Chapter 1301: Love Potion

After taking several healing pills, Ye Zhangqing lay comfortably on the bed.

After being locked in the Prison Cell for several days, his body grew stiff.

Seeing Ye Zhangqing enjoy himself so much, the two Space Pirates didn't know what to do for a moment.

They could only stand guard in the Front Hall.

At this time, several other leaders gathered together, each with an ugly expression; the leader who had openly opposed before angrily cursed, filled with righteous indignation.

"The boss is crazy; letting this kid join the gang is one thing, but what gives him the right to become a leader as soon as he arrives?"

"Exactly, now he's made himself our equal."

"We agreed everything would be based on merit, yet this kid was just a prisoner; the boss is clueless."

"In my opinion, the boss must have been given some kind of love potion by him."

"The boss is clueless; we can't stand for it—otherwise, we might as well go all the way and just kill him."

Someone suggested outright killing Ye Zhangqing; even if Viper pursued the matter later, what could they do if the person were already dead?

They simply could not accept that someone who had achieved nothing and was formerly a prisoner would have the same status as themselves.

As soon as those words were spoken, all the leaders present fell into silence.

Viper had already firmly established Ye Zhangqing's leadership; if they moved to kill him now, they would surely provoke Viper.

Several people dared not take that risk.

"What do you mean by this?"

Seeing the other leaders remain silent, the leader who had proposed the idea sank in expression and said.

"Just moments ago they were speaking with righteous indignation; now, as soon as the point is raised, they all turn mute?"

"You all know the boss's temper; if we act on our own, we'll probably..................."

"Besides, it seems the boss still values that kid highly; we must not act rashly."

"You're really stubborn; why insist on doing it openly when we could do it secretly? Then there'd be no evidence, and no one would know who did it."

Huh???

Upon hearing that, all the leaders' eyes lit up; this plan would work.

At that time, we just need to be careful, leave no traces; even if Viper gets angry, what can they do?

"Who knows who did it."

This plan is good; soon, many leaders nodded in agreement.

"All right, let's do it that way."

"We'll prepare first and strike when the time is right."

"Sure, caution first; we must not let the boss find out."

"And let that kid live a few more days."

"What are you afraid of? He's going to die sooner or later; what's there to quarrel with a dead man?"

All the leaders wanted to kill Ye Zhangqing, but he naturally had no idea.

Seeing that the time was about right, Ye Zhangqing brought his two attendants to the kitchen.

On the way he encountered other Space Pirates; although he was now a leader, they clearly did not acknowledge it.

Although they didn't dare offend him, they simply chose to ignore him, turning and walking away, showing no sign of treating him as a leader.

Ye Zhangqing didn't care either; ignoring them was fine—for now, the most important thing was to heal his injuries.

That's why Ye Zhangqing had just taken a bunch of pills in a row, even deliberately letting his two attendants think he was wasting them.

In fact, Ye Zhangqing had already absorbed the medicinal effects of those pills completely.

In the kitchen, under Ye Zhangqing's direction, the two attendants began to help out.

However, they had never cooked before, so they could only do simple tasks; even these were carefully selected by Viper.

There's no way around it—trying to find someone who can cook among a bunch of Space Pirates is ridiculous.

All we can do is pick the taller among the short; these two are already fairly handy.

As agreed with Viper, there are two meals a day, but it's just a big pot of rice, with each person getting only one bowl.

Viper agreed to that, except he has his own small stove, getting three dishes per meal.

First they cooked the big pot of rice; as the food came out of the pot, a rich aroma gradually spread throughout the Star Battleship.

The Space Pirates throughout the Star Battleship smelled the aroma and were initially puzzled.

"What smell is that? So fragrant."

"It smells like food; I'm feeling hungry."

"Me too; it's been years since I've had a meal."

"Where is this food smell coming from?"

"This......... couldn't be that kid, right? Didn't the boss earlier say he was put in charge of the kitchen?"

"Is it that kid?"

Unable to hold back, they gulped saliva wildly; some even had saliva dripping onto the floor.

But after a while, many Space Pirates figured it out, guessing it was because of Ye Zhangqing.

At the same time, the clever ones had already started heading toward the kitchen.

Even before mealtime, many Space Pirates had already been drawn outside the kitchen by that aroma.

Seeing the crowd grow, Tangzhou said to the two attendants.

"Don't let them all come in; line up first, or breaking the rules will cause trouble later."

"Oh oh."

Upon hearing that, the two stared fixedly at the food before them, continually swallowing saliva, while nodding dully.

This food is really fragrant, they just couldn't hold back earlier, it's sheer torture, and now they still have to help maintain order.

"Line up properly, line up properly."

"Don't push, everyone gets a share."

"Those who don't line up get no food."

The two of them had to endure the aroma of the food while shouting at the top of their lungs.

However, expecting a band of space pirates to follow the rules is obviously impossible.

Their shouts had basically no effect; the many space pirates drawn by the aroma, unable to resist, charged straight into the mess hall.

Their eyes locked straight onto those few tubs of food.

Seeing this, Ye Zhangqing didn't hesitate at all and immediately stepped to the side.

"Maintaining order"? None of my business, and seeing those bandits' bloodshot eyes, Ye Zhangqing knew it was hopeless.

There's no need to say more; staying would just risk getting hit by mistake.

So Ye Zhangqing unhesitatingly retreated to a safe spot, leaving these people to fight over the food themselves.

What followed was a scene that quickly spiraled out of control.

Those who entered first, without a word, grabbed the buckets and wanted to start eating; those behind, seeing that, naturally couldn't agree and threw a punch straight away.

"You still want to eat it all, damn it?"

"Who? I'll kill you."

The person in front who got punched couldn't possibly swallow the insult, and immediately struck back.

Moreover, with an endless stream of people still pushing in from behind, seeing someone already eating made them even more frantic.

With wave after wave rushing in, the mess hall descended into total chaos, various techniques and attacks crisscrossing.

Moreover, these space pirates have no rules; with the delicious food before them, they got carried away while fighting, and their strikes grew ever more vicious.

They didn't care who you were; if you dared to block them, they'd kill you.

Not long after, space pirates began falling at the hands of their own comrades.

Furthermore, the longer they fought, the more heated they became, their blows losing any restraint; a space pirate with Great Saint Realm cultivation smashed a hole in the Star Battleship with a single palm.

The entire battleship shuddered violently.