Chapter 408 Mutation
Su Mo thought for a while, then quickly left here and returned to the ship.
All the money has been spent and things have been settled. Let's meet up and return home early so that we won't be easily spotted and cause trouble.
Even though this is a ringed city, it seems very big, but in fact, the area where Su Mo is currently active is the superficial trading market. Moreover, this trading market is an area frequented by members of the Federation. As for other civilized personnel, they are more active in the trading area next door, staggered from each other, which can be regarded as a disguised tacit understanding.
After all, no one can decide who is the other, so we might as well try not to interact with each other as much as possible.
Su Mo walked towards the airport, but halfway there, he bumped into Xiao Wen and Chen Shan.
"Su Mo!"
Chen Shan laughed and said hello.
"Chen Shan, Xiao Wen, why are you here? I am planning to return to the ship."
"We have just finished some things and are shopping for some things. Do you want to come together?"
Xiao Wen asked with a smile.
"Okay!"
Su Mo didn't refuse, even though he had no money. But it would be nice to just go shopping and learn more about it.
"Then let's go together. How are you doing with your affairs?"
Chen Shan enthusiastically hooked Su Mo's shoulders and asked cheerfully.
Su Mo thought for a moment and didn't know how to describe it, so he replied: "It's okay."
"It's okay. By the way, Su Mo, why don't you buy something?"
Xiao Wen looked at Su Mo who had empty hands and asked.
Su Mo replied calmly: "No, all the money is spent."
Chen Shan said with a smile: "Isn't it that I couldn't control it for a while and spent it all?"
"So be it."
"Don't feel embarrassed, it's normal. Let me tell you the truth, if Xiao Wen hadn't stopped me along the way, I would have spent all my money long ago. Let's go shopping together. If you like something, tell me. Brother, help you out.”
Chen Shan patted his chest generously and said.
"Thank you."
Su Mo didn't refuse either.
So the three of them continued shopping in street shops. They first walked to a roadside stall. The boss is a man with long braids and gray-blue skin. He is tall, at least two meters tall, but very thin.
Its stalls were filled with a clutter of items.
In the trading area of the City of Stars, except for some relatively powerful shops with warehouses, ordinary shops and street stalls, all their belongings are displayed.
After all, the houses here are so expensive, how many people can afford to rent a store.
In addition, except for the mechanical column, there are basically no stores that sell low-level ships, because the docking fees for low-level ships are too expensive.
The cost of stopping for a period of time is even higher than the price of the spacecraft.
So basically they are selling some parts and the like.
Xiao Wen squatted down at this time, picked up some metal round patches, and asked: "How to sell these translation patches?"
"You are really discerning. It costs only 1.5 star coins a piece. It can be cheap in large quantities."
When the stall owner in front of him saw that there was business, his eyes suddenly lit up.
"Too expensive, 0.5 star coins each."
"If you can't sell it, the cost won't be covered."
"You don't have to fool me. The mechanical column only sells for 1 star coin. You dare to open it for 1.5 star coins. It's only 0.5 star coins."
Xiao Wen's attitude was very determined.
The stall owner's expression changed for a while, and finally he sighed and asked: "How much do you want?"
"Fifty pieces."
"Okay."
The stall owner immediately took out a box from a box behind him and handed it to Xiao Wen.
Xiao Wen picked up his card, swiped it on the stall owner's machine, and paid for the star coins.
"What did you buy these for?"
Su Mo asked curiously.
"This is a language translation patch. We rely on this to communicate with people from different civilizations. The reason why you can communicate without language barriers in Halo City is because there is a giant translation device here that covers the entire Halo City. Once you leave the Halo City and meet people who have not used translation patches, there will be communication problems. These metal patches have been recorded in advance, and all the languages participating in the Halo Civilization can help you translate information. Otherwise, I don’t know what you’re talking about. Come on, give me a piece.”
After Xiao Wen finished explaining, he took out a piece and handed it to Su Mo.
Su Mo took it and looked at it and found it to be quite magical, a perfect piece of black technology.
"How to use?"
"Affix it to the side of the neck, below the earlobe, for a better effect."
Chen Shan pointed to the side of his neck, which also had a patch on it.
"Okay."
Su Mo put it away.
"Guests, you can take a look at the other things I have on the stall. They are all of the best quality, and many of them were dug out from the ruins of civilization outside."
The stall owner continued to sell other items diligently.
Xiao Wen took a look at the items in the stall. Most of them were old items. And most of them are like parts dismantled from scraps and some strange ores.
He couldn't tell the effect at all, and with limited funds, he suddenly lost interest.
"No, let's go and have a look in front."
"Don't leave. I also sell top-secret information here. Let me tell you, when I was young, I was the commander of the King's Army of Hetas, with more than a dozen standard warships. I know that after the destruction of Hetas, the remaining If you are interested in the material reserve site, I can sell it to you at a cheap price.”
The stall owner in front of him suddenly became anxious. His business was getting worse and worse, and he could no longer afford to pay taxes.
Su Mo couldn't help but look at Xiao Wen. He was curious about how Xiao Wen would deal with it.
As a result, Xiao Wen said in a deep voice: "We not only buy information, but if you are willing to follow us, our federation is willing to pay you a sum of money."
Unexpectedly, the stall owner in front of him shook his head like a rattle when he heard Xiao Wen's words.
"No, no, I'd better sell it to someone else."
Those who survive here dare to deceive newcomers because conflict is absolutely prohibited in the Star Ring City. As long as it is not an on-site transaction fraud, it is useless to come to your door afterwards.
But if you follow the newcomers and leave the City of Stars, you will become a piece of cake on the chopping board. When the money is not available, it will be torture to welcome yourself.
No one is willing to leave Star Ring City unless it is absolutely necessary.
When Xiao Wen saw that the other party was unwilling, he stopped forcing him. For anyone who was unwilling to leave, ninety-nine out of a hundred information given to him would be false.
Even if there is one percent truth, who can afford to bet.
So Su Mo and the other three continued to wander forward, seeing that there were so many stalls here.
At this time, Su Mo saw a stall selling a large number of books at an extremely cheap price, ten books for one star coin. Of course, if you look at the printed materials of the books, you can tell that they are pirated prints. In addition, information disks are also sold next to the books.
The stall owner is a silver-haired woman, wearing a very special blue dress, with a delicate and beautiful face full of melancholy.
Su Mo knelt down and started reading. Every book looked strange.
Chen Shan asked: "Brother, do you want this?"
"Well, lend me some star coins and I'll buy some."
"As you said, you can choose how many star coins these cost."
"Then I'm welcome."
Su Mo picked some books, then took a few data disks, and asked
"How much."
The girl in front of her stretched out her hand and made a sound as sweet as a nightingale.
"Five-star coins."
It's like a pleasure to hear the girl in front of me speak, her tone is very special.
After Chen Shan picked up the card and paid the money, he whispered.
"This girl, she must have been a star before, her voice is so special."
Xiao Wen reminded Chen Shan: "Don't speculate on other people's past."
"Oh."
Chen Shan immediately realized that almost none of the people who could survive in the Star Ring City after the collapse of civilization were vegetarians. Of course, most of them had memories that were unbearable to look back on.
If you say the wrong thing and make someone angry, you'll be in trouble.
"We are visiting a few stalls, it's almost time to go back."
Xiao Wen looked at his phone and said.
At this time, Su Mo suddenly made a confused voice: "This is it."
Xiao Wen and Chen Shan turned to look at Su Mo. Su Mo squatted down, picked up a mecha model on the stall, and looked left and right.
"This thing is quite similar to the II-generation mecha Black Steel, although there are some differences in appearance."
"Is it the II generation mecha Black Steel, or an enhanced version? How can I sell this mecha?"
Xiao Wen immediately became interested, knowing that their legion has only been assigned I-generation mechas so far. It’s not that federal procurement cannot afford it, but that the amount of federal procurement is extremely rare. It is more about purchasing production lines and technology in order to achieve sustainable development.
"Twenty thousand star coins."
The beautiful stall owner in front of him raised his head and replied melancholy.
Xiao Wen was embarrassed when he heard this number. The price was far beyond his ability to bear. When he came to the City of Stars this time, he only carried a total of fifteen thousand star coins with him, and he basically had enough to purchase.
Although I like it very much, the price is still too expensive.
"Hey, isn't this Xiao Wen?"
Suddenly, a familiar voice sounded.
Su Mo and the other three turned around and looked over, only to see Mo Baoke walking over with a group of subordinates. At this time he was wearing a Union uniform, still bearing the rank of colonel.
The position is exactly at the same level as Xiao Wen.
"Mo Baoke? Is something wrong?"
Xiao Wen's voice was very cold. In the Star Ring World, their two legions had many conflicts. Of course, that's nothing. After all, it's all in the past. The problem is that Xiao Wen doesn't have any good impressions of this guy.
Because of his character and exaggerated style, he hates him the most.
"Don't be so cold. After all, we will be companions from now on. If you don't look up and look down, you are shopping."
"This doesn't seem to have anything to do with you, does it?"
Su Mo was also very uninterested in Mo Baoke. If this guy showed up suddenly, he would definitely be up to no good.
Mo Baoke turned to look at Su Mo, and he looked more and more familiar. He suddenly remembered, isn't this guy the one who caused him so much misery? He just robbed his own mecha and caused him to lose a lot of gold points. It would be no exaggeration to say that he was an enemy, and his anger suddenly started to rise. It was really a narrow road for enemies.
"It's you, Su Mo!"
"What do you want to do?"
Chen Shan stood directly in front of Su Mo.
When Mo Baoke saw Chen Shan standing in front of him, he immediately came back to his senses. Only then did he remember.
Now it seems no different than usual, they are all from the Federation. Moreover, Long Ming also became the president of the Federal Parliament, so he said with a smile. "What do you want to do? This isn't the first time I've seen Su Mo in person. I'm a little too excited."
"It's best not to have any evil intentions."
Chen Shan warned.
"Look at what you said, it's too late for me to admire you. Let's not talk about it anymore, what are you looking at? You have a good vision, the best second-generation mecha."
Mo Baoke responded with a smile, while looking at the mecha model, he recognized it at a glance.
"It has nothing to do with you."
Chen Shan replied angrily.
Mo Baoke didn't care either. He looked at the stall owner and his eyes lit up. She was such a beautiful girl, so he asked.
"Sister, how can I sell this mecha?"
"Twenty thousand star coins."
"Twenty thousand star coins are not expensive. Brother Xiao Wen hurry up and buy it."
Mo Baoke told lies with his eyes open. Twenty thousand star coins were not expensive, but converted into current federal coins, the price had already reached 200 million federal coins.
Xiao Wen did not reply to Mo Baoke's words.
Seeing that Xiao Wen was not looking very good, Mo Baoke immediately reacted and said with a mean smile: "Brother Xiao Wen, you probably don't have enough money. If that's the case, tell your brother and he will pay for it." I’m here to help you, I’m very generous, don’t be embarrassed.”
The more Mo Baoke talked, the more proud he became. You must know that in the Star Ring World, their territories were adjacent to each other. They had conflicts with Xiao Wen all the year round, and suffered a lot every time.
In his opinion, this guy always looked arrogant and disdainful. Now that there is such a good opportunity to squeeze on the opponent, how could he give up.
Chen Shan's expression on the side is not very good. Isn't he deliberately looking for trouble? Even though they know they don't have much money, they still say this. You know, these guys spend all day digging for gold, so of course they are very rich.
On the contrary, Su Mo thought about it and realized that this second-generation mecha could deal with most of the dangers of normal missions.
Its importance is self-evident, now that funds are so tight. Even if they are allocated later, they probably won't be many. One more unit is a point of combat effectiveness.
This is not a game, and it does not mean that if the mission fails, it will be over. People will die, and there is no regret medicine.
Losing a little face is nothing, and the reason why Mo Baoke is so generous is clearly because of Xiao Wen's character. He is sure that he will not agree. If this is the case, then just do the opposite. If you have money, don't use it in vain. After passing this village, there is no such land.
Just when Xiao Wen was about to decline, Su Mo suddenly interrupted Xiao Wen.
"Okay, then I would like to thank you on behalf of Commander Xiao Wen. Please pay."
As soon as these words came out, the smiles on the faces of Mo Baoke and others suddenly froze, including Xiao Wen and Chen Shan. They were also confused.
Xiao Wen and Chen Shan looked at Su Mo in disbelief.
Su Mo reminded the two of them with his eyes, why not agree to it? It would be a shame to lose a little face. This is a genuine mecha.
Although Xiao Wen and Chen Shan were very uncomfortable with it, they remained silent, acquiescing to Su Mo's words.
So it was Mo Baoke's turn and others to become uncomfortable. Mo Baoke squeezed out an ugly smile and said, "I think so. The problem is that Commander Xiao Wen doesn't seem to want it very much."
Su Mo said calmly and calmly: "Our Lord Xiao Wen won't mind, and our legion happens to be short of mechas. Lord Mo Baoke is so impatient and righteous, how can he lose your face? Do you think so?" Right? ”
Xiao Wen took a deep breath and replied awkwardly against his will.
"Su Mo is right, thank you, then I'm not welcome."
Mo Baoke's face turned green, twenty thousand star coins! ! !
Su Mo looked at Mo Baoke, who was looking very exciting, and said calmly: "Master Mo Baoke, please pay. A big shot like you won't break your promise, right?"
"Nonsense, how could I break my promise? I'll pay."
Mo Baoke awkwardly took out the card from his pocket.
With quick eyesight and quick hands, Su Mo stretched out his hand to pull out the card and said to the stall owner.
“Swipe your card!”
He was afraid that Mo Baoke would suddenly regret it.
The beautiful stall owner in front of him took the card, swiped the money inside, and then took out a delivery order from his pocket and handed it to Su Mo.
"You can follow the information on the delivery note and go to the Z281 sundry storage warehouse to pick up the mecha stored there."
"Okay!"
Su Mo took it without any embarrassment.
When Mo Baoke saw the money paid, he staggered and almost fainted.
"Thank you, Lord Mo Baoke. This is your card. Please keep it."
Su Mo handed the card back to Mo Baoke and said in a neutral tone, not showing much gratitude at all.
Mo Baoke's face was as sullen as a pig's trotters. When he took the card, he instinctively wanted to reach out for the delivery list in Su Mo's hand.
Unfortunately, Su Mo turned around and handed the delivery list to Xiao Wen.
"Master Xiao Wen, here is the delivery list for you."
Xiao Wen and Chen Shan both looked very hard-pressed and almost wanted to laugh out loud.
"Okay."
Xiao Wen put away the delivery list without politeness.
Mo Baoke's eyes almost popped out of his eyes as he stared at the delivery list. He was really dumb and couldn't explain the pain of eating Coptis chinensis.
"That Su Mo, when can you pay me back?"
"Lord Mo Baoke, look at what you said, are we the kind of people who can default on our debts? But you also know that we really have no money on hand now. How about you wait and wait until we have money to pay back some year? , I know you won’t care about this money.”
"What year!"
Mo Baoke's face almost collapsed.
"Any questions?"
Su Mo asked rhetorically.
"No."
Although Mo Baoke feels sad, he is the boss of borrowing money these days. If he offends these guys, he will be in trouble if he doesn't pay back the money later.
"Lord Mo Baoke, we are interested in a lot of things. If you could help us with some more, we would be really grateful."
Su Mo asked calmly.
Mo Baoke was like a cat whose tail had been stepped on. The hairs all over his body stood on end.
"Well, I suddenly remembered that I have something else to do, so I'll leave first."
As he said this, Mo Baoke and his men ran away in a panic, fearing that he would say the wrong thing later.
"Walk slowly! Haha!"
Chen Shan couldn't help laughing when he saw Mo Baoke and others leaving in embarrassment.
Xiao Wen stretched out his hand and patted Su Mo on the shoulder, saying with emotion: "I don't know how to thank you."
"Su Mo, you are so awesome. You made that guy unable to get off the stage, and you actually paid. We got a mecha for nothing, thank you very much."
"What's there to thank you for? It's not me who paid, but sometimes face is actually worthless. Because what we are about to face is a cruel reality, and weapons are our strength, so we can get them first, maybe a mecha We can save our closest companions, and we can pay back the money later when we have more money.”
Su Mo saw it clearly. For some reason, since receiving the gene injection, Su Mo felt that his thoughts became clearer and he seemed to be smarter.
"You are right. Chen Shan and I really need to reflect and learn to adapt."
Xiao Wen nodded.
"Actually, it's nothing. Having principles is a good thing."
Su Mo responded with a smile.
Just when Su Mo and the other three were talking, a very polite voice sounded.
"The commander of the Xiao Wen Corps is really you. I saw you from a distance, but I was a little unsure. I didn't expect to meet you here."
Xiao Wen and the other three turned around and looked over. Today was really a good day. They kept meeting acquaintances.
The people who came were none other than Ye Wuhen, Ye Wei, and Xiao Jie. Next to Ye Wuhen was a tall woman with blonde hair and blue eyes wearing a bright red skirt. Su Mo could tell at a glance that this woman was Miss Betsy, the top star in the Federation.
It looked like they were accompanying Miss Betsy shopping.
"Mr. Ye Wuhen."
Xiao Wen responded coldly, saying that he was not interested in him. In addition, Ye Wuhen also took the credit for Qian Chengxue, which made him even less interested.
"Hey, isn't this Su Mo? I didn't expect to see you here. Why did you quit your job and run away so fast? Your relationship has embraced a new partner! No, you can't call me Su Mo anymore, you should be called Su Lord Mo.”
Ye Wei looked Su Mo up and down and said sarcastically, this kid helped Qian Chengxue do a lot of things.
Xiao Jie's eyes also fell on Su Mo at this time. A trace of imperceptible hostility flashed in his eyes, and then returned to the original state.
Ye Wuhen also noticed Su Mo at this time. He was also a little surprised. Su Mo was actually with Commander Xiao Wen, and he was still wearing military uniforms. Although judging from the style, it is not included in the establishment, but it seems that he is doing well.
This kid does have some ability. I really didn't miss him at the beginning. He is a talent.
Then Ye Wuhen scolded Ye Wei seriously: "What are you talking about, sister? The 10th branch of the Dawn Group has been disbanded. It is normal for everyone to have his own ambitions. Besides, Mr. Su Mo had made many achievements for the Dawn Guild." Credit, please be polite. Mr. Su Mo, don’t take it too seriously. This is how my little sister is.”
"It's okay."
Su Mo responded calmly.
Ye Wuhen said with a smile: "Mr. Su Mo has time, we can get together. If you are interested, you can come back, the conditions are up to you, the door of Dawn Group will always be open to you."
What he said was very good. On the one hand, it was for Xiao Wen's sake and it gave Su Mo face. On the other hand, I want to try to lure Su Mo back.
Chen Shan said impatiently: "Mr. Ye Wuhen, if there is anything else, we have to leave first."
When he saw that Ye Wuhen was being annoying, he couldn't help but want to scold this guy. In his opinion, this guy is a nasty thief.
"Chen Shan, you are really impatient. It is rare for us to meet and chat."
Although Ye Wuhen was polite to Chen Shan, he was not as respectful as he was to Xiao Wen. Because he now has a solid military rank of lieutenant colonel, one level higher than Chen Shan.
At this time, Miss Betsy said calmly: "Mr. Ye Wuhen, why don't you talk to your friends first, and I'll go shopping by myself."
Ye Wuhen immediately responded with a smile: "No, we are just chatting. Miss Betsy, let's go to the store in front and have a look. There are many good things for sale there."
"Okay."
Betsy responded calmly.
"Commander Xiao Wen, let's leave first. We'll talk when we have time."
Ye Wuhen and others left.
Su Mo couldn't help but take a glance, feeling that this guy was pursuing Miss Betsy.
Chen Shan snorted coldly: "That guy named Ye Wuhen is really snobbish. I remember that when he saw us before, he would be as respectful as possible. Now the tide has really risen, and his words are different. It’s strange that someone like him can catch up with Miss Betsy.”
"Forget it Chen Shan, let's not mention that, let's go pick up the goods and return home."
Xiao Wen said lightly.
"Okay!"
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The next day, after Su Mo returned to his villa, he went up to the second floor and closed the door.
After putting the purchased books on the bookshelf, he immediately sat on the sofa.
Close your eyes, concentrate and quietly feel the forgery master light brain in your body.
For an instant, Su Mo felt like he was in a dark world.
He could clearly see a black and silent mechanical ball floating in front of him.
Su Mo concentrated on trying to touch it to see if it could be activated.
As a result, as soon as the thought came to his mind, as soon as his spirit touched the counterfeit master's optical brain, an extremely disgusting and cold feeling swept through Su Mo's body.
It was like being wrapped around the body by a cold snake, greasy and cold.
Instantly, Su Mo felt extremely sick and cold, opened his eyes suddenly, and started retching.
The heart keeps beating faster.
Su Mo gasped for breath, and it took him a moment to recover.
"How could this happen?"
Su Mo's expression suddenly changed, revealing a look of reluctance. The thing he spent so much money on could not be activated.
He was a little disbelieving, so he slowly closed his eyes and tried again.
once!
twice!
three times!
Su Mo didn't know how many times he had tried it, but the strong negative pollution made him feel very uncomfortable.
But Su Mo didn't give up. After several attempts, Su Mo concentrated all his energy and forcibly touched the light brain.
In the dark spiritual world, the floating black light brain finally moved.
Its surface began to crack, and strings of sticky, dark tentacles extended from the inside, instantly binding Su Mo.
In an instant, Su Mo suddenly opened his eyes like a ferocious beast, and his left eye turned a deep dark red. The entire face began to distort, black aura emanated from the body, and his entire head was constantly filled with death wails and desperate roars. Su Mo suddenly felt that the whole world turned dark red, and his eyes were extremely red.
Endless anger rose from the bottom of his heart, as if it was going to be swallowed up completely.
"Ah!"
Su Mo became extremely violent at this moment!
He had an inexplicable desire to kill and destroy. He looked at the human figures placed on the cabinet and punched them crazily.
Boom!
The entire wooden cabinet was torn apart, and each figure fell to the ground and shattered. (End of chapter)