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

The tavern was called Old George. It looked old from the outside, and it gave people a nostalgic vibe.

It was midday, the tavern had just opened, and Gu Ding was the first guest.

The tavern owner was an old man named George, with short silver hair and silver stubble. He had a warm smile. "What do you want, young man?"

"Milca, thank you!" Gu Ding grinned back as the tavern reminded him of Rose Tavern. Auntie Roastbeef's Rose Tavern also had the same nostalgic vibe.

"Good boy, minors should follow your example, drink more nutritious drinks, and take less alcohol." Old George smiled as he made Gu Ding's drink.

Encountering Roland