Chapter 56 (1/2)
”This Grindstone Mountain unexpectedly has a hidden Mo Clan Ruins?” When the Divine Machine Clan fled the Vermillion Bird Territory and wandered the Three Realms, a portion of them arrived at the Azure Dragon Territory. To honor their homeland, ”Black Earth,” they were known as the ”Mo.”1 These people were also called by the names ”Mo Clan,” and ”Mo Race”; it was just that their conception of the manufacture of Mechanical Beasts was such a feat that at the Azure Dragon territory, they also received the greed of worldly powers.
They developed for approximately less than three generations, and from then on, their traces disappeared. The present Great Liang Dynasty's state teacher, the virtuous Mo Shang,2 had extremely little Mo Clan blood remaining in his veins.
”The Mo Clan altogether left behind many Ruins in the Azure Dragon Territory. After the Star Duels began, these Ruins then dispelled the clouds to see the light of day.”3 Shi Qian stared at that Mechanical Beast's broken soul with a tone of pity.
”You're finding this to do what?” Lin Yingmei opened her mouth to ask.
”Legend says the Mo Clan Mechanisms are matchless under Heaven. As a professional thief with a sense of morals, this Young Lady of course has the integrity to go try and experience these mechanisms personally.” Shi Qian shook a scallion white finger, with a look of ”You do not understand.”
Lin Yingmi very forcefully glanced askance at her.
Truly finding her own path to doom.
Wu Xinjie cut in: ”Do you take this Knowledge Star to be extremely easy to fool? You must have come for the Mo Clan Mechanical Arts, correct?” The Knowledge Star glanced at Shi Qian disdainfully. How could this careful thought possibly elude her.
The girl, her scheme seen through, cursed: ”Sister Knowledge Star, you can't always feel that I, the little sister, pursuing self-preservation is a sin. Furthermore, helping the Mo Clan develop the Mechanical Arts is also a good thing. As a conscientious thief, you Sisters should be encouraging me.”
Su Xing laughed. This Thief Star was actually very nimble, ”Alright then, I'll oblige you!”
”Little Sister has stayed on Grindstone Mountain for a month and still has not broken through the Mo Clan's mechanism?” An Suwen asked, surprised.
The Thief Star spread both of her hands helplessly: ”Sister, you did bring injury medicine?” An Suwen then brought out a bag and applied it for her. Shi Qian had no choice but to say: ”The Mo Clan mechanism is truly too formidable. This Young Lady spent a month yet had no way to break through the surroundings to enter the ruins.”
”How could you, a single thief, handle these Mechanical Beasts.” Wu Xinjie felt that she being able to live through that was already amazing. Within her impressions, Shi Qian was only ordinary in military strength, but her thoughts were meticulous, with top-notch light movements,4 possessing exceptional thievery arts. These had no use as fighting strength. Say it in any way, but the Mechanical Beasts all used Demon Beast souls as a driver; put another way, these Mechanical Beasts could also be counted as a Demon Beast's other body. In addition, some were constructed from solid steel, and the degree of strength they had even exceeded what it was when they were alive.
Shi Qian raised her head, puffing out her chest: ”This Young Lady possesses an excellent plan to get rid of them.”
”Isn't that the caveat you implicated in your offer just now, truly an age-old trick.” The Knowledge Star yawned.
”Have you not thought of signing a contract?” Su Xing interrupted the two's argument.5
Shi Qian revealed a very disdaining6 attitude, ”Lin Chong is not the only sort of Star General that would refuse to sign a contract. This Young Lady acts a carefree thief that does not want that sort of burden7 as a master…”
Being described as a burden, Su Xing blushed with shame.
”This servant's Young Master is not!” Lin Yingmei said coldly.
Shi Qian stuck out her tongue. It seemed she was more fearful of Lin Yingmei, ”Your young master that contracted with two Star Generals is indeed a rare sight. Ha, ha, Sister Suwen, thinking again of offering yourself8 to him? Hee.”
An Suwen smiled gently, not even arguing with her.9
”Let's leave!” Lin Yingmei, not wanting to waste time, turned and moved forward.
Shi Qian asked in a quiet voice: ”This Sister is very imposing, Su Xing. Which Sister is she?”
”In short, you cannot utter malicious words against the Young Master. Yingmei definitely likes Young Master down to the deepest level.”10
The Knowledge Star giggled.
The Thief Star and the Efficacious Star went blank at the same time. The former did not believe that a Star Maiden could like her contractor down to the bone whereas the latter knew Lin Yingmei's Star General identity and was thus shocked.