Chapter 11 Zerg Armor-Piercing Projectiles! Fully Upgraded!
"Young man, you've really opened my eyes today."
"Here's my contact information. If I find anything good in the future, I'll contact you proactively."
"Same rules as before: as long as you can clearly explain the origin of this item, you can take it with you."
The shop owner walked over. For all the years he had run this shop, his goal was to figure out the origins of his collectibles.
He never expected that after waiting so many years, Lu Jin would clear them all out in one go today.
Lu Jin didn't hesitate, decisively exchanging contact information with the shop owner.
After all, the shop owner was able to collect so many items that even the Solar Alliance found difficult to acquire.
That indicated his background and connections were far from ordinary.
He might need a large quantity of unknown materials in the future, and having more contacts meant more options, which was always a good thing.
Subsequently, the shop owner even specifically hired several engineering transport vehicles.
With these engineering transport vehicles, Lu Jin could effortlessly transport all the purchased goods to his starship.
Returning to the vicinity of the docking berth, Yu Tiancang recognized Lu Jin's ship at a glance.
Because the area around Lu Jin's ship was already packed with people.
And around the starship, Lunar Starport guards were desperately trying to maintain order!
"This is the legendary origin warship. It looks no different from an ordinary starship."
"Bumpkin, this origin warship was a pile of scrap metal three days ago. For it to be like this now is enough to show the magic of the origin warship."
"Exactly! Don't you understand the value of an origin warship? It's a legendary starship that can grow indefinitely!"
"Everyone, this warship is a private vessel. Please do not approach too closely!"
Just as everyone was watching, the prometheus's hatch suddenly opened.
This sudden change caused the entire crowd to fall silent.
Immediately after, Lu Jin's voice came from behind the crowd.
"Everyone, could you please make way?"
Everyone looked towards Lu Jin, and they immediately realized that this young man was the owner of this origin warship.
The young man who spent 500,000 credit points and unearthed an origin warship!
Immediately, someone in the crowd offered to buy the prometheus!
"Young man, I'll offer 1 billion credit points. How about you transfer this starship to me?"
"1 billion credit points? Are you trying to insult me? I'll offer 10 billion credit points!"
"You're actually measuring the value of an origin warship with money? I'll offer two Glorious-class battleships in exchange!"
The agitated crowd, countless people wanted to acquire ownership of this origin warship from Lu Jin.
But before Lu Jin could speak, a familiar voice appeared in everyone's ears.
"Everyone, move aside!"
Jiang Linfei appeared behind Lu Jin, and beside Jiang Linfei were several fully armed Solar Alliance guards.
Seeing this display, the previously boisterous crowd immediately calmed down.
One must know that the Lunar Starport guards and the Solar Alliance guards were not on the same level!
Moreover, Jiang Linfei in front of them was a three-star general of the Solar Alliance!
The crowd immediately parted to both sides. Lu Jin glanced at Yu Tiancang beside him.
Yu Tiancang shrugged, indicating that this matter had nothing to do with him.
"I didn't notify this guy."
"I came on my own initiative, and it just so happens I can help."
Jiang Linfei immediately ordered his guards to separate the crowd, leaving a sufficiently wide path.
The Solar Alliance guards were all armed with live ammunition.
So, even if someone wanted to join the excitement, they had to think twice.
"Thank you."
"This is all I can do. Once you leave the Solar System, you'll be on your own."
Jiang Linfei was also very clear that the origin warship in Lu Jin's hands was a hot potato.
Countless eyes were fixed on him.
Within the Solar System, with the Solar Alliance in charge, no one would choose to directly act.
When Lu Jin left the Solar System, leaving the protection of the Solar Alliance, that would be the real test!
The engineering transport vehicles, carrying a large amount of materials, entered the bridge area.
Lu Jin brought up the origin warship's control panel in the air. After some operations, the origin core rose again.
Yu Tiancang watched the origin core in front of him without blinking.
It wasn't until Lu Jin threw the Zerg carapace into it that the Zerg carapace was instantly decomposed upon contact with the origin core.
Countless streams of light merged into the interior of the origin core!
[Ding, successfully detected new material "Steel Armored Insect Shell"!]
[Ding, material absorption complete, analyzing material structure!]
[Ding, analysis complete, ship repair speed increased by 1%...]
[Ding, ship upgrade progress increased by 0.01%...]
Increased ship repair speed?
That's a good attribute!
Lu Jin continued to feed in various materials, and the Spirit Race weapons he had found in the shop were also directly thrown into the origin core.
[Ding, detected ship part "Spirit Race Laser Armor-Piercing Cannon"!]
[Ding, material absorption complete, part structure analysis complete!]
[Ding, constructing new weapon "Zerg Armor-Piercing Missile"!]
[Ding, detected upgrade progress increased to 0.05%...]
Oh?
Lu Jin's eyes lit up after reading the ship's upgrade report.
It actually constructed a new weapon?
And increased the progress so much!
It seems his hypothesis was correct after all!
To upgrade quickly, devouring other starships is the most effective way!
After throwing in all the materials he had scavenged, the entire prometheus showed no outward changes.
But its internal attributes and weapon systems underwent earth-shattering changes!
After docking at the Lunar Starport for a day, Lu Jin opened the detailed panel of the prometheus.
It could be seen that the current prometheus was completely different from before.
[Ship Name] prometheus
[Ship Type] Small Battleship
[Ship Upgrade Progress] 1.05%
[Hull Value] 100%
[Armor Value] 0%
[Shield Value] 0%
[Energy Reserve] 100%
[Core Configuration] First Generation origin core
[Loaded Weapons] spirit race laser macro cannon, Zerg Armor-Piercing Missile
[General Equipment] Bio-Ceramic Armor
...The loaded weapon system had two more items, and the energy reserve also reached a perfect 100%.
Lu Jin was already very satisfied with this result!
After Lu Jin checked and found no omissions, he decisively opened the control panel.
Ready for takeoff!
The next destination, Pluto Outpost!
"The starship at Port G1456 is about to take off. All unauthorized personnel around the starship, please leave the takeoff area as soon as possible!"
Under everyone's gaze, the behemoth prometheus started its engines and quickly departed from the Lunar Starport.
And its direction was precisely the location of the Pluto Outpost!
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Chapter 12 Pirate Secrets! Breaking Out of the Solar System!
"Destination reached: Pluto Outpost."
Accompanied by the starship system's alert, Lu Jin finally saw the planet known as the "Solar Fortress."
Five space fortresses floated in Pluto's orbit, each armed with massive cannons capable of easily penetrating starship armor.
And on Pluto's surface, tens of thousands of detection devices constantly monitored everything happening across the entire Solar Frontier.
The moment Lu Jin's starship approached the Pluto Outpost, it immediately received a signal from the outpost.
"This is the Pluto Outpost established by the Solar Alliance. Unidentified vessel, please provide your starship information!"
Without hesitation, Lu Jin immediately submitted the pass he had obtained at the Lunar Starport.
At the same time, Lu Jin also reduced his starship's speed to the minimum.
If he were to rashly charge into Pluto's orbit, even if Lu Jin was piloting a star destroyer, he would be riddled with holes by the terrifying firepower of the five space fortresses in a matter of minutes.
Not long after, Lu Jin received another signal from the Pluto Outpost.
This time, however, compared to before, the voice was softer and calmer.
"Pass verification successful. We wish you a smooth journey through the Endless Star Sea."
The fully armed space fortresses, at this moment, retracted their fangs.
The starships surrounding the Solar Frontier all cleared an unobstructed path for Lu Jin's starship.
The prometheus maintained a steady speed and passed through the Solar Frontier.
Watching the Pluto Outpost gradually fall behind his starship, Lu Jin took a deep breath.
Even though he had participated in numerous battles, big and small, in his previous life, at this very moment, he still felt a sense of trepidation.
From this point on, he would be a fledgling leaving the nest, facing the Endless Star Sea alone!
Just then, a familiar voice came through the public channel.
"Hello? Lu Jin, can you hear me?"
Huh?
Is that Qin Mowu's voice?
Lu Jin was a bit surprised. He had been docked at Blue Starport for three days and delayed at Lunar Starport for another day.
He had thought Qin Mowu had already departed the Solar System with other new generation fleets.
But he didn't expect to receive communication from Qin Mowu just as he was leaving the Solar System.
Connecting to the public channel, Qin Mowu's beautiful face reappeared in Lu Jin's view.
"Lu Jin, it really is you!"
"Be careful. A group of Interstellar Pirates has recently arrived at the Solar System's border."
"We're planning to group up and expand our scale to break out of the Solar System together. Do you want to join us?"
Interstellar Pirates?
Lu Jin stroked his chin. There were indeed quite a few Interstellar Pirates roaming the areas surrounding the Solar System.
After all, every so often, new generation fleets would leave the Solar System.
And for them, these new generation fleets were like plump lambs waiting to be slaughtered.
Most crucially, these Interstellar Pirates were extremely cunning.
Even though the Solar Alliance had launched multiple encirclement campaigns, they were like wild grass, impossible to completely eradicate!
Therefore, weaker fleets would choose to travel together.
But with the strength of Qin Mowu's fleet, ordinary Interstellar Pirates shouldn't be able to do anything to her.
Then there was only one possibility: these Interstellar Pirates were not ordinary Interstellar Pirates.
Just as he thought of this, Qin Mowu on the other end began earnestly persuading Lu Jin.
"Lu Jin, although you possess an origin warship, the pirates on the other side are not ordinary pirates either."
"According to the information I've obtained, among this group of Interstellar Pirates, there's a contingent from the Endless Star Sea!"
"If you rashly charge out of the Solar Frontier, you will definitely be targeted by these Interstellar Pirates!"
So that's it. Knowing the origin of this group of Interstellar Pirates, Lu Jin immediately understood.
The Endless Star Sea, that was a sea of dreams where danger and opportunity coexisted!
All navigators, no matter where they came from, no matter what race, would eventually gather in the Endless Star Sea.
And the Endless Star Sea's vast resources and countless treasures had given rise to many heroes.
Even the Interstellar Pirates within the Endless Star Sea possessed remarkably formidable strength!
Perhaps because of this, Qin Mowu and the other captains of the new generation fleets were so cautious.
Yu Tiancang, who was nearby, heard their conversation and leaned his entire body back in his seat.
"Interstellar Pirates from the Endless Star Sea?"
"I don't believe that a group of Interstellar Pirates from the Endless Star Sea would choose to come to the outer regions of the Solar System to take advantage of easy pickings."
"There's no need to guess further; this group of Interstellar Pirates is, more likely than not, coming for you!"
Interesting!
Lu Jin stroked his chin and continued to inquire about the detailed information regarding this group of Interstellar Pirates.
The Crocodile Gang, a pirate fleet composed of a thousand Crocodile People Pirates.
Its fleet scale consisted of only one starship!
But this starship was a genuine medium-sized battleship!
"Lu Jin, I'll send you a coordinate. Come to this location and rendezvous with us."
"If we group together to break out of the Solar Frontier, even those Interstellar Pirates will respect the size of our fleet and won't dare to act rashly!"
Facing Qin Mowu's invitation, Lu Jin's choice remained the same as before.
"No, I don't have that intention yet."
Lu Jin decisively refused Qin Mowu's kind offer.
In his opinion, these Interstellar Pirates not only posed no danger whatsoever.
On the contrary, his origin warship needed a large amount of materials and parts for upgrades.
He didn't mind letting the starships of these Interstellar Pirates become raw materials for the origin warship's upgrade!
After cutting off the communication signal, Lu Jin opened the starship's control panel and, under Yu Tiancang's gaze, decisively chose to proceed at full speed.
This action made Yu Tiancang raise an eyebrow.
"Are you planning to directly confront the Crocodile Gang?"
"It's not the Seven Pirate Kings, what's there to be afraid of?"
Hearing this, Yu Tiancang shook his head, somewhat speechless.
The Seven Pirate Kings?
This Lu Jin guy was truly arrogant!
One should know that each of the Seven Pirate Kings of the Endless Star Sea was an existence capable of rivaling the Solar Alliance.
He actually said that even the Seven Pirate Kings could only make him wary for a bit!
However, having followed Lu Jin for the past two days, he had long grown accustomed to Lu Jin's various outrageous statements.
Just then, a medium-sized battleship instantly appeared on the radar!
With a dark green hull coating, the entire starship resembled a giant crocodile crouching on the ground.
Inside the starship, Crocodile Man Frank's gaze was fixed on the origin warship where Lu Jin was located.
"That human really didn't lie to me!"
"I actually encountered an origin warship!"
"Lads, all of you, perk up! Take down this origin warship, and we'll have the capital to establish ourselves in the Endless Star Sea!"
"All of you, pay attention, resolve the battle quickly, and absolutely do not let those guys from the Solar Alliance react!"
Crocodile Man Frank's face was full of smiles. He had originally received news that there was an origin warship in the Solar System that could be easily acquired.
At first, he thought someone was playing a trick on him!
Who didn't know that the six origin warships in the Solar System were either in the hands of the Planet Lord or the Solar Alliance?
Which origin warship could be easily acquired?
But he never expected that what lay before him now was a genuine origin warship with no strong background whatsoever!
Such a temptation, even the Seven Pirate Kings of the Endless Star Sea would find hard to resist!
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Chapter 13: Close the Gates and Unleash the Kill! The mere pirates are easily taken down!
The starship piloted by the Crocodile People Pirates began to rapidly increase its speed.
In an instant, the starship's speed reached its maximum.
At such a speed, even if Lu Jin quickly turned the bow and began to retreat, it would be too late to escape!
But Lu Jin had no intention of retreating!
Opening the starship's speed panel, Lu Jin directly pulled the starship's speed to maximum!
Suddenly, the engine began to roar!
The starship's tail shot out a fierce glow.
The next second, the prometheus, like a sharp sword, went straight for the pirate starship.
"Oh? Not running away, but coming towards me?"
Crocodile Man Frank laughed, as if finding the opponent's overestimation of his own abilities amusing.
According to the information he had received, the human piloting this origin warship was just a greenhorn who had just graduated from the academy.
Most importantly, this greenhorn had no background, and the entire starship's crew consisted of only two pitiful individuals!
And this origin warship was currently just a small battleship.
In every aspect, the opponent was inferior to him!
So, facing such a juicy target, Crocodile Man Frank truly couldn't think of a reason to refuse.
But the next second, accompanied by a loud bang, the entire pirate starship began to shake violently!
"What's going on?!"
Crocodile Man Frank reacted and immediately checked the starship's status.
Who knew, this check revealed something unexpected.
Under the previous attack, the starship's shield value had actually dropped by 20%?!
What the hell?!
Boom!
With another loud bang, the entire starship began to shake violently again.
In the vast and boundless space, Lu Jin sat at the bridge, looking at the nearby pirate starship, and with a wave of his hand, opened the weapon system!
"spirit race laser macro cannon, activate!"
In an instant, intense and terrifying energy gathered at the muzzle!
A laser, like an arrow, landed directly on the pirate starship's shield.
The laser exploded, and the fierce flames were like a giant rock falling into a lake, creating ripple after ripple on the shield's surface!
After two rounds of bombardment, Lu Jin's gaze fell on the pirate starship's shield.
Based on the shield's brightness, Lu Jin easily judged that these two rounds of bombardment had at least knocked off more than half of the opponent's shield value.
And the pirate starship opposite clearly hadn't reacted from Lu Jin's bombardment yet.
Or perhaps, the opponent planned to capture Lu Jin's origin warship with minimal losses!
But no matter the situation, Lu Jin had now gained the upper hand.
Immediately after, Lu Jin turned the bow, adjusted the turret's direction, and prepared for the third round of bombardment!
But just then, a large number of space fighters flew out from both sides of the pirate starship.
Each space fighter was equipped with several fully armed Crocodile People Pirates!
They swarmed like locusts, rapidly approaching the starship where Lu Jin was!
Lu Jin narrowed his eyes at the sight, not paying any attention to these space fighters, and pressed the attack button.
Suddenly, the spirit race laser macro cannon fired again!
Several lasers landed directly on the pirate starship's shield.
Boom!
Amidst the flying sparks, one of the lasers landed directly on the pirate starship's bow.
It seemed that the opponent's shield system had been breached by Lu Jin.
And then, Lu Jin heard a series of sounds coming from inside the hull.
"Warning, Compartment 2 has severe damage. Do you want to initiate self-repair?"
"Warning, Compartment 5 has severe damage. Do you want to initiate self-repair?"
Crimson lights filled the entire bridge!
Without a doubt, this so-called damage must have been caused by those space fighters breaking through the starship's hull.
And the Crocodile People Pirates inside the space fighters must have successfully boarded the starship!
"You little brat, you've got some skills!"
"Leave those rabble in the cabin to me, don't mess up on your end."
Yu Tiancang, sitting in the bridge, had long been unable to restrain himself.
He stood up from his seat and walked directly towards the hatch.
Hearing Yu Tiancang's words, Lu Jin merely smiled faintly, then refocused his attention on the control panel.
Since the opponent's shield system had been destroyed, Lu Jin no longer needed to continue using the spirit race laser macro cannon.
On one hand, the spirit race laser macro cannon needed to cool down to prevent the weapon system from overloading.
On the other hand, to destroy the enemy starship's armor system, Lu Jin had a better choice!
"Zerg Armor-Piercing Missile, fire!"
He pressed the launch button!
The missile launch bays on both sides of the starship opened!
Hundreds of missiles rapidly flew towards the pirate starship!
Rumble... A series of explosions instantly engulfed the entire pirate starship.
And Crocodile Man Frank, sitting in the bridge, was now sweating, his eyes filled with disbelief.
"Boss, our armor value is still dropping!"
"What the hell are the opponent's weapons? Three rounds of bombardment shattered our shields."
"At this rate, our armor won't even last until the second wave of missiles!"
"Why have I never seen this type of missile before?"
On the hull armor of the pirate starship, the Zerg Armor-Piercing Missiles launched by Lu Jin, after exploding, transformed into drills that landed on the hull armor.
They were like tiny insects, constantly using their energy to destroy the starship's armor!
Meanwhile, Qin Mowu also noticed the battle between Lu Jin and the Crocodile Gang.
"Someone is engaging the Crocodile Gang!"
"Engaging? Is it the Pluto Outpost's fleet?"
"If it were the Pluto Outpost's fleet, the Crocodile Gang wouldn't engage them at all!"
"It seems Lu Jin's fleet is engaging the Crocodile Gang!"
"What? Lu Jin's fleet? Is this guy crazy? Does he really think he can engage the Crocodile Gang?"
In the public channel, many new-generation starship captains were somewhat puzzled.
Why would Lu Jin dare to fight an Interstellar Pirate from the Endless Star Sea?
Was he not afraid of death?
"This Lu Jin really doesn't know his place, does he really think having an origin warship makes him invincible?"
The person who said this was Meng Lifeng, who had been tricked by Lu Jin once before.
However, now his face was full of schadenfreude.
And at the Pluto Outpost, the Solar Alliance General stationed there, after receiving this news, his expression also became solemn.
"Nonsense! Is the Crocodile Gang something his new fleet can contend with?"
"What? Yu Tiancang is also on board?!"
"Immediately dispatch a fleet to the battle site for support!"
"I cannot accept an origin warship and a Five-Star General falling into the hands of Interstellar Pirates!"
Whether it was the new-generation alliance or the Pluto Outpost.
Without exception, none of them believed that Lu Jin could defeat the Crocodile Gang!
No matter how bad the Crocodile Gang was, they were still Interstellar Pirates who had survived the Endless Star Sea.
Interstellar Pirates who could survive in the Endless Star Sea must have significantly stronger combat power than ordinary pirates.
How could Lu Jin possibly win against them?
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Chapter 14 ends in five minutes! Time to tour the battlefield!
Boom!
Another round of missiles struck!
Crocodile Man Frank no longer dared to be arrogant; he quickly activated all of the pirate starship's interceptor cannons.
"Damn it! Why is a small battleship's firepower so terrifying!"
"Is this the power of an origin warship?"
"I must have it!"
Crocodile Man Frank's face was grim as he looked at the precarious shield system before him!
He hadn't expected a mere small battleship to possess such terrifying firepower.
He had underestimated his enemy!
But now, even if he realized his regret, it was too late.
The interceptor cannons blew up some missiles prematurely, but a portion of the missiles still landed on the pirate starship.
For a moment, flames splattered everywhere!
The pirate starship's armor also began to disintegrate.
Seeing this scene, Lu Jin smiled faintly.
Next, every one of his attacks would directly damage the pirate starship!
spirit race laser macro cannon activated!
Zerg Armor-Piercing Missile launched!
All the artillery fire, like a torrential downpour, poured onto the pirate starship's hull!
And the opponent did not choose to sit idly by!
Even more ferocious artillery fire also continuously tore open one gap after another on the prometheus's hull.
But very quickly, Crocodile Man Frank discovered that!
Whenever he inflicted damage on the prometheus, those gaps would begin to heal within a minute.
The entire starship was like a living entity.
Any damage inflicted by the pirate starship would heal extremely quickly!
This discovery filled Crocodile Man Frank with despair.
How could he win against a starship that could self-heal?
"Damn it! Where are those guys from the landing craft?"
"Why is there no news at all?"
It was only at this moment that Crocodile Man Frank remembered that, at the very beginning, in order to quickly take over the origin warship with minimal losses,
He had specifically sent a group of Crocodile People Pirates, riding space fighters, to board the enemy starship.
But now, his starship was at its last gasp, while the enemy starship showed no movement at all!
Could so many Crocodile People Pirates not even take down two people?
Facing their boss's questioning, the many Crocodile People were obsequious, none daring to answer directly.
Because long before, they had already lost all contact with the boarding Crocodile People.
And there was only one possibility for such a result: all the Crocodile People they had dispatched had already been slain by the enemy!
The prometheus's bridge door opened!
A strong smell of blood filled Lu Jin's nostrils, and Lu Jin looked back at the doorway.
Yu Tiancang, covered in blood, walked over, looking very tired.
He threw a series of equipment onto the ground, and then directly plopped down into his seat.
It seemed he had dealt with all the pirates.
But Lu Jin observed Yu Tiancang; although he was covered in blood, there was no trace of injury on his body.
Is this the strength of a five-star general of the Solar Alliance?
It seemed his choice was correct!
"The pirates in the cabin have been dealt with."
"How much longer until you're finished over there?"
Facing Yu Tiancang's question, Lu Jin chose not to answer; his finger rested above the starship's attack system.
He pressed the attack button!
A new round of attacks once again struck the pirate starship!
However, this time, the pirate starship had no shields and no armor!
Facing the prometheus's attack, they could only desperately use their hull to resist!
Boom!
Along with a laser beam accurately hitting the bridge,
The entire pirate starship instantly became paralyzed, turning into a pile of scrap metal floating in space.
And Yu Tiancang glanced at the time; from the start of the battle until now, only an hour had just passed!
An hour to easily take down a medium-sized battleship!
He didn't know whether to praise the power of the origin warship!
Or to be shocked by Lu Jin's formidable starship control abilities!
Even if Yu Tiancang had personally taken action, he wasn't sure he could guarantee an easy victory within an hour.
Just then, Qin Mowu's signal came through the public channel.
"Lu Jin? How are you doing now!"
"You must hold on, I've already brought people to support you!"
"Pluto Outpost has also sent people, you must hold on!"
Support?
Yu Tiancang, beside him, found it somewhat amusing; what was the point of coming to support now?
To clean up the battlefield?
"You don't need to come; the Crocodile Gang has already been completely dealt with."
What?
Hearing Yu Tiancang's voice, Qin Mowu was stunned for a moment, not quite reacting.
Lu Jin had already dealt with those Interstellar Pirates?
He had already dealt with the Crocodile Gang?
How was that possible?
Wasn't the Crocodile Gang a group of Interstellar Pirates from the Endless Star Sea?
Was it defeated so easily by Lu Jin?
Lu Jin didn't communicate much with Qin Mowu; his attention was entirely focused on the wreckage of the medium-sized battleship left behind by the Crocodile Gang!
For his "prometheus," this medium-sized battleship was excellent evolution material!
Lu Jin maneuvered the starship closer to the pirate starship; after approaching the pirate starship, several engineering arms extended from within the starship.
They began to dismantle the pirate starship before them, and sent the dismantled parts into the starship's internal warehouse.
"Ding, dismantling starship parts..."
"Ding, dismantling complete, starship upgrade progress increased to 1.15%..."
Watching the starship's upgrade progress continuously rise, Lu Jin's inner joy was even harder to conceal.
Indeed, for the origin warship to upgrade quickly,
Defeating other starships and devouring other starships was the fastest and most effective process!
Just then, Lu Jin noticed a large number of starships appearing on the radar.
Without guessing, he knew these starships must be the new generation fleet led by Qin Mowu, plus the starship support dispatched by the Pluto Outpost.
Seeing the scene before them, they all wondered if they were seeing things?
In their anticipation, Lu Jin would have been completely helpless against the Crocodile Gang's attack.
But now, it seemed the positions of hunter and prey were somewhat different.
The prometheus's engineering arms were like fangs, constantly tearing at the Crocodile Gang's pirate starship!
By now, a significant portion of the entire pirate starship had been bitten away.
This indicated that the battle had already ended long before their arrival!
"Lu Jin, can we come aboard your starship for a visit?"
By this point, both Qin Mowu and the support captains from the Pluto Outpost were somewhat disbelieving.
They wanted to board the starship to further confirm that Lu Jin inside the starship was himself!
Lu Jin was very straightforward and directly opened the docking bay door!
Qin Mowu led many new generation captains to board Lu Jin's starship.
Even the support captains from the Pluto Outpost boarded the prometheus!
The hatch opened!
Instantly, a strong smell of blood rushed out.
What greeted their eyes were numerous Crocodile People pirate corpses!
They lay scattered in various compartments, and even in the corridors, broken space fighters could be seen in two pieces.
Everyone gasped at the gruesome interior of the starship.
And when they reached the bridge area, they saw Yu Tiancang, covered in blood, and Lu Jin, who was operating the engineering arms from the control panel.
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Chapter 15 Once you're here, don't leave! Fang Drones!
Incredible!
They never expected that after such a brutal battle, Yu Tiancang and Lu Jin, who were before them, not only showed no signs of injury, but also no trace of fatigue on their faces!
"Hmm? Xue Wen?"
"Heh, you little brat, you've been transferred to the Pluto Outpost now?"
Yu Tiancang's gaze fell on the General from the Pluto Outpost.
And that General, the moment he heard Yu Tiancang accurately call out his name, immediately straightened his body and gave Yu Tiancang a standard military salute.
"Report! Thank you, Instructor, for your guidance, which allowed me to be who I am today!"
"Enough, enough, you're just like that fellow Jiang Linfei."
Yu Tiancang waved his hand, then his gaze fell on Qin Mowu and her group.
Now, Qin Mowu and the others understood.
Yu Tiancang, who sat before them, was once a well-known Five-Star General of the Solar Alliance, and his prestige was extremely high!
Moreover, Yu Tiancang was now covered in the blood of the Crocodile People Pirates, which added an even more intimidating aura.
Being stared at by Yu Tiancang, these young, new-generation Captains couldn't help but slow their breathing.
Seeing the reactions of these people, Yu Tiancang couldn't help but inwardly scoff.
Sure enough, that fellow Lu Jin was the most abnormal one.
These new-generation Captains were already scared just by seeing blood, let alone asking them to deal with Interstellar Pirates.
But Lu Jin was different; not to mention Interstellar Pirates, he didn't even put the Seven Pirate Kings of the Endless Star Sea in his eyes.
"Since you're all here, why don't you help us clean up these Crocodile People Pirates in the cargo hold?"
"This can also be considered a training exercise for you."
"After all, the corpses and blood you'll see in the future will not be any less than this."
What?
The new-generation Captains looked at each other in dismay upon hearing these words.
Have them clean up the battlefield?
They were pampered on a daily basis, rarely even having to lift a finger for their own food, clothing, housing, and transportation.
Now, this crew member under Lu Jin actually wanted them to clean up the battlefield?
Before they could even refuse, Xue Wen, the Captain of the Pluto Outpost next to them, immediately agreed.
"Mission accomplished!"
With that, Xue Wen began to lead his guards to clean up the battlefield.
Among the new-generation Captains, Qin Mowu also stepped forward, actively beginning to handle the corpses and blood on the ground.
Just as Yu Tiancang said, the corpses and blood they would encounter in the future would only be more than today.
Facing the strong smell of blood and the gruesome state of the corpses, Qin Mowu suppressed her inner resistance, making herself more accustomed to this brutal battlefield.
With Qin Mowu stepping forward, everyone else, whether willing or unwilling, joined in the cleanup of the battlefield.
"Damn it! Why do we have to help him clean up the battlefield?"
"If I had known there was this, I wouldn't have come!"
"Doesn't that guy Lu Jin know to hire more crew members?"
Among the many people, Meng Lifeng was also present.
He looked at the corpses of the Crocodile People Pirates on the ground, his face grim.
"What a bunch of trash!"
Meng Lifeng had originally thought that these Interstellar Pirates from the Endless Star Sea had some skill.
Dealing with that guy Lu Jin should have been a piece of cake!
But unexpectedly, these Pirates not only failed to deal with Lu Jin, but instead became Lu Jin's stepping stones.
Just as Meng Lifeng was thinking, the nearby cabin door suddenly made a sound.
The sudden sound startled everyone.
All their gazes focused on the cabin door that had made the sound, only to see the surface of this cabin door constantly dissipating like scales, eventually being replaced with a brand new material.
What's going on?
"Ding, starship upgrade progress has reached 10%, currently reconstructing the 'Origin Hangar'!"
"Ding, all starship materials have been analyzed, currently redesigning the drone blueprint 'Fang Drone'!"
Origin Hangar?
Lu Jin looked at the "Hangar" icon that appeared on the starship panel, and his curiosity was immediately piqued.
It was the first time he had seen this icon!
Could it be a brand new function unlocked because the upgrade progress reached 10%?
Opening the "Origin Hangar" function panel, Lu Jin's eyes suddenly lit up.
"Is this the power of the origin warship?"
This newly unlocked Origin Hangar was actually a fully automated aircraft processing plant.
As long as materials were fed in, the Origin Hangar could perform a series of processing and assembly projects based on the blueprints stored in the hangar system!
And the "Fang Drone" that Lu Jin had just unlocked was the powerful drone that the hangar could currently build!
However, Lu Jin noticed after a quick scan.
Although the current Origin Hangar could build "Fang Drones" on its own, the hangar's docking space could only accommodate 100 drones.
This problem could probably only be solved after Lu Jin upgraded the prometheus to a medium battleship.
Closing the hangar function panel, Lu Jin was in a good mood.
Although he had a lot of memories from his previous life, information about the origin warship was very scarce.
Lu Jin only knew that every origin warship he encountered had extremely terrifying strategic value!
Now that he owned an origin warship, he truly understood its power!
Self-repair, self-upgrade, self-supply, self-manufacturing... This was the origin warship!
And everyone also noticed that the origin warship they were on had undergone some kind of change.
Unfortunately, as visitors, they did not have various permissions.
After cleaning the entire starship, they could only return the way they came.
After all the starships had left, Yu Tiancang sat back down in the bridge chair.
All the bloodstains on him had been cleaned off, and his clothes had been changed to clean ones.
"You let them leave so easily?"
It only took a moment's thought to realize that the Crocodile Gang's Pirates appearing here certainly meant someone had spread the news that Lu Jin possessed an origin warship.
Considering recent conflicts with Lu Jin, it was highly probable that Meng Lifeng was behind this Crocodile Gang attack.
Hearing this, Lu Jin leaned back in his chair and chuckled softly.
"How could that be?"
"Do you think I really just had them come over to clean the battlefield?"
"I've already installed a signal tracker on Meng Lifeng."
"However, now is not the best time to act."
In Lu Jin's memory, Meng Lifeng quickly gained an opportunity after leaving the Solar System.
It was this opportunity that allowed him to secure a foothold in the Endless Star Sea later on.
Therefore, before completely dealing with Meng Lifeng, Lu Jin planned to also get his hands on the opportunity he had obtained.
The fact that it allowed him to gain a firm footing in the Endless Star Sea was enough to indicate that this opportunity was not simple!