This trip was a thorough haul.
So thorough that they would have scraped three feet off the ground if they could.
By the time the last crate of S-grade titanium alloy ingots was loaded onto Li Ruobing's speedboat, the once high-tech underground armory was as clean as a plate licked by a dog.
Nothing remained except the load-bearing pillars.
"Let's go!"
Qin Yu jumped onto Li Ruobing's flagship speedboat and glanced back at the dark entrance.
He felt no attachment.
This place was just a warehouse.
For real living, home was where it was at.
…
Half an hour later.
On the deck.
Two graceful figures had long been waiting there.
Yao Xue wore a white lab coat over her signature black pencil skirt, her long legs encased in black silk stockings standing straight in the sea breeze.
Beside her was Yao Qian.
The girl was dressed in a cute white silk maid outfit, standing on tiptoe and craning her neck like a giraffe.
"Sis! They're back!"
Yao Qian, sharp-eyed, pointed at the white wake on the sea.
"Brother-in-law isn't dead! He's alive and kicking!"
Yao Xue didn't speak.
Only her hand, which had been gripping the railing so tightly that her knuckles turned white, quietly relaxed.
She let out a long sigh.
The unyielding frost on her usually cold face instantly melted away.
"That jerk."
She muttered under her breath.
Her eyes slightly reddened.
The fleet docked.
Qin Yu was the first to jump onto the deck.
Before he could steady himself.
A soft, warm body crashed into his arms.
"Brother-in-law!!"
Yao Qian clung to him like a koala, rubbing her tears and snot all over his tattered tactical vest.
"I thought we were going to become widows, wuwuwu…"
"Bah, bah, bah!"
Qin Yu gave her bottom a light pat.
"Children's words carry no harm."
"Your brother-in-law has a tough life. The King of Hell wouldn't dare take me."
He set Yao Qian down and looked toward Yao Xue, standing a few steps away.
That usually aloof and icy director.
Her gaze was now so tender it could drip water.
"You're back?"
A simple sentence.
"Yeah, I'm back."
Qin Yu walked over and, without caring how dirty he was, pulled her into his arms.
Hugged her tightly.
She smelled of disinfectant mixed with shower gel.
Pleasant.
Reassuring.
"Where are you hurt?"
Yao Xue didn't push him away, only gently felt around his back, avoiding the scrapes still oozing blood.
A professional doctor.
She could gauge the severity of injuries just by touch, without even looking.
"Just flesh wounds."
Qin Yu grinned, releasing her.
He turned and pointed at the Valkyries unloading the cargo behind him.
His tone was bold and proud.
"Compared to these minor injuries."
"The dowry we brought back this time is enough for us to live lavishly for the rest of our lives."
Dozens of large crates were carried onto the deck.
Filling the originally spacious President to the brim.
"Open it!"
Qin Yu snapped his fingers.
"Click!"
The nearest crate was pried open.
Under the sunlight.
The entire crate of silver-gray metal ingots reflected an intoxicating luster.
"This is…"
Yao Qian leaned over and poked one with her finger.
"So hard."
"This is S-grade refined titanium alloy."
Qin Yu casually picked up an ingot and squeezed it with two fingers. The metal ingot didn't budge.
"This one piece could trade for ten ordinary rafts on the current market."
"There are five hundred pieces here."
"Hiss—"
Yao Qian drew a sharp breath.
Her eyes instantly turned into the shape of coins.
"We're rich, we're rich!"
"Brother-in-law, did you rob a bank?"
"A bank?"
Qin Yu sneered and kicked open another crate nearby.
It was filled to the brim with S-grade tungsten steel.
"Banks aren't worth as much as this."
"This is strategic reserves from the Previous Era."
The several crates of titanium alloy and tungsten steel piled on the deck began to melt at a visible rate, like ice meeting magma.
They transformed into streams of silver and black liquid metal.
Flowing through the gaps in the deck.
Frantically seeping into the interior of the ship.
"Crack! Crack!"
Under the impact of this metal flow, the ship instantly shattered and reassembled.
[Ding! Main materials devoured!]
[Ding! Framework recast complete!]
[Connecting to Energy Core...]
Qin Yu pulled out the set of backup Energy Cores he had taken from the Armory earlier from his Space and directly inserted them into the newly appeared energy slots.
"Hum—!!"
A pale blue energy ripple instantly swept across the entire ship.
"Hardware upgrade complete."
"Time to work on the software."
He walked to the newly appeared [Industrial Manufacturing Zone] in the center of the deck.
It was empty.
Only a massive base remained.
"Bring that big thing over!"
Qin Yu directed several Valkyries with strength enhancements.
The large device they had dismantled from the Armory earlier—the [Molecular-Level 3D Printing Center]—was laboriously carried over.
"Place it down!"
"Thud!"
A dull sound echoed as the printer fit perfectly into the base.
[Compatible equipment detected!]
[Connecting to Fire Control System...]
[Connecting to Energy System...]
[Activation successful!]
The previously lifeless machine suddenly lit up with a row of green lights.
Cooling fans began to spin.
Emitting a low hum.
"What is this again?"
Yao Qian, curious as ever, leaned in.
Staring at the massive glass cover.
"This is our Armory."
Qin Yu took out the [Mecha Manufacturing Blueprint Compendium] from his Space and slapped it against the machine's reader port.
"Beep—"
"Data input in progress..."
"Blueprint unlocked: S-grade Tyrant Mecha (Land Combat Type)."
"Blueprint unlocked: A-grade Swarm Drone."
"Blueprint unlocked: B-grade Individual Exoskeleton."
A series of notification sounds sent shivers down one's spine.
Qin Yu tapped open the control panel.
His fingers flew as he input commands.
"Let's start with an appetizer."
He selected an icon on the screen.
[Item: Sentry Machine Gun (Automatic Type)]
[Caliber: 20mm]
[Rate of Fire: 3,000 rounds/min]
[Requirements: Tungsten Steel10, Electronic Components5]
"Print!"
The command was issued.
The nozzles inside the machine instantly sprang to life.
Moving so fast their afterimages were barely visible.
Countless lasers danced over the materials.
As if performing magic.
Just ten minutes later.
"Click."
The glass cover opened.
Two gleaming automatic sentry guns lay quietly on the tray.
Their dark, gaping muzzles.
Exuded a heart-palpitating aura of lethality.
"Wow!!"
Yao Qian's eyes sparkled with excitement.
As a seasoned otaku, mechanical creations like this held a fatal attraction for her.
"So cool!!"
"Being cool is secondary."
Qin Yu picked up the two guns.
They were mounted on both sides of the ship's gunwale.
Click!
Power on.
Self-check.
The cannon muzzle automatically rotated, locking onto a seagull in the distance.
Beep!
Lock disengaged.
"With this thing,"
Qin Yu patted the cold cannon barrel.
His gaze turned fierce.
"Anyone who dares to get within five hundred meters of our ship from now on,"
"I'll turn them into Swiss cheese."
At that moment.
The sky gradually darkened.
The setting sun dyed the sea surface blood-red.
Qin Yu stood at the bow of the newly refurbished President.
Behind him were his woman, his allies, and the steel base he had just established.
That feeling of being in control.
Was unprecedentedly intense.
"Yao Xue."
Qin Yu suddenly turned around.
"Hmm?"
Yao Xue was helping Yao Qian figure out how to operate the printer and looked up upon hearing him.
"Extra rations tonight."
Just as everyone cheered, ready to enjoy this rare moment of peace.
In Qin Yu's ear.
A sharp system notification suddenly sounded.
Not the cheerful reward notification.
But a crimson, alarm-type warning.
[Warning!]
[Abnormal energy fluctuations detected in the area!]
[Coordinates: Southeast direction, distance 20 nautical miles.]
[Target identification: Large fleet.]
[Faction identification: ...]
The smile on Qin Yu's face froze for a moment.
He glanced at the identification result on the panel.
Only two words.
But they instantly chilled his gaze to the extreme.
[Sakura].
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