Chapter 463: Gray Valley (1/2)
Chapter 463: Gray Valley
Translator: EndlessFantasy TranslationEditor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Shang's recalibration was not done yet. Ye Chong did not have to handle that problem. What he needed to do now was solve another particularly difficult and technical problem - given that he was without any tools, how should he remove a photon processor chip without damaging it?
This was a very hard problem. However, technical problems would hardly trouble Ye Chong for long. What could really stump him were problems that involved people.
This time was no exception.
After destroying two remnant pieces, Ye Chong finally succeeded in extracting the photon processor chip from the third piece of remnant. Ye Chong had used the skeleton tips from the tentacles on Han Jia's back in the process. They were his indispensable tools.
It took Ye Chong quite some time to figure out how to maneuver the flexible tentacles precisely. After days of practicing with the mechanism, he finally got used to maneuvering the tentacles with ease. Ye Chong had a habit - he would always relate anything he knew about with combat.
After extracting the chip, he considered about ways to improve the variety of attacks using the tentacles.
Mu was busy with hacking past a security algorithm that protected the chip. They needed information from this chip. In fact, the best way to get information was to capture the three survivors. However, Ye Chong did not do so, for reasons he did not know himself.
Mu's hacking smoothly progressed. The algorithm was hardly challenging with his superior calculation skills. He was soon able to make a copy of all the information contained in the chip.
”Ye, I know where we are now,” Mu interrupted Ye Chong's train of thought.
Ye Chong turned his attention to the mech. ”Where? Did you find a star chart?”
”Yes, have a look yourself.” Right then, a star chart was projected onto the holographic screen, which showed various planetary objects of different sizes.
”The terrain here is very unique,” Ye Chong commented after studying it for quite awhile. The environment displayed in this star chart was unlike any he had seen before.
Planets with a faint red glow in the star chart were inhabited. These planets were surrounded by a dense cloud of gray colored dots. Ye Chong recognized it immediately as the Calamitous Asteroid Belt.
The inhabited planets were all located in the center of the asteroid belt, completely surrounded by asteroids. Ye Chong was intrigued by whoever first discovered the place, to be able to find a place for live to flourish within a place that was known to invite death.
”We are right here.” At the edge of the region where the inhabited planets were all gathered, a blue spot glowed, indicating their location.
”How far are we from the nearest planet?” Ye Chong asked. For the moment, their highest priority was to replenish their supplies. Han Jia had no issues, since it was powered by teardrop mineralite. Mu and Shang, however, needed to recharge. Ye Chong also had to perform extensive maintenance work on Han Jia. After so many days of flying in the Calamitous Asteroid Belt, Han Jia was damaged in many places. The asteroid belt was truly as dangerous as its name suggested. Han Jia was an excellent mech, and Ye Chong a competent mech pilot. Mu was also instrumental in warning them of imminent danger. That was they all survived the asteroid belt. Now, however, Han Jia's damages needed to be mended.
”About 18 days of flight,” Mu answered after doing his calculations. Han Jia was not equipped to make warp jumps, so they could only stick to normal space flight.
”Anything else?” Ye Chong asked. Any and all information regarding this unfamiliar place would be invaluable.
”Yes. Based on the information in the chip, it seems that the 19 planets and 15 star clusters that were all inhabited and gathered in the center of the asteroid belt is Gray Valley,” Mu provided this shocking revelation.
”Gray Valley …' Ye Chong muttered to himself. He had heard of this place since he first found his way to the He Yue Galaxy, but he never expected to arrive in Gray Valley in this manner.
Gray Valley, a symbol of mystery to the most of He Yue Galaxy's inhabitants. Aristocrats were feared everywhere in the galaxy, but here they were miscreants to be punished. Gray Valley residents rarely head out, hence the outside world did not know much about them. If He Yue Galaxy's inhabitants knew so little about them, it was only natural that Ye Chong, the isolated persona that he was, barely knew about them too. The only thing he remembered about Gray Valley was their appearance during the virus disaster, the strong and capable Guang Bei and that underground base of operations.
To think that he was once again thrown into unfamiliar territory! Ye Chong was speechless. After all these years, it looked like he was still wandering from place to place.
”Mu, what's our probability of success in returning the way we came from?” Ye Chong asked.