This is really not mechanical ascension
Chapter 759 - 394: Feder, Who Died and Was Resurrected, Crisis of the Northern Crown Star Ring_2

Chapter 759: Chapter 394: Feder, Who Died and Was Resurrected, Crisis of the Northern Crown Star Ring_2

"Uncertain." The Creator Divine Craftsman said indifferently.

"Uncertain?" The Mechanical Soul Divine Craftsman questioned suspiciously, "Didn’t you say you could confirm with just one meeting?"

"I lied to you." The Creator Divine Craftsman couldn’t be bothered to explain, his mind unsettled.

Out in space, he activated the self-destruction device of the carrier, which immediately condensed into a lump of scrap metal, then disintegrated into powder.

"How many years has it been, and you still have this demeanor when making losses." The Mechanical Soul Divine Craftsman couldn’t help but let out a cold snort.

...

Li Ming followed them out, watching the two leave, guessing that the Creator Divine Craftsman’s heart was probably quite unsettled.

The enhanced [Mimic Projector] had capabilities beyond his imagination, almost equaling real void creations, which successfully deceived the two Divine Craftsmen.

The main reason was that Divine Craftsmen delve into cosmic principles for personal use, so discovering something that deviates from those principles would naturally be extremely shocking.

If it had been another x-level life form, it might not have been as effective.

But Li Ming felt no excitement, rather a sense of urgency. It was Divine Craftsmen who came today, what about tomorrow?

They came under the pretense of a visit, could he really refuse to meet them?

What if he encountered a superpower user with strange abilities who could see through his lies, that would be a huge problem.

"A single lie requires countless lies to cover it up." Li Ming sighed, "The boasts you make will always come back to haunt you."

"I need to quickly elevate to the S-level, so I can be more at ease. Once the development progress reaches 80%, if there still isn’t a star beast I need, I’ll settle for one that’s barely acceptable."

His eyes glimmered as he returned to continue developing the genetic seed.

The flow of interstellar time was like water, and in the blink of an eye, more than half a month had passed.

On this day, at the Combined Manufacturing Center—the department Monroe managed, which primarily utilized the [Material Reorganization Machine] to craft things.

In the spacious workshop, a house-sized silver metal box was suspended in midair, with sharp edges and corners, seemingly shaped from the most precise geometric models.

Layer upon layer, each fitting seamlessly, yet having a subtle sense of hierarchy.

The outer metallic surface was as smooth as a mirror, reflecting the workshop’s lights, forming dazzling patches of light.

And between each layer, faint flows of energy could be seen gently surging, like blood flowing through the metallic veins.

"Composed of sixteen miniature folded spaces nested together, specifically designed for storing mechanical bodies, it’s truly an incredible design." Monroe remarked, his entire being exuded a mechanical luster, as Li Ming had long since removed the last trace of the nano-curse from him.

He raised his hand slightly, causing the silver mechanical body to rotate layer by layer, and then contract, becoming only the size of a palm by the time it reached his hand.

Li Ming took over smoothly--[Basic Mechanical Body Folding Camp--Special Type: designed specifically for storing mechanical bodies.

Control Conditions--Five million star coins

Control Ability--Mechanical Camp: can store one hundred thousand humanoid mechanical bodies, the larger the size, the fewer the number, capable of slowly repairing various damages within.]

This was a special device used by the Forging Hammer Divine Craftsman to store mechanical bodies, with a complete structure composed of tens of thousands of parts.

Thus, it could be crafted using the [Material Reorganization Machine], with each part being the limit of what the machine could make.

This is just the basic level; there are also intermediate and advanced levels, where resource needs and complexity increase geometrically.

He now has two routes for enlightening mechanical bodies: one is large-scale enlightenment, which doesn’t belong to control, reducing the consumption of metal energy by a large margin, but they cannot be stored within his body.

The other is to first control and then enlighten them, with the benefit of being able to store them within his body.

However, when the number reaches ten, twenty thousand, or even hundreds of thousands to millions.

Releasing them from his body would require a significant amount of time, not to mention using them in direct combat.

Li Ming nodded in satisfaction and directly took control of it, using it purely for storage, naturally didn’t require control.

Yet after taking control, it could automatically repair damaged mechanical bodies, a capability that absolutely couldn’t be underestimated.

Glancing casually at other things, there were many things under research and manufacturing, he had recruited a batch of mechanics, but most were advanced, merely assisting Monroe in his work.

Returning to his room, Li Ming routinely checked the news, only to discover unexpected information—

Feder had sacrificed himself.

"...Half a month ago, His Highness Feder perished in battle with the Judgement Knights, for his brave and fearless conduct, he was posthumously honored as a ’Brave Knight’..." Li Ming read from the Yitelan Civilization’s official report.

The time of death was half a month ago, but after dealing with various matters and reporting it, it was already half a month later.

His heart sighed at the uncertainties of life.

Feder was considered an old friend, the days of mutual exploitation were quite interesting.

Another two days passed, with the assembly lines working day and night, the number of mechanical bodies reached ten thousand, needing him to enlighten them.

This work was already second nature to him, and after coming out of the mechanical body warehouse, his mechanical body count had reached seven hundred thousand.

"I can start mixing in the manufacture of C-level mechanical bodies." He pondered, due to [Mechanical Lord’s] [Mutant] ability, the cost-effectiveness of manufacturing C-level mechanical bodies was extremely high, with a chance to mutate into A-level life forms.

Yet the cost was truly terrifying, even with assembly line production, his current costs could only control five million star coins per unit, currently only allowing for small-scale mixing.

After handling this matter, when he was about to head back, he noticed Ulrich’s peculiar expression.

"What is it?" Li Ming asked casually.

"Nothing, we caught another stowaway today, claiming to be your friend." Ulrich simply explained, it wasn’t the first impostor, and there were even more, even those who had indeed met Li Ming before.

Coming from the Blue Star Civilization, considered his alumni, looking to eke out a living, Li Ming couldn’t be bothered and left them all for Ulrich to handle.

Upon hearing this, Li Ming didn’t pay it any mind, returning directly, while flipping through his smart terminal, where a picture was displayed, of a massive beast with a purple wing and horn.

"Phantom Wing Purple Horn Emperor, its life level is comparable to developing progress over 60% of an S-level life form, this one barely suffices..." he muttered, "I’ll add it to the backup for now."

Just as he returned to his room, Ulrich arrived promptly, swiftly saying:

"The just reviewed member report, the captured stowaway, mentioned some matters, referring to the missing Star Core Fragment on Blue Star, metal materials..."

"Hmm?" The previously expressionless Li Ming’s eyes suddenly sharpened.

"I’ll bring the person here right away." Seeing Li Ming’s reaction, Ulrich knew he hadn’t guessed wrong.

When the other mentioned something about the missing Star Core Fragment and metal materials, he didn’t associate it with Li Ming but with the Azure Dragon.

Of course, it was well known, Li Ming, when on Blue Star, was taken in by Azure Dragon as a student, the true instigator might be Azure Dragon.

"Could it really be him?" Li Ming’s gaze turned odd, and shortly his suspicion was confirmed.

A ragged individual was brought in, seemingly cleaned, with distinct facial features.

"Not him?" Li Ming slightly frowned, but those somewhat familiar eyes immediately turned red, vaguely tear-filled: "Boss...!"

"Shit!" Li Ming’s mouth twitched, it was really him.

"How did you end up like this?" Li Ming couldn’t help but inquire, scrutinizing the other, clearly noticing he wasn’t wearing a Mimic Mask, likely had undergone cosmetic surgery.

Ulrich’s eyes flickered, then indicated to Li Ming, turning to leave.

"I... I..." The person couldn’t speak a word, seemingly very scared and wary, even though all present were mechanical bodies.

"Come with me." Li Ming led him into the room, closed the door, and then said: "Feder, what’s going on, aren’t you dead? A false death?"

Indeed, the person in front of him was Highness Feder, reported in the official report of Yitelan Civilization, who led the charge and bravely sacrificed himself!

"Also, did you undergo cosmetic surgery?" Li Ming was quite curious.

Feder’s eyes quivered, letting out a groan of despair, "Brother, help me, the Northern Crown Star Ring, is doomed!"

"Hmm?" Li Ming frowned, "What’s wrong?"

"Prince Ryan..." Feder’s throat moved, "intends to blood sacrifice the entire Northern Crown Star Ring!"