Ten minutes later...
"So you're saying you happened to get your hands on some miraculous 'Cosmic Wonder,' then recycled a few old phones and appliances, and your technology just kept shooting up? And in the end, you not only caught up with Britain and overtook America, but even left Earth and thrashed the Twin Stars?
"So... you're the Ghost Captain?"
Chu Xiaoxiao looked as though she thought he was pulling her leg, her eyes full of suspicion as she stared at Nie Yun.
Are you sure you aren't writing a novel?
"It's hard to believe, but it's true. I am the Ghost Captain." Nie Yun spread his hands in relief. He had finally explained everything.
Judging by Chu Xiaoxiao's reaction just now, if he really had killed her idol, the "Ghost Captain," and usurped his position, she might well have wanted to throw punches at him.
Was this the downside of grinding too much reputation? You really couldn't afford to mess with fangirls!
Chu Xiaoxiao fell silent for a long while before gradually recovering from the shocking news.
Although Nie Yun was always fobbing her off with a pile of ridiculous excuses, he had absolutely no reason to lie about this.
Besides, some of the things that had happened before offered plenty of supporting evidence.
For instance, why had the "Ghost Captain" started targeting the Riyao Group as soon as he appeared? And then there were all those unfathomable secrets surrounding Nie Yun...
"You're really the Ghost Captain?" Chu Xiaoxiao asked again, though this time she was starting to believe him.
"The genuine article! So? Still want an autograph?" Nie Yun winked at her.
Chu Xiaoxiao blushed. She had indeed once asked Nie Yun to get her the Ghost Captain's autograph. Thinking about it now was rather embarrassing.
But Chu