Chapter 9: Simulated Evolution!

Keel, hull, engine, main cannon, secondary cannons, anti-aircraft guns, missile launch bays...

Radar, cooler, energy shield generator, armor, life support system, gravity control system...

Even a series of components like the living quarters, captain's cabin, recreation room, and cargo hold were all present!

If you can think of it, it’s here!

And here, he could...

Assemble and evolve at will!

If an evolution was flawed or lacking, the system would even point it out for him!

Not only that.

It wasn't just limited to his own *Cui Can*.

He could also select other types of starships to evolve.

He could even scan a starship externally and then perform a simulated evolution right here!

Most importantly...

Was the actual tactile sensation and experience of this place.

This feeling was completely different from the virtual Metaverse.

It even gave Xu Zi'an an illusion—

This place.

Was a real world, not some virtual creation!

Such high-end authenticity was worthy of the name [Live Combat].

It also meant.

Performing simulated evolution here would be infinitely better than in the virtual Metaverse!

Xu Zi'an, brimming with excitement, ran toward the *Cui Can* at once.

He discovered that this "Little Ball" was a perfect replica of his *Cui Can*!

Because even the tiniest scratch on its body was exactly the same as his real-life *Cui Can*!

Xu Zi'an didn't know what to say.

"Perhaps... I won't just become the most powerful biological starship captain, I might even... become the greatest Evolutionist in history!"

Xu Zi'an’s eyes shone.

At this moment, he was filled with infinite anticipation for his future.

Although he had a year of time.

Xu Zi'an didn't want to waste even a single minute or second.

He ran toward the countless components.

"Hiss... A keel for the Rock-series scout ship produced by the Mechanical Empire?"

"Holy crap! An Expedition-series 4x light-speed curvature propulsion engine from the Universe Technology Group?"

"This... an entry-level star-crystal optical brain from the Infinite Brain Domain Group’s Immortal Thought series?"

"An entry-level super-ion energy shield from the Sacred Armor’s Universe Shield series?"

"..."

Looking at them one by one.

Xu Zi'an drooled uncontrollably.

He was even fantasizing...

If everything here were real, and he could use whatever he wanted...

Then the starship he evolved would definitely be the most powerful Tier 1 scout ship in the entire universe, bar none!

It was just a pity...

He could only look.

Xu Zi'an wouldn't even choose these high-end, top-tier items for simulated evolution right now.

Because he had no money!

It would be a pure waste of time.

The cheapest of these high-end components cost no less than a million.

Money!

Make money!

Xu Zi'an clenched his fists. ===== CHAPTER 19 =====

Once the *Cui Can* finished evolving.

He had to go make money like crazy.

He wanted to integrate all these powerful things into his *Cui Can*!

And then, on that foundation, continue to evolve!

For now...

He should consider something practical.

Based on his budget.

He began to make his selections.

Actually, Xu Zi'an binding the "Little Ball" as his starship, which wasn't even a Tier 1 scout ship...

Had its benefits.

First, it definitely saved a ton of money.

Because finished starships not only had huge profit margins, but they also wasted costs on unimportant things.

Like the living quarters.

Some better starships decorated their living quarters extremely luxuriously...

Was that really necessary?

Xu Zi'an, at least, believed that for a scout ship, it wasn't necessary at all!

He would certainly furnish the living quarters, because during long-distance interstellar travel, he had to ensure he got enough sleep.

And he had to eat and take care of his needs.

But, he would keep it as simple as possible.

Only when the starship’s level was higher and its volume larger would he consider the issue of comfort.

Right now, everything was aimed at increasing combat power.

The second benefit was being able to mix and match the most suitable components according to his own preferences.

For example, if Xu Zi'an didn't care that much about speed, he could increase the starship’s attack power and defense, and just use a standard engine.

This didn't have much to do with having money or not; for instance, if you wanted a powerful engine, it would inevitably take up more space, occupying room meant for other components.

As for why he didn't make the starship bigger...

It wasn't that he didn't want to, but that he couldn't.

For a scout ship, the size limit was a limit imposed on you personally.

If it were too big, your biological energy wouldn't be able to drive it, and wouldn't that be pointless?

Take Chang Chang Shaokong, for example; one cannot deny that his *Star of the Future* is very powerful.

But at the same time, he definitely couldn't sustain a long battle.

His starship’s size was the limit a Warrior-class biological fighter could control, but during combat, the consumption of biological energy was also immense!

After all, you need to use biological energy to control the starship in battle!

Unless you control it manually!

But manual control... how is that any different from a mechanical starship?

It wouldn't reflect the true power of a biological starship at all!

Xu Zi'an estimated that with Chang Chang Shaokong’s strength, his combat duration would definitely not exceed five minutes, perhaps even less!

Therefore, Xu Zi'an set his starship’s size to be between 45 and 55 meters in length.

Width within 10 meters.

Height within 5 meters.

With his current 137 biological energy, fighting for half an hour should be no problem.

With the size restricted, how to lay it out, how to design it, how to evolve it...

Became the most headache-inducing problem.

There were too many aspects to consider.

Strength, balance... and so on.

This was also why Evolutionists were so rare.

Because...

Starship evolution truly requires massive knowledge and extremely high talent.

It really isn't something just anyone can do.

Without further ado.

Xu Zi'an began to act according to the evolution plan he had prepared all along.

He wanted to see.

Whether the plan he chose...

Would work or not.

He wanted even more to see.

Whether he had high enough talent.

On this path of being an Evolutionist!

It started with the keel.

This keel came from a large company in the universe.

The layout was reasonable, and the strength was sufficient.

The *Cui Can* began to dock with this keel and slowly started to integrate it.

The mini *Cui Can* gradually began to increase in volume.

About an hour later.

The *Cui Can* had expanded several times, becoming 49 meters long, 7 meters wide, and 4.4 meters high.

And this.

Was just the beginning of evolving from a spaceship to a starship! ===== CHAPTER 20 =====