Chapter 519 - Tang Wulins Mecha (1/2)

Chapter 519 - Tang Wulin's Mecha

After eating breakfast, Tang Wulin called a taxi and soon he and Gu Yue were off to the Tang Sect.

Mechas were gigantic, much too large to fit in Tang Wulin's current storage ring. In fact, most pilots needed a hangar specifically to house and maintain their mecha. Only the richest, most powerful pilots had spatial storage devices large enough to hold an entire mecha. Considering how much such a storage device would cost, Tang Wulin settled for a hangar.

Once the taxi arrived at the Tang Sect, the two got out.

“I just need to go in and pick something up really quick,” Tang Wulin said, flas.h.i.+ng a smile at Gu Yue. “We'll head to Heaven Dou City as soon as I'm done.”

“Okay. I'll wait out here.” Gu Yue didn't know what rules the Tang Sect had, but she was sure an outsider like her wouldn't be welcome.

“I'll be back in a jiffy!” Tang Wulin exclaimed as he rushed into the grounds of the sect.

The gates to the Tang Sect were simple. The only decoration adorning its austere appearance was the signboard that hung directly above them. On it were the words 'Tang Sect,' and in a smaller script below that was the name 'Huo Yuhao.'

Gu Yue she stared at the sign. Huo Yuhao was the legendary Spirit Ice Douluo and founder of the Spirit PaG.o.da. She furrowed her brow at the implication of his name being there, but she didn't dwell on it for long. Rather, she couldn't. She woke from her thoughts and turned her gaze up to the sky. She could hear a faint whistling in the air. It grew louder and louder, and soon enough, she saw a mecha flying over. In spite of the distance, she estimated it to be about ten meters tall. Its body was a bright yellow, a reflection of its grade. It slowed as it approached and eventually came to a stop a dozen meters above the ground, just in front of the door. Then it slowly descended to the ground. The landing was soft, nearly silent. For a hunk of metal like this, that was an unbelievable achievement. The mecha's pilot had superb control over it.

Gu Yue took a few steps backward. Huh. So the Tang Sect has mecha pilots too.

As a mecha designer, Gu Yue could immediately tell that the mecha's sleek design facilitated swift, nimble movements. It was a long-ranged mecha, so its primary weapon was the soul cannon on its back. The cannon itself was just over six meters long and was equipped in such a way that it could be readied and fired in an instant. It had a range of one kilometer and shot eighty millimeter rounds, each of which could match the power of a Soul Ancestor.

The advent of mechas had displaced soul masters for a time since they gave ordinary people the ability to stand on even ground with soul masters. It was only with the creation of battle armor, the support of spirit souls, and their inherent physical superiority that soul masters were able to retake their throne as rulers of the continent. Even the strongest of ordinary people could generally only pilot mechas up to yellow-grade. Soul masters could pilot mechas of purple-grade and higher.

When the mecha turned to face her, Gu Yue eyed it suspiciously. What's it looking at me for?

An electronic voice boomed from the mecha. “Hey pretty lady! Wanna go for a ride?”.

Gu Yue's expression darkened and she turned around to leave. She had no doubt that she could take down this yellow-grade mecha. However, she had no choice but to suppress her anger to avoid causing trouble at the Tang Sect's doorstep.