Chapter 573: Nascent II (1/2)

Chapter 573: Nascent II

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Rui Bing looked at dojo before her. Her own combat dojo was now the largest in the entire Yi Ju zone. The students consisted of Sang Tribe members and people who joined the Yi Ju community. Rui Bing did not attempt to make the Rui Family's combat techniques secret. She was more open minded about these things after attaining Jie.

She still wore her signature white training garb. Her aura as a combat expert made her stood out from the other normal, gentle women. To the students in the dojo, she was the untouchable Goddess. The Sang Tribe felt this particularly strongly. Rui Bing's relationship with Ye Chong was no secret among the Sang Tribe members. Anyone who tried to get closer to Rui Bing would be taught an unforgettable lesson by the Sang Tribe.

The Sang Tribe members inherited Ye Chong's ruthless and cunning way of doing things. To them, the ends always justify the means. Even Sang Pu and Qiu Man did not discourage this mindset in their subordinates.

Rui Bing loved the Sang Tribe. They were a disciplined group of people. Even though they were now the only dominating power in Yi Ju Zone, they did not slack in their duties. The Sang Tribe members were like natural born warriors who were eager to absorb new knowledge. Their lives were very organized, and perhaps dry and uninteresting in the eyes of outsiders, but they enjoyed it very much. Their lack of knowledge did not allow them to control every side of Yi Ju Zone, but Rui Bing believed that given enough time, they would be the final winners.

She could feel the love and care from all the Sang Tribe members, all because of one man.

Rui Bing watched her students practicing in the dojo, sweating profusely, but her mind was elsewhere. Was her sister alright? How was her mother doing now? Where was Grandpa Qian? What about the naughty little monkey, Wei Yuan?

What about him? Where was he right now? Was he okay?

Rui Bing sighed quietly inside, though her expression betrayed none of her thoughts.

More and more students joined her dojo. The people who came to the Sang Tribe for help in the midst of disaster now realized the importance of power. The Sang Tribe was also very passionate about combat. Their combat skills came from their experience fighting against wild creatures, designed to kill in the most efficient way. However, when it came to the overall system of their combat moves and its efficiency against humans, there was still much they could learn from the Rui Family's techniques.

Class was over. All the students bid farewell to Rui Bing. After that, Rui Bing tidied up the place. Even though she was now considered by others to be of high stature, she still preferred to do these things herself.

Now, she was going to visit Aried. Now that was an interesting fellow. He won a research fund from Qiu Man, and now had his own laboratory, located close to her place. Rui Bing was not used to living with other people. Since Sang Pu and Qiu Man were getting busier and busier with all the administrative and management work, Rui Bing had found a place of her own near the dojo. Later, she got to know Aried, who became her neighbour.

Aried was a short and petite man, but he had a loud voice. ”Haha, Lady Bing is here.” Aried looked completely different from his earlier abject life. He now looked like a bright and sharp old man with a perpetual blush on his cheeks. He liked the polite and kind young woman, despite her deceptively cold appearance. Aried was making some headway in his experiments. He was overjoyed by this, but he did not know anyone well enough, other than his students and Rui Bing, to share the good news. Thus, he invited Rui Bing to visit his laboratory, to witness these moments that he thought would go down the history books as moments of triumph.

Standing respectfully beside Aried was his student, Sang Kan. At the moment, Sang Kan looked like an obedient and meek student, all gentle and courteous, but Rui Bing knew that all members of the Sang Tribe were powerful combatants, having lived in the Archipelago.

”Grandpa Aried, how do you do?” Rui Bing greeted Aried with a cold expression.

Aried did not mind her. He knew that she was only cold on the outside, but was in fact a warm and kind young woman on the inside.

”Ma'am,” Sang Kan greeted Rui Bing, sending a blush onto her white complexion. Nevertheless, she acknowledged softly. All members of the Sang Tribe addressed her in this way.

”Haha, come in come in, we've been waiting for you. Sigh, to think that I would live to see this day! I can die happily now!” Aried sounded gratified. He had always been looked down upon because of his small stature, and became a social recluse because of this. Moreover, despite all the effort that he put into his research, people never acknowledged his work. Today, however, he had his own laboratory and incredible results to show the world. After decades of being scorned, he could finally prove himself. Hence, he felt the urge to share his victory, and thought of the one person he was currently close to – Rui Bing.

Rui Bing consoled him, ”Don't worry about it. Your name will be forever etched into the hearts of the people.”

Aried felt encouraged by Rui Bing's words. The thought of leaving a mark in history made him emotional.

Rui Bing and Sang Kan watched the emotional Aried and went thoughtfully quiet.

After a moment, Aried recovered himself. He blushed and said, ”Well, let's get to it.”

This was Rui Bing's first time in Aried'a laboratory. She felt overwhelmed by the all the complicated equipment inside.

Aried was prepared for his demonstration. All the relevant apparatus were already in position. A beautiful and complicated network of glowing blue circuits lit up the laboratory, giving it an air of mystery.

”We have built the first model capable of opening a spatial window, called the V-1. Currently, we employ spatial warp jump technologies that bring us from planet to planet, but the process is still time consuming.

”Long ago, I've began to wonder if there are simpler ways for us to overcome our limitations in space and time. That is the basis of my theories. In our universe, under specific circumstances, we can create a spatial window, like a physical window in the wall, that connects two points situated very far from each other.

”Do you remember that battle? The one with the red-tailed beasts?” Aried felt excited, seeing Rui Bing listening to him intently.

Rui Bing nodded. ”I do.”

”Then you must remember the black circle that continues to expand. That is a spatial window, transforming in a strange way. Before that, I always thought my theory was only just that, a theory, but when I saw that spatial window, I knew that I was right.”

Aried explained. His cheeks were flushed, and his hands balled into tight fists. Rui Bing did not interrupt him. She knew that Aried needed someone to listen to his story.

”Later, when I followed the refugees to Yi Ju, I saw Officer Qiu Man's funding offer and decided to try my luck, and ended up winning the funding. It was like a dream come true. This was a hard won battle. From the first day the lab was set up, I began thinking about ways to implement my theories. Sang Kan and I tried everything, and finally came up with this machine, V-1, before you.”

In the empty space at the centre of the laboratory was a machine.

On top of the rectangular base was complicated a V-shaped support structure on top, covered with many confusing photon circuits and nodes. The V-structure was nearly twice a human's average height. The rectangular base had even more photon nodes on it, blinking like the stars in the expanse of outer space.

”Alright, let's see what the V-1 can do.” Aried, who was leading his audience, turned back to grin at Rui Bing. ”Don't' worry, it's perfectly safe. You can go closer to have a look. We've tried this many times without issue.”

Sang Kan operated the V-1 with familiar moves. The complicated photon nodes on the rectangular base did not faze him. He tapped on the photon nodes quickly, knowing exactly what to do.

The photon nodes on the V-structure began to move. As Sang Kan continued to operate the machine, the photon nodes moved faster and faster.

Zip zip zip! On the two legs of the V-structure, the blue coloured glowing dots began to converge.

Suddenly, a black circle appeared silently between the two legs of the V-structure. The circle began to expand.

Rui Bing was familiar with this view. This was exactly like the time with the red-tailed beasts.