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A few minutes later, the pirate stationmaster and his first mate quickly arrived at the dock.

He yelled as he entered the room, "Damn rats! Don't let me find out who triggered the alarm!"

"First Mate! You take your men and guard this place... Anyone who approaches, except for me, is to be killed on sight!"

First Mate: "Yes, sir!"

Immediately, a group of pirates completely sealed off the area, blocking all visible entrances and exits, and each of them carried a gun of varying lengths.

Nan Mengya: "..."

She was hiding directly above the entrance to the bridge on the submarine, where there happened to be a blind spot big enough to accommodate a child.

Although she escaped one disaster, it seems that new troubles have arisen.

(What to do? We can't get out now, and we can't call the captain or the others for help... This is terrible.)

"..."

Meanwhile, the battle inside the site was still fierce, with Luo Tianming's pirates and Jupiter separatists locked in a life-or-death struggle on the second floor.

Luo Tianming: "...Never retreat! Charge!"

He shouted the loudest slogans, but he was standing at the very back.

The few pirates, however, charged forward with all their might—even when hit by bullets, some would not retreat a single step.

The reason is simple: they discovered that if you want to 'survive,' you should rush forward as quickly as possible. As long as you can't find a target to shoot at, the 'demon' behind you won't fire randomly.

"...!"

Under such a reckless charge, the Jupiter separatists were quickly driven back... When they tried to detonate bombs to take everyone down with them, they found that the remote control in their hands had malfunctioned once again.

It explodes when it shouldn't, and fails to detonate when it should... They were starting to suspect that the bomb was planted specifically for the enemy.

Once they realized they were at a disadvantage, the separatists quickly retreated... and there was less and less space left for them at the site.

Even those pirates who charged into battle, even if they survived by sheer luck, were still not allowed to live any longer by the 'devil' behind them.

"...Ah~"

Luo Tianming suddenly looked at a pirate with a wound on his left shoulder in an extremely exaggerated manner: "Ah, you were shot?! Are you alright?"

"Come here... I'll treat you!"

He then dragged the pirate into a dark alley and performed a series of CPRs (incorrect example, do not imitate), pressing the wound so hard that blood gushed out like a fountain.

Not long after, the pirate, who could have been saved, went into shock due to massive bleeding.

"&..."

Even in death, he stared at Luo Tianming with a bewildered look, as if asking him: 'Why did you do this?'

'Same.

Luo Tianming wiped the corpse with his blood-stained hands and said:

"It's all your fault for being pirates... Pay for the lives of those Alliance members who died at this site."

"..."

Suddenly, a voice rang out from behind Luo Tianming.

"That voice...? Wait, could you be Captain Luo?"

Luo Tianming: "..."

The only person Luo Tianming could think of to call him that, with a voice so hoarse it sounded like his vocal cords had been cut, was someone else.

"Your Excellency, Missionary?"

As he spoke, several followers of the Painted Skin Cult appeared, surrounding the old man.

The believers watched Luo Tianming with great vigilance, after all, just now in front of them, this man had used the method of 'murder first aid' to deal with a pirate.

The missionaries of the Painted Skin Cult were also quite surprised to see Luo Tianming here: "Captain Luo, didn't we agree to meet at this station?"

"How...are you slaughtering these pirates?"

Luo Tianming: "..."

"And were those battles outside also instigated by you?"

"Could the rumors be true?"

Luo Tianming: "What rumors?"

missionary:"……"

Let's not talk about him being a 'jinx' in front of him.

The missionary coughed lightly: "Ahem, Captain Luo... We originally planned to go to the concert on your ship, but now it seems we can only go ahead with those Jupiter-separated submarines."

"Remember, our code name is [Robert Schumann]. Let's meet again at the 'Vienna' station."

Just as he was about to say goodbye, Luo Tianming stopped him and asked:

Are you very familiar with them?

Missionary: "Not really... it's just a temporary partnership. We need their transport fleet, and they want the sect to provide them with a lot of supplies."

"However, those guys still treated us like thieves, forbidding us from entering their large stations, unlike at Chongshan Station."

Luo Tianming nodded: "I see. Then... do you know why these Jupiter separatists are so determined to seize this site?"

Missionary: "Well... I do know a little bit of the reason."

What followed was difficult for him to say and difficult for Luo Tianming to listen to, so he simply let a believer beside him do it for him.

After the pirates seized the site, the radicals coexisted peacefully with them.

However, after a failed transaction, the relationship between the two parties deteriorated further.

It is said that the Jupiter Separators discovered a prototype design for a weapon on a pirate ship, and they intended to buy it... The initial offer was tens of thousands of marks.

The pirates initially agreed, but then went back and demanded an exorbitant price… They didn't understand the workings of the weapon's prototype, but they heard it was a prototype 'steam cannon'.

The subsequent deterioration was due to the fact that the Jupiter Separator deciphered a document while organizing things at the site.

The inscription reads that this transit station stores very important minerals mined from the lower levels, such as a new type of nuclear reactor fuel, a material found only in the lower abyss and ruins.

The Jupiter Separators intended to take these items away under the pretext of dividing the spoils equally after capturing the station, but they were detained by the pirates... The relationship between the two sides deteriorated, eventually escalating into conflict.

They wanted to seize the site by force and get their hands on those things.

So the Jupiter Separators began to cause trouble—first by intimidating all submarines passing through the area, then by cutting off all possible contact between the pirates and the outside world.

If we can drive the pirates into a desperate situation where they lack resources, they will eventually get those things.

However, just when everything was going smoothly...

A variable has emerged...

As for who the 'variable' is, it goes without saying.

Faced with the prospect of the pirates joining forces with Europa, they appeared deeply worried. Several people even suggested yesterday that they storm the station's office and force the pirates to hand over their highest-level identity cards.

"..."

After hearing all this, Luo Tianming thought to himself:

That was a worthwhile thing to do!

He has inadvertently weakened the forces of the pirates and the Jupiter Separators, leaving both sides barely clinging to life... Now that he has left the front lines, the Radicals can easily overwhelm the remaining pirates.

The two sides, who have already fought tooth and nail, are unlikely to reach an agreement... He can take advantage of this opportunity to reap the benefits.

At the same time, he must get his hands on those two things that the Jupiter Separators want to obtain first!

The prototype steam cannon needs no introduction; those who know about it understand how powerful it is.

It is a variant of a flamethrower, except that instead of spraying high-temperature flames, it sprays ultra-high-pressure steam, which can easily reach temperatures of several hundred degrees and kill a painted chimera in a few seconds.

It can be used not only in dry environments but also underwater, and it will not cause a fire or consume oxygen, making it a very powerful weapon in "The Abyss".

In addition, there are mysterious raw materials excavated from the deep sea.

Since it's the fuel that powers the reactor, it's very likely 'resulfan'.

A nuclear fuel that is better than thorium fuel... Although primary relix is ​​still not as good as mature thorium fuel, it can be mixed with thorium ore in a certain proportion to produce volatile relix fuel rods.

These fuel rods are twice as durable as ordinary thorium fuel rods, and there are almost no places to buy them; they can only be obtained by manufacturing them.

Resin itself is an extremely rare metallic alien material that can store a large amount of energy and is currently being used to make high-capacity batteries.

The weapons and energy batteries in those alien ruins are basically made from this stuff.

Besides lepidium, there are several other special materials found only on Europa, such as steel phlogiston and phlogiston, some of which even contain elements that are completely incomprehensible to human technology.

In any case, now that this batch of minerals has been transported from the deep sea to the transit station, it is an opportunity for Luo Tianming... This batch of minerals is definitely not just ore; it will definitely include a report on the distribution of underground mineral resources.

If the location of the underground mines can also be determined, then they will have more Resin to use in the future.

It seems these pirates are doomed...

As he silently decided the fate of these pirates, an anxious voice also sounded through the communication device.

It's Levi... He sent her to find the JK who got lost at the site.

"No! I can't find that brat anywhere!"

"...Damn it, Nan Mengya! Answer me!"

Levi's anxious voice came through the communication device, but there was still no response, and everyone's hearts sank to the bottom.

Lucy: "Her phone is currently off, and there are no listening devices around, so I have no idea where she is."

Takemi: "I've already mobilized people to search for her, but so far we haven't seen any sign of the little girl."

Revy: "That girl! Instead of staying on the ship, I'm going to give her a good beating once I catch her!"

"..."

Faced with her anxious voice, Luo Tianming could only comfort her, "Don't worry, there were no gunshots or screams coming from the communication device, which means she is still safe."

"..."

Judging from the lack of response from the communication device, she must also be in some kind of 'unable to make calls' state.

So what is her current situation?

Luo Tianming opened the captain's log with a mix of trepidation and excitement.

He checked Nan Mengya's condition from the above: her vital signs were all normal, but her blood oxygen saturation had increased slightly... Was it because of the increased breathing due to nervousness?

He then discovered another set of data that could determine Nan Mengya's condition.

That is her first trait: the 'emotional system'.

[Mood Status: Terrible - All base stats reduced to -20%]

What could possibly be causing her to experience such immense pressure, leading to a negative mood?

——!

Suddenly, Luo Tianming had a guess.

Chapter 110 Rebellion

"Damn it, damn it, damn it!"

The pirate stationmaster listened anxiously as the gunshots grew closer, indicating that the "radicals" were about to reach the top.

"What on earth did the lieutenant and his men do? Those damn thugs are about to storm the station office!"

His voice was like that of a cat whose tail had been stepped on, filled with fear but only able to roar to cover it up.

"Where is everyone else?! Guard the gangway!"

"..."

The crowd was unusually quiet, except for one pirate who reminded them, "Stationmaster, you sent the first mate and a group of well-equipped men away. The men left here don't have any weapons."

"We couldn't stop them even if we wanted to."

The pirate stationmaster paused for a moment, then swung his cane down and said:

"Now you call me captain! You idiot!"