Nuclear Warhead Cooked in Wine

It is an era of artificial superintelligences, interstellar travel, gene medicine, and virtual reality worlds. Far into Earth's future, 15-year-old Gu Ding is a student of Cerulean Military Academy by day, and tavern waiter by night. His ambition: Become the space pirate with the highest bounty offered by the Universal Federation Government. With the help of Neptune, a neonate super-intelligence, Gu Ding finds himself thrust into a galaxy of shadowy organizations, political underdealings, and otherworldly forces that lie beyond human comprehension…

The Highest Bounty

When the half a meter tall humanoid robot appeared in front of Gu Ding and Liliath, both of them clearly appeared to be stunned.

"His name is Battle No. 1. This is his current state ever since the metal ball was activated," Gu Ding explained to the duo. "I think he's the perfect candidate to be our mechanic."

"Hello, my name is Gu Ding. She's Liliath. Welcome to our team!" Gu Ding broke into a grin.

"Aren't you going to conduct an evaluation?" Battle No. 1 was not expecting Gu Ding to make the decision immediately.

"That's not necessary. If Neptune thinks you're fit for the job, there shouldn't be a problem." Gu Ding turned his head to look at Liliath. "Lili, what do you think?"

New Member—Robert