Indeed, it was disgusting to compete with Paul in terms of money.
Paul had already made a lot of money from the spaceship modification project before they set off, so Sheyan could tell that he was the kind of guy who was good at accumulating wealth. Therefore, the amount of wealth he had must be amazing.
In fact, Sheyan did not approve of the idea of accumulating wealth. Money could only be called money if it was spent and converted into immediate combat power. If it died, there would be nothing left.
However, the Realm was vast and filled with all sorts of strange things. One couldn't rule out the possibility of some Grandet reincarnated freaks who, upon seeing the high amount of money in their accounts, would swear to defend their wealth to the death and burst forth with extremely high combat strength …
The final price of the Crystal of Darkness was 380,000 utility points. Paul, as the buyer, naturally could not get a share of the money, so Sheyan, Ronnie and Aldaris continued to split the loot. At that moment, Cyborg No. 1 sent them another piece of exciting news.
After the battle robot was repaired, it naturally became a free porter. There was also a small pile of rare ores in its cargo box. These things were probably geological specimens collected by the survivors of the spaceship that was forced to land. Now, they had fallen into Sheyan's hands.
Among the small pile of rare ores, Sheyan found a red ore and a purple ore. The liquid metal life-form was very interested in them, so Sheyan bought them without hesitation. No one was stupid enough to bid against him, so he only bought them at the cost price of 10,000 utility points.
Sheyan gave up on the rest of the rare ores. He knew that if he ate the meat, others would have to drink the soup. To maintain the stability of the team, he had to at least be fair, even on the surface. In the end, there were six unknown mysterious objects among the pile of rare ores. The most expensive one could even be exchanged for 15 achievement points. Even the rare ores that were eliminated in the end could be sold for at least 300% profit on the universe's Taobao website after being appraised by the cyborgs' offline database.
Sheyan gained some time in the name of being alone, so he had the time to take out the Tear Mineralite and the two new ores. The red ore was called a Blaze Gem after being appraised, while the purple ore was appraised to cost utility points. Unfortunately, Sheyan did not intend to pay for it. He first carefully knocked off the bits and pieces on the ores, then removed the impurities with a fine brush. Finally, he 'fed' the ores to the picky liquid metal life-form.
Without waiting for Sheyan to summon it, the liquid metal life-form had already detached itself from the glove and turned into a pool of silver liquid the size of a washbasin. It squirmed like a mollusk like a slime from time to time, its surface glowing with a silvery white light.
Sheyan threw the three ores at the liquid metal life-form. The liquid metal life-form could not wait any longer. Before the Teardrop Ore and the Blaze Gem landed on its surface, it had already split out two round tentacles to wrap them up and stuff them into its body. The liquid metal life-form could not wait any longer. Two round tentacles wrapped around the Teardrop Ore and the Blaze Gem and stuffed them into its body.
The swallowing process this time was completely different from the last time. The last time the liquid metal life-form swallowed the pineal gland of the ant queen, the way the liquid metal life-form ate was very ugly. It was almost like the kind of person who ate grapes without spitting out the skin or the pit. But this time, it was much more refined. It was as if he was a child holding his beloved lollipop and licking it bit by bit. Small bubbles would pop up on the silver surface of the liquid metal life-form from time to time, then burst. No impurities were released. It was probably just as fun as a goldfish blowing bubbles. Sheyan could tell that the liquid metal life-form was in a very good mood.
Sheyan sighed. He could only wait patiently, watching the three ores shrink little by little, melt, and finally disappear.
After finishing its meal, the liquid metal life-form wrapped itself around Sheyan's wrist again. The nightmare imprint immediately sent him a notification:
[Silver Mission Series Hidden Branch, Chapter 2: Injection in progress ….]
[The liquid metal life-form has swallowed an important mission item and absorbed a strange metal composition, which will be of great help to its growth.]
[Hint: Your liquid metal life-form has grown. Mission completion rate has increased to 78%. Please continue to look for Tear Mineralites or similar items to increase the completion rate. The better the completion rate, the better the reward you will receive.]
[Hint: Because it has been fed an extremely rare metal ore, your liquid metal enhanced lifeform has obtained a branch ability, and its favorability towards you has increased. When it reaches the initial critical point, you will receive the first additional buff.]
[Suck: Whenever an enemy (including a weapon) comes into contact with an armour or weapon attached to the liquid metal life-form, the liquid metal life-form will analyse or remember the enemy. After seven times, the liquid metal life-form will calculate the enemy's attack trajectory and nullify the enemy's next attack.]
***
"There's such an effect?" Sheyan was pleasantly surprised. He even had a funny feeling that he was feeding a baby. It seemed that the more types of food he fed the baby, the more balanced the nutrition would be, and the stronger the baby would grow.
At that moment, footsteps suddenly came from outside. It was Cyborg No. 1. When he arrived, he bowed respectfully to Sheyan.
"Master, there seems to be something that requires your attention."
Sheyan furrowed his brows and replied.
"What's the matter?"
Cyborg No. 1's waist was still bent at a ninety-degree angle.
"It's those native humans. None of their parasitized companions can be saved. The Xenomorph larvae have grown too big. Apart from that, every living Xenomorph larva is a fortune."
Cyborg No. 1 paused for a moment before he added, as if he had not fully expressed himself.
"A very considerable fortune."
Sheyan nodded.
"I'll be there in five minutes."
But Cyborg No. 1 still showed no signs of leaving. He remained where he was. Sheyan turned around and looked at him.
"Is there anything else?"
"Yes." Cyborg No. 1 nodded and said, "Master, in fact, I also have a lot of secrets. This is decided by my highest authority, not my personal thoughts."
Sheyan was startled.
"I know that, so I've never really trusted you. Why did you suddenly bring this up?"
Cyborg No. 1 looked at Sheyan seriously and said, "That's right.
"Actually, one of the previous reports was wrong. When we landed on Uplos, the communication between the two sides was not cut off. In fact, the Kitty Hawk still has a way to break through the blockade and obtain one-way information from the camera in my right eye. Of course, the price to pay for doing so is quite serious. "
"What price?" asked Sheyan seriously.
"The seven reactors of the Kitty Hawk are overloaded. If we do that, this new Fortress battleship, which has been in service for less than three years, will be completely scrapped in three months."
"I see. Go on." Sheyan listened carefully to every word Cyborg No. 1 said.
"I can feel that the overload detection started after you captured the mushroom rock, and … it's been going on until now."
The muscles on Sheyan's face twitched when he heard the Androids' words. He could not help but think of the most important question.
"What kind of accident could have happened to make those guys so crazy that they didn't hesitate to scrap the battleship? Could it be … could it be that they have no other choice but to grab at me, their last hope? "
Sheyan's heart was in turmoil, but he remained calm on the surface. Instead, he stared at Cyborg No. 1 and asked a very important question.
"Since many of your actions are ruled by the highest authority, I think there must be a rule prohibiting you from leaking secrets, right? So, why can you tell me this? "
Cyborg No. 1 straightened his back and looked into Sheyan's eyes as he said word by word, "You're right.
"Because someone violated the Constitution of the great Empire and remotely removed the shackling code in my brain! If this matter were to be leaked out, our descendants, their spouses, and their relatives would all be killed! Because this is a blasphemy against the sacred dignity of the Empire!! "
Sheyan froze on the spot like granite. His breathing and heartbeat seemed to have stopped in an instant. All the energy in his body poured into his brain to support its operation. Only his eyes were blinking non-stop!
After a long time, Sheyan slowly exhaled a turbid breath and said, "I understand.
"I get it now. It seems like someone is going all out and betting everything on me. Then, they're using this as a pretext to send me a message. Damn it … a shocking crisis has arisen between you and him! Could it be that I, too, am about to face a shocking crisis? "
***
Five minutes later, Sheyan came to the surface. He saw that the group of humans who had been abducted had gathered together with ugly expressions on their faces. In front of the humans were two flat rocks. Lying on the rocks were the two humans who had been infected by the Xenomorph cubs. The chest of one of the humans was dripping with blood. It was obvious that he had been stabbed. Unfortunately, the Xenomorph cubs seemed to be still alive and well.
Sheyan calculated the time and said to Cyborg No. 1 beside him.
"Will you go and see if Lord Dardanian has recovered?" If you like this work, you are welcome to come to qidian.com to vote for me. Your support is my biggest motivation.)
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