paranoianovel Chapter 34 Return to Tianlan
Chapter 34 Return to Tianlan
First and foremost, the most direct concern is the personal safety of the Captain of the Torch. On the Torch warship, the Captain of the Torch is naturally among the best of the best, and many of them are capable of fighting beyond their level. However, one cannot stay on the warship forever. After returning to the warship, the Captain of the Torch, who only possesses the life level, will be greatly weakened. Therefore, personal guards and bodyguards are essential.
Secondly, through repeated explorations of alien galaxies, Captain Torch can collect a great deal of various star minerals and materials. If these resources are sold as raw materials, the profit will obviously be the lowest. However, if there are alchemists, weapon makers, and pharmacists on the warship, all the raw materials can be quickly transformed into finished pills and weapons, increasing their value tenfold or even dozens of times.
Therefore, given that this person is a ready-made second-tier combatant, if he could obtain a high-quality contract component that could guarantee absolute control over all followers, Chen Yao, being no fool, would naturally not refuse.
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The next day, Chen Yao successfully obtained 5000 low-grade planetary origin crystals from his younger brother.
On the third day, thanks to the continued collection efforts of Huanyu Mining, Chen Yao's available assets successfully exceeded 10000 low-grade planetary origin crystals, and the "Ten Thousand Assets" mission was successfully completed.
On the eighth day, his mother, Gu Ping, brought up the topic of taking him back to Tianlan Star, but Chen Yao managed to postpone it after much persuasion.
While he's currently on Iron Crocodile Star, he can continue to leverage his father's influence to complete as many miraculous missions as possible. But once he returns to Tianlan Star, he won't have that same treatment anymore.
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About half a month later, Chen Yao completed several miracle missions and accumulated over 6,000 card points, reaching 6071.
On this day, which happened to be the day of a new starry moon, Chen Yao timed it perfectly and checked the two newly refreshed tasks immediately.
"Life's sublimation" → "Anonymous"
"Silver Barrier" → "Dancing on a Knife's Edge"
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"Unknown: Apart from members of the Chen clan, outsiders know almost nothing about you. Please let more outsiders know of your existence (0/10000). Upon completion, you will be rewarded with a 'Shop Card'."
"Dancing on the Edge of a Knife: High risk, high reward. After attacking a Tier 4 hostile alien and successfully escaping, you will be rewarded with 1200 card points."
After just one glance, Chen Yao made a decision and directly replaced the previous "Silver Barrier" mission with the "Unknown" mission.
This task was refreshed three days after the previous task was completed. The task is to replace the Sky Patrol with a silver legendary energy shield component, which is obviously beyond his current ability. Even if he gets help from his father and grandfather, the difficulty will not be reduced much.
The silver legendary artifact corresponds to the seventh level of the Star Sea. In the Torch Warship system, it represents a star destroyer. It is not something that can be easily obtained.
As for "Dancing on the Edge of a Knife," this mission is even more dangerous than the previous "Witness to the Behemoth" mission. Asking the current Sky Patrol to provoke a Tier 4 being? Don't be ridiculous.
In comparison, the "Unknown" mission is much more normal, and its rewards alone are more attractive.
Although I've never heard of a shopping mall card and don't know its specific effects, the name alone is enough to spark endless imagination.
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The next day, Mom brought up the matter of returning to Tianlan Star again. This time, she was no longer simply asking for his opinion, but was on the verge of exploding. Judging from her attitude, if Chen Yao tried to find excuses to delay again, he would probably get a beating.
Helpless, Chen Yao knew he could no longer evade the issue and had no choice but to submit to his mother's tyranny. He agreed to set off for the return journey the next day with a second-tier escort captain from the Tianlan lineage who happened to need to return to his family.
He actually understood Gu Ping's request very well.
Although Iron Crocodile Star is now almost on the edge of the battlefield, and the danger is not as great as it was ten or twenty years ago, what if it happens?
What if we really encounter the Crocodile Demon Clan fleet that has been operating as a guerrilla force behind the front lines? What if we are ambushed by the Crocodile Demon General? What if we encounter Crocodile Demon Clan assassins...
Even though the probability of any of the above happening is extremely small, Gu Ping doesn't want to gamble, and neither does Chen Tianhua.
If the whole family stays on Iron Crocodile Star, an accident could mean total annihilation.
In comparison, Tianlan Star, which has been developed for over a thousand years and has fourth-tier combat power, is much safer.
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The next morning, Chen Yao and Gu Ping boarded a frigate under the watchful eye of their father, Chen Tianhua.
As she watched the land recede into the distance below, Gu Ping pressed herself tightly against the porthole, staring at Chen Tianhua, who was also looking down at her. Chen Yao, however, paid no attention to her at all.
Above his retina, an attribute light screen was currently floating.
"Unknown: ... (1582/10000)"
As time went by, the number at the bottom of the quest log for this miracle quest, which had just been refreshed yesterday, continued to rise.
"It seems that yesterday's arrangements worked well."
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At the same time, in Iron Crocodile West City, at Huanyu Mining Acquisition Store.
"Hey friend, have you heard? This Huanyu Mining is owned by the young master of the garrison, and they are known for their fair pricing in every acquisition."
"Young Master, is this for real? You must be kidding."
"Why would I lie to you? Oh, right, I even have photos I took yesterday, look!"
As the discussion unfolded, a crowd quickly gathered around, and just then someone interjected:
"Let me see, it really is. Impressive, you managed to capture this. My cousin told me that this person has been on Iron Crocodile Star for over a month, and Huang Tong has been accompanying him the entire time."
Upon hearing this, people nearby quickly recognized the person.
"Are you referring to Commander Huang Ping?"
"Zhang Laoba, did your cousin really tell you about this?"
This man was named Zhang Laoba. He was quite famous in the area because he had a cousin who worked as a garrison guard in the garrison headquarters. After hearing what he said, the people around him immediately believed him to a large extent.
As this discussion spread, not only was Chen Yao's "unknown" mission progressing rapidly, but the popularity of the Universal Mining Shop also increased, with the number of interstellar pioneers coming to visit every day continuing to rise.
Chen Yao soon learned of this through Huang Qizhuo's communication, which was a small but pleasant surprise.
Upon returning to Tianlan Star, he did nothing else but immediately began his seclusion.
Two months have passed since his return from the first interstellar exploration, and there is less than a month left before the next interstellar exploration. Right now, he only wants to focus on improving his guiding skills.
The "Life Ascension" quest has been stuck for quite some time. With only two quests allowed in the "Miracle Quests" tab, this has significantly slowed down his card point earning speed.
If possible, he would like to see if he can complete the "Life Sublimation" task during the next use of the Lucky Card.