Chapter 73: Success
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Ye Chong stared in bewildernt at the two huge chs before him!
The horizontally laid chs were evidently just completed; Ye Chong could even detect the sll of volatile paint in the air. Support fras and stabilization structures were still in place at many different parts of the chs.
Of the two chs, one was in a combination of dim blue and ivory white, while the other had alternating shades of bright red and glowing silver.
Ye Chong’s eyes glowed with interest - he knew imdiately from experience that these two chs were special! It seed that there was still soone else with ch technology comparable to that of Black Cove and the MPA [1]! Ye Chong couldn’t help but marvel at the two machines! These two chs were definitely not of lesser quality than Johansson’s black war ch or the MPA’s white ch!
Mu prompted him, "Choose one now, you only have one minute of designated ti left!"
Ye Chong snapped out of his reverie and suppressed his overjoyed emotions. He did not have ti to inspect the two chs in detail, but Ye Chong slipped into the blue-white ch’s cabin without hesitation. The red-silver ch ca with a formidable shooting weapon, and Ye Chong knew from a glance that it was a ch with a long range battle style. This was why he chose the blue-white ch - after all, that kind of battle style did not suit him well.
Inside the cabin, the floor was still littered with debris. Ye Chong did not make ti for a closer inspection, as he began performing the initial settings as fast as he could! The initial setup was complicated, and Ye Chong felt slightly daunted by the task, but imdiately rejoiced at the fact that a more complicated initial setup process implied that the ch was more advanced.
Ye Chong put on the helt and focused on the various ssages that appeared in his vision, wary of any distractions! Not that he was open to any form of distractions, since the ssages on the holographic screen ca pouring out like a waterfall. Ye Chong’s vision was tested on a whole new level; should he be even be slightly distracted, he would beat himself up for it when the whole thing was over!
His hands moved quickly across the control panel, casting illusory shadows of movent!
As for Mu, the ch had picked up a strange looking weapon that was laid beside the ch that Ye Chong slipped into.
The weapon was similar to a lance from archaic tis, but extended to a whole fifteen ters, and was obviously made for the ch that Ye Chong chose. Like the ch, the weapon’s dim blue was like the flowing ocean; the sharp protruding end of the lance had two crescent-shaped blades on its sides, which made the weapon look like an antiquated double bit axe. The crescent blades curved slightly inwards near the tip of the lance, but bent outwards on the other end. The point where the blades et the lance’s central beam was a diamond shaped ruby crystal. The central blade of the lance had a mysterious sheen that seed to constantly evolve. If an artist were present, he or she would certainly be intrigued!
Mu watched the tip of the lance closely, as though he held great interest in it.
Ji Shangyan furrowed his brows at the mass of confusion before him and could not help but let out a little sigh at the fact that his eldest brother was too caught up in his joy. Imdiately after the two chs were finished, his eldest brother had arranged for a celebration, and even managed to invite almost everyone there, leaving only two behind to guard the place. This was too ridiculous!
Earlier, he had advised his brother to send a few more guards over, but his brother had impatiently waved him off. The underlings around him may not have said anything, but through his keen perception, Ji Shangyan sensed their shunning towards him, thinking that he was not understanding!
A few days ago, mbers of the surveillance team for Old Xu were all killed. The perpetrator was still unidentified, and Ji Shangyan had a scolding from his old man for it. While he believed that the perpetrator was soone who had a close relationship with Old Xu, the elder man was a tough nut to crack, and a precious asset that could not afford to be shouted at or physically intimidated. His family’s actions against Old Xu had alard so higher-ups, and so his old man had asked for him to halt his operations against Old Xu.
"Ah, forget it, it can’t be helped!" Ji Shangyan smiled wryly at himself. The people before him had all stayed at this secret base for at least 3 years; now that they had succeeded, how can he deny them their festive mood? Ji Shangyan understood their feelings; against the hostility they showed for him, he could only smile wryly back to himself.
However, there should not be any problems, since the secret base had a state of the art identification system. It would be a fool’s errand to attempt to infiltrate the base without raising any alarms. Ji Shangyan could not help but mock his excessive worrying. He believed that no one present would also believe in the possibility of that happening.
The Ji family was famous for photon processors, and also far ahead of any other aristocratic family in matters concerning photon processors.
Besides, Ji Shangyan knew how much ti his old man spent on the base, and the importance of the base in the Ji family. Besides, the project they were celebrating now was monuntal! As the second son of the Ji family, Ji Shangyan felt similar pride for this family project.
"Hehe, the Four Aristocratic Families of Fal? They’ll all make way for the Ji family!"
Suddenly, the ground shook - everyone present for the celebration froze, and total silence descended on the area!
"Was it an earthquake?" As everyone raised their suspicion.
Earthquakes, the result of violent tectonic shifts, is no longer a natural phenonon that threatens human safety. Even common building structures can withstand the strong vibrations from earthquakes, much less the exceptionally constructed secret base that housed the current celebration!
The vibrations grew stronger, and seed to be heading their way. The rumbling undertones gradually beca louder and louder.
Whatever was moving did so very quickly - in the blink of an eye, the crowd could sense that it was getting much closer to them. The rumbling sound was getting clearer, and everyone present began to panic.
Ye Chong maneuvered his newly acquired ch, plunging through walls, making its own path through brute force.
Ye Chong was very fond of the ch. The only thing that bothered him was its na - Harmony of the Winter Aria. It sounded weird, of course, but most importantly, the na was too long. For Ye Chong, who appreciated conciseness, the na was a little awkward for him.
Ye Chong had fitted all the weaponry for the Harmony of the Winter Aria. As he sat in the cabin, he marvelled at the ch’s specifications. However, this obviously was not the ti for a detailed inspection - in fourty five seconds, Ye Chong completed the initial setup, and in another ten seconds, all the weapons intended for the ch and scattered around it were fitted.
In those fifty five seconds, Mu was searching in the secret basent. In only twenty seconds, Mu located his target. The ch took another twenty seconds to crack a safe hidden in a corner. As for identifying his exact objective amongst the other things kept within the safe, Mu took only half a second.
The object seed to be a mineral ore, as large as two fists. The ore had a strange feel to it - its colour seed to be constantly evolving, an unrecognisable hue to the human eye. Mu decidedly tossed the ore into his cabin.
Once Ye Chong was done with the initial setup, Mu asked to be returned to his alternate dinsion. Ye Chong had no objections to the ch’s wishes - his battles are his own!
The most urgent difficulty for Ye Chong now was to find the ch’s dinsion keystone. Without it, the ch would be incomplete. If he could not keep the ch in its alternate dinsion, even if he could escape the base, he would only be easy prey for the entire Ji family.
Ye Chong was not so foolish as to think that he could single-handedly destroy the Ji family.
Finding the Harmony of the Winter Aria’s dinsion keystone was his top and only priority.
Dinsion keystones and their corresponding chs can interact within a certain distance. Ye Chong skilfully commanded the photon processor, attempting to locate Harmony’s dinsion keystone. A red dot glared back at him almost imdiately on the holographic screen, while another blue dot indicated his location.
Knowing the location of dinsion keystone, Ye Chong made his move!
Ye Chong’s thod was simple - fly straight ahead!
The distance between two points is shortest in a straight line. With the direction decided, Ye Chong wielded the fifteen-ter lance as he broke through wall after wall - sturdy alloy walls, resilient walls, the lot of them - as they all caved in easily under the archaic looking lance of the Harmony of the Winter Aria!
Ye Chong closed his distance with the dinsion keystone through this crude and straightforward thod.
He had seen no one in his path, and thought it was odd. Since no one had sounded the alarm even as he carelessly destroyed the base, Ye Chong believed it must be Mu who had destroyed the alarm system. As for the extent of Mu’s damage to the system, Ye Chong would not have known.
One last wall to go! Even as he was overjoyed with that fact, Ye Chong grew calm.
Ye Chong took in a deep breath, and, with a little hum and so dexterous manipulation of the controls, the Harmony of the Winter Aria abruptly accelerated - the archaic, blue lance swiped left, right and center - as the wall before him crumbled into pieces, debris flying all over the place.
Harmony swiftly broke through the last wall.
As the massive machine made its way through the wall, all those present for the celebration were caught in surprise, staring at the machine - was this not the Harmony of the Winter Aria? In an instant, they all realised what was really happening, and all hell broke loose - screams and loud cries filled the area, as the crowd was thrown into a mass of confusion, scurrying all over the place.
Ye Chong ignored the people, for he had only one objective, which was the Harmony’s dinsion keystone!
The highly accurate scanning system returned the exact location of the dinsion keystone to Ye Chong - it was on a man, currently surrounded by four others. The man was holding a glass of red wine, staring at him in confusion. The holographic scanner swept through the man’s body over and over, such that even the fat around his waist was clearly visible to Ye Chong. The dinsion keystone was in his overcoat’s left pocket. Ye Chong did not hesitate - he swiped the fifteen-tre lance against his opponents, and the n around his target were pushed out of the way.
Harmony of the Winter Aria lifted the man in the center with its left arm. The sound of shattering glass was heard as the man began to scream.
Everyone present looked fearfully at the eldest young master of the Ji family, threatened by the intruder, but none could save him. They did not even understand how their trusted alarm system was compromised. However, a few of the sharper ones had already left to call for help.
Ji family’s eldest young master was lifted by Harmony, 3 ters from the ground. As the pilot’s cabin slowly opened up, everyone stared intently at the opening, curious to know the identity of this reckless and fearless trespasser!
A shadow flashed past, a blurred motion that the audience could not make out of, and Harmony of the Winter Aria’s pilot cabin closed shut again. Before the crowd could react, the eldest young master was casually tossed aside like a ragged sandbag.
Ye Chong left the red-silverish dinsion keystone behind. While he knew that was the keystone for the other red-silver ch that was beside the Harmony, it was apparent that he could not backtrack to retrieve the other ch. Keeping the extra dinsion keystone might reveal his location sooner or later.
While he was equally interested in the red-silver ch, it looked that the enemy had arrived!
Note:
[1] MPA: ch Pilot Association
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