Translator: Dj2203
Editor: Dj2203
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At the same time, Yan Leyang and the others, who had already robbed the Alliance starship, made their first jump after leaving the planet.
The pile of buttons on the translucent panel in the control room made Yan Leyang feel dizzy. Fortunately, Lang Shiyi was on hand to direct them.
After the first jump, Yan Leyang felt that his head was dizzy. They were jumping in space, and Yan Leyang felt like he was motion sick.
“Hey, hey, hey!” Luo Ma hurried into the cab, “I found this here.”
She took out a cylindrical container: “This syringe contains a B2 hidden chip! It can change our appearance.”
Syringe? Yan Leyang took a look and found that it was just a barrel, and somehow after Luo Ma pressed it twice, the needle popped out immediately.
“Dai Zu checked it and said it was authentic.” Luo Ma was very happy, “There are exactly four of them. Yan Leyang, your wife is really attentive.” She praised him sincerely.
But it didn’t sound very good.
Especially to Lang Shiyi, whose face turned dark, but he had to admit that this was better than them covering their faces.
“Other starships are approaching.” Yan Leyang glanced at the star map. The location of their starship was shown as a green dot, while the location of the opponent’s starship was shown as a red dot.
Now the opponent’s starship was getting closer and closer to them. However, theirs should be the latest stealth starship, and the other party should not be able to detect them. In other words, was this encounter an accident?
“Just right.” Lang Shiyi looked at the red dot, “Loot that starship.”
“Huh?” Yan Leyang opened his eyes wide.
“The coating on the outside of our starship is very easy to track.” Lang Shiyi frowned, “Let me control it, and I’ll knock them down.”
“Wait, wait a minute.” Yan Leyang was still a little confused after being squeezed away, “There will be people on that starship, right?”
“Tie people to this starship, and then use this starship to send a request signal…wait.” Lang Shiyi noticed the logo on the other side’s starship.
It was a fairly ordinary civilian starship: “There is no number on that starship.”
“Is it the black starship that the star thieves used to disguise themselves as goods?!” Luo Ma was surprised, “Let’s go! Let’s do a chip robbery!”
Fighting star thieves? Yan Leyang was stunned for a moment. At this time, Lang Shiyi had already obtained control of the starship: “Don’t worry, the alliance’s weapons are not comparable to that of the modified civilian starship.”
This was indeed the case.
The other party sent a communication request the moment they met them, but Lang Shiyi ignored it at all and directly fired to destroy the other party’s protective shield.
There must be spare protective shields but faced with Lang Shiyi’s attitude of just going ahead without forcing them, the other party seemed to have come to their senses, they had clearly indicating that they didn’t intend to discuss it with them at all.
Normally in this situation, the opponent would immediately abandon their starship and leave.
After all, the other party thought they had encountered was the regular army of the alliance. Rather than risking their lives, which was unrealistic and seeking death, they were more inclined to abandon the civilian mecha and escape temporarily.
Star Thieves were not tough guys with backbones.
“This kind of starship cannot be loaded with a self-destruct program, so they cannot die with us.” Luo Ma frowned, “We can go in directly.”
“Let’s go, tie up those guys and switch to the starship.” When Lang Shiyi stood up, he suddenly looked at Yan Leyang: “Can you use mechas?”
Yan Leyang shook his head. To be honest, he was very moved by the thought of using one, but he really didn’t know how to do it.
Lang Shiyi just nodded without saying anything else: “Then I’ll go over there. Yan Leyang, you keep an eye on Luo Ma.” He still didn’t completely believe this woman.
But before Lang Shiyi could set off, the other party sent another call request.
Yan Leyang glanced at Lang Shiyi, who frowned.
This time he pressed answer.
A translucent shadow appeared in front of everyone.
It was a man with gray hair. When he saw Yan Leyang and the others, he was stunned for a moment, and then said: “Hello, respected Mr. Yan.”
“We are not star thieves.” The other party first revealed his identity, “This is a gift from our leader, His Highness Hutch. His Highness Hutch asked me to bring you a message.”
“Don’t go to the wolf clan’s galaxy for the time being. You are still a wanted criminal.” The man opposite looked very calm. “After the problem is solved, the leader will send out the code.”
“How can you prove that you are Hutch’s subordinate?” Yan Leyang asked again.
The other party froze again, his indifferent expression was broken, and he showed embarrassment for the first time. Under Yan Leyang’s eyes, he cleared his throat: “The leader taught me the secret code.”
After that, he pressed the full screen button of the video call. What Yan Leyang and the others could see was not only this friend from the wolf tribe, but also the background behind him.
The elder brother cleared his throat: “Are you ready?”
Before Yan Leyang could react, the aloof man opposite him suddenly jumped up expressionlessly.
“Fourteen, five, six, will bloom in spring.” The man snapped his fingers and started dancing, “On June 6, watch the valley show, and in spring, there will be six or nine.”
Yan Leyang, Lang Shiyi, and Luo Ma were all stunned.
Although the man was not wearing a uniform, he could tell from his gestures that he was a resolute guy, and he was probably in the wolf clan army.
But now this resolute man was dancing with an unchanging expression, probably because this expression was used to maintain his final dignity.
“It’s so uncomfortable to pack it like this. I can’t think straight, and I can’t keep up with the walk.” The man spun around in a circle.
At this time, Dai Zu pushed open the door and walked in. Seeing this scene, he opened his golden vertical pupils wide: “We are running away now, and you actually gathered together to watch men dancing?”
Yan Leyang finally came to his senses: “Stop, stop, stop, brother, stop!”
“I know! I know.” Yan Leyang never expected that this guy Hutch could be so torturous, really? Look at this brother. After he stopped, he pulled on his clothes and his lips were trembling slightly, as if he had been hit by something. It was too awful.
To be honest, even though this was the case, one thing was true that this elder brother was not really good at dancing.
“Change, change, we’ll change right away.” Yan Leyang took a deep breath, feeling that his eyes were a little damaged, “Now! Change right away!”
Lang Shiyi and Luo Ma nodded at the same time, only Dai Zu was unaware of the situation.
It wasn’t until they exchanged starships that Yan Leyang noticed that the elder brother who took the lead looked pitifully beaten.
“We will destroy this starship without leaving any traces. Don’t worry.” The elder brother smiled at Yan Leyang and the others, “Have a safe trip.”
Yan Leyang shook hands with the elder brother quite solemnly.
“Brother, what’s your name?” Yan Leyang felt a little guilty inexplicably, so he thought about repaying his eldest brother if he had the opportunity in the future.
The eldest brother smiled weakly: “The surname is Zhao, Zhao Lirong.”
Yan Leyang took another breath and quickly held Brother Lirong’s paw with both hands: “Teacher Zhao, I have admired you for a long time.”
The eldest brother was still full of questions until he separated from Yan Leyang.
And Yan Leyang had not yet recovered from the shock.
“Are you ready?” Lang Shiyi noticed that their starship was not far from the blue dock, “Ready to start the second jump.”
Yan Leyang nodded. But Luo Ma on the side tutted a few times: “With that wolfish figure, it would be a pity not to do a striptease.”
“Shut up.” Lang Shiyi interrupted Luo Ma, “We are almost at our destination.”
Thunder Cloud Star, Taixi City Port.
It was dark night in Taixi City at this time, but the entire city was brightly lit, with colorful virtual lights and various powerful metal music sounds colliding and merging, making it look chaotic.
There were women and men standing on the roadside wearing stockings and smoking cigarettes in the streets and alleys. Yes, men, some men also wore stockings, and their hair was either pink, green, or colorful.
They had also pierced all the places such as their nose, browbones, ears, and anywhere that could be pierced.
There were drunk people everywhere, holding wine in their hands, mumbling, yelling, or crying, but no matter how they performed, no one paid attention to these drunks, even if these guys were dragged away in the street, they were stupid/forced to act bravely.
This was the chaotic and dirty city of desire.
Drinking today and getting drunk tomorrow was the purpose of everyone here. They lived for the ultimate enjoyment. Because no one knew whether they would be able to survive the next day.
Everyone was chaotic together, that’s what they wanted.
Of course, some people were exceptions. The top gang leaders were always awake and would not be so crazy like them, after all they were just guys who wanted to live a good life.
People who wanted to live a good life here had a more painful life.
The rest were the fat sheep new to this city.
The new lambs didn’t seem to know what kind of horrific hell awaited them.
“First go to the black shop and sell everything that can be sold on our starship.” Luo Ma calculated the valuable things on the starship. “By the way, do we still need our starship?”
“No more.” Lang Shiyi said decisively, “Sell the starship and remember not to show your face.”
Their faces had changed now. Lang Shiyi looked more ferocious. There was an inexplicable scar on his left eye that ran through his entire face, and his skin was much rougher than his original appearance.
Yan Leyang looked a lot more ordinary. He used to look stunning, but now he could only be considered comely.
The same went for the remaining Luo Ma and Dai Zu.
Their overall looks had plummeted, but because Lang Shiyi, Yan Leyang, and Luo Ma were already good-looking, even if there were changes, they were still at an average to above average level.
Dai Zu had no sense of presence. It was not that he was ugly, but his appearance was just too ordinary. In fact, his current appearance was what Yan Leyang and the others wanted, because he would be forgotten once someone saw it and they would have no memory of him, so he would not be caught.
The several people put on the hats before leaving the starship. The black vendors on Thunder Cloud Star were quite a lot. In comparison, there were only a few regular shops.
Dai Zu and the others were eager to get rid of this starship. This starship was only for civilian use. Moreover, if they used this starship to fly over the jump point, they would need to be photographed and registered. It would be bad if people from the alliance to photograph them along with the starship.
In the end, the bargaining was left to Lang Shiyi. Lang Shiyi came from the slums and had experience. Moreover, Lang Shiyi was a serious reformer. With a straight voice and bright transformation marks on his arms, he could basically scare people.
“I think it’s pretty good.” Dai Zu whispered in Yan Leyang’s ear, “Lang Shiyi looks indifferent, but he knows how to bargain.”
That’s for sure, the protagonist had no emotions, but he was not a delusional person.
In the end, their starship was sold for 600,000 star coins.
This 600,000 was virtual currency. The other party gave Lang Shiyi a ring. Lang Shiyi held the ring and closed his eyes. He checked the amount inside and finally made sure that there was no problem with the amount before taking Yan Leyang and the others out.
“Let’s get a temporary optical brain first.” Lang Shiyi accepted the ring. “It doesn’t need to be expensive. It just needs to be connected to the star network. As for the identity issue, I should be able to handle it.”
Almighty protagonist!
Yan Leyang, who felt that his eyesight had completely gone dark since leaving the Dawn Planet, felt an inexplicable feeling of admiration in his heart.
He felt that his exposure to these high technologies was like Grandma Liu entering the Grand View Garden[1], and everything he saw was strange.
Looking at Luo Ma and Dai Zu, although these two were also criminals, they had probably never been in such a place.
They also didn’t understand most things, so they basically relied on Lang Shiyi.
After buying the optical brain bracelet, they ran into a little trouble when they went out to find a hotel.
The reason was that they were required to register their appearance in the lobby of their residence, and after they took off their hats, someone noticed Luo Ma.
It was a man who looked like cannon fodder, with a slender figure and a sickly face. His body was however covered with tattoos.
Luo Ma’s appearance was quite deceptive. Although her current appearance was not as good as the real one, her charming and pitiful temperament was still there.
Especially now that she was stopped by the tattooed man, it aroused people’s protective desire.
But none of the three men traveling with the girl seemed to be moved.
Yan Leyang thought it was normal to remain motionless, because the hippopotamus did not need protection, and the man opposite her could be trampled to death by Luo Ma.
So they endured it, but some people couldn’t.
A beastman with a face that was so handsome that you couldn’t tell the difference between male and female stood out and punched the cannon fodder-looking brother in the face, performing a hero’s rescue.
Lang Shiyi and the others still had no expression on their faces. They watched helplessly as the brother hero saved the beauty. Then Luo Ma looked at him with admiration with her big eyes open. When he was done, he asked the person’s name and then the other person’s contact information, then they reluctantly parted.
When they got on the elevator, Yan Leyang deliberately asked: “Is your heartbeat increasing?”
“Heartbeat? How is that possible?” Luo Ma smiled coldly, “It’s just that he looks very attractive and makes me want to sleep with him.”
“My dream is to collect all types of men in the world.”
She smiled ferociously, like a villain, “It’s best to do something new every day.”
Sure enough, Luo Ma was just a pervert.
For safety’s sake, they were sharing rooms, with Yan Leyang and Lang Shiyi together, and Luo Ma and Dai Zu together.
The reason for this division was actually very simple, because Luo Ma, a lustful ghost, seemed not to be interested in Dai Zu, and Luo Ma was powerful, so if something went wrong, she might be able to protect Dai Zu.
After entering the room, Lang Shiyi carefully checked that there was indeed no monitoring equipment or cameras in the room, and then he felt relieved: “There is something wrong with that woman.”
“Who?” Yan Leyang did not respond.
“There’s something wrong with the woman who saved Luo Ma.” Lang Shiyi repeated, “Our identities are all new, she can’t possibly know us, and we don’t know what her purpose is yet. The only thing I can confirm now is, she knew the guy who harassed Luo Ma in the first place.”
Yan Leyang said oh, and after a while, he suddenly said in shock: “Woman?! You said that was a woman?”
“Yes. Even though she pretended to be a man, she is indeed a woman.” Lang Shiyi closed the curtains and sat on the bed, “Okay, no one here can eavesdrop.”
“I can block external sounds.” Lang Shiyi stared at Yan Leyang and smiled, “Can you tell me now, who are you?”
“The Yan Leyang I know is indeed an orange cat.” Lang Shiyi moved his head closer, “But he and you seem to be two different species.”
“Who are you anyway? Where are you from?”
“Where is the original Yan Leyang?”
Lang Shiyi’s smile became more and more friendly, “I think we are friends on the same boat now, so we have to be honest, right?”
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[1] Granny Liu is a character in Chinese novel Dream of the Red Chamber. It refers to a part of the novel where Granny Liu visits the noble family who host her, but also mock her openly for her simplicity. (Granny Liu is, however, unaware that the family is mocking her, and feels grateful for their generosity.) The expression is used in modern Chinese to describe someone, usually a simple unsophisticated person, who is overwhelmed by new experiences and luxurious surroundings.