This is really not mechanical ascension
Chapter 608 - 319: Red Robed Great Mage, Black Hole Hall

Chapter 608: Chapter 319: Red Robed Great Mage, Black Hole Hall

Hearing what Li Ming said, the others who were idly chatting also looked over involuntarily, then simultaneously averted their gaze.

And sitting there like a wall, Sandro wiggled his eyebrows, making a facial expression that all men understand.

Everyone still thought it was just Li Ming being young and hot-headed, in high spirits wanting to have some fun.

Upon hearing Li Ming speak like this, the woman who was pouring him wine paused, her cheeks flushed red, touched her hair shyly, and whispered softly like a mosquito.

"I’m so nervous to meet such a distinguished guest like you..."

While speaking, she didn’t forget to fill Li Ming’s glass with a deep purple liquid, which shimmered with silver sparkles like the profound starfield.

"What’s your name?" Li Ming lifted his glass, casually swirling it.

"Zhang Feina?" she said quietly.

Li Ming paused in his motion, appearing slightly surprised, "From Blue Star?"

This format of name was quite rare in the interstellar world.

"No, I come from the Philbaps civilization," she explained softly, while the other servers showed envious expressions.

The male servers stood in the corner, and after initial contact, they found that there seemed to be no homosexuals among this group, which was quite regrettable.

"Oh..." Li Ming nodded thoughtfully. Such naming formats exist not only on Blue Star; with the universe so vast, there are bound to be similar cultural evolutions.

He swirled the wine glass but just didn’t drink it, leisurely stating: "I want to know, how did you learn that I would arrive today?"

As soon as his words fell, the conversations around them suddenly quieted down, and the gazes of others involuntarily looked over yet again.

Even the servers became quite lost, not knowing how to react.

Zhang Feina looked very nervous and a bit bewildered, as if she didn’t quite understand what Li Ming was talking about, trembling and stuttering: "I... I don’t quite understand what you mean."

Li Ming casually set down the glass and stood up.

He took the bottle from her hand, inspected its bottom, then seemingly out of nowhere produced a flashlight.

He shone light on the side of the bottle; the glass was crystal clear and at the bottom, a very conspicuous small shadow emerged.

There seemed to be an almost imperceptible tiny eye, as if something had been injected.

"0.02mm micro needle hole..." Monroe furrowed his brows, stood up to take it, and his mechanical eye scanned, providing the data.

He looked at Li Ming with a surprised expression, unsure how he had discovered it. The bottom of the bottle was such a hidden place, almost imperceptible without magnification.

Moreover, it was clear that this was premeditated; at least after they got on the shuttle, no abnormality was noticed about this woman.

"What did you inject into it?" Li Ming stared at the woman in front of him, his tone indifferent.

The moment the words were out, a gust of wind surged in the shuttle, and before anyone knew it, Monroe had already reached Zhang Feina’s side, his metal palm tightly gripped her mouth.

A slender metal wire extended from his elbow like a tiny serpent, probing into her mouth amidst her terrified gaze, and soon pinched out a blue capsule.

"A Death Soldier, then." Monroe looked at the tiny blue capsule.

Li Ming’s eyebrows quivered, under the Intelligent Assistance, nothing could remain hidden, which is why he was able to identify the tiny hole at the bottom of the bottle.

He had also noticed the movements of her mouth just now, but Monroe was faster.

Monroe’s mechanical pupils flashed red light, and then he directly crushed the blue capsule, sparking out like fireworks, suggesting it was an electronic device, not a drug.

"Death by poison is too slow. As soon as its outer shell is corroded by her stomach acid, this thing would detonate directly," Monroe explained.

Then he let go of Zhang Feina, who seemed very frightened, trembling violently.

The other servers were scared stiff, Ulrich and others looked over with a deep and murderous gaze.

Dark Night’s expression was not very pleasant.

"Speak up, who sent you here," Li Ming squatted in front of the girl, his tone calm.

Zhang Feina’s complexion was pale, curled up, although looking very fearful, she said nothing, just kept shaking her head.

"Is she here to assassinate you? She seems to be only a C, or maybe a D-Level Life Form?" Sandro found it amusing; with a group like theirs, not sending an S-Level Life Form was an underestimation.

"Assassination doesn’t necessarily require strong powers; if the timing is right, there are many poisons that can kill higher Life Levels." Ulrich shook his head, his eyes dark and restless, passing over Dark Night.

"The Life Level isn’t high, but the information is very accurate, the timing was perfect; if Li Ming had really drunk this wine..."

His words were half-finished when Sandro couldn’t help but interrupt with a frown: "We’ve come all the way here, and nobody was told, Ulrich, was it you who betrayed us?"

"Get lost!" Ulrich’s face darkened, his words heightened with mystery: "She couldn’t be from the Star Abyss Empire, could she?"

"Other than them, I really can’t think of anyone else who would make a move, but if it is them, this move is too crude."

As they analyzed the situation among themselves, the head of the servers finally came to his senses, his throat rolling, and he hurried forward, gesticulating and explaining:

"Ge, gentlemen, please do not be angry, we will surely provide a satisfactory explanation to all of you."

"Should we withdraw first?" Ulrich was more cautious, his gaze landing on Li Ming, he now had a strong suspicion.

Could it be that Azure Dragon was fishing on purpose?

"No need!"

Dark Night’s expression could barely hide his displeasure; after all, he was the one who led everyone here, bearing the role of a half-host, and to encounter such an event upon arrival, he snorted coldly and simply said: "Wait a moment for me."