There are more than twenty people in the Ping An Merchant Group, two A-levels and one B-level.
They were not sure what kind of cultivation this old lady had - at least she was a senior A-level.
But Mrs. Jia's understatement made everyone put away their inappropriate thoughts.
Some things are difficult to describe in words. The old lady's lazy attitude is one aspect, but it is by no means limited to that.
In the stone room, a group of people fell into silence. It was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop. The atmosphere was quite depressing.
Fortunately, most of these people have been traveling in space all year round, and their psychological tolerance is much stronger than that of ordinary people.
Everyone was immersed in this strange silence. After an unknown period of time, a very low muffled sound came.
Everyone looked sideways and found that the stone door opened and the four people who had just left walked in.
"Okay," Hua Scorpion raised his hand and pointed at Kading and Lao Qi, "You two come out and help clean up."
Seeing this, Duoduo also stood up, "Sir, how are you?"
She was mainly worried that the other party wanted to take away her only two A-levels. In that case, how could she resist if something happened?
"It's just two armed merchant ships," Hua Xingzi replied lightly, "but there is a supreme leader."
When the people of the Ping An Business Group heard this, they were all stunned. Although they also thought about victory, this was... too fast, right?
Hearing this, Duoduo hurriedly bent down to get the spacesuit, "I'll go and have a look too, okay?"
"Whatever you want," Hua Scorpion replied nonchalantly, "By the way, is there anyone who can't keep their mouth shut about today's matter?"
She really didn't want to emphasize this point, but... she had to say it.
Kading originally had a trace of doubt in his heart, but now he is completely relieved.
The logic lies there. The other party is really colluding with the pursuers, and there are more than just these people coming in.
The three of them followed them out of the settlement, and when they saw it, they were stunned.
Duoduo spoke a little quickly, "Two armed merchant ships...are they so complete?"
A total of five starships were parked on the vast wasteland outside.
Three were the Ping An Merchant Group's own starships, and the other two were armed merchant ships in pursuit.
Both armed merchant ships have skull symbols on them. At a glance, you can tell that they belong to the Star Thieves force.
The entrance and exit hatches of both starships were blown open.
There are still some human remains scattered on the wasteland, scattered as far as the eye can see.
The battle must have taken place, but even the attack ship was not released, which looked a bit strange.
Kadin and Lao Qi walked onto the starship, which was littered with human remains, but it wasn't obvious that there had been many fierce fights.
The task they received was to clean the interior of one of the merchant ships, but they did not need to take care of the ammunition and supplies.
But for an A-level warrior, this kind of job is still a bit overwhelming.
After working for a while, Cardin found Hua Scorpion. He could tell that this person seemed to be the main person responsible for communication.
He suggested calling other people to help, even if they were working in space suits. The speed would be slower, but there was strength in numbers.
Hua Scorpion agreed to his request, and not long after, a dozen people came out again.
After working for a while, Duoduo found Hua Scorpion again and asked if another starship wanted to be cleaned.
Hua Scorpion shook his head, "No need, that starship will be dismantled and the existing two will be repaired."
"Dismantle...repair?" Duoduohaoxuan thought he heard wrongly. Can starships be repaired here?
After receiving a positive answer, she returned to her own people and spread the news.
"This is the real genius!" Lao Qi couldn't help but give a thumbs up, "He is worthy of doing scientific examinations."
Having heard the other party reveal that he was doing scientific examinations before, everyone was still a little doubtful.
Even after seeing the hand-rubbed energy block extractor, everyone just thought that the other party was a bit powerful.
After all, the principle of an extractor is very simple.
But under such conditions, if you can repair a starship, you are really not an ordinary person.
It took a day for everyone to clean up the starship, and they couldn't help but start talking after they returned.
The battle was over when several attack ships were still in the merchant ship, and they didn't know how the other side did it.
But the starship can be repaired, which is a good thing.
The armed merchant ship of the Ping An Merchant Group was too seriously damaged and had lost the ability to jump.
If it cannot be repaired, it will take a long journey in space, at least several years of sailing, to find a habitable planet to land on.
In this process, a lot of energy blocks are needed to survive, and many possible dangers must be faced.
In the vast space, there are too many unpredictable risks.
It is precisely because of this that they think of replenishing energy blocks, which is not only a need for combat.
Everyone discussed excitedly for a while, and Duoduo found Mrs. Jia again and wanted to know how long it would take to repair the starship.
The old lady shook her head, "It depends on them. I don't know much about this."
A few days passed, and everyone stayed in the stone room, and some doubts arose again.
Only this old lady stays here, where are the others?
However, after this period of contact, everyone has felt that the old lady is definitely an extremely powerful existence.
Therefore, others did not dare to ask questions easily and could only communicate with Duoduo.
She said that she felt a little frustrated after staying in the stone room for a long time. Could she go out for some exercise?
Mrs. Jia can still satisfy them with this small request.
When everyone came out, they saw that a star pirate's merchant ship had been cut into eight pieces.
His own merchant ship was waving its mechanical arm to repair another starship.
They wanted to take a closer look, but were stopped by Hua Scorpion, "Go somewhere else to relax, don't go too far."
Duoduo plucked up the courage to ask, "Do you have any other place to live?"
She didn't want to pry, but mainly because the boss, who hadn't seen each other for a long time, could "seize the opportunity"?
Hua Scorpion nodded, "There is one more place, but don't ask about it."
Duoduo was stunned for a moment, and then asked the question that everyone was most concerned about, "How long will it take to repair it?"
"It will take almost three months." Hua Xiezi was also very concerned about this and discussed it with the boss specifically.
"The Star Thief was repaired first because it was relatively lightly damaged."
Three months... is really not much, and it is obviously another piece of good news.
In the following days, the people in the Ping An Business Group relaxed completely.
Although this place is extremely desolate, the pursuers have been wiped out and the schedule for returning home is clear. What else is there to be dissatisfied with?
The only regret is that except for the old lady and Hua Scorpion, who take turns guarding them, there is no one else they can come into contact with.
Three months later, the two starships were completely repaired. In the process, Qu Jianlei built three more extractors.
However, even so, the accumulated energy blocks are less than 30 million.
Mainly dismantling and repairing starships, using a lot of energy.
On this day, Qu Jianlei finally appeared in front of them, "Okay, pack up and prepare to leave."
The people from the Ping An Business Group approached the starship and were surprised to find that there were not only five people on the other side, but seven!
But at this time, everyone no longer cares about this - it is normal to keep some trump cards when you are away from home, right?
Seriously, if you can accompany these people, it will definitely not be easy, and everyone's return trip will be safer.
Qinghu and Xiao Moshan boarded the star pirate's armed merchant ship, and Quan assumed control of the starship.
Xiao Moshan has just broken through to Level A for a month, and his aura is not very stable yet, so he might as well avoid it.
The two starships took off one after another and left the star.
Watching the star behind him gradually moving away from the smaller star, Qu Jianlei couldn't help but feel a little emotional, "I've been stuck here for so long!"
The old lady was in a good mood and replied with a smile, "It's good to come out alive."
Flower Scorpion goes to the other party to communicate about follow-up matters.
There was a lot of free time on interstellar voyages, and it didn't take long for us to talk about it.
In the end, the other party insisted on communicating with Qu Jianlei to confirm certain things.
It was Kadin and Duoduo who came to negotiate. They hoped that the other party's team would be stationed in the Ping An Merchant Group for a period of time.
In the past three months, the two parties have not had much contact, and neither Hua Scorpion nor the old lady is a talkative person.
But the actions of Qu Jianlei and his team have shown that they are not extremely evil people, but rather very trustworthy.
As for the price, Ping An Business Group offered 30 million per year.
If there is a Supreme on the opposite team, it can be increased to 50 million.
Of course, this is just a preliminary intention. If the other party is not satisfied, the price can be raised.
In addition, they hope to cooperate with Qu Jianlei's team to develop the star with the energy stone.
Ping An Business Group is responsible for all mining, refining and transportation, and only takes 30% of the profits, 70% of which goes to Qu Jianlei's team.
However, they hope to open up the channels of the empire and conduct regular mining.
Formal mining procedures are complicated and taxes and fees are high, but once private mining is discovered, the consequences will be too serious.
The expenses incurred here will be borne by both parties in proportion.
Ping An's request for 37-7 shares is not much. They want to try their best to win over this team and find a reason to maintain long-term cooperation.
Qu Jianlei has always been reluctant to participate in the industry, but this opportunity... he really couldn't refuse.
The energy block is an urgent need for the team, and although he did not discover the star, they arrived first.
Once the team leaves and is allowed to be exploited by the Ping An Business Group, he will feel a little uncomfortable.
Therefore, it may be considered to open a stronghold in the Tianhe Star Region.
The main reason is that this profit distribution is also very sincere, and he is too lazy to bargain.
Now that we have decided to cooperate, the supreme leader in the team can explain it.
"Don't worry, among the seven of us, there are more supreme beings than non-supreme beings."
As soon as these words came out, Duoduo and Kadin were stunned.
They had imagined that there were supreme beings in the opponent's team, but there were only one or two at most, or three at most.
The main target of speculation is the boss, and the second one is Mrs. Jia - after all, one person dares to guard a group of them.
If there is a third person, it might be Paranoid or Mu Yu, which Hua Xingzi is obviously not.
Now the other party said that there were at least four supreme beings. While the two of them were happy, they were also a little scared.
I actually almost broke up with the other party at the beginning - it seems that when you are away from home, you should be more serious.
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