My Battleship Can Receive Infinite Upgrades - Chapter 4
Chapter 4: Mineral Crystals
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Lin Dong was flying in front and had been paying attention to the movements behind him. When he realized that there were only 6 spaceships following behind him, the he smiled.
The same scene as in Lin Dong’s previous life meant that the trajectory of everything had not changed. Only when he made a change would the others change. In that case, there were far too many things that could be used by him.
When Lin Dong entered the mining area back then, Boss Liu and the rest followed closely behind him. Finally, a conflict erupted.
6 against 1. Lin Dong was naturally no match for them and was taught a lesson.
The minerals and ores that Lin Dong discovered were snatched away by Boss Liu and the rest. If it was not for the fact that he met Lorne later on and inherited the Spark battleship, he would have obtained nothing from that mining trip.
After that, Lin Dong piloted the Spark battleship that Lorne gave him. The first person that he attacked was Boss Liu, and he killed him in space.
At that time, he thought that no one would notice if he secretly killed Boss Liu. After all, they were in space and the environment was complicated. Therefore, it was difficult to retain any evidence. Furthermore, the miners were low-level workers. Therefore, if they died, no one would care about them. Who would have thought that they would encounter Lorne’s enemy gathering all the anomalies. They saw Boss Liu died, and his ship was destroyed by Lin Dong.
After Lorne enemies’ checked their relationship, their gazes immediately landed on Lin Dong, who was a major suspect.
The matter was originally not handled properly, hence, Lin Dong was the focus of attention.
Before long, the local forces had started to chase Lin Dong. Therefore, he could only pilot the Spark battleship and flee.
Lin Dong recalled the incident back then, as an indescribable expression flashed across his eyes. “This time, I’ll not clash with Boss Liu first. What will happen then?”
It was satisfying to kill someone after a conflict. However, there were too many uncertain factors.
Lin Dong would be able to come into contact with the privileged class and the Spark battleship soon. There was no need for him to put himself in danger just because of a few low-level miners.
After Lin Dong gained reputation, he could kill Boss Liu and the rest easily.
After he calmed his thoughts, Lin Dong controlled his mining spaceship to continue flying deeper into the mining area. As long as he shook off Boss Liu and the rest, there would not be another conflict this time around. He could rest assured and inherit Lorne’s Spark battleship.
The experience of the miners in piloting their spaceships was not much different. However, Lin Dong had 10 years of experience on his side. With some slight differences, the distance between them began to widen.
Finally, Lin Dong’s mining spaceship disappeared from the sight of Boss Liu and the rest.
The 6 of them were completely silent in the communication network.
“Damn it, I finally understand why that fellow always has good quality minerals and ores.”
“His driving skills are much better than ours. We can’t keep up.”
“He must have entered the depths of the mining area. Sigh!”
“Brothers, what should we do now? Are we still going to follow him?”
Boss Liu looked at the message on the communication network and was a little embarrassed as he angrily said, “Go my *ss, when our piloting skills reach Lin Dong’s level, our earnings will also increase. Let’s find a place to mine.”
The 6 of them immediately gave up on chasing and each chose their own route to leave.
After Lin Dong was far ahead of Boss Liu and the rest, he no longer paid attention to those people.
If they really ignored the danger and chased after him, Lin Dong would give up mining high-end minerals and ores. He would randomly pick a spot and do some mining so that he would not be at odds with the others.
The most important thing was to find Lorne’s location.
Lin Dong came to the surroundings of the mineral-rich area. He was not in a hurry to go to Lorne’s location. Instead, he cruised around nearby while controlling the spaceship to obtain some ores and minerals.
On one hand, he had to get some minerals. On the other hand, he had to confirm whether Boss Liu and the rest had really given up.
If someone discovered that Lin Dong inherited the Spark battleship, it would be a huge joke.
Moreover, the self-activation function of the personal support system only required physical strength to operate. However, after piloting the battleship, the optional function required the consumption of mineral crystals.
Mineral crystals could also be considered as minerals. However, they did not have independent veins. Instead, they were associated with other veins.
According to the degree of energy compression of the mineral crystals themselves, there were many grades of mineral crystals, and they were worth a lot of money.
Lin Dong could kill 3 birds with 1 stone as he wandered around the depths.
The veins in the asteroid belt on the side of Planet A399 were not of high quality, and they were usually associated with low-grade mineral crystals.
However, in the early stages, the demand for low-grade mineral crystals was even higher for the personal support system.
Lin Dong was moving leisurely while opening up the mineral exploration.
When the spaceship explored the mineral, it relied on the external antenna to emit targeted radio waves. According to the size and texture of the celestial bodies, the exploration report would be formed after waiting for different lengths of time.
Generally speaking, the longer the time, the higher the value of the mineral.
During the exploration of the mineral, the spaceship had to maintain a relative distance from the celestial bodies to ensure the accuracy of the report.
This was not only a technical task, but also a physical task. One had to maintain a high degree of concentration at all times.
According to the type of mineral, the value of the mineral was also different.
“20 seconds. Trash iron ore.”
“18 seconds. F*cking bad luck. Copper ore.”
Lin Dong cursed as he scanned the area. Occasionally, he would check the communication network and the aerial probe to see if there were any spaceships approaching him.
After surveying the nearby celestial bodies, Lin Dong changed his direction.
His luck was not bad this time around.
“130 seconds. Nether ore. Great. Let’s continue.”
Half an hour later, Lin Dong spent 260 seconds to search for the starlight iron ore!
The nether ore was black in color. It was costly as well. It was thousands of times more expensive than copper and iron ores.
Although the starlight iron mine only had 1 word more than iron ore, it possessed an extremely strong hardness. Moreover, it was a memory metal. It would display the scenery of the starry sky after being tempered. It could automatically repair itself after it was damaged, and it was a high quality material for battleship armor.
Its price was 60 times that of the nether ore!
The probability of starlight iron ore producing accompanying mineral crystals was higher.
After staying there for 15 hours, other than the 70 tons of starlight iron ore and the 30 tons of nether ore, Lin Dong obtained 5 units of low-grade mineral crystals.
After all, it was close-space mining. The spaceship’s storage capacity was limited. There was no room for more, so he could only pick the ones that were more expensive.
Mineral crystals were relatively rare minerals.
Compared to other minerals, mineral crystals were calculated in units.
The specific amount of mineral crystals in a unit depended on the energy contained in it. The maximum amount was not more than 1 kilogram.
A small piece could only play a supporting role, and the finished product had to be forged manually.
During the mining period, no spaceship tried to approach Lin Dong, which meant that he made a right decision. Then, it was time to get down to business, and the time was just right. If he went to pretend to mine, he should be able to meet the escaping Lorne.
In Lin Dong’s previous life, Lorne had given him the Spark battleship. This time, there should not be any mistakes. He needed to pay attention so that his mindset would not change.
Lorne gave Lin Dong permission to inherit his Spark battleship. However, during the process, he would test Lin Dong a few times. Once he sensed that something was not right, he would not hesitate to kill Lin Dong.
The current Lin Dong was no match for Lorne. As long as he passed the tests, everything would be perfect.
