Chapter 048 “Elevator Mechanics” (10/12)
Yan Qi said blankly, “This isn’t true, is it?”
Xie Chenyang: “Of course it’s true.”
Yan Qi was in a trance.
Fan Wenze was also a bit surprised. “Aside from the fact that this mountain is unreachable by us, this area is uninhabited, and it is also inconvenient to buy supplies, so wouldn’t it be difficult to live……here?”
“Don’t worry, I have a plan,” Xie Chenyang said confidently. “The Tan brothers and Yan Yan will continue up with me, and the rest of you will stay here for now. We’ll go up and make an elevator to make it easier for everyone to travel up and down.”
“Elevator?”
“Yes, something that can go up and down directly without the need for a person to physically climb.”
Fan Wenze: “I’ll go with you guys.”
Xie Chenyang squeezed his hand and said softly, “You stay.”
Fan Wenze regarded him steadily.
Xie Chenyang stated peremptorily, “Stay.”
“Don’t be offended, as your strength here could hold off……everyone else.”
“I know, you go.” Fan Wenze returned to the carriage.
Xie Chenyang: “Prepare water and dry rations; we are leaving.”
You Huang: “Ahem.”
[What?]
You Huang: “Can’t you tell? Your lover is angry.”
[But bringing him is really inconvenient, ah. Although I can support him up, but it’s not necessary, ah.]
Waiting for the elevator to be ready and then easily ascending is not bad?
You Huang: “Several worlds yet not a bit of development?”
[I am also afraid that he’ll get tired, ah.]
You Huang: “Then say that, ah! You, like this–sometimes it seems as if your emotional strength has risen, but then sometimes your emotional intelligence suddenly degenerates.”
[? Dad, don’t make personal attacks, ah.]
Xie Chenyang delved in the carriage and reached out to scoop Fan Wenze into his arms.
Fan Wenze’s face was cold. “Still not leaving? Do you want to wait until dark?”
“Ah-Ze.” Xie Chenyang was close to his face, his warm and seductive eyes were full of him. “The mountain is high and treacherous. I will worry about you and get easily distracted if you come along.”
Fan Wenze lowered his gaze. “You’re right. I would indeed slow you guys down if I go along.”
“Delaying us is nothing,” Xie Chenyang said gently. “What I’m more worried about is that you’d be in danger.”
“Ah-Ze, I have no concern with how the world will turn out. I’m all alone, caring for no one but you.” Xie Chenyang lowered his head and kissed the corner of Fan Wenze’s lips, his voice sank low. “The biggest reason I want this world to change is for you.”
Wanting to make the family you care about change their views.
Wanting the people in this world to change their views.
Wanting you to know that it’s not a sin for us to love each other.
Fan Wenze raised his gaze, his composure faltering.
Xie Chenyang clasped the back of his head with one hand and lowered his head to kiss him, conveying his full love while he did so.
A few minutes later, Xie Chenyang exited the carriage and went up the mountain with the Tan brothers and Yan Yan.
Xie Chenyang led the way, taking relatively easier paths under You Huang’s guidance.
You Huang: “This mountain is nearly 10,000 meters in height. If you want to make a lift quickly that is safe and durable, you won’t be able to do so within a short period of time… So, I suggest that you use your points to exchange for some materials.”
[Exchange.]
You Huang: “En, for the time being, make one first, and collect the materials for other elevators slowly.”
[Right.]
Their climb lasted through the whole night and into the next day.
On the second day, they reached the top of the mountain by midday.
Xie Chenyang: “You guys sit and rest. This is the diagram–study it while I go look for materials.”
He declined their offers to follow and headed deeper into the bamboo forest alone.
[Weren’t you born in the depths of the bamboo forest? Does this place give you a sense of home?]
You Huang: “It kinda does.”
[Haha.]
The top of the mountain was a bit cold.
Xie Chenyang rested against a large tree and sat down, closing his eyes.
[What is Ah-Ze doing?]
You Huang: “Go to sleep, you. When you wake up, the material will be here.”
[Mmmm.]
Xie Chenyang didn’t nap for long; he woke up after an hour.
The hazy person next to him put away their umbrella and disappeared.
Xie Chenyang rubbed his eyes. [Dad, was that you?]
You Huang: “Hmm, it started snowing.”
Xie Chenyang removed the cloak covering his body and stood up.
You Huang reclaimed his cloak. “Do you see those vines that are crawling all over that stone cliff?”
[I see them.]
It was heavily covered.
[Is there ten thousand meters?]
You Huang: “More than ten thousand meters. The rows of trees in front of that rock cliff are also raw materials; as for the anchors, they are scattered around underneath the trees, the gold-colored stones. With your knife skills, it shouldn’t be difficult to make the desired shapes.”
[In passing, it also lets Yan Yan and Yan Yu practice their blade skills.]
“These have been redeemed with points, and they’re quite expensive, so this will be the only redemption. I’ll search for alternatives in this world to use afterward.”
[Hmmm…… 10,000 meters, eh. What if the elevator snapped halfway down……?]
“It won’t–test if your blade can cut through that vine.”
“It’s because of the risks that I credited you points to exchange these materials for you. Your points have been cleared out, not to mention that you owe some instead.”
[Dad, Dad, you don’t want interest, right?]
“No. Go get everyone and get to work.”
[Yes!]
When Xie Chenyang went back, the Tan brothers and Yan Yan were gathered around studying the elevator schematics.
“I found the right materials; let’s go.”
Tan Rong put away the blueprints and took the lead to stand up. “But, Brother Chen, for this elevator to be built, it requires setup for both ascending and descending. It took us so long to get up one time… How long will it take to build it?”
At the bottom of the mountain.
Fan Wenze and the others didn’t settle anywhere specifically, but instead slept in the carriages.
The sun was shining brightly.
They came out to move their bodies.
Yan Qi and Xie Yuqiu stood together and looked at Fan Wenze, who had changed into men’s clothes, and whispered, “So Lady Fan is a man.”
Xie Yuqiu: “Hmm.”
“Then Lord Fan…… Yu Chen and Lady Fan–they are not fake?”
“How would you know that?”
Xie Yuqiu said in a quiet voice, “Naturally, I read about them.”
Yan Qi was very shocked. “But men and men…… They are so bold.”
Xie Yuqiu smiled. “If they are not bold, how would they take over the mountains and how would they attempt to establish a new country?”
Yan Qi: “But ……”
Before Yan Qi could finish his words, he was interrupted by Yan Yue’s exclamation.
Yan Yue: “My lord, a…… vine fell from above?”
Fan Wenze narrowed his eyes and stepped forward.
Yan Yue said with sharp eyes, “Someone is coming down the rope.”
Soon, Xie Chenyang landed along the vine.
He wore a black and gold glove on his hand, let go of the vine, and stepped forward to embrace Fan Wenze.
Fan Wenze’s body stiffened.
You Huang: “Let go; your body is too cold.”
Xie Chenyang awkwardly loosened his arms. “Is everything alright? My body is a bit cold from the wind, and it’s also snowing up the mountain.”
But the snowflakes on his body had all been blown away by the wind.
Fan Wenze: “There’s nothing wrong. What’s this?”
“Didn’t I say we’d make an elevator?”
Xie Chenyang stepped forward and tugged on the vines fairly rhythmically three times. Soon, the vines were pulled up by the people on top of the mountain.
Xie Chenyang said, “They’ll stay up there; we’ll work down here and build it together.”
Fan Wenze: “What exactly is this elevator you speak of?”
“A kind of mechanism. I suppose, you’ll see when it’s done.”
Before Tan Rong and the others lowered the materials down, Xie Chenyang wasn’t idle.
He wrote two lists, one of which he gave to Xie Yuqiu. “The people on this list are from a few villages outside of Yao Country’s border towns, there are notes on them with the village names. Go do some lobbying and bring them in.”
Xie Yuqiu accepted the list. “I will live up to your trust.”
Xie Chenyang: “Yan Yue, you take one person with you to follow Xie Yuqiu and protect him.”
Yan Yue paused for a moment, and not hearing Fan Wenze’s objections, she led the way. “Yes.”
They left with a carriage. Xie Chenyang took out the other list. Yan Qi looked at him blearily. Xie Chenyang was a little hesitant.
The reason why he gave it to Xie Yuqiu was because he was resourceful and knowledgeable, and with Yan Yue and the others protecting him, the safety factor was higher.
But Yan Qi……
Sensing his hesitation, Yan Qi stepped forward and said, “Brother Yu Chen, I can do it too. The person you’re inviting is a man, right? I’m also a man, so I won’t mess up by showing up in person.”
Xie Chenyang looked at Yan’s father.
Xie Yuqiu was alone, but Yan Qi had a father. His father might not be at ease with him.
Yan’s father was soft looking and had a worried face, but still said, “Yu Gongzi, let him go.”
Xie Chenyang handed Yan Qi the list and looked at the brightness in his eyes. “Be safe.”
Yan Qi nodded heavily.
Xie Chenyang looked at the two remaining guards. “The people on this list are from a few towns between Lanzhou City and the once Silent Kingdom border town. You two escort Yan Qi over there.”
Fan Wenze pulled off the jade pendant from his waist. “This was gifted to me by His Highness. It has the Yao Kingdom’s royal mark on it. If you encounter any trouble from the Yao Kingdom’s officials and soldiers, show them this.”
Another carriage left.
Afterward, the vines binding some materials were lowered.
The rest of the group helped Xie Chenyang and started production on the landing site.
It took a few days, during which Xie Chenyang went up and down along the vines, and with You Huang’s guidance and secret help, the elevator was finally completed.
Xie Chenyang: “I’ll try it first.”
Fan Wenze looked at the “elevator” that can accommodate more than ten people, his brows slightly knitted. “Whether it is successful or not is not yet known, why not put the empty ladder up first?”
“I’m confident.” Xie Chenyang extended his hand towards him. “Why doesn’t Ah-Ze come with me?”
You Huang had already affirmed the safety threshold.
He wanted to test it first, mainly to settle the others’ hearts.
Otherwise with this 10,000 meter high mountain, who wouldn’t be afraid of falling and shattering to pieces?
Fan Wenze placed his hand on his.
[Dad, I’m off, oh.]
You Huang: “Go, I have already used a barrier spell and laid a defensive array on the top and bottom, and a protective array inside the elevator. Won’t break apart, won’t fall, it’s as steady as a rock.”
[Okay. You make it sound like it’s a cultivation world, ahahaha.]
Xie Chenyang led Fan Wenze to open the elevator gate, walked in, and pushed the lever.
The elevator held securely by four vines rose straight up under the interlocking gears and pulleys grounded by spirit stones.
Father Yan and the others held their breaths and watched with wide eyes as the elevator disappeared from their line of sight.
Inside the elevator.
Xie Chenyang also sensed Fan Winze’s nervousness and reached out to hug him. “Don’t be afraid.”
Fan Wenze hugged him back. “I’m not afraid.”
“You’re clearly shaking.”
Fan Wenze’s expression tightened and changed the topic. “How did you know there was a high mountain here?”
Xie Chenyang: “……My father said so.”
“And how do you know this magic of mechanics and dare to set up a device in a 10,000-li tall area?”
“……” Still what my dad has said.
Xie Chenyang stood on tiptoe and lifted his head to cover Fan Wenze’s lips, taking advantage of the fact that his lips were slightly opened to directly probe in and dodge these questions that he had not yet scripted an answer to.
Edit: Krone
Proofread: Choux_choux
