Chapter 41: At His Master’s Service (2/2)

The starship’s performance was also way beyond Ye Chong’s expectations. It if were a normal starship, it would be out of service after the “painful” trip through the rocks. And while the pirate ship’s exterior was now all scratched up from the impacts, the interior structure was completely undamaged.

When the starship left the asteroid belt safely, Bai Linan could not bear it anymore and plopped on the carpet, with his body sweating all over! On the other hand, Ye Chong seemed calm as ever, even reluctantly casting a few glances back at the asteroid belt. His expression was noticed by the heavily panting Bai Linan, who had the sudden urge to just abandon ship!

Fortunately, Ye Chong did not turn the starship back, but continued along the trajectory plotted on the space chart, heading towards the supply point on Reno. This made the anxious Bai Linan breathe a huge sigh of relief!

“Sir, we’ve arrived on Reno, where to next?” Bai Linan asked.

Ye Chong shook his head and asked back, “I’m not familiar with the local territory, where do you think we should go?”

Bai Linan considered for a moment. “Sir, news of you killing Mr One-eye must have spread around, I’m afraid many big players would be waiting for you to show yourself!”

Ye Chong was astonished “Waiting for me to show myself? For what?”

Bai Linan smiled wrily. “Sir, who would not want to recruit someone capable like you? I should tell you that once you announce yourself to the world, they would swarm up to you and do almost anything to get you onboard!”

Ye Chong humphed coldly; his gaze became focused and he went quiet. He took out his dagger and gently tested the sharp edges.

Bai Linan felt a chill down his spine, and hoped that the pirates would act sensibly, or else… Bai Linan dared not to continue the thought!

Ye Chong considered for a moment. He then removed his jacket, took off the black-striped yellow shirt that Bai Linan wore earlier and returned it to him. “You must take care of yourself!”

Bai Linan felt warmth blossoming in him, and tears nearly escaped his eyes. Ye Chong’s lightly delivered concern won much gratitude from Bai Linan. Even Mr One-eye, who treated him the best amongst the crew, did not care for his life. If Mr One-eye knew he had a mesh vest, the captain would surely take it away from him by any means necessary; he would never offer one for Bai Linan instead! All these years, he had grown used to being a lackey, with no one concerned with his life or death. If not for his ability to craft out plans for Mr One-eye, he would surely have been left to die of starvation on some deserted wasteland! Thanks to his efforts in those days, he finally became Red Beard's Owl’s second-in-command. It may seem glorifying, but those days were hard. The captain ordered him around from above, the crew disdained him from below, and Iron treated him like an enemy. He had not met a single soul who cared about his safety!

Bai Linan stared at the protective mesh vest in his hands with mixed feelings. Suddenly, his eyes glowed with realization, and spoke eagerly, “Sir, I know where we’re heading!”