Bai Chen and Li Huan followed a bug at a moderate distance, their minds still a bit fuzzy.
After all, happiness had come too suddenly.
An hour ago, they were still with Lin Hao's main group, and now they were being let go.
After walking for an unknown amount of time, the bug in front stopped, turned around, and said to Bai Chen and the others, "This is a small spaceship prepared by the King for you, and it also contains water and food that the King asked us to prepare for you."
The bug moved aside, and an almost brand-new spaceship appeared before the two of them.
Li Huan looked at the spaceship and communicated with Bai Chen through telepathy, "Is this really a small one?"
This was almost as big as a large spaceship.
Bai Chen ignored Li Huan and instead said to the bug, "Please convey my thanks to your King. Thank you for preparing all of this for us."
The bug raised an eyebrow, a hint of surprise on its face. It hadn't expected these two humans to be so polite. Its initial opinion, that the commander had ordered them to bring them here, gradually softened.
After all, in their bug race's history, ever since they became aware of humans, they had either been forced into war or were on their way to being forced into war. They had never spoken peacefully.
And their bug race was not to be trifled with. If someone attacked their home, it would be cowardly not to resist, so the relationship between humans and their bug race had deteriorated.
So much so that the mere mention of the other party's name made them want to fight.
"I am merely following orders. I will relay your words to the King," the bug said to them and then left.
Bai Chen and Li Huan boarded the spaceship and inspected its configuration.
It was all top-of-the-line, with not a single flaw.
"Are we really able to leave?" Li Huan asked incredulously.
The past few days had been truly perilous; even a novelist wouldn't dare to write something like this.
To be captured by a bug king who had been missing for over a decade and treated as food, yet to suffer no harm, to even get certified as a game streamer for the bug king, and then to get a brand-new, top-performance spaceship for free.
If they were to tell these stories, they would most likely be deemed insane. The remaining twenty percent would try to capture them and send them to a mental hospital.
After all, spreading terrifying news was punishable by law.
Bai Chen glanced at the spaceship's system; it was fully automated. He turned to his childhood friend and said coldly, "Where do we go next?"
His original intention was not to return. After all, with too many familiar faces, it would be difficult to act.
Also, the leader had a good impression of Li Huan.
Thinking of this, Bai Chen's eyes darkened.
Indeed, that place was no longer an option.
Li Huan, who was already lounging comfortably, heard his childhood friend's words, turned to look at Bai Chen, and yawned sleepily, a few tears welling up in his eyes.
He mumbled drowsily, "Where do you want to go?"
To be honest, Li Huan himself didn't know where to go. He had become a pirate in the first place because his family was too strict, so he had run away. He didn't understand why his childhood friend had also run away. He looked like a little adult, yet he did things that didn't suit his status.
But he had had enough of that place, and it wasn't fun anymore. It was time to move on.
Bai Chen, looking at the groggy Li Huan beside him, didn't know how much effort he was exerting to refrain from acting out. His hands behind his back were numb from clenching.
A voice inside him kept reminding him: don't be impulsive.
He sighed and closed his eyes. After a few seconds, he opened them, his gaze returning to its usual cool indifference.
He was really struggling to contain himself.
I won't force you.
Please don't either...
Do you know how much I'm struggling right now?
"I don't know where to go either," Bai Chen said, trying his best to keep his eyes from looking at the drowsy childhood friend. However, his eyes seemed to have a mind of their own, constantly following his movements.
He carefully observed his every move.
"Then let's just go somewhere. I'll go wherever you go. I'm too sleepy, so I'm going to sleep first. Wake me up when you're tired, and we'll take turns."
Li Huan had been too tense recently. After the danger disappeared, he felt sleepy. His eyelids fought hard the moment they touched the chair. He didn't notice his childhood friend's abnormality at all.
So, he would let his childhood friend decide where to go. He was too sleepy now and needed to sleep. Later, when he was tired, he could take over. This was perfect, killing two birds with one stone.
Li Huan mumbled and fell asleep, not looking at his childhood friend again. Every cell in his body relaxed, and he lay down on the chair.
"Okay, you sleep," Bai Chen said, watching his childhood friend sleep unguardedly in front of him.
The darkness in his eyes almost resurfaced.
He's so cute.
Doesn't he know how to be guarded?
But I will be guarded, so you can sleep soundly.
He turned his head, chose a destination, and activated the automatic pilot. Then he got up, went to Li Huan's side, and lay down.
Fortunately, the chair was large enough to provide ample space for Bai Chen to snuggle in.
But even though the chair was big enough, it couldn't accommodate two adults.
This cramped space didn't make Bai Chen let go, because he didn't want to let go of the little warm furnace in his arms.
He slowly wrapped his arms around Li Huan, inhaled the scent that belonged to Li Huan, kissed the top of his head, and slowly closed his eyes.
During this time, Bai Chen gently patted Li Huan's back, coaxing him to sleep.
Destination—The Federation.
Meanwhile, in the cave.
Lin Hao was still studying the star net in his hand.
The moment Bai Chen stated his condition, he felt a sense of relief. After all, he wouldn't have to eat people anymore.
And he could also get certified as a streamer, a win-win situation.
"It's finally ready," Lin Hao said to himself.
"King, it's time to eat."
At this moment, that mysterious woman appeared before Lin Hao again, holding a baby bottle and wearing a purple flower wreath.
Lin Hao was no longer the Lin Hao he used to be. He was now fearless!
Bring it on.
He turned and took the baby bottle from Rila's hand and tasted it carefully.
After drinking it all, he returned the bottle to Rila.
Then he went back to studying the star net.
However, after looking around, he realized that he didn't know how to play any of these games.
After all, it had been more than ten years, and game updates were normal.
He tried to search for the game he used to play and found that it was still available.
This made Lin Hao extremely happy, as he was a top player in this game.
He decided to stream this game tomorrow, a highly open-ended game called "Dawn."
He didn't understand why anyone would still buy such an old game. He looked at the current copyright holder of "Dawn," a new company called 'sun,' which had been established less than fifteen years ago.
This game was so old and had long since lost its popularity. It was truly audacious for a company to acquire it.