Star Lord: Rob the alien race and you will get a hundred times the reward

Chapter 31 Disaster to ChiyuChapter 31 Disaster to Chiyu
The collection of spoils went smoothly. A dozen alien races that were the first to become vassals dispatched warships and transport ships to assist the two fleets of Xinghe and Xinghai in collecting resources. After losing their fleets, the fifteen bases that resisted the alien races easily used their range advantage to knock down their defense systems one by one.

Except for the high-value psychic resources and scientific and technological information, the rest of the resources in the base were awarded by Liu Wen in the name of rewarding the vassal races. Without the Star Fleet taking any action, these vassal races stuffed the rebellious aliens into cans, used them to refine psychic energy, and completely destroyed these rebellious aliens.

”Robbery targets: Black Crystal Clan, Kega Clan, Hasharon Clan...

Number of robberies: One
The looting harvest: four small docks, twelve small smelting plants, three medium-sized smelting plants, three incomplete fifth-level scientific and technological materials, two incomplete spiritual energy refining technologies, two small manufacturing plants, 15,719,321 cubic meters of low-level spiritual energy ore, and 383,109 cubic meters of medium-level spiritual energy ore...”

”Reward has been issued: coordinates...”

”Another coordinate. Speaking of which, the one who was still in the void last time failed to investigate the specific situation and also lost two escort-class reconnaissance ships. It was a loss that cost me my pants.” Liu Wen looked at the coordinates rewarded by the golden finger, and thought of the void in which he was now trapped in the battlefield. He felt so depressed that he couldn’t express it in words.

That’s a reward worth 20 to 30 billion contribution points. If you dig deeper, the value might be even higher.

Now I have got another coordinate. According to the estimated revenue this time, it is worth tens of billions of contribution points. I hope nothing unexpected will happen, otherwise I will be upset.

After comparing it with the star map, fortunately, although the coordinates this time are also in the void outside the galaxy, they are not near any battlefield or anything like that. It’s just that the distance is a bit far, on the other side of the galaxy, and it will take at least a month to go there.

”It just so happens that after this battle, there will be basically no more fighting in the asteroid belt. After the Galaxy Fleet has repaired, we will send them out to take a look at the situation.” Liu Wen still decided to send the Galaxy Fleet out. It is impossible that the Galaxy Fleet would be so unlucky every time it is used.

After the battle of the Star Fleet, the frigate-class battleships were almost completely destroyed, and the destroyer-class battleships were also seriously damaged and needed to be replenished.

Inside the command ship, Liu Wen called several people to a meeting.

”After this battle, all the alien resistance forces were wiped out. More than seventeen alien races have signed vassal treaties. Their military, economy, and politics are all under our control. The remaining alien races are still in negotiations. They want to strive for a more relaxed vassal treaty.” Shirley reported on her work during this period.

Jack stood up and said, ”So far, the resources we have collected that can be converted into cash are worth about 70 million contribution points. Things like scientific and technological materials that don’t have a clear price are not included in this calculation.”

”In addition, we now have three medium-sized smelting plants and manufacturing plants. Unfortunately, they are of foreign origin and are not compatible with our equipment. If we want to use them for our own purposes, we need to make major changes. This requires a group of professional talents to implement. There is no clear arrangement for this part of the industry yet.”

”In addition, the fleet was severely damaged this time, and we need to purchase enough warships to replenish the fleet. The cost of repairing and purchasing warships is estimated to be around 40 million contribution points.”

”That means we worked hard for a few months and earned about 30 million contribution points?” Liu Wen was not very satisfied with the income. These aliens were indeed poor, or maybe he was just unlucky. These aliens sent away a batch of resources two months ago, which was equivalent to protection fees.

”If we take over all the alien races in the asteroid belt, how much will the monthly profit be?”

Jack immediately replied, ”After preliminary review, the aliens in the asteroid belt can provide the group with about 12 million contribution points each month. However, this is calculated based on the current mineral resources. As minerals are mined, the monthly income will gradually decrease. After all, the asteroid belt does not have a psychic tidal zone and cannot continuously produce psychic minerals.”

”Oh, yes, this profit is calculated based on the profit from the canned psychic energy. The alien races that have become our vassals also need to be provided with products of corresponding value to develop their tribe.”

Liu Wen was thinking about what to do next. His previous plan of earning income from vassal races and getting golden finger rewards was clearly no longer feasible. Fortunately, his monthly income was now over 10 million, which was equivalent to earning a level 6 cruiser every month. The development prospects were good, but it would take time to accumulate.

”Next, we will convert the resources into cash, restore the Star Fleet, and leave a certain amount of cash flow. We will then add some warships based on the funds that can be mobilized.”

”Shirley, speed up the process of gathering the vassal races. Don’t spoil them too much. Set a deadline of one week. Those who are unwilling to sign the vassal contract should not sign it. Now is not the time to give them face.”

”Okay, Chairman.” Shirley agreed readily. She had wanted to do this for a long time, but the Star Fleet was severely damaged this time. Although the main battleships were in good condition, the auxiliary ships were basically gone, so she was not so confident.

The blue fat man then said, ”Chairman, we need to recruit more talents in logistics and maintenance. This battle exposed a big problem in emergency maintenance. The technology is not mature, the equipment is not complete, there is no professional maintenance engineering ship, and there is no way to repair the outer armor of the warship.”

”The lack of talent has resulted in the inability to carry out repairs on some slightly high-end equipment. They either have to be abandoned or can only be kept in use with difficulty. A mature fleet without a qualified maintenance team will not be able to fight a protracted war if the fleet’s ability to withstand pressure is weak, and it will not be able to fight a tough battle if its recovery ability is too weak.”

Luo Shaohua and Michelle also nodded in agreement: ”Chairman, we can put the issue of adding more warships on hold, but we can strengthen the logistics support first. This time, several warships exploded due to untimely maintenance. We currently do not have a repair dock, so we can only use repair engineering ships to strengthen the fleet’s emergency repairs. According to our calculations, if we have an excellent engineering repair ship to assist, the overall combat effectiveness of the fleet can increase by 13%.”

”Is the improvement so great?” Liu Wen looked at the two of them in surprise. He knew that various auxiliary ships were indispensable to the fleet, but he didn’t expect it to be enhanced so much.

”Ask the General Staff to write me a report, configuring the appropriate auxiliary ships for the current fleet and clearly state the specific requirements.” After all, he was not a professional command staff member, and he was only half-baked when it came to fleet configuration. Therefore, he was willing to follow the advice of these professionals and just asked for a report according to the procedure. At the same time, he would also use the report to understand in detail the advantages and disadvantages of various configurations.

After the meeting, all the ships of the Star Fleet escorted several transport ships to the nearest jump point dock. Those that needed repair were sent there for repair, and those that needed to be cashed in were sent to the Interstellar Alliance city for cash.

The Galaxy Fleet had already left, and several damaged warships were purchased to replace them, while several that needed repairs were sent to the repair dock.

Bai Haitang piloted the fleet towards the coordinate point provided by Boss Liu. It was tens of thousands of light years away, and it would take more than a month just to reach the target location.

The entire asteroid belt seemed to have suddenly become quiet and busy. The exchanges between the alien races became more frequent, and the cooperation became more in-depth. The mutual complementation enabled the development speed of the various vassal alien races to increase significantly.

Three days before the deadline, a shrill alarm suddenly sounded in the command ship, and then the alarm was transmitted to all vassal races through the command ship.

Liu Wen, who was practicing psychic energy, was frightened by the shrill alarm and broke out in a cold sweat. Before he could ask what happened, a violent space shock wave accompanied by a surging energy tide pushed the command ship. The sudden imbalance caused Liu Wen to stagger.

”What happened? It doesn’t sound like anyone is approaching!” The alarm sounds also have different levels. This one is the highest alert, and it doesn’t sound like there is a fleet approaching at all.

He hurried to the cockpit and drove the command ship himself. A projection automatically appeared in front of Liu Wen. Only then did he know what had happened.

”This is a psychic battleship?! And a Void Zerg hive! How could these things appear in this star field?” Liu Wen’s brain froze after seeing the projection image.

A warship about five kilometers in diameter and in a cone shape was flying freely in the asteroid belt like a butterfly flying through flowers. The fierce artillery fire was like a series of bright light bands winding around a insect nest with a diameter of more than ten kilometers and hexagonal holes. Both sides had a layer of silver-white psychic shield on their surfaces. As they moved, ripples appeared in the void, like water waves spreading in all directions at superluminal speed. All the asteroids and meteorites along the way were pushed away by the energy tide of the aftermath of the battle between the two sides, and the center of the battle was even broken into particles and scattered.

”This is the end of me!” Liu Wen just wanted to cry. Two big guys were fighting, and he became an innocent bystander. He could only flee away from the battlefield regardless of everything.

One aircraft after another flew out desperately. The aliens who could not leave could only hide in the air-raid shelter of the base, praying that the fight between the two bosses would not affect the surrounding areas of their base.

The battle between the psychic battleship and the Zerg hive became more and more intense. Both sides made full use of short-distance jumps. They could cover distances of several light years in a high-frequency flash, and all kinds of psychic attacks were indiscriminately launched into the void.

The dense asteroid belt was hit into empty areas with a diameter of millions of kilometers during the battle between the two sides, and energy tides came one after another, seemingly endless.

”Boss, where did these two big guys come from?” The blue fat man took Jack and Shirley back to the command ship in the shuttle, looking confused and at a loss.

Liu Wen also wanted to know, but the projections he saw now were all images of the other side’s battle a dozen seconds after the battle. The area within a radius of tens of millions of kilometers along the way was wiped out by the confrontation of rules between the two sides. How could he find their location?

”Boss, we have lost two vassal races.” Shirley suddenly said.

”Were you affected by the battle?” Liu Wen guessed the reason immediately.

Shirley confirmed: ”I just contacted them. Only a small number of people escaped on spacecraft. The base was directly smashed into particles. The physical laws of the area were reversed and chaotic. Even the asteroids and meteorites could not be preserved.”

Liu Wen rubbed his face and decided to ignore all that and leave the asteroid belt first.

The command ship forcibly jumped out of the asteroid belt, but was locked by ship guns as soon as it came out, and the alarm sounded again.

”This is the 315th Fleet of the Blue River Empire. The Xinghai Command Ship will immediately disarm and await inspection.”

Liu Wen and the others looked at each other. Well, now they knew where the other party came from.

They obediently released the intelligent center and allowed the military to take over and inspect. Ten seconds later, after confirming that there was no problem with the spacecraft, they were released and ordered not to stay in the asteroid belt.

Liu Wen had no choice but to drive the command ship away and head to the nearest jump point to wait for things to be over. As for the vassal race he had just recruited, he could only send a message that the Blue River military was besieging them outside and told them not to leave the asteroid belt.

There’s really nothing I can do to help him. His vassal contract is not valid in the Blue River Empire. It’s a matter of his will whether to recognize him or not. It’s better not to take the gamble if you can.

Fortunately, we can still receive messages from the detector and obtain first-hand information on the battle in the asteroid belt.

The battle between the psychic battleship and the hive was like a fight between two meat tanks. They fought for more than half an hour, but neither of them broke the other’s defense. Instead, the asteroid was incomplete and even more chaotic.

”If they keep fighting like this, the winner may not be determined even after hours of fighting, but the asteroid belt may be destroyed.” Jack felt his heart bleeding as he looked at the projection. A few days ago, he was still happy that he could earn tens of millions of contribution points every month. Now, after they finish fighting, he didn’t know how much would be left.

”Boss, is our luck too bad? How many times has this happened?” The blue fat man was also speechless. The first problem was that the 315 Interstellar Alliance city was affected by the battle, and they fled with the warship overnight.

As a result, they encountered a space crack on the way and had another battle with the Void Zerg.

The third time was when the Galaxy Fleet went to explore the void outside the galaxy, but encountered a swarm of Void Zerg and was forced to retreat.

Now this is related to bugs again. It turns out that these bugs are their nemesis. Just when things are getting a little better, this happens. How can they still live like this?
Liu Wen spread his hands: ”What can we do? We can only blame ourselves for being too weak. When we encounter such a battle, we can only flee. It is better to have a green mountain than to have a firewood. We originally had nothing, and now we have shoes, which makes us feel depressed.”

Fat Blue and Jack were speechless for a moment. It seemed like they had only been rich for this year, but why did they feel increasingly unable to let go?

The battle in the projection was still going on. For some unknown reason, both sides no longer continued to fight with short-distance jumps. Instead, they moved at sub-light speed. The psychic beams collided with each other, as if two peerless swordsmen were fighting. The sword energy crisscrossed thousands of miles, tearing through the void and destroying all life.

Outside the asteroid belt, military warships stood in the void, invisible rules and forces blocked the surroundings, and shackles fell and entangled towards the insect nest.

”What is that?” Jack suddenly said, pointing to a corner of the projection.

When they looked closely, they saw a behemoth as big as a planet gradually emerging from the void. The pitch-black layer did not even reflect light, and huge gun muzzles pointed straight into the sky, accompanied by dozens of blue-black energy pillars hundreds of meters thick that tore through the void. The space gradually twisted and cracked, and the storm of time and space vented out.

The Zerg hive that was fighting against the psychic battleship suddenly stopped moving and was hit by dozens of blue-black energy columns. The outer psychic shield struggled and flashed a few times, but it could not hold on and was shattered by the energy columns. The Zerg hive covered with hexagonal holes was annihilated inch by inch under the impact of the energy columns.

The vast and majestic energy tide swept in all directions like a wave. The psychic battleships also seized the opportunity, and various attacks were connected into one, and they all rushed into the insect nest.

Liu Wen and his companions seemed to hear an unwilling roar, and the insect nest was pierced. The remaining shell sank, with a little fluorescence unique to psychic energy.

The mobile fortress fired several beams of light that covered the remaining parts of the hive, and disappeared in the turbulence of the void.

The psychic battleship cruised in the asteroid belt, and after seeming to have found nothing special, it jumped away.

A few minutes later, the military fleet that was blockading the asteroid belt was completely evacuated and the blockade was lifted.