Velvi, Leader of the Star Pirates

Inside the Star Pirate Ship--

If the standard equipment of a spaceship was cryogenic pods, then the standard equipment of a star pirate ship was flesh cultivation vats. Inside rows of upright high-tech glass chambers, shriveled bodies rapidly filled with blood and recovered. One could barely make out that they were a four-legged carbon-based species, but they possessed traits from different species. For example, their heads were blue, transparent brains known as the "Blue Star Human bloodline," with neural currents surging through their transparent skulls like lightning. Their forelimbs, meanwhile, were bright red and hairless. From the lower arms to the upper arms grew five sections of palms, each one naturally proficient with a different weapon.

As for their hind limbs, they were thick, black-skinned thighs, covered in writhing leg hair.

The vast majority of star pirates were body-modification fanatics. The cosmic environment was complex and ever-changing, and they needed to adapt to different environments while satisfying the needs of different clients. In the memories of many star pirates, they had even forgotten their original species. In their world, there was only bloodshed and slaughter.

Quite a few star pirates smashed open the glass—which was strong enough to withstand energy beams—before their bodies had even fully replenished their blood, then leaped out. The walls on both sides of the ship opened, revealing all kinds of weapons: savage-looking energy cannons, half-energy, half-melee weapons resembling axes and halberds, and even biological weapons that looked like severed limbs from other creatures.

Among them, the largest was a five-meter-tall star pirate leader. He walked out of the biggest flesh cultivation vat, his entire body dripping wet. As he moved, numerous blue scales pushed directly out through his skin. At the same time, mechanical arms extended from the ceiling. At their ends were the various