Bengtie: A Genius's Out-of-the-Domain Idea

Mrs. Scarface: "The third condition—the company needs the relevant technology and production license for the 'Harmonized Type III' gene drug."

"Wow, you're well-informed. But you wasted an opportunity to make a request. I was planning to give it to the company anyway, but not now. We'll wait for the results of the group trials of the panacea."

"Coordination Type III" is a drug that Lin Yi developed with Ruan Mei to harmonize the innate genetic conflicts of Zhu Xing. Its derivative effect is a gene maintenance agent that can stabilize the gene chain and prevent mutations in extreme environments.

Diamond: "The fifth condition is that the company wants you to sever ties with the Starfleet, cease providing them with assistance, and also stop the Utopian Experiment."

At this moment, all the company's directors turned their attention to this location.

After a period of silence, Lin Yi said, "Okay, I agree."

After a while, both the person in the seat and the projector made some requests.

However, it is clear that there are many factions and conflicts, each trying to protect its own interests.

It's a miracle that they were able to negotiate the distribution of benefits and make reasonable demands in such a short time, given the complex web of interests involved.

Vantara Keane: "Then the last condition is that the company needs the Super Memory Prism."

"Lacking sincerity and a waste of time"

Lin Yi's face turned cold, and he turned and left.

"Wait, mesmerite alloy will also work."

Vantarakien was somewhat impatient

"I chose this company because it's large enough and would be very efficient, but if the company lacks sincerity, then it's not necessarily the only option."

I don't believe you have the guts to cause trouble on this matter. The research on the panacea can also be slowed down, since everyone still has many research projects in hand."

"One cubic meter, just one cubic meter! Items four, six, seven, eight, and nine above are abolished; I'll negotiate. Just one cubic meter! I'll oversee the production and distribution of the panacea; that will save you a lot of time, won't it?"

Lin Yi pondered for a moment, then said, "Okay, but I need a foundation stone, no matter how small."

Now it was Vantarakien's turn to remain silent. "...I can give you a foundation stone, but only a regular foundation stone, and you are not allowed to transfer it. This is the final condition."

Lin Yi smiled, a smile he hadn't shown in a long time. "So, the negotiations are over, and the cooperation is reached. 'Coordination III' isn't stable enough yet; it only applies to my students. We'll talk about that later. As for the Super Memory Alloy, come to Space City yourself another day to get it. Don't come empty-handed."

"Now that the tedious negotiations are over, where's the banquet?"

Lin Yi prefers efficiency and dislikes wasting time.

But Lin Yi is also a hypocrite. Can eating, drinking, and having fun be considered a waste of time? Of course not.

A month passed in the blink of an eye, and the technical staff in the company's R&D department still hadn't fully mastered the production technology, which infuriated Lin Yi to the point of having a fit of stupidity.

"Now I finally understand Latio."

Fortunately, the core parts were mostly done, and he was too lazy to care about the remaining details. He said one month was enough, and if they didn't understand something, they could go to the Boshi Society to connect and study it themselves.

You've handled all the difficult stuff; if you can't even handle this simple stuff, then there's no point in the company employing people who are just freeloaders.

It was almost time to leave. Slugum was very efficient and had already taken care of things without needing his help. The chosen target was a large shipbuilding center.

Ten percent of the starships in each Amber Age departed from this shipbuilding port, so the loss from the shutdown of such a large shipbuilding center is truly enormous.

"I don't know how Luo Si convinced the company."

Lin Yi plans to visit Kaspelin Yate VIII next. He is certain he has seen the name before, but it was a long time ago, and he has become interested in Silver Branch's story.

If it's appropriate, hang a few capitalists and warlords on the streetlights. Streetlights are too monotonous; they can't be without decorations.

Speaking of Silver Branch, Lin Yi suddenly thought that the equipment on Silver Branch's ship seemed to have all sorts of side effects.

'It should be fine, these are minor issues. As long as they don't trigger simultaneously, there won't be any problems.'

Lin Yi thought to himself

Meanwhile, in an unknown star sector, Dongfang Qiqing was almost in tears.

"So unlucky, so unlucky, so unlucky! Why am I so unlucky?"

The story begins more than a month ago…

"Hurry, hurry, get ready to go!"

"Oh, but miss, our ship hasn't been used in a long time. Shouldn't we have it inspected as usual?"

"Why do we need to inspect it? Hasn't it always been maintained by someone? They're trusted confidants brought from the family; don't you trust them?"

"But Miss, it would be better to be cautious. There's still time. My family said that the genius will probably stay at the company for a while."

"Oh dear, we've already dawdled long enough. It's alright, I'm in charge. Let's go."

The workers on the ground felt the screws in their pockets and, thinking of the energy they had secretly sold, broke out in a cold sweat.

This ship has been out of use for who knows how long, and the maintenance work, being done by someone with connections, was naturally neglected, while the energy source needs to be replaced every so often.

So he secretly resold them. Since they hadn't been used and would eventually be scrapped, he included the resold ones in the normal scrapping and replacement list. When he really needed to travel, he would have time to reinstall them, so it was done without anyone noticing.

This is a huge problem!!!

But he dared not speak; while he hesitated, the spaceship had already departed. Watching the starship, seemingly transformed into a streak of light on the distant horizon, he collapsed to the ground.

"We'll die, won't we? Whether we talk or not, we're going to die anyway. If we don't talk, we might live a little longer. Let's run now, yes, let's run now!"

"Huh huh huh~"

Dongfang Qiqing was humming a little tune while taking a bath when the starship began to shake violently.

"What's going on, Xiao You?"

"Starquake, it's a starquake. The ship's radar malfunctioned and failed to detect the starquake in advance. We were affected, and the ship's stabilizing anchor was also removed."

"We've already sent people to check all areas. The space is currently unstable, so we can't perform a jump. We're preparing to use the overload engine to get out of the starquake range first."

"This is bad! There's not enough energy to meet the demands of the overload!"

"What? How is that possible!"

Dongfang Qiqing was already trying to figure out who wanted to harm her. She felt that many people had motives, but she couldn't understand how they could have secretly attacked her starship.

But there's no time to hesitate now; it's time to make a decisive move.

"Initiate the jump and immediately contact your family for help."

"However, due to the extreme instability of the current space within the starquake, the jump exit cannot be guaranteed... Yes."

Looking into Dongfang Qiqing's eyes, the person chose to obey orders; she ultimately possessed sufficient prestige.

Dongfang Qiqing had already changed her clothes, put on protective armor, and entered the escape pod. At least she could save her life if the jump went wrong.

The ship shook more violently, as if it were about to fall apart at any moment, but fortunately it did not disintegrate and eventually calmed down after a while.

Chapter 16 The Street Rogue of the Universe

"The jump is complete; all departments report on the extent of losses."

"All shipboard weapons are destroyed and unusable."

Dongfang Qiqing: "This isn't important right now. We'll compile a report later and do a self-check first."

"External communication systems were affected by a starquake accompanied by an ion storm and are now unusable; repair time is unknown. Long-range remote sensing is damaged beyond repair. A distress call was sent before the jump, but... there was no response."

Dongfang Qiqing: "Rest assured, the ship's communication equipment is top-of-the-line, and we will definitely receive the distress call from home. However, we must do our best to restore communications now, and if necessary, allow the removal of other non-essential equipment."

"The power system is paralyzed, and... even if it's repaired, there's no energy to drive it."

Dongfang Qiqing: "Then let's take it apart and see how much usable stuff is... Wait, never mind, let's keep it for now."

"Two-thirds of the ship was severely damaged, and personnel and supplies were lost... The remaining supplies are only enough to sustain the entire surviving crew for three months."

Dongfang Qiqing: "We centrally distributed supplies and conducted multiple searches for missing persons."

A series of bad news made Dongfang Qiqing's heart sink.

"Xiao You, reassure the staff. Compile a list of those who unfortunately perished. If we manage to return alive, we will provide ample compensation to ensure their families are worry-free. Those who survive will receive 10 times their quarterly bonus, and the injured will have all their medical expenses covered with additional subsidies."

"Pass this message down, and add the following: the company and the Dongfang family will do everything in their power to find the culprit and bring them to justice, giving the victims justice."

The two entities, the company and the Eastern family, represent different speculations and responses regarding the identity of the culprit.

The education she received from childhood taught Dongfang Qiqing that, regardless of whether she could be rescued or not, the most important thing now was to stabilize people's hearts.

"The comparison results are in. This star sector is located near an abandoned shipping lane, making it unlikely that you will encounter other ships."

"We'll keep this a secret for as long as we can. We'll secretly send enough supplies for the two of us to survive for a year into the escape pod. If things don't work out, we can still run away. A year is enough. If we're not rescued for that long, we'll probably... sigh."

As they spoke, Dongfang Qiqing fell silent.

The intense ion storm nearly destroyed all electronic equipment, rendering communication impossible, and forcing the entire ship to a standstill in this abandoned waterway.

This is an abandoned old shipping route, and the reason this route was abandoned is—the star core.

This shipping route had been abandoned for a long time due to the star core. The eruption of the star core blocked the route, destroyed civilization, and also attracted the vanguard of destruction.

Even though civilization has long been destroyed, shipping routes are cut off, and no ships travel through the entire star system, leaving the entire region desolate, some of the Legion of Destruction's minions still occupy this place.

This also means that the minions of destruction could arrive at any time, and the destruction of weapon systems means that there is no way to fight back, and being stuck here is extremely dangerous.

The only hope now lies in that distress message, which may or may not have been sent.

Unexpectedly experiencing such extreme joy and sorrow in such a short time, Dongfang Qiqing was more panicked than anyone else, but now everyone else could be in a state of panic but she couldn't afford to be.

Fortunately, she has experienced many unexpected situations such as kidnapping and assassination since she was a child, so she is experienced in dealing with unexpected situations and knows what she should and shouldn't do.

"Miss, we have dismantled most of the facilities and repaired the jump equipment during this period. Fortunately, thanks to the Amber King's favor, no accidents occurred and we successfully repaired the engine."

However, after assessment by technicians, the jump engine could only be activated a maximum of two times, and it was highly likely that it would be completely destroyed after just one activation, and the jump risk was also very high.

"It's better to take a big risk than to wait to die. Initiate the jump halfway through the system and have everyone ready. Target: Company headquarters, Pierpoint."

"It's bad, the Legion, it's the Legion! So many Void Soldiers, and even a dozen Doomsday Beasts!!! We're right in front of them."

"What bad luck! What bad luck! Why am I so unlucky?" Dongfang Qiqing was almost in tears.

"Why did you come now of all times? Why not wait until we left?"

In a corner unnoticed by anyone, a butterfly silently flutters across a broken screen, only to be covered by a uniquely designed clown mask just as it is about to flap its wings.

On the rare and precious ship.

Due to the urgency of the situation, the operator made a mistake and sent a wide-area distress message instead of a targeted one. The disadvantage of this type of message is that it covers a large area but has a short distance.

Lin Yi didn't notice that among the things he took out were some prototypes of his anti-destruction special attacks. Therefore...

"A monstrous beast of destruction, a cry for help."

Yinzhi pondered for a moment as she looked at the haphazard weapon systems installed on the Xishi Nannian.

The rare ship changed direction.

"Our request for help has been received; someone has responded."

The crew cheered with joy, as the pressure of living in constant fear for a month was immense.

"Greetings, beautiful ladies and all of you who shine in your own way. May you believe in Idrila."

"How could it be the Pure Beauty Knight? And Sir Knight, are you all alone here?"

Before Yinzhi could reply, Youye spoke.

"Sir Knight, the Legion of Destruction is fast approaching. I'm afraid you alone cannot save so many of us. Please help us seek aid through the special channels we provide. Also, we hope you can take the young lady and leave first. We would be extremely grateful."

"I understand. Communication is established, and long-range remote sensing has been shared with you. You can request assistance yourselves. I will try to hold off the legion."

"But I think you can board the Rare Ship first, wouldn't you like?"

Youye felt a little embarrassed; her concern had made her flustered.

The legion was too close, especially after they discovered their presence, it was as if they had pressed the accelerator button.

We'll probably have to engage in battle before everyone has finished transferring, so we'll still have to fight a defensive battle.

In the past, when faced with such situations, Silver Branch would usually take the crown held high and defend it, wielding the heel of the pure knight to defend in the name of purity.

This time he wanted to try something new, such as the ship full of shipboard weapons.

Yinzhi took out a paper instruction manual, which was the instruction manual for installing weapons. There were paper and electronic versions, and of course, there was also shipborne intelligence that could be controlled independently, but this was not perfect.

"This is the activation button for the arc cannon."

Yinzhi pressed the start button for "Rose Pink Arc Cannon 4.3, a must-have for tough guys".

Two small pink turrets on the side of the ship spewed out two high-energy electric balls with a red-purple gradient, which collided and bloomed with dazzling pink light in the formation of fake soldiers, with arcs of electricity spreading out like beautiful blooming roses.