This is really not mechanical ascension
Chapter 521 - 274: Hesitation to Act for Fear of Affecting Others - Clues (Vote for Monthly Pass at the Beginning of the Month!)_2

Chapter 521: Chapter 274: Hesitation to Act for Fear of Affecting Others - Clues (Vote for Monthly Pass at the Beginning of the Month!)_2

Kewis, who had been silent all along, suddenly laughed: "Considering these matters now is utterly meaningless. As for Des’s incident, even if it was him or Theo who pulled some trick, what could we possibly do?"

"With both Azure Dragon and Theo against us, it would be quite difficult to take them down, even if both of us worked together."

Fernand’s complexion changed slightly as he hesitated: "Azure Dragon and Theo are ultimately different. He can’t possibly be wearing that mecha all the time."

"Yeah, and we can’t possibly be on guard against them all the time either," Kewis said somberly, "Besides, the Sublimator hasn’t even been built yet."

Fernand retorted angrily: "This won’t do, that won’t do, are we just supposed to endure being played and trampled upon?"

"It would have been better to take advantage of the Realm of Perpetuity’s power while at the main base to eliminate them all!"

"What’s the point of saying this now?" Connet felt increasingly the dilemma of being unable to advance or retreat, completely cornered by Azure Dragon.

Taking a deep breath, he took out two palm-sized objects resembling hearts, pitch black and slightly throbbing, emitting an unsettling aura: "I’ll give you these two things."

"The Heart of Death God? Has it come to this..."

Fernand’s expression changed, seemingly fearful of the black heart before him.

"Better safe than sorry," Connet said, stretching out his hand towards the two.

"One misstep leads to a series of mistakes." Upon receiving the black heart, Kewis sneered several times and pressed it against his chest.

A series of web-like black threads extended, quickly covering his entire chest. After engulfing the black heart, they completely disappeared beneath the skin.

At the same time, his complexion turned pale.

"We’re going all out!" Fernand gritted his teeth, following suit.

...

"The atmosphere is getting increasingly delicate."

In the new room, Li Ming pondered. He had revealed quite a few new tricks this time, and the Torch Organization would probably associate him with many things, but they’re likely too wary to act rashly against him.

"But this is also good, it gives him a sense of threat, to prevent Connet from doing something unwise behind the scenes." Li Ming mused that if you don’t have enough power, you play one way, if you do have enough power, there’s another way to play,

For the next three days, Li Ming did not leave his room. If someone came looking for him, he said he was tackling significant technical challenges.

Occasionally, Connet would send someone to inquire about progress, but no one managed to see Li Ming.

Ted even suspected that he, like Des, had mysteriously disappeared; had it not been for the two mechanical bodies standing at the door and the formidable power he had shown not long ago, Ted might have broken down the door.

But that day, the long-absent Li Ming was finally sought out by Connet.

Standing in front of Li Ming’s room with people on both sides, Connet forced an ugly smile on his face:

"After all, considering what happened with Des, I’d ask Lord Azure Dragon to make an appearance every now and then."

Li Ming expressed regret, "No problem. I’ve been caught up tackling a difficult problem."

Connet’s face looked even more displeased as that was exactly what he wanted to discuss. Several days had passed, how could Azure Dragon have shown no sign of action?

But remembering the recent clash between Azure Dragon and Theo, he could only say: "I hope Your Lordship can make a breakthrough as soon as possible."

After sending Connet away, Li Ming shut the door, his eyes flickering. He had been anything but idle these three days.

Utilizing the abilities of Shadow Sting, he had roughly gauged the entire warship’s situation.

Connet had clearly become more vigilant towards him; many key areas were protected by the Realm of Perpetuity, making it difficult for him to infiltrate.

But, he was merely gathering information, not taking action. The clues were enough to infer quite a lot.

"This Connet, actually keeping the Dimension Crystals in his own room, checking them two or three times a day, really now," Li Ming lamented.

The Dimension Crystals were of utmost interest to him, and he had thoroughly investigated them over the past three days.

Having learned from past mistakes, Connet now kept close to the Dimension Crystals, leaving no good opportunities to act.

Furthermore, Connet was still investigating the matter of Chadyes, particularly after the confrontation with Theo, assigning even more personnel to it.

Pier was relentlessly unpacking data day and night. Since Des’s arrival in the Torch Organization, all external data transmission had been collected and decrypted.

Hoping to glean information related to the creation of the Sublimator.

"With Pier’s work ethic, sooner or later some clues will be discovered, but it’s going to take quite a while..." Li Ming shook his head, unconcerned.

Every day, the main base processes and sends out a massive amount of data, and the volume is too large.

Yet, regarding the news about sublimation particles, he has come up empty-handed.

"It’s not exactly nothing," Li Ming stroked his chin.

In these three days, within the Torch Organization, he almost didn’t obtain any intelligence about this matter.

But he did come across something unusual; he actually saw Mechanic Benny at the high echelons of the main ship.

It was two days ago when he was lurking in Ted’s shadow, preparing to find out about the storage location of the Dimension Crystals.

Based on the scene at that time, Benny probably had just finished talking with Connet. Such an unusual situation immediately piqued Li Ming’s interest.

This Mechanic didn’t seem all that simple.

At that moment, he started lurking in Benny’s shadow, but that old geezer unexpectedly returned to the workshop and silently immersed himself in his work; Li Ming spent three to four hours with nothing to show for it.

"Following Benny’s work habits, he only takes a rest once every five days," Li Ming estimated, recalling some details about Benny from the past.

And today is Benny’s day off.

He had been preparing for several days, even responding to the routine urging from the Torch personnel sent by Connet.

This way, in the short term, no one would come to disturb him.

Inside the main ship’s laboratory,

"Lord Benny, you finally have a day off. Working tirelessly, although you’re a B-level life form, you’re not young anymore, you should rest more,"

Seeing Benny take off his lab coat, a few lab colleagues with a good relationship couldn’t help but speak.

"Ha ha, when I’m dead, I can rest forever," Benny shook his head, a gentle demeanor that prompted a round of soft chuckles.

Leaving the manufacturing room, walking in the narrow metal corridor, people occasionally stepped aside, Benny would also kindly respond.

Fingerprint verification, pushing open the door - a faint scent of perfume wafted through.

His pupil, white-haired Hubert, stood in a customized Gravity Cabin, seemingly developing a Genetic Seed.

Bare-chested, muscles robust and drenched in sweat.

"Teacher." Seeing Benny return, Hubert emerged from the Gravity Cabin and nodded slightly.

"Um." Benny was expressionless, a stark contrast to his demeanor outside, but Hubert seemed used to it and started dressing by himself.

At the same time he asked, "Has there still been no word from Lord Azure Dragon?"

"No," Benny huffed coldly, "Ever since Connet had a talk with him, he’s been avoiding the laboratory all day and staying in his room."

There must be a problem... Through these few lines of dialogue, Li Ming, already hidden in their shadows, confirmed that Benny, who seemed like a nice old man, was hiding something deep.

"He can’t solve the remaining problems either?" Hubert asked involuntarily.

"Solve nothing." Benny scoffed, "I’m certain he’s had contact with the Ascension Device, doesn’t need to ’solve’ anything, don’t know what game he’s playing."

"But if he doesn’t solve the Crystalization System Coefficient issue, we’ll have to wait at least another two months, right?"

Two months? Li Ming was slightly shocked. Wasn’t it half a year?

Is this old guy trying to trap me?

He realized, his expression changing swiftly, suddenly remembering that since Des disappeared, every time he went to the Core Laboratory, Benny kept complaining.

And then he continuously fed him the notion "80% left... at least half a year..."

Had he already started some sort of plan back then?

This is so scheming... A surge of killing intent rose in Li Ming’s heart.