Facing Nie Yun's question, Chu Xiaoxiao responded with remarkable calmness.
"You mentioned that life at sea is quite dull, so you need entertainment robots, right? I spent a lot of time choosing these, and you're saying… they're not cute?" Chu Xiaoxiao said, giving Nie Yun a look that seemed to promise consequences if he dared to disagree.
Nie Yun suddenly realized he might have indeed said something like that. Self-inflicted misery!
He could only force out two words between his teeth: "C… Cute!"
But how could such cute robots be used as sailors? They were completely out of sync with the idea of hardworking, reliable helpers! And why did the male robot resemble him so much? As a captain, he needed some distinguishing features!
"Is there… is there something a bit more realistic? I mean, a more realistic size?" Nie Yun cautiously tried to regain some of his captain's authority.
Size?!
The mention of "size" made Chu Xiaoxiao nearly explode!
"What size are you looking for? Is it one of those realistic, teenage-looking, purely entertainment robots?!" Chu Xiaoxiao's eyes showed a dangerous glint.
Nie Yun was momentarily stunned by Chu Xiaoxiao's words and then…
Damn! So it can be done this way!
Nie Yun suddenly realized that there was indeed a better option than the gritty, skeletal-faced robots. The world could indeed be a more beautiful place!
Realizing this late was quite a blow! Why hadn't he thought of it sooner?
However, when Nie Yun sensed the murderous intent from Chu Xiaoxiao, he froze, quickly assessed his chances of survival if he pursued this line of thought, and decisively abandoned the plan for a happier future.
"No, no! I'm not that kind of person! Just these two will do! I'm really… really satisfied!" Nie Yun said insincerely.
Chu Xiaoxiao was finally satisfied and nodded in approval.
The female bodyguard next to Chu Xiaoxiao looked at their conversation with a strange expression, but maintained her professional silence.
"Don't underestimate these robots. They're the most advanced intelligent robots in the world. Not only are their joints designed precisely for human-like movement, but they can also recognize 64 voice commands and can be controlled remotely! This pair costs 1 million!" Chu Xiaoxiao said.
As she spoke, Chu Xiaoxiao picked up a nearby remote control and fiddled with it. Indeed, one of the robots moved its limbs flexibly according to the control.
Nie Yun smiled and nodded, seemingly pleased, but inwardly he was grumbling, "Size, the key is size! All this intelligence stuff isn't necessary!"
...
After everything was settled, Nie Yun suddenly said mysteriously to Chu Xiaoxiao, "By the way, I have something on my ship. Come with me!"
He then led Chu Xiaoxiao to his Sea Wolf and sent all the bodyguards to other ships.
The female bodyguard was quite displeased with this move, but had to comply with Chu Xiaoxiao's insistence.
Nie Yun looked around slyly, ensuring no one was watching, and then dragged out a metal box about one meter in size from a corner.
"What's this?" Chu Xiaoxiao asked curiously.
"My fleet… uh, I mean, a good thing!" Nie Yun said, taking out a silver key to unlock the box.
Chu Xiaoxiao leaned in to look inside and… it was still a box…
Nie Yun pulled out another box from within and opened it.
Inside… was yet another box…
Chu Xiaoxiao watched with a black line on her forehead as Nie Yun kept pulling out one box after another, until there was a large pile of boxes of various sizes.
Finally, after five minutes, Nie Yun produced a small box with nine locks, about the size of two palms!
"Inside… is it still a box?" Chu Xiaoxiao asked with a twitching mouth.
"Ahem! No, no, this time it's the real thing!" Nie Yun coughed awkwardly.
This was his whole fleet, so he couldn't be careless!
Nie Yun unlocked the nine locks one by one with the key. The two of them crouched in a corner like thieves and opened the box.
Immediately, a bright golden light shone out.
"This…" Chu Xiaoxiao stared, dumbfounded, at the nearly hundred gold coins inside.
She picked up one coin. The front had a king's portrait, and the back had a lily flower. Even though Chu Xiaoxiao knew nothing about antiques, she could tell that these coins were incredibly old.
"So these are the ancient coins you picked up?" Chu Xiaoxiao asked, pointing at the nearly hundred coins with an expression that said she didn't believe him.
"Ahem! I know the number I picked up is quite large, but you have to believe me, they really were picked up!" Nie Yun said earnestly.
He did pick them up, and besides that, he also found an ancient Spanish warship!
...
"Well, after these coins are processed, I'll notify you by phone. Given the large quantity, if they flood the market all at once, it will impact the price. So I recommend selling them slowly. It may take more time, but the returns will be greater."
Chu Xiaoxiao personally locked the box in her yacht's safe and turned to Nie Yun.
"Mm, that's fine. You handle it, and if there's any debt, feel free to deduct it from the proceeds. You might need to buy something else in the future," Nie Yun said.
Chu Xiaoxiao was pleased with Nie Yun's complete trust.
Although nearly 100 million was not much for her, it was different for Nie Yun. The fact that he trusted her so completely made Chu Xiaoxiao feel inexplicably happy.
"By the way, remember to return that box once the coins are sold," Nie Yun suddenly remembered and said.
"The box? Why?" Chu Xiaoxiao asked, puzzled.
"Ahem! Oh, right, that box is an ancestral heirloom, it has great sentimental value!" Nie Yun said.
He could say that he almost forgot the box was constructed by mechanical bugs. Although they could return eventually, the difficulty would be comparable to the Red Army's Long March…
Ancestral heirloom?
Chu Xiaoxiao looked at him skeptically but didn't press further, nodding in agreement.
As everything was wrapped up, it was nearly dusk. Chu Xiaoxiao stood at the bow of the ship, watching as the Chengjiang towed the Sea Wolf away, gradually disappearing into the fiery red sunset.
Manager Wu, sweating profusely, watched this scene next to Chu Xiaoxiao.
"Miss, is this really okay? Mr. Nie is alone, and he has only learned the basic operations. This only allows him to control the direction roughly. Even if he says there are sailors waiting to help him, it's still very dangerous to go out to sea like this!"
"If he says it's okay, then it should be okay…" Chu Xiaoxiao hesitated.
"But this guy has a lot of secrets. Picking up gold coins so easily—who would believe that? There must be something fishy! I'll make you reveal all your secrets sooner or later!" Chu Xiaoxiao thought with a small smirk.
"Miss, it's getting late. We should head back!" The female bodyguard reminded her.
"Mm, let's go back then!" Chu Xiaoxiao nodded.
At this moment, Chu Xiaoxiao was completely unaware that danger was slowly closing in…