[Pirate Leader] is a game anchor with good skills. He has formed a pirate group and specializes in hunting down lone starship mechas. He is very famous on the Internet.
His fame has attracted some fans who admire him, but there are more people who curse at him for bullying and killing others.
Qi Yue is one of the audiences who dislikes "Thief King".
What she couldn't stand the most was the mean-spirited attitude of this man and his guild, who bullied the weak and feared the strong.
Two years ago, when Qi Yue first started playing Star Wars, she was killed several times by the Pirate Leader. Later, when her skills and level increased, she wanted to seek revenge on him, but he was wearing armor as thick as a turtle shell and ran faster than a rabbit.
Because she couldn't get revenge in the game, Qi Yue could only vent her anger outside of the game. Whenever she saw a video about this person, she would rush in and spit.
This time, when Qi Yue saw the video uploaded by someone else about the downfall of "Star Pirate Leader", she clicked on it immediately.
Flipped? Great! Got to laugh at this guy.
At the beginning of the video, Qi Yue saw the [Star Pirate Leader] aiming at a new starship given by the system. Qi Yue couldn't help but roll her eyes: This scumbag is really getting more and more shameless. He even bullies newcomers who haven't chosen a career yet. He also chooses to sneak attack when others are not online.
After the starship was hit, the bullied new starship suddenly started up. It should be the player [Shark Naming is So Difficult Ah Ah] who came online. Tsk, this name is so funny. The new player looks like a hot-tempered little confused kid.
[The Pirate Leader] connects with the other party on the public screen as usual, provokes and demonstrates, and demands the other party to surrender.
But Qi Yue knew that this was just a trick played by the [Pirate Leader], and even if the opponent really surrendered, the [Pirate Leader] would still send him back to the training camp.
However, the newcomer did not surrender, and even took advantage of the pirate leader's inattention to fire a counterattack. The action was not difficult, but the advantage was that the operation was smooth and unexpected.
Although the damage was not serious, it was extremely insulting and really made the [Pirate Leader] lose face.
You deserve it, you sneak attack others. Qi Yue felt secretly happy.
Qi Yue thought that this was the whole story of the "Pirate King" crash. Although it was cool to watch, Qi Yue was also a little worried about this newcomer. After all, "Pirate King" lost face in front of his fans and would definitely go crazy and take revenge on this newcomer.
As expected, later in the video, the "Star Pirate Leader" pursued the newcomer relentlessly, and the fire became more and more intense. The newcomer was beaten and fled all the way, without any ability to fight back.
Qi Yue also became nervous. On the one hand, she hoped that this newcomer with a strange name could escape, but on the other hand, she felt that with such a huge gap in equipment, even if she were in her current state, she would be able to escape.
But Qi Yue didn't expect that this newcomer could actually dodge the attacks of the [Star Pirate Leader] perfectly every time, and his movements became more and more impressive.
Qi Yue's focus is no longer on the pirate leader. She now wants to know what amazing moves this guy can perform when the next round of attacks comes.
As the video progressed, more questions appeared on the screen:
[Newcomer? You call this a newcomer? ]
【Where did this big guy come from to bully the weak? 】
[Hahaha, if I, the newbie, eat the starship, the pirate leader will have hit a wall this time, right?]
But at the same time, some viewers also refuted:
[This is really a newcomer. He paused briefly several times in his early moves, which clearly shows that he is not yet proficient in his operations.]
[That's right, and Star Wars is a real-name game, each player has a unique account, which is bound to the player for life. It is impossible to open a fake account to bully the weaker players.]
Qi Yue was also confused as she watched the quarrel on the screen. If it wasn't midnight, she would definitely send the video to her eldest brother to see if he was a talented newcomer or just a big shot pretending to be a newbie.
In the video, Su Su has already escaped to the asteroid belt. In the last wave of dense fire rain, he went upstream and crashed head-on into the starship of the [Pirate Leader].
Are we going to die together? Qi Yue thought so at first, until he saw Su Su force the [Star Pirate Leader] to urgently adjust his direction, and then use heavy artillery to bombard him face to face, pushing him towards a huge floating rubble.
Then, the "Pirate Leader" who made her hate him so much was blown into fireworks along with his starship by the power of the universe.
The screen was filled with the words "Awesome" [666]
Some people were also curious about Su Su, who was driving the starship: [Oh my god, is there any big shot who can tell me what level of operation this is? ]
[The top 100 starship pilots. ]
[I'm ranked 63rd. I can replicate the moves in the video with an advanced starship, but I can't do it with a novice starship.]
After watching the video, Qi Yue was still sitting in the chair, her scalp tingling at the last wave of counter-attacks. Before she saw the ending, she had never thought of this possibility. The counter-attack of the newcomer was a literal counter-attack. He actually killed the [Star Pirate Leader] with a novice starship.
Qi Yue was so excited that she couldn't sleep and watched the video several times over.
She didn't dare to disturb her eldest brother in the middle of the night, but others were not so lucky. Qi Yue shared the video on social media platforms and called her friends one after another to praise this newcomer who had killed the "Star Pirate Leader".
"You're telling me this in the middle of the night? I really owe you and your sister. Your elder brother refused to cooperate with the treatment all day long, and I kept asking him to do me a favor for half a month. He finally came to my place for a check-up. I just sorted out the materials for tomorrow, and I haven't slept for ten minutes when you woke me up again." Xiang Chen, one of the friends who was woken up, asked Qi Yue with a yawn.
Qi Yue didn't listen at all: "But this new guy is so handsome! He actually killed the [Pirate Leader] in a novice starship. This is the first time I think that besides my eldest brother, there is someone who can drive a mecha so handsomely!"
"Are you sure he is a newcomer?" Xiang Chen was so sleepy that he squinted his eyes and asked the same question as most people.
Qi Yue was full of energy: "I will go to the Intelligence Department to work overtime now. I will get all his information before dawn!"
Xiang Chen was speechless for a moment: "Please... the authority of the Intelligence Department is not for you to use for this."
Qi Yue's search for information was not smooth. When she visited the game, the owner of the account had changed his name. Relying on the authority of the intelligence department, Qi Yue found out that the owner of the account changed his name to White Scale Shark and joined the White Scale Guild, which ranked fifth in the game.
But beyond that, there are pitifully few clues about the player himself.
The login address is a temporary address on Freedom Island. It is obvious that some technical means have been used to hide the original login address. The identity is indeed verified by real name, but the verified identity is a fisherman on Freedom Island.
As a professional intelligence officer, Qi Yue naturally knew what the situation was like on Freedom Island. There was a high turnover of personnel, and there were so many fake identities that they were like snake skins, one layer after another, and the management was very chaotic.
It is really difficult to find someone through such information.
The next morning, Qi Hanyi was already sitting in the hospital and began a mental examination.
He lay naked in the treatment room of the clinic, with a transparent hood covering his body and his eyes closed calmly.
Outside the treatment cabin, Xiang Chen looked at the test data icons with a worried look on his face.
Qi Hanyi's physical examination was not optimistic. His mental breakdown symptoms became much more serious.
The attending physician Xiang Chen looked at the test data in confusion, opened the diagnosis and treatment cabin, and asked Qi Hanyi: "I say, hasn't your mermaid already differentiated? Why don't you just let her treat you? The most effective way to deal with mental breakdown is still the singing of mermaids. The medicines I prescribed for you can only be regarded as auxiliary, and the side effects are not small. You would rather take medicine than listen to the mermaid singing?"
"I won't let a mermaid heal me." Qi Hanyi opened his eyes, sat up, and asked while getting dressed: "By the way, how is the research on the special treatment you mentioned going?"
"At least we can't figure it out before your mental power is completely deteriorating and running out." Xiang Chen said, "Unless you actively cooperate with the treatment and keep your emotions calm, most importantly, you must not use your mental power to drive a starship before you are completely cured."
"I'll try my best." Qi Hanyi raised his head slightly and buttoned his shirt, looking a little nonchalant, as if what the two of them were discussing was not something related to his body and destiny, but whether to have dinner today.
"It's not about trying your best, it's about having to do it." Xiang Chen said in a serious tone, "Qi Hanyi, I know what you've been through in the past. I won't force you to use mermaids for treatment, but you have to give me some time, right? Don't take your body lightly. Even if you're not afraid of death, you don't want the old man of the Qi family to see your child die, right?"
Qi Hanyi pursed his lips, a rare look of bewilderment in his eyes, but it was soon replaced by sharpness and indifference: "I don't trust Bai Ze to anyone."
If a war suddenly breaks out with the Zerg, he will have to go to the battlefield and drive the Bai Ze, and he will definitely have to use his mental power.
Everyone has different ideas and understandings of battle, and Qi Hanyi and the Bai Ze starship are the most compatible. The Bai Ze can always exert its strongest power in his hands, and it must be under his command to win battles again and again, and bring the warriors who went out with him back home safely. This is his confidence as the marshal of the interstellar expedition, and it is also the shackles he cannot remove.
Seeing his good friend like this, Xiang Chen sighed: "Maybe you should find something to relax. You live too heavy and tense."
"I don't need entertainment." Qi Hanyi refused.
It’s not that he doesn’t need it, but rather that he simply doesn’t know how to relax and have fun. His life is always filled with training and work, with no time for rest at all.
Even if he has time now, he still habitually works overtime and trains to find things for himself to do. He is like a fully wound clock, moving forward tirelessly and never stopping.
"Why don't we go play some games?" Xiang Chen thought of the game video Qi Yue sent him yesterday: "This is a game developed using your equipment parameters. Don't you want to experience it yourself? I think Qi Yue is really addicted to it."
Qi Yue is the only daughter of Qi Hanyi's fifth uncle. She just graduated this year and works in the intelligence department. She is cheerful and lively. She likes games and gossip on weekdays, which is completely different from Qi Hanyi's serious personality. But she is the only one among the younger generation who is willing to be close to Qi Hanyi and treats him as an elder brother.
"You mean Star Wars?" Qi Hanyi naturally knew that Qi Yue played Star Wars. She was bullied in the game at first and even begged him to teach her many combat techniques.
Although Qi Hanyi always thought that games were a waste of time, he taught them seriously when it came to his own field.
However, when Qi Hanyi heard the word "Star Wars", he immediately thought of Su Su who had begged him to play the game yesterday. He suddenly felt annoyed for no reason and frowned deeply: "It's not necessary. They are just some outdated starships and mecha models. Practicing those operations is meaningless to me."
"It's not practice, it's fun!" Xiang Chen really wanted to open Qi Hanyi's head and pour out all the work-related stuff inside.
"No war, no work, just pure fun of operating mechas and starships, exploring the starry sky and the universe, fighting for some not-so-meaningful reasons, getting cheers if you win, and being able to start over again if you die." Xiang Chen said, "Go and experience it, you're living too hard."
"Fighting for a meaningless reason?" Qi Hanyi's eyes revealed genuine doubts: "What kind of reason?"
Xiang Chen stroked the back of his head irritably: "Hey, I can't explain it to you clearly. This is the game video your sister sent me last night. You can take a look."
Xiang Chen opened the video that Qi Yue sent him in the middle of the night.
Qi Hanyi was pulled to sit on the examination chair. Looking at the crude novice starship inside, relevant information immediately popped up in his mind: "A simplified version of the E-class experimental starship fifty years ago. Although it is the lowest-level mecha, it has balanced and coordinated functions and is often used as a basic template for starship development."
He looked at the one of the Pirate Leader again: "Forty years ago, it was a modified B-class Turtle Starship. It was known for its huge size, ammunition and mecha carrying capacity, and terrifying defense. Its disadvantages were that it lacked maneuverability and was bulky. It was eliminated and retired fifteen years ago."
Xiang Chen didn't understand these professional terms, but he still remembered what Qi Yue had read to him many times, so he explained: "This [Star Pirate Leader] is a host who likes to bully newcomers. The other side is driving a novice starship, and it has been targeted by the [Star Pirate Leader]. Who do you think will win?"
Qi Hanyi didn't care about winning or losing, but he seemed to understand what Xiang Chen meant: "Is this the reason you said for fighting without any meaning?"
Qi Hanyi adjusted his sitting posture, crossed his long legs, leaned back, and leaned against the back of the chair: "It's really boring."
Xiang Chen was upset for a while. He wanted to take revenge on Qi Hanyi, so he deliberately didn't tell Qi Hanyi what happened next. He pointed at the novice starship with damaged landing gear and the advanced starship of the [Pirate Leader] on the screen and said, "Who do you think will win?"
"The driver of the E-class starship is a newly registered newcomer. The [Star Pirate Leader] is an experienced veteran player." Xiang Chen added mischievously.
"He will win." Qi Hanyi pointed to the E-class mecha on the screen.
Xiang Chen was a little surprised: "Why?"
Qi Hanyi glanced at Xiang Chen: "Because you asked me to guess."
There was no need to guess the outcome of the battle. Xiang Chen's tone seemed to indicate that he would be wrong, and his words were also trying to induce him to guess that the B-class starship would win. So there was no doubt that the winner of this battle should be the E-class starship.
However, this did arouse Qi Hanyi's curiosity.
"The operating restrictions of an E-class starship are too strict. It is very difficult to operate an E-class starship to defeat the opponent."
"The attack power of the E-class mecha cannot penetrate the defense of the turtle snake. If you want to truly counterattack, you must use some other advantages, such as terrain environment, strategy, and even psychological warfare."
"What would you do if it were you?" Xiang Chen asked curiously.
Qi Hanyi: "This location on the map is a one-to-one reproduction of the real universe. There is an asteroid belt 130 stars away. If it were me, I would choose to lure the opponent there, and then at the moment of his attack, I would use the cannon fodder as cover and quickly turn around and counterattack."
"The enemy will be in a panic and won't be able to react quickly. They will most likely use their side wings to adjust their direction. I will use the gap between us to fire heavy artillery to deflect the enemy and crash directly into the debris in the asteroid belt."
"There are several other methods, but this is the most efficient one under known conditions. However, this operation is also risky and requires higher skills from the driver. Driving ability, mental quality, and familiarity with the terrain are all essential. If you are really a novice, you should choose other more reliable methods. For example, try to go around and hit the opponent's starship's most vulnerable belly, which is the location of the ammunition depot, or after consuming the opponent's ammunition, forcibly seize the opponent's starship, blow up the top ventilation duct, and directly dive into the opponent's mecha, etc.
After Qi Hanyi finished speaking, he noticed that Xiang Chen's expression was a little dull, and raised his eyebrows slightly in confusion: "What's wrong?"
Xiang Chen said seriously: "He did exactly the same thing as you said."
Qi Hanyi's indifferent expression finally turned serious. He paid close attention to the driver's operation. He didn't see the end and clicked pause halfway.
"Here..."
"What's wrong?" Xiang Chen doesn't play games and doesn't understand starships.
"In this place, the flexibility of the starship has exceeded the response range of the E-class starship. It is operated by mental power." Qi Hanyi paused the screen.
Xiang Chen was stunned. The only people in the empire who possessed psychic talents were the hybrids born of humans and mermaids. Most of them were nobles, and there were also a small number of civilians and a very small number of people from Liberty Island.
But having mental power does not mean being able to use it, let alone being able to use mental power to operate a starship.
This is something that requires both talent and skill.
"So, this player is from your army? Hahaha, no wonder he's so awesome. It's a bit of an insult for a professional to play the game."
"No." Qi Hanyi said firmly: "He is a newcomer."
"Ah?" Xiang Chen's face changed. Although the opponent was driving a rookie starship, almost everyone who had watched the video ruled out the possibility that the opponent was a rookie. His operation was too flexible, his positioning was precise, and he seemed to be very familiar with the map. In particular, he chose such a bold and risky tactic. No matter how you looked at it, he was definitely a high-level player who was playing the pig to eat the tiger.
But if Qi Hanyi said that he was a newcomer, then Xiang Chen could only believe that he was a newcomer.
"How do you know that?"
"At first, there was a jitter here, and the ignition was delayed by 2.5 seconds. When aiming, the muzzle moved back and forth three times, causing a delay in the first attack. When connecting to the communication, it was also four seconds slower than normal. All these signs show that he is not familiar with the starship's operating system, and this is his first time experiencing combat."
"This should be his first day operating a starship. Before this battle, he only activated the starship once following the tutorial. He had never connected to the communication, let alone used the muzzle. However, he should have been familiar with the terrain nearby, especially near the asteroid belt. In addition, he has a strong memory for the terrain, so there is a contradiction between being unfamiliar with the operation but flexible in positioning and familiar with the map."
"In the subsequent battles, it can be seen that he was adapting to the battle quickly. He quickly formulated a strategy and provoked the opponent, intending to lure the opponent to the asteroid belt and kill him with the rubble. However, his posture talent was limited by the operation of the E-class mecha. He wanted to break through this limitation, so he successfully used his mental power to connect to the starship."
Qi Hanyi analyzed the entire process and gave his own evaluation: "He is a genius."
"Hiss——" Xiang Chen took a breath exaggeratedly: "This is the first time I've heard you make such an evaluation."
Xiang Chen squeezed his eyes towards Qi Hanyi and said, "Why, are you moved?"
Qi Hanyi didn't answer, but stood up and straightened the hem of his clothes: "I will follow your advice and play the game to relax."
"Relax, what the hell? I think you want to lure kids into the game." Xiang Chen said unhappily.
Qi Hanyi did not deny it: "If everything goes well, he might become the next driver of Bai Ze."
Xiang Chen's expression changed in an instant. He pushed Qi Hanyi out of the clinic with a smile on his face. He wanted to take Qi Hanyi home right now: "Go! Go now! If you don't bring her back to me, I will look down on you."