Being an otaku in the world of American comics

#658 - Star Pirates

After about three days, they had talked about everything they could, and what they shouldn't talk about, well, they couldn't talk about... So, taking advantage of the subsequent somewhat long and monotonous voyage, Liang Yue announced that he was going into seclusion.

He had made so many preparations before coming, such as vibranium, the periodic table of elements, etc., all of which were still piled up in Liang Yue's Ama-no-Iwato space, and now it was time to put them to use.

Frankly speaking, weapon crafting didn't seem to be a very urgent need for Liang Yue at the moment.

After all, according to his previous fighting style, Liang Yue was more like a martial artist than a cultivator.

And martial artists mainly focus on close combat, and two iridium swords were enough to meet his current needs.

In addition to sword energy, the innate images of thunder, fire, and wood, the ability to become ethereal, and the multiple assistance of body techniques, he didn't even need to wear armor.

However, now that he had the method of weapon crafting, wouldn't it be a waste to just leave it there unused?

Moreover, although he didn't need magical treasures now, it didn't mean he wouldn't need them in the future. For the sake of long-term consideration, he really should accumulate some experience in this area.

"So, as a long-term consideration, a flying magical artifact..."

"I don't need it for the time being. Xiao Wu's spaceship is enough, but as a long-term goal, I should practice it, at least to apply and understand the formations engraved on the magical artifacts."

"And then there are sword-type magical treasures, armor-type magical treasures, shield-type defensive magical treasures, and so on, all of which I should have a set of."

"And also that thing, special types of spatial magical artifacts, such as the simplest kind, which can be used to hold various wines and elixirs.

Then there are the slightly more complex ones, used to collect non-material natural treasures such as thunder, fire, and magic light."

"Finally, there are spatial artifacts that can be used to trap and seal various living things, such as some fierce insects, spiritual honeybees, gold-eating insects, and so on. I have to prepare a set of these."

"In addition to some long-range weapons, formation disks, composite magical treasures, and the like..."

Thinking of this, Liang Yue couldn't help but feel a headache.

After a series of reflections and self-examination, he finally decided that he still had to decide on the types of magical treasures to refine according to his actual situation and needs.

"Let's start with treasures like robes and armor."

"The current situation is that my attack power is sufficient, but my defense is slightly lacking."

"Although I probably won't be directly hit by anything for the time being, it's better to be prepared!"

"In addition, a robe that can change its appearance at will is indeed very useful."

After making up his mind, Liang Yue quickly immersed his mind in his Ama-no-Iwato space.

After a period of picking and choosing, he selected a pile of furs and silk threads from it.

There was flying dragon skin, ancient dragon skin, the fur of huge fierce beasts, Duriel's carapace, enhanced skin with complete physical and magical immunity, and various metal threads decomposed by Xiao Wu using black technology.

After a little thought, he began to refine the simplest kind of robe - a dust-repelling robe.

......

Inside the cockpit, after Liang Yue went into seclusion, Stark and Meng Xiaoyu also entered research mode. For the two academic masters, space travel was obviously a good place to study.

Speaking of the field of scientific research, good students naturally have more common ground.

Of course, whether from the perspective of seniority or in terms of practical operation and results, the fledgling Meng Xiaoyu can probably only be Stark's assistant.

So, for most of the time on this trip, Stark was generally doing research and analysis, and Meng Xiaoyu was listening in.

Of course, if you really want to delve into it, the current intelligent brain Xiao Wu is the one who is acting as the lecturer.

Relying on the accumulation of thousands of years of research and development experience during the upgrade of the base world, the scientific research achievements and theoretical level it now possesses are already vastly different from before.

Although there has been no update or progress in basic scientific theory, even so, Stark and Meng Xiaoyu can only obediently listen to the lectures.

During the journey, occasionally when Xiao Wu stopped flying and released the quantum beacon, Stark would also direct the spaceship to some nearby meteorites and small star areas to take a turn.

Then, when he came back, he would get some relevant data and opinions from Xiao Wu to improve it later.

In short, although this space voyage was nominally a trip, everyone had a very fulfilling time.

Especially Meng Xiaoyu, in just half a month, the knowledge and courses she learned and came into contact with were probably comparable to the topics of an entire postgraduate academic year.

So much so that when they met again, the woman felt a little dizzy, overnourished, and in a state of indigestion.

After more than half a month of sailing, Xiao Wu, after several twists and turns and passing through more than a dozen space wormholes, finally brought them to the busy roads of the Milky Way.

Then, immediately afterwards, they were very unfortunate to encounter their first interstellar pirate who was blocking the road in the universe.

After hearing this news, Liang Yue suddenly woke up from his secluded weapon refining state, and then ran out with a look of anticipation.

As a result, the other party was just a small lone wolf, a spaceship that was about to be scrapped, and didn't even have a decent protective shield. Xiao Wu's gravity beam shattered the hull into pieces with a wave of his hand.

Fortunately, this encounter was not without value.

The intelligent brain Xiao Wu's attack was very measured. Although the other party's spaceship was shattered, the various components, instruments, and even the engine that floated out of it were almost undamaged.

A traction beam was cast down, and they were immediately collected into the warehouse at the rear of the spaceship.

As for the interstellar pirate himself, he also looked very poor, and seemed unable to afford even an electric membrane spacesuit.

He was immediately frozen into an ice sculpture by the low temperature and cold in the universe...

Frankly speaking, the technology on Xiao Wu's spaceship is still a bit too advanced for Earth and Stark and others.

After all, that was thousands of years of continuous research and accumulation, and the sample it was compared to was the Kryptonian spaceship from the DC world.

It is at least several centuries away from the current aerospace level on Earth. It is by no means an overnight matter to research or even imitate it.

But the wreckage left by this clumsy spaceship is different. It was originally a scrapped product that was about to be scrapped.

When everyone ran to the warehouse to take a look, Stark almost immediately recognized the technical route of the pile of parts and the construction principle of the other party's spaceship.

"A nuclear fusion reactor? It feels more complete than the one in my house."

"A plasma engine? This structure is the first time I've seen it. It seems to save a lot of energy and increase the output power, but the specific data still needs to be checked in detail."

"What is this? Xiao Wu, do you recognize it?"

"That seems to be a quantum receiving instrument, a bit like a radio on Earth. It can receive cosmic broadcasts within a certain range."

"Oh~! Sounds good. Can this thing still be used?"

"As long as you find the right frequency and install the quantum receiver, it should work properly."

"That's good. Now we have cosmic broadcasts to listen to! Huh? What are these bottles, air fresheners?"

"Those are some~ standard version of nano repair agents. As long as there is a corresponding model projection, they can repair various parts of the spaceship or instruments.

It belongs to the type that will be finalized immediately after a one-time use."

"Awesome! There are such good things? It's so convenient!"

......

"It seems that this time's harvest is not small."

Liang Yue walked slowly into the warehouse at this time, wearing a black gauze Taoist robe that had just been completed not long ago, and a white right-lapel short-haired inner lining robe, and looked at the pile of instruments casually.

"It's really not small. With these things, the several major scientific research countries on Earth can almost completely develop relatively basic aerospace technology without interruption."

Meng Xiaoyu was also squatting there with a look of surprise at this moment.

"It's just that the basic materials still need to be researched further. Relying on these few bottles of nano repair agent samples is not enough for us to develop similar spaceship materials."

"Huh? Is your weapon refining seclusion over?"

"Not yet, but I have accumulated some experience."

"Is this dress the result of your efforts over the past half month?"

"What are its functions?"

"It shields dust, is fireproof, waterproof, prevents heat loss, and has some defensive effects against physical and magical attacks. In addition, this robe can be deformed.

As long as I want, it can be transformed into any style of clothing according to my wishes."

"Cool oh~"

"Can it be received into the body like the legendary magic weapon?"

"This is an outer robe of a magic weapon. There is no need to add any spiritual power nourishing function. What really needs to be received into the body is a powerful protective gear like armor. I haven't had time to refine that yet."