Chapter 587: Can’t even win once?
Somewhere in the desolate universe, the wreckage of warships was scattered everywhere, fluorescent blood beads were still oozing from the metal sections, and purple arcs of electricity were jumping on the broken limbs.
It was obvious that a great battle had taken place here, and the boiling energy and the exaggerated void rifts had not yet completely subsided.
In the area with the densest debris, the distortion caused by gravitational anomalies is condensing the floating metal dust into gray mist.
At the core position, Tandin, and Alvis looked extremely ugly, and the evolved beings around them were silent.
Until the sweepers came and gathered all the corpses together,
Tandin and Alves landed on the platform battleship. In the middle lay a broken corpse. The other person's appearance could still be vaguely recognized. It was Clarkson.
The half-broken face showed obvious shock and astonishment.
"Can anyone explain to me why this X-level life form can find this place?" Tandin roared with gritted teeth. No one around could answer his question.
"Who killed his descendants back then?" Tandin asked again.
The evolved beings gathered in a circle at No. 4 Middle School and looked at each other, and finally a humanoid race came out.
Its skin was like charcoal-black rock, its surface covered with red, glowing crack-like lines, its eyes were dark and pupil-less, and its fingers were as slender as blades.
The charcoal-black rock face was filled with anxiety and uneasiness.
"There's something strange about this."
Upon discovering they were from the Federation, Alves couldn't help but speak up, "We've already cleaned it up very thoroughly. Even if they were doing a routine inspection, they couldn't have done it this thoroughly."
"And just now during the fight, this guy clearly knew that Bertrand didn't die in the interstellar volcano."
"Nonsense." Tandin stared at the stone man with a cold expression, exerting pressure on him, forcing the other party to retreat again and again.
He said in a deep voice, "The death of an X-level life form has completely different properties. Moreover, this guy has a complicated identity, which may cause a greater reaction."
"I suggest changing the location of the laboratory."
Alves couldn't help but frown. "Although this matter is strange, it's not necessarily due to the laboratory. Because, I found that Clarkson is not only a genetically evolved being, but also a mutant."
"I don't know what his special ability is specifically, but there's no record of it in any of the materials. It's a secret he keeps hidden."
"Perhaps, he was able to discover the strangeness of Bertrand's death because of this unknown supernatural power."
"But what if he was lured here on purpose?" Tandin asked.
"No one can possibly know the coordinates here." Alves understood Tandin's intention, but he still emphasized, "Besides, redeploying the lab at this critical moment would only expose us."
They had argued for several months over the location, and now they had to rebuild it somewhere else. How would they calculate the resources and time consumed?
"How can you guarantee that?" Tandin asked.
Alvis said indifferently, "Tandin, are you scared? Are you frightened by the Azure Dragon? That's why you're so nervous."
The atmosphere between the two of them suddenly became quiet, and in the central area, twisted energy arcs like thunder exploded.
"Your Excellencies, please first consider how to handle this present trouble." Raphael stood up, not daring to look at anyone, and lowered his head to read the information:
"Clarkson was born into the Osinwell civilization. Although he was nurtured by that civilization, he used various means to become a dictator behind the scenes. His reputation within the civilization is not good..."
As Rafael's voice sounded, the atmosphere gradually eased. Alves said calmly, "His civilization is not worth mentioning..."
"But the problem now is that he's already dead. If this attracts the attention of the Star Alliance and the United Organization of Higher Life Forms, there will be endless trouble."
"Isn't it normal for an X-level lifeform to disappear for ten or twenty years?" Tandin said calmly. "It would be strange if someone really came looking for it."
Alves shook his head. "It's hard to say. The network of relationships of an X-level life form is very complicated, and he is also a member of the United Organization of Higher Life Forms."
"Qinglong has been holding meetings frequently recently. If he doesn't show up next time, it might attract attention."
"Qinglong...a united organization of higher life forms...a bunch of trash..." When this name was mentioned, Tandin's face became even uglier.
They both naturally knew about Qinglong's recent actions and were a little depressed at the time.
Inexplicably, there is another organization in the interstellar space that needs to be taken into consideration.
Tandin was a little annoyed: "Then it would be better to reveal this secret directly to the Star Alliance to avoid any accidents."
Hearing this, many people present changed their expressions. Alvis glanced at him and said, "It's just the death of an X-level life form. It's not worth it."
Tandin naturally understood, but he felt that the current situation was restrictive.
Being restrained by Qinglong everywhere, they could only stay here and could not leave, which was really frustrating.
"Then you handle it."
Leaving a word behind, Tandin disappeared here.
Raphael couldn't help but let out a wry smile, and said apologetically, "Sir Alvis, please forgive me, Sir Tandin..."
Before I could finish, Alves interrupted me and said indifferently, "I understand. You don't need to explain."
Raphael opened his mouth, but closed it helplessly.
Because of the announcement from the United Organization of Higher Life Forms and a series of previous events, the interstellar space was in turmoil and people's hearts were in turmoil.
But soon, the three major civilizations, the Interstellar Alliance, and the United Organization of Higher Life Forms issued a joint announcement.
It was specifically emphasized that the current interstellar environment is based on peace and stability, and no one will, and they will not allow anyone to, provoke disputes.
This somewhat calmed the turbulent interstellar world and stabilized the situation.
However, all kinds of rumors are spreading wildly.
In the blink of an eye, more than a month has passed.
In the Mechanical Royal Court, the main base of the star, somewhere in an open space, a huge metal base unfolded, and the folded dark golden frame was tearing the space apart.
The armor plates unfolded in a counterclockwise spiral, and the energy patterns emerging from the surface of each metal shell were pieced together to form the orbits of stars.
The central columnar core pierced the sky, and the bronze arc of electricity at the end pierced the sky.
The information state enhancer is a special instrument that Reynolds sent him. It is extremely complicated to operate and requires multiple structures to be activated at the same time.
Used to enhance the existence of its own information state in certain processes.
Generally speaking, higher life forms converge their own information states.
But at certain specific moments, such as when superpowers are activated and energy is mobilized, the higher the level of activity of the information state, the better.
Li Ming stood in the center of the instrument, feeling nervous and somewhat unsure.
However, although Reynolds seems reckless on weekdays, he has never made any mistakes.
At the command.
The instrument started up, energy was poured into it, and the silver-white tube became transparent, revealing the scarlet particle stream rushing inside. These glowing substances were like liquid nebulae that were forced into blood vessels.
The moment it touched the reactor core, it burned lychee-shell-shaped cracks in the composite armor.
When the last crystal lattice completed the energy infusion, the entire instrument emitted a low-frequency vibration, and the central cylindrical core emitted a hazy glow.
The beam of light enveloped Li Ming below. He followed the instructions and began to try to communicate with the Holy Castle.
Under the current circumstances, there should be no reaction, but this time, he felt his consciousness suddenly shaken.
The whole person seemed to have transformed into a tangled stream of data, entering an extremely vast ocean, with waves that did not exist in the real spectrum surging.
There was no color or direction around him, he could only feel nothingness. The nothingness was not darkness, but simply... nothingness.
This is the ocean of the universe's information state, and some interstellar philosophers believe that this is actually the universe itself.
The universe seen by normal living beings is just a reflection of the fusion of their own information attitude and the information state of the universe.
Here, he felt as if there was some place attracting him.
He transformed into an invisible data stream, moving towards that direction like an arrow.
The previous moment, it was still unknown, but the next moment it seemed to be right in front of us.
The view suddenly opened up, and the first thing that caught my eye was a hazy mist, surrounded by eternally intertwined chains.
Is the fog the information state represented by the Holy Castle?
Li Ming subconsciously thought that in the distance, there were small dots that looked like ants.
That was the individual information state. It was the first time that Li Ming observed the universe from this perspective.
But the next moment, an invisible force pressed him, and he dived towards the Holy Castle, colliding head-on with the intertwined eternal chains.
…
In the joint command ship, the three commanders and deputy commanders who usually handle various matters gather here rarely.
"The three chosen ones have arrived... and are ready to explore the Holy Castle at any time." Heckler reported expressionlessly.
Costat couldn't help but nod, "Thank you for your hard work."
"Your Highness is truly efficient," Schmidt exclaimed.
"As expected, he's the one who found the Holy Castle."
Hines's agreement made Heckler's face look ugly for a moment. It was obvious that these two people were teasing him.
Costat took over the conversation. "Then let's get started. The exploration team has been selected. This time, we'll only be using ordinary X-level lifeforms."
"Even if Qinglong is inside, the loss won't be too great."
"I hope he's not inside. If so, things will be much easier." Schmidt couldn't help but say.
This was something that had been discussed long ago. After chatting for a while, they prepared to go out for a tour.
As a result, before leaving the command room, a shrill alarm sounded throughout the room and red lights flickered.
"This is a level one alert." Costat's expression changed slightly.
The four of them took out their smart terminals at the same time, and someone immediately reported—
"... Commander (Your Highness), the hyperdimensional information state blockade has issued an alarm. Someone is trying to break through the blockade..."
Schmidt's pupils shrank slightly. "Is it Qinglong?"
Hines then asked, "If it's Qinglong, does that mean he's really not in there?"
Only Costat immediately gave the order, saying in a deep voice: "Follow the plan and record the interception."
After this incident, the four returned to the command room.
The holographic image in front of us simulates the blockade at the information level to intuitively present the entire process.
On the layers of chains, there was an imperceptible tiny edge that was moving towards them, almost sinking into them.
"Since he really wasn't inside, it took him this long to react. His reaction is a bit slow." Hines stared at the screen and couldn't help but sneer. "I thought he would just charge in directly."
"He's not stupid." Schmidt shook his head. "He must have thought of a way to deal with it, so he decided to enter the Holy Castle again."
"Heh..." Hines scoffed. "It's just an information state that carries the projection of a consciousness. It can't do anything. Even if you enter it and create a mimic body, you can't kill it."
"But..." Costat said, "It's better than him remaining motionless. As long as this recording succeeds, he won't be able to communicate with the Holy Castle anymore."
"But I'm afraid he has a backup plan." He looked quite solemn. Qinglong's methods were obvious to all.
Hines disagreed, and asked coldly, "Could it be that even if we, the three civilizations, united, can't we win even once?"
………
In the Holy Castle, the Overseer walked out of the door, looked outside the energy shield, and vaguely sensed something.
Leonidas couldn't help but feel that he was not dead, but was abandoned here by everyone, and no one cared about a small person like him.
"Your Excellency the Overseer..." He hesitated, not knowing what was going on.
"Shut up." The monitor raised his hand and felt carefully.
Then, his expression suddenly changed and he turned around to look behind him.
Sure enough, a mimicking body is gradually taking shape.
"Is this... Lord Qinglong?" Leonidax was stunned and quickly guessed it.
The Azure Dragon actually descended in this way.
The Supervisor frowned slightly. This guy shouldn't have come.
He had a preliminary understanding of the external information blocking equipment, which had a recording function.
The first breakthrough can catch the opponent off guard, but after the information state is recorded.
The second time was like an iron wall, impossible to break through.
Before its mimic body was fully formed, a mechanical body suddenly walked out and threw out an object like a black box.
The corner of the monitor's mouth twitched. If this isn't a mimic body, then where did these things come from?
Before the mimic body in front of him was fully formed, Li Ming's voice came out intermittently: "Look... well, this..."
Bang!
Before he could finish his words, his entire body exploded and communication was cut off again.
…
"Warning, an unknown information state has broken into it..."
A few large characters appeared on the holographic image, but the expressions of Costat and the others remained unchanged, all looking solemn and serious.
"Information state recording, recording successful..."
"The blockade line has been reorganized. The blockade line has been reorganized successfully..."
The alarm gradually faded away, and a few large words appeared on the screen: "Transdimensional communication has been isolated."
Costat's solemn expression finally relaxed. It seemed that nothing unexpected had happened, and this time things were finally progressing as planned.
"Ha..." Hines laughed unabashedly. "This Lord Qinglong did solve a hidden danger for us, but he wasted our only chance to contact us. Now, he has no chance of communicating with the Holy Castle anymore."
Schmidt also breathed a sigh of relief, as if a huge rock had fallen from his chest. "Next, we can slowly explore the Holy Castle."
Why is Qinglong so careless this time?
Heckler, on the other hand, didn't look too happy. He was feeling quite conflicted. He didn't want Qinglong to succeed, nor did he want the three major civilizations to succeed.
It would be best if both sides were injured in the fight, but Qinglong rashly broke through and directly lost his ticket to the Holy Castle.
(End of this chapter)
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