Chapter 458 - Reaching Nami (1/2)

Can this particle cannon still work? Okay, move it back.

Um, the console is 80% complete? Move it back!

What, you don’t want the part of mecha floating in the s.p.a.ce? It is shameful to waste, Xiaozhi!

You want to drag away the whole stars.h.i.+p? Well… Xiaozhi, we still have to be reasonable, just take away the precious metal parts.

Like a locust crossing the border, the defeated stars.h.i.+p is quickly dismantled. There is only an empty sh.e.l.l that cannot be taken away. Others on “Friend” are full of admiration for the Edward stars.h.i.+p—they did a clean job and picked the most precious trophies. Isn’t the Edward stars.h.i.+p a pirate stars.h.i.+p which pretends to be harmless?

They subconsciously forget how Lin Luoran nailed the fight. Blockhead is even convincing himself that Lin Luoran has to be the “humanoid weapon” launched by the Galaxy alliance, since the Edward stars.h.i.+p is unidentified. After all, the Galaxy alliance is more advanced in technology. Yes, it must be like that.

How can a living creature destroy a stars.h.i.+p alone? Even those from the alliance have to finish their education and study relevant majors for years to enter the operation room. The stars.h.i.+p is powerful. It can send pa.s.sengers, transfer commodities, and combat. This is the idea creatures are indoctrinated growing up in Nami Alliance and in the whole Galaxy.

They are proud of their stars.h.i.+p and technology. Even if they see something contrary to what they believe, they will not be convinced in a short time. It can be rather painful to see the collapse of the worldview that one has established since childhood.

But the people on “Friend” still keep in mind what they see today.

For the unimposing Edward stars.h.i.+p, the appalling pirates have more fear than curiosity.

Only Windsor, the female leader of the crew, feels different. She appreciates and admires the Edward stars.h.i.+p, or Lin Luoran on the Edward stars.h.i.+p!

Unfortunately, the excited Windsor doesn’t know that Lin Luoran is deeply influenced by Huaxia civilization. She believes a friend in need is a friend indeed. Those who bring icing on the cake can also be acquaintances, but they will find it difficult to be real friends.

During the ambush, “Friend” didn’t give a hand. Although they didn’t rob the Edward while it encountered difficulties, Lin Luoran would never trust a bystander.

Having fixed itself with materials from the enemy stars.h.i.+p and equipped some weapons, The Edward is new again. The technological differences between alliances in Xiaozhi’s eyes are like new toys.

Finis.h.i.+ng the fight, Lin Luoran also feels the s.p.a.ce is full of unknown dangers. It is the worst place for her closed-door training. She has to wait till they get to the Nami Star, where she can make plans about her cultivation.

However, cyan little fox reveals its guilt. Under the pressure of Lin Luoran, the little fox does feel sorry. But it doesn’t have to wield its power when things were not that bad, right?

While the cyan little fox sounds reasonable, Lin Luoran is inevitably disappointed.

Things were not that bad, but how bad it had to be? The fox has got along for almost a year with the siblings of the Ma family, Han Weiya, and even Colin. Yet it still doesn’t care much about them. Lin Luoran doesn’t know if it is because of the inherent arrogance of the nine-tailed fox, or because they always spoil the little fox. Therefore it takes others’ contributions for granted. However, Lin Luoran and her family have been worried about cyan little fox for three hundred years. Has it ever thought about them and left a message?

With this in mind, Lin Luoran does not want to easily forgive cyan little fox this time.

The joy of victory on the Edward has been swept away. In the depressing atmosphere, everyone feels something has gone wrong between Lin Luoran and cyan little fox. But no one dares to bring peace. They all devote themselves to their job, working on the chilies.

Colin Weir stays up late and writes several promotion plans.

Ma Shuangshuang is learning Chinese cuisine in the center of Chuan province. Ma Yiming is forced to closed-door training. If he can’t find the sense of Qi, he is not allowed to partic.i.p.ate in any other stuff.

Han Weiya is absorbed in the research notes on making elixirs. The cyan little fox is alone, guarding the repaired medicine field. It proudly raises its neck—the road to becoming king is destined to be lonely. It doesn’t care about those human race!

Entering the prosperous business road, the Edward encounters stars.h.i.+ps from time to time. The route to the Nami Star becomes safe.

The robots create utensils and bake chilies. One needs rapeseed oil to make chili sauce. Lin Luoran planted rape plants in the gap between the chilies. She saw Mrs. Lin making Chuan chili sauce when she was a kid. Being spicy is only part of the sauce. The best of it is the smell.

Grind the dried chilies into powder, add peppercorns, peanuts, broad beans, and some salt. Then pour the Chinese alcohol brewed with grain, mix it with rapeseed oil, let it sit, and seal it… Other steps are easy, but the problem is s.p.a.ce does not produce salt. The food culture on Nami Alliance is diverse but so different from that of the Huaxia civilization. Thinking about that, Lin Luoran decides to keep the small amount of chili sauce for the crew. If she doesn’t cook Chuan dishes, she won’t be able to highlight the flavor of the chili sauce.