Qu Jianlei has decided to take a big gamble, but this does not mean that he will wait for the arrival of the other party's transport ship.
He dug a hiding cave in the ground. It wasn't very comfortable, but he didn't need to hold on for long, just make do with it.
On the third day, the weapon system was indeed disassembled.
The high imitation warship landed on the ground, used a robotic arm to collect the last batch of equipment, took off again, and disappeared without a trace in an instant.
Two days later, the Titan Group's transport fleet arrived.
The main force is two heavily loaded merchant ships with considerable firepower, accompanied by two armed merchant ships with powerful firepower.
The fleet brought a large amount of production and living materials, and energy blocks were just one of them.
The smelter has also produced a lot of crude materials, and the heavy-loaded merchant ships have loaded the cargo and started to return.
But two armed merchant ships remained, responsible for protecting the mine.
Anyway, the coarse materials carried on heavy-duty merchant ships are not particularly valuable, and they have strong protective power, so they no longer need escort.
In these days, Titan's people also figured out through interrogation where the armed merchant ships that harassed them came from.
But how to deal with it next is another matter, and there is no need to elaborate.
The two armed merchant ships had no intention of stationing permanently. The orders they received were to station for three months.
The long-term defense of the mine mainly has to be completed through the ground system, and a part of the air power is enough.
During these three months, they must assist the mine in defense to prevent other forces from coveting it.
During this process, the mine will also improve and enhance the weapons systems on the ground.
Three months later, even if the integration of the Star Thieves has not been completed and the order is still chaotic, the mine's self-protection ability will be greatly improved.
In addition, these two merchant ships also have an important task: to find out who is robbing them.
The mine did not resist at first because of its ability. The most important point was the lack of energy blocks.
It is very important to mine on this kind of planet to ensure the bottom line of living materials.
Moreover, the other party helped them defeat the harasser, which was regarded as a favor to the mine. If they were robbed, they would just rob them.
In fact, the four attack ships that Qu Jianlei gave up were worth well over 30 million.
Of course, this account cannot be simply calculated like this. After all, the mining farm also participated in the battle.
In addition, the party harassing the mine has a good background and is a force that can compete with Titan.
The two major forces sat down to talk. They had bargaining chips and interests to give in. It was hard to say what would happen to the four small attack ships.
In any case, the mine believes that it is not at a loss, but the entire Titan Group does not think so.
Especially after the two armed merchant ships arrived, with sharp weapons in hand and murderous intentions, there was nothing to say.
The mine was not even qualified to object, and the two merchant ships received orders from above.
Group request: Be sure to give the robbers some color.
However, if the other party does not come within three months, the merchant ship will not wait any longer, and there will be other ways to deal with it then.
However, the high imitation warship did not disappoint them and actually showed up swaggeringly ten days later.
When the battlefield commander saw this, he had to sigh, "This is so... really crazy."
As everyone knows, someone is also feeling aggrieved: It's not that I'm arrogant, it's just that... I'm too far away from Xiaohu's clone.
The return of the high imitation warship is just a warship returning with cargo.
Qu Jianlei packed the entire warship full and asked Xiao Hu to be in charge of driving while he lurked.
The empire's central control system can allow cars to drive automatically. There is no reason why Xiaohu can't autonomously drive a starship.
It doesn't need to fight, just hide and walk along the way, the early warning system is complete, and the stealth ability is also good.
Big-headed Butterfly accepted this task with great interest and sent a clone to drive the warship.
Its true form is still hidden in Qu Jianlei's mind, but unfortunately the clone and its true form are too far apart to communicate effectively.
Qu Jianlei was hiding in the Iron Chip Planet, so he naturally wanted to check the opponent's next move.
If the other party's plan is too vicious, he doesn't mind taking action halfway and forcing his way in to kill.
Qu Jianlei also knew the mission of the newly arrived armed merchant ships, and overall it was not too much.
At the size of Titan Mining, who can still be willing to give up some face?
If he had a choice, Qu Jianlei didn't want to be tough with the other party, he would just wait until three months later.
He was quite curious about what the other party would do next if he couldn't wait for him.
However, it was a pity that Xiaohu's clone went back to unload the goods and came automatically according to the planned plan.
By the time Xiaohu was able to contact his clone, the warship was already too close to the iron filings star.
In fact, when the two sides established communication, the Titan Group had not yet discovered the arrival of the warship.
But it's obviously not worthwhile to go in vain, and Qu Jianlei doesn't think that the other party has the strength to let him go in vain.
The clone quickly transmitted the relevant data, and it did encounter other starships on its way back.
However, it was very cautious and avoided it early, returning to the abandoned mining planet without any danger.
Unloading the cargo was uneventful and didn't take long.
The reason why it arrived so late was because it stayed in the abandoned planet for four days and performed an overhaul on the warship.
Maintenance is necessary, but it is not the key point. The main reason is that Qu Jianlei does not want the other party to judge the distance.
One of the two armed merchant ships is patrolling in the air, and the other is on standby on the ground.
After discovering the high imitation warship, the patrolling merchant ship approached against the wind and moved very secretly.
Merchant ships on the ground also issued instructions for relevant combatants to board the ships quickly.
However, the imitation warship was more high-profile than they imagined, and it quickly landed on the ground as soon as it appeared.
The protective shield was fully opened, but it was obvious that the warship did not mind the changes on the ground at all.
The patrolling merchant ships have already outflanked the warships from top to bottom.
The command center on the ground issued a voice, "Warning 3344, close the protective cover and land at the designated location!"
"Warning 3344, close the protective shield and land at the designated location!"
"Otherwise, you will be responsible for all the consequences. You will be responsible for all the consequences! This is not a drill. I repeat, this is not a drill!"
A soft voice came from the high imitation warship, "Haha, warning... Just these two junk ships?"
The voice is really nice, but the content is really unbearable.
The commander on the ground couldn't stand it anyway, "Warning shot!"
After all, he kept his wits about him and did not allow his own side to shoot accurately - that would most likely get out of hand.
The high imitation warship avoided flexibly, but the opponent's artillery fire was too dense, and it was inevitably hit.
Fortunately, the protective cover has been opened to the maximum, and the warship was unscathed.
But Xiaohu was really angry, "We have promised you not to rob us a second time. Are we giving you face?"
However, even though it was saying harsh words, it still seemed like it was flirting.
"Who doesn't know how to brag?" The commander was unmoved. He was specially sent by the group this time, a real battle-hardened man.
And he also has enough authority, "Please reveal your identity. If you are really strong enough, what if I let you rob me again?"
He doesn't think that the other party is stronger than the Titan Group. There is no such force near the asteroid belt!
It's amazing that everyone is only half-assed. I can't believe that you have the nerve to snatch it a second time after snatching it away!
Then he issued new instructions, "In ten seconds, start the saturation attack, start the saturation attack!"
This is really not a joke. If the other party cannot quickly demonstrate relevant capabilities, he will not mind knocking down the warship.
It’s true that we don’t talk about killing everyone in the asteroid belt, but we definitely want to fight as soon as possible. If there are any casualties, everyone will be dealt with according to destiny.
"Alas," a soft sigh sounded faintly, in the crazy storm, low but very clear, as if it was everywhere.
Immediately afterwards, a pressure came, majestic, thick, ancient, vast, and boundless.
"Ice~"
In an instant, the temperature around Pit No. 3 dropped sharply. It was originally minus 110 degrees, and it was still dropping sharply.
The armed merchant ship was preparing to take off. Before all the personnel were on board, something went wrong. The entire merchant ship was in trouble!
It's not that the hair is really growing, it's just that ice crystals have grown on the surface of the merchant ship, and they are still growing rapidly.
Then, the voice spoke calmly, "Saturation attack? Try it!"
The voice was not high at all, but it was as clear as if it was being spoken in the ear, and it was so penetrating that one could not help but tremble all over after hearing it.
"It's actually the Supreme!" The commander was shocked for a moment and issued the order without thinking, "Stop preparations for attack!"
At this moment, it had only been five seconds since he issued his last command.
Then, he took a deep breath and said, "The ice attribute is supreme... May I ask what you call it?"
Qu Jianlei snorted coldly, "How dare you know who I am?"
The commander was silent. He used both soft and hard tactics. He just wanted to know which force his opponent came from.
However, unexpectedly, the other party did not play according to common sense, and the Supreme appeared directly.
That's all, the Supreme. The key to the problem is that this Supreme is of ice attribute!
The iron filings planet originally had low temperatures all year round, and the mine paid a very high price in order to operate normally at low temperatures.
To put it bluntly, if the average temperature is even one degree lower, the cost will increase dramatically.
In fact, having the highest ice attribute is not very noticeable in daily life, but in space, the combat power bonus is very large.
What's especially bad is that the opponent's ice attribute is not in the warship, but has landed on the star.
Once this person decides to launch an attack, it is almost impossible for the equipment, facilities and personnel on the ground to survive.
The Supreme cannot compete with the battleship? That refers to ordinary situations, not including now!
Moreover, our own are only armed merchant ships, not warships.
Although it has strong firepower, in terms of offensive and defensive balance, its shortcomings are as obvious as its advantages!
However, after thinking again and again, he finally sighed softly, "Sir, our Titan Group does not lack the Supreme!"
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