"Why don't you stay for a couple more days?"
Huimao asked Silin while eating the dried fish Hara had given him.
"Limitless, Luxury, and Jin Shuo are going to discuss a partnership. I'm sure they'll be wary of us if we stay."
"There's a secret?" Huimao licked his paws. "It's not like we care."
"Yeah, you only care about the fish biscuits Hara's smiling face company is about to produce, you glutton!"
Under Huimao's suggestion, Hara had decided to have his smiling face company produce pet food. First up was the cat food fish biscuits. Huimao had even acted as his' consultant 'once, and the' fee 'he received was enough to feed Huimao for a very long time.
Hara had given Silin a lot of things before they left, so they didn't have to worry about food for a very long time. Tang Qiuqiqiu's candy, Huimao's dried fish, and Xi Mu's desserts were all prepared. Their food warehouse was full to the brim.
Hara had also given Silin his personal contact method. It was also a hint that they were going to form a partnership.
Silin calculated for a moment and noted that there was still some time before Songba Leruo's meeting with Vanguard's executives. Before the meeting, Silin hoped to obtain Xi Mu's armor and implant super AI into the starship. Silin couldn't shake the feeling that something bad was going to happen during the meeting, so it was always better to make sure everything was in order before the meeting.
The Eleventh Squad had collected eighty percent of the materials on Xi Mu's list. As of late, the Eleventh Squad had come to the vicinity of Sector M. Sector M was famous for its mineral companies. Sector M was famous for its mineral companies, but most of them were monopolized by them.
Right now, Silin and the others were at the edge of Sector M. This place was privately owned before the League of Stars's uprising. But after the League of Stars's uprising and a large number of people had fallen, the big companies in Sector M had retreated a little deeper into the center of the sector. It was like a turtle withdrawing its head and feet into its shell to protect itself. Because of this, this area was half-empty.
After detecting the mineral deposits, Czedow and Moon took care of the monitors the mine owners had left on the planet. Together with Kari and the others, the seven Xi Kai robots that had been upgraded by Xi Mu's suggestion quickly departed for the planet.
Inside the control room, Silin stared at the screen. Kali, Shusag, and the "newcomers" were mining. The people Silin had brought over from the Mist Bodhisattva Empire had integrated into the group perfectly.
After all, they were Hunters who often traveled in the universe. Most of their time was spent traveling in the universe, so they would not stay in one place for long. Therefore, for Hunter regiments, they would recruit good seedlings first and then train them in the future. If they were not good enough, they would deal with them. This was the usual practice of Hunter regiments. The good thing was that the people that Silin had brought back were all pretty good, except for the occasional misfit.
The mining process went smoothly. After Kari and the others transported the results back to the starship, everyone sat in the lounge and chatted. Xi Mu, on the other hand, was eating a big cream cake.
"Do you really like desserts that much, Xi Mu?" Kari asked curiously.
"Because my brain uses up a lot of energy. Desserts can replenish my energy quickly," Xi Mu answered while eating. Today, he played a game of Chain Stars with Moon and Sigma, and he played with the little chameleon while he was at it. He was surprised that the little chameleon was so smart that it almost made it to the third level.
After the game was over, Xi Mu took a look at Kari's mining results and made some analysis. It was a lot of brain use.
"Oh, I see." Realization dawned on Kari.
"Of course. Why else would I eat so much of this sweet stuff?"
Everyone looked at Tang Qiuqiu in unison after hearing Xi Mu's answer.
Tang Qiuqiu, who was chewing on her jelly beans, froze for a moment. Then, she said angrily, "I just like it. I just like it. What's so strange about it!?"
After that, Tang Qiuqiu walked up to Kari with a gun slung over her back and said, "Come on, let's fight one on one in the gaming room!"
Kari scratched his head and followed her out. "What happens if I lose?"
"The loser has to help Wheeze clean up the food crumbs!"
"... I'd rather clean up the Miantuan's shit or brush Xueqiu's fur …"
Xi Mu passed a statistical report to Cillin after he was done eating. "This is the statistics of the ores we've mined."
Silin accepted the report and noticed that only four materials were missing. Xi Mu had noted the places where they could be found.
"The mining companies in Sector M may be able to buy these materials, but there's one thing we have to look for: liquid metal LS-57. It's not easy to find."
"There are a lot of isotopes in LS. Why use LS-57?"
"It's the best alloy for perfect fusion."
"Got it. But I can't find a single mining company in Sector M that sells LS-57 publicly, "Silin said.
"None?" Xi Mu thought for a moment. "Let's check Luminous Flower. If I remember correctly, they have the most liquid metal in stock, and their stockpile of LS-57 exceeds their sales. If there are no accidents, they should have a surplus after ten years. Even if they don't have LS-57, I'll see if I can find some other suitable liquid metal. "
Xi Mu wasn't too happy with the lack of LS-57. He didn't like to make do, and he didn't like to look for a substitute. But since Cillin was in a hurry, he had no choice but to look for a substitute.
"Haven't you been at Golden Beginning all this time? How do you know about Luminous Flower's liquid metal stockpile? "Eudy asked.
Xi Mu shot him a "you're an idiot" look before answering, "I went there with my clansmen when I was four. Of course I remember."
Four years old … he could still remember everything that happened back then. Most importantly, no four year old would pay attention to a company's stockpile and sales volume, not to mention that it was liquid metal, not toys and delicious food!
Silin searched for Luminous Flower's location on Sector M's star map. Fortunately, it wasn't far from here.
Luminous Flower was one of the bigger mining companies in Sector M, and after the League of Stars fell into chaos, all the major companies in Sector M joined together to form the Mining Alliance of Sector M. This way, even if the League of Stars were to make a big move elsewhere, they could work together to protect themselves. Not even the army or the Hunter regiments would dare attack them openly. A deal was fine, but if you wanted to attack Sector M, they would follow the policy of dying in glory than in dishonor!
There was another characteristic of the people of Sector M: kindness and justice could only be applied to merchants like Lung and the others if a deal failed. As for the people of Sector M's mining companies, they would ignore you the moment a deal failed, and they would turn hostile faster than Huimao chewing biscuits. One moment they were smiling and negotiating a deal with you, and the second the deal failed, their expressions would change.
That was why the people who often came to Sector M to trade were already used to their style. If a mine owner was still smiling when a deal had not been completed, it would instead scare people. People couldn't help but wonder if the mine owner was planning to kill someone and rob them of their goods or something.
Moreover, the people of the mines were incredibly strong, no matter how small or strong they looked. Therefore, most people who went to the mines to trade didn't dare to play any tricks, such as stealing ores when they weren't paying attention. If they did, they would definitely get beaten up. Amputating an arm or a leg was just a minor injury, and there were plenty of people who killed the thief outright. This was because there was a rule in Sector M that allowed the thief to kill the thief.
Silin and the others came to one of Luminous Flower's big markets. There were all kinds of mines everywhere, including solid and liquid metal ores, energy ores, decorative crystals ores and so on.
The houses in the mines looked very casual, and there were very few buildings that were higher than three stories. The buildings looked very simple, and the people in the small shops in the mines looked like workers at the bottom of society. But in reality, every single one of them had enough money to buy a small starship.
"Eh, that metal mine looks pretty good!" Cary's eyes lit up as he ran towards a small mining shop.
The shop owner who was sitting on a chair saw that a customer had arrived. He rose to his feet with a smile and introduced the ore he had his eyes on to Kari.
"The metal extracted from this ore is of pretty good quality and is very hard. You're Hunters, aren't you? The metal contained in a high-quality wrist blade used by Hunters can be found in this mine. Here, let me show you the finished product. "
The shop owner pointed at a metal block that was half a meter tall standing at the side of the shop.
"This is the metal alloy extracted from the ore. It has a naturally high hardness ratio, so you don't have to mix other metals into it. It's very hard, so you can easily deal with shell-type exotic beasts. If you don't believe me, you can try it yourself. It's free if it's not hard enough!"
As soon as the shop owner finished speaking, Kari was about to pull out his blade to give it a try. However, a sharp, ear-piercing sound assaulted their eardrums.
Squeak —
Squeak, squeak, squeak —
Everyone turned around. They saw Huimao sticking out his fat butt and digging at the metal block. He was happily digging, leaving a scratch mark on the metal block.
"Hoo! What are you doing?! "Kari covered his ears and shouted.
Huimao tilted his head and said while digging, "Let me tell you, this thing is very good for sharpening my claws …"
"Ahem," Silin held back his laughter and said to the shop owner, who had a constipated expression on his face, "You mean you want us to buy this alloy to make hunting knives to deal with … exotic beasts?" When he said "exotic beasts", Silin glanced at Huimao. His meaning was clear. You want us to use this kind of knife to hunt?
The shop owner's face turned from red to green, then from green to black. He had just said, "Go ahead and try, it's free if it's not hard enough."
…
While the shop owner was in a dilemma, an aircraft flew into the mine and landed in an empty area. The aircraft did not look eye-catching, but anyone who could land directly in the mine had to be from Luminous Flower.
Aircrafts like this appeared every day, so the owners of the mining area shops didn't move at first. But when the hatch of the aircraft opened and they saw the person walking out, all of them jumped up and ran over as if they had been poked in the buttocks by a mineral crystal.
When Xiao Shang and Ba Dao saw the person walking at the front, they quickly hid behind the group. Xiao Shang even pulled Xueqiu in front of him to shield himself. Ba Dao was a step too slow, so he had no choice but to hide behind Shusag and Dias, all six of his arms pulled back.
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