Chapter 2847 Crystal Worm
Chapter 2847 Crystal Worm
"Thanks for the reminder. I got it."
Fang Heng waved his hand dismissively, showing no concern at all.
Wayne looked at Arkley and the others, expecting at least some attempt to dissuade Fang Heng. But seeing none, he was at a loss for words.
Arkley glanced at Wayne and signaled for him to stay calm.
The Vampire King had already taken action.
What danger could possibly remain?
Zaka also knew Fang Heng's true identity. Although he was a little worried, he quickly dismissed his concerns—after all, Mr. Fang could even control the game world. What was a little risk compared to that?
Fang Heng casually tossed a small pouch toward Wayne.
Wayne instinctively caught it, opened it, and his expression changed instantly.
Good heavens!
Spirit crystals!
A whole pouch filled to the brim!
There had to be at least fifty of them!
"This... This is...? Mr. Fang?"
"Take it. It's your payment for helping me. Whether you stay or go from here on is up to you, but remember—don't leak any information about me."
"Wait... All of this is for me?"
Wayne was momentarily stunned, but he quickly stuffed the pouch into his backpack.
A notification popped up in the game interface.
One hundred spirit crystals!
Wayne's heart pounded wildly.
"I swear, not a single word will come from me."
"Good."
Fang Heng then turned to Arkley and said, "The transportation task is yours."
He had been in the game for so long, yet he had never earned this much—even after days of hard work.
"Understood, Mr. Fang!"
Wayne watched as Fang Heng disappeared into the distance, then glanced at the 100 S-tier spirit crystals in his backpack.
Terrifying!
He had been in the game for so long, yet he had never earned this much—even after days of hard work.
Was the job exhausting?
Exhausting?
Only if the pay wasn't high enough!
Should he continue?
Wayne turned around and saw the eager, expectant eyes of his subordinates, all waiting for their share.
"Brothers, shall we trust Mr. Fang this time? Stay and make another big haul?"
...
Fang Heng and Zaka accepted the maintenance task and immediately headed to the mission location.
Rear section of the ship.
At the entrance, several Federation soldiers, armed with energy beam weapons, blocked their path.
"We've accepted a ship repair task. We're here to see Engineer Pang Li."
The guards exchanged glances before stepping aside. One of them stepped forward and said, "Engineer Pang Li is currently in Sector A3. I'll take you there. Follow me, and don't wander off."
"Thank you."
Fang Heng and Zaka followed the soldier into the ship's rear section.
After passing through several corridors, the soldier led them into a damaged compartment.
Fang Heng immediately noticed a massive hole in the front part of the cabin.
Judging by the exterior, it looked like it had been corroded away.
Several engineers in white maintenance suits were using mechanical tools to conduct emergency repairs.
Besides the engineers, there were even more high-tier maintenance androids working on repairs.
The soldier brought Fang Heng and Zaka to a middle-aged man.
"Mr. Pang, these two are engineers assigned to the emergency repair task."
"Alright, you're dismissed. Get back to your post."
Pang Li looked like a rugged man with an unkempt beard. After dismissing the soldier, he turned to Fang Heng and Zaka and asked, "Report your advanced precision mechanical maintenance level."
"Advanced, max level."
"Intermediate, Level 7."
Pang Li's eyes lit up when he heard that. He took a closer look at Fang Heng.
A maxed-out skill level?
That was a rare talent!
The ship had suffered severe damage, and Pang Li was desperately short on manpower.
Especially high-level engineers who could work independently.
The high-tier maintenance androids provided by the spawns were highly efficient, but they lacked independent thinking ability and were unable to repair certain high-tier precision machinery. Human supervision and control were still required.
"Good. I'm short on manpower. You two, follow me directly. The repair tools are over there—grab them and come with me."
Fang Heng and Zaka walked to the corner of the ship's cabin, picked up the repair tools, and followed Pang Li.
The ship's cabin had a large hole dissolved by corrosive mucus. Below it was a dense network of interconnected pipelines, occasionally sparking with electric arcs.
Zaka couldn't help but click his tongue in amazement.
His past training had only involved basic repairs—he had never encountered high-tech spaceship maintenance like this.
The sheer density of circuits above was enough to make him feel like the situation was beyond saving.
Pang Li looked at Fang Heng, nodded, and said, "You do it."
"Alright."
Fang Heng lifted his mechanical maintenance gun and got to work.
With max-level mechanical maintenance, max-level mechanical skills, and various high-tier mechanical repair status buffs, his efficiency was unparalleled.
Stacking multiple skill buffs, combined with the enhanced concentration effect from his will attribute, resulted in an extremely high repair success rate.
Pang Li immediately recognized that Fang Heng was no ordinary mechanic.
One by one, the main circuit boards were restored. While the maintenance androids reinforced the structure, the ship's staff gathered to discuss the next phase of repairs.
Two diagnostic engineers spread out a map on the round table and began explaining the situation, "Chief Pang, the pressure vessel has been leaking, multiple energy circuits have been cut off, and the ship's interior must have suffered massive damage. The pressure index is rising rapidly. At this rate, energy loss will only accelerate."
As Fang Heng listened to the report and examined the blueprint, he quietly analyzed the situation.
The exterior of the ship seemed intact, but the internal damage was severe.
Energy efficiency was only at 70% of its peak capacity, with half of it being used for emergency freezing in the rear cabin.
No wonder the Federation was willing to spend a fortune on energy crystals.
Pang Li furrowed his brows.
Given the ship's current condition, maintaining this level of functionality was already an achievement.
"Focus all available manpower on repairing the critical points in Sector B. We need to stabilize it first."
"Understood!"
A dozen engineers nodded in agreement and rushed toward Sector B with a team of maintenance androids.
Pang Li turned to Fang Heng and asked, "What's your take on this?"
"Sector B is the main energy hub. Repairing critical points there will slow down energy loss, but that only addresses the symptoms. The real cause of the energy drain is the extensive damage inside the rear section of the ship. If we don't fix those critical points, the external damage will only keep spreading, and we won't be able to keep up."
Pang Li smirked slightly, satisfied with Fang Heng's analysis.
Of course, he was well aware of this issue.
But there was no way to solve it.
Ever since the crystal worms had awakened, the entire rear section of the ship had become extremely dangerous. They had just used cooling equipment to forcibly seal off the area again. The current status of the worm infestation inside was unknown.
"Your analysis is correct, but the rear section of the ship is a danger zone. We can't go in." Pang Li nodded. "Federation ships will arrive soon to provide reinforcements. Our only job is to keep the ship running until then. Understood?"
Fang Heng nodded.
"So? What's your plan now?"
Fang Heng's gaze drifted across the ship's blueprint before settling on the A3-A21 domains, and he said, "Since we can't resolve the root cause, we'll have to reinforce various branch points, repairing major breaches while preparing for further structural damage."