"Brother Lu, we...we are probably in great danger this time."
Meng Yang's voice was filled with despair and he was breathing heavily.
"This damn place is like a living, moving meat grinder! I saw several previously vibrant player ships being squeezed and swallowed by the flesh walls...without even a bubble of air!"
On the other end of the communication, the suppressed sobs and terrified screams of other crew members could be faintly heard.
After a few seconds of silence, Meng Yang seemed to have made up his mind. His tone suddenly became unusually calm, but it revealed a strong sense of entrusting his son to someone else.
"Brother Lu, I'm transferring all the 'raw materials' identified by our ship's system to you right now! If, and I mean if, Qin He ever encounters any difficulties, you must lend him a hand for the sake of these materials!"
"Meng Yang!" Qin He had been listening silently, but couldn't bear it any longer. He snatched the communicator from Lu Ye's hand and shouted at the other end.
"What nonsense are you talking about! Don't say that! We will definitely find a way out! You and your brothers, hold on!"
He was extremely confused at the moment. Meng Yang was his important companion. If he really died here, how would he explain it when he returned?
Lu Ye took the communicator back from Qin He and raised his eyebrows. Instead of being moved by Meng Yang's "heartfelt words", he sneered with a playful tone.
"Meng Yang, what's this heart-wrenching drama you're putting on here? You're even trying to help Qin He? Don't try to be sentimental! If you were truly at your wit's end, with no hope left, would you, a bunch of you with official connections and strict discipline, just give away all your belongings so swiftly? Without even a hint of resistance or struggle?"
Lu Ye continued his analysis slowly, and every word he said was like a small hammer hitting Meng Yang and Qin He's hearts.
"Let me guess. You must have already come up with a Plan B, or even a Plan C, right? For example, have some people take all the core supplies and the survivors to hold a relatively safe area."
"Then it's up to you, Qin He, or a few other top-notch tough guys in your team to form a 'suicide squad' that's ready to risk their lives and fight their way out of that monster's belly, right?"
"I'm saying this now simply to play the emotional card. If your breakout plan fails, I can still consider our past friendship and take care of any remaining sparks."
On the other end of the communication, Meng Yang fell silent.
The sadness on Qin He's face froze in an instant, and then there was a trace of embarrassment and awkwardness of having his secrets exposed. His eyes were a little evasive, and he lowered his head hesitantly, his cheeks slightly hot.
He didn't expect that Lu Ye's insight was so sharp that he even guessed the emergency plan that they had just formed and not yet finalized almost exactly.
Humph, you little brat, are you trying to play tricks on me?
All those online novels and classic masterpieces I read in my rental house back then were not read in vain!
What kind of clichés of heroes at the end of their lives and entrusting their wives and children to their loved ones haven’t you seen?
Your little tricks are still a little immature in front of me!
Lu Ye snorted in his heart, but his face remained calm.
"Okay, Meng Yang, stop doing those useless things."
Lu Ye's tone became serious, revealing an unquestionable determination.
"What you need to do now is to do everything you can to stabilize the ship and protect the personnel. Most importantly, keep communications open and continuously send me your precise relative position signals. I will handle the rest."
While comforting Meng Yang, who was obviously a little stunned on the other end of the communication, he quickly searched through the warehouse interface of his wrist terminal.
His fingers left afterimages on the virtual screen, and countless item icons flashed by rapidly.
Soon, he selected a palm-sized card-shaped drawing with a faint technological blue light, and detailed information immediately appeared on the screen.
[Equipment Blueprint: Signal Receiver (Permanent Level 3)]
[Type: Auxiliary Equipment Module]
[Level: Level 3 (Excellent)]
[Effect: After being installed on a vehicle or independent energy device, it can actively or passively receive any man-made or non-man-made radio wave signals (including but not limited to communication signals, positioning signals, and energy fluctuation signals) within a radius of 1,000 kilometers, and has preliminary signal source tracking and fuzzy positioning capabilities.]
[Materials required for manufacturing: Standard Iron Block 100, Special Composite Metal Ingot 20, Insulating Silicone 30, Micro Energy Core 1 (unactivated)]
[Note: Technology changes destiny, and information is power.]
"This... what is this?!" Qin He had just calmed down, and after taking a glance, he suddenly raised his head, and his eyes instantly burst into an incredible surprise.
He cried out in surprise.
"Signal receiver! It's a level three one!"
Qin He's exclamation was particularly clear in the slightly depressing cabin. Upon hearing the words, several core crew members cast curious and excited glances at him.
Level 3 blueprint! This is the highest level equipment blueprint they have seen so far!
Lu Ye curled his lips, looking as if he didn't care at all.
"This thing? Normally it's just a piece of scrap metal, taking up space. If it weren't for the urgent situation right now, no one would even think of using it."
He muttered to himself:
In other words, I had foresight. When I took this thing out of those "courier's packages", I didn't think it was of no use at the moment and just disassembled it.
Otherwise, where can I go to cry now?
However, no matter how proud they were, the reality of the problem soon became apparent.
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