Qianye was noncommittal to the captain's words. But after looking at the route map, he knew that the original high-speed ship's voyage really couldn't reach the neutral place. After all, the route will not be a straight line. Although this ship is old, it is a model specially developed for long-distance interland voyages, and it is not a problem to drive to a neutral place.
Qianye left the control room, went down one floor, came to a cabin, and knocked on the door. The old man nicknamed Master lives here. The originally not-so-spacious cabin was packed full of several large boxes, and there was almost no place to stay. The box was full of tools, and the old man insisted on not separating them, so they were all piled up in the cabin, so that Qianye could only stand when he came in.
"What do you think of the ship?"
"good."
What "Master" said surprised Qianye, he couldn't see what was so good about this nearly two hundred year old antique.
"All the key parts of this ship have been refitted, and the main structure has been repeatedly reinforced. I have also seen its engine, and there should be a lot of leeway. That is to say, even if it is to add another layer of armor, it will not Can run fast."
"Running fast?" Qianye didn't think so.
"At least 50% higher than it is now!" The old man replied with certainty.
In Qianye's eyes, even if it was 50% faster at this speed, it would not be much faster. But the old man said: "Don't underestimate it, this speed means that even if it is equipped with armor, it can drive faster than most cargo ships and civilian ships. The pursuit in the void will last for several days, and any speed advantage will be infinitely magnified .”
The more Qianye heard it, the more he felt that this was a pirate ship, but for some unknown reason, the captain quit. Perhaps the red pipe is just trying to do good this time, and will return to the old business after reaching the neutral ground. But Qianye doesn't care about this, as long as he honestly sends himself to the destination.
The two chatted a few more words, and suddenly there was a noise outside, and then there was a bang, as if a heavy object fell to the ground, and then the entire hull shook.
Qianye's face changed slightly, and he rushed out immediately. To make such a big commotion, there is only one little guy on board, Zhu Ji.
His figure flickered, and he arrived at the stern in a few steps, and saw a large hole sunk in the bulkhead, and a young crew member was embedded in the center, dying. Zhu Ji stood not far away, tearing down the hatch with her hands. The cabin doors are all made of finger-thick double-layer steel plates sandwiching sound-proof and fire-proof layers. But in Zhu Ji's small hands, tearing it is as easy as soft cakes.
Looking at this posture, Zhu Ji was planning to find something convenient and smash the young man in front of her. Although the little guy could tear him apart by herself, she seemed to be quite a clean freak and didn't want to get her hands dirty.
Little Zhu Ji tore off the cabin door with two blows, then raised her head high, and slammed it hard at the young man.
Qianye reached out and blocked the hatch. However, his hand also trembled slightly, showing how powerful little Zhuji's throw was. If Qianye hadn't stopped him, not only would the young man be torn to pieces, but two or three layers of bulkheads would be smashed through, maybe even the outer wall of the airship would be smashed through.
There was such a big commotion in the spaceship, the bearded captain naturally would not have been unaware, and came in a hurry, a little slower than Qianye. Seeing the captain, the young man regained his energy immediately, and shouted tremblingly: "Boss, help, she's going to kill me!"
Qianye dropped the hatch in his hand, and asked softly, "Zhu Ji, what's going on?"
Zhu Ji said: "He made my sister angry." But little Zhu Ji couldn't explain exactly what he did, and only said that he entered Yetong's room.
But having said that, that's enough. Qianye turned around, looked at the red pipe, and said calmly: "You guys are so brave to dare to attack my woman."
Under Qianye's gaze, the captain's pipe trembled. But he said: "My people have always been very disciplined. This kid has been with me for three years and has always been reliable. It is impossible for this kind of thing to happen."
Qianye said indifferently: "So, Zhu Ji is lying?"
The young man cried out at this moment: "It's her! She's lying, I didn't do anything! Boss, help me! She's not human, she's a devil!"
The bearded man struggled, gritted his teeth, and said, "This matter has not been clarified yet, we need evidence..."
Qianye interrupted him, "Is it you or me?"
The captain's expression changed, and he said, "Wait! This matter has not been clarified yet!"
Qianye said indifferently: "So, you want me to do it? There is no evidence for this matter, and no evidence is needed. I trust the people around me."
The captain growled, "Don't forget, this is my ship!"
"There is no difference." Qianye calmly narrated the facts.
The captain's voice became cruel and cold: "I started running long-distance voyages thirty years ago, and it's not that I haven't done business without capital. After all these years, I have never abandoned a brother!"
Qianye was unmoved: "Then you have to make an exception today. If you don't make an exception, I will throw you out too."
The captain's beard kept beating, and his aura fluctuated. It was obvious that he was struggling repeatedly in his heart, and he might make a move at any time. And Qianye just stood calmly, unable to see the strength or weakness at all, and couldn't even feel the fluctuation of the original force.
At this moment, Qianye suddenly turned around and saw Yetong appearing at the hatch. She stood against the wall and said, "He came into my room, but I didn't expect Zhu Ji to be there."
The young man hurriedly shouted: "That's not the case! Boss, are they all lying?"
Qianye's pupils slowly turned blue, and the image of the captain inside gradually became clear. He said, "Did you hear that? I'm impatient now."
The captain's expression changed, and he suddenly shouted: "Come on, throw him outside!"
The faces of several crew members changed, and someone immediately said: "Boss! This is our ship, I think maybe that woman is lying..."
Qianye snorted, raised his hand and pressed the air, the crew member who spoke just now flew backwards like a cannonball, and slammed into the bulkhead at the end of the passage with a bang, his chest and abdomen collapsed deeply, and he lost his life instantly .
The captain said in surprise: "You!"
"Now you should know that it doesn't matter whose ship it is. Also, don't think about things you shouldn't have, and don't say things you shouldn't say." Qianye said.
Shocked and frightened, the captain exhaled and said repeatedly, "Okay, okay!"
He suddenly turned around and said, "Don't throw him out yet! What are you doing in a daze?"
The surviving crew stepped forward timidly and carried away the seriously injured young man. A moment later, there was a scream from the deck, and then everything was quiet again.
In the room without a hatch, Yetong and Qianye sat facing each other. She gently held Qianye's hand, and said, "You really don't need to do this, didn't you originally want to win over Red Pipe? But it's definitely not going to happen now."
Qianye smiled and said: "These are not important. I absolutely cannot tolerate someone wanting to hurt you, even if I think about it!"
Yetong sighed softly, "Idiot."
Qianye stretched out his hand, hugged her in his arms, and said: "I was stupid before, but I will try my best to become smart in the future. I will take everything into my own hands, only in this way can I give you a peaceful life. "
"I don't want anything, as long as I can stay by your side."
"good."
There was a moment of silence in the cabin, Ye Tong moved her body and asked, "Why do you want to win over the red pipe?"
"They have ships and are familiar with the route. I want them to go to Evernight once, and see if anyone in the dark fire wants to go with us, and bring them to a neutral place. To be honest, I am a little worried them."
Yetong said: "With Zining over there, it should be fine. If he can't solve it, you won't have a better solution now."
"That's right." Qianye sighed.
Suddenly, there was a creaking sound behind the two of them. Qianye looked back and saw little Zhu Ji was holding a large piece of animal meat, gnawing on it fiercely with her puffy face. For the convenience of preservation, the beast meat is deep-frozen, as hard as a rock. But little Zhuji bites so crisply, there seems to be nothing under her small teeth that cannot be crushed.
Qianye and Yetong looked at each other and smiled, knowing that the little guy was having trouble. Qianye walked over, patted the little guy's head, and asked, "Is it delicious?"
Zhu Ji's little face immediately flattened: "It's not delicious!"
The little guy has been following Song Zining, unknowingly, he has learned the tricks of Qi Shao who never tires of eating fine food and never tires of eating fine meat. Holding frozen meat and gnawing fiercely, even if it is frozen meat from a beast, is not her style.
Qianye slapped her on the head, "If it doesn't taste good, cook it before eating."
The little guy immediately offered the animal meat to Qianye, meaning let him do it. Qianye smiled helplessly, took the animal meat, and went to the kitchen. Zhu Ji followed closely, and when she reached the kitchen, she climbed onto the stool and watched Qianye cook.
Qianye picked up the kitchen knife, prepared all the ingredients, moved the knife like the wind, and cut the frozen meat into countless thin slices in a blink of an eye, and then added the ingredients to the pot, all in one go. For a long time, Qianye has been fighting around and has no skills at all. He hasn't cooked for a long time. Fortunately, the basic skills are still there, so you won't feel unfamiliar.
Now that he had started, Qianye simply showed his talents, and he cooked a table of dishes in a short time, and also gave a copy to the old man.
This dinner was very warm. The little guy cleaned most of the table, but he still didn't feel full. At this time, Qianye already knew that this little guy's stomach was a bottomless pit, and he never had enough time to eat. When she wobbles and wants to sleep, she is really full.
After dinner, Qianye carried the sleeping little guy to the bed, and finally had some quiet time. He and Yetong sat embracing each other, quietly looking at the stars outside the window, thinking that it was not bad to be here forever.
At this moment, Heiliu City, which Qianye Ji was concerned about, was burning with raging flames of war. Many places in the city were blazing into the sky, and there were explosions one after another. A floating ship whizzed past the sky, and two crossbow bolts bombarded a turret with shining trails. Amidst the roar, the turret continued to explode, slowly toppled over, and a large cloud of steam escaped from the ruptured pipe, covering the surrounding tens of meters in a world of clouds and mist.