Chapter 284 Interstellar Journey Encounters Space Pirates
Star Alliance, inside a space station in the Green Cloud Galaxy.
Countless people from various habitable planets, preparing for their connecting flights, came and went.
Among them, a tall young man walked past the crowd and headed straight for the boarding gate on the left.
No one else paid him much attention during the process.
Upon arriving at the spaceship cabin, I aligned the spaceship ticket code on my computer with the smart ticket gate at the hatch. After confirming that the ticket code was correct, a line of text appeared on the ticket gate.
Welcome passenger Lu Xuan aboard this spaceship. We wish you a pleasant journey.
The young man, Lu Xuan, found his seat in the business district according to the number on his ticket. He discovered that the seat was similar to that in the first class of an airplane, except that because the spaceship was much more spacious than an airplane, the business district was much larger than a regular first class area, with at least a hundred seats at a glance.
A blond man with deep facial features and a Western face was already sitting next to Lu Xuan.
The other person showed no sign of surprise upon seeing Lu Xuan and greeted him warmly, saying, "It's a rare opportunity for us to sit together. Please forgive me if I cause you any trouble on the journey ahead."
Lu Xuan nodded and said, "Let's be understanding."
Red asked him curiously, "Which planet are you from, young man? My name is Red, I'm from Alpha Planet, and I'm on my way to visit relatives on West Asia Planet."
Lu Xuan said, "I come from a marginal star, which you probably haven't heard of. I'm planning to visit a mercenary star."
Reid was startled, looked Lu Xuan up and down, and tentatively asked, "Are you a mercenary? Or are you here to issue a mission?"
Logically speaking, if it's a mission, it can be done online. He's a mercenary... He doesn't look like a desperado. His muscles aren't very developed, and his demeanor is unlike any mercenary he's ever seen before.
Lu Xuan casually replied, "Either is fine."
Red looked completely bewildered.
What do you mean by "anything is fine"?
Just as Red was about to ask more questions, he was interrupted by an announcement that the spaceship was about to take off.
Immediately afterward, a communication came in through Reid's personal terminal. He could only suppress the questions that were on the tip of his tongue, nod to Lu Xuan, and then turn to answer the phone.
Lu Xuan didn't mind. After fastening his seatbelt, he crossed his legs, relaxed in the comfortable seat, and turned on his personal computer, preparing to find something to pass the time.
To avoid being chased by a bunch of people, he stopped streaming after being teleported over.
It feels strange to suddenly break a habit that I've maintained for five years.
Although, the audience is probably even less used to it.
Lu Xuan smiled silently and casually opened the interdimensional live streaming platform.
Since I can't do my own live stream for the time being, I'll just watch other people's.
After entering the live streaming platform, Lu Xuan was about to randomly select a live stream room when he suddenly noticed the word "forum" at the bottom of the platform. Remembering that viewers had mentioned that there were many posts related to him in the forum, he clicked on it.
#Which planet did Lu Xuan teleport to?#
#Apocalyptic Dimensional Streamer Shijing's Exciting Battle Against the Zombie King#
In the ancient world of #233, General X's first love, Consort Mei, and the General's wife have started a public feud! Those who want to see the drama unfold should head over to Consort Yun's live stream! It's being broadcast live! ￥
#Livestreamer Lu Xuan is seeking a spouse online#
#Lu Xuan's Amazing Battle Scenes Compilation#
More than half of the top five most popular posts on the homepage are related to Lu Xuan.
Lu Xuan, who already knew he was the most popular 'active' streamer in the entire Star Alliance, was not surprised by this.
But... he skipped the first viral post and his gaze involuntarily fell on the fourth post, his mind filled with questions, just like Red's not long ago.
A marriage proposal? Who?
This Lu Xuan is probably just someone with the same name as him, and doesn't actually refer to him, right?
Lu Xuan's eyelids twitched violently, and his finger couldn't help but tap to see what was going on, only to be dumbfounded to find...
It was indeed referring to him.
The post wasn't made by Lu Xuan himself, nor was it a real marriage proposal. Instead, his fans were impersonating his parents, asking what kind of partner Li Tao would find in the future.
Lu Xuan saw a post where someone said he should find a partner whose level of superpower was similar to his.
Then a group of people below objected.
Those who are said to be of a certain age should be at least one or two hundred years old. It's like an old cow eating young grass. How can they be a good match?
Lu·Nencao·Xuan: "..."
Some say he's a celibate king who will never find a partner in his life.
Lu Xuan: "..." Although he really didn't plan to look for her, he still wanted to say, "Thank you for listening to me."
Besides these bored fans talking to themselves, there were also quite a few self-recommendations. Many of the replies to these recommendations included various high-definition photos or videos, and there were no gender restrictions.
He didn't know if they met his criteria for a partner, but after flipping through dozens of pages, he found that these people were either dating each other or being chosen by others. In the end, several couples did become a couple.
Many people came down to express their gratitude to him as the matchmaker.
I'm utterly speechless.
After confirming that the later posts had nothing to do with his marriage proposal, Lu Xuan moved on to look at other posts related to himself.
This also includes some early posts that are still very popular today, such as those about his copying ability, how many abilities he currently possesses, the techniques for contracting mutated plants as a wood-type ability user, and the soaring yield of mutated crops on agricultural planets, etc.
There was a lot to see in these posts, and Lu Xuan read them for quite a while without realizing it. When he realized that more than an hour had passed and was about to log off, he noticed a message flashing in the forum.
Upon clicking, I discovered it was a system notification reminding visitors to register.
Lu Xuan glanced at the new user registration information and found that after real-name authentication, the interdimensional streamer automatically received the streamer-exclusive gold badge.
A thought struck him, and he suddenly curled the corners of his lips. He quickly filled in his information and submitted it. Soon, his randomly generated guest name changed to his real name with a gold badge next to it.
With a meaningful smile, Lu Xuan reopened the previous marriage proposal, found those who had come to fulfill their vows, and replied with a few swipes of his finger.
Host Lu Xuan (verified): Don't just thank me verbally, remember to pay the matchmaker fee.
The dimensional live streaming platform has always had a huge amount of traffic, and the forums are always full of people online. Every post by a dimensional streamer will also have a notification appear at the top of the forum.
Those who happened to be online stared wide-eyed in disbelief when they saw the bright gold logo of the streamer Lu Xuan appear above them.
Holy crap!!!
Lu Xuan has actually appeared on the live streaming forum!
Countless people browsing the forum flocked to the post featuring Lu Xuan, only to be stunned to find it was his own marriage proposal. Upon seeing his reply, they were even more bewildered.
Lu Xuan replied and then immediately left the forum.
I was just about to find a streamer's room to watch when I heard a "Holy crap!" from next door.
"Lu Xuan has appeared!!!"
Lu Xuan's eyelids twitched, and he turned his head to see that Red was looking at the quantum computer excitedly, his eyes filled with excitement.
Not only Reid, but soon gasps and gasps could be heard from other seats in the business class as well.
Someone who heard Reid's voice shouted at him, "Bro, are you also a fan of Lu Xuan? You browse the forums too?"
Red immediately replied, "That's right! You too?"
"And us too!"
"I was wondering why the streamer hadn't started broadcasting even after being teleported there for so long, but I didn't expect him to go and browse the forum."
"And it was even his own dating profile that he was posting, hahaha."
Besides those who happened to be browsing the forum, there were quite a few other people in the business class who chimed in or asked questions while listening to what others were saying. Clearly, these people had also watched his live stream or were even fans of his live stream.
As Lu Xuan listened to the increasing sounds of conversation around him, he couldn't help but think, "What a small world..."
No, perhaps it should be said that he's just too popular.
After all, having billions of active fans is no joke.
With a population of several hundred billion in the Star Alliance, excluding infants, teenagers, and marginalized aliens who don't use the internet much, there's probably one fan out of every ten people.
It's perfectly reasonable that out of the hundreds of people in business class, there were a dozen or twenty of his fans.
Lu Xuan even vaguely heard a bigger commotion coming from the economy class side, which clearly indicated that the proportion of fans there was higher.
It was definitely a wise decision not to go live; otherwise, would he still be able to live in peace?
Reid and the others gestured excitedly for a while before noticing Lu Xuan, who had remained calm throughout, and said, "Don't you usually watch live streams? Haven't you heard of Lu Xuan?"
Lu Xuan remained noncommittal.
Seeing this, Reid thought he had guessed correctly. Not only did he not feel that they had nothing in common, he also enthusiastically began to tell him about the many great achievements of 'Anchor Lu Xuan'.
Such as the only Level 8 Metamorphosis ability user to date, who brought countless mutated crop seeds and natural food to the Star Alliance, and opened up a completely new combat route for Wood-type ability users, and has now arrived in the Star Alliance, but whose whereabouts are currently unknown, etc.
During the science popularization session, other people in nearby seats added their own explanations, each one with exceptional enthusiasm.
Just as everyone was having a great time, someone suddenly exclaimed, "Why can't I connect to the internet?"
The others paused for a moment, then subconsciously said, "Is it because we're about to jump?"
"But I remember the first jump was about six hours after boarding, which is still a long way off."
The other passengers also turned on their personal computers, saying, "I've also disconnected from the internet."
"What happened? I was video chatting with my family when it was interrupted."
More and more passengers realized something was wrong. Some were about to ask the spaceship's staff for help when the spaceship suddenly shook violently.
Many people couldn't help but frown, wondering, "What's going on?"
"Why is it shaking so violently?"
Lu Xuan was also somewhat surprised.
Surely it didn't encounter turbulence like an airplane, did it? Or did it run into some special environment like an asteroid belt?
Logically, the spaceship's route should have avoided special cosmic environments, so no accidents should have occurred.
If an accident occurs during the voyage, it is most likely due to human error...
Thinking of this, Lu Xuan's gaze deepened.
Sure enough, the cabin loudspeaker soon broadcast a notice from the crew, clearly tinged with panic: "Space pirates! Attention all passengers, the spaceship has been intercepted by a space pirate group. Passengers with military service experience, mercenaries, mech pilots, and superhumans, please proceed to the cockpit immediately—Ah! What are you doing—Bang!"
Then a gunshot rang out, and the broadcast abruptly stopped.
A deathly silence fell over each cabin instantly.
Moments later, countless people erupted in panicked screams and shouts.
"Space pirates!"
"Damn it! How unlucky I was to run into space pirates!"
"Mom! I'm so scared!"
"Quickly contact nearby patrol boats for rescue!"
Not only in economy class, but also in business class, the announcement was heard, and Reid and other passengers couldn't help but curse out loud.
"I've flown this route seven or eight times without any problems, what bad luck!"
"No wonder the signal disappeared. The space pirates must have blocked it beforehand to avoid attracting patrol ships. Damn it!"
"The broadcast has been cut off. I guess the cockpit has been taken over by space pirates."
"I wonder which pirate crew came. If we encounter someone with a good temper, we might have a chance to survive."
Lu Xuan never expected that he would encounter space pirates so coincidentally when he had only planned to stay for a longer period of time and wanted to get close to the citizens of the Star Alliance by specifically choosing a space station to teleport to a public spaceship.
But... the signal was blocked?
Could he perhaps start a live stream?
Lu Xuan looked thoughtful.
After Red and the others cursed for two or three minutes, the voice came through the quiet broadcast again, and this time the figure was obviously more arrogant and unrestrained.
"Listen up, everyone on the spaceship! This ship is now under the control of our Black Polar Star Pirate Gang! Everyone, behave yourselves! Prepare your valuables and wait for us to collect them! If anyone dares to disobey, don't blame us for shooting you all dead!"
Upon hearing the name of the pirate crew, the passengers in each cabin had their pupils contract sharply, their expressions becoming noticeably more panicked, and many even showed signs of despair. Several female passengers were so frightened that they burst into tears on the spot.
The reaction in business class was similar.
Lu Xuan was puzzled when he noticed this, until he heard Red and the others talking with fear in their eyes and then he understood what was going on.
The Star Alliance's pirate groups have different ways of doing things. Some rob people of their money, some rob women of their virtue, some kidnap people to sell to black mining planets, and some rob both money and people, being insatiably greedy.
Some are extremely vicious; after robbing people, they will kill everyone.
The Black Polar Star Pirates they encountered this time were the most notorious among them; they demanded money, women, and not only killed but also tortured others.
Those who cannot receive timely rescue will die a terrible death, with few even having their complete bodies found.
Thinking of the many news reports they had seen about the tragic deaths of passengers on spaceships that encountered the Black Polaris pirates, many people were already writing their wills with pale faces and trembling hands.
Reid, who had been excited about Lu Xuan's appearance on the live streaming forum not long ago, now looked extremely grim.
Lu Xuan thought for a moment and then asked him, "What is the strength of the Black Polar Star Thieves?"
Reid's voice trembled slightly, "I heard that the leader is a level six fire-type ability user, and he likes to burn people alive, and then use the flesh to... ugh..."
Red gagged twice and continued, "Besides the leader, there are several level 5 ability users under his command, some with water and some with wind abilities, and they all enjoy torturing people."
Someone nearby said, "These guys are extremely afraid of death. It's said that their spaceship has been specially modified to be incredibly fast, even able to outrun military warships. Otherwise, they wouldn't have been able to commit so many crimes and still not be caught."
Lu Xuan said, "Only level six? That's not that impressive."
Red was speechless.
“Level six is already very strong. There are at least one or two thousand passengers on our spaceship. It’s hard to say whether there is even one level five ability user among them. The Black Pole Mercenary Group has five or six high-level ability users. They also have a lot of weapons. It would be easy for them to wipe us out.”
As soon as he finished speaking, the business class door suddenly opened, and several space pirates with malicious expressions appeared in the cabin, holding energy guns. Their eyes were filled with greed, ferocity, and bloodlust as they looked at the passengers. It was clear at a glance that they were all ruthless and desperate criminals.
Red had no more time for idle chatter. He tensed up, his expression wary and fearful as he looked at the space pirates.
Lu Xuan, however, looked at these people without changing his expression and opened the live streaming system that only he could see, and started a live stream.
Fans who were still raving on the forum suddenly received a notification that "the streamer you are following, Lu Xuan, has started broadcasting." They instantly snapped to attention and quickly moved to the live stream room.
[It's finally airing!!!]
[Hey streamer, if you have time to go on the forum, why didn't you start streaming sooner? What is it about you that we streamers can't watch?]
[Look! Which planet has the streamer gone to?]
[It looks like we're on a spaceship? Wait, why does it look like a public spaceship, not the streamer's warship?]
Holy crap! I think I saw a space pirate on the X-Wanted list!
[It's the Black Polaris Thieves! Holy crap, how did the streamer run into these desperate criminals?]
[It looks like the streamer is on a public spaceship, and they've been hijacked by the Black Polaris pirates? Holy crap, that's incredibly unlucky.]
[I remember the Black Polaris Pirates always blocked signals when they hijacked spaceships. Is that why they went live to ask for help?]
[Oh no! The space pirates are only blocking the passengers' signals; their own signals aren't included. What if someone happens to be watching their live stream? That would be dangerous!]
【What nonsense are they spouting? If they knew the streamer was on the ship, would they really come to kill him? They'd be too busy running away.】
[Tsk tsk, of all people to rob, they robbed the streamer's boat! Let them do whatever they want, now they've hit a brick wall. The streamer will wipe them out!]
On another note, didn't anyone recognize the streamer?
[Even a fool would know that the streamer must have been wearing a bio-mask to dare to ride the public spaceship. How infuriating! I'm so envious of the people who rode on the same boat as the streamer.]
Whether it's good or bad luck, the members of the Black Polar Star Pirate Gang were all busy robbing and no one paid attention to information on the Star Network. Or rather, even if they did pay attention, it was only to the military's movements. No one dared to watch any live streams while they were working.
Besides, even if the members of the Black Polaris Pirates watch live streams, they only watch those with gore and violence or those that skirt the edge of reality. Ancient farming live streams? That's such boring stuff.
The space pirates responsible for collecting the money have begun to loot the place from front to back.
One person showed their payment QR code and asked passengers to deposit all the money in their accounts, while another person carried a large bag and asked everyone to throw in all the gold, silver, jewelry, mechs, and spatial equipment they were carrying.
Lu Xuan's seat was relatively close to the front row, so it was his turn very quickly.
Lu Xuan did not resist and casually transferred all the star coins in his account to them.
Previous space stations had smart counters specifically for exchanging Starcoins.
At the counter, you can exchange any planet's local currency, including the points earned by interdimensional streamers, for universal star coins.
Lu Xuan exchanged one million star coins for easier ticket purchase. After buying the spaceship tickets, he still had more than nine hundred thousand left. Compared to others, this was neither more nor less, and not outstanding at all.
As for the spatial ring, earrings, and the like, he didn't deliberately take them off to hide them, but instead used his invisibility ability to conceal them.
The space pirate noticed that the man's fingers and neck were bare and he wasn't wearing anything, so he clicked his tongue and called him a "poor bastard." He then ignored the man and set his sights on a passenger behind him who was wearing two brightly lit spatial rings on his hands.
The passenger was extremely unwilling to hand over the goods and even dared to curse a couple of times. Upon hearing this, the space pirates immediately became excited, scoffed, "He really doesn't care about his life," and then, with a sinister grin on their faces, they beat him up.
Lu Xuan clearly heard the sound of bones breaking behind him, as well as the other person's painful screams.
The viewers in the live stream were both shocked and furious, urging the streamer to teach them a lesson.
Lu Xuan's hand, which was hanging at his side, did indeed move slightly.
"Waaah—" A sudden baby's cry interrupted the space pirates' excitement and made Lu Xuan pause.
"Where did this child come from? He's so noisy!" The space pirate, his mood ruined, looked at the young woman holding her child with a panicked expression. His eyes were filled with obvious impatience and murderous intent.
His fierce gaze paused upon seeing the woman, a flicker of interest crossing his eyes. But when he saw the baby in her arms, crying incessantly and causing ear-splitting pain, malice returned to his heart.
The space pirate abandoned the male passenger, whose bones were broken and who was half-dead, and strode toward the young woman.
"No, don't come any closer!" The woman cried out, clutching her child tightly in fear.
“Such a noisy child is just getting in the way.” Ignoring the woman’s fear and pleas, the space pirate ripped her hand away, snatched the child, and grinned wickedly. “From now on, you can have as many children as you want with me. As for this…”
The space pirate lifted the crying baby high in the air with one hand.
The other passengers around him realized what he was about to do and their expressions immediately changed.
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