Lei Dalu's voice was as loud as a bell. The air was rumbling.
"Sixty-seven days ago, when we embarked on the hunt, who could've thought that we could really annihilate all the space pirates of Storm Prison?
"Their starships were larger than ours, their cannons were of a higher level, and they had more Exos than we did, too!
"At that time, who could've foreseen that we would really hunt them for two months across thirteen space zones and twenty-seven world fragments to the edge of the cosmos, before we finally butchered the scumbags in human skin without leaving any survivors?"
"Right now, we are about to embark on another journey, one that will be even more arduous and dangerous than the one in the past two months.
"Our enemies are no longer the brutal space pirates, but the sea of stars that is a hundred times scarier than them!
"Our starships are on the brink of destruction! We are seriously short of hands! Our fuel and supplies are running low. Even if we refill them in this town, we will only be able to last thirty to fifty days!
"What we will be faced with are cosmic storms, stone belts, overwhelming meteoroid showers, and even the revenge of Storm Prison. The odds of us returning to the Thousand Sails Space Zone safely are less than one in ten!
"However, we will definitely make it, because we are —"
"Big Horn!"
"Big Horn!"
The crazy roars of countless muscular men interweaved into a strong wind that spread out in circles.
Lei Dalu grinned. He pressed his hands and continued, "In the fierce battles over the past two months, 146 of our brothers have died before us!
"What's so scary about death? We are just going to drink with the Primeval Lord of Heaven and eat meat with Elder Hongjun!
"Now, let's cheer up and see our brothers off, everybody. By the way, ask them to cut the wind and illuminate the sea of stars for us! "
Lei Dalu waved his hands. An enormous light beam appeared behind him. Inside the light beam was a dark, boundless universe. Not a single star could be seen.
"BOOM!"
After a deafening explosion, a tiny light spot appeared in the dark universe. It exploded instantly and turned into the most brilliant, colorful mystic rays that were as dazzling as an aurora.
Li Yao knew that it was the most common star burial ceremony in the Flying Star Sector.
The residents of the Flying Star Sector mostly lived in space towns. Space was extremely limited, and it was very difficult to bury someone after they died. Even opening up a space to store their ashes was very difficult.
For thousands of years, the human beings of the Flying Star Sector were used to refining their ashes into special cannonballs and shooting them into space. They were known as' Star Burials'.
If it was a cultivator, they would leave behind a telepathic thought in advance. After death, they would be refined into bone ashes, blooming one last time in the dark and boundless universe. The most dazzling light.
As the bone ash cannonballs were shot out one after another, streaks of mystic light in seven colors mixed together in the sea of stars in front of Gold Horn. Like a path to the sky forged by the souls of heroes, it pierced into the infinite darkness.
"Gold Horn, set sail!"
The starship that was riddled with holes and patches slid out of the port unsteadily like a beggar.
More than a hundred steel cables made of strengthened alloy shot out from the middle and rear of Gold Horn. Circles of spirit energy were surging on them like hundreds of straight streams of light. Dragging the debris of Storm Prison's starships behind them, they formed a twin fleet that looked like conjoined twins.
Three days passed. It was not enough to completely dismantle Storm Prison's starships. This was the only way to take them away.
In the long journey to come, Storm Prison's starships would be dismantled step by step and used to repair Gold Horn to resist the surging tides in the sea of stars.
Li Yao found it hard to understand the fanaticism of the Exos of the Great Horn Sector.
In the Tian Yuan Realm, few Cultivators were scared of death. But when a comrade was killed, the atmosphere was always solemn. It was not as lively as before.
Maybe, it was a unique custom of the Flying Star Sector?
"Do you feel uncomfortable, as if we don't care about the sacrifice of our comrade?"
A tall, slender man walked over with his hands behind his back. He smiled casually.
In that smile, there seemed to be a melancholy that would never dissipate.
Li Yao recognized that it was Bai Kaixin, the advisor of the Exo Society and the deputy captain in charge of the daily operations. He was an admin-type Cultivator at the peak of the Building Foundation Stage.
"Boss Bai," Li Yao hurried to greet him.
Bai Kaixin stared at the dispersing and dimming lights on the light beam, as if he were watching the souls of heroes disappearing in the wind. After a long time, he said, "You've just joined the Exo Society. Although you've received some simple training, you don't know much about the history of the Great Horn Exo Society yet.
"Different from other Exo Societies, the Great Horn Exo Society has rarely recruited new members. This time, if it weren't for the fact that we were short of hands and had no other choice, we wouldn't have done that, either.
"The antecedents of the Great Horn Exo Society were the alliance of several Cultivation sects that had been destroyed by space pirates.
"Most of the members of the Exo Society hate the space pirates' guts.
"Their hometowns were destroyed by the space pirates. Their family members were killed by the space pirates. Many orphans were the survivors of the space pirates' massacres. After they were rescued by us in the previous operations, they had no choice but to grow up in the Exo Society.
"Our tears ran dry a long, long time ago.
"From the moment we joined the Great Horn Exo Society, we would never cry. We would only laugh. Laugh so hard that our guts might have been broken.
"If we want to cry, let our enemies cry. Let the scumbags in human skin cry.
"As long as we run into them, we will make the b * stards regret that they were born by their parents. They will cry until their blood and urine are spurting out of their eyes!"
Li Yao raised his eyebrow.
No wonder the Great Horn Exo Society had hunted the space pirates for more than two months just for a bag of rice.
Bai Kaixin patted his shoulder and smiled casually. "But none of that has anything to do with you.
"I know that a young man like you joined the Great Horn Exo Society at the risk of the space pirates' revenge only because you want to learn more things so that you can travel to the central space zone.
"You've seen the situation in the Exo Society clearly. In terms of money, there is not much that can be given to you.
"However, since you are willing to stand by our side in the most difficult times, the Great Horn Exo Society will not mistreat you.
"There are a lot of Cultivation arts in the Exo Society that are open to the public. A lot of training facilities will be available to all members, too.
"After you finish your daily work, if you want to learn anything else, you can come to me at any time. I will try to arrange a tutor for you. Although the gorillas look ferocious, they are actually nice people. Many young men are learning from them, too. You can train with them, too.
"That will be your reward for your work in the Exo Society.
"After we reach the Thousand Sails Space Zone together, it's fine if you have other plans. I can introduce some new approaches to you."
Li Yao thought for a moment and asked, "What kind of work will I be doing?"
Bai Kaixin hesitated for a moment and said, "Master Xiong is supposed to arrange your work in person. But as you know, we have just set sail, and there are a lot of faults. Master Xiong has been too busy to close his eyes for the past few days to guide the newcomers in person. Therefore, he has arranged some basic work for you so that you can get used to it in a few days. When we enter the cruising state and the faults are reduced, he will come in person."
Li Yao nodded. It was understandable.
He admired Master Xiong Tao a lot.
In only three days, he had restored the sailing ability of a starship that had almost been scrapped. Although it was still a bit unsteady, it was still a marvelous feat.
Li Yao vaguely felt that this Master Xiong Tao might be the expert with the highest Cultivation in the Great Horn Exo Society.
Bai Kaixin coughed and said,
"Your work in the next few days will be to clean up the debris in the depths of Storm Prison's starship.
"Storm Prison's starship suffered a serious internal explosion. Most of the units are a mess, but there are still some components that can be reused.
"The road ahead is long, and we are short of supplies. Every component that can be reused is extremely precious.
"Since you've been wandering in the ruins of ancient battlefields since you were a child, it shouldn't be difficult for you to dismantle the debris and find the useful components inside, right?
"Of course, if there are any components that you can't identify, just collect them. The experienced refiners in the society will judge them in person."
Li Yao nodded.
Dismantling the debris of magical equipment and retrieving the useful components was indeed a very fundamental job. It was also something that he had been doing since he was a child. He could do it even with his eyes closed.
However, he was not displeased by the fundamental work. He replied quickly, "Alright."
Bai Kaixin was somewhat surprised by his calmness. He took out a jade chip and said, "I'm told that Master Xiong was very angry at you a few days ago. Don't take it to heart. He is always so straightforward. Even Captain Lei and I were sometimes scolded badly by him."
"After all, you haven't received any professional training in refining. It is already remarkable that you have awakened your spiritual root and achieved such a high hand speed while groping alone in a remote village.
"This jade chip contains the maintenance manuals of Gold Horn as well as the structural designs and spiritual energy flow diagrams of more than 1,300 common magical equipment of the Flying Star Sector. Master Xiong asked me to give them to you so that you can study them when you are free after your daily work is done.
"But you must note that there are nine levels of difficulty, starting from the easy level to the difficult level. You only need to know the first three levels, especially the first one. It will be best if you are familiar with it. Only then will you be able to play a greater role in the voyage later.
"The levels above the third level are not prepared for you. They are extremely difficult. You will only be wasting your time if you read them.
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