165: Mellon joins the foundation, Lu Xingye catches a bluefin tuna

"What?"

"Rescues cost money too?"

Melon XII exclaimed.

If he hadn't personally watched the live monkey head transplant surgery,

he would have truly believed he'd fallen into a pyramid scheme.

Why does everything cost money?

Joining the Foundation costs ten billion, so wouldn't the rescue fee be very high too?

However,

after a second thought,

Melon XII found it reasonable.

He was using the power within the Foundation for a rescue.

It was normal to have to pay.

After all, there's no free lunch in the world.

"Yes."

"You must settle the rescue fee before proceeding to the next step, such as your head transplant surgery."

Jarvis spoke with a smile, looking a bit like a shrewd merchant.

"How much?"

"Not much. Just one billion."

Just one billion?

Melon XII's chest heaved slightly.

One billion.

Not ten yuan.

Why did he say it so casually?

However,

Melon XII urgently needed the Foundation's head transplant surgery now.

He had been caught red-handed.

Even if he was a bit unhappy, he could only obediently go and pay.

Fortunately... one billion wasn't actually that much.

After all, he had just paid ten billion.

After Melon XII gritted his teeth and paid the rescue fee, Jarvis didn't make things difficult for him anymore.

He told him to prepare a speedboat.

And head into the international waters of the Pacific Ocean.

However,

he didn't specify the exact location of the international waters.

Once Mellon arrived in the international waters, he would send a robot army to pick him up.

After receiving an affirmative reply from him,

Melon XII was very excited.

He said he would set off immediately for the international waters... Meanwhile,

at a certain location in the international waters of the Pacific Ocean,

the "Chang Sheng" ship was constantly moving to avoid satellite observation.

Although Lu Xingye had activated a signal jammer,

a ship with a displacement of several million tons in the international waters was still easily spotted by satellites.

So he was constantly moving.

This could, to some extent, reduce the probability of being detected by satellites.

"Boss."

"It's done."

"Melon XII is preparing to come to the international waters."

"We'll soon be able to tie the Melon Family to our war chariot."

"This way,"

"our development in the United States of America won't be so constrained. Even if we take some overstepping actions in the United States of America, we'll have the protection of the Melon Family."

Jarvis walked up to Lu Xingye with a smile.

Then he walked behind Lu Xingye, like a lackey.

He massaged Lu Xingye.

His technique was very skilled.

The massage was very comfortable.

"Mm."

"Overall, it went quite smoothly."

Lu Xingye nodded, then opened a bottle of red wine.

On this lonely vast ocean,

only fine wine accompanied him.

There wasn't even another person in sight.

As for Jarvis, he was just an emotionless artificial intelligence, not a person at all.

Lu Xingye missed Zhao Yinyun a bit.

If that lively girl were here, it would be great; with good wine and no one else around, at least he wouldn't be so bored.

The two were silent for a moment, without a word.

Lu Xingye suddenly spoke:

"Oh, right."

"How's the situation around the international waters? Have any forces appeared?"

Jarvis heard this, paused for a moment, and checked the navigation log and satellite observation data.

A moment later.

"Boss."

"I just checked the sonar and satellite feedback data, and everything is normal."

"Nothing unexpected has happened."

"And the routes we've set are all relatively secluded, where people don't usually come. You can rest assured!"

Lu Xingye nodded: "Mm. You keep a close eye on the situation at sea. I always feel like something is going to happen."

"Okay."

Beep beep...

Just then, Lu Xingye's phone suddenly rang. He picked it up and saw it was Zhao Yinyun calling.

"Hello."

"Xingye, why haven't I seen you all week? Where have you been?"

Zhao Yinyun's somewhat resentful voice came through the phone.

"I'm in the international waters! Preparing to perform a head transplant surgery for someone."

"international waters?"

Zhao Yinyun was stunned for a moment: "The sea is very humid, and the climate changes a lot. You should take good care of yourself!"

Hearing this, Lu Xingye's heart warmed.

Although Zhao Yinyun was a movie character, she was the only one who truly cared about him.

"I will."

"How about I come over and take care of you? Although I'm just a doctor, I can also do a Nurse's job."

Zhao Yinyun thought for a moment, then suddenly spoke.

Doctor?

Nurse?

Uniform?

Seduction?

For some reason, Lu Xingye suddenly thought of these words.

Sigh!

What a bunch of dirty thoughts.

Ever since Zhao Yinyun came to the Hive, Lu Xingye found that his personality seemed to have been cured somewhat, no longer as cold as before.

Now, when he saw a beautiful woman,

he would occasionally feel impulsive.

Mm!

It was that kind of sexual impulse.

"Are you just going to throw yourself to the wolves like that?" Lu Xingye smirked.

"Hmph!"

"You?"

"Who's to say who's the sheep and who's the tiger?"

"Maybe you're letting a tiger in."

Through the phone, Lu Xingye could feel Zhao Yinyun's very joyful mood.

So much so that~

she talked like a nightingale, chirping non-stop... Sigh!

Woman, are you that confident?

You're playing with fire.

Lu Xingye was silent for a moment, not continuing to speak.

Instead, he instructed Zhao Yinyun to remember to bring the Nano Armor when she came.

He felt very uneasy.

He always felt like something was going to happen.

Then,

he said a couple more sentences and hung up the phone.

After hanging up, Lu Xingye was no longer in the mood to drink red wine.

He moved his feet.

He picked up a fishing rod from beside him and went to the ship's deck to fish.

He put the bait on the hook.

Then he let out the fishing line, cast it with a strong throw, and the hook landed in the distant ocean.

Only a bobber was floating on the horizon.

"Boss."

"When did you become so refined? I remember before, you were always focused on your career and would never do something as boring as fishing."

"Is that so?" Lu Xingye retorted, then added: "Actually, it's not that I'm refined, but the frozen food on the ship is too unappetizing."

"I want to taste some fresh seafood."

"Sigh... I think you're just bored."

Jarvis slowly uttered, speaking nothing but the truth.

Soon,

he caught a bluefin tuna.

Bluefin tuna is the most expensive fish species in the Pacific Ocean, with market prices usually reaching 1500 yuan/jin, and it's often priceless.

"Good luck."

"We can have an extra meal tonight."

Although Lu Xingye was used to delicacies, catching a bluefin tuna still excited him.

Plus... Zhao Yinyun was coming to the international waters tonight.

Lu Xingye suddenly had the idea of cooking dinner himself.