Towards Eternity
Ch 538's. Tryouts

A few days later, exactly ten days after the Emissary had arrived at Fanrong Island.

Rengu City, Choi's father's workshop.

Weng Lou wiped his sweat and smiled smugly looking at a seventy-meter-long ship before him. The ship with the main material of this metal has been completely finished, and stayed in the test only.

After two weeks of relentless manufacturing, Weng Lou with the help of Choi's father built the ship while Choi helped design a steam engine that was much larger than the previous one to be fitted on the ship.

As a result, the world's first steamer was so, although Weng Lou actually had a feeling of doubt whether this ship was functioning properly.

"What if we test it?" The figure of the Black Ape Fighter stood with a look of admiration as he stared at the ship.

Because of the shipbuilding process that uses large and heavy metal materials, Weng Lou brought Black Ape Brawlers to help him in the construction of this ship. Naturally at first Choi and his father almost died on the spot when the huge figure of the Black Ape Fighter appeared in front of them.

But over time, his presence began to be considered ordinary by the two.

During the two weeks of shipbuilding, Weng Lou did not return to the Red Devil College except when carrying the Black Ape Fighter and Du Zhe with him. He did not dare to leave Du Zhe alone, while he was busy doing things elsewhere.

"This is the ship of dreams of all sailors. I'll bet this is even the best ship the world has ever seen" Choi's father said with admiration.

Although this ship was the result of his hard work as well, but he had to admit, if without Weng Lou and the Black Ape Fighter, it was impossible that he could even make the skeleton of this ship. Therefore he had more and more respect for Weng Lou, especially once he knew he was a very great forger.

The metal plate used for the body of the ship is the result of forging Weng Lou alone. With two hammers in his hands, he created dozens of high-quality metals.

Choi who was in the engine room of the busy ship gave the last touch to the ship, and *Shoa.....*

The propeller under the ship suddenly moved and rotated quickly like a windmill blown by a strong wind. Weng Lou smiled satisfied to see it, the ship engine is ready and works well too.

"Pair pulleys! We're gonna drop it in the water!" Weng Lou exclaimed and signaled to the Black Ape Fighter.

The monkey understood. He took out a large-sized chain that was rolled on the wall of the workshop. The chain is attached to both ends of the ship and then inserted in a series of giant pulleys on the ceiling of the workshop.

Weng Lou then told everyone to get on the boat. When everything had gone up, he and the Black Ape Fighter opened the bottom floor where their artificial ship was located. After opening, he and the Black Ape Fighter began to slowly measure the chains that had been attached to the pulley circuit and connected to the ship.

The ship was slowly lowered and after a while reached sea level.

*Splaasshh....* The ship was shaken for a few seconds before then floating well on the water.

*Whush....plash!!!* The figure of Weng Lou and the Black Ape The fighter jumps free from the workshop and slides into the water. Water splashes were created when both of them entered the water, especially the enormous splashes of water caused by the large body of the Black Ape Fighter.

"Young....." Weng Lou's head appeared on the surface of the water, and he began to swim towards the ship.

"Take this, Master!" Du Zhe who had also boarded the ship earlier, threw a rope at Weng Lou who was immediately captured by him.

Easily Weng Lou climbed aboard the ship, meanwhile the Black Ape Fighter grasped the edge of the ship and jumped straight up without much effort.

The ship swayed slightly as the Black Ape Fighter climbed on it, but soon it regained its stable shortly.

"Okay, turn on the engine! We'll try to circle around Rengu City as a test run!" Weng Lou exclaimed as he walked towards the rudder of the ship.

Choi who was inside immediately did as Weng Lou said, he started his engine and then put coal into the furnace.

Smoke billowed from the ship's chimney, and the ship's propellers began to spin as before. The ship began to move, and with the control of Weng Lou, it moved out from the bottom of Rengu City.

As soon as they came out, the people in the city looked at them with shocked eyes as well as amazed at the same time.

A sailless ship moved swiftly and surrounded Rengu City which had a circumference of up to three kilometers, who would not be surprised by that? Even some carpenters who were busy making ships to astonish instead of playing watching the steamer that had been made by the group Weng Lou.

"I feel that I can die peacefully now" said Choi's father, whose tears began to flow out as he watched the boat sail away.

The speed of this steamboat when compared to the fastest ship in Rengu City, would probably be the funniest joke ever. This steamship had a much faster speed than any ship he had ever seen and this was not his fastest speed.

With orders from Weng Lou, Du Zhe went to help Chou to put more coal into the furnace and the speed of the ship increased.

"This ship does not require a lot of crew, and maintenance is quite easy. The only problem was that the ship needed continuous fuel to drive the engine. At least it takes a high-level Martial Practitioner who has enough stamina to help run the ship," said Weng Lou who turned the ship's rudder when turning in past the bridge connecting Gui Island with Rengu City.

Unbeknownst to Weng Lou, several figures were hiding near the bridge and observing him with a slight unease.

They were all leaders of the large organization on Gui Island and were now subordinates of Weng Lou for having been defeated by him before. They had never left Weng Lou and kept observing him the entire time except when he was at the Red Devil's College.

"He's a monster! Even he was able to make a ship without sails that could move very quickly!" One of them spoke in a slightly amazed tone as well as dumbfounded.

"Not only that, he turned out to be a very expert forger as well! I bet he is a Grandmaster capable of making Spiritual Weapons!" The other person spoke and clicked his tongue.

They had observed all of Weng Lou's processes in making the steamship, and they had to admit, Weng Lou's abilities had far surpassed their shadows all along.

He was a very powerful Martial Practitioner at a very young age, his genius need not be doubted. He was also a forger who was even able to create a ship that had never existed before. They could all just wail and could not think of retaliating against Weng Lou.

"But..why did he build a ship? Is he planning to go somewhere?" ask one of them.

"If that's true, then....."

"We don't have to worry about her anymore!" exclaimed a man in a thick mustache among the bushes.

The cry made the speck of hope in their hearts instantly become a bright lamp that illuminated the darkness and a smile appeared on the faces of all those who were there.

However, their smiles immediately faded away as a voice spoke and made them appear moody again.

"Wait a minute, what if he only intends to go to the other island? He's been over a month on Gui Island, now, it would be no wonder if he was already bored here and intended to go to the other islands in the Huwa Islands to explore like he did on our Fanrong Island and Gui Island," said the figure of the frail old man who stood upright near the cliff and stared at the figure of Weng Lou on the boat.

A sigh could be heard from him, and he immediately turned to leave. Because of the words of the old man, everyone who was hiding there was also frustrated and their previous hopes were now lost.

"Currently, I'd rather take care of my organization than waste my time here. At the very least, the child-like monster kept his word by not organizing our organization" said the blood-red masked man.

He darted away and before long one by one the people who were there also left, except for an old man who was none other than Hong Mugui. Unlike the other large organizations on Gui Island, The Red Devil College had suffered a quite serious decline due to the killing of many high-level Martial Practitioners who became their main fighting force during the attack given by him in retaliation for the actions of the Second Elder and the the Red Devil College members who were under his command.

Currently, his college is in recovery period and he is utilizing the presence of Weng Lou to secretly strengthen its members by blackmailing other organizations using the name Weng Lou.

But this has not been done so long that the development that occurred is almost not felt at all. He needed more time to really get a decent profit before Weng Lou left!

"Damn! Damnit damnit! I should have blackmailed them more if I knew he was leaving!" curse Hong Mugui with annoyance.

Soon a wicked smile broke on his face and he began to laugh creepily, "Hehehehe. I'll take advantage of these times to loot those bastards and develop my members before he leaves!"

Like loyalty, Mugui left, but not to go to his Red Devil College, but to another organization smaller than his college with a clear purpose and purpose.

He will no longer clandestinely commit extortion like the past few days.

***

Under Choi's father's workshop, Weng Lou's steamer stops moving and is re-mounted by the Black Ape Brawler who nimbly climbs a connecting pole just below the Choi family residence.

After the chain was installed, Weng Lou along with the Black Ape Fighter began to pull the chain that had been mounted into a giant pulley chain. With ease the ship weighing more than ten tons was lifted up to the top of the workshop.

As soon as the ship was successfully lifted, Weng Lou closed the floor of the workshop and laid the steamer slowly.

*Kink......*

"Fyiuh. But it is impossible to lift the ship just for practice," said Weng Lou who sighed when the ship had been placed back in the workshop.

"So it was really amazing Master!" Du Zhe who had just jumped down from the ship exclaimed happily at Weng Lou. Looks like he really enjoyed the ship's trials.

"Good then, it's good that you don't feel uncomfortable or nauseous at all" Weng Lou said with a small smile.

Weng Lou then turned to the Black Ape Fighter who was there and spoke to him, "I want you to accompany Du Zhe back to the Red Devil College, I'll catch up with you later."

Weng Lou's words made the Black Ape Fighter a little confused, but before long he seemed to realize something and he immediately invited Du Zhe to go through a door leading to the bottom of the City. Du Zhe slightly protested but after seeing the serious face of Weng Lou, he immediately went to follow the Black Ape Fighter.

With a hanging, the Black Ape Fighter left while carrying Du Zhe with him.

On the other hand, Weng Lou who was still there immediately said goodbye to Choi and his father, then darted out of Rengu City and entered the forest. After running for a while, Weng Lou stopped at a field where a young woman was standing quietly who seemed to be waiting for her presence.

Weng Lou's eyes narrowed at the woman and his facial expression was quite serious as he walked closer towards her.

"Are you a messenger from the Ryuan Empire?" asked Weng Lou in a serious voice.

The woman blinked when she heard Weng Lou's words, it seemed like Weng Lou was indeed the person she was looking for.

"Do you look much younger than your real age? Can I know who you really are?" ask the woman.

He was the Emperor's envoy. After being stranded on Fanrong Island, he began to gather all sorts of information regarding the figure he was looking for until then he was cast in this place.

He had heard all sorts of stories about Weng Lou. Starting from the hero who has liberated Fanrong Island from its dark times, until the story of a bloodthirsty monster resembling a child who had mercilessly killed members of the Red Devil's College and controlled all the organizations of Martial Practitioners in the Huwa Islands with his cruelty.

The woman was not inexhaustible while listening to those stories, but after seeing the figure of Weng Lou who was only a teenager but had a terrifying radiance of strength from her body, she said, he could only conclude that Weng Lou was a Martial Practitioner who had changed his appearance to young while his actual lifespan had been very old.

"Who am I? Don't you know who I am?" weng Lou asked with a faint smile.

"Hm? Who are you?" The woman asked back with a frown on her forehead.

"Ckckck..I am the ruler of the Huwa Islands where you currently stand!" exclaimed Weng Lou without lowering his alertness at all.

The woman fell silent and then sighed and spoke seriously to Weng Lou, "I will not speak at length to you, follow me to Ryuan Empire and face the Emperor, or I will kill you."

The threat from the woman made Weng Lou want to laugh and immediately attack this woman in front of him, but she held herself back.

"You know, that's not how you behave to a ruler in his territory."