Chapter 1: The Goddess Invites? I Refuse!
"Lu Jin, are you sure you want to form your own fleet?"
"I am sure!"
In the spacious classroom, many young students still had immature faces.
At this moment, their gazes were all focused on Lu Jin.
In today's society, interstellar travel has become the norm.
For every young person, the boundless and vast starry universe represents endless opportunities.
Yet, even with interstellar travel being the norm today, the price of even the lowest-tier starship is not something an ordinary family can afford.
Therefore, most people, after graduation, will eventually choose to join a fleet and become a crew member.
Following their respective fleets to explore this boundless and vast sea of stars.
As for Lu Jin's situation, everyone in the class knew it well.
Lu Jin had excellent grades and had even obtained multiple A-level degree certificates during his time at school.
With his strength, once he graduates, he will become a hot commodity of a crew member that all fleets will fight to recruit.
But today, Lu Jin stated that he would not join any fleet.
He wants to form his own fleet!
"Lu Jin, did you not sleep well last night, and are you still dreaming now?"
"Nowadays in the Blue Star starship market, even the cheapest Hyena-class battleship requires at least 10 million credit points to acquire."
"Given your current conditions, let alone buying a starship, even buying a spacecraft would be a stretch."
"Lu Jin, although your grades are indeed excellent, everyone knows your circumstances. This kind of joke is fine to fool your buddies, but don't fool yourself."
Facing the ridicule of the crowd, Lu Jin did not offer much explanation.
Perhaps even if he said it, everyone would think he was joking.
In short, Lu Jin was reborn.
The moment he woke up this morning, many memories that did not belong to him appeared in his mind.
To be precise, they were memories that did not belong to the current him!
He foresaw the future!
In that future, he joined a fleet and served as the first mate.
He commanded the fleet in battles across the galaxy!
He once commanded the fleet to fight amidst thousands of Swarms!
He had repeatedly toyed with demon fleets in the palm of his hand while being besieged by demons!
But the Assimilation War broke out. In that cosmic-scale war, Lu Jin realized his own insignificance.
Hundreds of millions of Zerg fleets devoured a star in an instant.
The ubiquitous whispers of demons drove countless cosmic races into madness!
Even Lu Jin could not survive on this battlefield that swept across the entire universe.
After death, Lu Jin returned to the present with the memories of the future.
He returned to the moment he made that life-altering choice!
"Lu Jin!"
Outside the classroom, a beautiful figure like a raging fire appeared.
A call shifted everyone's gaze from Lu Jin to that passionate girl, who seemed like a flame.
"It's Qin Mowu!"
"The number one goddess of our Blue Star Academy! Why did she come to our class?"
"You can figure it out with your toes—of course she's here to recruit Lu Jin!"
"Don't you know? Qin Mowu just acquired a Fire Phoenix-class battleship the day before yesterday and is currently recruiting crew members!"
"As expected of a Planet Lord's daughter. I wonder if I have a chance to get on board. If I could get on the goddess's ship, I'd be willing to even scrub the deck!"
The crowd discussed spiritedly; they were not surprised by Qin Mowu's actions.
As the highest institution in the entire Solar System, Blue Star Academy is full of genius monsters.
Naturally, there are also many second-generation descendants of lords and corporations.
Besides the Blaze Fleet that Qin Mowu recently formed, among the students about to graduate from Blue Star Academy, at least two others have already begun establishing their own fleets!
Seeing Lu Jin in the classroom, Qin Mowu didn't care at all about the surrounding people's gazes.
She walked with a fiery temperament, like a walking blaze, and went straight to Lu Jin.
The next second, Qin Mowu placed her hands on Lu Jin's shoulders, as if afraid that he would slip away from her.
"Lu Jin! Join my fleet!"
"As long as you are willing to join my fleet, I can let you serve as my first mate!"
"Furthermore, I will offer you an annual salary of 1 million credit points."
"If we encounter combat situations, I will also give you additional bonuses based on the circumstances."
"How about it?"
Qin Mowu's eyes were bright, staring intently at Lu Jin.
She was confident!
According to her investigation, other new-generation fleet captains had not yet come to recruit Lu Jin.
She was definitely the first captain to recruit Lu Jin!
Additionally, she knew that Lu Jin had once received a job offer from the Solar Alliance.
The conditions offered by the Solar Alliance were an annual salary of 500,000 credit points.
And she had directly doubled that for Lu Jin, so the probability of her successfully recruiting him was 99.99%!
Unless Lu Jin wanted to form his own fleet, no other fleet had better conditions than hers.
Looking at the familiar yet strange Qin Mowu in front of him, Lu Jin suddenly curled the corners of his mouth slightly, revealing a slightly gratified smile.
"Are you agreeing?"
Seeing Lu Jin smile, Qin Mowu thought that he had agreed to her recruitment invitation.
But the next second, Lu Jin spoke directly, righteously saying those three words.
"I refuse!"
In his previous life, Lu Jin had joined Qin Mowu's fleet.
And precisely because of this, Lu Jin knew that if he made the same choice,
then the outcome of his life this time would not be any better than the last!
Therefore, he chose that 0.01% possibility!
"I want to form my own fleet."
"Therefore, it is impossible for me to join anyone's fleet."
Form his own fleet?
Qin Mowu was stunned at first, then she reacted.
So, the reason Lu Jin refused her was not because he wanted to join someone else's fleet, but because he wanted to establish his own fleet.
Wait!!!
Forming his own fleet?
Lu Jin wants to form his own fleet?
How is that possible?
She had investigated Lu Jin's family background.
Lu Jin is a war orphan; his parents sacrificed themselves in a war.
Although Lu Jin received a substantial pension, the amount of this pension was barely enough to even buy a spacecraft.
Buy a starship?
Where would he get the money?
Looking at Qin Mowu's expression, Lu Jin understood her thoughts without needing to guess.
That's right!
The money he has now is barely enough to buy a spacecraft, let alone a starship.
But Lu Jin knew one thing clearly: at the largest starship recycling plant on Blue Star, there was a starship waiting for him to activate it!
And that starship is for the entire Blue Star, and even the entire Solar System!
The only ownerless origin warship!
An origin warship is different from ordinary warships; it can upgrade itself by continuously devouring various materials.
Every origin warship is a unique existence.
Their appearance is similar to ordinary warships, and even starship research experts cannot explain the origin of origin warships!
If he could obtain this origin warship, Lu Jin would have the opportunity to establish a fleet that belongs exclusively to him!
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Chapter 2 Taking a gamble, turning scrap metal into a warship!
"Alright, I didn't expect you to want to build your own fleet."
"In that case, it wouldn't be quite right for me to try and recruit you again."
"However, if you change your mind, you can always come find me."
Whether Lu Jin's reason for building a fleet was an excuse or not, Qin Mowu knew very well that if she continued to pester him, it would likely backfire.
So, Qin Mowu extended her hand.
A holographic projection emerged directly from the miniature crystal chip on Qin Mowu's fingertip.
Lu Jin didn't say anything more. After they exchanged contact information, Qin Mowu directly left Lu Jin's classroom.
"What the heck? Brother Lu, are you serious?!"
"A million credit points annual salary, a first mate position, and an invitation from the goddess herself—you can resist all that?"
"Are you actually crazy?"
"It's over, the academic genius has studied himself silly. Unless he wins the interstellar lottery's grand prize, he won't be able to afford a starship with his background."
Everyone found Lu Jin's refusal of Qin Mowu incredible.
The conditions Qin Mowu offered were absolutely generous!
Yet, despite such favorable terms, Lu Jin still insisted on forming his own fleet.
Lu Jin didn't explain further. He picked up his backpack and left the classroom, heading out of the school.
Next up was graduation season, and Blue Star Academy would no longer offer courses.
Most of the students still remaining at the school were looking for small groups to band together for interstellar travel.
Lu Jin already had his goal, so he naturally wouldn't linger at the school.
Without the slightest hesitation, Lu Jin decisively took a car to Blue Star's largest starship recycling plant.
The Broken Recycling Plant.
As soon as he arrived at the entrance of the recycling plant, Lu Jin could hear the sharp sound of metal being torn apart.
Loud noise echoed in his ears, and Lu Jin couldn't help but quicken his pace.
He didn't want the origin warship to have already become a pile of worthless scrap metal by the time he found it.
Walking into the recycling plant, he was greeted by numerous damaged and heavily rusted abandoned starships.
Among them were spaceships and starships.
And on these massive starships, many workers from the recycling plant, like diligent ants, were continuously using tools to dismantle piece after piece of components from the starships.
Boom!
Suddenly, a huge sheet of metal crashed to the ground.
The enormous sound wave generated by the collision of metal and the ground made Lu Jin instinctively rub his ears.
"Hey! Kid! This isn't a place for little kids like you to be!"
As he spoke, a worker wearing tattered overalls, holding a chainsaw, and with a half-smoked cigarette dangling from his mouth, emerged from the starship wreckage.
When he saw Lu Jin wearing the Blue Star Academy uniform, a smile appeared on the worker's face.
"Oh, a student from Blue Star Academy. Kid, what are you doing here?"
"This place is full of junk waiting to be recycled, there's nothing fun to see."
Junk, Lu Jin was looking for junk.
His gaze searched back and forth among the numerous starship wrecks.
Unfortunately, although Lu Jin knew the origin warship was in the recycling plant, he didn't know its exact location.
So, Lu Jin had to rack his brain and tell a lie.
"I just wanted to come here to observe what a starship looks like."
Observe a starship?
Hearing Lu Jin's reason, the recycling worker laughed heartily.
This kid was interesting.
If he wanted to observe a starship, couldn't he just go to the starship market? What was there to see in these scraps at the recycling plant?
But the recycling worker thought of his own child who also studied at Blue Star Academy. After a moment of thought, he placed his spare safety helmet on Lu Jin's head.
"Be careful. You can observe, just don't get too close to those abandoned starships."
The recycling plant was full of abandoned starships, and usually, no one managed them.
So, after putting on the safety helmet, Lu Jin could uninhibitedly search this vast recycling plant for the origin warship he was looking for.
After an unknown amount of time, Lu Jin finally stopped in front of one of the abandoned starships.
This abandoned starship was considerably more intact compared to the other abandoned starships.
Lu Jin looked left and right, and after confirming that there was no one around, he directly entered the abandoned starship through a damaged hatch.
Following a familiar path, Lu Jin finally arrived at the starship's core area.
The bridge!
"If it's an origin warship, it must have one unique feature that distinguishes it from other starships!"
That would be the origin core!
The origin core is the heart of an origin warship, and also the key component that differentiates an ordinary warship from an origin warship.
Only a warship with an origin core can continuously evolve and upgrade by devouring materials!
"Found it!"
Lu Jin finally discovered a device in the center of the bridge.
He opened his built-in miniature computer and connected to the bridge's data center.
After some operations, Lu Jin finally obtained the activation permission for the origin core device.
Buzz... To Lu Jin's delighted gaze, this origin warship revealed its greatest secret to him.
A crimson, cylindrical object.
The heart of the origin warship!
At this moment, within this origin core, there were no materials supplied.
Without material and energy supply, even if an origin warship had three heads and six arms, it would be impossible for it to unleash its original power!
After a moment of thought, Lu Jin returned the origin core to the ground.
Finally, Lu Jin restored the discarded materials that had been piled on the origin core to their original state.
After everything was concealed, Lu Jin left the abandoned starship and found the worker who had given him the safety helmet earlier.
"I want to find your boss, I want to buy an abandoned starship!"
Huh???
For a moment, many of the recycling workers were surprised.
They had worked at this recycling plant for so many years, and this was the first time they had encountered such a request.
Someone actually wanted to spend money to buy a pile of junk?
What would they buy it for?
As a model?
Originally, a few workers wanted to advise Lu Jin, but Lu Jin's mind was made up, so they could only call the recycling plant's boss.
"Someone wants to buy an abandoned starship? And a student?"
It was the first time the recycling plant's boss had heard of someone wanting to buy an abandoned starship.
Could it be that he wanted to refurbish this starship?
But the reason these starships were abandoned was that the cost of repairing them far exceeded their own value.
Unless this starship had special significance to this person.
But what significance could an abandoned starship have to a student?
After much hesitation, the boss still came to the recycling plant. When he saw Lu Jin, his brows furrowed even deeper.
"You're the one who wants to buy an abandoned starship?"
"Kid, an abandoned starship is still a starship, no matter what, and the price isn't cheap."
"If you want to take this starship, the asking price is 500,000 credit points!"
Deal!
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Chapter 3 Starship? Isn't that just scrap metal?
What?
Deal?
The junkyard owner initially even thought he had misheard.
In this day and age, someone was actually willing to spend 500,000 credit points to buy a pile of scrap metal.
And then, the junkyard owner immediately reacted.
A fat sheep delivered to his door, if he didn't butcher him, someone else would!
The junkyard owner immediately drafted a transaction contract, Lu Jin simply glanced at it, then signed his name.
The transaction contract became effective, and 500,000 credit points were immediately transferred to the junkyard owner's account.
Looking at the additional 500,000 in his account, the junkyard owner's face bloomed into a chrysanthemum smile.
He never expected this pile of scrap metal could sell for such a high price.
And Lu Jin looked at the dilapidated starship, his heart filled with joy.
He had actually only spent 500,000 credit points to buy an origin warship.
If it were in his previous life, he would probably be considered a braggart even if he said so.
One must know that every origin warship was an existence that was almost priceless and rarely seen on the market.
500,000 credit points couldn't even buy a decent spaceship.
Let alone an origin warship!
But in fact, Lu Jin had indeed done it!
Next, Lu Jin hired a transport ship to transport this almost scrapped starship from the junkyard to the repair port.
At the Blue Star Academy repair port, a large number of starships and spaceships were docked here.
Among them were many graduating students from various academies, who were hiring ship engineers here to repair and inspect their spaceships or starships.
And at this moment, a dark cloud appeared on the ground.
Everyone couldn't help but look up at the sky.
As a result, what came into view was a dilapidated, almost scrapped starship.
"Oh my goodness! What did this starship go through to end up like this?"
"No, this starship is already like this, is there still a need for repairs?"
"Even if it can be repaired, the repair cost would probably be enough to buy a brand new starship!"
"Whose beloved starship is this? It's like this, and they still want to repair it, what true love!"
For a moment, everyone's gaze followed the dilapidated starship as it landed in one of the ports.
Even the ship engineers, upon seeing this starship, couldn't help but wipe away a cold sweat.
They had been in the repair industry for so many years, seeing countless battle-damaged starships.
But a starship this battle-damaged was the first they had ever seen!
Many ship engineers gathered around.
They wanted to see whose eccentric captain's ship this was.
It was so broken, yet it could still be brought here for repairs.
And a few graduating students also gathered around, they also wanted to see who the captain of this dilapidated ship was.
Just then, Lu Jin appeared in everyone's sight.
Lu Jin glanced at the surrounding ship engineers who had gathered, and directly asked a question.
"Need 10 porters, any applicants?"
Porters?
What do you need porters for?
At this time, shouldn't he need ship engineers to check the battle damage?
However, looking at the ship's condition, there seemed to be no need for assessment anymore.
And the few graduating students watching, seeing Lu Jin's appearance, couldn't help but exclaim.
"Lu Jin? This wreck is Lu Jin's starship?"
"WTF? The Lu Jin you're talking about, isn't it that Lu Jin from Blue Star Academy?"
"That's right, it's that Lu Jin who rejected Qin Mowu and wanted to form his own fleet!"
"What the hell? This kid actually got a starship."
"You call this thing a starship? This thing is almost scrap metal, if it can fly, I'll eat my words!"
News spread quickly, after all, in this repair port now.
Aside from the resident ship engineers, the largest group of people were these freshly graduated students preparing for interstellar travel.
Soon, the news spread throughout the entire repair port.
And at this time, Qin Mowu happened to be at the repair port, conducting the final inspection of her starship.
"Captain, Lu Jin really got a starship!"
A crew member under her command relayed the news to Qin Mowu.
Hearing this news, Qin Mowu's eyes lit up, her face filled with surprise.
"Lu Jin really got a starship?"
"This guy, he's quite capable!"
"Xiao Li, I'll leave the remaining finishing touches to you for now."
"I'm going to see Lu Jin's starship!"
In a flurry, Qin Mowu didn't even wait for the crew member delivering the message to finish the rest of his words.
She directly handed over her work to the crew member next to her, then summoned a hoverboard.
The next second, her figure disappeared from the spot.
And the crew member who delivered the message was left stunned.
"Wait, I haven't finished yet! Captain!"
Unfortunately, Qin Mowu could no longer hear his call.
On the other side, many busybodies gathered around Lu Jin's ship.
Looking at the dilapidated starship behind Lu Jin, these busybodies made no attempt to hide their ridicule, mocking him brazenly.
"starship? Can this thing even be called a starship? Is Lu Jin here to be funny?"
"Lu Jin, you're really crazy!"
"You wouldn't join a good fleet, you just had to form your own fleet."
"Is this the starship of your fleet? This starship probably wouldn't even be wanted by Interstellar Pirates!"
Facing the sarcasm, Lu Jin remained indifferent.
He took out his communicator and checked his messages.
The ores he ordered should be arriving soon.
And just then, Qin Mowu also arrived at the scene.
When she saw the starship behind Lu Jin, she first froze, then frowned.
Subsequently, Qin Mowu took quick strides and directly came in front of Lu Jin.
She grabbed Lu Jin's collar, saying with a tone of disappointment.
"Lu Jin, is this your starship?"
"What's the difference between this starship and scrap metal?"
"Is this dilapidated starship the reason you rejected me!"
"You'd better give me a reasonable explanation, otherwise, even if I have to forcefully tie you up today, I won't let you squander your talent here!"
Qin Mowu was genuinely angry!
Lu Jin's talent could absolutely shine brightly in the starry sea!
But now he was staking his entire future on this dilapidated starship.
What was this?
She couldn't understand, and she would certainly not allow Lu Jin to waste his future like this.
Seeing Qin Mowu's agitated appearance, the corners of Lu Jin's mouth couldn't help but curl slightly upwards.
Sure enough, even after being reborn, this guy was still such a soft-hearted person!
Lu Jin directly grabbed Qin Mowu's arm, then said seriously.
"This starship is not as simple as you all see on the surface!"
And just then, a transport team entered everyone's sight.
A burly man at the head of the team picked up a waybill, looked around, and asked.
"Hey! Excuse me, who is Mr. Lu?"
"Your ordered 1 ton of high-energy ore has arrived."
"Could you please sign for it?"
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Chapter 4 Witness a Miracle! The Seventh Origin Warship!
"I am..."
Lu Jin pried Qin Mowu's hand off, then brushed past her and walked directly towards the burly man.
After signing for the high-energy ore, the transport team immediately began their work.
Using various transport equipment, they transported one ton of high-energy ore to the bridge in less than 10 minutes.
Qin Mowu followed Lu Jin to the bridge of the starship.
Looking at the dilapidated bridge, which resembled a junkyard, Qin Mowu became even more incensed.
She wanted to see how Lu Jin planned to explain himself.
Lu Jin opened one of the boxes containing high-energy ore and picked up a piece of it.
High-energy ore is an energy-rich mineral found deep within planets.
Most of the time, high-energy ore is used as an energy source for starships.
And for origin warships, high-energy ore is also the most cost-effective consumable material.
"Activate the origin core!"
Lu Jin manipulated the data panel in the air.
Suddenly, the previously dim bridge lit up with a faint glow.
The sudden change surprised Qin Mowu.
"This piece of junk can still move?"
Junk?
It was not junk; this origin warship had merely entered a dormant state due to energy depletion.
And now, Lu Jin was going to awaken this sleeping beast!
Buzz... The origin core appeared before Lu Jin and Qin Mowu.
The red-glowing origin core was like a blood-soaked maw ready to devour, sending shivers down Qin Mowu's spine.
What kind of device is this?
A normal bridge shouldn't have such a bizarre device.
With a raise of his hand, Lu Jin directly threw the high-energy ore into the origin core.
Something astonishing happened: the moment the high-energy ore fell into the origin core, it seemed to be directly disintegrated by an invisible force.
In an instant, the fist-sized high-energy ore vanished into thin air.
"Lu Jin... what... what exactly is this thing?!"
By this point, even the bold Qin Mowu felt a chill run down her spine.
Is this starship... eating something?
Could it be that this starship is alive?
Lu Jin did not answer; he poured an entire box of high-energy ore directly into the origin core.
"Ding, detecting material resupply..."
"Ding, dormant mode disengaged, switching to normal mode..."
"Ding, detecting 95% hull damage, initiating self-repair..."
A mechanical sound suddenly echoed through the empty bridge.
The damaged screens lit up.
The long-dormant engine roared.
At this moment, the entire starship began to tremble, like an awakened beast.
The people outside also noticed the changes in the starship before them.
"Is that... the sound of the engine starting?"
"What the hell? Engine? You mean this starship can still move?"
"Are you kidding? How is that possible?"
"Stop saying 'possible'; it's really moving!"
Under everyone's watchful eyes, the starship, which had been lying inert in the Starport like a dead object, began to gradually float up at this moment.
"Anti-gravity system restoring..."
"Warp drive restoring..."
"Detecting missing hatch, reconstructing..."
As a large amount of high-energy ore was all poured into the origin core, the entire origin warship came back to life!
The damaged screens emitted a faint glow, and under the light, the cracks gradually healed like wounds.
Fragments scattered on the ground were enveloped by an invisible force, floating up and returning to their original positions.
In just half an incense stick's time, the dilapidated bridge was completely renewed.
At this moment, Qin Mowu even felt like she was dreaming.
"Am I dreaming?"
"You are not dreaming; this is the miracle of the 'prometheus'!"
When the last box of high-energy ore was swallowed by the origin core, the entire "prometheus" origin-class battleship regained its new luster.
And the external hull underwent a world-shattering transformation.
The brand new hull plating gradually covered the entire surface of the starship, like new flesh.
Corroded rust and fragments were directly replaced by the new hull.
The missing parts even emitted a faint glow.
The gaps in the hull were gradually covered by new material, like 3D printing.
Witnessing the changes in the starship before their eyes, everyone who had been mocking it earlier now wore expressions of utter shock.
"Oh my goodness, this... is the starship self-repairing?"
"A miracle! This is simply a miracle; this starship is actually self-repairing!"
"A starship capable of self-repair... that's right, this starship is the legendary origin warship!"
"An origin warship? Is that for real?"
This miraculous transformation unfolded before everyone's eyes.
The dilapidated, almost abandoned starship completed its metamorphosis in just one hour.
Many starship engineers among them immediately recognized the true identity of this starship.
An origin warship!
The legendary origin warship!
There are only six known origin warships in the entire Solar System at present!
And these six origin warships are almost all controlled by the Solar Alliance.
Now, the seventh origin warship had appeared here.
As the starship continuously self-repaired, Lu Jin, standing in the center of the bridge, looked at Qin Mowu behind him.
"Are you satisfied with this explanation?"
At this moment, Qin Mowu was dumbfounded, unable to speak.
After a long while, Qin Mowu suddenly looked at Lu Jin.
"So, this dilapidated starship... is actually an origin warship!"
As the daughter of a Planet Lord, Qin Mowu had also heard of the existence of origin warships.
The treasure of the Star Sea, a unique starship.
An origin warship!
At this moment, Qin Mowu felt a surge of joy.
It turned out that Lu Jin's talk of building a fleet wasn't just talk.
This one origin warship was enough to be his capital for rising!
"Indeed, you are truly you!"
"Everyone was mistaken, including me!"
"Congratulations, from today onwards, you are a Captain!"
Qin Mowu extended her hand, her fervent gaze fixed on Lu Jin.
It was a gaze of recognition!
Lu Jin smiled, reached out, and clasped Qin Mowu's hand.
Regarding Qin Mowu, Lu Jin was certain no one understood her better than he did.
If he hadn't encountered the future, Lu Jin definitely wouldn't have refused her invitation.
"Oh right, now that you have a starship..."
"Next, you should recruit additional crew members, right?"
"Interstellar travel isn't a job that can be done by one person alone."
"I know a few good headhunting companies; would you like me to introduce them to you?"
Crew members?
At the mention of this, a figure immediately flashed through Lu Jin's mind.
At this time, that person should still be at the Lunar Starport.
Thinking of this, Lu Jin smiled faintly.
"You're right, but I already have a suitable candidate."
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Chapter 5 Takeoff! Welcome to the Lunar Port!
"Is there already a suitable candidate?"
Hearing this, Qin Mowu said nothing more.
With the origin warship before them, she understood that Lu Jin's actions had long been prepared for.
Perhaps her help would only cause him some trouble.
After Qin Mowu left, Lu Jin stood once again on the bridge.
He waved his right hand in the air.
Instantly, several system panels appeared in his field of vision.
Lu Jin's gaze swept quickly across the many system panels, and in less than a quarter of an hour, Lu Jin had all the starship's information in his mind.
Although the prometheus was a priceless origin warship.
The starship's configuration itself, in Lu Jin's view, barely reached the level of a small battleship.
An origin warship needed to be constantly fed various rare materials to grow.
Therefore, Lu Jin's first stop on his interstellar voyage was exceptionally important.
And so, the prometheus was docked at the Blue Star repair port for three days.
During these three days, visitors came in an endless stream.
Everyone wanted to see the legendary origin warship!
It wasn't until the morning of the third day that Lu Jin finally heard the ship system's prompt.
"Ding, ship self-repair completed..."
"Current starship hull integrity has reached 100%..."
"No starship armor detected, starship armor value is 0%..."
"No starship shield detected, starship shield value is 0%..."
Lu Jin looked at the system panel before him, not too surprised by the situation.
After all, the current prometheus was merely a small battleship.
starship external armor and starship shield core, these two items, could only be equipped when the starship reached the level of a medium battleship at least.
"Check energy core status!"
"Checking energy core status, current energy reserve is 45%..."
45% energy reserve.
Lu Jin stroked his chin; this reserve was quite good.
It was enough for the starship to reach its first destination on its interstellar voyage, according to Lu Jin's plan.
"Perform final checks. Once completed, take off immediately."
"Please set destination..."
"Lunar Starport."
Every starship or spacecraft departing from the Solar System had to be registered at the Lunar Starport.
Without registration, the starship probably wouldn't even be able to pass the Pluto Outpost.
Therefore, if Lu Jin wanted to officially set sail, he first had to go to the Lunar Starport for registration.
Additionally, in Lu Jin's memories from his previous life, there was a powerful, overlooked crew member at the Lunar Starport.
If he could invite this crew member onto his ship.
Then, his personal safety during the upcoming interstellar voyage would greatly improve.
At this moment, the starship finally completed its final inspection.
"Inspection complete, all normal, ready for takeoff..."
"Sending takeoff request to Blue Star Aerospace Center..."
"Takeoff permission received..."
"Engine starting..."
Buzz... The dim engines began to emit a faint glow.
This faint glow gradually became dazzling under the watchful eyes of the crowd.
Heat waves gathered at the stern of the starship, and a barrier rose around the starship.
"The starship at Port N333 is about to take off. All unauthorized personnel around the starship, please evacuate the takeoff area as soon as possible."
Upon hearing the announcement, everyone quickly moved away from the takeoff area.
One had to know that if one did not evacuate the takeoff area after the barrier rose.
Once the starship took off, the pressure of the heat waves generated would be enough to crush a person into a pulp.
Furthermore, in such a situation, the repair port would not bear any responsibility.
"That origin warship is about to take off."
"It should be heading to the Lunar Starport."
"What a pity. This is the first time in my life I've seen the legendary origin warship, but I can't go up and look."
"Hahaha, the legendary origin warship is said to have self-repairing functions, so it wouldn't need engineers like us."
Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, the ship's engines spewed out immense heat waves.
With powerful thrust combined with the anti-gravity engine's boost, the prometheus gradually ascended.
Finally, the starship disappeared into the sky.
And its destination was the exceedingly prosperous Lunar Starport.
The entire Lunar Starport, compared to Blue Star's Starport, was immeasurably larger.
The massive and magnificent Lunar Starport had been transformed into a port city a hundred years ago.
Every day, a large number of starships and spacecraft from all corners of the galaxy docked in the Lunar Starport's vast ports.
Lu Jin activated autopilot, setting the destination to the Lunar Starport.
The Lunar Starport had already received information the moment Lu Jin took off.
As the prometheus approached the Moon's orbit, a message from the Lunar Starport Center was already transmitted to the bridge.
"Welcome to Lunar Starport. Your berth has been activated."
"Please follow the information guidance to the corresponding port for docking."
"Once again, thank you for using Lunar Starport."
The massive form of the prometheus descended into the port.
The hatch opened, and Lu Jin, who had already arrived at the entrance, walked directly down from the starship.
Looking around, he saw that the entire Lunar Starport was enveloped within a transparent sphere.
This was the ecological barrier developed by the Solar Alliance.
On planets covered by the ecological barrier, humans did not need to use spacesuits.
The Moon's oxygen content and gravity were all adjusted to a level suitable for human activity.
Therefore, Lu Jin also did not put on his portable spacesuit, walking directly out of the starship.
"Esteemed Captain, welcome to Lunar Starport."
"May I ask if you require ship repair, crew recruitment, tourist navigation, or any other services?"
"For just 1000 credit points, you can have an omniscient and omnipotent Moon tour guide!"
As soon as he stepped off the starship, a woman approached him.
Normally, Lu Jin would likely ignore these Moon tour guides trying to sell themselves.
But today was different; he came to the Lunar Starport primarily for two things.
One was registration!
The other was to find someone!
Lu Jin looked at the Moon tour guide and directly asked.
"I'm looking for someone."
"Looking for someone? You've certainly found the right person! I'm a native Moon resident, having been around Lunar Starport for so many years. Even if you were looking for a fly, I could find it for you!"
"The person I'm looking for is named Yu Tiancang!"
Upon hearing this name, the Moon tour guide's expression visibly changed.
Seeing this, Lu Jin was certain that this Moon tour guide definitely knew Yu Tiancang's whereabouts.
"Yu Tiancang?! Captain, are you looking for that madman Yu Tiancang?"
"That's right. Do you know where he is?"
"Captain, you don't know, but this Yu Tiancang has a strange personality and an erratic whereabouts. Few people know his activity area..."
"So, you don't know?"
"No, what I mean is... I need more money!"