# 1153
Chapter 1153: Poaching Talent
Three days later.
Lin Qiye sat in the restaurant on the fourth floor of the cruise ship, basking in the morning sun, leisurely taking a sip of coffee.
He, An Qingyu, and Jiang Er had been sailing with the Oath Society's ship for three days. According to the nautical chart, they were already approaching the waters near the border of Great Xia. It wouldn't be long before they could sail into Great Xia.
Lin Qiye put down his coffee cup, his gaze passing through the bright floor-to-ceiling window, landing on the deck at the ship's bow.
Two giant "Mysterious" corpses were bound to the deck surface by invisible threads. From their silhouettes, one looked somewhat like an octopus, while the other was half-human, half-seahorse.
At this moment, many Oath Society members stood near the two "Mysterious" corpses, curiously打量着 the young man in a surgical white coat holding various strange blades.
An Qingyu crouched half-way on the deck, carefully using a scalpel to cut through every inch of the "Mysterious's" flesh, gray light flickering in his eyes.
Even surrounded by the crowd, he showed no sign of trembling, as if he wasn't dissecting two monsters but sculpting some precious artwork with his scalpel.
It had been three days since the two "Mysterious" were salvaged. During these three days, An Qingyu dissected the "Mysterious" on the deck without rest, like a machine that never tired.
At the same time,
On the top floor of the cruise ship, a door that had been sealed for several days slowly opened.
Jinian, wearing a research robe and a monocle, walked out of the building room with a haggard expression, rubbing her temples before taking a deep breath.
"Finally done..."
She slowly made her way to the window, gazing at the distant sea view, then seemed to notice something, let out a soft "huh," and shifted her gaze to the two massive "Mysterious" corpses on the deck, and to An Qingyu, who was carefully dissecting them.
Confusion flickered in Jinian's eyes.
After a moment of hesitation, she changed out of her research robe, descended the stairs, and walked directly toward the deck.
"President!"
"President, hello."
"President, you've finally emerged from seclusion?"
Several Oath Society members who were watching brightened up at the sight of Jinian approaching.
"Mm." Jinian nodded slightly, walked to the side of the two corpses, and asked with confusion, "What is he doing?"
"Not sure. Looks like he's dissecting something. It's been three whole days, and he hasn't even had a sip of water. I thought we Oath Society members had enough weirdos already, but this one takes the cake..." one of the Oath Society members remarked.
"By the way, President." The knight seemed to remember something, "Didn't you mention that the freshwater conversion device and a composite pixel power cylinder on the ship were damaged? When I went to check yesterday morning, I found they were restored."
"Restored?" Jinian was stunned.
"Not only restored, the originally damaged power cylinder's performance actually increased by 15%."
"That power cylinder was something I personally removed to改造摩托的... the pixels were almost completely damaged, how could it possibly be restored?" Jinian's face was full of confusion.
"I'm also very confused, so I reviewed the surveillance footage yesterday and found that this person wandered around the ship all night the night before, and stopped in front of the power cylinder for about ten minutes or so. If I'm not mistaken, he must have fixed it." The knight pointed toward An Qingyu, who was still dissecting.
Jinian's mouth couldn't help but open wide.
"You emerged from seclusion?" Lin Qiye's voice came from behind Jinian.
"Lin Qiye, where did you find these monsters?" Jinian couldn't help but say upon seeing Lin Qiye.
"Qingyu? He's my deputy team leader." A faint smile appeared on Lin Qiye's face. "Pretty impressive, right?"
"...Absolutely变态."
Just as the two were chatting, the gray glint in An Qingyu's eyes gradually faded. He put away his dissection tools and walked over wearily.
"An Qingyu!" Jinian stepped forward, her eyes shining brightly. "Would you be interested in coming back to Utopia with me? The Oath Society needs someone like you!"
An Qingyu was stunned.
Lin Qiye: ???
Trying to poach my deputy team leader right in front of me?
Do you want me to cut your ship in half and sink it?
"Sorry, President Jinian, I still prefer Nightfall." An Qingyu smiled apologetically.
Seemingly sensing Lin Qiye's dangerous gaze, Jinian helplessly shrugged, giving up on the kidnapping idea. She reached out and patted An Qingyu on the shoulder instead, saying:
"No worries, it'd be nice to visit Utopia when you have time. The Oath Society will always welcome you... By the way, we don't have much else over there, but powerful 'Mysterious' corpses? We have as many as you want. You can dissect whatever you like, we'll supply as much as you need!"
Hearing this, An Qingyu's eyes immediately lit up.
"Sure!"
Lin Qiye internally cursed. This corpse temptation from Jinian had directly hit An Qingyu's soft spot.
Just as he was about to speak, he seemed to sense something and turned to look toward the direction the ship's bow was heading.
"We're almost there..." he murmured to himself.
"President, we're about to cross into Great Xia's border." Almost simultaneously, an Oath Society member stepped forward and said.
Jinian's eyebrows rose. "Alright, everyone get ready. We'll be docking soon."
After receiving the order, the Oath Society members on deck quickly busied themselves. An Qingyu sank the two dissected "Mysterious" corpses into the sea and stood at the ship's bow together with Lin Qiye, gazing at the wall of miracles that blocked the mist invasion not far ahead.
The Oath Society's cruise ship slowly passed through Great Xia's border, entering the wall of miracles. The mist that had obscured their vision immediately vanished. Under the azure blue sky lay a vast and pristine stretch of ocean.
"Great Xia... We've finally entered Great Xia."
On the busy deck, several Oath Society members stopped what they were doing, staring blankly at the beautiful ocean around them. "The only free land in the world that the President mentioned..."
Most of the Oath Society members had been rescued by Jinian from various "Human Enclosures." They had only heard of Great Xia's existence through Jinian's words. Now that they were actually entering the legendary Great Xia, it felt like a dream to them.
Jinian walked to the bow, standing beside Lin Qiye, looking at the blue ocean in the distance, and sighed:
"The last time I returned to Great Xia was over two years ago... I wonder what it's become now."
"These two years, Great Xia has changed quite a bit." Lin Qiye smiled.
Vrrrr—!!
Just as they were speaking, a low alarm sounded again. Red light shot out from the warning beacon atop the ship, spinning rapidly!
"President!! There are multiple flying objects in the sky, approaching us!" A voice came from the speakers scattered throughout the ship. Upon hearing this, the busy Oath Society members' expressions all changed simultaneously.
Didn't they say Great Xia's territory was extremely safe? Why are there enemies?!
Jinian's brow furrowed tightly. She lightly clenched her palm, and the deck below rapidly dissolved into countless tiny pixels,盘旋 around her body.
Vrrrr—!!
Across the azure blue sky, a dozen gray fighter jets swept across, diving toward this pixelated cruise ship!