Calmly reporting his own battle achievements, Wang Dong inevitably carried a trace of self-satisfaction.
Stellar Conquest was a fully immersive, real-time galactic battlefield strategy game.
It claimed a simulation fidelity as high as 85%.
Players took on the role of a battleship captain, commanding their own ship into designated combat zones for either single-ship battles or fleet campaigns.
It was developed by a large tech corporation from a distant star domain—rumored to have powerful backing.
The fact that the game had become popular even in a remote place like the Mining Star Region where Planet KQ-03 was located spoke volumes.
Wang Dong had once treasured this rare channel through which he could learn about battleships, dedicating significant time and energy to the game.
To play such a large-scale real-time strategy game, a personal home neural system was far from enough—he had to visit large internet cafés with specialized access terminals.
And the fees weren't cheap.
As a rigorously developed official game, one's performance within it did reflect, to a certain degree, the player's familiarity with standard battleship configurations and basic tactical maneuvers.
Yuan Shu nodded with faint understanding, his hoarse voice murmuring, "Better than nothing…"
"I was just thinking—since we're still being pursued, we should avoid staying in one location for too long."
Wang Dong shrugged helplessly.
"After all, I've been thrown into this whether I like it or not, so I should at least struggle a bit."
Yuan Shu shifted slightly with difficulty. "Caution is a good trait—it may help you avoid the Jin family's pursuit more effectively. However, I'm puzzled. The Yuan Family's secret poison in your body requires the death of a direct descendant of the Jin family to obtain the antidote. So why don't you just stay here and wait for a Jin battleship to come knocking?"
Wang Dong gave a bitter smile at those words.
"I'm not so naive to think that playing a game qualifies me as a real battleship captain.
To be honest, I don't even dare to manually pilot the ship yet, let alone engage in combat.
Getting familiar with the ship, starting from the basics, and practicing control techniques should be the top priority.
Also, as the ancients said: 'Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated.'
Right now, I know absolutely nothing about our enemies. I don't know myself, nor do I know them.
How could I possibly win a battle in such a state of unpreparedness?"
Yuan Shu relaxed his body and lay back again. "It seems you're quite clear-headed. In that case, I'm a bit more optimistic about your chances."
Wang Dong laughed, "It seems you've always been pessimistic about my future, Mr. Yuan."
"That's because you don't understand how troublesome the Jin family can be."
Yuan Shu shook his head.
"No matter the means, as long as the Jin family deems it necessary, they will use it.
Take me, for instance. Even after contending with them for decades, once my threat level and bounty rose high enough within the Jin family's External Affairs Hall…
As more powerful direct descendants were assigned to hunt me down, I eventually fell to a scheme I'd always looked down on the most.
If even I ended up this way, what chance does a young man like you have?
Do your best, and leave the rest to fate."
With that, Yuan Shu let out a long sigh, filled with bitterness.
Wang Dong really wanted to nod in agreement.
In his previous life, hadn't he ended up just like Yuan Shu—hunted with nowhere to run?
But now, he couldn't afford to appear so defeated.
If he didn't even have basic confidence, how could he expect someone to entrust their final hopes to him?
"Mr. Yuan, I figure that as long as I stay out of the Jin family's sight, even they must have gaps in their net.
Take right now, for example—they don't even know I exist. As long as I'm careful not to appear before them, who would ever suspect that the new captain of the Battle Axe is just a lowly interstellar miner?"
Wang Dong said with a smile.
"That's not entirely unreasonable. It sounds simple enough, and with the Battle Axe's auxiliary modules, it's not entirely impossible. Still, the odds are… slim."
Yuan Shu's expression shifted slightly, then settled into skepticism.
If this were a veteran who had roamed the galaxy for years and was deeply familiar with the Battle Axe, maybe it would be doable.
But a rookie like Wang Dong?
Yuan Shu remained unconvinced.
"Mr. Yuan, since it's a battleship, why does the Battle Axe only have one main cannon? Even if you count the four secondary guns, that's just five in total. Isn't that firepower a bit… weak?"
Wang Dong asked, somewhat puzzled.
"Do you have some misunderstanding about the word 'battleship'? You think that if a ship doesn't carry dozens of main cannons, it has no combat capability?"
Yuan Shu couldn't help but shake his head and chuckle.
"Looks like you really are a rookie, just like you said."
Wang Dong blinked awkwardly, saying nothing, but his eyes gleamed with curiosity as he looked at Yuan Shu.
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