Chapter 555: Spider (2/2)

”Oh, what sort of preparations?” Xuan Ning was intrigued. What would a Master weaponsmith do as preparation?

Sha Ya was also curious. Having shut herself in for so long, she did not know what Ye Chong had been up to.

”Come with me.” Ye Chong led the two shooters into the warehouse. The shooters exchanged a look, and then followed him.

When the door of the warehouse slid open, Ye Ching could hear both of them inhale sharply behind him.

”What is this thing?” As expected of a Level 9 shooter, Xuan Ning recovered quickly from his surprise. He moved closer to the huge spider and looked up, still in a daze.

”It's called Spider, and it is our main means of transport. The speed is lacking, but otherwise it's quite serviceable.” Ye Chong briefly introduced his creation.

Since the two shooters were crucial to his mission, he must let them get familiar with the Spider as soon as possible.

Ye Chong led them to the belly of the Spider. Hiss! A door slip open, and then a rope ladder was let down.

Ye Chong went up first. The two shooters quickly followed him up the rope ladder.

The pilot cabin was no longer empty. There were now three chairs that could spin freely, with six huge screens that covered 180 degrees of vision. Each chair came with a firearms control lever for shooting. The seat at the center had a control panel. That was Ye Chong's seat.

The wall of the pilot cabin was lined with a thick layer of bushy lilac colored plant. It could produce enough oxygen for three people.

At the rear were two big rooms that function as storage space. This would be where they store drinking water and energy crystals, and even some repair tools and extra parts.

When Ye Chong began to demonstrate how to pilot the Spider to run around the manor, both Xuan Ning and Sha Ya had already fallen in love with the machine.

”Can you build one for me? Just name the price.” Xuan Ning asked hesitantly. The machine was awesome, it was practically a moving castle. Besides, the huge storage space could carry plenty of water and food. It was very useful for shooters who liked to explore the wilderness. Moreover, the machine could move very quickly even on hilly terrain. Xuan Ning would very much like to own a Spider.

Sha Ya was quiet, but her keen eyes betrayed a similar interest.

Ye Chong looked at them. ”After we come back from Darkniss, I'll build one for each of you.” As long as Xi Yan and Kristen prepared the gears and parts beforehand, the actual construction would not take too much of his time.

”Oh, wonderful!” Xuan Ning was overjoyed. Sha Ya caressed the firearms control lever like a lover.

”Shall we leave now?” Xuan Ning lost all his composure as a Level 9 shooter. He was like a child eager to try out his latest toy.

”Wait. We still need to bring these.” Ye Chong pointed at a huge pile of supplies in a corner of the warehouse.

These were the supplies they had to bring with them for this expedition. Ye Chong made full preparations for his trip to Darkniss.

With all three of them working, the supplies disappeared onboard quickly. It helped that Ye Chong was practically a weightlifting machine.

Sha Ya pointed at a box, filled with bottles of liquid. ”What are these?”

Ye Chong threw a quick glance at them. ”Testing solutions.” From the blank looks he got from the shooters, Ye Chong knew that explaining to them would be a hassle. He said, ”You'll find out soon enough.” He then continued with moving the box onto the Spider.

Soon, everything was moved onto the Spider. The storage rooms were now packed.

Xuan Ning looked at the packed storage rooms and commented, ”That's enough to last us for months. If only I have one of these long ago, I would have explored every corner of Darkniss by now.”

Sha Ya was quiet throughout, occupied with her thoughts.

Of course, Ye Chong was not planning on piloting the Spider from his manor. They were still some distance away from Dual Forest. At the speed the Spider was moving, it would take them God knew how long to reach Darkniss.

Ye Chong called Liao San and asked for a transport aircraft. The transport aircraft, nicknamed Big Mushroom, could manage a heavy load. A Spider was no trouble for it at all.

When the transport aircraft docked in Yedda City's landing field, it attracted a lot of attention. The transport aircraft was of an expensive model. Only selected elite military troops would have them. Besides, the symbol of the Royal Guards on the aircraft was simply eye-catching.

The Spider, carrying Ye Chong and the two shooters, emerged into the open from the transport aircraft.

This ignited a commotion in Yedda City's landing field. ”Heavens, what is that monster?” The huge spider ignored the onlookers and left.

The landing field was situated outside Yedda City, so Ye Chong and his crew did not have to go through Yedda City itself to enter Dual Forest.

It was common for shooters looking for an adventure to hang around in the outskirts of Dual Forest. The sudden appearance of this massive thing was shocking. Fortunately, the mechanical nature of the Spider was easily recognized. Once the shooters realized that it was man made, they did not feel so frightened anymore. Some of the bolder shooters even trailed behind the machine out of curiosity.

Dual Forest was largely made up of gigantic trees. These trees had a thick canopy that blocked most of the sunlight to the ground. Trees below the canopy were stunted and weak from the lack of sunlight. This was the law of nature. The strong grew stronger by commanding most of the resources; the weak turned weaker, with no hope of ever absorbing enough sunlight to become just as gigantic, not unless the huge trees around it fell and give way.

The forest did not hinder the Spider's advance. It weaved its way easily through the scattered trees on the forest floor. The weaker trees were simply bulldozed over. The shooters who followed the Spider were jealous of the pilot behind the machine. How nice it would be to own a Spider too.

Xuan Ning and Sha Ya could tell that Ye Chong was experienced in controlling this kind of machine.

They were full of anticipation for their expedition to Darkniss.