Chapter 468: You Can Be Whatever You Want

What a magnificent sight it is—an interstellar fleet, a huge fleet entirely composed of Ship Lives, and of course, the leading giant ship is the most attractive beautiful ship to you.

The ship entered the inner harbor of the giant ship.

You saw the human female; she remained as young and gentle as ever, time seems to have left few traces on her.

But you, you have grown from a petty trash-picker into a powerful mechanic; now you are worthy of the title 'genius'.

Years of separation haven't made you feel much estrangement from the human female; it feels just like an unremarkable homecoming.

"I've come to pick you up." Just like many years ago, the human female rubbed your head, only this time she had to tiptoe to do so.

On the return journey, Qiong was taken away by the fleet's dedicated repair mechanics; their professional skill must be superior to Zhang Jie's self-taught amateurishness. For her, you regret not having prepared in advance, but now your worry is useless.

But you still couldn't wait to tell the human female about all those years of experiences and amusing anecdotes, and Xiao Jiu was pulled out by you to show off.

The first Ship Girl, a life-and-death bond, without Xiao Jiu you couldn't stand here; hearing this, the human female felt a pang of pity while Xiao Jiu was especially embarrassed, constantly nodding yes and shaking head no.

Even though she had prepared to meet the human female beforehand, when faced with her she was still this nervous—could this be what they call 'meeting the parents'?

But right now Xiao Jiu's mind is in turmoil; she doesn't know whether she should be happy or sad.

And this time's sudden incident, the human female also explained everything's cause to you.

She never became the so-called Star Sea Leader, she never even wanted to become the Star Sea Leader; she simply chose the right side.

"My methods might be... uh... immoral."

"But many people are only against me because I had bad luck; after everything settled, for some reason they learned of your existence and want to disgust me."

Yeah, that's right—if you died, the human female would surely be heartbroken.

Looking at the human female's gloomy face, you can't help but recall your original self, purely driven by genes just to find a wet nurse.

Women are really easy to fool—just one 'mom' and you tricked her into raising you for so many years, even though you share no blood relation.

"It's fine, Mom will avenge you." With that sentence, you felt you basically didn't need to worry anymore.

Besides...

The human female's status is obviously not low; perhaps she is also a prominent figure in the Iron Law Star Alliance, so you... could also bask in her glory?

You have a premonition that after this wave, your status and abilities will undergo a tremendous surge!

Why haven't they come back yet....

Daitao hasn't had anything good to eat for three days; among the three Ship Girls, Qiong cooks excellent meals, Xiao Jiu can also cook, but she cannot, so after those two left, she could only go hungry.

Although she could buy food, Daitao doesn't know how to order takeout, and besides she doesn't necessarily need to eat meals, so she just waited.

Just as she was boredly lying on the table, Zhang Jie and others' flying ship also hovered above the planet.

"Little Jie, aren't you coming back directly with me?"

The human female felt somewhat reluctant; she wanted to take Zhang Jie directly back, fearing something unforeseen might happen again.

"Don't worry, Mom, I'm just handling a few things—after all, my estate is all here...."

As long as the address for harvesting his new Ship Life is here, although it could be changed, Zhang Jie doesn't want to bother.

He could never abandon his own grand trash-collector business!!!

"I still want to be a trash-collector."

"Hmph, you can be whatever you want."

The human female said with a smile.

"In the whole universe, everyone's ideals differ; to determine a civilization's form, you must look at the trend of thought."

"Some civilizations regard themselves as saviors, thus giving rise to the Iron Law Star Alliance; some civilizations merely want to do as they please, thus they are civilizations of the chaos side."

"Once a civilization surpasses the shackles of mere survival, then it can do whatever it wants."

That's correct, Zhang Jie agreed, while Xiao Jiu watched from the side, somewhat awkwardly rubbing her little hands.

The human female is really gentle....

Ship Lives naturally crave intimate relationships; most become pilots, while some develop into lovers or family members.

Alright, she also wanted to try what maternal love feels like, but after all she already has Zhang Jie filling the emptiness in her heart, so she's just thinking about it.

"Alright, go ahead, Mom is waiting for you."

"Mm."

The fleet didn't land with great fanfare; only Xiao Jiu brought the stabilized Qiong, together with Zhang Jie, back to the junkyard.

The happiest was Daitao, but Qiong's miserable appearance prevented her from laughing.

"Her... Qiong Sis, what happened?"

"She's injured; the ship's hull was blown apart by a single shot."

"Ah?"

Daitao stopped speaking; Xiao Jiu went to cook, she wanted to eat....

"Do you need my help?"

"You? You go play."

Alright, I'm being disliked again....

Daitao left in a huff.

In the following days, Zhang Jie's tasks became clear: rebuild Qiong's ship body, await the delivery of the newly purchased Ship Life, and have daily video calls with the human female.

Quantum communication is truly a great invention; even though he and the human female are separated by a galaxy, they can still see each other.

Qiong remained unconscious; Xiao Jiu was no longer as lively as before; Daitao also knew she would soon leave this place, feeling somewhat reluctant.

Zhang Jie was also quickly packing up his property, and asked the human female to find some reliable people to manage his trash collection station.

Finally, on a certain clear morning, the interstellar express finally arrived....

(Today I'm going to have hot pot with Lin Ran, so I'm a bit late; there might be a chapter updated at dawn!)

(Honestly, all you godfathers, I'm drunk, can't write anymore.... spare a ginseng life....)