I, a ship girl, am the savior of civilization.

Thinking of this, Laura pursed her lips. If it were her, she wouldn't feel safe even hiding deep underground.

For example, with her previous controlled nuclear fusion energy, Laura not only placed the power room in the most heavily protected area of ​​the Dawn, but also specially installed a small micro-light shield, and even cast a layer of vibranium on the entire reaction device.

If this isn't safe enough, hehehe...

Laura has two spare sets.

The Nova Corps is reliable. Although the raiders are quite capable, if the Empire wanted to intervene, they wouldn't be able to escape.

Yondu, a renowned figure among the raiders, was naturally on their watchlist.

Relying on the Nova Empire's data, Laura quickly located Yondu's star system. The Dawn, with its seven-kilometer-long hull, blocked the Marauder fleet, forcing Yondu's fleet to a halt.

Seeing the Dawn, which was even larger than the flagship of the Nova Fleet, the Marauders, no matter how irritable they were, dared not unleash their full power.

In comparison, even a direct ramming by the Dawn would be enough to destroy this raider fleet.

Having located the warship that most resembled a flagship, Laura directly deployed the space bridge into its interior. After retracting most of her ship equipment, maintaining a minimalist aesthetic, Laura stepped through the spatial vortex.

"Excuse me, who is...?"

Before she could finish speaking, and before even the heels of her ship boots touched the steel floor, Laura felt the marauders' enthusiastic welcome.

All sorts of strange and bizarre things came at Laura, including regular live ammunition and energy bullets, and even rotten eggs.

As Laura raised her shimmering shield, her expression immediately darkened. If she slowed down even slightly, she would likely spend the next few hours in the hot spring bathhouse.

This ship girl has finally seen what a plunderer is like.

"Excuse me, who is Yondu?"

The volume was turned up a few decibels, but it was still filled with a childlike sound. Laura's shouts barely drowned out the annoying noise of the cannons firing, causing the enemy's attack to gradually weaken.

A blue-skinned alien in the crowd raised his hand, signaling the others to cease fire, then stepped to the front: "I am Yondu, and who are you...?"

"Olivega Laura Loresia".

After calling out her name, Laura got straight to the point: "Lola came for Igor."

Upon hearing Igor's name, a flicker of fear and anger flashed in Yondu's eyes. Before the others could react, a whistle sounded, and a whistle arrow, its red tail arcing out, pierced towards Laura's chest.

It seemed to contain some special ingredient, making it extremely penetrating. The luminous shield was pierced directly by the whistle arrow, which then precisely struck Laura.

"clang--"

A crisp sound of steel plates clashing rang out, and the whistle arrow fell limply to the ground.

Laura lowered her head expressionlessly and rubbed her left breast, where the whistle arrow had pierced her. Hmm, it felt soft.

I just don't know why such a strange sound came out just now.

Tilting her head slightly, Laura's azure eyes revealed a dangerous aura.

I feel offended.

76. Is he an idiot?

What does "平" mean in the context of Kantai Collection?

That's called conserving strategic resources, and incidentally, it also comes with its own runway for aircraft take-off and landing.

This is clearly a scarce resource!

The ship-slaying sword appeared directly in her hand. Carrying a weapon that was half her size, Laura narrowed her eyes.

As she took a small step, her ship's boots landing on the special whistle arrow made of Yaka metal, Laura spoke in an unusually gentle voice.

"So, you are Yondu?"

With most of her ship equipment concealed, Laura now looks like a destroyer from Azur Lane. However, even with such sparse equipment, the raiders in front of her dared not make any rash moves.

Yondu whistled again, and the whistle arrow, trapped under Laura's boot, began to stir restlessly. Laura maintained her smile, but with a little more force in her leg, she embedded the whistle arrow directly into the metal floor, dispelling Yondu's intention to continue fighting.

The entire cockpit was silent, except for the constant "tap-tap" of Laura's ship boots hitting the ground.

"Then can you tell Laura where Igor's home planet is?"

The tip of the ship-slaying sword was pressed against Yondu's neck, and Laura's smile grew even brighter. If Sentinel Prime were to witness this scene, perhaps Laura would add another rule to her analysis.

Normally, it's not a bad thing for Laura to refer to herself by her name, but when paired with an inexplicable and somewhat unsettling smile, you should probably think about whether you've done something wrong.

"Are you someone sent by Igor?"

Yondu glanced furtively at Quill beside him, then stared intently at Laura and asked.

Laura raised an eyebrow, seemingly understanding Yondu's earlier reaction.

Yondu broke his employment contract with Ego and brought Quill into the Marauders because he knew Ego's true intentions: to protect the universe from Ego's harm.

Therefore, Igor would naturally try to find Quill.

In addition, after spending so much time together, Yondu and Quill have developed a special, almost father-son-like bond.

Laura immediately sought out Yondu and claimed to be connected to Ego. Almost instinctively, Yondu assumed that Laura was sent by Ego to take Quill away.

However, judging from Laura's questions, there might be some misunderstanding between the two, otherwise Laura wouldn't be unaware of Ego's true form.

"No, it has nothing to do with that guy."

Laura shook her head in Quill's direction, her anger subsiding for the moment: "It's a personal grudge, but it also concerns the safety of the universe. You should know that."

"call--"

With a long sigh of relief, Yondu dismissed everyone and returned them to their posts: "Not the enemy, all alert."

Anyone who comes looking for trouble with Ego shares a common goal. Ego's existence is indeed a nuisance to the entire universe. If it weren't for the Raiders' terrible reputation, Yondu would have wanted to tell the Nova Empire and let the Nova Corps handle such a big problem.

"Come with me, let's find a quiet place to talk."

After thinking it over, Yondu decided to call Quill along. After all, Ego was Quill's biological father, and although he was a scoundrel, it was still better for Quill to know the truth.

After finding a relatively spacious and clean room, Yondu chased away the irrelevant people: "Miss Laura, I was too impulsive before. Please allow me to apologize to you here."

Laura still looked sullen, pouting as she said, "I don't accept your apology."

However, the fact that she had put away her ship-slaying sword and changed into casual clothes indicated that Laura's attitude was gradually improving.

The next moment, Quill excitedly asked Laura, "Are you from Earth?"

Although Laura's art style is somewhat unique, it is ultimately based on Earthlings. Quill has seen quite a few races in the universe, many of which are similar to humans, but Laura is the first one he has ever seen.

Having been away from home for decades, Quill desperately wanted to know if Laura was connected to his home planet.

"Earth? I guess so. If nothing unexpected happens, I should be able to go back after resolving this matter."

Laura thought for a moment, then said truthfully, "But if I had to say, Laura isn't from Earth."

After all, Laura is a ship girl.

Is that so?

Quill was a little down, but he quickly recovered. In any case, at least Laura had a connection to Earth, and might even be living there, which was enough.

At that moment, Quill saw hope of returning to Earth.

"Quail, that's enough. We can talk about your matter later."

Sensing Quill's thoughts, Yondu interrupted Quill's attempt to continue questioning him. Laura had an innate affinity for Earth for Quill, but Yondu was different.

Yondu knew how terrifying Ego was, and how could someone who dared to cause trouble for Ego be an ordinary person?

Putting everything else aside, his act of physically blocking Yaka's arrow was enough to make Yondu wary, not to mention there was a starship outside that was larger than all the raider ships combined.

“Miss Laura, I can tell you where Igor is, but this matter is related to Quill after all. If possible, I hope you will not involve Quill in this.”

Laura shrugged: "I won't do this unless this big idiot comes up to me."

"Compared to this..."

Laura pointed at a bewildered Quill and said to Yondu, "Perhaps you should consider how to explain Ego's situation."

Because of his interference, Quill learned about his biological father ahead of time. If Yondu doesn't explain things properly, that idiot might do something confusing.

If something were to happen—Quill goes alone to Ego to find the truth and delivers a fatal blow—Lola wouldn't be surprised.

After all, this is the kind of ruthless guy who punched his way into Avengers: Endgame.

"I will handle this."

Yondu was also having a bit of a headache over this issue. Knowing Quill's personality well, he figured that once he learned the truth, Quill might frantically try to get to his father for answers.

But Yondu felt it wouldn't be appropriate to keep quiet, since it concerned Quill's background, and Laura had already exposed the intricacies of the situation, so it couldn't be kept a secret any longer.

Headache……

Why is it that this kid can see the connection between Quill and Ego? Is the unactivated divine bloodline so powerless?

After hesitating for a long time, Yondu finally told the truth. But unexpectedly, Quill, although he seemed a little upset, accepted the fact.

On one side is Yondu, who has raised him for so long. Although Yondu forcibly took him away from Earth before, it was also to protect him.

On the other side, there was a great demon king whom I barely remembered, who was said to be planning to destroy countless planets and rule the universe.

The truth is self-evident.

"However, I still want to meet him."

Quill said something weakly, which immediately made Yondu cover his face.

Damn it, are you an idiot?

77. ( ) Over time, they lose their humanity.

Yondu risked offending Ego to rescue Quill from his misery, and now Quill is actually offering himself up, just for a vague and uncertain acknowledgment?

After raising him for so many years, Yondu realized for the first time that his adopted son was an idiot with no limits.

Laura didn't care; with her there, escaping with Quill wouldn't be a problem. But Quill still insisted on going to Ego, which made Laura take notice of Quill's strange decision.

However, Laura didn't try to dissuade him. From another perspective, Laura could actually understand Quill's decision.