Baiyanling is named after the mountains of quartz stone and mica.
These white ores make the entire mountain barren of grass, making it dazzlingly golden under the afterglow of the huge red sun [Note 1].
Quartzite and mica are both high-value minerals, but compared with the yridium ore in the mountain foot mine, they are not worth mentioning.
The Baiyanling vein is an extremely high-quality ore. On average, 1g of erbium metal crystals can be extracted from every six tons of erbium-rich ore. The level of the mineral is rare in the world.
The reserves of yridium-rich ore are astonishingly high at 2.37 billion cubic meters, which is enough to last several lifetimes if the current mining progress is maintained.
The ore body at the foot of the mountain is in the form of a network of veins and is mined using the well mining method. It is now jointly developed by the Cote City Mining Bureau, the Sanxiacheng Mining Bureau and the Dupengcheng Mining Bureau.
Of course, if the Bureau of Mines wants to eat up such a huge mine, many energy companies will go crazy.
Therefore, the Hundred Cities Alliance of Rose Star introduced the Sanqi Resource Allocation Bill.
That is to say, 70% of the mineral vein mining will be handed over to the Mining Bureau, and the remaining 30% will be released through bidding.
Hex, AC, Bronn Mining…
Dozens of energy companies gather at the foot of Baiyan Ridge.
There are hundreds of mines, large and small.
Each mine has hundreds of miners, plus technical staff, logistics staff, and management staff, and there are even more.
Hundreds of thousands of people crowded into this area, turning it into a small town.
Most of the miners have low levels of education and are engaged in high-intensity physical labor. When they have money, they squander it on alcohol and women.
Making trouble after drinking, getting jealous, and getting into fights.
The level of chaos in White Rock Ridge rivals that of the worst Lower City slums.
The sun sets and the mine is on holiday.
Miners gather in groups to solicit prostitutes and drink.
Among the bustling crowd, there was a tall, muscular man wearing dust-proof goggles. His blood-soaked camel coat was almost reduced to strips of cloth, and he had an unlit cigarette in his mouth.
It was Chen Mo.
After walking and walking, Chen Mo stopped at the door of a busy bar.
The bar sign is a huge piece of raw quartz stone.
People come and go, but the stone remains white.
Four large characters are engraved on it.
‘White Rock Tavern’.
Chen Mo took off his dust-proof goggles, shook off the dust and put it in his pocket. He grabbed the dirty hand stretched out from behind and pulled it out of joint.
"If anyone reaches out again, I will chop off his claws."
When they saw that the master was not easy to deal with, the miners dispersed in a hurry.
It's really not cost-effective to steal some odds and ends and become disabled.
Chen Mo borrowed a fire from a passerby, lit a cigarette and opened the door of the tavern.
The tavern was crowded and noisy.
Those who drink, those who punch, those who brag...
Only one corner is relatively secluded.
Sitting in the corner was a burly middle-aged man wearing a khaki polo shirt, with short gray hair that was messy and harmonious.
His left arm was replaced with a mechanical prosthesis starting from the collarbone, and an external armor bone was nailed to his right leg below the knee.
Men don't care about exposing their disabilities.
He has a pipe in one hand and a classical cup in the other, and standing on the mechanical arm is a macaw smuggled from his home planet.
Through the crowd, Chen Mo's eyes met the man's.
Chen Mo took two quick steps and stood opposite the man who stood up.
The man was nearly two meters tall, much taller than Chen Mo, and as strong as a mountain.
Before even saying hello, Iron Fist gave Chen Mo a heartwarming treat.
"Do you still know to come and see me?"
The man asked fiercely.
Chen Mo was beaten until he retched.
"Old man, are you going to kill me!?"
The man picked up the bent Chen Mo and hugged him tightly.
"Welcome home, brat."
"I haven't called back in just two months, which makes you sound like I haven't seen you in ten or eight years."
Chen Mo rubbed his bruised chest, passed the whiskey from the man's table, and drank several large gulps.
Looking at Chen Mo's ragged clothes, the man raised his chin.
"What happened this time to make you so embarrassed?"
Chen Mo pondered for a moment, pulled up a chair and sat down in the corner, and told the man the ins and outs of this mission in detail.
Chen Mo, as his name suggests, is taciturn and can only show his frank side when he is with the person in front of him.
Twenty-four years ago, Chen Mo's father died in battle as a captain of the resistance army on his home planet, leaving behind a posthumous son, Chen Mo.
A few years after Chen Mo was born, Chen's mother also fell seriously ill and died.
Chen Mo was brought up by the man in front of him.
A man plays the role of father, mother and mentor in his life.
In order to take care of Chen Mo, the man has not married yet.
Father and son have a bond deeper than blood.
The man's ancestral home planet is the Northland, his real name is White Stone, and his Chinese name is Baishi.
above.
After listening to Chen Mo's story, Lao Bai thought about it for a moment and nodded.
"The design of the Liebherr L is really fucked up. It has self-destruction and is equipped with double insurance... But you blasted the heads of all the corpses, so that Root had to use the body of a mechanic to talk to you. This operation is indeed very eye-catching, if it weren't for
In this way, it is difficult for you to have enough time to smash open the Eridium ore container. Even if you detonate the suspension ship, without the Eridium ore to increase the explosion yield, it is still unclear whether the alien Root can be killed. Overall, this mission can give you a warning.
90 marks."
"Where are the ten points deducted?" Chen Moqi asked.
"I ran too slowly, and my clothes were wasted."
Chen Mo was furious.
Lao Bai burst out laughing: "Why can't you help teasing me so much? Drink and drink."
The father and son exchange cups for cups.
A whole bottle of 3/4 liter of whiskey was consumed by the two fathers in less than half an hour.
Lao Bai dug out a jacket from somewhere and threw it to Chen Mo.
"The four transport ships were destroyed by that alien Root?"
"It's probably true. After all, I didn't see the wreckage of the other four floating ships. I can't judge based on the traces whether it was this alien that killed the four."
"It's only 80% possible, how do you submit the task?"
"Submit the mission log and let's see what the law enforcement agency decides. Anyway, I'm a non-staff member, so whether I complete the mission or not is just a matter of money."
Lao Bai pondered for a long time, nodded, and picked up another bottle of whiskey: "Tell me about the alien Root."
"Hmm... I think it was the ship's fault that caused the explosion."
"Tail?"
"Yes, the tail." Chen Mo affirmed: "The tail gives me a very bad feeling. The purple shimmer is very close to the color of ydium metal."
Lao Bai chewed on the meaning of Chen Mo's words.
"You mean, it will use irradiation energy?"
"right."
"Then throw the irradiation out with its tail like an energy bomb?"
"That's right."
"That's really too bad." Lao Bai put down his wine glass: "Where's that alien corpse?"
"Another explosion, another fire, at least four points burned, what do you think is left?" Chen Mo was helpless: "I have to take this news back to Cote City and see how the law enforcement agency proposes a price.
"
"Okay, let's go back early."
"I don't have a car."
"Walk back."
"I might be eaten by Root halfway through."
"So you came here to blackmail my car and supplies!?"
"How can the matter between father and mother be called a scandal? Between father and son, we share blessings and hardships..."
"Shut up." Lao Bai threw the car keys to Chen Mo and cursed angrily: "Don't ruin it for me again!"
"I fight for it."
Chen Mo stood up with a smile.
…
Baiyan Ridge is only 600 kilometers away from Kote City in a straight line, but because there are no roads, it takes more than a thousand kilometers to get there by going around mountains and rivers.
In addition, the mountain road is rugged and there are dangerous Ross native creatures on the way. If you want to drive back to Cote City by land, the two drivers will have to take turns driving for two days and one night without any trouble.
Chen Moqiang worked hard, stepped on the accelerator, and drove back to the city in just thirty hours.
Cote City.
Lower Gorey.
c area.
Single apartment at No. 9 Oak Lane.
As one of the top bounty hunters in Cote City, Chen Mo lives in a shabby place.
In order to avoid being tracked or monitored, Chen Mo has no AI butler, smart robot, or even smart furniture in his home.
The house, which is about fifty square meters, maintains the war-damaged decoration style when it was purchased, and the furniture is also made of the cheapest synthetic materials.
After a simple shower, Chen Mo took out his PDA (personal digital assistant, a personal handheld terminal, similar to a tablet, but with more powerful functions and longer battery life.), gave a mission briefing to the inspector of the Law Enforcement Agency, and then kicked it off
Put your shoes on the bed.
Fall asleep in half a second.
He was in a state of high mental stress for a full forty-three hours, during which he never slept.
Take advantage of the fact that there is no task at hand and get a good night's sleep.
Once you close your eyes, it lasts twelve hours.
Early the next morning, Chen Mo was woken up by the incessant ringtone of his PDA.
He opened the PDA and took a quick look. The 200,000 yuan for the task outsourced by the Law Enforcement Agency had arrived, and the remaining information was all sent by the inspector who had a single line of contact with him.
Apart from the scene, what the Law Enforcement Agency is most concerned about is the alien Root.
Chen Mo thought for a moment, sent all the information he knew, and then opened the headhunting app.
Headhunting websites have a long history.
When humans first colonized the planet Ross, the headhunting website already took shape. With the development of colonization, headhunting has made rapid progress and has become one of the largest and most widespread websites on the entire planet.
The website has been established for nearly thirty years. It is the home of Rose Star bounty hunters and has its own special settlement system and contact information.
Chen Mo's headhunting website ID is 'Night Owl', and he is currently the number one bounty hunter in Cote City. He maintains a 100% mission completion rate and is the same as another bounty hunter with the ID 'Mengren'.
The Kurt duo.
After briefly browsing the bounty news in Cote City, and then looking at the recent commissions, he found that there were no jobs that were rich, busy, and close to home. Chen Mo closed the website and continued to sleep.
This time I slept straight into the afternoon.
When Chen Mo got up again, he felt hungry.
After washing up and casually taking a sip of high-energy compression block, Chen Mo carried an emergency bag and a bucket of water downstairs, preparing to clean the car and get some cash to purchase goods on the black market.
The car that Chen Mo drove back was modified by Lao Bai with a lot of effort. The suspension was set very high, making it easier to travel on bad roads in the wilderness. The motor was also carefully tuned, making it easy to cross mountains and ridges.
Worried about the miners' dirty hands, Lao Bai even replaced the car body with a 17-year-old Gao Kefu III.
The appearance of a classic car, but the violent core - just like Lao Bai himself.
Chen Mo, who had already crashed three of Lao Bai's beloved cars, decided to take care of his newly acquired classic car in order to prevent an old man from going crazy.
Just as Chen Mozai was carefully wiping the car, through the rearview mirror, he noticed two unfamiliar-looking middle-aged men who had been looking for something after entering the courtyard of Apartment No. 9.
Of these two people, one has a bald head equipped with electronic eyes, and the other has a gun-wielding prosthetic arm instead of his right hand and has a fierce temperament.
Most likely not a good person.
After some observation, the two of them determined their target and walked straight towards Chen Mo.
Chen Mo's body tensed up, ready to fight back at any time.
"Chen Mo, male, 23 years old, without prosthetic implants. In December 2288, his law enforcement qualification certificate was revoked due to violent law enforcement. He is currently unemployed and makes a living by driving a black car."
Not enemies.
Chen Mo breathed a sigh of relief.
Maybe they're here to issue a ticket for illegal business operations?
"Just tell me what you have to say." Chen Mo spit out the cigarette butt without looking back: "Headhunting.com has a bunch of information about me that you can check with your buttocks."
After hearing the affirmative answer, the visitors exchanged glances.
The gunman said: "I heard you can leave the city and go to the wilderness."
Chen Mo paused while wiping the car, turned around, and refused expressionlessly: "I won't go."
"The inspector introduced us." The bald man equipped with electronic eyes explained.
When he heard the word "supervisor", Chen Mo pondered for a moment.
"Within 300 kilometers, 20,000, plus 5,000 for each additional 100 kilometers."
Twenty thousand is enough to buy a brand new Gaokov VI.
Even if you travel by land to a city thousands of miles away, the price is outrageous.
The gunman was stunned: "Twenty thousand? Why don't you go and grab it? Twenty thousand is enough to buy you half a life..."
The bald man interrupted him: "Okay, twenty thousand is twenty thousand."
A stack of purple banknotes was handed to Chen Mo's hand.
"This is a deposit of 10,000 yuan, and I will give you the balance when you get there."
Chen Mo weighed the weight and narrowed his eyes.
"Shipping goods, or giving away?"
[Explanation 1] The orbital period of Ross 128b is only 9.8 Earth days, and the radius from the star is about 1/20 of the radius of the Earth and the Sun, so from the perspective of Ross, the sun will be very huge. In addition, Ross 128b is slightly larger than the Earth.
The rotation period is about 28 hours, and the average sunshine duration in Cote City is about nine hours and thirty-seven minutes.
