After saying this, Hank looked at the galactic pirate box in his hand and sighed with emotion.
"When I was 20 years old, I got my first bucket of gold from this space pirate box. From then on, I began to become a boss step by step from a pauper."
"Now, just when I'm about to return to my hometown and become a pauper again, God sent another space pirate box to me!"
"This is like a predestined reincarnation! If this box is empty, then I can follow the will of God and go home with peace of mind. "
"But, if there is still wealth in this box, it means that God is willing to give me another chance to start over!!"
Thinking of this, Hank's bent back suddenly straightened, and then his eyes shone with unprecedented vigor.
Because the two sides had an agreement before, he picked up the space pirate box in front of him and explained to Fang Linyan,
"Most of the space pirate boxes are specially custom-made, and they can add a password lock according to the buyer's needs, and the unlocking methods are strange."
"For example, there are those who use the most common password and key, those who use voiceprint to unlock the door, those who use fingerprints, those who use iris recognition, and those who directly use a face, and the face that they remember is a photo and not the person themselves … You can say that there are all kinds of strange things."
"Therefore, it is almost impossible to unlock it in a normal way. Under normal circumstances, we use a specially prepared corrosive liquid to unlock it."
"Let the liquid slowly penetrate and destroy the internal lock structure, and then let it be successfully unlocked. The disadvantage of this is that it will definitely trigger the alarm device of the box itself, and the unlocking time is very long, about 40 minutes."
"For the space pirates who keep the box with them at all times, if the enemy can easily crack their box in this way, it means that they will either die or be caught, so they don't care about this."
"What they are worried about is the cracking method that opens instantly without triggering the alarm of the box, but so far, there is no such method."
At this time, as Hank said, he had already prepared a large basin of blue-black viscous liquid, which looked like mercury.
Then he soaked the space pirate box in his hand. The box immediately began to make a buzzing and trembling sound, and a large number of bubbles began to appear on the surface.
Hank said,
"This is the alarm device of the box that has been triggered. The alarm chip will be buried under the skin of the owner, usually on the buttocks, the inner side of the knees, and so on."
"Once the alarm is triggered, the owner of the box will suffer from burns and convulsions. This is to prevent the owner from not receiving the warning when they are asleep or drunk."
Fang Linyan nodded and said,
"Will it open after soaking for half an hour?"
Hank took a deep breath, looked at the box in the basin, and said expectantly, "That's right.
"Yes."
Then Hank looked at the Blue Vine Medal pinned on the chests of Fang Linyan and the other two, and he said in surprise,
"This should be your first time at Tortuga Starport right?"
Fang Linyan said,
"Yes."
Hank said,
"No wonder. If I were you, I would definitely take off this medal and put it in my pocket. Otherwise, it would bring me a lot of trouble."
"No, maybe they've already caused you some trouble."
Fang Linyan said in surprise,
"What do you mean?"
Hank said seriously.
"When you went to apply for the Blue Vine Medal, all kinds of relevant information and even video data have been recorded."
"If I guessed correctly, these things have been placed on the desk of many people and sold directly at a good price. Tourists from other places like you are the most popular."
Fang Linyan said thoughtfully,
"Is it because … we are tourists?"
Hank said,
"Yes, the Blue Vine Medal was established 40 years ago. The holder will get a lot of privileges. These privileges seemed very useful at the time."
"For example, you can take the starship directly without queuing, or you can be exempted from paying the starship berth fee. Now it has become useless."
"But some privileges have begun to become valuable, such as being able to buy an acre of land in the starport at a 50% discount."
"40 years ago, when Tortuga Starport was in the development period, buying land at a 50% discount was completely useless because no one bought it at all. If you are willing to pay, even the officials can take the initiative to reduce the land price to 30%."
"But now, there are many places in Tortuga Starport that are already worth a lot of money. This privilege represents terrifying profits!"
"And the governor who established the Blue Vine Medal at that time acknowledged that the Blue Vine Medal can be transferred in order to let the person who obtained the Blue Vine Medal get substantial benefits …"
Fang Linyan suddenly realized,
"I understand, there is no killing if there is no transaction."
Next, the 3 of them chatted with the old man Hank for a while and inquired about some local news.
They soon learned that energy weapons were still commonly used in large machinery, such as starships, tanks and other war weapons.
Although there were portable energy weapons, the cost of use was also very high, and it was inconvenient to carry.
In simple words, the price and cost of portable energy weapons were 10 times that of gunpowder weapons, and its power was only twice that of gunpowder weapons.
Therefore, gunpowder weapons were still very popular in this world, especially in gang fights and street scuffles. Almost all gunpowder weapons were mainly used.
With this old guy who had been here for decades to provide information, the 3 of them also had a plan in mind.
Soon half an hour passed. Hank fished out the pirate box in his hand, then he put it on the table after wiping it with a towel.
Immediately afterward, Hank took out a knife and gently pried it open. The outer layer of the box was opened smoothly.
There was an inner box inside, which needed to be opened by twisting the medicine bottle.
At this time, Hank was old and experienced, but his breathing was also slightly hurried. This kind of gambling behavior was also the most exciting.
One step to heaven, one step to hell!!
After the inner box was opened, 3 crystals that exuded a faint green light rolled out from inside …
Seeing this scene, Hank couldn't help but be stunned and murmured,
"Turquoise! It's actually turquoise!! "
It turned out that it was really a coincidence. The first bucket of gold that Hank dug out from the pirate box was a large turquoise, and Hank became rich because of it.
When he was at the end of the road at this time, he chose to open the pirate box for the last time. The result was that he still got 3 medium-sized turquoises!!
These 3 medium-sized turquoises had a wide range of uses in scientific research. They would even be inlaid on jewelry as decorations.
It was almost the same as gold. It could be used as an industrial raw material or a luxury item, so it was not surprising that it was collected by the pirate as a hard currency.
Thinking of the past, Hank couldn't help but cry. His hand holding the turquoise couldn't help trembling slightly …
Fang Linyan smiled, patted Hank's shoulder, and said,
"Come on, it seems that God doesn't want you to retire yet."
***
At this time, with the few hundred yuan given by Hank, Fang Linyan and the other 2 finally had the start-up capital. Then, they used the ready-made things in Hank's shop to disguise themselves.
For example, they darkened their skin, put on sunglasses, put on hoodies, and so on. They directly called a convenient flying car and went to the Slag Bay mentioned by Hank.
The convenient flying cars here were all unmanned. They could recognize the waving gestures of passers-by, and then automatically stop.
After getting on the car, the charging would start five minutes later. It supported both voice input and manual input of the destination. The charging was in a fully intelligent mode. When flying in the air, it was also automatic, so there was no need to worry about cheating.
Tortuga Starport was a huge city with more than 10 million people. The garbage produced every day was more than 20,000 tons. At this time, it was a tourist city, so a garbage treatment plant was necessary.
The Slag Bay that the 3 of them went to was next to the garbage treatment plant. It belonged to the poorest and most chaotic area in the entire starport. It was equivalent to the dark side of the bright Tortuga Starport.
Or using Hank's intuitive and rough description, it was the Tortuga Starport. The gorgeous lady didn't wipe clean and still had feces on her face.
Even though this place was chaotic, dirty, disorderly, and even filled with sin, it rippled with a strange and exuberant vitality.
En, it was like cancer cells were crazily absorbing nutrients to grow.
The convenient flying car stopped 4 kilometers away from the destination that Fang Linyan entered. A mechanical electronic voice came from the flying car's computer,
"Dear tourist, the destination you entered belongs to an area that this flying car can't reach."
"You can try to enter a new destination or directly get off and walk there."
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