Qianyuan: My crew comes from the world of anime.

What could she want from me?

No, she's backed by Colonel Ivan... which means it wasn't actually her who was looking for him, but the intelligence department.

"Captain?" Nan Mengya looked at him with some surprise. "Are you going?"

After a moment's hesitation, Luo Tianming nodded:

"Let's go. Now is not the time to break ties with them. Considering that I brought back mushroom spores before, they can still use me."

Before leaving, Luo Tianming suddenly noticed:

It seems like a month has passed since he came into this world, but he still hasn't paid his crew members their wages.

This incident would have caused problems on other ships long ago.

So he pulled a wad of marks out of his pocket and said, “Perfect timing, it’s almost the end of the month and we should get paid.”

"..."

Strangely, the crew members all looked at him with odd expressions.

Levi's eyes seemed to say: 'Are you out of your mind?'

Lucy's eyes seemed to say: 'You belong to me, why do I need to pay you?'

Miaomiao's eyes seemed to say: 'Sigh, that spendthrift man is wasting things again.'

Looking around, only Nan Mengya on one side seemed completely oblivious.

Of course, she might think that this matter has nothing to do with her.

"..."

To avoid losing face here, Luo Tianming had no choice but to solemnly address her, "Team Member Nan."

"Hey—" Nan Mengya said in a drawn-out voice, "But Captain, I've only been on board for two days, do I need to be paid?"

"..."

To maintain his dignity as captain, Luo Tianming could only take out five thousand marks and stuff them into her hand, saying, "A crew member is still a crew member. What if someone reports me for illegally exploiting minors?"

"……Oh."

Nan Mengya accepted the money with both hands, somewhat confused, while the adults were quite happy... because in their understanding:

Those who take the money are outsiders; those who don't are our own people.

After Luo Tianming left, Nan Mengya was at a loss for what to do.

The enormous Nautilus stood empty, like a deserted island.

Feeling a bit out of place, Nan Mengya wanted to strike up a conversation, but her favorite doctor, Wu Jian, seemed to be busy with research. He was the kindest person to her on the ship besides the captain, and he even gave her candy... although it was the pagoda-shaped candy that she hated.

"..."

On the other side, Miss Levy seemed to be busy maintaining her weapons.

Although the two seem to have a bad relationship and are always witty with each other, Revy seems to take good care of this little sister, and sometimes her teasing is just to cheer her up.

In the end, all that was left was Miss Lucy, who looked a bit cold.

"..."

She exuded an aura that made her seem unapproachable.

Nan Mengya cautiously approached: "Miss Lucy, is there anything I can help you with?"

"..."

When those merciless electronic prosthetic eyes stared at her, she even had the illusion that lasers would shoot out from them.

How does the captain get along so well with someone like that?

"..."

After staring at her for a while, Lucy finally spoke up: "There's no need to be so nervous. We don't have much work to do when the captain isn't here."

"..."

Nan Mengya paused for a moment, and just as she was about to leave, Lucy's cold voice suddenly came from behind her:

Are you bored?

"..."

Nan Mengya nodded, and then voiced her question.

"Miss Lucy, why is it that only the captain went out, but we have to stay here?"

"..."

Lucy: "Yes, that's how it is most of the time—the captain is the main person in charge of external affairs; he's responsible for negotiations and discussions, and we're here waiting for the results of his negotiations."

"If negotiations break down and the other side makes the first move, those of us who remain here will be led by Levi to begin the assault and rescue the captain. To prevent the other side from using us as a threat, the captain usually asks us to stay on the ship temporarily, which is the best option."

Nan Mengya: "...So, what kind of work do you all usually do?"

Lucy: "I'll maintain the submarine's engine, Levi will take good care of the gun maintenance, and Dr. Takemi is very busy every day, as drug preparation is a complicated task."

Nan Mengya said somewhat dejectedly, "I also want to help in a little... but I don't know what to do."

"Hum~"

Miss Lucy's smile looks a lot like a fox's.

"Don't rush to integrate. You'll find something you're good at eventually."

She comforted Nan Mengya like this...

“However,” Lucy suddenly said, arms crossed, “if you’re really bored, then I’ll tell you my way of ‘enjoying life’.”

Nan Mengya: "?"

Lucy stretched out her finger and pointed to Nanmengya's smartphone, which had completely lost signal after arriving here.

Suddenly, the signal seemed to surge to full strength, and an app she couldn't see was automatically installed.

After clicking, it automatically connected to the synchronous communication device they were wearing.

The phone screen displayed various nodes resembling a tree diagram.

Miss Lucy was also holding a green electronic board, and she explained to her, "This is a small program for hacking into websites' networks. With this, we can hack into their systems as long as we get close to those websites."

"Come on, give it a try!"

"..."

Just as Nan Mengya was about to click on the largest one, Lucy grabbed her hand... It's so cold, is this really a human hand?

At the same time, Lucy's voice came from the synchronization device:

"Don't start with something so difficult. Start with the easiest thing first... like this."

"The address of the Operations Section's conference room is vague... There's a back door inside that the Intelligence Section left specifically for us. As long as we use this, they won't be able to find out that we've been here."

"Okay... hacked. You can try listening with headphones."

Using the method taught by Lucy, Nan Mengya pressed the button on the synchronization communication device, and it seemed as if a voice was slowly coming from inside:

{A: "Damn it, why is it always so cold in here? Can't we just turn the heating up?"}

B: "Do you think uranium ore grows on trees?"

{B: "Put on another jacket, and stop complaining."}

"!!"

Lucy explained to her, "This is the intelligence department listening to their own people. Don't worry, nobody is actually listening to this. They will compile this information on the computer and automatically filter out dangerous information."

"Of course, this method doesn't work every time; in some areas of the station, they can't hear these things."

Nan Mengya, as if she had discovered a new continent, switched to another channel:

{A: "Hey, have you ever tried stir-fried fish offal?"}

{B: "When I was an assistant, that was the only groceries I could afford. I hope I never have to touch that stuff again."}

{A: "I kind of like it, provided there aren't too many 'occasional' toenails and eyes in it."}

"Pfft... Hahaha~"

Nan Mengya couldn't hold back her laughter at all.

Chapter 100 The Cunning Old Fox

"..."

Hearing JK's cheerful laughter through his headphones, Luo Tianming couldn't help but feel annoyed.

"Come on, I'm risking my life in the enemy's lair. Have you ever encountered anything so funny?"

"..."

That being said, it's not that dangerous...

Is it dangerous for a blonde, busty female chief of staff to deliberately unbutton three buttons of her top, not wear stockings, and sit opposite you in a high-slit, bodycon skirt?

Hmm, danger—a sense of crisis that I don't know why it's happening.

"...Lieutenant Luo~"

For some reason, being called that so sweetly by her gave me the illusion of falling into a jar of honey.

He sat upright, his gaze fixed on the wall behind the female staff officer where she had unbuttoned her shirt, and then answered seriously:

"Is there anything I can do for you, Staff Officer Migra?"

"Ugh~ Just call me 'Honey'!"

"..."

In real life, do women really exist who would say "I hate it~"?

There must be something fishy about this!

His expression was deathly still, as if he had just learned he had cancer, and he said, "If there's nothing else, I'll go find Engineer Wohlheim."

"Wait a moment--!"

Miguel, no, Mi'er seemed a little embarrassed and said:

"This, that..."

Seeing her unnatural expression, Luo Tianming could probably guess what had happened.

He said with his eyes half-closed, "Just say what you want to say. Anyway, everyone else should be able to hear you."

"...!"

Mi'er was surprised: "You! You found out?!"

Luo Tianming listened to the message from Lucy through his earpiece and said, "As soon as you came in, you weren't wearing your glasses... which means there's something you don't want me to find because of the reflection in the lenses, and that can only be a pinhole camera."

“Also, there are three recording devices over there.” He pointed to the vase, the items on the opposite wall, and the table. “What are you planning to do with this? Are you dressing us up like this so we can be used as the male and female leads in a pornographic film to make money?”

Migra: "..."

Her silence essentially confirmed all the facts, and needless to say, the mastermind behind all of this was the intelligence department.

Since she had been exposed, Migra simply explained directly:

"It was Uncle Ivan's order. He told me to use my good impression of you to lure you into this office."

"Hopefully you can leave us some leverage..."

Luo Tianming nodded and added:

"Then you wait until I'm overcome with lust, and then suddenly yell 'Indecent assault!' and then the axemen lying in ambush outside will capture me, right?"

"I know, it's a honey trap."

This is all too familiar to 21st-century youth.

"Huh?!" Migra looked dumbfounded, and she immediately explained:

"No, no!"

"Colonel Ivan really did ask me to use my body. All they had to do was record it. It wasn't as... scary as you described."