Chapter 725: Chapter 498: Ways to Make Money
A moment later, Mu Fan had finally canceled the meeting using the excuse of a secret mission from the academy.
His time was now too tight, and he had to make all arrangements within a reasonable range.
As for the others, they were completely unaware of the treatment they had received in the Special Service Department, but there was no need for them to know.
The biggest failure of those in the Special Service Department was that they had no idea the real culprit had slipped away right under their noses.
Qi Longxiang’s eyes, so discerning of worldly affairs, put Mu Fan on high alert. Fortunately, he hadn’t said too much; otherwise, there might have been some slip-ups in his speech.
As for the Tang Family Head, Mu Fan narrowed his eyes. His revenge against the Tang family had not yet begun.
As soon as he returned to his familiar bedroom and lay on the soft big bed, Mu Fan felt this was the happiest moment of the day. The feeling of his muscles relaxing brought out a comfortable hum from him.
He had almost forgotten what a bed felt like during that time.
The apartment’s bedroom had excellent soundproofing, which allowed Mu Fan to contemplate his next steps in a quiet environment.
“Black, tell me in detail about the whereabouts of the two materials for the War Armor. We can use the academy’s mission postings as cover to go out.”
“Okay, on Planet 131, the Zeg Clan’s activities have begun to pick up lately. I’ve deployed about 180 small high-altitude scouting devices, but over 95% have been destroyed by the Zeg Clan’s Flying Snakes. However… the remaining few scouts did discover something interesting.”
Mu Fan shifted his position and, leaning on the bed, asked.
“Traces of a Giant Corruptor!”
“The three core materials necessary for making the War Armor Dragon Rider are Heart-locking Grass, which you’ve already obtained; Sky Net Teeth, which are the main fangs of high-level Star Beasts; and the Corruptor core is, as the name implies, a lifeform’s crystal-like presence. However, you are not familiar with the Zeg Clan. Although these creatures have formidable physical strength, ordinary life forms do not have any bio-crystal cores. Only the true giant Evolvers among them will have a bio-crystal core presence.”
“And this type of bio-crystal is called — a Core!”
“The long-distance corrosive attack that the Ding Chuan Transport Ship suffered during its evacuation was launched by an ordinary Corruptor.”
Upon hearing Black’s words, Mu Fan pictured the scene where the engine room was instantly corroded and melted.
Was the giant beast that was over a hundred meters long and wide, resembling a hill in flight, just an ordinary Corruptor?
Surprise was evident in Mu Fan’s eyes, and his voice involuntarily rose.
“Just how big is the Giant Corruptor you’re talking about?”
“Over 300 meters in diameter, I guess. The exact figure is not less than that. The last time a scout observed it, it was shot down instantly by the projectile winged insects surrounding the Giant Corruptor, and it hasn’t been seen since. Nevertheless, thankfully, we have the data left behind by that old guy Mohandas which indicates that as a being at the same level as a lord, the Giant Corruptor, as one of the Zeg Clan’s cores, won’t have too extensive a range of activity,” Black said patiently.
“A diameter over 300 meters… The Shura is over 6 meters tall…” Mu Fan imagined the Giant Corruptor and swallowed hard.
“You don’t want me to pilot the Shura to assassinate that Corruptor, do you?”
“Nonsense, if you don’t go, should I, Lord Black, do it instead? Or do you expect the Shura with its chaotic consciousness to go by itself?” Black retorted angrily as if suggesting that if he, Lord Black, were so powerful, he would have unified the universe by now.
“Mu Fan, the Shura is a mystical Mecha Body with consciousness, capable of thinking to some extent, but not capable of too autonomous contemplation. Moreover, during the recent check and repair of the Shura, the fellow rarely communicated with me, indicating that without a Mechanical Master piloting it, the mecha’s actual performance would be significantly reduced.”
The Zeg Clan’s outer shell had good resistance to energy attacks, so if Mu Fan wanted to truly assassinate the enemy, he had to pilot the Shura himself.
Without Mu Fan’s manual control, Black did not consider the Shura’s consciousness as sharp as that of a true human.
What’s most crucial is the terrifying nature of the Giant Corruptor, which in addition to its S-Ranked mecha-like powerful individual strength, also has the ocean-like Zeg Guards.
Heaven knows why such a terrifying creature existed on that not-so-large planet.
“You must go, because Planet 131 has a natural strong magnetic field that greatly reduces the radar detection range. I can assist you in locking down a rough area, but finding the entity itself will depend on you.”
“Before we discover the true strength of the Zeg on Planet 131, the dozen or so ships of the Shadow Fleet will not be able to take off to join the battle. Once surrounded by that Winged Insect Sea, they won’t last even five seconds.”
Finally, after a not-so-friendly discussion, Mu Fan had sorted out his thoughts.
If they wanted to clear the deep forest of Red Plain, they would need at least twenty days, and the Shadow Base would need to increase production to prepare for the exploration, which would take at least ten days.
That was a month already, not counting the roundtrip journey and the time to complete missions from the academy.
In that case, it was impossible to set out before the third assessment.
So, while Mu Fan tapped his fingers on the bed, a plan formed in his mind.
“Ten days after the third assessment, we’ll head straight to Planet 131 to start our preparations for these ten days.”
“Black, you’re in charge of purchasing supplies for the reconnaissance.”
Mu Fan felt his thoughts were crystal clear, so he naturally gave the order.
“No money…”
“Um.”
Mu Fan’s words caught in his throat.
It seemed he really hadn’t paid much attention to the matter of money.
“Isn’t there enough money in my account?”
“Your few Star Coins would be lucky to feed you, let alone anything else. During the Mecha combat competition betting, you let the chubby girl and White Hair place bets, but what about you?!”
Black spoke with a mix of frustration and disappointment.
Mu Fan awkwardly touched his nose as an image of the flamboyant and cheeky White Hair flashed through his mind…
Sigh, better swallow his pride and borrow some money, he’d repay it in the future.
The more debts he had, the less they weighed on him. Now Mu Fan felt no psychological burden about borrowing money.
“Black, is there any quick way to make money?”
“Sell your possessions!”
“Do I still have any possessions to sell?” Mu Fan asked in surprise, his tone even slightly joyful.
The fact that he still had possessions to sell was something marvelous for Mu Fan.
Turns out he wasn’t that broke…
“Sell the warship,” Black replied, clearly irritated.
“Yeah!” Mu Fan exclaimed with delight; the products from the Shadow Base could definitely be circulated as goods.
“Damn it, why don’t you just sell your blood.”
“That works for me too.”
Mu Fan thought it over carefully. After all, he could recover by eating more.
This deal was not a loss.
“…”
In the virtual space, a metal sphere appeared in front of a wall and began to ram upwards in desperation.