Three days later, on the main deck of Gold Horn, Li Yao stood quietly in a corner behind almost a hundred brawny men while he considered his next step.
He was still wearing a ragged mustard-seed combat suit that had been patched up with a few patches of strengthened cloth. However, he was wearing a glittering badge on his chest. It was a bull's head that was staring at him with hot air coming out of its nostrils. The two enormous horns on the bull's head were protruding, making him look rather unreasonable.
It was the emblem of the Great Horn Exo Society.
Joining the Great Horn Exo Society was the most suitable plan that Li Yao could think of right now.
When he saw the broken Gold Horn appear in the depths of the sea of stars, Li Yao had calculated precisely that the starship, which was on the verge of collapse, could not be repaired in the remote area at the edge of the cosmos. It had to be repaired in a professional dock in the central space zone of the Flying Star Sector.
Li Yao's destination was exactly the central space zone of the Flying Star Sector.
Besides, with the starship in such a state, it was impossible for him to perform a space jump. He had to drift in the sea of stars slowly like a snail.
The whole journey would take at least one to two months, and at most three to five months. The maintenance of the starship would be indispensable.
If he joined the Great Horn Exo Society as a refiner, he would gain abundant experience in the maintenance and modification of starships, and he would be familiar with the style of starships of the Flying Star Sector. If he had a chance in the future, he would be able to further modify Sparkle.
Right now, the distinctive features of Skeleton Dragon were still lingering on Sparkle, which should not be exposed to the public.
Only after it was fully disguised according to the style of the Flying Star Sector could it pretend to be a carrier or a small frigate and appear on the main sailing route of the Flying Star Sector openly.
After all, the main sailing route was the safest one. Outside of the main sailing route, cosmic storms and meteoroid showers were everywhere. It was extremely dangerous to deviate from the main sailing route and drift in the unknown sea of stars for a long time.
On the other hand, since it was an Exo Society, there must be a lot of strong experts who were bold enough to hunt Fengyu Zhong's only son for more than two months. Even if they were a bunch of fools, their martial arts should be quite tough.
As he expected, after the Great Horn Exo Society stayed in Star Lord Temple for only half a day, Li Yao was told that their leader was an expert in the Core Formation Stage!
It was definitely not a third-rate Exo Society. Although it was not large in scale, it was quite capable.
Li Yao's current goal was to learn more about the training knowledge of the Flying Star Sector, including the maintenance and modification of starships. They were all about the refinement of the Crystal Suit and the brand-new techniques to use the Crystal Suit in the Flying Star Sector. He did not refuse any of them. The more he could learn, the better.
The Great Horn Exo Society was the best school.
Soon, he learned of his destination — the Thousand Sails Star Zone.
The Thousand Sails Space Zone was located in the heartland of the Flying Star Sector, not far away from the territory of Heavenly Saints City. There were quite a few scenic spots in the area. A fragment world that was rich in spirit energy contained a large amount of natural treasures. Some of the world fragments even had hot springs in them, which were rich in liquid spiritual energy. Soaking in them would be very helpful for healing and training.
Therefore, the place had become the favorite of the unaffiliated Cultivators and the free Exos. It was also a logistics base for all the Exo Societies.
Many Exo Societies would go to the Thousand Sails Star Zone after completing a tough mission. They would like to spend some time relaxing in the Thousand Sails Star Zone.
It was the busiest season in the Thousand Sails Star Zone. As far as the eye could see, the main sailing route was packed with starships of the Exo Societies. That was how the Thousand Sails Star Zone got its name.
Since it was the logistics base for all the Exo Societies, naturally, many Cultivation sects had established branches or even headquarters in the area to provide services for the Exo Societies. They also helped the Exo Societies to communicate with other space towns and exchange missions. There were also countless starship production bases, top-level maintenance docks, and Crystal Suit Centers in the area.
The Thousand Sails Star Zone was a place of all kinds of tycoons. It was also the first place for many newcomers to the world of Cultivators.
Many passionate, ambitious young men who had just awakened their spiritual roots and had no other belongings would travel to the Thousand Sails Star Zone with their fists and courage to slay space pirates, demon beasts, and demonic Cultivators, hoping to make a name for themselves in the Flying Star Sector!
To deal with the situation, Heavenly Saints City would hold a lot of competitions in the Thousand Sails Star Zone every year to help the six sects of Heavenly Saints City, the universities, and the Crystal Suit Centers find talents and recruit new blood.
The Thousand Sails Star Zone was a springboard to Heavenly Saints City.
Li Yao decided to stay in the Great Horn Exo Society for a few months. He would train himself by repairing the starships on his way. In the meantime, he could steal the Crystal Suit techniques of the Flying Star Sector from the Great Horn Exo Society.
After he reached the Thousand Sails Star Zone, he would part ways with the Great Horn Exo Society and try to distinguish himself by entering Heavenly Saints City, the central city of the Flying Star Sector and the ultimate holy land for Cultivators!
After all, freedom was the most important thing in an Exo Society. It was very convenient for the members to come and go. The Great Horn Exo Society had specifically pointed out when they were recruiting new members that they were only in need of some temporary helpers to move their starships back to the Thousand Sails Star Zone.
After they reached the Thousand Sails Star Zone, whoever wanted to leave was free to do so.
By then, with his experience in the Great Horn Exo Society, Li Yao's identity would be cleared. Nobody would think that he was not a native of this world!
Therefore, Li Yao applied for the Exo Society without any hesitation.
As for his identity, after much consideration, he decided to show up as a pure refiner and conceal his overwhelming capability.
It was not that he liked to pretend to be weak. Right now, he was in dire need of training resources in various aspects, and other people would not waste their resources on a pig.
However, if he revealed his full capability, it was inevitable that somebody would associate him with Fengyu Ming's death.
Fengyu Zhong, Fengyu Ming's father, was very likely to be a Jin Dan expert in the high level of the Core Formation Stage and an unparalleled brutal man!
Li Yao was not ready to fight a Jin Dan expert head-on yet.
Besides, the Mystic Skeleton Battlesuit was his greatest secret, too.
He had no doubt that, once the space pirates discovered the Crystal Suit, which had been strengthened by the flesh and blood of a deadly demon forty thousand years ago and the scraps of ancient magical equipment, they would be like sharks that had smelled blood and would swarm to him. From then on, he would never have a day of peace. He would have to be on guard against space pirates even when he was taking a dump.
Therefore, Li Yao defined himself as such. He was born in a desolate, barren world fragment at the edge of the Flying Star Sector. He was raised by an eccentric man when he was a child. He wandered in the debris of ancient battlefields and was hit in the head by a shooting star. He even swallowed a crimson fruit, which awakened his spiritual root by accident. Although he didn't know any Cultivation arts, he was gifted with infinite physical strength. He was also a self-taught expert of refining who had been passionate about magical equipment maintenance since he was a child.
After a while, he discovered that, because of the abundant spiritual energy, all kinds of fortuitous encounters were happening more frequently in the Flying Star Sector. It was even more common than in the Tian Yuan Realm.
Many Cultivators here had encountered fortuitous encounters. Being hit in the head by a shooting star, an old grandpa in a ring, a broken Crystal Suit that could talk, a super skill card that was hidden inside the common skill cards …
Although his stories were bizarre, they were not as good as those of the real lucky ones. They were not a big deal and would not be coveted by other people.
Playing the pig to eat the tiger. It had never been his style. Of course, he had to show his expertise in maintenance in order to be valued by the Great Horn Exo Society and be entrusted with some important maintenance work so that he could accumulate experience and improve his capability.
But out of his expectation …
He recalled the interview three days ago. Li Yao's face was slightly red. He scratched his hair, which looked like a bird's nest, not knowing whether he should laugh or cry.
He had thought that he would be able to impress the refiners of the Great Horn Exo Society with only one third of his capability.
But out of his expectation, the guy had presented him with a round object. A piece of strange magical equipment that was full of star stripes and lines for him to maintain.
Judging from the guy's expression, it should be a piece of common magical equipment in the Flying Star Sector.
However, there was no such thing in the Tian Yuan Realm. Li Yao had never seen one before. He blushed for a moment, and the guy's eyes were filled with anger, too.
He meant to ask the guy to try again with another piece of magical equipment, but the angry old man, who was as thick as a door, simply gnashed his teeth and waved his hands, indicating that Li Yao had passed the test.
Li Yao couldn't have been more depressed.
As it turned out, the guy was so short of hands that he would accept any random Tom, Dick, or Harry as long as they were not missing an arm or a leg!
It was not until later that he learned that the angry old man was the director of magical equipment and the chief maintainer of the Great Horn Exo Society.
Li Yao had thought of going to the guy and explaining to him that he was indeed an awesome refiner.
However, the maintenance work had been too heavy for the past few days. The old man had been so busy that he barely saw him.
Li Yao, on the other hand, was busy with the basic training for the newcomers, too. He couldn't spare any time for the time being.
Forget it. I'll talk about it later.
Li Yao thought it through. He was new to the place, and it was impossible for him to get in touch with the core maintenance work. After all, hundreds of lives were at stake. He had to start from the bottom.
My job right now is a maintainer. As long as I work hard, they will know my capability. After all, the journey will take at least one to two months. If I'm unlucky and run into any major problems, I might not be able to reach the Thousand Sails Space Zone in three to five months.
Right now, the Great Horn Exo Society was seriously understaffed. At least two-thirds of the refiners were missing. Even if one of them was divided into two halves, it would not be enough.
Li Yao believed that he would have a chance to surprise everyone one day.
Right now, all the members of the Great Horn Exo Society were gathered together for a ceremony.
It was also a ceremony to commemorate their comrades who had been sacrificed in the two months of pursuit.
During the two months, the Great Horn Exo Society and the space pirates of Storm Prison had collided nineteen times. In total, 146 members of the Great Horn Exo Society had perished.
However, the atmosphere in the ceremony was not solemn. Everybody looked quite relaxed. Some of them were even wearing unconcerned smiles.
Lei Dalu, the captain, was jumping up and down in front of the ceremony like a monkey.
Seeing that he was shouting and yelling without caring about his image, Li Yao was deeply confused.
Is this unshaven, slovenly uncle really an expert in the Core Formation Stage?
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Today is my son's third birthday. I'm going out to play with him. Therefore, I can only guarantee that the first update will be released tonight. (To be continued …)
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