Chapter 100 - 97 Quest for the Divine Ship (Extra for Alliance Hierarch Demon Cat)

Li Wanran? The guard obviously knew the name, and indeed she was one of Mr. Ding's students. Since they were both students of Mr. Ding, he had no reason not to make the call. Fang Chong was still in the training room, practicing the saber technique that Lv Zi had taught him. Of course, in return, he had also taught the One Yang Finger technique to Lv Zi. Someone came in at that moment and said, "Fang Chong, there's a classmate named Li Wanran looking for you at the door." Fang Chong was startled; he had not expected Li Wanran to find this place. To be honest, he did not want to see this opportunist woman. Full of respect for Mr. Ding, but in the face of interests, perhaps Mr. Ding was just a title after all. The so-called respect was merely lip service. However, the thought that if he did not see her, this woman would definitely go to look for Lv Zi, and even find her way here, made him hesitate. After a moment's hesitation, Fang Chong decided to make things clear. "Fang Chong." Upon seeing Fang Chong come out, Li Wanran forced a smile and called out. "Let's sit down in the coffee shop across the street," Fang Chong said, without the intention of bringing Li Wanran into the academy. After settling things with her, he would go back to continue his cultivation. Without reaching the rank of a ninth-level genetic cultivator, he would not be able to go to the human corridor defense line to avenge his teacher. Li Wanran sensed Fang Chong's indifferent attitude and roughly guessed the reason. In fact, she had felt Fang Chong's attitude when she joined the Martial Vein Mountain, but she believed that such a trivial matter would be forgotten in a few days. Sitting in the coffee shop, Li Wanran did not beat around the bush, "Fang Chong, did Mr. Ding teach you and Lv Zi the rest of the Thousand Gene Technique?" Fang Chong chuckled, "Li Wanran, the first thing you talk about when you see me is not how Mr. Ding is doing, but about the Thousand Gene Technique. To be honest, is the relationship of gratitude so indifferent in your heart?" Hearing this, Li Wanran immediately became anxious, "What do you mean, Fang Chong? I've always had Mr. Ding on my mind. He taught me cultivation, and I've never forgotten that. What do you mean 'so indifferent'?" Fang Chong said sarcastically, "Yes, you always remember. But the first thing you say when you meet isn't asking how the teacher is, but about the Thousand Gene Technique. It's just like the time you immediately put Mr. Ding's kindness aside as soon as you heard that a qi stone was waiting for you." Seeing that Li Wanran seemed about to retort, Fang Chong waved his hand, "Don't be hasty in your defense; I understand your meaning. All your gratitude is on your lips, your concern is just lip service. When it comes time for you to truly give something back, you never think of actually giving anything. Even for a qi stone, you joined an academy that secretly had a warrant out for Mr. Ding." "The Martial Vein Mountain had to put out a warrant for the teacher; what does that have to do with me? I can't control what they do," said Li Wanran, frowning. Fang Chong couldn't be bothered to talk anymore. He stood up and said, "That's all, I have to go back to cultivation." "Fang Chong, did you and Lv Zi cultivate the latter part of the Thousand Gene Technique?" Li Wanran was a bit anxious. Fang Chong looked at Li Wanran and calmly said, "Yes, I did cultivate it. The teacher taught all of it to me, and I taught Lv Zi." "Then teach it to me," Li Wanran said eagerly. Just like when the three of them were studying at Yujiang University, if they encountered any problem, they would raise it, and then let the other person teach them. Now Li Wanran naturally, or rather habitually, spoke out. Fang Chong looked at Li Wanran, somewhat speechless: "Li Wanran, as you just said, Mr. Ding's cultivation technique was taught to me, what does that have to do with you? Why should I teach you?" Li Wanran got somewhat angry, "Fang Chong, even if you won't teach me, I can still look for the teacher. He will teach me." Fang Chong sarcastically said, "You only know how to take, letting the teacher teach you this and teach you that. The teacher hasn't been able to come back from the human corridor defense line, have you ever cared? Not to mention the teacher can't come back again, even if he does, would he teach a female disciple who has plotted against him? Either your brain has a problem, or ours does." After saying that, Fang Chong turned and left. He paused at the door, turned back to look at Li Wanran, "Li Wanran, for a qi stone, you betrayed the teacher. Lv Zi and I went to Da Han Yi Academy and the Guardians, each of us received not just one but over ten qi stones. You see, what was the point? Also, when the teacher taught me the Thousand Gene Technique, he said that I should make the decision about teaching it to others, if I felt it was right. That implied if I thought it wasn't worth it, then don't. I don't think it's worth teaching to a traitor, so I won't teach you." Fang Chong had already gone far, leaving Li Wanran slumped in her chair, her mind blank. She tried to convince herself, but she couldn't. She had indeed gone to the Martial Vein Mountain for that qi stone. But now Fang Chong said each of them had obtained more than ten qi stones, if this wasn't irony, what was it? Moreover, Fang Chong was also a recipient of the Federation Star Guardian rank; his status was worlds apart from hers. The halo of being among the top five had long since shattered. From Fang Chong's words, Li Wanran could guess that the reason Ai Xi had obtained the Federation Star Guardian rank was definitely because Fang Chong had taught her the Thousand Gene Technique. After a long while, Li Wanran woodenly walked out of the coffee shop. Was she really so indifferent to kindness? She thought about her first lesson at Martial Vein Mountain when Qin Qiang asked her about the cultivation method of the Thousand Gene Technique. Heh heh... Li Wanran laughed mockingly at himself and suddenly felt that returning to Martial Vein Mountain had lost its meaning. ... Ding Huan, Zhong Chi, and Qi Xinyue swiftly passed through one broken city after another. Although there were many Fierce Beasts on the way, Ding Huan and Zhong Chi were top fighters, and in most cases, they killed these beasts before they even got close. Three days later, the trio arrived at Karaba. They would have arrived even sooner if not for Qi Xinyue's slower speed. The ports along the coast were all abandoned, with nothing but Fierce Beasts and ruins. The boats near the port were mostly battered and broken. Ding Huan simply found a small wooden boat, and on the fourth day, they arrived at Bioko Island. The entire island was home to various Genetic Beasts, and as for humans, they had been completely wiped out. The Federation International Museum was easy to find; its sole purpose of construction was to house this spaceship. It could be said that this was the only museum built around an exhibit after its acquisition. The doors of the museum had been destroyed by Fierce Beasts long ago, and the outer walls were torn and tattered. Fortunately, the structure of the museum was still decent, with the overall framework intact. As soon as Ding Huan entered the museum, he saw a spaceship. To be honest, the spaceship really couldn't be considered large, it was only slightly bigger than the No. 5 Star he had seen before. It was no more than thirty meters in length and perhaps ten-plus meters wide. The spaceship was a completely different matter from the spacecraft of Earth. As for the traditional orbital, re-entry, and propulsion modules, there were none to be found. To be precise, the spaceship looked more like an ordinary ship that sailed on water. From a civilizational perspective, the civilization that created this spaceship was clearly two levels higher than Earth. The spaceship was shaped like a bean pod, but the front was not sharp, rather it was quite rounded. The hull was intact but had many dents, and it seemed that its driving equipment had been blasted apart. That might have been the key to why the spaceship had fallen. The hatch was closed, and Zhong Chi couldn't see inside, but Ding Huan's Divine Will could scan it. To his surprise, he discovered that the interior of the ship was undamaged. The cockpit, living space, residential cabin, health cabin, and escape pod were all intact. Had no one entered this spaceship after it came down? That was impossible, not to mention others, even the Genetic Alliance wouldn't have left it unentered after acquiring the spaceship. "This spaceship, I've been inside before; it's in pretty good shape, that's all there is to it, nothing special. Let me open it," Zhong Chi said, seeing Ding Huan staring at the spaceship. After speaking, Zhong Chi flew up and tugged at the outer door of the craft. The door of the spaceship didn't budge. "Eh," Zhong Chi let out a sound of surprise, about to exert more force when Ding Huan suddenly said, "Lao Zhong, there's no need to pull, this spaceship can't be opened." "That's impossible; I've been inside before," Zhong Chi immediately retorted. Qi Xinyue, who was next to them, took it upon herself to explain, "If the spaceship detects that no one has entered for a long time, it will automatically close the hatch to preserve the materials inside." "How long is this 'long time'?" asked Ding Huan. Qi Xinyue answered, "It could be a minute, or it could be a month, depending on the last person who exited the craft. Whether it was a forced departure or not, the times can vary." "So how can it be opened?" "Only someone from the spaceship can come and open it with a palm print. Otherwise, the doors of the spaceship can't be opened. Given that the doors have been shut, I guess they haven't been opened for a long time," Qi Xinyue explained. Ding Huan nodded; everyone had seen what was inside the spaceship, so after it automatically locked, nobody thought about forcibly opening it. Forcing it open would inevitably damage the spaceship's structure. So the spaceship had been left closed and placed there. "I can open it," Qi Xinyue said again. Ding Huan looked at Qi Xinyue with confusion. According to her, her status on the spaceship was equivalent to that of a prisoner; how could she have the access privileges to open it? Qi Xinyue, seeing the confusion in Ding Huan's eyes, explained, "To survive long-term on the Seeking God, one must have the privilege to open the hatch. Although I was forced to come, everyone still sees each other as teammates on the surface, so I have the privileges to open the door, but not to operate the ship." There was another thing that Qi Xinyue did not say; although she was there by coercion and ostensibly had the lowest status, there was someone else on the spaceship with even lower standing. "Just opening the door is fine; go ahead and open the hatch." After saying this, Ding Huan seemed to remember something and asked again, "Miss Xinyue, do you know what energy source this spaceship uses?"