Chapter 304: Chapter 16 Peace and Pinky_2 Chapter 304: Chapter 16 Peace and Pinky_2 “So…
I’m giving it to you!”
Lee Ningning placed the worn purse into Lin Xian’s hands, gripping his palm tight, and smiled at the miraculous man:
“Lin Xian, I wish you safe travels.”
…
Lin Xian clenched his right fist, feeling the warmth of the purse.
He didn’t say much, just accepted it and put it into his pocket:
“This ti, I’ll skip the formalities.”
Lin Xian stood up and looked at Lee Ningning, who was a head shorter than him:
“I will return it to you personally…
with the gifts I brought you.”
He waved his hand and turned around.
Lin Xian bid farewell to Lee Ningning and approached the helium balloon filled with gas.
He patted Big Face Cat’s helt and tapped Ah Zhuang on the shoulder:
“Let’s go.”
…
...
Whoooooosh!!
At an altitude of twenty thousand ters, even within the stratosphere, the cold wind was still biting.
The stratosphere only had more horizontal airflow, not a layer with no wind.
Lin Xian signaled to Ah Zhuang and Big Face Cat to get ready and follow his lead shortly after ascent as planned.
The gap in the air defense net was located ten thousand ters above the White Jade Statue of Zhao Yingjun.
At that distance, there were no visible reference objects to navigate towards, so Lin Xian couldn’t accurately direct the two where to fly.
However, having flown so many tis, Lin Xian had his own unique thod of navigating.
This thod couldn’t be expressed verbally; it was a combination of visual and sensory experience.
Thus…
he had to jump first and then locate himself precisely, aligning Big Face Cat, Ah Zhuang, and himself vertically so they could jump through the gap in the air defense net together.
“Let’s go!”
Lin Xian shouted in his space helt, uncertain if the other two could hear him.
He leaped from the helium balloon, stretching his body in the familiar winds to slow his descent, waiting for Big Face Cat and Ah Zhuang to catch up.
Soon, Big Face Cat and Ah Zhuang jumped out too, adjusting their postures and direction high up in the sky, following behind Lin Xian.
Their parachuting and gliding skills were very good, even surpassing Lin Xian’s expertise.
After all…
Parachuting was just a hobby for Lin Xian in his dreams, but for Ah Zhuang and Big Face Cat, it was the most crucial skill for their survival.
A recreational hobby could never match a skill honed in life-and-death situations.
So, before long, Big Face Cat and Ah Zhuang were flying above Lin Xian, one higher and one lower, adjusting their direction with him.
Lin Xian compared his current trajectory with previous flights and by instinct aligned with all visible landmarks below, continuously tweaking…
He felt that now the position was about right.
If he went straight down, that should be Zhao Yingjun’s statue in morial Square.
This is the spot!
Ti to take a gamble!
After locking in his position, Lin Xian readjusted his gliding posture, head down and feet up, not only speeding up his descent but also ensuring his downward direction was straight to minimize the impact of the wind.
Big Face Cat and Ah Zhuang followed suit, changing their positions to stay in line with Lin Xian.
The three of them, in a straight line, plumted from the sky like three droppings, descending with unstoppable montum!
Whoosh whoosh!
Whoosh whoosh!
The wind noise grew more chaotic and howling in their ears, indicating that they had fallen from the stratosphere into the troposphere!
They were now very close to an altitude of ten thousand ters!
The outco of their entire endeavor hinged on this mont!
Finally—
As Rhine Sky City’s terrain beca clearer and closer…
they successfully passed the invisible breach in the air defense net!
They had successfully infiltrated Sky City!
Big Face Cat and Ah Zhuang, overwheld with emotion, did a couple of spins in the air, their faces streaming with tears.
At last…
We finally made it!
What a tragic act of sacrifice this was!
The three of them tacitly widened the gap between them, extended their bodies to increase air resistance to slow down, and finally, at over 1000 ters above the ground, they successively opened their black parachutes and landed one after another on the platform where the Zhao Yingjun statue was located.
Thud…
Thud…
Thud…
Lin Xian landed right in front of the Zhao Yingjun statue.
Big Face Cat and Ah Zhuang landed in a corner of the high platform; they were busy unfastening their parachute harnesses and taking off their spacesuits, coming to et up with Lin Xian.
Lin Xian raised his head and gazed at the ever-unchanging White Jade Statue in front of him.
It was then that he understood why flying was prohibited in this morial Square.
It seed to be in the interest of solemnity, out of respect.
But in actuality, it reflected Zhao Yingjun’s ticulous mindset…
She really did think of everything to ensure her own safe leap into Sky City, considering every tiny detail.
The purpose was to prevent themselves from being discovered while parachuting.
Apart from this square, anywhere else in Sky City was like a swarm of fish, with vehicles teeming everywhere, occupying every layer of space from the ground up to hundreds of ters high, never ceasing day or night.
If flying weren’t prohibited in this square, their parachuting would have been detected imdiately…
it could have even turned into a spectacle akin to a circus show for onlookers, so what chance would there be for stealth?
And that’s not all.
This morial Square was also devoid of traffic flow, horn honking, and except for this statue, there were no other entertainnt facilities, which inevitably ant that large crowds would not gather here – at most, there would just be a bunch of people who liked quietness taking a stroll.
“You certainly thought things through…”
Lin Xian smiled as he looked towards the darkness-engulfed earth, staring at Zhao Yingjun, who had faced the direction of the East Sea 600 years ago:
“It’s just that your puzzle seems a bit too ticulous, making it quite hard to find.”
At that mont.
Big Face Cat and Ah Zhuang, too, had taken off their heavy spacesuits, now lightly equipped, carrying only a backup parachute pack as they walked over to Lin Xian’s side.
The two followed Lin Xian’s gaze, staring at the White Jade Statue that stood dozens of ters tall.
“Ha!
Such a tall statue!
Never expected…
that the gap in the anti-air network would be so conveniently located right above the statue!”
“That couldn’t just be a coincidence, right?
It feels as though it was deliberately designed that way.” Big Face Cat turned his head and looked at Lin Xian:
“Lin Xian, what’s the story behind this statue?
Who is this woman?”
“She’s probably…”
Lin Xian paused for a mont and said with a smile:
“Probably the goddess of victory, you could call her that.”
“The goddess of victory, that’s a good on.” Upon hearing this, Big Face Cat imdiately showed reverence, pressing his hands together and, along with Ah Zhuang, bowed towards the statue, murmuring what seed to be a prayer.
“Alright, let’s move out, we still have a lot to do.” Lin Xian urged.
Big Face Cat and Ah Zhuang nodded:
“Let’s go!”
Click!
Suddenly…
A familiar crisp clashing sound that could raise one’s blood pressure sounded from beneath their feet.
Lin Xian looked down.
He saw a rusty iron clamp tightly gripping his ankle!
He couldn’t help but sigh.
Turning his head.
As expected…
Behind him, two chanical eyes glowing green fixedly stared at Lin Xian, as a clunky chanical voice arose from the speaker:
“Trash!
Trash!
Trash detected!”
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