This is not mechanical ascension.

Chapter 270 The deepest hidden thing turns out to be...

Temporary evacuation?

In the laboratory, both sides showed some restraint during the confrontation, and only some fragile glass test tubes exploded to pieces.

Ulrich and others paused slightly, their expressions a bit subtle.

After learning the general story of the matter from Konite, they were not surprised that the other party chose to evacuate.

The question is, once they leave here, can the Torch Organization still suppress them?

At least, it is unlikely that any quarantine zone will be created,

Cornette didn't care what everyone was thinking, and just said in a deep voice: "Time is already tight, and everyone's things should be sorted out a little. We will send someone to assist you."

"Wait, where is the evidence you just mentioned?" Seeing that Cornit was about to expose this matter, Ulrich immediately interrupted, his eyes flickering.

Cornette's expression calmed down, "Follow me."

A few minutes later, in the small conference room, the virtual imager kept switching between various screens, and the printed information was distributed to everyone, who passed it around.

Ulrich's eyes were strange, and he was secretly surprised. He glanced at the relevant evidence about Deyes. Most of them were intertwined, and some contradictions could be explained by the "mysterious method of the great mechanic".

Li Ming noticed that the Torch Organization also deliberately concealed a lot of evidence, including mechanical pocket watches, probably because they did not want to leak more information about Deyes.

"The Torch Organization has suffered a lot of losses this time. No wonder they are so angry, but..." he pondered in his heart.

The others didn't care much about this matter. They glanced at it casually and quickly dispersed.

On the way back, Sandro was still muttering, "Isn't this Deyes really hiding inside the Torch Organization? If he tries to make some small moves again, wouldn't it be very dangerous for us?"

No one paid him any attention, and they all went back to their rooms. They subconsciously locked the door and Li Ming lay on his back on the bed.

"Cornet's suspicion is not serious."

He guessed that Konite might be suspicious in the face of all kinds of evidence, but he didn't expect that the other party would come to test them without even having time to recover from his injuries.

However, he still defeated an entire army, so he had no choice but to let it go.

"The evidence that Deyes is an enemy is not false..." Li Ming shook his head. He was not afraid of lying, but was afraid of nine truths and one falsehood.

Ninety percent of those evidences are true and are well-documented within the Torch Organization base.

Even if it is an audio file that has been compiled twice, it is still a lot of work to find one or two lies from those real conversations.

Under such circumstances, Cornette could still think of trying to blame him. He was no longer suspicious by nature, but simply paranoid.

Li Ming packed up his things casually, his eyes suddenly flashed slightly, "No, I got it wrong. He is not necessarily doubting me, he is doubting everyone."

"It's just that on the surface, I seem to have the highest technical level, and I'm quite mysterious. If anything bad happens, I will be thought of immediately."

Shaking his head, of course, the personality shown to the outside world is not completely useless.

At least the other party has to think carefully when they want to take action.

Deyes has disappeared without a trace, and the remaining parts of the sublimator have not yet been fully completed, and they still rely on him.

Whether it is temptation or doubt, it can only be suppressed temporarily.

After cleaning up for a while, there was a knock on the door. It was Theo, wearing a neat black suit, thin and gloomy.

Li Ming was surprised and asked him to come in. Theo nodded slightly.

After closing the door, the two sat opposite each other. They didn't speak for the first time, and the atmosphere was silent.

Finally, Theo spoke first, expressionlessly: "Do you think Deyes really has that kind of ability and means?"

"Maybe." Li Ming said noncommittally, "This should have nothing to do with us. The losses are all to the Torch Organization."

"But with Deyes disappearing, the manufacturing of sublimators has hit a bottleneck." Theo's gloomy eyes stared closely at the great mechanic in front of him: "I wonder if Lord Qinglong has thought about the next manufacturing work. "

"So what?" Li Ming tapped the table carelessly, "So what if there isn't?"

Theo was silent for a moment and then said: "I don't think the Torch Organization's plans and ideas will succeed."

The topic seemed to jump a bit, and Li Ming grinned and chuckled, "Your Excellency Theo, it might not be good if those from the Torch Organization hear this."

"That's true." Theo said solemnly: "The Torch Organization only operates in the Silver Star Cluster. It is said that they are a regional resistance organization and they are all flattering."

"They are used to taking advantage of the pressure of the Etlan civilization, and they may think that this time is similar to many previous operations."

"But in fact, this time, they have no qualifications to take advantage of the fire. The Star Abyss Empire has already intervened. If they insist on going their own way, they will only destroy themselves."

Are you talking about the Torch Organization or me?

Li Ming narrowed his eyes, "So, in your opinion, what should the Torch Organization do to have a way to survive?"

"The intervention of the Star Abyss Empire is just a broad concept. In essence, there are still two forces fighting. The Etlan civilization is one side, and the Torch Organization can choose the other side." Theo said solemnly.

Let him choose? Li Ming held his chin with one hand and looked careless. Theo continued:

"After all, this is the area of ​​influence of the Star Abyss Empire. If we really confront the Star Abyss Empire, is there any way to survive?"

Li Ming thought for a moment and suddenly said: "Is it really Grand Duke Guya behind you?"

Theo's face changed slightly. He was playing a riddle well, but it was suddenly exposed. This made Theo somewhat uncomfortable, but he quickly adjusted himself and asked, "What do you think?"

He didn't think Li Ming would tell on them. They were all on the same boat now. Anyone who wanted to jump off the boat would be seeking his own death.

Li Ming smiled slightly and turned to ask, "What do you want me to do?"

Theo hesitated for a moment before saying, "Make the sublimator and help me get this thing. Except for the sublimation source crystal, you can choose anything else."

"Tsk..." Li Ming pondered, "It sounds like the conditions of the Torch Organization are similar. It's really not attractive."

Theo frowned and wanted to say something, but was interrupted by Li Ming, "There's no rush for this matter. Let me think about it."

He stood up, with the intention of seeing him off.

Theo frowned slightly. He thought that after letting Sandro convey his wishes last time, Qinglong had considered it in his heart and had a tendency in his heart.

It's not that he is still wavering now. Seeing that time is getting shorter and shorter, the manufacturing progress has stagnated, and Theo can't help but feel anxious.

Seeing the other party's obvious attitude of sending him away, his eyes are slightly cold, and he left with a cold face, "I hope you will consider it carefully." Then he left.

The Torch Organization is also very anxious, and will definitely increase the price and let Qinglong make it.

Although the two were on the same front not long ago, jointly dealing with the threat from the Torch Organization, it was not for anyone, but for their own interests.

Therefore, Li Ming has no intention of helping Theo now.

He doesn't care who gets the sublimator. What he cares most about is whether it is in his own interests.

"If you are anxious, you will make mistakes." Li Ming shook his head.

Next, it is time for the Torch Organization to prepare for evacuation. It is obviously impossible for such a large organization to be completely emptied in a short time.

In addition to the cleaning of a large number of staff and various instruments, there is even the temporary sealing of the dimensional cracks.

It is said to be an emergency evacuation, but it will not be done without ten days and half a month.

Things have their priorities, and Connet obviously can't wait until the last batch of insignificant staff members have packed up before leaving.

They are naturally the first batch and head towards the Red River Star Stream as soon as possible.

There are not many things to carry, basically the entire core laboratory is emptied, plus some necessary supplies.

In three or four days, in order to avoid accidents, Li Ming only used [Shadow Sting] to go out once, mainly to inquire about the evacuation of the warehouse where the dimensional crystals are stored.

What surprised and reassured him was that those dimensional crystals would follow Connet and his team on the main ship and head to the vicinity of the Red River Star Stream.

When he first learned the news, Li Ming was still very surprised, but he thought about it and understood it again. In his opinion, these are valuable items.

But in the eyes of the Torch Organization, these things are weapons. Next, they will face the competition for the core ruins, so they naturally have to bring these weapons.

After confirming this, Li Ming felt relieved.

Two days after the laboratory confrontation, Ted, a senior executive of the main base, was reporting on the relevant evacuation work.

"The overall retreat plan is divided into five batches. The first batch has entered the final stage. The "Conil" and its affiliated fleet are ready and can set off at any time."

"The retreat of the second batch of experimental personnel and mid-level core personnel is also on track..."

Connit listened, the scars on his skin had almost healed, and the bloody hole in his left eye was wrapped with white gauze.

Covis leaned on the sofa, his head tilted back in a strange posture.

After the report, Ted hurriedly left. As soon as he went out, he ran into Pierre who was rushing over. The two passed by each other and nodded slightly.

"Chief, two Excellencies..." After entering the room, Pierre greeted them and then quickly reported:

"According to the chief's previous order, my colleagues from the Ministry of Internal Affairs and I have summarized the timelines of all the master mechanics and A-level life forms during this period of time."

"According to the analysis, there were several times when Zog and his team were hypnotized and the timeline did not match, because he was in the core laboratory at the time."

"Oh?" Corvis became interested and raised his head: "Is there anyone whose timeline can be completely matched?"

"Yes." Pierre nodded: "Theo, Ulrich, Huber, Sandro, Brot..."

"None of them are master mechanics?" Corvis frowned, and Connet subconsciously asked back: "No Qinglong?"

"No, once when Zog was hypnotized, the surveillance video clearly captured him walking in the corridor."

Pierre hesitated: "Except for his mechanical body wandering in the corridor every day, but that's all."

"Theo..." Fernand looked very unhappy, and felt a chill on the back of his neck for some reason.

"I think he has the biggest problem. He was able to approach us quietly without being discovered so close. It shouldn't be difficult for him to sneak into the main base."

"Or maybe it was Brot... He was not dead at that time." Corvis shook his head: "The trouble now is that Deyes is dead. Now it seems that only Qinglong can take over the manufacture of the sublimator."

"He seems to be slacking off and waiting for a good price."

Fernand frowned, glanced at Pierre, waved him away, and waited until the door was closed again before he said in a deep voice: "Even if the sublimator is manufactured, we don't have sublimation particles to use."

Connet put his hands behind his back, "The most urgent thing is..."

Halfway through his words, he was interrupted by the ringtone of the video terminal, "Leader, Grand Mechanic Benny requested to meet with you and the other two Excellencies."

"Benny?" The three of them looked at each other.

Not long after, they saw Benny with a hunched body in the small conference room. His pale yellow skin was covered with wrinkles and age spots.

"Sir Benny..." Cornette asked him to sit down. Corvis looked careless, while Fernand had a sullen face.

Among the four great mechanics, Qinglong is the most mysterious, Deyes contributes the most, Jesiah is an A-level mechanical transformation, and Benny has a very low sense of existence.

"A few..." Benny smiled helplessly, "The manufacturing of the sublimator has been stagnant for several days. If we don't think of a way, we may not be able to catch up with the tide."

"Why did we invite you here?" Fernand said very rudely: "With Deyes disappearing, you can't do anything?"

Cornette shook his head and said calmly: "We understand what you mean and will deal with this matter as soon as possible."

"No, you don't understand." Benny's expression calmed down and he looked around the three of them, his expression becoming unpredictable. "What Mr. Corvis said is right, but even if the sublimation device is made, can you use it?"

"Huh?" Cornette was quite surprised when he noticed Benny's different attitude.

"You..." Fernand looked at Benny in surprise.

Benny smiled and said leisurely: "No matter when any civilization is destroyed, it will leave behind the fire, the core technology, the core people, and the core culture."

"Some may disappear in the stars, but some will always exist..."

"Okay." Corvis interrupted and said with interest: "You mean, you are a remnant of the Ascended Civilization?"

"I remember, they don't seem to look like this, right?"

"Unfortunately, you guessed wrong." Benny shook his head, "I am not a remnant of the Ascendants, but I can contact them."

There was silence in the room, and Cornit stared at him closely: "No wonder you agreed so quickly."

Then, his expression calmed down. After Deyes' "baptism", his mental endurance improved a lot, and he solemnly said: "What do you or they want? I can't give you the sublimation source crystal. We can talk about other things."

Benny kept his good-guy smile, "Even if you get the sublimation source crystal, can you use it?"

"It's a genetic verification mechanism again." Corvis had already guessed it and sneered: "Only the sublimated family can use it, right?"

"You can say that, but it's more than that." Benny smiled gloomily: "Actually, we can cooperate."