Li Ming almost instantly locked onto the target, his expression flickering beneath the metal visor. During the confrontation with Hemod, he already sensed something was amiss; the aggression towards Sheffield seemed utterly unreasonable. Coupled with this attack, he was almost certain that Adam had discovered something. Not only did he have Hemod conduct probes, but he also launched an attack on the undefended Night Moon Biological Company. Li Ming knew where the problem lay; it was probably the information initially claiming to reveal his identity from Chrono that Adam had obtained. But Adam surely couldn’t outright believe it, so he conducted various probes, his expression dark and uncertain, "Now he should have confirmed that Azure Dragon and I are the same person, truly a troublesome guy." Thinking of this, he immediately had Tank Guard’s auxiliary system connect to the Mechanical Court to check if his home had been attacked. Before coming here, he had left all his Mechanical Guards at the Court to avoid unexpected situations. With the current level of enemies, the Mechanical Guards could hardly provide assistance upfront, better to guard the house. Swiftly receiving Vermilion Bird’s response, the Court was indeed peaceful, with no attacks occurring. Although the Court was fine, he was already considering whether to go to the Empire Mother Star to kill this guy directly. Yet he estimated that Adam probably had already left the Empire Mother Star unless the other party had means to counterbalance him. "If you don’t hand over my Star Beast, I’ll turn the Empire’s territory upside down," Li Ming said coldly to himself, as the X Level Gene Seed was of utmost importance, not allowing any mistake. "Lord Azure Dragon, nothing’s lost," Sheffield sensed the growing killing intent beside him and could guess what Azure Dragon was thinking, hurriedly contacting him secretly. "Hm?" Li Ming was slightly surprised, then listened as Sheffield explained: "Before I came, I already had Monika and my confidant take the items to another place." Li Ming couldn’t help being surprised; previously, to avoid others noticing the importance of this X Level Gene Seed to him, he hadn’t actively contacted Sheffield much. Under normal circumstances, why would Sheffield take an extra step, and moreover, he didn’t inform me of this. He pondered and vaguely had an answer but didn’t care, still praising, "Impressive, preventing problems before they arise, Prophet-style." Sheffield gave an awkward smile; he obviously hadn’t expected anyone to attack his company. The reason he had people take the X Level Gene Seed and Star Beast, which were being concocted, away wasn’t to guard against others but against Azure Dragon. After all, when they came to the central node, there was still a lot of apprehension in their hearts; Sheffield and Azure Dragon had a purely transactional relationship, having interacted only a few times. The trust level wasn’t up to Anduin’s; even Anduin had the worst-case scenarios prepared, let alone him. He anticipated many situations, with the worst being Azure Dragon not showing up, leaving them to be killed by the Three Great Civilizations. Equivalent to being set up by Azure Dragon, so naturally, Sheffield did not want to let Azure Dragon find his Star Beast again. Such a precious Star Beast, surely Azure Dragon would be distressed for a while. Unexpectedly, this mistake led to a merit instead. Li Ming secretly asked, "What stage has the Gene Seed reached in concoction?" Get full chapters from 𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹✶𝗳𝗶𝗿𝗲✶𝗻𝗲𝘁 Sheffield’s spiritual fluctuation came: "I estimate that in three months at most, or two months at the earliest, it could reach the final stages." Hmm... Li Ming pondered, finally replying: "Alright, you’ll take Li Ming back with you, I will compensate for your company’s losses, and hope you can debug the Seed as soon as possible. If anything unexpected happens, I will descend." This Gene Seed indeed is very important, Sheffield confirmed once again. He also guessed that previously, Azure Dragon had intentionally acted indifferent. "The company’s damage is nothing; how could we let Your Excellency compensate," Sheffield, feeling guilty, naturally declined continuously. Seeing his firm attitude, Li Ming didn’t insist either. After some simple courtesy exchanges, everyone parted ways. Reynolds and Mikhail, along with Gaius and others, returned to their base, awaiting further instructions from Azure Dragon. Li Ming then followed Sheffield to his secret base. Anduin, seeing this, couldn’t help but murmur in his heart, "Letting Li Ming go there, so important, could it really be the Ultimate Gene Seed?" Empire Mother Star, having received the information, Costate immediately contacted Adam. "...He’s reached such a level..." Costate still felt lingering fear. Heavens knew how shocked he, Heins, and Schmidt were when they received the relevant intelligence, they couldn’t help but ask: "How could the half piece of Eternal Silence Star in his hand have such power?" Adam remained silent and indifferent, unwilling to answer. Costate wasn’t here specifically to ask about this; seeing Adam unresponsive, he quickly said: "I suggest you should now relocate from the Empire Mother Star to the Wandering Emperor Ship." "With his current strength, he’s capable of launching assassination tactics; although the defense measures around the Mother Star are very strong, his stealth techniques are enough to easily bypass them." "I’ve already convened a closed-door meeting at the first opportunity, I will relocate as soon as possible." Adam finally spoke, letting out a sigh. This is the trouble when individual strength cannot be countered; leaders of these civilizations are simultaneously in danger and can only keep relocating. Even if he is killed, someone would immediately replace him, but the damage to the Empire remains substantial. However, he understood that Li Ming’s power is actually composed of multiple dimensions.