Chapter 233: Zhu Ling (2/2)

Shang asked abruptly, ”Where did you get your starship?”

Zhu Ling had noticed the damaged mech with one arm from the beginning. However, the pilot had said nothing, not even coming out of the mech, and Ye Chong did not seem keen to introduce, so she did not ask about it.

However, now that Shang suddenly spoke up, Zhu Ling did not betray any change in expression. Her years of training and planning had molded her into a person that would not lose her cool easily. Seeing Ye Chong looking at her, Zhu Ling looked back and replied, ”That’s stolen from a space pirate crew.”

Shang’s question reminded Ye Chong that her starship could fly as fast as the Dawn mechs.

Shang asked courteously, ”Can you bring us to them? I believe that they must have something of interest to us.”

”Alright,” Zhu Ling’s reply was simple.

”Ye, this girl is very much like you,” Shang seemed to say that with a sigh.

”Is that right?” Ye Chong replied noncommittally.

Zhu Ling quickly pointed out the location where she stole the starship, and Shang proceeded to calculate the warp jump time.

Ye Chong asked, ”Shang, are we doing this for her starship’s engine?” Ye Chong recalled Shang’s words and came to this conclusion.

Shang corrected him, ”Wrong, Ye, we must find the creator of that starship’s engine. That engine is special.” It was not everyday that something could earn the remark ”special” from Shang.

”Ye, I finally understand something.” The way Shang talked now made Ye Chong uncomfortable.

”What?”

”No matter how powerful we are at computations, we would never be able to create as humans do. These days, as I interact often with Little Rock, I was surprised to find that humans are so much better than we are in the art of creation. And we, we can only rely on a massive database of information and run detailed computations to arrive at our deductions. We ourselves are not capable of creation.” Shang was now speaking a lot like Mu.

”You’re right.” Ye Chong accepted Shang’s conclusion easily.

”Therefore, the only ones who can surpass humans are the humans themselves,” Shang pointed out cooly, and added, ”Or we will be left behind.”

Ye Chong nodded. Shang’s words were irrefutable.

”Ye, you may be talented, but your strength is finite, and you cannot be good in everything. We need more talent, coupled with my and Mu’s vast database. With these, I believe we can become stronger. That is how we will be able to control our own destinies.” Ye Chong could not deny Shang’s words.

”Shang, do you mean that we need more power?” Ye Chong frowned despite himself. He was not particularly ambitious, and he disliked doing things like that.

”No, we need a team. We need members who are strong in different fields, so that we can protect ourselves,” Shang explained.

Ye Chong asked, ”Are we not capable of protecting ourselves now?”

Shang spoke cynically, ”Seems to me that we’re the ones who run away every time.”

Ye Chong grew silent.

”Ye, the world is changing. The war has just begun. Ye, do you think you’ll be able to live in peace anywhere in this world?” Shang asked.

”No,” Ye Chong came to this conclusion after a moment’s thought.

”That’s right. The balance in Csebesini cannot be maintained for much longer, the peak of the war is close at hand. Ye, didn’t you notice that there are more pirates than before these days? And they’re more ruthless than ever. For now, the powers of the Four Forces are precariously balanced, but this will soon cease to be. This is only the calm before the storm. Ye, we must prepare ourselves, or we will be threatened in every moment of our lives.”

Ye Chong could say nothing to dispute Shang.

Shang continued, ”Ye, if we have a warship so powerful that no one can avert their gaze against, then with you and me, hmm, and that girl, and a few more geniuses onboard, err, then we can make this our headquarters, hehe, and no one will be able to do anything to us.”

Ye Chong nodded with determination. He never liked to hand his life over to another person. Best if he could be in control of his own life.

”Hmm, if we can do that, then we can invite Bing Bing over, Xiu is also not bad. Oh, right, and Sun Xuelin, Grandpa Qian, Mrs Rui, err, and that Rui Su is also quite good looking, I’ll think about it. Ha, if we can get Feng Su here too, then it’ll be perfect, hahaha … I’ll live my days with all the pretty ladies around me, what a wonderful life …” Shang began to spiral down into his fantasies.

Ye Chong rolled his eyes. Of course the mech would return to his usual behaviour.

”Hehe, Ye, I’ve informed them that the Sanctuary’s backup are coming. With them here, the Sanctuary will be focused on them,” Shang said with an evil laugh.

As expected, Ye Chong saw that the Darklight mech was working faster now to finish off his enemies. It was clear that he was also afraid of the Sanctuary’s trump card. The beautiful and fatal crescent blades flickered in space like a swords dance.

Coxcomb had already made a warp jump towards its destination. None of the mechs paid any attention to Coxcomb. The Dawn mechs’ orders were to stall the Darklight mech. To them, it was already straining to stall the Darklight mech, and they could not spare the effort to deal with the starship. Luo Wei was also ignoring Coxcomb. The way he saw it, he was already lucky enough that the ship did not destroy him first.

Zhu Ling was already making headway with Overwing. She did not understand Overwing any more than Ye Chong, and could only figure out the mech herself. Fortunately, it was still a Sanctuary’s mech, and the similarities were there. As a member of the elite squad, she had already surpassed the abilities of any regular elite squad member long ago, but had kept her abilities hidden from view all this time.

She could have finished off all the Dawn mechs that were pursuing her if she had gotten herself a serviceable mech. To a mech pilot, a mech could make a difference between life and death.

Today, however, she received the surprise gift of Overwing. This was a mech that gained fame because of Mu Fei. To think that she could pilot a trump card’s mech! After a brief moment of exhilaration, Zhu Ling quickly threw herself completely into familiarizing herself with the mech. Experience taught her that her strength would ultimately decide her fate, no matter the situation.

Zhu Ling’s insane training surprised Ye Chong. However, he quickly got over it. He would have done the same. In any case, Ye Chong hoped that his comrades would at least be able to defend themselves.

On the other hand, Shang was trying his best to locate the space pirates that Zhu Ling had met.