This is really not mechanical ascension
Chapter 501 - 264: The New A-Level Controlled Object [Magnetic Star Heavy Realm] - An Unexpected Function_2

Chapter 501: Chapter 264: The New A-Level Controlled Object [Magnetic Star Heavy Realm] - An Unexpected Function_2

"The basic principle is to stimulate cellular activity to enhance the efficiency of development," Li Ming mused to himself, feeling it carefully.

Although the activity level of cells is suppressed under the influence of the gravity field, that’s just a superficial phenomenon.

In fact, the actual activity level has increased a lot, which leads to the enhancement of the development efficiency.

It’s hard to see any results in a short period of time, and Li Ming persisted for twelve hours before removing the gravity field.

He gasped for breath, and it was clear that his fair skin had turned red, which was a result of the bursting of capillaries.

Being under fifty times the gravity has a subtle impact on his body, which isn’t noticeable in a short time, but becomes obvious over a longer period.

Activating [Battlefield Medical Care], the speed buff for development is converted into a recovery buff, and the capillaries quickly repair themselves. In less than a minute, he’s back to normal.

"I’ve almost reached the development speed before the decay," Li Ming observed carefully and was surprised.

Recently, when his development progress reached 30%, the speed of development began to decay again.

Based on his habit of over eighteen hours of daily development, it would be hard to reach 1% in two days, requiring three days.

But under the suppression of gravity, the speed of development has nearly returned to previous levels, with 0.6% to 0.7% per day.

"Nearly doubling the improvement, is it that obvious?" Li Ming was skeptical. If the training effect under gravity suppression was so noticeable, it should have been widely promoted.

He pondered for a moment and realized the obvious flaw in his thinking.

The inherent self-adaptation of life forms to harsh environments is engraved in genetics, which is why gravity suppression can improve the efficiency of development.

But once accustomed to this environment, the enhancement isn’t as significant.

To maintain this benefit, one would have to continuously increase the gravity. However, there is a limit to what a life form can endure.

It’s like the outflow of water from a bucket is determined not by the highest plank, but by the lowest one.

The fragile nerves in the eyes and the capillaries can withstand far less pressure than the bones and flesh.

Too much pressure could crush oneself to death.

Moreover, it also depends on a very important factor: the life form’s own development potential.

Not everyone can experience such significant effects, and apart from this being his first attempt,

The more important reason is that the development speed buff isn’t reduced with increased gravity.

By leveraging gravity to extract the potential of cells, it can indirectly achieve the effect of enhancing one’s own development potential, which is then amplified by the development speed buff.

Li Ming understood the situation and became excited, "It’s practically tailor-made for me. I have [Battlefield Doctor], which can continuously repair the minor damage caused by the gravitational environment, keeping me at the limit of extreme gravity."

"Why didn’t I think of this before?" Li Ming muttered, then shook his head.

In the past, my life level was weak, and the pressure of gravity I could withstand was also low; the actual effect wasn’t that noticeable.

The [Magnetic Crystal Heavy Domain] was originally created because of the hypothetical enemy, Theo.

Its effect is very powerful, it’s certainly not only useful against Theo, but Li Ming still felt a pinch.

Now, discovering that it could also increase the speed of development, he felt it was more than worth it.

"The only trouble is the consumption of physical strength. Fortunately, [Magnetic Crystal Heavy Domain] can still be taken out and used; otherwise, it would really not be easy to withstand it." Feeling good, Li Ming decided to strike while the iron was hot and continued developing the Genetic Seed.

He could, of course, choose not to activate its innate [Superpower Crystal Domain] trait to avoid extra consumption.

After a slight attempt, not only did his physical strength drain like a flood, but even the mobilization of his own energy resulted in additional consumption, proving very powerful.

While developing, he pondered, "The next step is to empty that warehouse."

"That’s the crux of the Torch Organization. If it really gets emptied, they will definitely go crazy and without concerning themselves with evidence, they will take us all down immediately."

"Fleeing..." Li Ming shook his head: "It is possible to find an opportunity to lurk in the shadows and leave with the outgoing personnel."

"But the moment I empty the warehouse, they will lock down immediately."

"Moreover, I still want to take advantage of their power to stir up trouble and fish in troubled waters; just the metal energy in the Core Relics is a substantial fortune..."

"With multiple parties involved..."

Ascender Civilization’s Core Relics, he had an unparalleled advantage, regarding them as something within his grasp was too arrogant, yet he wasn’t prepared to let go of the meat at his mouth.

"Still have to wait..." Li Ming suppressed his impatience and turned to think of another matter.

"It’s time to wrap things up with Des as well, whether Connet succeeds or fails, there’s an overwhelming probability that he will encounter Asimara. Upon his return, he will surely investigate the issue of internal message leaks."

"Taking the blame for something, you always need to die without proof." Li Ming’s eyes were profound, he remembered clearly the spiteful look in Des’ eyes.

If it wasn’t for the sake of tying up the overall plan, he would have acted at that moment.

...

At the same time, in a lavishly decorated office, a stern-looking oil portrait hung on the reddish-brown wall.

"Still no signs of Seraad?" behind a large mahogany desk, Hornedil’s brows were furrowed.

The armored subordinate opposite him bowed his head, "No clues found."

"It’s been four or five months, a B-level life form could disappear without a trace?" Hornedil’s tone was indifferent.

The subordinate bowed even lower, hesitating, "Your Lordship..."

"Speak your mind." Hornedil’s expression turned unpleasant.

"When we hired Seraad, we had already infiltrated his entire network of connections, even his Black Hole Network account was under our control, but during this time, we haven’t found a shred of information about him."

After a slight hesitation, the subordinate put forth his final conjecture, "He’s probably dead."

Although Hornedil disliked the word "probably," he crossed his arms, resting his chin on them, his eyes flickering.

"Since you’ve chosen to speak, there must be more than just one conjecture." Hornedil said lightly.

"In the Land of Stars, Seraad, following our orders, stole the Casablanca Flower and briefly fled."

"His last known location was on a Judger Civilization’s spaceship. We have speculated that Seraad sought to use the Judger Civilization’s identity to escape the Land of Stars. However, he was discovered and had to kill them in a desperate situation and fled once again."

"But if, someone else killed those Judgers, and Seraad was also murdered, it would make sense."

"Oh?" Hornedil reacted slightly and sorted the information in his mind, spoke gravely, "Suspects."

"Three." The subordinate quickly projected three virtual images, reporting:

"Grey Eyes - Theo, he might have discovered our plan and knew he could not get the Casablanca Flower, so he decided to kill."

"Collector - Ulrich, the incident happened on his turf. Even without other evidence to corroborate, his suspicion is still significant."

"Mechanic - Azure Dragon, the B-level life forms of the Judgers had just made contact with him before their death, even spoke rudely to him."

"His suspicion wasn’t big initially, but looking at his actual combat power shown later, and his methods, the suspicion gradually increased. He might have even discovered Seraad hidden among the Judgers on-site."

Hornedil’s gaze swept left and right across the three images, pondering:

"Theo wishes to become an S-level life form, to seek revenge on the Advanced Civilization that destroyed his mother planet. If he got the Casablanca Flower, the best choice would be to hide and transform into an S-level life form. He wouldn’t do it."

"The Collector is a Superpower User; holding the Casablanca Flower is not only useless but also a hot potato, the best choice is to sell it to Theo or someone else."

"As for this Azure Dragon..." He hesitated; there was too little information to analyze.

"After Theo comes out, tell him this news and watch his reaction," Hornedil frowned, in a bad mood.

The Casablanca Flower is an absolutely good thing; he didn’t really intend to let Theo become an S-level life form; it was just a lure.

Therefore, he deliberately had someone steal it back, but he did not expect an accident to happen.

"Yes..." The subordinate nodded, and as he was about to speak, a knock on the door sounded, and a butler-looking person peeked in, whispering:

"Master, Lord Reina has arrived."

Hornedil’s expression changed slightly, then quickly composed himself and said sternly, "Leave through the side door, don’t let him find out."

"Yes." The subordinate hurriedly complied.

Hornedil stood up, straightened his collar, and then left the office.