Galaxy of Giant Ships: Starting with Data-Driven Warships

Chapter 12 First-Tier Alien Race

In addition, don't forget that the Sky Surveyer is not yet due to return. It still has several hours of exploration time left and has the opportunity to further increase this harvest figure.

Chen Yao understood that this result was all thanks to that legendary "lucky card," and after a brief moment of joy, he calmed down again.

With more than three hours left before the return, should we continue to collect those asteroids with zero-level mineral resources, or a few abandoned first-level resource veins, or continue to expand the exploration range?

"The value of Tier 0 resources is limited. Even for asteroids with large reserves that can be directly harvested, the value of each mineral vein would not exceed 50 planetary origin crystals, even if all of them were mined. As for the few Tier 1 mineral resource points that have been abandoned and must be mined manually, the mining time is too long, and they may not be fully mined before the return. However, the advantage is that they are safe enough."

"If we continue to expand the exploration area, as long as we can find two or three high-quality Tier 1 mineral resource points that can be directly harvested, the benefits will be enough to exceed the former. However, without the blessing of luck, the risk is far greater than the former."

After a rough analysis of the pros and cons of the two options, Chen Yao's peripheral vision inadvertently swept over the [Chikan Copper Mothership Armor], and the next second he made a decision.

Hmm... Let's continue exploring the outside world.

With its level 20 [Chikan Copper Mothership Armor], even if something unexpected happens, the Sky Patrol will have a basic foundation and won't be too passive.

Turning its ship around from the newly harvested resource zone, the Fission Core Engine emitted a deep roar as the Sky Patrol sped deeper into the asteroid belt.

This time, Chen Yao dared not completely hand over control of the warship to the shipborne semi-automatic system. He focused his mind to prevent any potential dangers.

Without the blessing of good fortune, he became noticeably more cautious.

The warship's approach speed was not fast, always maintaining a relatively moderate range. At the same time, the detection power of the [Standard Psionic Airborne Radar] was adjusted to the maximum to avoid any possible emergencies.

Time passed, and no danger appeared, but the harvest was still unsatisfactory.

In the first hour, apart from a few scattered zero-level life signals and low-value mineral deposits, there were no other noteworthy discoveries on the radar map.

Chen Yao remained calm and continued operating as usual.

Not to mention that his gains this time are already amazing enough, this exploration of alien space is not a one-time event. Every three months, the alien space deployment function of the Torch Ship will be refreshed, which means there will be four times a year. There will be many more opportunities in the future.

In the second hour, the air patrol radar finally made a detection.

[Tier 1 mineral resource detected: Yuan Chen Stone Ore - Tier 1 Immortal Refining Material (Estimated Reserves: 2.3 tons)]

Chen Yao made a quick decision in his mind.

Although the reserves of 2.3 tons are not much, the Yuan Chen Stone itself can be used to forge first-order flying swords or magic weapons after being refined, and its value has always been high. The total value is estimated to be no less than 160 low-grade planetary origin crystals.

The asteroid that gave birth to this Yuan Chen Stone vein was not large and was quickly taken into the dimensional secret realm, after which the Sky Patrol continued its operation.

About forty minutes later, the air patrol radar made another discovery.

This time it's Tier 1 Mithril ore, with an estimated reserve of around 0.3 tons.

This discovery made Chen Yao even happier. Even if there were no further gains, the value of these two mineral veins had already exceeded his previous expectations.

Mithril has always been in high demand within the wizarding system, whether for constructing magic arrays, as an alchemical additive, or as a supernatural medium for lower-level wizards to advance. Its practicality is very high.

Although 0.3 tons of raw ore is not much, its value after refining will certainly not be low.

"With both of these combined, we should have a solid three hundred low-grade planetary origin crystals."

Chen Yao silently memorized it, while the Sky Patrol continued forward.

Just a few minutes later, the air patrol radar alert sounded again, and this time the alert was noticeably more urgent than before.

Special mineral resources detected...Analyzing...

[Test Results: Tier 2 Soul-Nourishing Stone Ore - Immortal Path Tier 2 Divine Sense (Heart Soul) Material (Estimated Reserves: 1.2 kg)]

"Soul-containing stone?"

Chen Yao's pupils narrowed slightly.

Soul-Nourishing Stones are no ordinary materials.

These types of ores do not have any value for forging, but they are naturally endowed with the unique effects of nourishing the soul and enhancing spiritual awareness (spiritual power). After being cut and polished, they can be transformed into standard finished "soul-nourishing beads".

These Soul-Nourishing Beads have always been extremely popular in the interstellar market because they can directly affect the consciousness of cultivators, the spiritual sea of ​​wizards, and even the soul of captains of the Torch Ship.

Chen Yao's mind raced, estimating that the 1.2 kilograms of Soul-Nourishing Stone ore should be enough to cut out more than ten standard second-tier Soul-Nourishing Beads.

According to the market price of the Starry Sky United Universe Kingdom, the price of a second-tier Soul Nourishing Bead is usually between one hundred and one hundred and fifty low-grade planetary origin crystals.

"In other words... the potential value of this mineral vein is no less than a thousand low-grade planetary origin crystals."

Even though his previous gains were already quite remarkable, Chen Yao's breathing still quickened involuntarily.

"Sky Patrol, slowly approach!"

【receive! 】

The Sky Patrol slowly headed toward the asteroid where the Soul-Nourishing Stone vein was located. Inside the control room, Chen Yao appeared calm on the surface, but the tension in his heart remained constant and he never relaxed.

He didn't want anything to go wrong at this crucial moment before his return.

Originally, they were being cautious, but unexpectedly, when the warship was less than 200 kilometers away from the target, a sudden change occurred.

[Warning: Unidentified object detected approaching at high speed, location...]

The ship's semi-intelligent alarm stopped abruptly before it could fully sound. Chen Yao instinctively steered the Sky Patrol to veer off course, but it was too late.

A dark red afterimage shot out from the blind spot on the left side of the porthole with lightning speed, carrying a sharp, bloody wind, and slammed into the standard psionic shield on the outer layer of the Sky Patrol's hull armor.

boom!

A silent shockwave exploded in the vacuum, causing the Sky Patrol ship to tremble violently. Chen Yao's body tilted sharply to one side, but fortunately, the main control seat had a restraint device, which prevented him from being thrown out completely.

Looking again at the attribute light screen that popped up from the shipborne semi-intelligent system on the main control panel, his eyes widened.

[Standard Psionic Shield: Current shield value 42%. Please repair immediately.]

"One hit...reduced nearly 60% of the shield value?"

Chen Yao took a deep breath.

Although this [Standard Psionic Shield] is only of colorless quality, it has been enhanced to level 10, which is more than enough to withstand the full-force attack of a level 0 creature.

"A first-order creature!"

Just as I had the answer in my heart, before I could think any further, the dark red afterimage shot out a second time.

A crimson storm traced a twisting arc in the vacuum before crashing into the Sky Patrol again at an incredible speed.

This time, Chen Yao finally saw the true face of the attacker.

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