Su Mo took a deep breath, his heart pounding. "This time, I've really struck it rich."

"Never mind that, head to the area in front!"

The Artificial Creator · Devourer presented a resource zone to Su Mo.

It was filled with giant, sealed containers, each marked with energy block hazard warnings.

Su Mo immediately understood and flew over, smiling as he asked the Artificial Creator · Devourer,

"Are you going to absorb everything? Or should we leave some?"

"Leave nothing!"

The Artificial Creator · Devourer refused without a second thought.

"Alright."

Su Mo felt a pang of pain.

When Su Mo reached the area, the Artificial Creator · Devourer detached from Su Mo's body, seeping out of the mecha and floating above all the containers.

Its entire body once again convulsed and divided, instantly transforming into a horrifying mass of flesh.

Distorted faces filled with pain, despair, and wailing surfaced on the surface of the flesh, sending shivers down one's spine.

Then, eerie tentacles extended, piercing through the containers.

It began to absorb energy frantically.

Countless blue lights could be seen converging into the central mass of flesh through the tentacles.

Su Mo couldn't help but gasp. All that money was gone. This thing devoured energy like it was swallowing money.

Before long, the absorption was over. The Artificial Creator · Devourer retracted all its tentacles and shrunk as it flew back towards Su Mo.

Su Mo endured the heartache and asked, "Satisfied?"

"Not satisfied. Not as much as last time. What a bunch of trash, only transporting this much."

The Artificial Creator · Devourer replied with some dissatisfaction.

Su Mo's expression was incredibly complex. This thing was even complaining about the three nations. Su Mo, in a rare moment, spoke up for them.

"Ahem, don't say that. Their strength isn't as good as the Gomotos Empire to begin with, and they were genuinely robbed once. Plus, they bought the Blue Whale, so they definitely don't have much money. Just make do with it. Although there aren't many energy crystal blocks, there are still a lot of other supplies."

"Hmph!"

The Artificial Creator · Devourer snorted with great dissatisfaction.

"Alright, stop complaining. I took a look, and even if there are fewer energy blocks here, there's still about half the amount as last time. It's good enough. By the way, can you scan the entire warehouse and see how much the remaining supplies are worth?"

Su Mo asked excitedly. The rest was his.

This time, the Artificial Creator · Devourer didn't refuse. Although it wasn't satisfied with the amount of energy crystal blocks it absorbed, its overall mood was still good. So it gave Su Mo a rough scan and then provided a price quote.

"About 13 billion Star Coins!"

"Not bad, I'm rich! And with this Blue Whale, I've made a fortune!"

Su Mo was about to burst out laughing. Don't underestimate the fact that the Blue Whale was paralyzed. In fact, the Artificial Creator · Devourer hadn't acted too harshly. It didn't violently destroy the core components. As long as the wiring was repaired and the holes were patched, a brand new Blue Whale would be reborn.

At this moment, Su Mo's communication device rang with Sun Duo Xiang's hushed voice.

"Boss, these Imperial soldiers are starting to retreat. Are we really just going to let them go like this? Won't they come looking for trouble later? Should we take this opportunity to nip them in the bud?"

"It doesn't matter, the feud was already formed. If they want to retaliate, let them. We'll take it. But remember my words, we have to be principled. Since the deal has already been made, we can't go back on our word unless they make any unusual moves. Think about it carefully. If I were so unprincipled, would you dare to follow me so confidently? Would your subordinates dare to follow you so confidently?"

Su Mo said to Sun Duo Xiang.

"Yes, yes, Boss is right."

Sun Duo Xiang quickly nodded in agreement.

......

In the starry sky, Ge Ou and the others boarded escape ships with the remaining troops, retreating in a sorry state.

Harkdi swallowed and looked at Ge Ou, asking, "What do we do now? We lost the Blue Whale and the cargo. How are we going to explain this back home?"

"Prince Harkdi, Count Farke, let me be blunt. We're all in the same boat now. If we lose the cargo and also order a retreat, no one will be able to explain it back home. And there will definitely be people who will kick us when we're down and try to stab us to death."

Ge Ou said calmly.

"Lord Ge Ou, just say what's on your mind. There's no need to hide anything now."

Farke replied through gritted teeth.

Ge Ou raised his head, a flash of sternness in his eyes.

"Have you heard the saying, 'It's better for someone else to die than for yourself to die?' Eliminate everyone except for your trusted aides!"

"Can this work? I'm afraid we won't be able to hide it even if we do that."

"It wouldn't work normally, but it can now. This voyage, to prevent leaks, all communication tools were confiscated. No one should have been able to transmit information back yet. As long as the people who go back are all our trusted aides, we can say whatever we want. Getting our ship intercepted by the number one expert of the Federation isn't shameful. After all, even the mighty Gomotos Empire fell, and we were only able to escape because we were truly powerless."

"Good, well said, we understand."

"Remember to be clean!"

......

On the other side, Sun Duo Xiang's subordinates had completely occupied the Blue Whale. They were checking every corner to make sure no one was hiding.

Meanwhile, Sun Duo Xiang led a group of people, gleefully running to the warehouse.

Seeing the sealed boxes of supplies, he shouted excitedly.

"Wakaka! We're rich!"

"Stop shouting."

At this moment, Su Mo, piloting the Pseudo V-generation Mecha · You Ji, walked over and complained to Sun Duo Xiang.

"Boss, with so many supplies, I feel like we can retire and not have to work for the rest of our lives."

"Look at your unpromising self. And what are you doing running here? Why aren't you guarding the Dark Shadow properly?"

Su Mo couldn't help but complain.

"Boss, don't worry, Zhang Hao is watching, nothing will happen. Besides, we just took down the Blue Whale, so I have to come up and take stock of the supplies."

Sun Duo Xiang replied with a flattering smile.

"Take stock then, and send people to repair the damaged wiring on the Blue Whale. This ship is ours now."

Su Mo instructed Sun Duo Xiang.

"Damn, doesn't that mean we have two Tier 5 ships? Is this the rhythm of rising up!"

Sun Duo Xiang said excitedly.

"Don't be too happy, the more ships you have, the higher the maintenance costs will be."

Su Mo replied, rubbing his forehead.

"Boss, what are you afraid of? With this Blue Whale and the Dark Shadow escorting us, we can learn from the Goga Republic! We can open our own shipping lanes and definitely make a killing! I used to drool over the Blue Whale, and now it's our turn to get rich!"

Sun Duo Xiang said incoherently in excitement.

"Heh, you really dare to think big, even daring to snatch the Goga Republic's business."

Su Mo sized up Sun Duo Xiang. This guy was something else, his guts were not ordinary.