Four days later, a 'Humpback Whale' -level carrier gradually appeared in the boundless sea of stars and slowly sailed to the central area of the Cross Wind Space Zone.
Such long-distance carriers mostly adopted multiple space jumps to shorten the travel time between space zones.
Most of the time during the journey, the passengers stayed in cramped sleeping cabins with their bodies soaked in special protective liquids. Only their consciousness could enter the Grand Illusionary Land.
In such a way, the ordinary people could withstand the enormous tearing force of the space jumps even though their bodies were too weak.
At this moment, the long journey was coming to an end. Most of the passengers left the sleeping cabins and went to the activity area to stretch themselves and recover.
Li Yao was sitting in a corner of the restaurant. Seven mechanical watches of different brands and structures were placed on the table in front of him. He tapped his fingers on the table softly.
Suddenly, he flipped his palm, and invisible spiritual energy flowed toward the seven mechanical watches like tides.
Crack! Crack! Crack!
Crack! Crack! The seven mechanical watches were dismantled into the most basic components after a series of tiny noises. Clutch wheels, tourbillons, pressure rods … More than 8,400 components in total were stirred into a cluster in midair under the control of Li Yao's fingers, sometimes in the shape of a rhombus, sometimes in the shape of a cube.
"Shua!"
After a flash of blue brilliance, all the components were separated and reassembled into seven mechanical watches.
Tick tock, tick tock, tick tock.
Six of the mechanical watches were running precisely without the slightest error. But the second hand of the last mechanical watch was shivering and only moved once every two seconds.
"I haven't grasped the technique of 'Remote Manipulation' yet. I can only dismantle and reassemble six watches at the same time at best.
"When will I be able to control nine watches and ten thousand components at will, then I'll be considered to have made a small achievement."
"By then, even the smooth and seemingly flawless Crystal Suit won't be able to withstand my gentle touch."
Li Yao half closed his eyes. He extended his telepathic thoughts into the seven mechanical watches and sensed the tiniest changes in the components, looking for the reason why the last mechanical watch was not functioning properly.
Suddenly, he thought of something. He raised his head, only to see a chubby little girl around five years old holding two cups of soy milk in her hands. Two boiled eggs and a large plate of steamed rolls were staring at him in bewilderment not far away.
He reckoned that the little girl must have seen him using his divine ability just now.
Since they were about to reach their destination, Li Yao was in a good mood and winked at the little girl. He waved his hand.
The girl hesitated for a moment. Seeing that they were surrounded by people, she couldn't hold back her curiosity and boldly walked up to him. "Big brother, are you a magician?"
Li Yao thought for a moment and snapped his fingers. He took out a piece of red metal the size of a baby's fist from his Cosmos Ring.
This type of metal, called "Red Bright Gold," had the effect of calming the mind. It could prevent children from crying at night and improve the quality of sleep.
Li Yao smiled and said, "Big Brother will show you another trick."
He clasped his hands together. He gathered the extremely hard Red Bright Gold in his palm, and his palm was gradually enveloped by an orange light.
The little girl's eyes widened. "It's so hot. Big Brother's hand seems to be burning!"
Li Yao said with a smile, "It's alright. Come on, little girl. Blow here."
The little girl took a deep breath and, holding her belly, blew between Li Yao's palms hard, before she looked at Li Yao expectantly.
Li Yao mumbled to himself and rolled his eyes quickly. A moment later, he opened his hands.
The Red Bright Gold, which had been sharp and angular just a moment ago, had been forcefully compressed into an extremely life-like deer by his true essence.
The small red deer was delicate, with smooth lines and an elegant demeanor.
If other people were to see it, they would've thought that it was a masterpiece carefully crafted by a master sculptor.
"Wow!"
The little girl opened her mouth in disbelief. Her big, glittering eyes were full of admiration.
Li Yao smiled and said, "Come, I'll give you this fawn. However, you can't tell others about Big Brother's magic trick. Otherwise, others will come to Big Brother for it. Big Brother doesn't have that many fawns to give away."
"Okay, I won't tell anyone!"
The little girl was completely attracted by the red deer. She carefully took it and admired it with rapt attention. She murmured, "What a beautiful deer. It looks like it's drinking water with its head lowered. It's so beautiful. Thank you, big brother. I'll go show it to Daddy!"
The little girl didn't even care about her plate. She put it on the table and held the red deer in her hands as she squeezed into the crowd.
Li Yao wanted to go back to the cabin to rest, but the little girl's food was still there, so he couldn't just leave.
Not long after, a slightly plump middle-aged man in plain clothes led the little girl to him.
The middle-aged man had a unique combination of shrewdness and honesty. He seemed to be a small businessman who had traveled extensively. He apologized to Li Yao. "I'm sorry, big brother. My daughter doesn't know any better. She grabs all the good things she sees. Such an exquisite handicraft must be very valuable. How can you take it?"
"Quick!"
He tugged at his daughter. "What did I tell you before we came out? You were so obedient the whole way, but you started to go crazy when we got home? Give it back to big brother! "
"Okay!"
The little girl pouted hard and handed over the red deer unwillingly.
Li Yao smiled and pushed it back again. He helped the little girl clench her hands and said, "It's alright. It's a gift from me. It's not valuable. Take it home and play with it."
"That's too embarrassing!"
Looking at his daughter's glowing face, the middle-aged man simply sat down in front of Li Yao and pushed his plate away. "Come on, big brother. Have you eaten? Let's have some."
The middle-aged man was quite enthusiastic, and the little girl was innocent, too. Li Yao found it inappropriate to turn them down.
Over the past half year, he had been training crazily in Flying Star University and had almost forgotten the feeling of a normal life. It didn't seem bad to take a break during the journey.
The middle-aged man's surname was Tong. He was a native of the Cross Wind Space Zone and owned a small business.
Naturally, Li Yao did not reveal his real identity. He only said that his surname was Sha and that he had just graduated from a university in Heavenly Saints City. He heard that the Cross Wind Space Zone was developing well and wanted to try his luck there.
"Little Sha, you have made the right choice by coming to the Cross Wind Space Zone! The Cross Wind Space Zone has not only been developing well over the past year, it is also soaring into the sky with every passing day! "
Peeling the boiled egg, Old Tong said proudly, "You don't need to look at anything else. Just look at this humpback whale-level carrier that is traveling between Heavenly Saints City and the Cross Wind Space Zone!
"The Cross Wind Space Zone used to be an unknown, insignificant space zone that was incomparable to the three most prosperous space zones of the Flying Star Sector. The transportation routes between Heavenly Saints City and Heavenly Saints City were few, and the carriers were mostly ragged. One space jump required three days and three nights of preparation, too!
"At that time, it took me more than half a month to go to Heavenly Saints City!
"But right now, with the most advanced humpback whale-level carrier of the Flying Star Sector, we can prepare a space jump in no more than five hours. Also, our transportation routes have been adjusted to the highest level. When we arrive at the jump point, no matter how many carriers are waiting in line, we will be the first to jump.
"After only three days, we have performed twenty-two short-distance jumps across more than ten space zones and arrived at the Cross Wind Space Zone from Heavenly Saints City. How fast we are!
"Do you know why the Cross Wind Space Zone has changed so much?"
Li Yao smiled. "Why?"
"Because of the Glorious Sunlight Group, of course!"
Old Tong slapped his thigh and said with a red face, "Little Sha, you are a college student in Heavenly Saints City. You must've heard of the Glorious Sunlight Group before. But only the natives of the Cross Wind Space Zone like us can truly feel the changes brought by the Glorious Sunlight Group!
"Since it was founded at the beginning of the year, the Glorious Sunlight Group has been expanding rapidly. It has established a fleet of carriers, acquired Cultivation sects, monopolized the minerals and resources on Iron Plateau, produced new magical equipment … It has never stopped sprinting. Something big has happened almost every month!
"Right now, the subsidiaries, branches, and affiliated sects of the Glorious Sunlight Group have spread to all the world fragments and space towns in the Cross Wind Space Zone. It is now the dominator of the Cross Wind Space Zone and an important business center that is on par with the three space zones!
"Opportunities are everywhere in the Cross Wind Space Zone today. Gold is everywhere. For a young man from Heavenly Saints City like you, as long as you are diligent enough and smart enough, you will definitely soar to the sky if you seize any opportunity that the Glorious Sunlight Group throws to you!"
"Is that so?"
Li Yao was intrigued. He was interested in other people's opinions about the Glorious Sunlight Group and Iron Plateau. Therefore, he asked, "Brother Tong, I'm told that the Glorious Sunlight Group is very close to Iron Plateau. Is that true?"
"What's wrong with Iron Plateau?"
Old Tong sniffed and said, "Right now, a lot of files about Iron Plateau have been decrypted. Everybody knows that the six sects of Heavenly Saints City and the Iron Plateau natives have always been at loggerheads. However, for ordinary people like us who are running small businesses, what happened five thousand years ago is still too far away, isn't it?
"Of course, the Glorious Sunlight Group is supported by the Iron Plateau natives. But so what?
"After all, the Glorious Sunlight Group is now based in the Cross Wind Space Zone. The Cross Wind Space Zone has become an important transit base for the communication between Iron Plateau and the outside world. Think about it. How many business opportunities are there? How many benefits can the Cross Wind Space Zone bring?
"Everybody can make money. Isn't it great?
"In the beginning, we thought that the Iron Plateau natives were barbarians and were more or less concerned. Later, many Iron Plateau natives came to the Cross Wind Space Zone through the Glorious Sunlight Group. Everybody got in touch with the Iron Plateau natives more or less and discovered that, although they were a bit rude, they had one nose and two eyes, exactly the same as us!
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