Chapter 441 The Whereabouts of the Third "Smart Core"

When Philips arrived at the villa, the three girls, Claire, Yingluo, and Linglong, went to the kitchen to prepare meals for noon, because the hotel waiters could do the shopping for them, and they only need to pay some tips at the end, so the three girls only need to It's good to cook together.

Claire's good temper is a bit too much, just because Tang Fang said "I'm used to eating the dishes you cook", which is a three-point exposition and seven-point flattery, she actually worked hard to take care of everyone's food, and she She is also in charge of the captain's daily life, almost becoming his royal nanny, and..."tofu machine".

Grant and Churchill wondered what kind of confused soup the captain had poured into her. They took care of him so wholeheartedly. You must know that the girl was also a battalion commander in the past. She killed people and took a gun. Now, she is almost a full-time wife. .

Perhaps in the eyes of others, Claire sacrificed a lot, but from her own point of view, she enjoys her current life very much. She is a Cancer girl. Kindness and gentleness are the nature endowed to her by God. Compared with holding a gun She prefers to hold the spoon, she prefers husband and child to murder, and she prefers the smell of sunshine spreading on the quilt to blood.

War has always been what she hates the most, it has always been...

The reason why she went to Charles Federation to study and was willing to become an officer was because she didn’t want to see the people of Monya living a life of hard work under the butcher knife of the Stewart family. In fact, she never thought of avenging her parents and grandparents. She pretends to be strong, but in fact she is very cowardly.

Fortunately, she met him, although the encounter was not so wonderful, but that person was like a hand stretched out from the embankment, saving her from the boundless wind and rain and fierce waves.

The Morning Star seemed to be a safe haven, and it was very windy and rainy outside. Inside, it is like a heart-warming flame burning in the fireplace on Christmas Eve, a turkey is placed on the table, and the walls are illuminated by the neon lights wrapped around the Christmas tree. Then she realized one thing, the so-called giving. The so-called sacrifice does not necessarily mean stepping onto the stage and being exposed to the spotlight, so she is willing to be a behind-the-scenes worker, taking care of the captain with her tenderness and care.

Zhou Ai once said: "Behind every successful man there is a great woman".

She thought, and was happy to be such a woman!

The soy-sauce-colored soup danced in the pot, and the sweet smell came from the direction of the oven, and Linglong was accidentally spicy to the eyes. The tears couldn't stop flowing down, and Yingluo beside her frantically poured clean water into the basin.

At the same time, Philips and Old Benny have been let by Tang Fang to sit on the sofa. Besides the two of them, there is another person who came together --- Alma, Old Benny's distant niece, Hao Senchaosi Mu Xiang's one person, although he often complains about her poor bed skills.

Alma didn't sit in the front hall, and only greeted Tang Fang before being dragged upstairs by Howson.

About half a minute later, Bai Hao appeared in the living room on the first floor with the quilt in his arms. With an aggrieved face, he cried to Tang Fang that Howson bullied him.

Because there were guests present, Tang Fang was not easy to get angry, so he had to temporarily arrange for him to live in an empty guest room. So the kid went away happily as if a bachelor had found a wife, which made the captain wonder if he had been tricked by the two of them.

Afterwards, the three of them talked for a few words, Yingluo served several cups of steaming coffee, and then retreated.

Old Benny glanced at a string of characters on the monitor opposite the sofa while drinking coffee, and couldn't help being stunned: "death1024? What is this?"

Tang Fang felt that there was no need to hide the matter of looking for "Smart Core", and besides, Philips and old Benny were friends, so he said that the anonymous merchant with the id "death1024" acquired "Smart Core" from "Zhiyuanxing" over again.

Old Benny said "Oh" and didn't care. He just smiled and said that the man was brave enough to use such an ID. I am not afraid of bad luck, and I will be taken to the underworld by the god of death to enjoy the blessings.

Tang Fang smiled and shook his head. I didn't expect old Benny to have such a humorous side.

He didn't think old Benny knew "death1024," since the man was going to keep his identity a secret. Naturally, they will not reveal their feet easily. According to the information obtained by the infected person from Anthony, the transaction process between the two was very secret at that time. After Anthony received the money, he hired an irrelevant person to drive a shuttle to a deep place according to the request of the other party. Empty, release the collection and storage equipment equipped with "smart core", and then return to the same way. Therefore, Anthony does not know the origin of "death1024", whether it is a man or a woman, and the other party also does not know the details of "Reach", and old Benny is only the No. "identity of.

Philips was interested in the so-called "smart core", and asked Tang Fang to take a look at it, and take a good look at this thing that far surpasses human technology and is completely different from Epsilon's creation.

Seeing his fiery and longing eyes, Tang Fang shook his head and muttered, "You are so old, but you are still so curious." He took out two "smart cores" put together and put them on the coffee table.

The "intelligent core" is unpretentious, unless Tang Fang shoots a high-energy electron beam to charge it, otherwise it is a dead object with no characteristics.

Sunlight pours down from the windows, spreading a golden layer on the surface of the "Smart Core".

Philips had a strange expression, as if surprised and puzzled. After a few breaths, he put down the coffee cup and said something that stunned Tang Fang: "I know where the third chip is."

"What did you say?" Tang Fang thought he heard it wrong, and he leaned towards Philips, his eyes fixed on his eyes: "Do you know where the third chip is?"

Philips nodded very seriously: "If my memory didn't lie to me."

Now Tang Fang couldn't sit still, he pinched the old businessman's shoulders: "Where is it?"

The first chip expanded the barracks units of the first generation of StarCraft, the second chip expanded the units of the first generation of heavy factories, and so on, and the third chip naturally became the turn of the first generation of Starport units.

The Wraith Fighter and the Valkyrie (Wagley) are all extremely important naval combat units, not to mention the large ship-level mobile laboratory like the Science Ball.

Philip felt that Tang Fang was hurting him, so he struggled hard, but the hands holding his shoulders were like iron tongs made of fine steel. No matter how hard he struggled, he could only say with a bitter face, "Tang Fang, are you trying to squeeze me to death?"

"Sorry. I'm in a hurry." The captain smiled awkwardly and withdrew his hands.

Philips flexes his shoulders. Said: "If I remember correctly, the third chip should be in the showroom of the Duke of Congreve."

Tang Fang was slightly taken aback: "Showroom?"

"Yes, the showroom. I remember that there was a drunkenness, the Duke opened his showroom to the guests for everyone to appreciate. I happened to be there at the time, and I saw the 'Smart Core' in a glass cabinet at a booth. Fragments."

Tang Fang asked solemnly: "Are you sure it's 'Zhixin'?"

Philips stroked the purple texture on the surface of the "Smart Core" placed on the coffee table. Said: "No mistake!"

The Duke of Congreve, who is fond of collecting love, regards the "smart core" fragments as antiques. Tang Fang feels that God has played a big joke on him. In his opinion, the code-named "death1024" excavated from Anthony "The anonymous person of "is a bit mysterious, and he once wondered whether it was related to the "Brotherhood", or some other secret organization.

However, Philips' words were like cold water in an ice bucket poured on his head. This matter was not as complicated as he thought. In the hands of Duke Reeve, the honorable Duke invited him into the showroom as an antique.

Tang Fang pouted. His expression couldn't tell whether he was excited or sad.

"Is this thing important to you?"

Although the captain did not describe the purpose of the "smart core", Philips could still see some clues from his facial expression.

Tang Fang nodded: "Yes. It's very important."

When he said this, his expression was very determined, and occasionally cold lights flashed in his eyes, like poisoned daggers.

Philip's heart trembled, and he hurriedly said: "Tang Fang, don't be in a hurry, just leave the matter of the 'Smart Core' fragment to me, and I will try to contact Lord Duke to see if he can give it away."

The cold light in Tang Fang's eyes gradually subsided. Emotions also returned to calm from excitement: "Money is not a problem."

In fact, Philips knew that he was rich, and even more that he was the owner of the two complete Ypsilon ruins. But not everything in this world can be settled with money, and Congreve is old. The more he lives, the more confused he becomes, and he is still an out-and-out old stubborn.

"What are you guys talking about?" Claire came over with two bottles of wine in her hand, and waved in front of the three of them: "Which one to drink?"

Philips chuckled: "It's very powerful."

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After eating lunch for nearly two hours, Philips and old Benny drank a lot, and they walked staggeringly and couldn't tell north from south. It was obviously a bluestone road, and the two of them ran into the grass while walking, so Tang Fang He had no choice but to order Bai Hao to drive the two of them back.

Elma chose to stay, Tang Fang was not surprised by this, maybe she would be more honest looking at Hao Sen, at least she would cause less trouble, and her ears could be quiet for two days.

After seeing off Philips and old Benny, Tang Fang left the hotel, took the shuttle back to the Morningstar, and used the shipboard quantum communication equipment to make a short call with Byron who was far away in the "Diral" star system.

After finishing the work, I went to visit Freya again to drain the power accumulated in her body over the past few days, so as not to cause any trouble. In exchange, the captain promised that after the "Babylon" incident was over, he would stay with her for a week.

Still haven't seen Zhou Ai, ever since she knew the captain came back, she locked herself in the dormitory, locked the door and saw no one until Tang Fang left again.

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Time flies like an arrow, time flies, and 7 days pass by in the blink of an eye.

The "Somare" auction house invested much more financial and material resources in this auction than the previous one, and the advertisements about the two Ypsilon ruins flooded all the sub-areas of the "Sky Garden".

From state dignitaries to civilians, the hottest topics in the past few days have all revolved around the auction of the two complete Ypsilon relics. What ordinary people are most concerned about is the sky-high price these two relics will fetch. Big figures in the political and political circles turned their attention to the back of the auction items, speculating on the intentions of the owners of the two Ypsilon ruins.

For example, the executives of "Iga Industry", "Ward Heavy Industry" and other companies have vaguely guessed the identity of the owner of the item, and then focused their attention on a villa in the backyard of the Venice Hotel. Of course, there is also the car of old Corey. Luxury car.

If the owners of the 10 Ypsilon ruins and the two complete Ypsilon ruins were other people, they might be more cautious. Because no idiot would exchange such a precious thing for a pile of waste paper, but if it was Captain Tang Fangtang, then everything was reasonable. Everyone knows that "Morning Star Foundry" is short of money now, and he needs to use the money to improve the space station. And continue to purchase mineral resources with higher and higher prices.

Under the joint oppression of the political and business circles, he had no choice but to pack up and leave.

MacDonald Nelson is the head of the "Babylon" branch of "Iga Industry", and he is very happy to see the young man who disgraced "Iga Industry" in the "Jakartapur" star system eats himself As a result, like an old scalper, drivers like "Iga Industry" and Mr. O'Neill whipped the driver to move forward step by step. For this reason, he has not slept well for two days and two nights. It wasn't about insomnia, he was just too excited.

Not just Macdonald, Malthus from Ward Heavy Industries, Wang Xingyuan from Blackthorn Shipbuilding, Smedley from Eco-Sowopuna Group... They also think so. As the person in charge of a heavy industry company, unless he was forced to die, who would auction off the complete Ypsilon ruins? These are priceless treasures.

"Boy, the water in the Heavenly Nest star area is very muddy, and it's not easy for anyone to drench it." This is MacDonald's emotion.

"Poor fellow..." It was Malthus.

"'Morning Star' is a good ship!" Wang Xingyuan didn't show any kind of friendly emotion just because Tang Fang was a Han. Businessmen only have interests in their eyes, and even family affection is a bargaining chip in many cases.

Tang Fang didn't know the comments and opinions of those big business executives in the "Sky Garden" on him, so he took a step back. Even if you know, I'm afraid you won't care.

Old scalper? Wish they kept thinking that way!

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On the day of the auction, the prices of cesium-containing minerals and iridium-containing minerals reached new highs, with a rise of 20% in just 10 days. Tang Fang has long been numb to this. He feels that once the auction is over, the price may rise again. .

Of course, he has no time to worry about mineral prices now, in the afternoon. According to the agreed time, he led Grant and Claire to the Starlight Building.

Still on the 18th floor. It's still private room No. 12, but the people inside have changed. Not White David, but Corey Christian himself. It can be seen that he is very unhappy, sitting there is like a yaksha statue in the Sea God Temple, his whole body exudes a strong cold atmosphere, coupled with the dim light from the ceiling, it looks like the shooting scene of a horror movie .

Tang Fang knew why he was unhappy, so he stood in front of the door for a while, until the smile on the corner of his mouth bloomed to the brightest moment, and then stepped into the room.

The invisible light was like a storm, blowing away the equally invisible darkness, the air-conditioning returned to hissing softly, and the sound of running water could be faintly heard from the pool.

Claire's arrival filled the room with a faint fragrance, which became the last straw that overwhelmed the mountainous momentum of old Corey. So the old guy's silence froze on his face, looking very unnatural, like the only cloud in the clear sky.

"Hey!" He sighed, with a helpless smile on his lips.

"I know what you're complaining about." Tang Fang walked to the single sofa that White David sat on seven days ago and sat down, with his arms outstretched, gently placed on the soft armrests, and said slowly: "I am For your own good."

Corey Christian can see that the captain did not lie, and there is no reason to lie, but he does not understand where the words "for your own good" come from. In addition to the wreckage of the Xilong ruins, there are still 2 complete Ypsilon ruins to be auctioned, and the senior members of the board of directors may not be able to sit still for a long time.

This is good, the "addition of auction items" caught the old men on the board of directors by surprise, because of the "Morning Star Foundry" Tang Fang made many enemies in the Star Alliance, and the only one who could barely be called a friend was the "Wanderer Technology Alliance" Body", since there is a lack of start-up funds, why didn't you tell him old Corey? For these two complete Ypsilon ruins, let alone paying money, it is worthwhile to offend some senior government officials.

But this guy is fine, he is directly handed over to the "Somare" auction house to operate, and he is put aside, such a big credit slips away from his hands, can he not be depressed, can he not be wronged?

Now Captain Tang's sentence "I'm for your own good" confused him even more. Today's auction is not like 7 days ago. Almost all the famous people in the "Sky Garden" are here, not only MacDonald, Malthus , Wang Xingyuan, Smedley, the heads of branches of large military enterprises, and senior leaders of embassies of some sovereign countries have come.

Ignoring the puzzled expression on Old Corey's face, Tang Fang chuckled: "Judging from the current 'Babylon' situation, these two Ypsilon ruins are not so much treasures, but hot potatoes." After that, he ignored him and turned to look at the large central screen.

The process was roughly the same as last time. The "Somare" auction first organized representatives of some large companies to go to the warehouse to check the integrity and authenticity of the remains of Ypsilon, and then invited experts to comment. (to be continued)