Swallowing the Stars: You Can't Escape, Mountain Dweller

Chapter 835 Mechanical Sergeant

The golden light in the air said, "Yes."

"Retrieve your command token."

Just as Bai Yang drew the token from his waist, a golden light shone down upon it.

He looked at it and saw that there was now an additional contact person inside the communication device, which was the mechanical sergeant.

Having achieved his goal, Bai Yang walked directly out of the military depot's main hall and onto a main road in the camp to contact the person.

"Mr. Haklian? I am Shan Hai of the Manghe Army."

Soon, a slightly excited, gruff voice came from the other end of the message.

"You chose me, didn't you? You have great taste!"

"Then come over as soon as possible. You need equipment to learn the Mechanical Flow. Come find me at the Mechanical Legion's camp. The coordinates are..."

The Eastern Army camp was too large. Bai Yang looked at the coordinates sent to him, took out the crystal ball he was issued when he enlisted, checked it for a while, and then got up and flew towards a nearly desert-like area to the south.

It took him three days to get to the Manghe Army Lake when he first entered the camp, but this time it took him more than ten days to fly there.

This mechanical legion was established in a vast expanse of sand.

If it weren't for the ability to teleport once you reach a certain area, I don't know how long it would have taken to arrive.

This legion's camp appeared to be quite far removed from the other legions' camps.

"The mechanical legion is so crucial, it must be treated as a special legion, probably for security and secrecy reasons."

Countless round metal covers are scattered across that desert.

Following the instructions, Bai Yang flew around the area for quite a while before finally finding the round cap numbered HER23RH155.

As he flew closer, the metal cap emitted a pure green light, guiding him forward.

A circular metal cap, hundreds of meters in diameter, had a serrated crack split open in the middle, beckoning him inside.

This was inside the military camp, so Bai Yang didn't need to worry about safety and flew directly into the deep, dark crevice.

After he came in, the metal lid made a thud and reassembled itself into a complete lid, sealing the inside and outside.

Descending along a metal tunnel, Bai Yang felt himself rapidly descending thousands of kilometers in mid-air.

The previously dark pipes suddenly lit up.

He suddenly entered a bright and dazzling hall.

No, it's less of a hall and more of a small underground town.

Hundreds of metal buildings, some hundreds of meters tall, stand here, occupying tens of thousands of square kilometers of space.

From the tallest metal tower in the center of the town, a voice drifted over from afar:

"Sergeant Shan Hai, come here, I'm on the top floor."

Bai Yang could sense spatial fluctuations that allowed him to teleport, but he still slowly flew to a platform extending from the tower.

Before him was an entrance that pointed upwards from the bottom, and he walked straight in.

He walked along a corridor and soon came to a messy room.

A tiny, extremely fat old man, less than half a meter tall, was floating in the air, inspecting something on a machine with his fingers as thick as carrots.

Upon hearing Bai Yang enter, he immediately looked up and said to him:

"I am Hakuren."

"Starting from today, I will guide you in learning the Mechanical Flow for the next hundred years, with the content limited to the level of a true god."

"Since we'll inevitably need to use a lot of equipment, you can stay here. There are plenty of rooms downstairs."

"If you want to go back to the Manghe Army's camp, I won't stop you. Anyway, it'll be at most a hundred years before you can learn it or not, that's none of my business."

"If you can learn it well, I will definitely do my best to teach you so that you will feel that it is worth the money."

It seems that many people didn't learn it before, couldn't handle the setbacks, and left, giving up directly.

Judging from the information, this Hakuren is quite senior and has a certain level of mechanical skill.

However, few people choose him now, which suggests that the rumors about him being very blunt with stupid people are true.

Bai Yang liked this style of making things clear beforehand, and said with a smile:

"No problem. Everyone says you're a very skilled mechanical sergeant, Mr. Hacklen."

"However, because he was too enthusiastic, he always spent his military merits to purchase a lot of materials, so it was not enough to cover his expenses."

"Some people came here because of my reputation, but they didn't learn anything, which is their loss."

"It has absolutely nothing to do with you."

Upon hearing this, Hacken's lips twitched slightly, but he quickly interrupted his laughter with a soft snort and asked:

"You spent your military merits to learn about me? You're just a new recruit, yet you have quite a few military merits."

"I must remind you not to be too wasteful, and don't make the same mistake I did before. When learning mechanical flow, be sure to set aside enough military merits to buy materials and borrow equipment."

"If you're reluctant to invest, then give up as soon as possible; the loss will be smaller."

Bai Yang knew this was genuine advice based on experience, having been mentioned repeatedly in Duan Donghe's legacy, and he immediately felt a greater sense of goodwill towards this person.

If you encounter an unscrupulous person, they won't care about the apprentice's life or death at all, and might even sell the qualification to use materials and equipment at a high price.

He immediately replied, "Thank you for your guidance, I understand."

"I was able to accumulate these military merits because of a mechanical item called [Wind Reed Flute]."

Upon hearing about mechanical items, especially rare and special mechanical items, Hakuren immediately became very interested.

He fired off a barrage of questions at Bai Yang, inquiring about every detail.

Bai Yang had only recently acquired the Wind-Reed Flute, so with his skill level, he naturally couldn't uncover many of its secrets.

However, after their question-and-answer session, Haklian quickly gained some understanding of him and couldn't help but ask curiously:

"Sergeant Shan Hai, did you study this before?"

Bai Yang chuckled and said, "I unexpectedly received some inheritance, but without guidance, how can I compare to the experts in the army?"

Haklian sighed and said, "If you give me the wind-blown flute, let alone a hundred years..."

Then he nodded again:

"You actually did the right thing; this military merit is worth it. Mechanical flow is something that can't be practiced without guidance; it's too difficult to learn on your own."

"Since we already have some basics, let's skip the trouble and learn as much as we can."

He flicked a black, cube-shaped device with his right hand, which landed in Bai Yang's hand. He said:

"Here are the usage methods for basic materials and equipment in mechanical flow. I'm giving you five years to memorize them all."

"If you pass my test, you'll be allowed to work in my workshop."

Bai Yang's eyes lit up immediately upon hearing this, and he asked:

"You want me to operate it in your own workshop? Doesn't that require military merit?"

Haklian chuckled and said:

"I find you somewhat agreeable. If you can truly grasp the essence of this, you could certainly make a few small gadgets for Law Masters."

"I can't bear the embarrassment of charging for equipment and tools of this level."

Bai Yang was overjoyed; the Law Venerable was the Universe Venerable.

Mechanical items of this caliber would be considered high-level or top-tier treasures in the cosmic ocean.

After the Wu Shi Yu Yi was dismantled, it fell to the bottom, and that's how it ended up.

Items at lower levels of mechanical flow are almost non-existent, which is just right for his current level.

Memorize it all? Five years?

Bai Yang smiled inwardly, remaining noncommittal.

As I saw today, this Haklian is as straightforward as I expected, and is probably a person who appreciates talent.

I want to see if I can fully exploit the mechanical sergeant's talents.

(End of this chapter)