Gothel originally wanted to stay in Goedli for a few more days to get in touch with Rhodiola rosea.
But the other party looked like he was refusing to stay thousands of miles away. He felt that there was no point in staying there, and it might be counterproductive.
It happened that the cargo starship had also loaded the cargo, so it returned one day later.
But he finalized other things, the biggest of which was, of course, the 50 million thank you fee.
For 50 million miles, Qu Jianlei collected 30 million in banknotes and exchanged the remaining 20 million for energy blocks.
Just make up for the other supplies one by one. As for the cost of Rhodiola rosea’s recovery, it’s all included in the 50 million.
The last step was to create the holographic image of the pass. Qu Jianlei specially drove the 8384 ship out of the ship hangar.
Gothel couldn't help but complain, and he said, "Sir, your taste... is really unique."
Qu Jianlei sighed quietly, "Oh, I can't help it. I'm not the only one in the family who has bad intentions."
He said this to foreshadow the "supreme ice attribute", which may never be used, but what if it is needed?
If a person has no long-term worries, he must have immediate worries.
"Other supreme?" Gothel nodded thoughtfully, the news was not unexpected.
The other supreme beings are not on this merchant ship, which shows that this organization definitely has more than one merchant ship.
But I just don’t know if the crews on those merchant ships are also so elite...
After Gothel left, Qu Jianlei also started preparing to leave. He had been holding back here for more than three months, and it was time to get some air.
But the most fundamental reason is that one of his attack ships was damaged - the attack type.
The damage is not serious and does not affect combat. Repairs are necessary. If a minor problem is not cured, it will become a major problem.
Wanmi Mining's assessment of the damage is that it will cost one million, but Wanmi Mining will have to arrange for repairs.
Anyway, given the conditions of Godley's planet, it is impossible to do detailed repairs.
Before leaving, Gothel made a special decision to give the other party two million and let them repair it themselves.
For the mine, this operation is not too bad. Isn’t it money to transport the starship back and forth?
But Qu Jianlei also made a profit. He returned to his hometown to repair it, which cost at most some raw materials and energy blocks.
Before leaving, he had to put away the spirit gathering array and clean up the alien energy in the suite.
Ordinarily, with the strength he showed, it was impossible for the mine to secretly send people in to investigate after he left.
However, you can never go wrong with caution. After all, people's hearts are separated from each other, so who can say for sure?
So he left two days late, and in the end he left an assault-type attack ship to look after the house.
Immediately afterwards, something unexpected happened. Another mine heard that he was leaving temporarily and sent someone to discuss escort matters.
Li Ang met "Bai Qiyu" again and asked him if he had any plans to take on the escort mission.
The target of this mine is a transit star, not far from the Sky Blade Star, which is a mineral transit planet in the asteroid belt.
This is a serious planet, not a miscellaneous star. It has a diameter of more than 8,000 kilometers, not much smaller than the Blue Star.
Most of the planet is sea, with a few islands here and there, enough for heroes from all walks of life to stay.
Interestingly, the Tianren Star government also knew that the asteroid belt was in chaos, so they did not inspect it strictly.
There is no way. As an important transfer station, maintaining the smooth flow of logistics is the most critical, and everything else is secondary.
If Qu Jianlei's merchant ship goes there, there is a high probability that it will not be inspected.
Even if it was inspected, the mining company called Simeone also said that they would take care of customs clearance.
Qu Jianlei was a little confused, "They also have armed merchant ships, right? Is the situation so serious now?"
Li Ang smiled a little enigmatically, "The situation is indeed a bit tense, and their armed merchant ships have to protect the mine..."
"They didn't support us well last time, so they must be a little worried. We should save some strength to protect our home base."
Qu Jianlei nodded when he heard this. In the previous battle, the two mines were indeed unable to rescue them.
Both companies sent out several attack ships. It cannot be said that there was no movement at all, but neither of them sent out a main battle merchant ship.
The reason is very simple. The one being attacked is Wanmi Mining, and it is the duty of the neighbors to support the two companies.
As for the collective strength of the three families, they can resist foreign aggression...well, this view is theoretically valid.
But in fact, it is impossible - you are beaten away by foreign enemies, and I take advantage of the situation to embezzle your minerals. This is the norm.
The world of capital is really so disgusting.
Qu Jianlei couldn't figure it out, "This mine even kicked us out when we came here. Now we can't distinguish between enemies and friends. Do you really feel that you are embarrassed?"
Li Ang spread his hands and replied helplessly, "It's all business, they paid for it."
Then he smiled bitterly and said, "It is precisely because the distinction between friend and foe is unclear. They hired you to escort them, and they also want to clear themselves of suspicion."
There is no logical problem with this statement - I have asked you to escort me. What happened last time was really not my fault.
But Qu Jianlei didn't agree with it. How often did he see the thief shouting to catch the thief?
So he said simply, "Maybe there are still people guarding outside, but we don't want to be stabbed by friendly forces at the critical moment."
"If you don't want to, forget it," Li Ang nodded. It was obvious that he didn't like Simeone appearing so suddenly.
But what should be said still needs to be said, "This means that you may have rejected their goodwill."
"I'm going to ride a horse," Qu Jianlei couldn't help but curse.
He almost wanted to say - I just refused, so what?
However, he held back his words, "We don't feel safe yet. They can leave wherever they want."
That's what happened. He killed the opponent's supreme leader. Is it possible that the opponent wouldn't retaliate?
Li Ang hesitated, "Actually, according to our reasoning... they may also be victims. This probability is extremely high."
"That has nothing to do with me," Qu Jianlei answered without hesitation, turned and left.
More than an hour later, the tattered merchant ship took off into the sky and rushed into the atmosphere.
Not long after, another heavily loaded merchant ship took off, sending a friendly signal to 8384 in the distance.
Qu Jianlei did not signal, but directly called through the public channel, "This is 8384, don't follow us, or you will be responsible for the consequences!"
He didn't bother to repeat it. His attitude was very clear: I don't care if you heard it clearly, I already said it anyway.
The heavily loaded merchant ship obviously understood what he meant and adjusted its direction slightly. The two ships finally drifted away.
Qu Jianlei went to the abandoned ore planet first, and he planned to repair the attack ship first.
This time he had bad luck. He encountered five waves of merchant ships along the way and avoided them from beginning to end. It took him eight days to arrive.
The abandoned ore planet was still so lonely and desolate. Qu Jianlei checked the hiding array and found that no one seemed to have touched it.
However, persisting for such a long time consumes more than 20,000 energy blocks. The key is that the materials are also a bit old.
This is something that can't be helped. Long-term operation will have a great impact on the material.
Moreover, there are various types of radiation or storms in the universe from time to time, which will also accelerate the aging of materials.
"You have to protect your lair," Qu Jianlei whispered softly.
The merchant ship entered the large mine. He turned on the lights and looked at the familiar environment. For a moment, he felt at home.
The next moment, he shook his head and actually regarded this place as his home. How much do I like to live in isolation?
After all, there are still too few environments that can bring him peace.
Next, he arranged for Xiaohu to repair the attack ship. He was not in a hurry to set up the spirit gathering array, but went out to investigate first.
Qu Jianlei walked out of the mine, released his senses, and looked carefully at the entire ore body.
After a minute, his expression changed slightly, "Is this... or is someone coming?"
He flew into the sky, drew an arc in the air, and arrived more than a hundred kilometers away in a short time.
It was probably more than a thousand square meters, scattered with some domestic garbage, and there were obvious signs of starship crushing.
The starship can lift straight into the sky, but it can also walk on the ground, which will save energy blocks.
On the stars, the crushing marks of starships sometimes remain for a long time, but Qu Jianlei is very sure that this is definitely new.
Looking at this scene, his expression was gloomy and uncertain.
Ever since he met Lai Yin's group in space, he realized that this abandoned ore body would not be as quiet as he imagined.
Although there are no people and no living facilities, it is still a good place for interstellar wanderers to avoid risks.
However, even though he was aware of this, he still felt very complicated when he actually discovered that someone had been there.
So, my base camp... isn't that safe?
Faced with this reality, he felt a little irritable and depressed.
He tried to collect the other party's aura, but unfortunately, the aura had already dissipated and no valuable clues were found.
In fact, even if he collects clues, so what, can he still chase and kill the opponent? This is a no-man's land!
He slowly flew towards the mine and released his senses again...
In short, coming back this time gave him new safety requirements and changed his planned itinerary.
It's impossible to throw away this place, but it can't be used as a private plot, let alone hide most of your wealth here.
He needs to find more settlements as soon as possible.
Three days later, Big-headed Butterfly repaired the attack ship.
Qu Jianlei left behind a robot and a Forerunner terminal, leaving Xiaohu with a trace of his clone inside.
With this clone control, the robot can perform simple maintenance on the base camp and activate defensive formations and concealment formations according to the situation.
When the array materials age and become unusable, they can be replaced in time.
Qu Jianlei didn't make such arrangements before because if it was discovered, Xiaohu's clone would start to self-destruct.
For the big-headed butterfly, this loss is not great, but it is a bit cruel after all.
He doesn't want to think of it as pure artificial intelligence.
But this time Xiaohu said, "It doesn't matter. We are guarding the house. It's not easy for us to accumulate some belongings."
After the arrangements were made, Qu Jianlei drove 8384 to Lanyun Market again.
However, the treatment this time was different. The ground responded before he even sent out the landing request.
"Welcome Merchant Ship 8384, you can land anywhere you want."
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