This is really not mechanical ascension
Chapter 371 - 199 [Master of Guns], Facing Lockdown_2

Chapter 371: Chapter 199 [Master of Guns], Facing Lockdown_2

"Trouble..." Monroe’s tone became even graver, "Ulrich must have sent him to fix that thing. Once it’s fixed, there’s no way they’d let him live."

"I have to go save him."

On the electronic screen, data soared.

"No... no, you’re in no condition to move, much less save someone," Saber urgently tried to dissuade him.

Monroe was burning with anxiety, this was his hope for a rebirth by fire, how could he not be urgent.

Suddenly, he said, "Do this, spread a message in the Land of Stars, saying the ’Material Reorganization Machine’ is on Ulrich."

"Make it known to everyone, then he might have a chance to live."

Saber didn’t understand what that thing was but knew it must be extremely important. He hesitated, as Lord Monroe was being quite irrational.

Just then, a piercing alarm came from a screen to the side, the first-floor lobby was extremely noisy, an interstellar raider with a scarred face, looking panicked, was yelling that he needed to be seen.

The staff in the shop couldn’t stop him, he was about to burst through immediately.

Saber grew more anxious, but still managed to soothe, "Lord Star King, please wait a moment, I’ll go handle this."

Once out the door, Saber hurried down the stairs, a mix of resentment and anger swirling within him, he shouted, "Who the hell dares to cause trouble here, tired of living are you!?"

The hall fell silent, only the scar-faced raider looked anxious, mingled with terror and fear, "Quick, find a hidden place, I have urgent matters, urgent matters!"

Saber’s expression turned frosty, "Urgent matters, how urgent? Your mom’s lover under the bed beat your dad up badly, and now he’s waiting for me to save him?"

Even in such a moment, the scar-faced man was taken aback, his face turning red as he gritted his teeth, "Say it again, I have urgent matters, concerning... upstairs!"

Saber’s pupils constricted, a killing intent emerged subconsciously, but then he suddenly thought of something and dragged him into a small surgery room.

Before he could speak, Saber said sternly, "There’s no surveillance here, what do you know?"

The scar-faced man spoke hurriedly, "Someone sent me to relay a message, telling you all to be at ease, he won’t have any problems, and not to make any abrupt movements, just wait."

Saber’s heart skipped a beat, then he breathed a sigh of relief, the tension easing slightly, then apologetically said, "Sorry, I was too anxious just now, so I said things that were too..."

Bang!

His words weren’t even finished when he froze in place, only to see the scar-faced man’s head suddenly explode like a watermelon, red and white matter splattering, covering his face.

Thud!

The body fell, and Saber still hadn’t recovered, then he looked around apprehensively, struggling to move after a long while.

He called in some apprentices to carry the headless corpse out, the crowd of interstellar raiders who had come to watch suddenly looked at each other in dismay.

Saber, straining with effort, climbed up to the second floor, entered the room, and finally breathed a sigh of relief, hardly able to stop himself from saying, "Lord Star King, Lord Azure Dragon..."

"He’s fine." Monroe interjected, seemingly calm again.

"How do you know?" Saber was taken aback.

Monroe’s voice was much calmer, "Seeing your reaction, I guessed that raider must have been sent by him."

"Yes... he said everything is calm, told us to rest easy, not to make any abrupt actions," Saber explained, unable to stop himself from adding, "But that raider died so weirdly, his head exploded, I checked, and there were no fragments of a bomb or anything inside."

"Moreover, how did Lord Azure Dragon ensure he would truthfully relay the message..."

"Dead? No cause found?" Monroe mused, then slowly said, "He seems more formidable than I imagined, Ulrich, you’ve let the wolf in."

In a room beside a window in Ulrich’s castle, Li Ming put down his wine glass, a slight smile on his lips.

His upgraded ’Mind Transmission,’ enough to reach Saber’s shop, just a few low-level raiders to scare with ’Shock Blast,’ ensuring their compliance.

Directly transmitting to Saber might make him suspect something, Li Ming still preferred to keep things a bit hidden.

A few hours later, Huo Tan took him to see Ulrich, who was straightforward, "The lab for the repairs has been almost completed, come with me to see it."

Li Ming was also somewhat intrigued, "I was thinking the same thing."

Ulrich led the way ahead, while Li Ming asked, "Where is the lab? On the fifth floor?"

"Ha..." Ulrich shook his head, "That place isn’t worthy of your status."

What you are saying... Li Ming shook his head inwardly, following Ulrich as his expression gradually turned into one of astonishment.

Because he remembered this route, it was clearly the way to the underground vault.

Could it be in the underground vault? Li Ming grew more expectant, "How is this any different from throwing a rat into a rice mill?"

"Don’t mention the surveillance, even if you fill it with 360-degree, no-blind-spot surveillance, I still have a way."

Unfortunately, Ulrich hadn’t lost his mind to that extent; the hidden elevator didn’t go to the deepest part, stopping just one level above the underground vault.

When the elevator doors opened, there was a metal corridor, and at the end was a glossy black door.

It really was modified from a vault... Rob guessed correctly.

Ulrich introduced, "Cold-core Uuk metal, a special alloy that can only be born under high-energy nuclear reactions, strong enough to withstand attacks from A-grade life forms."

"The entire vault is built with this alloy."

Li Ming exclaimed, "Impressive, indeed."

"How much metal energy this must require, just sitting here, waiting for me to absorb."

Ulrich smiled, and after several layers of verification, he opened the door and a not-so-broad room appeared before him; in the center was a metal platform covered with various devices.

"Hyper-range optical cutter," Ulrich pointed to a device on the table, "with nanometer precision..."

In the very center was a circular, pedestal-style silver-white workbench, with dozens of multi-functional mechanical manufacturing arms extending from both sides.

"..."

All the devices in this room were extremely precious, not only employing highly advanced technology but also made from exceptional materials.

And on the silver-white workbench was none other than a [Material Reorganization Machine].

Hum--

Ulrich pulled open a side of the anti-gravity storage cabinet; black restraint straps tugged at pieces of white alloy materials, only a few pieces in total.

"Korvana Alloy--the everlasting glory, extremely precious, civilizations possessing the synthesis technology are few and far between." Ulrich’s eyes showed a hint of pain; clearly, the price must also be quite beautiful.

"There’s another batch of lower-grade materials on the way, which may take some time."

Li Ming stroked the smoothly textured alloy table, Ulrich’s preparation was indeed thorough.

"When can you start working?" Ulrich asked, regaining his composure.

"Anytime," Li Ming instantly replied.

Ulrich nodded gravely, "I have a requirement, once you start working, you are not allowed to leave this place, everything you need will be delivered here."

Li Ming pondered a bit; the situation was almost as he had anticipated.

But the preparations were ready, Rob and the others had been preparing for a long time, there should be no problems, I just need to wait for opportunities in the chaos.

He was not really fixing stuff for Ulrich; he glanced at Ullrich, his expression somber, there was clearly no room for negotiation in this matter.

Casual coming and going could lead to accidents, Ulrich could never tolerate it.

"No problem," he nodded, not pretending it was difficult; by now, some things were unspoken between the two.

Ulrich’s face was expressionless, Lord Azure Dragon was not as simple as he seemed, especially since the latter had voluntarily moved to the castle, perhaps truly aiming for the [Material Reorganization Machine].

The other party was not foolish, how could they not have considered the potential situation after the repairs? But they never mentioned it, not until now, still not proposing any demands.

When the [Material Reorganization Machine] is repaired, that might be the moment when plans are fully revealed, but this was his home ground after all, he would be prepared for everything.