The Control Page popped up, accompanied by a blurry shake, and Li Ming felt as if his body was being torn apart as his cells began to stir restlessly, stimulated by an unknown force.
Suddenly, violent Elemental Energy erupted around his body, though not intensely, it passively pushed him into his Liberation Form, leading to further transformations.
The golden Armor that enveloped his body refined further. It did not become more cumbersome; instead, it became more simplistic and sleek, as if an invisible hand was intricately sculpting it.
In the end, it had morphed into a special state not much different from his own appearance, with complex and intricate patterns engraved on the Armor similar to an exoskeleton.
[Genetic Warrior]→[Mechanical Warrior]
No changes to other abilities of the profession, [Secret Record Fusion] ability disappeared, and a new ability emerged.
[Mechanical Weapon Release: Unable to fuse external Secret Record of Liberation, the Liberation Form will autonomously adjust according to the Genetic Seed, consuming a significant amount of physical strength and enhancing the current comprehensive data by 30%, with an additional 5% per Life Level.]
Hm? Li Ming’s eyes gleamed brightly, as the Liberation Form also interacted with the Controlled Objects, turning into an overall enhancement,
A direct boost of 30%, just considering his current Power Amplification, meant an increase of nearly forty times. He swallowed hard.
The appearance of [Mechanical Weapon Release] meant he no longer had to worry about the Secret Record of Liberation, freeing up his focus while simultaneously boosting his strength—a double benefit.
This upgrade was well worth it.
"Risk represents reward..." Li Ming pondered, "If Fusi fails, will they send another S-Level Life Form to tempt me?"
"Forget it, I can’t treat them as fools, although they were beaten to a semi-crippled state by the Star Abyss Empire, who knows what kind of background they still have."
Li Ming pondered for a moment, then continued to develop the Genetic Seed. Five or six hours later, he opened his eyes with some frustration.
"It’s really too slow..." He got up, then sat down again, sighed, adjusted his attitude, and continued the development.
Another day soon passed, and Li Ming stood in front of the porthole, clearly seeing a dim, crimson star that seemed to be in its twilight years.
The Meteor Flame Star System belonged to the planet Collector—Barbaro, who was also an Overlord Level big shot in the Chaotic Star Gap, controlling nearly one-fifth of the Star Systems.
Within the Star System, there were only three planets, two of which were barren, and only one barely classified as a Life Planet.
Cold Sky Star, the one Blackbeard found for Azure Dragon.
Due to its unique Gravity effect, the three planets orbited the aging star in an irregular pattern.
Here, one day was calculated to be 65 hours, almost three times longer than the standard Interstellar day.
On the periphery of the Star System, Warships were neatly arranged, not small in scale, totaling nearly a thousand ships.
But there were not many main ships, all in all, just over a dozen.
The Grey Eyes mercenary group, under Theo, arrived here a few days earlier.
"...Twilight star, the surface temperature of Cold Sky Star shouldn’t exceed zero degrees." Having left their room, several people were discussing.
The spacecraft’s hull vibrated, and outside the porthole, sparks flew as they broke into the atmosphere.
They landed on a plain with howling cold winds, a silver-white surface, and sparse growth of black vegetation sucking up the barely existing warmth.
For these individuals, such temperatures were negligible.
"This planet has three continents, this one being the largest and containing the most plains. If we are to set up a military factory..." Ulrich was explaining, but before he could finish, everyone suddenly looked up to another direction in the sky.
Accompanied by a piercing whistling sound, a small spacecraft approached rapidly and stopped not too far away.
The engines gradually shut down, and as the hatch opened, a life form with dark green skin dressed in a black suit hastily approached them.
"You are the people under Lord Azure Dragon, correct?" He was very respectful and quickly introduced himself: "I am the person in charge here. This is the lease agreement for you, a term of ninety-nine years. Who... will sign?"
"I’ll do it." Li Ming stepped forward. The planets and Star Systems owned by the "Collector" were never sold but only leased, as Blackbeard had already informed him.
After signing his name, the other party collected the agreement and said with a bow: "Sorry to disturb, for the next ninety-nine years, this will be your private territory."
The man left swiftly, merely following procedure, and Ulrich continued:
"We have applied for several companies on our side. Can they be linked to Lord Azure Dragon’s certification account in the Mechanic Association? This way, we can skip the qualification review when joining the Interstellar Chamber Of Commerce."
"No problem." Li Ming nodded.
During this time, Ulrich and the others had been dealing with various miscellaneous matters: company registration, qualification applications, and applications to various large Interstellar organizations like the Mercenary Association and the Interstellar Chamber Of Commerce.
Everything was ready except for the materials, which were on their way and couldn’t be rushed.
However, to Li Ming’s surprise, someone from the Black Hole Hall messaged him before the materials arrived.
In a dark and cramped space, the floor was covered with blood-drenched patterns, and in the central area, there was a rift flickering with blood-red light.
Several headless corpses lay haphazardly to one side, and in the corner, there was a heavily restrained blond person bound by a gene inhibitor, looking terrified and trembling.
In the shadows, footsteps shuffled, rustling. They wore white robes, but on their backs was painted a bloody and twisted sun. From time to time, low voices of discussion could be heard.