Starting Cultivation in Wasteland

Chapter 1027: Chapter 893: Invasion

Faced with the other’s question, Granny Jia hesitated for a moment and said, "There are Energy Blocks, but not many."

In fact, her answer was somewhat redundant.

The next moment, a woman’s exclamation came from the opposite side, "Here... there’s actually a factory!"

No need for a close inspection, once these factories start up, forget about Energy Fluctuation, the thermal effect is impossible to block.

Just one night vision scope can reveal the abnormalities on the Star Body.

"We are a merchant group subordinate to the Imperial Expansion Fund," the other side said in a deep voice, "We hope you can assist in the rescue!"

Granny Jia coughed lightly and replied in a slightly aged voice, "Don’t worry, we will definitely cooperate."

The Starship grew closer, stopping about a dozen kilometers from the ground, releasing a small Attack Ship.

Its hovering position was right in front of Settlement Point No. 2.

The reason is simple, several working Energy Extractors were too conspicuous.

However, at the same time, Qu Jianlei and others also saw clearly, the other’s Starship... was really somewhat distressing to watch.

This was a large Armed Merchant Ship, definitely considered a big player in the Asteroid Belt, obviously meant for transporting large quantities of goods.

There were at least seven or eight areas of damage on the Starship, even airlock chambers had been breached, with apparent temporary repair marks.

Even the hull of the small Attack Ship bore signs of attack, although the damage didn’t seem severe.

The small ship landed on the ground, and a voice came through the channel, "Alright, you can come out now."

Settlement Point No. 2 opened, and two people wearing spacesuits emerged, along with a third who was only wearing a helmet.

The three were Jia Shuqing, Qu Jianlei, and Flower Scorpion.

Then two simple fortresses opened, and two spacesuits walked out, Paranoid and Mu Yu.

Qinghu had hidden himself, while Xiao Moshan was hiding in the main settlement, focusing on Cultivation.

In fact, with the other side’s merchant ship descending to this height, Qu Jianlei’s side could have struck.

But everyone agreed it wasn’t necessary, regardless of the other’s true intentions, they had shown no malice so far.

Since there was a possibility it was a well-intentioned rescue, naturally, the ones who extended goodwill shouldn’t be disheartened.

"Alright, stop!" The small ship issued another command, then asked, "Who was speaking with us just now?"

Granny Jia raised a hand, "It was me!"

"You come aboard alone!" A person aboard the small ship announced, "And that short one... come up too!"

Flower Scorpion and Mu Yu were similarly tall, both considered tall among women, although shorter than men. They exchanged glances upon hearing this.

"Not the one with the helmet!" The small ship voiced again, "The one in a spacesuit, come aboard!"

Anyone with a little knowledge of interstellar travel knows that in space, someone only wearing a helmet is at least A-level.

So Mu Yu also followed along and boarded the small Attack Ship.

There were three crew members on the small ship, all holding weapons with a fierce look, though the muzzle wasn’t aimed at anyone.

Upon seeing them come in, the tallest person spoke, "Take off the helmet!"

After they took off their helmets, the opposite side was noticeably surprised, "How come they’re both women?"

The two Supreme ones weren’t angry; the two were already inside the Starship, with plenty of opportunities to act if needed.

The tall man was an A-level Wood Attribute, and he asked, "What trouble did your Starship encounter?"

Granny Jia replied in a deep voice, "Nonspecific spatial turbulence, and a time discrepancy."

"I don’t understand," the tall man shook his head, then pointed nearby, "What’s that device?"

"Energy Block Extractor," the elderly lady replied calmly, there was nothing not to disclose.

"Energy Block Extractor?" The tall man’s eyes lit up, "Did you bring it with you?"

On a research-focused Starship, having a Storage Talisman is quite common, anyway someone is at least A-level, which counts as having protective strength.

"If we were to bring one, it would be a small one," Granny Jia felt the other was a bit unclear-headed, "This is one we made ourselves."

The tall man heard this, his eyes widened, "You can make this yourself too?"

"Isn’t it quite normal?" Granny Jia looked at him innocently, "We conduct research, naturally we must bring professional personnel."

"How is this normal?" The man shook his head in disbelief, "Manufacturing equipment barehanded, you call this normal?"

But before he could continue, another voice echoed in the small ship, "Old Seven, enough with that? Get on with the main business!"

The man called Old Seven heard this, shook his head again, "How many Energy Blocks do you have right now?"

"Self-made... a little over ten million," Granny Jia thought while responding, "Also it’s thanks to self-making, otherwise..."

Her demeanor was like that of an ordinary neighborhood granny, somewhat talkative.

"Alright, you don’t need to say more," Old Seven waved his hand, "We will take all the Energy Blocks; this is the reward you promised."

"Okay," the elderly lady agreed without hesitation, since she promised, of course, she would honor it.

She agreed readily, and the other side was swift with demands, "Also, the Energy Stones you’ve extracted, we want them aboard the Starship too."

Granny Jia continued to nod, "Alright, but... does your Starship have an Energy Block Extractor?"

The Energy Block Extractor isn’t really difficult to manufacture; a slightly more refined one can definitely be placed casually in a corner of the Starship.

However, most Starships don’t have this equipment because...it’s useless.

Energy Stones are strictly controlled by the Imperial authority; ordinary people cannot access them at all.

Bringing unused equipment onto the Starship, is this... thinking the Starship has too much space?

Old Seven shook his head, speaking seriously, "Don’t ask questions you shouldn’t ask."

He paused for a moment and then stated, "It’s easy enough to get you aboard, but you can’t think that paying money is the end of it."

"Especially, you can’t do nothing; you must do whatever work you’re capable of doing."

He actually came for this purpose, ten million... is really a small affair.

The main issue is the merchant ship overhead, where there’s a serious shortage of personnel; currently, healthy crew members don’t even number twenty altogether.

It’s not a matter of being unwilling to hire people; it’s just that Starships are highly automated now, and one person can operate a Starship.

But in case of problems, to fully utilize the combat power of such a big Starship, there can’t be too few people.

In previous years, a Starship this size would need only four or five crew members; who would normally dare to attack such a colossus?

But now the situation is urgent, and twenty people aren’t enough; we must find enough people.

Can’t see the small ship he’s piloting with just three crew members? Ultimately, it’s a shortage of people.

"Alright," Granny Jia continued to nod, "We won’t be idle, but we also won’t participate in combat."

As someone being rescued, one shouldn’t act like a big shot; help where you can, it’s the most normal understanding.

But to let everyone go to war, that’s unacceptable—after all, we’ve paid, helping is fine, risking our lives is not!

Old Seven frowned upon hearing this, releasing an A-level aura that commanded authority without anger, "What do you mean by this?"

"I’ve made it very clear," the old woman spoke with indifference, "We won’t risk our lives for anyone."

She then raised her hand to point upwards, "This kind of dire situation... you’re escaping for your lives, aren’t you?"

Old Seven felt like bursting out but saw the other party’s fearless demeanor, and truly didn’t have the guts.

Honestly speaking, merely five people managed to build a factory in space—still extracting Energy Blocks; if this isn’t suspicious, who would believe it?

"Alright," a voice came through the channel again, "Can we leave now?"

"Certainly," Granny Jia replied without hesitation.

It seems there really are pursuers behind them, so even if the current wave is let go, new faces will quickly appear.

However, if they want to leave, they also must be able to leave, "If you don’t help, then there’s no reward."

A cold snort was heard from the other side of the channel, "So you’re saying we won’t get the Energy Blocks?"

"That statement is a bit strange," Granny Jia responded expressionlessly, "What we’re planning to give is rescue compensation."

"Since you don’t intend to rescue us, why should we give anything for free?"

The other party snorted again, "I initially wanted to talk nicely... but if you won’t give, it doesn’t matter, we can take it ourselves."

"I like those words," suddenly, another male voice came through the conversation, "If you don’t give it, we’ll take it ourselves!"

"What... what’s happening?" the voice on the other side turned panicked, "Why has control suddenly failed?"

"This is a data breach, how dare you do this?"

"We wanted to talk nicely too," Qu Jianlei replied calmly, "But the opportunity was given to you, and you didn’t cherish it!"

The other side immediately responded, "Alright, we offended, we’re willing to make amends."

"Then leave a small ship," Qu Jianlei casually said, and then the Armed Merchant Ship’s hatch slowly opened.

A small Attack Ship slowly floated out, looking to be in slightly better condition than the one before it.

Old Seven’s face turned dark when he saw this, glaring viciously at Mu Yu, "Isn’t this over the top?"

Mu Yu heard the words and was a little bewildered, pointing to herself and incredulously asking, "Are you... talking to me?"

She felt extremely wronged; boarding this Starship was designated by the other side, and after coming up, she didn’t say a word.

But even so, the other party still glared viciously at her?

"Of course, it’s you!" Old Seven spoke with a dark face, "Are you saying it wasn’t you who did this?"

Actually, his sequence of operations was supported by logic.

The person wearing the helmet, he might not be able to provoke; even if they’re of equal strength, letting them into the cabin would bring hidden dangers.

So, at the beginning, he chose the person who was speaking.

Usually, the person responsible for dialogue won’t be of top combat power but will have some authority.

Later, he chose Mu Yu, and that was merely incidental.

Now when it comes to choosing someone to blame, picking this man who engaged in conversation might stir up trouble, so it’s better to choose someone weaker.

But in fact, he also had some suspicion; anyone who can affect the operations of his Starship is definitely a tech person.

And this woman looks to have no combat power, most likely a tech person.

So this really isn’t considered wrong.

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