The universe is a prison...
Lu Chen remembered that he had made similar metaphors.
But at that time, he was purely trying to fool Ellie, and he didn't feel that way.
Without a material foundation to rely on, the so-called freedom of the soul is pure nonsense.
That's not called soul freedom...that's called self-comfort.
There's nothing I can do. Since I can't pursue material things, why don't you let me comfort myself?
But if you have a choice——
You choose freedom of soul, but poverty.
Or choose to be blinded by money, corrupt your soul, and imprison your body by a life of extravagance and extravagance?
Only material freedom can truly achieve soul freedom.
Cylon dares to say that the universe is a cage, probably because it is really developed.
"So, Cylon is the freest planet in the universe?"
Lu Chen asked tentatively.
The one-eyed woman suddenly pointed to her chest.
"I don't know whether it's free or not, but one thing is certain: this is the fairest world."
Lu Chen took a closer look and saw that a listening and explosive device was implanted next to her heart.
He turned to look at the clerk in the shop.
This is also true.
Lu Chen suddenly felt a chill running down his spine, as if he had entered a closely monitored pseudo-utopian world like "1984".
But something feels wrong.
After all, this is a prison port, not a utopia.
Looking at the female shopkeeper in front of me, she is dressed in a rough black robe and has a level 32 spiritual warrior training. She does not look like a native of Cylon.
Lu Chen tentatively asked again:
"You're not a local, are you?"
The one-eyed female shopkeeper looked Lu Chen up and down, then glanced at the Leonin not far away, but did not answer immediately.
Then he began to identify Lu Chen's antique electrical appliances.
He also called two more professional spiritual mechanics to help.
The female shopkeeper, with a look of shock on her face, looked at Lu Chen again. Apart from his handsomeness, special skills and good temperament, he saw no other advantages.
Then he looked at the Leonin not far away. Apart from the additional defensive formations, it was completely an entry-level plain ship.
"This spiritual weapon of yours must be a hundred thousand years old. Where did you, a little kid like you who just went to sea, get it?"
Lu Chen waved his hand.
"Don't ask where you got it, just do you want it!"
The female shopkeeper smoked a cigarette, deliberately spitting the eye circles on Lu Chen's face, and started the routine process of lowering prices in a professional and condescending manner.
"You have to understand that these antiques are cultural relics with little use value, but they also bear great risks and are difficult to digest... You should sell them to the museums related to the empire, but you are not coming from the right way, so you dare not sell them, right? ?”
Lu Chen was too lazy to listen to these lies.
"Stop lowering the price. The Cylons are obsessed with ancient martial arts technology. I know the price, so hurry up and make an offer. I'm on my way!"
The female shopkeeper raised her finger.
"One thousand spirit stones, if you have one more stone, you can find someone else."
Lu Chen also spread his fingers.
"Five thousand spirit stones...I won't sell them for even a penny less!"
The two of them held each other's waists, looking into each other's eyes, without saying a word, and the smoke filled the air.
The confrontation lasted for a minute.
Lu Chen's resonant temperament, which is integrated with the heaven and earth, seems to set off the smoke into a curl of fairy air.
In the end, both sides gave in.
The deal was made for two thousand five hundred spirit stones.
Lu Chen felt that the price was slightly low, but when he thought about it carefully, he found that this thing was actually not that rare.
The human fleet from 100,000 years ago traveled across the universe, conquering the universe while launching dumpling-like manufacturing ships...
In almost every human star system, museums have existing ancient warships, most of which are complete.
Antique electrical appliances are just something the Cylons like to tinker with.
Two thousand and five thousand is considered an acceptable price.
After selling the antique electrical appliances and receiving 2,500 spirit stones, Lu Chen took out the sword key of the Feilong Battleship from his storage bag:
Demon-slaying sword!
This time, the female shopkeeper was really frightened.
She took the heavy handleless sword.
Carefully look at the sword body that has gone through hundreds of thousands of years, with only some oil and dust stains, but no rust at all, and the ancient sword patterns that are complicated but seem to imply the truth.
She had only seen this thing in a museum, and this was the first time she had touched it with her own hands. The cold touch, the primitive atmosphere... her thoughts went back to the pioneering era a hundred thousand years ago.
What a magnificent universe...and she was actually doing business in this damn place!
She approached Lu Chen and suddenly asked in a low voice:
"Did you loot the Imperial Museum?"
What kind of British behavior?
Lu Chen shrugged.
"So what?"
Although the female shopkeeper coveted the Demon-Slaying Sword, she thought about her current status and thought about it, and finally gave up.
She is no longer the same person she once was.
"Keep the Demon-Slaying Sword for yourself. Swordsmanship is not popular on Cylon. You can take it back and change the sword pattern. This sword still has practical value. I don't dare to buy it, and I don't dare to use it even if I buy it. You can go to darken it. Ask online for prices and sales.”
With that said, the female shopkeeper reluctantly returned the Demon-Slaying Sword.
Lu Chen took back the Demon-Slaying Sword and put it in his storage bag.
It seems that this thing is really difficult to get rid of.
Perhaps you can only keep it for yourself. After all, ghost demons are one of the four major disasters in the galaxy. They have appeared quite frequently in recent decades. There is nothing wrong with keeping a demon-slaying sword with you.
What's more, there is a ghost cat on board the Leonin.
There is also a half-demon, if Gloria loses control one day and turns into a ghost.
When the time comes, Lu Chen will have to make sure there is no woman in his heart and draw his sword to be a god of nature.
The first sword coming ashore is to kill the person you want first.
"Little brother, I see that you are also a spiritual weapon master. You are not just here to sell equipment on Cylon, right? Adventurers have a long road ahead and are surrounded by dangers. It is difficult for a civilian ship to go far."
"Why, the boss's shop still does modification business?"
The female shopkeeper held a cigarette in her mouth and blew a smoke ring into Lu Chen's face angrily.
"Nonsense, which company in Cage Port doesn't do modification business? This is the signature business of Cylon. Otherwise, where would the high-rise buildings and the ideal world behind it be?"
"You don't want me to take away a penny from your store!"
Lu Chen complained, then spread his hands and walked towards the store.
"That's all, let's see what equipment you have in your store?"
It has to be said that the outside of the steel pyramid is in tatters, and the further you go inside, the more sci-fi it becomes.
The repair and modification workshop in the store is actually fully operated by robots.
Thick, densely packed robotic arms hang upside down from the dome of the workshop, like octopuses, operating on more than a dozen modified machine tools at the same time, with dazzling movements.
Industry 10.0 belongs to yes!
You know, this is not standard procedure like building a new ship.
Refitting and repairing, each ship is in its own condition, there is no routine to follow...
It shows that behind it, there is an extremely precise and highly intelligent control system.
"How about it? The Cylons' technology is pretty good, right?"
Lu Chen nodded with satisfaction, and for the first time he had the idea that he was too lazy to do it and wanted to try high-tech modifications.
"I need to install high-power laser weapons and anti-radar stealth devices on the spacecraft."
In addition, considering that he is about to advance to level 20, it is necessary to upgrade the armor engine.
"We also need to install a level 20 driving engine on the armor."
"Are there any related accessories?"
"No."
"That's not cheap."
The female shopkeeper asked the workshop director to calculate the price for Lu Chen, and finally settled on a price of two thousand five thousand.
Two thousand and five... Lu Chen's eyes twitched slightly.
"Isn't it such a coincidence?"
The female shopkeeper smoked a cigarette.
"It's not a coincidence, but because I think you're a nice person, I'm afraid you didn't bring enough money, so I gave you a special discount. You're a spiritual weapon master, so you don't know the price."
Several of Lu Chen's modifications do cost this price.
"Sorry, I can only give you two thousand...if you can't do it, I can modify it myself."
With five hundred spirit stones left, Lu Chen not only needs to supply the spaceship, but also feeds the gold-eating beast Gloria.
"That's all, let me help you if I don't make any money. It's rare to see a young man like you who knows how to plan carefully. It seems that it's getting harder and harder to make money from the adventures in the Pangu Corridor."
In this way, it took only two hours for the workshop's robotic arm to complete all modifications of the Leonin and armor.
In an ordinary modification shop, it would take a day!
Time is efficiency. No wonder Cylon is so developed and dares to call the universe a cage.
Before leaving.
The female shopkeeper secretly slipped a note to Lu Chen.
Lu Chen did not open it immediately, but waited until the spaceship left the shop.
On the side, Gloria thought it was some kind of date.
"I'm looking down on you, you're more of a succubus than me!"
Lu Chen frowned.
The note clearly stated:
"Don't accept the reward!"
"Don't accept the reward!"
"Don't accept the reward!"
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