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As an ordinary passenger ship, the interior appeared somewhat low-end. Aside from the dining area, which was relatively spacious, other areas could only be described as "crowded."
For example, the place where Lin Ta and the others were currently staying—the sleeping quarters of the cabin—had twelve sleeping pods resembling three-dimensional iceboxes lined up within, with only narrow pathways in between.
"This spaceship is really terrible; I don't want to stay here for even a moment."
Fatty lay in his sleeping pod, the lid opened to both sides. He boredly stared at the ceiling, which was so rudimentary that the wiring was exposed.
"Ugh! Me too. The stability of this spaceship is so poor that I'm starting to feel seasick!"
Lin covered his mouth; he had just thrown up. It was his first time realizing that one could get motion sickness on a spaceship.
This kind of motion sickness was different from regular seasickness; it wasn't just dizziness but also a sensation of trembling limbs and overall weakness.
The main reason for this was that the spaceship had been temporarily dispatched—a vintage ship directly taken from Azure Planet. Even the gravity system was incomplete, making them frequently feel top-heavy.
"Alright, you two stop complaining. Let's get some good sleep. In about thirty more hours, we should reach our destination."
Dream Source closed the sleeping pods from the outside, putting an end to their complaints. It seemed Dream Source was already accustomed to life in space, far more experienced than Lin and Fatty, who were on their first space journey.
Thus, the three settled into thirty hours of sleep and fell into slumber.
These sleeping pods were only found in older ships and primarily served to help people enter long-term sleep—both to conserve food and to accelerate the perception of time.
It's no wonder Lin and Fatty complained; this spaceship was indeed quite shabby. There were only three crew members on board: the captain, the First Mate, and a mechanic.
Unfortunately, due to Azure Planet's low level of civilization, such outdated ships could not be retired. The requisitioned ships from Azure Planet could only be these kinds.
They had expected a journey filled with tea and stargazing but ended up with this experience. It seemed that Lin and Fatty's first journey through the stars would not be a pleasant memory.
After thirty cycles of sleep, when they finally woke up, Lin Ta and the others felt their bodies aching. This old-fashioned sleep chamber was indeed uncomfortable.
Stretching their limbs, the three breathed in the stale air, wishing for the journey to end soon.
Meanwhile, Fatty and Lin had restarted their live streaming. They chatted casually during the stream, discussing the downsides of the spaceship to their fans.
In the dining area, Fatty stirred a mixture of energy food with a spoon. After taking a bite, he grimaced and stuck out his tongue. "Old buddies, this is the worst thing I've ever eaten! It's even worse than Black Fei's green bean bugs!"
"Then wait until we reach our destination; I'll cook you a feast," Lin replied.
Next to Fatty, Lin engaged in light banter. The number of viewers in their live stream was not very high, only about half of what they usually had. The main reason was that the flight was incredibly dull, leaving them with little to entertain themselves.
Just as Fatty helplessly raised his spoon again, the spaceship suddenly jolted violently, splattering food all over his face.
"What the hell is going on?" Fatty shouted.
"Beep beep beep!"
As soon as he finished shouting, an alarm light above them began flashing wildly, and the entire ship erupted with urgent alarm sounds, indicating a level one alert.
"We might be in trouble; that's the enemy attack warning for the spaceship," Dream Source said, staring at the flashing red light above with a grim expression. Given their current state on this old ship, they had virtually no means to fight back against an attack.
"Damn it! Let's head to the Control Room and see what's happening!" Lin Ye quickly stood up and led the two towards the Control Room.
The fans loved a good spectacle; as soon as Lin's group fell into a crisis situation, the live stream became lively. Fans began flooding the chat with messages, and the viewer count surged dramatically, quickly surpassing ten million.
The spaceship was very close to the Control Room, just a few steps away. The shaking of the ship grew increasingly violent, and by the time Lin Da and the others reached the Control Room, the ship was swaying more than ten times a minute.
“Captain! Captain! What’s happening?” Lin Da shouted as he rushed into the Control Room.
Inside, the Control Room was in chaos. The gray-haired captain had a grim expression as he struggled to control the ship. The First Mate, a young man, was holding his head with both hands and shouting, “What do we do? It’s Interstellar Pirates! They’re attacking us!”
“Damn it!”
Seeing that the two were too panicked to respond, Lin pushed past the First Mate and looked at the control panel.
Although the control panel was somewhat old, it displayed the external situation. Outside, three red dots had surrounded their ship, leaving them with no apparent escape route.
Dream Source skillfully pressed a series of buttons, and the glass windows of the cabin slowly opened, revealing the starry sky outside.
In front of them were Armed Spaceships that were several times larger than theirs. Each of these ships could only carry one person but was equipped with armor and high-energy laser cannons, possessing firepower that they lacked.
There were three such ships outside, forming a triangle around them.
“Brother, look at the emblem on their ship; it’s Bloodthirsty Fang!” Fatty exclaimed as he spotted the design on one of the ships and pointed it out to Lin.
Narrowing his eyes, Lin said fiercely, “Since they are enemies, we won’t hold back. Captain, shoot down those three ships!”
The captain turned around and looked at Lin as if he were foolish.
“Our ship is a passenger vessel; it’s not equipped with weapons and we can’t retaliate…”
The words of Dream Source made Lin feel extremely awkward. He rubbed his nose and muttered, "As expected, it's really outdated; this is what you get with an old-fashioned spaceship..."
"Wow! Bro, look at that spaceship at the rear! Its high-energy cannon is charging up!"
Following Fatty's pointing finger, Lin saw that the spaceship at the back had its cannon aimed at the entrance of their ship, with dark red energy gathering at the muzzle. It seemed ready to violently breach their armor!
"It looks like they want to launch a boarding operation. Our ship has no weapons, no energy shields, and there's no way we can outrun them..."
Listening to Dream Source's explanation, Lin scratched his nose and said, "So we’re just sitting ducks, completely helpless?"
"Not exactly. They’re trying to breach the armor; it seems they want to board our cabin."
"Boom!"
Just as Dream Source finished speaking, the spaceship shook violently. Lin saw that the armored door at the entrance had been melted open by the high-energy cannon, and three enemy ships were converging towards it.
"I'm not afraid of them coming in; I'm more worried about them just bombarding us. Captain, keep piloting! The three of us will face them head-on!"
With a cold laugh, Lin swung his arm confidently.
"Uh, bro, the captain and First Mate have already escaped in the Escape Pod..."
Fatty awkwardly pointed at the monitor showing the scene.
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