Chapter 47

In the endless and lonely deep space.

Accompanied by the explosion of the final firework-like display.

This mission has finally come to an end.

Over the communicator.

Liu Liu Yuyu’s voice, full of reluctance, came through: "Xu Zi'an...

You’re leaving tomorrow, right?"

The communicator, which had been lively just moments before, fell instantly silent.

Xu Zi'an gave a hum and said: "Yeah, in another half a month, the special recruitment exams will begin...

Besides, I’ve made an appointment to evolve a starship for someone, and it’s about time for that too."

There was a silence on the communicator.

Today, 23 days have passed since the last mission.

In these 23 days, the Osprey Squad has only carried out one mission in total.

It couldn't be helped; the interstellar pirate group they just wiped out was simply too good at hiding.

It took a full twenty days of searching, and only with the continuous support of federal intelligence were they finally found.

The key is that this was only a very, very small pirate group.

The kind on the same level as the pirate group that attacked Qin Fuyue that day.

Before Xu Zi'an could even make a move...

Those few starships were all wiped out in one go by the Lianbang Army and the hired captains, who were fuming with rage from the constant searching.

By the time Xu Zi'an arrived at the scene, all he saw were the starships exploding.

In other words...

In these 23 days.

Xu Zi'an didn't gain a single point of extra evolution value, nor did he get any extra components.

Only the fixed daily pay of 1,200 yuan—

Yes.

1,200 yuan a day!

With Zhang Zhang Chengzhi and Liu Liu Yuyu leading the way, and the rest of the Osprey Squad members providing strong guarantees and recommendations.

After the Lianbang Army watched the combat footage of the Brilliant from the first mission.

They immediately raised Xu Zi'an’s pay to 1,200 yuan per day!

This is already the highest compensation a scout ship captain can receive.

Although the Brilliant can fight frigates, its base level is what it is, and it would never pass the federal intelligent system’s audit.

23 days, 27,600 yuan.

Not bad, I suppose.

The main drawback is the lack of evolution value income.

But...

It’s still alright!

Because now, Xu Zi'an possesses a full 452 points of evolution value.

Such a large amount of evolution value is enough to evolve all the starship’s components to red-excellent quality, with plenty left over!

The remaining evolution value will still be kept for use in the most urgent moments.

Wu Jing’s Wu Jing ship suffered precisely because it lacked evolution value.

If he had had enough evolution value at the time to quickly repair the starship, how could it have been blown up?

This includes the biological starships of the interstellar pirates that Xu Zi'an killed; they were easily taken down by Xu Zi'an precisely because they lacked evolution value!

Evolution value...

It is truly too scarce, far too scarce.

Scarce to an outrageous degree.

If a starship’s quality is even slightly better, for example, overall white-common quality.

It can drain all your evolution value!

This is also the reason why there are so many interstellar pirates.

A large part of the reason why the vast majority of interstellar pirates become pirates is so they can kill at will and then obtain enough evolution value!

"With your strength, you will definitely pass the special recruitment exams in first place."

Zhang Zhang Chengzhi’s voice rang out in the communicator: "You are the most formidable genius I have ever seen in my life.

Not to mention your star combat strength, you are actually an Evolutionist as well. Sigh, if my kid could have even one percent of your talent in the future, I’d wake up laughing in my dreams."

These past few days.

Everyone had long since become familiar with each other.

There was still reluctance in Zhang Zhang Chengzhi’s tone, but he knew that a monstrous genius like Xu Zi'an was merely a passerby in the Osprey Squad’s long, perhaps endless, life.

The universe is vast and boundless; the chances of them meeting again in the future are perhaps infinitely small.

The atmosphere was a bit heavy.

Xu Zi'an laughed heartily: "No need to be like this. When I have time, I’ll come to see you all in Prate!

Besides, we can always chat via communicator whether we have something to talk about or not!"

"Haha, you’re right! You must work hard. When you become a battleship captain, or even a deep-space ship captain in the future, I’ll have something to brag about!"

Liu Liu Yuyu laughed wildly.

Everyone laughed, and the heavy atmosphere was swept away.

Xu Zi'an checked the time and said: "Since that’s the case...

Then we shall meet again!

Everyone, goodbye!"

"Go, Brilliant!"

"Good luck, Xu Zi'an!"

"When you frequently appear in the news and become a great hero of our human race, don't forget that on a distant planet, there is a captain and comrade-in-arms who once fought alongside you, raising a glass to cheer for your pride!"

This was the final blessing from Captain Zhang Zhang Chengzhi, Vice-Captain Liu Liu Yuyu, and the rest of the Osprey Squad members to Xu Zi'an.

Returning to Earth after a month and a half, Xu Zi'an felt as if a lifetime had passed.

The eternal azure blue, the eternal sense of intimacy.

This is the mother planet that nurtured him.

Piloting the Brilliant, he returned to the Happiness neighborhood in Hucheng.

It had only been a short month and a half, yet for some reason, he felt as if he had been away from home for years.

At home, everything was bright and spotless.

The old nanny robot diligently cleaned the room every day.

After eating a meal with the familiar taste of the nanny robot’s cooking, Xu Zi'an took a comfortable bath and lay down on the bed, feeling relaxed.

Thinking of nothing, doing nothing.

He closed his eyes and began to sleep.

At this moment.

He just wanted to empty his mind and enjoy this rare tranquility.

He slept until past ten the next morning.

Only then did Xu Zi'an stretch contentedly, wash up, open his optical brain watch, and start contacting Chen Chen Shanchuan.

Xu Zi'an: Sorry, I’ve been out with the Lianbang Army suppressing pirates recently and just got back. Sorry to keep you waiting.

Chen Chen Shanchuan replied almost instantly.

Chen Chen Shanchuan: Haha, Little Martial Uncle, you’re too polite. No wait at all, no wait at all, I can wait as long as it takes! Besides, I only arrived less than a week ago!

Yes, this Chen Chen Shanchuan had arrived as early as a week ago.

He had come entirely on his own initiative.

What’s even more interesting is.

That so-called ‘client’ of his was also waiting honestly, without a single complaint.

It’s just absurd, really.

Xu Zi'an: Where are you now? I’ll come find you.

Chen Chen Shanchuan: Little Martial Uncle, do you want us to pick you up? We are currently at the Evolutionist Association branch in the solar system!

Xu Zi'an: No need, I’ll be there in about an hour!