This is really not mechanical ascension
Chapter 635 - 332: Terrax’s Heir?_2

Chapter 635: Chapter 332: Terrax’s Heir?_2

"You can’t explain how you noticed?" the butler added.

"There are always secretive ways, superpowers and such..." Robbin said.

"The opponent used very clever concealment techniques, not something ordinary abilities can explain. I suggest you leave as soon as possible," the butler continued, but Robbin shook his head: "Your advice might not be right."

"Sometimes you need to be steady, sometimes you need to take risks. In this situation, we can do a huge favor without taking too much risk. If I had such a friend before, Night Moon Company wouldn’t have treated me as an easy target."

The butler fell silent, the theft of the Genetic Seed indeed hit Robbin hard.

"Have Li Ming and his master come back and then make a move on that woman," Robbin suddenly stood up, ready to take action.

Thus, Li Ming, who had not yet returned to the laboratory, was chased down by Robbin again.

"What’s up?" Seeing Robbin’s mysteriously uneasy demeanor, Li Ming was puzzled.

"Is there a place where conversations cannot be overheard by anyone else? A really secretive place," Robbin whispered, anxiously.

After all, he’s an S-level life form, a significant entity far beyond his reach, quite intimidating.

Li Ming pondered in silence, but still led him into his own laboratory, saying, "This place is absolutely secret. You can rest assured."

Robbin looked around, seemingly still unsure, tapped the skull in his hand, and suddenly activated a defensive field encasing them both.

"There’s something off about Fusi," Robbin blurted out.

"Oh?" Li Ming looked surprised, scrutinizing Robbin, "You actually noticed it."

"She is a..." Robbin began cautiously, then abruptly realized, and stared at Li Ming as if seeing a ghost: "What do you mean by that?"

"She’s an S-level life form," Li Ming stated casually.

"You knew?" Robbin was astonished, swallowing hard, "This isn’t some misunderstanding, she’s one of us?"

"No, she’s planted by my side," Li Ming shook his head, quite amazed that Monroe hadn’t noticed Fusi’s concealment and he had only guessed the hints through his professional abilities.

How did Robbin notice it, though?

"You let an S-level life form lurk beside you?" Robbin swallowed hard, "Isn’t that a bit too risky, man?"

"Haha..." Li Ming laughed, "What surprises me is that you also figured it out. Her concealment skills are such that even A-level life forms can’t detect her."

"Ha... ha..." Robbin gave a forced smile and suddenly felt regret, hurriedly changing the topic, awkwardly said: "I thought I was doing a favor, seems I was being sentimental."

"No, no..." Li Ming shook his head, his eyes carrying an odd look: "I still appreciate your warning. Do you have any more information?"

"More information..." Robbin hesitated, already at a loss for explanation, afraid that further discussion would make it even less plausible. However, having taken the risk to come here and only receiving a lukewarm response, he still felt at a loss.

"It seems because of the Desire Mother Tree, she resembles someone I’ve seen before," Robbin ventured.

"The Desire Mother Tree?" Li Ming listened, not sounding like it was anything promising.

Robbin said, "A peculiar creature from the Deep Dimension World."

Li Ming pondered and then told Robbin, "I appreciate your risk in coming to warn me."

Robbin was slightly pleased inside, which was the response he had hoped for, saying, "Glad I could help."

Then, with lingering fear, he said, "That... Fusi..."

"Don’t worry, she won’t stir up any trouble," Li Ming responded indifferently.

Feeling the strong confidence in Li Ming’s words, Robbin envied him for countless times; having a powerhouse as support was indeed advantageous.

"That’s good; I’ll head back now," as Robbin excused himself and was about to turn around and leave.

Li Ming shifted slightly, and for some reason, Robbin suddenly exclaimed, "Ouch," his half body numbed, and he began to sway.

Li Ming swiftly reached out, steadying him by his shoulder and catching the skull that slipped from his hand, a spark of insight flashing in his eyes.

[Manager--Special Type: Intelligent mechanical body left by Titan, constantly searching for an Inheritor.

Control Conditions: Twenty million metal energy

Control Ability--Selection: Designate a life form to participate in the Titan Trial.]

"Sorry, a circuit in my lab has been damaged and it occasionally causes electrical leaks." Li Ming apologized, handing back the Skull.

Titan? Also known as Terrax, this thing is actually selecting an inheritor?

The frightful look on Robbin’s face finally stabilized, and he managed to say: "The intensity of the electric current is quite startling."

Watching Robbin leave, Li Ming’s eyes flickered; this Skull is quite interesting, requiring twenty million metal energy to control.

The ability is also very peculiar, participating in the Titan Trial?

Inheriting something left by the Titan?

And it seems there’s more than one Manager, breeding Gu?

"Robbin..." Li Ming murmured, his eyes flickering.

Robbin did not leave, he just settled down, deliberately avoiding meeting Fusi and upgraded many of his outdated equipment with an embarrassed face.

Meanwhile, the various assembly lines continued to be methodically built, with large tracts of plains being demarcated and large warehouses emerging out of nowhere.

Unknowingly, two months had swiftly passed.

"Today, under the mediation of the Interstellar Alliance and witnessed by the envoy of the Star Abyss Empire, the Yitelan Civilization and the Judge Civilization signed a ceasefire agreement..."

"This conflict, lasting five months, has resulted numerous casualties..."

The signing ceremony of the ceasefire agreement was being broadcasted on the screen, and the representative sent by the Yitelan Civilization was none other than Asimara, the executioner who beheaded Antonio, showing that the Yitelan Civilization was not serious about any ceasefire.

Asimara looked even more dashing and sharp-eyed, during this time, as a Vanguard Officer, Asimara received a lot of support from Duke Bloodthurn, causing her influence and authority in the Yitelan Civilization to continuously rise.

Her ruthless style was greatly favored by the hawks, subtly earning her the title of Iron-blooded Princess.

But Li Ming knew more, the reason for the ceasefire was because Duke Bloodthurn received compensation from Duke Guya, conceding one-quarter of his fief.

However, the situation did not stabilize, as Li Ming learned from Blackbeard that the forced compensations by Duke Guya had caused extreme dissatisfaction among the royal family, causing internal turmoil.

Many nobles declared openly that they wanted to settle scores with Duke Bloodthurn.

And for Duke Bloodthurn, who received the compensation, the situation wasn’t easier; instead, he faced even more suppression, slowly bleeding from a myriad of problems.

"Better not let him idle, once idle, he would start looking for the true perpetrator who killed his son." Li Ming muttered.

"A chain reaction."

Closing the virtual screen, Li Ming felt thoughtful, because the internal contradictions were drastic, any slight spark could lead to an explosion.

The situation elsewhere was unpredictable, but here it’s been progressing smoothly and steadily.

With the help of the Material Reorganization Machine, besides the seventy-eight assembly lines essential for producing Mechanical Bodies, thirty-two small arms assembly lines have also been completed.

They had already taken the first business deal half a month ago.

An arms update order from Black Water Security Company, totaling three billion, with a net profit of about 20%.

Afterwards, many more arms orders came in, including some from the Black Hole Hall according to previous agreements.

What surprised Li Ming was that some business came from outside the Chaotic Star Gap, from Connet’s old friends, and many orders from various Resistance Organizations.

All in all, in the half month since opening, he’d taken on orders worth nearly ten billion in total.

At the same time, he had also taken on several employment orders, from Jesaya, Theo, and even Monroe, none of these people were at the base.

"It’s still more comfortable to develop Genetic Seeds while making money." Li Ming stretched his body.

During this time, with people handling things for him, he could spare time, and he had been developing the Genetic Seeds, with progress already reaching 10%, more than he had initially anticipated.

This was also because he had been tirelessly developing the Genetic Seeds.

However, there were not only good news.

All the orders currently undertaken were almost all network-based, belonging to those promised in advance.

Except for the pleasant surprise from Connet’s end, there were no natural orders, as there were already people beginning to block them.

Thinking of this, he opened the Black Hole Network backend again, switched to the Azure Dragon account, and saw a new message from Blackbeard wanting to discuss in detail.