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Chapter 515 - 271 Inventory of Oneself, Scheming Ahead, Someone Provides Timely Help?_2

Chapter 515: Chapter 271 Inventory of Oneself, Scheming Ahead, Someone Provides Timely Help?_2

"Not bad, at the time of the Balais massacre, you provided me with very valuable advice," Connet nodded. "You suddenly contacted me this time because...?"

"Dark Night has contacted you, hasn’t he?" Wendell went straight to the point.

"Dark Night..." Connet was momentarily stunned, as there had been too many issues recently, and he had almost forgotten this name.

Mentioning it suddenly now, a realization surged in his mind, and he immediately understood how that powerful life form who dared to assassinate Duke Guya got his contact information.

"Here’s the thing, he contacted you alone, and you didn’t respond to him, so he sought me as an intermediary, willing to exchange a one-time free employment to learn your specific coordinates and come looking for Azure Dragon."

"One-time free employment?" Connet caught his breath, suppressing his excitement, and asked, "Could you tell me why he is looking for Azure Dragon?"

"I don’t know the specifics. I’m just an intermediary. If you agree, you can contact him directly," Wendell vaguely stated.

Connet’s thoughts raced. An assassin, what could he want with Azure Dragon?

He had speculated before—kill or capture?

Had Azure Dragon’s real enemies begun to surface?

With Wendell as an intermediary, Connet felt reassured. He hesitated and said, "You should know our coordinates."

"I won’t tell anyone without your permission," Wendell’s voice was calm, "We are the executors of free will."

Connet exhaled, the sudden appearance of Dark Night felt like timely aid.

Azure Dragon, Theo, and their group, were definitely not a match for this legendary assassin.

"I can agree to it, but not now. He has to wait for a while," Connet contemplated. Once the Sublimator is almost finished, let the other party come over, effectively solving the trouble at hand.

"I only pass on messages and serve as an intermediary guarantor. You can contact him directly," Wendell refused.

"I understand, thank you," Connet bowed respectfully, raising his head to find that the communication had already ended. He sighed and clenched his fists.

In the room, seeing Connet return, Benny couldn’t help but frown, "Is there anything more important right now..."

Connet, standing tall and seemingly invigorated, interrupted firmly, "Let’s do as you said."

Benny paused, and Fernand and Kewis also looked over, both startled.

...

Two days later, the entire core laboratory was packed and loaded onto the "Coyle."

This was the first main ship to be assembled, nearly ready except for the installation of the main cannon.

Originally a combat main ship, but since the main cannons were swapped, it was simply used as a super large transport ship.

More than a thousand types of warships jointly guarded the "Coyle," heading towards the set target.

Given the massive scale of this expedition, the cost of using spatial worms for long-distance teleportation was too high; they could only use normal warp travel to leave the area.

On the upper layer of the main ship, in the room where Li Ming was located, the familiar warp flow light was visible through the porthole.

He was taking his various personal belongings out of the box—his toothbrush, towel, clothes, etc., neatly arranging each.

After organizing, Li Ming couldn’t help but feel a sense of satisfaction and nodded silently.

Then he took out the [Magnetic Crystal Heavy Domain], and started developing the Genetic Seed.

Since Des disappeared, half a month had passed.

His development progress was steadily climbing, and it had already reached 41%. Based on estimates, by the time of the Red River Star Stream Tidal Period, it would definitely surpass 60%.

"Getting closer. I should also start thinking about the A-level Genetic Seed, which is not easy to handle."

In Li Ming’s mind, he was planning ahead, as being prepared was always his good habit.

At the level of A-level life forms, their destructive power is quite terrifying, hence regulation is extremely strict, and allocation even more cumbersome.

Even for an Empire Level Civilization, each A-Level Genetic Seed leaving their possession undergoes severe scrutiny.

If one is not an insider or able to bring substantial benefit, they would never casually distribute it.

"Even Torch Organization has a hard time getting A-Level Genetic Seeds. I heard they’ve been preparing for Ted for two years now, and still, there’s no news," Li Ming pondered.

"The requirements for configuring an A-Level Genetic Seed are extremely stringent, and the channels are limited..."

"Unless you sign a thirty-year indentured servitude contract, they wouldn’t simply hand it over."

"Tsk..." Li Ming frowned, finding it problematic, "Otherwise, should we steal it?"

However, given the rarity of A-Level Genetic Seeds, even an advanced civilization like Yitelan Civilization doesn’t have any in storage.

The process usually involves submitting an application, then formulating a configuration plan based on the requirements, and finally capturing an A-Level biological entity.

This requires considerable manpower and resources; if no one uses it, it equates to a waste of resources.

"Perhaps only an Empire-Level Civilization would have stock, to steal from them? That would be suicidal..." Li Ming shook his head, unable to think of a solution for the moment, "If all else fails, we might have to let the Black Hole Network take over, but they do not support customization. From past experiences, the quality is always subpar."

Helplessly shaking his head, he then opened the Control Page again. Of the seven main battle Controlled Items, three have already reached A-Level: [Justice Arm Armor], [Super Magnetic Electric Explosion Shoes], [Feros Mecha].

[Silver Grey Particles] belong to Special Type auxiliary, [Tank Guard Mecha] to materialization.

As for the remaining Controlled Items, there are [Mechanical Auxiliary Heart], [Heavy Mechanical Shield], [Thunderbolt-style Armored Armor], and [Flame-style Arm Guard].

There’s still a huge potential for enhancement. A rough estimate indicates that elevating all to A-Level would require about thirty-eight million units of metal energy.

Currently, he has less than seven million.

"Sigh..." Li Ming lamented again, though not agitated, as metal energy being the primary consumed resource, it’s rare for it to be enough.

Having a brief understanding of his current situation, Li Ming pondered, "When there’s time, I’ll check where those Dimension Crystals are hidden."

Eight hours later, Connet summoned numerous Mechanics.

Li Ming was in his usual silent mode; it was Jesaya who specifically came to call him.

"Progress has been stagnant for many days, and Connet is losing patience."

On the way, Jesaya talked while walking through the narrow corridors of the warship, which could barely accommodate two people walking side by side.

Occasionally when encountering others, they had to step aside to let them pass. Being able to board this main ship meant somewhat status within the Torch Organization; seeing Lord Azure Dragon giving way, most were sincerely fearful.

Li Ming casually said, "There’s nothing much that can be done, technical difficulties can only be worn down over time."

Jesaya was non-committal; on this main vessel, Torch Organization couldn’t completely designate a quarantine area, but the signals remained shielded.

The laboratory in the main ship was constructed by connecting several adjacent rooms.

Benny had already started working. Upon their arrival, Connet then said, "About a month left till the Tidal Period of the Red River Star Stream, this Sublimator is just one step away from successful manufacturing."

"All here are Mechanics; surely you can’t stop working without Des around, right?"

"Sigh." Li Ming ostentatiously sighed, acting helpless.

Connet’s mouth twitched, he didn’t want to say more but then said, "Lord Azure Dragon, please follow me."

Li Ming raised an eyebrow and followed Connet out, and they went to a room. Connet immediately started, "Lord Azure Dragon, there’s no need to beat around the bush, just state your conditions."

"I know you definitely have a way to solve the technical challenges faced by the Sublimator."

"Hmm..." Li Ming pondered, uninterested in making insincere talk, he directly said, "I want an A-Level Genetic Seed."

Connet’s mouth twitched violently, he coldly said, "Your Excellency might be asking too much."

An A-Level Genetic Seed? Really daring to ask, setting aside the value of the A-Level Genetic Seed, how could this current issue be related to the genetic seed at all?