Qianyuan: My crew comes from the world of anime.

"This is a little...toothy white (this is bad)~"

"Captain, does it hurt?"

"..."

Wu Jianmiao rolled her eyes at Luo Tianming again, as if the man was enduring the pain of 'scraping the bone to remove poison' and needed the JK next to him to comfort him.

She said coldly, "It's far from your heart. A .38 caliber revolver bullet, the gunpowder was damp and it just pierced the dermis. Your wound doesn't even have the potential to cause serious tetanus."

"If you don't want me to treat you anymore, then try to avoid getting hurt!"

After applying the synthetic imitation skin, she tightly bound the gauze around her neck, giving Luo Tianming and Nan Mengya, who was standing to the side, an unpleasant look.

"..."

She then swayed away, wearing a suggestive white lab coat.

Although Miaomiao is sharp-tongued, she almost twisted her ankle while running after hearing that Luo Tianming was injured.

Miaomiao is roughly that kind of person—cold on the outside but warm on the inside—and everyone is pretty much used to this personality of hers.

Now that the wounds had been treated, Luo Tianming decided to go and see what he had gained this time.

He was just about to put on his clothes when the muscles in his taut right hand started to hurt.

Luo Tianming frowned slightly, and Nan Mengya immediately leaned over with concern:

Does it hurt a lot?

"Let me do it..."

She stood up lightly, almost touching Luo Tianming, to help him put on his clothes with his injured hand. Then she brought him some water and asked if he wanted some.

"..."

Ever since he was injured, whenever he wanted to do something with his right hand, Nan Mengya would immediately help him... as if she took it as her own responsibility.

Especially feeding him.

Nan Mengya sat right next to him, feeding him with a spoon while making little "ah~" sounds, like a couple in love.

"..."

Especially at such close range, the faint fragrance emanating from JK kept wafting into his nostrils.

As he ate the food, which tasted even sweeter than usual, Luo Tianming muttered to himself inexplicably.

What's going on here...? Do all JK girls these days have this 'motherly' attribute?

He was momentarily stunned, and Nan Mengya accidentally squeezed water into his collar.

“…Ugh,” Nan Mengya suddenly said with a hint of self-reproach, “It’s all my fault. If I hadn’t run to that kind of place, Captain, your hand wouldn’t have been injured.”

Noticing that she was in a bad mood, Luo Tianming quickly comforted her, "Actually..."

"Hey~ Alo, I heard you got injured."

Levi's untimely voice rang out; her carefree personality always gave people the impression of a tomboy.

"It's just .38 caliber bullets, and it's a revolver that hasn't been fired in ages. How embarrassing!"

She never expected Nan Mengya to be here, so when Levi saw her, her face immediately turned sour.

What are you doing here?

Her tone was as if Nan Mengya owed her a lot of money.

Faced with Revy's difficult questioning, Nan Mengya responded in kind, "The captain was injured because of me, so now I'll be his 'right hand'~"

Levi: "Oh~ so that means... if Alo goes to the toilet and can't get his penis out because of his injured hand, you'll have to go with him?"

It took Nan Mengya a few seconds to understand what Levi was talking about. Then, her face flushed instantly, and even Luo Tianming could see that her earlobes were as red as if they were bleeding, as she said, "If... if it's really inconvenient for the Captain~"

Levi: "~?"

She teased the innocent JK girl by whistling.

Luo Tianming: "..."

Can you please not say it in such a strange way?

He injured his right hand, not both of his hands... Why is this being made into a 'hospital tale'?

He immediately separated the two who seemed about to start arguing and said, "Stop arguing, can't you talk things out?"

"..."

The two women fell silent, but Levi was still quite displeased to see Nan Mengya sitting so close to Luo Tianming.

So she stepped forward and grabbed her by the collar, lifting Nan Mengya up like a cat and placing her in front of Luo Tianming, making her sit in a duck-like position.

Nan Mengya asked, somewhat confused, "What are you doing?"

Revy said irritably, "I'm going to hold a disciplinary meeting for you!"

"..."

A short while later, she also called the other two over.

The three of them looked at Nan Mengya sitting on the ground with a sense of pressure, which made Luo Tianming feel a little sorry for her.

"There's no need to be so strict..." he said with a peacemaker expression, "After all, she's still young, and she hasn't experienced as much as you guys, like Revy..."

Revy said righteously, "It is precisely because she is still young that she must reflect on this matter!"

"Do you even realize where you are?!" Revy rebuked sternly. "Do you know that one reckless act could make everyone else share the consequences?"

"I don't mind being friends or enemies with anyone, but I hate bullets shot from behind the most."

She spoke of it so seriously that Nan Mengya almost buried her head in her chest.

"Levy!"

Luo Tianming interrupted her somewhat anxiously, as she was about to explode in anger.

But Lucy said, "Captain, let Levi vent her anger here... She's the type who can't keep things to herself, and if the crew members keep suspecting each other, it will drive her crazy."

"Believe me, once she's vented her anger... she'll take the initiative to approach that girl the next day."

Levi gave him the middle finger without any politeness and said, "Thanks for your explanation, but I don't need you to play the good cop!"

The usually calm Takemi Takashi crossed her arms and said indifferently, "This is her first mistake, but it certainly won't be the last. We can tolerate mistakes, but we cannot tolerate errors."

Whether she can continue to stay on the ship in the future depends on her reflection this time.

Nan Mengya: "..."

After a moment of silence, she said, "I'm so sorry for causing everyone so much trouble this time..."

JK performed a standard Japanese dogeza (a deep bowing gesture), which calmed the anger of the other crew members somewhat.

But then, Nan Mengya's next words reignited the conflict.

“But…” she looked up, her eyes filled with a firm resolve, “I will not give up on the plan to return to the original timeline.”

"..."

“The captain heard that too,” she said, as if seeking help.

"At the very center of the deep sea, there is an old scientist who knows about timelines and an all-powerful god who controls everything."

"All of this exists, doesn't it?"

Luo Tianming: "..."

He knew, of course, what the Eye of Europa contained, and what dangers they might encounter there... It was something they couldn't touch right now.

Even if they had the best submarines and operated flawlessly, he couldn't guarantee that everyone would get through unscathed.

After all, they were facing a 'god'.

-

After a brief pause, he chose to change the subject:

"No news is more important than life. If you lose your life because of so-called news, then no matter how important the news is, it is meaningless."

"Therefore, everyone must prioritize their own safety above all else... Do you understand?"

"..."

Hearing him change the subject, the others more or less realized the seriousness of the problem.

Chapter 112 Vienna

Vienna – the world's music and art capital.

It has special historical significance and is regarded in Europe as the crossroads of the entire continent, the most dazzling pearl of the Danube, and a hub connecting trade between the east, west, north, and south.

And such a meaningful name, when it came to Europa, was naturally given a special meaning as well.

It was once a vital transportation hub for the Europa colony, one of the earliest giant stations built on the Europa Ridge, and a key area connecting the upper and lower seas.

Yes, in the past...

"If it weren't for that gas attack from Jupiter's separatists... this place would have been the largest colony on Europa."

"Despite four rounds of cleaning, more and more people moved away from the site due to safety concerns, and the site was eventually abandoned because it could no longer be used daily."

"..."

Luo Tianming silently closed the "Europa Station Travel Guide" in his hand. This thing had been used as an ashtray mat for Levi for a long time.

If it weren't for a mention of this in the log, Luo Tianming wouldn't have known that such a thing existed.

As for the contents of the book, Luo Tianming wasn't very interested... It looked like a travel magazine, but flipping through a few pages revealed abandoned or in the process of being abandoned websites.

If someone actually followed this guide on a trip, it would probably turn into a survival challenge or something like crossing Europa.

"..."

Based on the information provided above, the 'Vienna' station is not very close, but it's almost entirely horizontal; you can just drive there along the ridgeline.

The problem lies in resupply. The Vienna station has been abandoned for a long time, and nearby stations have also been abandoned or merged, with a large uninhabited area surrounding it.

In addition, considering the potential for contamination inside, sufficient food and oxygen masks should be prepared.

Just in case, we also need to be prepared for battle...

Regarding fuel, Lucy is currently refining the resin ore harvested from the transit station into resin fuel rods for use.

Regarding the medicine... well, since it's a gathering of 'parasites and their hosts,' Luo Tianming had already instructed Miaomiao to prepare a whole cabinet of 'skin worm remover' and 'broad-spectrum antibiotics' beforehand.

If conditions permit, he even wants to spray enough insecticide into the site's ventilation system to completely eliminate any dangers in the site before entering.

"..."

The thought of entering a meeting place filled with hundreds of members of the Painted Skin Cult and seeing those parasites writhing and twisting around their host's body like a nest made Luo Tianming want to gag.

Especially those 'skin-skin symbiotes', you can't be sure whether they have achieved a symbiotic relationship with the skin or whether the insects are manipulating their minds.

Perhaps... not everyone in the Painted Skin Cult is crazy, but he has subconsciously dismissed them all as lunatics.

Perhaps this is why he hates the Painted Skin Cult.

Despite his reluctance, they arrived at the sea near the 'Vienna' station three days later.

This is a large colonial site with six different submarine berth routes on the outside, each capable of accommodating more than a dozen submarines at the same time.

After the Nautilus docked at the airlock, Luo Tianming discovered that power seemed to have not been restored; the airlock was simply a mechanical structure and a sea valve.

He immediately told Lucy to turn the reactor power back up, otherwise the people on the ship would freeze.

Luo Tianming tightened his fleece jacket, exhaled a breath of cold air as he disembarked...

A short while later, two lightly dressed members of the sect arrived:

"Name?"

Their teeth were chattering, and their hands and feet were trembling inside their wide robes...

Luo Tianming suddenly said with a mischievous grin, "Why isn't the power supply restored? Are you short of fuel?"

Believer: "Hiss... We don't lack them, but everyone is worried that the ventilation system here isn't clean. Who knows if the Alliance has completely eliminated those viruses?"

"Virus?" Luo Tianming asked.

"Yes, it's a highly virulent virus modified from the pre-Earth era. Otherwise, why do you think humans would develop lunar bases and Jupiter colonies? Isn't it because some areas on Earth are uninhabitable?"