Chapter 551: Xuan Ning’s Visit (1/2)

Chapter 551: Xuan Ning’s Visit

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Ye Chong had built 62 labor machines. Each labor machine was fitted with a low level bio-photon processor. Ye Chong did not mind the relatively primitive photon processors, since they were easy to make.

Using unidirectional culture methods, Ye Chong could grow large numbers of low level bio-photon processors in a short time. It was the actual labour machines that took time to build. Local wooden materials were as hard as metal alloys, but not as easy to process as metals. There were many minor tweaks that Ye Chong had to manually interfere with. Without this manual part, he would have built 620 machines, and not just 62.

The machines were designed to do laborious physical work, so Ye Chong named them appropriately so. There was now a large heap of earth at the rear courtyard of his manor. Ye Chong had dug 60 meters further down from his laboratory. Kui's chip had information on how to build underground bases, and all the experience they gathered from building the base on Spectre.

This was immensely helpful for Ye Chong. He could have only managed a small underground basement by himself, and not a large underground base.

The base was not complete yet. There were piles of earth everywhere, but the ground was already paved with rock tiles. Ye Chong had used natural materials like rocks to save cost.

Laboratory 1 was done. The flooring was large and there were smooth slabs of rock, with naturally occurring indigo streaks. These rocks were cut with high intensity laser beams. The air circulation system was up. Energy and water supply were settled. Laboratory 1 was 1,600 square meters wide, with a square layout. The space was large enough for Ye Chong to move all the equipment he kept in the buildings topside down here.

After he moved them in, Ye Chong divided Lab 1 into many smaller sections. The lab was small but complete. Ye Chong planned to do all kinds of research work here. He built a few labs that he needed most first. However, it would take five laboratories to store all the equipment he kept in Celest's dimension keystone.

The control station for the entire manor's defense system was also moved underground. The manor was not perfectly secure for now, but it was safe enough. It would be difficult to get him from 60 meters above. The buildings on the ground were only for distraction.

It would be impossible for anyone to break into his underground base, since the surroundings were monitored by a holographic scanning system.

After a few days of intense work, Ye Chong could finally take a breather. Lab 1 was now a fully functioning laboratory. Ye Chong had spent a lot of effort in building his underground base. He did not have specialized equipment for the task, and had to do many things by hand. Ye Chong had no trouble with general construction engineering, but an underground base was usually constructed with many specialized machinery. Ye Chong had never seen or even heard of most of them. He could only build those machines roughly based on their functions. Without Ye Chong's solid foundation of knowledge and rich experience, he would not have been able to build those 62 labor machines.

Finally, he had a relatively safer base of operations. It was the result of hard work. Ye Chong looked at his base that was still under construction, and felt overwhelmed by emotions. It seemed that he had never had a base that he could call his own before this.

However, how long would he be staying here this time?

After spending an entire week in his manor, Ye Chong had to leave. There was still something else that demanded his attention - the Weapons Design Contest. He was to serve on the judge panel.

Before that, however, there was a guest that required his attention.

Xuan Ning's visit took Ye Chong by surprise. Xuan Ning was also the third person, aside from Sun Sieha and Master Karu, to have set foot inside Ye Chong's manor.

If it was anyone else, Ye Chong would have refused to entertain them. Xuan Ning, however, merited his attention.

Xuan Ning looked like a completely different person. Before the battle, he was like a blade that shone threateningly; now, he looked like the image of peace.

Ye Chong took a long glance at Xuan Ning, and asked, ”You've reached Level 9?”

Xuan Ning smiled. ”Yes. To think that I would reach Level 9 because of you! I thank you for this.”

”No need to thank me. It's all because of your own effort.” Ye Chong shook his head. He could see that the man's ascension had in part was due to him, but the circumstances were not pleasant. If he was forced to make a breakthrough because someone tried to kill him, saying thank you would hardly be his response.

The first thing Ye Chong would do after achieving his breakthrough would be to kill that b*stard.

The way he saw it, Xuan Ning had no need to thank him.

Xuan Ning did not argue. He laughed and said, ”That's up to me to decide.”