This is really not mechanical ascension
Chapter 539 - 283: I’ve never seen someone like the Azure Dragon! The Joy of the Wealthy - 2

Chapter 539: Chapter 283: I’ve never seen someone like the Azure Dragon! The Joy of the Wealthy - 2

Even with Azure Dragon holding the upper hand, it’s not something everyone can suggest to cooperate with the enemy.

Benny was uneasy, not knowing where to place his extra pair of arms.

He wanted to survive, but he truly hadn’t dared to think about cooperating again, partly because Azure Dragon was in a dominant position.

On the other hand, it was because Des was manipulated to that extent, being blamed by Azure Dragon until his death; this person was terrifying.

But... not to cooperate?

He might just be killed on the spot; with the hope of survival so close, he hesitated.

"Of course, I’m not forcing anyone, if it’s not feasible, I won’t insist, but to prevent future troubles, I can only kill you all," Li Ming said with a benign smile.

Benny shivered, and Connet coldly said, "Who would dare to cooperate with you, look at what happened to us."

"That’s your own fault," Li Ming sighed, "Lord Connet, why do you always act like a victim."

"Des brought it upon himself..." Li Ming earnestly explained, showing a video - it was the scene when Des first contacted Asimara, "Des wanted to kill me from the start, he brought it upon himself."

Damn, there’s even such a video, was Des an idiot, not noticing this?

Ulrich’s eyelids twitched.

Without the video, it was fine, but showing it made everyone even more shocked, their throats tightening.

Then, Li Ming leisurely said, "Besides, don’t you want to get back at me fiercely?"

Silence fell over the room, everyone had different thoughts, but seeing Azure Dragon’s calm face, they found it unimaginable that someone would let their enemies take revenge on them voluntarily.

Benny gave an awkward smile, "Lord Azure Dragon misunderstands, I haven’t suffered any losses, why would I seek revenge on you? Since we are to cooperate, I’ll be the first to join."

All eyes turned towards Connet, wondering how the heavily affected leader of the Torch Organization would choose.

Beep! Beep!

The pace of the ECG beep significantly sped up, proving that the leader of the Torch Organization was not as calm as he appeared.

After a long silence, he hoarsely responded, "Then let’s cooperate."

No one was surprised.

"Very well," Li Ming smiled, "With this, everyone is friends again."

"Lord Benny, I have a question, if you could please answer."

Benny’s heart jumped, but he hurriedly nodded, "Yes, yes..."

"Apparently, there are many similar materials in the Core Relics..." Li Ming asked, a picture illuminated on his smart terminal.

It was a black irregular stone with golden symbols on it, a material he had got from Old Wu’s basement.

The metal energy contained within had surprised him, who was inexperienced at that time.

"Black Gold Source Stone!" Benny recognized it immediately, feeling relieved, assuming it was going to be a sensitive question, immediately saying:

"This is the main material used to build the core structure of the Ascenders’ Core Relics; it can be said that a large part of the Core Relics are made from this material."

Relieved, Li Ming took a breath. Old Wu had also mentioned that this type of material was common in the relics.

At the time, it seemed like a terrifying figure, but now it seems ordinary; he needed to further determine just how much there was.

Since it was the main material of the Core Relics, there was no problem, his plan to misappropriate "public funds" could continue.

The others didn’t understand the significance of Azure Dragon’s inquiry but subconsciously thought it must be important, and all silently took note of it.

"One more question," Benny said after responding, suddenly.

Seeing everyone look over, he then said, "To enter the Core Relics, you also need a Sublimator..."

Everyone’s gaze flickered, Sandro and Ulrich shifted to the side, revealing Theo in the back.

Li Ming shrugged, "Lord Theo, would you like to cooperate?"

I knew it!

Theo subconsciously felt he was being schemed against again. He should have just left right away!

But now, this is not necessarily a bad thing.

His expression was indifferent as he tossed the small box in his hand, which arched through the air and landed on a nearby seat with a "bang," he said gravely, "I’ll join."

Li Ming stood up, smiling, "I hope to have a pleasant cooperation with everyone."

Benny managed a forced smile, as various groups gathered together once more, yet the atmosphere had undergone a drastic change.

"We need to leave here as soon as possible." Connet broke the eerie silence, "The energy released from the earlier battle was too great, it will definitely be detected. Whichever force it is, we don’t need to get entangled with them."

"Look, this is a good start." Li Ming nodded in satisfaction, "Please arrange it, Lord Connet."

Connet’s orders were swiftly issued, and Torch Organization’s members quickly set into action, carrying their things to the remaining warships, traveling light, discarding anything unnecessary.

Two hours later, they had left the shattered celestial body far behind.

Li Ming stood in front of the porthole, suddenly pulling at the corners of his mouth, seemingly lost in thought, as his handheld smart terminal continuously vibrated, pulling his thoughts back to reality.

Casually opening the Star Network, a flood of messages had already filled up the background; messages from Old Yang, Uncle Yang, and Yang Yu lined up, followed by Old Luo, Ding Hui, Zhang Huaiyuan, and others...

Not only was Azure Dragon cut off from the world, but so was Li Ming.

Since he joined the Torch Organization, nearly three months had passed. Li Ming had considered this, so the first thing he opened was the Star Network.

He pondered for a moment, first opening Old Yang’s chat window. Dozens of lines filled with exclamation points attested to the concern of the other party.

"Old Yang, I am all well. I was following my mentor earlier...

...I’m sorry for not informing you beforehand and causing you to worry..."

Then he copied and pasted it to the next chat box, changing the opening words and fine-tuning the details, replying to each.

As for Zhang Huaiyuan and others, his responses were much more casual, merely a sentence or two.

Not long after replying, several new messages came in, including a video call request from Old Yang.

After a moment’s thought, Li Ming went to a secluded room on the warship, activated the Twisted Force Field. Given they were moving through interstellar travel, even if someone used the Star Network to track him, they would be a few steps behind.

After answering, Old Yang’s eyes were red as he blurted out, "You little brat, I thought you were dead out there!"

Li Ming smiled slightly, listening quietly, chatting casually, and not saying much.

Old Yang also knew that many things were now beyond his reach; his most frequent advice was for him to take care of himself.

After more than ten minutes, Li Ming walked out of the room; Dark Night was already waiting outside.

"Sorry, there was something important." Li Ming said apologetically.

Dark Night had come to find him ten minutes earlier, but as Old Yang hadn’t finished speaking, he could only ask him to wait a bit longer.

"It’s nothing," Dark Night shook his head, handing over a tablet-style smart terminal already opened to a black webpage, "See what materials you need and buy them directly."

He was very familiar with it; it was the Black Hole Network’s webpage, which he had just opened and also had a lot of information.

But he hadn’t managed to handle it yet.

However, this Dark Night’s interface seemed a bit different from his.

There were gold frames?

Li Ming took it, giving it a careful look. The several navigation bars below were lined with gold patterns, arousing even more surprise in his heart.

The skin was quite nice, Li Ming muttered a few words, then accurately carried out regional positioning, beginning to purchase related materials, this time with a budget as high as ten billion.

Compared to previous shopping experiences, this was completely different. He picked a few materials with a good cost-performance ratio, buying out all the familiar materials and controlling the delivery time to about half a month.

In total, he purchased thirty-six types of metal materials.

When it came to filling in the address, he pondered for a moment, opened the Star Map to look at it, filled in a series of coordinates, and estimated the delivery time—sixteen days.

The payment window popped up, the top icon made Li Ming slightly startle, behind were a series of symbols—two golden daggers, a crown, and two purple figures.

He had never seen most of them; only the foremost one, an unremarkable black vertical pupil, the base color almost blending into the page, was hardly noticeable if not looked at closely.

He also had this mark.