Mecha Era, Punch the Stars

Chapter 580 Extra Chapter 1 (Part 1)

Star Guardian Federation, 2181.

Yaochi Ship.

"Old Zhang, could you help me decipher these ancient characters?"

In the smoke-filled room containing ancient civilization deciphering data, Lao Zhang turned to look at the girl who had been frequently visiting him recently. She was a slender, youthful-looking fifteen-year-old girl named Chen Qiongzhi.

Three years ago, the protracted war on Tianheng Star began, and many war orphans were added to the Yaochi ship.

Chen Qiongzhi was one of them. Due to the influence of her father's generation, she received a lot of care among the engineers, codebreakers, craftsmen, and scientists on the ship.

The only problem was that she was too withdrawn. Even after experiencing the baptism of war and trying to correct her personality, she still had no significant results.

Instead, in recent days, she seems to have become increasingly obsessed with deciphering ancient scripts in order to investigate the historical truth of why her alien race targeted humans, which has led to a greater disconnect between her and her peers.

Old Zhang naturally noticed this, and when he saw this eccentric yet beautiful girl, he couldn't help but think of his own granddaughter, and felt even more affection for her.

That's why Lao Zhang has a headache.

He turned around, took the text Chen Qiongzhi handed him, and sighed, saying:

"Hey, Xiao Qiongzhi, you're so young and you're already trying to study things that only old people read. You'll end up with fewer and fewer friends in the future."

"I don't want any friends."

Chen Qiongzhi puffed out her cheeks:
"Those stupid and boring peers who only think about playing all day long are not good at all. They will only make my determination to become stronger weaker!"

Old Zhang: "Hehe, if you keep saying that, I won't help you decipher it."

Chen Qiongzhi: "It's fine if you don't help me, but teach me!"

Old Zhang: "You can't get away with being cute like this. There's clearly something wrong with you. You're still young. If you're only focused on revenge, it will definitely cause huge problems in your life. You should find other interesting things in life."

"I don't want to! Lao Zhang, I know you all take good care of me, but I can't rely on you forever. I hope to become independent as soon as possible and enter the battlefield!"

"Alright, alright, you've defeated me. I'll teach you how to decipher it, okay?" Old Zhang originally wanted to say a few more words, but seeing Chen Qiongzhi's determined eyes, he opened his mouth and agreed.

There was no other reason than that Chen Qiongzhi reminded Old Zhang of his granddaughter once again.

Like, really like it.

When was the last time I saw my granddaughter?

Old Zhang couldn't help but start reminiscing about the past.

……

He has a secret.

He wasn't just an ordinary codebreaker of ancient civilizations; he was born before Earth entered the mecha era.

No, it was even earlier.

At that time, he was just an ordinary tomb raider who had been raiding tombs for about twenty years. Then, during his last tomb raid before retiring from the business, he unexpectedly discovered an extremely mysterious ancient ruin and obtained special items.

That thing was very special; it was only the size of a palm, yet it emitted a soft, comforting light.

Simply wearing it can quickly relieve fatigue and leave you feeling refreshed.

From that moment on, he discovered that he would never grow old again.

To hide this fact and avoid being discovered by the world, he would move away whenever he lived in a place for more than 20 years.

This continued for about two hundred years. When he realized he was starting to age, he began to rob tombs again.

He longed for that power of eternal youth.

(End of this chapter)