Free Web NovelChapter 492: Chapter 280: Valkyrie of Radiant Space
The uploader’s surname was Chen, and he lived just across the sea from Xiahai.
When Fang Zhen found Engineer Chen online, he initially thought Fang Zhen was a scammer.
Fang Zhen cut right to the chase. He showed his business license, then after a brief exchange, got the man’s ID number and immediately bought him a plane ticket to meet in Xiahai.
Seeing how direct Fang Zhen was, Engineer Chen—a bold fellow himself—actually gave him his ID number. He hopped on a plane and arrived in Xiahai the next day.
When Fang Zhen met Engineer Chen, he saw a man with the typical look and disposition of a highly logical engineer. At thirty-one or thirty-two, he was still full of drive.
After they chatted for a bit, Fang Zhen felt that Engineer Chen genuinely had good ideas and real skills. So, he went ahead and created a project for him, asking if he’d be willing to move to Xiahai to work on a project he was passionate about.
Fang Zhen wanted Engineer Chen to build a device similar to a Gundam or the Exoskeleton Armor seen in movies.
Engineer Chen, as it turned out, already had blueprints and schematics. The man had mechanical drawings for a prototype, a model kit of sorts. Now, all he had to do was scale it up dozens or even hundreds of times, transforming it into a full-sized model a person could actually pilot from within.
Hearing that Fang Zhen wanted to pursue this project stunned Engineer Chen. He asked in confusion, "Boss, what exactly are you trying to do?"
"Mechanically, my model is sound, but it has no power transmission. It’s not a viable design and has no practical applications. Do you have some other idea for it?"
"You don’t need to worry about that. Just build it," Fang Zhen said with a smile to the engineering expert. "Just because it isn’t viable now doesn’t mean it won’t be in the future. Think of it as an investment in your childhood dream."
After hearing Fang Zhen’s explanation, the engineer no longer had any doubts.
Fang Zhen offered him a monthly salary, and it wasn’t low: over 12,000 a month.
The engineer had been semi-unemployed because his previous company was struggling. Upon receiving Fang Zhen’s offer, he made a swift decision. Since he only had himself to worry about, he decided to move from Hai’an to Xiahai right away.
With a flurry of activity in the real world, Fang Zhen finished all his preparations.
He was also now ready to enter the Radiant Space.
On this day, Fang Zhen was in his newly purchased villa.
His new computer room was located on the second basement level of the villa.
This was the most heavily guarded and securest location in the entire villa.
Naturally, Fang Zhen placed The Instance Life Game in the most secure location.
This level was over 150 square meters. Although the second basement level was originally intended for storage and housing equipment, its structure and furnishings were in excellent condition.
The level was divided into three sections. Fang Zhen designated one of them as a storage room and filled it with various supplies he had prepared.
The computer and The Instance Life Game were in a room on the right side.
The final space was an activity room, perfect for practicing and testing skills.
In the activity room, Fang Zhen pressed the black wristband on his left wrist with his right hand. He was preparing to activate the sub-space coordinates absorbed within the Star Stone.
These coordinates had already been recorded in the wristband on his arm.
At that moment, Fang Zhen was already wearing the Featherwing Ironarm Armor and carrying the Thunder Spear, fully armed and ready.
He took a deep breath and activated the sub-space coordinates in his left wristband with a thought.
Instantly, his left wristband projected two virtual black cylinders. Between them, a white Light Gate materialized, with a black vortex swirling in its center.
’This Light Gate looks identical to the ones for entering instances. This must be what it looks like when sub-space coordinates are integrated into a piece of peripheral gear.’
Fang Zhen mentally prepared himself and stepped into the Light Gate.
「After a moment of disorientation.」
Fang Zhen regained consciousness and looked around to see a radiant expanse of white.
The surroundings were filled with what seemed to be a sacred light, its soft white glow illuminating him. ƒгeewebnovёl.com
Fang Zhen looked around, a little surprised.
He was in a pure white space. There was no visible ceiling or boundary in any direction.
Fang Zhen thought for a moment. ’This place looks a bit like the Room of Spirit and Time from Dragon Ball.’
Nearby, there was a round table made of Obsidian.
The round table was quite large, surrounded by a matching set of Obsidian chairs. Fang Zhen counted them carefully and found there were exactly 33 chairs around the table.
He walked a full circle around the table when he suddenly stopped. Before him lay several skeletons.
Three of them were almost completely decayed, with the bones turning to little more than dust.
Another skeleton was clad in armor. It appeared to be female and had a full head of golden hair, which for some reason had not decomposed. She had been dead for so long that her body had shriveled into a mummy-like husk.
Fang Zhen frowned. ’I wonder what caused these people to die here.’
He walked over. After observing for a moment and sensing no danger, he reached out with his gauntleted hand to examine the female skeleton.
’What is this place? What kind of people died here?’
’And what was the cause of death?’
Just as Fang Zhen’s hand touched the skeleton, a sudden chill ran down his spine, and his entire body jolted as if struck by an electric current.
A woman’s voice suddenly rang out in Fang Zhen’s mind.
"What do you intend to do with my body?"
