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Chapter 443: Chapter 443: Wind Song, Launch

It’s done!

Chen Xuan felt a surge of joy in his heart.

The emergency command passwords for every mission of every spaceship are updated, and to retrieve the data from the Wind Song, the password was shared with Makarov, Lin, and others. Even if an Ability User steals the password from them, the ship’s AI acts as an auditor to prevent misuse.

The rules were set well, but no one would have imagined that someone would target a ship that had been scrapped for ages.

His permissions only reached the level of acting captain, not enough to be seen as the true captain by the AI, but what difference did it make? As long as he didn’t steer the Wind Song back to the base, no one would ask him to hand over control of the ship.

Another critical point is... the ship has walls and windows, with an area exceeding fifty square meters, making it a residence that can be isolated from the outside world, so theoretically, it can be treated as a branch store.

There was no signal here, so he couldn’t open the APP. Chen Xuan directly initiated the manager recall.

The next second, he returned from the future to the neighborhood store.

Then he quickly walked to the counter, opened the computer, and saw... indeed, the Wind Song spaceship appeared as an option in the branch store settings!

Chen Xuan almost laughed out loud.

Of course, if this tactic didn’t work, he had other tricks, such as assembling a team of skilled craftsmen from Hot Pepper Village to quickly build an empty house large enough to fit the spaceship in the future. As for building materials, they could be commissioned from Beitian Academy to prepare... a self-built house would automatically have ownership rights, and could also be entered into the branch store option.

However, this approach would obviously be much more troublesome; he’d have to openly lead a group out of the subway station and rush to build the house before the next lunar strike.

Now, this was undoubtedly simpler.

An LV6 store manager could make more fundamental adjustments to the store, including changing the location of branch stores. He set the Wind Song as a branch, and then switched it with the room Lin Shuyue assigned to him in Hot Pepper Village. A line of prompt quickly popped up on the desktop: Replacement successful.

The final step was to activate the branch store.

After completing the setup, Chen Xuan took the elevator to the branch store. As the door opened, what met his eyes was a fruit store set up in a silvery-white hall, with wooden and hard plastic shelves contrasting with the shiny new titanium alloy wall panels. This was originally the dining area of the spaceship, including the kitchen and cold storage, precisely covering about fifty square meters.

He didn’t linger and went all the way down the crew passage to the entrance cabin location.

Lin Qing, Honglian, and Abigail were still in awe at the sudden change of scenery outside.

Seeing him return, Honglian eagerly said, "We seem to have moved places, did you do this? This looks somewhat familiar!"

"Yes, moving this way is more convenient," Chen Xuan replied ambiguously, "Miss Abigail, thank you. If you go back now, you should still be able to make it in time to show up before the ship docks on the island."

"Are you trying to get rid of me?" Abigail raised her eyebrows.

"Uh..."

"Don’t worry, even if you wanted me to stay, I must hurry back to the ship." She smiled, "Don’t forget your promise."

"Of course, I remember." Chen Xuan nodded, remembering the secret of ascension. "Please follow me."

"By the way," Abigail took a couple of steps out and added, "can the result of this matter be told to me as a story in the future? I want to know... whether a group of illegal Wanderers can succeed in realizing the ambitions that the Agency couldn’t."

Chen Xuan gave a slight nod.

"Then I’ll look forward to it," she said earnestly.

...

After seeing Abigail off, Chen Xuan re-entered the spaceship to find the outside surrounded by villagers in full readiness.

"This is actually Hot Pepper Village, right?" Lin Qing observed through the porthole, "They seem to be treating the spaceship as an enemy."

"You can’t blame them, no one has ever seen such a thing. It suddenly appeared in my estate, not to mention it crushed the courtyard walls."

As Chen Xuan spoke, he pulled down the airtight lever, and the cabin door opened with a sound.

The villagers were startled and took two steps back.

However, seeing the Immortal Master emerging from inside, they all breathed a sigh of relief, lowering the rifles and talisman paper they held.

"Store Manager Sir!" Xue Xiaojin emerged from the crowd, cupped his hands in salute, his face filled with both surprise and urgency, "Thank goodness you’re finally here!"

Finally? Chen Xuan wondered, wasn’t I here just a day ago?

"When did you last see me?"

"The day before yesterday," he quickly replied.

A difference of about a day... that wasn’t entirely unexpected. Chen Xuan turned to look to the northeast; it was still shrouded in purple smoke, which seemed denser than before, but not horrifyingly so.

So what was the hurry?

He often wouldn’t come here for months, and Hot Pepper Village still ran smoothly...

As long as Liu Shuyue was managing here...

Chen Xuan paused and suddenly realized Liu Shuyue wasn’t present.

"Where is Immortal Master Liu?"

"She went to Zhangwei City the day before yesterday. It sounds like a Luo Kingdom army had already penetrated deep into Qing State territory, only 50 miles from Zhangwei," Xue Xiaojin explained.

Chen Xuan was taken aback.

So that’s what was going on, no wonder his face was full of worry.

When they last met, the Luo Kingdom’s army had only appeared in the northern part of Qing State, but now troops were already closing in on Zhangwei at an alarmingly fast pace, which indirectly suggested this wasn’t a conventional army.

It’s likely that a significant number of Loose Cultivators were involved.

Although... calling them Loose Cultivators now might not be entirely accurate, since these individuals were soldiers trained as Cultivators, and though their individual strength might not be robust, when united they could pose a significant threat to the Sect Mountain Disciples.

"How many people did she take?"

"... Five hundred members of the Hunting Team."

"Only five hundred?"

"Yes, ever since the purple smoke appeared at the peak of Kunlun Mountain, Demon Fiends in the Wanshan Wilderness have been much more active," Xue Xiaojin said worriedly, "So the Immortal Master Lord ordered me and half the hunters to stay in the village to fend off a potential Great Demon attack. Store Manager Sir... could you..."

"Don’t worry." Chen Xuan placed a hand on his head, "I will surely support her and ensure her safe return."

Xue Xiaojin’s worry instantly turned to joy, "Magnificent, I knew you wouldn’t stand by idly!"

"Get the villagers far away from this ship, at least two hundred meters away," Chen Xuan instructed, "If the houses catch fire, wait until it’s gone to extinguish them."

"Yes, I’ll have everyone follow the order right away!" Xue Xiaojin responded energetically.

He returned to the spaceship and explained the situation to Lin Qing and Honglian.

"This saves us the trouble of searching for enemies, after eliminating the threat to Hot Pepper Village, Liu Shuyue shouldn’t refuse to return to the Sect."

"I have no objections."

"Let’s let them experience the charm of future technology."

Both agreed happily.

Chen Xuan led them to the cockpit and seated himself in the captain’s chair, "Wind Song, start the engines, prepare for takeoff. Navigation is manual, smart assistance level three."

The AI quickly responded, "Attention: The surrounding environment is complex, confirm takeoff?"

Chen Xuan surveyed the screens, ensuring Xue Xiaojin had evacuated all the villagers to a safe distance.

"Confirm."

"Understood, igniting engines."

With a deep hum, the ship shook violently! The four engines, located on the wings and under the sides of the fuselage, spewed brilliant blue light, instantly sending a large amount of dust into the air. The courtyard walls were blown down by the blast, and several nearby wooden houses were stripped of their roofs.

Under the astonished gaze of the onlooking villagers, the Wind Song spaceship slowly lifted off, rising vertically into the air.

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