Chapter 87 Blue Meteor [VIP]
"Buzz—"
"This is the core AI [Xingqi] onboard the Eternal Night Starship."
"Wormhole jump completed. Status confirmed: Actual displacement for this voyage is 24.3 light years, with an error of less than 0.0001 arcsecond. Ship's structural integrity is 100%. Energy shields are being recalibrated."
"Signal coordinates anchored, energy signature scan completed, mental map match 100%, identity verification passed."
"Welcome back, respected Captain Yale. The starship lock function is being re-unlocked, and the permissions have been synchronized to your personal terminal."
Inside the giant starship, which is barely larger than a small planet, the core AI's broadcast voice reaches every corner with pinpoint accuracy.
Some functions that were temporarily disabled due to the captain leaving the starship have been unlocked again.
In just a moment, the starship, which had been as dead as a giant coffin, came alive immediately. The dense gun barrels on the surface of the ship began to move, and the drones released from the detection window dispersed to the surrounding planets to scout the environment.
Everyone knew that the captain had returned.
Except for those who were too busy with other things, everyone else began to gather on the bridge.
But before everyone could gather, the captain's voice came out after a long time.
"Stay invisible and wait until I finish watching the movie."
…
The starship, which had activated optical stealth mode, eventually stopped far away near a blue planet.
It is much larger than the planet. It is no exaggeration to say that if the optical stealth is turned off, it will definitely block all the light directed towards the planet.
This is a special type of interstellar mothership in the universe. Its biggest feature is that it never lands.
In direct proportion to its high cost, maintenance fees, and energy consumption, the interstellar mothership also has the highest attack and defense values. It is the crystallization of the highest technology of interstellar civilization.
It can be said that owning an interstellar mothership means having the ability to destroy a planet in an instant.
Of course, it is not without flaws, and its movement speed is its biggest flaw.
Because of its size and energy reserves, the jump environment it needs to construct is quite harsh, and any mistake may cause damage to the hull.
In addition, in battle, its poor maneuverability and large size will turn it into a sitting duck for the enemy. No matter how strong its defense is, it cannot withstand the concentrated fire of a fierce attack.
In order to fully utilize the role of the interstellar mothership, it is first necessary to have the cooperation of at least hundreds of escort ships.
These are all money, which ordinary forces or civilizations dare not even think about.
But even for those who can afford the money and maintenance, it is difficult to buy an interstellar mothership when there is no demand for it.
The reason why the Eternal Night Pirates have a ship has nothing to do with being rich or powerful, but is entirely because the captain "picked up the legacy of a higher-dimensional civilization."
Their starships are free and have self-repair capabilities. Apart from the occasional need to replenish energy, there is no other need to spend money.
Surrounding the projected planet model, the pirates of the Eternal Night Pirates began to point at the scanned resource reserves and planetary terrain.
After some discussion, everyone reached a consensus - apart from the relatively abundant water resources, there are no other usable resources on this planet.
It’s pitiful to think that the captain had to stay on such a barren planet for such a long time.
"Captain, when will you finish watching the movie?"
"The captain has been gone for so long, and he didn't even ask for food right away. I feel like I'm going to be unemployed..."
"Perhaps there are energy reserves on this planet that we haven't discovered yet. The captain has already eaten his fill, so of course he won't eat again."
Compared to the meaningless things that most people talk about, the content that Vice Captain Decay focuses on is relatively serious.
The drone sent out sent back the message.
On the satellite that the natives of the planet called "Moon", pirates were found excavating lunar ruins.
Decay passed the news to the captain, and after getting confirmation, he looked at the group of crew members who were not doing their jobs.
He scanned the area, quickly eliminating those with missions, and then made arrangements: "Redshift! The coordinates have been sent to your personal terminal. Take your team to verify. If they're willing to leave, let them go. If not, just eliminate them."
"Got it!" Hongyi responded and called his own action team under the envious gaze of others.
"Hey, how did you know we got the mission? There's actually a surprise in this remote place. I wonder who will be the first..."
Decay: "If you keep talking nonsense, don't go."
Hongyi shut up and decisively led the team away.
…
Beneath the pitch-black curtain of the universe, space is distorted, and light is subtly deflected there, like a mirage seen through the scorching air.
The outline of a huge starship was like a reflection in the water, with some edges vaguely visible, and then quickly blending into the night sky.
On the moon, the pirate who had just finished burying the blasting point and was about to take a break blinked and rubbed his eyes.
"Boss." He looked at a pirate wearing a tall hat, feeling a little uneasy. "Do you think other pirates will discover the ruins here?"
"How is that possible!" The pirate leader rolled his eyes at the other party.
"In such a remote galaxy, without even a civilization capable of communicating with the outside world, who would have discovered a relic here?"
He urged, "Hurry up and finish excavating the ruins here, because we still have to invade that blue planet!"
"Oh, I see." The pirate didn't dare to act rashly, but before getting back to his work, he looked up again worriedly.
With just one glance, his expression changed. "Boss... look... look up at the sky!"
"Look, don't you know what's in the sky? All day long..."
The pirate leader's voice suddenly stopped and he froze in place.
Under the dark night, faint blue lights quietly appeared.
Without the roar of engines or the flames of thrusters, ten escort ships lit up in the night sky one after another, changing formations with absolutely precise operations.
They quickly passed through the void where the interstellar mothership was hidden, as if paying tribute to the invisible king.
The faint blue light that crossed the night sky one after another was incredibly beautiful.
Anyone who sees this scene will unconsciously hold their breath and open their eyes wide, for fear of missing any details.
Some people are lively by nature and will get excited when they see this new and strange thing they have never seen before.
“Ohh ...
Luffy suddenly raised his head from behind the mountain of meat. His mouth was stuffed full, and half a bone was dangling as he spoke.
"They're blue shooting stars! Amazing! Look everyone, they're flying so fast!"
He danced with excitement, his waving arms nearly knocking over the bottle of wine Zoro was holding.
"SUPER! This blue is so beautiful!"
Franky struck a classic pose. The only regret was that Franky's family was not with him while he was enjoying the beautiful night view.
After completing the journey in Alabasta, Franky let the rest of the Franky family stay in Alabasta.
He will go to the Sabaody Archipelago with the Straw Hat Pirates to find Rayleigh and learn how to defeat Aler.
Although the Franky family also wanted to join them, the Merry could not accommodate so many people.
When they arrived at the Sabaody Archipelago, Franky planned to expand the Merry - of course, he was only responsible for verbal guidance.
Although the shipbuilders there are not as good as those in the Water City, their skills are still pretty good.
Zoro narrowly avoided Luffy's waving arm and also looked up at the sky, with a slight smile on his calm face.
"Just some meteorites. The color is indeed rare, but there's no need to get so excited."
"Rare means valuable! Blue meteorite—could it be a sapphire?!"
Nami cupped her hands, looked up at the sky with a face as devout as if she was about to cry, "It would be great if it could fall near the Merry, directly on the deck!"
"Then the Merry will be smashed through directly!" Between the Fortune Meteor and the Merry, Usopp chose the Merry without hesitation.
If they hadn't been lucky enough to find Franky and his crew who knew how to repair ships, the Merry might have really been torn apart by a single touch - after all, even Usopp, who cared the most about the Merry, was not a real shipbuilder.
Sanji pushed Usopp aside, turned to Nami and Robin with heart eyes, and bowed like a gentleman.
"Such a beautiful blue light, just like the deep and charming eyes of the two ladies, makes me intoxicated~"
"You're blocking our view." Nami beat him away without mercy.
Robin sat upright, smiled softly at the interaction between Nami and Sanji, then looked up at the sky and began to think again.
The blue light quickly disappeared, as if it had merged into the moon.
The stars are twinkling, but the universe is still silent, as if nothing has happened.
A blue shooting star? Is it really... a shooting star?
While he was thinking, Robin heard an expectant question.
"Robin, we have the blue shooting stars. Will there be pink shooting stars in the future?"
The little reindeer's eyes were filled with pure surprise, causing Robin to soften his expression.
"There will definitely be, and maybe we will see it in the future."
Her answer made Chopper even happier. He jumped around on the deck and soon linked arms with Luffy and Usopp, singing the Blue Meteor Song that he had written and directed himself.
These meteors are like a stone thrown into a calm lake, temporarily dispelling the haze in everyone's hearts and making everyone feel light-hearted again.
But after the joy, we still have to return to reality.
Just a few days after leaving Alabasta, their record pointer got lost.
The pointer, which had been pointing firmly in one direction, swayed left and right, jumped up and down, as if it had a seizure.
Nami had no idea why.
Robin was knowledgeable and guessed that it might be because there were too many islands with strong magnetic forces around, and the original records of the recording pointer were taken away.
Or, there is another possibility.
"The island we were going to and all the surrounding islands that could provide magnetic force were all taken away by Yale."
As he spoke, Robin gave a gentle and even expectant smile.
"If we can't find an island that can provide supplies, we will definitely die at sea!"
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