Essence [Phantom] Chapter 1 (Discovery)

1039… On a small planet in a certain star system…

'Captain, look, what did I find?'

A middle-aged man in green glowing armor said with excitement, while waving the stone in his hand.

The green glow all over his body firmly protected the alloy armor that seemed to have melted into the light, making it look impenetrable.

'Hey! Hey! Hey! Ram, did you just pick up some alien creature's dung and call it a treasure again, haha…'

The voice coming through the communicator made Ram glare in annoyance, though the comical expression was subtly obscured by the faint green glow on the surface of his body.

Seeing the usually serious captain approaching with a slight smile, he immediately responded to the communicator:

'Gouya, if you say that again next time, I'll knock out your teeth one by one!'

'Green Hat, call me Wolffang! Call me Wolffang!'

The person on the other side seemed panicked, but Ram was truly upset, throwing the stone in his hand to the captain not far away, then accelerating northward.

His right hand lightly stroked the energy generator at his waist, and the green glow all over his body receded like a tide, exposing the alloy armor beneath, which shone brightly under the auroras of the surrounding planets.

In a lower area, Wolffang in blue glowing armor was lying around leisurely.

'Ouch, ouch, ouch, turning off your shield to seek death? I only said that part of your helmet is green, no need to get so worked up.'

Wolffang clearly got scared, and his tone softened a bit…

'Hmph, green armor is the superior of blue armor. If you wear blue armor for a day, you are my subordinate for that day. I won't mention the rank gap anymore. You turn off your blue shield, and we'll duel!'

'Do you think I'm afraid of you? A duel…'

Wolffang chirped and whistled, showing no intention of turning off his blue shield.

'Gouya, I told you to count your own teeth,' Ram said angrily…

'All personnel, return to the ship!'

The captain's voice suddenly sounded from the communicator…

Wolffang was visibly delighted, instantly jumping up from the ground, trotting while mockingly teasing Ram:

'Hehe, you don't have a chance, the captain is in such a hurry, surely something urgent. Let's go, counting teeth is too cruel, so scary, we'll do it another time, haha…'

'Hmph!'"Rum snorted heavily and activated the green defense super-ship, flying off… A golden figure entered through the hangar door, and the ship's main door slowly closed… In the main cockpit, Langya skillfully operated various switches… Virtual hybrid sounds continuously emanated from the central computer… "Main system fully activated." "Basic facilities loaded." "Power system ready." "……" "Captain, what's the matter?" Langya, sitting in the pilot's seat, couldn't help but ask after seeing the captain remain silent. "You little brat, none of your business. You just focus on flying the ship properly. If you go crashing into asteroids again, watch your teeth!" Rum shouted unhappily. Langya wanted to argue but couldn't find a reason, so he gave a helpless smile and then concentrated on flying the ship. The metallic warship, full of technological aura, slowly lifted its body, and the red flames from the rear thrusters propelled the ship away from the planet…