Deep Space Scavenging, Hand Over Alien Warships at the Beginning

Chapter 190 I heard this sun is quite novel?In the command room of the great xia dragon sparrow, the air was filled with the festive atmosphere unique to a nouveau riche.

Lin Yuan sat on the spacious captain’s chair with his legs crossed, his fingers swiping rapidly across the virtual screen.

With every swipe, the dazzlingly long string of numbers flickered.

”Tsk, fifty million tons of active alloy, and purified at that.”

Lin Yuan smacked his lips, like a landlord who had just collected rent, ”Plus these eight thousand six hundred operational ghost warships... this trip to the Land Abandoned by Gods was worth it. Saying a bicycle turned into a motorcycle is an understatement; this is more like a bicycle turning into an aircraft carrier.”

Beside him, A Ji was pouring tea for Lin Yuan with his butt stuck out, his face full of flattery: ”Boss, it’s more than just an aircraft carrier. I just intercepted a few encrypted communications from the surrounding star sectors. Guess what?”

”Spit it out.”

”In the black markets of this star sector, your bounty has tripled!”

A Ji handed over his personal terminal, which displayed a blurry photo—it was the image of Earth dragging a blue tail flame, surrounded by the ghost fleet as it charged out of the mist.

Beneath the photo was a line of blood-red text: 【Ghost King from the Mist, Keep Away】.

”Ghost King?”

Lin Yuan raised an eyebrow, looking at the Earth in the photo, which had been rendered to look eerie and terrifying, ”This title sounds much more imposing than ’scavenger’. It seems that when we go to collect protection fees later... ahem, I mean, conduct friendly trade, we can save a lot of breath.”

”Alright, put the ’Ghost King’ matter aside for now.”

Chen Weiguo walked over with a stack of thick documents and spread the tactical tablet on the table; although his complexion was much ruddier than before, his brows were still furrowed, ”Commander Lin, although our assets are substantial now, Blazing Sun Star is their territory after all. That Cardinal named ’Jealousy’ dares to set up shop there, so he must have some tricks up his sleeve.”

The old general pointed to the glaring red dot on the star map: ”The General Staff’s suggestion is, should we first send a few stealth reconnaissance planes to scout? Or have the ghost fleet take the lead, with Earth acting as support from the rear?”

This could be considered a prudent strategy.

After all, if Earth were to explode, it would truly be the end.

Lin Yuan picked up his teacup and took a sip, glancing at the star map: ”Old Chen, have you ever seen anyone driving a bulldozer for demolition who first sends someone with a magnifying glass to the base of the wall to look for an anthill?”

Chen Weiguo was stunned: ”This...”

”What do we have in our hands now?”

Lin Yuan extended his fingers, counting them one by one, ”The 33rd Legion, titan-class technology, and twelve thousand planetary engines at the stellar-annihilation cannon level. With this configuration, you want me to engage in stealth?”

He stood up, walked to the huge floor-to-ceiling window, and looked at the rows of ghost warships patrolling in space, a trace of arrogance curling the corners of his mouth.

”We were poor before, so we had to act like thieves. Now that we have the backbone, we need to change our way of life.”

”Pass the order down: full-scale assault. No need for cover; turn all shields to maximum and blind those bastards.”

Lin Yuan turned around, finalizing the decision, ”I want that so-called Jealousy to know that we are not only going to flip his table, but we’re also going to take his pot.”

”But...” Alita, who had been silent all this time, suddenly spoke.

Her current identity was a special consultant for Earth; although she still had that cold, mechanical face, her tone carried a hint of anxiety: ”Lin Yuan, you cannot be careless. The reason Jealousy could become a Cardinal relies not on firepower, but on mental control.”

Alita pulled up a file, which displayed complex brainwave patterns.

”His mechanical prosthetic eye is implanted with an ’Intellect Cube’ from an ancient civilization, capable of emitting high-frequency brainwave interference. Within the range of Blazing Sun Star, he can even make a warship’s fire control officer point their cannons at their own teammates. Once, an entire rebel fleet had its crew go insane and commit suicide before the battle even started.”

Hearing this, the atmosphere in the command room suddenly froze.

No matter how high the physical defense, this kind of mental-level magic attack was impossible to guard against.

”That is indeed a troublesome matter.”

Lin Yuan rubbed his chin, ”If we were in the middle of a fight and Old Chen suddenly shot me, that would indeed be a bit awkward.”

Chen Weiguo’s mouth twitched: ”I’m not that easy to drive insane...”

”Don’t worry, this problem is solved.”

The door was pushed open, and Academician Wang rushed in with his messy white hair, carrying a huge woven bag in his hand.

”I knew these cultists liked to play dirty!”

The old academician dumped the bag onto the table, clattering out a pile of metal tags that looked like dog tags, each emitting a faint blue light, ”These are the ’Mind-Calming Necklaces’ we worked through the night to create.”

Lin Yuan picked one up and looked at it: ”This workmanship... isn’t it a bit sloppy? It looks like two for five bucks at a street stall.”

”What do you know! This is pragmatism!”

Academician Wang glared at Lin Yuan, ”We inscribed the soul-shielding force field of the 33rd Legion into these metal tags. Those ghosts aren’t even afraid of death, so why would they be afraid of some brain control? As long as you wear this, even if that Cardinal is chanting right next to your ear, you’ll only hear a mosquito buzzing.”

”That settles it.”

Lin Yuan hung the ugly metal tag around his neck and felt that his head was indeed much clearer; the heat that had built up from long-term use of the system had faded away.

”Issue one to everyone; it must be worn. Whoever loses theirs will be sent to scrub the reactor.”

With the worries resolved, Lin Yuan’s attention returned to the star map.

His gaze was fixed on that massive red giant star.

For some reason, ever since he absorbed that drop of titan god blood, the void engine in his body was like a growing teenager, getting hungry exceptionally fast.

Especially when approaching this star, the hunger felt like it was burning out of his stomach.

【High-purity stellar energy detected...】

【void engine charging requirement: Extremely high.】

【Suggestion: Don’t be polite, have a good meal.】

The system’s pop-up window appeared right on time, the text revealing a greed that was identical to its host.

”You really do understand me.”

Lin Yuan muttered to himself and casually opened the system store.

He had farmed quite a lot of points in the Land Abandoned by Gods this time, and the current balance looked particularly pleasing.

He browsed through the dazzling array of items and finally locked his gaze on an inconspicuous prop.

【Item: stellar-class Gravitational Capture Net (One-time use)】

【Price: 50,000 points】

【Description: Even a sun has the right to want to wander. This product is woven from high-dimensional gravitational ropes and can ’package’ and compress a standard-mass star for easy transport.】

【Note: Not only does it keep it fresh, it also locks in the flavor of nuclear fusion.】

Fifty thousand points.

If it were before, Lin Yuan would have been so heartbroken he wouldn’t be able to sleep at night.

But now? He didn’t even blink, directly clicking to purchase.

”Ding—transaction successful.”

A metal ball that looked like a regular net appeared in his system space.

”Old Chen.”

Lin Yuan suddenly spoke, his tone filled with an indescribable excitement, ”Have the engineering department clean out the cargo hold and clear out a larger space.”

Chen Weiguo was busy distributing the necklaces and didn’t even look up: ”How big? Are we loading some more loot?”

”Quite big.”

Lin Yuan gestured, pointing at the burning sun on the holographic screen, ”I plan to take that with me.”

The entire command room went so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.

The necklace in Academician Wang’s hand fell onto the table with a ”clatter.”

A Ji’s eyes were about to pop out: ”Bo... Boss, what did you say? Take who?”

”That sun.”

Lin Yuan pointed at Blazing Sun Star as if it were natural, ”Our Earth is so far away from home now, we don’t even have a heater; how shabby. I think that star looks pretty good—big and round—so I’ll just pack it up and take it with us, hanging it behind Earth as a power bank.”

”Package... the sun?”

Chen Weiguo felt his blood pressure soaring, and with trembling hands, he pulled out some emergency heart medication, ”Commander Lin, we are going to war, not to the vegetable market to buy groceries! That’s a star! Do you know what a star is? What about gravity? What about radiation? If we hang it behind Earth, we’ll turn into roast suckling pigs!”

”Don’t worry, I have a bag.”

Lin Yuan patted his pocket with an expression that said ”this is no big deal,” ”It’s professional, and it even keeps things fresh.”

Everyone: ”...”

Crazy.

This man was completely crazy.

But looking at Lin Yuan’s confident appearance, and thinking back to all the outrageous events that had occurred along the way—tearing apart warships with his hands, swallowing nuclear bombs whole, recruiting the undead...

It seemed that packing up the sun and taking it away wasn’t... entirely unacceptable?

”Don’t just stand there!”

Lin Yuan slapped the console, interrupting everyone’s existential crisis.

”All ships, listen up! Target: Blazing Sun Star! Aside from the lives of those cultists, that planet—and even every single screw—must be labeled as ’Great Xia Assets’!”

”Move out!”

Following his order, the massive Earth fortress accelerated once again.

The beams of light erupted from the twelve thousand planetary engines converged into a torrent in deep space.

And in front of this torrent, that red giant star, which was about to change owners, was still burning unknowingly, completely unaware that it was about to face the fate of being ”forcibly relocated.”

And in the orbit of Blazing Sun Star.

That Cardinal Jealousy, who was still dreaming the beautiful dream of becoming a god, did not know that what was coming was not a lamb waiting to be slaughtered, but a group of interstellar bandits holding sacks, ready to loot him, his people, and his entire foundation.

Furthermore, the leader of these bandits had an unusually large appetite.