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

"Welcome to Monster Paradise, I wish you a good time here!"

Gu Ding found himself standing at the exit of the starport. A line of text floated past the top of the port's entrance, and he heard a sweet female voice.

"This so-called Monster Paradise is not entirely a virtual planet, is it? Isn't it too lavish?!" Gu Ding could not help but exclaim. It was no wonder he was surprised. The Virtual Arena was merely a city, and the Hermean Alliance was merely a city as well. Building a virtual planet obviously required a lot more work compared to building a city.

"It really is a whole planet here," Neptune's voice was soon heard in Gu Ding's ear. He had entered through Gu Ding's ID card.

"Are you interested in earning some points? My Databank isn't restricted so much anymore, and I should be able to answer most of your questions." Neptune still sounded a little mad. Having been beaten by X once, he wanted to make some trouble.

The Asking Tower