Chapter 123: Monica’s Worry
Chapter 123: Monica’s Worry
“Young Master, are you a descendant of the Atlan race?”
Elder Mensa’s words made Lei Yaotian jolt.
Then Lei Yaotian looked at Elder Mensa with a shocked expression. “How did you know?” After that, Lei Yaotian’s facial expression turned extremely grim, and it kept fluctuating between pale and red. It seemed like he was struggling with something in his heart at that moment.
Wangcai was following behind Lei Yaotian. He secretly glanced at Lei Yaotian.
“Young Master is acting so well!”
In his mind, a chibi version of Wangcai appeared, giving a thumbs-up behind Lei Yaotian’s back.
It turned out that Lei Yaotian had anticipated Elder Mensa would ask this question, so he played along perfectly.
Elder Mensa did not know that Lei Yaotian was pretending. He thought he had actually guessed correctly.
“It seems the Young Master I have pledged loyalty to really is a descendant of the Atlantean Civilization.” Elder Mensa’s emotions surged. But when he saw Lei Yaotian’s expression, he suddenly felt panicked.
“Would this Young Master kill me to keep me silent?”
Fine beads of sweat appeared on Elder Mensa’s forehead.
“Young Master, please do not think too much. I, Mensa, have now become your subordinate. I will definitely serve you with all my heart. The glory of the Atlantean Civilization will surely be revived in your hands, Young Master! I, Mensa, and my Iket tribe will wholeheartedly assist you!”
Elder Mensa knelt on the ground, prostrating himself before Lei Yaotian, and spoke very devoutly.
Lei Yaotian glanced at Wangcai and revealed an amused expression.
Wangcai also felt like laughing. Neither of them had expected that old man Mensa could be so amusing.
But since he wanted to believe it, then let him believe it.
Lei Yaotian did not plan to expose the truth. After all, this matter only benefited him and had no drawbacks.
“Get up!”
It seemed Lei Yaotian was not going to kill him.
Elder Mensa let out a sigh of relief and stood up from the ground.
“How did you figure it out?”
Lei Yaotian asked in a pretend-serious manner.
“Actually, I originally thought Young Master was a noble young master from some civilization. But today, I suddenly discovered that Young Master recognized the characters of the Atlantean Civilization. Moreover, Young Master yourself said it seemed engraved in your genes, and you naturally recognized such characters upon seeing them.”
Elder Mensa followed closely beside Lei Yaotian.
“So I guessed that Young Master is a descendant of the Atlantean Civilization. If not, why would you recognize these characters? If not, how do you explain those heavy warship factories you built…”
Elder Mensa analyzed point by point for Lei Yaotian.
“Based on just these points, it doesn’t seem enough, right?”
By now, Lei Yaotian had already led everyone away from the ruins.
Anyway, the most important Intelligent Brain had been taken by Wangcai. Other than that, there was nothing else in the ruins that interested Lei Yaotian.
Wangcai followed behind Lei Yaotian, secretly laughing inwardly as he listened to his master and Elder Mensa’s question-and-answer session.
Meanwhile, Monica was also in turmoil. After hearing Elder Mensa’s words, she somewhat believed his speculation.
“Is Young Master a descendant of the Atlantean Civilization?” Monica occasionally glanced at Lei Yaotian’s profile, while thinking to herself, “This isn’t good. I am a descendant of the Zerg Race. In the Primordial Era, our two civilizations were mortal enemies. I don’t mind, but will Young Master distance himself from me because of this?”
Monica’s young maiden heart became chaotic because of this matter.
The carefree Genetic Girl Audrey did not have such worries. Like a monkey, she ran around Lei Yaotian, chirping and yelling.
When no one played with her, she could still amuse herself by playing alone.
Each person harboring different thoughts, they reboarded the Hover Vehicle.
Because they had discovered the ruins of the Atlantean Civilization, everyone had something on their minds.
After sitting in the Hover Vehicle, Elder Mensa smiled and said to Lei Yaotian, “Young Master, are these points still not enough? I think just these are sufficient. Moreover, those Heavy Engineering Robots by your side—as Universe Merchants, we have encountered so many civilizations, but we have never seen models like those. And their technological level is not low; they are at least products of an Eighth-tier Civilization. So doesn’t all this explain the situation…”
Then Elder Mensa pointed at the distant construction site emitting smoke.
“Furthermore, the materials you use to build the factories, and the Warship manufacturing equipment in the factories, are almost all products of Eighth to Ninth-tier Civilizations. Therefore, I believe my reasoning should be accurate.”
Lei Yaotian shrugged and spread his hands.
“Alright, you are very clever. I am indeed a descendant of Atlan, but so what?” Lei Yaotian started his performance again, beginning to fool this old Iket man.
Lei Yaotian’s gaze suddenly became very deep, as if he had fallen into memories.
“My family has always been dedicated to reviving the Atlantean Civilization, but after all, our civilization has declined. That is an undeniable fact.”
Mensa nodded.
Lei Yaotian continued, “So much time has passed. If revival were possible, it would have happened long ago. Why would it wait until my generation?” Lei Yaotian shook his head. “My family has never had many members. Each generation only has one heir. This is also why we have never been able to become strong. Of course, there are many other matters involved, which I won’t elaborate on one by one.”
Elder Mensa completely believed Lei Yaotian’s words. He never imagined that all of this was entirely fabricated by Lei Yaotian himself.
“But Young Master, you are already developing now. As long as you keep working hard, revival is definitely not an empty talk!”
Elder Mensa encouraged Lei Yaotian.
“This only happened after I inherited my family’s legacy. Previously, our family did not have such development power. Although we have some technological data passed down, we always lacked materials and reliable development Planets. So it was delayed until my generation…”
Elder Mensa expressed that he could understand what Lei Yaotian said.
Meanwhile, Wangcai was almost bursting with laughter, but he did not show it on his face. He still sat very seriously beside Mensa.
“Young Master, you are too good at making things up! Even this works!”
Wangcai blinked hard at Lei Yaotian.
Lei Yaotian pretended not to see. At this time, Lei Yaotian’s acting spirit was burning brightly; it wouldn’t be easily extinguished.
Moreover, ‘idiots’ like Elder Mensa were not easy to come by.
Actually, calling Elder Mensa an idiot was a bit unfair.
It was just that Elder Mensa was a bit too clever for his own good and was also misled by certain things around Lei Yaotian.
So it was not surprising that he made such a wrong judgment.
Even until his death, Elder Mensa would probably never know that the master he believed to be from the Atlantean Civilization was actually a genuine being from an Alien Plane, who had crossed the Dimensional Plane barrier to come to this Universe.
But even if Mensa knew, he would probably find it hard to believe.
Because such a thing, in Mensa’s view, was actually ‘even more ridiculous.’
Along the way, Lei Yaotian fooled Mensa completely.
Half an hour later, the Hover Vehicle returned to the Base located by the Lake.
Everyone got out of the Hover Vehicle. Lei Yaotian bid farewell to Mensa.
“Young Master, you really know how to bluff!” Wangcai came over and gave Lei Yaotian a thumbs-up.
“Since he thinks so, I just went along with his thoughts and planned my words accordingly. Anyway, it does me no harm. Look, isn’t he now full of fighting spirit and confidence for the future?”
Lei Yaotian wore a sly smile.
And Wangcai showed a cunning grin.
Baa~ hahahaha~~
“Young Master~” At this moment, Monica suddenly walked over and called out softly, hesitantly. “Hmm?” Lei Yaotian turned around and saw it was Monica calling him. But it seemed like Monica had something on her mind; her expression didn’t seem quite right.
“What is it, Monica?” Lei Yaotian waved his hand and said to Wangcai, “Go to the Laboratory immediately and supply some Energy to start this Intelligent Brain. See if it contains any technology we need.”
Wangcai nodded and turned to leave.
Then Lei Yaotian turned back to look at Monica, waiting for her to speak.
“Looking like this, it seems she has something on her mind.” Lei Yaotian didn’t know what was wrong with Monica. Monica’s repeated hesitance to speak made Lei Yaotian even more confused. “Monica, if you have something to say, just say it. Did something happen with your sisters? If it’s not enough Life Buds, I’ll have Tom Cruise deliver some more.”
Lei Yaotian thought something had happened with Monica’s sisters, which was why she seemed so troubled.
Monica pursed her lips, still not having made up her mind. Because she was worried that the answer Lei Yaotian might give would break her heart.
“Why do I have to be a descendant of the Zerg Race, and why do you have to be a descendant of the Atlantean Civilization, Young Master?” Monica’s heart felt like it was bleeding.
Actually, the young girl just liked to overthink and jump to conclusions based on flimsy evidence.
But this was just because she cared too much. If Monica thought about it carefully, maybe she wouldn’t feel so upset. After all, if Lei Yaotian truly disliked Monica or minded her identity, would he keep her by his side?
Lei Yaotian had known for a long time that Monica was a descendant of the Zerg Race.
“It’s already very late. I’ll go prepare dinner.” Monica decided not to ask. To avoid heartbreak later and ultimately not being able to stay by Young Master’s side.
Just as she turned around, Lei Yaotian reached out and grabbed Monica’s small hand.
“Don’t go yet. I’ll have the Artificial Human Soldiers prepare dinner. But you have something on your mind today; you must say it. Otherwise, seeing you like this really worries me.”
Monica felt warmth in her heart. “It seems Young Master doesn’t dislike me yet.”
“Eeeek!”
Seeing Lei Yaotian and Monica holding hands, the Genetic Girl Audrey, who had long been displeased, let out a loud cry, rushed over, threw herself into Lei Yaotian’s arms, then turned her head and bared her teeth to threaten Monica.
Disturbed by Audrey, Monica snapped out of her wistful thoughts.
Remembering her earlier overthinking, her small face immediately blushed peach-red, making her look like a ripe peach, tempting someone to take a bite…