Chapter 21 Extreme Overload! This shot pierces through the stars!
Under Yu Tiancang's shocked gaze, the Devouring Insect opened its gaping maw.
Its densely packed teeth, like a meat grinder, charged directly towards the prometheus!
Seeing this, Lu Jin's expression remained calm, and he decisively activated the engine!
Full speed disengage!
The engine roared, all energy pouring into the starship's body.
The entire starship rapidly distanced itself from the Devouring Insect!
But the Devouring Insect seemed to bear an irreconcilable grudge against Lu Jin; it relentlessly pursued, directly leaving the planet's surface.
Seeing its behavior, Lu Jin immediately thought of the apocalypse spark he had just acquired!
Could it be because of the apocalypse spark he had just acquired?
For now, that was the only possibility!
Besides protecting the apocalypse spark, that building probably also had the function of shielding energy fluctuations.
Once he took the apocalypse spark out of the building, the energy fluctuations it emitted would be detected by the Devouring Insect slumbering underground!
It was precisely because of this that the Devouring Insect awakened and attacked them!
"What do we do now?"
Even the battle-hardened Yu Tiancang felt a moment of panic, looking at the gradually approaching gaping maw.
A starship itself was a massive object, but compared to the Devouring Insect before him, it appeared exceptionally tiny.
The entire starship was no different from a snack in the Devouring Insect's eyes.
Lu Jin calmly controlled the starship, trying his best to distance it from the Devouring Insect.
Then, he stood up directly from the control panel.
"Yu Tiancang, you take control of the starship now."
Me?
At this critical moment, Lu Jin actually handed over control of the starship to him?
Before Yu Tiancang could react, Lu Jin had already left the bridge area.
Watching the Devouring Insect draw closer, Yu Tiancang's eyes widened, and he quickly took over the starship's control system!
Seeing the massive shape on the radar constantly approaching, a layer of sweat gradually seeped from Yu Tiancang's forehead.
Damn it!
How were they going to escape such a huge monster?
Where did that guy Lu Jin run off to at such a crucial moment!
After leaving the bridge, Lu Jin went directly to Engineering Bay 6, where the spirit race laser macro cannon was located!
Looking at the spirit race laser macro cannon before him, Lu Jin pulled a multi-functional wrench from his waist.
Although he didn't know what method Meng Lifeng in his past life memories used to shake off the pursuing Devouring Insect.
But now, Lu Jin had no time to try his old path!
Lu Jin took out the apocalypse spark he had just acquired, opened the spirit race laser macro cannon's ammunition bay, and a hint of madness gleamed in his eyes.
Cut the energy supply line!
Install the apocalypse spark!
Connect the circuits, adjust energy extraction efficiency!
Under Lu Jin's continuous modifications, the internal structure of the spirit race laser macro cannon underwent earth-shattering changes!
Ordinary weapons, in front of the Devouring Insect, had attacks that were basically no different from tickling.
The only thing that could pose a threat to the Devouring Insect had to be at least a star-annihilation level weapon.
Therefore, Lu Jin modified the spirit race laser macro cannon before him.
The modified spirit race laser macro cannon could release all the energy within the apocalypse spark in one go.
The apocalypse spark, which had accumulated energy for a long time, had internal energy sufficient to reach a star-annihilation level.
But Lu Jin was well aware of the consequences of doing so; they only had one chance!
And at the moment of firing, their starship would also suffer immense damage!
If it were an ordinary starship, this would almost be a mutual destruction tactic.
But the starship under Lu Jin's feet was not an ordinary starship, but an origin warship that could self-repair!
Returning to the bridge area, Yu Tiancang, who was controlling the starship, was now drenched in sweat.
To distance the starship from the Devouring Insect, Yu Tiancang had used almost all his experience.
Yet, even so, it only bought them some time!
"Lu Jin, what were you doing?"
At such a life-and-death crisis, Lu Jin, as the captain, had suddenly disappeared.
This made Yu Tiancang feel utterly exasperated!
But in response to Yu Tiancang's questioning, Lu Jin told him to move aside, taking back control of the starship's control system himself.
[Activating Turret 6...]
On the starship's deck, the modified spirit race laser macro cannon gradually aimed at the Devouring Insect behind the starship.
Lu Jin did not launch an attack immediately!
There was only one chance, and he had to seize it!
Aiming locked!
Beginning to charge!
[Ding, Turret 6 is charging!]
Seeing the spirit race laser macro cannon begin to charge and power up on the operation interface, Yu Tiancang beside him was filled with confusion.
He had already attacked the Devouring Insect before.
But whether it was the spirit race laser macro cannon or the Zerg Armor-Piercing Missile, the attacks of these weapons on the Devouring Insect were almost no different from tickling.
Now, Lu Jin had activated the spirit race laser macro cannon's charging system again.
Wasn't this a futile effort?
But soon, Yu Tiancang discovered that this spirit race laser macro cannon was not as simple as he had imagined.
[Ding, charging progress reached 200%...]
[Ding, charging progress reached 500%...]
[Warning, charging overload reached 800%...]
[Warning, charging overload reached 1000%...]
Crimson warning prompts popped up in front of Lu Jin.
But Lu Jin seemed not to see them, continuing to charge and power up.
The entire starship began to tremble, as if a primordial force was about to erupt within it!
This terrifying power made Yu Tiancang feel a surge of fear.
What on earth did Lu Jin do?
Why did the starship's interior contain such terrifying energy?
And just then, Lu Jin spoke again.
"If you don't want to be thrown out later, then quickly return to your seat."
Hearing this, Yu Tiancang dared not ask any more questions.
Even if he didn't believe Lu Jin, feeling such terrifying energy fluctuations, he should have realized.
Something big was about to happen!
[Warning, energy has reached extreme overload, please release as soon as possible!]
The moment this warning message appeared, Lu Jin's gaze fell upon the radar.
The Devouring Insect also seemed to sense the threatening aura from the starship's turret, and its speed began to slow down.
But at this point, even if it wanted to escape, it was too late!
Fire!
Lu Jin lightly pressed the fire button!
In an instant, a dazzling beam of light, like a spear, directly pierced through the Devouring Insect's body.
The beam did not stop after penetrating its body.
This pillar of light continued forward until it landed on the surface of Apocalypse Star.
Immediately after, a flash of fire appeared on Apocalypse Star's surface.
The fire continued to spread, instantly covering half of the entire planet's area, and a huge shockwave swept across the entire planet's surface.
The Devouring Insect's body was opened up with a bloody hole by this beam of light!
The arrogant Devouring Insect, under this fatal blow, painfully writhed.
Before long, the Devouring Insect's body stopped twisting, becoming a giant corpse in the starry sky.
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Chapter 22 Hunting the Dragon Clan! Top-Grade Dragon Scales!
Lu Jin felt someone touching his cheek, he didn't know how much time had passed.
Under a conditioned reflex, he slapped away the unfamiliar hand.
At this moment, Lu Jin only felt a dizzy spell!
He only remembered that the moment he fired, a violent recoil swept through the entire starship.
He just didn't know if the Devouring Insect had been dealt with in the end!
"Oh? This human is not dead yet?"
"Shelia, do not be rude to a warrior!"
"It's truly hard to believe that such a weak human could kill a Void Zerg!"
"Such a warrior is truly admirable!"
Hearing the voices in his ear, Lu Jin frowned tightly and opened his eyes directly!
As his vision gradually cleared, what came into view was a flying dragon with snow-white scales!
Around this white flying dragon, two more flying dragons were standing.
One of them was even more robust, and its scales were extremely rough, brown dragon scales!
Seeing Lu Jin wake up, the three flying dragons' gazes all focused on Lu Jin.
"He's awake!"
"What should we do next?"
"How about giving him some supplies and then leaving!"
"He most likely doesn't understand our language, this might be the safest method."
Just as the three flying dragons were considering where to place the supplies, Lu Jin's dizzy head gradually cleared.
He immediately recognized that the three flying dragons in front of him were the "Star Hunting Dragon Clan," known as "Star Sea Hunters"!
It was rumored that these Star Hunting Dragons traveled throughout the star sea!
They possessed numerous heaven-defying abilities such as shapeshifting and tearing space.
Among the many races in the star sea, they were absolutely considered a strong and well-deserved race!
However, precisely because of their formidable strength, they were dismissive of other races.
Only those "warriors" with extraordinary combat power could gain their recognition!
"Thank you."
Facing these Star Hunting Dragons, Lu Jin used dragon language to express his gratitude to them.
Hearing Lu Jin use dragon language, the three Star Hunting Dragons were also a bit surprised.
This human actually knew their race's language?
"I didn't expect this warrior to know dragon language!"
"Shelia, if you could learn from this warrior, your strength wouldn't be so weak now!"
Lu Jin's gaze fell on the white Star Hunting Dragon.
Upon closer observation, one could see that this Star Hunting Dragon's body was more petite, and its scales were not as rough as the other two.
The Star Hunting Dragon Clan was a group where strength was respected; if one's strength was insufficient, one couldn't even gain status within the clan!
Clearly, this white Star Hunting Dragon was a typical example.
And just then, the leading, most robust Star Hunting Dragon's gaze fell on Lu Jin.
"Warrior, as a human, you were able to kill a Void Zerg, I respect you!"
"However, I have a small request."
"Could you sell us the corpse of this Void Zerg?"
The Devouring Insect's corpse?
It's dead?
Lu Jin finally breathed a sigh of relief.
But then he remembered, even if he hadn't killed the Devouring Insect.
Next, the Devouring Insect would certainly have collided with the hunting Star Hunting Dragon Clan, eventually becoming their clan's food.
Perhaps, this was also the reason Meng Lifeng was able to escape in his previous life.
"Of course, no problem."
The Devouring Insect's corpse was not of much use to Lu Jin.
But if he could use the Devouring Insect's corpse to gain the goodwill of the Star Hunting Dragon Clan, that would absolutely be the most cost-effective deal!
After receiving Lu Jin's permission, the leading Star Hunting Dragon stood up directly.
It flapped its wings and flew straight towards the ceiling.
The moment it touched the ceiling, the Star Hunting Dragon's body directly passed through the starship.
Space travel!
Is this the power of the Star Hunting Dragon?
After returning to space, the Star Hunting Dragon's size rapidly expanded, and in an instant, its body became even larger than the starship.
And this was the normal size of a Star Hunting Dragon!
The size of its body just now was merely a state specifically altered to facilitate entering the starship's interior.
Shapeshifting, altering body structure.
This was also a specialty of the Star Hunting Dragon!
After the three Star Hunting Dragons left, Lu Jin stood up from his seat.
He first went to Yu Tiancang's side, and seeing the unconscious Yu Tiancang, Lu Jin directly shook him awake!
Waking up, Yu Tiancang couldn't help but rub his head.
"I'm still alive?"
Yu Tiancang looked bewildered.
After confirming that Yu Tiancang had no problems, Lu Jin sat back in his seat.
Calling up the starship panel, Lu Jin began to search for the damage the starship had sustained.
As a result, after a check, Lu Jin was shocked to find that the starship's damage level had already reached 40% in this battle!
"Ding, detected severe starship damage, initiating self-repair..."
"Ding, full repair time, estimated to take 23 hours..."
Looking at the estimated repair time for the starship, Lu Jin breathed a sigh of relief.
Thankfully, it was an origin warship, capable of self-repair!
If it were an ordinary starship, with this level of damage, it would probably have been completely paralyzed long ago!
After confirming that the origin warship could continue to operate, Lu Jin left the bridge and went directly to Engineering Bay 6.
Unlike the undamaged bridge, the entire Engineering Bay 6 suffered heavy losses!
The muzzle of the pitch-black spirit race laser macro cannon had completely disappeared, leaving only half of the turret.
And the walls of the entire Engineering Bay 6 had directly vanished.
Through the gap, Lu Jin could see the Star Hunting Dragon Clan feasting on the Devouring Insect in front of them.
The enormous body of the Devouring Insect could indeed satisfy the hunting needs of the Star Hunting Dragon Clan.
Lu Jin merely glanced at it, then pulled out his familiar multi-functional wrench.
He opened the energy supply core of the turret, and saw the apocalypse spark lying quietly within!
Lu Jin opened the metal box to check the condition of the apocalypse spark.
He saw the apocalypse spark was dim and lifeless, looking like a desk lamp about to go out.
And when Lu Jin opened the metal box, he could clearly feel that the surrounding energy was being frantically absorbed by the apocalypse spark!
Seeing this, Lu Jin put the apocalypse spark back into containment.
Now was not the time for it to absorb energy; the origin warship's self-repair also required a large amount of energy.
If all the energy were absorbed by the apocalypse spark, what would his origin warship rely on for self-repair?
And just as Lu Jin put away the apocalypse spark, the familiar white Star Hunting Dragon approached him directly.
Before long, her petite body landed in front of Lu Jin.
At the same time, she also brought a box!
"Warrior, these are what my father asked me to give you."
Saying this, the other party directly opened the box.
In an instant, piece after piece of palm-sized scales, glowing with an alluring luster like gemstones, appeared in Lu Jin's vision.
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Chapter 23 Temporary Crew Member "Shelia"! Upgrade Options!
It was a star dragon scale!
A star dragon scale, as the name suggests, is a scale shed by a Star Hunting Dragon during its growth.
At the same time, star dragon scales are one of the most precious biological materials in the Star Sea!
One must know that Star Hunting Dragons are constantly hunting various prey containing powerful energy throughout their lives.
Only in this way can they support their powerful bodies.
And the dragon scales on their bodies naturally contain infinite energy!
Lu Jin picked up a star dragon scale; its surface was rough but extremely hard, and upon careful examination, one could clearly perceive the flow of various energies within.
In the Solar System's market, a single star dragon scale is worth at least a million credit points!
Now, the box in front of Lu Jin was filled with star dragon scales of various colors.
"These are already enough."
Lu Jin naturally understood that if he hadn't killed the Devouring Insect and gained the favor of the Star Hunting Dragon Clan.
Given the arrogant nature of the Star Hunting Dragon, it probably wouldn't even have the desire to communicate with him.
When Shelia saw Lu Jin accept the star dragon scales, she quickly moved closer to Lu Jin's direction.
"Warrior, I have a small request."
A request?
Lu Jin naturally wouldn't easily refuse the request from the Star Hunting Dragon in front of him.
And after Lu Jin agreed, Shelia actually transformed into her human form and stood before Lu Jin.
Seeing this, Lu Jin suddenly had a bad premonition well up in his heart.
"Warrior, can you hire me to be your crew member?"
"My strength is too weak among my clan; I want to follow you to gain experience!"
Become his crew member?
Gain experience?
Hearing Shelia's request, Lu Jin immediately felt a sense of absurdity.
A powerful Star Hunting Dragon actually wanted to become his crew member?
"What did your father say?"
Lu Jin didn't dare to easily hire Shelia in front of him.
Because with his current capabilities, he couldn't guarantee that he could easily command the Star Hunting Dragon Shelia!
And just then, the previously robust Star Hunting Dragon landed on Lu Jin's starship again.
"I strongly agree!"
Saying that, the Star Hunting Dragon glanced at Shelia.
And Shelia, facing her father, clearly became much more timid.
Towards Shelia's behavior, the Star Hunting Dragon snorted!
Immediately, the Star Hunting Dragon handed a coordinate crystal to Lu Jin.
"Warrior, I know this request might be a bit difficult for you."
"But Shelia is clearly unable to keep up with the progress of our clan now."
"As her father, and also as the leader of the clan, I must make a choice!"
"This coordinate crystal can let me sense your location."
"If one day you truly cannot tolerate this child, then use this coordinate crystal to inform me."
Saying that, the Star Hunting Dragon placed the coordinate crystal into Lu Jin's hand.
Shelia beside him remained silent.
It wasn't until the Star Hunting Dragon was about to leave that Shelia stepped forward and spoke.
"Father, I will not let you down!"
The Star Hunting Dragon looked deeply at Shelia, then spread its wings and left the starship, returning to its clan.
And Lu Jin looked at the white-haired girl in front of him, who was Shelia in human form.
This was another unexpected event!
He hadn't expected to actually get a Star Hunting Dragon as his crew member.
He wondered if this was a good thing or a bad thing!
After the Star Hunting Dragon Clan devoured the Devouring Insect, they directly opened a spatial passage and quickly left this star system.
Shelia, as a member of the Star Hunting Dragon Clan, truly remained on Lu Jin's ship.
One day passed like this, and the starship's repairs were nearing completion.
Lu Jin poured all the materials he had acquired into the origin core.
The Apocalypse Creature remains obtained on Apocalypse Star.
And the newly acquired star dragon scales!
Watching the materials gradually decompose within the origin core.
And the moment Lu Jin poured in the star dragon scales, the entire ship's upgrade progress soared!
"Ding, rare biological material detected, analyzing material structure..."
"Ding, ship upgrade progress has reached 20%..."
"Ding, selectable upgrade paths detected, please choose the next upgrade path!"
Choose an upgrade path?
Lu Jin was slightly surprised to see this prompt.
The ship's upgrade actually had selectable paths?
Lu Jin had thought that he only needed to continuously feed materials, and the origin warship would upgrade itself.
But when Lu Jin saw the two upgrade materials, he was even more amazed by the wonder of the origin warship.
Because both upgrade paths, no matter which one, were enough to make Lu Jin's heart pound.
"Upgrade Path One: Unlock 'Origin Energy Hub', unlock recipe 'tianqi dragon crystal'!"
tianqi dragon crystal, compared to apocalypse crystal shard, has a higher energy density and is more valuable.
The most crucial point is that this energy substance can only be produced by Lu Jin's origin warship!
Such exclusivity made the value of tianqi dragon crystal even higher!
It was foreseeable that if Lu Jin chose this upgrade path, he would gain an inexhaustible gold mine.
But Lu Jin did not choose this path immediately.
"Upgrade Path Two: Unlock 'Origin Mecha Research Center', unlock recipe 'dragon flame mecha infantry'!"
dragon flame mecha infantry!
An unmanned infantry armor with powerful combat capabilities!
It could not only serve as armor, equipped on crew members.
Even without crew control, its own combat system could control it to automatically launch fierce attacks on enemies.
Two paths, one providing an endless supply of precious resources.
The other path could enhance the ground combat efficiency of Lu Jin's fleet.
After some consideration, Lu Jin chose Upgrade Path Two.
tianqi dragon crystal was good!
But its limitations were too great!
His origin warship was currently only the size of a small battleship; how many tianqi dragon crystals could it produce?
Moreover, the planet Lu Jin was heading to next was itself an undeveloped resource planet.
Therefore, Lu Jin weighed the pros and cons and chose the second upgrade path.
"Ding, 'Origin Mecha Research Center' is being reconstructed!"
"Ding, recipe 'dragon flame mecha infantry' information has been recorded in the ship's database!"
After Lu Jin made his choice, the internal space of the prometheus ship began to change again.
One of the empty compartments began to be sealed off.
The internal space began to transform, and in a short while, it was converted into a Mecha Research Center!
And Lu Jin, looking at the dwindling materials in the warehouse, felt it was time to head to the next destination.
Ship upgrades require a large amount of materials!
Ship self-repair also requires a large amount of materials and energy!
And next, Lu Jin still needed to earn a large amount of funds for interstellar travel.
This also could not be achieved without the support of a large amount of energy materials!
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Chapter 24 The Land of Extreme Cold! Frost and Ice Crystals!
However, Lu Jin already had a countermeasure for such a problem.
Next, the planet he was heading to was a resource planet that had not yet been fully developed.
Although finding an undeveloped resource planet in the outer reaches of the Endless Star Sea was as difficult as ascending to heaven.
But in Lu Jin's memory, in an undeveloped galaxy called the "Extreme Cold Galaxy",
There was a planet perpetually covered in ice and snow!
On that planet, a special mineral called frost spirit crystal was nurtured.
frost spirit crystal could not only be used as an energy mineral, but its inherent luster and toughness also made it popular in the fields of accessories and forging!
Of course, all of this would only happen half a year later, after the Gem Family of the Brilliant Galaxy discovered it.
Currently, it was still a desolate place, and the civilization on it was probably still in the primitive tribal era!
This was the perfect opportunity for Lu Jin to make a huge profit!
Thinking of this, Lu Jin opened the control panel and unfolded the star map.
After setting the coordinates for the Extreme Cold Galaxy, he directly pushed the engine, accelerating the starship to its maximum speed.
Once the starship reached its peak speed, Lu Jin decisively initiated the warp jump!
The starship's silhouette suddenly vanished!
Several days later, when the starship's silhouette reappeared, it had already arrived in an unfamiliar galaxy.
The star of this galaxy was still in its infancy!
Its faint light also symbolized that the galaxy before him was gradually giving birth to civilization.
Lu Jin stood by the window in the corridor, looking at the vast and boundless Endless Star Sea before him.
Finally, his gaze fell upon a planet emitting an ice-blue glow!
That was his target planet!
"Snowfield Star," which later generations would call "Ice Blue Sapphire."
Bang!
Just then, Lu Jin heard a muffled thud.
He had grown accustomed to such disturbances these past few days.
In the training room, Shelia looked at Yu Tiancang, her eyes filled with the pleasure of revenge.
Yu Tiancang, on the other side, picked himself up from the ground, involuntarily sucking in a cold breath.
"Did you really only use one percent of your strength?"
"Of course! Otherwise, with your physique, you would have been turned into a meat paste by me long ago!"
"Why do I feel like you're getting revenge on me?"
"How could that be? In the combat skills practice class, you only knocked me down a mere nine times!"
Indeed!
Yu Tiancang cursed inwardly.
This little girl on the other side was indeed holding a grudge against him for attacking her during the combat skills training class.
In the combat skills training class, Yu Tiancang, in order to better train Shelia, specifically adjusted her strength attribute to be the same as his own.
Only in this way could he better train her combat abilities!
Shelia possessed the innate combat power of a Hunter Dragon, lacking only combat experience and technique.
It was for this reason that Lu Jin entrusted Shelia to Yu Tiancang for training.
In terms of combat experience and technique, no one was more suitable to train Shelia than Yu Tiancang!
Just as Shelia was about to attack again, the training room's hatch opened, and Lu Jin stood at the doorway.
Seeing Lu Jin's figure, Yu Tiancang immediately reacted, not giving Shelia a chance for revenge, and walked directly to Lu Jin.
"Have we arrived?"
"That's right."
Along the way, Yu Tiancang had repeatedly asked Lu Jin about their next destination.
But to this question, Lu Jin only replied that the planet they were heading to was a resource planet.
And it was a resource planet that had not been discovered and developed by any force!
They needed to acquire enough resources on this planet.
Then take them to the Brilliant Galaxy to sell, in order to obtain funds for interstellar travel!
Yu Tiancang was clearly not satisfied with this answer.
If it were in the Endless Star Sea, finding a resource planet would not be difficult.
But this was the outer region of the Endless Star Sea, and planets that could yield large amounts of resources had long since been divided up by various major forces.
Facing an area with a development level as high as ninety percent, how could Lu Jin possibly find an undeveloped resource planet there?
Now, the starship had landed in this extremely cold place!
The moment the hatch opened, an endless blizzard assailed them.
Even wearing protective suits, they could feel the harsh environment brought by this planet!
Seeing this, Yu Tiancang couldn't help but complain.
"The temperature on this planet is so low, are you sure this is an undeveloped resource planet?"
Before Yu Tiancang's voice could fade, a group of figures appeared in the blizzard.
These figures were extremely blurry in the snowstorm.
As they drew closer, everyone realized that it was a group of dwarves, clad in beast furs, dragging cart after cart of goods to some destination.
They drove long-haired creatures resembling yaks, using wooden sleds to carry their cargo.
And the so-called goods were numerous special ores similar to ice blocks.
These special ores had patterns flowing within them, a characteristic that distinguished them from ordinary ice blocks.
"We're really lucky."
Lu Jin saw this merchant caravan and walked straight towards them.
Seeing someone approaching, the dwarves of the caravan immediately became alert!
They all pulled out their weapons.
But their so-called weapons were nothing more than rudimentary stone tools like stone hammers and stone axes.
Seeing this, Lu Jin took out the alloy materials he had already prepared.
He threw the alloy materials to the dwarves, who, after some inspection, immediately realized that these alloy materials were far superior to the materials they were currently using!
So, one of the dwarves approached and handed the ores from the cart to Lu Jin.
Clearly, he wanted to use these ores to exchange for the alloy in Lu Jin's hand.
But at this moment, Lu Jin decisively chose to raise his price; to obtain one piece of alloy material, a large amount of ore had to be traded.
After some discussion, the dwarves decisively chose to trade these ores for Lu Jin's alloy.
For them, these ores could be continuously obtained simply by mining.
But the alloy materials in Lu Jin's hand were a rare and sought-after commodity!
Soon, the grand caravan ultimately transformed into a single sled filled with alloy.
Those dwarves joyfully pulled the sled and rushed towards their dwelling.
Their speed was so great that they vanished in an instant.
"This is the unique resource of this planet, frost spirit crystal!"
frost spirit crystal?
Yu Tiancang took a step forward and picked out a piece from among the many ores.
Opening the detection function of his miniature computer, Yu Tiancang carefully scanned the frost spirit crystal.
[Detecting ore...]
When he saw the data results for the frost spirit crystal, Yu Tiancang's eyes widened.
This was actually an energy ore with extremely high energy density?
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Chapter 25 Guaranteed Profit! They dare to rob my goods?
"Such high energy density!"
"The toughness of the ore is also good!"
"There are actually such special materials on the outskirts of the Endless Star Sea!"
After Yu Tiancang's assessment, the value of this so-called frost spirit crystal was definitely among the top-tier ores.
And for such ore, Lu Jin only needed to use the cheapest alloy materials to easily exchange for large quantities from those dwarves!
At this moment, Yu Tiancang finally understood.
Why Lu Jin had hoarded so much cheap alloy in the warehouse!
Initially, Yu Tiancang had complained that Lu Jin buying so much cheap alloy not only took up space but would also be difficult to get rid of later.
But he never expected that these so-called cheap alloys...
On this planet, which was full of wealth, they actually achieved a complete reversal of their value!
"Lu Jin, you are simply a genius!"
Yu Tiancang had already foreseen that if they exchanged all the cheap alloy in the warehouse for such precious frost spirit crystal...
And then resold it to the Star Sea Merchant Association!
The wealth they would acquire would be an astronomical figure!
Shelia, who was beside him, also saw the value of these frost spirit crystal.
The energy contained within them alone made her feel a sense of temptation.
After all, in the diet of a Star Hunting Dragon, any energy-rich substance was their favorite.
It was precisely because of this that Shelia could detect the energy contained within those ores from the very beginning.
Lu Jin smiled faintly and, with a wave of his hand, released all the Fang Drones.
With the starship as the center, Lu Jin spread out the Fang Drones, primarily to search for all dwarf settlements in the vicinity.
As native inhabitants, no one understood the mining locations of frost spirit crystal better than these dwarves.
Instead of searching himself, it was better to trade with these dwarves.
Exchanging cheap alloy for the frost spirit crystal in their hands, thereby maximizing the acquisition efficiency!
Soon, Lu Jin discovered one of the tribes.
"Shelia, you come with me to the dwarf tribe."
"Yu Tiancang, you continue to guard the starship."
After assigning the tasks, Shelia immediately transformed back into her original dragon form.
She grabbed Lu Jin and quickly approached the nearest dwarf tribe.
Soon, Lu Jin arrived at the entrance of the dwarf tribe.
Lu Jin's sudden appearance immediately aroused the vigilance of the dwarf tribe's guards.
But very quickly, Lu Jin relied on the dwarves' attraction to cheap alloy to conduct transactions!
For these dwarves, these frost spirit crystal were far less useful than the cheap alloy in Lu Jin's hands!
They replaced the stones on their axes with the newly acquired cheap alloy.
As if such a replacement would make these weapons more lethal!
Lu Jin didn't care how these dwarves used the cheap alloy!
After the transaction was completed, Lu Jin controlled the Fang Drones to collect these frost spirit crystal and send them back to the starship's warehouse.
Immediately after, led by Shelia, he continued to the next dwarf settlement.
And when Lu Jin arrived at this dwarf settlement, he immediately noticed that something was wrong with it.
All the dwarves in the entire settlement looked listless.
Even when Lu Jin approached, those dwarves showed expressions of extreme fear!
Seeing this, Lu Jin tried to trade with them.
But no matter how he concealed himself, these dwarves seemed to have suffered a great fright and dared not interact with Lu Jin in any way.
Encountering such a situation was naturally within Lu Jin's expectations.
For these dwarves, encountering various crises was a normal occurrence.
Lu Jin did not delve into what these dwarves had encountered.
He came to this planet to scavenge frost spirit crystal, not to be a savior.
These dwarves and he did not speak the same language, so even if Lu Jin wanted to help them, he was powerless!
After determining that this settlement had lost its trading value, Lu Jin turned and headed to the next dwarf settlement!
Fortunately, at the second settlement, Lu Jin again harvested a lot of frost spirit crystal!
Thus, throughout the day, Lu Jin and Shelia, working together, directly plundered a large amount of frost spirit crystal!
And Yu Tiancang, stationed inside the starship, watched as more and more frost spirit crystal were sent into the warehouse, and his eyes grew brighter and brighter!
In his eyes, these ores were no longer frost spirit crystal, but a string of credit points numbers!
In just one day, the Fang Drones brought back nearly 10 tons of frost spirit crystal.
If these 10 tons of frost spirit crystal were sold on the market, their value would be immeasurable.
And Lu Jin, who had returned to the starship, went back to his room and took a hot shower.
In this star system covered in ice and snow, even with the insulation of his protective suit, running around for a day still made Lu Jin feel a bit stiff.
Every time this happened, Lu Jin couldn't help but envy Shelia.
As a Star Hunting Dragon, her physique was extremely strong, and this bit of cold was nothing in her eyes.
Most importantly, a Star Hunting Dragon possessed powerful psionic energy within its body.
She could convert psionic energy into heat, thereby keeping her body temperature at a comfortable level at all times.
After gathering the necessary supplies for interstellar travel, Lu Jin's first plan was to acquire a psionic seed with strong enough potential.
The powerful races in the Endless Star Sea basically had the ability to control psionic energy at will.
And humans were definitely not a powerful race in the Endless Star Sea.
To obtain psionic power, they could only rely on external objects.
Psionic tools, or psionic seeds!
Thinking this, Lu Jin only felt a wave of fatigue wash over him.
For the upcoming Assimilation War, he had to work even harder.
And so, it continued until the next day.
The sound of the alarm clock woke Lu Jin from his sleep.
Checking the time, it was already seven o'clock in the morning according to Blue Star time.
Lu Jin stretched, beginning to limber up his muscles and bones.
Everything was ready. Just as Lu Jin was about to go wash up, his door was knocked on very forcefully.
Hmm?
So early in the morning, judging by the sound, the other party seemed very anxious.
Opening the door, the first thing that came into view was Yu Tiancang's anxious face.
"This is bad!"
"Our Fang Drones have been hijacked!"
The Fang Drones were hijacked?
This sudden situation did not throw Lu Jin into disarray.
Lu Jin told Yu Tiancang to calm down, then brought up the Fang Drone control panel.
As expected, the control panel showed that 5 Fang Drones had lost contact!
And their coordinates before losing contact all pointed to one of the dwarf settlements.
Could it be that these dwarves were so audacious as to destroy his Fang Drones?
But then, Lu Jin dismissed this possibility.