Dimensional Hotel
Chapter 387 Setting Sail

Chapter 387: Chapter 387 Setting Sail

Anyway, no matter what interludes happened in the middle, the final decision was for Master Yuan Hao to board the "Otherworld Inn" with Xuan Che, and join Yu Sheng and his group in searching for Yun Qingzi and those black-clothed cultivators at the border Exotic Realm star "Shuji".

To be honest, Yu Sheng quite recognized and valued Master Yuan Hao’s "rich experience in navigation incidents".

Even though he was confident in his excellent piloting skills and the advanced performance of the Otherworld Inn spacecraft, which should be sufficient for this minor border trip, this was, after all, his first time truly piloting a spaceship millions of light-years away—last time when he brought the spaceship back to the canyon, it was actually nowhere near a "voyage", he simply opened a gate and teleported the ship over. But this time, he would complete a real and complete voyage.

The journey would be long, and there would inevitably be various "practical issues", having an experienced long-distance expert on board somewhat reassured him.

As the Special Service Bureau technical team stationed at the spaceship completed the handover with the team responsible for the Star Port, the Otherworld Inn finally completed its final pre-takeoff preparations.

And just as the group was about to board, a familiar presence suddenly appeared nearby, causing Yu Sheng to stop in his tracks.

He looked towards the direction where the presence emerged and indeed saw several Shadow Wolves leaping out from the nearby shadows, with the strongest "head wolf" carrying a familiar figure in red.

Yu Sheng raised an eyebrow: "What brings you here?"

"Here to see you off, and also to take a look at what it’s like when a spaceship takes off," said Little Red Riding Hood, riding the wolf up to Yu Sheng with a faint smile, "Keeping Long Hair at home wasn’t easy."

"I was wondering why that girl didn’t come to such a big event," Yu Sheng laughed upon hearing this, "If she were here, she’d definitely roll around until she got on the spaceship for a look."

"I know you’re off to do something important, so I couldn’t let her come and mess things up," Little Red Riding Hood said casually, "She was actually planning to coax everyone into joining the fun, even wanting to bring the kids along and do some ’kindergarten space study plan’. As soon as I heard that plan, I had the King summon a few royal guards to lock her in her room..."

Yu Sheng shivered at Little Red Riding Hood’s description, unconsciously imagining what it would be like if Long Hair went into action—A group of kids with little yellow hats and small water bottles led by another group of thirteen or fourteen-year-olds lining up to board the ship, alongside the commotion caused by Long Hair, Bai Xue, and the Mermaid; and after setting off, he’d be in deep trouble, translating one child to "a hundred thousand whys", he’d be facing millions of "whys"...

Given that the Otherworld Inn’s current overall system was offline, essentially equivalent to a washing machine welded with engines, his situation at that time would be like piloting a washing machine with dozens of human cubs surrounded by millions of "whys" toward a dangerous and unpredictable border alien planet. Even in the "Inn," such an explosive scenario would be too chaotic for Master Yuan Hao, with all his experience in mishaps...

Thinking of this, Yu Sheng broke out in a cold sweat, looking at Little Red Riding Hood with eyes full of gratitude and comfort. In a time where the entire "Fairy Tales" crew was becoming increasingly self-indulgent, fortunately, a mature and steady Little Red Riding Hood was there to cover for the bunch of mischievous kids. Otherwise, with Long Hair’s personality—coming up with three ideas per second and fearing nothing—the entire "Fairy Tales" organization might be done for by now...

"Take care on the road," Little Red Riding Hood’s voice interrupted Yu Sheng’s drifting thoughts as she rode on the Shadow Wolf, wearing a gentle smile, "If you need help, I’m always here."

Yu Sheng snapped back, looking at the smiling girl in red before him, his face slowly breaking into a smile as well.

"Alright, I’m off—I’ll leave that bunch of troublemakers to you."

"Okay, bye~"

The bottom of the Otherworld Inn opened a hatch, and Yu Sheng and his group stepped through and disappeared into the depths of the hatch.

—Originally, Yu Sheng intended to directly open a door to the ship bridge, but considering it was his first official voyage, he figured it should be a bit ceremonial, so he ended up boarding through the main entrance.

A moment later, the towering Giant Tower standing on the Star Port platform began to emit a low rumble, and the entire "tower" lightly trembled along with it.

The core system, which had been dormant for many days, awakened once more. The reactor gradually shifted from low-power standby to normal operation, with surging energy injected into the engines and anti-gravity components, making the entire spaceship gradually turn illusory and transparent.

Then, the energy-emitting grids at the stern of the "Otherworld Inn" lit up one after another, followed by the lighting of the huge triangular emblem at the center of the ship; without deafening rumble or earth-shaking airflow jetting, this starship, constructed with the dark technology of the Venerate Saints Monastery, began rising gently from the platform. Accompanied by the low, solemn hum of the anti-gravity devices, it climbed higher and closer to the "sky critical point" of this Exotic Realm valley.

At this special altitude, the ship transformed into a phantom, and then, within it, a "door" appeared, resembling a Space Rift. The entire ship, centered on the rift, twisted and flipped, silently vanishing from Little Red Riding Hood’s sight.

After a moment barely perceptible to human senses, the "Otherworld Inn" had already entered the reality universe, arriving like an instant appearance in a vast space near the Taixu Spirit Hub.

This was exactly the place Hu Li passed when Yu Sheng and his group were heading to "Taiyou" back then—because there was nothing nearby, Yu Sheng chose this as the "departure port" to "release" the Otherworld Inn.

"Control system normal, reactor normal, energy management and feedback mechanism normal, energy network load... 30%, engine normal, ship perception system partially offline, all subsystems offline..."

In the ship bridge hall located at the top of the "Giant Tower," the ship’s control system began to report the parameters after this awakening.

A low hum echoed in the hall, as control consoles awakened from dormancy. The holographic projections in front of numerous seats lit up one by one, presenting dazzling data and graphics. On the other side of the ship bridge, the giant viewing window had opened, the protective armor retracted, revealing a pale blue viewing window emitting a faint glow from the force field, showing the gently flashing horizon of the Taixu Spirit Hub and the distant enigmatic expanse of endless stars.

Like a little rocket, Erin ran through the control hall, climbing onto the platform within the viewing window, almost pressing her face against the ultra-high-strength charged polymer layer: "Wow! Wahahaha it’s space—"

Yu Sheng’s voice came from not far away: "It’s not your first time in space, why so excited?"

"It’s different!!" Erin excitedly dashed around the viewing window platform, her little face almost aglow, "This thing really flew up! Our own ship! Not rented, not borrowed, not hitched—"

"Okay, okay, I get it, but can you stop bouncing in front of me? I’m already dizzy," Yu Sheng stood behind the captain’s seat, looking helplessly at the little puppet that had become overly excited, "Luna, grab her and control her."

The next second, Erin’s scream echoed in the hall: "...C-type clamp! I’m gonna fight you!"

Then she lost the fight, and the ship bridge finally quieted down.

Yu Sheng let out a breath, trying to recover from the brief dizziness caused by "releasing" the ship into the reality universe, and then began to calm his mind, further synchronizing his will with the "Otherworld Inn."

Hu Li stood beside him, looking a bit concerned: "Savior, are you okay?"

"I’m fine, just a bit dizzy, but it’s much better than last time," Yu Sheng waved his hand, "The main issue is bringing this ship out of the Exotic Realm has to be done through teleportation. Essentially, it’s like opening a huge door to get it out, but during the teleportation process, I’m integrated with the ship, so there’s this constant ’flipping’ illusion from inside out..."

Hu Li thought seriously for a moment, her ears twitching: "I didn’t understand."

"It’s not a big problem," Yu Sheng chuckled, reached out and ruffled the fox’s head, then sat down in the captain’s seat, casually pulling out a thick manual from beside him, "Let me see what’s next, what’s the traffic regulation say again... Hmm, first start the conventional engines, boost to escape the planet’s gravity... Safety Navigation Rule Thirty-six, only after moving away from the star port facilities and the close star deceleration zone can the warp engine be initiated..."

As he spoke, he raised his hand, seemingly sensing something, slowly rotating his palm and gently gripping.

The navigation lights on the Otherworld Inn then lit up.

"Turn on the lights before acceleration, and if there are other spacecraft nearby, the anti-collision outline projection and presence indicator should be activated additionally..."

Yu Sheng controlled the ship while mumbling the manual, then suddenly stopped, looking toward a corner of the hall: "Hey, experts, what’s the presence indicator?!"

A few Special Service Bureau technicians were sitting at the monitoring station at this time and upon hearing Yu Sheng’s call, the one with the least hair immediately raised his head: "This ship doesn’t have a presence indicator—it’s only on small spacecraft. For a starship the size of the ’Otherworld Inn,’ the noise from engine preheating is presence enough."

"Oh, got it, like those few-meter-high flagpoles strapped to little carts in mines, right—big ships really don’t need that," Yu Sheng nodded, then initiated the conventional booster engines of the Otherworld Inn. With the deep vibrations coming from the depths of the hall, he once again picked up the manual, looking serious, "Let me see the next page..."

Xuan Che, sitting not far away, had his expression frozen watching this scene, and after a while, he turned his head to look at Master Yuan Hao beside him: "Master Uncle..."

"Che’er, don’t panic," Master Yuan Hao’s face seemed a bit frozen too, but at least more composed than Xuan Che, "Your Uncle has abundant experience in navigating accidents... and surviving in the wild."