This is really not mechanical ascension
Chapter 354 - 191: Probing Again - Can You Be More Honest?

Chapter 354: Chapter 191: Probing Again - Can You Be More Honest?

Even in its liberation form, it was through stimulation that its fundamental strength was enhanced.

As his life level rose, his strength naturally continued to increase, Li Ming wasn’t too anxious about this aspect.

However, the development progress depended on the potential for development, something he had realized quite early on.

His inherent developmental potential was simply too low, being just an ordinary person.

Although an enhancement to over forty times the developmental progress was already fast, people are always greedy, and he was no exception.

If he could enhance the fundamental developmental potential and then amplify it through development speed, it would be truly terrifying.

If he had the developmental potential of Feder or Isus, he might already be a B-level life form by now.

However, those kinds of people had undergone genetic fine-tuning continuously from the womb, which gave them an innate advantage that could not be compensated for.

Thinking this, Li Ming’s gaze gradually grew fervent, yet he suppressed his thoughts, as it was best to ascertain the function of something injected into the body.

He opened the Black Hole Network, ready to search, but his expression shifted slightly, his hand flipped, and the potion vanished without a trace.

Shortly after, there was a knock on the door. Saber had arrived, this time bringing the left hand of the Star King, as well as ten similar pieces of metal material.

"What happened to your face?" Li Ming looked at the bruises on Saber’s face, blue and purple mottled together.

"There was an accident flying the ship, nearly got mashed, but luckily I was lucky," Saber explained, then added with some concern, "I see that Land of Stars hasn’t been very peaceful recently, why have a bunch of golden-eyed people died?"

"Who knows," Li Ming shrugged.

Saber sighed, "I hope nothing major happens that would prevent the Star King from being safely repaired."

Li Ming’s mind stirred, setting aside the materials, and asked, "How did His Excellency Star King fall to this state? His power isn’t something ordinary people can contend with."

He had always been curious about this and hadn’t been willing to spend the money to find out on the Black Hole Network.

"Ah..." Saber sighed, hesitated for a moment, then said, "It was the Star Abyss Empire..."

Li Ming’s eyes flickered, not surprised, as the Star Abyss Empire ruled over endless interstellar, immensely powerful.

Saber observed Li Ming’s expression, realizing that there was no fear or hesitation, nor any refusal to continue repairing the Star King on his face.

He couldn’t help but nod internally. The Star King was right; the troubles looming over this Mechanic might even be greater than his own, unlikely to fear over such a matter.

Li Ming came back to his senses and continued to ask, "Do you know the specific reason?"

"Because of some issues, the Star King offended the Star Abyss Empire, only then was he tortured into this state," Saber said resignedly, without any hatred when mentioning the Star Abyss Empire.

Because that was meaningless, even if the Star King were restored to his peak, he couldn’t contend against the Star Abyss Empire.

"Hmm..." Li Ming pondered, "Then his body full of mechanical enhancements, that’s not something a common civilization could support, right?"

A being at the level of Star King as a Mechanical Transformation couldn’t possibly be a lone wolf; he must have come from some powerful civilization.

Saber shook his head, "I’ve only been with the Star King for less than a hundred years, I only know that when he came here, he was already an A-level life form."

Li Ming smiled, nodding as Saber tactfully left, closing the heavy metal door, waiting for the repairs to be completed.

This time, the duration was much shorter than the previous few times, taking only two days. The metal door cracked open, and Saber, looking somewhat bewildered, turned around only to see Li Ming with a grave expression: "Come in, Ulrich is here."

Saber’s heart leaped, hurriedly slipping into the room, filled with dread, "Did he... find out?"

Ulrich rarely came here. Saber had been terrified during his previous visits, afraid of being discovered, which would mean all his efforts were wasted.

"Ulrich used to be the Star King’s assistant, extremely cunning and also very cautious," he said anxiously, "He could recognize this mechanical arm in an instant."

"Just say... say it was me who brought it over for you to repair, that you don’t recognize it yourself," Saber gritted his teeth, "The Star King is just upstairs in my shop, Ulrich will surely interrogate me, I will lead him somewhere else, please use the opportunity to relocate the Star King."

Li Ming said nothing, shaking his head, "Don’t worry, nothing will go wrong."

Saber, anxious and uneasy, was nevertheless infected by Li Ming’s calm demeanor and calmed down.

"Let’s rehearse our lines..."

Thump! Thump!

The knocking sound rang out, the room filled with an anxious and impatient voice, before it cracked open and billowing thick smoke spilled out, revealing a withered head squinting, then in shock, "Lord Collector!"

"Saber ah..." the Collector said calmly, obviously already aware of his presence here.

Saber appeared very uneasy, "I... I, I didn’t know it was you..."

"No harm," the Collector waved his hand, and Saber, suddenly realizing, hurriedly pushed the door open.

The thick smoke made the Collector frown and wave his hand, an invisible force pressing the billowing black smoke out, clearing the room instantly.

"What are you doing here?" Ulrich asked.

"Lord Collector," Li Ming spoke from inside the room, quite surprised, then picked up a metal box beside him and threw it to Saber: "Your stuff is ready, better go now."

"Good, good..." Saber nodded repeatedly, ready to leave.

"Wait..." Ulrich suddenly spoke up, lightly pulled, and the metal box in Saber’s arms floated towards him.

With a clack, the lid was forcibly crushed, Ulrich glanced inside, "A plasma hand cannon?"

"What do you need this for?"

"I also want to defend myself..." Saber said quietly.

"Heh..." Ulrich scoffed coldly, "It’s to make a profit margin, right?"