This is really not mechanical ascension
Chapter 291 - 160: Avoiding Trouble

Chapter 291: Chapter 160: Avoiding Trouble

He was well aware that the cargo was not something the two of them should meddle with.

Li Ming just shook his head, then pinched out a virtual screen from the intelligent terminal. On it was a series of coordinates—"***.***.***"

Ya Ro was momentarily stunned, blurting out, "How do you know!?"

Those coordinates were exactly where he had hidden the cargo.

No sooner had his words fallen than suddenly, the spaceship shook, the pre-set cruising coordinates changed, and the final destination became the one on the virtual screen.

Ya Ro’s face paled, and he hurriedly took his seat at the helm, but after some manipulation, the screen only flashed with red warning signs, and he couldn’t gain any control.

"You... you’ve taken control of my ship?" Ya Ro finally realized, with a start of shock.

While his spaceship wasn’t anything special, someone who hadn’t grappled with hacking wouldn’t be able to crack it.

He hadn’t heard Luo Chuan mention that Li Ming was also a renowned hacker with seemingly no low level of skill.

"Oh dear..." Ya Ro sighed in resignation, "Junior Brother, it’s not that I don’t want to take you there, it’s not about monopolizing the cargo, it’s just that the cargo is too troublesome."

Li Ming appeared equally helpless, "Senior Brother Ya Ro, don’t get me wrong. It’s just that I really need this cargo due to some special circumstances."

"The cargo is like a bomb; whoever takes it dies." Ya Ro deliberately dramatized, rising from his seat: "The Star Hunters, as well as the Sela people, they are not to be trifled with; with our frail figures, we’ll hardly leave even a shred behind in the end."

"Are there going to be A-class Life Forms involved?" Li Ming couldn’t help frowning,

"A-class?" Ya Ro paused then shook his head: "It’s not as bad as that, the cargo isn’t enough to stir up A-class Life Forms; the ones making a move are just a branch fleet under the Star Hunter, led by a B-class Life Form."

He then emphasized again: "Even B-class Life Forms are not something we can deal with."

Li Ming glanced at the journey’s duration, "Estimated arrival time is also about a month, timing-wise, it’s close enough."

Ya Ro didn’t understand, "Close enough? What’s close enough?"

Li Ming had no intention of explaining.

Ya Ro finally understood what Luo Chuan’s profound expression meant when he left, as well as his words "Take good care of yourself."

"Sigh, I’m sorry, Teacher, I can’t even accomplish this simple request. Rest assured, my Junior Brother will definitely die before me."

Li Ming, feeling helpless, could only assure that if there was danger, he wouldn’t take action, and only then Ya Ro reluctantly agreed to go and have a look.

"I checked the operation logs of the ship; after leaving Jingnan Star, you’ve changed direction several times. You probably intended to check that place out, right?" Li Ming looked at Ya Ro, who was sighing heavily, with a half-smile.

Ya Ro was startled and his gaze averted, "That’s nonsense, I..."

After all, it was cargo worth ten billion Star Coins, a huge sum of money for him; with the goods just lying there, how could he not be tempted?

It was only because of Wu Yanqing’s entrustment, coupled with Li Ming accompanying him, that the danger seemed too great, so he suppressed his own thoughts.

Ya Ro felt as if he was being seen through, and hurriedly changed the subject by asking Li Ming what he really wanted with the cargo.

"To build something; it’s urgent, and I didn’t bring anything with me," Li Ming answered nonchalantly, though Ya Ro seemed thoughtful and even relieved, "If you’re not going to act, then the risk of this cargo isn’t that great. I almost forgot you’re a master of mechanical engineering."

"Fuck..." he cursed softly, slapping his own face, "I don’t have the goods yet, what am I thinking about."

...

It was a desolate and decaying land, with a dense grey seemingly filling every inch of air, not a hint of green as far as the eye could see, utterly lifeless.

At this moment, dozens of slender shuttle-shaped spaceships were quietly stationed here, a group of Sela people dressed in interstellar combat suits were moving some devices around.

Before long, a faint rumbling noise came from above, growing closer and closer until it was clearly audible.

A delicate, hundred-meter-long green spaceship slowly descended, its propulsion engines bent, the flames sputtering out gradually extinguished as it hovered to land.

The group of Sela below ran up, lining up in two rows in front of the spaceship, the hatch opened, and the leader, with a stern expression, had a rather unwell complexion,

"Duke Bai Ye!" one of those lined up stepped forward, his voice high and excited, as the black glass of his helmet turned transparent.

"Luminescent Squad, Major—Neil, at your service, Your Grace!"

Duke Bai Ye revealed a hint of realization, "Neil, it’s you."

"Your Grace remembers me?" Neil was even more excited.

"That last event, you did well," said Duke Bai Ye casually, followed by a fully armed squad that looked elite.

"I didn’t expect Your Grace to personally deal with this matter." Neil stepped forward: "With you here, we will definitely resolve this."

At the mention of this, Duke Bai Ye’s expression changed, "I happened to hear about this, so I came to see what was going on, it concerns the reputation of the Sela, it needs to be resolved quickly."

In fact, he was lying low; the turbulence following the death of Isus still hadn’t completely calmed down, and he wanted to wait until things blew over.

It just so happened that the Sela were investigating this batch of goods, so he volunteered to come.

"What’s the situation now?" Duke Bai Ye cut to the chase.

"Your Grace," Neil reported, "Based on the clues provided by the citizens who fled back, we’ve locked down this area."

"This area contains an independent planet, an asteroid belt, and a dust cluster; exactly where within it, we’re still unsure, but we’re currently conducting a detailed survey, and we should be able to pinpoint the target soon."