Chapter 6 (1/2)

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Lorne said, “As you can see, I only have an hour left to live. I want you to inherit this battleship and become its next owner. I don’t want the Sylvester family to have my battleship. I won’t allow them to use my battleship as a proof of battle achievements. It’ll be my shame.”

Lin Dong still had his head lowered as he carefully asked, “Can I refuse?”

“What do you think?” Lorne retorted.

It was not easy for Lorne to escape to this remote mining area. He was extremely lucky to be able to meet Lin Dong. If Lin Dong ran away, how was he going to find another man to inherit his battleship?

Furthermore, Lorne was rather satisfied with Lin Dong’s reactions and responses.

Lin Dong needed to be cautious when he was escaping death. He would need to judge the situation in a timely manner. If he could live for a long time, it would be easier for him to achieve his goal.

As Lorne’s voice faded, the battleship’s robots appeared at the door. 4 robots held laser guns and aimed at Lin Dong. They only needed 0.1 second to charge up before they could shoot him.

Even though the robots were slightly weaker in terms of combat power, it was a piece of cake to deal with a miner like Lin Dong who did not have any weapons or armor.

Evidently, once Lin Dong rejected Lorne, they would kill him in an instant.

“Alright. You win. You have the final say. I have no choice but to agree, right?” Lin Dong spread out his hands as he looked around the command cabin, expressing his dissatisfaction.

It would be very suspicious if Lin Dong nodded his head and agree immediately.

Firstly, Lorne was about to die. He was not able to run away from the Sylvester family. Hence, after Lin Dong inherited his battleship, he would definitely receive the same treatment. To inherit the battleship was to risk his life. If Lin Dong agreed without thinking twice, Lorne would suspect him. Was it because Lin Dong was not afraid of death or did he have ulterior motives?

Secondly, even though Lin Dong had become the new commander of the Spark battleship, he was still a commoner.

With such an identity, Lin Dong had no background or power to protect himself. Thus, when other people knew he had a battleship, they would definitely rob his battleship. After obtaining the battleship, the robbers would definitely kill the owner of the battleship, Lin Dong, to cover their act of robbery.

To be able to possess the Spark battleship, one must either a noble or a person with eminent background. For example, the financial magnate that was serving the empire and so on.

At the very least, one had to have someone supporting them from behind.

However, for a miner like Lin Dong, this was far from enough.

To inherit Lorne’s Spark battleship, he would be in great danger. Furthermore, there would be future troubles as well. Therefore, if Lin Dong immediately accepted his offer, Lorne would be worried.

With Lin Dong’s current identity as a miner, he needed to act like this so that Lorne would believe him.

When Lorne saw Lin Dong’s helpless and resentful expression, he smiled.

“Don’t be disheartened. Fortune brings trials. My name is Lorne, and this battleship of mine is called the Thunder Flash.”

“After inheriting the Thunder Flash, you’ll be able to save at least 30 years of hard work. You’re talented, but how much time do you have left after spending 30 years as a miner?”

“Moreover, I’ve been piloting the Thunder Flash since I was 25 years old. I’ve roamed around the space for over 40 years. Even after offending the Sylvester family, I have still been able to roam around for a few decades. Being able to avoid the pursuit of the Sylvester family naturally does not depend on luck. Instead, it’s due to the Thunder Flash’s combat power and the additional modules that has special functions left behind by my ancestors!”

Lin Dong forced out a smile. “My name is Lin Dong, what is an additional module?”

“Isn’t there only 1 ship module on the Spark battleship, why’s there an additional module?”

Lorne moved his body forward. “You have too little information about the Spark battleship. You don’t even know there are additional modules in it.”

“There are 2 types of ship modules, the standard module and the additional module. This is common knowledge. The Thunder Flash’s optical computer has information records, you can study them when the time comes.”

“The main reason why I was attacked this time was because my crew members’ families were controlled. With that, my locations was exposed. Otherwise, you would not have had the chance.”

Lin Dong was silent. It was not easy to respond to Lorne’s words.