This is not mechanical ascension.

"Really?" Li Ming was surprised and looked up and down at Tiago, "You don't seem to be qualified to make conditions."

Tiago's face changed slightly, and he was about to say something, but he heard Li Ming continue: "But, tell me, if it's really important to me, I can promise you."

Tiago hesitated slightly, but he had no choice but to hope that the other party would keep his promise. He said in a deep voice: "The joint fleet should arrive at the land of stars soon."

"Huh? The joint fleet?" Li Ming's expression was slightly condensed, and his brows were furrowed. "Are you sure?"

"I have the latest news. The joint fleet is still docked near the North Ber interstellar ice field. Someone also took a picture of Asmara. Don't tell me that it's just some kind of holographic image. Is there any evidence?"

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In the Silver Star Cluster, I don't know how many gray forces are secretly staring at the joint fleet, fearing that the other party will descend on them.

If it's just some kind of large-scale holographic image arranged, it's impossible to hide it.

"This is my speculation, there is no evidence..." Tiago took a breath, Li Ming's eyes became more and more indifferent: "Don't worry, I have plenty of time to play with you."

"I heard that the Duke insects reproduce by depositing their eggs in other life forms. Now in the interstellar era, they clone ordinary beasts on a large scale and use them as nests."

"But there have always been rumors that the higher the level of the parasitic life form, the higher the development potential of the offspring born. I also heard that Duke insects can give birth to dozens of offspring from a nest of eggs..."

A terrifying scene suddenly emerged in Tiago's mind, which made him numb all over, and he didn't even care about his body. , hurriedly said: "Listen to my explanation first."

"I am not familiar with the Land of Stars. The whole plan was designated by Asmara. They planned an escape route for me and set the coordinates."

"If the plan succeeds, we will send you to that coordinate location. It is a blank star field. The senior management speculates that she values ​​you so much that she may receive you in person."

"Although the entire joint fleet has not come, perhaps some of the elite have already gone ahead."

Li Ming heard this and rubbed his chin. Tiago's speculation sounded a little reasonable, but it is also possible that Asmara's men were waiting at the coordinate location.

"With how much Asmara values ​​you, she will definitely come to receive you in person." Tiago emphasized.

Li Ming's eyes flickered slightly, and he thought in his heart. In fact, he had this premonition before, but Theo had been paying attention to the joint fleet and claimed that there was no movement, so he relaxed his vigilance.

If Asmara abandoned some people and came lightly, the possibility is indeed very high.

As for Asmara who appeared on the battlefield, it is very likely to be a holographic projection. It is difficult to disguise a large fleet, but it is difficult to tell whether a personal projection is real or fake.

If this is the case... he felt a little urgent.

Even if it is not a large joint fleet, the people Asmara brought cannot be underestimated. The number of A-level life forms must not be small.

"It's time to run away..." Li Ming had this idea before, and even found the next home, which is the Torch Organization.

However, Asmara used Ford's account to interfere, and the Torch Organization has been dragging its feet and has not given a clear response, so he can only stay here for the time being.

"Don't worry, I will fulfill my promise." Li Ming glanced at the nervous Tiago, and the other party was relieved and watched Li Ming leave.

Tiago closed his eyes, his eyelids trembling, and carefully felt the changes in his body.

A few minutes later, Li Ming gathered Ulrich and others together and told them the news he got from Tiago.

"Marching in secret?" Theo frowned, swiping on the smart terminal in his hand.

Ulrich's face was full of anxiety, "Did Tiago say when she set out?"

"About twenty days ago." Li Ming pondered, if Asmara was really marching in secret, she would have set out as soon as she saw his mecha.

"Twenty days ago?" Ulrich's face became even uglier, and he pulled out the star map from the smart terminal. "Twenty days ago, they were in the Hiberite galaxy, only ten days away from the nearest Gu Ya civilization with a jump star gate."

"If they jump to the Bavarol civilization closest to the Land of Stars, and then sail here, it will take a month."

"Calculate the time, it will take ten days if it is slow, and five days if it is fast."

Theo's eyes fell on Li Ming, and he said in a deep voice: "You mean, Asmara not only secretly sent people to ambush you, but also specially divided the elite to come to the Land of Stars in advance?"

"She seems to be really eager for you, can you tell us why?"

Ulrich also looked over, and Li Ming helplessly spread his hands: "Everyone, what we should discuss now is how to deal with the current situation, not internal strife."

"To deal with the situation, we must also know why Asmara is very interested in you." Theo continued, Ulrich hesitated and did not join in the questioning.

Sandro folded his arms and said in a muffled voice, "Wasn't the arrival of the joint fleet something we expected long ago? It's nothing more than an early evacuation, why bother so much."

"Shut up." Theo scolded. He didn't care about this matter, but the hidden meaning behind it.

Asmara was so eager and saw something they didn't see, which might bring unusual troubles.

"Are you worried?" Li Ming asked, indifferently: "Actually, the solution is very simple, just go our separate ways."

"I am the only one who is interested in Asmara, why do you have to pester me."

"No." Ulrich was the first to shake his head. Although he was slightly uneasy, he had noticed that Qinglong had the idea of ​​taking advantage of them. After all, there were not many opportunities to coerce three A-level life forms.

But it is impossible to part ways at the moment. The sunk costs and losses are too great, and it is impossible to get out. We must see the benefits.

Sandro also shook his head, "No, no, I'm still counting on you to get something."

Theo frowned. The people behind him would not allow him to leave the great mechanic and could only remain silent.

"In that case, don't think about it so much." Li Ming smiled, "I suggest that we leave here as soon as possible."

He has no interest in staying and confronting Asmara head-on. Finding a place to continue developing is his best choice.

"I have the same idea. Let's leave today and prepare immediately." Ulrich nodded. All his wealth is in this castle, and leaving is just a matter of words.

"So fast?" Sandro was stunned and said hurriedly: "I have to go back and pack up my fleet."

"Go back, no one will stop you." Ulrich glanced at him.

Sandro snorted coldly, his face ashen, how could he leave at this moment.

Because he didn't go back during this period, his territory was severely encroached on, and his subordinates were already resentful.

Although he can issue orders through the smart terminal to temporarily hide them, when he comes back, it is not certain whether these fleets still belong to him. This is the case with the predators.

Loyalty is just a joke.

"What did the Torch Organization say? They haven't let go yet?" Li Ming asked.

Theo said calmly: "It should be soon. The main reason is that the big mechanics have different opinions. This battle is also a demonstration of your technical level."

"Do you want to notify others?" Ulrich asked, "The Land of Stars has always advanced and retreated together in the face of this kind of encirclement and suppression."

"His grandma will advance and retreat together!" Sandro said grumpily: "My territory is almost being eaten away."

"It is indeed unnecessary this time." Theo also shook his head, "We have discussed before that the Land of Stars may not be able to survive this time."

Ulrich nodded, seeming a little emotional, and then quickly went to arrange the evacuation.

This is Ulrich's territory, so naturally he leaves in his spaceship.

Theo's men are all mercenaries with good or bad reputations. They are not wanted in many civilizations and can stay in other star clusters without being affected.

Ulrich suffered a relatively large loss not long ago, so he didn't have much to take away. He secretly ordered Cassis to pack it up, and it took most of a day to sort it out.

While he was making arrangements in an orderly manner, Li Ming found Ulrich mysteriously and asked, "Do you have any self-destruction devices here?"

Ulrich hesitated and whispered: "Yes, there are a batch of large-yield explosive nuclear reaction bombs buried deep underground."

Li Ming's eyes brightened slightly, and then Ulrich continued: "I know what you want to do. When Asmara lands on the island, they will definitely prepare a signal shielding device. It will be difficult to determine their location, and it will be even harder to detonate it from the outside. ”

"Then leave someone to detonate it from the inside." Li Ming added.

Ulrich was helpless, "There are too many variables. I don't trust the people under my command."

"Do you have to tell them the truth?" Li Ming shook his head and muttered for a while. Ulrich's eyes changed, "You are really shady."

He turned around and ordered: "Call Brown."

Sandro's face looked ugly until the moment before boarding the spacecraft.

There are still many good things in his lair, but he has very few people who can be called his confidants, and he doesn't know how many he can keep in the end.

…

In the unknown land, the headquarters of the Torch Organization, the core laboratory is extremely vast, with a large number of experimenters coming and going, and large experimental instruments running non-stop.

In the center, on the metal experimental table, there is an instrument half a person's height. Opened from the center, the internal metal structure is extremely precise, and the blue energy flows.

Above is a 3D image that is constantly rotating. Jesiah stands aside, opening his hands, and the 3D image is enlarged. It seems to be some kind of physical drawing.

Comparing the drawings, the items on the metal plate seem to be only a small part.

"The 1437th energy transmission failed. The third spectrometer detected unknown lineage energy, recording..."

"The 2345th material property test failed. It cannot match the corresponding properties of the drawing. Continue to try the alloy ratio..."

The sound of various failed experiments kept coming, and Jesiah had become accustomed to it.

"Idiot, the wave color value should be between 2γ and 3Ψ, otherwise it will cause thermal expansion!"

"A bunch of trash, brainless things!"

Deyes's face turned red and he roared angrily. The Torch experimenters were scolded as useless and seemed hopeless.

"Deyes..." Jesiah frowned, "The bioalloy obviously has nothing to do with the color value. Who knows how the sublimate is synthesized? It's useless for you to scold it."

Deyes snorted, "It's been three months, and there's only such a small amount of progress. I'm afraid it won't be done in another three years. If we bring our experimental team here, we can speed up the process a little bit."

"There are too many people. The Torch Organization cannot agree. Besides, there is a simpler solution." Jesaya's voice was calm, and he just kept rotating the drawings in front of him to control the details.

"You want to talk about the great mechanic Qinglong again, right?" Deyes's face was slightly gloomy. "I have said that it is just your own speculation. Even if he has superb skills, he may not be able to solve our problems."

"What if there is still no progress after inviting him? And his origins are not clear yet. This is a bomb!"

Jesaya shook his head. Except for him, the other two great mechanics did not agree with Qinglong coming.

"Deyes, you are just afraid that he will share your benefits. I know you want to see if there are materials for making star-casting instruments in the ruins of the sublimator."

Deyes was exposed, but he didn't care, "So what?"

Jesaya said indifferently: "If we can't make this thing, we can't even get in."

"I said that the Torch Organization should bring all our teams here. Their people are unbearable..." Deyes frowned and paused halfway through his words.

The experimenters around retreated to both sides. Jessia turned back and nodded slightly: "Sir Cornett."

The visitor was the leader of the Torch. He looked around at the three great mechanics and said, "We have decided to let the great mechanic Qinglong come, as well as Theo, Ulrich, and Sandro, three A-level life forms."

"What?" Deyes immediately got angry and shouted, "Cornet, are you crazy?"

Cornet looked calm: "Sir Deyes, the slow progress is obvious to all. If we don't think of a way, no one can get in."

"We can't do it, but he is sure there is a way? How can he prove it?" Deyes was anxious.

Cornet didn't say anything either, but just turned on the smart terminal, pinched out a virtual projection, and played a battle video.

This time, the picture is obviously clearer, as if it has been processed by auxiliary.

He briefly introduced: "Not long ago, the A-level life form Tiago ambushed this Lord Qinglong, but was captured."

"Oh?" Jessia became alert and observed carefully, and Deyes paused slightly.

"In this battle, he showed his second A-class combat mecha, and also had an A-class combat mechanical body to assist, both of which require extremely high technical content." Connet said.

These mechanics are strictly prohibited from contacting the outside world, and they can only get information from Connet.

"This mecha..." The taciturn old mechanic Benny came up and observed carefully. When he saw the mecha resisting Tiago's attack, he was surprised:

"It can resist EMP electromagnetic interference. Where did he find this nano material? It seems to be stronger than the previous one."

Among the same level items, the combat mecha is the most complicated to build, and it can also best show the level.

"It is obviously biased towards defense, without any weapon modules, and is also a follower of the "Fiers Theory." Benny looked for a moment and couldn't help saying: "Fiers Theory believes that due to performance limitations, a single combat mecha should not have both."

Deyes's face changed slightly, and when the silver combat mechanical body broke into the battlefield and showed its combat strength, Jessia suddenly became excited: "This, how is this possible!"