Lian Yu was rarely at a loss. Apart from the book in his hand, he had never read a light novel before – of course, he also did not read this particular book carefully, let alone finish it. After quickly discovering the real enemy of his previous life, he only cared about revenge and seducing Cen Zhen. Therefore, he knew nothing about the relevant routines and terminologies of romance novels.
“Let me explain it to you this way.” Cen Zhen gave Lian Yu a forewarning in advance, “In the future, you will meet many people who like Yao Jin and Pan. Basically, anyone with a name in the story will not be spared, and most of the characters are well-known figures. No matter what their personalities were in the past, they will die for love after meeting the male protagonists. The routine is that Yao Jin descends from the sky and saves someone from danger as a hero, and Pan picks up an injured someone and touches their heart with gentleness and kindness, and then the supporting characters either fall in love at first sight, or kidnap, or sow discord, or accompany and help, or selflessly dedicate themselves for the male protagonists.”
This information was a bit too much and made Lian Yu ponder for a long time. After a while, Lian Yu asked a question from a very tricky angle: “Aren’t I a well-known character in the story?”
Cen Zhen glanced at him, “Yes.” Not only well-known but also a boss character.
“Why don’t I like them? … I only like you.” Lian Yu bent down and dropped a feather-like kiss on Cen Zhen’s cheek.
Cen Zhen’s eyelashes trembled slightly. Under Lian Yu’s gray-green eyes, he slowly pursed his lips, and then said in a gloomy tone: “Because you died too early, why don’t you try to live a few more years.”
“…” Lian Yu laughed, “Let’s not, I’m scared.”
He sat back in his previous position and thought, “If Man Yun is a love-brained man, maybe we can change the approach? We can completely imitate how Pan and Man Yun met according to the novel and send him a Pan No. 2. This way, on top of the slave market, having a spy who can follow Man Yun around can bring us endless benefits. If we really send Man Yun to surrender and disband the FallingCloudStar Pirates, that’ll eliminate such a public threat, the Star Police has to give me a flag of reward.”
“I suggest not.” Cen Zhen straightened his waist, “Pan is the male protagonist. Generally, the male protagonist in novels has a specific halo. I’m sure if other people yell at Man Yun in public, and scold him for being heartless, their ending definitely won’t be Man Yun thinks the person is pure, kind, strong, and brave. Instead, he would cut their tongue and body and feed them to dogs. “
“Shouting in public? Has Pan become this brave after graduation?”
“The novel accumulates too high of a word count in the later period, and the author loses control of the characters. The characters and the plot became badly off track. The content of the campus arc and the early graduation arc is relatively rich, writing about Yao Jin’s charm and Pan’s growth. The later period is repetitive and lacks quality. Handsome men and beautiful women appear, and they all have an ambiguous relationship with one of the male leads, which makes the other jealous. Then they have conflicts, get into danger, get rescued, reconcile, and the cycle repeats. ”
“…” Lian Yu: “You know a lot.”
“Since I have this book, I must understand it, read it thoroughly, and learn how to make better use of it, so I need to know these. ” Cen Zhen’s head aches whenever he thinks of the days he just got transmigrated. He had to go to class during the day, self-study at night and had to utilize fragment time in the crack to read this strange love novel patiently.
The argument between En Fei and Jiu ended with the victory of the Ninth Prince. En Fei visibly wilted, huddled at the table, and sighed in a depressed mood.
Jiu happily finalized the contact time and method with Lian Yu and watched Lian Yu install the shielding and directional programs in his terminal. While watching, he praised Mr. Lian Yu for being amazing here and Mr. Lian Yu for being talented there. He even says they would for sure settle down on the Special Star after they finish this trip. Mr. Lian Yu, I want to play basketball. (1)
At night, Lian Yu packed up their luggage for the trip to Whale Star. As he flipped through the luggage, he threw a piece of paper-like object to Cen Zhen, “Take off your terminal and wear this. After initial activation, it will collect and imitate your skin color and texture. It is a simple terminal with fewer functions than the one on your hand, but more suitable for our next step.”
Cen Zhen did what Lian Yu instructed without any resistance. Seeing the thin paper completely disappear on his wrist, he asked, “Where did it come from?”
“Of course, I bought it with money.” Lian Yu sat next to Cen Zhen, “It’s precious. I almost sold my ass for these two terminals.”
“Why sell it elsewhere?” Cen Zhen smiled, “It’s the same to make the deal with me, five coins each time.”
“Is my ass this cheap?! At this price, I can’t afford to buy 0.1 mm of the terminal even if you fxxx me loose.”
“What do you think?”
“……”
Three seconds later, Lian Yu slammed the door indignantly, leaving Cen Zhen alone in the room laughing. He got up and continued to pack the luggage abandoned by Lian Yu. Honestly, their luggage would be taken away after they arrived at Beiliang Island. No matter what they brought, they would not get to use it. Stuffing things in was just to ensure the authenticity of their identity as wanderers.
So the backpack was full of notched blades, half-wasted terminals, loose and dirty interstellar universal currencies, dry and hard towels, etc. It was quite thoughtful that Lian Yu prepared all these in advance.
He must have planned to use Whale Star and the FallingCloudStar Pirates as footholds early on. That’s why he contacted En Fei and Jiu, two Zergs unafraid of poisonous insects and infectious diseases on the planet.
However, it’s just a pity that the wild-style underwear seems to be useless. Cen Zhen packed his luggage and took a shower. After he got out, he left a message for Zhou Qingchang to stop contacting him for a while. Teacher Zhou was very dissatisfied and said he hadn’t finished his homework. If he’s a student, he shouldn’t abandon his homework. Cen Zhen willfully ignored it.
The time gradually approached eleven o’clock, and Lian Yu still hadn’t come back. Cen Zhen predicted that he planned to spend time outside until one o’clock, until he finished adjusting the route, before coming back to sleep. Cen Zhen put on his coat without hesitation, turned off the lights, and left the bedroom.
In the living room, Jiu was selecting a movie, Lian Yu was curled up on the sofa, typing on the terminal, and En Fei was preparing snacks and drinks. He was very happy to see Cen Zhen and greeted him: “Was about just call you to come to I.”
Jiu stopped what he was doing and glared at him. En Fei immediately smiled like a student sitting in front of a language art college entrance examination paper, racked his brains, and finally came up with an answer: “I was just about to go call you over.”
Jiu rewarded him with a head pat, and En Fei immediately had no complaints and followed Jiu to ask what movie they would watch.
Cen Zhen walked to Lian Yu and sat down, taking the hot milk handed by En Fei. The light in the hall dimmed, and the movie started. The story is about a pair of ‘friends’ wandering the universe. The two belong to the immortals, who have extremely long lifespans and unique reproduction methods. Once an immortal dies, a newborn with all his memories will be born on the home planet of the immortals, worthy of their name and truly immortal in a sense.
Because of their lifespan, they can travel to many planets, meet many people, know many people’s stories, and witness countless joys and sorrows. Overall, it is a touching and warm film.
Cen Zhen did not finish watching it, because halfway through the film, a cunning little fish got into his palm, then to his waist and shoulders. Finally, his face got turned arrogantly and the culprit deprived him of his breath with his lips.
With soothing background music, they kissed each other silently. The sofa was soft, and Cen Zhen felt that he was almost sinking into it. He suddenly understood why the immortals in the film could travel so long tirelessly. If he and Lian Yu lived on this spaceship forever, they would always sleep until they woke up naturally, eat lunch, read books, exercise in their free time, or watch movies in a hug like this. Make love to their heart’s content at night, until they are exhausted, and then repeat it over and over again.
There is no need for an end, it doesn’t matter where the end is. If they lack something, they can stop briefly on a planet. Maybe they will experience some adventures and encounters in this strange place, meet some people, and say goodbye to some people. This kind of life seems to be very good.
Cen Zhen licked Lian Yu’s red, swollen, hot lips, and thought, but first… they needed a spaceship like this, “How much does it cost to buy a similar spaceship?”
“Hmm?” Lian Yu was lost in the passionate kissing and didn’t know why Cen Zhen asked this but answered honestly: “About 2.3 billion… I have an acquaintance, so it could be managed for just over 2 billion, with a 30-year warranty.”
Cen Zhen: “……”
Forget it.
*
Twenty hours later, two men wrapped in gray-yellow cloaks appeared on Beiliang Island in a hurry. The lowest temperature here will not be lower than 35 Celsius, if the skin is directly exposed to the sun, it will be sunburned and peeled within a few hours. Even at night, the ultraviolet rays are very serious.
Malicious eyes followed closely on the two people consistently, and the bulging backpacks made them look like tempting fat sheep, waiting to be eaten by hungry wolves.
Cen Zhen was too hot to say a word, just following Lian Yu’s side and hurrying on. They had a specific destination, a black tavern at the southern end of the island. The business under the name of the FallingCloudStar Pirates was extremely black. Other places on Beiliang Island were already dark enough, but this one was the darkest of the dark. Once you go in, don’t even think about getting out.
Anyone who knows a little about Whale Star will stay away from it. Only the ignorant will go in. Cen Zhen and Lian Yu are going to be such two stupid ignorants today.
Seeing that they were getting farther and farther away and about to enter the territory of FallingCloud, those who followed them couldn’t help but attack, which made it more convenient for Cen Zhen and Lian Yu. Providing them with a more appropriate reason to be “hunted” into the black tavern.
Finally, when he fell headfirst at the door of a black tavern, someone cut off the shoulder strap of his backpack, and a pile of garbage in the bag was scattered all over the floor, a delicate but sharp female voice came from the tavern: “You dare to bully others in front of my eyes, do you all want to die?”
The crowd of people chasing them dispersed immediately. Cen Zhen raised his head with a dusty face and saw a woman wearing 10-centimeter-high heels walking out the door. Her outfit was sexy looking, with her exposed skin covered with flesh-colored hard armor. She was smoking a cigarette, and when she saw Cen Zhen looking up at her, she sneered, exhaled a puff of smoke, and kicked him mercilessly with the tip of her shoe, “Get away, trash beggar.”
Lian Yu immediately rushed over to protect Cen Zhen careless of his own injuries, and asked with concern: “Are you okay? Where did you get kicked?”
At this time, a gentle-looking woman appeared behind the woman in high heels, wearing light makeup and wrapped in white clothes. Her voice was crisp and pleasant, “Sister, why are you driving the guests out? If the boss knows about this, he will be unhappy.”
Original Author’s Note:
Cen Zhen: Sitting on 500 million, but then found out I’m still a poor man
Don’t ask, just say Happy April Fools’ Day
Translator’s Note:
- Meme referencing ‘Slam Dunk’, the Japanese comic/anime
