The Jones, a large armed merchant vessel of the Eternal Storm-class, had its original cargo holds converted into numerous landing pads for its spore-class spacecraft.
Shortly after they boarded, Fang Er, Su Dingfang, and Xue Rengui were taken to the landing pads for a tour.
Dozens of spore-class spacecraft were quietly docked there, their hatches open. Star pirate members were using forklift-like tools to transport large quantities of Xuan Steel from within.
"This operation has been in the making for a long time," one of them said.
"I just don't know which bastard beat us to it and snatched nearly one percent of the Xuan Steel from the storage site."
"That's Xuan Steel worth five million Xiannvbi!"
Standing on the landing pad, watching the Xuan Steel being transferred, Buyunbuyu cursed with resentment.
Fang Er felt a wave of embarrassment. Well, he was that bastard!
Not only did he steal their Xuan Steel, but he also hitched a ride on their ship, successfully escaping from the Lomo guards...
Seeing his lack of reaction, Xue Rengui nudged Su Dingfang's waist.
"Hey? Duke seems a bit off today, doesn't he? He's not even reacting when they call him a bastard?"
Over the past few days, whenever Fang Er had free time, he used his divine sense to teach them the Lomo language. This method was very effective; after being taught a sentence twice, they could remember it firmly, as if it were branded into their minds.
Therefore, understanding simple phrases was no longer difficult for them.
Su Dingfang glared at Xue Rengui as if he were an idiot. "Are you stupid? After getting such a huge benefit, what's wrong with being insulted a couple of times?"
"If you let me have Han Yao, I'll let you insult me ten times, okay?"
Xue Rengui's eyes immediately flared up. "Believe it or not, I'll come at you with a white knife going in and a yellow knife coming out!"
The Jones was massive, about 900 meters long and over 400 meters wide when converted to Earth units. It had seven decks, with an overall shape like a shuttle.
It was narrower at the top and bottom, and widest in the middle.
The landing pads were located on the three widest decks in the middle, with a total of 200 berths.
The bottom two decks were warehouses, while the top two decks were areas for the daily activities of the star pirate members. The bridge (command center) was located at the very front of the top deck.
After touring various parts of the ship, Fang Er and the others were brought to the bridge.
Jones was asleep, hugging a stainless steel bottle of Mendounai, with two octopus-like young women who looked similar to him standing beside him.
A group of star pirate high-ranking officials, in various forms, were gathered in the command room, drinking Mendounai and eating food that Fang Er and the others recognized.
The massive Tyrannosaurus rex whip was nowhere to be seen.
"Brother Fang, please sit for a moment. We're about to depart. I'll take you to the interstellar black market to broaden your horizons!"
Buyunbuyu pressed Fang Er into a chair and cordially poured him a drink from the planet Atali.
It was a very thick liquid, looking like unfiltered soy milk.
Fang Er merely nodded politely, not daring to try it. Who knew if these guys would poison him?
This was their first meeting, and he had only taken out some Mendounai, yet the Jones star pirates' enthusiasm seemed a bit over the top...
They not only called him brother but also brought him to their mothership...
As the saying goes, where there's smoke, there's fire!
It was better to be cautious. If anything happened to him here, he would have no one to call upon.
After Buyunbuyu left, Fang Er sat idly in his chair, enjoying the outer space scenery through the window when a fellow who looked like a wooden stump approached Su Dingfang with a wine glass.
"Hahahaha, your girl is so alluring. Come, come, have a drink with me, grandpa!"
Su Dingfang: !!!
*You* are alluring, and your whole family are alluring girls!
He was still in his disguised form, a Lomo woman.
With four large, glowing eyes, it was hard not to attract attention.
But now, on their territory, he couldn't outright refuse; he had to give them some face.
A flicker of amusement crossed his eyes. He reached out and stroked the wooden stump's face, then said coyly,
"Are you asking me to drink with you?"
"Oh... hiss..."
The wooden stump shivered instantly, as if he had gone numb, nodding repeatedly with a look of intoxication.
Su Dingfang smiled and pointed to Xue Rengui, saying, "Then you'll have to get past him first. He's my flower guardian..."
Xue Rengui was stunned. Damn it!
This guy, when he got flirty, was more feminine than a woman!
Was this still the Su Dingfang he knew, the one who could fight ten people by himself?
And what did it have to do with him when someone asked you for a drink!
He still had an injury on his butt!
But before he could speak, the wooden stump came over, carrying the wine bottle, and said in a deep voice, "Whoever drinks until the end gets her! Do you dare!"
Xue Rengui: .............
The next second, he snatched the wine bottle from the wooden stump's hand, pretended to sniff it.
Then, he rolled his eyes...
"I... I'm drunk!"
As he finished speaking, he shoved the wine bottle back into the wooden stump's embrace and fell straight to the ground.
Damn it, I just took my cephalosporin, what the hell are you drinking!
Compared to his own life, it was better to inconvenience Old Su's butt first...
Su Dingfang: ???
The development of this situation seemed to be different from what he had predicted!
Damn it, the moment he met that wooden stump's fiery gaze, he felt a chill down his backside!
"Hahahaha, girl, now can I finally have a couple of drinks with you?"
The wooden stump winked triumphantly at Su Dingfang, while also expressing great admiration for Xue Rengui, who was on the ground.
This guy was good to have around; when something happened, he would really lie down!
Fang Er was also amused. He took out a box of Durex from his pocket and threw it over.
"Old Su, take it easy, be careful of interspecies love."
Su Dingfang: ..........
I'm depressed!
How should I deal with this situation? Waiting online, it's urgent!!
The wooden stump wasn't interested in what was in the box; the "girl" in front of him made his heart itch like a cat scratching.
This girl was too damn perfect!
He poured a cup of Mendounai and handed it to Su Dingfang.
"Come, come, girl, let me pour you a full glass first. By the way, my name is Mo De, I'm from the Treant race. You can call me Brother De!"
Treant?
A sharp glint flashed in Su Dingfang's eyes. As if he had thought of something, he turned to Fang Er and said, "Duke, do you have any Jinkela? Give me two bags!"