Yunyang thought for a moment before remembering that this was Lin Ruibo’s spatial device.
Lin Ruibo had lent it to her before returning to the battlefield. She hadn’t had a chance to see him since, so she hadn’t been able to return it.
Yunyang apologized to Lin Ruibo silently, then opened the spatial device.
The situation was unusual, so she had to use whatever was available. Once she returned to the Federation, she would compensate Lin Ruibo.
Nuo Xiao really was blessed with incredible luck. Everything he had mentioned was in Lin Ruibo’s spatial device.
As for the tools they needed, Pei Wenye’s combat mecha had a complete set in its backup energy compartment. It seemed Fu Shiyi had put them there beforehand.
Yunyang couldn’t help admiring Fu Shiyi’s thoughtfulness.
If he hadn’t planned ahead, she and Pei Wenye had no idea how long they would have been stranded on this abandoned planet.
Once they returned to the Federation, she would definitely reward Fu Shiyi.
But those matters could wait. The most important thing now was repairing Nuo Xiao’s spacecraft.
They had all the necessary tools and materials, but there was little else Yunyang and Pei Wenye could do.
Looking at the spacecraft, which was practically fit for scrap, Pei Wenye asked uncertainly, “Nuo Xiao, can you really repair it?”
“Of course. I often repaired this spacecraft when I was with the tribe.” Nuo Xiao was full of confidence. “Leave it to me. I’ll have it fixed in ten days at most!”
They had already spent so many days on the abandoned planet. Waiting another half a month was nothing.
Nuo Xiao took full responsibility for the repairs, but all his food and water had been destroyed as well, so he felt very embarrassed about mooching meals for several days.
After eating the food Pei Wenye prepared on the first day, Nuo Xiao was utterly astonished.
He had never tasted anything so delicious!
Nuo Xiao ate three bowls of rice in one sitting and still wasn’t satisfied, but he felt too embarrassed to keep going and silently put down his chopsticks.
After that, Pei Wenye prepared a portion for him every day.
Since he was eating Pei Wenye’s food, Nuo Xiao initially thought that once they returned to the tribe, he would expose Pei Wenye’s “true nature.”
But after spending several days together, he felt that Pei Wenye didn’t seem like a beastman who would betray his mate at all.
Could there be some hidden circumstances?
Nuo Xiao couldn’t figure it out. However, he decided that after returning to the tribe, he would investigate the matter first. If Pei Wenye really was the former patriarch of the Black Jiao Clan, he wouldn’t let gratitude for saving his life stop him.
Deceiving a female and betraying one’s mate were despised in every tribe.
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Once he had enough food in his belly, Nuo Xiao had the energy to work, and he was eager to return to the tribe. So, aside from eating and resting, he devoted himself entirely to repairing the spacecraft each day.
Thanks to his efforts, the repairs progressed several days faster than he had expected.
On the seventh day, while Yunyang was waiting for lunch, she received good news from Nuo Xiao.
“Lady Yunyang, Brother Wenye, I’ve repaired the spacecraft!”
Yunyang perked up instantly and hurried out of the living quarters.
Seeing her move, Pei Wenye didn’t even have time to worry about the food. He turned off the stove and followed her out.
These past few days, Nuo Xiao’s gaze toward his female master had grown increasingly questionable. There was no way Pei Wenye would give Nuo Xiao a chance to be alone with his female master!
When Nuo Xiao first saw Yunyang, he was delighted.
He had already figured out Pei Wenye’s cooking schedule. He had deliberately waited until this time to come over so that Pei Wenye would be unable to leave the kitchen.
Sure enough, only Lady Yunyang had been free to come out.
Unfortunately, Nuo Xiao’s smile didn’t last long.
Because he saw Pei Wenye following close behind her.
Nuo Xiao’s smile vanished on the spot.
Still, for the sake of leaving a good impression on Yunyang, he tugged at the corners of his mouth and greeted them with a smile.
Yunyang asked eagerly, “Nuo Xiao, is the spacecraft really repaired?”
At the mention of that, Nuo Xiao brightened. He nodded vigorously. “It’s repaired. I’ll take you there.”
Pei Wenye casually closed the door to the living quarters before stepping forward and naturally lifting Yunyang into his arms.
A trace of envy appeared in Nuo Xiao’s eyes.
It was wonderful to be one of Lady Yunyang’s mates. He could get close to her whenever he wanted.
He wondered what kind of males Lady Yunyang liked.
As he thought about this, Nuo Xiao led Yunyang and Pei Wenye toward the site where the spacecraft had crashed.
The ground nearby still bore the marks of scorching, but what appeared before their eyes was an almost brand-new spacecraft.
All traces of the crash had vanished. If Yunyang hadn’t personally witnessed Nuo Xiao repairing it, she would have thought he had built an entirely new spacecraft.
Pei Wenye was equally surprised.
He had to admit that Nuo Xiao’s skill at repairing spacecraft had reached an extraordinary level. He was probably even better than Fu Shiyi—
After all, Fu Shiyi specialized in combat mecha design and hadn’t studied this field in much depth.
Unable to hold back, Pei Wenye asked, “Can I go inside and take a look?”
“Of course.”
Nuo Xiao opened the hatch and invited Yunyang and Pei Wenye inside.
The spacecraft’s interior was extremely spacious, and its layout was nearly identical to that of the Federation’s large spacecraft. Only some of the details were completely different.
Pei Wenye had crammed on the relevant theories concerning spacecraft and combat mecha. Holding Yunyang in his arms, he headed straight for the cockpit.
Nuo Xiao didn’t stop him. If Pei Wenye was the former patriarch of the Black Jiao Clan, he would certainly know how to operate a spacecraft. There was no chance he would accidentally activate anything.
Once they entered the cockpit, Pei Wenye set Yunyang down in the co-pilot’s seat and brought up the information for the entire spacecraft on the control panel.
The exterior was normal, the energy reserves were sufficient, and the flight systems had no malfunctions.
The spacecraft really had been repaired.
Although he found it unbelievable, Pei Wenye couldn’t identify a single problem.
He shook his head and was about to close the holographic display when a line of numbers at the very bottom caught his eye—
JF-053.
Pei Wenye froze.
This was a military spacecraft belonging to the Federation. More importantly, it was a fifty-third-generation warship.
The military currently used large spacecraft from the 129th generation. The fifty-third-generation warships had been completely phased out in Federation Year 5174—that was more than two thousand years ago.
Nuo Xiao’s spacecraft was actually a military spacecraft the Federation had discarded over two thousand years ago?
Beastmen had an average lifespan of only two hundred years. Even the long-lived Qilin and merfolk tribes lived only three or four hundred years.
The longest-lived person in the Federation’s history had been a female who lived to the age of 507.
Although the Snowy Owl Clan lived longer than average, it was impossible for them to live for more than two thousand years. Besides, Nuo Xiao certainly didn’t look like a male who was over two thousand years old.
Pei Wenye couldn’t understand why Nuo Xiao possessed a fifty-third-generation warship.
He simply asked outright, “Brother Nuo Xiao, where did you get this spacecraft?”
Yunyang hadn’t paid attention to the information on the display. But after hearing Pei Wenye’s question, she instinctively glanced at it.
At the very bottom, she also saw that line of numbers.
Yunyang’s eyes widened as she looked at Pei Wenye. An absurd thought suddenly surfaced in her mind.
Could the wormhole have sent her and Pei Wenye more than two thousand years into the past—to the Federation of that era?
The Federation’s neural interfaces had evolved rapidly, and their signal systems had been upgraded many times as well.
If they had truly traveled through time, it would make sense that their neural interfaces had no signal.
Yunyang didn’t think she was overthinking it. After all, she herself had transmigrated from Earth to the interstellar age.
Pei Wenye’s thoughts weren’t quite that far-fetched, but he truly couldn’t figure out why.
Nuo Xiao was completely baffled by the question.
“What do you mean, where we got it? This is the Snow Owl Tribe’s airship.”
