Chapter 162: Encounter I (1/2)
Chapter 162: Encounter I
Translator: EndlessFantasy TranslationEditor: EndlessFantasy Translation
”It’s wonderful! Ye, I didn’t think you could really do it, it’s really astonishing!” Master Xiao caressed the full-skeleton Raven engine, praising in deep fervor! Beside him were a few other Masters, invited along by Master Xiao! They too had the expression of a child getting his favorite toy, standing around the world’s first full-skeleton mech engine, watching in awe.
Mu Fei wore a thin and gentle smile on his face as he watched the elderlies’ excitement. He had witnessed the birth of this full-skeleton mech engine first hand, but these Masters’ excitement had far exceeded his expectations. ”Perhaps I should reconsider the value of this engine,” he thought as his eyes brightened momentarily before resuming his usual inconspicuousness.
Of course, Ye Chong passed his Level Four Trial without incident!
Ye Chong was observing Mu Fei discreetly, and Mu Fei’s minute change in expression did not escape his eyes. ”Hmph, whatever you’re playing at, I won’t make it easy!” Ye Chong smiled coldly inside.
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”Mr Ye, this way please!” Mu Fei stretched his hand out courteously.
Ye Chong drew in a deep breath upon seeing the starship before him. He was finally leaving the Orbits! For a moment, he was overwhelmed with emotions!
Since the Level Four Trial with the full-skeleton engine, Ye Chong already guessed that the Level Five Trial would involve building a full-skeleton mech. Fortunately, he was ready for that. Ye Chong only built a Raven mech, since he did not want to truly benefit the Sanctuary. However, even with just a Raven, a beginner level mech, its performance was still enough to impress all the Masters. Of course, the success was also partly due to his previous work on the full-skeleton Raven engine.
As expected by Ye Chong, once the full-skeleton Raven was built successfully, it was taken in by the Sanctuary.
News of the year’s first candidate to pass the Level Five Trial spread like wildfire across the city of Nine Gates! For the detainees in Nine Gates, their strongest wish was to leave the Orbits and return to the Five Galaxies. No one had passed the Level Five Trial in recent years, but there was finally one person who managed to do so. This brought life back to the slowly numbing lives of the detainees in Nine Gates, their grim hearts finally catching a glimpse of hope!
Soon, details of this candidate began to make their way into all corners of the city. He was apparently young but very talented! He was also a mysterious skeleton carver, and those trendy skeleton parts earlier were all his work. Additionally, he was also rumored to be an excellent alchemist.
Heavens, who was this guy? Everyone was amazed!
With his daily vigilance against Mu Fei, Ye Chong did not know that news of him passing the Level Five Trial had already reached the entirety of the Orbits, and that skeleton carving as an occupation was brought to everyone’s attention for the first time ever.
Ye Chong was more focused on his current situation. He and Shang agreed that the Sanctuary would not make any move against him here, even if they wanted to stop him from leaving. If they forcefully make him stay, no one might dare to take the Trials again in the future.
As for whatever tricks the Sanctuary intended to pull, they would probably take place during Ye Chong’s journey leaving the Orbits. However, hehe …
Unexpectedly, what Ye Chong found on the starship was the man who was always beside him as his guide, Mu Fei.
”Is your job as a guide not finished yet?” Ye Chong affected an innocent surprise.
”Yes, it’s finished!” Mu Fei smiled warmly. ”However, the Sanctuary considered my familiarity with your lifestyle, and thought it proper to assign me here to make sure you are well taken care of! Pleased to be of service!”
”I see!” Ye Chong nodded in fake casualness.
The Sanctuary had prepared a grand escort team for him, which consisted of four standard combat squads. Such a strong combat fleet was more than enough to keep him safe. However, it was also enough to keep him under their control. This must be how they saw it!
Ye Chong observed all this in detached coolness.
Mu Fei held a high status apparently, as Ye Chong noticed the mech pilots behaving respectfully towards him. What caught his attention was that their respect toward Mu Fei seemed to be sincere! Ye Chong understood that this kind of respect could only be borne towards a truly capable person! Mu Fei’s words held great authority here, and even the starship’s captain would take his advice seriously.
It seemed that Mu Fei was no ordinary person!
The ship flew steadily onwards, and Ye Chong would occasionally receive a call from one the Masters asking after him. Whenever this happened, the captain would report the starship’s current location to the Masters in detail.
Within the Orbits, the starship did not encounter any security checks, and the journey was surprisingly smooth.
Soon, starship Glinton left the Orbits, its destination being a planet very close to the Orbits, called McCann. According to them, Ye Chong would transit to another long distance interstellar passenger starship to anywhere he pleased.
Once Ye Chong left McCann and reached a place he deemed safe, he would reach out to the Masters via a special communication device they gifted him to confirm his safe exit from the Orbits. It seemed that even the Masters did not trust the Sanctuary.
It was still possible, however, for the Sanctuary to make their move once he ended his communication with the Masters.