Chapter 433: Starting with a broken spaceship? That's called keeping a low profile!

A thousand years is but a flick of the finger.

The five godly second-generation children of Qin Hao's family have all come of age.

Although, by the Yanhuang Civilization's lifespan algorithm, they are still at the age of wearing open-crotch pants,

But the strength of these five kids is such that, pick any one of them out, they could press those several-thousand-year-old old monsters to the ground and rub them.

When the young eagles grow up, they must kick out of the nest to fly a bit.

That day, the most easygoing and well-liked youngest son, Qin An, found Qin Hao, who was drinking tea.

"Dad, I want to go out for a stroll."

Qin An blinked his eyes, looking innocent.

Among the five siblings, he is an odd one out.

The eldest brother, Qin Zheng, is a human-shaped nuclear bomb; the second sister, Qin Yue, is the Space Empress; the third and fourth brothers are also also combat aircraft among the tech otaku.

Only Qin An, who majors in affinity, is dubbed as being able to "play with" all things; even a stone by the road can chat with him for a couple of sentences.

Qin Hao put down his teacup, smiled, and asked: "Where do you want to go?"

"Not decided; wherever we end up is where we go."

Qin An shrugged his shoulders: "I want to see the world beyond our family."

"Beyond the family?"

Qin Hao raised his eyebrows, his tone extremely Versailles: "The entire Laniakea Supercluster is our family's backyard; you're thinking of going far away."

"Then let's go outside the garden; I want to see the real universe." Qin An's eyes were firm.

Qin Hao fell silent for a moment.

Beyond the supercluster, that is the true dark forest.

Although the Yanhuang Civilization is now absurdly strong, but the universe is vast; who dares say there isn't something more sinister than the former Overlord?

Qin An's personality is too soft; Qin Hao actually isn't too reassured.

"Dad, I understand what you're worried about."

Qin An saw through his father's thoughts: "But I can't always hide under your wings as a mascot, right? My older brothers and sisters are guarding this family with their fists; I also want to find my own path."

"My path is not in the lab, nor in the simulated battlefield, but among all beings."

Looking at his young son's clear yet stubborn eyes, Qin Hao knew he couldn't stop him.

When the child grows up, it's not up to the father.

"Okay."

Qin Hao nodded: "But I have three conditions."

"First, I will arrange the vehicle; no negotiation."

"Second, no matter what happens, don't actively flash your dad's identity badge; we want to win people over with virtue."

"Third, and most importantly…"

Qin Hao's expression turned serious, his tone grave: "Preserving life comes first. Remember, your life is worth more than any face or rules. If you truly encounter something you can't beat, calling for help is not shameful."

"Got it! I'll follow your orders!" Qin An's face broke into a smile, revealing two rows of big white teeth.

Finally, Qin Hao gave another set of 【Causality Law】 life-saving equipment and handed it to Qin An.

That was something he built at the cost of many energy units.

……

One month later.

A ship that looked like it had just been dragged back from a scrap yard slowly crept out of the Yanhuang Heavenly Court's port.

This design is basically a 'Syrian battle-damaged version' style.

The hull is mottled, the engine nozzles still have smoky makeup; however you look at it, it resembles an interstellar black car that could fall apart at any moment.

Inside the cockpit, Qin An was excited like a novice who just got his license.

"Little broken ship, from now on we'll depend on each other!"

He patted the control panel in front of him that looked like it had poor contact.

The screen flickered twice and spat out an emotionless electronic voice:

【Command received.】

Qin An laughed; this AI is pretty aloof.

But he didn't know that this ship, which looks like 'scrap copper and rotten iron,' has every screw engraved with the rule-technology that Qin Hao personally empowered.

Engine?

It is a 'singularity core' disguised as a tractor.

Armor? It is the 'Yutian' material that looks like rusted iron plate, and its defense is nailed down tight.

Weapons? Even less worth mentioning.

It is a world-ending superweapon sealed by the 'Causality Lock'.

As for that AI that only says 'Command received,' its essence is the beloved son of the Yanhuang Civilization's war brain.

This is hardly a broken little ship; it is clearly the max-level newbie godly gear Qin Hao prepared for his son.

As long as you don't provoke civilizations of level seven or above, this ship can stride sideways across the universe.

Soon, the ship passed through the dimensional gate and reached the edge of the Laniakea range.

After traveling only a few million light-years, Qin An was just about to make a dimensional jump to celebrate his successful runaway, when the radar suddenly screamed like it had a fit.

【Alarm! High-energy reaction ahead!】

【Alarm! Detected large-scale abnormal space rupture!】

Qin An froze, then with lightning-fast speed tapped the invisible button, and also brought the holographic projection closer.

What a bunch of fellows, the void several hundred thousand light-years ahead is bustling like a market.

Space boiled like boiling water, tens of thousands of rips tore open out of nowhere.

Immediately, one after another, fleets with hideous designs burst forth.

These warships look nauseating, pieced together from all kinds of wreckage; some even have huge biological skulls hanging from their prows, reeking of savagery and blood.

On the hulls, uniformly painted are emblems of white bone and flame.

"Raiders..."

The AI instantly gave a data analysis.

"Its full name is the Universe Raiders Alliance, a gang of interstellar hyenas that have wandered for tens of millions of years; their reputation reeks so badly it blows billions of miles in the wind."

"Their target is……

The scene shifted.

Before the Raiders' great army, a fleet with a completely different style was fleeing in disarray.

Those ships had an elegant shape, like glowing jellyfish in the deep sea, emitting a soft blue light.

Unfortunately, most of them are now wounded, their light dimmed; obviously they've been chased by this pack of hyenas all the way.

"Jellyfish Civilization?"

Qin An froze for a moment.

He had seen it in the database; this is a fifth-level civilization, these people are all artists, spending all day not studying warfare but researching how to make music with stars.

Unexpectedly, before achieving success, he first stumbled onto a bullying scene.

The Raiders' fleet wasted no words; the encirclement net opened like a huge mouth, ready to swallow this elegant group of 'jellyfish' in one gulp.

This is the dark law of the universe: the strong devour the weak, with no reasoning to speak of.

Qin An furrowed his brows.

His father had said, when going out, don't cause trouble, keep a low profile.

But he also said, follow your true heart.

His true heart told him—if he sees someone die and does not save them, he won't be able to sleep at night.

"Main Brain"

Qin An spoke, his tone unusually serious.

【I'm here.】

"Calculate, if I rush out now and sweep away this trash, how much impact will it have on my later journey?"

The Main Brain's computing core turned slightly, taking about 0.0001 seconds.

【Technically: annihilating this ragtag force takes no more than three seconds, posing zero threat to your safety.】

【Later effects: but these hyenas bear grudges, and their intelligence network is not bad; once exposed, you could end up on their hit list.】

【Conclusion: your journey will become very…… lively.】

"Lively?"

Qin An laughed, his laugh a bit like that of his unreasonable older brother.

"I just like it lively."

He stood up, walked to the main console, and his finger hovered over the red weapon unlock key.

"Main Brain, release the conceptual lock on the weapon system; the first layer is enough."

【Command confirmed.】

In the Main Brain's voice, there seemed to be a hint of helpless emotion.

Since the little ancestor wants to play, let's accompany him in playing.

【Now releasing the first-layer seal……】

【Rule-overwritten torpedo launch system, online.】

Qin An watched as those on the screen began charging up, preparing to enjoy a slaughter feast; the Raiders' corners of his mouth curled with a cold smile.

"Since we've bumped into each other, let's take you as a banner for my journey."

His finger fell lightly.

"Target, all enemy units."

"Give them a greeting gift, fire."