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Ivan was rinsing himself with his shirt off.

He was two meters tall, with a broad and well-proportioned frame and hard lines like a sculpture. When he wasn't making a face, he exuded a fierce aura that kept strangers at bay.

Suddenly.

A strange chill seemed to rise from my tailbone straight to the top of my head...

Ivan looked around in confusion, only to meet the deep gazes of Renyi and Klaus.

With his keen insight honed through years of battlefield experience—

It must be because I have such a great figure. Look at that V-shape, those thighs... what man wouldn't be envious?!

However, the idea lasted for less than three seconds.

Ivan's smug smile froze on his face, because he realized that something seemed wrong. Instead of looking away, the two of them started to examine him up and down like a butcher looking at pork!

Yes...

Lonely men, lonely women, alone on this vast ocean, sharing a boat and supporting each other in dire straits, forging a profound bond that transcends friendship...

This is...yes! The hanging effect!

He had seen these scenes before in the pink-covered novel on his ex-girlfriend's bookshelf!

Ivan felt a chill run down his spine and quietly moved to find cover, but those two gazes followed him relentlessly.

What should I do?

Would it be too hurtful to refuse outright?

...Klaus, that Hans cat-like guy, didn't care, but without his boss, he'd be fish food long ago. Besides, his superior had ordered him to obey, otherwise...

Just as he began to rehearse his polite refusal, Klaus took a step forward and blocked Renyi's path.

Done!

Ivan's heart skipped a beat. Was this the end?

He simply opened the panel facing away from everyone, then held up a piece of broken metal to himself, striking a pose of heroic grandeur:

"Boss..."

"I think my physique is pretty good too, don't bother with him!"

Ivan: "..."

Is Hans the cat... jealous?!

The bear felt he had discovered a shocking secret. Could this be a complex love triangle situation?

He seems to have seen it in another book by his ex-girlfriend as well!

"Um."

Randomly shifted his gaze from Ivan to the panel, his eyes visibly brightening for a moment before fixing his gaze on Klaus without blinking.

"Your current data should be excellent, and you have a technological advantage."

This should save more materials and make it easier to determine which one is more valuable.

Klaus received the affirmation and glanced at Ivan with a hint of smugness.

The bear was struck dumb.

So that's what the boss likes? Then I was just imagining things. How embarrassing!

"Boss..."

Ivan decided to cut to the chase and be frank to avoid any awkwardness when the three of them were together in the future. "We're comrades, brothers who can trust each other with their backs, we're... sigh!"

"I respect your choice, but please... be mindful of your presence on deck. I'm not ready yet—"

He didn't finish his sentence.

Klaus, hearing this, couldn't help but turn around with a puzzled look on his face: "What are you talking about in your sleep?"

Ivan also saw the panel in front of him.

On it... is a moon-white individual combat uniform that looks just like the one in a science fiction movie!

A streamlined torso that hugs the lines of muscles, heavy yet sharp shoulder armor, a sophisticated transmission structure at the joints, and a full-coverage helmet.

The human figure in the design drawing slowly rotates there, exuding a cold, technological beauty.

[Lunar Alloy Exoskeleton Power Armor (V1.0)]

[Function: Provides physical protection and mobility assistance in ultra-high voltage environments...]

[Crystal is awesome! In just over a month, he's actually going to be hand-building a mecha!]

[Ivan's expression just now, both shy and resolute...]

[Hahahaha, help!!!]

[I was laughing so hard while watching it that I even dug out a villa...]

Ivan's pupils dilated instantly. What kind of outrageous things had he just said!

"so......"

Ren Yi was completely unaware that something was amiss.

He tapped on the design drawing. "Who's going to try out this [Lunar Alloy Exoskeleton Power Armor]?"

Those are mechs!

Honestly, who wouldn't want to be Iron Man?!

"etc!"

Ivan, disregarding any hesitation, extended his hand, declaring, "I am the [Deep Sea Barbarian], I'm the most suitable!"

"Ha." Klaus sneered and argued forcefully:

"I'm much more compact than you, saving 15% of the materials! And I can adjust the parameters anytime!"

"Nonsense! This is my standard build. You'd look like a sardine in it! My sequence can test its limits!"

The dramatic atmosphere suddenly turned into a frenzy at a wet market, with people scrambling for discounted eggs.

"cough."

His gaze lingered on the panel, then gently offered a third option:

"I think... I can do it too."

Ivan and Klaus ignored their argument and watched their boss warily.

He then took a leisurely turn around.

"In terms of physique, I don't have as much excess fat as you guys."

It sounds like someone is protesting nearby, yelling that those are muscles?

He pretended not to hear and continued to explain the core competitiveness, "Moreover, your load capacity is limited, so I can pack it as long as I can reach it, which is highly efficient."

"No way!" they both said in unison.

"Boss, the pressure in the deep sea is really dangerous, but I'm tough as nails!"

"That's right! Boss... after all, it's the initial version 1.0, an experimental subject. You're our backbone, how can you take such a risk?"

"Randomness" was just something to tease them.

"Alright."

He patted Klaus on the shoulder.

"Send Ivan."

What if this equipment is unreliable and leaks at a depth of several thousand meters underwater... If it were me or Klaus, we wouldn't even have time to say our last words.

Next to the observation cabin not far away.

Nathan picked up his water glass and sighed in a wise, old-fashioned manner:

"Ah, it's so good to be young."

"Always so lively, easily attracted to all sorts of flashy and novel things... metal, mecha, fighting and killing..."

He shook his head gracefully.

He adopted a deep, weathered air and addressed Sita and Aurora beside him:

"A mature gentleman like me values ​​substance. What's the point of fighting over those cold, hard technologies? They're utterly devoid of aesthetic appeal. It's much more enjoyable to study art and civilization."

Aurora glanced at Nathan, who looked to be no more than thirty, and kept smiling without saying a word.

The little girl, Sita, still held a piece of fur that was only half-cut in her hand. She glanced at Nathan sideways and ruthlessly exposed him:

"Could you please wipe your drool first?"

When the panel was revealed just now, someone almost burst into tears.

"Hmm?" Nathan subconsciously wiped his mouth.

He took out his notebook.

He solemnly added his own chibi-style portrait to the Gundam fish he had just drawn.

After finishing the drawing, he sighed softly and said in a low voice that could be heard throughout the entire deck:

"Sigh, what can I do? I'm just an obedient and good sailor."

"Whatever the captain says goes; he never argues with anyone."