Chapter 32: Cruising Sharks

Yang Ming lay comfortably on the sofa beside the porthole, drinking coffee brought by the butler robot, looking at the starry sky outside the window, enjoying the highest authority as the captain, and planning the repayment of one million New Federation currencies.

Now that he has a boat, even if he uses it to transport goods, it won't be a big problem for him to make one million within three years.

Of course, Yang Ming has a better career plan.

For example, robbing pirates, attacking pirate bases, and stealing batteries from merchant ships with big capital.

Oh, it's time.

Yang Ming said in an elegant voice: "Number Two, report the various indicators of the spacecraft."

"Well Captain..."

"Stop! Stop! Hanton!"

Kolev said angrily, "This is the sixth time you've been briefed in the last hour!"

Yang Ming held the porcelain cup in his hand, raised his eyebrows and smiled: "A good captain should always pay attention to his cute little spaceship. We just experienced a series of jumps, and I am worried that the armor module may fall off."

"Listen, that's impossible. Jumping is more stable than normal sailing. With normal sailing, you can still hit dust and debris. But with jump sailing, what are you going to hit? Are you going to hit higher-dimensional life?"

Kolev said helplessly:

"You can come and help me look at the star map. I just got some intelligence, Captain Hanton. The situation is extremely bad."

"Here comes the first mate."

Yang Ming stopped playing and walked behind Kolev with his hands behind his back.

He looked at the bridge, which had become somewhat empty due to the high degree of integration and assisted driving systems, and planned to build a gym here so that he could exercise his muscles while observing whether there were any enemy ships approaching.

Kolev pulled up a three-dimensional star map.

"I have summarized and compared the information from several intelligence dealers, and there is not much that can be confirmed at the moment.

"Kimo and his men have been looking for us for two months. They also robbed two merchant ships. Now, three of the six ships of the Black Dragon Group are parked at point No. 1 - right here, in this meteorite belt. It's a perfect place to hide... I developed it.

"Two other ships are at point two and one is in the repair shop. Damn, I developed all of these!

"Guka is at point two, Kimo is at point one."

Yang Ming said: "They have actually split up."

"Yes," Kolev laughed, "None of these guys is willing to give in to the other."

"Wouldn't that make it easier for us to take action? Let's just raid their base, Kolev," Yang Ming said with shining eyes, "Maybe with one raid, I can pay off my debt!"

Kolev said, "I've already said that the situation is very bad. Why do you think the fish are hiding in their nests and not daring to move?"

Yang Ming asked cooperatively: "Why?"

“Because of it.”

Kolev 's fingers slid quickly, and a fully curved warship with a teardrop-like streamlined shape appeared in front of Yang Ming.

"A shark is roaming around them and has already targeted them. The ship of your little lover Lina, an 800-meter-class light battleship."

“This is such a hassle.”

Yang Ming crossed his arms and sighed softly: "I kind of regret why I didn't destroy the flower ruthlessly at that time."

"That's not your fault. It's hard for a normal person to harm a companion with whom they have shared hardships," Kolev said, " especially since she didn't pose much of a threat at the time."

Yang Ming stared at the Dawn-class battleship for a while.

"You can find a way to sleep with her," Kolev suggested sincerely, "Use your masculine charm to turn a senior intelligence officer against you. This will bring you unexpected benefits."

Yang Ming was about to refute, but suddenly thought of something.

Valkyrie's mind control.

During the first three months, when Yang Ming was alone, he tried every way to understand himself and also did some physical tests, such as the longest interval between two injections of gene stabilizing fluid.

Sometimes Yang Ming would enter a state similar to sleepwalking in a light sleep state. After opening his eyes, the world in front of him was hazy.

Sometimes Yang Ming seemed to be able to hear what other people were saying in their hearts, but it was like the whispers of a devil, which would soon make him dizzy.

The result was... he did not find any 'powerful skills', and the speed at which his physical strength increased also slowed down a lot.

If he had the Valkyrie's mental control, his next actions would be much easier.

"Where is Lina's boat?" Yang Ming asked.

"Near Kimo, this battleship has set its sights on the asteroid belt. Your lover probably thinks that by keeping a close eye on Kimo, she can find us," Kolev said. "A Dawn-class battleship, one of the most outstanding 800-meter-class battleships, with a powerful firepower system."

The old man paused and whispered:

"My six ships combined are no match for it."

"Is its hull easy to penetrate?" Yang Ming asked, touching his chin.

"Almost impossible. I don't have any information on how thick its armor is," Kolev shrugged. "Don't even think about it. This kind of warship can't have obvious weaknesses. We must find a way to avoid it, otherwise we won't be able to operate at all."

Yang Ming stared at the star map in front of him for a long time.

"Kolev, you say..."

"Um?"

Yang Ming suddenly asked, "Is it possible that Lina is bribing your men?"

Kolev was stunned for a moment, then frowned tightly.

Yang Ming explained simply: "Lina was originally a doctor on board the Imperial Experimental Ship. I escaped with her, and then I was imprisoned in Cole Harbor Prison, and she became an intelligence officer of the Guel Alliance.

"Now that I think about it, there are many suspicious things about her behavior. I now suspect that she deliberately lured the ship that Ren Li had brought here... She is particularly good at being a hidden spy."

Yang Ming stared at the Dawn-class battleship on the screen in a daze.

Kolev sighed. "Now that you mention it, I feel like my plan is full of loopholes. We have to find a way to avoid this battleship."

Yang Ming pondered for a few seconds, and a somewhat bold idea came to his mind. He murmured, "Or, let's take care of this ship."

"What?" Kolev suspected that there was something wrong with his ears. "Take down a battleship?"

"Sounds crazy, right?"

"Hanton," Kolev whispered, "I have been avoiding asking you these questions... But if I want to carry out such a dangerous operation, I must know your true strength. What gives you the confidence to think that you can handle a Dawn-class battleship? This is simply a fantasy."

It's an ancient god.

Yang Ming answered in his heart.

After a little thought, he decided to show some of his true strength to Kolev.

"Come with me to the gym...my ship is here, will there be any danger?"

"We are hiding in the wilderness between the stars, so there is nothing to worry about."

"Come on, Kolev, my loyal first mate, you'd better prepare a first aid capsule."

…

The first thing that happened was a show of strength.

Kolev sat with a blank look on his face on a hill of metal cakes.

As Yang Ming, who was holding the discus high, squatted and stood up, the old man also kept going up and down.

Then there was a speed demonstration.

Yang Ming got on the treadmill with adjustable gravity coefficient, set it to three times gravity, and his two big feet ran forward with afterimages. Kolev stared blankly at the Sherman Empire number on the treadmill that was equivalent to '55 kilometers per hour', and for a moment he was a little speechless.

The final event was a shooting demonstration.

Kolev stood in front of the target with a confused look on his face, an almond on his head. Yang Ming confidently picked up the laser gun without aiming...

"Oh! Stop! Okay! I get it! You're amazingly strong!"

Kolev shouted in a trembling voice.

Yang Ming put down the laser .

He was clearly very sure.

Kolev quickly threw the almonds aside, walked back trembling, and stared at Yang Ming as if he was a monster.

"What kind of monster genes did you fuse with? How is it possible... your strength and speed are far superior to those of ordinary transformed people, and you don't even have exaggerated muscles."

Yang Ming said seriously what he had prepared long ago: "This is the technological strength of the Sherman Empire."

"Oh, this powerful empire, does he really want to conquer the entire galaxy?"

Kolev thought carefully and shook his head:

"But this is not enough. Not to mention that you cannot break into the battleship, there must be an internal defense system inside the battleship - there must be some laser cannons with limited power placed at checkpoints in various corridors to prevent internal strife - you cannot solve these.

"Unless I can get you a set of extremely expensive strong armor, but the current conditions do not allow that. As long as I show up, I will definitely be targeted by the other party."

Yang Ming thought of the laser cannons that could penetrate the Valkyrie's body, and the red armor on the complete Valkyrie.

"Is it possible to get some electronic virus into the alliance's ship?" Yang Ming asked.

"Are you doubting the talent pool of the four major gangsters in the galaxy?" Kolev said with a smile, "With what I have, I can only bully those small countries that don't have a complete education system."

"It seems that we are now in a stalemate," Yang Ming pretended to wipe the non-existent sweat.

"Relax, we will find a way," Kolev patted Yang Ming on the shoulder.

The two left the gym and hurried back to the bridge in the corridor.

Kolev said, "What needs to be made clear now is that we are both experiencing an existential crisis. My crisis comes from my former subordinates, and yours comes from your former lover."

"Lina is not my mistress," Yang Ming explained, "She was an old friend of mine before... Now, I have to solve this problem once and for all."

Kolev said slowly, "Killing her won't solve your dilemma, Hanton. After you entered Cole Harbor Prison, she must have reported your information to the Guel Alliance."

"I'm going to take out the entire alliance?"

"Or make the League think you're dead."

Yang Ming was stunned for a moment, paused, and fell into deep thought.

Kolev did not disturb him. He walked back to the bridge and began to think about the star map.

Half an hour later.

"Captain arrives at the bridge."

Molly No. 2's electronic synthesized voice is full of energy after a full meal.

Yang Ming almost rushed in, his beaming with joy made Kolev feel a little nervous.

The occasional inspiration that young people get is often the beginning of disaster.

"Hey! Kolev!"

Yang Ming said excitedly:

"I have a plan! A plan that will take care of both our problems at once!"