Chapter 134: Conjecture (1/2)

Chapter 134: Conjecture

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Yan Bingxuan stopped in his tracks, his face full of surprise!

”Where did I give myself away?” Ye Chong jolted inside, all his muscles tensed, and his naturally hanging arms shifted to an anticipatory posture. The moment Yan Bingxuan showed any signs of hostility, Ye Chong would kill him without hesitation! Even if the opponent’s physique suggested a difficult enemy, Ye Chong was still confident that he could take care of his enemy before he could send a warning signal to the others!

”Full-skeleton mechs?” Yan Bingxuan’s face betrayed his pleasant surprise as he turned to the old man, ”Master Ge, have you finally made a full-skeleton mech? Are these three mechs your latest work? They’re absolutely amazing!”

Ye Chong’s whole body relaxed at that, and his arms discreetly returned to their natural hanging posture! He was, however, somewhat curious. Were full-skeletons mechs so out of the ordinary? Could there be something to them?

Ye Chong was not aware that the old man was the only person was skilled in using skeletons to make mech parts. However, the old man was a total stranger to mechs, and did not understand the design functionalities of mech parts. Hence, his products were often not as desired, and had a high probability of malfunctioning. Even though the old man had made every part of a mech with skeletons, putting all of them together and having the parts working in tandem would inevitably amplify the defects of each individual part, and the mech’s safety rating would be extremely low.

Full-skeleton mechs were but an ideology. Even though Hei Zi’s mech looked like a full-skeleton mech, there were still a considerable number of parts in it made of non-skeleton material, and so it did not qualify as a full-skeleton mech.

Ever since the Sanctuary knew of the old man's skill in producing skeleton mech parts, the Sanctuary had offered him protection. Yan Bingxuan was responsible for the old man’s safety, besides making periodic reports about his working progress.

Now that there were three full-skeleton mechs right in front of him, how could he not be shocked? He knew from the grapevine that the Sanctuary was also trying to produce full-skeleton mechs. However, their progress was slow, and so the Sanctuary placed great importance on the old man.

Full-skeleton mechs would offer enviable features - better automotive control, longer flight distances, and most importantly, outstanding anti-detection capabilities. This would be a great advantage in battle.

The old man was pleased. ”Hehehe, Yan, even you can guess wrong sometimes! These were not the handiwork of a miserable old man like me. This apprentice of mine had carelessly assembled them, but they’re not really full-skeleton mechs. Ah, but this young man here has real potential in making a real full-skeleton mech!” His words were regretful, but his tone suggested a certain pride in his apprentice.

”The young man certainly doesn’t seem like it!” Yan Bingxuan was now truly shocked! No matter how he looked at him, the young man had seemed unremarkable - he looked thin and frail, but was actually an expert in mech assembly. When did the old man accept this apprentice? Yan Bingxuan grew suspicious. ”I’ve been too relaxed with my job here recently,” Yan Bingxuan thought pensively to himself. ”I must look into this later. Hmm, better take good care of this young one to avoid any mishaps, if he can make a full-skeleton mech, it’ll be under my account, and I’ll definitely move up the power ladder!”

Yan Bingxuan was circumspect, and kept his emotions to himself as he smiled and said, ”Master Ge, you’re truly blessed! With an able apprentice, you’ll finally have a successor!”

The old man’s half-lidded eyes were full of joy, but he said, ”He’s not really a full apprentice yet, there’s much to learn! It’s too early to speak of these things!”

Yan Bingxuan noted to himself to visit the place more often and get familiar the future skeleton carver; it would be helpful for his career. However, he understood that this was an overnight task, and so, with his decision made, Yan Bingxuan bid farewell to everyone and continued on his job.

After Yan Bingxuan left, Ye Chong exhaled in relief. The old man turned to him and spoke seriously, ”Ye, in future, be careful to this man, don’t trust him too much, understand? He might not be entirely sincere, but, if you met any difficult problems around here you can still ask for his help, he’s still quite influential in this area.”

”Yes!” Ye Chong nodded in understanding.

”Alright, let’s forget about him! From today onwards I’ll teach you how to recognize and differentiate between skeletons! This is also something basic! Now all skeletons are suitable to made into mech parts. Let’s start from the basics …”

Ye Chong was safe, and the Mentalist Sanctuary’s efforts were to no avail. The Sanctuary was infuriated, and blamed it on the incompetence of their patrolmen. The patrolmen received the blame indignantly, and vented their frustrations on any local organization that they set their eyes on. Thus, all organizations lost their presence and power almost overnight, and vanished without a trace.

The Sanctuary’s failure was actually largely due to their erroneous deductions. Based on Feng Su’s report, everyone had deduced that the mech pilot controlling the golden miniature mech must be physically strong. It would have otherwise been impossible for the pilot to bear the consequences of piloting the mech.