To fly out of the planetary ring safely, the starship was equipped with many mechanical arms, which made it look like a mining ship. Rock carefully cleared the floating rocks around it, and slowly flew out of the planetary ring. The young boy's bodyguards were indeed elites, every one of them was professional in their maneuvers.
Ye Chong contacted the base. Sang Pu and the rest were still the same. Ye Chong did not tell them about his situation, only saying that he had something to do, and would only return to the base after some time. He also said that he would not be able to contact them for a long time, and that everything would be decided by Sang Pu. Everyone in the base was immersed in endless training, and did not know about Ye Chong's situation. However, even if they knew, they could not do anything about it. That was the main reason why Ye Chong did not tell them.
Long-distance flight was boring. The alchemy lab was occupied by Fei Si, and she spent most of her time in the lab. She began to study the data in the blue chip.
"If we follow your design, it will work, but..." Old Jalopy frowned as he stared at Ye Chong's design on the holographic screen. "But are you sure that this flying machine can do damage? Their attacks are too simple. "The holographic screen showed the Collision mech.
"If it can fly fast and turn nimbly, it can do damage," Ye Chong explained.
"It's too much of a burden for the pilot!" Old Jalopy shook his head.
"Then we'll improve the pilot's physical fitness." The Sang Tribe members were not as strong as they were.
"A simple physical collision would require a high degree of material hardness." Old Jalopy did not agree with him.
"Hmm, don't worry about that, I've found the suitable material." Skeletons from Archipelago, grown under high gravity, had excellent physical properties.
"Alright, I'll try." Old Jalopy hesitated for a moment, and nodded in agreement.
With the help of this professor, who was well-versed in ancient machinery, the Collision mech would soon be completed. Ye Chong would not let go of this opportunity, and stayed by Old Jalopy's side every day. Old Jalopy was surprised. Ancient machinery had fallen into disuse, and this was the first time he met someone who was so interested in ancient machinery. As someone who had dedicated his entire life to ancient machinery, there was probably nothing more gratifying than this. Naturally, he would teach everything he knew.
Ye Chong took the opportunity to absorb as much as he could. He would ask questions that he had been puzzled about before, and sometimes the little boy would come over to listen. However, he quickly curled his lips and said disapprovingly, "Learning about ancient machinery is not as practical as learning about photon circuits." Ye Chong was too lazy to explain.
Rui Bing did her homework every day. Ever since the first day her father taught her how to fight, she had never missed a day of lessons. Perseverance was the main quality that made her a Jie expert. On the other hand, Rui Su, who was more talented than her, had average strength. Ye Chong gave her the meditation method and the information on mentalists from the Sanctuary, to see if it could be of any help to her. Ye Chong was never stingy with his companions.
Everyone stared at the holographic screen and couldn't help but hold their breath. On the holographic screen, a small fleet passed by five hundred kilometers away from them. In space, 500 kilometers was no different from passing by on the street. There were 30 starships in the fleet. Mechs would occasionally fly out from the starships to protect the fleet.
Everyone's hearts were in their throats. If they were discovered now, or if one of them suddenly decided to fire a cannon at the giant rock, they would be doomed.
Cornerstone flew slowly, but no one dared to speed up, for fear of alerting the fleet.
Time seemed to slow down at this moment. Everyone felt unusually anxious. At this moment, it was an extreme test of their mental fortitude.
Time ticked by.
Seeing the fleet disappear behind them, everyone sighed in relief. The first hurdle was finally over. Even Ye Chong felt nervous just now, much less the others. Those who were not as mentally strong looked like they were about to collapse.
The danger that passed by slowly was far more stressful than a flash of it.
"Are we really going to enter the nebula?" Old Jalopy asked softly, unable to hide his worry.
Ye Chong nodded. "Yes, we're going in!" His voice was calm but determined. He could not think of any way to leave Zhou Jian Planet, which had already been quarantined. However, if he did not leave now, he would encounter the Three Aristocratic Families.
He was not confident that his disguise could fool the Three Aristocratic Families. Almost every encounter with the Three Aristocratic Families was dangerous. It was because of this that Ye Chong wanted to leave Zhou Jian so badly.
Rui Bing did not care where she went. She only wanted to stay with Ye Chong. Rui Bing touched the Guardian ring on her finger, and her eyes softened. Rui Bing did not speak, and the others kept quiet. The young boy was excited about entering the nebula, but his bodyguards were all worried.
Once they entered the nebula, Cornerstone shuddered. The already slow starship slowed down even more. Ye Chong immediately ordered for the outer layer of camouflage to be removed, and Cornerstone sped up.
"Turn on the optical system," Old Jalopy reminded, "The holographic scanning here is not as good as the optical system." He added, "All the communication devices here are unusable. However, the galactic positioning system can be used. "Since the galactic positioning system could be used, they could retreat if necessary.
Ye Chong and the others probably did not know that five hours after they entered the nebula, the fleet of the Three Aristocratic Families passed by not far from where they entered the nebula.
In the universe, every nebula was huge. Some nebulae covered an area larger than an entire galaxy. What was it like in these nebulae? No one knew. What about the planets in the nebula? Were they dead, or were there special lifeforms? No one knew either.
The blue nebula was boundless, even more vast than the ocean. Within the nebula, some of the stars shone through the light blue nebula, like jewels on a blue veil, shining brightly.
The nebula was completely different from the Red Sea Ye Chong saw last time. The red mist in the Red Sea Ye Chong saw was like fog, and would gradually thicken. The nebula, on the other hand, looked like an illusion, but the blue nebula was spread all around the starship.
From time to time, a tiny ray of light would flash from the illusory nebula.
Soon, Cornerstone was like a fish that was getting used to its surroundings. It moved back to normal, and the nebula did not seem to affect it at all.
"We can warp jump inside the nebula, but we have to reach the warp point from last time," Old Jalopy said.
"Grandpa Jalopy, how did you find that warp point?" Fei Si was curious about this.
The question seemed to have touched a sore spot for Old Jalopy. His expression darkened as he said, "We encountered a starship from the Xue Lai Clan. They were so unreasonable, they fired at us. We could not defeat them, so we ran away. However, their starship was much better than ours. They would soon catch up to us, so we had no choice but to warp jump.
Originally, we were definitely going to die in the future, but who knew that the heavens would play a joke on us. They sent us to the natural sector. "
The little boy chimed in, "Grandpa, you are right! Families like the Xue Lai Clan are not good people!" As he spoke, he kept waving his little fists, as if he was defending Old Jalopy against the injustice.
Old Jalopy was comforted, and patted the little boy's head lovingly. The little boy enjoyed Old Jalopy's gesture. He squinted his eyes, like a docile cat. The little boy's bodyguards all had very unnatural expressions on their faces, and some of them even had a wry smile on their faces. As for the scarred man beside the little boy, he was still expressionless.
Old Jalopy was like an old man telling stories to his grandson. The little boy held his chin and listened attentively.
"The nebula is beautiful. We used to admire its beauty when we were looking at it from the outside. However, when we actually entered the nebula, I realized that it was much more beautiful inside than outside. Only when we actually entered the nebula could we feel its vastness and boundlessness. That time, at the beginning, it was a peaceful journey, and we started to relax. Until the 35th day, when we ran into danger! "
Now, not only the little boy, but everyone else gathered around.
"We ran into a vortex. The vortex was too strong. We saw with our own eyes a small planet with a diameter of more than 100 kilometers being sucked in. It was torn into pieces before it reached the center of the vortex! We were all scared out of our wits, sweating profusely. We tried our best to control the starship, trying to escape from the vortex. We pushed the engines to the maximum, but we could only stabilize the starship. There was no way we could escape. This situation lasted for three whole days. Three days later, the suction force of the vortex began to gradually weaken, and we were lucky enough to escape from it. "
Just as everyone was absorbed in the story, someone shouted, "Look, what's that outside?"
*****
Yesterday's train ride! Today, we'll make up for what we lost yesterday!
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