This is really not mechanical ascension-Chapter 892 - 461 Accident at Damenles Star Gate Node

After returning to the room, Li Ming called Ulrich again, stating that Anduin would be staying here for a while to avoid any misunderstandings.

"Lord Anduin?" Ulrich was surprised, then immediately thought of many things and realized the unusual circumstances behind this matter.

However, he nodded in trust of Li Ming and Azure Dragon, especially since the last time when Ryan blocked the door, Azure Dragon had informed them in advance, suggesting there shouldn’t be any significant danger this time.

After listening to some instructions from Li Ming, Ulrich finally left.

Once the starship prepared by the Mechanical Court was ready, he went to bid farewell to Anduin.

Upon hearing the news of their departure from Li Ming, Anduin couldn’t help but feel surprised and frowned: "Are you going too?"

Li Ming’s potential was enormous, and the secrets he possessed were not insignificant. He originally intended to take the opportunity to sneak some research.

Or perhaps foster communication among the students and bind them more closely with Azure Dragon.

But Azure Dragon actually allowed Li Ming to take such a risk, which he initially speculated was to protect Li Ming by inviting him over.

"Your teacher sure is bold."

Anduin couldn’t help but sigh; after a few simple conversations, he realized that Li Ming wasn’t the least bit unwilling; rather, he seemed quite eager.

If it weren’t for his presence here, and his sense of politeness in bidding farewell, he would have left a long time ago.

"Not only the teacher is bold, but the student is equally daring." Anduin noticed that Li Ming had no complaints about his teacher often putting him in danger.

Unfortunately, Rax was specially brought along.

"I thought I’d get some freebies." Li Ming muttered to himself as he left.

He boarded the prepared advanced starship, integrated into the Star Gate track, and naturally took the exclusive, quite discreet, route.

"From here to the Kamendar Star Gate node, it will take over a month no matter what." Li Ming looked at the star map, and Vermilion Bird had already estimated the time.

The Chaotic Star Gap wasn’t too far from the Red River Star Stream, and the starship was fully taken over by Vermilion Bird.

Meanwhile, he perused through the information jointly provided by Reynolds and Mikhail.

It was about the life forms sent by the Three Civilizations for this exploration.

The leaders were essentially core figures of the Three Civilizations: Costate of the Empire, Crow of the Star Alliance, and Diwusi of the Federation.

Their abilities were standard, yet they were the legitimate members of their respective civilizations.

Following them were the powerful X Level life forms, each having embarked on the Ultimate Path. These individuals were mostly from various subsidiary civilizations, representing a classic configuration.

A significant number of warships accompanied them, and their overall strength could not be underestimated.

Going through the detailed profiles of these people, their resumes were outstanding, with achievements that could fill several pages.

Apart from those on the surface, some malevolent life forms, attracted by intelligence leaks, had also arrived.

Not many knew the real inside story; most were like Anduin, aware of the overall situation but lacking clear specific information.

However, there were few as wise as Anduin; quite a few thought to involve themselves.

This miscellaneous group mostly consisted of S Level life forms, with very few X Levels, merely aiming to get a taste rather than a share of the spoils.

Even so, Li Ming spent a long time browsing, remembering a few particularly notable individuals.

The situation at Red River Star Stream was peculiar; surprises could easily happen, and in interstellar journeys, survival is the top priority.

After setting aside that information, he continued to develop the Genetic Seed.

Interstellar travel was quite dull, with nothing noteworthy in the news lately, so he might as well focus on developing the Genetic Seed. Although the progress was exceedingly slow, he had long since adapted.

Time flowed silently; more than half a month later.

Vermilion Bird’s voice suddenly reverberated in the room, "Master, we received feedback from the local Star Gate node. Our next jump Star Gate--the Cloud Wing node, was attacked by an unknown force and has been closed for five days."

"The route has been recalculated; the estimated time will be delayed by three days. Shall we switch routes?"

"The Star Gate was attacked?" Energy particles swirling on Li Ming’s skin subsided as he unexpectedly opened his eyes.

On the virtual screen in front, a route glowed red, flickering incessantly.

"Adjust it..." Li Ming wasn’t concerned, knowing that unexpected situations could always arise when traveling.

A glance out of the porthole revealed a long queue at the Star Gate node due to the attack on one of the connected Star Gates.

The wide-channel was filled with complaints; Li Ming overheard some interesting theories suggesting the culprit behind the Cloud Wing Star Gate node explosion was a Mechanic.

Prior to negotiations, this individual was investigated and found guilty of multiple serious crimes, captured during escape, resulting in combat and ultimately the destruction of the Star Gate node.

Li Ming checked the Black Hole Network and found it to be true, feeling somewhat speechless.

Vermilion Bird had already adjusted the coordinates, integrated into the management system, submitted the change application, and paid the fees, which were quickly approved.

Following the intelligent system’s guidance, he proceeded to recoat the space membrane.

Half a day later, they emerged from another Star Gate, greeted by a densely packed queue.

Vermilion Bird reported, "Master, based on feedback from the Damenles Star Gate node, our space membrane time is in three days..."

"So slow?" Li Ming was surprised, and Vermilion Bird explained, "This Star Gate node is quite backward, with only a dozen or so ships passing by daily. The production capacity can’t keep up, leading to long wait times in addition to the queue."

Upon hearing this, Li Ming got up and walked to the porthole.

This 𝓬ontent is taken from fre𝒆webnove(l).𝐜𝐨𝗺