Runaway Guide (逃婚指南 - ABO)

Chapter 47 - Unexpected Encounter

"Owner! I've detected abnormal fluctuations in airflow up ahead, consistent with those of a large mecha. According to my analysis of the data, it's very likely an S-class mecha! Please tell me what to do."

Egret's voice sounded next to his ear. Xi Wei looked in shock at the viewscreen in front of him, where there was a small round dot representing the S-class mecha Egret had noticed. That mecha was approaching them with great speed.

-Who could it be?

His uncle had already investigated the situation here in detail before sending him out on the mission. Right now, there weren't any other corps in the Cepheus solar system, only the Morningstar Corps who were responsible for defending the capital planet. There was a limited number of S-class mechas in the empire, and most of them were the personal property of the generals of major corps. How could one suddenly appear here?

"Could it be the mecha of General Byron from the Morningstar Corps?" Xi Wei asked.

"It's not, owner. I couldn't retrieve any information on that mecha." Egret quickly transferred over a set of data. Right now, of the S-class mechas the Mecha Association had registered, including His Majesty's Leo, General Craig's Goldencrane, and the other corps leaders' Ouroborous, Blackdragon, Phoenix, Phantom, Blaze, Fallingstar, and Silversnow, there were only nine in total. These nine mechas all had detailed files on record at the Imperial Mecha Association, and there were even backup copies, for the sake of restoring the mechas should they one day be destroyed.

If this was one of those nine mechas, Egret should've been able to immediately figure out who he was. Since Egret couldn't find out his origin, that proved that this mecha was probably the same as Xi Wei's Egret, and didn't have any information on file at the Mecha Association.

Xi Wei frowned slightly, and immediately sent down a command: "Hurry up and go! Land at Locke Castle!"

When Egret heard his owner's command, he turned his speed up to its highest, and flew like lightning towards Locke Castle.

In the cockpit next door, Bluestar was still frantically jumping up and down. "Owner, we should hurry up and run! The general told you, right? My arsenal still hasn't been equipped yet, and I don't have any heavy firepower. The other side also has an S-class mecha, and I definitely won't be able to beat him! I'd be embarrassing you."

Klaire reached out a hand and patted the blue star that was jumping back and forth, saying, "Be quiet for now, and follow after him. Pay close attention to his movements, I need to report this to my father afterwards."

Klaire was all kinds of confused. How could an unfamiliar S-class mecha that wasn't in any records just suddenly appear on the capital planet? Not to mention, this S-class mecha had actually broken through the Morningstar Corps's defense network and avoided its patrols, infiltrating the capital planet. It was clearly some kind of secret operation. Could it be that the general of some corps was conspiring against the law?

He'd better report it to his father and let him decide. After all, his father was the one in charge of defending the capital planet. Having thought of this, Klaire connected to General Byron's communicator, and gave him the outline of the situation: "Father, Bluestar and I discovered traces of an S-class mecha on the capital planet, and we can't figure out who it is."

General Byron frowned slightly and said, "Forward me the coordinates, I'll go take a look."

"I can't catch up, Owner! He flies so fast!" Bluestar squirmed around and the words flew from his mouth: "This mecha's speed is unimaginably fast! I can't track his position. Owner, could it be that he's landed nearby? Should I scan a few kilometers around us to see if there's any suspicious people?"