Chapter 51-60

Chapter 51: Mu’s Awakening
This was Ye Chong’s third month in Black Cove and his task of the day was to mine for black gold ore. The ore was one Black Cove’s speciality commonly found scattered in orbits around the planet. It was indeed a tedious job to mine the valuable ore. The mining ships could not enter the asteroid belt, so mechs were utilized instead. It was impossible to perform scans of the asteroid belts. Hence, holographic images were taken and inspected with the naked eye in search of ore deposits. The process of mining the ore was also akin to a mixed training regimen that tested one’s piloting skills and eyesight. To make matters worse, the procedure of transporting the ore back was also a challenging task.
The yield of the black gold ore was extremely low. It was primarily used to manufacture the black masks worn by Ye Chong and the rest.
Ye Chong’s mech, the F-58 was similar to the others’ in Black Cove. They were all black humanoid mechs. However, due to Ye Chong’s deft hands, his mech was modified to include a few extra features which kept it at par with his skills.
In truth, Ye Chong had improved tremendously in these past few months. More importantly, he began to understand the concept of battle strategies instead of relying solely on his instincts and experiences as he did before. He also thought that Mu’s foundation training for him was not as ridiculous as Hak said, but was surprisingly quite useful to him. Ye Chong was not very skilled in the ancient martial arts and he was not particularly interested in them either. For instance, Ye Chong did not find that the breathing technique taught by Hak was effective. As for foundation and steel sphere training taught by Mu, he finally surpassed the tenth level of steel spheres that he was struggling with for a long time after sacrificing blood and tears. The silver liquid’s effect was truly remarkable and it sure did give him satisfaction.
Ye Chong had seen Hak in action. Although he had the strength of a bull, Ye Chong still felt a hint of disappointment. If Hak and Mu were to fight against each other in a combat, Ye Chong was quite confident that Mu will take him down effortlessly with just a stab.

Oh dear Mu, when will you wake up? I miss you so much!
Ye Chong thought to himself.
His vision darkened and Ye Chong shifted his focus back to reality only to realise that his mech was approaching towards a very large rock. Ye Chong was startled and immediately maneuvered his mech out of its way just in time to avoid collision.
The presence of the rock indicated that the black gold ores were depleting around that particular area. Thus, he would have to travel further into the asteroid belt in order to get his hands on the ore.
Ye Chong drove his mech deeper into the recesses of the asteroid belt.
He flew deeper inside and yet could not manage to find any black gold ore along the way. It seemed that he was out of luck today.
Ye Chong was dispirited. However, as he decided to make a turn back, a huge black gold ore of around two meters in diameter came into view and it was heading further away from him at a high speed.
Ye Chong gained confidence and pulled himself together. Without further hesitation, he accelerated his mech and went after the giant black gold ore.
All of a sudden, his mech rocked violently and Ye Chong felt as though he lost control of it and being pulled in by a strong attractive force. The mech was flying all by itself.
Ye Chong immediately sensed something amiss. He quickly reversed the engines and steered backwards in hopes of escaping the pulling force.
Even though he had increased the engine’s capacity to its maximum, his mech was still being pulled forward.
When Ye Chong looked ahead, he was dumbstruck. The debris around him were pulled towards the same direction as his mech by an external force. Ye Chong then noticed that the debris were forming a whirlpool pattern and he became aware of what he was about to face.
An asteroid whirlpool! This must be an asteroid whirlpool! This was Elma Zone’s most terrifying feature. Due to its existence, not many dared to venture into the depths of the zone.

No way! How can I be so out of luck?
Ye Chong wailed mentally.
Ye Chong tried desperately to escape from the grasp of the asteroid whirlpool but no matter what he did, it was of no use!
As the asteroid whirlpool grew larger, it became more visible. Ye Chong realized how massive the asteroid whirlpool was and realised that he was just a speck of dust compared to it!
Ye Chong felt very helpless.
At that moment, he thought that his fate was about to be ripped to shreds. Who would have thought that after rebelling against his destiny for so many years, his death was determined by an asteroid whirlpool? Ye Chong drowned in his sad thoughts.

Idiot! What are you fantasizing about? Are you looking forward to your death?
a voice suddenly played in his mind.
Ye Chong startled and felt an instant joy.
Mu, is that you?


Alright, there’s no time for talking. Now direct the mech nine degrees away from the radius vector and make small bi-directional angle adjustments along the way!
His assumption wasn’t wrong. It was Mu! This was a voice Ye Chong would never forget in his life!
Ye Chong suppressed his overjoyed emotions and quickly moved his hands over the controls. He did not have any doubts on Mu’s instructions. If there was someone whom Ye Chong trusted with his life, it would definitely be Mu!
Ye Chong’s hands manipulated the controls at lightning speed. His breakthrough with the ten steel spheres in his training had paid off in this situation. Ye Chong’s shadow-like hands were no longer just skin and bones, but they were as solid as rocks.
Ye Chong’s F-58 suddenly changed its direction and started to shake vigorously and laterally at small-angles. The F-48 was like a black fish desperately struggling to escape from a fishing net, struggling non-stop! Like a miracle, the F-58 began to pull away from the asteroid whirlpool!
Ye Chong gave a sigh of relieve.

Now switch to eight degrees from the radius vector and repeat the motion!
Mu’s voice rang again.


Hu, hu, …
Ye Chong panted heavily. All the hustle and bustle to save the ship from being sucked into the asteroid whirlpool had drained most of his energy but it was all worth it.

Looks like you have improved tremendously!
Mu commented lightly.
Ye Chong was still absorbed in the joy of escaping death and reuniting with Mu.
Yeah, I’ve been training at Black Cove and learnt quite a few things!


Black Cove?
Mu’s tone sounded off.
And so, Ye Chong began his story from when he first awakened. Mu listened intently while occasionally interjecting a few questions.
When Ye Chong finished, Mu went quiet.

Is there a problem?
Ye Chong asked curiously.
Mu kept silent for a few moments before answering,
That Black Cove that you mentioned might be a problem!


A problem?
Ye Chong was baffled.
Mu did not answer him directly, but instead he asked,
Ye, did they give you this mech?

Ye Chong nodded.
Yeah, this mech has an amazing performance and it can even withstand the deadly asteroid whirlpool. I’m impressed!


Remove the seventh photon circuit board from under the controls in the mech and check it carefully,
Mu’s voice was still calm as ever.
Ye Chong took out the seventh photon circuit board as instructed and began inspecting. He believed Mu had his reasons for him to do it. Hmm! As expected, something was not right. There seemed to be a return circuit that was capable of signalling. By logic, there should not be a return circuit in this part of the circuit board.
Ye Chong might not be well educated in worldly matters, but he was not dim. On the contrary, he was very bright and he could deal with situations like these with a breeze. Without hesitation, Ye Chong used some tools to remove that photon return circuit for he was not keen on being spied upon.

Don’t worry. It’s just this one spot. I have checked the rest for you!
Mu spoke leisurely.
Ye Chong only acknowledged with an
Oh.
Ye Chong was not particularly angry about it since he had learned much from them and there was no free lunch in this world.
However, the food at their canteen was not that bad,
Ye Chong thought yearningly and licked his lips.

Ye, you said you were soaked in some kind of silver liquid.


Mm, you’re not saying that’s a problem too right?
Ye Chong said with hesitation.

The possibility is very high!
Mu did not care for Ye Chong’s feelings and spoke plainly.

That damned Black Cove…
Ye Chong was about to give a furious glare in the direction of Black Cove to express his anger when he suddenly panicked.
Mu, I think we’re lost!


I realized earlier on,
Mu replied lazily.

What do we do?


Based on my experience, anything that happens around you can be said to be incalculable events,
Mu declared decisively.
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Daowen Finally got mu back. Wasn’t enjoying the story as much without that mech


Daoist_KenBoCole Theres no free lunch in the world, I mean if they were giving Yu free training and stuff, it makes sense they would want to keep him for the organization.


Tashady I’m so confused… but it’s not just Mu that’s incomprehensible…

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Mu, do you think we’re heading in the right direction?
Ye Chong asked in desperation of having a conversation with Mu as though he hadn’t spoken to him for days.

The probability of escaping is the same no matter which direction we opt to go for,
Mu replied calmly.

But Mu, why do you need so much black gold ore?
Ye Chong asked curiously.

That information is classified! I am not in place to say anything regarding this matter,
Mu answered with full of mystery. Mu added that black gold ore was an extremely rare mineral. The black gold derived from the ore, which was scientifically named Klose, had not only outstanding physical characteristics, but also self-restoration capabilities. The latter was the mineral’s most valuable quality.
Who would have thought that the black gold ore that he found along the way was more than he had ever mined before altogether. Mu kept all the black gold ore in his alternate dimension. No matter how large the ore was, Mu only needed to raise his hands and the ore would vanish into thin air. Ye Chong was very impressed by his talent! It was a pity when Mu told him that that was an exclusive trick of his which was never taught to others.
Ye Chong was discouraged and twitched his mouth. Suddenly, he realized something he had never thought of before.
Ah, I heard that there were many skillful mech engineers and mechanics on Black Cove. I should have asked them if they could restore you! How could I have forgotten that?
Ye Chong hit his head lightly with disappointment. In front of Mu, Ye Chong acted like a complete different person!

The mech you are piloting now is one of their products?
Mu asked.

Yeah, this mech is not so bad after all!
Ye Chong replied.

Then they would never be able to restore me,
Mu said with confidence. The arrogance in his tone made Ye Chong gave him a sidelong glance.
Fortunately, Ye Chong had the habit of having backup energy cells with him. No matter how durable the F-58 can be, it’s would have been depleted if not for those backup cells. Ye Chong had the high energy organic liquid food stored as emergency ration on the mech as he yearned for the delicacies at the canteen in Black Cove. This further increased his suffering.
Mu was still in the alternate dimension to minimize energy usage.
Black Cove mechs were very advanced. Ye Chong’s F-58, for example, was only a training mech, but all of its parts and accessories were far more advanced than all the high tech mechs Ye Chong had ever piloted before. The overall performance was also a level above the rest. As for the engine, the design for this model was different from that of the more popular engine structures in the market. Ye Chong had once dissected the F-58 himself for inspection. Whether it was in terms of the engine power or continuous flight time, the F-58’s engine outperformed the so-called superb engines in the market by a wide margin.
Of course, compared to Mu’s sophisticated engine structure, it was still child’s play. Ye Chong still had not managed to decipher Mu’s engine schematics diagram.
Ye Chong and Mu found another half-a-meter wide black gold ore. Ye Chong summoned Mu from the alternate dimension and Mu immediately approached the black gold ore.
Suddenly, Ye Chong sensed something amiss and spoke to Mu with full of uncertainty,
Mu, look! The asteroids here are a lot fewer!

Mu replied lazily,
To be precise, the unit space density of asteroids here is 62% less than it was ten hours ago. However, this percentage has a certain random factor and is only used as a reference!

Ye Chong was excited.
It looks like we’re flying in the right direction!

Mu poured cold water onto his enthusiasm as usual.
Don’t get happy too soon. If we manage to leave the asteroid belt, then what? Who knows where we are. Are there planets nearby? How far away are they from us? Is it inhabited? If there are no starships…

Mu paused abruptly and his tone took an anxious turn.
Quick! Steer fifteen degrees from the radius vector and fly straight ahead! Maximum speed!
Mu swiftly kept the black gold ore into the alternate dimension and returned himself there.
Upon hearing his words, Ye Chong knew there must be new changes in their situation. He stopped conserving energy as before and accelerated the mech to its maximum velocity. After spending some time in the asteroid belt, Ye Chong was now quite skillful in avoiding the asteroids. Although the speed was now maximised, Ye Chong still managed to easily and adroitly evade the rocks in front of him. Mu was surprised by his ability.
Ye, your skills are great!

Ye Chong may seemed to be at ease after hearing those words, but he was entirely focused on flying the mech so he did not reply Mu. His eyes were plastered to the holographic screen fearing for any mishaps. At this speed, no matter how solid the F-58’s armour was, his mech would not survive an impact with an asteroid. Ye Chong sure did not want to take this situation lightly!
The ores which were visible in sight became lesser with time and Ye Chong felt more relieved. Ye Chong also knew that he had finally reached the edge of the asteroid belt and was greatly encouraged by that fact.
As expected, after a light beep sounded, Ye Chong’s scanning systems returned to normal and began to scan the surroundings automatically.
Black Cove produced excellent products! The F-58’s detection system, one that Ye Chong had never used before was actually quite modern. It immediately detected something abnormal ahead and a red spot on the holographic screen began to enlarge! As the holographic image became larger, it also became clearer to view.
It’s a starship! Ye Chong was overjoyed and revved the engines to approach the ship.
Three minutes later, the other party was still not aware of his presence! Ye Chong was intrigued. While the F-58 could detect its target at such a far distance due to its advanced detection system, how could the other party not manage to notice him now that he meters a away from the starship? Could it be that the F-58 also had an excellent anti-detection system? Ye Chong immediately searched through the information in the photon processor of the F-58. As he had in mind, the F-58’s armour had a special absorptive material mixed into it and the material was capable of absorbing a wide spectrum of waves, resulting in the mech’s exceptional anti-detection performance. This material also gave the mech its black colour.

Black Cove was a formidable force, but what were they aiming for?
This thought flashed through Ye Chong’s mind.
What does have to do with me? It’s not like I’m going back.
Ye Chong thought conceitedly.

Should we carry out a surprise attack on them?
Ye Chong inquired Mu for his opinion. The method, as expected, suited his usual habit and style.

A surprise attack? If the starship is damaged then you’ll be finished!
Mu obviously disagreed.
This seems to be an average civilian ship. You can signal them first!


Ok!
Ye Chong did not have a better idea. From his past experiences, he knew that an external damage on the starship would be devastating. If it wasn’t for One-eye’s well equipped ship, he might not have survived!
The other party did not seem nervous upon receiving his signal. Instead, they replied repeatedly that they were medical volunteers.

Medical volunteers? What are those?
Ye Chong asked with full of curiosity.
Mu explained,
Medical volunteers are people who have expertise in medical skills or nursing. They offer free medical treatment for all, charging no fees, and they usually lead more difficult lives. Their principle is that life trumps all! Since they believe that all lives are equal, even if pirates are injured, they would also offer treatments. Hence, they are respected by almost everyone and no pirate would rob the medical volunteers. On the contrary, when the volunteers were in their hunting zone, the pirates would send escorts to protect them!


They are mostly amiable and kind in nature besides being incredibly sympathetic. I believe that if you were to ask for a ride on their ship, they will not reject you!
Mu suggested.

Amiable?
Ye Chong thought of all the mutants he was familiar with on the trash planet and could not even remember any of them being what Mu described as amiable. It was truly confounding!
Since Mu had said so, he wouldn’t be wrong!
Ye Chong thought to himself.
Ye Chong agreed to his suggestion and signalled a request to board the ship!
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Daoist_KenBoCole Why’d he leave black cove? All they did was put a sensor in his mech to keep taps on him. They’re obviously a strong power to be under.


Lucid Itz a trap. Or maybe this is how the issue with the silver liquid is settled.


Bae How can mc forget their companion like yesterday lunch? When he part way with his companion they will not mentioned again.

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Vella watched the mech that was slowly closing in on the starship.
Vella was greatly surprised when he received a message from the other party as he did not notice their presence earlier. Shocked, Vella began to adjust the holographic display and finally found the other party’s location after much effort.
Vella was in his forties. His short, bushy moustache made him look like a macho man.
Vella was secretly impressed. The other party had obviously entered their warning zone. However, their ship’s warning system did not sound an alarm. This implied that the other party’s anti-detection system was far more sophisticated compared to the warning system of this ship!
Once he received the signal that requested for boarding, Vella rest assured that the other party harboured no ill will. He was very much relieved. An invisible enemy was not someone anybody would like to encounter.
After receiving the green light from Old Mr Wang, Vella accepted the request.
As the mech neared, Vella finally saw what the other party really looked like – his expression twisted and his heart raced.
Vella was adventurous during his youth and had established a small reputation amongst the like-minded. He had also spent some time at Black Cove for a certain period of time. He would never forget the appearance of this mech – it was a symbol of incomparable strength and cruelty. He had seen many whom disregarded the prohibition of violence at Black Cove killed on the spot although there were quite a number of them who were stronger than him.
For countless years, he had never seen anyone from Black Cove leave the place. Vella was intrigued but he wasn’t planning on treating his life as a joke. As such, he brushed away his curiosity quickly.
Beside him, Wang Weiqi curled her lips in distaste.
That mech looks hideous!
Wang Weiqi was tall and her exquisite face was complemented with a charming smile. Her soft, shiny long hair was braided, giving her a clean look. Her large, glistening eyes blinked as though they could speak and were a fatal charm for most men!
The F-58 was around ten meters long and was thoroughly black in colour, making it look unremarkable. Since it was a training mech, it was not armed with excessive weapons and was only equipped with a UF magnetic sword as per Ye Chong’s request and two redesigned parrying lance. For safety in the asteroid belt, the F-58 also carried a big alloy shield of over five meters long on its back. The slightly arched shield resulted in the comical look of the F-58, looking like it was carrying a shell. However, the sharp edges of the shield clearly indicated that the shield was not only for defense purposes. What caught most of Vella’s attention were the two curved blades at the elbow joints of the mech. They normally lay flat on the upper arms, but by bending at the joints, the sharp tip of the blades and the terrifying edges would show their vile selves.
Wan Ziqing, who was also with them, nodded in agreement.
Of course he’s not as beautiful as Qi’er’s Phantasm, tsk tsk, that look is surely awful…

Wang Weiqi was Old Mr Wang’s granddaughter whom had passed the exams for intermediate level of mech piloting at a very young age. The main reason of tagging along with her grandfather on this trip is because she was worried of his safety. Besides, she would also get the opportunity to widen her knowledge in preparation for the expert level of mech piloting exams. Wan Ziqing was Wang Weiqi’s senior. He began making his move on her at school, and now he was here with her! In all honesty, Wan Ziqing was a fine-looking man. However, Wang Weiqi was indifferent and being neither friendly nor aloof with him, and that drove him crazy.
Vella smiled wryly hoping that the pair of naive youngsters would not meddle with the jinxed newcomer. Vella was uncomfortable with the thought and could not help but speak up to the two,
You two better not meddle with that person. He’s not someone you can afford to mess with!
When he saw that they were not taking him seriously, he raised his voice and spoke firmly,
Qi’er, Ziqing, you hear me?

Wang Weiqi stuck her tongue out a little and made a silly face at Wan Ziqing. Uncle Vella had always took care of them and the two could only give him an obedient look.
Vella rushed out of the bridge and welcomed the mysterious guest!

Black mask and black windbreaker. Exactly as I imagined.
Vella thought to himself. The black mask with a peculiar glimmer had a soft quality to it and the silver irises were intimidatingly chilling. The strong visual contrast between black and white captured the attention of everyone around, such that they did not notice the little insignia on the mask’s edge that marked
F-58
. Of course, Vella was an exception for he had seen the black masks before. The loose windbreaker wrapped Ye Chong entirely adding to his mysteriousness of the medical volunteers.
Wang Weiqi thought to herself,
It would be so cool to have a mask like that! Definitely eye-catching!

Ye Chong was always particularly respectful towards the elders since they reminded him of his deceased Papa and the Aurora’s elders who treated him well.
Ye Chong’s actions were surprising to Vella. He did not think that a cold-blooded guard from the Black Cove would be so courteous to the elderly. Perhaps they weren’t as heartless as they all thought they were. Vella finally began to feel assured.
He was just in time for lunch and Ye Chong was invited to join them. Ye Chong ate heartily at the dining table, ignoring the stares of others at him. After his seventh bowl of food, Ye Chong rubbed his almost full stomach and thought contentedly,
While this is still far from the delicacies at Black Cove, it’s still much better than the F-58’s high energy organic liquid food.

After greeting the people around him, Ye Chong returned to the room Vella prepared for him under their astonished gazes.
Exercising to assist in his digestion was Ye Chong’s habit.
He began with a full-body routine. Ye Chong did a little warm up, then moved and ran across the room.
Running
might not be an accurate term. Ye Chong moved with the tips of his feet – his toes touched the ground and his body flew forward in response. However, the room was too small and Ye Chong had to keep changing directions. He ended up circling around the room instead.
Ye Chong increased his speed. His tip-toed landings on the ground began to produce muffled sounds. Now, the rhythm grew faster and the sound became louder.
After ten minutes, Ye Chong finally stopped. Beads of sweat marked his forehead and his breathing became heavier. Ye Chong shook his dizzy head forcefully.
Mu was a little surprised.
Ye, you’ve improved!

Ye Chong laughed cheekily in response as he took out the steel spheres from the waist pocket in his windbreaker and placed them on the ground. He took a deep breath and placed his hands above the spheres, barely touching them. Ye Chong felt clear headed enough and exhaled slowly before his hands began to move.
Ye Chong gathered his attention and focused, banishing all distractions.
A shadow shrouded over the steep spheres and the spheres began to collide with each other violently. They moved really fast and their trajectories after impact were difficult to predict. However, they always bounced back from the edges of the shadow region. The steel spheres moved faster and the shadow continued to spread. The crisp sounds from the colliding steel spheres within the shadow were almost continuously ringing.
Ye Chong was about to put more strength onto his hands when he was suddenly alerted which broke his concentration. He shouted,
Who’s that?
as he swipedall the steel spheres back into his hands.
He rolled backwards on instinct and shot three steel spheres!
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Lucid Either a dead Wan Ziqing or Valla…. or following the Chinese novel route…. a new waifu appears 🙂


SirVic Thanks for the chapter and translation


ImKing thank you for the chapter keep up the good work!

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The thumb-sized steel spheres shrieked terrifyingly!
Two steel spheres embedded themselves in the door with two bangs reaching ten centimeters deep into the C-N duroplast material – two centimeters away from penetrating the door. Another steel sphere went through the gap of the doorway and hit the opposite wall of the walkway which was also deeply embedded within.
Wang Weiqi’s face became pale and went as white as a sheet!
The steel sphere that went through the door had missed the tip of her nose by less than a centimeter. The strong airstream that went with the sphere made her felt a hint of pain at her nose. If she had a mirror, she would have noticed a small cut on her nose tip due to the piercing airflow. A drop of blood started streaming down the top of her nose.
She had never felt so close to death before.
The steel sphere was fast enough to burrow deep into the wall. If it had hit my body, I would have… I would have…
As she thought of it, terror enveloped her soul at an instant. Wang Weiqi screamed in and ran away as faast as she could with her hands covering her face. She had only one wish then and that was to get out of the haunted room!
Ye Chong was ready to strike the steel balls again when he heard a piercing scream followed by loud thumps of footsteps slowly fading away.
Mu popped out in Ye Chong’s thoughts,
Ye, how could you be so uncouth towards a girl?

Ye Chong asked naively,
What do you mean?

Mu spoke as though he expected such a reaction from him,
In this world, outside of trash planets, women are thought to be deserving of tenderness and care. Hence, most would hesitate to start a fight against women. Some had never even placed a finger on them!

Ye Chong was curious,
Why? Just because they’re women?

Mu gave it a thought and agreed,
It appears to be the case.

Ye Chong disapproved.
What a strange logic! But the strangest thing is that you, Mu, had proposed such strange logic!

Mu kept silent as though he was choked.
Ye Chong was pleased with himself,
My skill was not bad, right?

Mu was unimpressed.
The attack was too weak. It wasn’t enough to penetrate through the door. If it had, then it would be a threat to the enemy! Besides, you stood up too slowly and judged your strength inaccurately. If you had fired two more spheres immediately after the first two, then they would have gone through the door and the girl would have been heavily injured if not dead!

Ye Chong nodded in agreement.
Right, right, I could have also…
The two began a heated discussion.
It was when they thought meal time was approaching, they ended the interesting conversation.
Ye Chong got up, put on his windbreaker and headed out.
As he entered the main hall, it was indeed almost meal time. This was something Ye Chong always looked forward to and another would be the topic of the conversation he ha earlier with Mu.
Ye Chong was about to head towards the dining table when all of a sudden, Wan Ziqing who was holding a cup of boiling hot sweet grass drink approached in his direction. He was about to bump into Ye Chong but Ye Chong took a step to the side to avoid the collision. A trace of slyness flashed in Wan Ziqing’s eyes as he pretended to exclaim in surprise and lost hold of the cup. The boiling hot sweet grass drink splashed onto Ye Chong.
Ye Chong gave Wan Ziqing a death stare. The opponent’s hostility was apparent, but what confused Ye Chong the most was the reason behind him resorting to such a harmless approach. Even if the sweet grass drink splashed onto him, it would not hurt him. Could it be that there was some corrosive poison in the drink?
Although Ye Chong could not comprehend his act, he was certain of the other party’s hostility and so, Ye Chong did not hesitate to take his next move.
His stepped lightly on tiptoe and moved like a ghost to Wan Ziqing’s other side. His right hand struck like lightning and grasp Wan Ziqing in the throat tightly ready to finish him off. Ye Chong was certain that he could even break a steel beam as thick as his throat!
Ye Chong pushed the thought of strangling him away. Instead, he pushed Wan Ziqing hard as he simultaneously jumped backwards with the tip of his toes.
Wan Ziqing felt regretful. Even though he survived that fight, he knew well that no one would be left alive with that much force on the throat. Wan Ziqing held his throat and kneeled at a corner, coughing vigorously with petrified eyes. Ye Chong’s strength was such that even though he had opted for a push instead of a chokehold, Wan Ziqing still bled a little from his mouth even though his throat survived the attack. The man was obviously hurt.
Vella had his eyes on Ye Chong the moment he left his room. He understood why Wan Ziqing did his little trick, although he cursed inwardly.
Why didn’t you carry out a background check on that man before attempting such a ridiculous trick? If he is one that prioritises his physical appearance, he wouldn’t retaliate. But the man you planned an attack on, he had skills of a professional killer! Are you plotting your own death?
Out of desperation, Vella unholstered his heat ray guns from his thighs and shot between the two men! Vella did not intend to aim his shot at Ye Chong. He only wanted Ye Chong to back off and cool down the situation.
Wang Weiqi was reminded of the scene of her horrible experience earlier and screamed in fear!
Wang Weiqi’s sharp scream gathered everyone’s attention. As they noticed her terrified expression, they followed her gaze and saw Ye Chong standing proudly in a corner of the dining hall with Wan Ziqing kneeling in fear and Vella standing at a distance with his gun in hand as though he was facing anenemy.
The crowd exploded in mayhem!
Vella groaned and hoped that the enemy would not release his anger on him next. Else, his life would probably end today!
Ye Chong did not take the heat ray gun in Vella’s hands seriously. His windbreaker could withstand a shot from any shooting weapon of grades 10k and below. The Black Cove’s manufacturing workmanship was truly astounding!
Ye Chong made a move.
Old Mr Wang sensed the precarious situation and stepped forward. If there was anyone Ye Chong would not wish to harm, it would definitely be the oldest of them, Old Mr Wang.
Old Mr Wang coughed softly.
Young man, the boy did not know better but I believe he’s had his punishment. Perhaps you should let him go now, what do you say?

Mu knew exactly what Ye Chong was thinking.
That’s enough, Ye, think of it as a lesson for him. Besides, you’ve eaten so much of their food without paying!

Ye Chong inquired in his mind,
Mu, does food require payment?
Ye Chong did not have a single Zuan on him as all of his gold Zuan were left in his room on Black Cove.
Mu was close enough to fainting after knowing his obliviousness.
Heavens Ye! Have you always been eating for free? Don’t you know you have to pay for things?

Ye Chong whispered,
I only know that you have to pay to buy mechs. Besides, I don’t think I’ve bought anything before!
Ye Chong recalled his memories.
Mu gave him a long lecture and finally made Ye Chong understand that the concept of bartering for goods.
While the idea was not in line with Ye Chong’s beliefs, he still agreed after much repetitive admonishment and advice.
I’ve never seen the iron lizard giving anything in exchange for the crimson newts,
Ye Chong muttered to himself. Of course, Mu completely ignored that thought of his!
Old Mr Wang was wise and incredibly clear-headed. Ziqing was usually a steady man and would not act as rashly as today. Usually, situations like these were related to his beloved granddaughter. Old Mr Wang looked at his granddaughter. As expected, Qi’er looked panic-stricken. How could he not understand his own granddaughter? He immediately realized that his granddaughter must have had a bad encounter with the newcomer. Ziqing wanted to do her a favour by making a fool of the guests to cheer her up!
Sigh, it was so insensible of the two youngsters. Now look at the damage that has been done!
It seemed that Ye Chong still treated him with some respect and now Old Mr Wang had to step up and said a few words. This whole incident was definitely due to Qi’er. Besides, he could not just stand aside and watch Ziqing die before him!
Ye Chong stood where he was in perfect silence.
No one dared to break the silence for fear of awakening the demon.
Sweat beaded on Vella’s forehead gradually soaking his hair and dripping onto the floor. He felt as though Ye Chong was always watching him with his cold glare. He was afraid to stare straight into the murderous stare from the silver eyes behind the black mask. He was very, very afraid that he would die in the next second!
Vella felt like a fish trapped in a net, unable to move.
There was pin drop silence. The bizarre atmosphere filled the dining hall, creating an immense pressure on everyone present.
Abruptly, Ye Chong spoke,
Since you have fed me earlier, I’ll let it go this time. If there is a next time, do not hope for mercy!
His final intonation added a chilling effect to the entire dining hall. After giving his thought, Ye Chong went straight for the dining table and sat down.
Everyone breathed a heavy sigh of relief. Vella panted desperately and his body was thoroughly soaked with sweat. He had never felt so tired before. Vella strenuously placed his gun back into the holster.
At the dining table, everyone went mute. They ate in silence. No one was brave enough to sit within three meters away from Ye Chong. Even Vella hid far away in a corner. Wang Weiqi and Wan Ziqing returned to their rooms to rest and to recover from their shock. Moreover, Wan Ziqing had sustained major injuries.
The oppressive atmosphere continued on at the dining table.
Ye Chong did not notice anything else but only focused on eating. Compared to the monotonous food on the trash planet, the delicacies here were enough to make him forget about everything else!
Old Mr Wong grinned.
Young man, where would you like to land?
Everyone perked up their ears at that moment. Most of the passengers on the starship were medical volunteers and they were dearly appreciated. Hence, Ye Chong’s callous nature made them loath him very much. However, upon realizing that Ye Chong could kill for something as petty as that trick, they quickly hid their thoughts and continued eating in silence.
Ye Chong gobbled his food without stopping and spoke with a full mouth,
Where are you heading?

Old Mr Wang kept his smile on and answered,
We’re heading towards Blue Ocean! If you’re leaving before that, we can fly you to your destination!
Everyone gave a surprised look at Old Mr Wang and immediately returned to their meal. Unfortunately, Ye Chong was too focused on his meal that he did not notice their odd behaviour. He replied carelessly,
Oh, then I’ll head to Blue Ocean!

Almost everyone gave a positive reaction to that.
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Incantation Hes Really a Living Universe Level Tarzan!! I Can’t have enough!!!


RukitoRin Thankful for the chapter 👏👏👏👍. Either blue ocean is earth or blue ocean is a planet that 90% water 10% land


Lucid So blue ocean was a lie? oh well, YC isn’t going back to Black cove to be a rat lab anyways…. and I was right, waifu appeared.

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They arrived at Blue Ocean planet. Ye Chong walked on the streets with his mask taken off. Without exposure to a star’s rays in the recent past, Ye Chong’s face seemed to be fairer than usual. Ye Chong could not bear to give up his windbreaker for it was of good quality and definitely comparable to the high grade protective clothing. His black windbreaker, fair skin, balanced and trimmed body with his cool expression all gave Ye Chong a very distinctive look and that drew attention of many beautiful ladies on the street.
Ye Chong walked expressionlessly on the streets but on the inside, he was actually having a heated discussion with Mu.
Ye Chong was amazed by the soaring skyscrapers, modern architecture, and flying vehicles of all sorts traversing through the skies. The most novel feature for Ye Chong was the number of people around – whether it was on the trash planet or on Reno or Black Cove, Ye Chong had never seen so many people in his life!
However, that was not what Ye Chong and Mu were immensely discussing about.

Mu, I’m so hungry! There’re no mutants around here and how can you call a small creature like that a mouse? What a disgrace to its species! It’s not even as a starter! If the people of trash planet knew something like that was their own kin, they would probably wipe out these petty creatures!
Ye Chong was incensed.
Mu felt helpless.
Ye, I can’t do much to help you. Why didn’t you carry gold Zuan at all times? All that gold Zuan would have been able to feed you well for years!

Ye Chong looked at his naked hands. All the expert level mechs were left in his room. The asteroid belt was hazardous and Ye Chong had left all the dimension keystones in his room since they interfered with his hand movements. If only he had one now, it would at least be enough to last him for awhile.

Sigh, why did I leave them all in my room?
Ye Chong regretted.
Mu was also dejected.
It won’t be for long until all my energy drains out too!

Ye Chong thought,
With my level of expertise, it’s probably not a problem to do some mech maintenance and modification work, right?

Mu was encouraged.
That’s not a bad idea. With me by your side, there should not be a problem!
The mech was already looking forward to the good times ahead with eyes shining in anticipation.

But, where are the mech repair shops?
Ye Chong’s practicality dragged Mu back from his fantasies. Mu muttered,
That is a good question. You can always ask someone around.


Ask someone?
Ye Chong replied in agreement,
That’s a good idea!

After Ye Chong’s blank expression frightened off five passersby, even the usually insensitive Ye Chong felt discouraged.
Do I really look that scary? Your ugly look is not your fault but scaring people with your ugly look is!
Mu decided to ignore Ye Chong’s furious glare at him.
An old man was walking slowly ahead of them.
Ye Chong grew enthusiastic and ran to greet the old man with a smile.
Grandpa, may I ask you about something?

If the few passersby from before saw Ye Chong as he was now, they would surely be quite surprised. Mu was already used to his demeanour – Ye Chong seemed to have an uncanny affinity for older people, as well as a special connection with them. He would be inexplicably polite to the elderly which is his usually indifferent expression shifting to a modest smile. Mu was also very surprised when he first observed the change in Ye Chong.
The mech eventually got used to it.
The old man glanced with interest at Ye Chong.
There’re not too many polite young people nowadays. You’ve got a question? Certainly, what would you like to know about?

Polite? Mu could not help but rolled his eyes.
Ye Chong resisted the urge to bash Mu in the head and continued modestly,
Grandpa, I’d like to ask if there are places that offer mech maintenance and modification services nearby?


Mech maintenance and modification?
The old man thought for a moment, and pointed towards a street on the left.
Head in that direction and in about two minutes, there’ll be one and a few more further down the road but you’ll have to search for them carefully!

After bidding farewell to the old man, Ye Chong proceeded towards the suggested location in haste!
Ye Chong left a few repair shops without any offers. The shopkeepers that laid their eyes on Ye Chong noticed his age and shook their heads with the same thought,
A modification mechanic as young as this? Don’t joke around! For his age, remembering the names of all the parts in a mech is already commendable! Looking for a job? Ah, no, we’re not hiring anyone!

Ye Chong could not remember the number of times he was rejected. He may look expressionless on the outside, but he was very much disappointed on the inside. Mu was also dispirited, had downcast eyes and felt too tired for words!
Ye Chong did not know where he was, but no matter the location, Ye Chong felt that it did not make a difference.

Ah, say, Mu, why should we abide by the rules? Are we to starve to death? I’ve never heard of the iron lizard trading when it is hunting!
Ye Chong could not help but complained to Mu!

That’s the behavior of beasts! You’re a human, not a beast!
Mu explained tiredly.

It doesn’t matter, I don’t think there’s any difference between humans and beasts. I think I’m more accustomed to the way of beasts!
Ye Chong shrugged disapprovingly. He did not really understand Mu’s insistence in this, but he still wished to give his utmost support!
Mu was silent for a moment before speaking again and this time in a serious tone,
Ye, you’re in a new society now. You abide by their rules or you will be rejected by them. Do you want to return to trash planet? Ye, you’ll get used to it. Just give yourself some time to adapt to this new lifestyle

Ye Chong was a little moved by those words and pondered on them without noticing where he was heading to.
Suddenly, there came a few garbled voices from in front of him and an old man’s horrible cry.
Ye Chong was brought out of his musings and lifted his eyes to look ahead. Was that not the old grandpa who showed him the way earlier? He now lay down on the ground where a few weird looking teenagers were constantly kicking at him. One of them shouted domineeringly,
Fck, I asked for money and you dared to say no until I had to lay my hands on you! You old prune! Now you know the consequences!

The same young man made a signal at a blonde haired teenager, and he immediately bent over to search the old man. The elderly curled himself into a ball, determinedly shielding his chest.
The other boy could not pry open the old man’s hands and shouted in anger,
You dead ol’ sht! Fckin’ want your money and not your life isn’t it so? Then I’ll give you a hand!
He pulled out a dagger and made a stab right into the old man.
Ye Chong was furious. Anger burned within his chest until he could not bear it much longer and with a yell, he walked towards their direction quickly and got in between the young hooligans. Ye Chong was fast and the hooligans could only notice a shadow before they felt hands tightening their throats. Their vision went black and became unconscious.
Ye Chong moved incredibly fast such that the sound of rupturing throats of the hooligans were almost simultaneous.
Fortunately, that area was secluded and only a few passersby witnessed the scene. All of them watched in fear and picked up their pace, wishing to get as far away from the scene as possible.
Mu was still indulged in the excitement,
Ah, so that’s what it’s like to give a helping hand to someone in need!

His intent of killing the teenagers revoked after releasing his anger.
Mu had a thought.
Ye, let’s get the old man out of here now. If the intel from the virtual net was accurate, the police will here in a few minutes! They seem to be difficult to deal with!


Police? Difficult to deal with?
Ye Chong asked but Mu hurried him.
Quick, now, or hide somewhere close so we can see what the police look like!
The idea immediately won Ye Chong’s approval. Ye Chong lifted the old man and found that he was in a semi-conscious state. The old man’s face was bruised all over with a few bruises, looking very pitiful!
With all concern, Ye Chong asked,
Is he alright?

Mu replied,
He’s alright. Just slightly concussed and the wounds are only superficial. It’s nothing serious.

Ye Chong was relieved at that, and ran to far a corner, climbed and perched on a large tree. He spied from between the leaves where the hooligans were lying on the ground.
As expected, after a few moments, a blue, white and black flying vehicle flew to the scene. From the vehicle, three men in uniform emerged. Ye Chong watched them curiously as they inspected each body carefully. On the other hand, Mu was quickly recording all the information he could get and updating the intel he obtained from the virtual net.
Ye Chong suddenly thought of something and felt a great regret.
Mu, we forgot to search the bodies for spoils! They might have Zuan on them!

Mu consoled Ye Chong.
If they did, I don’t think they would have a lot. Otherwise, why would they be robbing off people?

Ye Chong thought that was reasonable and he was no longer upset.
The three police officers inspected the bodies in a proficient manner and felt a deep chill from their findings. The victims had their eyes wide open as though unable to believe that they were already dead. Their soft throats were obviously marked with a gaping hole.
The youngest of the officers spoke,
Brother Fei, these people all suffered from crushed vertebrae at their necks. They died just recently!

Another middle-aged officer added,
Brother Fei, I know these people. They’re lackeys for the local ringleader, Leng San and were usually quite rampant!

The one they called Brother Fei noticed finger impressions around the gaping holes.
Hmm, they died from their throats being squeezed with someone’s bare hands.

The other two were astonished.
Brother Fei, someone’s bare hands? Surely you’re exaggerating!

Brother Fei lit a cigar and leisurely exhaled a puff smoke. The smoke swirled around in the air as he muttered to himself,
I hope that the ruthless bastard was only passing by! If not…
After a long pause, he suddenly spoke to he middle-aged officer,
Xin, report this to Leng San. I’m warning that he better take control of himself. If he dares to make a fuss over this, he better watch out for the consequences.
His expression beyond the smoke was unreadable as the middle-aged officer acknowledged his orders.
Brother Fei spoke to the other younger officer,
Zai, check out if there are any unfamiliar faces in the area or any suspicious people. Remember, do not take any action without my orders. Don’t let him know that we’re on to him!

The young and excited Zai replied,
I’ll remember it, Brother Fei! Don’t worry! I’ll find out about the bastard!

The smoke from the cigar swirled in unpredictable patterns before Brother Fei’s eyes. The police officer seemed to be certain that this was just the beginning of a serious case.
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decoysheep Seriously Ye chong, did your dad teach you nothing on human interaction? Just hope he doesn’t act like a beast in lust when a muscled woman meets his fancy.


Tashady Poor Mu! Trying to explain things to Ye Chong is certainly difficult!


immortal_corrupt YC with and without Mu is like heaven and earth

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Ye, I mean, the black coat is a cool idea but it’s not cool especially after you got flour all over it.


Hey Ye, you can’t get customers with that long face you put on! It scares them away!


Ugh, Ye, what do you think you are doing with the chopping board? No, you are disassembling it! Gosh! Could you spare our chairs some mercy? We need those to work!


Aww man!

…
This hectic scenario had reoccurred a few times yet Grandpa Qian had hardly blamed Ye Chong, instead he smiled and continuously encouraged him to keep the young man going.
Practice certainly makes perfect. As time went by, Ye Chong’s noodle-making skills dramatically improved. The texture of the noodles got better and better. He was able to utilize his fearsome strength constructively to create the most springy noodle in a place that had earned compliments from almost every customer that came to the shop. In addition, Grandpa Qian’s smile and constant motivation were eventually able to melt the ice between him and Ye Chong as the indifference in his expression faded away. He had changed so much that he would sometimes take the initiative to head out and get more customers. On some occasions, the elderly would take Ye Chong along for a shopping day as he would also introduce some of his old friends to the boy.
Their relationship progressed as they had grown fond of each other. It somehow became a habit later to have the boy by his side whenever he was heading out. Ye Chong had gotten used to such a lovely life. There was no stress. He didn’t have to stay outrageously alert at all times and found the long-lost comfort in it. His life might be mundane but he was happy with it.
However, Ye Chong’s training was not put on hold because of living in tranquility. Ever since the breakthrough he had made in his marble training back at Black Cove, controlling more than 10 marbles at once was no more of an issue for him, in fact, he picked up fairly quickly after that. Surprisingly, he had managed to control up to 13 marbles by then. His daily fitness training was carried on vigorously under Mu’s guidance. It was as if he was born for such style of training. His strength rose sharply yet his muscle remained the same size ever. And this would be the whole point! The increase in strength would ought to lead to an increase in muscle size. It is unavoidable for any ordinary person. Thus, when muscle strength reaches saturation point, the body muscle would be at its largest too. This would radically reduce the overall movement and agility of your body in the long run. Hence, it became an issue on how one should boost one’s strength without influencing one’s body size. Vitality might be one’s source of velocity, it still doesn’t necessarily mean that one would possess velocity after obtaining vitality. This could be clearly justified by the dexterity problem a bulkier body would cause.
To remedy such issue, the group in Black Cove committed the use of silver liquid as a form of simulation to inhibit muscle growth at last, while combining the ancient martial arts.
It might be an ongoing issue for anyone who sought both strength and speed but it was non-existent to Ye Chong himself. The reason being no matter how hard he had trained and how much his strength had improved, his body would always remain the way it was from the beginning. Hence, Mu,intrigued as he was, mapped out a gruesome or even forbidding training course for this boy with such a unique talent.
While Ye Chong was taking his brutal training like a man, Mu seemed stuck in the virtual world, for whatever unspoken reason it was. He was rather mysterious of his whereabout.
It was quite fortunate for Ye Chong that his noodle business got better and better. Imagine the vast expenditure that mainly revolved around Mu’s resupply of energy monthly without any form of proper income. To top that off, it also costs another fortune to fill Ye Chong’s bottomless appetite. He might have to put up the shutters and be in debt anytime soon if his noodles were not selling like hot cakes.
Though the days lapsed in hustles and bustles, Ye Chong was feeling absolutely content!
On the other hand, the punks appeared to have run for their lives after Ye Chong demonstrated his terrifying force. They seemed to have disbanded the gang, like animals in a forest fire. No one since then had ever dared threat to lay claim the gang’s monthly protection fee from the poor residents, which was quite costly too.
…
Sun Xuelin and Shew, her cousin, were rotting at home. The parents were out. But what about food? Both of them had barely any experience in cooking their own meals before. They were both troubled.

Shewie, why don’t we have some noodles at Grandpa Qian’s shop? His noodles aren’t bad you know?
Suggested Xuelin.

Noodles?
Shew frowned and seemed to not like the idea,
Are you sure? But… We don’t seem to have other choice…

They went to Grandpa Qian’s shop.
Welcome!
Right after they stepped into the shop, Grandpa Qian greeted them as he chuckled,
Xuelin my girl, it’s been a while since you had my noodles here. What made you come here today out of a sudden?


Hahaha…
She laughed along,
Oh well, it can’t be helped. My parents are not at home today. We could only come here instead. Oh by the way…
She dragged Shew to the front of him,
This is my sister, Shew. I usually call her Shewie.


Such a posh lady! Xuelin, I guess she can’t be your sister, can she? With such posh making a striking contrast to your nature! Hahaha, alright, what would you like to have today? The usual course for my tough girl? What about you, my gentle lady?
Shew was uncontrollably blushing as he complimented.
Sun Xuelin replied,
Yeah, the same for me. Shewie, what do you want to have?


Umm… Sis…
She whispered,
I’ll have the same as yours then!

The elderly chuckled again,
That would be two bowls of beef noodles alright! Ye, two beef noodles for the ladies here!
Grandpa Qian shouted towards the kitchen and a voice that was not loud but clear came responding afterwards,
Got it!


What?
Xuelin staggered a little,
Grandpa, you got an assistant already? When was this? Why did I never know about this?

He answered pleasingly,
He’s not an assistant. Ye is a distant relative of mine. Well you know how an elderly like me would need a companion sometimes. Living alone was such a tough chore for me. So I called him here!
Grandpa Qian had repeated these lines countless times to countless customers whenever Ye Chong was mentioned. Somehow at some point, he felt that he had been telling the truth all this while as Ye Chong really felt like a part of his family.
A moment later, Ye Chong exited the kitchen with two bowls of steaming beef noodles on the tray. Even though his expression still appeared a bit bland, people could see the fickled joy on his face sometimes. He walked to the table of the ladies, laid his noodles in front of them,
Enjoy!
, and dashed back to the kitchen after that.
Xuelin had a taste and was as amazed as before,
Wow! This is still very great!
She praised on,
Grandpa, these noodles were better than the one you made! The texture was too good!
Grandpa Qian looked proud as he responded,
It certainly is. Ye has standard in his cooking! Anyone would have complimented too after tasting his dishes!
He smiled broadly, as if he’s the one being praised.
The amazement continued as Xuelin saw the extremely thin slices of beef on top the noodles,
This is very good treatment! The slicing skill is impeccable!
Oh how joyful the old man was, he smiled with eyes narrowing into a slit,
Ye, my boy! You heard that? The customer praised your skills!


Oh why thank you!
Ye Chong replied and shook his head. Grandpa was always such a messenger. He just has to reiterate the compliments to me right after the customer. Man, wouldn’t he get fed up of this? Ye Chong thought so, yet he smiled for a brief moment. The corners of his lips somehow raised themselves. He sniggered as he proceeded with rolling the dough before him.
As he rolled on, he spoke in his mind,
Mu, what are you doing?

It took a while for Mu to come up with a reply,
I am currently engaged in something right now. Just keep the dough rolling!
His voice trailed off. He seemed to have vanished right after his reply.
Ye Chong wondered what Mu had been doing in the virtual world these days. He thought maybe he should get online again someday. It’s been a while since his last NRS training. I wonder if those elders at Aurora were doing great all these while…
He kneaded the dough energetically.
…
Glancing at the report in his hand, he lighted a cigar… the smoke of confusion wafted through the atmosphere as Brother Fei tried to figure out the situation.
According to the outcome of Zi’s latest scouting, only Grandpa Qian’s shop had a newcomer and everyone who had eaten at his place informed that the newcomer happened to be his distant relative of his who pleaded him for a living and also happened to have great cooking skills.
Hopefully he wasn’t the culprit of my men’s death… or else…
He breathed heavy as he worried. His room was veiled by the smoke of his ponders. Things could hardly be seen.
Leng San stood upright in silence, as his eyes wavered upon the corpses before him. The menacing face of his had not much of an expression, other than the growing grimness in his eyes. He tried to hold his eyes but he couldn’t hold it in any longer, when his sight landed upon the corpse in the middle. The stern face of his shattered. His cheeks were trembling as misery took over his face. He couldn’t hide it. He stared at this particular corpse. Tears overflowed his eyes and they streamed silently down his face, landing on the floor like an atomic bomb to his heart.
The corpse… was his brother, his own brother. He had been trying his best to keep the identity of his brother in secret all along, for he wouldn’t want his brother to be affected as he was well-aware that he could be dead anytime, anywhere in the future since he had created too many enemies over the course of time. So his brother was disguised as a simple underling of the gang. Unquestionably it was a successful disguise and his brother had remained unharmed all these years.
But then… The corpse placed in front of him being actually his brother… he could not believe every part of this, especially when his brother was killed by having his throat crushed with bare hands. How could this not be heartbreaking to Leng San? How could this not be depressing enough to shatter his soul?
It was rare to have men with such immense strength in this place. There’s no way he could not find this man out! If he ever found that man, he’s going to break all his bones and grind him into dust! He would make sure that man would be in torment forever! Leng San gravely promised, gritting his teeth.
The crew outside were finding their boss strange today. For some reason, the usual frigidity on his face went missing after seeing the corpse in the morgue. And he had shut himself inside ever since. It had been so long yet he never seemed to be coming out anytime soon.
Did something happen to our leader? The few remaining men of his wereworried.
Shush! The door opened and Leng San came out with a pair of reddened eyes. His voice was coarse as he mumbled,
Go! Go and find that man!

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Lucid looks like money will come knocking on YC door without him looking for it 🙂 Xuelin appeared again, coincidence? I think not.


Daoist_De Sad, even gone as far as disguising is bro but he died like this , sad


ChronoFaust Ever heard you reap whatever you sow? No? Then what about everything has it’s karma? No again? Okay, then congrats you are 100% legit hypocrite, selfish person. Oh and have fun burying your own brother death.

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Ye Chong started his day early in the morning. Well, since Grandpa Qian was very much old and he was no longer in good shape too, Ye Chong believed he should be working harder to keep the business running.
The sun gradually shone through the opened shutter of the noodle shop. Ye Chong peeked out of the entrance. The street at daybreak was still very much deserted. There were a few pedestrians at most. Ye Chong’s finger swiped the switch on the wall, turning on the air purifier which started rumbling a little upon activation. Clouds of ionized water droplets were then being ejected from the machine, creating refreshing air to breathe. A moment later, the interior of the shop became cozier. Such an efficient air purifier was not cheap to begin with, but it was purchased by Grandpa Qian using part of the year-end bonus he received from the government – just to improve the environment of his shop.
The floor of the shop might had been made out of nano materials and was indeed dust-proof, but daily cleaning was still required to provide customers an enjoyable environment while dining in.
The interior of the shop was furnished with 8 metallic buddings, which would bloom like an actual flower upon touching the tip of it. Inside, there would be 4 sets of table and chairs with 1 set at each petal. The chairs were connected beneath through the frames right to the center platform of the budding. The silvery glossy platform in the middle was size adjustable and there lay the cashier connected to the processor in the customer’s table. So they could proceed with the checkouts directly even when they are still seated after their meals.
At the corner of the shop there was also an automated noodle maker, which was seldom used considering how the shop’s reputation relied solely on hand-made noodles. There was simply something in hand-made noodles that machine-made noodles could never compete with!
Previously, Grandpa Qian actually wanted a more of an old-fashioned design for his shop, like a wooden construction for example, but woods were absurdly pricy, so he threw out that plan at last.
While Ye Chong was sweeping the floor, Grandpa Qian seemed to have woken up too, as he walked in and began some other cleaning tasks as well.
Soon after they had done their cleaning, a middle-aged man set foot into the shop with a cigar in his mouth.
Fe…
Grandpa Qian halted,
Fei my boy is that you? Why the early visit today eh?
The man addressed as Fei replied,
Good morning Uncle Qian! Well I have some things to do today, so I came early.
Fei seemed to be a frequent visitor here, as he picked a seat by the wall,
I’ll take my usual place.
Grandpa Qian was welcoming at first, till his sight fell upon the cigar in his mouth,
Fei! How many times have I told you! Do you know how harmful smoking these early in the morning is? Why won’t you stop doing this? When will you ever learn from my advice and not your fatal mistake?

Fei was alerted. He hurriedly removed the cigar in his mouth and attempted to act funny to let it slide,
Eh! I forgot about it! Hahahahahahaha, I’m so forgetful, am I not?


So what would our boy want to have today?
Grandpa Qian asked.

I’ll have some… plain noodles today, thanks Uncle Qian. Your noodles are sure something here you know? It’s been quite a while since I came and I was missing your delicious noodles so much that I drooled!
He answered laughingly.
Grandpa Qian tittered joyfully,
Though I’m getting old and I can’t knead the dough as good as before… But luckily I still have Ye to make the noodles for me and he is so much better.
He said it proudly and ordered on top of his lungs,
Eh, Ye! Get a bowl of plain noodles for this boy here!


Okay.
Ye Chong responded flatly.

You have a new guy here, Uncle Qian?
Fei asked in bewilderment.

Nah, he’s just a distant relative of mine. I was feeling a bit lonely, you know, old man problems. So I brought him here.

Out of curiosity Fei asked on,
Where does he come from then?


Uhh…
Grandpa Qian flinched,
Somewhere… somewhere far, far away!
Muttered he.

Ahahaha…
Fei tried to lighten the atmosphere,
Sigh, the silly habit of my job again. Please don’t mind me, Uncle Qian.


Grandpa!
Ye Chong’s voice rang from the inside,
We are out of corianders!
Grandpa Qian gasped and tapped his head,
How could I forget this! Sigh, we can’t be out of corianders! We need this!
Mumbled the elderly. He then shouted towards the kitchen again,
Ye, I’m heading out to get some corianders now! Don’t forget to serve our customer okay?
Ye Chong okayed and the elderly waddled out of the shop after that.
Ye Chong then served Fei a bowl of plain noodles a moment later. Placing it on the round table, he concisely greeted the customer,
Enjoy!

As he turned and walked away,
Eh!
Fei called him,
Hey brother, your name, Ye, was it?

Ye somehow felt discomfort seeing the man before him. There was not only discomfort but also a little bit of familiarity. He carried on with a concise response,
Yes.
And he tried to walk away again.

So, you are the one who killed those men that day…
Fei lighted his cigar again, he spoke on relaxingly,
Aren’t you?

Ye Chong’s eyes rapidly turned cold. He could sense danger behind the line as he finally realized that the very man before him was one of the police officers he spotted that day. That’s why I’m feeling this much of hazard! Ye Chong didn’t know many ways to resolve a risky situation like this. Strangling was the only one he knew and used the most. Without much hesitation, his instinct ordered him to conduct the method immediately.
His body waved to the front and his right hand reached Fei’s throat with lightning speed. The airwaves created as he propelled broke through the veil of smoke surrounding Fei.
I was right after all! As he saw the changes in Ye Chong’s expression, Fei’s speculation was justified. He didn’t come unprepared of course, but Ye Chong’s speed was something not included in his plan, as a result he was barely able to block Ye Chong’s attack with his arm.

Hmph!
Ye Chong clenched his right hand and launched it at Fei’s blocking arm.
A crippling blow, followed by the sounds of crushed bones and a groan after. Fei’s face turned pale as Ye Chong’s fist literally just smashed his arm. The broken bone pieces gashed out of his ruptured muscle. Fei had cold sweat over his trembling body while his right hand was permanently disabled. The attack wasn’t ending anytime soon as Ye Chong raised his fist again while Fei was frozen with helpless vulnerability. Fei’s soon-to-be last words were,
Uncle Qian! Hey there!

It actually worked.
Ye Chong stumbled and held his punch. Right at that moment, Fei quickly backed away from Ye Chong and leaned against the wall, wheezing.
Ye Chong took a look to his rear – Grandpa Qian wasn’t there! He hadn’t returned! Liar! His sight lay on Fei once more, with a frigid glare.

If… If you…
Fei, catching his breath, as he was trying to word something,
If you killed me… you are… not helping Uncle Qian!
A hint of hesitation flashed in Ye Chong’s eyes.
If you killed me, the police… they will be here anytime. You could run… you could hide, of course the police can’t get you, but they can get Uncle Qian, don’t forget that!

The first time he discovered his signature skill did not work out the way he wanted, he was already enraged. The bloodthirsty soul burned up high yet the sane soul told him to not kill the man in front as the man was right in his words.
And Mu emerged in his thoughts from out of the blue,
Ye, this is blatant threatening but it works most of the time!

Of course it worked! That’s why Ye Chong was very much angered. The person clearly was alarming to his sense of security, but he could not neutralize the threat at all! Cowardliness and helplessness were teasing him. His agitation built up over time.

Ye…
Mu seemed to have sensed his emotion,
Don’t panic. There’s still a way.


OF what kind?
Ye Chong spoke in his mind.
Mu sneered,
Hehehehe
and spoke on ominously,
In your language, that would be – smack the heck out of him, but don’t kill him just yet!

The advice was joyful to hear. He knew Mu wouldn’t let him down as he pounced on Fei and literally smacked the heck out of Fei.
Wait, this shouldn’t be it! Fei wasn’t expecting resistance! Is Ye really a cold-blooded person? That he would not care about that old man at all? Did my info fail me?
The next scene was Ye Chong precisely landing a kick at Fei’s stomach, with the tip of his foot. Well Mu did mention about keeping him half-dead and not utterly-dead. So Ye Chong’s kick this time was only 30% of his usual force yet Fei was rolling on the floor in pain. Ye Chong did not concern what the person would become after the violence, as long as he would stay alive. He punched and kicked, as every blow counted, just to unleash the annoyance this punching bag gave him all this while.
Poor Fei was getting distorted being hit to the ground… He would rather die! Or faint on the spot! But Ye wasn’t aiming for the critical spot of his body to knock him out. Plus he was obviously holding back his strength at the perfect amount to make sure he stayed conscious while tasting every bit of the ache he received. His mentality warded himself from getting crazy over this everlasting torment, still, deep inside he regretted the presumptuous inspection this time so much. What a stupid mistake I made!

Now… choke his neck, but don’t suffocate him to death!
Another happy-go-lucky suggestion from Mu, as his tone went like the little devil brandishing the fork by Ye Chong’s ears.
Ye Chong, without a doubt, did as he was told to.

Okay, tell him that there’s 52 policemen at his station. Make sure it sounds like a threat. It’s a courtesy to return one’s greeting.
His devil wings excitingly fluttered.
Threat? How should I word it like a threat? That was not an issue for Ye Chong as it was an inborn ability within himself. The lines did not need much polishing and they came out uttering from his lips like a cold winter storm. The atmosphere was feeling tense as Fei shivered to what he heard, which felt like a blade against his neck.

So I heard… you have 52 men back at your office.
He spoke bluntly,
Fifty-two, huh?

And that was the last straw to Fei’s calmness.

Oh and you do have a lovely wife and daughter, don’t you? Who happily stayed at Guang Hua garden N-14-328-24.
He carried on his performance,
Your wife has such a good name, He Yan, named after the swallow; while your daughter is named after the tiny bloom of flower, Meng Rui Er, who happens to be 7 years old this year, am I right? Mr. Meng.

The rolling information that came struck like a thunder on Fei, shattering his last bit of sanity as he wriggled and screamed,
Who… Who are you! I warn, I warn you! Don’t you ever dare to lay a finger on them! Or else… else… I’ll… I’ll make sure I’ll destroy you!


Good. Kekeke, now he has learned his lesson. One last warning to make sure he does not simply threat an ordinary citizen like us, then you can let him go.
The little devil signaled mercy on generosity.

You better be not planning to do anything funny, or else… Hehehe I’ll be the one.
Fei could only laugh along bitterly, knowing his doom was destined. However, Ye Chong gestured to let him free.
Upon knowing such good news, Fei did not want to wait any longer, he struggled his way out,
Hold it!
Fei flinched…
Money. Pay for your food first.
Pointing at the cold noodles on the table, Ye Chong nonchalantly demanded.
Beep.
Thank you and come again.
Fei wobbled out of the shop.

So where did you learn this trick?
Ye Chong asked Mu.

Hehehehe…
Mu laughed,
I watched some movies recently. This happens to be the typical scene.


Then how did you even know the number of policemen at his station? And his home, too?


That’s simple! Of course I sneaked into the station and hacked his profile out duh! Everything is written on it!


So this is what they called threatening? Why would it be more practical than killing him on spot? The Iron Lizard didn’t seem to have used this trick before…
Ye Chong collected his mind, yet he was still in much bewilderment.

Well, he’s merely human, that’s why!
Mu reminded.
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decoysheep Iron lizard needs to be everyone’s role model. Don’t take from noone.


Crews8er Lol the Iron Lizard seems to have been his primary role model


decoysheep If only you had a devil on your shoulder that gave precise information he?

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Ye Chong finally summoned Mu back from the alternate dimension. It had been quite some time ever since Mu went out of order. Though Grandpa Qian owned a rather spacious accommodation, it still seemed crammed with Mu’s gigantic mechanical body inside. Ye Chong had to readjust Mu’s posture in order to fit him in. He folded his legs and placed the body in … quite an eyesore pose on the ground. Mu was partially lying on the floor, with his legs lifted and…
What do you think you’re doing?!
, with his mouth rumbling.
Grandpa Qian sighed in sympathy as he laid his sight upon the torn body of Mu. Such a fine mech Ye had but became all broken by then.
What a pity!

Well there wasn’t any other Helmet to connect to the virtual world, other than the one in Mu’s system. Ye Chong hopped into the cabin and put on the Helmet, logging in and there he went!
The virtual world stayed the same. The same old street, the same old crowd and the same old fields… A visit to his recent past. He knew where he would head to next. He glanced at the path and proceeded to Aurora to have a nice reunion. The elderlies at the Aurora pined for Ye Chong’s revisit. Some of them were in bitter worries while waiting as they wondered if something had happened to their precious boy. It was their lucky day they thought as they were surprised by Ye Chong’s return. A session of warm greetings happened between them and Ye Chong’s smile broadened like a shrinking violet.
He bode farewell to the benevolent elderlies and shifted to the NRS training field. Of course, Mu had long vanished from his thoughts by then. Wonder where Mu had gone to this time?
The field was still vibrant as ever. The combat field was as entertaining as it used to be. Ye Chong was stirred up by the fighting sequences occurring in the field. He missed the hand-on experience. One round… One round would do. Ye Chong got up,
Ye, I had just completed the creation of your identification documents.
Mu was good with timing, like too good,
You have to get it now. It’s much safer with it, gravely dangerous without it.


Identification card? It’s done?
It would be indeed better with formal identification, considering how Bai Linan seemed to be wetting himself upon hearing how Ye Chong did not even own one back at Reno. Speaking of Bai Linan, what had happened to that guy?
Ye Chong strolled the street alone. Several aircrafts and mechs zoomed by. They passed through the floating buildings in the anti-gravitational force field while flaunting some fancy tricks in their piloting.
He was stimulated by the action. His desire to pilot was struck in a whim. As his fingers slid to the keystone in his pocket and called up a F-58 in front. Ye Chong hopped in and impatiently launched the machinery.
The F-58 blasted off into the air and glided mischievously. Ye Chong played off some tricks in between. The mech sometimes would slide right across the windows of the floating window, which put the owner in cold sweat.
Eh, Ye!
Mu started his commentary,
This is bad. Tsk, tsk, tsk, what happened to your performance? It’s as if our training had gone to waste. That flip you made just now was not smooth enough. And also your timing for acceleration has an inaccuracy of 5.78%! Are you an amateur or you’re from the dump? Oh wait you are from a-

A blue humanoid mech bolted by. And it just contemplated Ye Chong, waving its hand far ahead.

Tsk, tsk, tsk. Ye, look at you, look at how fallen you had become.
Mu carried on adding fuel to the fire,
Even a noob would come and pick on you in your face. Ye, please don’t tell anybody that I was the one who planned the training course for you. I am embarrassed enough.


Hmph.
Ye Chong snorted and sped up as he chased after that easy-peasy in front.
That blue mech was obviously modified for speed enhancement. The appearance justified everything – foldable wings, about 4 of them, would allow stability while traveling in the atmosphere; a sylphlike body and 6 additional wings smaller in size at the sides of the end. The modified mech looked like a giant bird spreading wings in the sky as it travelled, with its tiny body in the embrace of its large elaborated wings. A featherweight craft.
Every addition on this mech was about speed. Thus, it was unquestionable that this mech was superior in its speed.
But then, as Ye Chong looked through, this mech might as well be a piece of junk like those he saw back at his planet. It is a total failure. The mech did possess greater speed but that’s all it had. Everything else than its speed was disturbingly terrible. Featherweight? More like paperweight. It had such a thin body that Ye Chong wondered if it could even take the slightest touch and if the pilot would break before the mech. The elaborated wings were unnecessary in his opinion and they were utterly useless once it set off into space. In an atmospheric zone, he would only need two wings at the side, with half the size of what this exaggerated hunk of metal had and maintained 80% of the current performance. Smaller wings would also reduce the likelihood of being struck by enemies effectively.
That was not it! The worst part of this crap is that this noob seemed to care about speed so much he forgot about the capacity. It was so limited that it could not even be loaded with anything else than the pilot himself. And what? It didn’t even have its own weaponry? A mech without weaponry is only an escape pod with fancy wings. Ye Chong thought. But well, Mu was an exception to his rules.
Even though the mech did have some odd style of modification, it still cruised like a breeze.
F-58 is a mech for space-travels. So it does not have any wings at the sides, thus the underwhelming performance during travel in the atmosphere. Fortunately in exchange, it contains an advanced engine and with Ye Chong’s first-class obstacle piloting skills, the F-58 did not lose out badly, in fact, it had always been right behind that blue mech.
It sounded cool. Still, it was just right-behind. Close, yet not close enough. It was tricky to overtake that blue mech.
Meanwhile, Mu was being extremely helpful at that moment,
Aw man. Ye, did you know you could have made this turn 0.035 second faster? Hm… Hey Ye! Oh my… Ugh… What had you even learned back at the NRS training? Oh wait, what do you even remember from the training? Did you forget everything else other than the fact that you lived? Did you know you are deplorably 4.5% below than the standard of performance I had set for you?

The two mechs were flying in the city center. The floating houses were denser than the outskirts. There were more traveling crafts in the air too. It seemed that the blue mech right in front did not intend to be above the neighborhood, instead, he weaved in and out around the buildings.
Two of them raced on the road, one behind another, showing zero concern for traffic or any passerby. The center was chaotic. The pedestrians had their eyes hooked on the outrageous racers threading paths and they tripped themselves while dodging the fast and furious. The traffic on its peak-hour had been turned into a bummer, a splat of honking and craft-collisions.
In the meantime, Ye Chong never thought of the issue going off before him. Traffic chaos? You got to be kidding me! The sky is bloody boundless and bloody bright and you tell me you can’t fly anywhere you want? Technically, the concept of order in traffic had yet instilled in his mind during that time.
He was all-eyes-focused on the blue mech in the front of him. Intense! Exciting! It’s been a while I got this driven! Ye Chong’s blood was boiling with adrenaline stimulating every inch of his nerves. His body and his mind were all onto the inputs. The sluggish sequence at first started to get more and more seamless over the course. Slowly he picked up the sense of traveling at full speed. He began performing overwhelming dodges as he travelled like a swordfish winding in the corals, freely and happily.
Gradually the gap between Ye Chong and the opponent shortened.
The opponent seemed to have felt the stress exerted by Ye Chong as his action became a bit disorderly. The outsiders might not discern the difference but Ye Chong certainly did, every frame of it. He took the chance and shortened the distance even further. After the mistake the blue mech pilot made, he calmed himself down immediately. He would not be giving more opportunities to the F-58 behind! No more letups! As obvious the F-58 was inferior to his craft in terms of speed, Ye Chong managed to put up such a situation merely because of his ultimate piloting skills.

Yawn…
Mu was bored by Ye Chong in all-focus,
What’s the point of this race with zero expertise? If I want to watch something blindly speeding, I could watch mech commercials and not this.


Mu, stop blabbering and help me take a look at the rear. There were some mechs behind.
Ye Chong noticed something when he was occupied. He asked Mu to do the look-out for him.
Mu did notice the mechs tailing from afar. There were 3 mechs in pure black, white and blue respectively… and a white mech leading with a speed almost as fast as the F-58.

Oh… It seems like they are from the police force.
Mu observed carefully,
Well I have no idea what that white one does though. Ah, its specification wasn’t as bad as your F-58… What?
Mu was shocked out of sudden,
Ye, careful…
He turned serious,
That white mech right behind you, it is fully armed.

Ye Chong pondered a little. He had enough fun at the moment. Moreover, the white mech behind was sending chills down his spine.
Time to end the race! A sharp turn by Ye Chong, right into the other street. It was unexpected for the blue mech pilot till he was dazed for a second and nearly hit the building in front. The body of his mech brushed through the metal edges of the building and its integrity was breached, as what Ye Chong had pointed out. This mech did have an issue. He barely made it out alive. He rolled out of the cabin and was found surrounded by a horde of police mechs. He was caught red-handed.
Ye Chong’s sudden change in route also stupefied the white mech behind. But he turned along without hesitation.
Ye Chong’s heart skipped a beat upon seeing the white mech appearing behind again. This guy! He was really after me!

Oh Ye, how lovely.
Mu added,
This guy seems to have a thing for you, eh? Oh~ be careful, his weaponry seems to be activating.
Yeah, Mu totally was joking. Not!
Traveling at maximum speed, Ye Chong took a lightning glance at the white mech projected in his interface. It seemed that the white mech had opened up its hidden artillery from within! The hostility was blatant!
With another sharp turn, he made right into extended street at the side. The white mech was unprepared for this and was left dazed again, but he made it up fairly quickly and chased on. The other crafts in the street were astounded by Ye Chong’s intrusion as they ran for their lives steering clear of him. The place was in disarray. The panicked mech flocks blocked the white mech’s way. He glared at Ye Chong getting out of sight in a few blinks.
Finally! Ye Chong let of a sigh of relief. He slowed down. Took a breath and moved on in relaxation.
Well, the race before had consumed massive amounts of energy. He had to slow down or he would be walking a gazillion miles home.

Ye!
Mu’s voice rang again,
Look at the sky!

Ye Chong lifted the camera upon the sky. In horror he looked at the projection. The white mech was lurking in the sky, aiming the muzzle of his laser rifle at Ye Chong!
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Zenobys Glad you guys (and girls) are enjoying it!


MistyClouds Haha. He finally thought of his servant, bai


Daoist_Dan He’s always been an idiot, but he was one who knew his priorities. How the actual hell are we expected to believe he visited the Aurora guys just to visit, instead going to battle some people? It’s like he’s forgotten how badly ruined his mech is…

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Ye Chong was absolutely terrorized. He changed the direction of his engine in panic and landed the F-58 harshly. Zeep! The white laser skimmed through the forehead of F-58 and created a bottomless-looking crater on the ground, steaming.
The immense force made the F-58 land like a beast on four feet, to buffer the pressure produced due to sharp turning. And almost immediately after, the F-58 launched itself like a jaguar into the crowd.
Ye Chong had switched to ground-mode of the F-58 and considered himself familiar with the dynamics behind dashing by the beast. He mastered it fast and moved on fluidly. There was a certain rhythm in his running. The F-58 was also built with an avant-garde buffering system, so Ye Chong had an easier time piloting it on ground. Imagine bumping in the urban jungle without it, Ye Chong might need a comfort bag and all the measly amount of stamina left might just go into the drain along with his pukes.
The white mech was alerted by something as he stopped firing. He just silently followed Ye Chong behind.
Ye Chong had fully adjusted the F-58’s posture after a while but remained very close to the ground, with legs bent. Certainly a very strange posture to fly in… Ye Chong was helpless of this in actuality. F-58 was unarmed and keeping the same height with the sniper would be fatal. He could only try to ground the sniper by flying extremely low. That was his mere hope to fight back or else… he would be running for his life and probably get shot and no more. There were a lot of moments where a shot could have been made, yet it never happened. Ye Chong was confused. What was holding him back? Or was it a miss?
Ye Chong would never let the chance slip if he was the chaser. He would fire at every possible moment to nail the enemy. That was what living on the Trash Planet had taught him all these years – the blatant, crude, primal, supreme law of survival. He believed that such law might not be actually applicable in this society, especially after the incident the day before, but he believed that there were way more things unknown to him. He didn’t encounter the unknown, he was literally thrown into the unknown. Thus, like what all humans would do, he would pick the method he trusted and knew best to conquer the unknown.
Well, it seemed like Ye Chong still had a long journey down the road to understand society and change himself…
The curved legs might appeared to be awkward, however it would be the most effective way so far to dodge any incoming beam by changing the course using the leap of the legs.
It could be a golden opportunity to have some circus tricks but Ye Chong did not fancy the idea. The non-orderly wavy leap, the classic Thomas’s Spin, there are always times for those but not now! If I wanted to commit suicide there are better ways! Thought Ye Chong as he changed his direction from time to time between the densely grouped buildings at an attempt to confuse the opponent. This would give him temporary cover too!
The white mech seemed to have no counter for this. He stayed up high following Ye Chong. Ye Chong went lower and lower and tried his best to pick places with more buildings. That was a headache to the white mech because Ye Chong travelled like a phantom, sneaking from one spot to another. He would more likely to miss him if he were to lower his mech in the run.
Out of the blue, the black mech in front of him disappeared!
Ye Chong actually discovered a giant building in front, an extremely tall foundation. He got an idea and he rushed towards the corner of the building. Right when the white mech lost him, he jumped out of the cabin instantly and warped the F-58 back into the alternate dimension before he touched the ground. The people were staring at him in perplexity. He quickly submerged into the crowd and vanished.
He walked with the flow and cautiously glanced at the white mech, halting in the sky a few times on the way,
You did improve I guess.
Mu praised.

Well, this is the best I could pull off.
Ye Chong replied.

The location to claim your card is right at the central building in 500 meters.


Got it.

The central building was about 300 floors tall, coated in metallic texture with glasses of dim blue. It was a futuristic building in cold colors. And there seemed to be a parking space for mech or miniature aircrafts at every 3 floors.
The interior was gently lit, decorated with walls of silver and countless cubicles separated by partitions of glass both transparent and half-transparent. The lobby contained a number of hologram projectors that kept rolling out the procedures of any form of application. There were also a few processors nearby for customers’ inquiry.
Ye Chong walked to one of the kiosks there. His fingerprints were scanned along with his retina, followed by his skeletal structure. A diprotic scan was also performed. These were the essential procedures for verification purpose. And Ye Chong’s identity was proven.

The application of recreating your identity card has been completed. You may receive your card at your right. Please take good care of it and if you lose it again, do come to us soon.
A mechanical voice of a female rang at the kiosk after the verification process. Thup! A pale green card was spat out of the automated machine,
Have a nice day!

He looked at his card with curiosity. It was about the size of his wrist, slightly smaller.
Ye, this is your identification document. You’re no longer an outlaw. This took me way longer than I thought. The security at the residence info center was hard to get through. It took me a lot of effort just to get in. I almost got caught too! But luckily I’m fast.
He laughed proudly.
The card contained his full name, gender and other personal information. There was also a unique logo of Fal galaxy. The identity card could be snapped after fingerprint verification to obtain the very core of the card, being the microchip. The chip could be placed into a specific kind of decoder to get more data. Well, of course, this was only useful for specific departments.
Ye Chong kept his card carefully.
He exited the building and headed back to his shop. The first wave of customers were coming anytime soon. He had got to make it back fast! He was tempted to re-summon F-58, yet… Ye Chong looked around. The white mech could be watching from anywhere. He wouldn’t want another round of reckless race into the unknown…
For what reason that white mech wanted to kill me so much? What did I do wrong?
Ye Chong was puzzled. Some may have suggested the use of Mu but that idea was long out of reach for Ye Chong, considering how Mu was so sassy to not let him have a ride for emergencies. Sigh, I’ll just walk on my feet. He ran on his feet fast, all the way to the shop!
The pedestrians at the side held their steps as they watched a road runner passing by.

What the heck? This is impossible!


He’s too fast!


Am I high? Am I seeing things?

They were probably thinking these thoughts while looking at a grown man rushing through the street in rumbles.
Ye Chong had to rush because the customers flooded the shop recently and most of them happened to be regular and returning customers.
I made it!
Right before the first wave of starving customers intruded.
That was a miracle, until… I’m tired… The customers of the shop were very self-aware of it seemed. There were only 32 seats in Grandpa Qian’s shop. So anyone could tell the seats were very insufficient and the customers left the moment they finished their food. They never stayed and they gave the seats to the coming customers. It was good but… that simply did not give a moment for Ye Chong to even catch his breath. He was usually much more energetic, however he drained himself too much during the escape in the morning.

You seemed worn out, my boy. Are you okay?
Grandpa Qian asked unsettlingly upon seeing how Ye Chong was not his usual self.
Yeah, yeah, I’m fine.
That was his reply for every regard he received that day.
Till the very last customer left in satisfaction, they finally got to start their meal.
The rice tasted sweeter than usual. Everything just felt tastier. Ye Chong gargled the soup.
In the midst of leisure, someone bashed into the place.
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Kshatria this novel pacing is really bad, i dont get it if he’s still in VR or not. WTF


Udller Vr or real life is hard to discern in this book.


Strv Yep

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Sun Xuelin dragged Shew into the place as she pushed the door open,.
Grandpa Qian!
Shouted Xuelin as soon as she stepped in, while her cousin was concealing herself behind. She wiped her face reddened by intense workouts and swiped her hazel fringe dampened by her sweat. Droplets of sweat rolled off like dewdrops in the morning. Her nose glossing in her youth were exhaling heavily. The formerly tight uniform covering her body had lost its formality by then, which the neckline had been unbuttoned while the sleeves had been outrageously raised, revealing arms of fair beauty. Her left hand was holding Shew’s hand while her right was smudged by something.

Grandpa Qian! We want two bowls of beef noodles! The usual!
She then tugged her cousin all the way to the hand cleaner at the side. Beep! A flow of air slightly warm passed through their fingers. The black patches on her hands slid through the tips of her fingers and fell into the opened doorway to the disposer.

Xuelin?
Laid his chopsticks, Grandpa Qian stood up and looked at them in anxiety,
What happened to my girls? Looking all flustered…

Ye Chong in the meantime had already shifted to the kitchen and started cooking.
Xuelin pulled her beloved Cousin Shew to the table and sat down right beside Grandpa Qian, giggled,
Sigh! You won’t believe what had happened! I was getting home with Shewie, all happy and lucky. But then the mech just had to break itself out of a sudden. The worst thing was I actually broke my dimensional keystone too. I tried to fix it on my own but it didn’t work. I got hungry so I decided to come back here for another meal first.
Such a bad hair day for the girls. Grandpa Qian thought.

So is the mech right outside the shop?
He poured them some water as he asked.

Ugh!
Xuelin gargled angrily,
Yeah! I never expected things could go wrong when it’s just a stone’s throw away from our house! This is depressing… especially when my parents aren’t in too!
And she sighed again but seemed more agitated than depressed.
Grandpa Qian chuckled,
Xuelin, my girl, you sure act like your father. Why aren’t you like your mother even a little? Eh, drink it slower. Do it gently, Xuelin. The drinks are all yours. Be like your cousin, Shew. Look at how gently she made her sip.

Shew while on her sip was embarrassed by the compliments. She blushed and almost choked herself.
It’s… It’s nothing.
She placed down her cup,
I mean, Xuelin looks pretty good too, doesn’t she?
Rubbing her hands together while slipping her fingers through as she muttered.

You are just the shy kind, aren’t you?
Grandpa Qian was delighted. Shew’s blush had gotten worse.
Yeah, she’s the shy kind ever since she was a child!
Stated Xuelin while she laughed.
A moment later, Ye Chong left the kitchen with two bowls of noodles. He placed it in front of the girls, sat down and continued digging in. Courtesy was no longer the best policy for Ye Chong when hunger was concerned. He had consumed too much stamina for the day. Hunger had taken over his mind. Nom. Nom. Nom… Ye Chong was too busy emptying every bowl he got.
Xuelin and Shew held their chopsticks in daze. Is this a human? How many bowls has he eaten ever since we came in? The 7th? Or the 8th? Can a man get this hungry? It was not only because the amount he had eaten, it was also the rate of him finishing the bowls. The noodles appeared as if they were disintegrating rapidly the moment Ye Chong’s lips reached the edge of the bowl. Seconds lapsed and he had already hit the bottom, moving on to the next. Xuelin and Shew looked at each other awkwardly as their eyes went like saucers seeing the
paranormal
before them.
Grandpa Qian on the other hand was tittering as usual. He had gotten used to the speed of Ye Chong engulfing the noodles. He was more bothered the fact that Ye Chong could be real tired for the day, considering it was the 11th bowl he dug into. That was 3 more bowls than his usual routine. His lips wriggled, wanting to tell him to get adequate rest and watch his own health. Nevertheless something struck the old man. His eyes blinked.

Ye, don’t you know how to fix a mech by yourself?
He remembered the fact that Ye Chong had a broken mech before. He was a complete layperson in this regard. He couldn’t tell the difference between a pilot and a mechanic. But he just felt like asking for the poor little girls in front.

Hm
Ye Chong chewed on.
Xuelin was shocked by Grandpa Qian’s question.

A little.
Ye Chong slurped on.
A hint of disdain flashed in Xuelin’s eyes.
For real? I mean even an actual student from a mechanic school wouldn’t dare to claim themselves so. Any person who could fix a mech on his or her own before 25 has to be a genius.
How could this kitchen food gulping dumbo be one?

Very well, Ye. I had known Xuelin since she was a child. So would you mind helping the girls out, as an old man’s request? Please.


Okay.
He just murmured his reply. He didn’t lift his head at all and he carried on munching.
Phew! That last bowl should do!
Ye Chong had finished 15 bowls of noodles in total. He did seem a little bit tired since he usually would only need about 7 to 8 bowls to feel all full.
He walked out of the shop straightaway while Xuelin hauled poor Shew off the table, all the way out. Xuelin was expecting to see this novice dumbo embarrass himself as he would be astounded by the complexity of her mech. He would be apologizing for his boastful words.
Learn about talking with brains, not with your big mouth! Hmph!
He circled the SP-II.
I had seen this model before. But that was during the NRS training.
If that was not the first opponent he encountered on the first day of his NRS training, he would have forgotten every single bit about this model of mech. The mech was a craft imprinted in his mind as he learned to fight with it the hard way. Through the fight he mastered the Non-Orderly Wavy Leap, which also happened to be the only advanced technique he knew that time.
Wait, speaking of advanced technique, Mu, that piece of junk, did not teach me any other so-called
advanced techniques
since then! I’ll make sure he teaches me everything else after this…
He actually went daydreaming for a moment… Oh! He came back from his castle in the air he built afterwards. He took a careful inspection of the mech before him.
He was acutely familiar with the structure of mechs. Back at Trash Planet, Winnie had been disassembled on different occasions. He knew everything like the back of his hands. Though Winnie was quite an outdated model compared to the SP-II, both of them surprisingly did not share much difference. For the properties of SP-II, he had learned them back when he hung out at Gudista – all at his fingertips, especially when the ancient elderlies at Aurora taught him both the experience and knowledge!
Kekekekeke. Let’s see what your big mouth can do.
Seeing how Ye Chong seemed to be overwhelmed by her SP-II, she snickered. She truly despised bragging, especially when the person didn’t even have the quality to swagger. She anticipated the moment of truth for her to laugh wholeheartedly at the clown stumbling upon her craft.
At the same time, Shew was staring at Ye in bewilderment.
What he’s doing all standing there? He really doesn’t know how to fix it? Ah! Then he should not come for it! Xuelin is going to laugh her jaws off… sigh…
She showed worries in her eyes, knowing that how stubborn her Cousin Xuelin could get when the pilot field was concerned, no matter how friendly she acted normally…
That was not the case. Ye Chong skillfully lifted the cover of the engine at the mech. And he checked every part of it swiftly. Xuelin was astounded in the end instead.
His instinct told him to diagnose the condition of the engine. Back at Gudista, he had seen posts in the forum on various stories about SP-II, which had superior traveling speed but an inferior protection of the engine. Thus, the constant criticism from people.
So he checked out on the engine first.
The girls were shaking at the side, seeing how Ye Chong just jumped onto the tall SP-II without any aid or safety measure. He could just die from falling down! Xuelin’s mouth enlarged. She could barely lift her jaws. Her eyes flooded with disbelief. Shew by her side was covering her mouth, trying to hold her shriek. She wouldn’t want to scream. What if it made Ye Chong fall?
His intuition was accurate! The problem did lie within the engine! There was a tiny piece of something stuck in one of the major central circuits in the engine for some reason. The piece prevented the engine from working properly, which eventually led to a system failure. Well, this is simple! He simply took it out. After some engine cleaning, he got into the cabin and ran a few tests to make sure the system had been thoroughly repaired. Yup! System’s up! He jumped out of the cabin.
The SP-II was about 10 meters tall while the cabin was about 7 to 8 meters tall at the very least, and Ye Chong just jumped out of the cabin as if jumping off his bed without any form of ladders or ropes. Shew could hold it no longer, she shrieked and shrieked, covering her little mouth quivering. Xuelin was stunned by how Ye Chong got off the mech.
A perfect landing! A perfect pose! As soon as he landed he curved his legs a little to cushion the shock. He looked like a compressed spring, a frog before its leap, passive yet potent.
He got up,
All done!
As he bluntly replied and returned to the shop. He had a lot other work to do. No time to chitchat with the girls.
Xuelin remained dumbfounded. Maybe she was the dumbo after all. The shock before had yet faded in her mind.
Xuelin, what’s wrong?
Shew shook her shoulders, startled by her cousin’s reaction,
Aren’t you going to see if it’s really fixed?


Oh!
As if woken up from a dream, Xuelin quickly tossed a rope over and climbed into the cabin. Beep! She activated the self-diagnosis program at the processor and she was in an ambivalence hoping for the result, whether is it positive or negative. 30 seconds passed and Xuelin’s head popped at the cabin entrance, in excitement she shouted,
Shewie! It’s fixed! It’s all fixed! Get up! Quick! We are getting home!

She somehow hesitated a little. Nonetheless she boarded the mech afterwards.
Xuelin! Didn’t you forget something? We haven’t thanked the man!
She ranted right after she got herself seated.

Hmph!
Xuelin indifferently began setting up commands,
That guy doesn’t seem to care about anything! So why the appreciation? He acted as if I’m in debt to him or something! If you want to thank him, go alone. I’m not going!

Shew bit her cherry lips,
Isn’t that a little rude? He helped us anyway! I think… I think we should… we should…


Fine!
Xuelin grumbled,
We would come and thank him the next time we visit Grandpa Qian’s shop! I never knew he really could fix a mech at all before!
Her fingers rubbed her gleaming chin as she pondered on.

Oh well, it seems like the only thing we could do!
Sighed Shew.

Okay, we are getting back home~


Oh no! Xuelin! There’s something else we forgot! We forgot to pay! What should we do!


Hah! It’s okay Shewie! Grandpa Qian isn’t this kind of person! He wouldn’t mind if we pay him the next visit!

…

Mu.
Ye Chong summoned his partner right when he entered his room. He tumbled into the cabin, put on the Helmet,
Show me the visual of the white mech we see today!


Alright.
Mu replied on spot.
The image of the white mech projected before him. He observed in detail. It would be better to research on the enemy, though he had no idea why he became the target in the first place.

Anyway, Ye.
The routine bitter-tongue nag commenced!
Did you know how terrible your performance was today? This is so embarrassing I cannot- ZZZzZZZzzzzZZzzzzZZ ZZzzzzzZZzz


Mu?
Out of the blue, Mu’s voice trailed off. His voice was distorted towards the end, as if something was interrupting the transmission. The visual in the Helmet was acting goofy too!
Mu!
The visual disappeared, while a bunch of snow and white noises remained. Mu’s voice was utterly gone! The Helmet went pitch black after that.

Mu… Mu!
He removed his helmet and spoke in his mind with dismay,
Why aren’t you… Mu! Speak to me Mu! Speak to me!