This is really not mechanical ascension
Chapter 446 - 237: Eyes in the Shadows, the Hope of the Dark Night

Chapter 446: Chapter 237: Eyes in the Shadows, the Hope of the Dark Night

"The banquet ended so soon? He’s not going to enjoy it a bit more?" Des coldly remarked.

"The master is not someone who indulges in pleasure," Thunder earnestly explained.

Des was about to retort but his face darkened again, what was he doing, getting all worked up over a mechanical body?

"I’m not interested, tell your master I’m drunk right now and need to rest." Des attempted to close the door, but found it wouldn’t budge, and looking down he spotted the mechanical body’s leg jammed in the door crack.

"What are you trying to do?" Des’s expression turned icy cold, did this mere mechanical body actually dare to bully him?

"Oh, sorry, sorry..." Thunder suddenly realized and hastily retracted its leg.

Des was utterly speechless, at a loss for words. The level of this mechanical body was just too poor.

After closing the door, the sudden interruption did not disrupt his thoughts. He pulled up the document again, opening the attached special protocol.

"Respected Great Mechanic—Lord Des, I am Asimara..."

"...If you are willing to cooperate with us, in addition to the benefits guaranteed by the Torch Organization, we are willing to offer an additional premium..."

This was the Yitelan Civilization’s invitation for cooperation, it wasn’t a surprise to him that he was being watched by the Yitelan Civilization.

That they could find out about his connection with the laboratory also didn’t surprise him.

In fact, he had intentionally left some traces, just wanting to leverage the power of Yitelan to uncover the origin of this thing.

He originally had no intention of cooperating with Yitelan; their civilization is vast, it’s easy to be completely consumed in cooperation with them.

Cooperating with the Torch Organization still left some room for manoeuvre.

But now this Azure Dragon that had come out of nowhere, as well as the three Level A life forms he brought with him, had significantly split the cake that was the Ascender Relics.

Adding to the recent series of events, it ignited some new thoughts in his mind.

What Des didn’t notice, was that in the excessively elongated shadow behind him, a pair of eyes were slowly opening.

"Tsk...a special protocol?" Li Ming, hidden within the shadows, was rather surprised.

After Des left, the banquet soon ended.

Li Ming, aware that he was being targeted by Des, naturally did not wait for the other party to act first, and prepared to see what this guy was up to.

First, he used "Shadow Sting," hiding within Thunder’s shadow, and then shifted into Des’s shadow.

The ability of "Shadow Sting" required contact with the target’s shadow to complete the ambush and transfer.

But this kind of hidden state was quite peculiar, like being in a spatial interlayer, yet not quite, if someone attacked the shadow he was lurking in, he would still be injured.

In a state that was half illusory and half real, once he attacked, its Guaranteed Hit Trait would follow like a shadow, rendering the target’s evasion futile.

Surprisingly, based on the current situation, it seemed that Des was secretly communicating with Asimara.

That’s how the other side got the design data about the Sublimator.

That design, most likely, was obtained by the Torch Organization during its last raid on Asimara’s laboratory.

"That looks like a data prison, using junk data to create a barrier, containing the spread of the virus." Li Ming observed, possessing some hacking skills, he could vaguely understand.

"Interesting..."

Li Ming speculated that Des had some method to bypass the Torch Organization’s blockade and communicate externally.

"Never underestimate any Great Mechanic..."

Des had already read through these terms once and memorized them firmly in his mind.

These seemingly formal clauses were nothing but empty bluster, and when it comes to a falling out, no one would admit to them.

Then it would all come down to their own methods; he was just a Mechanic, even with Brother added, it would be hard to contend against the Yitelan Civilization.

Although Azure Dragon had emerged and taken the lead, thinning the slice of cake quite a bit, Des was still quite hesitant.

Finally, he put away the additional agreement, his eyes flickering, and muttered in a low voice, "I hope you don’t force me."

Force him? Who’s forcing him?

Li Ming listened intently from the shadows, taken aback. Who was he talking about? Surely not me?

What does it mean? Is he preparing to cooperate with Asimara or not?

The guy seemed still hesitant, undecided.

Li Ming pondered, the situation seemed somewhat different from what he had initially imagined, Des had not yet cooperated with Asimara.

"Des hasn’t made up his mind yet, but if he realizes he indeed can’t get what he’s supposed to, he’ll turn to Asimara," Li Ming surmised.

"And he thinks that I’m the one influencing this?"

Suddenly, Des felt a chill for no apparent reason. Instinctively, he turned his head, but there was nothing but empty space behind him.

His expression suspicious, he looked closely around him, but still found nothing.

At this moment, there was another knock on the door. His mouth twitched at the sight on the video terminal, only a partial metal body was shown.

It was another mechanical body under Azure Dragon’s command.

Grinding his teeth, having already had an unpleasant experience, he didn’t wait for the door to be pounded on again, opening it and suppressing the rage in his heart, he stated in a deep voice, "I’ve already responded to the other mechanical body. I have no interest whatsoever, tell your master—see at the laboratory!"

The shadow on the ground stirred, and Taipo said with a guttural voice, "The master sent me to tell you, he knows."

Bang!

The door slammed shut, Des, panting heavily, growled softly, "Too much bullying, too much bullying!"