The staff member quickly brought up the information, popping up a photo, "The person using the disguise name Kay was on the very travel spaceship we are currently investigating."
"However, among the citizens released by that raider named Ya Ro, we didn’t find this person’s fake identity."
Duke Bai Ye felt as if lightning had struck him, "Then it matches up."
"The undercover member of the Interstellar Alliance isn’t here for those Sela citizens, I’m afraid it’s to save this guy."
"Who knows if something went wrong and this person wasn’t released." Duke Bai Ye’s mood improved, "Report this coordinated inquiry to the Yitelan Civilization, saying that I’m temporarily unable to leave."
"Yes." The staff member nodded and swiftly went to deal with the matter.
Since the Judge Civilization and the Yitelan Civilization both belong to advanced civilizations, Asimara wouldn’t be able to object if he needed to help with the investigation.
His trusted aide couldn’t help but remind him, "My lord Duke, if you are going to take on this matter, you’ll also have to explain it to the Judge Civilization."
"This person has vanished without a trace; I’m afraid he can’t be found anywhere. Ya Ro might have already rescued him, who knows where he could’ve taken him."
"Nowhere to be found?" Bai Ye said with a light chuckle, "Based on the timing, right after Ya Ro released the citizens, he went straight back to Blue Star. If he truly had saved the one with the golden eyes, he wouldn’t have gone back to Blue Star."
"Before that, the only one who had handled it was Star Hunter. If it’s not with Ya Ro, it’s highly likely to be with Atom."
Bai Ye speculated, with the answer nearly in front of his eyes, "Go and confirm the travel log and surveillance footage from that spaceship."
"Your Excellency, we’ve already searched, and there is nothing," the trusted aide reported quietly, "It must have been destroyed."
"Destroyed? A clean job." Bai Ye pondered, "I guess I’m not wrong, but there’s still a B-class life form on this planet, and it’s not a good time to turn against Atom."
"Those raiders are numerous, and although their overall strength isn’t much, they will be troublesome to deal with if we have a fallout. Take some men and clean up a bunch, make the scene resemble Sermo’s death scene, and pin it on the one hidden in the shadows."
"Boss, it’s just like that, we have the whole planet under blockade now, we will find that guy sooner or later." Atom, usually fierce and brutal, was now extremely respectful in front of the black virtual screen.
Only a waveform line was on the screen, undulating as it transmitted a dull voice,
"You don’t have much time to waste there, the Yitelan Civilization has already started their crackdown on Torch, and over sixteen civilizations in the Silver Star Cluster have responded, forming a large fleet."
"That’s a big move." Atom took a sharp breath, then curiously added, "But what does this have to do with me?"
The voice continued, "No one knows the location of the Torch Organization’s headquarters. This alliance is making huge waves, Yitelan needs to save face, and in the end, it won’t just be all noise and no action, they will inevitably target the Land of Stars."
"Once the outskirts are blockaded, you won’t be able to come back, and the golden-eyed person you captured is a heap of trouble, people are already looking for him."
Atom’s face changed slightly, and he couldn’t help but say, "Boss, I’ve lost a lot this time, I can’t just return empty-handed, the people below me definitely won’t accept it."
"Foolish!" the voice scolded sharply, "What’s more important, your life or your pride?"
"Yes, boss." Atom lowered his head, his serpent-like pupils flashing a cold light.
"Ten days, I’ll give you ten more days. If you don’t come back by then, don’t bother coming back at all." The other party seemed to understand that forcefully making Atom return would leave him resentful, hence the final deadline was given.
"Thank you, boss!" Atom quickly nodded, and after ending the communication, he leapt to his feet and walked towards the lower levels.
Meanwhile, Li Ming and Ya Ro had hidden themselves in a Thunderstorm Zone, each in separate caves, not far from each other. Ya Ro didn’t know what Li Ming was planning and was bored, but couldn’t do anything about it.
9.65 million metal energy, even though some time had passed, seeing that number still thrilled Li Ming.
It was precisely because of such an enormous amount of metal energy that he had spent several hours aboard that spaceship. If it weren’t for becoming a C-class life form and accelerating his absorption rate of metal energy...
Let alone six hours, even an entire day might not have been enough to absorb it all.
The venture was clearly worth it, with the metal energy reaching an astonishing figure, close to ten million.
He had thought he would break ten million, but he was still a bit short. The figures could only be used as estimates and couldn’t actually be converted.
He pondered, given the current situation, it would be difficult to leave the planet easily.
Two B-level life forms were not something he could handle at the moment, so he planned to upgrade his controlled objects first.
He took out the [Crystal Ion Sword], a sword with high frontal damage and often used as a carrier for the power of [Thunderstorm Fervor].
But after becoming a C-level life form, its strength had clearly fallen behind. He had already expended metal energy to repair it a few times, and now it was finally time for a thorough upgrade.
It was also mixed with Mother Ore, so upgrading to B-level was naturally effortless.
Metallic brilliance flickered; 800,000 units of metal energy gradually covered the sword body. The metal structure flowed like liquid metal, reshaping, and the sword body extended to three meters long, entirely silver-white with a width of two palms, its surface covered by a layer of micro energy matrix.
At the hilt appeared a sparkling golden gem, the super energy plasma generator, which had even higher heat and destructive power.
In the middle of the sword body was a fine seam, which could serve as a rail-type ion cannon, providing a means for long-range attacks.
[Super Ion Mechanical Sword--B-level: Crafted by Mechanical Master Xia Yuanlun using Crystal Alloy and ion polymerization technology.
Control Effect: Swordsman
Control Ability--Aggregate Slash: Power Amplification of 600% speed, and enhances Slicing Ability.]
After swinging it for a moment, Li Ming nodded in satisfaction and then took out the [Justice Arm Armor], serving as the core of both the integrated and burst systems, providing substantial data amplification.
Metal energy was lost; ripples spread across the metal arm armor’s surface, becoming ever more refined and covered with metallic particles on the smooth surface, forming a unique texture. The original hinges and screws were replaced by magnetic connections.
[Justice Arm Armor--B-level: Justice Fist, shall only fall upon the guilty!
Control Ability: Power Amplification--400%
Control Effect--Justice Combat: An additional 1000% power amplification, and gains the "Burning Fire" ability.]
Living up to expectations, a 14-fold power enhancement; such an amplification was indeed terrifying.
But the metal energy consumed was also terrifying, reaching 1 million units of metal energy.
Of course, there was also the core controlled object of the materialization system--
[Tank Guard--B-level: Advanced Combat Mecha, layered and enhanced.
Control Effect: Defense Amplification--600%
Control Ability--Tank Guard: Amplifies defense by 1000%, and gains Stone Skin amplification.]
900,000 units of metal energy poured in, and Tank Guard’s exterior underwent dramatic changes; the earthy yellow appearance turned pale gold, interspersed with black patterns, becoming more flashy.
Far from getting bulkier, it actually became more slender, its height reduced to two meters, with a broad shoulder and narrow waist, sharp and distinct, combining strength and beauty.
Then, there was his old companion, [Thunder Exoskeleton].
However, he did not plan to upgrade it to a B-level controlled object.
This controlled object, mainly used for materialization, had very ordinary abilities, and there were many things that could replace its passive amplifications.
So, he planned to turn it into a Mechanical Guard.
Another 900,000 units of metal energy surged out, and the exoskeletal arms sparked with arcs of electricity. A multitude of metallic mechanical structures turned outward and recombined, giving rise to even more metal structures.
Six mechanical arms intertwined to ultimately form a mechanical body about 1.5 meters tall, in a deep blue color, its eyes flashing with arcs of electricity.
"Thunder... Creator..."
This Mechanical Guard named Thunder was quite sleek, resembling a sharp assassin that could vanish into the dark at any moment and deliver a lethal blow.
The Mechanical Guard could share 50% of his own amplifications; Thunder and Taipo had energy levels close to 100C, and with shared amplifications, their destructive power was completely at the B-level.