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

<p>Gu Ding looked up at the battle ring Elsa was in. He could barely see either Elsa or Tower, just two shadows that quickly collided and separated. Each impact released a sharp, deafening sound–it sounded like iron clashing together, but with a booming sound similar to thunder. With each clash, a violent shockwave was produced.</p>

<p>Gu Ding only knew that the two of them had reached a stalemate. He could not see any deeper within the battle.</p>

The Angry Gu Ding