More and more people became martial artists, and the majority of women, with the continuous improvement of their cultivation levels, not only developed quite voluptuous figures but also their skin turned delicate and lustrous. The impact of cultivation level on appearance far surpassed the effects of the messy cosmetics before the disaster.

Therefore, in the post-disaster world, it wasn’t very difficult for Ye Liuyun, with his status, to approach women of even better conditions.

As the two conversed and approached the deck, Ye Liuyun could lift his head and see an escort ship rapidly closing in the distance.

Seeing this, Ye Liuyun immediately said to Dong Tianyu, "Zachary, what’s your lookout doing? Their ship is about to rub up against ours and he still hasn’t sounded the alarm."

"Is there any chance, I might not have a lookout on this ship at all?"

Upon hearing Dong Tianyu’s response, Ye Liuyun was taken aback and subconsciously glanced toward the Wave Rider’s mainsail, only to see the very smooth flagpole on top; that’s when he believed Dong Tianyu’s bluff.

But when Ye Liuyun prepared to avert his gaze, casually surveying the several levels of building on the deck, he suddenly realized that none of the rooms were lit,

Under normal circumstances, the commander should be in the control room, responsible for directing operations.

Regardless of whether the captain is in the control room or not, at this time of day, even if there’s no one there, the lights should still be on.

But looking around, although many people were boisterously celebrating their departure below the deck, the light in the control room should be always on and not pitch dark like this.

At that moment, Ye Liuyun’s expression became serious, and he looked at Dong Tianyu with solemn eyes. Then his face turned rigid before he cautiously broached the subject, "Zachary, you’re not going to tell me that you came to pick us up on this ship all by yourself, are you?"

Dong Tianyu rolled his eyes and then, with reluctance, nodded. "You should be glad I could get a ship to pick you up. You can’t seriously expect that I would be able to bring a lot of people with me."

As the escort ships kept drawing nearer, Ye Liuyun, unconcerned with other issues, cut straight to the point, "Then can you make the ship move now? Let’s get out of here first."

Seeing Ye Liuyun’s anxious expression, Dong Tianyu still looked relaxed and casually replied, "That’s easy."

Then Dong Tianyu snapped his fingers with an ostentatious flair, and the Wave Rider beneath their feet began to pivot in place, then slowly started to accelerate.

Initially, Ye Liuyun was about to ridicule Dong Tianyu’s ostentatious move, when he suddenly noticed that the ship had done a half-turn on the spot without any apparent navigation, before it began to slowly pick up speed.

Ye Liuyun wasn’t surprised that the Wave Rider could move unmanned, but the fact that it could rotate in place without forward motion was what truly shocked him.

It is known that the bigger the ship, the less capable it is of reversing directly. Moreover, large ships generally cannot turn in place and need to drift a considerable distance to change direction.

By analogy, it’s similar to how vehicles couldn’t turn 180 degrees on the spot before the disaster.

The escort ships weren’t originally approaching quickly because, when they realized that Dong Tianyu and the Taylor family had boarded the Wave Rider and it hadn’t moved, their plan was to quietly approach the Wave Rider and then have sailors directly jump onto the opposing deck.

They intended to capture Master Ye and his family without damaging the ship. As for the young and the old of the Thompson Family, they also aimed to take as many alive as possible, since humans have become the most valuable currency nowadays.

They had not anticipated that Dong Tianyu and Ye Liuyun would coincidentally come up to the deck at the very moment they were about to approach, exposing their operation.

Upon realizing their exposure, the escort ships instantly changed their quiet approach and started to powerfully rush towards the area where the Wave Rider was located.

If Zachary hadn’t known that those people had been ordered to capture rather than kill, he might have thought they wanted to use the ship’s ram to kill them.

Regrettably, they had never imagined that the Wave Rider could start with a burst of speed on the water, just like a car’s quick acceleration.

Just as the captains of the escort ships were discussing who should command the operation and how to arrange the encirclement, the Wave Rider had already left the circle they had originally planned.

After realizing this situation, the others no longer cared whether the Wave Rider’s hull was intact or how much money it could sell for.

What they needed most now was to get control of the Wave Rider, and it didn’t matter at all if those who abandoned the ship and fled.

They just never anticipated that the Wave Rider could move that fast.

Even though they had pushed the escort ships to their maximum speed, the distance between them and the Wave Rider was increasing.

Upon noticing this condition, several escort ship captains contacted Wang Tianhao in unison, inquiring whether they could employ a new type of missile attack.

When Wang Tianhao received the calls from the captains, he didn’t reply immediately nor did he make any further arrangements, so eventually, after confirming that the Wave Rider was beyond the attack range, they stopped pursuing, and all the escort ships gradually began to slow down.

Upon learning that the escort ships had given up the chase one after another, Wang Tianhao felt a bit of regret, thinking that if he had allowed those captains to use missiles right away, the scene might be different now.

Madeline, seeing that the escort ships were no longer chasing them, let out a long sigh of relief, and her previously suppressed mood suddenly became much more relaxed.

After confirming that no one was pursuing them and they were safe, Madeline curiously said to Zachary, "Since your ship is unmanned, could you take me for a tour? I’d like to check out your control room and learn something. I might be able to use it in the future."

Upon hearing Madeline’s request, although Zachary didn’t respond on the surface, in his heart, he was actually opposed.

After all, the Wave Rider wasn’t just any ship, but a refined Magical Weapon, and many of the instruments in the control room that seemed very precise were actually just for show; although to make it appear legitimate, they weren’t mere shells, but rather simulates with almost the same weight and model.

They might fool the average person but not Madeline. Although she wasn’t a professional, she had served as a captain, and while she might not be clear on the theory, she was, due to frequent use, able to make her own unique judgments on authenticity.

So, even after repeated pleas, Zachary did not agree to take Madeline to the control room for a visit.

Madeline didn’t blame Zachary for refusing her request, after all, she found her request to be a bit excessive; it was only her curiosity about unmanned control technology that had led her to ask.

The two didn’t stay on the deck for long before Robinson William came to call them down to eat.

When Zachary and Madeline, along with Robinson William, entered the dining room, they found over a dozen dishes already laid out on the table. Seeing the detailed presentation, Zachary knew that despite the multitude of dishes, the actual amount of food wasn’t much.

The spread resembled that of pre-disaster luxury dining: large plates, exquisite presentation, many dishes, but small portions.

Realizing this, Zachary understood that even though he had told his parents to help themselves, they had only chosen a small part and had not been wastefully extravagant.

Seeing only dishes on the table, Zachary led Madeline to the liquor cabinet, where he took out two bottles of Moutai from the town itself.

And yes, it was indeed Moutai from the town, but even so, as long as the bottles were brand new and unopened, their price was rather high.