Chapter 590 Robbery

When Qu Jianlei slipped away from Banxing Island, he had nearly seven million energy blocks on his body.

Then he buried more than 200,000 energy blocks in the sky hook, leaving 6.5 million on him.

Coming out of the star thief lair and arriving at the abandoned mineral planet, it took almost a million dollars—after all, it was two battleships.

This is because the star robber's lair has low gravity, and he tried to save it as much as possible, and there is no transition or battle, so the consumption is not large.

After coming here, more than 2 million energy blocks were used to renovate the residence and the battleship, and now only a little over 3 million are left.

Having a battleship is indeed majestic, but the cost is too high.

The remaining energy block is probably enough for a short-distance leap, plus a small battle.

Qu Jianlei is not willing to steal by chance, but in the society of the empire, it really cannibalizes people!

Xiaohu, on the other hand, maintained a relatively simple original intention, "Is it appropriate to rob...?"

Qu Jianlei had already done a good job of psychological preparation, so he replied nonchalantly, "The star thief can go, so can I."

Xiaohu said softly, "I feel that if you do this, you will ruin your little friend."

Qu Jianlei sighed, "But I want to live, is this wrong? Don't worry, let's grab the rich and heartless guy!"

In fact, there is no need to do too much psychological construction. After creating the Spirit Gathering Formation, he has clearly realized that he is running wildly on the road of "being wanted", and he can no longer turn back.

He just survived the thunder disaster once, but he was blocked by some supreme warships. You must know that he had supreme helpers at that time.

So, the spirit-gathering array, which can provide "alien energy", at least doesn't lead to two supreme beings?

Therefore, being weak is the original sin, and Jindan is still not strong enough, let alone contend with large and medium warships.

Qu Jianlei believed that even if he hid on a habitable planet, the empire would not mind sending out large warships for the Spirit Gathering Formation.

As for the possibility that the attack of the warship may accidentally injure civilians? That would be a mistake.

Take a look at Garbage Star, take a look at the Shenwen Society, and then look at the regulations of "studying the Shenwen requires family punishment"...

Everything proves that as long as there are enough interests, the empire will not care about human life at all.

You have already done this, so what is wrong with me robbing to survive?

Twenty days later, the refitting of the battleship was initially completed, and the number of energy blocks had dropped to 2.8 million.

"Let's go," Qu Jianlei quietly left the planet in a "high imitation warship".

The battleship carried all the remaining energy blocks, and he was forcing himself.

He is about to go bankrupt, and his survival will become a problem. He really has no way out.

Xiaohu was a little worried, "If there is a big fight, this energy block may not be enough."

A warship traveling normally in space would not consume a lot of energy, but if a battle occurs, it may be an astronomical figure.

It's not just "one shot of the cannon, ten thousand taels of gold", when an attack is launched, the consumption can actually be roughly estimated.

But defense is a bottomless pit, as long as the energy shield is not destroyed, it will consume a lot of energy blocks at all times.

Therefore, the best defense is offense, and the ancients were sincere.

Qu Jianlei replied with a smile, "That depends on your level, this time you can only succeed."

"I'm still a little nervous," Xiaohu said nervously, but eager to try, "It's the first time to use a battleship."

Before that, it had been watching Qu Jianlei fight, and even went to sleep directly.

As an artificial intelligence, it doesn't have much desire to fight, but it has been unable to help, and it is inevitable to be lost.

Artificial intelligence is supposed to help users solve problems, isn't it?

This time it's its turn to be the main output, and when this is considered, the main control system is a little hot.

Qu Jianlei comforted it, "Don't think too much about it, don't be soft...just avoid people as much as possible."

Robbery will inevitably hurt people, but for artificial intelligence, this is something close to breaking the bottom line.

Once an artificial intelligence kills a human being, even for the purpose of protecting its master, it will be different.

Qu Jianlei really pays attention to Xiaohu's mental health, even if it's a robbery, he doesn't want it to hurt others.

"I'll do the murder, you have to guarantee your innocence."

But the big-headed butterfly replied, "My innocence was ruined by you long ago, even if Tie Ling was killed by me, I am more mature than you imagined."

You tell me mature? Qu Jianlei was also speechless, "I didn't expect that you could still blame yourself for Tie Ling's killing."

"It's just a star thief, and if you kill it, you will kill it." Xiaohu's heart is not heavy, "This time we are also killing people who are rich and heartless!"

Qu Jianlei felt a little helpless, I also want to rob the cargo starship, but... energy blocks are not allowed!

Robbing passenger starships was taboo, and he didn't want to rob passengers.

Cargo starships... worthless ones are not worth grabbing, and high-value ones are likely to encounter escort warships, which is very difficult.

Qu Jianlei still doesn't want to be too depraved, like "Although I have tattoos, smoke, drink and swear, I am a good girl".

So the object he chose to rob was the mineral celestial body in the asteroid belt.

It's a bit taboo to do this, after all, rabbits don't eat grass beside their nests, but... this rabbit is almost starving to death, okay?

At present, those who mine mineral celestial bodies are all big forces and their subordinates.

It is basically impossible for any large force, no matter what industry it is in, to say that there is no original sin in it.

In the process of development and growth, no one can be smooth sailing.

Weak people can't protect their own interests at all, and at least half-black things will happen.

Not to mention the various financial groups behind these powerful forces, they are not the dirtiest, only dirtier.

This kind of bone is actually not easy to chew, and a fleet with mine protection is likely to have to pay a considerable price.

But Qu Jianlei can't care so much anymore, after all, the mineral star is there, which is more convenient than squatting on the passenger or cargo starship.

This time he was staring at an asteroid called "iron filings", with a diameter of more than two thousand kilometers.

Asteroids are dominated by iron ore, so they are called iron filings, but they are actually enriched with a variety of minerals.

The right to mine this planet belongs to a mining group called "Titan".

The group spanned multiple star fields, and ranked first in the mining industry of the entire empire, mainly iron ore.

Behind Titan, there are two large consortia's support, which are very profitable.

In addition to iron, there are mainly vanadium and titanium on asteroids, which are very useful metals, the key is that the content is very high.

The specific gravity of this star is so large that it has an atmosphere, but the environment is quite harsh.

The annual temperature is below minus one hundred degrees, and the highest temperature is minus sixty or seventy degrees. There are year-round storms.

Such an environment makes it a bit difficult to mine, but it can't stand the high content.

Because of the valuable associated mines, the Titan Group built a crude refinery on the planet.

Iron ore is not a rare ore in this universe, it is a bulk commodity.

But still the same sentence, bonanza is better than anything else, and commodities win by volume.

Qu Jianlei chose this place mainly for three reasons.

The first is that the environment here is harsh, and the stealth function of the warship can play a big role.

The second is that there is a smelter here, and there will be no shortage of energy blocks.

The third is an extension of the first reason. The harsh environment has blocked many pretenders, and the protection here is not strong.

In the final analysis, bulk commodities are a natural barrier, and there is no strong enough channel to eat here.

Even if the astral body is snatched, the mined ore cannot be sold, so what is the plan?

Therefore, the mine protection force here is not very strong, and the main defense method is to fight back from the ground, and the strength of the space fleet is weak.

For the mining star that takes volume, the gains and losses mainly depend on the overall game, and the profit depends on cost control.

For Qu Jianlei, this place is very suitable, there is really no pressure to grab it and leave.

Or do you say that robbers are popular to step on the spot before robbing? Star Thief is also very precise in selecting targets and will not mess around.

After a day and a half, the iron filings star appeared.

Xiaohu turned on the stealth function to the upper limit, and the battleship quietly approached the celestial body like a ghost and entered the storm.

"The current storm is so strong," it muttered softly, "It feels like it's about to catch up to Blue Star's seventeenth level..."

"You said such a small star can have such a strong wind, won't it escape gravity?"

Qu Jianlei replied casually, "You can just treat it as a white dwarf, and there are no stars around it?"

Xiaohu muttered in a low voice, "I always feel that maybe the information we got may not be accurate."

Qu Jianlei was at a loss for words, this possibility really existed objectively, after all his information was obtained from Star Pirates.

But can these big forces tell the star thief the real situation? It's really hard to say.

But the next moment, he said, "According to the plan, to find Tiankeng No. 3, it is best to locate the smelter."

According to intelligence, Tiankeng No. 3 is a recently mined vein, and the nearby smelter has been around for some years.

When the Titan Group was building the smelter, it took into account the next mining direction, which is not surprising.

This kind of bad weather is also a big challenge for military warships with super performance.

After about an hour, Xiaohu finally locked the direction, "The direction is wrong, but the smelter is really big."

Another ten minutes later, a voice came from the intercom.

"Starship with hull number 3344, starship with hull number 3344, please identify yourself, please identify yourself."

Sure enough, this invisibility ability is still a bit weak, and there is room for improvement.

"Stop the movement, stop the movement, or we will do what is necessary, or we will do what is necessary."

I went, this was discovered? Qu Jianlei sighed secretly, it seems that the stealth function needs to be improved.

He also turned on the microphone, "Be honest, call... eh?"

Having approached the location, he found several warships attacking the defensive forts on the ground.

The dazzling light is unstoppable even by the strong wind.

The wind was too strong to see clearly, but there was no doubt that the smelter and mine had been attacked.

"This is...someone discovered the soft persimmon, so they acted first?"