Chapter 533: Why are you trying to help me? Domination of the Laboratory (Sorry, I'm late.)
Li Ming, who had found a new idea and was about to start making it, suddenly heard Suzaku's report.
"Master, His Excellency Mikhail has left a message, inviting you to the laboratory."
"Mikhail?" Li Ming paused, then asked, "Where is Teng Snake?"
Suzaku responded, "We still have one day left, and we should be able to reach our destination."
Li Ming's heart moved slightly, he put down the instrument in his hand, switched on the [Spirit Projection Device] and activated the [Marking] ability.
The next moment, the scene in front of him changed, and the dark warrior who was in the Godcrafter Laboratory had descended.
After stretching his body a little, he walked out of the room, passed through the metal corridor, and headed straight for the main laboratory.
"Ding - verification passed, welcome, Lord Qinglong." A soft female voice sounded, and the door of the laboratory in front of him opened automatically.
Reynolds and Mikhail were already waiting there. They were not surprised to see him arrive, but Reynolds said with dissatisfaction:
"Hey, Duan... Qinglong, you haven't come here for half a year. I'm really relieved. You're not worried that we'll move to a new place and squeeze you out."
"I am very confident in the credibility of both of you." Li Ming responded casually.
Reynolds heard this, and the feigned dissatisfaction on his face faded away, and he laughed heartily. "You're right, I won't go back on my word."
After that, he added meaningfully, "However, you can't trust certain people too much. I stay here every day, and I'm still suspicious."
What an idiot... Mikhail was too lazy to pay attention to him, but Qinglong was not just being perfunctory. The frequency of the other party's appearance was indeed beyond his expectations.
He disappeared for more than half a year. I don’t know whether he really trusted them or didn’t care about what happened here.
"How's the progress?" Li Ming glanced at the operating table. There were not only the two of them here, but also many mechanical bodies assisting with the work.
"It's no different from your last visit, except for some progress on the materials." Reynolds shrugged. "This isn't something that can be done overnight."
Li Ming nodded. The number of Holy Spirits under his command was close to 20 million.
After a few casual pleasantries, he got straight to the point: "What do you want from me?"
"Your people should be arriving soon, right?" Mikhail asked. "I estimate that it should be during this period."
Li Ming's eyes moved slightly, "You are quite accurate in your calculations. It should be tomorrow or the day after tomorrow."
When the Empire notified him, he also contacted Reynolds and Mikhail.
The three of them sent people out together, and their interstellar locations and distances were different.
Both of them were sent from the nearest base and had arrived a long time ago. They were now waiting for his men.
"In my opinion, the Empire and the Federation will probably not let us get involved too much." Mikhail couldn't help but say that the so-called cooperation was decided during the confrontation in the Red River Star Stream.
The situation was special then, but it is different now. They are mechanics and are not interested in the path of genetic evolution, let alone spending energy on it.
The Empire and the Federation are well aware of this and are even afraid that they will cause trouble, but what has been decided cannot be without follow-up.
That's why he came to Li Ming to discuss it.
"It's probably just a show, maybe even some scare-mongering." Reynolds said nonchalantly, "We're not planning on getting involved in these physical evolutions, so it doesn't matter."
Li Ming nodded. "Well, although I don't plan to get involved, I still need to know the other party's progress in order to deal with possible changes."
"Yes, that's the most important point." Mikhail nodded and sighed. "Unfortunately, the coordinates of that laboratory are probably highly confidential. If we can find a way to get them, things will be easier in the future."
Reynolds couldn't help but sneer. "Such an important matter, if we really find the coordinates, the Empire and the Federation should be dissolved as soon as possible."
"Besides, what do you want the coordinates for? Are you really planning to threaten them?"
"It's better to be prepared..." Mikhail said solemnly, "We hold such an important secret, and they have no means of checking us. From what I know about them, they're bound to be restless. It would be best if we had more leverage."
Reynolds frowned and listened to Mikhail say, "What's more, the interstellar situation is very turbulent right now. It is said that the United Organization of Higher Life Forms is about to expand. The members of the Council will face a very big challenge."
The second half of this sentence was directed to Qinglong.
"Your Excellency is in the laboratory, yet you are still so concerned about news from the outside world." Li Ming looked at Mikhail.
"He wants to join in the fun, too." Reynolds said nonchalantly, "Join that union of higher life forms."
Mikhail said, "I'm afraid someone will use my identity as a mechanic to make trouble again this time."
"Humph!" Reynolds snorted coldly, "A bunch of bastards. Those individual evolvers have been prejudiced against us mechanics for a long time."
"Let's see who dares to use your identity as a mechanic to argue this time. If anyone insists on challenging your true form and doesn't allow the mechanical body to assist, my one billion mechanical legions will directly hit him in the face."
One billion?
Li Ming's expression changed slightly. He really had a deep foundation. He estimated that Reynolds' Mechanical Legion must not have low-level mechanical bodies. It must start with at least D-level mechanical bodies.
"Reckless man..." Mikhail shook his head and asked, "How are you going to deal with this?"
"It depends on the situation." Li Ming said vaguely, "I don't really care about this seat."
He didn't tell Anduin about the plan he had prepared.
Mikhail frowned slightly upon hearing this, "My personal advice is that it's best not to give up so easily."
Um?
Li Ming was a little surprised. Why did Mikhail let him fight for it?
"After all, the Mechanics Association has been incorporated into the Interstellar Alliance. We'll be dealing with them frequently in the future. If we don't have anyone on the board, it might be difficult to get things done," Mikhail explained.
"The two of us will definitely not be allowed to join the board of directors. You are already a member of the board of directors, so it is best to keep it if possible."
"This is a very troublesome matter," Reynolds added. "Because of the two of us, they probably won't allow you to assist the machine in combat."
"Otherwise, we can also use this as a challenge. With our background, apart from the strongest guys, not many people can stop us from opening a frontal battle."
Reynolds' words were full of confidence. The main universe is not a place like the Red River Star Stream. Their mechanical bodies can exert their maximum combat strength.
"That's quite tricky." Li Ming seemed to be lost in thought. Seeing his lackluster reaction, Mikhail simply said, "Whether it's an inside or outside move, you must keep your seat on the board."
This is the confidence brought by strength and foundation. What Anduin said in the end was just to delay time, but when it came to Mikhail, he had to keep it as soon as he opened his mouth.
"Tsk, you can actually say such a thing." Reynolds looked at him in surprise, and then suddenly realized: "It's because of the Star Alliance thing."
He grinned widely. "Qinglong, you have no idea how ridiculous Mikhail looked when the Covenant announced the end of sanctions against the Mechanics Association. He was withdrawn for several days."
"He's been hanging around in the Machinists Association for so many years, and he's only earned the title of 'Software Mechanic'. I never thought that in such a short time, you've been regarded as a spiritual pillar and the fire of mechanics by so many machinists."
Mikhail's face darkened, but he did not refute it. This was indeed the reason.
Qinglong has made great contributions to the Mechanics Association, so he doesn't mind giving back a little. Besides, this matter is also for the good of the Mechanics Association.
"What are you going to do?" Li Ming asked curiously, "How about lending me another 500 million or 600 million mechanical bodies? Then I can show my whole Mechanical Holy Spirit out there?"
Can't you use your own? Mikhail's cheeks twitched, and he simply said, "You don't have to be so violent. I just want to keep your seat, not to shock the galaxy."
Hmm...it fits Mikhail's character very well.
"As for the method, I haven't thought of it yet. This will take some time, so there's no rush." Mikhail added.
Li Ming glanced at him and didn't dwell on it too much. He briefly explained the specific experimental process of the two.
In just half a day, Teng She received a reply, saying that he had arrived at the designated location.
"Let's go and see what the situation is over there." Reynolds nodded.
Li Ming returned to his original body and switched to the marked mechanical body. In a blink of an eye, he crossed an endless distance and arrived at the coordinates of a remote star somewhere.
This is a desolate star region with almost no resources and rarely visited by people.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The dull sound of footsteps rang in his ears, and everything in front of him gradually became clear. He was in a metal corridor, and the figure leading the way in front was wearing the uniform of a senior imperial officer.
Teng She stopped, and the soldiers following behind him also stopped. The senior officer in the front noticed the abnormality first and turned around.
Just as he was about to speak, he glanced at Tengshe's expression suspiciously.
According to his own habits, the mechanical bodies that Li Ming sent out were basically humanoid, with extremely anthropomorphic facial features.
“…Sir Qinglong?” The senior officer realized something and asked tentatively.
"Indeed." Li Ming nodded, and the other party's expression immediately became more respectful. "My code name is 324, Your Excellency Qinglong, please follow me."
324…There is no name. Are you afraid that something might be found based on the name?
Li Ming pondered in his heart and followed the other party to the top floor. Reynolds and Mikhail's mechanical bodies were already waiting there.
The three of them exchanged glances. They had just met and didn't say much.
Reynolds yelled in dissatisfaction: "What's the point of having us come here and there is nothing?"
"Please don't worry, I'll take you to the real location," 324 explained. "However, during this process, the communication link will be disconnected. Once we arrive, all your communications will be relayed through the central hub."
"Is this a lack of trust in us?" Reynolds became increasingly dissatisfied.
"That's the rule. There's nothing I can do about it." 324 apologized.
"How long will that take?" Mikhail asked.
"Half a day at most." 324 said.
"Half a day?" Li Ming was surprised. Mikhail's eyes flickered and Reynolds was thinking.
Right here?
"Okay, we got it, let's get ready." Reynolds said impatiently.
324 nodded and left. Reynolds said, "Then let's leave first."
A moment later, the three of them met again in the Master Craftsman's laboratory.
Reynolds couldn't help but bar his teeth in delight as he said, "It only took half a day, and it's been so mysterious. Using those coordinates as the center, it won't take long to find it."
"I guess it's not that simple." Mikhail shook his head.
"It'll only take half a day, let's wait and see." Li Ming seemed very calm, and Mikhail looked at him a few times.
It feels like Qinglong is not interested in many things now.
Half a day later, Reynolds tried to descend, but failed.
After waiting for more than an hour, his mechanical body finally descended.
After Li Ming confirmed that Reynolds and Mikhail had arrived, he did not follow.
Instead, he switched back to his original body and switched to a certain controlled object, and his pupils suddenly contracted.
The vast universe appeared before him, and a certain location suddenly enlarged, revealing a brilliant starry sky, and then enlarged again.
Finally, his vision stopped at a seemingly desolate starry sky, where there seemed to be nothing.
But a series of coordinates emerged in his mind, which was where Teng She was now.
[Hyperdimensional Locator - Special Type]
Of course, it was also a drawing left by the forging hammer. It was originally used in conjunction with the projection device to locate the mechanical body under his hands.
Its ability is [Super-Dimensional Positioning], which can ignore obstructions and locate mechanical bodies that have been [marked]. It also forms a linkage with the [Spirit Body Projection Device].
Then, his consciousness suddenly returned. He was stunned for a moment, quickly took out his smart terminal, entered the coordinates to locate the location, and his expression suddenly changed slightly, "This... How can the distance be so far apart?"
He casually produced a star map in front of his eyes, marked the place where Teng Snake had gone, and then marked the coordinates he had just located.
Even on the miniature star map, the distance between them is at least two meters wide. If it were the actual distance...
“…Even if we jump through the shortest distance star gate, it will take at least a year and a half. How can we move such a long distance in just half a day…” Li Ming murmured in a low voice.
“It’s not that simple…”
The thought flashed through his mind, but now was not the time to explore it. At least he had found the location.
This time he did not activate the ability of the [Spirit Body Projection Device], but projected his consciousness body through conventional communication links.
Avoid the Empire and the Federation from being out of sync.
“…Sir Qinglong, what’s wrong…” Before the scene in front of him became clear, a voice came over.
It was Raphael whom I had met before, the president of the Imperial Royal Academy of Sciences. Beside him was Tandin with his fists clasped, still indifferent and calm.
This seems to be a dock, extremely wide, enough to accommodate hundreds of warships.
“…Lord Qinglong is finally here…” Raphael looked at him.
"This delay is too high..." On the other side, Reynolds's robot raised his hand, looking very uncomfortable. He said dissatisfiedly, "The information processing speed of your signal transfer hub is too slow."
Li Ming also felt a strong sense of blockage. After sending out the command, his body moved after a while.
(End of this chapter)
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