Aunt Shu Yun

"Ahem! I mean, nuclear power is obviously impossible, so what other power sources are available?" Seeing that Chu Xiaoxiao was about to blow a fuse, Nie Yun quickly changed his tune.

"The most efficient would be solar generators, and more common ones include diesel generators and wind turbines," Chu Xiaoxiao replied, annoyed.

"Alright, then get me one of each!" Since he had the Mechanical Insect, one set was as good as infinite sets.

"Also, I want a robot with flexible limbs; it doesn't need to be very powerful."

"A flexible robot? What for?" Chu Xiaoxiao asked, finding it strange that this guy only ever wanted such bizarre things.

"Ahem! You know, life at sea is quite dull and boring; I'm just buying it for fun!" Nie Yun made up a lie.

He couldn't exactly say he was planning to use it as a crew member. The Sea Wolf absolutely could not employ ordinary sailors, so after much thought, this was the only way.

Although the Mechanical Insect could transform into many tools, it was limited by its lack of a physical body, which often made its work efficiency low and required Nie Yun to supervise and correct it constantly.

If he could equip the Mechanical Insect with a robot body, many tasks would become much more efficient.

Of course, a more important aspect was—this way, the Mechanical Insect would look more like a sailor!

On a great fishing boat, without a group of loyal sailors working tirelessly to scrub the deck, Nie Yun felt something was missing, and the Sea Wolf seemed a bit imperfect.

Mechanical Insect: "..." (Why is it scrubbing the deck!?)

In short, based on this idea, Nie Yun came up with the "Robot Sailor Completion Plan."

"Fine, I'll keep an eye out for you. There are many such robots on the market, so it shouldn't be hard to find. Besides these, do you need anything else?"

"Nothing else. Oh, by the way, how much will all this cost?"

"About one or two million. If it's not enough, I'll cover it for you first."

"Alright, then I won't stand on ceremony. It just so happens I've found some more ancient coins these past two days; I'll have you sell them later to pay you back!"

"You... you found more ancient coins! Do you think these are cabbages on the street? You can just find them whenever you go out?"

"Ahem! I'm serious. I don't know what's going on these past two days, I keep running into this. These coins are something else, too—they insist on making me pick them up in several batches!"

Chu Xiaoxiao rolled her eyes. So, all of those were supposed to be picked up at once?

"Fine, but not every type of ancient coin is as valuable as the one you had last time. Rarity determines value; the rarer the coin on the market, the more expensive it is. That one you had belongs to a particularly precious category, so the others might not necessarily fetch such a high price."

Afraid that his expectations were too high, Chu Xiaoxiao couldn't help but remind him.

"Hmm, I know that, of course. Just have someone appraise them when the time comes; I'm not counting on selling them for much anyway."

Nie Yun really didn't have high expectations; he wasn't counting on every single one selling for over ten million, but he had a lot of them!

Even if those hundred-odd gold coins only sold for one million each, that would still be nearly one hundred million!

"Alright, none of this is difficult. Our group's procurement team can handle it in a day. It can be delivered to you by this time tomorrow. Where do you plan to take delivery? By the way, you'll also need to sign the purchase contracts and some related documents."

"Hmm, let's make it this time tomorrow. I'll notify you of the location then. Oh, right, help me buy some scrap metal and fuel to put on the boat, the more the better!"

"Hmm? Fuel is fine, but why are you buying scrap metal?"

"Oh, you know, the boat needs to be refitted and upgraded by a friend of mine, so it needs quite a lot of iron," Nie Yun casually made up a reason.

"Using scrap metal for a refit and upgrade?!" Chu Xiaoxiao didn't know how to evaluate this idea.

Could the technology for building aircraft carriers really be this reckless?

After hanging up, even Nie Yun didn't expect that the problem which had troubled him for several days would be solved in just a few words.

As soon as the new boat and equipment were received, the Mechanical Insect would no longer have any bottlenecks to its development, and it would surely trigger a massive wave of construction.

"As expected, Chu Xiaoxiao is a god-tier teammate. I must hold onto this thigh tightly!"

The next afternoon, a dozen nautical miles from Nie Yun's secret base, three ships pulled alongside each other.

One was Nie Yun's fishing boat, the old Sea Wolf, still as dilapidated as ever.

Another was a white medium-sized yacht, over thirty meters long, with a streamlined exterior and an elegant overall design. Its surface had been meticulously painted and waxed, looking as exquisite as a work of art.

"Hey! Your boat is that one!"

Chu Xiaoxiao looked at Nie Yun, who was drooling over her yacht, with a mix of annoyance and amusement, and pointed to the third ship.

"Oh! Oh! It's that one!"

Nie Yun turned his head slightly to glance at the large cargo ship next to the yacht, which was several sizes larger but looked somewhat bloated, with paint peeling in some places. It was undoubtedly a second-hand ship.

Then... he turned his head back to keep staring at Chu Xiaoxiao's yacht, drooling...

Comparing people makes one want to die, and comparing goods makes one want to throw them away! Putting the two together, it was truly a country bumpkin meeting a noble lady!

Nie Yun deeply realized the gap between the two.

"Want it?" Chu Xiaoxiao asked with a smile.

Hearing this, Nie Yun turned to look at Chu Xiaoxiao. She was wearing a pink sleeveless, low-cut dress today and had applied some light makeup. Standing gracefully in the sea breeze, she left Nie Yun stunned for a moment.

She was better looking than the yacht, a thought suddenly flashed through Nie Yun's mind.

"No, I was just purely admiring it. Yes, admiring!" He shifted his gaze slightly, not knowing if he was talking about the boat or the person.

This version of Chu Xiaoxiao was a bit too dazzling!

Chu Xiaoxiao noticed Nie Yun's awkwardness and felt a little smug inside. This outfit had taken her a full three hours!

Lowering her head to look at the expanse of skin exposed, her face flushed slightly; she had never worn such revealing clothing before.

However, thinking of the "Auntie Shu Yun" mentioned by that detestable guy, Chu Xiaoxiao immediately gritted her teeth in hatred.

She had heard Nie Yun mention it that night, saying she couldn't compare to "Auntie Shu Yun." She had noted the name in her heart at the time and later specifically sent people to Nanwan Pier to inquire about this woman named Shu Yun.

The investigation results reached Chu Xiaoxiao quickly; Shu Yun indeed lived near Nanwan Pier and even ran a beef noodle shop, making her very easy to find.

However, when Chu Xiaoxiao received the photo of the proprietress named Shu Yun from her subordinates, who had been giving her strange looks, she was so angry that she immediately crumpled the photo into a ball of waste paper.

The woman in the photo was a plump lady in her forties with an ordinary face, but her one unique feature was extremely obvious!

Her size was large! No, it should be said that it was truly massive!

"Damn you, Nie Yun!" Chu Xiaoxiao had been so furious at the time!

How was she supposed to compete with that!