This is really not mechanical ascension
Chapter 823 - 426: Interstellar Shock - Rubbing Fists and Palms_2

Chapter 823: Chapter 426: Interstellar Shock - Rubbing Fists and Palms_2

To compensate for the shortcomings of alchemy material, the bloodline of the Terrax is another option. However, on the Empire’s side, someone like Ryan, who meets the requirements and is willing to cooperate, is nearly impossible to find.

Thus, they can only try to clone Ryan at an exceedingly high cost, and success is not even guaranteed.

"No rush, I have plenty of time." He exhaled slowly, and the image of the Azure Dragon appeared before him again. He turned and walked into the blood-red gap.

...

The Mechanical Court, upon greeting, had people properly host the returning spacecraft.

And shortly after he landed, the supervisor of this Star Gate expansion project also arrived. The other party had tried to contact him multiple times, but he was never around.

As soon as Li Ming saw the name, he arranged to meet immediately.

"Oh ho ho..."

Pushing open the meeting room door, the familiar laughter came towards him, along with the iconic bright red attire.

No doubt, the supervisor was Austin.

"Little buddy, long time no see." Austin was still very enthusiastic, looking at Li Ming with a sense of nostalgia.

When he first met the other party, the Azure Dragon had only appeared as a Casting Star Mechanic to the outside world, treated with polite care.

Later he found that the Azure Dragon was quite formidable even among Casting Star Mechanics, and began to invest in him.

He even had his nephew near bribing form to register.

The outcome, however, far exceeded his expectations; it wasn’t long before the Azure Dragon became a Divine Craftsman, scaring him a lot.

This made him secretly praise his own keen insight.

And then, the follow-up storm triggered by Ryan blocking the door resulted in developments beyond imagination, which included the handiwork of this big shot, the Azure Dragon.

Even his boss, Anduin, had to be polite, noticing how many times he interacted with Li Ming and enjoyed a good relationship, so he specifically sent him here to supervise and foster this relationship.

"Sir." Li Ming was polite, holding a good impression of Austin, who had specially come before to stabilize his passage to the Dimension World.

Including his nephew Trevor, who had lent him quite some money which he hadn’t paid back yet.

"No need to be so polite." Austin’s eyes gleamed, but he was secretly pondering how this guy’s life force seemed extraordinarily dense and unreadable.

He wasn’t on the Genetic Evolution Path, but rather an Evolution Path known as [Rune Mage], whose main principle was polishing spiritual power from the beginning and then harnessing various universal forces, possessing all sorts of fantastic abilities.

Therefore, he was quite proficient in perception, instantly noticing something was off with Li Ming.

"Impossible, right?" A ridiculous suspicion sprang up in his mind, causing his heart to skip a beat, "No way, definitely impossible, it’s too fast."

"Sir?" Seeing Austin staring at him, with his eyes almost glowing green, Li Ming felt goosebumps and subtly stepped back.

"Oh, oh, sorry, was lost in thought, please have a seat, have a seat." Austin snapped out of it, hurriedly reaching out to gesture Li Ming to sit.

This seems like my place... Li Ming muttered in his heart, but Austin’s style always ignored protocols.

He didn’t mind, planning to sit, yet felt some anomaly in his body.

Looking up, he found Austin gripping him tightly, pupils dilated, and even those dry, slender arms were trembling.

"Really an S, S-Class Life Form?" Austin’s heart surged with waves, incredulous.

He had personally witnessed this guy becoming an A-level life form, barely over a year ago.

Yet now he was already an S-level life form, the speed was astonishing.

This... just how terrifying was his development potential?

Intrinsically, he didn’t want to believe it, but the feedback from the "Investigation Magic" couldn’t lie.

"Did he realize?" Li Ming raised an eyebrow, coughed lightly, and said again, "Sir."

"Oh, oh..." Austin snapped back to reality, his face changing, his eyes showing a hint of fear, "Uh, just in time to tell you something, this expansion might last three months, and the transit node should be completed in half a year..."

"I have other affairs to attend to, so I won’t disturb you, do send my regards to Lord Azure Dragon."

With that, Austin left in a hurry, as if fearing even a second’s delay might endanger his life.

"Is he afraid the Azure Dragon would kill him to silence him?" Li Ming was speechless, "Why so curious."

He didn’t much mind it, knowing it couldn’t be hidden. As long as he met any X-level life form in person, there was a high chance of exposure, but with the current mighty image of Azure Dragon, there was nothing to fear.

Failing to chat, Li Ming shook his head and stepped out, heading straight to the Mechanical Body warehouse, where Ulrich, who returned earlier, was already waiting.

"Sir..." Ulrich was respectful, for reasons unknown, he felt an oppression coming from Li Ming.

"Since your departure, we have accumulated a total of fifty thousand D-level Mechanical Bodies, and a thousand C-level Mechanical Bodies, all here." He stated, "Next, there should be large-scale expansion, these will come in handy."

"Hmm." Li Ming nodded, walking straight in, the dense Mechanical Bodies nearly filled the entire warehouse.

He couldn’t help but grin, spreading his arms, suddenly unleashing an electrical storm. Thanks to the [Mechanical Lord] ability, vast amounts of white, blue brilliance exploded continuously, mutating into higher-level Mechanical Bodies.

Suddenly, a hint of purple light exploded, Li Ming’s eyes narrowed slightly, within the dark purple electric storm, numerous mechanical structures continuously recombined and evolved, clanking.

In the end, everything fell silent, what appeared was a sturdy iron rider mounted on a Mechanical Warhorse.

The warhorse was entirely forged from black alloy, with sharp and stiff lines, joints spewing blue energy flames, each step causing the warehouse to tremble, standing three meters tall.

The Mechanical Knight’s armor glowed with a blue-golden light, with arcs leaping within its complex patterns, and a metal helmet covering its face, only revealing coldly gleaming mechanical pupils.

Gripping a massive energy lance, the tip flickering with electric sparks, their combined height was nearly six meters, marking an A-level Mechanical Body.

"Such good luck, C-level Mechanical Body, only a 0.01% chance to yield an A-level Mechanical Body, achieved with just a thousand units?" Li Ming was in high spirits, like winning a jackpot.

Exiting, Ulrich was still waiting here, and Li Ming pondered, "Next, increase the production ratio of C-level Mechanical Body to 10%. Redirect all current resources into cyclical expansion."

"Go full throttle and dominate the armament market of the Chaotic Star Gap for me."

Capturing the solid confidence in Li Ming’s words, Ulrich promised, "Rest assured, at any cost!"

This old fox knew how to work reliably, gauging that, Li Ming nodded and left.

Watching Li Ming leave, Ulrich’s eyes burned fiercely, filled with swirling ambition.

He had realized by now that both the Azure Dragon and Li Ming weren’t fond of easily trusting others, up to now, they hadn’t widely recruited underlings.

Their trust rested on his ’all-in bet’, firming his position in these circumstances.

As long as he didn’t sabotage it himself, with his astuteness, reaching a position just under the duo within the Mechanical Court was simple.

As long as the Mechanical Court keeps growing, even an S-level life form had to be obedient before him!

The flame in his heart roared higher than ever, he turned and walked into the warehouse, preparing to allocate those Mechanical Bodies.

"This..."

Just stepping into the warehouse, Ulrich halted.

Face-to-face stood a tall Mechanical Knight, exuding a chilling aura, making him feel threatened.

An A-level Mechanical Body? He gulped.