When Qu Jianlei slipped away from Banxing Island, he had nearly seven million energy blocks in his body.
Then he buried more than 200,000 energy blocks in Sky Hook, leaving 6.5 million with him.
Coming out of the star thief's lair and arriving at the abandoned mineral planet cost almost one million - after all, they were two battleships.
This is the star thief's nest with low gravity, so he tried to use it sparingly, and there were no jumps or battles, so the consumption was not huge.
After coming here, I spent more than two million energy blocks on remodeling my residence and battleship, and now I only have a little over three million left.
Having a battleship is indeed majestic, but the cost is too great. The remaining energy block is probably enough for a short distance jump, plus a small battle.
Qu Jianlei is not willing to take advantage of others, but the empire is a society that really eats people!
Xiaohu, however, maintained a relatively simple original intention, "Is robbery...appropriate?"
Qu Jianlei had already mentally prepared himself and replied nonchalantly, "The Star Thieves can go, and so can I."
Xiaohu said softly, "I feel that if you do this, you will spoil your little friend."
Qu Jianlei sighed, "But I want to live. Is this wrong? Don't worry, let's go and rob the unkind guy!"
In fact, there was no need to do too much psychological construction. After building the Spirit Gathering Array, he had clearly realized that he was running wildly on the road of being "wanted" and could never look back.
He only survived one thunder tribulation, but was blocked by some Supremes and their battleships. You must know that he had Supreme helpers at that time.
So, the Spirit Gathering Array, an array that can provide "alien energy", can't at least lead to two supreme beings?
Therefore, being weak is the original sin. Golden elixir is still not strong enough, let alone able to compete with large and medium-sized warships.
Qu Jianlei believed that even if he was hiding on a habitable planet, the empire would not mind dispatching large battleships for the spirit gathering array.
As for whether the warship's attack may accidentally injure civilians? Then it is an accidental injury.
Take a look at the Junk Star, take a look at the Divine Literature Association, and then take a look at the regulations of "Studying Divine Literature and Punishing Clan"...
Everything proves that as long as there are enough benefits, the empire does not care about human life at all.
You have already done this, so what is wrong with me robbing in order to survive?
Twenty days later, the battleship's modifications were initially completed, and the number of energy blocks had dropped to 2.8 million.
"Let's go," Qu Jianlei took the "high imitation warship" and quietly left the star.
The battleship carried all the remaining energy blocks, and he was forcing himself to do so.
He is about to lose everything, and survival will become a problem. He really has no way out.
Xiaohu was a little worried, "If there's a big fight, this energy block may not be enough."
When a warship travels normally in space, it does not consume a lot of energy, but in the event of a battle, it may consume astronomical amounts of energy.
Not only is "a cannon fired, ten thousand taels of gold", but when an attack is launched, the consumption can actually be roughly estimated.
But defense is a bottomless pit. As long as the energy shield is not destroyed, a large amount of energy blocks will be consumed all the time.
Therefore, it is said that the best defense is offense, as the ancients said.
Qu Jianlei smiled and replied, "It depends on your level. You can only succeed this time."
"I'm still a little nervous," Xiaohu said. He was nervous, but a little eager to try. "This is my first time using a battleship."
Before that, it had been watching Qu Jianlei fight, and even went into hibernation.
As an artificial intelligence, it doesn't have much desire to fight, but since it has been unable to help, it is inevitable that it will feel lost.
Artificial intelligence should help users solve problems, right?
This time it is its turn to be the main output. When I think about this, the main control system gets a little hot.
Qu Jianlei comforted it, "Don't think so much, don't be soft...just try to avoid people."
Robbery will inevitably hurt people, but for artificial intelligence, this is something close to breaking the bottom line.
Once artificial intelligence kills people, even if it is for the purpose of protecting the owner, it will become different.
Qu Jianlei really pays attention to Xiaohu's mental health and is not willing to let it hurt anyone, even if it is robbery.
"I will do the killing, you have to ensure your innocence."
The big-headed butterfly replied, "My innocence has been destroyed by you a long time ago. Even if I killed Tie Ling, I am more mature than you think."
Are you telling me that you are mature? Qu Jianlei was also speechless, "I didn't expect that you could still blame yourself for Tie Ling's murder."
"It's just a star thief, just kill him." Xiaohu's mood was not heavy. "This time we are also killing people who are rich and unkind!"
Qu Jianlei felt a little helpless when he heard this. I also wanted to rob the cargo starship, but... the energy block didn't allow it!
It was taboo to rob a passenger starship, and he was not willing to rob passengers.
Cargo starships...the ones that are worthless are not worth grabbing. The ones with high value are likely to encounter escort warships, which is very difficult.
Qu Jianlei still doesn't want to be too degenerate, as "Although I have tattoos, smoke, drink and swear, I am a good girl."
So the object he chose to rob was the mineral celestial body in the asteroid belt.
It's a bit taboo to do this. After all, rabbits don't eat grass around the nest, but... this rabbit is almost starving to death, okay?
Currently, those who mine mineral celestial bodies are major forces and their subordinates.
It is basically impossible for any large force, no matter which industry it is in, to say that it does not have original sin.
In the process of development and growth, no one can have smooth sailing.
The weak cannot protect their own interests at all, and at least half-black things will happen.
Not to mention that the various financial groups behind these big forces are not the dirtiest, they will only become dirtier.
This kind of bone is actually not easy to chew. If you have a fleet to protect the mine, you will probably have to pay a considerable price.
But Qu Jianlei can't control so much. After all, the mineral planet is there, which is more convenient than waiting for a passenger or cargo starship.
This time, what he focused on was an asteroid called "Iron Filing" with a diameter of more than two thousand kilometers.
The asteroid is dominated by iron ore, so it is called iron filings, but it is actually rich in a variety of minerals.
The mining rights of this planet belong to a mining group called "Titan".
This group spans multiple star regions and ranks high in the mining industry of the entire empire, mainly iron ore.
Behind Titan, there are also the support of two large consortiums, making huge profits.
In addition to iron, there are mainly vanadium and titanium on asteroids, which are very useful metals. The key is that the content is very high.
This star is so heavy that it has an atmosphere, but the environment is quite harsh.
The temperature is below minus 100 degrees all year round, and the highest temperature is only minus 60 or 70 degrees. There are constant storms all year round.
Such an environment makes mining a bit difficult, but the content is too high.
Because of the valuable associated minerals, the Titan Group built a rough refinery on the planet.
Iron ore is not a rare ore in this universe, it is a commodity.
But again, rich ores are stronger than anything else, and commodities win by volume.
There are three main reasons why Qu Jianlei chose this place.
The first is that the environment here is harsh, and the stealth function of the battleship can play a big role.
The second is that there is a smelting plant here, and there will be no shortage of energy blocks.
The third reason is an extension of the first reason. The harsh environment has blocked many pretenders, and the protection here is not very strong.
In the final analysis, commodities are a natural barrier. Without strong enough channels, there is little point in taking advantage of them.
Even if the star is captured, the mined ore cannot be sold, so what is the purpose?
Therefore, the mine protection force here is not very strong, and the main defensive force is
This section is a counterattack near the ground, and the strength of the space fleet is weak.
As a mining star with high volume, gains and losses mainly depend on the overall game, and profit depends on cost control.
For Qu Jianlei, this place is very suitable. There is really no pressure to just grab it and leave.
How about that it is popular for robbers to visit locations before robbing them? Star thieves also choose their targets very accurately and will not mess around.
It took a day and a half for the iron filings star to appear.
Xiaohu turned on the stealth function to the upper limit, and the battleship was like a ghost, quietly approaching the celestial body and entering the storm.
"The storm is so strong now," it murmured softly, "it feels like it's going to catch up with Blue Star's seventeenth level...".
"Are you saying that such a small star can have such a strong wind? Can't it escape gravity?"
Qu Jianlei replied casually, "Just think of it as a white dwarf star. If you don't look at it, there are no stars around it?"
Xiaohu muttered in a low voice, "I always feel that maybe the information we get may not be accurate."
Qu Jianlei was speechless. This possibility really exists objectively. After all, his information came from Star Thieves.
But can these big forces tell the Star Thieves the true situation? It is indeed difficult to say.
But the next moment, he said, "According to the plan, we are looking for Tiankeng No. 3, and it is best to locate the smelter."
Intelligence shows that Tiankeng No. 3 is a mineral vein that was recently mined, and the nearby smelting plant is quite old.
It’s not surprising that when Titan Group was building the smelter, it considered the next direction of mining.
This kind of bad weather is also a big challenge for military warships with super high performance.
After almost an hour, Xiao Hu finally locked the direction, "The direction is wrong, but the smelting plant is really big."
After another ten minutes, a voice came from the intercom.
"Starship with hull number 3344, starship with hull number 3344, please identify yourself, please identify yourself."
Sure enough, this invisibility ability is still a bit poor and there is room for improvement.
"Stop the movement, stop the movement or we will take the necessary measures, otherwise we will take the necessary measures."
I went, and I was discovered? Qu Jianlei sighed secretly, it seems that the stealth function still needs to be improved.
He also turned on the transmitter, "Be honest, let's fight... eh?" As he approached the location, he found several warships attacking the defensive fortress on the ground.
The dazzling light cannot be blocked by the strong wind.
The wind was too strong and it was difficult to see clearly, but there was no doubt that both the smelting plant and the mine were under attack.
"Is this... someone discovered the weak persimmon and struck first?"