Chapter 1199: Chapter 614: Taking Action—We Must Not Sit and Wait for Death His own Life Level likely isn’t very high; the Mechanical Holy Spirit and Eternal Silence Star are his greatest assets. The Mechanical Holy Spirit isn’t without countermeasures; just bring out the contingency plan for the Hammer Divine Craftsman. As for Kashmir’s Spear, unless he’s willing to sacrifice his own life force, it’s just for show. But the remaining Eternal Silence Star can completely block all his methods. “That’s good…” Costate nodded involuntarily, but then heard Adam ask, “What’s the situation on the Holy Castle’s side?” “We closed the Stargate immediately. Even if Azure Dragon wants to come here, it’ll take at least over half a year, and the Holy Castle’s external communications have long been cut off.” Costate reported, “The materials are basically in place; the remaining preparations will use the Void Anchor for long-distance teleportation, and we can open the Holy Castle within three months at the longest.” The interstellar distance is the biggest barrier against Azure Dragon. “That’s good, Diglas’s Crown must not fall into his hands again.” Adam nodded solemnly. “What about Gaius and the others…” Costate hesitated, “Will Azure Dragon seek revenge and kill them?” “No.” Adam replied assuredly; Li Ming isn’t actually as strong as he appears. He still needs to accumulate capital, at least he can’t rely on Reynolds and Mikhail’s mechanical body every time. So he needs resources; the best option is to use these captured people to exchange resources with them. That’s the reason for the existence of the Mechanical Court. While contemplating, the screen in front displayed urgent reports on both sides. Adam seemed to have been waiting for a while, opened them first and took a glance, feeling disappointed. This was the report from the people he sent to attack Night Moon Biological Company. He prepared for both possibilities; the Three Great Civilizations’ coalition was mainly situated near the Chaos Core node. But he secretly sent people to Night Moon Biological Company as well. As long as Shepherd appeared at the core node, his base would essentially be undefended. However, although Night Moon Biological Company was breached, nothing was found. “So prepared, did they already know I would act?” Adam frowned. The people he sent weren’t actually of high quality. The Empire is acting on multiple fronts now; some people were sent to the Holy Castle, and the nodes leading to the Holy Castle Base also need guards. The Dominator Laboratory requires personnel too, and the core node needs even more, causing the quantity and quality of the personnel he can mobilize to be very limited. The Empire’s X Level Life Forms aren’t infinite either. He originally wanted to send people to the Mechanical Court, to conduct a raid while Li Ming was away. But due to the limited personnel he could mobilize, he had to abandon this idea. Li Ming has many methods, and without substantial combat power, the chances of success aren’t high. Shepherd, however, is just an X Level Life Form, more within reach. Costate saw Adam’s tightly knitted brows and didn’t know what news he received, so he remained silent. Soon after, new signals came in, and Adam glanced up to say to Costate, “Lord Tandin contacted me.” Costate wisely ended the communication. Tandin connected, looking displeased, and asked immediately, “Doesn’t he only have half a piece in his hand?” Adam sighed deeply, “I’m not sure either.” Tandin frowned and looked at Adam with a hint of dissatisfaction, but he said nothing in the end. Instead, Adam asked, “Is everything alright at the Dominator Laboratory?” “It’s been safely transferred; those people were eager to act, but Gusta and Anatoli had ulterior motives, so they didn’t dare move in the end.” “We’ve already destroyed everything left by the Three Great Masters and are conducting a comprehensive screening.” “Okay.” Adam rubbed his brows, “The exposure of the Dominator Laboratory was indeed unexpected; the Star Alliance will soon intervene, prepare to share the experimental data with them.” Tandin became increasingly dissatisfied, snorting coldly. Adam noticed his dissatisfaction but pretended not to, softly saying, “Azure Dragon’s individual strength is already imbalanced, the Ultimate Life Form is the only hope to counter him; we mustn’t allow him to find the laboratory’s location again.” Tandin squinted slightly and said calmly, “The Ultimate Life Form isn’t the only hope.” “Oh?” Adam’s expression subtly changed, “Is there new progress?” The progress of the Dominator Laboratory is only reported to him every once in a while; the specific details are unclear, he only sees the results. Even though dissatisfied, Tandin patiently explained, “Lord Rafael extracted Source Material from corpses, combined it with the Genetic Seed, and cultivated a substance he calls Genetic Essence.” Genetic Essence… Adam rubbed his chin, the last report mentioned this, but it was just hypothetical. Tank Guard recalled Rafael’s narrative, “For example, my F Level Genetic Seed is a Red Flame Mouse. If the Genetic Seed of the Red Flame Mouse is used to create Genetic Essence and injected into me, it can enhance my foundational Genetic Seed, increasing its strength to a high level.” Adam’s eyes lit up, he couldn’t help but say, “If we develop the X Level Genetic Seed to the limit and then sequentially inject this Genetic Essence for enhancement, strengthening physical strength, and finally fuse with the Ultimate Genetic Seed, is it possible to become an Ultimate Life Form?” “Theoretically, yes.” Tandin nodded, “However, this Genetic Essence is still in an unstable experimental phase.” “The Ultimate Genetic Seed is also at the beginning stage.” Tandin quickly emphasized, “The method I mentioned is not about achieving an Ultimate Life Form.” “Rather, it’s about the evolution body formed due to too much fusion of X Level Genetic Seeds, resulting in gene structure destruction. “Although unable to become an Ultimate Life Form, the Genetic Essence can enhance multiple Genetic Seeds within the body, thereby strengthening oneself again in a short period.” Tandin didn’t mention the high risks of this method; their Genetic Seeds are too many, easily leading to imbalance. Without Azure Dragon’s unexpected performance this time, this method wouldn’t have been considered. Adam’s expression changed, he exhaled, finally getting some good news. “But it requires time, this Genetic Essence is still very unstable, needing more extensive experiments.” Tandin’s dissatisfaction finally couldn’t be suppressed, he emphasized, “If the Eternal Silence Star were still in our hands, it could greatly shorten the experiment time.” Adam knew he was blaming him for accepting the Holy Mother Church, which led to the loss of the Eternal Silence Star. But he still pretended not to understand, even agreeing, “Yes, it’s a pity.” Tandin couldn’t help but feel blocked in his heart, saying coldly, “The Holy Emperor better pray that, before our plans materialize, Azure Dragon doesn’t find the laboratory’s location.” “Yes… pray.” Adam sighed longly, Tandin expressionless, ended the communication directly. “If I hadn’t accepted the Holy Mother Church, you’d be speaking with someone else now.” Adam shook his head, not regretting what he did then. About two or three hours later, his transfer measures were ready, the Personal Guard Captain came to notify him, preparing to head to the secret passage, not returning until they possess the means to counter Azure Dragon. Adam rose from the throne, but before moving, the terminal on the table rang urgently. “Emperor Star’s Outer Defense Commander?” Adam glanced at the communication source, unexpectedly. Once connected, the serious-faced commander reported, “Holy Emperor, urgent news, the Holy Mother, Prophet, Morris, and an X Level Life Form claiming to be Alchemy Baron have arrived at the outer defense perimeter, requesting a meeting with you.” Adam paused in action, his expression suddenly becoming intriguing, these guys were all his acquaintances. Updates are released by 𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹·𝖿𝗂𝗋𝖾·𝗇𝖾𝗍 Moreover, they have a common factor: more or less tied with Azure Dragon. “Interesting, suddenly coming at this time…” His thoughts spun rapidly, immediately commanding, “Let them in.”