This is really not mechanical ascension
Chapter 343 - 185: Trading with Blake - The Shadow of the United Fleet_2

Chapter 343: Chapter 185: Trading with Blake - The Shadow of the United Fleet_2

After ending the communication, Li Ming secretly calculated, realizing that even though he was developing steadily here, others were not idle; a storm was coming.

As he thought about the relentless organization Torch, he frowned slightly, an urgency arising, and he immediately began to work on the gene seed.

The next day, Saber came again, this time bringing quite a few items, transported using an anti-gravity vehicle, and he was carefully holding a box in his arms.

He finally breathed a sigh of relief once he reached Li Ming’s workshop.

"This is a Star Core Metal Plate," Saber said, pointing to the items on the anti-gravity transport plate behind him, "mixed with Star Core Fragments and other precious metals."

Li Ming raised his eyebrows slightly. Made from Star Core?

There were only ten pieces, arranged from top to bottom.

"This is the energy core," Saber carefully opened the box, where a round metal component lay rusted beyond recognition, emitting a faint purple glow, only the size of a fist, mostly covered by nano-mechanical insects.

Li Ming gently touched it—

[Star King’s Quantum Furnace Engine—A grade]

All A-grade items? Li Ming couldn’t help but speculate.

Lower-grade Mechanical Transformations generally only undergo partial modification.

For instance, a C-grade Life Form upgrading its arm to a B-grade component could perform better than ordinary C-grade Life Forms but still not beat a B-grade Life Form.

But if the entire body is switched to B-grade components, the overall strength surpasses that of a same-level B-grade Life Form, because due to material reasons, both defense and lethality far exceed regular Life Forms.

However, there are pros and cons, as most sensory and entertainment functions are essentially eliminated, and every battle or daily activity causes wear and tear on the body parts.

If the entire body consists of A-grade modifications, then this Star King’s strength must far surpass that of an ordinary A-grade Life Form.

And he had to rely on me to repair his body, a handyman before my eyes.

Li Ming pondered secretly, hurriedly shooing the eager Saber out, and began to absorb metal energy.

Very orderly, one piece was five hundred thousand, presumably matching some specification, ten pieces amounted to five million, showing that this Star King’s accumulation was indeed substantial.

Holding the energy engine, he began to infuse metal energy. The surface-swarming nano-mechanical insects, as if encountering some natural predator, began to stir uneasily and quickly perished.

Saber waited anxiously for five days, during which he occasionally opened his smart terminal to keep up with various news updates.

"Something big happened at the Night Eye mercenary headquarters, the entire territory was locked down, seems like they lost something,"

Saber was quite surprised but didn’t pay much attention, just glanced through it a few times.

When the door opened, Li Ming looked exhausted, having developed the gene seed day and night for five days, which was unbearable for anyone.

After Saber entered, the first thing he saw was the energy engine on the table, which had changed significantly compared to when he had brought it.

The originally covering green liquid had receded significantly, revealing the purple metal beneath. The areas of deep rust had improved greatly, with a deep purple light orb flickering uncertainly at the core, ready to burst forth with tremendous power at any moment.

Saber took a deep breath, though he had experienced it once before, the difficulty of this repair was higher, considering it was an A-grade energy engine composed of hundreds of thousands of metal parts, incredibly intricate.

Even the Star King felt apprehensive upon arrival, the most crucial being his energy core. If everything else was repaired but the energy core couldn’t be worked on, it would be a waste of time, better to start with the energy core.

This miraculous technique impressed Saber even more. He hurriedly stepped forward, following the Star King’s instructions, and plugged into an external diagnostic device to run a self-diagnosis.

"25%..." he watched the number on the screen and couldn’t help saying, "You are truly incredible."

Originally, the Star King estimated a recovery to 20%. At the very least, 15% completeness was necessary for him to move; to his surprise, this great Mechanic directly repaired it to 25%.

Originally at only 15% completeness.

"Take the money and get it done," Li Ming waved his hand, having absorbed five million units of metal energy, though he only used three and a half million, diverting one and a half million for himself.

Saber left in high spirits, visibly thrilled that Lord Star King would soon be operational.

"What does this old man see you for? He’s always so agitated," Ya Ro popped up quietly from the sidelines and muttered.

Bang!

His eyelid twitched, his head tilted, and a streak of electricity grazed his temple, exploding on the ground and emitting a puff of green smoke.

"Damn, control your robot!" Ya Ro’s face changed dramatically, "I was just out for a stroll."

Li Ming remained expressionless as arcs of electricity surged, and Ya Ro hopped back.

Ever since last time Li Ming rattled him, Kay had done nothing but eat, sleep, and work incessantly on developing gene seeds.

Beside two major oddballs, Ya Ro, having been prodded, also sought to make strong efforts and even asked Li Ming to supervise him, to which Li Ming naturally did not hold back.

He handed this matter over to Thunder, who handled it very well.

Ever since learning of Torch’s intentions to make a move on him, Li Ming had been on alert, but later he figured something out.

He suspected that Blake might have exaggerated things a bit, that Torch probably had grasped the general situation but might not necessarily take action against him.

Their most pressing concerns should be concealing and preparing, not stirring up trouble.

"I wonder how the United Fleet is doing," Li Ming mused, realizing it had almost been two months since his arrival at the Land of Stars.

He contacted Feder, who he had not spoken with much during this time.

"What made you think to contact me?" Feder sounded quite surprised and added, "Coincidentally, I was about to ask if the Land of Stars’ Chief Mechanic is your teacher?"

"You guess," Li Ming replied nonchalantly, leaving Feder speechless, who then shook his head, "Well, whether it is doesn’t matter, Asimara’s focus isn’t on that right now."

"How is the United Fleet doing?" Li Ming asked, "Is it assembled yet?"

"Ha..." Feder laughed involuntarily, the camera shook as if moving to the window, causing Li Ming to catch his breath.

Against the backdrop of the galaxy, an endless array of ships was neatly aligned, including exploratory ships, escort ships, assault ships, and heavy firepower cluster warships, each of a different style.

The closest among them was a large ship, black as night, its shape not streamlined but prism-like, thick and full, with subtle golden veins running through the darkness.

Even large escort ships appeared like toys in front of it.

But what was most eye-catching was a more pleasing, purple shuttle-shaped warship, whose powerful energy shield and intricately detailed surface spoke of even greater strength.

What was more astonishing was its extended huge cannon, which was currently brewing a fearsome energy storm, with each inch of the casing ablaze.

"What is this?" Li Ming seemed puzzled as Feder’s voice came from off-screen, "Wait a moment..."

As if the culmination of all potential, the entire screen almost turned white; a surging white pillar of light burst forth from the cannon.

As the view shifted, Li Ming saw a planet turning into a battleground, the strikingly beautiful yet destructive white pillar descending from the sky.

The planet’s surface rocks and soil were melting, even directly turning into vapor, the ground melting at an astonishing rate, as if snow met a furnace.

The gravity was clearly off-balance, with large molten rock masses breaking away from the ground, and about one-tenth of the planet’s volume disintegrated, with shattered meteorites and dust orbiting the planet.

"That was a Torch outpost in Rasos civilization territory, they dared to get involved with Torch, and Asimara just ordered to blast it," Feder finally said nonchalantly.

Li Ming stayed silent, wondering if an A-grade life form could withstand such a blast.

And this massive fleet would sooner or later make its way to the Land of Stars.