913 Rescue 1 (1/2)
”Who are you?” The black cloak chuckled.
”Waiting for me?”
Garen froze. He had left Blackboard Academy not long ago as it was under absolute secrecy. Moreover, no one knew of the route and time of his return. So, how did this person find him here?
There was doubt in his mind, so he separated from the crowds and walked over to the man.
”A few days ago, we found some abnormal energy reaction from somewhere in this area”
The man's purple lips under his cape did not move and yet, his voice passed perfectly into Garen's ears.
Garen noticed that the crowd around him did not give any attention because no one else heard this person speak.
”We'll talk more when we get inside,” the man said while he strode into the courtyard. He then waved his hand and the for of the courtyard was instantly shut, blocking the view of the outsiders.
Regarding his Mech, the incident just now was a trivial matter. It would be considered not bad if there were a few people who would come here the whole year long. No pilots in the inner region were willing to come here and take the risk of contracting the radiation disease. Most of them could do other tasks to earn money. Although it may take more time, safety was a priority.
The previous incident of snatching Master Energy Ore was a one in a thousandth percentage.
Garen however, was not worried. His cabin was completely locked and unless someone was a high-level with decrypting talent, they would not be able to open the door unless they move the entire Mech away. However, this was his teacher's Black Flood Party's patrolling site. Even if they ran away, he could contact the patrolling powerhouse anything to get it back. Furthermore, White Light's people would not dare mess around within an area of ten thousand meters.
”There's no need. Here will do,” the man said as he flung his arm. A black shadow shot out accurately at Garen and his hand caught it.
Garen looked and saw that in his hand, was a pitch-black metal key. It was simple and antique-looking. It looked like any ordinary key that had been used for a long time, except that there were very few notches on its side, only a single tine.
”This is one of the identities of an Energy Machinist. You have succeeded in becoming a Level One Energy Machinist and are eligible to enter the energy trading market”, the black-cloaked man said with a deep tone.
”Energy Machinist?” Garen was surprised. He had never told anyone about his breakthrough to Level One Energy Machinist Willpower. He did not expect the other party to find him that quickly and pass him this so-called key.
”Who are you guys?” Garen asked with narrowed eyes.
”Federation of Energy Machinists. You will understand when you enter the market, but please do not expose the location of the Energy Market even though it will shift once in a while”, the man chuckled.
”Alright, young lad, see you when I see you.”
He flapped his cloak, turned around and headed towards the small garden of the courtyard. As he walked between the flowers, his body started to fade and become increasingly transparent until it completely vanished.
”What means is this!?” Garen was shocked in his mind. He had never seen such a hand even in Secret Technique World and Totem World. As he thought around it, this was the era of great cosmic science and technology and any kind of technology suddenly appearing was not impossible. It could be invisibility or some other kind of powerful skill, no one could know for sure.
”Energy Market…”, holding the key in his hand, Garen felt for the first time that this world was not as simple as he had imagined it to be. Pilots were probably only one of the segments here.
Garen was not very bothered because the other party did not seem to have any bad intentions, so he carefully tucked away the key.
It had been days since Veci and the others of the V Academy had been killed. Garen continued to stay in Flying Batoid City as he waited for the return of the team sent out by City Master to look for Clint and others. At the same time, he was also collecting materials for the making of biochemical pool in Flying Batoid City. The outgoing search party finally returned after seven days and brought some not-so-good news with them.
The whereabouts of Clint and others had been tracked down, but they seemed to be pursued by White Light's people.
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”Pursued?”
Garen sat in his own courtyard. The hand that was flipping the pages of an old book paused momentarily.
”What is the strength of those who are pursuing them?”
The one reporting was Vendant, who still had a white gauze on his face. He bent over to answer.
”We do not know much about their exact strength, but as we observed from a distance, they were at least Level Three elite Mech soldiers. Shining Mech seems to be involved as well.”
”Oh?” Garen was dazed. Shining Mech was the level of the Red-White which he killed off last time in the inner region, Level Five. It also relied on special Mech ability and its capability was very strong. Of course, not all Shining Mech were of Level Five only. There had to be a powerhouse with resonance degree.
But what astounded him was that resonance degree could only be stimulated with an Exclusive Mech. So how did the Shining Mechs coordinate and stimulate it? Was it relayed over to the person to adapt to the Mech's body?
”What is the situation of the people who were being pursued?”
”Unclear. However, the Shining Mechs were roaming around and should still be searching on a vast scale. It's very likely that they have not been found yet. Our people dared not to get too close in fear that we might be killed by the other party”, Vendant replied softly.
Garen lightly put down the book in his hands and began to deliberate.
He had to make sure that Baylon was alright before he could bring the news back to his family. After all, he needed to construct the main frame of his Exclusive Mech which meant that he would head back for a long time before being able to come out again. Although not all the materials had been found, some of the less important parts could be bought with Universal Units nonetheless.