"Ahem! By the way, what's going on with your Sea Wolf?" Chu Xiaoxiao suppressed her thoughts about "Aunt Shu Yun" and coughed a couple of times before taking a good look at the current state of the Sea Wolf, feeling puzzled.
At this moment, the fishing boat Sea Wolf was little more than a hull with only the sails remaining. Its bare, strange appearance was quite striking.
Nie Yun looked a bit awkward and coughed again. "Ahem, well, recently I thought the Sea Wolf had gained a bit of weight, so I decided to let it go on a diet!"
Chu Xiaoxiao: "..."
Can you make it more convincing?
Nie Yun was also quite helpless. He had just tested it this morning, and indeed, an all-metal fishing boat would sink… In the end, he had to settle for a stripped-down version, which was now the Sea Wolf's appearance.
Nie Yun glanced around and changed the topic. "You've gone all out here, almost like a national leader on a tour!"
Since Chu Xiaoxiao insisted on personally delivering the goods to Nie Yun, and fearing any further incidents, Chu Feng had arranged double the usual number of bodyguards to protect her.
At this moment, there were eight bodyguards surrounding them, stationed on the three ships, completely encircling the two of them. The closest female bodyguard stood not far from them, and the entire conversation between Chu Xiaoxiao and Nie Yun was clearly within earshot, with her casting odd glances at Nie Yun.
It seemed that Chu Xiaoxiao, a wealthy young lady, had no business being involved with someone like Nie Yun.
"This can't be helped. My mother is worried about me going out." Chu Xiaoxiao was somewhat resigned. She typically disliked such ostentation.
"Mm, that's understandable. By the way, did you find out who was behind the kidnapping before?" Nie Yun asked.
"Not yet. However, it's very likely that the mastermind is from the Sunlight Group… Never mind, why am I even mentioning this to you?" Chu Xiaoxiao stopped mid-sentence.
She didn't want Nie Yun to get involved in their high-stakes conflict.
"Sunlight Group!" Nie Yun quietly noted the name in his mind and didn't press further.
"Let's go check out your ship and the goods!" Chu Xiaoxiao said, leading Nie Yun onto the cargo ship.
As soon as they boarded, a middle-aged man in a suit hurried over and bowed respectfully to Chu Xiaoxiao. "Miss!"
"Hmm, Manager Wu, please introduce Captain Nie to his new ship," Chu Xiaoxiao said, pointing at Nie Yun.
Manager Wu saw that Nie Yun was quite young and dressed… well, in a distinctive style!
With a gray vest, jeans rolled up to his knees, and dark skin, he looked like a fisherman, and his vehicle was a strangely shaped fishing boat!
Was this some sort of cosplay?!
"Damn, these rich young masters really know how to play!" Manager Wu grumbled inwardly but maintained a flawless professional smile.
"Hello, Captain Nie!" Manager Wu greeted, choosing the title "Captain" after much thought.
Hearing Chu Xiaoxiao and Manager Wu call him Captain Nie, Nie Yun felt an invigorating thrill as if he had consumed a ginseng fruit. His pores felt a surge of delight.
"Hello, hello!" Nie Yun responded with his brightest smile, which made Manager Wu somewhat taken aback.
"Captain Nie, this 'Chengjiang' cargo ship was launched in 2009, with a displacement of 2100 tons, a length of 96.00 meters, a width of 17.55 meters, and a main engine power of 1427 kilowatts. It uses a hybrid oil-electric power system with a maximum speed of 20 knots.
The ship is equipped with a hydraulic straight-arm crane with a maximum lifting radius of 15 meters and a lifting capacity of 5 tons. It can handle containers or bulk cargo.
Additionally, the ship has large harpoon guns and netting equipment for some degree of fishing operations. Overall, it's a versatile ship suitable for both cargo and fishing.
The ship's interior is equipped with advanced radar and sonar systems, extensive monitoring and communication equipment, and automation devices. Therefore, with just 10 standard crew members, it can handle all operations.
The design is for river and nearshore navigation in our country, but it can also be used for offshore operations as long as the weather is not too severe. However, for safety reasons, such operations are not recommended.
Though it's a second-hand ship, due to poor management by the previous owner's company, it has not been used much, so its remaining service life is still quite impressive."
As Manager Wu introduced, Nie Yun got a general understanding of his new ship.
"Hmm, this ship is great!" Nie Yun nodded in satisfaction.
The ship's all-steel structure would keep the mechanical bugs busy for a while.
Manager Wu grumbled inwardly, "How could it not be good? Even as a second-hand ship, the price is at least 15 million. Miss must have some special connection with this young man to sell it for under 10 million!"
Manager Wu then showed Nie Yun around the various rooms and explained the equipment and functions on the ship.
"Alright, since Captain Nie is satisfied with the 'Chengjiang,' let's sign the sales contract," Manager Wu said with a smile.
Nie Yun had no objections. He scrawled his signature on a pile of documents, and with Manager Wu's eye twitching, Nie Yun officially became the owner of the Chengjiang.
Seeing Nie Yun's beaming face, Chu Xiaoxiao was also in a good mood. She said, "Next, let's go check out the items you requested!"
They went to the warehouse located below the deck.
It was packed full, with most of the space occupied by piles of scrap iron and fuel barrels, aside from some equipment and machinery.
"There's the fuel and scrap iron you requested—50 tons of diesel and 30 tons of scrap iron. Over here are the solar power generators, diesel generators, and wind power generators," Chu Xiaoxiao said.
"Mm!" Nie Yun looked at his goods with satisfaction but then noticed something seemed to be missing.
"My robot… ah, I mean, where is my robot?" Nie Yun asked, looking around in confusion.
"It's over there, right beside the solar panels," Chu Xiaoxiao said with a hint of pride.
"Where? I don't see it." Nie Yun scanned the area several times from left to right and right to left, but still didn't spot it.
"Look down!"
"Huh?" Nie Yun was startled, looked down, and… oh! There they were!
It was a pair of humanoid robots with sleek aluminum alloy shells, painted in black, white, and red, with cute large eyes and antennas that were wide at the bottom and pointed at the top.
They looked quite adorable. But why… why were they so small!
Have you ever seen a 20-centimeter-tall sailor? Ah!
And even more frustratingly, they were indeed a pair!
One was dressed in a little vest and rolled-up jeans, resembling Nie Yun's own attire, while the other was in a pink dress, clearly a female version of the robot.
Was this a matching set or something?
"Can… can you explain why these robots are in miniature size and also a couple's set?" Nie Yun's eye twitched as he looked at Chu Xiaoxiao.