Chapter 642: Facing the Lord of Flesh and Blood
In front of the internal star gate passage of the Mechanical Royal Court, a luxurious spaceship floated out swayingly.
Spiral nebula patterns were etched on the platinum hull, with silk flags dangling on both sides. Only two sets of ring-shaped thrusters were still intermittently emitting rainbow particle streams, providing weak propulsion.
Sheffield, standing in front of the porthole, saw the armored blue dragon in the void at a glance.
The surroundings were desolate and quiet. In the distance, one could see the Mechanical Royal Court's unmanned transport ships crisscrossing back and forth in the fixed waterway.
There was only Qinglong, and there was no grand ceremony. Sheffield was not surprised. It was already a great honor for Qinglong to come to greet him.
Although these guys are X-level life forms, their evolutionary level is not high. If it were not for the biological modulation technology, it would be difficult for them to catch Qinglong's eye.
Seeing Qinglong's figure floating forward, Sheffield tactfully opened the hatch of the spacecraft and attached a layer of psychic coating. Without any additional facilities, it could block the air leakage caused by the pressure difference between the inside and the outside.
"Your Excellency Qinglong..." Sheffield bowed. Li Ming landed on the ground and nodded slightly: "Yes."
His eyes were already on the three figures on the right.
Sheffield then said, "Let me introduce you. This is Mr. Graham, the founder of Scarab Life."
"Mr. Micah, co-founder of Kerser Biopharmaceuticals."
"Mr. Nandez, Director of the Blackstone Institute."
In the interstellar space, they are all quite famous guys. They are also X-level life forms and members of the joint organization of higher life forms.
"Hey everyone, this is His Excellency Qinglong." Sheffield turned and introduced him to the three people.
"Mr. Chairman..." Several of them had very good attitudes. They greeted each other using the etiquette of their respective races and called him Chairman, which naturally brought them closer.
The most prominent one was Nandes, who was wearing a black robe, had a slender head, only one vertical eye located in the center of his cheek, and the sound came from his abdomen.
A thin red silk thread grew from its back, and a bright flower condensed on its chest, which it then respectfully presented to Qinglong.
He was from the Sferaia race, and was considered one of the most noble of his race.
Li Ming had already learned about the races of these guys in detail and knew how to respond, so he took the flower.
Sheffield was speechless. On the way here, these guys treated him very badly. He was also afraid that something unpleasant would happen when he met Qinglong.
It turned out that he thought too much. Although these guys were eccentric, they were not stupid. How could they really be disrespectful to Qinglong or even speak ill of him?
"Thank you for your hard work..." Li Ming responded warmly, "My real body is busy with other things, so I can't come. I can only greet you this way."
"I understand." Graham nodded, his four compound eyes moving non-stop. "I heard from Lord Sheffield that it was the chairman who summoned us, so we came with him immediately."
"It would be my pleasure..."
The atmosphere among the few people was very good, and Sheffield's mouth twitched slightly.
These guys all showed their respect for the higher evolved beings in their words and deeds, which was completely different from how they were when they first arrived.
But he also felt relieved. This was the best situation. If there were any results later, he would be considered a hero.
The spaceship slowly drifted towards the Royal Court's spaceship dock. Before Sheffield could relax for too long, he heard a sentence from Nandez that made him shudder.
"...Sheffield told us at the time that someone had a feasible plan and the research resources for the ultimate life form..."
His pupils dilated and he looked at Nandez in shock.
When did he say this? He did take out the corpse of the star beast, but it was just a hint.
But how could he say something so without any room for maneuver?
Before he could speak, Nandez continued, "We scoffed at what he said at the time, but when he told us it was His Excellency Qinglong who had found the solution, we felt relieved."
Graham nodded solemnly. "Yes, I was thankful that Sheffield and I had been friends for many years, otherwise this wouldn't have happened to me."
Sheffield's face flushed slightly, and then he realized that these people had tricked him.
Researching the ultimate path of evolution is not an easy task, but they have never seen genetic fragments of such high strength, so they are naturally itching to do so.
But Qinglong is not easy to fool. If we really let them come and force our way in, I'm afraid they won't be able to get anything out.
For the sake of their own lives, they had no choice but to use Sheffield as a scapegoat.
These words reveal two meanings. We came here because we heard from Sheffield that you have something in your hand.
If Qinglong actually had nothing in his hands, he could put all the blame on Sheffield, so that Qinglong would not lose face or fall out with her.
They were really afraid that Qinglong would get angry and start killing everyone.
Sheffield wanted to explain, but he felt dejected because these guys took the initiative.
If he explained that he had never said this, the three would probably feign surprise and ask, "Could it be that Qinglong actually has nothing in his hand?"
This question will still be on the table, and they must be given an answer.
Big opinion, even Qinglong's face was taken care of by these guys,
But Sheffield felt very depressed and could only look at Qinglong helplessly.
Li Ming was a little surprised at first. How did Sheffield know about the Lord of Flesh and Blood?
But when he turned around and looked at the other person's frustrated and helpless expression, he probably understood in his heart and just found it a little funny.
But he didn't point out the thoughts of the few people, nodded and said: "Sheffield is right, that's why I invited you all here."
At this, Graham and the other two were surprised, and then became thoughtful.
Qinglong really has some stuff in his hands. Sheffield has never framed them before, but he doesn’t know what the stuff is.
Sheffield was even more surprised. He didn't expect Qinglong to give the correct answer.
His throat rolled, and he felt a little confused. In his understanding, Qinglong just wanted to find a few people to study feasible routes and see if he could bypass that damn ultimate gene seed.
It was only after taking on this job and finding Graham and the others that I realized that these people were mentally entangled. I could only use genetic fragments to hint at it from the side and then frame these people.
Qinglong had never revealed what so-called "research resources" he had before.
Everything that happened now was completely different from what he had expected.
"You all seem impatient. Why don't we go directly to the experimental base?" Li Ming asked.
Nandez and the other two looked at each other. Although Qinglong had a very positive external image and a good reputation.
Anduin and several others in the Chaos Star Gap were affected by him and targeted by the three major civilizations, and they were all willing to step forward to protect them.
However, Nandez was still a little skeptical and couldn't help but say, "Sheffield said that you have the flesh and blood of the Ultimate Life Form."
"Nandez!" Sheffield gritted his teeth. This guy was going too far. It would have been fine if he had just made vague references before, but now he actually said it clearly.
If we can’t even find the ultimate life form, where does the flesh and blood come from?
How does he want Qinglong to answer?
"Organisms that are about to ascend to ultimate life forms will do," Graham added, "but the genetic fragments Sheffield provided are not enough."
Li Ming raised his eyebrows and said calmly, "You'll know when you get there."
"However, there is one thing I need to say upfront. Once you're in the lab, you can't contact anyone outside at will. If you've taken any safety measures outside, it's best to remove them in advance to avoid misunderstandings."
"If you don't want to, you can leave right here and now."
Confidential research? Several people were a little unsure, as it seemed like they were being imprisoned by Qinglong.
But at least they had Qinglong's reputation to protect them, so they didn't think of the worst, otherwise they would not have come in the first place.
Sheffield was increasingly puzzled in his heart. It was so tight, what on earth did Qinglong have in his hands?
Am I really so lucky that I found a creature that has almost evolved into the ultimate life form?
"Then go ahead." Nandez was the first to respond, but he didn't mention any insurance measures.
Li Ming shook his head in an ambiguous manner and said, "If that's the case, let's go."
"I'll give you new coordinates, prepare to jump."
Li Ming's gaze fell on Sheffield, but saw his expression change.
Sheffield actually didn't want to go. Who would have thought that Qinglong would make things so strict that even they, the X-level life forms, could not contact the outside world during the research process. Who knew how long the research would take.
But even through the metal visor, he could faintly feel Qinglong's oppressive gaze. He knew that he had no room for regret and could only turn the spaceship around helplessly.
During this period, Li Ming had sent people to the location of the Dominant Laboratory to build a star gate leading to the Mechanical Royal Court.
The technology was provided by Anduin. It was just a small stargate, and the construction was not difficult.
After passing through the star gate channel inside the royal court and several jumps, a rather magnificent experimental base floating in the starry sky appeared in the eyes of several people.
“How could it be so large?”
Looking through the porthole, Sheffield was more and more surprised. The experimental base in front of him was obviously not something that could be built overnight. Qinglong seemed to have started preparations a long time ago.
This actually put him at ease. He was really worried that Qinglong would not consider the actual conditions and force them to come up with a feasible plan.
The spacecraft circled to the side, sank into the base's cabin, and docked on the platform, with a large number of transport fleets neatly arranged next to it.
"It's not an empty shell..." Nandez and the other two have been observing. From various details, they can see that the base is extremely neatly built and has all kinds of facilities.
Following Qinglong, they went inside the laboratory and took the elevator to the main experimental floor. There were various laboratories on both sides of the corridor.
However, because there was no one to coordinate the overall situation, Li Ming did not dare to let the low-level experimental personnel start work.
"[Quantum Gene Weaving Device], [Photon Neural Incubator], [Biological Superstring Resonance Analysis Device]... these are all cutting-edge interstellar biological experimental instruments..." Graham's quadruped eyes were fixed on the glass of the laboratory, staring at the instruments inside.
"[Wormhole Molecular Splitting Device], this is the Federation's latest model..." Nandez saw a large device and was surprised. "Your Excellency Qinglong can even get something like this?"
This is something that uses micro-wormhole folds to divide molecular structures, and they can't do it.
Sheffield was secretly shocked. The cost of such a small laboratory was no less than 100 billion star coins.
And these are theoretical prices. Some of them are not even available on the market. They are top-notch products within the three major civilizations.
I wonder how much it cost to build such a large laboratory. The mechanics must have a lot of capital.
"Hmm... these instruments seem to be in experimental state, just paused?" Micah observed more carefully, and saw clues from the operating status of those experimental instruments and various scattered samples.
"Everyone, let's go." Li Ming reminded them. Several people were confused and felt that there was something strange about the place.
But Qinglong didn't say anything, so they could only follow each other's footsteps and continue forward until they reached the end of the corridor, in front of a thick metal wall.
"This... seems to be 'Alloy Zero'..." Graham stared at the wall in front of him suspiciously. He only had some knowledge of metal materials science and was not very sure.
Nandes hesitated. "Isn't that the highest-quality alloy theoretically possible? It seems only the Federation can produce such a large piece..."
"Why do I feel..." Sheffield covered his heart. Apart from Qinglong, he was the most evolved life form present.
He could vaguely feel that there was an aura behind this wall that frightened him. This kind of fear was different from the previous ones and it was difficult for him to describe.
"Everyone, step back..." Li Ming said, then stretched out his hand and pressed it against the wall. Only a barely perceptible buzzing sound was heard.
A crack appeared in the center of the wall. In just that instant, the four of them felt their breath stop at the same time, as if there was some ferocious beast behind the wall that wanted to break free and jump out to tear them to pieces.
But you have to know that they are already X-level life forms. Even Qinglong would find it difficult to make them have this feeling. After all, they are still at the same evolutionary level.
But this feeling now is clearly a suppression that transcends the level of evolution.
The cracks on the wall grew bigger and bigger, and the four of them became stiff, just like monkeys in the same room with a starving tiger, they could only tremble.
Faintly, they seemed to see a terrifying giant rushing towards them.
"Everyone..." Qinglong's voice suddenly sounded, and everything in front of him disappeared. There was no terrifying giant, only silence.
But the scene before them plunged the four of them into a state of near madness.
"This...this...this..." Graham was so shocked that he couldn't speak.
In the wide space behind the wall, pieces of flesh and blood of various shapes were neatly stacked. The cross-sections were quite uneven, and the muscle tissue was covered with a layer of hazy fluorescence.
Nandez was trembling all over, his throat was rolling, and he couldn't help but take a few steps forward, but then stopped.
Micah looked the calmest, but the spindle-shaped energy structure in his lower body had almost collapsed and was difficult to maintain.
Sheffield was stunned, as if a huge hammer had hit him on the head. His mind was blank, with only one thought in his mind -
In Qinglong's hands, there really is the flesh and blood of the ultimate life form!
(End of this chapter)
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