Self-Attachment

Nie Yun fiddled with the satellite phone. Because signals were rare out at sea and he didn't have many friends, he didn't even own a regular mobile phone.

It had to be said that Nie Yun had lived like a fisherman from the seventies, essentially cut off from the world. A fisherman as "simple" as him belonged in a museum for people to come and visit!

"Such a precise piece of equipment, and it contains so many non-metallic materials. If I eat it, will it be unable to change back?" Nie Yun looked at the satellite phone with some hesitation. This thing was said to cost ten or twenty thousand per unit; Nie Yun had to be prudent—no, he should say, extremely careful!

However, in the end, Nie Yun decided to eat it anyway!

Three minutes later, Nie Yun held a gleaming silver satellite phone in his hand. "It seems this thing doesn't even need to be charged anymore? I can just let the Mechanical Insect sunbathe every day? Come to think of it, not only am I a master of firearms now, but I should also be able to pass myself off as a master of electronics and mechanics, right?"

Through his connection with the Mechanical Insect, he discovered with astonishment that he even understood the internal structure of the satellite phone. His brain's architecture had transcended that of an ordinary person; it could probably rival a computer!

"I didn't even finish elementary school, yet I'm becoming less and less like a human!" Nie Yun remarked with a smug sense of pride.

Just then, the phone suddenly rang, giving Nie Yun a start. He checked the caller ID and then answered the call with practiced ease.

"Hello! Nie Yun?" It was the voice of Chu Xiaoxiao.

"Huh! Why is it you?" Nie Yun said in surprise.

"Idiot, I saved the number! Also, your account was almost out of credit, so I topped it up with ten thousand. You won't have to worry about running out of credit for a year!" Chu Xiaoxiao said quite generously.

Ten thousand!? This spendthrift woman!

If Chu Xiaoxiao knew what he was thinking right now, she would probably chase him down the street with a kitchen knife.

"Oh, well, thanks. Actually, I don't usually use the phone..." Nie Yun hadn't finished his sentence before he was interrupted.

"Are you selling that ancient coin or not?"

"Selling, selling! Okay, okay, I actually think that since I need to keep in touch with you often, it is necessary to have a phone." Nie Yun wiped away a bead of sweat.

Before Chu Xiaoxiao left, Nie Yun had entrusted her to help appraise the ancient coin he had picked up. If it wasn't worth anything, he would just give it to her; if it was valuable, he would ask her to help sell it.

These words naturally earned him a glare from Chu Xiaoxiao. Was that any way to talk to a girl? Only giving it to her if it wasn't worth anything!

"That's more like it. I'm home now, and I've had someone take that silver coin for appraisal. I'll let you know when there's news. You... where are you right now?"

Nie Yun scratched his head and looked around, a bit of sweat on his brow. He had been drifting along and didn't actually know where he was. "Ahem, fishing. The haul is pretty good today!"

He lied casually.

"Fishing..." Chu Xiaoxiao seemed to be momentarily speechless.

"Tell me, do you really want to fish for the rest of your life?"

"There's nothing wrong with fishing, is there?" Nie Yun sat on the bow of the boat, dangling his feet. Chatting with a beauty, he was quite happy to enjoy the moment.

"Have you never thought about making something of yourself?" Chu Xiaoxiao was frustrated by his lack of ambition.

"Of course I have! I am a man with dreams!"

"Oh, and what is your dream?"

"To be the greatest fisherman, of course!"

"You... forget it, do whatever you want! I can't be bothered with you!" Chu Xiaoxiao hung up the phone in a huff.

Nie Yun put the phone away, feeling baffled. He didn't know why that young lady was throwing a tantrum.

"City people are so strange!" Nie Yun turned his head to look behind him, where nearly half of the hull was already gleaming with a metallic silver luster.

"Alas, brother, it seems the antique route isn't going to work out. Let's keep up with the times and march toward the new era!" Nie Yun patted the deck of the Sea Wolf.

"But why is the draft so deep today?" Nie Yun looked curiously at the sea surface, which was now licking at his feet. Usually, when he sat on the bow, he didn't get the luxury of a foot soak.

"Holy crap!" Nie Yun froze for a moment before realizing it—it was overloaded!

Indeed, the Sea Wolf was originally a wooden fishing boat, and its inherent hull design was what it was. Thinking you could turn it into an all-alloy fishing boat was just wishful thinking!

"This... it seems the Sea Wolf completion plan has a huge flaw. What do I do now?" Nie Yun was a bit stunned.

One truly regrets having too little knowledge when the time comes to use it! An elementary school education really was trash!

Nie Yun pondered for a long time. First of all, the workforce of the Mechanical Insect absolutely had to continue expanding! There was strength in numbers, and it was clear that he didn't have enough manpower or enough power right now! How else could he create a miracle?!

The development center of "no family planning" absolutely could not be shaken!

Since that was the case, he had to expand. Nie Yun ultimately concluded two plans.

One: Devour other large-tonnage ships and perform a comprehensive upgrade!

Two: Build a larger version of the Sea Wolf!

"Brother? Tell me, if you were going to get a makeover, would you choose a total face-lift or a butt-lift?"

"Rustle!" The Mechanical Insect continued its work without a hint of self-awareness.

"Hmm, as expected, all men like big sizes!" Nie Yun nodded in realization!

Mechanical Insect: "..."

Half an hour later, a panting Nie Yun looked at the Sea Wolf, which was now a lopsided mess. The hull was tilted, and one side of the deck was almost touching the sea; it looked like it could capsize at any moment.

"Huff... huff... Damn it! This... this elementary school education really isn't enough to handle this. Brother, it's not that I don't want to help you, it's just that some dimensions are innate!

Attachment is the root of suffering; letting go is the only liberation!" Nie Yun pressed his palms together like a high monk.

With this—the "Wolverine" project was declared bankrupt!