Chapter 156: Preparing to Set Sail
"Is my boat ready?"
Hearing Xiao Zhen's question, Ze Jin smiled and said, "Do you think your ship can be built in such a short time?"
"Yes. I know you won't build me a new ship. You'll probably modify an old ship. Is it ready now?"
"Tsk, you really know me. Now we have progressed to the internal renovation. Designer Shanfu has designed the most advanced fighting room and holographic audio-visual room..."
"Can it fly now? I mean long-distance interstellar travel."
"Yes. The functions of the spacecraft have been completed and the systems are basically ready. But the interior..."
"It can fly, right? I need a boat now."
"Are you sure? The fully automatic kitchen in the cabin is not ready yet..."
"I need it urgently." Xiao Zhen repeated, "I need it now."
Zejin was silent for a moment, "Okay."
"Where is the ship now?"
"Miracle Harbor."
After confirming the location, Xiao Zhen said, “It’s so close to Laura.”
"My engineers and designers have been working on a project at Miracle Harbor recently, so we've put the boat you ordered there as well. This way it'll be close to you once it's built."
"Okay. I'll be there soon."
Captain Ban asked, "If I heard correctly, are you going to go find Liu Xingquan in person?"
Xiao Zhen nodded: "Yes."
"It's not a small distance to the Thorn System in the Tranquility Zone. This will be a long voyage." Captain Madara said, "Let's not talk about the cost of the voyage. Have you considered how to explain this to your parents? Your parents will not allow minors to leave home for a long time."
"I've thought about it."
"What?"
Mr. Cat said: "Just like Wei Jingjing."
"ah?"
Xiao Zhen nodded, "Yes, let's create a slime mold Yan Zhen, and let it take my place while I'm away."
At this time, the clay figures have already started their preparations. They have brought petri dishes and experimental equipment. There is also a little black ball in the clay figure team. It holds a test tube on its head and squeezes in beside them. The recovered little black ball does not seem to want to eat rice, but wants to do something to help the angels in its eyes.
Just like the last time when he created the slime mold Wei Jingjing, Xiao Zhen extracted the tissue cells of Yan Zhen's host and put them into a culture dish, then added the Sage mimicry slime mold and a suitable plant growth medium. After a while, a slime mold with Yan Zhen's appearance without a single thread attached was born.
"Honestly, do you really think you can hide this from your parents?" Captain Ban stared at the innocent slime mold Yan Zhen and said, "He looks so stupid." The naked slime mold Yan Zhen stood in the room looking around stupidly. Captain Ban flapped his wings at it, and the slime mold Yan Zhen also raised his arms and waved a few times.
"Look, he's really dumb."
"Before I leave, I will debug his personality system. The rest will be handed over to Mr. Cat. If there is any mistake, Mr. Cat will take care of it."
Captain Ban was surprised and asked, "You mean, Mr. Cat won't go with us to find Liu Xingquan?"
"Yes, you and I will go. Mr. Cat has something to do locally and can't leave."
Captain Ban suddenly asked excitedly, "So are you going to make me a slime chicken too?"
"No, I'll just buy a chicken."
“You’re going too far!!”
"Well, I think buying a real chicken won't have much of an impact on my parents."
“You’re going too far!!”
Xiao Zhen snapped his fingers at the clay figures, and two clay figures carried a small petri dish to the instrument, and the little black fur ball followed them curiously.
"Hasn't the slime mold Yan Zhen already been created? What is this?"
"I want to create another slime mold Liu Xingquan."
"You are so thoughtful..."
It was too cruel to let a woman who had already lost her husband lose her only child . Luo Qingxi's pale and fragile face always appeared in his mind. Xiao Zhen didn't know how long this journey would last. He only knew that every minute and every second that Liu Xingquan disappeared was a long torture for Luo Qingxi. Before he found Liu Xingquan, he would also use slime mold Liu Xingquan to replace him.
Although Liu Xingquan himself was not there, it was not difficult to find a strand of his hair from his desk. Using Liu Xingquan's hair, Xiao Zhen quickly created a silly slime mold Liu Xingquan. Captain Ban was right, these two were really stupid when they were just born. The two silly, naked slime molds imitated each other's movements and danced around the room.
Now that time is limited, Xiao Zhen and Mr. Cat worked all night to do some simple personality adjustments. By 5 a.m., the originally silly slime molds Yan Zhen and Liu Xingquan had become ordinary human middle school students who could conduct simple interpersonal communication and handle their own affairs. This time, Xiao Zhen adjusted the personalities of the slime molds to be as close to their original personalities as possible. The behavior of the slime mold Yan Zhen is close to himself, while the words and deeds of the slime mold Liu Xingquan are what Xiao Zhen thinks Liu Xingquan is like.
Mr. Cat said: "I will give some hints to Yan An'anyuan and Liu Xingquan's mother Luo Qingxi to eliminate any doubts they may have about the slime mold dummy."
Captain Madara shouted, "You might as well give them the idea that they never had a son! And you don't have to deal with these slime molds, how convenient!"
"This kind of operation that distorts a person's cognition for more than a decade is too dangerous for humans, and there are too many people involved. Brainwashing is not as easy as you think."
"It's really unconvincing when someone like you from the Oversight Eye says this."
Mr. Cat said coldly: "Brainwashing is a method that is only adopted for a small number of subjects. When faced with some large-scale dangerous intelligence leaks, some radical factions of the Eye of Supervision often resort to the method of silencing all members."
“…”
"Be thankful that you are now facing a member of the moderate faction."
After intimidating Captain Madara, Mr. Cat turned to Xiao Zhen and asked, "Is there anything else you want to confess?"
Xiao Zhen: “…No.”
"It's so beautiful." Captain Madara exclaimed.
At this moment, it and Xiao Zhenzhen were standing in Miracle Harbor. They had left Laura and arrived at Miracle Harbor. This was the closest star port dock to the solar system, with hundreds of huge metal pipes extending from the center to the surrounding areas. This was a shipyard, dock, factory, customs inspection port, freight logistics center, and distribution center. Coming here were cargo ships loaded with goods from distant galaxies, magnificent cruise ships, large transport ships of the Mechanical Association, and diplomatic missions of political envoys. Although this was not a military stronghold or a giant aviation port at the center of power, it had convenient facilities , and alien guests from all over the world could dock, repair, transfer, and replenish supplies.
The ship was parked under the black starry sky with its head held high. Under the bright stars, it was also extremely dazzling. The streamlined hull was free and beautiful, and the silver-gray shell was shiny as new. Its hull was slender, but it had a proud and majestic texture. It was like a shining silver blade, standing among the star-studded ships, showing its charming figure and the steel armor that concealed amazing power.
Among the mediocre ships around her, she was the only one so brilliantly beautiful.
She is really beautiful. Xiaozhen stared at her intently.
Zekin fulfilled his promise and built him a beautiful starship.
"I just want to know how much you spent on this ship?" Captain Ban exclaimed.
I would like to know this, too. With the help of the frozen account and the friendship over the years, Ze Jin is really doing his best.
Three Ganus people came over side by side. Liu Bei, the leader, smiled and said, "This ship is so beautiful! It is our honor to work on it! Mr. Yan Zhen." Zhang Fei beside him shouted excitedly, "Brother Ji, what a coincidence, how come you are here too!!"
Captain Madara yelled, "Who is your chicken brother!!"
"Do you also know Mr. Yan Zhen?"
Captain Madara looked up and asked Xiao Zhen, "Do you know these three Gnus people?"
Xiao Zhen nodded: "These three are the crew members I hired. They were introduced by An Tianxin. Do you know them?"
Liu Bei smiled and said, "Now we are working together again, Captain Ban."
Captain Ban stared at the three brothers Liu, Guan, and Zhang silently, and said to Xiao Zhen with his mind: (Are you sure it’s okay for you to hire these three people?)
(Hmm? I have examined them. There is nothing wrong with their abilities and personalities.)
Captain Madara sighed and said: (I think you have overlooked the most important point.)
(What?)
(Luck! Don’t you think these three brothers look unlucky?)
Xiao Zhen blinked and said: (No matter what, the three brothers will not be more unlucky than An Tianxin.)
(…I think it’s not easy to be more unlucky than An Tianxin.)
Riding on the automatic engine, they walked onto the deck. A slender figure appeared in the passage. From a human perspective, she was a woman. She was similar to humans but also very different. Her skin color was an extreme semi-transparent pale color that humans did not have. Her long hair was between silver and gray. The proportions of her overly slender limbs were subtly different from those of humans. She had a pair of pointed, slender ears, and her crystal-like eyes were a mysterious green. These alien features gave her an incomparable inhuman beauty.
"I'm Fei, the navigator of this ship." She introduced herself, "Nice to meet you, Mr. Yan Zhen." When she saw Xiao Zhen for the first time, she seemed surprised by Xiao Zhen's age, but soon her expression returned to normal.
"Hello, Ms. Fei. I heard Zejin introduce you." A ship without a navigator cannot safely sail in the sea of stars. A ship can be short of anyone but a navigator. This is the consensus of interstellar navigation. After Xiaozhen made the decision to set sail immediately, Zejin specially recommended Ms. Fei to Xiaozhen.
"Mr. Yan Zhen, you shouldn't have taken off so hastily." The beautiful Ms. Fei said with a hint of reproach, "The interior of this ship has not yet been completed. The navigation system has only just been programmed. You and your crew don't even know this place."
"I know my decision was hasty," Xiao Zhen said, "but my friend is in great danger. We must leave as soon as possible."
"Before setting off, you should first learn about this ship." Fei stretched out her white hand, and an electronic fairy shaped like a damselfly flapped its wings and flew up. After a burst of vague noise, a low voice came from the damselfly's metal mouthparts: "Are you in such a hurry? Some places on this ship are not even painted yet!"
"Ze Jin, I really can't wait too long." Xiao Zhen said to Ze Jin who was communicating via electronic fairy.
"Okay, you guys come with me and take a look at this ship. You should at least get to know her before you take off."
Although the interior decoration is only half completed, it can be seen from the existing decoration that Zekin and his designers have put in a lot of effort.
After pressing the perspective mode, the ship's hull instantly became transparent, and the millions of stars glowed coldly in the dark universe. They seemed to be standing on the starlight.
The interior of the ship was extremely spacious, with a solemn and gorgeous style, and every corner was decorated with elaborate carvings. The electronic fairy flapped its buzzing wings and led the way. Fei followed swiftly behind it, and her steps were as quiet as the breeze.
Zejin proudly introduced each cabin to Xiaozhen. This is the control room, this is the lobby, this is the engine room, and this is the central engine power room. "You don't know what I have done. Even if the central engine of this ship is hit, it still has eight separate spare engines, which are enough to take you away from the battlefield at a high speed."
"…Do you think it's really okay to say that before I sail?"
"Follow me, this is the proudest part of this ship!" The electronic fairy made a proud sound. It danced and led the way, down the stairs, and Xiaozhen and his group came to a spacious and grand indoor fighting arena.
"I designed a fighting room specifically for you!!" Ze Jin said proudly, "The on-site audience seats are large enough to accommodate a hundred people to watch the game. They are equipped with seamless shields, so the audience will never be harmed by anything inside the venue. The quality is absolutely in line with the standards of the Interstellar League, and the venue is large enough to accommodate eight fighting robots for exhibition matches. It should be noted that each audience seat is also equipped with a smart betting function, which can be operated with one button, which is convenient and fast!"
“…You didn’t even fix the kitchen but you put all your energy into building this for me??”
"Look at this venue. The designers have placed cameras in every corner so that no scene will be missed! You can rotate 360 degrees in the air and replay it at any time, allowing the audience to enjoy every wonderful moment."
"Do you think I'm going to take a cruise ship to attract customers for a luxurious interstellar tour?"