Hunter of Mysterious Creature

Chapter 778 - 56: Dragon City

"Maybe." Sun Hang mimicked Wang Xiyi's posture, crossing his legs and placing his left foot directly on the coffee table, "But what does it matter?"

"Then you shouldn't go! You can refuse this mission!" Wang Xiyi said, "This is beyond the scope of a Mysterious Creature Hunter's mission! If it were just the Surrendered Area near Xiazhou, we might take the risk, but Egypt is too far, do you know how many regions you have to cross to get there?"

"Just six time zones, spanning a quarter of the globe."

"Just?" Wang Xiyi crushed the beer can into a piece of scrap metal, "Not to mention whether something to complete the master brain exists in Egypt, how are you planning to cross that quarter of the globe? You've been to the Surrendered Area before, you should know the details of that experience even better than I do... that was still within the former Xiazhou Federation, not even considered going abroad a hundred years ago... on the way to Egypt, there are countless lands as dangerous as that... Are you sure you can reach that place?"

"When did I ever say I was going overland?"

"If you plan to go by sea, I'm sorry, but human civilization hasn't built a ship that can sail in oceans filled with mysterious creatures."

"Land and water, both are impassable, but isn't there one last way?" Sun Hang pointed at the sky through the ceiling.

"...In the sky?"

"Higher." Sun Hang hinted, "Beyond the atmosphere."

"Near Earth orbit drop?" Wang Xiyi was stunned, "You're... you're a damn lunatic."

...

...

At ten in the morning, the finally awakened Yang Qi got dressed and walked out of the study.

She silently glanced at Sun Hang sitting on the sofa, pondered for a long time, and finally squeezed out a sentence: "I'm heading to the office."

"Okay, Mr. Yang, be safe on the road!" Sun Hang waved at her with a smile.

"Just stay at home and don't cause trouble." For some reason, seeing Sun Hang's bright smile made Yang Qi feel inexplicably angry.

But no matter how angry she felt, she couldn't actually get mad at him.

"What kind of trouble could I possibly cause?" Sun Hang handed over the car keys, "Here, your car that you lent me, returning it now."

"Keep the car, I've got another one from the office." Yang Qi said, "Call me if you need anything, otherwise try not to run around. The entire city of Tianfu is undergoing post-disaster reconstruction, and if a Hunter rashly appears in the public eye, it could easily cause public panic."

"Got it, understood." Sun Hang made an okay gesture.

Yang Qi had just taken a step outside, but suddenly her legs went weak, almost causing her to stumble and fall. Luckily, a few wisps of soft Tai Sui gently supported her, preventing her from hitting the ground.

"Are you sure you can drive like this?" Sun Hang muttered, "I bet you can't even press the brakes..."

Yang Qi immediately glared at Sun Hang, whispering extremely softly, "It's all your fault..."

"Alright, alright, it's all my fault." Sun Hang took out his phone and sent a message to Song Yarong, "Let Song Yarong come pick you up."

"...Fine." Yang Qi didn't insist, she knew full well in her current state she couldn't drive, and if Sun Hang drove her, who knows what kind of chaos he'd stir up on the way back.

Yang Qi was well aware of Sun Hang's knack for causing trouble.

...

Shortly after watching Song Yarong's car take Yang Qi away, Sun Hang received a call from Candle Dragon.

"I have discussed this in detail with Mr. Ouyang. He says that with current technology, it is feasible, but starting the project now would take at least six months to complete." Candle Dragon said, "Moreover, to ensure you can return safely, the most reliable way is to launch two orbital drop pods to the destination."

"Two?"

"Yes, one manned, one for cargo." Candle Dragon said, "We can dismantle a rocket and load it into a drop pod. When you're ready to return, you can reassemble the rocket... this avoids the hassle of finding an abandoned rocket launch base."

"Sounds like a plan."

"But actually executing it is not as simple as saying it. Even with a carrier rocket, launching successfully without a designated launch base and a whole set of supporting systems is very difficult. One misstep and you might end up like a modern version of Tao Chengdao."

"Tao Chengdao? Who's that?"

"He has another name, more widely known," Candle Dragon said, "'Wan Hu.'"

"Oh, now I get it."

"According to Mr. Ouyang, most of the six months would be spent developing this simple carrier rocket. He and his team will try their best to maximize the success rate of the rocket launch to the limit of current technology... On the bright side, you can use these six months to recruit a group of experts willing to go to Egypt with you."

"Recruit? Experts?" Sun Hang was slightly taken aback, "You mean if I contact Hunters ranked one to ten on the Hunter list, would the master brain reject my request? After all, if I take these people with me, the combat power within the Federation might drop significantly."

"I don't know if the master brain will reject it, but there's one thing you might not know: many of the really powerful Hunters aren't on that list," Candle Dragon said.

"Not on the list?"