clyde was bewildered. "Are we going on an adventure?"
"No, go to a place that is very important to you." Florian's voice came, and Clyde became more and more confused. He asked further, but there was no response. He could only look out the porthole helplessly.
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After Li Ming returned to the core warehouse and absorbed the latest batch of metal energy, his accumulated metal energy had once again exceeded one billion.
After returning to the room, he immediately upgraded the mechanical guards. This time it was King Tai. The four sturdy mechanical arms became six, and various functions were greatly improved.
With a wave of his hand, four upgraded mechanical guards stood in front of him in an orderly manner. They were the Four Heavenly Kings Zhen, Yu, Heng and Tai.
They all exude a fierce aura, and their functions are greatly improved.
That’s right, this is not the third mechanical guard that King Tai has upgraded, but the fourth one.
After the Mechanical Royal Court cooperated with Stargate Corporation, the expansion of the Mechanical Royal Court was faster than he had imagined, and the speed of capital return was greatly improved.
More resources can be squeezed out, and the metal energy provided each month even reaches nearly 500 million.
With four mechanical guards in hand and armed with guards, the strength leaps to a new level again, the combat energy level is close to 500X, and the sense of security is greatly improved.
Satisfiedly, he put away the four mechanical guards.
He was preparing to intensively develop gene seeds. Four months, combined with the scattered time before, had allowed his development progress to climb to 8%. The normal energy level was close to 30S.
Buzz--
At this moment, the smart terminal in the middle of the desktop suddenly rang. It was Qinglong's account.
The contacts were two master craftsmen who jointly initiated the communication request.
Well... I guess it's about time.
After clicking it, Reynolds and Mikhail's big faces each occupied half of the screen.
Reynolds said familiarly, "Old Dragon, it's almost time to set off."
"The stargate can only jump to the Kamendar node. If you want to go deeper into the storm zone, you still need to sail for a long time."
Li Ming nodded, "I understand."
Reynolds nodded and continued, "Then we'll meet up in Red River Star City. We'd better hurry up and not lose the initiative."
Red River Star City is located on the outskirts of the Red River Star Stream. It is almost the largest gathering place and belongs to a certain X-level life form.
Li Ming's eyes flickered slightly, and he said, "No problem, but I plan to let Li Ming go first in my place."
"Let Li Ming go on your behalf first?"
His words surprised Reynolds and Mikhail.
Reynolds was even more outspoken. "Old Dragon, you let Li Ming go for such a big thing? If something goes wrong with such a precious seed, you will be heartbroken."
Mikhail couldn't understand it either. Li Ming obviously didn't have the ability to get involved in such a thing, and the risk was too high.
"Level 60 development potential, a twenty-something A-level lifeform, you have to think carefully." Reynolds couldn't help but emphasize, "There's no guarantee someone will tamper with it during the process."
Li Ming said casually: "Don't worry, I know my limits. It's not a bad thing to hone my skills."
Reynolds smacked his lips upon seeing this. "If you don't want this student, you might as well give him to me."
Some people need training, some people don't.
He had paid attention to Li Ming during the incident of controlling the Holy Elephant. He was calm and steady in his work, neither arrogant nor impatient, and clearly had the style of Qinglong.
There is no need to hone anything, just develop genetic seeds and learn technology honestly.
Li Ming was too lazy to pay attention to him, and Mikhail added at the right time: "The situation this time is special. I'm afraid we need to bring out some of our resources in case of emergency."
"Hmm..." Li Ming pondered, and Reynolds added directly: "To put it bluntly, there is a possibility of fighting with the three major civilizations."
In the exploration of similar ruins, there is bound to be no shortage of mutual attacks. The various civilizations have long reached a consensus that the frictions that occur within them will not be brought to the outside world unless some respected figures die.
"How many mechanical bodies do you plan to bring?" Li Ming asked tentatively with a flicker in his eyes.
Reynolds glanced at him and estimated, "Not to mention the top-tier machines, even ordinary combat machines would cost at least three or four hundred million."
Li Ming's heart twitched, and he asked for three or four hundred million... What a generous man.
"Don't worry, the scale of the battle will be controlled at a certain level, and the losses will not be too great." Reynolds also deliberately comforted.
"Don't worry." Li Mingyun said calmly. Although he didn't have so many mechanical bodies under his command, he could brag easily.
After briefly informing him, the two ended their correspondence, and Reynolds finally urged him to set off as soon as possible.
Li Ming put down the smart terminal and counted the number of mechanical bodies under his control. It has initially exceeded the five million mark.
The starting point is D-class mechanical bodies, there are more than 200,000 C-class mechanical bodies, nearly 10,000 B-class mechanical bodies, thirteen A-class mechanical bodies, and one S-class mechanical body.
To be honest, the overall number is not large, but the mid-to-high-end combat power is not small.
He didn't intend to touch any of this old secret, and he would be sad if one of them died.
"Hmm... I'd better take some with me..." After thinking about it, he lightly selected a thousand B-class mechanical bodies and two A-class mechanical bodies. As for the newly evolved S-class mechanical bodies, he decided to let them guard the house first.
After waiting for another two or three days, Anduin finally arrived hurriedly, riding in a small spaceship. He was cautious and did not attract anyone's attention.
It is worth mentioning that he was not the only one who came, but also a girl who was also an interstellar human.
"My youngest student—Lacus."
Li Ming led him into the reception room, and Anduin introduced him seemingly casually.
Lux nodded slightly to Li Ming. He had a small face and short hair that reached his ears, looking fresh and capable.
Li Ming simply said hello, and then the tank guard possessed him and smoothly switched to the Qinglong vest.
"I'm sorry, Lord Anduin, I'm already on my way and can't greet you in person." Li Ming said apologetically.
Lux's eyes were filled with curiosity as he looked at the mecha subtly.
"It's alright..." Anduin said indifferently, "Are you planning to go to the Red River Star Stream?"
"There really is no impenetrable wall in this interstellar space." Li Ming couldn't help but shake his head.
"I'm a bit more informed..." Anduin smiled. He only knew that something might have happened in the Red River Star Stream, but he didn't know the details. "Then I wish His Excellency Qinglong a successful start."
He didn't want to get involved because there were already enough people involved.
As far as he knew, the three major civilizations had all taken action, including the Mechanics Association, and it seemed that they were targeting the ruins of a civilization that had always been controlled by the Mechanics Association. He was not very interested in this.
Li Ming smiled faintly, but saw Anduin's expression change slightly, his eyes fell on the display case on the wall of the room, and he couldn't help but say: "You received it too."
"Twilight Banquet?" Li Ming followed his gaze and saw the box containing Anatoly's invitation. "Delivered personally by a Twilight believer, this Lord Anatoly is quite a character."
"The Dusk Hermit is renowned," Anduin sighed, then asked, "So, are you planning to go?"
Under normal circumstances, Li Ming would definitely ask the other party whether he wants to go or not.
However, since Anduin was there to help him, Li Ming felt he should be more sincere and said, "I'm not too keen on going to the tasting. As for the Dusk Feast, we'll talk about it later."
"Tasting session? What tasting session?" Anduin's expression changed slightly, and his tone was puzzled.
Li Ming's eyes flickered slightly. "It's the advance tasting for the Dusk Banquet. They said there were some rare cosmic ingredients, the kind that only appear once in hundreds of years. They wanted me to go over and taste them first."
"I didn't receive an invitation," Anduin offered, looking quite emotional. "It seems that His Excellency Qinglong holds a very high position in Anatoly's heart."
"Who knows what the other party is thinking." Li Ming's words were incomprehensible.
Anduin simply assumed that Azure Dragon was being cautious and said with a smile, "Before the United Organization of Higher Life Forms is established, the combined power of the Lord of the Black Hole Temple and the Dusk Hermit should be the greatest."
"Do you know why this evening banquet is so popular?"
"Hmm?" Li Ming asked, "Apart from those exotic ingredients, is there anything else?"
"X-class gene-seed..." Anduin uttered a few words, "At the Dusk Feast, there must be a piece of X-class gene-seed."
X-level gene seed? Li Ming was stunned when he heard this.
In the known universe, S-level star beasts still occasionally appear in the wild, but X-level star beasts are extremely rare.
Therefore, at the level of X-level life forms, genetic evolution is not the mainstream.
People like Barbaroel basically have close ties with the three major civilizations, which is why they can get X-level gene seeds.
Otherwise, like Anduin, he did not follow the path of genetic evolution.
Anatoly can produce a gene seed every hundred years. You can imagine how tempting this is.
"It is currently known that the Dusk Banquet has been held for twenty-two years. Could it be that through his hands, twenty-two people have become X-level life forms?"
Li Ming couldn't help but be surprised. This number was close to the number of X-level life forms on the surface of the empire.
"Of course not that many," Anduin explained. "Currently, only nine people have become Class X life forms through Anatoly's gene seed. The other thirteen all died during the evolution process."
"More than 50% mortality rate? There's something wrong with his seeds." Li Ming noticed something was wrong at the first moment.
Evolution to an X-level life form is inevitably accompanied by an extremely drastic transformation.
However, the genetic evolution system is almost the most complete evolution system with the most reference data, and there are many ways to reduce the mortality rate.
"That's true, but there are still many S-level life forms flocking to it." Anduin nodded and said with emotion:
"Even those who have already become X-level life forms, like Barbaroel, who intend to go further on the path to the Ultimate, still need more X-level gene seeds.
Anatoly's methods are quite attractive, and the momentum is getting more and more terrifying.
No wonder they were jointly suppressed. If this continues, it will happen forty or fifty times. It will be more terrifying than the joint organization of higher life forms.
"But even if he is suppressed, if he can steadily produce gene seeds and cultivate them secretly, it seems that it will be okay, right?" Li Ming asked again in confusion.
Anduin's eyes deepened. "This brings us to another issue, the Law of Twilight. In the hundred years between the Twilight Feasts, an X-class genetically evolved being will inevitably meet with an untimely death."
Li Ming's mind moved slightly, "His gene seeds were extracted from those dead X-level life forms?"
"That's very likely." Anduin nodded. Gene seeds cannot be reused, but there is always a chance of something happening, especially when the benefits are huge.
"That's why the mortality rate of his gene seeds is so high." Li Ming couldn't help but sigh. These old guys who have been famous for a long time, each of them has his own signature.
The two exchanged a brief conversation about this, and Anduin revealed a lot of interstellar secrets and mentioned a person - the Dark Emperor.
It is said that this person's level of evolution and the "Superpower Alliance" under his command are almost as powerful as Gust and Anatoly.
But strangely enough, he died without a burial place. It is said that it was the joint work of the three major civilizations.
After arranging the two of them, Anduin secretly asked Li Ming to take Lux around.
Li Ming finally understood what Anduin meant. He was speechless and declined.
In the corridor, Li Ming's mind was full of thoughts, which finally settled on the X-level gene seed.
He definitely needs Class X gene-seed too, though.
There is no need to rush for now. After all, the development progress is only 8%. Even if we prepare for a rainy day, it is too early.
With his strength, as long as he finds an X-level star beast, he can easily defeat it.
But on second thought, he muttered to himself, wondering if there would be any ultimate path for X-level star beasts.
He really didn't know much about this, and relevant information at this level was almost impossible to find.
He had just forgotten to ask Anduin, so he thought about it and put the matter aside for the time being.
One must eat one bite at a time and walk one step at a time. The most important thing at the moment is the ruins of the Holy Spirit Civilization right before our eyes.
(End of this chapter)
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