Couple's Outfit

"Ahem! Anyway, what's going on with your Sea Wolf?"

Chu Xiaoxiao suppressed the complicated feelings she had regarding "Auntie Shu Yun," coughed twice, and then took a look at the Sea Wolf they were currently on, asking with some confusion.

At this moment, the fishing boat Sea Wolf could be said to be nothing more than a hull, save for its sails; it looked bare and indescribably strange.

Nie Yun's expression turned slightly awkward, and he coughed twice. "Ahem, well, I felt like the Sea Wolf had put on a bit too much weight recently, so I decided to put it on a diet!"

Chu Xiaoxiao: "..."

Could he be any more full of it?

Of course, Nie Yun was also quite helpless about doing this, but he had tested it that morning, and it turned out that an all-alloy fishing boat would indeed sink...

In the end, he had no choice but to produce this castrated version, which was the current state of the Sea Wolf.

Nie Yun looked around and changed the subject. "You've made quite a grand entrance; it's almost like a state leader on an official tour!"

Because Chu Xiaoxiao insisted on coming over in person today to hand over the goods to Nie Yun, and worried that she might run into another accident, Chu Feng had directly arranged for twice the usual number of bodyguards to protect her.

At this moment, there were eight bodyguards around them, stationed on three different boats, surrounding the two of them tightly. The nearest female bodyguard stood not far away, and every word of their conversation reached her ears perfectly; she occasionally cast strange glances toward Nie Yun.

No matter how one looked at it, a wealthy heiress like Chu Xiaoxiao shouldn't have any connection with someone like Nie Yun.

This piece-of-junk fishing boat was proof enough!

"I had no choice; my mother doesn't trust me when I go out." Chu Xiaoxiao was also somewhat helpless; she had never liked being so conspicuous.

"Hmm, that's to be expected. By the way, do you know who the people who kidnapped you were?" Nie Yun asked.

"It's not confirmed yet, but the mastermind is very likely from Riyao Group... Forget it, why am I telling you this?" Chu Xiaoxiao stopped halfway through her sentence.

She didn't want Nie Yun to get involved in the power struggles at their level.

"Riyao Group!" Nie Yun secretly noted the name in his heart and didn't press the matter further.

"Let's go, let's go up and take a look at your ship and the cargo!"

After Chu Xiaoxiao finished speaking, she led Nie Yun onto the cargo ship.

As soon as they boarded, a middle-aged man in a suit trotted over and bowed respectfully to Chu Xiaoxiao. "Miss!"

"Yes, Manager Wu, please introduce this new ship to Captain Nie here!" Chu Xiaoxiao gestured toward Nie Yun.

Manager Wu saw that Nie Yun was surprisingly young, and dressed... er, with quite a unique sense of style!

A dusty undershirt, jeans rolled up to the knees, combined with his tanned skin—if you didn't know better, you'd think he was a fisherman, especially since his own ride was such a bizarre-looking fishing boat!

Is he playing cosplay?!

Damn! These rich kids really know how to play around! Manager Wu cursed inwardly, though his face maintained an impeccable professional smile.

"Captain... Nie, hello!" Manager Wu thought for a long time before settling on the title of Captain Nie.

When Nie Yun heard both Chu Xiaoxiao and Manager Wu call him Captain Nie, he felt as if he had just eaten a ginseng fruit; every one of his thirty-six million pores felt incredibly refreshed.

"Hello, hello!" Nie Yun gave Manager Wu his brightest smile, which actually made the manager feel a bit flattered.

"Captain Nie, this cargo ship, the Chengjiang, was launched in 2009. It has a displacement of 2,100 tons, a length of 96.00 meters, a beam of 17.55 meters, and a main engine power of 1,427 kilowatts. It uses a hybrid oil-electric propulsion system and has a top speed of 20 knots."

"The ship is equipped with a hydraulic straight-arm crane with a maximum lifting radius of 15 meters and a lifting capacity of 5 tons, capable of handling containers or bulk cargo."

"At the same time, the ship is also fitted with large harpoon guns and net-casting devices, allowing for a certain degree of fishing operations. Overall, it is a multi-functional vessel capable of both cargo transport and fishing."

"The interior of the ship is not only equipped with highly advanced radar and sonar systems, but also features extensive monitoring and communication equipment, as well as automated operating systems. Therefore, it only requires a standard crew of 10 to perform all ship operations."

"The ship was designed for inland and coastal navigation within the Rabbit Country, but as long as the wind and waves aren't too strong, deep-sea operations are not impossible, though for safety reasons, we do not recommend it."

"Although it is a second-hand ship, because the previous owner's company was poorly managed, it hasn't logged many miles, so the remaining service life is still quite substantial."

Following Manager Wu's introduction, Nie Yun gained a general understanding of his new ship.

"Hmm, this ship is excellent!" Nie Yun nodded with satisfaction.

This ship was of all-steel construction; modifying it would keep his Mechanical Insect busy for quite a while.

Manager Wu muttered to himself, Of course it's excellent. A ship like this, even second-hand, would cost at least 15 million. I don't know what kind of relationship the Miss has with this young man, selling it for less than 10 million!

Afterward, Manager Wu took Nie Yun to tour the various cabins on the ship and introduced the equipment and functions.

"Alright, since Captain Nie has no complaints about the Chengjiang, let's sign the sales contract now." Manager Wu smiled.

Nie Yun naturally had no objections. He signed his chicken-scratch signature on a pile of documents, and amidst the twitching of Manager Wu's eyes, Nie Yun became the actual owner of the Chengjiang.

Seeing Nie Yun's beaming face, Chu Xiaoxiao was in a very good mood as well. She smiled and said, "Next, let's go to the warehouse and take a look at the things you wanted!"

The group arrived at the warehouse located below the deck.

It was already packed to the brim. Aside from some equipment and machinery, most of the area was occupied by a pile of scrap metal and oil drums.

"Over there is the fuel and scrap metal you requested, totaling 50 tons of diesel and 30 tons of scrap metal. Over here are the solar generator, diesel generator, and wind generator, one of each," Chu Xiaoxiao said.

"Mm-hmm!" Nie Yun looked at his cargo with great satisfaction, then scanned the area, feeling like something was missing.

"My wa... ah, no, where are my robots?" Nie Yun looked around in confusion.

"Right there, aren't those them?" Chu Xiaoxiao pointed proudly to the side where the solar panels were placed.

"Where? Why don't I see them?" Nie Yun scanned from left to right, then from right to left several times, but still couldn't see them.

"Look down!"

"Hm?" Nie Yun was stunned for a moment, then lowered his head to look. Uh! There really was something there!

It was a pair of humanoid robots with streamlined, smooth aluminum alloy shells, a black, white, and red paint job, adorable big eyes, and receiving antennas on both sides of their heads that were wide at the bottom and pointed at the top.

They looked quite cute. But could someone explain... why... why were they miniature!

Have you ever seen a sailor who was 20 centimeters tall! Huh!

Furthermore, what was even more speechless was that this pair was truly a couple!

One of them wore a small vest with the pant legs of its jeans rolled up, looking somewhat similar to Nie Yun's outfit, while the other wore a pink dress, clearly a female version of the robot.

Did they really have to be so matching!

"Can... can you explain this? Why are these robots miniature versions, and why are they a couple's set..." Nie Yun's eye twitched as he looked at Chu Xiaoxiao.