It was late at night, but the entire city was still brightly lit. This city, called Crysound City, was only a mid-sized city in Gray Valley. There was nothing special about it. However, because it was at the edge of Gray Valley, and very close to the Calamitous Asteroid Belt, it was also a supply point for those entering the asteroid belt. Many mech squads and mech pilots would enter Gray Valley through this place. It was these foreign mech pilots that greatly boosted the local economy.
However, the sudden appearance of the red-tailed beasts had led to the outbreak of war. Since Planet Henna was very close to the frontline, many people had begun to move their families further into Gray Valley. The local economy was affected as well. Even so, Ye Chong could still see a brightly lit scene in front of him.
Centaurea College was not far from where Ye Chong was, about 30 kilometers away. He chose to travel on foot, to avoid attracting attention. Earlier, he followed Shang's suggestion and changed his clothes. He even went to the store for it.
Perhaps because of his earlier mistake, Shang was now very obedient. The clothes he chose were very common, but the grayish-black material was good for camouflage in the dark.
Thirty kilometers was not too far for Ye Chong. About 40 minutes later, he arrived at the outer walls of Centaurea College. Ye Chong had already learned from the virtual world that due to the war at the frontline, Centaurea College had ordered for all classes to be suspended. The huge school was already empty, and all the buildings were tightly shut.
Ye Chong followed the direction he remembered and headed towards the mech laboratory.
The entire campus was dark and silent. Ye Chong moved like a leopard, moving swiftly and silently between the buildings.
Mech laboratory. Ye Chong heaved a sigh of relief when he saw the golden words on the wall. However, things were not that simple. There were still many problems before him, such as how to get in. In the past, Ye Chong would have immediately deployed Han Jia and barged in. However, he would not do that now.
Since Planet Henna was close to the frontline, the military stationed here was also on high alert. How could an important laboratory of a large college not be equipped with an alarm system? If the alarm was triggered, the military stationed here would not hesitate to deal a fatal blow to him. More importantly, the microneutron repair device was too large to be transported away. Right now, the best solution was to repair Han Jia here and not attract any attention.
Now, all the problems were focused on one thing, and that was how to enter the laboratory without triggering the alarm.
Ye Chong asked, "Shang, do you have any ideas?"
"Hacking is impossible. This place uses a completely unfamiliar algorithm, and once I enter the virtual world, I'll be discovered. Hmm, if that's the case, let me think about it … "Shang was also very troubled by this problem.
Ye Chong waited quietly for Shang's answer. Mu was an expert in this field, and so was Shang. He was the only one who was a complete amateur.
"Hmm, we can consider destroying its energy supply system first, paralyzing its entire warning system, and then we can directly enter it by force." After thinking for a long time, Shang finally came up with a feasible plan.
"Alright! That's it, "Ye Chong said decisively.
"Ye, there's a light path node pit 500 meters away from here, under the seventh street lamp. Let's go there and take a look." Shang gave a more direct suggestion.
Ye Chong followed Shang's instructions and arrived at the seventh lamp without a hitch. Beside the lamp, there was a light green cover of 1.5 meters in diameter. The cover was made of composite materials.
The cover was locked, but since there was no alarm system installed, Ye Chong lifted it with brute force. The cover was opened, revealing a deep, dark hole. There was a ladder on the wall that led downwards. Without hesitation, Ye Chong climbed into the hole and closed the cover on the top.
He switched on the comms device in his hand. With the light from the holographic screen, Ye Chong could finally see what was below.
"Hmm, this should be a light path node of a few buildings nearby," Shang said uncertainly. After entering the virtual world, his power was greatly reduced. Now, he could only rely on the knowledge in the database to determine what was before him.
Six three-meter tall metal cabinets formed a hexagon, and Ye Chong was in the center of the hexagon. These metal cabinets were all locked tight.
"Ye, open the metal cabinet in front of you and have a look," Shang said after a moment's thought.
The high-strength alloy lock was twisted into a pile of scrap metal, and Ye Chong threw it at his feet. He opened the cabinet door, and was stunned. "What's next?"
In front of him, countless light dots were dancing, like the stars in the sky, complex and intricate, vast as the sea.
Ye Chong did not expect the interior of this inconspicuous cabinet to have such a complicated structure. He was usually not familiar with this field, and did not know where to start.
Shang answered quickly, "This is it. Let me see the internal structure." It did not forget to grumble, "This kind of pure technical work should be done by the rigid Mu. I can't believe I have to stoop so low as to do this. What a waste of talent! Life … "Its words seemed to be filled with emotions.
Despite its grumbling, Shang worked quickly.
"Yezi, on the 316th line, the 705th light spot from the left, you just need to find something and destroy it," Shang said calmly.
On the 316th row, 705th light dot from the left. Ye Chong was dumbfounded. The densely packed and tiny light dots were a dizzying sight to behold. What was more troublesome was that these light dots were not stationary, but were flickering in a strange pattern. However, since Shang had found a solution, Ye Chong could only do the counting.
"Ye, Ye, Ye, you missed one."
"Ye, you're wrong."
"Er, Ye, have you degenerated to the point where you can't even pass elementary arithmetic?"
Shang's nagging tirelessly beside Ye Chong's ears made the veins on Ye Chong's forehead twitch. It was already difficult to count, and these flickering light dots were already giving him a headache. Meanwhile, Shang's nagging made Ye Chong, who had a strong will, feel restless.
"Shang, please cut off communication with me. I need silence, silence!" Ye Chong could not help but emphasize the word "silence".
"Alright, alright! Silence it is. "Shang saw that things were not going well, and immediately adopted a cooperative attitude.
Without Shang's interference, Ye Chong quickly found the light dot that Shang was talking about. Compared to searching, destroying it was much easier. Only then did Ye Chong realize why he did not just destroy all the light dots. It was much more convenient that way. "Looks like I'm still not calm enough," Ye Chong thought to himself.
However, no matter what, completing this step was equivalent to completing more than half of the entire operation. Now, he had to break in and find the microneutron repair device.
Ye Chong was about to lift the cover when Shang suddenly said in a low voice, "Ye, don't go out, something's wrong!"
Ye Chong stopped in his tracks. Shang might joke around, but he would be very serious in the face of danger. This time, he could hear the seriousness in Shang's words.
"12 mechs, 5 red-tailed beasts. There are red-tailed beasts here too? That's strange! "Shang muttered to himself.
Red-tailed beasts. Ye Chong was shocked. How could there be red-tailed beasts here? When he was looking for the microneutron repair device, Ye Chong had studied the current situation in Gray Valley. There was a lot of news about this in the virtual world, and it was currently the hottest topic. After spending some time digesting the information, Ye Chong finally had a general idea of the current situation in Gray Valley.
Frontline and rear - these were the two terms that Ye Chong saw the most when he read the reports. The battle at the frontline was intense, but the rear was calm. This was a fact that all the reports agreed on.
Planet Henna was the rear, why would there be red-tailed beasts? Could it be? Ye Chong was keenly aware of the implications of this. Either the situation at the frontline was becoming unstable, or the red-tailed beasts had changed. Either way, the appearance of the red-tailed beasts meant that the situation at the rear was about to change drastically. Perhaps, the rear was becoming unsafe as well.
Ye Chong frowned and fell into deep thought. He did not care about the situation at the frontline, but if the rear was becoming unsafe as well, then it would be troublesome. He was alone and his strength was limited. Under such a drastic change in the situation, the effect he could play was minimal. More importantly, once the situation became unstable, the people would be worried, and safety would be a problem. If the red-tailed beasts appeared in large numbers at the rear, the situation would be even worse. The entire Gray Valley would be in chaos. In this chaos, even if he was strong, he could not guarantee his safety.
"Yes, they're fighting." Shang sounded excited, "Yes yes yes, they're good. Sigh, too bad, they used the wrong move. Ye, this guy is not as strong as you. Sigh, strange, these red-tailed beasts seem to be strong. "Shang watched the battle with interest, and sighed occasionally.
Ye Chong did not have a holographic scanning system like Mu and Shang, so he could not see what was happening outside. But he could faintly hear the muffled sound of something crashing through the cover of the road. Very quickly, the battle seemed to have entered a white-hot state. At first, the faint sounds of collisions became clear and intense.
Ye Chong crept to the entrance of the cave and carefully lifted the cover. He could see what was happening outside. (To be continued, if you want to know what happened next, please log on to WWW .CMFU. com. Support the author! Support legal reading!)
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