This is really not mechanical ascension
Chapter 367 - 197 Collector’s Mechanic Little Black Room Ship-grade Main Gun [Gun and Cannon Badge]_2

Chapter 367: Chapter 197 Collector’s Mechanic Little Black Room Ship-grade Main Gun [Gun and Cannon Badge]_2

"You... you can’t take that."

"Oh?" Li Ming glanced down, expressionless, and what had entered his embrace, you still want to pull it out?

"Why?"

"This..." Brown explained with difficulty: "The Collector of course has strict orders, without his permission, no one is allowed to take anything from here."

"You, better take it... take it out."

"Brown!" Huo Tan scolded, "This man is an esteemed guest of the Collector, it’s just an item, if he takes it, he takes it, what’s all the fuss about."

Brown was nearly crying, "No, it won’t do, if you take it, I can’t explain it to the Collector."

"Can’t explain?" Li Ming’s eyebrows twitched slightly.

"Yes..." Brown stammered, "I... just can’t explain..."

Idiot, Huo Tan cursed silently. Seeing Brown’s cringed appearance, he added: "If something goes missing, the Collector will demand his life, not just his, but also this mechanic’s life."

Brown knew little about Azure Dragon, but Huo Tan had dealt with him many times. He did not seem like a cruel man and now he was suddenly involving multiple lives.

Brown had a moment of realization and nodded desperately: "Yes, please have mercy on us."

Huo Tan’s face was full of difficulty, "Indeed, the Collector has this command, after all, these things were not easy for him to acquire."

Li Ming watched the two of them sing one after another and said indifferently: "His inability to explain has what exactly to do with me?"

Brown’s face stiffened, and he looked at Huo Tan as if seeking help.

Huo Tan paused, just as he was about to speak, he heard a voice—

"How come I didn’t know there was such a rule?"

Li Ming turned his head, quite surprised to see Cassis, whom he hadn’t seen in a long time. After being brutally beaten by his Mechanical Guard, he hadn’t seen her since.

He’d inquired slightly, Cassis was indeed Ulrich’s goddaughter, Saber had even met her, a little girl from a remnants of a Yitelan merchant fleet.

Cassis held great respect for Ulrich and had never disobeyed his orders. The situation last time was clearly instigated.

Not wearing battle armor, she was clothed in a purple robe covering her whole body, adorned with patterns, her expression perpetually cold, her hair scattered.

Although dressed very casually, she still emitted a fierce murderous intent.

By her side stood a muscular behemoth, at least two meters tall, his suit nearly bursting from his taut muscles, inexplicably giving people a sense of restraint.

"Miss Cassis." Huo Tan nodded slightly: "Lord Rob."

The burly man nodded, and also greeted Li Ming.

Li Ming vaguely remembered him, having seen him at a banquet, but they hadn’t talked much, it seemed like he was Sandro’s son? Or nephew?

Cassis didn’t seem to bother with the details, "My father has never had such an order, I don’t know what you’re trying to do, but it’s better not to fake such things."

She wasn’t speaking for Azure Dragon, she just couldn’t tolerate Ulrich being fabricated.

"This was a recent order." Huo Tan explained a bit but immediately continued: "Of course, this is a minor matter, I will explain it to the Collector."

"That item, let Lord Azure Dragon keep it."

Brown, terrified, visibly relaxed, grateful that things hadn’t escalated; otherwise, he would be the first one thrown out.

"My weapon..." Cassis looked at Brown, then paused, a subtle look glancing over Li Ming’s face, seemingly a bit ashamed, "...is it repaired?"

Brown jerked, "Of course, my dear Miss Cassis, please follow me."

Brown was exceedingly enthusiastic, leading Cassis to a mechanic’s workbench. He seemed to be one of the few mechanics who could handle B-grade items.

Next to him laid a purple Mechanical Whip, each metal segment clean and shiny, jointed tightly together.

Cassis’s eyes brightened, and she gave it a casual flick.

Pop!

An ear-piercing crack exploded in the air, like thunder, with sparks appearing faintly.

Several nearby mechanics couldn’t help but cover their ears.

However, Cassis merely frowned, flicked it again, and the metal segments bent inch by inch, then unfolded with a crisp and pleasant clacking sound, like a venomous snake wildly dancing.

"Something’s still not right," Cassis shook her head, and then placed the whip back on the table, "you didn’t fix it."

Brown’s eyes bulged as he turned and cursed, "You son of a bitch, daring to deceive me, to deceive Miss Cassis, do you want your teeth ground down and sold to those fun dens operated by those swine?!"

The mechanic in charge of the repairs, a human drenched in sweat with a pallid face, nearly fainted on the spot, hastily explained, "I took apart every component, observed carefully, repaired according to the blueprints, it’s definitely been fixed!"

"They helped me confirm it, that’s why I dared to finish the repair."

The mechanic gestured around, but no one dared to respond, all with heads lowered.

"You mean to say, Miss Cassis is lying?" Brown said with an ominous tone, his already oversized eyeballs almost bulging from his head, looking utterly terrifying.

"No, not..." He hurried to explain but was at a loss for words.

"Let me take a look..." Li Ming suddenly spoke up, drawing everyone’s attention.

Unable to help himself, Brown said, "Your lordship, don’t feel pity for him, this guy is no good, he’s previously conducted mechanical body transplants using illegal drugs, who knows how many people he’s harmed."

"I said, hand it to me," Li Ming said calmly.

Brown, taken aback, no longer dared to speak, quickly picked up the object from the ground and handed it to Li Ming.

[Magnetic Energy Whip—Grade B (Damaged)]

It was indeed damaged, but not severely, still requiring over seven hundred thousand units of metal energy to control, likely just a detail issue.

Li Ming’s eyes moved slightly, he straightened out the Mechanical Whip, observing it closely, [Intelligent Assistance]’s view almost penetrating into every detail.

Then he casually flicked it as if feeling it.

"There’s a problem with power conduction at the seventy-third segment, probably friction within the fourth inner ring of the reverse helix clasp, the demagnetizing abrasive coating likely damaged," he discovered the issue in less than a minute, looking up he said:

"Causing magnetic energy to go out of control, hence the power transmission deviates when it reaches this segment."

After he finished speaking, he noticed that everyone was regarding him with a strange look.

And the nearby mechanics were even more shocked.

Is this the skill level of a great mechanic?

Someone said with difficulty, "Our college professors might not even reach this level."

Li Ming handed the Mechanical Whip back, after which Brown reprimanded the mechanic to repair it.

The mechanic quickly dismantled the specified part, looked closely with an optical magnifying glass, then inhaled sharply, "There is really a problem..."

He had focused on repairing the damaged parts, and because this place was not originally part of the damaged area, he hadn’t paid attention to it.

Only the size of a strand of hair, he had to search for a long time even with the optical eyepiece, could such a slight pull reveal the problem?

Such a trivial issue, easy to repair once the whip was reassembled. When it fell back into Cassis’s hands, it moved smoothly without a hitch, the previous slight abnormalities completely vanished.

"Thank you, Lord Azure Dragon," Cassis said after hesitating for a moment, expressionless.

Rob couldn’t help but exclaim, "It’s nothing short of miraculous, even among great mechanics, your level far exceeds theirs."

Li Ming smiled without a word, then turned to inquire with Huo Tan, "Then may I pick another item?"

Huo Tan’s mouth twitched, he had known it would come to this.

...

On the other side, Theo, wearing an indifferent expression, parted with Ulrich and made his way along the stairs.

"Lord Grey Eyes..." Along the way, the castle staff greeted him, filled with reverence.

Returning to his own room, he took out a palm-sized metal device from his chest, placed it on the table, its structure unfolding, expanding into a shimmering blue net.

Only then did he turn on the smart terminal, the silent signal waves undulating, and after a good while, someone finally responded—

"Lord Grey Eyes, our people are at Floating Island number 213, platform number 42, just hand the person over to them..."

Theo was silent for a long time, "Didn’t catch the person."