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Chapter 880 - 455 Preparation for Exploration Skywalker

Chapter 880: Chapter 455 Preparation for Exploration Skywalker

Mikhail’s piercing voice echoed in the room, carrying the distinctive electromagnetic sound after being transmitted through the network.

Li Ming remained silent, with no intention of intervening, instead watching with keen interest.

Perhaps it was because he rarely saw Mikhail with such a strong attitude, Reynolds was momentarily stunned.

Mikhail’s expression was indifferent: "At sixteen, I witnessed my parents being killed by traffickers, captured, had my ears cut off, underwent cellular sealing surgery, became a Mute Spirit, and rose to this point, I have seen the darkness of human nature."

"And you, Reynolds, you and Forging Hammer are both Flame Spirit Giants, your intelligence collectively low, Forging Hammer painstakingly discovered you, nurturing you all along."

"Yet throughout the years, how much of the Mechanic Association’s affairs have you cared about? When faced with issues, it’s always about fighting or killing. How many matters have I handled? Without me, the Mechanic Association would have long been split apart!"

"Do you even have the nerve to accuse me? Even Forging Hammer’s resurrection doesn’t have that right!"

Mikhail spoke with solid conviction.

His resume was quite tumultuous, the Elf Clan’s position in the interstellar space was actually rather awkward, because their appearance and innate arrogance and cool demeanor struck many people’s XP point.

The clandestine slave trade was repeatedly banned, even though this group was considered a strong race, naturally possessing the power to mobilize energy particles.

But for lifeforms on the leading edge of the Evolved Body, this was of little consequence, and, to this day, some still capture them in secret.

The Elf Clan’s sixteen years are roughly equivalent to ten for interstellar humans.

Reynolds crossed his arms, his expression shifting, yet he was rendered speechless, unable to retort.

Meanwhile, Mikhail continued with intense output, his voice icy: "Use that barely mutated brain of yours and think carefully, what benefit do I gain by leaking the coordinates to them?"

This aggression is indeed strong, he must have repressed a lot of frustration normally, Li Ming muttered to himself.

Reynolds and Forging Hammer, both Flame Spirit Giants, had the label of being brutes, to have two Divine Craftsmen, it could only be said their brains mutated.

Reynolds snorted coldly: "You speak as if you dedicate yourself tirelessly, yet only you know how much profit you have taken from it."

"Fool, hasn’t Forging Hammer benefited from the Mechanic Association?" Mikhail sneered, leaving Reynolds at a loss for words, saying steadily: "Then let me ask you, why didn’t you mention to the two of us about the Holy Spirit Civilization Ruins appearing early?"

"You would’ve known sooner or later, besides, I haven’t confirmed this matter yet." Mikhail hesitated, shaking his head.

Reynolds scoffed, "I bet you just want to take advantage of the information gap, to gather some benefits yourself."

"Clever idiot." Mikhail didn’t linger on the topic, perhaps he indeed had such thoughts.

The two vented for a while and tacitly bypassed these topics.

Then, Mikhail brought the topic back, "The Azure Dragon has bought us some more time, and even if they start to divide, it will take some time to fully materialize."

"I estimate there’s about a year and a half, actually."

"Still too short..." Reynolds frowned, "Turning the Mechanic Association into a united governance is still unlikely."

"Unlikely, but possible. To reverse this, we only need them to realize the cost is too high." Mikhail’s eyes gleamed,

"For the Holy Spirit Civilization Ruins, we can conduct joint exploration by then, and the Three Civilizations also won’t miss it."

"It’s just ruins, not sites." Reynolds frowned, "According to you, not even Forging Hammer’s resurrection could change the current situation."

"Or did you find something good in those ruins?" he asked suspiciously, still prejudiced against Mikhail.

Mikhail remained silent, his voice was low, as if squeezed from his throat: "Fool, don’t you know what ’variable’ means? If I had a clear method to resolve this, would I be wasting my time here with you?"

It’s still a gamble, after all, there is no other method.

A year is also a bit short for Li Ming, the development progress can be pushed to a maximum of 10%, and other areas are hard to make significant improvements.

Originally, he estimated three years, and if he supplemented some Genetic Essence, it might be possible to push development to around 30%.

Moreover, by then, both the quantity of Mechanical Bodies and the quality of Controlled Objects would see significant leaps.

Whether this matter can be resolved is not easy to say, at least there will be more wiggle room.

But Costate cutting it down to one year is indeed a bit short.

"What’s the actual situation with this Holy Spirit Civilization Ruins?" Li Ming thought to ask.

Previously, these two guys were quite secretive, not wanting to disclose more information to him.

But now with a little over half a year until the joint exploration, some secretive information should also be relayed.

The initially tense-ridden two exchanged a glance, seemingly sharing a thought.

Moments later, Mikhail began to speak: "It’s like this..."

...

The Mechanic Association negotiations tugged at the hearts of many mechanics.

And immediately after the conclusion, the Mechanic Association released an announcement to the public—

[Through negotiations conducted by the three Divine Craftsmen, Azure Dragon, Creator, and Mechanical Soul with various interstellar civilizations, it was decided that no new targeted investigations would be initiated from the end of the current investigation until the promulgation of specific legislation, for a duration of one year.]

This announcement was somewhat ambiguous, the extension of one year mentioned by the Three Civilizations was actually referring to the time when the axe falls.

It’s akin to releasing a joint announcement and legislation to confirm the dismemberment of the Mechanic Association.