While the technical experts were restructuring the core system according to Yu Sheng’s actual needs, a series of modifications to the spaceship had officially begun.
Yu Sheng, accompanied by Hu Li, Erin, and Luna, walked through the corridors with lavish decorations and compartnts filled with religious symbols.
In the D1 and D2 connecting passages leading to the core area, engineers from the Special Service Bureau were removing religious reliefs from the walls; in front of the gates between the living and dical areas, two large sculptures symbolizing the sages of the Venerate Saints Monastery were being dismantled; in a large compartnt used as an assembly and prayer hall, staff were taking down flags and drapes with large double-ring emblems from the walls and ceiling, and were starting to clean up the magnificent murals that sang the various miraculous feats of the "Supre Saint"...
The items being removed would be packaged and sent to the Special Service Bureau for studying the "spiritual state" of the Venerate Saints Monastery, helping to predict their future actions — for experts in this field, even a piece of trash or a rag taken down from the spaceship might contain crucial information.
"You know, after taking all these things down, the place looks stark and bare," Erin, sitting on Yu Sheng’s shoulder, remarked with so emotion as she looked around, "Especially after scraping off those murals and reliefs, it looks like it’s been ransacked by adventurers."
"Later, they’ll replace them with normal styled decorations," Yu Sheng casually explained, "like landscape paintings or sothing."
Erin, hugging Yu Sheng’s head, her eyes darting around rapidly, suddenly got a heap of ideas: "Hey! Landscape paintings are boring, you might as well paint a bunch of oil paintings and hang them up — like those ones where you’re wearing a uniform, riding a horse holding a sword, looking like you’re ready to die gloriously with soone, or those ones where you’re sitting on a tank... we could borrow one from Dorothy! Or just have the Dragon Slayer transform into a dragon, and you stand on its head, and we’ll paint that to hang on the ship bridge..."
Yu Sheng imagined the scene she described, and goosebumps imdiately spread all over, firmly refusing.
"You don’t want oil paintings? How about reliefs then? I’ll get two big-head reliefs put on the doors of the Control Hall, with laurels on the head in that style..."
Yu Sheng couldn’t understand why this little puppet was so determined to get his portrait plastered all over the spaceship, from the beginning when she conspired with Hu Li to have his big head orbit the spaceship in space, he never figured it out...
"Instead of randomly suggesting decorations, why don’t you help think of a new na for this ship," seeing Erin promptly co up with the outlandish idea of sculpting a marble bust of him to use as a figurehead, Yu Sheng forcibly changed the topic, "Baili Qing is handling the ship’s registration, and they’re asking for a na for the records."
So, Erin, who a second ago was babbling about whether Yu Sheng’s bust as a figurehead needed a sharper head, was instantly attracted by this new topic.
"Naming this ship?!" The little puppet’s eyes lit up with delight, "That’s great! It must be called the Erin!"
Before she could finish, Hu Li imdiately rolled her eyes, "It’s definitely not going to be that na, it should be nad the Yu Sheng!"
"Why not just call it the Yu Sheng Erin Hu Li then..." Erin muttered, then glanced at the silently walking Luna beside her, adding, "Oh, and we need to add a C-clasp — by the way, how many words can be on the registered ship na?"
Yu Sheng imdiately felt that asking Erin for help was a mistake, his mouth twitched slightly, "Let’s not worry about the number of words for now. Do you think ’Yu Sheng Erin Hu Li C-clasp’ sounds like a na any sane person would co up with? And how many tis do I have to tell you, stop calling her C-clasp all the ti, Luna does have a na."
"C-clasp doesn’t mind," Erin retorted confidently, turning her head to look at Luna, "Right, C-clasp?"
Luna thought for a mont, and surprisingly nodded honestly, "Yeah, right."
Yu Sheng decided not to consult with the mbers of his crew — combined, these three couldn’t amount to a primary school diploma, nor could they form a normal person’s mind, he might as well independently decide and rely on his normal and healthy human common sense and positive outlook to think of a good na.
So he lowered his head, pondered for a while, and broke the silence by saying, "Let’s call it ’Travel Agency’."
Erin blinked and suddenly clapped, "Is that all you ca up with after thinking for so long?!"
"It sounds like a small motel next to a bus station," Hu Li muttered, not even sure where she learned this "knowledge," "the kind that charges eighty a night."
Yu Sheng was taken aback, and just as he was about to say sothing, he saw Luna nod again beside him, "Yeah, right."
... She obviously didn’t understand what Hu Li ant, she just agreed with whatever others said.
Seeing this, Yu Sheng was sowhat helpless, so he thought for another mont and ca up with a new na: "Then let’s call it the Otherworld Inn — it fully reflects our scope of business."
"It sounds ominous, like an untethered bungee jump off a volcano, rushing towards death," Erin pondered, "as if boarding your ship equals boarding a pirate ship bound for the Exotic Realm."
Luna thought again, and once more nodded, "Yeah, right."
Yu Sheng: "..."
"Then let’s just call it the Otherworld Inn," he said after holding back for a long ti, unable to think of another na, he could only shrug, "It’s got a bit of a mystical vibe and carries the organization’s na, there’s certainly nothing unlucky about it."
Hu Li and Erin then started stroking their chins thoughtfully, while Luna nodded again: "Hmm, right."
She really agrees with whatever anyone says!
Anyway, no matter what, the spaceship Yu Sheng got was thus officially nad—
Otherworld Inn.
Yu Sheng himself was quite satisfied with this na.
And just as he was pondering whether he should have a good al tonight to celebrate the naming of the spaceship, and perhaps call Xuan Che over for dinner to discuss the Venerate Saints Monastery’s research on the "Angel Catalyst" and the possible conspiracy behind its appearance on Feiyu-13b, a sudden phone ring interrupted his thoughts.
Yu Sheng took out his phone and was surprised to find that the caller was Xuan Che.
"Can’t even think of him lightly..." he muttered subconsciously, raising his hand to answer the call, "Hello, Xuan Che?"
"Mr. Yu, this junior greets you," Xuan Che’s signature polite greeting ca from the other side of the phone, "Are you at ho today? The sect has given an order for to return. I have co to bid you farewell in person today."
Yu Sheng was surprised: "Ah? So sudden? I’m at ho... where are you now?"
"I’m near Wutong Road, I’ll be there soon."
Yu Sheng hung up the phone, exchanging glances with Erin and the others.
A short while later, Xuan Che arrived.
Yu Sheng returned to No. 66 Wutong Road, opened the door for Xuan Che, invited him in, and opened a bottle of drink, then curiously asked: "What happened to make you leave in such a hurry? You were talking about staying a few more days."
Xuan Che took the drink, thanked him, and then sighed: "Ah, indeed it ca suddenly. The master said a deceitful exotic realm suddenly appeared near the Taixu Spirit Hub. The situation is complex, and he’s unable to leave, requiring a disciple of renown to take charge, so I have to return..."
As he spoke, he noticed Luna standing in the corner of the living room, now in standby mode, and his expression suddenly froze: "Ah, isn’t this..."
"She’s one of us now," Yu Sheng casually explained, "Her na is Luna."
Xuan Che was montarily stunned, clearly taken aback by the transformation of the "Artificial Saintess" he had battled fiercely just days ago, now standing there as an ally. However, knowing Yu Sheng had seized the Monastery’s spaceship and attempted to "repair" the Artificial Saintess, and understanding the truth and past behind Luna, he quickly reacted, a gentle smile appearing on his face as he rose to greet: "I am Xuan Che, delighted to see you well and back on the right path."
Luna hesitated for a mont, seemingly trying to recall who the familiar person before her was, then finally matched the data from her mory, rembering Xuan Che’s "dical Disturbance Explosion Fist" that had last sent her back to the Holy Coffin. After a brief pause, she bowed slightly with an elegant gesture and spoke: "Hello."
Seeing the two exchange greetings, Yu Sheng turned to Xuan Che: "Alright, since the sect has ordered you, I won’t keep you long—but you’re not in too much of a hurry, are you?"
"Not too urgent, I’ve booked a high-speed shuttle departing from the Boundary Land Star Port tomorrow," Xuan Che nodded, "Do you have other plans?"
"Mainly, I just learned so details from the Special Service Bureau related to the Venerate Saints Monastery’s activities over the past decade, and it might even involve Taixu Spirit Hub, so I wanted to talk to you," Yu Sheng said, his expression turning gradually serious, "Your master will likely soon receive news from Director Baili—many major forces might be busy shortly."
Hearing this, Xuan Che’s eyes beca serious: "Activities of the Venerate Saints Monastery in the past decade? And involving Taixu Spirit Hub... Are you referring to the secret enclave we discovered near the border of Feiyu-13b?"
"That’s right," Yu Sheng nodded, "Simply put, those cultists have secretly been researching sothing called the ’Angel Catalyst’ over the past decade and developing so dangerous technologies based on it. They’ve been hiding in that ’Mist City’ to obtain the ’catalyst’ from the Dark Angel Anka Aela after its fall, and considering the peculiarities of the spacecraft they built, labeled ’Order Pillar,’ I suspect... their actions at Feiyu-13b also have a similar purpose."
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