Chapter 212: Alliance (2/2)

As he said those words, everyone else finally understood, and were shocked to the core.

Ye Chong shook his head. ”It’s only a conjecture, and there’s no way to confirm it at the moment. Besides, even if he was captured, chances are he’s still alive. The one who captured him must have preferred him alive rather than dead. Of course, your student must be smart enough in the first place, then his chances of survival will be above 60 percent.” Ye Chong was now speaking like Mu.

Vicente was moved, and his eyes glowed with renewed hope. Phal yelled, ”We’ll save him, we’ll save him!”

Meng Fei’er quickly held him back and shook her head, signalling him to be quiet.

Qin Zuo could feel a headache coming. These people were in danger themselves, but still worried about the safety of someone else. He laughed mockingly at himself. However, he was the kind of person who would rise against a challenge, and the situation now only aroused his fighting spirit. Even so, a rescue operation was a fool’s errand. They did not even know who was responsible, and out of the five, only he and Han Ben had any combat capabilities. The other party, on the other hand, was probably an entire group. With only himself and Han Ben, Qin Zuo could not help his pessimism.

”They’ll bring him to the primary planet. If we’re lucky, we might meet them.” Ye Chong said calmly.

Everyone looked towards Qin Zuo, the decision maker for the team all this while. Vicente did not speak up to disturb Qin Zuo’s thoughts even though his student’s life at stake. He understood that they were only his teammates, and were not obliged to be further involved.

Qin Zuo smiled wryly inside - what other choice did they have? He understood that the young man had led them to this conclusion, probably because he wanted to visit the primary planet himself. This young man might not be better than the ones who captured Vicente’s student.

Qin Zuo considered for a moment before speaking seriously, ”You want to visit the primary planet yourself, yes? I think you’ll find no better guide than us. Even if we meet the other party, I hope you could lend your assistance and keep us safe.” Qin Zuo had explained the importance of his team to Ye Chong, hinting that if Ye Chong could not keep them safe, he would never get anything more out of them about the primary planet. He chose to be frank instead, against this young man who thoughts he could not penetrate.

Ye Chong answered straightforwardly, ”Alright.”

In truth, Ye Chong had many other ways to get information out of them, such as Shang’s interrogation methods. Even if a mentalist could not withstand it, Ye Chong believed that they would yield too.

However, Ye Chong was beginning to understand that direct methods were not always the simplest, and indirect methods were not always more troublesome. In terms of effectiveness, these indirect methods were actually quite useful. In Ye Chong’s mind, effectiveness and efficiency mattered the most, and methods were only a means to an end.

In any case, having the stronger position allowed him to be proactive. Ye Chong understood this deeply. Strength was the basis of everything.

WIth this temporary alliance established, everyone relaxed a little. At least they were safe now. The way the clown mech clashed against the five space pirates coldly was constantly on their minds.

After entering the location of the primary planet, Mu charted the fastest course towards the planet.

Ye Chong began to explain more about those minerals, imitating Mu.

Vicente and Phal listened closely, and interjected with questions. At the side was Meng Fei’er, waiting patiently for Ye Chong to finish explaining the minerals. She was more interested in the plant specimens she had collected.

Qin Zuo and Han Ben wandered around the starship.

Qin Zuo and Han Ben exchanged glances, and both could the read the shock in each other's eyes. They had went through the captain’s cabin in detail, and found no one other than Ye Chong and their team of five. The starship looked just like any other Zika class starship.

This was why they were so surprised. Starships and mechs were entirely different constructs. Mechs moved much faster than starships, but fared a lot worse in terms of long distance flight. Starships also had a feature that no mech ever had, which was warp jumping. Starships usually had this feature, which greatly shortened the travel time across space and made interstellar travel possible.

Without warp jumps, travelling between planets would take longer than a person’s entire lifetime.

Starships may have features that mechs could never have, but it was proportionately more complicated to maneuver. A Zika class starship like this, for example, would need at least a crew of 20. Now, however, he and Han Ben saw no one steering the starship, and the starship was apparently flying on autopilot.

A starship with autopilot features! Qin Zuo was vexed. Who was this young man? How did he come to own such an advanced starship? Starship maneuvering required strict training, and the maneuvering itself was daunting to most people. Up until now, Qin Zuo had never heard of anything like starship auto piloting functions.

Who did he have as his backing? To own such advanced technology? It was terrifying!

Qin Zuo could not help but feel anxious again. Plenty of things in this starship could be considered classified material in any organization. Now that they had boarded the ship, perhaps …

Qin Zuo did not like where his thoughts were leading to. He forcefully stopped himself from thinking about it any further, and quickly signaled to Han Ben. They settled in with the other three members of the team, sitting around the young man.

The actions of Qin Zuo and Han Ben did not escape Ye Chong’s attention, but he kept silent about it, continuing on his explanation of the minerals to Phal and the others. Ye Chong could at least keep his promise to them, provided, of course, that he was not harmed in the process. Ye Chong was not yet willing to devote himself to that extent yet.

”This green one is an emerald crystallite, mainly used for jewellery and decorations. It’s a kind of gemstone, rarely found in the Five Galaxies. I’ve never seen any reports of this. Cutting this kind of gemstone required high craftsmanship.” Ye Chong explained exactly as Mu worded it.

Meng Fei’er was growing bored, but immediately brightened at this, grabbing the green gem away from Ye Chong’s hands. Women were naturally attracted to gems and the like, even though this particular one was still uncut, without the typical luster of gems.

Qin Zuo’s eyes brightened as well. ”Rarely found in the Five Galaxies? Are you telling me there are people beyond the Five Galaxies?” His questions gained the attention of everyone around him.