Chapter 98: All Aboard! (1/2)
Chapter 98: All Aboard!
Translator: EndlessFantasy TranslationEditor: EndlessFantasy Translation
A gigantic spacecraft flew at high speed in the sky. It was such a breathtaking sight, an impulsive view of a powerful contrast. Imagine it - a whale of a size of a small mountain slamming its body right onto you, with the shadow of its body engulfing you completely and one could stop breathing, one’s heart could stop beating by then! Ye Chong was assured that this was by far the most enormous spacecraft he had ever encountered - it was colossal, so colossal that a great mech would feel as minuscule as a mosquito hovering before it.
Beep!
The hummingbirds transferred some data to the interface. ”Oh my Fal-” Ye Chong was utterly stunned. His could hardly shut his mouth as the data illustrated the length of the spacecraft - head to tail, a whopping 10 kilometers.
”Is... Is this even a spacecraft?”
A length about 10 kilometers might have sounded grand to a caveman like Ye Chong. Little did Ye Chong know that there was actually a variety for spacecraft models. Depending on the model, the size varied. A prime example would be the spacecraft Ye Chong spotted in the space. As a matter of fact, the spacecraft was a Slan-graded premium spacecraft which would only be produced under special request pre-orders. One could never see a finished Slan grade spacecraft in the normal market. As astronomical as its size, its price was of a whopping length and without a doubt it was not something even the so-called millionaires could purchase on a whim.
A Slan spacecraft might not be the most advanced kind in the universe, however undeniably there was no other spacecraft that could compete its premium coziness, as if it was a flying palace in the space.
The outer appearance was demurely elegant. In spite of its overwhelming size, the details of every single inch of the design was not disregarded, presenting an exceptional standard of craftsmanship.
Being the first time encountering such a giant in the space, it was mind-blowing and eye-opening to Ye Chong. His brain was unable to perceive such huge amount of shock and was jammed for the moment.
”Mu…Mu… Is this really a spacecraft?” muttered Ye Chong.
”Certainly,” Mu replied without hesitation.
”Are you sure we could hijack such a whale with only two of us? How should we get in? The armor is at least a hundred meter thick. It’s impossible for us to break in!” Although Mu was the guarantee to the operation, Ye Chong was shaken by the size of this thing.
”Ye, one’s capability does not share a consequential relationship with one’s size! It is not strenuous to hijack or even to destroy it. Speaking from a theoretical approach, there is nothing truly invincible in this world,” Mu replied indifferently.
”Really?” Ye Chong was skeptical about it. ”Well… It's not like I have any other better ideas to get through this giant’s armor…”
However, Mu disagreed, ”The relationship between the thickness of an armor and the possibility of successful hijacking does not show a valid modus ponens! Smashing an armor to seize control of the entire craft is merely a method of pure violence and also a manifestation of strength under low-intelligence. Take note that the strength mentioned does not solely define one’s vigor.”
”Oh I see…” Ye Chong seemed to have gotten it somehow… ”Ah!” A sudden realization struck Ye Chong, ”Does that mean the method of ‘threatening’ Shang had taught me before was a form of manifestation too?”
”You are correct. That resides in the field of psychology. Shang is knowledgeable at it, which is one of the reasons that explains a more developed mood matrix in comparison to me.”
”I still prefer the to act straightforward, being concise and simple. These are a little complicated for me to understand,” confessed Ye Chong. To a big fan of nature’s law of survival like Ye Chong, these techniques were truly more problematic to understand.
”These tactics are faster and more effective than pure violence, which is something important you need to learn in future. In spite of my understanding on these philosophies being unnecessary to a pilot like you, Shang showed perseverance to educate you on these. Judging by the situation now, clearly Shang’s suggestion is right.” Mu answered in a serious tone.
As Shang was mentioned, it was both funny and annoying to Ye Chong. Shang was such a respectable character yet he just did not want to put up a respectable behavior. A curiosity arose out of the blue, ”If you were Mu, what tactic do you think he would use to fulfill our goals?”
”Negative. Insufficient information. Unable to perform a calculation,” answered Mu.
Well, Harmony of the Winter Aria surely had some really good anti-detection system. They had been traveling by the giant for quite a while yet they were never detected. This again flaunted the strength of the Ji family. They were one of the 4 aristocratic families for a reason. But for Mu, Ye Chong wondered if a detection system that could work against him had been invented.
The 2 hovering mechs wavered like 2 mosquitos surrounding a massive sleeping beast.
”So what tactics are you going to use?” Ye Chong asked on behalf of his overflowing curiosity. Mu had been holding back the details for long enough to thirst Ye Chong into desperation.
”Based on our current condition…” Mu began, ”Assuming we were to break this armor directly with brutal force, the possibility would only be 2.5% and below - you can safely presume that as ‘impossible’. Hence, as my forte is performing calculation while having greater influences in the virtual network and all the controlling network in the processors of the spacecrafts is interconnected with the multi-channeled signal system. Furthermore I also happened to have a multi-channeled signal transmitter, with the nature being interconnected with the system, I could hack into the main processor of the spacecraft to seize the control of the entire unit,” explained Mu.
After that much of explanation, it was then Ye Chong recalled the fact that Mu was a top wrecking maverick in the virtual web who had once destroyed the entire Luo family on a mere cyberattack.
”If that’s the case, aren’t you already invincible, with all these hacking-into-spacecrafts processes being like a stroll in the garden?” Mu’s explanation sounded too easy for an infiltration so, Ye Chong asked skeptically.
”What you have stated is incorrect,” Mu showed disapproval to Ye Chong’s point. ”Firstly, such hacking process is only possible under the circumstance that you are unnoticed by the foes. Secondly, one loses the ability to self-defend under the hacking mode, thus one could not react effectively if any form of casualties had occurred. Thirdly, if the foes too hold a group of mavericks, even if they were weak, such plan would fail unavoidably. Fourthly, if the foes had shut down the multi-channeled signal connecting system, such method would succeed at a possibility of 0%.”