He spent the entire day dismantling things. When night fell, with two hours left before the prayers, he returned to the camp. Taking advantage of no one paying attention, he went back inside the Star Wheel.
When Akobo saw Lu Yang, he asked excitedly, "Where have you been all day? Why haven't you carried out the rescue plan yet?"
Lu Yang smiled. He knew Akobo was only panicking out of concern. "If I rescued her now, how were you planning to leave?"
"I'll fly away in the Star Wheel." Akobo looked at Lu Yang as if he were an idiot. His humanlike expression was as vivid as a real person's. Even in his alien form, Lu Yang still felt as though a living person with independent thoughts and consciousness stood before him.
Lu Yang pointed at the Star Wheel's cockpit. "With so many missing parts, can you evade the combined pursuit of High Gods? Or withstand a full-force strike from a Main God?"
"I..." Akobo had no answer.
The elderly alien beside him sighed. "Our friend is right. With our current abilities, forcibly taking her away will only doom all of us. We can't do that."
"But..." Akobo did not know what else to say.
Lu Yang smiled and took the parts from his backpack. "If we're rescuing someone, we first need to improve ourselves as much as possible. These are the parts I recovered, all the ones you said you needed. Hurry and repair the ship. At the earliest, tonight; at the latest, tomorrow morning, I'll rescue her."
"Really?" Akobo was overjoyed. He gave Lu Yang a hard hug and said, "Thank you for bringing these parts. I'll honor our agreement and open the teleportation system to your guild. Based on the parts you brought, I'll give you a