Chapter 1462: Not Greedy

The reason why Qu Jianlei decided to leave was not because he had used up a lot of ammunition.

The main reason was that the attack launched by his side focused on destroying trees, not locusts.

Half of the trees were destroyed, but only a little over 10% of the locusts were killed.

Laser weapons consume a lot of energy. Everyone carried a lot of energy blocks, but there was no need to waste them.

The key point was that when chasing the regiment-level ship in the sea of ​​trees, those locusts with nowhere to go really fought with their own kind.

The purpose of the test has been achieved and the results have been obtained, so there is no need to toss it again.

If we launch an attack again, it will force these alien races to unite against the enemy, which is obviously not cost-effective.

In the next voyage, we can focus on analyzing the body structure of locusts.

For Qu Jianlei, who was born in the Great Foodie Empire, the first thing to do is to distinguish whether the meat of locusts can be eaten.

The results of the inspection are a bit regrettable. The locust corpses are extremely rich in energy, but the meat is poisonous and has slight corrosive energy.

According to Xiaohu's analysis, this corrosive energy is similar to the energy in the tree box, and should be able to dissipate relatively quickly.

But the toxicity in the meat... this is a headache.

Qu Jianlei was a little unwilling, and specially separated two corpses for Xiaohu to do toxicity neutralization tests.

If the toxicity can be removed, you can try whether it tastes good or not.

The appetite of the fourth boss and others is not very strong. Flower Scorpion even asked directly, "Boss, do you really want to eat everything?"

Qu Jianlei rolled his eyes at her, "What do you know? This is related to the overall strategy of the war against alien races!"

Claire laughed when she heard it, "This is also related to the war strategy, boss, you are just greedy, right?"

Qu Jianlei shook his head helplessly, "You'd better figure out what the purpose of the war is first?"

In his opinion, whether it is the Alliance or the Empire, the reason why they are so troubled by alien races such as locusts is mainly because the finances cannot afford it.

Why can't they afford it? Because there is no income from fighting these trees and locusts, only expenditure.

If fighting can bring huge benefits, no one will resist war. Just look at the beautiful country on the blue planet.

If we fight against alien invasion, even if we lose a little in the war, everyone will not hesitate.

But if we lose money, that would be a headache.

If we can make the meat of locusts edible, or even compost them, we can make money, right?

The bodies with such rich energy should not be wasted.

If the processed locust meat can be made delicious, it is not impossible to eat these aliens as protected animals.

But this is probably just a beautiful wish.

Yi He is also very interested in the bodies of locusts. He is thinking about whether this pair of wings can be used to refine weapons.

He himself has not been to the locust world, and his level of refining weapons is average, but it is said that the wings of locusts can be used to refine weapons.

In addition, everyone is very worried about whether there are any unknown bacteria or viruses on or in these locusts.

Only he, as a soul, is not afraid of these things, as long as the radiation is not very strong.

In addition, in this battle against the sea of ​​trees, a small ship was lost, and two other ships became tattered.

However, these two small ships cannot be put into the regiment-level ship for the time being, because of the fear of unknown situations.

Yi He's inspection results show that no suspected virus was found in the bodies of these locusts.

However, there are some spore-like substances on the chest and abdomen of the locusts.

This substance is biologically active, but it is dormant. If it grows up, it is unknown what it will become.

Therefore, these corpses cannot be easily put into the regiment-level ship, and they can only stay in the damaged small ship.

There is also the research on wood. There are similar spores in the hollows of wood, so they can only be hung outside the starship.

As for the material of the wood, Xiao Hu analyzed it for a while and said that it is not something that can be synthesized in this world!

It is better to study what kind of attack this thing cannot withstand than to imitate it.

After sailing for two days, the regiment-level ship is not suitable to continue moving forward, because it may encounter the alliance's warships at any time.

So everyone entered the heavy-loaded merchant ship and planned to leave.

At this time, Xiao Hu finally processed a piece of locust meat to a non-toxic state.

But the bad thing is: the cost of harmless treatment this time is too high, and the energy content is much lower.

After hearing this, Qu Jianlei was not interested in trying the taste of locust meat.

This was originally a dangerous thing, and now it can only be postponed temporarily.

But he still encouraged Xiaohu, "Keep trying, the premise is to reduce costs and prevent energy loss... I believe you!"

The big-headed butterfly turned around, "Confirm, the purpose is to make the locust corpse more valuable?"

"Yes," Qu Jianlei nodded, "or I will put another set of computing units for you."

After placing the computing units and giving Xiaohu the appropriate authority to escape and counterattack, the heavy-loaded merchant ship flew out of the regiment-level ship.

The imperial military not only forged the merchant ship's pass, but also provided a nearby star map, which was a very considerate service.

However, a large area of ​​the nearby space was marked as bright red - those places had been occupied by aliens.

The area where Qu Jianlei and his team were located was just at the edge of the bright red zone.

Everyone did not choose the direction of the bright red area, but flew straight into the alliance.

After flying for a day, just as they were about to accelerate the jump, a patrol team of the Alliance military appeared in front.

The team had two patrol ships, which were very vigilant. They raised the level of the protective shield from a distance and began to charge their weapons.

Then they asked the heavily loaded merchant ship to show proof from a distance.

After looking at the electronic visa, they asked the merchant ship to slow down, remove the protective shield, and open the gangway.

One patrol ship was eyeing the merchant ship, and after the other patrol ship boarded, two soldiers boarded the ship for inspection.

After the two checked everyone's identity, they checked the cargo hold.

Half of the cargo hold was loaded with ammunition and energy blocks, and the other half was nickel blocks with higher purity, as well as some daily necessities.

The cargo list was also forged, and the soldiers did not see any abnormalities, but so many ammunition and energy blocks... a little abnormal.

However, Hua Xiezi said that he heard that the activities of the alien races nearby were rampant, and we wanted to be prepared.

It is better to load less cargo to ensure that we have the ability to fight the alien races.

This answer is a bit far-fetched, because according to the known intelligence, most aliens can't catch up with the starship.

As long as you don't fall into the set ambush circle, it's still no problem to escape if you encounter aliens in space.

But for some reason, the two soldiers actually thought that this answer was more reasonable-the people of the Alliance were not lacking in blood.

A soldier got excited and blurted out, "Maybe you took this route to hunt aliens?"

Otherwise, looking at the needs of the freight list, you shouldn't choose the nearby as a jump transfer station.

This was originally the most difficult to explain. Ordinary starships shouldn't appear around this piece of space!

But with this explanation, it makes perfect sense.

Flower Scorpion nodded and replied, "We do have such a mind, just want to hunt for bounties by the way!"

The Alliance has a bounty for hunting aliens, but the bounty is not too much, otherwise it would be better for the military to send a fleet to encircle and suppress.

But if you can accumulate social contribution, there will be corresponding benefits if the contribution reaches a certain level.

In fact, this has also spawned some underground transactions, but there is no need to elaborate.

Another soldier shook his head disapprovingly and snorted, "How naive! You want to hunt aliens with just one starship?"

The flower scorpion smiled slightly when he heard this, but did not answer.

Two soldiers were checking inside the starship, wearing instruments with them, and the soldiers on the two patrol ships could also see the scene.

Someone saw this and exclaimed, "This guy usually has a lot of sarcastic words, why did he change his temper today?"

In short, although the inspection was strict, Qu Jianlei and his team still passed it easily.

It is especially fortunate that the starships that appeared in the surrounding area are likely to be requisitioned by the military-even if they are fully loaded with cargo.

After passing this level, it is said that there will be several more inspections later.

However, after Qu Jianlei and his team experienced this inspection, they directly accelerated the jump and left.

Once the jump was turned on, it was completely entered into the alliance. It would be too difficult to find them again.

In their original plan, they were going to go straight to the core area of ​​the alliance, snatch the space stone, and create a certain amount of chaos.

But after discussing it, everyone decided to lurk for a while. The main purpose is to obtain more information about the aliens.

The alien race that the Federation is facing is the Asura. They already know a lot about them, but they don't know enough about the locust world.

In addition, they also need to collect a batch of intelligence on the political, military, and economic aspects of the alliance.

If they rob the space stone at the beginning, they can create chaos for the alliance, but the subsequent activities will be affected.

So they chose the Qionglong Star Region, which is relatively close to the occupied area.

After the jump, the heavy-loaded merchant ship has arrived near Xing Bi Tao, the center of the star region.

After flying for about a day, they encountered a military patrol ship in front.

However, this time, they have put the nickel block into the storage talisman and collected some ammunition.

It was still a close call. After the last inspection, everyone has been able to confirm that hunting is indeed common.

The reason they gave this time is also to investigate the business opportunities of Bi Tao while hunting.

It is said to be a business opportunity, but in fact, the Qionglong Star Region is close to the alien front line, and the supply and price of materials will definitely fluctuate.

When the inspecting soldier heard this, he snorted coldly, and it seemed that he was very disapproving.

But it's no wonder. The alliance's army is divided into direct and local forces. Now it should be the local army that maintains local security.

I heard that someone was planning to resell supplies to the local area, which obviously made them a little dissatisfied.

However, they couldn't complain. Now the number of cargo ships entering and leaving the star field has decreased a lot, and the main transportation capacity is still on war preparations.

Those who dare to come to investigate the market at this moment are all courageous. They make money by taking risks.

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