Chapter 655: Control of the Trinity Stone Speculations and Thoughts
"Sir, please do not underestimate these people." Costat said solemnly, "While you can easily kill them, they will never be foolish enough to fight you head-on."
"They will strike in secret, like a tick, perhaps targeting a commercial shipment under your Excellency's control, a certain disposal base, or an important individual. If you let your guard down even a little, they will bite you."
“The loss won’t be too great, but it’s extremely disgusting.”
In the end, Costat felt a sense of solidarity.
The larger the force, the more likely it is to face this situation. All three major civilizations have such enemies, and there are many of them. The iconic representative is the Holy Revolutionary Army.
They didn't expect to overthrow the rule, they just wanted to cause trouble, time and time again, which was extremely disgusting.
Although they are also being captured, it is difficult to mobilize higher life forms to capture them specifically, and the wasted time is not proportional to the benefits.
"We can cooperate on this." Li Ming did not refuse this time.
The Mechanical Royal Court has too little experience in dealing with such situations, so it might be possible to draw on the power of the Empire.
Kostat's expression changed slightly, but he heard Qinglong say again: "But that's all."
Costat sighed helplessly.
After waiting here for a few more days, the inspection of the prisoners was finally completed.
"The prisoners are in good condition and I would like to express my gratitude to His Excellency on behalf of their families."
In the warship, Dius nodded after finishing the inspection, with a solemn expression on his pretty face.
The guards under Reynolds and Mikhail are all mechanical, so they naturally have no habit of abusing prisoners, and there is no shortage of food.
The condition of these soldiers can even be described as very good.
Star Alliance representatives also expressed their gratitude.
"I know they are innocent and were only following orders. I hope this is the last time I trade prisoners with you," Li Ming responded. "If you're going to deal with me again, please don't implicate these ordinary soldiers."
Guarding so many people wastes a lot of resources, and Mikhail has mentioned this several times.
The three of them had different expressions, as if they had been hurt. They forced a smile and said goodbye to Qinglong.
Li Ming returned with the ransom, and Reynolds and Mikhail also left with their huge fleets.
After parting ways with the other two parties, Costat returned to the empire with the captives.
At the same time, he went to the command room as soon as possible, took all shielding measures, and contacted Adam.
"Holy Emperor, the prisoners have been handed over. They are in good condition and the number is correct. No one is dead." He said respectfully.
Adam on the screen looked calm and nodded calmly, "Yeah."
"But..." Costat said helplessly, "Qinglong refused to discuss anything about the Titan branch. He must be trying to prevent us from recreating Morris."
Adam's expression paused slightly, but he wasn't too surprised. "I could have expected that, but I didn't expect there was such a powerful Titan branch hiding in the dark."
"I don't know what cards they have, but since they are at odds with Qinglong, they should contact us."
When this news came out from the United Organization of Higher Life Forms, Adam really paid attention to it.
A certain number of personnel were dispatched to investigate the Sea of Stars in an attempt to find those people, but nothing was found.
"Forget it, we'll just have to wait and see." Adam shook his head, thinking, "The last batch of prisoners has been redeemed, and the country has been given an explanation. The House of Commons has also handled it almost completely, and it's entering the final stages."
In the past six months since the St. Fort incident, he has been focusing on handling the House of Commons, which can be said to be very effective.
Kostart lowered his head slightly and couldn't help but say, "Your methods are unmatched."
"No..." Adam said in a deep voice, "I only eliminated most of the forces that were in the open, but the House of Commons and the House of Lords have been developing for so many years, and the network of relationships is intricate. Seeing that the situation is not right, many people have gone dormant."
“Even I find it difficult to tell how far their tentacles have spread.”
Costat couldn't help but sigh. He knew in his heart that the House of Commons and the House of Lords were deeply bound to the Empire, and it would not be easy to completely clean them up.
Even the House of Lords, long after Ryan's death, retains considerable power.
"Come back as soon as possible. I'm going to take the next step to lure out all these people hiding in the dark and catch them all in one fell swoop!" A fierce look flashed across Adam's eyes.
Costat's throat rolled. During this period of time, he had been Adam's right-hand man, helping him clean up the House of Commons and the House of Lords.
He had a rough idea of Adam's plan, and his eyes flickered as he said worriedly:
"Isn't the risk too great? Once it starts, it might not only trigger unrest within the organization, but also outsiders who might be ready to stir up trouble..."
At this point, he hesitated a little, "Especially Qinglong, I'm afraid he won't give up this great opportunity and is likely to intervene."
The empire is not truly immortal. On the contrary, once it shows signs of decline, a large number of malicious people will immediately rush up and tear its flesh apart.
"I understand." Adam's reaction was calm, but his tone was firm. "Don't worry, when I'm ready to start, it means I'm confident that all hidden dangers will be eliminated."
Hearing this, Costat's heart suddenly jumped, his breathing stagnated, and he had a vague suspicion. He said in disbelief: "Could it be that you have already..."
Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by Adam, "Come back first."
"I understand." Costat nodded solemnly.
The screen went out, Adam's eyes flickered, and then he initiated another external link. It took a long time before it was connected. The person who popped up on the screen was Levenbeck.
The hideous body was covered with a white lab coat, and there was a lot of noise all around. Levenbeck's eyes were not on the screen, but seemed to be observing somewhere else.
Adam frowned slightly and asked, "What happened?"
"...Please don't worry, we're on the right track. With the help of the Eternal Holy See, the Ultimate Gene Seed only needs to be adjusted to a rough embryo state before fusion can begin..."
Levenback frowned and glanced to the side. "However, even if it is adjusted to a rough state, it will take some time."
"Speed up efficiency..." Adam still seemed unsatisfied. Unlike Malcolm and Gutierrez, he was still in the Wandering Imperial Ship.
All external activities were conducted through virtual projection, which naturally made him feel suffocated and he wanted to get rid of this situation as soon as possible.
"Yes, Holy Emperor." Levinlake was not angry, but rather quite respectful.
After ending the communication, Adam stood up and walked to the window.
At this moment, the Wandering Imperial Ship is drifting in an unknown star field, with stars shining brightly and colorfully.
His eyes were unfocused, and the starry sky was reflected in his pupils. Every dazzling star represented countless living beings.
"How wonderful and gorgeous..." Adam murmured softly, slowly raising his palm, as if he wanted to grasp the universe in his hand.
"Not long now. The opportunity to clean up everything: the House of Commons, the Holy Revolutionary Army, the Federation, the Star Alliance..."
Adam counted the enemies one by one, his eyes becoming increasingly fiery, and finally uttered a few words: "And, Li Ming..."
…
On the way back, Li Ming had already started to absorb metal energy. The amount of metal material was not small, and it was not until he arrived at the Mechanical Royal Court that he had absorbed most of it.
"Six hundred and two hundred million..."
In the Heavenly Palace, Li Ming sat down on the metal platform.
Looking at the numbers on the control page, they were about the same as he expected, just a little more, and even if they were less, they would probably only be a little less.
Although the Mechanical Royal Court is temporarily no longer collecting metal energy, there are still more than 2 billion scattered storages in case of emergency.
Since it was enough, he did not use the royal court's reserve metal for the time being.
He rubbed his hands together, already feeling impatient to see if the Trinity Stone could meet his expectations.
He stretched out his hand, and three strange stone pieces appeared in his hand. If he had casually thrown them on the side of the road, no one would have picked them up.
This seemingly insignificant stone consumes 60 billion metal energies.
Li Ming licked his lips and poured it in without hesitation.
The balance number on the control page decreased rapidly. In less than a minute, 60 billion evaporated, leaving only 200 million.
This made Li Ming, who was used to having a balance of billions, somewhat uncomfortable.
After searching in the control column below for a while, Li Ming was surprised to find that these three stones were actually counted as one controlled object in the control column.
In the lime-colored logo, three stones are arranged in a triangle. Strange patterns flash on the surface from time to time, and the control instructions also change accordingly.
[Trinity Stone--Special Type: The ultimate creation of the glorious dynasty, containing incredible power.
…
Control Ability - Trinity: Can mark two ultimate powers besides the main body and merge them into one.
Li Ming's eyes sparkled as he carefully read the instructions.
It has changed from a consumable type to a special type. I guess this is the complete state. Its ability is still only [Trinity], but it is already powerful enough.
It was similar to what he expected, but there were also some differences. It had to be the ultimate power to be able to merge.
"I don't know, this ultimate power refers to allowing the evolution of life forms, or it includes other powers..." Li Ming muttered in his heart.
He did it right away. He took out the Star of Eternal Silence and the Gun of Kashmir, holding them in his hands at the same time. The energy radiation emitted by them caused violent ripples in the void.
However, the [Trinity] ability did not react at all.
"Sure enough, it won't work. The so-called ultimate power does not include this kind of weapon. It probably needs an active evolved form, or at least a limb..." Li Ming was not surprised and put away the two weapons.
But he soon frowned again. The ability to control and directly use this ultimate weapon could save him a lot of effort.
For example, there is no need to worry about cumbersome verification mechanisms, and no need to care about what energy is used to drive it.
As long as he has control over you, you will be used by him whether you like it or not.
However, the ability is also strictly in accordance with the instructions. There may be room for operation if it is used in an external limited way. However, as long as it does not meet the requirement of "ultimate power", it will inevitably fail to be integrated.
He is now unable to determine whether the ultimate power includes the mechanical body and the incomplete flesh and blood of the Overlord.
The former cannot be verified for the time being, but the latter is very easy.
He thought about it, and his consciousness descended directly into the Holy Castle, disturbing the Overseer who was feeling depressed there.
He had changed his body and could have left at will, but he had a special feeling for this place and was unwilling to leave.
The mimic body walked into the Holy Castle Hall, and the forearm was still there, not taken out to be used as experimental material.
With his palm covering his forearm, he tried to activate the [Trinity] ability again.
Black thread-like substances spread out from his palms, covering his entire forearm like a spider web, emitting a strange aura.
Li Ming's face was filled with surprise. "Is this the mark?"
Apparently, this broken limb counts as the ultimate strength.
Li Ming's heart moved slightly, and he wanted to try to see if he could fuse it just by relying on the flesh and blood.
It turned out that his mimic body did not meet the requirements.
"Only the main body can act as a medium..." Li Ming estimated.
If it is not controlled and used, it is estimated that the three parties involved in the fusion must all be "ultimate powers".
"What are you doing?" The Supervisor followed in and saw this strange scene, and couldn't help but ask.
"Nothing." Li Ming replied perfunctorily and logged off.
After coming back to his senses, he immediately set off and jumped to the Holy Castle through the star gate. It was extremely convenient.
Li Ming came to the Holy Castle Hall again with his original body and tried to touch the forearm for the second time.
However, he found that although his body met the requirements this time, it still could not be integrated.
"That means it must be a trinity." Li Ming couldn't help but think, "Then how did Levenbeck do it? He forcibly merged Morris and the Overlord's flesh and blood together. Ya only had two stones in his hand at the time."
"Although there are some differences between the methods of materialization and control, the difference can't be that big."
As he recalled, he suddenly remembered the golden tassel behind Morris when he faced him.
He felt something was very strange at the time, but he couldn't find the reason for a while.
But now he only had a guess, the reason why it was a trinity, not two or four.
The glorious dynasty probably chose the best fusion solution after many attempts.
At that time, it seemed that Morris and the Lord of Flesh and Blood were merging together, but perhaps there was a third-party force that he had not seen that was mediating between them.
Eternal Holy Throne!
Li Ming's eyes narrowed slightly, and he probably figured it out according to the records in the Titan Chronicles.
The function of the Eternal Holy Throne is to target the evolving body itself, and it has many functions such as promoting evolution, repairing injuries, and delaying time.
It is indeed possible for the Eternal Holy Throne to replace the third stone, or to forcibly maintain the fusion state with its own characteristics.
"Tsk..." Li Ming stroked his chin and moved his hand down from the forearm in front of him.
"Levenbeck is a talented guy. I don't know where he went. Who has the Eternal Holy See now? And what about the Holy Mother Church? We've been investigating for so long and still can't find him..."
There are several things he has been doing, and searching for Levenbeck and the Holy Mother Church is one of them, but so far, there has been no results.
(End of this chapter)
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