This is really not mechanical ascension-Chapter 220 - 125 The Great Mechanic—Castelon’s Shock

This was exactly the part that Chen Jinglong found tricky; no one would ever refuse him passage.

But he wasn’t sure if Li Ming had that capability, even though Li Ming’s developmental potential was astonishing, he was the University of Science and Technology’s last line of defense.

The University of Science and Technology wasn’t established for Li Ming alone.

"Why don’t you just focus on developing gene seeds?" Chen Jinglong appeared resigned.

"The two aren’t in conflict. I only start mulling over mechas after I have exhausted myself in development," Li Ming explained.

Suddenly, Chen Jinglong thought of a critical question, his eyes sharp, "How far have you gotten with your development?"

"35%," Li Ming candidly replied.

Li Ming could clearly see that the dean’s expression froze for an instant, and what he couldn’t see were Chen Jinglong’s hands clenched and then released behind his back.

After a long silence, he said, "I don’t know much about mechanics, I’ll take you to see Professor Xia for an assessment first."

"No problem." Li Ming packed up the metal box and followed Chen Jinglong to Xia Yuanlun’s mechanical laboratory.

Upon arrival, as Li Ming got out of the car, he noticed several hover cars parked there, all embassy vehicles, apparently belonging to visitors.

"Cars from the Dwarf Mountain civilization’s embassy, that’s right, Professor Xia’s old friend is here," Chen Jinglong seemed to recall.

"Here..." Ding Hui came running out of breath, covered in dust, with dry black traces on the temples, a mixture of sweat and dust.

"Ding Bro, why so miserable?" Li Ming was quite surprised.

"Don’t mention it, the teacher has been in a foul mood these past days," Ding Hui explained with a gloomy face, and after greeting Chen Jinglong, he explained to Li Ming, "Lord Castelon has arrived."

"Sure enough, it’s him, the Great Mechanic—Castelon," Chen Jinglong was not surprised.

"Great Mechanic?" Li Ming asked, surprised, and then inquired.

"The so-called Great Mechanic is a rather general title without any clear standards. Being able to build A-level weapons or having participated in the design and manufacture of star-destroying weapons qualifies," Ding Hui explained.

"Building A-level weapons, he must be quite formidable," Li Ming contemplated, "coming to exchange and learn with Professor Xia?"

"What exchange and learn," Ding Hui smirked bitterly, "When the teacher was younger, he studied at Yitelan’s Yellow Bell Mechanical College and was classmates with Castelon, always very competitive."

"Later, the teacher returned to Blue Star while Castelon stayed there and kept improving, frequently humiliating the teacher."

Li Ming was surprised, "This Castelon, he came here specifically to belittle Professor Xia?"

"There’s a colleague of theirs in the Yitelan investigative team, Castelon is probably here waiting in advance," Chen Jinglong added.

"Oh, I see," Li Ming suddenly understood, and then listened as Ding Hui continued, "Lord Castelon’s tongue is truly poisonous, these past days we’ve been insulted by him one by one, almost driven to depression."

"Sounds quite miserable," Li Ming said with a grin.

"This way..." Ding Hui led the way, "The teacher has been trying to avoid Castelon these past days."

They quickly reached Xia Yuanlun’s office; Li Ming had been there once before. Ding Hui knocked on the door and stepped aside to let them in.

Li Ming lagged half a step behind; as soon as Chen Jinglong stepped in, he heard Xia Yuanlun gritting his teeth: "What are you here for again, I already gave you ten mother ores, not one more to give!"

Ah? Were those ten mother ores acquired from Professor Xia?

No wonder he agreed so decisively, it’s easy to be generous with someone else’s belongings.

Li Ming paused in his step; it was then that Xia Yuanlun noticed him following behind, and the gritting expression instantly faded away.

It was clear, Professor Xia had indeed been holding back quite a bit these past days.

"Professor," Li Ming greeted.

Chen Jinglong’s face showed no embarrassment as he sat down on his own and said indifferently, "I’m here because of him."

"Li Ming, eh..." Professor Xia massaged his temples, "You could’ve come to me directly for whatever it is, there was no need to call him over."

"This is a different matter, he wants to apply for a small laboratory," Chen Jinglong said.

"Apply for a small laboratory?" Professor Xia was somewhat taken aback, but he immediately waved it off, looking exhausted, "Apply away, when the faculty committee meets, I’ll vote in favor."

Chen Jinglong frowned, "He has brought some application materials that need your review,"

"Me, review?" Professor Xia was confused.

Then he saw Chen Jinglong wave his hand, and from the center, the alloy box that Li Ming was carrying opened up, and the Tan Guard Mecha hanging from the support caught Xia Yuanlun’s attention immediately.

He rushed over in a hurry, his hand caressing the surface of the alloy as if he had laid eyes on an unparalleled beauty. freewёbnoνel.com

"This..." Xia Yuanlun may not have been an expert in this area, but in just a few minutes, he spotted the key.

"This... this is your creation, isn’t it? Is this the heavy armor you mentioned to me before? How did it turn into a mecha?" Xia Yuanlun excitedly looked at Li Ming.

Chen Jinglong’s brow furrowed slightly; did he recognize it that quickly? Were these two putting on a show?

"How can you be so sure it was made by Li Ming?" Chen Jinglong asked.

"Such regular forging techniques, aside from Li Ming’s style, I’ve only seen on the assembly line," Xia Yuanlun’s eyes blazed with fervor, "A small laboratory, definitely qualified. Whoever says he’s not, I’ll have words with them!"

"Right, right..." Xia Yuanlun’s mood was very agitated as if suddenly struck by a thought; he closed the metal box, grabbed Li Ming, and headed out.

"Come, follow me, damn Castelon, I’ll scare you to death this time!" he murmured under his breath, his old face flushing.

Chen Jinglong’s eyes shimmered, and he followed.

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