Chapter 226 A sudden visitor? Qinglong is not in Starship Abandoned City
Not long after, Li Ming put away the smart terminal, and the Burnest Civilization finally gritted its teeth and agreed to his price. They didn't have much choice.
Forty-five billion star coins, through the black hole network, serve as a third-party guardian to ensure transactions, ensuring that there will be no problems with people and money.
The Black Hole Network provides this kind of guardianship, but it is a business of at least one billion star coins and requires a 10% rake.
The other party originally wanted to include the 10% in the ransom.
As a result, he was sternly rejected by Li Ming, and it was the last step. Bernister had to pinch his nose and take out an additional 450 million star coins.
As for the trading location, it was chosen at a gathering place on their sailing route.
He found Ulrich and got straight to the point, "I want to stop at the Abandoned Starship City."
"Abandoned Starship City?" Ulrich frowned subconsciously, this was also A special gathering place near the Red River Star Stream, which is not as famous as the Land of Stars, is near their route.
This was unplanned, and Ulrich subconsciously resisted.
"I have a deal to make." Li Ming added.
"Has the price been negotiated?" Ulrich reacted immediately, with a hint of envy in his tone. The ransom for a Class A life form is not low.
He has been an A-level life form for many years and has never captured other A-level life forms, although it has a lot to do with his character.
But under normal circumstances, it is difficult to capture a Class A life form.
Thiago was looking for death on his own, and he was captured by various circumstances.
Out of jealousy, he resisted even more, but then he changed his voice and said, "You have to tell Theo and the others."
Ulrich turned around and called Theo and Sandro over. .
On the other side of the table, Theo didn't react, but Sandro's eyes were glowing green, "How much is the ransom?"
"Ten billion." Li Ming said. sentence.
"Really!?" Sandro asked subconsciously, and then he realized it and coughed twice: "You are not authentic."
"I have no objection." Theo said.
Sandro's face changed, and he groaned: "Actually, we also helped to catch Thiago."
"You want to share the money?" Li Ming said directly Pointing out what Sandro was thinking, he knocked on the table: "Are you sure?"
Sandro looked at him and suddenly seemed a little shrinking, intending to find allies, and looked at Ulrich: " Just split it up a little bit, don't you think so, Ulrich..."
Among the people present, he was the one who suffered the most. Not to mention that the forces under him were falling apart, it was almost the same.
Ulrich showed no expression, glanced at Qinglong, and said calmly: "I don't care."
Fuck, Sandro suddenly realized that he was being used as a gunman again. If Qinglong's attitude was not so strong, Wu Errich is certainly not far behind.
“Actually, it doesn’t matter to me.” Sandro’s eyes wandered: “However, this has to be postponed for a few days. The Torch Organization...”
“Those who really work for the Torch Organization, It seems to be me?" Li Ming said casually.
"Yes, yes." Sandro sneered twice. Without the support of either Ulrich or Theo, he did not dare to grin at Qinglong.
"It's only three days' voyage from the ruined starship city." Seeing that the situation had been decided, Ulrich cursed Sandro secretly, and immediately said, "I'll change the navigation track."
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“Ula la woo la la…Ula woo lau…”
In Ulrich’s steel castle, at the throne, the originally exquisitely crafted precious metal throne had long since been moved away.
What is placed on it at the moment is a small pink sofa. Brown is nestled in the sofa, his left foot resting on his right foot, and dynamic music is playing from the virtual screen in front of him.
A slender female goblin wearing a short skirt was dancing enthusiastically. Brown's mouth was grinning, and his lips were dripping from the corners.
"Excuse me..." There was a faint voice ringing in my ears.
"Hehe...hehe..." Brown's eyes were eager and he wanted to stick his head into the virtual screen.
Brown was startled when his eyesight turned dark. A strong man with dark skin stood beside him at some point. He was a middle-aged man with a shaved head and extremely sharp eyes.
"Fuck!" Brown yelled, his eyes a little frightened, "Who are you? How did you get in? This is the castle of Lord Collector Ulrich!"
"Come on, come on!"
Guard soldiers poured out from both sides, staring at him warily.
The strong man seemed to be helpless and raised his hands, carrying a slender black metal box, "I'm just here to find someone."
Seeing that the other party was very cooperative, Brown was heartbroken. The fear disappeared, and he stood on the sofa, looking up and down at the strong man in front of him: "Looking for someone?"
"Do you have an appointment?"
"No." The strong man shook his head honestly, "I saw the door was open, so I came in."
"You just come in when the door is open? If someone cooks food at home, do you walk in and eat it directly? ?" Brown raised his nose and waved impatiently: "Forget it, get out of here"
"You're lucky, Mr. Ulrich is not at home for the time being."
"I'm looking for the great mechanic, Qinglong." The strong man frowned.
“Looking for His Excellency Qinglong?” Brown was stunned for a moment, then scoffed even more, “You can also find Your Excellency Qinglong?”
"Get out, get out, get out!"
The guards soldiers from all sides were pressing closer. The strong man shook his head helplessly, pulled out the pistol from his waist, and the moment he raised his hand, bang! The jet-black bullet turned into a thin line, instantly piercing through all the guardsmen present with a strange arc.
Crash——
The limp body lay on the ground, but no blood flowed out.
"Your Excellency!" With a plop, the strong man raised his brows and saw that Brown was already kneeling on the ground, his face was miserable and his voice was trembling: "Your Excellency Qinglong will leave temporarily with Lord Ulrich."
"I, I have a good relationship with Mr. Qinglong. It was just a routine matter. Don't be angry."
"Left?" The strong man frowned, "Where did you go?"
" I don’t know, Sir Ulrich left me to look after the house." Brown shook his head.
The strong man looked around, and his figure suddenly disappeared. Brown's throat trembled, and he felt weak all over as he looked at the "corpses" on the ground.
He crawled cautiously on the ground, intending to leave, but he heard another voice behind him.
"Well...all the valuable things have been moved away, and even the shield generator has been removed. No wonder there is no protection."
"They must have run away." The strong man seemed a little regretful.
Brown was stunned for a moment, then turned his head hesitantly, "Run away?"
The strong man ignored him, just took down the black metal box from behind, and slowly opened it. Inside was a black sniper rifle.
The deep black color is like the boundless stars, the golden lines spread from the barrel to the butt of the gun, and the texture of the metallic color is similar to ink. Just one glance makes people feel luxurious. This sniper rifle should be placed on a display cabinet, not held in someone's hand.
"Do you think Qinglong can repair this gun?" The voice in his ears suddenly woke Brown up.
He then realized that he had unknowingly walked up to the strong man and stared blankly at the sniper rifle in the metal box.
There is a slight crack on it, which extends from the barrel to the butt. It is difficult to see without looking carefully.
Brown was excited and said hurriedly: "Your Excellency Qinglong is the most skilled mechanic I have ever seen. No matter what the damage is, it can be repaired."
The strong man smiled, "I hope so, but it's a pity..."
Click - The metal box was closed, and Brown froze in place, not daring to move. The strong man held a silver pistol and pointed it at the dark hole. on his forehead.
Bang!
The sound of gunshots sounded, and the silver pistol, which was also covered with patterns, suddenly lit up with a dazzling light. Brown's eyes were distracted, but there were no wounds on his forehead.
The strong man put away his pistol and left here.
It was not until ten minutes later that Brown suddenly came to his senses, shook his big head, looked around, looked at his men lying on the ground, and kicked them all awake.
"Why are you sleeping here? You bastard, you idiot!" He cursed and muttered: "Why am I here..."
Not knowing why, he climbed onto the sofa again, originally thinking When he called up the monitoring system, he found a white noise, which made him curse again.
………
Three days later, the stars swayed, and the red star stream was like a long silk ribbon.
Through the portholes, you can clearly see the remains of a huge battleship floating in the starry sky. The surface looks devastated, and the metal shell is rotten to the point of disgrace. Only the general skeleton is left, and little sparks can be vaguely seen.
This is the Abandoned Starship City, a gathering place built on the wreckage of a battleship. The living area is not large, and it is only led by one A-class life form, the herder-Blelim. .
This A-level life form is quite special. It is not the three most common evolutionary paths in the interstellar world, but an evolutionary branch that originated from a unique civilization.
Genetic evolution, mechanical transformation, and superpowers are the three most common evolutionary paths.
In addition, there are complex and numerous evolutionary branches in the interstellar world. Most of them can only evolve to a certain level. The evolutionary branches that can reach A-level life forms are already considered rare.
It is the original evolutionary route of many civilizations, such as absorbing cosmic energy particles with the physical body, or directly using the blood of powerful creatures to promote their own mutation.
The path of genetic evolution is recognized as the evolutionary path with the least side effects and the greatest potential, but it is limited by its development potential.
There are also some people who, after exhausting their development potential, turn to other paths to continue evolution.
In order to avoid attracting attention, they parked the spaceship far away, leaving only a few main spaceships, and the rest of the warships had parted ways with them.
It carries Ulrich's remaining various collections, led by Cassis, who don't know where they are hidden.
Ulrich reluctantly and Li Ming drove the small spacecraft and slowly approached the dilapidated giant ship.
Li Ming just wants to complete the transaction here and then leave, and does not want to waste too much time.
The closer Li Ming got, the bigger he could feel the huge ship. It was even bigger than Trading Island, and he didn’t know what kind of civilization it was.
"Unknown spaceship, please show the key."
The ruined starship city is surrounded by many old-fashioned battleships. With the help of the gravity of the starship, it rotates and conducts inspections. It also saves fuel.
The so-called key is the docking permission of the Starship Abandoned City. Only those who have been here have it.
Because there is only one A-level life form here, the territory is not too big, and the various reviews are more stringent.
Of course Ulrich had it. After showing it, the small warship blocking the way moved out of the way.
Entering the traction track, there was a roar and stopped at the platform. Compared to the Land of Stars, this place was much simpler, with mottled metal floors and weird-colored liquids everywhere.
This is mostly a place where scavengers hang out. Compared to looters and mercenaries, they make a living by picking up interstellar junk, and most of them are wanted.
"Haha..." As soon as the hatch opened, he was greeted by a burst of rough laughter, "Collector, why did you come to my place without saying a word and sneaking around."
Underneath, stood a figure with a skin. Appearing in a strange purple-black color, inlaid with black crystals, it seems to form some kind of energy circuit. He is born with double horns, has a burly figure, wears heavy combat armor, and exudes a fierce aura.
"Bleary Mm..." Ulrich frowned slightly.
Li Ming glanced across Ulrich's face lightly, and the other party felt something, and immediately shook his head: "It has nothing to do with me."
"I haven't seen you in some years, I heard The land of stars is not peaceful recently." Blilim looked at the spaceship behind him, "Where is your butler who is following you closely?"
Ulrich's face darkened and he said coldly: "Brillim, your mouth still smells so bad."
"Haha..." Bulilim laughed and stretched out his hand: "Chenghui, Ten million star coins."
"What do you mean?" Ulrich looked indifferent.
"The docking fee, you are such a distinguished guest, can you spend hundreds of thousands to embarrass yourself?" Blilim said matter-of-factly.
"Ten million is too much," Ulrich said in a cold voice.
"These are voluntary transactions. If you think the price is too expensive, you can leave." Brylim smiled.
"Ten million, right? Give it to him." Li Ming walked out and came to Ulrich's side.
Brillim's face flashed slightly, "You must be the Great Mechanic Qinglong."
There was a noise among the scavengers watching.
Ulrich looked at him, who gave it? Are you asking me to give it to you?
"Forget it." Blelim shook his head again, "For the sake of this great mechanic, the docking fee will be waived."
Hearing this, Ulrich's expression changed. Qinglong has face? He has no face?
"Your Excellency Qinglong, I have admired you for a long time." Blilim's expression was very eager and he came up to say hello familiarly.
To be courteous for nothing is to be either an adulterer or a thief.
Li Ming said calmly: "The docking fee of 10 million is waived as soon as I come up. Do I have that much respect?"
"You are a great mechanic, so of course you have a lot of face." Brarim said immediately, rubbing his hands, "Of course, I also have a small request."
Li Ming was not surprised, "Tell me about it. . ”
Brillim immediately said: “Can you please help me build an A-level weapon? Don’t worry, I understand the rules and there will be no shortage of materials.”
"Tsk..." Ulrich sneered, "How dare you open your mouth after stopping here for a while. If he doesn't agree, will he drive us away immediately?"
"How is that possible?" Blilim shook his head, always smiling, "We are all friends, so I believe that Lord Qinglong is willing to help me with this."
(End of this chapter)