Che Jiajia's cheeks turned slightly red and she waved her hands embarrassedly.
"No, Boss Lu, please don't make fun of me. We got this with great difficulty from a ruin a while ago. We were originally planning to upgrade our own ship, but... you got it for free."
There was a hint of pain in her tone, but more of it was the relief of having joined a strong man.
Lu Ye chuckled and without hesitation, he gave the system an order: "Refine!"
Ding! Refining the 'Broken Turbine Engine Core'... Refining successful! Congratulations on obtaining 'Rare Superconducting Alloy x1', 'High-Energy Crystal Fragments x3', and 'Precision Parts x12'.
Another rare metal is obtained!
Lu Ye was delighted. Including the ones he had obtained before, he now had three rare metals of this level.
Just need seven more and some other basic materials... Hey, Gundam is not a dream!
The thought of being able to assemble a majestic humanoid mecha with his own hands filled Lu Ye with energy, and even made him like the pile of blank scrolls he had just acquired.
He rubbed his hands and turned to look at Liao Qingyue who was sorting data beside him.
"Sister Liao, how much do you know about Area B? I've seen these guys in Area A, and the level of their ships is generally not very good. It's hard to find some tough guys to practice with."
Upon hearing this, Liao Qingyue raised her head, and a hint of solemnity flashed across her eyes behind the lenses.
"Boss Lu, don't underestimate Area B. That's where... the real hidden dragons and crouching tigers are. It's home to a large number of tough characters who demonstrated strong professionalism and teamwork from the earliest stages of the game. It's said there are also quite a few real-life military enthusiasts and professional gamers. Clashes among the four factions are commonplace, with bloodshed and bruises raging over resources and territory. Back then, Cai Jinwu's 'Martial Emperor' was only considered mid-range there, not even in the top tier."
She paused, her tone somewhat serious.
"If you want to go to Area B and 'exchange' with those high-ranking fleets, you'll definitely find them. However, the risks will also increase exponentially."
Oh? Professionals?
Quadruple kill intense?
Isn't the Wudi considered top-notch there?
Lu Ye touched his chin, a glimmer of excitement flashing in his eyes.
Interesting, that's what makes it challenging!
"I understand." He nodded.
"But before that, we have to upgrade the Lucky One. Once it reaches level six, it's time to give it a catchy name."
Just as he was thinking about the upgrade plan, his communicator suddenly rang. It was an urgent message from Meng Yang.
[Boss! On our way to meet you, we encountered a wrecked boat. The people on board asked us for help. As soon as we picked them up, they tried to seize the boat! We've already subdued them. Your instructions on how to proceed!]
Lu Ye raised his eyebrows, a playful smile appearing on the corner of his mouth.
Ask for help? Then rebel and seize the ship?
This script...why does it sound so familiar?
He replied.
"Watch out, I'll be there soon to join in the fun."
Putting away the communicator, Lu Ye gestured to everyone: "Come on, follow me to see our 'old friend'."
The "Lucky" turned its bow and soon arrived at the coordinates mentioned by Meng Yang.
As expected, next to Meng Yang's boat, there was a broken ship that was covered with bruises and almost falling apart. On the deck, several guys with bruised faces and noses were tied up, looking dejected.
One of them, even though he was tied up, still held his neck stiff, with a look of defiance on his face, and his eyes were filled with resentment and unwillingness.
Lu Ye recognized the familiar face at a glance.
"Hey, isn't this Boss Cai Jinwu?"
He jumped down from the Lucky with ease, a playful smile on his face.
"I haven't seen you for a few days. Why are you so tired?"
Cai Jinwu suddenly raised his head, and when he saw that it was Lu Ye, he was stunned as if struck by lightning! The resentment and resentment on his face solidified instantly, and then turned into deeper astonishment and shame.
Lu Ye?! How could it be him?!
Not long ago, we had suffered a terrible setback at his hands. Our engines were stolen, our fleet was torn apart, and we were abandoned like garbage. Now, in such a miserable state, we have fallen into his hands...
When enemies meet, they become extremely jealous of each other!
When Meng Yang saw Lu Ye coming, he took a few steps forward and pointed at Cai Jinwu, who was tied up like a dumpling, and shouted indignantly.
"Boss, you're finally here! This guy just begged us for help, saying his boat was broken and about to sink, and asked us to be kind. But what happened? As soon as we pulled him aboard, this bastard turned his back on us, calling on his remaining soldiers to try to steal our supplies and boat!"
"Oh?" Lu Ye raised his eyebrows and looked at Cai Jinwu with interest.
Cai Jinwu's expression at this moment was brilliant, even uglier than if he had swallowed ten kilograms of flies.
He stared at Lu Ye intently, his teeth chattering, and his eyes looked as if he wanted to eat Lu Ye alive.
Why did it have to be this evil star!
He wailed in his heart, thinking that the event was over and everyone would go their separate ways, and he would not run into this nemesis again in the short term. Who would have thought that it seemed as if God was deliberately against him, and they met again in this most humiliating way!
"Boss Cai, how are you?" Lu Ye walked up to him with the kind of smile that Cai Jinwu hated the most, which was three parts teasing and seven parts asking for a beating.
"It's true that life is full of ups and downs. I didn't expect we'd meet again so soon. Speaking of which, I have to thank you very much. If it weren't for you... and your loyal subordinates, I really wouldn't have so many new ideas."
Before he finished speaking, Lu Ye turned his wrist, and a metal core that was shining with a faint blue light and covered with complex energy patterns appeared out of thin air. It was the turbo engine core that was "taken" from the "Wu Di"!
"This thing," Lu Ye weighed it as if he was weighing an ordinary piece of iron.
"In your hands, it's the capital for a comeback, but in mine..."
He grinned, turned and walked towards the simple workbench temporarily built on the Mengyang ship not far away, threw the turbo engine core in, and then gave orders to the system without looking back.
"break down!"
【Buzz——Crack!】
The workbench made a slight vibration and cutting sound. Under Cai Jinwu's almost fiery gaze, the engine core that carried all his hopes was quickly disassembled into a pile of glittering rare alloys, a few crystal clear high-energy crystals and a handful of precision parts.
"No--!"
Cai Jinwu's eyes instantly turned blood red, as if they were about to burst from his eye sockets, and he let out a shrill and desperate roar.
His whole body was shaking violently, not because of anger, but because of a cold despair that seeped into his bones.
My engine...
My hope... is gone... all gone!
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