Chapter 1340: Controlling The Boneship (2/2)

The girls glanced at each other. They didn’t know what this answer Li Qiye was seeking or why he desired it. They were quite curious, but they didn’t dare to ask because judging from his expression, it was a very important matter.

Fairy’s eyes kept switching from brightness to confusion as her memories were still a blur.

She sincerely replied: “Even though I don’t remember much and my past is a blank, you are definitely greater than me and worthy of admiration.”

Li Qiye laughed in response: “It would sound quite sarcastic from anyone else, but I feel quite happy when you say it.”

Of course, his expression betrayed his words. Shortly after, he gently shook his head: “Our lives are different, and the same goes for our worth. With regards to greatness and unfathomability, the truth is that I’m no match for you.”

She carefully pondered before rejecting the notion: “No, I have never thought about such a distant question since I have yet to reach that level. Outside of surviving and looking at other sentient beings, I have never explored other matters as I have missed the best era. In such an era, I failed to pursue the true meaning at the end of the world.”

Li Qiye responded: “No, this is why you are incredible and worthy of admiration. In your heart are other living beings, compassion, and mercy — all of this changed the era itself. I am different from you. You have too many worries and things you care about in your heart while I only think of myself and the answer, nothing else. Thus, on this path, other existences are only fleeting passersby. I show no mercy to anyone or anything that tries to block my path, and I will never stop for any reason. If I am ruthless incarnate, then you are the embodiment of compassion.”

He ended this with a self-deprecating smile. Fairy looked at him with eyes that seemed to stare straight at his soul. A while later, she solemnly asked: “Are you truly willing to give up everything? Is there nothing in this world that you care about?”

Li Qiye chose to stay quiet, so he didn’t answer her question.

“Buzz!” At this time, the runes finally lit up the entire ship. This vessel now looked like a piece of carved white jade.

A pleasant and crisp noise resounded. Runes in the shape of gears of different colors emerged near the rudder. It looked like each gear was made out of bronze. Their appearance issued a cranking mechanical sound. Li Qiye was glad to see these runes and immediately moved the rudder. Under his influence, the gears shifted and the ship began to move towards his desired destination.

“Success!” The group rejoiced after seeing Li Qiye effortlessly controlling the ship.

Li Qiye smiled and told the group: “Good. Sit tight, it’s time to accelerate.”

The whole ship turned bright. The runic gears by the rudder rapidly spun.

“Swoosh!” The group all shook a little. The boneship was now traveling at an unbelievable velocity through the winds and waves. It was actually jumping in the air above the water due to Li Qiye’s control. Their ship quickly passed by many other boneships, leaving them in the dust.

A lot of people had boarded before Li Qiye, so they had a head start. However, they could only sit still and let the other ships slowly drift away while Li Qiye’s ship sped towards the Bonesea. Many were stunned and thought that they were just seeing things.

A person commented in disbelief: “How outrageous, is there actually a boneship that fast in this world?”

“At such speeds, it won’t take more than an hour to get to the Bonesea while it would take us more than ten days drifting like this.” Someone who had been there before calculated the time.

Of course, not all the ships were drifting towards the Bonesea, some were drifting away. Some had skeletons while others were completely empty.

Qianbei noticed the empty ships and asked: “Why are some of the ships empty?”

“It shows that some people have boarded them in the past and killed off the skeletons before abandoning them, so these ships continue to float.” Even though Puresun hadn’t been to the Bonesea before, he still knew quite a bit.