Chapter 1045: Chapter 537: Asking the Azure Dragon for Help? (2)
"Without the Ultimate Gene Seed, canât evolution progress?"
His mind was briefly distracted but was interrupted by the Holy Mother, "Then you should quickly extract that material."
"Cannot extract." Levinbeck snapped back, extremely helpless, "I donât even know how it originated; itâs a product of multiple factors combined."
"Black Mountain Goat Egg, severed limb cells, and Ryan, the empty vessel. My alchemy material, without any of these factors, canât be born. Once born, Ryan immediately absorbs the material to rectify his defects."
"Itâs a closed-loop process. If external forces interfere, nothing might be born."
The Holy Mother stared coldly at him, feeling like she had been played several times. Talking with these technical professions felt arduous.
The Prophet listened for a long time and finally spoke, "Then just tell us, how can it be extracted?"
"I need more empty vessels. Ryanâs nature is too singular; Iâm unsure what role his Titan Bloodline plays in the process. Comparison with empty vessels without Titan Bloodlines is necessary." Levinbeck said, seeing the two silent, he further elaborated:
"Itâs life forms whose Development Potential vanished entirely after being eroded by the Azure Dragon virus."
"Desire..." The Holy Mother immediately thought and said, "Due to excessive degeneration, she is dead now, but gene fragments remain. Perhaps you can still clone."
"Canât clone." Levinbeck shook his head, "I can clone Ryan due to special circumstances, allowing me to perfectly replicate his physical condition."
Ryan had been eroded by alchemy material, leaving behind the Alchemy Seed; thatâs why Levinbeck could "clone."
Essentially not cloning, but a form of "Life Refinement," and only one can be refined.
"Canât clone, needs to be alive?" The Holy Mother couldnât help but scoff, "Should we look for Azure Dragon for assistance?"
Levinbeckâs eyes flickered, "Actually, I suspect Azure Dragon has already started researching the future of the Genetic Evolution Path, and the virus is likely a by-product used to create empty vessels."
At this point, Levinbeck sighed, "Unfortunately, I can hardly think of how he did it."
The Holy Mother listened and felt no specific progress was made, couldnât help but mock, "Azure Dragon, again Azure Dragon?"
"What else can you accomplish? We might as well directly cooperate with Azure Dragon."
"Whatever..." Levinbeck wasnât bothered, causing the Holy Mother to be frustrated.
The Prophet continued, "According to your statements, Ryan, the empty vessel, should not have been thoroughly researched by you. Itâs not an impossible predicament."
"Indeed." Levinbeck nodded, "There are still many secrets about Ryan that I havenât deciphered. Iâm working alone, itâs best to find a few top experts in biology."
"Letâs research for now." The Prophet said, "Interstellar is not very peaceful now, someone has set their sights on us, with considerable strength, already dismantled several sections. Hastily moving out is unwise."
"Oh?" Levinbeck was surprised, pondered, "Someone is also tracking me, with significant losses."
"Hmm?" The Holy Mother and the Prophetâs expressions became tense.
They rarely communicated such information with Levinbeck, the two seldom visited this experimental base.
It wasnât out of trust for Levinbeck, but truly, they didnât understand. Even if Levinbeck tried to fool them in person, they couldnât discern anything.
"Whoâs tracking?" The Holy Mother insisted, hard to believe both were targeted by coincidence.
"Star Alliance."
"Star Alliance?" The Holy Mother and Prophet were surprised.
Levinbeck knew their thoughts, "Iâm unclear; whether they investigate me due to Ryanâs interstellar massacre or because of Red River Star Stream."
The Holy Mother furrowed her brows, the Prophet shook his head, "If itâs due to Red River Star Stream, it should be the Empire and Federation investigating you, not the Star Alliance."
They fell into silence, juxtaposing the information only made it more confusing.
After pondering, the Holy Mother said, "We severed the limb; the Empire and Federation are unaware. Unlikely any third party knows our deep incursion into Red River Star Stream, or taking an arm."
"Azure Dragon..." Levinbeck suddenly spat out, the atmosphere again stagnated.
The Prophet glanced at Levinbeck, shook her head, "We left when the Three Great Masters arrived; Azure Dragon wouldnât guess for no reason."
She tactfully remarked, "You seem overly... apprehensive of Azure Dragon?"
"Just mentioning casually." Levinbeck didnât consider Azure Dragon knowing their visit.
Upon hearing the Holy Motherâs comment, the first thought was Azure Dragon emerging in his mind.
They exchanged some information before the Holy Mother and Prophet left, their expressions still a bit gloomy.
Seemingly they gained a lot, yet felt they obtained nothing.
Once they departed, the Holy Mother Church members responsible for assistance came forward to lead Ryan.
"Take him to the room, bathe, dress him, and teach him some knowledge." Levinbeck ordered.
The Holy Mother Church members nodded, Levinbeck watched Ryan leave, in the silent moment, a scarlet gleam flashed in his eyes.
Levinbeck suppressed his excitement, "...Such material indeed exists within the perfect material envisaged by alchemy civilization."
Taking advantage of the Holy Mother and Prophetâs ignorance, he concealed many details.
This organization, itâs what he intended to create earlier with Li Ming.
Eliminated all side effects of Alchemy Material, a higher level could be termedâAlchemy Source Material.
Heâs capable of extraction, but the quantity is too insufficient for use.
Moreover, Ryan as an empty vessel is already wasted, genetic defects mended; even if killed and refined again, such material cannot be born.
Must seek more empty vessels to uncover the birth mechanism, even genuinely create such material.
Thinking about this, he again thought about Azure Dragon amidst this intensive research.
Increasingly realizing the virus represents Azure Dragonâs attempt towards the Ultimate Life Form.
"Azure Dragon... Forging Hammer... Teacher, what stage have you reached?" Levinbeck suppressed emotions, took a deep breath.
The more he interacted, the more apprehensive of Azure Dragon he became, plus Forging Hammerâs lingering impression made confrontation daunting.
Until possessing the Ultimate Life Form or similar means, he would never engage Azure Dragon again.
...
In the Divine Craftsman Laboratory, Reynolds and Mikhail along with Black Knight stiffened suddenly, mechanical eyes shifted slightly.
Soon, Reynolds cursed loudly, angrily reverberating internally: "What a bunch of bastards, knew theyâre shameless, yet didnât expect this level of shamelessness!"
"Long anticipated..." Mikhail remained calm.
Li Ming moved his body, finding this method more comfortable.
Reynolds disparaged Mikhailâs calmness, "Long anticipated? If you anticipated, why not think of a response."
Mikhail disdained arguing, nodded, "Just didnât foresee they would know this much."
"Why did you reveal everything?" In Reynoldsâs view, spoke coldly, "Azure Dragon already disclosed, just those bases, losing is losing, but our Mechanical Evolution Path, is our core."
"I donât believe they can truly locate this laboratoryâs coordinates!"
Clearly, Reynolds didnât comprehend this, held back before but questioned now.
Mikhail frowned, voicing sternly, "This is merely the beginning. Without giving them anything, they wonât relent."
"Those two bases they knew long before, returning from Red River Star Stream a year ago, why only mention now?"