Unity of Man and Spear

7:00 AM, Nanwan Pier.

By now, fishermen had been heading out to sea one after another, and the surface of the water, which had been calm all night, regained its vitality and bustle.

In front of a warehouse not far from the pier, a middle-aged woman in a professional suit was pacing anxiously, followed by four bodyguards who were vigilantly scanning their surroundings.

Although time had etched a few crow's feet onto the woman's face, one could still vaguely see how beautiful she must have been in her youth; she was Chu Feng, the chairwoman of the Chu Group.

"Mom!" A young girl's call made Chu Feng's body stiffen.

She turned her head to look and saw her daughter, who had been missing for two days, wearing a jacket and standing prettily at a nearby corner. Under the sunlight, the girl's smile was as bright as a flower, and apart from her hair being slightly disheveled, she looked perfectly fine.

Chu Feng ran a few quick steps and pulled Chu Xiaoxiao tightly into her arms. "Xiaoxiao, you scared Mom to death! How are you? Are you hurt anywhere?"

At the same time, the four bodyguards formed a square formation to protect the mother and daughter in the center, while several police cars and dozens of officers rushed out from the surroundings, tightly cordoning off the area.

The commotion here left the nearby fishermen feeling very surprised, and they all looked over, wondering what kind of major incident had occurred to warrant such a massive display.

Chu Xiaoxiao rolled her eyes; she had already said there were no kidnappers left.

Just then, a middle-aged man with a square face, fully armed and wearing a bulletproof vest, walked out from among the police. "Hello, Miss Chu, I am Liu Guodong. May I ask how you managed to escape, and where those kidnappers are?"

"I already told you, someone saved me, and we shook those kidnappers off," Chu Xiaoxiao said irritably.

"Miss Chu, please cooperate and tell me the details. We suspect that the ones who kidnapped you are the notorious outlaws known as 'Pinming Sanlang.' They likely have firearms and are extremely dangerous. Perhaps your rescue was just one of their methods to achieve their goals, so please..."

"Mom, I want to go home..." Chu Xiaoxiao hid directly in Chu Feng's arms and acted spoiled.

"Alright, alright, we won't ask anymore. Let's go home right now, let's go home!" Chu Feng glared at Liu Guodong, and the man dared not say another word.

Chu Xiaoxiao lay in Chu Feng's arms, but her eyes were fixed on the nearby sea, where a dilapidated fishing boat was hoisting its sails to head out to sea...

"Hey, Dad, look, is that the Sea Wolf over there?" Baldy stood at the bow of the boat, looking into the distance and pointing at a fishing boat far away.

Uncle Liu put down the cable in his hand and went over to take a look. "It really does look quite similar, but how is that possible? Its keel was broken; never mind sailing, it would be hard enough just to keep it from sinking. It must just be a coincidence."

"Sigh, I don't know where that kid Nie Yun went either. That boy just never lets anyone rest easy!"

"Don't worry, Dad. That guy is craftier than a Sea Monkey; he won't get into any trouble!"

"Hmm, I hope so!"

"Ah, little ones! Get moving! A day's work begins in the morning, and life lies in movement! Those who need to sunbathe, go sunbathe; those who need maintenance, go do maintenance! Don't just stand around! That pile of newcomers over there, get moving! Go! Eat the mast!"

"Pay attention now, eat as much as you replace, don't break it!"

On the Sea Wolf, Nie Yun shouted, directing the Mechanical Insects to execute the "Sea Wolf Completion Project"!

Having sent off the Eldest Miss Chu, Nie Yun could finally transform and reinforce the Sea Wolf without restraint. Last night, the Mechanical Insects had devoured that speedboat, which had greatly expanded the colony; their numbers had tripled, and now they could almost completely fill the frame of the Sea Wolf!

While eating breakfast this morning, he had a sudden inspiration: since the Mechanical Insects could transform into almost any material, what if he replaced all the materials of the Sea Wolf with them?

He had roughly tested it, and items combined by the Mechanical Insects had extremely high strength, likely no less than special alloys, perhaps even exceeding them.

A fishing boat built entirely of special alloy! Just thinking about it made Nie Yun tremble with excitement!

As for why it was a fishing boat? Nie Yun maintained that he was a glorious fisherman; surely he wasn't expected to go build an aircraft carrier?

The Sea Wolf had already left the coastal waters and was heading toward the deeper ocean. There were no other ships here, allowing the Mechanical Insects to perform freely.

At this moment, the Mechanical Insects had turned back to a silvery-white color. As the days passed following the fusion, the connection between Nie Yun and the Mechanical Insects seemed to be gradually strengthening; he could now observe the surrounding environment through them.

He could now sense that when the Mechanical Insects maintained this original state, their energy absorption efficiency was at its highest; changing colors would affect their work efficiency.

Therefore, if any ships passed by, they would find a silver-glittering fishing boat on the sea, filled with the aesthetic of "nouveau riche silver."

The endless light and heat provided abundant energy; at least for the current working state of the Mechanical Insects, this energy was sufficient, so Nie Yun didn't have to spend money on fuel anymore.

The Mechanical Insects tirelessly continued to "mechanize" the main body of the Sea Wolf. Whenever a part was eaten, the Mechanical Insects would use themselves to reconstruct a replacement. To use a phrase from a wuxia novel, the Sea Wolf was "undergoing a rebirth"!

Nie Yun wasn't idle either; he was digesting his spoils. The Swiss Army knife and two pistols he had obtained last night had already been completely devoured by the Mechanical Insects.

Nie Yun had just tested the army knife; its strength had more than doubled. Coupled with his personal direction of the Mechanical Insects to improve its sharpness, it could now cut through iron like mud—truly a divine weapon!

What surprised Nie Yun even more was that the pistols taken from Lao Er and Lao San had been reinforced. When he held them in his hand, he suddenly felt a sense of connection as if they were flesh and blood, completely different from the clumsiness he felt yesterday when he tried to shoot a head but hit a chest instead.

He closed his eyes and connected his consciousness to the Mechanical Insects in the gun, and a miraculous scene occurred!

He seemed to be able to clearly sense the internal structure of the pistol in his hand, down to every tiny texture.

"Click!" Nie Yun kept his eyes closed, cocked the pistol, and disengaged the safety. He could sense that with his movement, the bullet slid into the chamber, and there was no longer any obstruction ahead.

"Bang!" He fired a shot casually toward the sea.

The firing pin struck the base of the bullet, igniting the flammable paper inside. The base of the bullet exploded, pushing the projectile, which spun and sparked against the rifling of the barrel before whistling out!

"Whoosh!" Nie Yun opened his eyes, his heart filled with shock. He could actually... reach this level? Wasn't this the legendary "unity of man and gun"?

Ever since the fusion, his memory and comprehension had also been soaring. After carefully feeling the trajectory of the bullet he had just fired and his own posture, he raised the gun and aimed at the cable on the mast.

"Bang!" Another shot, and this one... naturally missed.

"Bang!" The second shot! "Clang!" The bullet collided with the cable, striking a dazzling spark, and ricocheted into the sky.

Yet the cable remained completely unharmed, leaving only a scratch that was immediately repaired by the Mechanical Insects, leaving no trace behind.

"Awesome!" Nie Yun happily stroked the body of the gun. Then he muttered, "It's just a pity that this gun lacks any special effects; that's a slight imperfection!"

"Snap!" The cable snapped right at the spot that had just been hit, and the entire sail came crashing down with a clatter.

Nie Yun watched this scene and nodded in satisfaction. He blew on the muzzle, performed a flashy double spin with the pistol, and then the handgun suddenly transformed into a bracelet that slid onto his wrist.

As long as he wished, he could transform the bracelet back into a pistol at any moment.

He whistled while continuing to fiddle with his spoils of war. Behind him, the cables and the sail struggled to climb back up the mast, reconnecting themselves to the broken section.

Mechanical Insect: "..." (This master is truly hard to please!)