There might be only this one spaceship to conceal their arrival.
"...Show me what they’re saying to Adam." Li Ming ordered.
"Understood, retrieving external communication signals..."
...
In the main command room, Night Owl, Silver Fox, and Chi Lian gathered here, looking at the virtual screen with a respectful demeanor.
"...So smoothly?" Adam was also somewhat dazed after listening to the report.
He was extremely cautious about Azure Dragon, even though a very detailed plan was made, he couldn’t help but feel a bit uneasy.
Yet it was surprisingly smooth, the whole operation took less than ten minutes to bring Li Ming out of the Mechanical Court.
"Your plan was flawless, and everything used was cutting-edge Empire technology, Silver Fox excels at disguise, Chi Lian excels at spiritual control, Li Ming... had no chance."
Night Owl lowered his head and said, "The only threat, Azure Dragon, wasn’t in the Mechanical Court, so it went smoothly."
"No, you don’t understand." Adam shook his head, but since they had succeeded, it was the best news, "Have the identities been verified?"
"They have been verified, and a video was taken." Night Owl nodded.
Adam’s gaze swept to the side, as if watching the video, his expression relaxing, nodding, "Well done, accomplishing what the Star Alliance couldn’t."
"We were just following orders." Night Owl said softly.
Adam was nonchalant, "Next, don’t return to the Empire, go straight to the Deep Dimension World and hand the person over to Prince Costate."
"Directly to the Deep Dimension World?" Silver Fox couldn’t help but hesitate.
They knew the Deep Dimension World had become a chaotic battlefield, incredibly dangerous.
For them, barely reaching X-level lifeforms with little development progress and on the bottom rung of the power scale, going recklessly would be a disaster.
"Is there a problem?" Adam’s voice was calm, Silver Fox felt a chill, hurriedly shook his head, "No problem."
"Very good." Adam nodded, "After handing the person to Prince Costa, you can return."
The three exchanged glances, then sighed in relief.
"Directly send me to the Deep Dimension World, not returning to the Empire..." Li Ming felt a bit regretful as the virtual projection before him scattered.
If he could travel directly to the Empire’s core, maybe there would be some other gains.
"Since that’s the case, there’s no need to play with them anymore." Li Ming murmured softly, as numerous mechanical bodies emerged from within.
Eight Mechanical Guards of various forms, long inactive, gradually filled most of the room.
Zorro’s throat moved.
Li Ming continued, "Vermilion Bird, lock the entire spaceship’s external communication signals, you may freely mobilize four Mechanical Guards to elimination anyone attempting to manually connect externally."
Vermilion Bird’s voice was calm, "Rest assured, no one will connect to the outside world."
Seven Mechanical Guards disappeared, leaving only one to follow Li Ming.
Li Ming pushed open the door, outside the corridor, lay a scene of disorder.
He determined the direction without rushing, walking slowly, with Zorro following behind like a dream.
...
In the main command room, Night Owl and Chi Lian sat separately while Silver Fox poured three cups of wine, seemingly in a good mood, gesturing, "Shall we celebrate?"
Chi Lian took a cup of wine, but Night Owl shook his head, "The mission hasn’t succeeded yet, not worth celebrating."
"How could it not be worth it?" Silver Fox sat on the sofa, marveling, "That’s Azure Dragon’s student, after all."
"And who is Azure Dragon? The Vice Chairman of the High-level Life Form Union, an equal to Lord Tandin, and a suspected sub-conscious entity of the Hammer Divine Craftsman."
"Which title wouldn’t be renowned if spread out? Last time the Star Alliance made a move on Li Ming, they ended up in a sorry state. We managed to snatch him this time, isn’t it worth celebrating?"
"Not really snatched from Azure Dragon’s hands." Night Owl remained indifferent, rising to gaze out the porthole.
"If we really got him from Azure Dragon, would we still be controlled by the Empire?" Silver Fox couldn’t help but scoff, shaking his head, "Can’t we let ourselves enjoy it a little?"
Chi Lian nodded as well, shaking the wine glass, "True, for people like us, it’s indeed an impressive feat."
After speaking, she laughed self-deprecatingly, "Even though it can’t be spoken of."
"Who!?"
Before the words finished, Night Owl turned abruptly, looking outside the command room.
A chilling aura rushed at his mind.
BANG--
The door splintered radially, exploding with a roar, as three blurred figures wrapped in a terrifying aura charged in.
"What the heck is that?" Night Owl didn’t even have time to react, as the scene blurred before him, a massive metal fist enlarged infinitely.
He could only muster energy, forming a defensive barrier.
BOOM!
The barrier shattered, fragments scattered, Night Owl’s expression drastically changed, feeling an unparalleled force crush upon him. The entire command room exploded.