This is really not mechanical ascension
Chapter 347 - 187: The Regretful Collector - The Judger Comes Knocking_2

Chapter 347: Chapter 187: The Regretful Collector - The Judger Comes Knocking_2

However, he had often experienced this perception recently because he had been chased by an A-level life form; he was not sure if it was because of the other party.

"My disguise can fool an A-level life form; how could he, a B-level life form, possibly see through it?" Seraad comforted himself.

His gene seeds were all weighted towards speed and disguise, so even A-level life forms would need an extremely special enhancement in their visual genetic abilities to see through his disguise.

And such gene seeds greatly diminish combat capabilities, almost no A-level life forms would choose auxiliary gene seeds, since detection equipment is abundant.

"I am Mogaro from the Judge Civilization," the leader with golden eyes said solemnly, "Great Mechanician Qinglong, you should be aware of our purpose; please hand over the Exile—Kay to us, and you will gain the friendship of the Judgers."

He spoke unkindly, with the arrogance unique to advanced civilizations.

Li Ming was familiar with this tone; Feder, Isus, and Duke Bai Ye all had this kind of tone the first time he met them.

Standing behind Li Ming, Ya Ro suddenly snorted, "What gives you the courage to speak to a great mechanic like this?"

"An exiled great mechanic; the Judgers have already shown enough respect," Mogaro said gravely. Ya Ro’s face changed and was about to rebuke harshly, but Li Ming stopped him with a gesture.

"The Interstellar Alliance also sent people to take him away; they offered three billion Star Coins, but I didn’t agree," Li Ming said leisurely, "How about you?"

The pupils of Mogaro’s vertical eyes narrowed slightly, "Our price is not to actively spread the news about you."

Upon hearing this, Ya Ro was momentarily puzzled.

Li Ming grinned, seemingly every person believed he was a great mechanic who had gotten into tremendous trouble and had to live in exile.

He had also considered where this speculation came from; was there not a possibility that he was just touring for leisure?

Later, he figured it out; the problem was with Li Ming himself.

If he was really that strong, why would he need to make secret contact with a good seed with sixteen levels of developmental potential? Just taking it directly would suffice.

Mogaro frowned, "Currently, your information is only circulating among a few concerned civilizations, it has not yet spread on a large scale."

"If you hand Kay over to us, we won’t actively spread it either," he said.

Li Ming sighed, "It seems we can’t come to an agreement."

"Mogaro?"

Right at this moment, Kay, who had sensed the commotion, arrived and couldn’t help but blurt out in shock.

"Kay?" Mogaro’s expression paused for a moment, then became somewhat complicated, but still, he did not hesitate to move; his body erupted with thick golden flames, like a meteor, charging fiercely towards Kay.

The model of the heavy armor he wore was unknown; its components began to move, the structure grew more complex, as if it had entered combat mode.

Li Ming’s eyes turned slightly colder as intense electric arcs exploded around him, like a whip of lightning, lashing through the air and leaving behind a scent of scorched ozone.

The two collided in front of Kay, unleashing a shockwave; the great force came thundering towards Mogaro who was immediately pushed back rapidly, his legs carving a deep gully in the ground.

"Not as good as Duke Bai Ye, about the same as Atom." The instant they clashed, he judged Mogaro’s strength.

Without using the second stage mecha state, he was now capable of withstanding this level as well.

The squad of Judgers issued a loud shout, entering combat status at once, but Mogaro suddenly gestured for them to stop.

"Do you really want to protect him?" Mogaro demanded coldly.

"It’s not that I want to protect him; it’s you who want to freeload," Li Ming shook his head.

Mogaro then looked at Kay, "Kay, the Grand President is waiting for you to come home."

Kay scoffed, filled with resentment, "Go home? To let him kill me? Or to perhaps die on the way back?"

Mogaro’s lips pursed slightly, without responding, and then looked at Li Ming, speaking gravely, "The Land of Stars is not a safe place either, I hope, Lord, that you truly protect him well."

Li Ming raised his eyebrows; was this a threat?

After speaking, Mogaro left with his people. Ya Ro, staring at their retreating backs, couldn’t help saying, "They’re really bold, eh? Just start a fight like that?"

"If you worked for a high-level civilization’s ruler, you’d be arrogant than them," Li Ming said indifferently.

However... he glanced at the huge "Collector’s Cabinet."

Ulrich had no reaction this time, which was to be expected, as "Azure Dragon" had too much trouble around him—Li Ming, Kay, himself...

Even as an A-level life form, he might not be able to stand firm, getting rid of one was getting rid of a problem.

Ya Ro was slightly startled, then after putting himself in the shoes of others, he nodded deeply in agreement, "Indeed."

Kay, however, bowed his head, contemplating something.

...

"Captain, this great mechanic doesn’t seem willing to cooperate."

As a group of people boarded the flying vehicle and heard these words, Mogaro’s expression remained calm, "As expected, after causing huge troubles, why would he fear these small nuisances."

"It’s fine if he’s not afraid; if Ulrich is afraid, that’s enough. Since the Collector did not stop us, it means he does not want to get involved."

A sharp light flashed in Mogaro’s eyes: "Prepare for a sudden attack; as long as we don’t harm the great mechanic, Ulrich will turn a blind eye."

His attitude was for the Collector to see; they came with four B-level life forms, bringing Kay away by a sudden attack should be no problem.

They had already investigated clearly that what the Collector cared about was the great mechanic.

"Aren’t we retreating?" A discordant voice came from the back of the group.

Mogaro frowned, "How can we retreat when the mission is not completed?"

The one who spoke was Seraad, disguised as a Jin Tung person, who said tactfully, "Isn’t it too dangerous to go for a sudden attack? Perhaps we could send an A-level life form instead."

Mogaro stopped in his tracks, suddenly turned around, his tone cold: "You just need to follow orders."

Seraad smiled awkwardly, indicating his understanding, while the gaze of his teammates around him carried some confusion.

Mogaro snorted coldly, then continued to hurry towards the spaceship.

Along the way, they attracted a lot of attention; interstellar outlaws pointed and commented as Jin Tung people rarely appeared on the Land of Stars.

Mogaro didn’t care until he reached the dock, when his face changed slightly.

He saw their spaceship was surrounded by a group of fully armed mercenaries, with the guards they had left behind in a standoff with them, with tensions running high.

"What’s happening?" Mogaro pushed through the onlookers assertively, staring at the lead mercenary, the big-bearded Riley.

"The Night Eye Mercenary Group has already notified Lord Collector; all ships coming and going from Trading Island must be inspected," Riley said in a firm voice.

"Impossible," Mogaro’s tone was very strong: "We are under the Judge Civilization, if it were another civilization issuing a joint inspection notice, we would comply, but we can’t abide by your rules here."

Riley’s face changed dramatically, the mercenaries behind him were restless, many onlooking interstellar outlaws had already whistled, various languages translated into words like "kill," "do it," and the like.

"This is the Land of Stars!" Riley, finding himself in a difficult position, "Can the few of you represent the Judge Civilization?"

"Of course we can!" Mogaro’s golden eyes gleamed brightly, "If you dare to harm any soldier of the Judge Civilization, or search our ship without permission, consider it a declaration of war!"

Tsk... This is the power of advanced civilization, Seraad silently mused, grateful that these Jin Tung people arrived in time, or else it really might not have been possible to leave this place.

Riley could tell that the opposition was not bluffing; they truly were not afraid.

Damn advanced civilizations.

"Hmph!" Riley’s face turned ashen, but he could only stop there, turning to leave.

Immediately behind him, a chorus of jeers rose, but Mogaro wasn’t surprised; he boarded the spaceship with his men, and after the hatch closed, he ordered in a low voice:

"Find out what’s going on, see if they’re targeting us on purpose, or if something actually happened."

"Yes," his subordinate left to obey the command, while Seraad stood in the corner, his vertical pupils somewhat scattered.