Chapter 130: The Workshop Underground (1/2)
Chapter 130: The Workshop Underground
Translator: EndlessFantasy TranslationEditor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Technically, Hei Zi’s master happened to be Nan Nan’s grandfather.
Ye Chong tailed Hei Zi to the backyard. It was a new spot of Nan Nan’s home to Ye Chong as Hei Zi had never brought Ye Chong there before. The backyard was not totally secluded however, it was merely because Ye Chong had been to busy minding his own business to take a peek at someone else’s backyard. The place was spacious but Ye Chong's animalistic intuition suggested him a kind of danger lurking in the place. He could smell it! In addition, Hei Zi was also acting quite cautiously as he led the road, ”Stick to me. Closely!” he reminded from time to time as they moved. Ye Chong followed him closely, where he even mimicked the pace of Hei Zi’s step. Ye Chong did not intend to try anything funny at that moment. Certainly there was some catapulting or killing machine hidden in such an ordinary backyard…
”Great!” Mu’s voice rang, he sounded impressed, ”This is a creative security.” Unfortunately there was no processor to transmit the data he received from the surrounding. Ye Chong could not speculate what sort of ”creative security” there was in the yard. Well, if Mu complimented it, probably it should be rather powerful by nature. Regarding creativity… Who cares?
Since Mu had kind of ”warned” about it, Ye Chong walked on as he literally laid the exact step as Hei Zi’s.
At the inner area of the yard there was a giant house made out of stones and bricks. It looked pretty normal from the outside. ”Ye, let me remind you that the walls contain a fairly thick and highly dense alloy board.” The next comment had justified Ye Chong the anomaly of this house, ”It also contains a certain standard of anti-detection ability.”
”Anti-detection ability?” Ye Chong wowed, ”A certain standard of?” He became confused… What in the Haleyson he meant by ”a certain standard”? What kind of ”standard”? Mu shouldn’t be using a word this vague… Wasn't there usually a range of figures at least?
”Mhm, that is correct. A certain standard of anti-detection ability, which even though are ineffective against me, it is effective even on the most advanced detection systems in the market,” explained Mu. ”I see.” Ye Chong was enlightened.
He realized how roomy the inside was too. A purplish brown board was hung at the wall right opposite them, with a calligraphy written, ”The Spirit Shines in the Bones of the Blade*”. Ye Chong’s attention was not on the meaning behind it, rather he wondered if the calligraphy was well-done, but he had zero expertise on calligraphy that he could not give his comment! There were numerous strange-looking apparatuses laid around the room while a variety of odd-looking things were scattered over the floor. A careful glance and Ye Chong recognized some of them! Those should be some skeletons of mutated lifeforms! He had seen countless of these back on Trash Planet-12! While the others… Ye Chong took a better glance… he could not tell. The texture was really peculiar though… with some of them having a metallic gloss.
”These are some substandard products… some people called it ‘defective products’… Well, they are defective by nature but it’s kind of a waste if we just throw them out of the window. So my master kept them here, considering how sometimes these could be useful recyclables!” Hei Zi looked much more relieved after getting into the house as he joyfully explained to Ye Chong.
Hei Zi’s step was broadened as they had arrived at the center of the house after a brief moment of conversation. A few taps on the interface and a few turns on the knob, Hei Zi clicked the apparatus by his side. He led Ye Chong to a corner after that. There was somehow… a square hollow at the ground. A flight of stairs was extended to the underground. The taps and turns were probably triggers to the opening here! Such an exceptional design! Hiding the switch inside here among the sea of junks and apparatuses, it sure would be a hassle for an intruder to even find the entrance.
Little glimmer shone through the first few steps by the hole. The staircases seemed endless… Ye Chong could not tell the end of the stairs, he could barely see the bottom! It should be a very, very deep underground… Why do these people like to get themselves this deep under the surface? Ye Chong did not get the logic behind this.
”Come,” Hei Zi initiated his steps as he walked downstairs. Ye Chong could do nothing else than tailing him quickly. ”Mhm?” The place was of total darkness the moment Ye Chong got down, as the moving flooring on the surface had been closed. Ye Chong was a little surprised the fact that he was not aware of the flooring closing up. If it was not the sudden change of lighting, he could not tell… as he could hardly hear a sound from the surface even with his hearing. This was a trivial detail yet it was convincing enough to tell Ye Chong that even the flooring was of great craftsmanship!
”Now…” Stated Hei Zi as they walked on, ”This is the real workshop. My master works here usually. And I’m here most of the time too. But I’m still doing the hammering, I’m not working on the important part.” His voice was already loud on the surface, it sounded like a roaring buzz underground.
”Oh,” Ye Chong responded as he followed on. He still had the slightest idea on calling from Nan Nan’s grandfather… The place was really concealed too, unlike the backyard… They should not be bringing guests for a simple greeting or whatever… Then what was this? Ye Chong did not worry about his own safety though. He was confident of his strength back then, besides, he had the Guardian, which indisputably was the lord of fighters!
And there was Mu too!
Yeah, that’s the point!
The stairs were much longer than he expected. It went way, way, down under the ground. Luckily they moved pretty quickly which the glimmering exit turned brighter and Ye Chong could hear the clinks of the machines. And Ye Chong sensed the ground shaking a little as they got to the bottom. No wonder they had it so deep into the ground! The shake would have alarmed anyone nearby!
What were they doing down here? Ye Chong was intrigued, very intrigued.
At the end of the stairs, a shocking scene awaited before him!
He did not predict such an airy space at the underground. This basement should have the size of a spaceship, he believed. The roof was of a metallic silver… which was unordinary as the frames appeared to be made out of metallic skeletons about an arm broad overlapping each other… The basement was not supported by any pillar! The skeletons were the only support to hold the room from collapsing! The lighting was great too. Ye Chong could see everything at one glance at least! By the stairs there were a rack of countless squares, which every of it contained a kind of parts of mech. It was the same part but of different models and qualities, so it looked dazzling to Ye Chong.
Overwhelming! These accessories were well-placed on the rack, like rows of armies. And judging by their appearance, Ye Chong could tell that all of these accessories were of top-quality! Such premium gears sitting together, it was like a parade, a carnival to Ye Chong. He was mesmerized, knowing that how many mechs one could make with these parts! It could fill the entire exhibition hall!
Between these racks there was an empty lane leading to elsewhere. Hei Zi gestured Ye Chong to move on this road.
On their way to the next destination, Ye Chong eyed the parts like a hungry wolf, covetous his sight wafted through the racks. ”Great parts!” Mu reviewed with honesty, which further set Ye Chong on blaze!
”Really? Maybe I can show you some parts, only show, hahaha!”
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