Three Stars of Ruin
Three Stars of Ruin
Xia Fei had redesigned the Black Bat radar and given it to Uncle Porter for trial production on Earth. This could be considered one of Xia Fei's biggest worries. The Titan-class warship's radar system was meticulously and exquisitely designed, and it had taken Xia Fei quite a bit of effort to convert it into a product suitable for the current productivity of the Alliance.
The Impaler hurried to its next destination. Before entering the insectoid territory, Xia Fei had far too many preparations to make. It was like a race against time. Xia Fei had to resolve all the problems he needed to solve before he set off.
In the Heming Star Region, on a private planet with beautiful scenery, there lived an important person, a mysterious person who could buy Xia Fei's items from the ancient ruins and the Heart of Spirit without exposing Xia Fei's identity.
Xia Fei parked the Impaler in a harbor and disembarked. He was greeted by a young female secretary with glasses.
"Mister Xia Fei?"
Xia Fei nodded. "That's me."
The young secretary extended a hand to shake Xia Fei's. "I'm Wan Qing, Mister Fulop's secretary. Welcome to Planet Fulop."
Xia Fei asked, "This planet has the same name as Mister Fulop? I presume that the mister personally named it. "
Wan Qing smiled. "This planet was originally called Fulop. Mister Fulop didn't want to reveal his identity after buying it, so he called himself Mister Fulop."
Xia Fei said nothing more. Since this mysterious person wanted to hide his real name, it meant that he did not want to expose his identity. It would be boring for Xia Fei to ask around.
"Mister Fulop is very fond of things from the ancient civilization, especially robots. I'm sure you won't be disappointed," Wan Qing said as they walked along the seaside road.
Xia Fei lit a cigarette and indifferently said, "I believe that Mister Fulop isn't just fond of products from the ancient civilization. To be more precise, he's crazily infatuated with them."
"Why does Mister Xia say so?" Wan Qing curiously asked.
Xia Fei narrowed his eyes and said, "At the pier by the sea, aside from the alloy floor, most of the equipment was dismantled from the ancient ruins before being transported to this planet and installed on the magnetic device in the middle of the parking apron."
"At first, I thought there were animals in the forest, but after careful observation, I realized that there are only some semi-intelligent mechanical creatures running in the forest. If I'm not wrong, these are animal robots created by the ancient humans for children to play with. Even the hover car you're driving is different. The sound of the engine is rapid and light. I'm afraid it was also assembled from ancient relics."
"If I keep browsing, I'm sure I'll find even more surprises, but that's not what I'm concerned about. Mr. Fulop likes ancient products and can afford the price, so that's enough for me."
Wan Qing seemed to admire Xia Fei's observation skills. He used one arm to support his head as he nonchalantly leaned against the window, but his eyes and ears never stopped observing. In just a few short minutes, he had gained a seventy percent understanding of this island and Fulop.
"You're right." A screen suddenly appeared in the hover car, and a bald old man with a short brown beard appeared in front of Xia Fei. Needless to say, this was the mysterious Mister Fulop.
"Hello, Mister Fulop," Xia Fei very politely said.
Fulop nodded. "Please forgive me for eavesdropping on your conversation with Wan Qing. As you're the disciple that Qin Mangs praised the most, I'm rather interested in you."
Xia Fei frowned. Why was it that everyone who knew old man Qin Mangs treated him as Qin Mangs disciple? He could not understand this at all.
Xia Fei shut his mouth and did not retort. Being Qin Mangs disciple was not too much of a loss. If everyone misunderstood, so be it. In any case, Xia Fei did not care what they thought.
Ten-some minutes later, the hover car stopped in front of an old residence. Xia Fei and Wan Qing got out and walked in.
Xia Fei discovered that Fulop's residence did not even have a single servant or bodyguard. Ever since he arrived on this planet, the only human he had seen was Wan Qing himself.
Glancing around, Xia Fei noticed that there was a shy little fellow peeking out from a corner of the wall before immediately ducking back. From the blur in his vision, it appeared to be a small robot.
Fulop sat on a deck chair, gazing at the distant sea and sky. The sea breeze was slightly chilly. He had a blanket spread out between his legs and was holding a teacup in his hand.
Wan Qing arranged for Xia Fei to sit next to Fulop, and then she turned and left. A small service robot brought over a cup of tea. This robot was a semi-intelligent model, slightly lower in level than the ancient robots he had found on Thousand Islands Planet.
"I heard from Qin Mangs that you like to drink tea?" Fulop asked.
Xia Fei nodded. "It's the tradition of my hometown. Once I get used to it, it's very hard to let it go."
After casually chatting for a bit, Xia Fei asked, "Old sir, there are too many valuable ancient ruins here, but you don't have any security. Aren't you afraid that some lawless people will come and steal them?"
Fulop stroked his beard. "Heh, my place isn't a place that just anyone can come in."
After saying this, he lightly clapped his hands twice, and ten-some steel bodies suddenly emerged from the water!
* Whoosh! *
Laser guns were aimed at Xia Fei, the pitch-black muzzles making him shudder.
Fulop clapped his hands again, and these combat robots sank into the water and quickly disappeared. If one did not look carefully, one would think that they were reefs on the shore, pitch-black and covered in seaweed.
"Ancient combat robots, semi-intelligent models. With them here, the average person probably won't have a chance to log in. It seems that I was overthinking things."
Fulop nodded. "I only regret that I wasn't born in the ancient civilization and couldn't personally witness the legendary robot rebellion. No matter how much evidence the Alliance has to point to the destruction of the ancient humans, I still can't believe that robots would betray humanity. You must know that they are far more loyal and outstanding than humans. In comparison, robots have more right to live in this world than filthy humans."
Xia Fei was speechless. It was clear that this old man was an extremist. He had a fanatical love for the ancient civilization and a fanatical appreciation for robot technology, so much so that he believed that humans were inferior to robots.
It was impossible to reason with a crazy person, and Xia Fei was well aware of this. Thus, he did not plan to continue chatting with this mysterious old man and began to talk about business.
Xia Fei turned on his microcomputer and pulled up a video recording the things he was preparing to sell to Fulop.
"Thirty cleaning robots, ten semi-intelligent service robots, one hundred and seven multi-function integrated communication boxes, one full-flavored desktop ice cream machine, one food preparation unit, eighty-nine intelligent office integrated processors, and three thousand one hundred other daily necessities of the ancient civilization," Xia Fei said.
These were only a portion of the ancient relics he had obtained from Thousand Islands Planet. He did not sell a single one of the most important mining robots and mining survey robots, only taking out those that were not of much use.
The mining robots would be very helpful to Xia Fei's future development plans for Terminus. As for the office systems and cleaning robots, they were not of much use to Xia Fei.
Fulop's eyes flashed, and he unhurriedly said, "Not bad grade, slightly higher than what I currently have, and their quality is also not bad. They seem to have just been unearthed. Where did you get this batch of good stuff?"
Xia Fei shook his head. "Old sir, isn't this against the rules?"
Fulop lightly tapped his forehead and beamed. "Silly, silly. How could I ask such a thing? Name your price. I, Fulop, have nothing but money. As long as you name it, I can pay it."
Xia Fei smiled. "Old sir is truly bold. Xia Fei is filled with admiration, but I would like you to take a look at some other things first."
After saying this, Xia Fei played another video. This video was of an entire crate of Purple Hearts of Spirit, all of them sparkling and translucent!
"Purple Hearts of Spirit?!" Fulop was shocked. "So many?!"
Xia Fei said, "Old sir has collected many products of the ancient civilization, and the ancient humans were used to using Hearts of Spirit as their energy core. Thus, old sir, in order to maintain the operation of these ancient machines, you must need Hearts of Spirit. It just so happens that I have a batch of high-quality Purple Hearts of Spirit, so I brought them to you."
Fulop was clearly very excited, his eyes reluctantly turning away from the screen as he said, "You're right. I truly do need high-grade Hearts of Spirit. I want all of them. Fifteen duns."
Xia Fei was startled. Fifteen duns was fifteen trillion star coins! Fulop had not even thought about it before making such a sky-high price! From this, one could see how generous this person was.
Xia Fei had kept all the useful high-grade ancient relics, and this crate of Hearts of Spirit was one of the smaller and duller ones that Xia Fei had specially picked out. They could not be considered top-quality goods, and Xia Fei would be satisfied if he could sell them for ten duns. Fulop's price far exceeded his expectations.
Xia Fei smiled and shook his head. Fulop furrowed his brows. "Young man, greed is the root of humanity. No one has ever refused my price, because I've never cared about money. Not now, and not in the future. You're the first person to complain that my price is too low."
"Old sir, I admit that your price is very high, even higher than I imagined. But sometimes, money isn't everything. "
Fulop heartily laughed. "I understand. You want to exchange with me. Speak frankly. What do you want?"
Xia Fei calmly raised three fingers. "I heard that you have three Stars of Ruin?"
* Whoosh! *
Fulop leaped up from his chair and angrily threw his blanket into the sea. In a trembling voice, he asked, "Qin Mang told you this?"
Xia Fei nodded and said nothing, quietly waiting for Fulop's decision.
"You want to exchange for my three Stars of Ruin?! Do you know how powerful they are? "
Xia Fei continued to nod, still saying nothing.
Fulop walked back and forth across the beach. The choice between the Stars of Ruin and the Purple Hearts of Spirit was difficult for him to decide. He took a long time to calm himself down.
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