This is really not mechanical ascension-Chapter 901 - 465 Everywhere there are secrets_2

Chapter 901: Chapter 465 Everywhere there are secrets_2 freeωebnovēl.c૦m

Li Ming looked up and laughed, "You’re not very good at flattering people. Just say what you want to say."

Clyde was a bit embarrassed and said in a low voice, "I want to rent some mechanical bodies."

Li Ming’s eyes flickered; he was curious about this Clyde and found it a good excuse to probe him. He waved his hand, "No problem, how many do you need?"

"Well..." Clyde hesitated, "We are still an exile fleet, defined as a terrorist organization by civilization. So, if you trade with us..."

Li Ming interrupted calmly, "Don’t worry, the Mechanical Court is based in the Chaotic Star Gap and is not governed by any civilization. We’ll trade with whoever we want."

Clyde’s heart trembled slightly. Such bold words, when could they also have such capital?

"First, rent... rent a thousand... not combat types, just these auxiliary types that can perform basic industrial manufacturing... how much will it cost?" Clyde asked hesitantly.

"A thousand? That’s too few." Li Ming frowned, "At least start with ten thousand."

Clyde’s face darkened. Helplessly, their Star Coin holdings were limited, primarily in local currency, and with daily maintenance costs, there wasn’t much money left over.

However, he also understood that the profit from this number might not even cover the transportation cost.

"Give me an address, and I’ll have someone send ten thousand over first. If it’s not enough, let me know." Li Ming added.

Clyde smiled bitterly, "Your Excellency, our Star Coin reserves..."

"What I mean is, you use them first, and when you have the money, we’ll calculate the rent separately." Li Ming said casually.

"This..." Clyde was startled, "Isn’t that improper."

"It’s not a big deal, only ten thousand mechanical bodies."

Li Ming spoke lightly, but Clyde’s expression changed. In reality, he knew that the problems faced by their exile fleet were insignificant to someone like the Azure Dragon or even Li Ming.

"Rest assured, we will pay the due price." Clyde said solemnly.

Li Ming’s eyes moved slightly, then he said, "But, you are already a student of Lord Florian, should the Holy Revolution Army’s resources be directly available to you?"

Clyde shook his head, "The Holy Revolution Army has supported us significantly, but ultimately, it’s still our own problem. They will provide corresponding support but won’t help us win."

Li Ming had heard that the Holy Revolution Army’s program was distinctive, summarized from years of resistance--

Do not support a life form without a will to resist.

Whether it’s resistance or suppression, once it excessively relies on the power of other civilizations, rather than fighting for it outright, it will leave deep repercussions.

There are numerous cases of this in the interstellar space.

"I see..." Li Ming conveniently mentioned this matter, just as a topic to continue the conversation.

With his eager assistance, Clyde naturally spoke openly.

Before the porthole, Florian’s dark pupils reflected the blue spatial energy of the Star Gate channel.

"Did he really not make a move?" His expression showed suspicion. The one called the Spirit Head hadn’t attacked their spaceship and had just watched them enter the Star Gate channel.

No confidence?

He furrowed his brow, unable to gauge the strength of that Spirit Head, but that strange castle should have occupied a significant part of it.

And now that he was outside, the threat from the other party was greatly reduced. Plus, with the Azure Dragon, the other party probably wasn’t confident of success.

Thinking this way, he speculated that the other party’s strength might not be too high and felt a slight relief.

But the hidden worries remained, as the origin of the other party was unknown, and they seemed to have a way to predict their flight trajectory, waiting early at this spot—such means were hard to guard against.

"Clyde has only been awakened for three years, and I spent a great price finding him. How did the other party know Clyde’s secret..."

He was puzzled but resolved that, no matter the cost, Clyde must not fall into enemy hands.

"Teacher..." A voice came from behind, Florian turned around, "Finished eating?"

Clyde looked a bit awkward. Florian continued, "How did the conversation go?"

Mentioning this, Clyde’s expression slightly vibrated with excitement,

"Li Ming came from the grassroots, aware of the struggles of ordinary life forms, and even had many experiences in common with me. On many ideas, we agree without prior consultation; it even feels like... like..."

He hit his hand. Florian added, "A pity you didn’t meet earlier?"

"Yes!" Clyde nodded repeatedly, expressing emotionally, "I feel you should recruit him into the Holy Revolution Army."

Looking at the unusually excited Clyde, Florian sighed inwardly. They had talked about past experiences; Li Ming should have extracted all the information from Clyde.

He wasn’t surprised, having seen that Spirit Head, the Azure Dragon must have been quite curious about Clyde, so letting Li Ming probe him was understandable.

However, Clyde himself didn’t know much, which is why he was at ease letting Clyde and Li Ming talk.

"But..." Clyde’s excited expression halted.

"What’s wrong?" Florian asked, concerned.

"It’s just that he asked some peculiar questions." Clyde said blankly, "Asked if I’d had any strange dreams as a child, if my parents left behind any rings or the like."

Florian’s eyes slightly focused, "How did you answer?"

"I said no." Clyde shook his head and added, "It’s true, no."

Florian’s dark eyes landed on Clyde, "Don’t worry, I won’t harm you."

Clyde nodded, but his expression didn’t change.

...

"Tsk tsk..." Li Ming was looking at the data in front of him, "In three years, from being the son of a servant to becoming a B-Level Life Form, that’s not slow."

Combining what Clyde said with some information found on the Interstellar Network, he roughly mastered all the known information about Clyde.

He was somewhat famous in his local civilization and even had a rumored title of Skywalker.

Meaning "Savior, Deliverer" and the like.

"Development Potential, Level 45..." Li Ming’s gaze landed on the testing equipment beside him. On the table next to it, there was half a vial of blood.

This was the blood he had drawn from Clyde, of course using the ability of Controlled Objects to make the other party unaware.

Li Ming contemplated, "This development potential is not low; it couldn’t have gone undetected before. The governor of his planet isn’t an incompetent person, encountering such talent, there’s no way they intentionally suppressed it."

"Which means, most likely, it’s only been since over three years ago that he had this development potential."

Without more advanced equipment on hand, the blood analysis yielded no conclusions and had to be temporarily stored in Folded Space.

Florian and that unknown X Level Life Form both had considerable interest in Clyde, so there must be a significant secret on this small being.

"In a place like Red River Star Stream, bringing along a drag is not a good choice; it’s most likely for Clyde that this trip took place." Li Ming rubbed his chin.

Although curious, he wasn’t intending to provoke Florian, so he held the thoughts in mind for the time being.

During the following journey, Li Ming occasionally conversed with Clyde, and also chatted quite a bit with Florian.

A few days later, they completed the second half of the trip, arriving at the Kamendar Star Gate Node, the nearest Star Gate transit point to the Red River Star Stream, belonging to a private operator.

And Red River Star City wasn’t far from Kamendar, with just a push in navigation, they could arrive within two or three days.

This was Li Ming’s first time returning to the Red River Star Stream in years.

This place was considered the downstream section of the Red River Star Stream.

"The effect of the Red River Catastrophe is indeed evident. Although this is the outskirts of the Red River Star Stream, it looks no different from the external starry sky." Li Ming stood in front of the porthole, looking out into the desolate exterior.

The most significant feature of the Red River Star Stream was the magnetic cloud formed by various void turbulence and the unique environment; now, it was almost invisible.

Even external communication signals were quite stable.

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