I painted an aircraft carrier on the courtyard house for Dongda University.

Zhou Weiguo quickly waved his hand. He wasn't there to fight the submarine; he was there to secretly take these three treasures for himself.

Only then did he feel completely relieved, and he turned around and went back to the deck.

He glanced at the escort destroyers slowly cruising on both sides, took a deep breath, and his figure flashed into the sea like a ghost.

Then, using his spatial teleportation ability, he teleported across the sea surface more than a dozen times in succession, finally landing steadily on the deck of one of the destroyers.

The familiar "recruiting" operation was performed once again, and the entire ship was quickly brought under control.

Half an hour later, Zhou Weiguo returned to the aircraft carrier's bridge.

At this moment, the two destroyers had completed their course adjustments and were slowly approaching the aircraft carrier. The members of the Jiaolong Commando team had successfully taken over control of the destroyers.

"Long Yi, double-check: are there any other ships we missed in the surrounding waters? Or are there any planes in the sky?"

Zhou Weiguo walked to the main control console and his gaze fell on the radar display screen.

"Commander, there are no other ships operating within a 35-kilometer radius of our vessels. However, long-range radar detected a submarine 36 kilometers to the north and a large supply ship 40 kilometers away. IFF system confirmed that both belong to the American fleet. No aircraft were detected in the airspace within a 50-kilometer radius," Long Yi said, pointing to the two dots on the radar.

Zhou Weiguo nodded slightly and slipped back onto the deck.

He looked down at the massive steel behemoth beneath his feet, still somewhat puzzled: could he simply store such a huge aircraft carrier in his own space? If not, he would have to disassemble it into parts and store it piece by piece, which would be far too troublesome.

He pushed his perception to its limit, extending its range as much as possible even if he couldn't completely cover the entire aircraft carrier. Then, he tentatively made a thought and felt a slight throbbing between his brows. The scene before him suddenly blurred, and the entire aircraft carrier steadily entered his space.

As soon as he entered the space, a petite figure came running up to him – it was Nannan.

She tilted her little head back, standing on the aircraft carrier and turning around with a curious expression, her eyes full of wonder.

"Wow! Brother, you found someone a big toy again!"

Nannan kicked it hard, then squatted down and poked the hull. She then frowned, "Huh, what's this? It looks so retro! And these carrier-based aircraft, they're practically antiques from a military museum! Brother, what is this?"

Zhou Weiguo was somewhat depressed by Nannan's words: This is the most advanced aircraft carrier in the United States right now, and she thinks it's so worthless? Then what about our Xia Kingdom's warships?! Garlic bird! Garlic bird! I won't bother arguing with this arrogant brat.

He suppressed his inner grumbling and asked in a gentle tone, "Little girl, can you do your brother a favor?"

Nannan immediately dropped her disgusted expression and nodded with a smile: "Of course! Brother, just tell me, no matter what it is, Nannan will help you."

Zhou Weiguo reached out and patted Nannan's head, smiling as he said, "Brother knows you don't like this aircraft carrier, but I still want to ask you for a favor. If possible, could you thoroughly analyze this aircraft carrier? It would be best if you could produce detailed design drawings and core parameters. If you could also provide the material ratios for key components, that would be even more perfect."

After listening, Nannan put her little finger in her mouth, puffed out her cheeks, and said reluctantly, "Brother, this is really hard on my brain! Analyzing such a big lump of iron will tire me out. Besides, brother, if you work hard, when the shipyard and laboratory are unlocked, I'll build you a big treasure, okay?"

She paused, then changed the subject, "But if you insist I do it, it's not impossible, but you have to give me a reward!"

Zhou Weiguo's eyes lit up, and he quickly asked, "What reward does Nannan want? As long as your brother can do it, I'll give it to you."

Nannan squinted her eyes, tilted her head up to Zhou Weiguo, and looked at him with a silly grin: "Brother, I want to eat candied hawthorn berries, you know, those red skewers sold on the street, they look so delicious!"

Zhou Weiguo was completely dumbfounded: Nannan was essentially a kind of AI, so why would she want to eat? And why did she specifically ask for candied hawthorn?

He stared at Nannan for a long time, his tone tinged with suspicion: "Nannan, have you secretly done something bad without telling your brother?"

Upon hearing this, Nannan immediately looked like a child caught doing something wrong. She lowered her head slightly, tugged at her clothes, and said in a slightly aggrieved voice, "Brother, I was just a little bored... so I made myself a body. Look, am I pretty now?"

Zhou Weiguo then realized what was happening, reached out and gently pinched Nannan's cheek. The touch was warm and delicate, just like human skin.

He took two steps back and looked her over carefully. He discovered that Nannan had not only taken physical form, but had also grown significantly taller. She now looked like a fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl with a pretty and charming appearance.

"Darling, you...you mean you've become a real human now? And you can even grow taller?"

Zhou Weiguo was utterly shocked and asked three questions in a row, "Will this affect your abilities? If I have a physical body, will I lose all my previous abilities?"

Nannan immediately beamed with joy, skipping and jumping as she said, "Brother, don't worry! My previous body was pure energy, but now it's a clone. As long as I'm in this space, I can automatically connect to the base's main control system, and the computing power won't be affected at all. Unless I leave this space and go beyond your perception range, then I'll have to rely on the abilities of this body itself."

She tugged at Zhou Weiguo's sleeve and shook it, her eyes sparkling: "By the way, brother, I have a body now, aren't you especially happy for me? I can go out and play with you now! But... it took a lot of energy to create this body, so you can't be angry with me or say I wasted it, okay?"

Upon hearing the words "energy consumption," Zhou Weiguo subconsciously brought up the spatial energy panel.

Seeing that he still had more than 30,000 energy points on the panel, he finally breathed a sigh of relief, and his heart, which had been hanging in suspense, was completely put at ease.

He gently stroked Nannan's hair and asked softly, "Nannan, how many energy points did it take to create this body?"

Nannan felt increasingly guilty, and her voice became even softer as she said pitifully, "Um... brother, I didn't spend much, I only used 3000 points."

Zhou Weiguo was somewhat taken aback. He knew that exchanging for a fully armed special forces soldier only cost 10 energy points, so 3000 points was indeed a considerable amount.

But when I thought of how well-behaved and sensible my daughter was, and how much help she had given me since she came into my life, this little bit of exhaustion suddenly became insignificant.

He patted Nannan's head again, smiling as he promised, "It's okay, Nannan. You can tell your brother anything you want to do in the future. When I get back to Beijing, I'll definitely find you the best candied hawthorns, okay?"

"Yay! Thank you, brother!"

The little girl immediately stopped crying and started laughing, rushing over to hug Zhou Weiguo's arm. "I've been too afraid to tell you, because I was worried you'd be angry."

Just as Zhou Weiguo was about to say a few more words to Nannan, he suddenly slapped his forehead. He had been so engrossed in chatting with Nannan that he had almost forgotten that there were two destroyers waiting for him to store in his spatial dimension.

Without further delay, he immediately slipped out of the space and, following the previous method, stored both destroyers into the space one by one.