This is really not mechanical ascension
Chapter 258 - 143: Taking Drastic Measures, Space Wormhole? White Dwarf Star Core?_2

Chapter 258: Chapter 143: Taking Drastic Measures, Space Wormhole? White Dwarf Star Core?_2

Chen Yan was already fearful and uneasy, so naturally she dared not disobey.

As for the message Li Ming sent her, she probably didn’t take it seriously at all; on one side was the colossal Torch, and on the other was a young kid who had even threatened her.

She made her choice quite easily.

Li Ming had originally planned to leave this place after the metal energy in the Dwarf Star core fragment was completely absorbed.

However, the metal energy contained within greatly exceeded Li Ming’s expectations, and in the end, a total of 1.15 million units of metal energy were extracted.

"This thing truly lives up to being a Star Core Fragment."

Li Ming was greatly shocked; the food of those Dimensional Creatures was truly exceptional, casually containing millions in metal energy.

"Star core..." Li Ming’s eyes gradually brightened, and he directly had Feder convert the Star Coins into Star Core Fragments, as they were small and convenient.

As for whether it could be done or not, that was Feder’s own problem.

Such a scale of change in Star Coins, especially carried out by a sensitive figure like himself, was bound to draw attention and was very inconvenient.

In this way, the shortfall of metal energy was directly covered, with even some left over.

Having originally been attacked at headquarters had put him in a very bad mood, but this unexpected gain turned things around, making him even wish it would happen a few more times.

"Better not, though, there’s no telling when it might go wrong." He lay in a corner filled with plasma, and after waiting another half hour, impacts began on the alloy door until it was finally blasted open.

What appeared before everyone was a scene akin to a bloody hell, the entire room strewn with signs of destruction, flesh scattered, and chunks of corpses everywhere.

Ren Cangsong’s expression froze for a moment, then seeing Li Ming soaked in blood yet alive, he quickly called for medical personnel.

"I, I’m okay..." Li Ming said weakly, while Feder looked around with a strange expression on his face.

"What happened again?" Ren Cangsong’s forehead knotted, ordering people to take Li Ming out and then seal the entire room.

"Major Chen Dahai came looking for me, said he had captured Chen Yan, and together with Sela’s Lord Hiley and Yitelan Civilization’s Lord Charles would interrogate her..." Li Ming explained.

Feder’s brow furrowed slightly, "Charles..."

"Captured Chen Yan?" Ren Cangsong was surprised and quickly checked the smart terminal: "Why isn’t there any data about this?"

"They didn’t report it?"

"They are Torch, of course, they wouldn’t report." Li Ming gave a bitter smile.

"Torch?" Ren Cangsong’s pupils dilated, instinctively retorting: "Chen Dahai is a major of the Shiyue Squad, reputable and honest, how could he be Torch?"

Ren Cangsong clenched his fists, but quickly adjusted his composure, and continued listening to Li Ming,

"...Lord Charles fought valiantly and in the end perished with them." Li Ming said with a mournful expression.

Feder’s expression tensed further; this story seemed all too familiar.

At that moment, Ren Cangsong’s men carefully removed the gene inhibitor from Li Ming.

"Thanks to Charles," Ren Cangsong sighed with relief and fear: "If Chen Dahai and Hiley are Torch, who else isn’t?"

Not that he said so, but it seemed like Torch was virtually omnipresent.

The atmosphere around suddenly grew cold and still, Ren Cangsong realizing his slip of the tongue, spoke in a heavy tone:

"Chen Dahai and Hiley have been Torch’s sleeper agents for many years; the price paid to get them to their positions now was enormous."

"Such people are not many, otherwise it wouldn’t have been just the two of them acting; this time their losses were disastrous, all their efforts gone."

Just then, Duke Bai Ye received the news and hurried over, his expression ominous, "Where is Hiley, where is Hiley?"

Ren Cangsong pointed to the room, and Duke Bai Ye quickly went to inspect it, then came back with an even grimmer countenance: "What has happened here?"

Ren Cangsong sneered, "This still needs asking Duke Bai Ye? Your trusted aide turned out to be a Torch?"

"A Torch?" Duke Bai Ye’s face changed slightly, and after hearing the full story, he stared coldly at Li Ming, "This is just his own version of the story. Since when does what he says become the truth?"

"The three of them fought to the death. Didn’t Hiley and Chen Dahai have any chance to kill him during the process?"

"I demand a memory screening. This matter involves the death of a Sela person and a Yitelan, it cannot be easily dismissed."

"Enough!" Feder rebuked sharply, suddenly standing up, "Your Grace, do you not understand the importance of prioritizing the bigger picture!"

"What are you suspecting? Suspecting Li Ming? When Chen Dahai came looking for Li Ming, he used Chen Yan as an excuse. I heard it clearly and can testify for him."

"And the arrest of Chen Yan was not even reported to the command center. It was handled privately by the two of them. The surveillance video is clear. Chen Dahai led Li Ming here. Everything matches up. What more is there to say!"

"The crisis of the extinguishing star just passed, the courage and wisdom Li Ming displayed in the process even impressed me. What exactly are you suspecting him of, or are you just targeting him out of personal bias!"

Feder’s logical rebuke made Duke Bai Ye’s face extremely ugly; he sensed Feder’s slight leaning towards Blue Star several times.

But now he understood that Feder was not leaning towards Blue Star, but towards Li Ming.

Although he was respectful to Feder on normal days, he was still a Class B life form, being rebuked in person by a junior was somewhat embarrassing.

His face changed several times, finally settling on indifference, "Since there’s no room for my opinions here, then it’s up to all of you. Just give me a final investigative report."

Ren Cangsong was quite surprised, Feder’s bias was too obvious.

Duke Bai Ye was actually not wrong; the deaths involved a Yitelan and a Sela person, it was no longer an internal matter of Blue Star. With only Li Ming as the survivor, it was natural to verify the truth of his statements.

Feder took a deep breath, offering no explanation. How could he possibly let someone search Li Ming’s memories? Wouldn’t that be self-destructive?

Li Ming was sent back to the medical ward, and after dispersing the crowd, Feder couldn’t wait to interrogate, "Who killed Charles, was it you?"

"No," Li Ming shook his head, "Charles was killed by Chen Dahai and Hiley. All I did was kill them in self-defense."

"I don’t want the enemy to overestimate my strength, so I kept it hidden."

Feder frowned, hesitated, then nodded. Then he heard Li Ming bring up another matter, "I don’t want the five hundred million Star Coins in cash. Convert it into Dwarf Star cores for me."

"Star cores?" Feder was somewhat unable to follow Li Ming’s jumping thoughts, "What do you need those for?"

"It has nothing to do with you. Just tell me how much you can buy and how soon can you deliver it?" Li Ming emphasized.

"There’s no set price for star cores, mostly they are in the hands of collectors, perhaps used in forging certain weapons," Feder pondered, "Five hundred million Star Coins might get you... "

He furrowed his brow, finding it hard to estimate, "It’s hard to say the weight of these things, are you sure you want this? I can only try to get it for you."

"Get as much as five hundred million Star Coins can get, I have my own fair price." Li Ming said, he could convert using metal energy, and find Feder to make up for the shortfall.

"Where did you get a fair price..." Feder was speechless, rubbing his forehead, "Torch is extremely vengeful; you must be careful."

Li Ming gave him a glance, "They caught me this time mainly to find out the truth. Isn’t your story being promoted in Yitelan yet?"

Feder said, "My father is still trying to get me a hereditary earldom. It’s a lot of pressure and requires sacrificing many benefits."

"They really dare to ask," Li Ming laughed. The titles in Yitelan were far more valuable than those in Sela.

Duke Bai Ye had struggled half his life, and might not have gained as much benefit as Feder this time.

He spoke leisurely, "Five hundred million Star Coins, well worth it."

Feder immediately became wary, "It’s not certain yet. You’re not thinking of raising the price, are you?"

"I’m very honest, don’t worry," Li Ming grinned, "Besides, the higher your status, the more benefits it brings me, right?"

Feder felt an urge to strangle Li Ming; surely he wouldn’t be exploited for life.

Li Ming ignored him, now with over one hundred thirty thousand units of metal energy, he could control one of the three items in the set.