This is really not mechanical ascension
Chapter 633 - 331: Transaction - Comparing People Can be Maddening_2

Chapter 633: Chapter 331: Transaction - Comparing People Can be Maddening_2

An A-level weapon, just like that—such is the confidence of having a powerful backer.

Li Ming maintained his smile, only after the other party closed the box did he speak, "May I ask where you acquired this stone? I am willing to offer a reward."

Robbin pondered and shook his head, "Truth be told, I don’t know much; you need not bother with a reward."

"Oh," Li Ming expressed surprise, "Then thank you very much."

Making such a friend was definitely the right choice. Robbin was no fool; his bit of information wasn’t worth much money. It was better to foster some good will.

Gathering his thoughts, Robbin said, "Not long ago, while I was completing a task, I learned that the Holy Silver Civilization had opened a Secret Castle in the Dimension World and uncovered the ruins of an ancient civilization."

"I was quite interested in it, but out of caution, I hired a group of the Twisted Blazing Sun followers to scout ahead for me."

Li Ming wasn’t very familiar with the Holy Silver Civilization, but he had heard of the Twisted Blazing Sun, identified as a terrorist organization by the Interstellar Alliance, similar to a cult with many followers.

"That group of Twisted Blazing Sun followers... they seized this stone from the Holy Silver Civilization’s Secret Castle..." Robbin spoke halfway, then shook his head:

"No, that’s not right. I almost forgot, those people said that the Secret Castle of the Holy Silver Civilization has been taken over by the Star Abyss Empire."

"The Star Abyss Empire?" Li Ming was astounded. He hadn’t expected the Terrax Stone to actually be acquired from within the Dimension World.

Moreover, it involved the Star Abyss Empire as well.

Li Ming contemplated; the Dimension World was mysterious and dangerous for organizations like Torch, but for powerful civilizations, it was a treasure-laden place, containing various magical substances and phenomena.

Almost every powerful civilization would conduct in-depth Exploration into the Dimension World to catalyze special technologies and techniques.

Outposts established using special technology are known as Secret Castles, connected to the real Universe.

"Could you share the dimensional coordinates with me?" Li Ming asked again.

Robbin did not hesitate, nodding immediately: "No problem, I’ll send them to you later."

"Do you wish to go and explore?" He immediately followed up with his question.

Li Ming detected the desire in his words and countered, "You want to go too?"

"Umm..." Robbin hesitated, subconsciously glancing at the Skull in his hand.

The butler had spoken so seriously and high-level, it was impossible not to be curious.

If it were just him alone, he certainly wouldn’t want to go, but Li Ming happened to have a Casting Star Mechanic as a mentor; if he went with him, it should be a lot safer.

"If it’s possible."

Li Ming grinned, "Of course, the coordinates were given by you after all."

This person named Robbin seemed quite extraordinary and also quite lucky, somehow acquiring a piece of Terrax Stone out of thin air.

While Li Ming wasn’t too impressed by luck, he somewhat believed in it.

Robbin’s expression turned a bit more serious, then he said: "However, you may need to wait for a while."

"Why?" Li Ming was slightly puzzled.

"I feel this exploration is definitely unsafe, and I intend to wait until I merge with an A-level Genetic Seed to become an A-level Life Form before going together," explained Robbin.

"To become an A-level Life Form?" Li Ming was even more astonished, sizing up Robbin, "An impertinent question, if you don’t mind, how old are you..."

"Err..." Robbin hesitated, vaguely answering, "Four, fifty-something..."

"Four, fifty-something?" Li Ming was amazed. With that age estimate, the other’s Development Potential wouldn’t be lower than thirty, even thirty-five Level.

And he guessed, that age might even have been overstated.

Those favored by the Black Hole Network really were extraordinary; he reflected silently, then asked, "How long would we have to wait?"

"Counting the time, at most two months," Robbin estimated, "If you include the time it takes for them to send it over, it might be close to three months, but we can head to Twin Peaks in advance."

"The nearest division of the Night Moon Biological Company is located there."

Li Ming raised an eyebrow, "You had it customized at the Night Moon Laboratory?"

He remembered that the Night Moon Laboratory only undertook top-tier and sub-top-tier A Level Genetic Seeds. Was Robbin’s financial resource that abundant?

"Yeah..." Robbin nodded but then suddenly burst with resentment, "Speaking of it, I get angry."

"Originally, I should have already become an A Level Life Form by now."

Li Ming hadn’t been paying much attention, but upon hearing this sentence, his expression suddenly became weird, and he couldn’t help but look towards Robbin: "What do you mean by that?"

Robbin said indignantly, "According to the initial schedule, my Genetic Seed should have been customized and completed by now, but the damned Night Moon Experiment Company lied to me, saying that the adjustment failed and told me to wait another three months."

"In fact, the prepared Genetic Seed was given to another Life Form!"

"What?" Li Ming was astounded and looked at Robbin with an indescribable expression.

Could it actually be him, encountering such a situation?

"I’m really down on my luck." Robbin continued to complain.

"Then do you know who took it?" Li Ming asked, stroking his chin.

"I don’t know, I’m just a minor character, I don’t have such connections," Robbin said helplessly.

"What would you do if you did know?" Li Ming asked again.

"If I knew," Robbin snorted coldly, his face sagging again, "what could I do? I don’t have a big backer like you do."

"Actually, having to wait another three months doesn’t matter much, after all, they compensated a breach of contract fee, 20% of the total price, nearly four billion." Robbin mentioned, grinning, as for him this wasn’t a bad thing.

The Star Coins used for customization couldn’t be embezzled by him; they were fully managed by the steward, but the compensation for the breach of contract money was entirely his.

These more than four billion were a substantial fortune for him, enough to live lavishly for a very long time.

"Is that so..." Li Ming’s eyes flickered, why did he feel that Robbin and the person who ordered the custom gold Genetic Seed just didn’t match up.

He could afford to find the Night Moon Laboratory to customize a top-tier A Level Genetic Seed, and he still cared about that little breach of contract money?

This guy, has secrets.

Li Ming guessed as much, but he did not pay too much attention to it, as these days, it’s hard to find anyone who made a name for themselves in the interstellar space without some secrets.

"Mainly because the Night Moon Biological Company fooled me like a monkey, they don’t even have a bit of credibility." He spoke in anger, customer data was confidential to Night Moon Biological Company, and clearly wouldn’t be disclosed to those who hijacked the deal.

It must be the opposite party that informed their requirements to the Night Moon Company, and then the Night Moon Company chose an easy target, which was him.

"It seems he doesn’t know that I took the Genetic Seed," Li Ming speculated silently, although he seemed to walk around freely and openly in Twin Peaks.

However, in reality, only those major forces could know such information, Robbin didn’t have such connections.

"Then let’s wait for two months." Li Ming was not in a hurry, as he had other matters to attend to.

"Thank you for your generosity." Robbin showed delight, not expecting Li Ming to be so amenable.

Worthy of someone who also came out of a small civilization, just like him, without much pretense.

Unlike those so-called nobles and wealthy families, whose descendants all act high and mighty.

Li Ming then said, "If you don’t mind, you can temporarily live here, except for some explicitly forbidden areas, you are free to move around."

"I’ll take you up on your offer, then." Robbin thanked him again, thinking to himself to build a relationship with him, naturally, he wouldn’t refuse.

After some small talk, Li Ming led Robbin towards the guest quarters. Along the way, they would occasionally come across mercenaries and Mechanical Bodies, all of whom stopped respectfully to greet Li Ming, including quite a few B Level Life Forms.

Among Grey Eyes’ subordinates, there were thirteen B Level Life Forms in total, and most of them were in the base.

They even encountered Sandro, who was preparing to lead a team to complete a mercenary task, and he was also very polite to Li Ming. This made Robbin even more envious, to the point where his teeth nearly ached.

Observing all along the way, Li Ming could basically confirm that Robbin hadn’t had a good life, and the fact that he could afford to customize such top-tier A Level Genetic Seeds must be due to some big hidden situation, a very big one.

While walking, Li Ming suddenly paused, and Robbin, not understanding why, then noticed a group of people coming towards them.