Qu Jianlei said that he would only leave after repairing the armed merchant ship, which was just to scare Xiaohu.
The big-headed butterfly was really frightened and did not dare to speak any more along the way.
When I returned to the mine, I saw that the second attack ship was about to be repaired, which would only take a day or two at most.
The person responsible for maintenance is the clone, whose intelligence is slightly less intelligent, but still pretty much the same.
Qu Jianlei asked Xiaohu to test the first attack ship - after all, he was out for a run.
If nothing unexpected happens, they will set off for Lanyun Market in three days.
However, on the third day, the two battleships sounded the alarm at the same time, "Received a distress call from a space wanderer!"
They are the survivors who had to get into the rescue capsule to escape when the starship had an accident.
"Distress signal?" Qu Jianlei frowned slightly.
Before time travel, he also encountered the problem of "whether to accept or not", but at that time he was already very rich and was not afraid at all.
Even after he experienced blackmail, he successfully sent the other party's children to use sewing machines.
But this place in the Empire is very messy. You don't know who you will save.
If you save a bad guy in China, you will be blackmailed for money. If you save the wrong person here, it may be fatal!
After pondering for a moment, he asked, "How far is it from here?"
The soft and waxy voice of the small lake sounded, "More than 1.1 million kilometers."
Forget it! Qu Jianlei didn't want to get into trouble. The toll alone was a lot of money. What if someone else also received the signal?
However, before he could speak, the big-headed butterfly turned around and said, "It's coming in our direction."
The distress signal is actively released, and it is easy for people to capture the movement trajectory of the person asking for help.
I really... Qu Jianlei was completely speechless, "Do you want to take refuge on this planet?"
"It's most likely like this," Xiaohu sighed softly, "it's written in the Self-Rescue Guide to Space Distress."
The "Guide" teaches some common sense. For example, space is very lonely, and long-term drifting is not good for the body and mind.
If you encounter danger in space, there are basically no means of cover and avoidance.
However, stars may not necessarily be safe, they may be poisonous or have strange animals, and they may not even exclude the biggest danger - star thieves.
Only those stars that know their roots are the most reliable.
Obviously, the star where Qu Jianlei lives meets the standards.
It was originally a mineral star, and its components such as air rocks were very safe. Although it is now abandoned, it is still safer than space.
Qu Jianlei sighed, "Then save them. We can't let them end up here."
The landing capsule will have a very limited range of activities, but what if it is a space mecha?
He concealed the mine very well and even set up a concealment formation inside. However, why take the risk?
He pondered for a moment and asked, "How are the inspections of the two attack ships going?"
"Perfect," Xiao Hu replied firmly, "Now we can set off...which ship will we use?"
"8384," Qu Jianlei replied casually, "The computing power is also strong, don't you like it?"
Xiaohu hesitated before speaking, "Actually, I prefer 3344. It feels bad to be unable to outrun others."
Co-authoring it also feels that way.
While chatting, Qu Jianlei slipped out the armed merchant ship, and then did not forget to activate the concealment array.
To be honest, if his current belongings were stolen, he would be really heartbroken.
The armed merchant ship quickly took off, and in order to prevent hidden dangers, it made a large circle and pretended to be coming from another direction.
When he was close to the other party, which was 100,000 kilometers away, Qu Jianlei breathed a sigh of relief, "Oh my goodness, it's actually a lifeboat?"
A lifeboat is a large rescue capsule that can accommodate more than one person and has certain power and supplies.
The other party was obviously prepared for a long war. He actually turned off the engine of the lifeboat and tried to get closer.
Arrive at the abandoned star by inertia.
So when he found the other party, even if he made a big circle, the lifeboat was still 900,000 kilometers away from his home base.
But it's a good thing I didn't let this guy go, otherwise the lifeboat still had a small amount of power, and I really don't know what could have happened.
Qu Jianlei released an attack ship and quickly approached 50,000 kilometers away from this guy.
"Is this the distress signal you sent?"
"It's us," a man's voice replied, "Save us quickly and we will be greatly thanked!"
"Speak nicely!" Qu Jianlei replied stiffly. You have to act like you're begging for help. How dare you use an imperative sentence?
"I'm sorry, Your Excellency," the man said in an obedient manner and immediately became humble, "you will be greatly thanked for saving us!"
Qu Jianlei felt a little strange, who were these people?
In interstellar navigation, those who ask for help may not necessarily be kind, but those who save others may not necessarily be kind either.
"Ask us for help? Haven't you noticed that what's approaching you now is an attack ship?"
"That shows that your Excellency is very powerful," the man replied in a neither humble nor overbearing tone, "We are very relieved."
The person responsible for communication at this time will definitely not be a brainless person, so the other party is either pretending or really being awesome.
Qu Jianlei didn't bother to consider which one, "Sit tight and don't react in any way. The attack ship will take you into the cabin."
The attack ship also has a mechanical arm, a very small one, but it is easy to catch a lifeboat that has not started.
Then he grabbed the lifeboat and entered the cargo hold - yes, armed merchant ships have cargo holds.
The cargo hold is not too big. There are two attack ships inside, and they are not ready for ejection attacks at any time.
However, the lifeboat was so small that it was packed in casually.
Jian Lei walked out of the assault ship, "Okay, you can take a break for a while."
Seven people got out of the lifeboat, four men and three women. The leader was a middle-aged man with a B-level stone attribute.
He looked at Qu Jianlei curiously, with a solemn look on his face, "Did you drive the attack ship alone?"
The other person has an average appearance, the kind of person you can't find in a crowd.
But he knows very well that the more this kind of person is, the more he cannot be underestimated, especially in the asteroid belt.
In addition, he could vaguely feel that the other party was like a hidden beast, posing a huge potential threat.
Qu Jianlei ignored his question. On my starship, do you want to dominate the conversation?
He said very straightforwardly, "Let's talk first, how much is the heavy sum?"
"Your Majesty, please make an offer," the middle-aged man said happily, "If you can send us to the Sky Handle Star, I'll give you 10 million."
Ten million for seven people is higher than Xiangxue's life-saving price of one million.
However, interstellar voyages have costs, and if you include the return trip, it can only be said that the money given by the other party is not small.
"No," Qu Jianlei replied without hesitation, "We only want to save you, but also send you away?"
"Twelve million," the man increased the price without hesitation, "If you think it's not enough, you can make an offer."
It's impossible for my starship to land on Tianbi Star, okay? Qu Jianlei was a little helpless.
Of course, if the other party dares to ask such a price, the value will not be bad, and the possibility of concealing clumsiness is not even ruled out.
After all, there are too many hidden dangers in this vast space, so it is safer not to reveal your wealth.
But it is conceivable that if he can drive the starship to the galaxy where the Tianyi Star is located, the other party will most likely arrange a starship to pick him up.
Therefore, it is actually normal for the Anti-Smuggling Department to have a hand in it. It has indeed affected other people's industries.
But he won't discuss it like this. In fact, he has no intention of coddling the other party.
"It's not about money. How about this? Seeing that you are going to that abandoned mining planet, can I send you there for one million?"
"No need for this," the middle-aged man shook his head hastily. The reason why they chose that
Star, because there is no choice.
After landing on a star, you still have to wait for a passing starship to rescue you, why don’t you just put something ready in front of you?
The key is that it’s hard to tell whether a starship is passing by!
Qu Jianlei will calculate the rescue costs, and other starships will also calculate the costs.
If the person is short of 100,000 to 80,000 kilometers, he might be able to save someone. But if the person is short of 30,000 to 500,000 kilometers, who has eaten too much to support the rescue?
So he could only say, "Where are you going? Just send us there."
At this moment, a gorgeous woman spoke up. The woman looked to be in her thirties and had an extraordinary temperament.
"Twenty million, Sky Handle Star, just reach the galaxy, do you want to go?"
Qu Jianlei had always been wary of this woman. Although she was of moderate figure or even thin, she was a bit out of line with mainstream aesthetics.
But this woman is an A-level ice attribute, and her combat power in space is comparable to the Supreme.
The woman remained silent, but Qu Jianlei was convinced that this was a person who could make the decision.
The bosses only show up when the decision is made, so the people below are naturally responsible for bargaining.
Qu Jianlei shook his head and replied simply, "As I said, it's not about money."
But the woman answered firmly, "There are not many problems that money can't solve. You make a price."
Qu Jianlei laughed when he heard this, "You really are not worried that I am a star thief, two hundred million me..."
"Then 200 million," a hint of coldness flashed across the woman's eyes, "As long as you dare to accept it, I will give it to you."
"Sister," the middle-aged man couldn't help it, "you should calm down your temper."
"It doesn't matter," the woman replied calmly, but her eyes were fixed on Qu Jianlei, "Anyone who dares to understand the price can't do any harm."
When Qu Jianlei heard this, he couldn't help but give a thumbs up, "You can see clearly that I'm not a bad person, but I have something wrong with me."
The woman pondered for a moment and asked, "Then where can you send us?"
She finally recognized the reality. Naturally, Qu Jianlei was not too troublesome and answered simply, "Do you know that the route is confidential?"
"I know," this time it was a middle-aged man who answered. Obviously, he played a role similar to that of a butler.
"We will not reveal where you met us."
Too much information can be analyzed through the location where the two sides met.
In StarCraft, the Ming Dynasty does business generously, but there are also many people who make a fortune in silence and don't want others to know their channels.
This has nothing to do with whether the business is formal or not, it is simply "it is easy to borrow money but difficult to borrow money".
He felt that he was quite sensible, but unexpectedly he said something else to the ordinary man opposite him, "Let's talk about the cost."