Ye Chong did not want to attract attention. On the trash planet, the ones who survived in the dark were usually the ambushers. The earlier one was exposed to the star's light, the higher the chance of death! Besides, if Ye Chong's identity was known to the Sanctuary, he would not dare to hope that he could survive in that situation.
However, there was not a single part of Han Jia that did not tell others that it was special! It was too eye-catching! Ye Chong thought.
What should he do? Ye Chong frowned and thought hard. He had wanted to build a mech to hide his identity, but he did not expect it to make him more conspicuous. He could not help but laugh bitterly to himself! Out of the corner of his eyes, Ye Chong saw the various bottles and jars at the corner of the room. His eyes wandered around and suddenly, Ye Chong's eyes stopped on one of the silver bottles!
Ye Chong cursed himself for being stupid. It was such a simple solution, and he had to think for so long! He stood up and walked towards the silver bottle!
Ye Chong looked at Han Jia before him, satisfied!
The dazzling silver light flowed all over Han Jia. It was too dazzling, and Han Jia's original reserved charm disappeared without a trace. Han Jia was now like a nouveau riche, clumsily showing off! Just now, Ye Chong had sprayed a layer of silver paint on Han Jia. However, Ye Chong was satisfied with the result. Even if it were him, Han Jia would be placed among a bunch of other mechs, and he would not pay too much attention to it.
Any mech pilot with some experience would know that the real experts were the quiet, average looking advanced mechs, and were more likely to be advanced level mechs.
Only novices would make their mechs so eye-catching, hoping to attract attention.
Ye Chong, who had just made Han Jia ugly, heard Hei Zi calling him, "Ye, Master wants you to go over!"
"Okay!" Ye Chong replied and walked out. Ye Chong had already set Han Jia as his user. Now, other than him, no one could enter Han Jia. This was also because Ye Chong did not want Han Jia's internal configuration to be known by others. After all, some things could not be seen in public.
Han Jia's dimension keystone was connected to a pale green wristband on Ye Chong's left wrist. Ye Chong had initially chosen a ring, but considering that wearing too many rings would affect the flexibility of his fingers, Ye Chong chose a wristband instead.
What made him very unhappy was that he couldn't buy the original brainwave-controlled dimension keystones nearby. They were all the more primitive voice-controlled ones. Voice Manipulation was much worse in terms of reaction time and invisibility, and that was a little frustrating for Ye Chong for a while.
Needless to say, Han Jia was too visually impactful. Hei Zi came in and saw Han Jia's changed appearance. His jaw dropped, and he was speechless. He did not even notice Ye Chong walking past him!
Ye Chong came before the old man. The old man was not fiddling with the equipment like he usually did. Instead, he was in the resting room of the underground workshop, sitting in front of the table, lost in thought.
Ye Chong came in and called out softly, "Master."
"Oh, Ye 'zi, you're here. Sit!" The old man came back to his senses, and saw Ye Chong looking at him as he sat down. The old man pondered for a moment before speaking slowly, "Ye, is your strange illness acting up recently?"
Ye Chong shook his head. "No." He did not understand why the old man would suddenly ask about this.
The old man looked at Ye Chong deeply. "I heard from Hei Zi that your illness can only be cured outside the Orbits. Is that right?"
"Yes." Ye Chong nodded.
"Looks like you'll definitely leave the Orbits." The old man sighed suddenly.
"Yes."
"You're the first skeleton carver who can truly build full-skeleton mechs. I had hoped that you could teach Hei Zi well on my behalf, so that he could be as good as you! I know that your interest is not entirely in skeleton carvers. Haha, I didn't expect to see a real full-skeleton mech in my lifetime. I'm already satisfied! However, you still have to leave the Orbits. Sigh, Hei Zi … "The old man hesitated.
Ye Chong was silent. He understood what the old man meant, but what else could he do?
"When do you plan to apply for the assessment at the Sanctuary?" The old man changed the topic and asked Ye Chong.
"After a while." Ye Chong explained again, "After I've learned alchemy for a while."
"Er, that's good! Teach Hei Zi well during this time. He may be a little dumb, but he's a solid learner, and will not slack off! "
"Yes." Ye Chong replied. In fact, even if the old man did not say so, Ye Chong would have done so anyway.
The old man's expression suddenly turned serious, and his eyes looked at Ye Chong. "Ye, if you want to leave the Orbits, you must not let anyone know that you can build full-skeleton mechs. Or else, you'll live under the Sanctuary's surveillance for the rest of your life. Of course, if that's the case, you don't have to worry about anything other than your freedom. For example, with your strange illness, the Sanctuary will never let a skeleton carver who can build full-skeleton mechs die of illness. As for the Sanctuary's strength, I believe you know very well. Haha, what do you think? Can you accept this method? "
"No!" Ye Chong replied decisively. Without freedom, Ye Chong would never be able to accept it.
The old man smiled. "Haha, just as I guessed. But if that's the case, Ye, you must be careful. Don't let anyone know that you can build full-skeleton mechs. Remember, never! Or else, if the Sanctuary finds out, don't even think about leaving the Orbits. Hei Zi, I've already warned him, he won't say anything. That full-skeleton mech, unless it's absolutely necessary, it's best not to use it. There are many people with good eyesight nowadays. Hmm, it's best to spray some paint on that mech, then it won't be so eye-catching! "
Ye Chong was secretly impressed by the old man's experience, and was also touched by the old man's concern for him.
As Ye Chong walked out of the old man's room, he met Hei Zi. Hei Zi looked at Ye Chong strangely. He could not understand why someone would purposely make his own mech look bad. Besides, the one who did it was his usually calm and rational junior, which puzzled him.
Ye Chong was free once again, and spent his days revising the homework assigned by Lunatic Guan. While Lunatic Guan's so-called punishment did not bother Ye Chong, he was never one to discount his learning, because he understood that this was part of his strength, and could very well determine his survival in some situations.
For someone like Ye Chong who believed in survival, this was more convincing than anything else.
Ye Chong spent the rest of his time teaching Hei Zi the basic mech theory. However, the system was too vast, and Hei Zi was much weaker than Ye Chong in terms of intelligence and foundation. Hence, his progress was slow, and Ye Chong could not do anything about it.
Ye Chong even took some time out to visit Room 5, and used the access password given by Lunatic Guan to access the photon processor in the room, and read through the secrets and rules of the ancient profession of alchemy. The more Ye Chong read, the more shocked he was. Presented before him was a very mysterious world, a world unknown to the world, with its own rules and behavior.
What piqued Ye Chong's interest the most was the introduction of some very obscure branches of alchemy. The abilities they possessed were inconceivable to Ye Chong at first.
For example, one of the branches of microorganisms could increase the population of certain types of microorganisms by tens of thousands of times in a very short period of time. There was once a person who became enemies with one of them and was unknowingly infected with this microorganism. At the same time, he was also contaminated with a special catalyst. Almost in an instant, that person rapidly shriveled and finally died inexplicably.
This description immediately caught Ye Chong's attention. Ye Chong was always cautious against powers he did not understand. It was too scary! Fortunately, these people were not warmongers, and they would never provoke others.
The ancient aristocratic families were the mainstream of this mysterious world, and the accumulation of knowledge over a long period of time had given them a deeper understanding of alchemy. Traditional alchemists were always disdainful of academics.
Ye Chong had never heard of the information in the book. Even Ye Chong could not help but feel a chill down his spine as he read on. So many things were too strange!
After reading it, Ye Chong could not help but sigh. The world was so big, and there were so many unknown areas and worlds.
Lunatic Guan finally returned, looking tired and travel-worn, looking a little lonely. She saw Ye Chong, and asked him a few questions before returning to her room to rest.
Early the next morning, Lunatic Guan woke Ye Chong up for the so-called assessment.
The entire morning was spent in the assessment.
Lunatic Guan's expression did not change, but her heart was in turmoil. The homework she assigned to Ye Chong was more or less to make things difficult for him. While it was basic knowledge, the amount of information was huge, and for someone without any foundation in alchemy, it was basically impossible to memorize everything in such a short period of time. She did not expect Ye Chong to do it!
This guy is a genius! The thought flashed through Lunatic Guan's mind, and almost at the same time, she found herself slightly excited!
She did not know that Ye Chong was not someone without a foundation in alchemy, and the amount of information was nothing compared to the vast amount of pure alchemy theory that Shang had pestered Ye Chong to learn.
Lunatic Guan nodded approvingly, "Not bad, not bad. Well done! Hmm, since you have completed the homework, then we will move on to the next stage. This stage will focus on the basic alchemy process. Of course, the theoretical study will not stop.
Remember, for an alchemist, action is always more important than words! "
Lunatic Guan's expression was rare when she said the last sentence.
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