"Holy crap! I've been reborn as a ship god decades ago?"

"Bookstores are being smashed! Oh wait, wait! The game I'm watching right now is—"

"My god! Sending someone like Zheng Hao back to a competition from decades ago in the [Shattered Star] is like a dimensional reduction attack!"

"You know what, this father and son are exactly alike; they both love to tinker with 'ship skills'!"

"Zheng Yunlong, who was in that video, probably never imagined that the friend he keeps referring to now would be his son, right?"

"To be fair, Zheng Yunlong was quite a genius back then!"

"......"

At the same time, at the Black Hole Vortex Competition, a group of Navigators watched the latest competition footage and couldn't help but comment on it.

Time travel?

A conflict between father and son?

Who would have thought of that?

"Tsk..."

"You keep calling it sensationalism, but your offspring are now spouting 'combination ship skills' all the time..."

"Croatia, you're still too arrogant..."

Mo Qingyuan looked at the current game projection and couldn't help but lower his head and chuckle.

His gaze swept across all the boat girls, settling on the [Mural Boat Girl], his expression gradually turning cold: "The Geller family... the boat girl family that has mastered the power of [Fairy Tale]..."

"She's just an S-rank ship girl..."

"If I remember correctly, during this competition, she ultimately transformed into an SSS-level man-eating monster..."

"That [Sacrifice Ship] forcibly granted her a new rank, and another rank... Could it be the [Serum]? I remember her family started to decline after this competition..."

"Perhaps! They were the first to lead the research on the [serum], which led to other powerful families discovering and gaining control of it..."

Recalling the records of this match, Mo Qingyuan tapped his fingers on the gunwale, his gaze wistful: "But... this time Zheng Hao is here... can he... prevent the inevitable tragedy?"

......

"Oh my god?"

"You're so amazing!"

"Hahaha--"

"Damn it! Old Zheng, you used to say that back in the day?!"

"You son of a bitch! You're shamelessly licking your own son's boots now! Do you even know that?!"

[Zheng Family Main Hall]

Zhou Yuanshan couldn't help but burst into laughter after witnessing what had just happened.

The others covered their mouths, watching the young Zheng Yunlong shouting on the screen, and then looking at the mature Zheng Yunlong now, they felt a striking contrast, which made them laugh.

"My life is tough, but mine isn't, God..."

"Old Zheng was quite passionate and a bit immature back in the day..."

"At least I beat you down here, otherwise, with your melodramatic personality, you'd be screaming like a madman at the World Championship, wouldn't you?"

Hai Ming also jokingly mocked.

Zheng Yunlong's lips twitched slightly involuntarily.

Looking back at myself from my current perspective, I have to admit I feel a little embarrassed and awkward. But more than that... it's a mix of感慨 (gǎnkǎi, a feeling of deep emotion), 寂寞 (jìmò, a sense of loss), and 让付 (ràngfù, a feeling of relief or acceptance)...

"Back then, my best result was only second place among them..."

"If it weren't for those unexpected events in that competition back then, I'm afraid I wouldn't have been able to maintain that second place position for very long, right?"

Staring intently at the screen, Zheng Yunlong often wondered: if that accident hadn't happened back then, how would he have ended the match?

What kind of life will I experience after this match?

People...

As people get older, they tend to fantasize about key moments from their youth.

"A man is a boy until he dies..."

Amidst silent sighs, Zheng Yunlong gazed at the burning fire ship, a slow grin spreading across his face: "Zheng Hao... have you ever witnessed my [Man and Ship as One]?"

......

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

The sea area in front of us was blocked by three teams in a '3-3' formation. The narrow and long [Prince] was running parallel with half-meter intervals, effectively preventing any overtaking from behind.

In that competition more than a decade ago, no one could have imagined how to break through the formation of the Royal Power.

"What 'ship skills'?"

"What a ridiculous piece of trash!"

"Getting you into a competition like this is already an immense honor! You still want to compare yourself to us? Let me tell you! Some class thresholds can't be crossed with just a few words!"

"Just like the current formation!"

"You'll never get over it in your entire life!"

At the very front of the formation, the enormous [Royal Power] gleamed with golden light, charging straight at the third-ranked [Mural Ship Girl] with an unstoppable momentum.

Croatia completely disregarded the people behind them.

No matter how brilliant Zheng Yunlong and Zheng Hao's actions were just now, he pretended not to see them! Ignoring everything behind him, he charged straight at the [Mural Boat Girl] in front of him!

"The Galler family brat!"

"Get out of my way!"

Boom!!!

Two Prince ships escorted the Royal Power ship, the three ships closely packed together, their bows unevenly facing the stern and sides of the Mural Ship Girl, exuding an air of domineering 'If you don't give way, we'll blast you away.'

"......"

The third-ranked [Mural Boat Girl] showed no reaction whatsoever.

Inside the cabin, which was filled with animated murals, a frail young man with overly pale skin was stroking a tube of murky liquid in his chest and laughing greedily.

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