Chapter 390: Changes Under the Water
"As expected of Qinglong, then continue!" The Mechanical Soul Master walked straight forward.
The two mechanical fingers split open and transformed into a data interface, with complex circuit textures looming and inserted directly into the head of the mechanical body.
Suddenly, dazzling sparks burst out, scattering like brilliant starlight, and a strong current was transmitted frantically along the interface, making a "sizzling" sound.
"Data ghost infiltration, let me see where this pair of invisible hands comes from." The data on the mechanical pupils of the Mechanical Soul Craftsman flashed wildly, and a data fusion storm raged.
Transforming into dazzling rays of light, they formed a dizzying digital maze inside the mechanical body, searching every corner.
“Can’t find any traces? What a sophisticated technique. Then use the code storm to invade…” The Mechanical Soul Master’s expression was solemn, and he became more and more excited. It was rare to encounter an opponent like Qinglong.
"Pulse hijacking, virtual data black hole, worm virus, logic bomb detonation..."
The Creation Master looked at the Mechanical Soul Master, whose blood was boiling with excitement, and couldn't help but shake his head.
………
On the other side, Li Ming, who was about to go out, just opened the door and ran into Ulrich who came to report.
"Ready to go out?" Ulrich was very considerate and stepped aside.
Li Ming sighed secretly, "Nothing, is there anything wrong, sir?"
"Oh, it's the same old problem." Ulrich said helplessly, "Over in the Starry Sea, our business has been cut off. Several companies in the Ravenx Star Ring have canceled their orders."
"The planetary headquarters of the only company we've been in contact with, Zhixing Prosthetics, suffered a major terrorist attack yesterday. All life on that planet was wiped out."
Hearing this, Li Ming couldn't help but look over and asked, "Are they all dead?"
"Yes, the death was very strange, and it has caused a great uproar in the Sea of Stars." Ulrich said helplessly, "It seems that the will of the universe does not want us to extend our tentacles out."
"Donate some star coins in the name of the Mechanical Royal Court." Li Ming pondered. Ulrich nodded, "It's already being done."
Li Ming nodded. With the help of the name of the Godly Craftsman, the Mechanical Royal Court grew wildly for a while, but as they grew stronger, many people discovered that this Mechanical Royal Court did not seem to be a joke.
Things are not so bad on the Chaos Star Gap side. The bigger the fist, the more powerful it is. Although the expansion speed has slowed down, it is still expanding and has entered the stage of fair competition.
Those mechanics could only complain secretly as they were bleeding little by little, and no one dared to trip them up openly.
But it was different outside the Chaos Star Gap, the Sea of Stars. He originally wanted to use Trevor as a seesaw to slowly infiltrate out. He was not only good at making weapons.
By opening more branch bases and starting other businesses, the expansion speed can be faster.
But Prince Ryan, even though he was in a critical situation, did not forget to target him and almost openly ordered the civilization of the Starry Sea not to cooperate with him.
It would have been fine if he hadn't gotten involved, but Trevor was also affected and his business shrunk a lot.
The situation in other areas is similar. The Empire and its allies are working together to curb the Mechanics Association. Not to mention him, other mechanics' business is also not doing well.
The federal side is better, but not much better. It can only be said that it provides a fair competition environment.
Some scattered civilizations were not stopped, but unfortunately they could not become a major force. The exchange rate between their own civilization currency and star coins even reached an exaggerated 1:1296.
"Qinglong is almost done with some of its profits. Unless it does something else, or directly supports the Mechanical King Court..." Li Ming pondered secretly, then shook his head.
"Forget it, let's temporarily halt the expansion plan and continue consolidating the market in Chaos Star Gap. The main target is still arms. Other industries are monopolized by giants, and arms belong to the Machinists Association."
This kind of business involves too many levels and contacts too many people, so it is impossible to use Qinglong to suppress each one.
I can't, as a master craftsman, go to each low-level and intermediate civilization to talk to the responsible persons one by one. It would be more trouble than it is worth.
"I understand." Ulrich also breathed a sigh of relief. The business was too big and the pressure was too great.
Watching Ulrich leave, Li Ming frowned, still thinking about Ryan.
He had been paying attention to the other party's movements, and he had studied this guy's past record in detail, which could be summed up in eight words: decisive and ruthless.
He had experience competing with Adam for the Holy Emperor and almost succeeded, representing the power of a considerable number of emerging nobles.
Li Ming is just Qinglong's student. Others may not bully the weak, but this is not necessarily the case with Ryan.
The value of using any means necessary is quite high.
………
Earlier, in the Sea of Stars, the Mortonster advanced civilization - the Hel Galaxy - the planet Nanluo, as a very prosperous planet, is one of the core planets of the entire civilization and a very important economic center.
It has a permanent population of over five billion and is also one of the Xingyuan Empire’s large garrison bases in the Sea of Stars, with over three million soldiers stationed there.
However, a three-month-long march has broken out here, demanding the expulsion of the Imperial garrison, claiming that this is oppression by interstellar power.
Half a month ago, due to various factors, the imperial garrison was forced to evacuate, and today is the last day of the evacuation.
In a certain city, hovercrafts were coming and going on the flight path, but their speed was very slow. The marching Mortons had already occupied the main transportation hub. There were quite a few of them, shouting at the top of their lungs, and many media outlets were broadcasting the event.
At this moment, someone suddenly shouted and pointed to the sky, causing a commotion.
I saw a red meteorite falling at high speed across the space, falling at an extremely fast speed, heading towards the city.
Buzz--
A large energy shield appeared above the city, and anti-aircraft guns were extended from the outskirts. The loud "bang, bang, bang" sounds continued to be heard, and the sound of artillery was deafening. The dense artillery shells were like a black rainstorm, firing wildly into the sky.
The flames ejected from the muzzles merged into one, dyeing half of the sky red, as if they were going to tear the sky apart.
In the next second, the meteorite's speed suddenly increased, and it crashed through the city's protective shield and landed in the city center, creating a large crater hundreds of meters across.
Flames were burning at the edge of the crater, and the meteorite in the center was revealed in its entirety. It looked like a black and red oval stone, flashing red light, with strands of blood-red lines rapidly expanding in all directions with it as the center.
Under the gaze of space satellites, the blood-red lines spreading from this elliptical sphere looked like hideous flowers blooming on the surface of the planet.
It expanded in all directions at an incredible speed, quickly covering the continental plate and crossing the ocean, as if it was going to encompass the entire planet.
In the other hemisphere, many Morton people were still asleep, completely unaware of the current changes.
And just half an hour later, the blood-colored lines expanded by the elliptical object spread all over the entire planet, and a faint blood-colored light shone through them, like blood-colored ravines.
However, before the top management could come up with any countermeasures, something unexpected happened.
The marching Morton people let out shrill wails. They looked at their hands, their skin aging at an incredible speed, and strands of blood-colored energy were pulled into the blood-colored cracks on the ground by an invisible force.
This horrific scene spread across the entire planet, and almost no living creature could escape it. After just three hours, the once bustling and prosperous city had become silent.
Many unmanned aircraft, under intelligent management, were spinning in place, although they did not directly crash into city buildings.
"What...what on earth is..."
An A-level life form had a dazed look on his face and was wandering aimlessly in the city. He was the supreme commander in charge of guarding this planet.
However, from the time of the incident until now, he had not even realized that the communication system had been cut off long ago. This was a premeditated terrorist attack.
His stunned expression suddenly turned ferocious, and he growled softly, "Who on earth is so cruel to actually..."
Suddenly, his pupils contracted suddenly, and a chilling chill burst out. Before he even had time to react, he felt dizzy.
In his field of vision, he saw a headless corpse standing there, as well as several shadows.
The vigorous vitality of the A-level life form made him want to question, but he could only feel dizzy. His own powerful vitality had been completely absorbed by the blood-colored lines on the ground.
"Your Highness... this is part of the effect." The hunchbacked creature in a black robe nodded. The wind and waves around him vaguely lifted the corners of his clothes, and one could clearly see his green skin, which looked like it had been mercilessly burned by the raging flames. It was bumpy and full of wrinkles.
It was as hideous as a demon crawling out from the depths of hell, which was terrifying.
There were large and shocking scars on his body, crisscrossing each other like ugly grooves.
The wounds were even simply stitched up roughly with black thread, which stood out particularly against the green skin.
In today's interstellar age, this method of stitching is extremely strange.
Ryan withdrew his gaze from the A-class lifeform's head, which had almost turned into a skeleton. His expression was very calm. "It seems to be quite efficient for destroying planets, but it's not as good as a punch from me. Alchemist Baron, if this is all you can do, you can go to hell."
The man known as the Alchemist Baron hurriedly said flatteringly, "Of course, your power is enough to make the stars pale in comparison."
"Of course, this is only part of the effect," he explained hastily. "As I told you, it can allow living things to break through their own limitations."
Prince Ryan did not comment, and the group quickly came to the location of the oval object. It seemed that because it absorbed a lot of life force, it had expanded to a size of one kilometer and was flashing red light.
"Bloodseed..." The Alchemist Baron said enthusiastically, then quickly came to his senses, "Your Highness, where are your people?"
Ryan waved his hand, and a soldier with a resolute look stepped forward. "Your Highness, Captain Rand of the Royal Guards reports to you."
Ryan nodded and said, "B-level lifeform, the development progress is over 90%. Let me see if what you said is true."
"Yes." The Alchemist Baron quickly pushed the guy in front of the Blood Seed, and then drew some complicated symbols on Rand's body.
With the strange chanting sound, the blood seed swayed rapidly, and extended blood-colored branches, fiercely inserting into Rand's body.
"ah!"
In an instant, Rand let out a shrill wail, his skin bulging, as if little snakes were swimming in his blood vessels and muscles.
“Drink!”
Along with wailing, Rand's body began to swell and made crackling sounds, as if undergoing an extremely tragic transformation.
A fierce aura came towards him, and at the same time, the blood seed behind him began to shrink gradually.
The whole process lasted for more than half an hour before the blood-red branches wrapped around Rand were retracted.
thump!
Without support, Rand fell straight to the ground, and Prince Ryan's face looked unhappy.
"Sir, even the heartbeat has stopped." The subordinate beside him whispered.
“Wait, wait!” A chilling murderous intent enveloped the Alchemist Baron, who hurriedly shouted, “Alive, alive!”
He pointed at Rand lying on the ground. Ryan's expression changed slightly. He could indeed sense a faint vitality bursting out of Rand's body.
"Maybe it's because the blood seed absorbed too much life energy, and he couldn't handle it." The Alchemist Baron explained hurriedly.
Rand struggled to get up from the ground and shook his head, seeming to be in great pain. His whole body swelled more than twice and his skin turned blood red.
"Prince...Your Highness?" He was in a daze, and staggered back a few steps without standing firmly. When his footsteps landed on the ground, they made a loud bang and spread cracks.
"I...this is!" Rand was shocked.
However, as Prince Ryan looked on, his gloomy expression faded and he gradually forced a smile.
A moment later, the test results for Rand came out.
"The highest burst energy level exceeds 50A!" The subordinates who came to report were a little puzzled and looked at the hunchbacked alchemist baron in disbelief.
"As expected..." The Alchemist Baron nodded and said, "Logically speaking, the energy level should not exceed 30A. It was just that there was too much life energy, which was over-enhanced, that almost killed him."
"That's right." Prince Ryan nodded slowly. The Alchemist Baron said with a passionate look in his eyes, "Your Highness, you should believe it now."
"This is a special path of evolution. It uses life force to force a life form to leap forward. As long as you have enough life energy, I will definitely allow you to break through the boundaries and become the ultimate life form!"
"The difficulty of going from B-level to A-level is incomparable to that of going from X-level to the ultimate life form." Ryan was not deceived, but emphasized it.
The Alchemist Baron's face turned anxious, and when he was about to persuade him again, he heard Ryan say, "But I can let you try."
"How many planets like this do you need in total?"
The Alchemist Baron's face flickered. "If all planets were like this, I'd estimate there would be no less than a thousand."
"One thousand?" Even Ryan's expression changed slightly. The death of a thousand life planets was already the most brutal terrorist attack in recent years.
He frowned. "It's definitely impossible to promote it on a large scale in the Starry Sea. The resistance is too great."
"Well, what's the name of the civilization that Nicolaj controls?" he asked.
"The Itlan civilization," the subordinate quickly reported. "About four months ago, the Inquisitor civilization under Tsathoggua declared war on them, and the two sides are currently engaged in a war."
(End of this chapter)
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