Chapter 1291: Chapter 1291

I’m afraid, even his father couldn’t investigate further, so he could only block the matter.

Let him investigate? Really think the title of Prince can command a thousand armies.

His father has too much confidence in him.

"Do your best..." Costate said lightly, "Your six brothers have also accepted similar cases. Although yours isn’t the deepest water, it’s not the shallowest either..."

They all accepted it?

Abel suddenly realized that he had misunderstood, his father did not intend for them to engage in internal strife.

Instead, he used these astonishingly deep cases to test their abilities.

He couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief. His foundation wasn’t the strongest, so this selection method had both advantages and disadvantages for him.

But he glanced down, and when he thought of the intricate network of interests within, his head felt a size bigger, bitterly saying, "Do we have to get to the bottom of it?"

Costate thought for a moment and repeated, "Do your best."

Abel felt relieved in his heart, his father probably didn’t expect them to uncover everything, only wanted to see how far they could go.

Getting involved in such a whirlpool, one’s dexterity, wisdom, and strength would be displayed in full, a slight mistake and it would end in defeat.

"I understand." He nodded solemnly, watching the file in his hand turn to ashes.

In the blink of an eye, more than half a month passed, within the Heavenly Palace, virtual projections outlined special scenes around.

Standing in the center, Li Ming had already switched identities, and soon, the blue light interwove the figures of Reynolds and Mikhail.

"Did you find it?" Li Ming asked immediately.

Mikhail shook his head, "No, but it’s willing to talk to us now."

"Just talk..." Li Ming couldn’t help but feel disappointed.

"It’s already a great start." Reynolds pointed to a blue cube in the distance, easily seen, a large amount of solidified data streams continually merged into it,

"If it weren’t for the quantum core you provided making it feel threatened, it wouldn’t talk to us at all."

[Quantum Core--X Level: A pinnacle product of dataization.

Control Effect: Fully automatic processing

Control Ability--Quantum Computing Power: Can turn itself into a server, offering massive computing power]

Control ability provides the embodiment of computing power, allowing for super-massive computation stacking, and attacks at the virtual network level.

"Is it really that hard to find?" Li Ming frowned.

Reynolds shook his head, "Don’t be dissatisfied, when have the Three Great Civilizations ever given up? Yet it’s existed for so many years."

"Honestly, if it weren’t for you, we wouldn’t want to provoke it either, if it forcibly launched a network attack, unless we cut off the network, we would hardly be able to stop it..."

Under them, their mechanical bodies and various artificial intelligences don’t have the "Smart Steel Seal" like Azure Dragon’s, ensuring they can’t be hacked.

The bounty for cracking issued by the Mechanical Court has reached a hundred billion Star Coins, countless mechanics have tried, but no one has succeeded.

Mikhail nodded in agreement, "Apart from it actively contacting outsiders, almost no one can contact it proactively, it’s best if we can cooperate, breaking ties wouldn’t be beneficial to us either."

Hearing the two render it so vividly, Li Ming showed no expression, only said, "Prepare to start."

Mikhail stepped up to the console, on the large screen in front of him, a large amount of data streams continuously refreshed, then gradually converged towards the middle, twisted, forming a data black hole, swallowing limitless data.

"Hello, three Divine Craftsmen." An empty voice transmitted.

"Black Hole Network...Tsk tsk..." Reynolds was very intrigued, staring intently at the virtual screen before him, "Since I began interacting with you till now, it’s the first time I’m talking to your true body,"

Yes, what Li Ming had them continuously search for was precisely the dark side of the interstellar network, the presence of the Black Hole Network server’s location.

Not just Li Ming, everyone in the interstellar world covets this massive network.

Yet no one can locate it.

Since Gusta’s death, Li Ming has been seeking to contact the Black Hole Network, intending to take Gusta’s position.

"Three Divine Craftsmen, we’ve never had conflict, why suddenly target me," the Black Hole Network asked frankly.

"If you hadn’t repeatedly ignored my contact, I wouldn’t have bothered looking for you either," Li Ming said.

"Lord Azure Dragon..." the Black Hole Network replied, "I admire your deeds, but many people communicate with me every day, it’s difficult to distinguish who they are."

"Stop pretending, my Black Hole Network account must be under your monitoring." Li Ming sneered, this guy acts like an artificial idiot, but it’s long been a smart life form, smarter than anyone.

"To be blunt, we want to cooperate for mutual benefit."

"Based on safety regulations, I cannot..." it mechanically responded, yet Li Ming interrupted unceremoniously, "Don’t use those words to brush me off, can we cooperate or not, give a definite answer."

The Black Hole Network fell silent for a moment, then said, "I’ve already assessed, the risk of cooperating with you is too high, you very likely will consume me entirely."

This Black Hole Network is quite formidable, Mikhail was rather surprised.

"That’s slander." Li Ming was displeased, "Which of my partners doesn’t profit handsomely?"

Black Hole Network explained, "Our understanding might differ, the reason they can profit handsomely is because they’ve already submitted to you."

"I’ve detected the mechanical bodies under your command, all consciousness terminals are marked with a certain terrifying imprint, impossible to break."

"In my probability estimation, if deeply cooperating with you, there’s over a 70% chance you’ll also imprint me, making me very fearful."

Turns out it’s scared, Li Ming was at a loss for words, the mechanical bodies under his command are from control ability, absolutely loyal to him.

This trait’s external manifestation is unbreakable, as a mechanical life form, the Black Hole Network naturally fears such methods.

For every autonomous machine body that evolves to a life level, freedom is their most fundamental pursuit.

"But I’m getting close to finding you," Li Ming shrugged. Follow current novᴇls on NoveI(F)ire.net

The edges of the data black hole on the screen rippled, responded, "The methods you executed this time are indeed peculiar, but my data nodes are endless, servers are distributed in many places, you won’t find them."

"The universe is vast, but not without bounds, with enough nodes, eventually they’ll be found, slowly destroyed one by one." Li Ming shook his head, adding:

"Cooperation is not oppression, we want to use your resources and information channels, but we’ll also provide relevant support, wasn’t that how Gusta was?"

Mikhail’s expression was odd, Azure Dragon’s words were sheer coercion, Black Hole Network doesn’t need them to do anything.

Nearly the entire interstellar network, divided into blocks by various civilizations.

Yet the Black Hole Network always remained intact, almost capable of entering the darkest corners of any civilization, controlling vast amounts of undisclosed information and intelligence.

"No..." Black Hole Network refused, "When Gusta was alive, he could only..."

"But he’s dead." Li Ming was very assertive, "Refuse, we’ll go to war, I believe the Three Great Civilizations would be eager to eradicate you."

He estimated, having accumulated for so many years, the terrifying computational power amassed by Black Hole Network in the virtual realm should almost be a half-step Dominator, or even a true Dominator.

Unfortunately, no matter how much computational power, it can’t turn into actual combat power. As long as the server terminal is found, it can be easily destroyed.

Reynolds and Mikhail remained silent, they couldn’t pose much threat to Black Hole Network, merely supporting roles.

But all the artificial intelligence and mechanical bodies under Azure Dragon’s command are immune to network attacks, making them the natural nemesis of the opponent.

Black Hole Network fell into prolonged silence, but unexpectedly for the three, responded with a "Fine."

Then further emphasized, "But you must stop operating the search program, otherwise cooperation is terminated immediately."

Li Ming then smiled, "That’s for sure, hope for pleasant cooperation ahead, if the Three Great Civilizations bully you in the future, I’ll stand up for you."

Reynolds couldn’t help but ask eagerly, "Old Black, any major news in the interstellar domain recently, any dirt on the heads of the major civilizations?"

Black Hole Network didn’t respond to Reynolds, instead said, "There are some news Lord Azure Dragon might be interested in."

Li Ming raised an eyebrow, it didn’t sell suspense, continued, "Within the Empire, some major changes are happening, Sixth Prince--Yasuke, has already been stripped of inheritance rights."