This is really not mechanical ascension
Chapter 276 - 152: One Man is an Army? _2

Chapter 276: Chapter 152: One Man is an Army? _2

Sanger choked, snorted coldly, and Chen Jinglong lifted his head, gazing through the ceiling towards the direction of the main ship, sighed,

"Anyway, we’ve struck a blow to Torch’s arrogance this time, suffering heavy losses, they should keep a low profile for a while," Ren Cangsong said gravely, "Everyone has worked hard; go back and rest for now."

The experimental island didn’t suffer much damage. Members of the Torch Organization attacked a few times, but without powerful life forms as the main force, all attempts were in vain.

...

Inside the main ship of Wing Star, Isus was giving a report, surrounded by numerous virtual screens and data.

"Your Highness, the general information has been compiled. Li Ming, in this attack, demonstrated extraordinary combat abilities. As a D-class life form, he was able to severely injure a C-class life form," Isus laid out clearly:

"Moreover, during the fight, he used a suit of Mecha armor never seen before in our data, and even destroyed a small patrol ship. According to Doral and others, Great Mechanic Castelon was quite surprised by that armor."

"It is also speculated that Li Ming might have been taught by some master of mechanics,"

"However, there are currently no combat footages of that armor. Torch’s patrol ship might have captured some, but its wreckage is still being searched for."

Towards the end, he added, "Most of the information was obtained from Doral and Titan’s descriptions, which might be exaggerated, but Li Ming is definitely not a simple person."

Asimara’s delicate cheeks remained calm, her red lips slightly parted, her voice coldly serene: "If he were simple, he wouldn’t have caught Wu Yanqing’s attention."

"I haven’t seen him, what was his reaction?"

Isus hesitated slightly, "No particular reaction, when he left the main ship, he was still joking with Feder."

Hearing this, Asimara’s emotions didn’t change, she indifferently said, "He has a good mindset, you can try to make contact with him."

"Understood." Isus first nodded, then probed further, "What attitude should I use?"

"Decide for yourself." Asimara waved her arm lightly, and Isus nodded his head, then exited.

After closing the door and adjusting his collar, Isus met with Duke Bai Ye in another room.

"Prince Isus." Duke Bai Ye was quite respectful, even though Isus was only a C-class life form.

"Duke," Isus was enthusiastic, "No need to be so formal, I am still a youth before you."

"There is much I need to learn from you."

Listening to Isus’s compliments, Bai Ye felt quite pleased; after exchanging pleasantries briefly, Isus steered the conversation to the main topic, "Duke, do you have confidential information to tell me?"

"Yes, it’s about Li Ming," Duke Bai Ye spoke quietly.

"Oh?" Isus straightened up, "Please elaborate."

"This man has something tricky about him; there are many irrational aspects about him," Duke Bai Ye’s eyes flickered, "First off, his character, I have detailed data here. A young man who nodded submissively for over a decade, abruptly changed soon after his father’s death."

"A close relative’s death is indeed an excuse, but such a change in character should be gradual, not instantaneous."

"This..." Isus hesitated, then lightly chuckled and shook his head, "Regarding this matter, I actually know a bit, Li Ming’s father was in an assassination organization called Xiao Long on Blue Star."

"This assassination organization wiped out Fu Zongchen’s entire family; after Fu Zongchen rose to power, he specifically hunted down this assassination organization, which means, Li Ming’s character is very likely a façade, not his true nature."

Duke Bai Ye paused momentarily, this was indeed news to him, but he continued, "Character is a minor issue, what’s more peculiar is, everyone who becomes his enemy either dies, disappears, or is ousted, with none meeting a good end."

"From the outset, the threats he faced from small gangs to Fu Zongchen, each power or person’s death seems to have a reasonable explanation, but that is exactly what’s most irrational. I absolutely do not believe it’s coincidence," Bai Ye said.

Isus frowned slightly, shook his head, and said, "Duke, let’s still talk about things with solid evidence, shall we?"

"A batch of Flame Blue Alloy has disappeared," Duke Bai Ye spoke gravely: "Li Ming applied for a small laboratory at the University of Science and Technology, and was also granted forty million for materials. He purchased forty million worth of Flame Blue Alloy."

"But after Caroline’s attack, when the people of Blue Star counted the losses on the island, they found the warehouse completely empty, and the materials had mysteriously disappeared."

"Li Ming’s explanation was that a part had been taken by Torch, and he had used some himself, corroborated by Feder."

"But the fleeing Torch members haven’t been found yet." Duke Bai Ye stated firmly, "There must be something wrong here!"

"Oh..." Isus pondered, this was information he didn’t know, but then he said, "But I have internal intelligence that can confirm Li Ming is not any kind of Superpower User, excluding the possibility of a Space Superpower."

"Not a Space Superpower, perhaps some kind of Subspace Folding equipment," Duke Bai Ye murmured.

Isus subconsciously touched his ring, then shook his head in displeasure, "Duke Bai Ye, everything you mentioned is conjecture, association, suspicion."

"Even if he has some Subspace Folding equipment, that’s his own business; why are you telling me this?"

"Forget it, I have other things to attend to, your grace should leave."

Duke Bai Ye’s face showed urgency, "What I mean is, he might be a spark, or something, definitely not simple, he has secrets, aren’t you curious?"

"Mr. Li Ming just narrowly escaped from Torch, are you accusing him?" Isus seemed angry, and sent Bai Ye out.

Once outside the main vessel, the anxiety and urgency on Duke Bai Ye’s face vanished, and he let out a cold snort.

At the porthole, Isus looked down silently, gazing through the clouds at Wu Yanqing’s experimental island, barely visible.

...

Li Ming examined the Mechanic’s Certificate in his hands, he hadn’t had the chance to study it during his escape, but now he could.

As the Mechanic’s Certificate disappeared, his profession as a Mechanical Research Scholar began to tremble, and then it was coated with a layer of golden radiance, the text changing, finally fixing in place.

"Great Mechanic."

A vast ocean of relevant knowledge followed, and it took Li Ming a full fifteen minutes to fully digest it.

Li Ming carefully explored, his expression gradually turning to astonishment.

[Great Mechanic: An integrator of mechanical science, focusing on individual mechanical creations, possessing the abilities of Mechanical Construction and Mechanical Guard.]

[Mechanical Construction: Can use metal energy to modify, repair, strengthen, and mechanize Controlled Objects.]

[Mechanical Guard: You can construct two Mechanical Guards, possessing the Guard trait.]

It was an advanced enhancement of a Mechanical Research Scholar.

The so-called mechanization is turning it into an independent combat suit or individual robots.

He could now build small robots—no, an entire Mechanical Legion!

This made him slightly excited; in the interstellar era, before achieving a certain degree of individual prowess, group combat is still a very important strategy.

If he could really assemble a Mechanical Legion, tsk tsk...

He digressed again, Li Ming shook his head, undoubtedly, this was another major consumer of metal energy.

The unattainable Mechanical Legion was not as concerning to him as this Mechanical Guard and the possessed Guard trait.

[Guard: Shares 50% of the current enhancements to the main body, and can engage in Guardian Armament.]

The Mechanical Guard could share the enhancements of his Controlled Objects and could also be kept in the Control Bar, ready to be deployed for sneak attacks, serving as an auxiliary combat method.

As for what the Guardian Armament is, he would have to wait until it was created and then experiment.