This is really not mechanical ascension
Chapter 631 - 330: Guard Upgrade - The Initial Formation of the Base_2

Chapter 631: Chapter 330: Guard Upgrade - The Initial Formation of the Base_2

If it were just an ordinary A-Class Mechanical Body, it would hardly serve as self-defense for Li Ming now.

The Azure Dragon indeed had hidden techniques up his sleeve; he had actually applied that terrifying Overload Engine to an A-Class Mechanical Body. I fear it could burst forth with power comparable to an S-Class Life Form.

Catching the uplifted expressions of everyone, Li Ming revealed a smile, knowing it was always good to provide some reassurance.

"Everyone, the teacher has activated the Material Reorganization Machine; the rest is up to you." Li Ming extended his hand, and the cubic mechanical piece floating in his palm drifted toward the center of the group.

With everything in place, Monroe took over the Material Reorganization Machine without hesitation, as he was the most familiar with it as a former user.

"To make the most perfect use of this thing is to use it to create an assembly line." Monroe spoke solemnly, approaching the remaining metal materials, tweaking lightly, and the mechanical block in his hand rapidly expanded until it reached a diameter of a hundred meters, with clear-cut edges.

Invisible forces guided the metal blocks around to lift off; as they reached the machine, they broke down into metal ions, flowing into it like metallic rivers.

"Let’s start with one, an intelligentized base..." Monroe’s palm opened, extending a data cable, connecting to the Material Reorganization Machine.

In his data storage device, there were numerous applicable blueprints.

Soon, above the Material Reorganization Machine, silver-white metal particles began to condense and slowly accumulate at a steady pace.

This kind of super-large structure, while not particularly strong in material, was extremely complex inside.

Li Ming watched for a while, feeling that the construction would take some time, so he decided to go back and continue developing the Genetic Seed.

In the miscellaneous compartment of the spacecraft, Fusi, who seemed to be forgotten, looked somewhat dazed.

...

"Seems like this is the place..." Robbin eyed the approaching red star, then glanced again at the coordinates on the Star Map.

On the small table next to the pilot’s seat, his skull-shaped butler was placed.

"Sssss" sounds came through the communication channel, followed by a stern reprimand: "Unknown flying device, this is private territory, please leave immediately."

"I’m here to see someone." Robbin was unfazed, this kind of interrogation had happened dozens of times.

"To see someone?" The voice on the other end sounded surprised, "Identity?"

"Star Thief." Robbin flashed a grin.

"What sort of thing..."

"Last time it was mentioned, seemed like there was a guy named ’Star Thief’ who wanted to come."

"It’s Star Thief!" Robbin frowned, "My friend, your pronunciation of the Interstellar Common Language isn’t quite standard."

The communication channel fell silent, and after a moment, a voice came through, "Identity verification complete, please follow the guide flying device for landing."

A small flying device suddenly appeared, leading Robbin toward the only Life Planet in sight, with several Star Ports in its extraterrestrial orbit, resembling octagonal fortresses.

"The architectural style is different from that of ordinary star thieves..." Robbin docked his ship here; everything looked exceptionally new.

He boarded the small flying device, and soon after, they stopped in front of a huge base.

This base covered an enormous area, with predominantly silver-white colors, high and thick alloy walls, heavily defended, with metallic high-rises close together, and extremely precise architectural structures. Even the metal floors seemed to be cast in one piece, with seams almost invisible.

Looking around, Robbin was slightly surprised, "This isn’t the standard of an ordinary force..."

In the Chaotic Star Gap, countless forces big and small were scattered about; he had visited a few strongholds, and even those with an A-Class Life Form at the helm were not all that impressive, with inconsistent standards.

He followed the soldiers into the base, where small shuttle machines crisscrossed, carrying members to various parts, stable and orderly.

They also boarded a shuttle machine; observing the members operating it, Robbin was quite astonished.

"Meticulous... natural... Just the design plans alone are valuable, something that ordinary construction companies could not undertake..."

His curiosity about the identity of Shadow grew stronger.

However, the soldiers coming and going seemed slightly out of place with the overall architectural style.

In terms of comprehensive qualities, they appeared much higher than some of the star thieves, but compared to the soldiers of some civilizations, they were somehow different, with laughter heard occasionally.

"Mercenaries perhaps..." he muttered to himself, being led into a rest area.

In the innermost research room of the base, clean and orderly, there was only one person, and that was Li Ming, working on a disassembled humanoid mechanical body on the table.

"Vermilion Bird, record the distance of energy pathway installation..." Li Ming was dismantling this mechanical body.

It had been twenty days since the materials arrived, and the place had already begun to take shape.

What he was disassembling now was a C-level mechanical body he had enlightened.

Enlightening a mechanical body required the consumption of metal energy, the more the quantity, the more significant this part could not be ignored, and he had already thoroughly researched this.

The consumed metal energy was merely the extra amount added when transforming Controlled Objects into human shape, although he did not know why the assembly had to be humanoid.

However, as long as the mechanical body was humanoid from the beginning, it was possible to save as much as possible on this portion of metal energy—the more it resembled the assembly after, the more energy was saved.

He could already control the conversion ratio to 50:1, but he aimed to maximize it.

And the Vermilion Bird was an A-level intelligent system he had specially created, consuming the remaining metal energy, responsible for running the entire base.

"Recording..." The voice of the Vermilion Bird was soft and light, "Master... the visitor you’ve been waiting for has arrived."

"Oh..." Li Ming paused in his movements, finally, they had arrived.

In the rest area, Robbin looked around, placing the Skull next to him, and then looked at the virtual screen in front of him, "This planet belongs to Barbaro, it was leased out not long ago, the lessee’s identity is confidential, basic members couldn’t possibly have this kind of..."

"Please wait a moment, Monster Thief, the young master is on his way," said a voice suddenly ringing out in the room, startling Robbin.

Looking up, he saw that on the table in front of him, a fiery red bird had appeared, graceful with an extremely long tail.

"I am the Vermilion Bird, the manager of this base, you may call my name at any time," said the Vermilion Bird.

"Alright, alright..." Robbin repeatedly nodded, his eyes shifting uneasily, suddenly asking, "Young master? Do you also have a senior master?"

The voice of the Vermilion Bird was gentle, "Yes."

Robbin’s curiosity stirred as he observed the bird, thinking it must be the management system here, wondering if it was an artificial intelligence...

He pondered, "Is Shadow your young master, or your senior master?"

The posture of the Vermilion Bird was lively, fluttering its tail feathers, "What you want to ask, I suppose, is the identity of the master, it’s not a secret, his name is Li Ming."

"Damn, that’s intelligent..." Awe struck Robbin, and he couldn’t help but look towards the housekeeper.

Ordinary management systems would typically respond to his questions with ’insufficient permissions’ and those more advanced might reconfirm the meaning of the question.

But this management system directly guessed his intention, skipping all the probes and directly told him the final answer.

This reminded him of the housekeeper.

His own housekeeper was the closest to a normal life form among all the intelligent systems he had ever encountered.

It could even bypass core permissions to answer his questions.

"...Li Ming!" As Robbin was reflecting on artificial intelligence, his mind suddenly jolted, realizing that the important part was not the artificial intelligence but the name.

"The student of the Casting Star Mechanic Azure Dragon?" Robbin’s throat churned, the name was not unfamiliar to him.

Because he passed Twin Peaks on the way here and had a chat with an old friend, who specifically mentioned this matter, saying that a new force had come by recently.

He didn’t know much about Azure Dragon initially but had specifically gone to find out more later on.

This is Azure Dragon’s base?

His throat itched...then he felt something was amiss. For a Casting Star Mechanic, wasn’t the base a bit too small in scale...

"Was this built by Azure Dragon for Li Ming?" He subconsciously thought of this, couldn’t help feeling a bit envious, lamenting:

"Sigh, why is there such a big difference between people, that Casting Star Mechanic..."

"You’re too gloomy," the voice of the housekeeper directly resounded in Robbin’s mind, like the application of spiritual power, "Your future is far beyond what a Casting Star Mechanic can compare with..."

"Stop sweet-talking me." Robbin was used to such statements, already tired of hearing them, and said angrily: "If I had such a teacher, my Genetic Seed would definitely not have been intercepted."