Chapter 73 Ward (Update 1)
Mu Baixing suddenly opened his eyes, breaking free from the dream of old memories. He pressed his forehead, his gaze cold and grim because of the negative memories he had dreamed about.
The terrifying coldness slowly disappeared when his eyes fell on another figure not far away.
In his memory, he escaped death, and when he woke up, the house was empty and no one cared about him.
But now, there was someone sitting beside his bed.
In the starship's rest cabin, Mingyu was using a light screen to draw a design draft.
Bright blue spiritual energy formed vast clouds around him, sometimes dispersing, sometimes condensing, casting a dreamy, shimmering light on the young man's delicate features. Mingyu's electronic pen moved rapidly, his expression so focused that he didn't notice Mu Baixing waking up.
Mingyu is drawing the muzzle of a battleship.
The Star Region Tournament will begin in a week. The first match in the Central Star Region is titled "Treasure Hunt." While the "treasure" itself has yet to be determined, the name suggests it's a limited supply, requiring each team to vie for it. Everyone knows a chaotic battle is inevitable.
Mingyu weighed the need for mining in difficult star map terrain and the need to cope with fierce battles, and decided to give priority to the latter.
If you launch a core ship with excellent mining capabilities into a treasure hunt, it's like a fat sheep wandering into a pack of wolves. There's no telling how many people will have to follow the mining ship, waiting for it to dig up the treasure before attacking it en masse.
So it must be a battleship, a battleship with excellent performance.
The starships designed by Mingyu do not have any unique shapes.
The most basic and most widely used starship appearance has the highest stability, safety and controllability. Mingyu likes to continuously improve and optimize it based on this, and add functions that others can hardly imagine.
It has an ordinary narrow arc shape, with retractable auxiliary turning wings installed at the rear, making the battleship's turning more sensitive.
The accelerated multifunctional muzzle used in the previous competition, which was modified based on the Alpha cannon, was retained, but Mingyu moved it to a secondary muzzle mounted under the left and right wings of the starship.
The main gun muzzle on top of the battleship was redesigned by Ming Yu.
This was a long, narrow cannon barrel. Layers of energy accelerators were stacked behind the barrel, capable of rapidly increasing the input energy to a terrifying speed that was completely incapable of being detected by the naked eye.
As a sacrifice, there is no space inside this barrel to install energy storage and strengthening valves, and there is not even a connected energy tank transmission device at the rear!
This is a gun barrel that is purely powered by mental power, and the only additional gun barrel component is a mental power accumulator.
But compared to the gun barrels that people are used to seeing, it appears to be particularly slender.
Being thin means that the energy flow that can be carried is limited, and the power and width of the mental cannon are not sufficient, which will cause a great loss in battle.
But Mingyu's gun barrel is not used for fighting against others, nor does it require high-intensity mental power.
This was the mental cannon barrel he designed for himself, not Mu Baixing.
As long as his mental force threads are accelerated and thrown around the enemy starship...
He can detonate any energy!
Mingyu turned the electronic pen in his hand in a circle and curled up the corners of his mouth.
Before leaving the clinic, he retested his mental power level. Although his mental power level remained at A, his mental power durability had increased from C- to B+! He no longer had to fiddle with the Star Navigation Competition, using up his mental power for a while before needing to rest!
Mingyu felt particularly relieved about this!
The cloud of spiritual power around him gathered and condensed into light beads the size of sugar beans. Under Mingyu's control, they exploded and fell in all directions, turning into a beautiful blue rain of light.
These light beads did not make any sound when they exploded, nor did they damage the furnishings in the cabin.
He played with his mental power for a while, then stretched lazily with satisfaction, saved the design draft and prepared to go to the modeling room to model it after returning to the capital star. He breathed a sigh of relief and turned to look at the patient on the bed.
Then she raised her eyes and met the man's gaze.
Mu Baixing was leaning against the headboard, staring at him for who knows how long. It was a gaze that wasn't intimidating, but it carried a sense of cherishment that couldn't be ignored.
Mingyu: “…”
It was only after Mingyu met Mu Baixing that he realized that people could blush when being stared at.
He couldn't help but lean forward and cover the other person's eyes with his hands.
Mu Baixing: “…”
Mingyu used a lot of force in his movements, and Mu Baixing was suddenly pushed back and almost hit the wall behind him.
He reached out and placed his hand on Mingyu's wrist, without exerting any force, and said helplessly, "What are you doing?"
Mingyu: “…”
The man was blindfolded.
He raised his head slightly, his still pale lips moving, the cold and sharp aura that he usually had was almost gone, and instead he exuded a sense of... weakness that allowed others to bully him.
Mingyu took a silent breath and sat on the edge of the bed looking at him. For a moment, he was actually a little eager to do something.
"Mingyu?"
Mu Baixing didn't know what he was thinking, so he asked, his Adam's apple moving and his voice a little hoarse from illness.
Mingyu couldn't bear it anymore.
He did not answer Mu Baixing's question. He just covered the other person's eyes with one hand, supported the man's side with the other hand, and simply climbed onto the bed, bending down slightly.
My heart is beating like a drum.
Very nervous.
A second later, Mingyu closed his eyes, made up his mind, held his breath, leaned over, and quickly touched Mu Baixing's lips.
It's like a little bird pecking at the pistil, or a new leaf brushing against the lips.
The soft touch that separated at the touch of a finger. Like an illusion in a spring dream.
Mu Baixing's breath caught, as if the very time that propelled the world forward had paused in that instant. Yet, a moment later, the second hand still jumped to the next second. Mu Baixing exerted force, pulling Mingyu's arm down and clasping it in his arms, then looked up at him.
Mingyu's eyes were wandering around, and his face gradually turned a beautiful red because of embarrassment. He just didn't look at Mu Baixing.
The man's Adam's apple slid, and he raised his other hand and gently touched his lips.
The slight hint of weakness that had just appeared on his body disappeared completely, and his eyes were deep, with an undisguised sense of aggression, fixed on the young man's face.
"Mingyu." Mu Baixing pulled the designer towards him, put his hand on his cheek, forced him to look at him, and repeated, "What did you just do?"
Mingyu: “…”
Mingyu's face turned even redder, but his expression remained innocent and well-behaved. Forced to meet Mu Baixing's gaze, he pursed his lips, pretending nothing had happened. He cleared his throat and asked, unsure, "What?"
Mu Baixing: “…”
Still trying to play the ostrich and fool people.
He found it funny, held Mingyu's face and looked at him for a moment, then slightly pushed outward with his thumb and index finger...
"Hey...!" Mingyu grabbed his arm and pulled it away, accusing him angrily, "Brother Mu, why are you pulling my face!"
"I dare not kiss you but recognize you." Mu Baixing said calmly.
Mingyu uttered a dry "oh" and, keeping a composed expression, retorted, "Then you're asking questions knowing the answer anyway."
Mu Baixing hummed a sound and calmly accepted his accusation. He rubbed Mingyu's cheek, which he had just gently pulled, and said with lowered eyes, "Have you thought it through?"
Mingyu: “…”
"No." Mingyu said honestly, "I'm just, uh, obsessed with sex. That doesn't count."
"This is just the first time!" the young man declared, "I won't do it again!"
Mu Baixing: “…”
Mu Baixing let go of Mingyu's wrist.
"Don't be angry, Brother Mu." Mingyu felt that what he did was a bit unkind, but he moved forward again, "I just... um... you just made a mistake, you have to pass the probation period!"
At least we have to observe whether Mu Baixing will be obedient and not overuse his mental power in the next game!
Mu Baixing raised his eyes.
"No rush." The man said calmly, "Wait until we get into the top five of the Star Region Competition, then I'll ask you again."
Mingyu: “…”
Mingyu found it difficult to refute.
This was originally his plan, but after calculating that there was still half a month left before the end of the second game of the Star Domain Tournament, Mingyu suddenly felt a little disappointed. He couldn't help but let out a sound of "oh" and looked at Mu Baixing dejectedly like a wilted cabbage.
Mu Baixing: “…”
Just as he was about to speak, the door was opened a little from the outside.
Cui Xiaoduo poked his head in and didn't knock on the door because he didn't want to disturb Mu Baixing's rest. Unexpectedly, he saw a scene that was quite exciting for him!
Mingyu sat on the edge of the bed, one arm resting on the man's side, leaning forward, almost lying on Mu Baixing, with his head down.
The tips of their noses were almost touching! They couldn't wait to kiss!
And Mu Baixing...
Mu Baixing leaned back, pursed his lips, his shoulders and back were tense, and his long legs were bent. He seemed calm, but also seemed to be restraining some impulse.
Although Cui Xiaoduo is pure and has never been in a relationship, he has a strong imagination and has watched many porn movies.
His mind instantly fast-forwarded twenty-four times, filled with yellow fertilizer. He couldn't help but let out a cry and quickly covered his eyes.
Mingyu turned around when he heard the voice: "..."
Mingyu's body stiffened slightly.
He suddenly realized that there was something wrong with his posture.
After Mingyu climbed onto the bed, in order to stabilize his body, he pressed his knees against the bed on both sides of Mu Baixing, straddling the man's waist.
The young man had just been so busy trying to secretly kiss his family that he didn't bother with his posture, but now he saw Cui Xiaoduo covering his eyes...
Mingyu: Who hasn’t seen a porn movie?!
He quickly stepped away from Mu Baixing.
"No..." Mingyu's ears felt hot, and he quickly explained, "I didn't..."
"I know, I know." Cui Xiaoduo quickly interrupted him, covering his eyes. "I'll leave as soon as I finish my business! You can continue anytime!"
Mingyu: “…I…”
Before he could finish a word, Cui Xiaoduo, in a hurry, spoke rapidly, "I just came to tell you that the micro-recorder in the clinic has a video feed! Someone entered your original ward..."
"With a gun." He lowered his voice. "Just like we assumed!"
Mingyu: “…”
Mingyu's heart sank, and all his romantic thoughts disappeared.
He sat down on the bed again and pulled the screen in front of him.
The light screen plays real-time images.
In the dark ward, the doctor in a white coat noticed something was wrong and was about to pull up the two dummies on the bed and turn on the flashlight.
The lower bodies of the two dummies were rough, with only the heads from the shoulders up being finely made. Now, when illuminated by strong light, the difference between them and real people was very obvious. It was only because the room was too dark that he fired without hesitation.
"...Damn it." The doctor cursed softly, looked into the dummy's eyes, pressed down with his fingers, and dug out the dummy's eyes that were staring at him.
As expected, it was a black, panoramic circular camera. The doctor's face darkened as he squeezed the camera hard, cracking it.
At the same time, a flurry of footsteps could be heard in the corridor outside. The footsteps stopped at the door of the ward, and the electronic lock began to turn.
"...Brother!" a nurse shouted in a low voice, "We can't get caught!"
The doctor threw the dummy to the ground, walked quickly to the window, and kicked it hard.
But I found that the windows of this hospital are quite sturdy!
doctor:"……"
In desperation, he could only release his mental power to blast open the window frame.
The doctor, disguised as someone, hurriedly jumped out the window and fled. The ward door was flung open at the same time. The long-haired doctor entered with several Labyrinth Star police officers, shouting, "Officer! They must be the ones who stole the hospital's property!—"
Several police officers looked at each other in bewilderment. They had received a report of a theft in the hospital's valuable equipment room more than ten minutes ago, and were brought to the ward area by the doctor. Unexpectedly, they actually saw a group of suspicious people moving around in the ward.
They worked on Labyrinth Star and knew there were definitely some twists and turns in this matter. They exchanged glances, and two of them jumped out the window to chase after him, while the remaining two stayed in the ward to monitor the situation.
"The most common energy gun. Eighty percent of the exploration teams that came to Labyrinth Star used this type." One of the remaining police officers picked up the dummy from the ground, took a look at it, then looked at the doctor. "That's it. No one was killed, so it's difficult to open a case for investigation."
The long-haired doctor groaned and said with a distressed expression, "Can't we file a case? But this doll is very expensive."
"This is a simulation mannequin specially made for our hospital. It has sophisticated sensors inside, designed to simulate the vital signs of patients in various situations, making it easier to test the accuracy of medical testing equipment. The custom price is over ten thousand yuan! Officer, let me show you..."
He lifted the dummy from the ground, fumbling with the latch on its back with one hand while tilting his head slightly to look at the instrument rack next to the bed and the window.
A prototype camera, also gray, was placed on the silver-gray life monitor that had not yet been pushed away. Because it was too inconspicuous, it was not discovered by anyone else.
The long-haired doctor, shielded by the dummy, smiled politely at the vital sign monitor and said silently, "Thank you for your patronage. Welcome to come again next time."
Mingyu: “…”
"...That's not necessary." Mingyu muttered softly.
He didn't want to get sick or injured, nor did he want to spend money on this kind of thing... It wasn't cheap to pay the long-haired doctor to cooperate with their actions!
Although the money was paid by Mu Baixing...
...But if he and Mu Boxing become a couple in the future, wouldn't their money be counted as one...
Mingyu couldn't help but be distracted for a moment, but his hands did not stop moving.
He realized the Third Legion's dangerous and absurd behavior the moment Sun Nian pointed his gun at him. So after a quick nap in the ward and reassurance that Mu Boxing was fine, he negotiated with the doctor and set off for the return trip, taking Mu Boxing with him.
The young man downloaded and saved all the records, including the information on energy changes in the house that was synchronously collected by the camera in the past few minutes, including the energy fluctuations when Mingjia pretended to be a doctor and shot, and his mental power waveform.
They also bought this kind of camera at a high price at the starship modification workshop. Uncle Hua, the owner of the modification workshop, assured them that the camera had good performance and would not be interfered with by any interference equipment. Now it seems that all the images and energy wave data are indeed very clear.
"Are they from the Third Legion?" Cui Xiaoduo watched the replay on the screen. "No, they're just too ruthless! Before, Feren attacked you guys like crazy, and in court, he even argued that he was impulsive and lost his mind. This is pure murder!"
"I can't explain it at the moment." Mingyu stored this record together with the recording chip data in Sun Nian's starship.
"It's possible that they hired people on Labyrinth Star. But they were in a hurry to kill and steal things, so they might have done it themselves."
Mingyu kept the evidence but did not call the police immediately.
In order to prevent the Third Legion or the Ming family from finding ways to turn the tables, it is best if this kind of evidence can be submitted directly to the Star Navigation Department and the Military Department at the same time, using special law enforcement channels, and announced on the Star Network at the same time, making the matter as big as possible.
"Brother Mu." He thought for a moment, then turned to Mu Baixing and asked, "Do you know any other exploration teams? Is there any evidence that more exploration teams have been attacked by the Third Legion due to resource disputes... or that the Third Legion has forcibly demanded resources?"
Mu Baixing thought for a moment and turned on the light screen.
The Third Legion spends most of its time operating on its own resource planet, and only sets sail when it encounters rare resources that its own resource planet cannot meet.
The resource stars in the Free Star Domain, because they are close to the Black Tide, happen to meet the standards for the Third Legion to set sail.
Mu Baixing opened his contact list.
He did not turn on the privacy mode, so Mingyu took a quick glance and found that in Mu Baixing's "Exploration Team" category, there were countless 99+ unanswered messages flashing, most of which were requests for help from other exploration teams. A few people were using avatars that looked beautiful and handsome, but it was unclear whether they were their real avatars.
Mingyu: “…”
Mingyu narrowed his eyes and asked, "Are you quite popular in the outer harbor?"
"Go and save the situation." Mu Baixing said as he casually forwarded a few messages to the colorful-haired people who stayed in the outer port to handle the affairs of the exploration team. He then sent a request to Mingyu to share the address book and watched the young man quickly click to agree.
The man curled the corners of his lips, pretending not to notice the jealousy in Mingyu's eyes, and asked the captains of the other exploration teams one by one whether they had any conflicts with the Third Legion.
Perhaps because Mu Baixing rarely replied to their messages, the captain of the opposite exploration team replied very quickly.
Cui Xiaoduo moved closer to Mingyu and watched along. Gradually, his eyes widened as he spoke, "Wow, it seems the Third Legion has actually offended quite a few people, right? But not many people left behind any evidence?"
"If you look for it, you'll find it." Ming Yu said coldly, "If you often walk by the river, it's impossible not to leave traces. If they merge together and explode, it will be a big deal."
Legion members intentionally killed someone in order to seize resources, and the perpetrators will be punished.
Even if Ming Zhilang and Zhao Ying were to try to clear themselves of their guilt, they would still be severely affected and brought to court-martial.
The most pessimistic scenario is that the two men shift the blame to their subordinates and clear themselves of all responsibility. However, they would still be punished for serious management negligence and suspended for investigation.
Mingyu thought about it, then cut out a small clip from the beginning of the hospital shooting video and found the communication account left by Mingyan when he traded the blueprints with him last time.
"When you guys get too caught up in the fight over the Firebird, stop putting obstacles in our way, and we'll write it off and live in peace." He sent the video to Ming Yan in a Lucé-like voice, politely threatening, "Or I'll post all the evidence I have on StarNet and accuse Lieyang of making personal threats against his opponents outside the Star Navigation Competition. We'll fight to the death, and neither of us will have an easy time."
"Will this work?" Cui Xiaoduo watched him typing and urged from behind, "Tell them! You have someone behind you! They've even provoked the Rangers! You still have the Mu family backing you up! Tell them not to act rashly again."
Mingyu: “…”
Ming Yu shook his head and said seriously, "That would drag down you, Senior Mu Lian, and the entire Mu family."
"Hey." Cui Xiaoduo said nonchalantly, "The Mu family and the Ming family have had a lot of grudges! The two legions have often fought each other in the military headquarters, so it's no big deal to keep another one in mind!"
"Besides, the Firebird's core is much more powerful than Mingyan's! If Mingyan really relies on the Firebird's core to advance, it will give the Mu family a headache."
"As long as he's unhappy, we're happy! Uncle Mu, oh, Brother Lian's dad, I have to thank you after knowing this!"
"Hurry up and post it! Just do as I say!" Cui Xiaoduo urged, "Even if you say so, you'll probably only be able to stay in peace for a while."
"Look, Ming Yan clearly saw our two starships appear together, but he still attacked you. He was also testing your relationship with the Mu family."
"If you use the Mu family as a warning to them publicly, they might hold back and wait and see for a while, but they'll probably still be trying to trip you up in private! If you don't mention the Mu family now, who knows what might happen later..."
Mingyu hesitated for a moment. He blinked, and Mu Baixing said, "Send it."
He placed one hand on his forehead, trying to dig up some clues from the dream he had just recalled.
I have some connection with the Mu family who came from the Northern Star Region.
Mingyu: “…”
Cui Xiaoduo: "Just listen to your boyfriend, Brother Yu! Don't worry, we won't use this incident to force you into the Second Legion!"
"I didn't think about that." Mingyu continued to send messages to Mingyan at Cui Xiaoduo's urging. He felt a little funny and very moved.
"Thanks to your help this time." The young man said seriously, "Brother Mu and I will split the resources we obtained on Maze Planet in half!"
Cui Xiaoduo: “…”
Cui Xiaoduo's expression paused.
He exclaimed and looked at Mingyu in surprise.
"We got the night bird's information for free without paying, and even plucked a few valuable feathers!" he said matter-of-factly.
Although the favor they finally helped Mingyu and Mu Baixing, if one had to put a price on it, it did seem to be a little more expensive than the night bird's feathers... ?
Cui Xiaoduo scratched his head, not quite able to think clearly.
He helps his friends out of loyalty and never thinks of measuring it in terms of money. His mind is a mess.
However, this did not affect his understanding that Mingyu was not trying to put a price on friendship, he just felt bad and wanted to compensate them.
Cui Xiaoduo smiled brilliantly.
"Brother Yu and Brother Mu are so kind!"
He gave them a thumbs-up and said proudly, "I really have a good eye for talent! I want to make friends with Brother Yu right away!"
"I know there's going to be a virtual anonymous auction on Starnet in a few days that could fetch a huge sum!" Cui Xiaoduo said. "It'll start right after the first Star Domain Tournament match! Let's go together then! Let's sell the Firebird's crystal core!"
He spoke excitedly, but found that Mingyu's expression suddenly became a little embarrassed.
"Everything else can be sold, but the Firebird Crystal Core...actually..."
Mingyu moved slowly and took out a white egg from his pocket. He said a little embarrassedly, "This is what I got."
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