This is really not mechanical ascension
Chapter 832 - 431 The Last Piece of the Puzzle: Fallen Blood is Actually…

Chapter 832: Chapter 431 The Last Piece of the Puzzle: Fallen Blood is Actually...

"There’s a wave of protests within the Empire..." Li Ming continued scrolling through the news; this counterattack was even more intense than he had imagined.

The interstellar alliance headquarters had already received over a thousand attack warnings, and quite a few life forms were even blocking the entrance and staging sit-in protests.

However, once this opening is made, whether successful or not, it will be very difficult to close it again.

More than one prominent figure has publicly declared support, including several well-known private media companies in the interstellar domain, the Giant Shield Company, the Layton United Chamber of Commerce, and so on...

Even the names of the founding ten of the High-level Life Form Union haven’t been revealed, yet a trend of confrontation has already subtly formed.

"Adam is really ruthless; these people inexplicably boarded the Empire’s pirate ship." Li Ming couldn’t help but sigh; helping the High-level Life Form Union is almost tantamount to helping the Empire.

In a volatile situation where a Prince is involved in an interstellar massacre and external troops are withdrawing completely, there aren’t many civilizations interfering.

The mystery of who the founding ten people are and what kind of qualifications they must have to be invited by the Empire aroused unprecedented curiosity.

Even Reinert isn’t one of them, a figure with considerable fame on the Star Network, known as the Holy Heart Scholar.

He has solved many civilization-wide pandemics without charge and is also the rotating chairman of the interstellar alliance’s subordinate uncivilized medical organization.

Many had previously speculated he might be one of the ten, but he recently disclosed that he wasn’t and maintained a neutral stance on the creation of the High-level Life Form Union.

There was even news claiming that he privately expressed that the emergence of such an organization might not be a bad thing, as it could potentially break the monopoly of Empire Level Civilizations on interstellar resources.

Li Ming watched for a while longer before opening the Black Hole Network, using the Azure Dragon’s account to connect with someone.

[The other party has removed you as a friend. Would you like to re-add them?]

"Huh?" Li Ming was slightly stunned, looking at the feedback on the Black Hole Network page, "They deleted me?"

"No way, I only tricked you guys a few times. Is that all the patience the Holy Mother Church has?" Li Ming muttered, falling into deep thought, "What was the last time I screwed them over for?"

"Oh, the Terrax Holy Castle, is it because they found out I distributed a batch wholesale?"

He clicked his tongue; there are only a few forces possessing the Terrax Stone.

Now, the only ones with chips to trade are the Sister’s Heretical Cult; he originally planned to trade with them using the whereabouts of the Eternal Silence Star.

He sent a friend request with the note "I have important news," but there was no response for a while, suggesting the other party was truly determined to ignore him regardless of what he said.

...

In the Holy Mother Church’s nest, the Holy Mother looked at the friend request on the virtual screen and couldn’t help but let out a cold laugh, raising her hands folded over her abdomen. Her gaze turned to the Prophet in front of her.

Ripples appeared in the void as the Prophet seemed extremely pained, his body faintly dissipating while a blue gem at his brow absorbed streams of barely visible particles.

"Phew..." After an indeterminable time, the Prophet suddenly opened his eyes, the blue gem shining brightly. A vague silhouette seemed to appear but quickly vanished.

"It’s done." The Prophet, looking pale, clutched the blue gem, "As long as Li Ming makes contact with this gem, with his A-level life form status, he can be easily controlled and harvested."

"Good." The Holy Mother nodded coldly, "Too much energy was entangled with the Azure Dragon before; that guy simply never intended to cooperate with us."

"Isn’t his Mechanical Court recruiting externally? Find a talented individual to infiltrate it."

...

In this increasingly turbulent interstellar situation, a few days later, two Divine Craftsmen from the Mechanic Association descended into the Mechanical Court.

This time, they did provide notification and only came through official channels after receiving consent from the court.

"Lord Reynolds, Creator Divine Craftsman." Li Ming walked into the guest room and greeted.

Reynolds nodded, his avatar appearing to be based on a mimicry template, tall and solid.

Are they so close?

The Creator Divine Craftsman glanced at them and said, "Just call me Mikhail."

"Lord Mikhail," Li Ming nodded, feeling inexplicably.

"Is your teacher available? We have an urgent matter to discuss with him." Mikhail cut to the chase, not wanting to engage in small talk with Li Ming.

"This..." Li Ming hesitated, seeing Reynolds’ avatar looking equally solemn, "It truly is urgent."

"Alright." Li Ming nodded, his expression subtly changing. The Tank Guard suddenly appeared on his body, eyes glowing, Azure Dragon online, with a voice carrying electromagnetic fluctuations, "What’s the urgent matter?"

Mikhail hesitated, his mechanical pupils full of scrutiny, but concluded that Li Ming wouldn’t dare impersonate his teacher, and said gravely, "The Empire plans to take action against the Mechanic Association."

"Taking action against the Mechanic Association?" Li Ming pondered, recalling how the Creator Divine Craftsman had emphasized this last time. He wasn’t surprised, only saying,

"Aren’t the matters of the High-level Life Form Union enough to trouble them?"

"Targeting the Mechanic Association is precisely to solve the High-level Life United Organization issue." Mikhail’s voice sounded somewhat gritted.

"Hmm?" Li Ming was initially puzzled but sensed something stirring in his heart, as if on the verge of emerging.

Mikhail didn’t hold back, his avatar’s mechanical pupils flickered, and he said solemnly, "Currently, although the Federation and other civilizations have taken a firm stance, even hinting at being willing to fight..."

"But one of the Three Civilizations already supports the High-level Life Form Union, along with those high-level life forms, it’s enough to withstand external pressures."