Chapter 458 Invitation
In the Mechanical Royal Court, core base, and Li Ming's room, consciousness returned to its true form from the Holy Castle.
When he opened his eyes, the pain of being pierced all over his body had not gone away, causing another burst of energy to boil.
Li Ming secretly clicked his tongue, "Torture, torture, it almost brought me pleasure. There are not many people who work as hard as me."
He stood up and stretched his body. There was a crackling sound inside his body, and energy particles poured out of his pores, completing a cycle similar to breathing and adjusting his body's condition.
Following Suzaku's report, he opened the central smart terminal on the table.
After realizing that Anduin had replied to him not long ago, he thought for a moment and simply dialed the number directly.
This time, the other party connected quickly and the bust popped up.
"Your Excellency Anduin..." Li Ming contacted the other party as Qinglong, and Anduin responded calmly, nodding and smiling: "Your Excellency Qinglong."
The two chatted for a while, and Li Ming stepped into the topic, "I am contacting you this time because I have something I want you to help me with."
"Oh." Anduin's heart moved slightly, "Just say it."
The answer seemed generous, but it didn't say yes or no.
Li Ming didn't care and explained: "That's it. I will go to a secret place soon. I may not be able to take care of the Mechanical Royal Court for a long time."
"In order to avoid some unexpected situations, I would like to invite you to come and sit in the Mechanical Royal Court."
Sitting in the mechanical royal court?
Anduin remained silent, but he was thinking about it in his heart, and said half-jokingly and half-seriously: "Is there anyone who dares to attack the Mechanical Royal Court?"
Li Ming was noncommittal, "No one can say anything, so I would like to ask you to come and take charge."
Anduin remained silent. The Mechanical Court was apparently the business of Qinglong students. Thanks to Qinglong's influence, its power expanded extremely rapidly.
And he has continued to purchase various cutting-edge alloys, probably for Qinglong's use.
However, there is widespread speculation that this should only be a small part of the Qinglong channel, but the future potential is very huge.
Qinglong didn't want to reveal his true hidden heritage, so he wanted to build an organization from scratch in the interstellar space.
But no one should inexplicably destroy it, causing more harm than good.
"Approximately how long will it take?" Anduin asked, but still didn't agree.
"It should not take more than half a year." Li Ming estimated that the ruins of the Holy Spirit Civilization are still a secret.
To the outside world, not many people knew about it, and Li Ming did not intend to leak the news.
Anduin thought about it, his expression changing.
Li Ming knew the other party's concerns and said simply: "Don't worry, I'm just in case. In other words, out of caution. If you find an unexpected situation, you can leave on your own."
Is there anything else in this Mechanical Royal Court that others can covet... Anduin speculated, but then said: "No problem, Your Excellency Qinglong asks, there is no reason for me to refuse."
I just said that we wanted to get together last time, and if we refuse this time, it would be too much of a slap in the face.
Besides, if something unexpected happens, he has the ability to escape.
Li Ming said: "Thank you very much."
After Anduin agreed, the atmosphere between the two improved significantly, and they chatted again before ending the correspondence.
Both of them made a tacit agreement not to mention the remuneration. The level of remuneration depends on the troubles encountered.
If the situation is calm during the time he is in charge, then this is a simple favor, and Anduin will definitely not ask for any reward.
But if you really encounter any strong enemy, the reward will definitely have to be discussed separately.
After thinking about it, Li Ming called the smart terminal again and called for Robin.
………
"How was it?"
Heckler stared at the dark virtual screen in front of him, and the sound wave lines in it rippled.
"There is no response yet. He probably won't come."
"Won't come?" Heckler frowned when he heard this, "Didn't you lure him with information about World Moon in the invitation?"
"I made it very clear that if he is willing, he will definitely reply." The voice coming from the screen was very indifferent.
Heckler frowned, "Did he just refuse the tasting, or both?"
"There was no response from either the tasting or the twilight banquet."
After hearing this, Heckler had some inexplicable meaning on his face and said in a leisurely tone: "It seems that Lord Qinglong is quite proud. Everyone wants to go to your twilight banquet and is proud to receive the invitation. But he didn’t care.”
Listening to these obviously provocative words, Anatoly's voice remained calm, "It's just that we are eating together, whether we come or not, it doesn't mean anything. As for not taking me seriously..."
Laughter even came from the screen, "On the Black Hole Network and the Interstellar Network, there are not a few people who insult me. There are billions of messages on just a search. Do I care about every one of them?"
Heckler's face could not help but darken upon hearing this, while Anatole said slowly:
"Dear Your Highness, I have to deal with the lion-skinned dragon. This kind of precious food only has fifty of them a year. The people under my command are too rough. I hope to see you in a year."< br>
Heckler snorted coldly: "After the establishment of the United Organization of Higher Life Forms, these guys all became energetic."
Boom!
There was a knock on the door, and Heckler said solemnly: "Come in."
Creak - the door to the room was pushed open, but it was Yon who looked hurriedly.
"Your Highness." He came in and was about to salute when he was interrupted by Heckler: "Just say it."
"Yes..." John nodded and reported in a deep voice: "Your Highness, our people have determined that the reason why the three major civilizations delayed for one year is because at the negotiation meeting, Qinglong came up with information about the Star of Eternal Silence. .”
The eternal star!
Heckler's eyes shone, his expression kept changing, and he murmured in a low voice: "I knew this matter must not be that simple."
"What specific information did they trade?" Heckler asked impatiently.
Jon shook his head hesitantly: "This is unclear at the moment. Qinglong did not tell the information on the spot at the negotiation table. Instead, he only forced Prince Costart to agree to his request for an extension."
"Smart." A sneer appeared at the corner of Heckler's mouth. "If he had said it, Adam would definitely not have given up. It would have done more harm than good."
"However, Costat only promised him one year, and the information Qinglong has is probably not that important." Heckler tapped on the table, his expression flashing:
"The Star of Eternal Silence is under Adam's control. This mission is extremely strict. Until now, all parties have not been able to find out the slightest bit of information. How did Qinglong get it?"
"And it's been a few days since the incident ended, but Adam's side is as quiet as death."
Heckler was confused. With such important information being held by Qinglong, shouldn't Adam be uneasy?
Shouldn't we find out how it was leaked? This kind of silence revealed something unusual.
John added: "Currently, other civilizations have begun to act secretly. In just a few days after the meeting, several extremely secretive spies came out."
"In addition, this meeting also led to one thing, the ruins of the Holy Spirit Civilization." "Oh." Heckler came back to his senses and looked up, "Tell me about it."
Jon continued to report: "Through investigation, according to the original plan of the Mechanics Association, the God Craftsman should be preparing to use the ruins of the Holy Spirit Civilization in exchange for more room for change."
"But the coordinates of the ruins of the Holy Spirit Civilization seem to have been known to the Holy Emperor a long time ago and shared with the three major civilizations."
"Before taking action, eliminate all factors that may cause interference. This is always Adam's style." Heckler nodded.
Jon continued to add: "And because of the impact of the Red River Catastrophe, the ruins of the Holy Spirit Civilization will be accessible in half a year."
"Half a year later..." Heckler suddenly realized that he knew something about the ruins of the Holy Spirit Civilization and knew that it was a good place for mechanics.
His eyes were filled with light, "The three major civilizations will not let it go, and the mechanics will not let it go. In other words, Qinglong will also go there when the time comes."
"Nine times out of ten." Yon did not dare to speak too fully.
Heckler couldn't help but nod, his eyes falling on Jon, "You did a good job this time."
He has been planning the Holy Castle and Qinglong, and these two things have taken up most of his energy.
As for the intelligence collected by his subordinates, he will only see the final result. What is important and what is not important is difficult to judge when the intelligence is first collected.
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This will test the ability of his subordinates.
"It is my duty to solve your problems." John said sincerely immediately, "However, when Qinglong goes to the ruins of the Holy Spirit Civilization, he may take Robin with him."
"It is indeed possible, but that place is not a kind place, and there are people from the three major civilizations. It is not a good choice to take Robin with you."
Heckler shook his head and said in a deep voice: "Besides, he doesn't know our intention to take action. We must prepare first and make sure that Qinglong appears in the ruins of the Holy Spirit Civilization. Then we will take action."
"Yes." Jon nodded, and then looked a little hesitant. Heckler saw his strangeness, "Is there anything else?"
Yon hesitated: "Recently, someone within the royal family is contacting us to trade information about Ryan, but the other party is secretive. I haven't found out who it is yet, so I don't dare to have too much contact."
"Information about trading Ryan?" Heckler was a little surprised and muttered: "Try to contact him first and see what the price is."
"Understood." Jon nodded.
………
"Are you looking for me?"
In the room, Robin poked his head in, looking a little confused.
"Come, sit down..."
Li Ming pointed casually, and as soon as Robin sat down, he heard Li Ming say: "I need to hide the housekeeper for a while."
"Butler..." Robin's face changed slightly, and he realized something instantly, "Someone wants to attack me?"
Li Ming nodded, not being the Riddler, "Yes, from the Empire."
"The Empire..." Robin's heart palpitated, and he said helplessly: "I know that these big civilizations must know who the Chosen One is. Can you tell them that I have given up?"
"What do you think?" Li Ming grinned.
Robin couldn't help feeling disappointed, "I know."
After saying that, he looked at Li Ming eagerly, "Boss, you won't give up on me, will you?"
"Don't worry, my teacher is an experienced fisherman." Li Ming smiled.
Robin's throat rolled, but with Li Ming's promise, he felt relieved at least, so he turned back and quickly brought the housekeeper back.
Li Ming gave him a new thing, a silver round metal ball.
"What is this thing?" Robin was confused and looked at the metal ball left and right.
"Just take it." Li Ming didn't explain much this time. Robin fiddled with the metal ball and left blankly.
Li Ming's thoughts were racing, and he was overwhelmed by the things that had happened recently, from the Mechanics Association, the fall of the Holy Castle, and many other things, as if they were all coming at once.
With emotion, he rarely left the core base. The cool air hit his face and poured into his heart. The earth was covered with snow, but there were still snowflakes floating in it.
"It's winter?"
Li Ming looked up and saw that this was a planet-level ecological regulator at work, simulating the four seasons.
The star wrapped in metal seemed to be right in front of us, and various types of spaceships could be vaguely seen shuttled outside the hazy clouds. The mechanical royal court was operating well.
Li Ming likes to see this kind of scene very much. It's like simulating business at a certain stage. Just watching it gives him a sense of accomplishment.
After a long while, he let out a breath of cold air, cheered up, and turned around to return to the core base.
And this turn around, the sun rises and the moon sets, it is more than four months.
On this day, thunder and lightning storms occurred one after another in the mechanical warehouse.
Blue arcs of lightning wandered wildly in the darkness, while purple thunder and lightning became even more violent, blooming like bright fireworks.
Sound waves echoed in the warehouse, and the metal walls shone with dazzling light from time to time under the impact of this powerful energy. The temperature rose sharply, and the air became hot and distorted.
Blue and purple lights intertwined with each other, and the mechanical body evolved violently. Li Ming had long been accustomed to it, until—boom!
Suddenly, a crimson arc suddenly exploded, and the intense light was like the scorching sun in the sky, making it impossible to look directly at it.
Under the impact of this arc, the mechanical body in the center seemed to have received some extremely strong stimulation, and the originally stable metal parts began to fly up and down uncontrollably.
As if being pulled apart by an invisible force, they were dancing wildly in mid-air, flashing with cold metallic luster, colliding with each other and emitting sharp screams.
At the core of the mechanical body, a powerful energy is surging, the shape is constantly twisting and deforming, and the original structure is quickly broken and reorganized.
New parts grow from the inside, forming a more complex and sophisticated structure. The limbs become stronger and stronger, and the flexibility of the joints is also greatly enhanced.
The crimson paint is extremely eye-catching. Half of the red cloak is pulled out from behind, mysterious lines gradually appear on the metal surface, and a red energy blade condenses in his hand.
Three meters tall, tall and strong, like a swordsman.
Li Ming's eyes were filled with joy and he couldn't help but grin, "Finally, an S-class mechanical body appeared."
He couldn't help but walk up and take a closer look.
In the past four months, he has enlightened nearly one million mechanical bodies.
The number of A-level mechanical bodies in the Mechanical King's Court has exceeded ten.
Now, finally, an S-class mechanical body came. Li Ming admired the mechanical swordsman in front of him, and his heart couldn't help but feel happier.
With the close cooperation with Star Gate Company, the capital flow of Mechanical Royal Court has reached a higher level.
However, Li Ming did not continue to expand the manufacturing of mechanical bodies. Instead, he maintained the original manufacturing speed and used all the excess funds to purchase metal energy.
Walking out of the warehouse door, Ulrich was waiting here as always.
(End of chapter)