Chapter 1300: Joining the Crew?

Slurp, slurp............

He turned his head to look at the space pirate licking the plate, and Viper's face instantly darkened.

This guy was seriously injured by my one palm strike, yet he's damn still thinking about licking the plate?

Moreover, while licking, fresh blood kept spurting from his mouth; it's come to this, and you still insist on licking? It's utterly outrageous.

His face turned as black as the bottom of a pot.

"Damn, stop licking, you're about to spit out all your blood."

"Boss, one......... ugh.......... one bite, I'll just lick the last bite, ugh............."

Every time he spoke, he spat blood; Viper saw nothing but black lines above his head—how could he have such a subordinate?

"Don't bother with him, let's go."

Simply out of sight, out of mind, he took Ye Zhangqing and left the kitchen.

Returning to his quarters again, Viper's gaze toward Ye Zhangqing held many different things this time, and it softened considerably.

"Your cooking skills are indeed not bad; stay on as a Spirit Chef—don't worry, I won't mistreat you."

Huh???

Is he trying to recruit me? After tasting Ye Zhangqing's cooking once, Viper's first thought was to recruit Ye Zhangqing.

Such delicious food—just thinking about it now leaves an endless aftertaste; if I could eat like this every day from now on, how happy would I be?

So Viper never had any intention of letting Ye Zhangqing leave.

Without waiting for Ye Zhangqing's reply, Viper continued.

"That's settled then—from now on you're one of us; I'll have someone arrange a room for you."

Viper was eager, while Ye Zhangqing had never thought of refusing—first survive, then live more comfortably, and only later consider the issue of escaping.

This is also why Ye Zhangqing would reveal his cooking skills.

"Then thank you, Leader."

"No need to call me Leader; like the other brothers, just call me Boss."

"Yes, Boss."

He actually has quite the bandit air, seeming very righteous—if it weren't for the fact that Ye Zhangqing personally saw Viper cripple that space pirate with one palm, he might really have believed it.

Seeing Ye Zhangqing agree, Viper smiled and nodded.

"All right, from now on I'll entrust the kitchen affairs to you."

"Boss, rest assured."

Viper was decisive and efficient, quickly arranging a room for Ye Zhangqing.

Moreover, the accommodations were according to the standard of a Small Leader.

Among this band of space pirates, the biggest naturally is Viper himself.

Under Viper, the many space pirates were divided into different squads, each with a Leader.

The treatment Viper now gives Ye Zhangqing is that of a Small Leader.

One could say that among these space pirates, he is now second only to Viper and above everyone else.

When Viper gathered the many space pirates in the cabin and announced this, they were all dumbfounded.

"From now on, Ye Zhangqing is our own brother, the person in charge of the kitchen, with a status equal to that of the other Leaders."

Huh???

Upon hearing this, the many space pirates were all dumbfounded—wasn't he just a prisoner not long ago?

How did he suddenly become one of us? And even if he's one of us, he shouldn't become a Leader, right?

The other several Leaders—none of them got there without earning their keep through hard work, step by step.

But this kid? He shot straight up in one leap.

"Boss, this kid as Leader—I disagree."

Immediately someone spoke up in opposition—another Leader.

At that moment, the speaker had several other Leaders standing beside him; though they didn't speak, their expressions made it clear they also disagreed.

On what grounds does this kid suddenly stand equal to them? He was just a prisoner before.

As for this, Viper had long anticipated it; he calmly looked at the several Leaders and said:

"This is my decision."

There was no room for negotiation; Ye Zhangqing's status was thus fixed under Viper's firm stance.

Moreover, this guy also found two subordinates for Ye Zhangqing.

Two space pirates at the Heavenly Human Realm level, said to help Ye Zhangqing with odd jobs.

But Ye Zhangqing knows these two are mostly there to monitor him.

Anyway, it doesn't matter; having two more people to order around is also good.

He personally escorted Ye Zhangqing to the room; although it doesn't compare to his own cave dwelling in Haotu World, it's still not bad.

After all, this is merely a star battleship.

The room layout is good—front hall, bedroom, everything needed is there.

The area is only slightly smaller than Viper's.

"Just settle in and live here; aside from kitchen matters, you don't need to worry about anything else—if anything comes up, you can come directly to me."

"And you two, from now on you must obey Brother Zhangqing—got it?"

"Got it, Boss."

"Hmm."

After chatting some more with Ye Zhangqing and giving a few instructions, Viper then left; as he was leaving, he even left Ye Zhangqing a bottle of healing medicine pill.

They said to let Ye Zhangqing eat first, and if it wasn't enough, to come find him for more.

But after taking this bottle of healing pill, Ye Zhangqing couldn't help but twitch at the corner of his mouth.

Isn't this my own healing pill?

Taking his own healing pill, bestowing it upon himself, and then saying if it's not enough to come ask him for more—what thick skin it takes to say such a thing.

And he said it so naturally.

Sure enough, they're bandits—this thickness of face is beyond ordinary people.

However, being under the eaves, one must bow one's head; Ye Zhangqing still accepted it, and casually tossed a healing pill yang into his mouth.

Seeing this, the two Space Pirates beside him stared dumbfounded: "You actually eat healing pills like that?"

"Um, Ye Chief, aren't you going to refine the medicinal effect?"

One of them simply couldn't hold back and spoke up to remind him.

But Ye Zhangqing's answer left him completely bewildered.

"Refine? I never refine when I take healing pills; natural absorption is best."

Hmm???

Listen to what you're saying, hear yourself—taking healing pills without refining, yet claiming natural absorption is best.

Natural absorption my ass—natural absorption, who knows how much of the pill's efficacy is lost; how much can you actually absorb?

Isn't this pure waste? Even their boss Viper wouldn't dare do that.

The two Space Pirates looked at Ye Zhangqing with complex expressions, and under their gaze, he casually tossed another healing pill into his mouth.

This time, the two Space Pirates were outright dumbfounded.

Still eating? You've only taken one—has the efficacy already been absorbed? Are you taking them like candy?

"Ye Commander, if you keep taking these healing pills one after another, the efficacy might be.............."

"No problem, I'll take the essence and discard the dross; any efficacy I can't absorb, I'll force out of my body."

Hmm???

The more you say, the less I understand—first you don't refine, now you talk about extracting the essence and discarding the dross, and even forcing out what you can't absorb?

If you're going to force the efficacy out of your body, why take healing pills at all? You might as well not take them.

What, just to taste it?

The two Space Pirates were completely dumbfounded by Ye Zhangqing; having lived so many years, they'd never seen someone so absurd.