"What are you doing here?" Li Changzhou asked.
"If you can be here, why can't I?" Itheri emerged from the flowers, holding a few freshly cut blooms in her hand.
She walked up to Li Changzhou and Little Radish, hooked her pinky around her short hair near her mouth, and explained, "Had a fight with Arnes, came here to clear my head."
"Don't let personal feelings affect the unity of the spaceship," Li Changzhou said, "I don't care what happened between you two, just don't show it in front of everyone."
"Cold-hearted Cosmic People."
The cold-hearted Cosmic People continued their tour in the hydroponic area, having Little Radish act as their guide, having somehow acquired the ability to recognize and cultivate plants.
Perhaps it was to stay in the "Honey Pot World"—there had to be some use for her, or perhaps it was to be able to find food "safely" in the wild during missions.
The short-haired girl holding flowers followed behind, also listening carefully to Little Radish's introduction.
"... the blood of this plant is liquid hydrogen, wow, I don't know what it's for."
"Liquid hydrogen?" Li Changzhou scrutinized the tree-like plant before him.
"Hydrogen is the most abundant element in the universe, Captain. This crappy ship of yours runs on this kind of energy," the short-haired beauty said with a tone filled with incomprehension, disdain, and disbelief towards the "illiterate father-daughter pair."
"Are you saying—this tree is a source of energy?" Li Changzhou pointed at the "bread tree."
The short-haired beauty with silvery locks looked even more speechless.
"You don't even know this? Do you Cosmic People live such leisurely lives because you can survive in the vacuum of space? This is for backup; usually, we replenish energy on planets."
"I see," Li Changzhou nodded.
He was a liberal arts student, not knowledgeable about these things, not even aware that hydrogen was the most abundant element in the universe.
Li Changzhou wasn't bothered by Itheri's mockery; on the contrary, he started asking her even more frequently.
After some walking and pausing, the main brain notified that the spaceship was about to leave deep space and enter normal flight, marking the end of the tour.
Walking into the bridge, everyone had already gathered.
Li Changzhou nodded and sat in the captain's throne.
When Arnes saw Li Changzhou walking in alongside Itheri, his expression changed briefly. He walked over to Itheri and whispered something, his demeanor seemingly eager to please.
"Captain, are we in a hurry?" Da Yi, the navigator, asked.
"Whether we are in a hurry or not, what difference does it make?"
Navigator Da Yi gave him the same look one might give the Dinosaur Head Warrior (Chris) and continued, "If we're in a hurry, I need to accelerate, and all crew members must be seated properly."
The reason for the too-fast speed during normal flight?
Li Changzhou guessed as he ordered, "Accelerate."
Engineer Houhou, while wedging himself into an egg-shaped seat, said to the Dinosaur Head Warrior beside him, "Don't you think the captain's voice is really commanding? It's true, Cosmic People are born to rule the stars!"
"Why do you think I take orders from a captain who looks like a sissy on the outside?" the Dinosaur Head Warrior said in a tone full of wisdom.
Except for Li Changzhou and the robots, all crew members settled into their egg-shaped seats as a transparent energy sealed the seats and the "egg chairs" levitated off the ground.
The bridge looked like a hatchery.
"Long Day, target: IAO star, speed: Flee Level Three," Da Yi commanded.
"Please confirm, Captain. The spaceship is about to enter Flee Level Three, destination: IAO star," the main brain spoke.
Li Changzhou heard a sound like opening an umbrella with a crisp snap.
The overpowering force flooded the spaceship like water, pinning Li Changzhou to the captain's throne. The floating "egg pods" behind him tilted slightly backward, as if hit by a Gale.
The Long Day Spaceship, seemingly motionless in the universe, ejected flowing Flames from its tail.
Twelve small spacecraft surrounded the ship, one after the other, their tails lighting up.
The tails of the small spacecraft connected with the flames of the Long Day Spaceship, merging into a massive blaze that resembled a Constant Star in the universe.
In the instant that the flames turned into a Constant Star, all the craft accelerated simultaneously.
A huge roar resonated inside the spaceship, as if the ship had come to life, turning into a fierce beast in the sea of the cosmos.
The beast roared, turning into a streak of light, weaving through the universe.
The overpowering force, like the hand of a god, firmly pressed Li Changzhou into the captain's throne.
He looked ahead through the porthole as the stars appeared to recede, letting out a few laughs of shock and joy. This was thrilling indeed; it was only right for someone to be alive and witness all the marvels within the universe.
"Every time we accelerate, I feel crappy ship is going to fall apart."
"A spaceship that needs protection during acceleration is probably unique in the entire universe."
"The bodies of Cosmic People are too strong! Any of us, if we left the protection pods, would turn into a pile of mush, but this pressure, while restricting movement, is comfortable for the Captain," Engineer Houhou remarked casually.
The crew's gripes echoed throughout the cabin.
The spaceship silently headed towards IAO star.
About two hours later, the ship began to decelerate. The "egg chairs" descended from their levitation, and the crew members got up to stretch. Da Yi, the navigator, manually controlled the ship as it smoothly entered the satellite orbit of IAO star.
"All ships dock; entrance to IAO star is not permitted. A connecting ship will come for you."
"Entering IAO star is prohibited from using force, with the exception of duels."
"Lord IAO welcomes all that is extraordinary!"
The broadcast voice changed to a different tone—
"Let's give a fiery salute to the 'victor'!"
"Every time I come here and hear Lord IAO's words, my heart skips a beat," said Luo Lei, the surgeon as delicate as a scalpel. ᴛhis chapter is ᴜpdated by 𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹~𝓯𝓲𝓻𝓮~𝚗𝚎𝚝