Porters Gone?
Boateng handed the letter to Xia Fei but did not let him open it immediately. He pulled Xia Fei into his office and carefully closed the curtains before locking the door. Only then did he let Xia Fei read the letter.
Xia Fei did not understand why Boateng was being so careful. He curiously opened the envelope and took out a white piece of paper.
Letters had long been forgotten by the vast majority of people. Nowadays, people preferred to use high-tech methods such as email or video calls, so he did not expect Old Porters to still maintain such an ancient habit.
The handwriting on the paper was neat and elegant. It was hard to imagine that Old Porters hands, which were covered in calluses, could actually write such beautiful words. The words he used were a very ancient meteor script, as if it was made up of countless intertwining meteors. The words were beautiful and complex.
Meteor script! Phantom exclaimed in surprise. This script is also known as the aristocratic script. Only some of the ancient clans in the Alliance would teach their family members to learn this script from a young age. It is absolutely impossible to learn this script without at least a decade of effort.
Meteor script is a symbol of status. Commoners wont spend a lot of time learning this beautiful yet complicated script, yet Old Porters actually knows how to write this? Im afraid that hes not as simple as just a maintenance worker.
Xia Fei was even more confused after hearing Phantom's explanation. Fortunately, he had a decent-quality translation chip in his head, so he was able to understand this ancient script. He patiently read the letter.
Boateng, youre the most loyal of all my disciples, and Im very pleased to have you by my side.
By the time you read this letter, Im already gone. Im going to retrieve some things that were abandoned. Dont try to find me, for youre not going to be able to find me anyway.
There is no longer any meaning for this factory to continue existing. Sell it. Split the money you get with the four of you. Treat it as a gift from your master. Give another ten percent to Sonny and his family. When I first arrived here, Sonny and his family have helped me quite a bit. There are also the workers. Give them more severance pay and let them work in other factories.
Song San and Lina will stay with me. One of them is disabled and the other is a girl. It is not convenient for them to stay here. I will personally settle them down.
Other than that, I also left something for Xia Fei. It's in my safe, and the password is your birthday. If I'm not mistaken, Xia Fei will definitely come back here, and when he does, help me pass it to him. Show him this letter and burn it after reading it. "
Xia Fei placed the letter on the table and furrowed his eyebrows. Old Porters letter did not mention what he was going to do, but from the looks of it, he was probably not coming back. Otherwise, he would not have gotten Boateng to sell off this factory that he had invested so much blood and sweat into. After all, this was his lifeblood.
"Master won't come back, right?" Boateng nervously asked. He actually understood the situation very well, but Boateng was unwilling to accept such an outcome, so he asked for Xia Fei's opinion.
Xia Fei nodded. Yes, Uncle Porters seems very determined.
Boateng hugged his head in disappointment, a pained expression on his face. "Why does master have to go there? Isnt it good for us to stay here?"
Xia Fei lit a cigarette and consoled him. "Perhaps Uncle Porters really has something important to do. Right, what ship was he piloting when he left?"
"A Gaian Tristan-class frigate, fully armed and equipped with a twin-engine system," Boateng said in a deep voice.
Xia Fei was slightly taken aback. A twin-engine system was a very rare combination. Nowadays, warp engine technology was highly developed, and installing two engines would not improve a warship's performance much, unless it was to go very far or to a very dangerous place.
What he could be sure of was that Old Porters must have come prepared, and the place he was going to must have a very special environment, which was why he had purposely piloted a twin-engine warship.
"What kind of environment would require a twin-engine system?" Xia Fei lowered his head and thought hard.
Boateng asked Xia Fei for a lighter and burned Old Porters letter. There was an indescribable bitterness on his face, and his eyes were glazed over.
Xia Fei sat to the side, not saying a word. He could not think of any words to comfort the man. After all, their relationship as master and disciple was far more than that of ordinary people. Boateng would rather get a divorce than leave Old Porters side, which went to show just how loyal he was to his master.
Standing up, Boateng called Xia Fei over to the safe in the office. He keyed in the password but did not open it.
"Master left something for you; take a look at it yourself. I'll be heading out for a bit."
Boateng turned to leave, but Xia Fei pulled him back. "You dont have to go out. Lets take a look together."
No. Boateng shook his head. "Master left it for you; he didnt tell me to look at it."
This wooden man was simple-minded and stubborn. Xia Fei suddenly felt that he was a little similar to Phantom when it came to respecting his master. Both of them had an extremely serious and serious look on their faces, but the difference was that Phantom was only serious about this one thing and was very careless the rest of the time.
Xia Fei smiled. "Since Uncle Porters left this to me, who does it belong to in the future?"
"Of course, it's yours."
"Since it's mine, can I invite you to take a look at it together?"
"This …" Boateng was rendered speechless. When it came to reasoning, he was no match for Xia Fei, be it logic or twisted logic. The two of them were not even on the same level, and Xia Fei had way more tricks up his sleeves than he did.
Actually, Xia Fei still had the thought of winning people over. Quantum Holdings' transport fleet was about to be built, and they were in dire need of an expert in charge of maintenance, so Boateng was the ideal candidate in Xia Fei's eyes.
With Old Porters departure and the factory about to be sold, this was a rare opportunity. If he could rope in such a loyal and loyal Boateng into his team, it would be of great help to Xia Fei.
Money was easy to come by, but a good general was hard to find. Although Boateng was a very dull person, his loyalty was not something that could be bought with money.
"Since youre not saying anything, Ill take that as a yes." Xia Fei smiled.
Reaching out to open the heavy safe, Xia Fei took out a black alloy box. The box was not big, and the workmanship was ordinary. Many parts of it were uneven, and it looked like it had been in use for many years.
Xia Fei placed the box on the table and gently opened it.
"Hmm? What is this? "Xia Fei curiously muttered to himself.
Inside was a round golden orb. Xia Fei reached out and took it out to examine it. The golden orb was about the size of a hawthorn, and there were many strange patterns carved on it. It felt rather heavy to the touch.
Xia Fei handed the golden orb to Boateng and took out a piece of paper from the bottom of the box. The paper was still written in Old Porters complicated meteor script.
"Xia Fei, I have to say that youve left quite a good impression on me. This is an ultra-long distance receiver from the ancient civilization. Keep it with you. Ill use it to contact you when I find what I'm looking for. There are some things I might need you to do for me." Xia Fei read the words on the paper.
Boateng was stunned. "Master will contact you?"
Xia Fei nodded. "Judging from his original words, that seems to be what he meant."
Boateng excitedly pulled on Xia Fei's arm. "Xia Fei, didnt you say before that you want me to be your assistant, helping you repair your warship or something? I've thought about it; I'm willing to do it! "
Xia Fei was stunned. "Boateng, how did you change your attitude so quickly? Why dont you reconsider? "
"Nope!" Boateng said firmly. "Since master will contact you, I'll be able to see him if I follow you. I can forgo my salary as long as you let me follow you."
The corner of Xia Fei's lips curled up. Old Porter had unknowingly helped Xia Fei. Xia Fei had prepared countless ways to recruit Boateng, but now, he did not even need to use any of them. Boateng had taken the initiative to follow Xia Fei, and he could not even chase him away.
Xia Fei turned to look at Phantom, and sure enough, that emotional assassin had been touched by Boateng's determination. He had a complicated expression on his face, but seeing that Xia Fei was looking at him, Phantom simply hid in his Moore Stone, no longer saying a word.
Pouring two cups of tea, Xia Fei and Boateng sat across from each other. "Boateng, you can follow me, and I'll welcome you, but I'm still studying in Heaven Execution Training Camp, so it won't be very convenient for you to be with me."
Boateng appeared very nervous. "Then, what should I do?"
Xia Fei chuckled and said to Boateng, "How about this? I have a company back on Earth called Quantum Holdings, and right now, the company is lacking a maintenance supervisor. Why don't you come over to my company first? Ill guarantee that you'll be the first to know if there's any news from Uncle Porter."
Boateng seemed somewhat hesitant. He felt that he would not feel at ease if he was not by Xia Fei's side.
"Earth is my home. Though the level of technology there is very low, the environment there is much better than the warship graveyard. It's sunny all year round, and there's also the boundless ocean. Your daughter is also at the age where she should be going to school, and your wife's health isn't too good, either, so it's really not suitable for her to live in such an environment."
Xia Fei had managed to convince Boateng to take up a position on Earth with his emotions and reason, so Xia Fei was naturally very happy. As the saying went, "Once you understand something, you'll understand everything." Not only was Boateng an expert maintenance technician, but he was also very proficient with other machinery. With him joining the company, Quantum Holdings' technological level would definitely reach a new level.
Changing the topic, Xia Fei brought up the matter of purchasing a transport ship.
After Boateng heard about the company's current situation, he said, "A large transport ship costs more than three billion star coins. With Quantum Holdings' current scale, it's too much of a waste to buy one. It's not worth it.
"I suggest that we first purchase a batch of industrial ships as a means of transportation. Industrial ships are easy to operate, and even long-distance transportation only requires three pilots. The maintenance costs are also much lower than that of a large transport ship. We can first use industrial ships to form a small fleet, and it won't be too late to purchase a large transport ship after we expand our scale."
Xia Fei and Boateng had the same idea. After a brief discussion, the two of them decided to first purchase eight Gaian Iteron-class industrial ships to form a transport fleet.
The Iteron-class industrial ships had a cargo capacity of 250,000 cubic meters, which was more than enough to handle the current transportation missions. Furthermore, the price of such an industrial ship was cheap, too. A new ship cost around twenty million star coins, and assembling it from the warship graveyard would be half that price, only around ten million star coins.
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