Boss Yang ultimately rejected this approach.
In the presence of beauty, after battle, he felt a bit heated inside, but he had his principles.
Mimili looked at Yang Ming with some confusion. She pouted slightly, a bit baffled, and asked, "Why? Am I not attractive enough for you?"
"You are a charming woman."
Yang Ming evaluated sincerely,
"And I think there’s no sense of restraint between us. We are accustomed to space travel, where mutual comfort is allowed and accepted, and we are both healthy.
"But Mimili, we are living beings, not machines.
"We use our reproductive instincts to feel pleasure and become closer, rather than in this form."
Yang Ming picked up the two simple helmets and said softly,
"No offense, but I think that purer and more genuine communication is what can elevate our emotions."
Mimili frowned slightly, her gem-like eyes shimmering.
Yang Ming smiled and asked, "Am I not attractive enough for you?"
"No, not at all," Mimili lightly bit her lip and put down the helmet in her hand proactively. "I’m not quite sure if I can accept this form, but I’m willing to try because it’s you, Hanton."
Yang Ming squinted with a smile, guiding her with his gaze.
Mimili, feeling a bit uneasy, stepped back half a step, and Yang Ming took advantage of the moment, placing a hand on the wall, gazing intently at Mimili.
Mimili had a tall figure, slightly leaning back at the moment, her toes slightly wavering, her hands behind her back.
Yang Ming craned his neck, attempting to kiss her, and Mimili instinctively closed her eyes...
Yang Ming and Mimili stood face-to-face there, Yang Ming had already withdrawn his arm, and Mimili’s lipstick was slightly askew.
"Really felt nothing?" Yang Ming asked in a low voice.
"Sorry, I seem to feel nothing about physical contact," Mimili apologized awkwardly, "Having tried your way, can we try my way now?"
"Of course, uh, I mean that’s only fair."
Yang Ming scratched his head.
Although there had been a kiss earlier, he still felt somehow...
Yes, a sense of frustration.
Mimili wasn’t pretending.
Yang Ming, experienced on the battlefield, could certainly judge her condition.
There was simply no physiological reaction.
Mimili excitedly fiddled with the two helmets, while Yang Ming felt a bit nervous, as it was a field he hadn’t involved himself in before.
"Sorry to interrupt."
Lyu’s voice suddenly appeared.
Mimili quickly hid the helmets behind her back.
Yang Ming asked, "Is there an emergency that makes you choose to interrupt at this time?"
"Yes, boss," Lyu said softly, "You need to come to the bridge, I have discovered traces of your longtime rival."
Yang Ming looked at Mimili, who immediately gestured politely, forcing herself to remain calm, "Go handle serious matters first, Uncle Hanton, I’ll be staying on Wind for a few days; we have plenty of time."
"Okay," Yang Ming said, "When I come back, you can rest here."
Mimili nodded in response, and Yang Ming had already opened the hatch, quickly making his way to the bridge.
After he left, Mimili noticeably breathed a sigh of relief. She gently bit her lip, frowning in thought, activating and deactivating the simple helmet in her hand several times.
Reaching the bridge, Yang Ming also let out a long breath.
Lyu’s projection was right in front of the console.
Yang Ming laughed, "Nicely done, Lyu! Full score for the rescue!"
Yang Ming laughed, "Aren’t you breaking the deadlock since you saw me so embarrassed?"
"You’re mistaken, I support you in exploring new areas," Lyu pointed to the projection screen nearby, "But now, you must look at this."
Yang Ming’s smile instantly froze on his face.
He sat back in the captain’s chair, striving to remain calm, staring at the images and videos shown by Lyu.
Since the last detection ship unexpectedly found traces following Valkyrie’s trail, Lyu had been searching along the discovered areas.
A few months passed; Molly Miss Mining Group scaled up again with continued financial backing from its parent company.
They merged with two small mining companies, acquiring several valuable mining permits and detection permits, along with more survey equipment and ships.
These ships spread a vast net, consistently searching the nearby space areas, and finally, gathered some useful clues.
About three hours ago, one of Molly Miss Mining Group’s dual-purpose mining and survey ships discovered a suspicious vessel.
The screen projecting in front of Yang Ming froze on a blue-and-white painted, 300-meter-class cargo ship.
"This is a cargo ship," Lyu explained, "It has decent overall performance, serving as both passenger and cargo, named Charismatic Blue... Half a year ago, this ship was reported missing."
"Reported missing?" Yang Ming asked in confusion, "A ship can be reported missing?"
"Yes, it means it disappeared," Lyu pondered for a few moments, "It was predicted to have encountered a disaster while traveling. There were over forty passengers on board and goods worth sixty million Empire Coins. The local government dispatched numerous ships to search, and the military also deployed a few advanced detection ships. The final result was a confirmed disappearance."
She added, "The cosmic space is too vast; the distances between planets are too remote, and various unexpected phenomena frequently occur. Confirming a disappearance is not equivalent to confirming a crash, but according to Empire laws and international conventions, one could cease the search."
Yang Ming frowned and asked, "You mean, Valkyrie kidnapped this ship?"
"Now it appears, that this speculation holds a substantial possibility."