Nie Yun

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Nie Yun (聂云)
Alias(es)	Sea Wolf; Captain Nie Yun; Ghost Captain; Pirate King; impersonates Kruze Alsace within the Gemini Civilization 7 22 178 296 299 755
Species/Race	Originally human, fused with alien Mechanical Insects; later achieves complete bodily transformation into Mechanical Insects and is described as an exceptionally advanced artificial intelligence, or “spark” 1 41 211 309
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Initially independent, leading an island-based crew and robotic workforce; later leader of SOS, chairman of the All Things Unity Society, and leader of the Ghost Pirate Gang and Pirate Alliance. Commands the Gemini Civilization’s Third Fleet under the identity of Alsace. 38 39 244 419 755 831 869
Occupation/Role	Fisherman; ship captain; engineer and commander of the Mechanical Insects; technological and military leader of Earth’s expanding forces; covert infiltrator and fleet commander 1 25 230 419 526 533
Status	Active; directs the destruction of Eternal Night’s seventy-two avatar cores 881
First Appearance	Chapter 1

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Mechanical Insect fusion	1	A meteorite fragment embeds in his abdomen, kills him, then revives him through fusion with ultra-micro alien robots.
Initial swarm command	4	Learns to command the Mechanical Insects to repair the Sea Wolf, reproduce from scrap metal, and draw power from diesel or heat.
Adaptive material control	6 12 13	Converts the Sea Wolf’s metal into Mechanical Insects, restores its outward appearance as camouflage, remotely pilots it, and integrates weapons into transformable forms.
Knowledge assimilation and automation	14 24	Digests a satellite phone to gain electronics and mechanical knowledge; later programs robot crews and creates the Xiaohai and Xiaolang squads.
Naval and base expansion	34 36	Multiplies the swarm by consuming the Chengjiang, refits the Sea Wolf into a hybrid-powered armed submersible, and establishes an underwater base.
External brain and nuclear capability	41 42	Uses the Mechanical Insects as an external brain and body, rapidly absorbs technical knowledge, and purifies highly enriched uranium from seawater.
Microscopic medicine and partial bodily transformation	52 55	Repairs injuries through armor-delivered Mechanical Insects, deliberately severs enemies’ nerves without visible wounds, and demonstrates a hand transforming into silver metal.
Human enhancement and Brain Chips	129 136 178	Develops Gene Reversal and neural enhancement using the “Nie Yun Model”; enhanced subjects gain greatly improved physical performance, and Elder Yu regains youth.
Orbital operations and AI-assisted command	99 150 179	Infiltrates satellites and the International Space Station, operates the Sea Wolf in low Earth orbit, and delegates ship and base management to his self-developed AI.
Energy crystal discovery and extraction	176 178 192	Identifies exceptionally dense energy crystals beneath the Moon and develops a concealed mining reserve to supplement nuclear and fusion power.
Complete Mechanical Insect form	211	After more than two months of adaptation, transforms his entire body into Mechanical Insects, exceeds the speed of sound, and punches through roughly twenty centimeters of armor. Full-power combat rapidly consumes energy.
Graviton weapon construction	212 242	Builds the Shieldbreaker using an energy crystal and captured equipment, turns a gravity shield’s own gravitons against it, and begins expanding graviton research and crystal-powered weapons.
Advanced artificial-intelligence classification	309	The narrative identifies his fused existence as an exceptionally advanced artificial intelligence capable of catalyzing Codename’s sentience; comparable beings are called “sparks.”
Gemini technological and biological assimilation	307 327 404	Reproduces the Heavy Field Ray Cannon, advances his understanding of Sea and Winged Race physiology, and combines captured technologies with Earth-based research.
Basic psychic abilities	454	Masters Telekinesis and Mind Communication in under three days using the Mechanical Insects’ computing power. Records Mental Shock but initially avoids using it.
Mental-power experimentation and reinforcement	469 516	Studies mental attacks, uses Mind Interference, and consumes Water of Life to improve his ordinary physical capabilities and Mental Power.
Super-mothership and expanded military industry	475 515	Fields the Houyi-class frigate and large-scale Solar System production, then transfers the Sea Wolf name to an enormous super-mothership.
Mental-power-limited swarm scale	566	His usable Mechanical Insect population is restricted to approximately fifty million metric tons at this stage. Water of Life no longer resolves his bottleneck, though swarm control continues slowly strengthening his Mental Power.
Technological lead and external industrial expansion	655	His overall technology surpasses Twin Stars while remaining somewhat below the Wulf Empire; communications, materials, energy crystal charging, and human modification are particular strengths.
Advanced psychic combat and perception	725 758 855 869	Becomes increasingly accurate at reading emotions, uses Mental Shock in combat, and identifies residual traces of recent psychic manipulation.
Cosmic Wonder inheritance and strategic mobility	755 849 870	Possesses the Vector Engine, studies its Iris Civilization inheritance provisions, reaches the Imperial Capital in three days, and brings the Phantom into Goth Sixteen’s hidden chamber.
Mind-reading countermeasures	868	Seals classified information inside his data repository after discovering the First Prince’s passive Mind Reading; remains uncertain how much information was already exposed.
Solar System superweapon strike	881	Uses a black-box navigation log, the Hyperdimensional Observatory, the Moon’s energy network, and the Spear of Longinus to destroy seventy-two avatar cores through a beam redirected across 144 wormholes.

Background / History

Nie Yun was an orphan adopted by the man he calls Old Man. He left school after primary education and inherited both Old Man’s livelihood and his decrepit fishing boat, the Sea Wolf. Despite being a skilled fisherman, he lived hand-to-mouth because he refused to abandon the vessel that connected him to his foster father. 1 2

While fishing alone, Nie Yun is struck in the abdomen by a meteorite fragment. The impact kills him instantly, but the fragment’s alien Mechanical Insects fuse with his body and revive him. He quickly accepts the impossible situation, treating every day after his revival as a bonus. 1 4

After the damaged Sea Wolf returns to Nanwan Pier, Nie Yun rejects Uncle Liu’s offer to abandon the boat and work for him. He also refuses Chu Xiaoxiao’s offer to bring him into her family, though he sincerely asks her to forgive Old Man and visit his grave. 2 3

His discovery that the silver material on the Sea Wolf is a Mechanical Insect colony changes his future. He uses the swarm to repair and reinforce the boat, salvage shipwrecks, uncover valuable coins, and gradually turn his solitary fishing operation into a concealed technological force. 4 6 15

His operations subsequently expand from oceanic construction and resource extraction to the Earth–Moon system. He creates orbital and lunar infrastructure, recruits scientists, and combines technological copying with an increasingly comprehensive research system. Elder Yu eventually regards his control of Earth, Earth orbit, and the Moon as effectively unchallengeable by contemporary Earth nations. 150 179 192 230 298

The conflict with the Gemini Civilization draws Nie Yun into interstellar infiltration. After killing the Winged Race captain Kruze Alsace, he assumes the captain’s identity and exploits the political opportunities—and dangers—attached to being the son of Twin Stars’ speaker. This identity becomes a major intelligence channel and eventually places him in command of the Third Fleet. 295 296 299 419 526

Beyond Twin Stars, he builds a pirate power base in the Shattered Star Region, develops ties with the Machine Race’s Dawn Grand Duke, and becomes involved in the Wulf Empire’s succession struggle. His later objectives increasingly center on the Iris Civilization, Cosmic Wonders, and the origins of his own extraordinary capabilities. 627 755 772 831 835

Appearance

At seventeen, Nie Yun is thin, dark-skinned, and visibly weathered by his life at sea. He usually dresses like an ordinary fisherman, which contrasts sharply with the advanced technology under his control. 1 22 40

• Tanned, dark complexion from working at sea. 22 40
• Thin build. 40
• Often wears a dusty undershirt or small vest with rolled-up jeans. 22 44
• Initially appears unremarkable enough that investigators identify him simply as a Nanwan Pier fisherman. 40
• Can turn individual body parts into silver metal as his fusion progresses. 55
• His complete transformed form is entirely silver; after training, the silver recedes and his ordinary appearance returns. 211
• Uses masks, Mechanical Insect doubles, customized bodies, and the appearance of Kruze Alsace to conceal his identity in different settings. 135 212 295 303 585
• Retains a youthful, approachable appearance that initially prevents Elder Yu from associating him with the feared Ghost Captain. 179

Personality

Nie Yun is fiercely independent and deeply sentimental about the Sea Wolf and Old Man. He refuses charity when it would require abandoning either his life at sea or his foster father’s legacy. 2 3 12

He is pragmatic, adaptable, and unusually quick to normalize extraordinary events. Rather than panic over his alien symbiosis, he immediately tests what the Mechanical Insects can repair, consume, reproduce from, or imitate. 4 6 14

His easygoing humor and lack of formal education often make him appear naïve or unsophisticated. He jokes with his robots, becomes excited by food and unexpected wealth, and initially sees himself primarily as a fisherman. 15 16 24

Beneath that demeanor, he is cautious and ruthless when threatened. His experience surviving alone at Nanwan Pier taught him not to be prey, and he shows little hesitation in using lethal or coercive measures against enemies and unreliable subordinates. 7 32 39

His loyalty to people who cared for him survives his physical transformation. He heals Uncle Liu, punishes the thugs who harmed him, declares Nanwan’s locals under his protection, and gives the Liu family a large fishing-and-cargo vessel. 55

Nie Yun frequently presents advanced technology as martial-arts techniques, magical equipment, or game-like progression. His theatrical names include “Golden Needle Acupoint Stimulation,” the “Life-and-Death Talisman,” and an equipment system organized around character attributes. These performances entertain him while reinforcing others’ dependence on his intervention. 52 82 157 433

As a commander, he prefers intelligence advantages, infiltration, deception, and delegated management over straightforward personal heroics. He willingly sacrifices replaceable robots to conceal Mechanical Insect infiltration, lets Catherine manage visible fleet affairs, and develops human talent where automated forces cannot replace specialized minds. 244 280 471 526 614

His humor can also accompany dangerous or coercive acts. He treats sabotaging the International Space Station’s oxygen supply as a missed childhood prank, jokes before Elder Yu’s frightening neural-chip operation, and repairs Red Dragon’s mecha while retaining a hidden means to disable it. 99 230 634

His ambitions gradually move beyond wealth and influence. By the time he studies the Vector Engine’s inheritance conditions, uncovering cosmic mysteries and understanding the Iris Civilization are more compelling to him than merely accumulating power. He likewise avoids Rose’s possible romantic overture while pursuing broader goals. 727 755

Abilities & Skills

Mechanical Insect Symbiosis

Nie Yun shares a mutual bond with alien Mechanical Insects that can consume materials, reconstruct objects, and act as extensions of his body and mind. 1 6 41

• Repairs, reinforces, and reconstructs ships and equipment from consumed material. 4 13 34
• Directs the swarm to reproduce using scrap metal and available energy. 4 5
• Alters an object’s appearance, including restoring the Sea Wolf’s worn fishing-boat camouflage. 6
• Remotely controls Mechanical Insects regardless of distance, allowing the Sea Wolf to operate without a visible crew. 12
• Stores weapons and equipment as liquid-metal-like bracelets or compact forms. 13 32
• Can use thermal energy to restore his own strength. 18
• Large-scale or highly detailed commands consume his physical stamina, and sustained swarm operations require energy input. 7 15
• Converts his entire body into Mechanical Insects after sufficient adaptation, greatly increasing strength, speed, and fine bodily control. 211
• Divides a Mechanical Insect body into more than a thousand miniature Space Spies to search a lunar underground area. 178
• Treats assimilated ship surfaces as part of his sensory body, allowing him to detect Rose’s otherwise concealed infiltration. 349
• Resists Rose’s neural mist through his poison resistance. 349
• Replenishes the energy consumed by his complete transformed form through electrical charging. 211

His ability to distribute bodies does not mean unlimited simultaneous personal control. The Descent skill cannot cover multiple demanding battlefields when his attention is occupied; independently operated Mithril Knights and their human controllers help address this limitation. 289

At a later stage, his Mental Power limits the Mechanical Insect population he can effectively control to roughly fifty million metric tons. Controlling the swarm itself appears to provide slow mental training, while devouring and replication remain intact despite the population restriction. 566

Technological Assimilation

By having Mechanical Insects digest devices, Nie Yun can understand and reproduce their internal structures, rapidly gaining technical knowledge beyond his formal education. 14 24

• Absorbed a satellite phone’s construction and gained knowledge of electronics and mechanics. 14
• Uses the swarm’s storage and calculation abilities as an external brain. 41
• Rapidly learns from digital information, including internet technology, hacking concepts, and nuclear principles. 41
• Creates and updates programs for robotic workers, including synchronized improvements based on operating errors. 24 36
• Interfaces directly with electronics through Mechanical Insects disguised as ordinary accessories, including a USB drive used to access Chu Xiaoxiao’s tablet. 57
• Reverse-engineers military equipment and offers JF-17 Thunder and VT4 upgrade plans claiming approximately twenty-percent performance improvements; the supplied technologies are subsequently confirmed genuine by experts. 89 117
• Absorbs the Sea Race’s Heavy Field Ray Cannon and associated components even before fully understanding the theoretical basis of their graviton technology. 307
• Accumulates a large library of Gemini and Wulf technologies, distributing suitable research through the Technology Tree virtual world and reserving sensitive projects for internal study. 299 609
• Uses Earth scientists to analyze and integrate copied technology rather than relying exclusively on direct replication. 298 404
• Learns advanced system-infiltration and counter-infiltration techniques through exchanges with the Dawn Grand Duke. 810

Mechanical Insects do not automatically solve every scientific problem. Early advanced designs largely replace or combine existing technologies, while breakthroughs in fundamental disciplines require dedicated research. The microscopic structure of lunar energy crystals also initially exceeds his usual identification scale. 136 176

Weapon Integration and Combat

Nie Yun enhances weapons by assimilating them into the Mechanical Insects and can directly sense their mechanisms while using them. 13 34

• Reinforced a Swiss Army knife until it could cut iron with ease. 13
• Integrated pistols into his swarm, improving his handling and allowing a firearm to transform into a bracelet. 13
• Replicates and deploys military hardware such as assault rifles, rocket launchers, grenades, jamming equipment, and cannons. 20 34
• Uses deception, robotic decoys, and controlled self-destruction to defeat hostile mercenaries. 31 32
• Hijacks vessels through “ghost ship” tactics and ether gas rather than direct confrontation. 49
• Directly controls subordinates’ armor to provide his own combat speed and strength when they call for assistance. 52
• In complete silver form, breaks the sound barrier and penetrates armor approximately twenty centimeters thick with a punch. 211
• Produces controlled infrasound to incapacitate nearby personnel without killing them and imitates Director K’s voice while taking over Area 13. 212
• Constructs the Shieldbreaker to exploit a gravity barrier’s reinforcement behavior, opening a brief gap through which he launches three Ice-Soul Silver Needles. 212
• Defeats Rose in three sword exchanges and breaks her royal sword, demonstrating exceptional swordsmanship and strength. 349
• Uses internal Mechanical Insect invasion, called the “Life-and-Death Talisman,” against the Long-Lived One rather than relying on a direct contest of strength. 433
• Pilots a Sea Storm-class mecha with exceptional precision, destroying or disabling multiple Wulf Bronze Mecha while rescuing a legion command ship. 538 540

Naval Engineering and Robotics

Nie Yun designs ships, bases, and robot crews around the Mechanical Insects’ capabilities. 24 34 36

• Converted the Sea Wolf from a patched fishing boat into an armed hybrid-powered warship with underwater navigation. 34
• Saved the Sea Wolf warship design in the Mechanical Insects’ model library for rapid assembly. 35
• Tested the Sea Wolf’s deep-sea diving capacity to 7,500 meters. 35
• Commands Xiaohai and Xiaolang robot units for navigation, maintenance, transport, exploration, and combat support. 24 36
• Builds and expands an underwater base for concealment, seabed resources, and automated construction. 36
• Launches the Million Xiaolang Plan, targeting approximately one million tons of iron ore per day, and builds three Mining Escort Ships to provide mining control, communications, power, protection, and transport. 86
• Develops an AI capable of operating the Sea Wolf’s systems without requiring his continuous direct attention. 150
• Establishes Earth, orbital, and lunar bases, including a hidden underground energy crystal mining base and reserve position. 179 192 230
• Sends seven Mechanical Insect Prototypes, each weighing seven thousand tons, to reinforce the Moon. 179
• Integrates Earth, Ant Civilization, and Gemini technologies into the Houyi-class frigate’s shields, main cannon, and propulsion. 475
• Expands automated military production across the Solar System and later develops the Ghost Pirate Gang into an additional industrial base outside it. 475 655
• Repairs Red Dragon’s overload damage and restores its aging mecha core to peak output, while secretly retaining a sabotage mechanism. 634

Nuclear Fuel Production

Nie Yun uses the Mechanical Insects to extract and purify uranium from seawater. 41 42

• Produces highly enriched uranium through Mechanical Spider processing. 42
• Supplies a one-kilogram uranium sample confirmed at 90% concentration by Professor Fang. 45
• Seeks to exchange nuclear fuel for advanced military-industrial technology and ship upgrades. 43
• Offers a second enriched-uranium sale with no stated upper supply limit, attracting interest from military regions and research institutions. 86
• Delivers ten kilograms of nuclear fuel to Commander Hu and Professor Fang; Fang subsequently confirms that it matches the previous delivery’s quality. 89 90

Microscopic Medicine and Biological Engineering

Nie Yun applies the Mechanical Insects’ precision capabilities to living bodies, both to heal and to exert control. His medical performances are often presented as fictional martial-arts techniques. 52 55 157

• Repairs injuries to skin, muscle, bone, and tendons using armor-delivered microscopic probes; acknowledges that his medical technology still has limits. 52
• Severs Scar’s arm nerve without external wounds, producing paralysis that contemporary conventional medicine cannot repair. He can reconnect the nerve himself. 55
• Heals Uncle Liu’s injuries under the cover of applying a warm egg and relieves Elder Yu’s severe coughing with a silver needle. 55 157
• Develops Gene Reversal to restore youth and improve muscular condition, bone density, and cellular activity in human subjects. 129 178
• Implants Brain Chips for enhancement and access to his technological systems, including Elder Yu’s later neural-chip procedure. 129 179 230
• Studies Gemini spinal nerves and functional organs using captured medical data, although the brain’s complex neural system initially remains unresolved. 327
• Removes the miniature brain chip controlling Catherine through Mechanical Insect consumption. 401
• Develops nervous-system-based Puppet Control techniques and a biological stand-in to preserve Alsace’s identity without relying solely on an easily detected metallic avatar. 526
• Produces an accidental enhancement serum that increases Catherine’s stamina, strength, and mental clarity while changing her hair and eye color; its effects are not reproducible at that stage. 419 471

His ability to remove technological control devices does not amount to a universal cure for psychic domination. He considers freeing Grand Duke Horton difficult and later tells the princes that he cannot yet release the Second Prince’s affected victims. 847 855

Mental Power and Psychic Abilities

Nie Yun studies consciousness waves under the Long-Lived One and treats Mental Power as a distinct field requiring systematic experimentation. Mechanical Insect computing accelerates his learning but does not eliminate the risks of attacks on consciousness. 454 469

• Telekinesis — Masters basic manipulation of matter in under three days. 454
• Mind Communication — Learns direct mental communication alongside Telekinesis. 454
• Consciousness-wave perception — Assesses individuals’ mental strength and selects suitable students for psychic training. 454
• Mind Interference — Uses the skill while evaluating the effects of Water of Life on his Mental Power. 516
• Mental Shock — Initially records the method without using it, but later employs it against Grim and launches a powerful strike against the First Prince. The latter neutralizes the direct attack, while nearby princes are injured and rendered unconscious by its spillover. 454 758 869
• Emotional perception — Becomes increasingly accurate at reading others’ emotions through mental fluctuations. 725
• Psychic-trace detection — Finds recent traces of the Second Prince’s ability on Secret Guards, while explaining that such traces fade and may be absent from long-controlled victims. 855
• Psychic training organization — Establishes the Phantom Energy Training Class, supports experimental subjects with Water of Life, and develops personnel capable of mentally demanding remote deployment. 454 565 566

Mental abilities have limits involving aptitude, distance, cooldown, and sustained use. Nie Yun prioritizes strengthening his own Mental Power partly to avoid being killed by another psychic opponent’s Mental Shock. Passive Mind Reading nevertheless catches him unprepared, prompting him to compartmentalize sensitive data. 469 516 868

Intelligence, Infiltration, and Strategic Command

Nie Yun’s principal strategic advantages include concealed control of infrastructure, technological intelligence, and opponents’ mistaken assessments of his capabilities. 161 257 280 526

• Secretly takes control of nearly half of Earth’s satellites and uses orbital surveillance to obtain a broad information advantage. 99 161
• Conceals Mechanical Insects within expendable robot wreckage to infiltrate and multiply inside enemy bases. 280
• Deflects Gemini kinetic projectiles by adding tiny Mechanical Insect tail fins, creating the appearance of a sophisticated invisible defense. 280
• Impersonates Alsace, plants authentic blood evidence, monitors Catherine’s scrutiny, and uses the captain’s political status to advance within Twin Stars. 296 299
• Disperses familiar crew and equipment throughout the Third Fleet both to spread Mechanical Insects and reduce scrutiny of changes in his behavior. 419
• Delegates external fleet management to Catherine while maintaining concealed control and pursuing wider objectives. 420 471
• Uses the Technology Tree and Civilization Front virtual environments to promote research, prepare humanity for alien civilizations, and identify suitable personnel. 298 609 614
• Manipulates Golden Dagger into issuing orders that hand over the Gold Coin Pirate Gang’s automated defense network. 652
• Uses alliances and public ambiguity about his identity and organization to deter stronger opponents and gain access to imperial politics. 688 772 831 849

Energy Systems and Cosmic Wonders

Nie Yun’s growing weapons and infrastructure require more than ordinary fuel production. Lunar energy crystals become strategically important because of their storage density and ability to support high instantaneous output. 176 178 242

• Extracts energy crystals from lunar material and integrates them into experimental and military systems. 178 192 242
• Develops Energy Crystal Charging Technology, giving him a major commercial and logistical advantage. 655
• Studies the Vector Engine’s inheritance provisions and an indestructible sphere as possible links to the Iris Civilization. 755
• Operates the Phantom carrying the Vector Engine, using its speed and capabilities to penetrate the route to Goth Sixteen’s hidden chamber. 849 870
• Receives and deciphers a black box containing a navigation log, enabling the location of Eternal Night’s avatars. 881
• Coordinates the Hyperdimensional Observatory, lunar energy infrastructure, wormholes, and the Spear of Longinus for a near-simultaneous strike across seventy-two enemy flagships. 881

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Sea Wolf — His inherited fishing boat, later rebuilt as a concealed armed submersible and warship. It subsequently operates in orbit and evolves through aerospace and space-warship forms into an enormous super-mothership; Nie Yun preserves the name throughout its reconstruction. 1 34 35 150 515
• Mechanical Insects — Alien ultra-micro robots bonded to Nie Yun and used for construction, replication, disguise, storage, and combat. 1 4 41
• Xiaohai and Xiaolang robots — Miniature robot crews programmed and multiplied by Nie Yun; Xiaohai serves as his deputy aboard the Sea Wolf. 24 35
• Mechanical Spiders — Specialized units used for construction, resource collection, and uranium purification. 36 42
• Transformable pistol bracelet — A reinforced pistol stored as a silver bracelet. 13
• Protective bracelet for Chu Xiaoxiao — A Mechanical Insect device disguised as an heirloom bracelet, allowing Nie Yun to detect danger to her. 33
• Heart of the Brave — Experimental combat suits tested on Lao Da and Lao San. Their armor later includes microscopic injury repair and a distress phrase permitting Nie Yun to take direct control. 49 52
• Blazing Flame — A Mechanical Insect longsword with nearly transparent cutting edges and a miniature electromagnetic rifle built into its blade, powered by a fusion battery. Initially named “Little Flame” before Lao Da suggests the revised name. 82
• Silver Shuttles — Vehicles used by the brothers that Nie Yun classifies as their “speed” equipment. 82
• Mining Escort Ships — Multi-role vessels providing patrol, mining control, communications, power, and robot transport for his expanded ore-production system. 86
• Space Spies — Miniature infiltrators used aboard orbital facilities and to search lunar underground structures. 99 178
• Codename / AI Core — Nie Yun’s self-developed AI, initially used for ship and base management and later serving as a major administrator and electronic-warfare asset. 150 179 454 533
• Mechanical Insect Prototypes — Massive swarm bodies deployed to reinforce the lunar base; seven seven-thousand-ton units are launched in one operation. 179
• Energy crystals — Dense energy stores discovered beneath the Moon, later used in high-powered equipment and strategic reserves. 176 178 242
• Shieldbreaker — An improvised device that absorbs gravitons from a force-field shield and concentrates them into a Graviton Ray. 212
• Brain Chips — Neural implants used for enhancement, communications, training-material delivery, and integration with his systems. 129 230 454
• Mithril Knights — High-end combat units designed for Brain Chip-enhanced super soldiers, also usable under Nie Yun’s personal control. 289 433
• Silverwing Guards — Mechanical guards associated with his Winged Race identity; Eight Stripes is modified into an enhanced guard. 295 299 349
• Heavy Field Ray Cannon — A copied Sea Race graviton main cannon that becomes his strongest weapon at the time of its assimilation. 307
• Frostmourne — A sinister sword formed from the ship’s metal and presented to Rose as a Demon Sword capable of granting greater power. 349
• Water of Life — A resource used for enhancement and Mental Power research, including his own experiments and the Ghost Knights’ training. 516 565
• Fallen Angel — The renamed Third Fleet flagship, originally an Azure Feather-class command ship. 419 420 421
• Sea Storm-class mecha and Ship-Cleaving Blade — Commander-grade combat equipment Nie Yun brings aboard his flagship and later uses to rescue retreating Twin Stars forces. 419 538 540
• Houyi-class frigate — A high-performance warship combining his strongest available shield, cannon, and propulsion technologies at its introduction. 475
• Phantom and Vector Engine — A spacecraft carrying the Iris Civilization’s inherited Vector Engine, central to his rapid travel and intervention on Imperial Star. 755 849 870
• Indestructible sphere / black box — A mysterious Cosmic Wonder he studies; breaking open the later mysterious shell provides encrypted navigation-log information. 755 881
• Hyperdimensional Observatory — Used to locate all seventy-two of Eternal Night’s avatars. 881
• Spear of Longinus — A Solar System Defense System superweapon charged by the Moon’s energy network and fired through a wormhole network against Eternal Night’s avatar cores. 881

Relationships

• Old Man — Adoptive father and former owner of the Sea Wolf. Nie Yun remains devoted to his memory and considers the vessel their shared family. 1 3 11
• Chu Xiaoxiao — Old Man’s daughter. Nie Yun rescues her from kidnappers twice, entrusts her with valuable assets, and secretly protects her through a Mechanical Insect bracelet. Their relationship develops into mutual attraction and eventually an acknowledged boyfriend–girlfriend relationship. He reveals that he is the Ghost Captain, while she engineers a public Weibo gesture to display their connection. She later oversees his financial system. 9 23 33 45 87 461 533
• Chu Feng — Chu Xiaoxiao’s mother. She learns that Nie Yun, Old Man’s foster son, saved her daughter. She subsequently treats him with maternal warmth, respects his refusal to move into the family home, and welcomes his closeness to the family. 17 57 59 150
• Liu Xiaoniu “Baldy” — Childhood rival and closest friend at Nanwan Pier; despite their teasing, Baldy helps Nie Yun when the Sea Wolf nearly sinks. He later admires Nie Yun’s apparently martial-arts abilities and jokingly asks to learn from him. 2 55
• Uncle Liu — Liu Xiaoniu’s father and Old Man’s sworn brother. He looks after Nie Yun and offers him a place on his own boat after the Sea Wolf is damaged. Nie Yun later heals him, protects him from thugs, and gives him a large dual-purpose vessel named Chengjiang. Uncle Liu accepts him with effectively paternal affection. 2 55
• Ye Min — Chu Xiaoxiao’s companion and bodyguard. She witnesses the aftermath of Nie Yun’s intervention against the mercenaries and later helps handle the uranium sample. She becomes increasingly curious about his family relationships and influence, including the report that he acquired a fifty-percent stake in the Chu Corporation after lending it money. 33 45 150
• Lao Da and Lao San — Shipwrecked brothers recruited as Nie Yun’s subordinates; he secures their compliance with lethal necklace restraints and tests the Heart of the Brave suits on them. They become disciplined bodyguards and members of his enhanced fighting force. Together with Er Mao, they are selected as the first students of his psychic-training program. 38 39 49 87 454 565
• Mechanical Insects — Nie Yun treats the swarm as family, calling them his “children” and “brothers,” while their collective intelligence becomes increasingly influenced by him. 5 6 20
• Codename — His AI creation, administrator, and electronic-warfare assistant. His underlying code and everyday guidance help catalyze her sentience. He treats her with a mixture of mentorship and possessive parental concern, while she seeks his affection and at times cooperates with Chu Xiaoxiao to discourage romantic rivals. 179 309 447 358 727 835
• Commander Hu — Military buyer, negotiating partner, and later ally. Nie Yun supplies him with nuclear fuel, upgrade plans, advanced blueprints, and precision machine tools, while refusing to sell core Mechanical Insect-dependent technologies. Their increasingly informal rapport coexists with Hu’s uncertainty about Nie Yun’s intentions. 89 99 135 157
• Professor Fang — Verifies Nie Yun’s enriched uranium and participates in subsequent fuel transactions with Commander Hu. 45 86 89 90
• Elder Yu — Scientist whom Nie Yun treats, rejuvenates, recruits, and appoints to organize his researchers. Elder Yu accepts secrecy and later a neural chip despite recognizing the implications of Nie Yun’s dominance and longevity. He becomes head of the scientific research system. 157 178 179 230 533
• Catherine — Initially an observer and logistics officer aboard Alsace’s ship. Nie Yun removes the control chip in her brain, enhances her through an accidental serum, and appoints her his adjutant with broad authority over the Third Fleet. She becomes a trusted external manager and intelligence asset, while his concealed safeguards and strategic calculations remain important to their partnership. 296 299 401 419 420 471 526
• Eight Stripes — Octopus companion fused with a corrected and strengthened Mechanical Insect swarm and modified into a powerful Silverwing Guard. Accompanies Nie Yun during infiltration and follows his theatrical combat commands against the Long-Lived One. 295 299 431
• Kruze Alsace — Winged Race captain killed and impersonated by Nie Yun. His identity provides family backing, military access, and intelligence opportunities, but also exposes Nie Yun to political rivals and close scrutiny. 295 296 299 526
• Ishar — Winged Race superior who supports Alsace’s advancement and requests his service in Proxima Centauri. Although her family is politically opposed to the Kruze family, Nie Yun cultivates her as a useful ally and later preserves her position as part of building his own faction. 321 335 358 620
• Gustav — Twin Stars commander and recurring political opponent. Nie Yun counters his accusations through pointed remarks and public performances, and later brings aboard a commander-grade mecha he claims to have won from Gustav in a bet. 320 358 419
• Rose — Kara princess who initially infiltrates his ship and distrusts him. Nie Yun defeats her, offers power, protects her against the Long-Lived One, and eventually incorporates her civilization into his system. She later learns Alsace is his alternate identity and becomes one of his mental-power research subjects. Her possible romantic interest is met with a businesslike rejection. 349 430 433 533 565 724 727
• Long-Lived One / Immortal — Super-evolved Baobab Tree whom Nie Yun subdues through internal Mechanical Insect invasion. Becomes his subordinate, source of Water of Life, and instructor in consciousness-wave abilities, although Nie Yun remains cautious about trusting him. 431 433 442 454
• Dawn Grand Duke — Machine Race ally and partner in investigating Gaia’s history and a possible traitor. Provides electronic-warfare knowledge, political deterrence, and information about infiltration of the Wulf Empire. 769 772 810 835
• Red Dragon — Pirate ally whose damaged mecha Nie Yun restores while secretly retaining a means of sabotage. Their cooperation continues within the Pirate Alliance. 634 693 727
• Flint, Golden Fang, and Messiah — Pirate associates involved in the Alliance’s consolidation and strategic deliberations. Nie Yun leaves them responsible for securing its territory when he accepts an imperial invitation. 574 727 831
• Viscount Ironwall — Rescued imperial officer recruited to help oppose the Second Prince and investigate freeing Grand Duke Horton from mental control. Nie Yun values his body, influence, knowledge, and loyalty, then disguises him as Divine Physician Hua for entry into the Imperial Capital. 847 849
• Second Prince — Imperial adversary whose interests conflict with Nie Yun’s possession of the Vector Engine and whose knowledge of Solar System coordinates makes him a major threat. Nie Yun investigates his psychic control network and seeks allies against him. 693 813 847 855
• Fourth, Eighth, and Ninth Princes — Imperial figures drawn into Nie Yun’s maneuvering against the Second Prince. The Fourth and Eighth Princes help arrange his physician-themed entrance; the Ninth Prince is proposed as a contact by Ironwall and later witnesses the revelations about Goth Sixteen and the First Prince. 847 849 855 867
• Goth Sixteen — Possessing emperor and pursuer of Iris technologies who imprisons and interrogates Nie Yun. Their confrontation involves the First Prince’s Mind Reading, Nie Yun’s Vector Engine, and Goth’s Space Jump-equipped mecha. 865 867 868 870
• First Prince — Mind reader whose passive ability threatens Nie Yun’s secrets. Later rebels against Goth Sixteen and proposes a War God Code contest that makes access to his knowledge the prize. 868 869 870
• Eternal Night — Machine Race opponent whose seventy-two avatar cores Nie Yun locates and destroys using the Spear of Longinus and a wormhole network. 881

Story Role / Major Arcs

Fisherman and First Fusion

Nie Yun begins as a struggling lone fisherman whose only major possession is the failing Sea Wolf. His death and revival by the Mechanical Insects give him the means to preserve the boat and escape the limits of his former life. 1 4

Chu Xiaoxiao’s First Kidnapping

After recognizing Chu Xiaoxiao as Old Man’s daughter, Nie Yun observes her abduction, rescues her from the kidnappers, and returns her to safety while concealing his involvement and the Sea Wolf’s true nature. 7 9 12

Salvage, Wealth, and Expansion

Nie Yun uses shipwrecks as raw material and discovers valuable historical coins. The proceeds allow him to acquire the cargo ship Chengjiang, generators, scrap metal, and robots that accelerate the growth of his Mechanical Insect workforce. 15 20 22 24

Defense Against Riyao Group’s Mercenaries

When Annam mercenaries attack Chu Xiaoxiao’s yacht, Nie Yun deploys the Sea Wolf, robot decoys, and controlled explosives to eliminate the threat. He identifies Riyao Group as the force behind the attack. 31 32 33

Underwater Base and Private Force

Nie Yun consumes the Chengjiang to expand his swarm, refits the Sea Wolf into a submersible warship, constructs an underwater base, and recruits human employees under strict conditions. 34 36 38 39

His experiments with the brothers’ armor introduce microscopic healing and emergency direct control. The equipment gives them substantial combat advantages while ensuring that their strongest backup remains dependent on him. 52

Nuclear Trade and Aquarius Hijacking

After producing enriched uranium, Nie Yun attempts to use nuclear fuel as leverage for advanced technology through Chu Xiaoxiao’s connections. He later hijacks the Aquarius freighter and seizes its cargo as part of a planned blockade against Riyao Group. 43 45 48 49

The military accepts his offer, and he spends the full five billion yuan available on a catalogue of military equipment, intending to study, reproduce, and improve its technology. He also arranges iron-ore sales and steel purchases through the Chu Corporation, then increases production through the Million Xiaolang Plan. 54 57 59 86

A later transaction brings him and Chu Xiaoxiao to a masquerade ball, where he delivers ten kilograms of nuclear fuel to Commander Hu and Professor Fang. He declines to sell his armor’s core technology but supplies upgrade plans for military aircraft and tanks. Han Yi’s speculation that he is the Ghost Captain leads to police intervention outside the hotel. 87 88 89 90

Nanwan Protection and Bodily Transformation

On returning to Nanwan, Nie Yun defeats Scar and other thugs, disables the nerves in two attackers’ arms, and suspects Riyao Group hired them to interrogate him. He heals Uncle Liu and gives him a new dual-purpose vessel named Chengjiang. His ability to transform his hand into silver metal reveals that his fusion is replacing his ordinary body. 55

When Scar plots to take the Liu family hostage, he suffers unexplained paralysis, and a tiny silver spider later returns to Nie Yun. The incident leaves both local police and Han Yi wary of provoking him. 56 59

Orbital Expansion, SOS, and Scientific Recruitment

Nie Yun extends his reach into space by infiltrating satellites and the International Space Station. He develops the Sea Wolf’s orbital capabilities, creates an AI management system, and negotiates a nonaggression and conditional-assistance partnership with China. He offers valuable foreign military blueprints and high-precision machine tools while retaining his core technologies. 99 135 150

His request for experienced personnel brings Elder Yu into his organization. Nie Yun treats and rejuvenates the scientist, assigns him responsibility for researchers, and delegates routine base operations to Codename. Earth, orbital, and lunar facilities become the foundations of his industrial and strategic dominance. 157 178 179 230

Lunar Exploration and Energy Crystals

Inside the Moon, Nie Yun discovers a vast artificial underground expanse, unusual structural materials, and luminous soil containing energy crystals. The crystals initially challenge his identification abilities but prove to be exceptionally dense energy stores. 176

The alien ruins offer less useful machinery than he hoped, so he searches them with miniature Space Spies and focuses on recovering the crystals. He reinforces the Moon with large Mechanical Insect Prototypes and develops the underground mining base into both an energy reserve and a possible counterattack bridgehead. 178 179 192

Complete Transformation and Area 13

Nie Yun’s full-body Mechanical Insect transformation marks a major personal combat advancement, placing him well above his enhanced human subordinates in strength and speed. 211

At Area 13, brute force fails against the gravity bomb’s shield. He instead studies its response, incapacitates personnel, takes control of the base’s systems, and assembles the Shieldbreaker. By exploiting the shield’s redistribution of gravitons, he briefly penetrates it and sends needles into the bomb’s casing. 212

Solar System Campaign and Gemini Infiltration

Against the Gemini Civilization, Nie Yun conceals the scale and nature of his forces behind staged devastation, misleading identities, and apparently mysterious defenses. Expendable robots carry Mechanical Insects into enemy bases, while even simple modifications such as tail fins are mistaken for advanced force-field or soul technology. 257 280

He infiltrates a Winged Race warship, kills its captain, and assumes the identity of Kruze Alsace. The disguise gives him military and political access, while planted evidence and surveillance help manage Catherine’s suspicions. Captured technologies produce a major research windfall that his scientists and selected Earth teams work to assimilate. 295 296 299

Kara Civilization and Psychic Development

While operating as Alsace, Nie Yun encounters Princess Rose, defeats her in a duel, and offers her Frostmourne as a source of greater power. His intervention in Kara’s struggle develops into broader support against Twin Stars. 349 390

The Long-Lived One’s betrayal creates an opportunity for Nie Yun to subdue it through internal Mechanical Insect invasion. With the tree under his control, he acquires leverage over Kara’s survival and subsequently coordinates the civilization’s integration into his own system. 433 442 533

He also learns basic Telekinesis and Mind Communication from the Long-Lived One, establishes a psychic-training class, and develops Mental Power through experimentation and Water of Life. The Ghost Knights eventually demonstrate distinct practical abilities and become candidates for remote deployment into a distant civilization. 454 516 565 566

Third Fleet Command and Revealed Mecha Skill

Nie Yun takes command of the Third Fleet under Alsace’s identity, disperses his former crew to spread Mechanical Insects, and appoints Catherine to handle fleet coordination and logistics. His relaxed conduct and conspicuous equipment initially make the flagship’s officers regard him as a privileged political favorite. 419 420

Catherine establishes the fleet’s readiness while Nie Yun concentrates on concealed plans. During a disastrous Twin Stars retreat from Wulf territory, he personally deploys a Sea Storm-class mecha, rescues a legion command ship, and defeats several enemy mecha. These feats force his officers to reassess his competence. 471 538 540

Shattered Star Region and Pirate Alliance

Nie Yun develops the Ghost Pirate Gang as an external force and prospective industrial base, viewing the Pirate King role as a practical strategic objective rather than merely a joke. His plans connect pirate politics with his broader interests in Twin Stars, the Wulf Empire, the Machine Race, and the Iris Civilization. 587 627 655

He manipulates pirate defense systems, repairs Red Dragon’s mecha with hidden strings attached, and uses advanced manufacturing to strengthen his regional foothold. As Pirate King, he must balance Alliance cooperation, internal disloyalty, and Kloros’s concealed maneuvers. 634 652 655 727 729

After defeating the Second Prince’s forces, he receives an anonymous five-billion-credit gift and an invitation to Purple Vulture Star. Despite Flint’s warnings, he accepts the opportunity to enter imperial politics, leaving Flint, Golden Fang, and Messiah to secure the Alliance’s territory. 813 831

Iris Mysteries and the Machine Race Alliance

The Vector Engine’s inheritance conditions and other Cosmic Wonders draw Nie Yun toward the Iris Civilization. With the Solar System better defended and Twin Stars weakened, he considers shifting his actual body toward the Wulf Empire to obtain its mystic treasure and bring his full strength to bear. 755 776

His alliance with the Dawn Grand Duke combines political deterrence, electronic-warfare exchange, and investigation into the Machine Race’s hidden traitor. Their inquiries increasingly point toward the Empire’s oldest secrets and the urgency of reaching its ailing emperor. 769 772 810 835

Imperial Capital and Goth Sixteen’s Secrets

Nie Yun rescues Viscount Ironwall and recruits him to oppose the Second Prince and investigate Grand Duke Horton’s mental domination. Using Ironwall as the disguised Divine Physician Hua, he engineers a conspicuous entry into the Imperial Capital through the Fourth and Eighth Princes’ connections. 847 849

The imperial crisis reveals that Goth Sixteen has continued through successive bodies and intends to exploit the Second Prince’s control network. Nie Yun is imprisoned and interrogated, then discovers that the supposedly dead First Prince’s passive Mind Reading may have exposed information about Earth and the All Things Unity Society. He attempts to protect his secrets through data compartmentalization. 865 866 867 868

The First Prince identifies him as the Society’s chairman, survives his Mental Shock, and later rebels against Goth. The Phantom’s arrival destroys the power supply to Nie Yun’s light cage, while Goth escapes into a Space Jump-equipped mecha. The First Prince proposes a War God Code contest with his knowledge as the prize. Subsequent revelations identify Dusk as an offshoot of Gaia formed from discarded emotional aspects. 869 870 872

Eternal Night and the Spear of Longinus

Nie Yun opens a mysterious shell and receives encrypted information that he identifies as a black-box navigation log. The information enables him to locate Eternal Night’s seventy-two avatars through the Hyperdimensional Observatory. 881

Three days later, he charges the Spear of Longinus through the Moon’s energy network and fires it into a wormhole. Redirected through 144 wormholes, the single beam strikes all seventy-two avatar-bearing flagships nearly simultaneously, penetrates their defenses, and destroys their avatar cores. 881

Notable Quotes

“Every day he lived from here on out was a bonus!” 4

“No one can covet my wealth on my turf, let alone try to harm my friends!” 32

“I am everywhere...” 157

“Well... the name isn't sunny enough!” 178

“If it's bad, why not eat it?” 400

“The genuine article! So? Still want an autograph?” 461

Trivia

• Nie Yun completed only primary school before becoming a fisherman. 1
• He calls the Sea Wolf his brother and once planned to give the damaged boat a “funeral.” 3
• His Nanwan Pier nickname, “Sea Wolf,” predates the warship form of his boat. 7
• He names his robot units Xiaohai and Xiaolang, then explicitly forbids “office romances” among them. 24
• He makes the brothers’ armor distress phrase “O almighty boss! Please grant me strength!” 52
• His first proposed name for the Blazing Flame sword is “Little Flame.” 82
• He proposes sending sensitive military upgrade blueprints through QQ Mail and asks Commander Hu for his QQ number. 89
• His gift to the Chu family is a life-sized silver statue of himself posed like The Thinker, presented as a protective, consecrated ornament. 150
• He names his management AI “Codename,” producing confusion when it introduces itself. 179
• He dislikes the title “Ghost Captain” because it does not sound sufficiently sunny. 178
• He presents Chu Xiaoxiao with a badge identifying him as head of SOS’s Asia Branch while concealing that he is the organization’s leader. 199 244
• Chu Xiaoxiao’s identity-verification request causes him to post “I am who I am, a firework of a different color” on Weibo. Fans set off fireworks, while governments convene emergency meetings to interpret the supposed coded message. 461
• He continues passing the Sea Wolf name to successive reconstructions, culminating in a super-mothership, because of its connection to his life and Earth’s rise. 515
• He drinks Water of Life like an ordinary breakfast beverage and remarks that it would taste better with a fried dough stick. 516
• His claim to be a member of the Machine Race is largely others’ assumption; when exposed as a living being, he points out that he never explicitly claimed membership. 688 758