“That’s right, if we don’t go looking because it’s dangerous, then how is that any different from being a coward?”

Lin Yaotian strongly agreed with Su Mo’s words; no matter what, they had to find the main force.

Unfortunately, for every person who agreed, there was naturally someone who resisted. Although Wang Ce and the others didn’t directly refute, they all fell silent.

They had witnessed how dangerous Ceres was during the forced landing.

Not to mention encountering some powerful monsters while searching, if they were unlucky enough to run into some extreme weather, it would basically be a guaranteed death.

Su Mo naturally saw the resistance in everyone's hearts.

He didn’t point it out directly, but simply said, “Let’s talk about the search later. Everyone should be tired, so let’s rest for a bit. After we’re rested, we’ll discuss it together.”

“Okay!”

Wang Ce sighed and replied.

“Also, everyone, don’t wander too far to rest. Just rest in the command room. The power is on here, and the life support system has automatically started.”

Su Mo instructed.

“Alright!”

So everyone found a corner in the command room and sat down to rest.

Su Mo, Lin Yaotian, Qian Chengxue, Lin Hai and others gathered together.

At this time, Lin Yuxin walked over with a bag of nutritional bars, handing them out to Su Mo and the others.

“Thank you.”

Su Mo took one, bit it open, and drank the nutritional fluid. He was indeed a little hungry. Although he hadn't been fighting, the high-intensity search had taken its toll.

Lin Yaotian chatted with Su Mo in a low voice, "Which direction do you think the main force would have escaped to?"

“It’s hard to say, but a transfer of such a large force will definitely leave some traces. There’s still a little hope of finding them. The only trouble is this damn place. We can’t get a fix on our location, there are many strong monsters, and then there's the extreme weather. It won’t be easy.”

Su Mo replied while eating.

Qian Chengxue said in a low voice, "Father, the other families aren't very willing to search. It'll be a little difficult if we rely on ourselves alone."

Lin Hai also echoed, “That’s right, Father.”

“I will try my best to persuade them, but if they are unwilling, we must respect their choice. In a sense, they have already done a lot. There’s nothing to say if they don’t want to suffer any more casualties. If it really doesn’t work, we’ll search ourselves.”

Lin Yaotian said after a few seconds of silence.

Hearing this, Lin Hai's expression became even more bitter. If all this work fell on them,

the Lin family would definitely suffer heavy casualties, but Lin Hai knew his father's character best; he wouldn't change his mind once he'd decided on something.

Su Mo also said at this time, "Let's rest first, and then discuss it with them later before considering what to do next."

"Okay!"

Lin Yaotian replied simply.

After eating the nutritional bars, Su Mo and Qian Chengxue lay down on the spot to rest.

Of course, not everyone was resting. Each family had left a number of people on guard. Although the base had basically been searched and there weren't any particularly dangerous monsters,

the base was too large after all, and they had only searched it roughly; many places hadn't been searched carefully.

Time passed little by little.

Most people gradually drifted off to sleep.

......

However, some people tossed and turned, unable to sleep, their minds filled with those piles of gem-like ores.

Their hearts couldn't help but beat faster, as if they were seeing countless star coins.

Their eyes gradually turned red.

Then, one by one, they got up silently and walked outside.

Not long after, mechs arrived at the elevator platform area on the second floor leading to the third floor.

There were guard forces arranged by each family here.

The leader was Lin Muxi, the fourth son of the Lin family, who was piloting a Generation IV Night Guard.

He saw the mechs walking over and asked in confusion, "What are you doing here?"

"Get out of the way!"

A狂妄扭曲狂妄扭曲 (kuángwàng niǔqū) voice rang out.

Immediately afterwards, these mechs that had walked over suddenly attacked Lin Muxi and the others.

"Are you crazy!"

Lin Muxi and the others also came to their senses and immediately went to meet them.

Rumble!

......

Su Mo and the others, who were resting, suddenly heard a burst of hurried footsteps, and they opened their eyes abruptly and stood up one by one.

They saw a man running in in a hurry.

"What happened?"

Wang Ce and the others looked puzzled.

"Something happened over there."

The man who rushed in shouted anxiously.

"Let's go and see!"

Su Mo and the others rushed towards their respective mechs.

Wang Ce and the others also quickly followed.

Not long after, everyone arrived at the elevator platform area, and saw eight mechs lying on the ground that had been blown to pieces.

Eight people with red eyes were tied up.

These eight people included members of the Wang family, Ye family, Zhang family, Xiao family, and also the Lin family.

The eight of them had greedy expressions on their faces and kept struggling and shouting.

"Let us go, those ores are ours, ours!"

......

In addition, these eight people had one thing in common, and that was that they had all been to the ore warehouse.

Su Mo knew what was going on with one glance. He said in a deep voice, "It's a negative energy outburst. Their greed and desires must have been aroused."

"What a disgrace."

Wang Ce and the others' expressions were a little ugly for a moment. They spoke up.

Su Mo turned to look at them and said, "Once negative energy erupts, their personalities are basically distorted and there's no saving them. I mean, get rid of them. You guys handle your own people."

It wasn't that Su Mo was cold-blooded, but there was really no other way. This was reality.

Wang Ce and the others nodded and said, "We know what to do."

Su Mo sighed slightly. He felt pity for these people who had lost control. Although it was because their own willpower was not strong, there were also external factors at play.

"Alright, everyone, go back and rest, don't overthink it. The greater the emotional fluctuations, the more dangerous it is! This is Ceres, and the negative energy fluctuations are much stronger than on the Star Ring City side."

Su Mo warned everyone.

"Okay!"

......

The next day, after Su Mo and the others had rested, they gathered together again.

Although most people didn't rest well, resting was definitely better than not resting.

Su Mo said to everyone, "Everyone is clear about the current situation. The Federation's main force has transferred, and they urgently need supplies. We need to go search for them. The search is extremely dangerous, so we won't force anyone to participate; it's voluntary."

At this time, Lin Yaotian took the lead and said, "I will personally lead a team to search."

Wang Ce and the others looked at each other, and then said, "Our strength is limited, and we have been attacked before, and our manpower has suffered heavy casualties. But don't worry, we will also send some people to search, as a small contribution."

"Okay, then it's settled. Everyone, make your arrangements."

Su Mo didn't say anything more.

So Wang Ce and the others went to arrange the search personnel. Of course, they would not send core personnel; the risk factor was too high.