After Being Transformed Into Cannon Fodder For Death, The Heartthrob Chapter 6
byYe Qingyun: “…”
The muscular man winked at him suggestively.
Ye Qingyun: “…No need, thank you.”
Ye Qingyun, stone-faced, asked the chef to ladle him two random free dishes. The chef looked at him, chuckled, and scooped a little bit of every dish onto his plate.
“Don’t mind him, I’ll treat you,” the chef said with a confident smile.
Ye Qingyun: “…Thank you.”
Since the food was already on the plate and couldn’t be returned, Ye Qingyun had no choice but to tell the chef, “I will pay you back with Contribution Points once I earn some.”
The chef waved his hand dismissively at Ye Qingyun and scooped him a bowl of soup as well.
When Ye Qingyun turned around holding his lunch, he saw many people looking at him, slapping the chairs beside them and inviting him to sit down.
Ye Qingyun: “…” Truly worthy of being Star Pirates—they were too enthusiastic.
If Ye Qingyun followed his usual habits, he would definitely sit next to someone who looked easy to talk to, seize the opportunity to glean information, and learn about the Star Pirate ship.
But he was currently the Cannon Fodder Shou devoted solely to the Scum Gong, ignoring all other suitors. Naturally, he couldn’t do that; he had to maintain his character.
Every table was occupied, making it impossible to sit alone, so he had to share a table. Ye Qingyun looked around and settled on a young man.
The young man looked quite refined, eating with his head down, not sparing him a single glance, seemingly disdainful of him.
You’re the one, comrade.
Ye Qingyun sat down opposite the young man. The youth was visibly stunned, looked up at Ye Qingyun, and frowned tightly.
The young man only glanced at Ye Qingyun before lowering his head to continue eating, appearing unwilling to exchange a single word with him.
Ye Qingyun, of course, couldn’t initiate conversation either, and silently ate his meal. However, the others were too enthusiastic, continuously sending drinks over to their table. Ye Qingyun’s refusal was useless, and the drinks soon piled up, filling the tabletop.
The young man reached his limit, slamming the table heavily: “Haven’t you guys had enough? Are you done yet?”
The others weren’t afraid of him: “What, jealous? Want a bottle too?”
“Jealous my ass,” the young man sneered, glancing at Ye Qingyun. “He doesn’t even have Contribution Points, what is there to be jealous of?”
They were all on the same ship, so everyone knew everyone else’s business. Someone immediately exposed him: “You’re jealous that he got close to the Boss, aren’t you? You’ve liked the Boss for so long, and the Boss never looked twice at you.” The person paused, then sighed, “That’s the difference in looks.”
Ye Qingyun: “…”
Was this his ‘Love Rival’?
The young man’s past was suddenly exposed, and his face instantly turned ugly. He snapped at the loudmouth: “Shut up!”
Afterward, the young man glared at Ye Qingyun and said sarcastically, “What are you looking at? No matter what, I got onto this ship based on my own skills. And you?” The young man stared at Ye Qingyun’s face, contemptuously saying, “You only have a face worth looking at. You’re nothing but a pretty vase.”
Ye Qingyun lowered his eyes.
He had heard the term ‘pretty vase’ countless times; it was arguably the phrase he disliked hearing the most.
Therefore, he also knew that the best way to deal with such people was to defeat them in their familiar domain, ensuring they would never dare to look down on him again.
“What skills do you have?” Ye Qingyun asked.
“Me?” The young man scoffed. “I can hack into the target’s terminal and confirm their location, allowing our Star Pirate Crew to go and meet them.”
A look of arrogance appeared on the young man’s face, and his gaze toward Ye Qingyun grew even more disdainful: “I’m not like you, who relies solely on looks. I am core technical personnel. Pu Tian wouldn’t dare treat me harshly easily.”
After the young man finished speaking, Ye Qingyun said flatly, “Oh, locating someone? I could do that when I was five.”
As soon as he said this, the surrounding people burst into laughter.
“Beauty, don’t make such big claims. Do you think it’s as easy as learning one plus one equals two?”
“Even though you’re good-looking, if you challenge him and get embarrassed, even I can’t help you, bro.”
The crowd’s trust in the young man made him even more smug. He said to Ye Qingyun, “Since you can do it too, dare to compete with me? If you lose, you must voluntarily get off the ship.”
This was exactly what Ye Qingyun wanted. He agreed, then added, “If you lose… I want all your Contribution Points.”
The young man seemed completely unconcerned about losing and quickly accepted.
The method of comparison was simple: have a crew member anonymously post something on the Star Pirate Forum. Whoever could first find out who posted it would win.
The surrounding Star Pirates huddled together, quietly selected someone to post the message, and then nodded to Ye Qingyun and the young man: “Done.”
Ye Qingyun opened the terminal on his wrist, only to hear the young man mock him: “It’s still not too late to surrender. Otherwise, don’t blame me for not warning you when you can’t find it and lose face.”
Ye Qingyun didn’t speak, his fingertips flying across the terminal screen.
He rarely boasted; what he said was the truth. Locating a person was effortless for him. The reason he was able to successfully write letters to the Scum Gong according to the novel’s plot was because he had hacked into the Scum Gong’s terminal.
If he could easily find the Scum Gong, how much easier was it to find a crew member whose terminal wasn’t as advanced?
The surrounding Star Pirates chatted loudly nearby: “Hah, I think there’s no suspense here. Why is this beauty so reckless?”
“What was the fastest locating speed before? One hour?”
“That was under smooth conditions. Didn’t our terminals just get upgraded a while ago? I don’t think this will be done in less than a day.”
“Let’s just disperse after we finish eating.”
Seven minutes later, Ye Qingyun looked up and stared directly at a certain bearded Star Pirate.
At this moment, the young man was still struggling to find the answer opposite him, and the other Star Pirates were still chatting. The Star Pirate Ye Qingyun was looking at was startled and asked gruffly, “What are you doing?”
“Lu Jia,” Ye Qingyun said slowly, “You are the one who posted the thread. The title is ‘Counting the Idiots I’ve Seen Over the Years.’”
The moment the words fell, the noisy cafeteria instantly fell silent. The Star Pirates who had been talking and laughing loudly seemed frozen, looking at Ye Qingyun as if they had seen a ghost.
The person who posted the thread was indeed Lu Jia, but it took less than ten minutes?
Their first reaction was that Ye Qingyun had randomly pointed at someone and just happened to be lucky enough to pick the poster.
But he even stated the thread title…
Who exactly was this person?
And was the Boss crazy? Shouldn’t a technical expert of this caliber be pampered with ten thousand Contribution Points a month?
The young man competing with Ye Qingyun turned pale, then scoffed, “You know you have no hope, so you just guessed?”
“Stop the nonsense. Ask them yourself if I’m right or not.” Ye Qingyun tapped the table with his index finger. “Transfer all your Contribution Points to my account, Ye Qingyun. Not a single Star Coin less.” Ye Qingyun thought for a moment, a slight curve appearing at the corner of his mouth: “If I come to eat tomorrow and see that you still have Contribution Points, don’t blame me for being impolite.”
With that, Ye Qingyun stood up, gave the young man a cold look, turned, and strode out.
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Back in his room, Ye Qingyun closed the door, lay down on the bed, and quickly opened the terminal on his wrist.
He had only eaten a few bites of his meal and rushed back so quickly because, while tracking the poster, he discovered that the signal on the Star Pirate ship was connected to an Underground Forum he had never heard of.
And when he accidentally clicked into it earlier, he saw his own name on the Bounty Board!
The Bounty Board featured many wealthy and powerful individuals Ye Qingyun had heard of. Being listed alongside these people, a faint sense of pride welled up in Ye Qingyun’s heart.
He was truly amazing!
Ye Qingyun indulged in self-admiration for a while, then clicked on the bounty post to read the content.
The bounty post had been published over a month ago, and when he opened it, he was even more shocked.
The poster had offered one hundred thousand Star Coins to capture him!
One thousand Star Coins was enough for a family of three to live comfortably for a year, so one hundred thousand Star Coins was definitely a significant amount of money.
The poster’s tone was cold: [After capturing the person, private message the transaction location. Money and goods exchanged hand-to-hand.]
Ye Qingyun took a deep breath. He continued reading and found that the initial replies mostly said they hadn’t heard of him. It wasn’t until later that someone specifically investigated and returned to provide information, which was when everyone learned who he was.
But he had always lived a secluded life, and no one had ever seen him, so no one could provide information.
Finally, someone suggested: [I heard a rumor that Ye Qingyun likes Pu Tian, the captain of the Silver Radiance Star Pirate Crew? Why don’t you destroy Silver Radiance, capture Pu Tian, and wait for Ye Qingyun to come knocking?]
Below this reply, the poster responded: [Private message me your account. If the information is genuinely useful, I will transfer the funds.]
Ye Qingyun: “…?”
It seemed he had stumbled upon something quite extraordinary.