On the "Golden Ghost", Colin warmly greeted Nicole and others.

Raymond, on the other hand, calmly paid attention to the guy whose system kept showing hostile prompts.

Including Nicole and Dunlop, a total of five people disembarked from the Eight-Legged Spider. The one who showed hostility was the burly man "Lawson", who was Dunlop's family knight.

Almost all of the scientists in Hex City have high noble titles awarded by the major kingdoms of the Endless Sea. Nicole's maternal line, the Parsi family, also holds the title of hereditary honorary marquis. Although Dunlop is mean, he is also a real noble.

The noble family raised more than a thousand loyal knights when it was at its peak. Now after escaping, there are only three or two shrimps left.

"The situation seems a bit complicated..."

Raymond saved these guys. It stands to reason that if they don't feel grateful, at least they won't have evil thoughts.

Now the system displays a hostile prompt, probably triggering the hostile aura of the "Twelve Sage Camp" again.

"It turns out that some of the Nico family knights have been infiltrated for a long time. No wonder they were chased for more than ten sea areas..."

Raymond muttered something silently in his mind and understood why they were being chased here.

But when he thought about it again, he felt that things seemed to be as simple as he thought.

"Since the World Headquarters has already penetrated into these families, with their methods, it is easy to catch Nicole and the others. What is the purpose of this 'hidden man' following them for so long?"

"What happened to the Oliver family fleet that was chasing just now...was it also a method of the World Headquarters?"

"With so much effort, is it possible that Ni or Dunlop has any secrets that even the World Government would consider valuable?"

Several questions flashed through his mind, but before he could figure it out, he didn't expect that the story of "The Farmer and the Snake" would actually happen to him.

...

Dunlop was obviously more interested in the "Golden Ghost" than Raymond and the others on the ship.

He is like a lord inspecting his territory, pointing and knocking from time to time. He seems to be very satisfied with the Iron Toad, and is quite unceremonious.

He was originally a well-known mechanical engineer in the research and development of battleships. When he saw the exquisite designs on this ship, the sparkle in his eyes never went out.

"This ship only uses strength 5 sea steel?"

"Yes, Mr. Dunlop."

"Hey, this ship is going to carry the 'Manvat Superconducting Defense System'? Tsk tsk... That's a good idea."

"Yes! Because we still lack some materials, we have just finished drawing the runes, and the automatic warning and linkage devices have not been installed yet..."

"What is installed on this axle is the 'K-2 shock absorber' developed by Master Connie? Can this device be installed on a small warship?"

"Well, it's the patent invented by the teacher. Because the 'Golden Ghost' requires high-strength shock absorption, I made some adjustments to this device."

"What technology do you use for the 'seamless welding of the bottom silo immersion system'? Why does it not feel like a mainstream welding method?"

"Oh, those are just some little alchemical tricks..."

"What is the use of this bracket on the magic cannon?"

"That's a small accessory I prepared for the 'automatic thermal energy tracking aiming system'..."

"I've been in Hex City for so many years, why haven't I heard of this technology? Master Connie taught it to you?"

"No. This is the ship-based attack technology I developed myself, inspired by my teacher's research on 'thermal energy early warning'."

"..."

Like a drunkard seeing fine wine, Dunlop kept asking about detailed design issues.

Especially when he was on the ship, he frequently saw some exquisite designs that he couldn't help but marvel at. Mr. Dunlop was even more satisfied with the ship.

Science and technology, especially the unique technology independently developed by mechanics, are priceless top secrets. Like magic potion formulas, they are the privacy of mechanics.

Dunlop asked this very rudely.

But since this guy was Nicole's biological uncle, even though Colin was a little unhappy, he couldn't refuse. Except for the secret of his alchemy body, he almost always answered all questions.

...

However, this arrogant Mr. Dunlop did not get good looks from Raymond and others.

At the beginning, everyone in the "Ghost Group" thought that as landlords, they should welcome them warmly.

But these arrogant guests didn't even bother to talk to these "pirates".

This Lord Dunlop from Hexcheng, and even the three family knights behind him, have never looked at them directly, and they always have an arrogance of looking at others through their nostrils.

Now that the hot face was against the cold buttocks, Raymond and the others stopped paying attention to them and went about their own business.

Anna really liked Nicole, a girl with glasses, and took him to chat enthusiastically.

Also due to Nicole's presence, Raymond couldn't bear to drive these rude guys off the boat.

...

Not long after,

Colin accompanied Dunlop after "inspecting" the ship.

They stepped back onto the deck.

After a conversation, Dunlop was also surprised.

It turns out that the young apprentice whom he was not optimistic about at the beginning seems to have inherited some of Master Connie's true heritage. Whether it is the level of mechanical technology knowledge or some creative thinking, this kid has shown extraordinary evil talents.

In Hex City, knowledge means money.

With an elder's caring tone, he asked: "Kelin... what are your future plans? Are you interested in continuing research with me?"

Colin was also a little surprised that Dunlop suddenly became friendly towards him.

He shook his head and decisively refused: "I am a member of the Ghost Group and will always be so in the future. I will accompany the captain and my friends on all adventures..."

"Haha...continue to be a pirate?"

Hearing this, Dunlop made no secret of his disdain. In his eyes, this kind of unscrupulous pirate group was as dirty as sewer bugs.

At this moment, in Dunlop's eyes, Colin has become a "cornucopia" that can create countless wealth!

But if such a talented mechanic is in his own hands, he will definitely bring him endless wealth in the future.

Oh... doesn't he like niece Nicole?

When the time comes to recruit him, won't our Parsi family be able to make a comeback?

He said earnestly: "Have you never thought about your future? Are you just going to be a pirate all your life? Don't you have any lofty ideals?"

"ideal?"

Colin said firmly: "My ideal is to avenge my teacher, and I will make those people in the World Headquarters pay a heavy price!"

"..."

Nani, what do I hear?

Hearing this, Dunlop's heart "thumped" and he glanced at Colin with a strange expression.

Is this kid crazy? He wants to cause trouble to the World Headquarters with his mouth open. If he is really recruited and held in his hand, wouldn't he be holding a bomb at any time?

No wonder he insisted on becoming a pirate. Only the most vicious pirates would play such a crazy revenge game with him!

Going against the World Headquarters is a dead end, isn't it?!

Even though his own Parsi family were all victims of the World Headquarters, Mr. Dunlop never dared to have the slightest bit of revenge when faced with that terrifying behemoth.

"You kid wants to die, so don't let him get involved..."

Dunlop muttered in his mind.

In an instant, he lost interest in winning over Colin, and instead set his sights on the ship, obviously having strange thoughts in his heart.

Although people can’t get it, this already built ship can!

After checking it out just now, he found that except for the "rusty" paint of the ship, he was not satisfied with it, but all other equipment and devices were in perfect condition!

He didn't expect that during this escape, he would encounter such a precious battleship! This ship could make them a lot of money just by getting the technology patent for dismantling it...

Now the "Eight-Legged Spider" battleship has been severely damaged and has lost its ability to sail long distances.

If Dunlop and the others want to survive to the next human territory, they can only take the "Golden Ghost".

But how can being a passenger be as comfortable as being a host?

What's more, it is a top-level predator-class ship with extremely high technological standards!

Think about this,

Dunlop's tone suddenly lost his enthusiasm, and he asked coldly: "Boy Colin, how much does it cost to build your boat?"

Colin didn't hear the implication. He made a mental calculation and said truthfully: "To get to this point... the cost would be about a billion gold coins."

"More than a billion... Well, these materials add up to about this."

Dunlop also thought about it in his mind and muttered a few words.

After a pause, he finally stated his purpose and said in a giving tone: "Let's do this, I will give you two billion to buy your ship. In the future, you can use the money to build a new one." ..."

This tone seems to be a great gift... I gave you hundreds of millions in premium, why are you still not grateful?
To be continued...