"Rules?"
Upon hearing these words, Li Ruobing's fingers danced even more briskly across the keyboard.
"Before we establish our 'rules,' shouldn't we fix the ship first?"
She pointed upward.
There, a piece of armor plating was hanging precariously, damaged when the "Sky Eagle" forced its way out of the hangar due to a jammed mechanical arm.
"And your hand."
Yao Xue walked over with a cold expression, grabbing Qin Yu's still slightly trembling right hand.
Although he had successfully shown off earlier, muscle spasms couldn't deceive a doctor.
"Nerve damage. If you don't activate your cheat soon, you'll really be done for."
Qin Yu let out a bitter laugh and slumped back into the sofa.
"Alright."
"I was just thinking about seeing how much the system has saved up for me during this month of lying around."
With a thought, the pale blue screen only he could see popped up.
[System Warehouse]
The red badge in the upper right corner displayed the number: [30].
A full thirty draws.
"System, stop playing dead. Spit out all the accumulated draws from this past month."
[Ding!]
[Settling daily draws during host's coma period...]
[Settlement complete!]
[Items obtained are as follows:]
Qin Yu's vision was instantly flooded with a jumble of icons.
The items from the first dozen or so days were mostly daily necessities.
Toilet paper, shampoo, and even a box of Durex.
Yao Qian, standing nearby, blushed like an apple, stealing a glance at Qin Yu before quickly lowering her head to pretend she was looking at her toes.
"All junk..."
Qin Yu frowned as he scrolled down.
Finally, on the grid for the 20th day, a purple light flashed.
[Item: A-Class · Active Liquid Metal (Repair Type)]
[Quantity: 1 ton]
[Description: Pour it on the ship, and it will find holes to fill on its own. It fixes whatever is broken, so Mom never has to worry about my ship leaking again.]
"Great stuff!"
Qin Yu's eyes lit up.
"Ruo Bing, pour this into the keel interlayer."
"With this thing, our hull strength should recover to at least 80%."
Without another word, Li Ruobing clicked to extract it.
A mass of silver liquid materialized on the deck as if alive, seeping into the gaps in the floor.
Immediately after, the entire ship emitted a teeth-grating creak.
The slightly deformed bulkheads visibly swelled and smoothed out, becoming flat and sleek once more.
"Keep scrolling."
Qin Yu rubbed his hands together.
After purple light, golden light was sure to follow.
Sure enough.
On the grid for the 28th day.
[Ding!]
[Congratulations, host has obtained S-Class item: Quantum Ghost Radar Jammer (Ship-Mounted Version)]
[Description: Still troubled by being wanted across the map? Still anxious about having no privacy? Install this, and as long as you don't open fire, you'll be nothing but air on any radar on this planet.]
[Side Effect: While active, your own outgoing communication signal strength is reduced by 50%.]
"Talk about getting exactly what you wished for."
Qin Yu snapped his fingers.
"Ruo Bing, install it!"
"With this, our 'Ghost Ship' reputation is truly solidified."
Li Ruobing excitedly licked her lips.
As a former top-tier hacker and pilot, she knew all too well the value of this thing.
On this vast ocean with no cover.
Stealth means the first move.
Means invincibility.
Qin Yu continued reading.
The last two days.
Specifically, the two days before he woke up.
Two golden glints nearly blinded him.
[Item: S-Class·Gene Recombination Repair Serum (Injection)]
[Description: As long as the brain remains and the heart still beats, one injection restores vitality. Specifically targets neural atrophy caused by Mental Energy Overdraft.]
[Item: S-Class·Energy Charging Module (Universal Type)*3]
[Description: Universal battery. Even the Kiss of Death, insert one, and it can immediately unleash a powerful shot.]
Qin Yu took a deep breath.
This system really is a lifesaver.
Giving exactly what's needed.
He took out the faintly glowing golden injection and handed it to Yao Xue.
"Stick me."
Yao Xue took the injection, glanced at the instructions, her hand trembling slightly.
"Are you sure?"
"The side effects listed here say: The injection process will be a tiny bit painful."
"How painful?"
"Probably like taking all your bones apart and putting them back together."
Qin Yu grinned, rolling up his sleeve to reveal a forearm covered in veins.
"Come on."
"Compared to lying in bed as a useless person."
"This pain is nothing."
Yao Xue took a deep breath and hesitated no longer.
The needle pierced the blood vessel.
Golden liquid pushed in.
"Ugh—!!!"
Qin Yu threw his head back, veins bulging on his neck, a muffled groan caught in his throat.
Pain.
Really damn painful.
Like countless ants burrowing into his marrow, gnawing at his nerves.
Beads of sweat instantly rolled down his forehead.
But he didn't make a sound.
He even managed to free his intact left hand to stroke Yao Xue's pale face.
"Don't... don't cry."
"A real man... this pain..."
Ten minutes later.
The pain receded like a tide.
Replaced by an unprecedented sense of strength.
Qin Yu tried clenching his fist.
"Crack."
Knuckles popped.
That feeling of weakness was gone.
Even stronger than before the injury.
"Fully revived."
Qin Yu sprang up from the sofa, stretching his shoulders.
Then, he picked up the three S-Class Energy Charging Modules.
Walking to the console, he opened the back cover of the weapon system.
"Click, click, click."
Three modules slotted in.
The previously dim "Kiss of Death" icon instantly lit up halfway.
[Charging complete.]
[Current energy: 300% (Overload cooldown reduced to 12 hours)]
[Conventional shots: Unlimited (consumes conventional ammunition) / 30 shots (High-Energy Particle Mode)]
This is enough.
As long as they don't encounter another monster like that giant eyeball.
On this sea, whoever comes will die.
"Now that we have all the gear ready."
Qin Yu sat back down in the leather swivel chair, pulling out a freshly acquired cigarette and lighting it.
Amidst the swirling smoke.
His eyes took on a playful glint.
"It's time to say hello to an old friend."
"Ruo Bing, open the private chat channel."
"Contact Qi Chun."
...
Meanwhile.
Three thousand nautical miles away from the President.
[Floating Fortress·Qi Tian Da Sheng]
"Boom—!!!"
A deafening roar.
The entire fortress shook violently.
"Report—!!!"
A subordinate, face covered in blood, rushed into the opulent command room.
"Boss! We can't hold on any longer!"
"The protective shield on the south side is broken!"
"It's the Berserker Corps under 'Odin'! Those maniacs are ramming our electric grid with their own bodies!"
In the center of the command room.
On an absurdly large chair draped with a tiger skin.
Sat a round, chubby man.
It was Qi Chun.
At this moment, he held a roast chicken in his hand but couldn't take a single bite.
His already plump face was drenched in cold sweat.
"Ramming? Let them ram!"
Qi Chun slammed the roast chicken onto the ground and cursed loudly.
"I still have three thousand crates of energy blocks!"
"Fry those bastards to death!"
"Tell the brothers, anyone who dares take a step back, I'll throw them down to feed the fish!"
After cursing, Qi Chun slumped back into his chair.
His fat jiggled uncontrollably.
He stared at the densely packed red dots on the large screen, his eyes filled with despair.
"It's over..."
"This time it's really over."
"Server merge is one thing, but merging in this kind of monster too."
"That freak Odin, what kind of damn hammer is he holding? With one swing, he knocked my secondary cannons out of alignment."
Qi Chun pulled out a photo from his chest pocket.
It was a screenshot from when he and Qin Yu had made a deal back then.
Though it only showed Qin Yu's back.
"Brother Yu..."
Qi Chun wiped his runny nose.
"If only you were alive..."
"These bastards are bullying us."
"If you were here, you'd definitely beat the crap out of that idiot pretending to be Thor with a hammer..."
Just then.
"Beep beep beep—"
An extremely abrupt notification sound rang in his private communicator by his ear.
The sound was special.
It was the "special attention" alert he had specifically set.
Only one person had that privilege.
But that person had been grayed out for a month.
Qi Chun shuddered all over, springing up as if electrocuted.
"Who?!"
With trembling hands, he opened the communication panel.
The avatar that had been gray for a month.
Was lit up.
Not only lit up.
But also sent a video request.
Qi Chun rubbed his eyes.
Rubbed them again.
He wasn't seeing things.
It was really that avatar!
"Gh... ghost?!"
Qi Chun fumbled to accept the call.
A holographic projection unfolded.
A familiar and punchable face appeared in mid-air.
A cigarette dangling from his mouth, a can of beer in his hand, with the envy-inducing, jealousy-provoking luxurious cockpit as the background.
"Hey, fatty."
"Celebrating the New Year? So lively?"
Qin Yu blew out a smoke ring, listening to the deafening explosions on the other end, smiling brightly.
"Bro... Brother Yu?!"
Qi Chun's entire body of fat trembled.
Tears instantly streamed down his face.
"You're not dead?!"
"You're really not dead?!!"
"Wahhh... I missed you so much, Brother Yu!!"
"Stop."
Qin Yu made a halting gesture.
"Hold back those tears."
"Look at your size, acting cute is disgusting."
"Tell me, what's going on?"
"I just checked the rankings, you're quite impressive, huh? Rank three big brother?"
Qi Chun pointed outside at the battlefield ablaze with fire, his face full of misery.
"Big brother my ass!"
"Brother Yu, if you don't come soon, I'm going to become that dead fatty hanging from the flagpole at rank three!"
"It's 'Odin's' people!"
"That lunatic from the Nordic server!"
"He says he wants to unify all global regions, demanding we hand over all Blueprints and resources above S-Class, or he'll slaughter the entire ship!"
"If I don't give them up, they'll keep attacking for three days and three nights!"
Qin Yu raised an eyebrow.
"Odin?"
"That top-ranked guy?"
"Yes! It's him!"
Qi Chun, as if finding his pillar of support, poured out all the intel from the past month like beans from a bamboo tube.
"Right now, the world is divided into three major factions."
"One is the Nordic 'Twilight of the Gods,' led by Odin, who awakened the 'Hammer of the Thunder God' talent. He's insanely powerful."
"Another is the Middle Eastern 'Temple of Solomon,' led by Solomon, who is said to be able to summon the Phantom of the Demon God. He's filthy rich."
"And the last one..."
Qi Chun shrank his neck.
"Is our Chinese region's loose alliance of independents."
"I'm the nominal alliance leader."
"But... I can't take a beating!"
"Brother Yu, come save me, quick!"
"As long as you come, I'll give you the alliance leader position! I'll be your subordinate! I'll even polish your shoes if you want!"
Listening to this intel, Qin Yu tapped his fingers lightly on the armrest.
Hammer of the Thunder God?
Phantom of the Demon God?
It seems everyone has had some unusual encounters this past month.
However.
Compared to his "Kiss of Death."
They still seem a bit lacking.
"Save you?"
Qin Yu shook his head.
"I'm a 'dead man' right now."
"Dead men can't just show up anywhere."
Qi Chun was stunned for a moment before catching on.
"Brother Yu, you want to ambush someone?"
"Smart."
Qin Yu stubbed out his cigarette butt.
"If I go now, at most I'll help you repel this wave."
"That's just treating the symptoms, not the root cause."
"Besides, my ship is still under repair. I don't want to clash head-on with that Odin."
"Then... what do we do?" Qi Chun grew anxious.
"Simple."
A cruel smile curled at the corner of Qin Yu's mouth.
"Give me your coordinates."
"And also, where is the command ship of the fleet besieging you?"
Although Qi Chun didn't know what Qin Yu was planning, he quickly transmitted the data.
"There! That's the flagship of Odin's top warrior, 'The Berserker'!"
"A modified S-Class icebreaker!"
Qin Yu glanced at the coordinates.
Fifteen hundred nautical miles away from him.
If he pushed the fuel to the limit at full speed, he could get there in about three hours.
"Alright."
Qin Yu stood up and stretched.
"Fatty, hold up that protective shield of yours for another three hours."
Qi Chun shuddered all over.
"Three hours?!"
"Brother Yu, are you kidding?"
"Are you going to fly over?"
Qin Yu didn't explain.
He just said calmly,
"Remember."
"From now on."
"Keep your mouth shut."
"If anyone finds out I'm still alive."
"Think about the consequences yourself."
With that.
"Click."
The communication cut off.
Qi Chun stared at the darkened screen, dumbfounded for a long time.
Then.
He suddenly jumped up and slapped the face of a subordinate who was still in a daze.
"What are you staring at?!"
"Didn't you hear?!"
"Activate all defense systems!"
"Bring out all my savings, even my coffin money!"
"Three hours!"
"Even if we have to throw our lives at it, we have to hold out for these three hours!!!"
...
On the "President."
Qin Yu looked at the flashing red dot on the screen.
"The Berserker?"
"S-Class icebreaker?"
He turned to Li Ruobing, the killing intent in his eyes almost overflowing.
"Ruo Bing."
"Set the course."
"Target: Odin's Vanguard Fleet."
"Activate 'Ghost Stealth' mode."
"Since they like to play with human wave tactics."
"Then we'll teach them."
"What it means..."
"To fear the deep sea."
Li Ruobing excitedly whistled.
Her hands became a blur on the control panel.
"Engine power at 120%!"
"Overload mode activated!"
"Estimated arrival time: 2 hours and 45 minutes!"
The President shuddered.
The silver liquid metal covering the ship's surface suddenly changed color.
It turned into the same deep blue as the surrounding seawater.
Immediately after.
The newly installed [Quantum Ghost Shielding Device] hummed to life.
An invisible ripple swept over the hull.
The next second.
On all radars in this sea area.
That massive Steel Giant Ship.
Vanished into thin air.
Only a trail of parted waves remained, proving that a terrifying ghost was heading toward the battlefield at an incredible speed.
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