With the AI robot, Yuan Yuan, Han Lang felt that life had become much easier. Yuan Yuan took care of Han Lang's finances, his route, dealing with manufacturers, booking ships, and even the hot chocolate that Han Lang drank every day.
It had been a week since Han Lang entered the Wild Star Region, but he had not encountered a single human settlement or a single human ship. The vast sea of stars was dead silent.
Even the ships that appeared on the radar's long-range detection brushed past Han Lang. After all, this was the Wild Star Region, and any ship could belong to a galactic pirate. If they were not familiar with each other, they would not come into contact with each other.
Han Lang was practicing his 46 Quintet in the cockpit. He was already at the Advanced 4-Star Realm, and he was not far from the 5-Star Realm. Because he had not taken any Origin Energy tests recently, Han Lang could only vaguely feel that he was about to reach the 5-Star Realm. He did not know when exactly he would break through.
He hoped that he could break through. The higher one's rank, the harder it was to break through. Even someone as talented as Long Chuan had been stuck at the 5-Star Realm for twenty years.
"Master, we're about to reach Underflow Castle," Yuan Yuan reminded Han Lang before he could finish his cultivation.
Oh.
Han Lang stopped practicing and walked to the podium. Yuan Yuan pointed at the black egg and said, "Master, what is this thing? Why do you take it out and look at it every few days? "
Han Lang shrugged and said helplessly, "Your master, I don't know what kind of creature is inside this egg. It has been dormant for more than half a year, and there are still no signs of it waking up."
With that, Han Lang put away the egg and Yuan Yuan. Yuan Yuan was too special and could not be revealed casually.
* Whoosh! *
The Devil Claw stopped at Darkflow Castle. There were no rules in the Wild Star Region, and Darkflow Castle was the same. As long as one was willing to pay taxes, even the battleships of space pirates could stop here openly and buy what they needed from Darkflow Castle.
Underflow Castle was one of the more famous open markets in the Wild Star Region. The more remote a place was, the greater the business opportunities. Warship parts that were originally worth a hundred star coins would be sold by merchants from the Milky Way Galaxy to the Wild Star Region, and their value would immediately increase by seven or eight times.
Despite the high risk, many people were still willing to do business in the Wild Star Region. The most famous of these was the Maple Forest Guye, which was Ye Weiwei's family.
However, the Ye Family's business was not considered large in the Wild Star Region, and it would take an entire year for the fleet to travel further than that.
Han Lang didn't know anything about people or how to do business in a place further away than the Great Wilderness. It was just that after arriving here, Han Lang would occasionally think of Ye Weiwei. He didn't know where this girl was now. What's life like?
The berthing tax for guard grade ships was 3,000 star coins per day, and the head tax was 500 star coins per person. There was no time limit. Han Lang had been to many places, and Underflow Castle was definitely one of the places with the highest taxes. Fortunately, Han Lang hadn't purchased any goods yet. Otherwise, he would have to pay an even larger business tax.
Old Fulin relied on these taxes to make money and maintain his own forces and army. Before landing, Han Lang had scanned at least a dozen battleships belonging to Overflow Fort. A character like Old Fulin should be regarded as a small warlord in the Wild Star Region.
For the convenience of transportation, Han Lang rented an old model of the two-seater version of the Lu Feichi. The rent was 350 star coins per day.
Whoosh ~
Following the guidance of the navigation system on the Lu Feichi, Han Lang arrived at the busiest trading market in Overflow Fort.
From afar, he could see countless warehouses in the open space outside the city, and in front of the warehouse area was a bustling commercial street.
The commercial street was used to display samples, and after a deal was made, the goods would be shipped from the warehouse area.
Han Lang stopped the Lu Feichi and walked into the commercial street. The Wild Star Region was in chaos, and the arms trade was very popular in the open market. From small daggers for warriors to large battleships, there were merchants selling everything.
There were also many shops selling drugs, but Han Lang wasn't interested at all. Because of his relationship with Night, Han Lang had been using the best goods in the Milky Way. Even the bulk drugs used by Earth's military were many times better than the common goods on the market.
Supplies, minerals, machinery … There were tens of thousands of shops in the open market, and it was quite a bustling place. Other than humans, there were also many other races. Humans were the absolute ruler of the Milky Way, and many other races had nowhere to live, so they had been forced to the Wild Star Region.
Here, humans and other races seemed to be quite peaceful, but who knew? Who knew? These races might be intercepted and captured as slaves the moment they left the open market. Huo Dun, who Han Lang had interacted with before, was a human trafficker who captured alien slaves from the Wild Star Region.
Han Lang found a more secluded Machinery Trading Company and walked in with big strides.
"Sir, what would you like to buy?" The fat shopkeeper's eyes were not big, and he looked very shrewd. He greeted Han Lang with a smile.
Han Lang smiled and used the excuse Old Mo had taught him. "I'm a miner. My weakness is that I need capable workers. It's best if I work twenty-four hours a day without eating or sleeping."
The fat shopkeeper narrowed his eyes. "Oh, so you need workers. Please come in."
Han Lang was then brought into the shop. The fat shopkeeper invited Han Lang to sit down and took out a picture book from a gap in the shelf.
"Caterpillar cleaner, porter, and even more advanced bionic workers. I have them all in sets. I guarantee that not even a bolt will be missing. How many sets do you need?" The fat shopkeeper asked.
"How many sets do you have?" Han Lang asked.
The fat shopkeeper smiled. "I won't hide it from you. Our market is open. If you need too much, and I can't gather all by myself, I can transfer goods from other shops and help you gather them together. As for the price, I'll add some handling fees."
Han Lang nodded. "I didn't expect you to be so honest."
The fat shopkeeper said, "It's hard to say about other things, but workers are a specialty of Underflow Castle. Basically, all the workers in the galaxy come from here. It's the same no matter who gets the goods. They have to find the local foremen."
Han Lang said in a deep voice, "I know. Salvage and assembly workers are the livelihood of the locals. Seven out of ten local families rely on salvage to make a living. The leader of these people controls the sale and price of the workers. You only have a few sets of samples. The majority of the goods are in the hands of the foremen."
The fat shopkeeper was startled. "So you really know. Then you should know that the leader of the salvage workers won't come in contact with an outsider like you. The goods are all sent out through us middlemen. After all, there are all sorts of people who come to buy the goods."
Han Lang frowned. "How about this. I'll ask you to pass a message to the leaders. Tell them that I want to buy a large amount of goods at once. Ask them to meet me. I have something important to discuss with them."
"Of course, I won't let you make this trip for nothing. This is a small gift, one for you and one for the foremen."
Having said that, Han Lang swiped his finger in the air and took out two bills worth one million star coins. He placed them on the table, and the fat shopkeeper's eyes immediately lit up.
As the old saying goes, one can't catch a wolf without risking the child. Han Lang had already made ample preparations before coming to Underflow Castle.
He already knew that all the production of robots in Underflow Castle were in the hands of the foremen.
Speaking of which, these foremen were also born in poverty. Later on, someone discovered that there were many robots left behind from ancient times in the vicinity of Underflow Castle. Hence, the locals bought a few salvage ships and scoured the world for robot remains.
The robots might be powerful, but their prices weren't high. A single engineering robot was sold for ten to twenty thousand star coins, which was the same price as an ordinary slave.
Han Lang gave one million star coins as a greeting gift, which was equivalent to the income from selling a hundred robots. As for the purpose, Han Lang wanted to meet these foremen. He wanted the robots, but he wanted the logic chips even more.
Even if it was one million star coins or ten million star coins each, Han Lang didn't care. After all, the gap between robots with logic chips and robots without logic chips was too big.
The fat shopkeeper rolled his eyes and greedily put the money into his sleeves. He patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, I'll definitely help you pass the message. As for whether the foremen want to meet you or not, it's up to them."
"Understood." Han Lang nodded and got up to leave. "I'm staying at Taihe Hotel. Let me know if there's any news."
.....
Han Lang walked around the market a few more times but didn't buy anything.
Seeing that the sky was getting dark, Han Lang returned to Taihe Hotel and ate something. He took a bath in his room and practiced the 46 Octet.
The Devil Claw level had made Han Lang's modifications quite abnormal. The bath space was only the size of a palm, and there was only a small shower. He could soak in the warm tub for half an hour, which made Han Lang feel indescribably comfortable.
Han Lang didn't sleep much, so he practiced the 46 Octet until the wee hours of the morning. Suddenly, Han Lang heard someone knocking on the door.
Bang, bang, bang!
"It's so late, who is it?"
"It's me, Shopkeeper Liu. The matter you asked me to do has been answered."
Han Lang was slightly startled. He pressed his finger on the Moon Mark and gently opened the door.
Other than the fat man surnamed Liu, there were two middle-aged men with him. They had bronze-colored skin and were very sturdy. It was obvious that they worked all year round.
Entering the room, the fat man surnamed Liu grabbed a bottle of drink on Han Lang's table and drank it in one gulp.
Wiping his mouth, Shopkeeper Liu complained, "Brother, I've been running around for you. Finally, I didn't let you down. The leaders have agreed to meet you. Let's go."
Han Lang nodded, picked up his coat and put it on. He followed Fatso Liu and the two middle-aged men sent by the foremen downstairs. They didn't go through the front door, but left the hotel through the back door.
A Luftwaffe was already waiting there. Han Lang got in, and two strong workers held him in the middle, one on the left and one on the right. There were two people in front who were responsible for driving.
"You're not going?" Han Lang frowned and asked Fatso Liu.
"I'm not going. You can talk to those people yourself. I hope everything goes well." Fatso Liu smiled and waved at Han Lang.
Swish!
The Luftwaffe immediately started and quickly disappeared into the night before dawn.
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