Chapter 465: Disguise - Not as Easy as it Seems (1/2)

Chapter 465: Disguise - Not as Easy as it Seems

Translator: EndlessFantasy TranslationEditor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Ye Chong looked up at the city, and felt a sense of familiarity. This was practically a modernized version of a city from the Five Galaxies. Buildings soared into the skies. Mechs of all kinds tore through the air above. It was the exact opposite of the He Yue Galaxy. As he walked into the city, the feeling grew stronger. There were holographic ad projections everywhere. Countless mechs flew between the metallic buildings. Even the pedestrians on the streets walked with hurried steps. It was very much a city in the Five Galaxies.

”This is Gray Valley?” Shang sounded unbelieving.

Ye Chong shrugged. ”I think it's weird too.”

Ye Chong was wearing a combat uniform, and did not stand out in the crowd. Along the way to the city, he and Shang had discussed about psychology. Of course, it was only to be expected that Ye Chong failed marvelously to understand it. Suddenly, Ye Chong realized that he was infinitely pathetic when it came to this area of expertise. Right now, he was competent in combat, mech piloting, alchemy and even mech maintenance. However, when it came to psychology and sociology, he could only draw a blank.

Shang had explained with long paragraphs of theories about how important psychology was in combat. Of course, Ye Chong was convinced by him. Convincing Ye Chong can be a simple but challenging task. As long as your arguments were convincing, Ye Chong would agree with them. However, if the arguments were hollow, he would not accept them no matter who they came from.

Ye Chong was not walking on the streets like an inconspicuous commoner, and no one looked twice at him. The holographic screen at the exposed public square was showing the news. Aside from the constant mentions of the war in the news, there were almost no signs of the war here in the city.

”Ye, this looks like a good place,” Shang proclaimed excitedly.

Ye Chong looked around his surroundings and said, ”The situation's not clear yet, we need to do more research.”

Ye Chong walked the streets casually, seemingly without purpose, but he was in fact memorizing all the streets.

However, they quickly faced an urgent problem - they had no money! Earning money had always been one of the more difficult problems for Ye Chong, and also one of his weaknesses. Fortunately, he had Shang with him now, and there should be nothing to worry about. Back in the Five Galaxies, Mu could provide an almost endless supply of currency, which Ye Chong remembered clearly. Shang must be able to do something similar!

”Well, if I can hack into the virtual world, money will not be a problem,” Shang said, but his next words dashed any hope Ye Chong had of this option, ”However, Ye, regretfully we do not have that ability as of yet. I tried to hack into their virtual word just now, but failed.”

”Failed? Why?” Ye Chong was surprised. Shang's calculation skills were slightly inferior to Mu's, but he was still very good at it. In the past, Shang had always did it with ease. Why would he fail this time?

Shang sounded surprised as well when he replied, ”The virtual world here is a bit weird. Their calculations are completely different from what we know, and that means I have nowhere to work with. What a strange place. Oh, forgot to mention one thing. When I entered the virtual world just now, I've triggered their alarm. We need to leave here ASAP.”

Ye Chong wanted to roll his eyes. This b*stard … He was about to pick up his pace and leave the place when Shang's d*mned voice came again, ”Ye, don't do anything unnatural. You should walk at a natural pace, wear a normal expression, and walk away from here casually. That way, you won't attract suspicion. Do you want everyone who see you to suspect that you're a bad guy?”

Ye Chong forced down whatever explosive motion he was about to do with his legs. Despite his masterful control of muscular power, the effort still left him a little uneven.

He stepped out with his right leg and resumed his normal walking pace. His expression did not change, not because he was a master of disguise, but because his face was naturally inexpressive.

”The more natural you behave, the easier people are going to ignore you. You may exist here and now, but you are effectively in a blind spot,” Shang philosophized.

Just then, a group of men in yellow uniform walked in their direction.

”So strange, there really was an alarm just now. Isn't it from here? I don't see anyone suspicious,” one of them said.

One of his companions shrugged and said, ”I don't see anyone suspicious too. Maybe he left already.”

”So soon? Impossible,” one of them said, unconvinced. ”When the alarm rang, we were just around the corner, and didn't see anyone suspicious. I say, the alarm is probably from a technical error.”

”Right, right, I think so to, it's happened before …”