Chapter 204: Passersby, Don't Miss Out
Using 'epidemic prevention' as an excuse, Black Smoke pulled out a scanner and obtained the racial DNA of the werewolf, Fenrir.
Lu Yuan watched Black Smoke's live stream and nodded in satisfaction.
Even if they are aliens, as long as their brains are smart enough, they will certainly be able to bear the mental consciousness of Earth players in the future.
As for whether they can be liked by the player community later, it depends on attribute growth, the difficulty of skill-based modification, and whether their appearance is appealing.
During this 'quarantine' period, Hugh introduced himself to Black Smoke while carefully observing Cangyuan's scanner, accumulating many questions in his mind.
Can this thing check for bacteria and viruses just by scanning?
Impossible.—
Even the 'Human Pioneer Federation,' the most technologically advanced in the Star Alliance, still needs blood samples to conduct relatively strict quarantine.
And that machine was clearly not a product of any Star Alliance faction; it was undoubtedly handcrafted by these natives. Hugh had seen too many goods, so he could confirm this point.
Does it really have practical functions?
Its appearance is quite exquisite. 'Alright, safe!' A moment later, Black Smoke nodded to Hugh and the other three accompanying him. 'So, where were you just now—'
'Your situation is very dangerous,' Hugh continued. 'I specifically came to take you away from Li Star. My ship has enough space, capable of accommodating up to 20,000 passengers and a large amount of supplies. This must be done quickly, otherwise—'
'Otherwise, if you stay here, you will have to endure the bombardment of Apollo and Galan. Hello, Mr. Hugh, I am the Executive Officer of Cangyuan Future Technology.'
Lu Yuan's voice came from Black Smoke's helmet speaker.
By bridging the Earth's internet, he eliminated the delay in interstellar communication.
Players, of course, knew this was 'out of character,' but to advance the plot faster, they all pretended not to notice the unreasonableness.
Employees cooperating with the Executive Officer in acting was also a part of Cangyuan's corporate culture.
Huh?
Hugh almost thought he was hallucinating.
No—why do you know about this?!
The Galan Commonwealth only decided to send a fleet here two weeks ago. Has someone already come here to sell information faster than me?
But the Wealth Key is a warp ship! Only the newest warp battleships are faster than her!
Hugh was not stupid; in fact, even among the shrewd merchants of the Free Merchant Alliance, he was among the smartest.
He quickly thought of another possibility.
Could it be that this 'Executive Officer' has already sent his subordinates to the Star Alliance to conduct intelligence activities?
If that's true, then they must be riding a completely captured warp ship. Could it be Omar's personal ship? As far as I know,
Apollo does indeed provide warp yachts to employees at the department head level—.
But that's not right either—even if people are already in the Star Alliance, messages cannot be sent back unless superluminal communication methods are used. But even if Apollo built an extremely expensive superluminal communication station on Li Star, the other quantum-paired station must be in Apollo's headquarters.
These natives first infiltrated the heart of the Star Alliance, then snuck into Apollo's headquarters to send alarm messages to their home?
Come on, I wouldn't believe it even if you killed me. Hugh couldn't figure it out.
This matter was so bizarre that it exceeded the limits of Star Alliance physics, and even zero element physics.
Could the rumors be true? Do they really have technology from Cangyuan? Then establishing trade with these people would be—'Mr. Hugh!'
Seeing the other party fall silent and not respond for a long time, Lu Yuan had no choice but to proactively push the previous topic.
'We are well aware of our current situation, but we will not go anywhere; we will stay here. Not only that, our various ventures will continue.
'As long as our safety is guaranteed, Cangyuan is confident in creating a prosperous emerging market, so please seriously consider our trade request.'
'Hmm—I value every trade opportunity, and I value every potential customer, but————'
At this moment, Hugh vaguely felt that these 'Li Star natives' were very unusual and he softened his stance.
His business acumen told him that he should let go of his preconceived notions, listen more, express his position subtly, and then leave more opportunities for the other party to speak.
'I understand your concerns, Mr. Hugh, you don't need to say more; we will stop this topic here.'
Hearing the word 'but,' Lu Yuan already knew what the other party was worried about. His reply made Hugh feel very comfortable and not put on the spot.
His concerns were actually very simple.
In the future, even if Li Star can withstand the attacks of the punitive fleet, the relationship between it and Apollo and Galan will inevitably deteriorate, and the shipping routes will become unstable as a result.
Hugh did not want to provoke either of these two factions, or rather, he couldn't afford to provoke them; the risks of trade were obvious.
He didn't want to admit these words personally.
Mature businessmen always need to be extra cautious when stating their positions, especially in front of strangers.
However, this does not mean that businessmen cannot bear risks.
As long as the profit is large enough, nothing is a problem!
'How about coming to Li Star first?' Lu Yuan continued to suggest. 'The punitive fleet will only arrive in a month, so you have enough time to evacuate before the war breaks out. Staying for five or six days, in my opinion, should be perfectly fine.'
Lu Yuan's thinking was now aligned with the other party's, causing Hugh to agree readily without any hesitation.
'Good! Then let's go!'
An hour later, the transport plane carrying Hugh's four-person delegation entered Li Star's orbit.
Through the window, Hugh saw strangely shaped artificial objects in orbit. At first, he thought they were space stations left by Apollo, but he was shocked when he got close enough to see them with the naked eye.
They were actually two space dockyards!
Inside the dockyards were two warships whose main structures were almost complete, appearing to be about 200 units in length, at the Star Alliance destroyer level.
They were not small ships like missile boats or gunboats. The hexagonal prism-shaped dockyards, from their appearance alone, clearly had no technical support from the Star Alliance.
So I wasn't wrong, right? They actually designed and built them themselves?
An emerging power, just two months ago entering space, is now independently building space warships, directly skipping the gunboat and frigate stages—
This can no longer be described as miraculous; it's simply terrifying!
The transport plane entered the atmosphere, and Lu Yuan specifically planned the landing route, allowing Hugh to see the thriving Devil Mountain Camp, which was building its outer road network and municipal buildings, along the way.
With Black Smoke's live stream perspective, Lu Yuan also overlooked this future 'capital city' for the first time since returning to Li Star.
In summary, it was one sentence.
Earth-shattering changes!
The Canyon Commercial Street had completed its building shells a few days ago and entered the interior decoration phase.
On the outskirts of the mountain, large-scale steel-structure buildings over 30 stories high, such as the city hall and hospital, were also progressing rapidly with the assistance of SCVs.
It seems that no matter what game, those who love building are always the most dedicated.
They will forget to eat and sleep to build their ideal world, just to experience the creative pleasure of being a 'creator.'
Finally, the transport plane landed next to the industrial ship.
Hugh led his subordinates down the ramp. He looked up at the super factory, formed by the unfolding of a large spaceship, which he had never seen before, and the surrounding auxiliary industrial zones and space launch bases, feeling a moment of trance.
Who would have thought, who would have thought that the information from 'Queen of Purgatory' Anya could also be wrong!
This was not the barren, remote place she described; it was clearly vibrant and in the early stages of an economic boom!
Admittedly, on the valuable habitable planets of the Star Alliance, there were many more prosperous towns than here, but Hugh valued not the past accumulation of material wealth, but the current ambition of the rulers and the visible, tangible volume of urban construction.
These two things often signify the rapid expansion of civilization, and the expansion of civilization means new markets across the board, meaning stacks of Star Alliance credits!
The Executive Officer didn't lie to him; as long as safety was guaranteed, this place would definitely be a new hub for wealth!
'Please follow me.'
Following Black Smoke, Hugh entered the industrial ship's captain's cabin and formally met Lu Yuan.
After a brief exchange of pleasantries, Lu Yuan was still the same, without unnecessary small talk, getting straight to the point,
'Mr. Hugh, allow me to introduce Cangyuan's current flagship product: oil!'