Chapter 4: Brave New World (1/2)

Chapter 4: Brave New World

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Ye Chong chewed on roasted engulfer’s meat as he stared fixated at the schematics for Mu Shang’s inner structures before him. It took plenty of convincing for Ye Chong to get Mu Shang to agree to this. The designs were too complex and ingenious, as Ye Chong admired inwardly. Under his foster father’s guidance, Ye Chong was definitely qualified to be an expert in mechanics, but the schematics before him did not make much sense, meaning he would have to decipher it bit by bit, but this also dramatically raised his high opinion for the designer.

After half a day, Ye Chong felt his eyes went arid, and so he shifted his vision away from the schematics and peeked at the static Mu Shang by his side, and made an impertinent remark. “Mu, best not waste your efforts, this Pulse Signal Relay Station is not so easy to hack! Why, back then, my foster father tried numerous times and never succeeded.”

Mu Shang was inert, as though Ye Chong never spoke.

Ye Chong began his quirky habit of talking to himself again, as he mumbled against the schematics, “Mu, it’s not personal, but let’s stop trying with this impossible task, you should use your spare time to teach me instead. I mean, I’ve stared at this tattered schematics for a good part of the day and my head hurts. But the designer behind this must be a genius, tsk tsk. Amazing, amazing…”

Mu Shang suddenly spoke up, “Hacking complete!”

Ye Chong’s eyes did not leave the schematics while he replied in reflex, “What? Hacking complete? I say Mu, when did you learn to joke? Hah, not bad, not bad. You’re improving! But Mu, a failure is a failure, for something impossible like this, your failure is expected, and so, no one is going to laugh at you…”

Mu Shang ignored Ye Chong and continued, “Fal star system’s weekly news review, Renaissance’s new space station, the S.S. Hui Tan will begin accepting new citizens this Monday, the first phase of new citizens will enjoy the following benefits…”

Ye Chong’s eyes glazed for a bit, his hands paused from whatever he was up to, and shook his head vigorously before speaking in disbelief, “You, you really did it?”

Mu Shang replied calmly, “Undeniably so!”

Ye Chong asked carefully, “Are you sure?”

Mu Shang, “I am sure!”

“Hah, hahaha, I can finally learn about the outside world, I can finally learn about the outside world…” Ye Chong jumped with glee, and hit the ceiling with excessive force.

*Bang*

Ye Chong was oblivious, as he continued to run about his house in excitement, fully relishing in his joy.

Mu Shang observed Ye Chong’s emotional response, his cool face softening around the edges, but the moment was over in a flash as it resumed its usual composure.

Ye Chong carefully sat in Mu Shang’s cabin, put on the helmet, and laid down silently on the soft seating, but he heart was anything but calm – there was excitement, hope, curiosity, and a little trepidation against the unknown setting. These plethora of emotions kept him agitated, unable to calm down.

Mu Shang’s voice rang in his ear, “Ye, ready?”

For some reason, Mu Shang’s voice had a calming effect on Ye Chong. Ye Chong took a deep breath, and answered steadily, “Ready!”

Just as he finished, Ye Chong’s vision changed dramatically.

Ye Chong shook his head dizzily, and Mu Shang’s voice returned when he felt better, “Users accessing the virtual net for the first time would usually experience dizziness, this is normal, and has no negative health consequences.”

Ye Chong had a rough idea what that meant, and began to examine his surroundings.