Chapter 88
Qin Jun was standing in the kitchen, seemingly preparing insect meat, but his hands kept going into his pockets.
He felt that the thing, which was originally the size of a watermelon seed, was expanding rapidly until it reached the size of a quail egg and then stopped growing. This growth rate, like that of an inflated balloon, was terrifying.
"What are you doing?" A hoarse voice suddenly asked from behind.
Qin Jun turned around suddenly and saw the NPC on their spaceship staring at him coldly.
"I plan to cook insect meat for everyone to eat." Qin Jun took his hand out of his pocket.
"You smell strongly of insects." The NPC took a step closer, his dark eyes moving, his gaze falling on Qin Jun's crew uniform that was stained green by the juice of the insect tribe.
Qin Jun quickly turned to the side, tensed his body, picked up the kitchen knife, and chopped directly on the thick insect shell with the knife. The next second, the insect shell was intact, but a gap appeared on the kitchen knife.
"Let's use this." Mo Zheng took out a laser cutting machine from the armory. After he saw the NPC standing in the kitchen and paying attention to their behavior for the first time, he felt that this idea was correct.
Qin Jun took the laser cutting machine and whispered thank you.
Gu Tunan and other teammates also walked to the kitchen door to watch. A group of alphas who knew nothing about cooking watched Qin Jun cooking.
Qin Jun rinsed the insect meat with water. He endured the disgusting touch and appearance of the insect meat and put it directly into the pot without any thought of adding seasoning to remove the odor, let alone blanching it in water to remove the odor. He just put the insect meat first and then the oil. Halfway through the frying, he remembered to add a little salt.
Soon the dish of insect meat came out of the pot. The smell made people lose their appetite. Qin Jun gritted his teeth and served the dish of insect meat to the NPC.
The NPC frowned and wanted to turn around and leave, but a group of tall alphas blocked the door. The leader, Gu Tunan, said, "Senior, please have a bite."
The other alphas nodded as well, looking as if they were not going to let the NPC go until they had a bite.
Barrage: “…” If I hadn’t known in advance that you were planning to please the NPC, this scene would really look like a bully player bullying a good NPC!
Under the watchful eyes of the alphas, the NPC was forced to eat a mouthful of insect meat. The moment it entered his mouth, he let out a dry gulping sound.
At the same time, except for Qin Jun, all the players on the airship received a message: "Ding - NPC Yuhui's favorability towards you -1."
Qin Jun’s favorability was deducted by 5 points.
Gu Tunan silently made way for the sullen-faced NPC. He opened the points ranking list with some melancholy, and saw that he and Xie Ruheng were ranked first on the list. The next second, he saw that Xie Ruheng's score had increased from five to six, and he kicked Gu Tunan off.
"Ding—The Zerg Meat you cooked was recognized by the NPC, Lao Kang's impression +1, and you learned a new skill, cooking, through your own exploration, points +1."
A fierce-looking old alpha ate the insect meat made by Xie Ruheng with an expressionless face and without saying anything. If it weren't for the system's prompt sound, Xie Ruheng would not have known that the other party approved of the insect meat he made.
Next, the old man picked up a piece of insect meat made by Tang Bai. The moment he put it in his mouth, every groove on Lao Kang’s face seemed to be filled with the healing power of the food.
"Ding - the insect meat you cooked was recognized by the NPC, Lao Kang's impression +2." Lao Kang looked at Tang Bai with sharp eyes, and said in an unquestionable tone: "You are an omega, you are not suitable for the work of spaceship maintenance, you should be a chef in the future."
There was silence.
The bullet screen also quieted down at this moment.
Tang Bai said calmly, "Why isn't spaceship maintenance suitable for omegas? Captain, I can not only repair spaceships, I can also fly them."
Tang Bai obtained the aircraft carrier pilot's license a few years ago.
"Ridiculous." The old captain was obviously unconvinced: "How can an omega like you fly a spaceship?"
"A mecha maker who doesn't want to fly a spaceship is not a good cook." Tang Bai said seriously: "How about I cook one for you?"
Tang Bai looked calm, his back was straight, and he exuded a strong sense of self-confidence. Lao Kang, who originally wanted to refuse, hesitated for some reason and brought Tang Bai to the driver's seat as if possessed.
Luen was sitting on the spacious captain's chair. The spaceship was in automatic navigation mode and Luen was responsible for monitoring the flight status of the spaceship.
Seeing Lao Kang and Tang Bai appear here, Lu En's lazy face showed some confusion. After seeing Lao Kang's next move, Lu En's confusion became even stronger.
"Can you tell me what these buttons do?" asked Old Kanti.
The civilization background of the game is higher than the real civilization. Logically, Tang Bai should not be familiar with the buttons of these spaceships, but this game was designed by teachers from the Federal Military Academy. Although the spaceships are avant-garde in design, the framework of the operating system is not much different from that of real spaceships.
"This pull rod is the start button, this is the speed adjustment button, and this is the star map coordinate button..." Tang Bai used his knowledge to introduce the basic buttons on the console one by one. Although he couldn't name the more detailed buttons, the fact that he could introduce the functions of these dozen buttons was enough to show that he had a certain understanding of spaceships.
"Lu En, come out. You, sit on it and try it." Lao Kang said in a deep voice.
Driving a spaceship tests the driver's comprehensive abilities such as judgment, control, and endurance. An excellent driver cannot be replaced by a computer.
Because the optical computer can only analyze the best navigation route based on the detected data, while an experienced pilot can sense the subtle changes in the spaceship's navigation in the universe through the neural link and make predictions based on his own instincts.
In order to save energy costs, Lao Kang would turn off the energy-intensive automatic driving mode on the spaceship and navigate based on his own experience.
Only a few pilots can navigate without the help of the optical computer. Even Luen is not very confident. Now the spaceship is sailing on a safety belt and there is not much danger. Lao Kang wants to see how far this omega can go.
Tang Bai put on a driving helmet covered with neural connections and held the joystick with his beautiful hands.
"These operating keys are unique to the Discovery. Let me explain them to you..." Lao Kang explained to Tang Bai in detail. After confirming that Tang Bai understood everything, Lao Kang said seriously: "Next, I will switch from automatic driving mode to manual mode. If you don't perform well, I will switch back to automatic driving mode immediately."
Tang Bai nodded seriously with a stern face. When the spaceship changed to artificial mode, the feeling of weightlessness in the universe was transmitted to his body through the nerve links. It was a familiar feeling to him. Everything he saw became the panoramic view of the spaceship. The vast universe was in his sight.
The dizziness caused by this change of perspective can easily make a newcomer who is driving a spaceship for the first time vomit, but Tang Bai is not a newbie.
When Tang Bai was very young, Grandpa Tang personally designed a series of enlightenment games for Tang Bai, among which "Small Spaceship Adventure" can simulate a very real sailing experience. Those boring spaceship knowledge also become interesting in the games carefully designed by Grandpa Tang. Grandpa Tang can also build a children's spaceship and take Tang Bai to visit a real giant spaceship...
Tang Bai's ten slender fingers moved rapidly on the densely packed buttons, and he operated them almost like a show of skill. Under his control, the round spaceship did not shake at all and shuttled through the space in a perfect straight line.
Don't underestimate the difficulty of straight-line navigation. The track left by a normal driver will always have some jitters. That's because the space environment is not as stable as the ground. Some novices can even make the spaceship rotate on its own while moving in a serpentine manner.
"Warning! There is an obstacle ahead!" The alarm of the optical computer sounded. Before the optical computer could tell the best escape route, Tang Bai operated the spaceship to slightly deviate and easily avoided the asteroid with a smooth curve.
[Big brother, please accept my knee! This is a magical operation that only a talented player can do! 】
[Tang Bai is a genius even if he is in the spacecraft operation department.]
[What else does Tang Bai not know? I envy you]
[NPCs all seem stunned]
Lao Kang couldn't believe what he saw. Such a spirited driving style was actually demonstrated by an omega? !
After Tang Bai had been driving for ten minutes, Lao Kang adjusted the setting to automatic driving, and Tang Bai also heard the system prompt sound: "Your spaceship driving skills have been recognized by the NPC, Lao Kang's favorability +1, you have learned a new skill of spaceship driving, points +1."
"Who taught you how to fly a spaceship?" Lao Kang couldn't hide his excitement.
"My grandpa." Tang Bai answered truthfully: "When I was a child, my grandpa would design some small games related to flying spaceships for me. After I grew up, my father bought me a private spaceship and hired a private trainer for me."
[Talent flow plus krypton gold, disturbing]
[Can the mini-game developed by Mr. Tang be released? ]
"Did your grandfather cultivate this talent in you?" Lao Kang was stunned.
He also has an omega grandson, and when the child was still ignorant, he had already chosen the other's path.
Tang Bai nodded.
Lao Kang looked at Tang Bai with complicated eyes for a long time, then he sighed, "I am too narrow-minded. Your talent should not be wasted in the kitchen. Driving a spaceship and conquering the stars is what you should do."
Then he heard Tang Bai softly say: "Captain, I like flying a spaceship, but I am also interested in the job of chef you mentioned before~"
On the other side, Gu Tunan and his team sat together to discuss strategy.
"It is currently known that you can earn points by completing daily tasks. For example, a mecha maker can repair holes on a spaceship." Mo Zheng said.
"If you can fly a spaceship in real life, you can show your spaceship driving skills in front of NPCs and earn points this way." Bai Li said.
"Are there any other ways to earn points?" Gu Tunan looked at everyone.
"Well, I think killing insects is the easiest way to earn points." The silent Qin Jun suddenly spoke up: "We can let the NPCs fly the spaceship to places where insects may appear. As long as we can encounter a small group of insects, we can harvest a lot of points in no time."
After this idea was put forward, Gu Tunan and others discussed it and thought it was feasible.
Qin Jun calmly reached into his pocket, trying to calm the thing that had become excited after hearing everyone's agreement.