Chapter 1 After the Landfall

More than an hour later, two transport ships, one large and one small, landed on the ground.

Su Mo, piloting the Generation III mech, Slayer's Edge, led the team off the ship. Everyone looked out at the crimson earth, excitement bubbling within them.

"Sun Duoxiang, go deploy the locator!"

Su Mo instructed.

"Piece of cake, leave it to me!"

Sun Duoxiang didn't hesitate and took the positioning device Su Mo gave him to deploy.

Su Mo then continued to direct, "Mo Bake, take some men to set up a perimeter. The rest of you, unload all the equipment first."

"Understood!"

Everyone moved according to Su Mo's instructions.

Su Mo then communicated with the Artificial Creator·Devourer in his mind.

"Are there any remaining insect swarms nearby?"

"Yes! But their forms aren't very high, and their strength isn't that great. The strongest are only Type III. The only problem is they're scattered. It's not realistic to clear them all out in a short time. And even if you do, it's possible that a small nest underground will pop out again, or insects from nearby will fly over."

The Artificial Creator·Devourer replied.

"Then clear out the most threatening ones and leave the rest to them."

Su Mo thought for a moment and proposed a compromise.

"Okay!"

The Artificial Creator·Devourer replied.

Then Su Mo, piloting Slayer's Edge, said in the communication channel, "I'm going to take a quick spin around. Don't wander too far!"

"Understood!"

Everyone responded.

Immediately, Su Mo piloted Slayer's Edge according to the Artificial Creator·Devourer's prompts, moving toward the approaching Type III Redtail flying insects nearby.

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Inside the command room of the Black Obsidian, Li Ruiqi was uncharacteristically holding a cup of tea, sipping it while watching the bustling crowd going out to work.

Putemi walked to Li Ruiqi's side and chatted idly.

"I never thought we'd have such a leisurely task, sitting here watching them mine resources."

"That's a good thing. If I could, I'd like to be this leisurely forever."

Li Ruiqi replied with a smile.

"These three resource stars are so rich in resources. It'll probably take at least ten years to mine them all out."

Putemi sighed.

"Ten years is short. If there are no accidents, this will become the Federation's first resource area. When necessary, the Federation will build a space defense base here."

Li Ruiqi said with a smile.

"Did the big shots in the Federation Council approve it?"

Putemi asked tentatively.

"Not yet, but this agenda has already been put on the table. Whether it can be approved depends on whether the supplies we bring back are rich enough."

Li Ruiqi was in a good mood and joked with Putemi for once.

"Haha, that's right, they're all a bunch of people who won't act until they see results. But Lord Li Ruiqi, how long will our operation last this time, and then when will we return?"

"The scheduled time is half a year, but it's also possible to advance it. As long as the Black Obsidian is fully loaded, it will return early."

Li Ruiqi thought for a while and said.

"If we go back, what if someone steals our home while we're gone? Wouldn't all our previous efforts be in vain?"

Putemi asked worriedly.

"You don't have to worry about that. The Federation is already organizing a second expedition to set off. They will take over for us and guard this resource star. They will build transit cities here and even be responsible for building space defense base stations. If a civilization wants to be strong, it must have countless resource areas to continuously supply it."

Li Ruiqi looked at the distant third-level resource planet and said.

"Haha, it's exciting just thinking about it. It seems we're lucky to be able to step into this era."

Putemi said, his blood boiling.

"This era is the worst, but it's also the best."

Li Ruiqi agreed.

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On planet No. C185.

Su Mo sat in the cockpit of Slayer's Edge, yawning. He had spent a lot of effort clearing out the obviously threatening targets.

Then Sun Duoxiang and Xiao Wen's people began searching.

One hundred kilometers in radius wasn't big, but it wasn't small either. To carry out a detailed survey from beginning to end was a huge project.

Adhering to the principle of letting professionals do professional things.

Su Mo didn't participate in the survey. He mostly watched Mo Bake and his group.

Whenever he thought about Mo Bake leading this group of people, Su Mo's expression became very interesting. He knew he shouldn't have let this guy bring so many people.

These people were also talented.

They were supposed to be guarding their own mining area.

But many of them, under the guise of guarding, ran to the area outside the mining area to freeload.

They were really eating from the bowl and looking at the pot.

It should be known that there are clear regulations above that absolutely prohibit the private mining of resources outside the designated area, which is equivalent to stealing Federation resources.

This made Su Mo look at the scanning radar from time to time to confirm that each member was in their own territory.

"Agh! It really proves the saying, 'It's not the enemy you fear, but the teammate who's an idiot.'"

Su Mo sighed to himself. He never thought that what was holding him back wasn't the remaining insects, but his own teammates.

"You chose them, you deal with it."

The Artificial Creator·Devourer replied in a low voice.

"Never mind I said anything."

Su Mo picked up his phone, opened the Star Ring Forum, and began to pass the time.

The recent forum was very lively and prosperous, because except for the Federation, most of the civilizations had opened up and entered the interstellar era.

All kinds of private ships had begun to soar into the universe.

If a civilization wants to be strong, it's destined that it can't always eat from the same pot.

Su Mo routinely browsed today's popular posts, but the more he looked, the more his brows furrowed.

"What the hell is going on? Why does it feel like the inner region is getting more and more chaotic?"

A post had been pinned to the top.

"Gomotos, a barbaric and cruel civilization!"

This was an accusation post.

The forces under the Gomotos Empire had attacked the freely navigating mining ships of the Kingdom of Yanath, the Republic of Goga, the Free State of Yamak, and the Free State of Haike.

They not only robbed resources, but also kidnapped people and ships, and even publicly sold their people as commodities.

Even the Federation's regular fleets had been attacked, causing a large number of deaths, and many prisoners had been detained.

The Kingdom of Goga even sent a delegation to negotiate.

As a result, the delegation was severely beaten up and thrown back with only half their lives left.

The people of Gomotos were also extremely arrogant and clamored.

"Whatever enters their pockets is theirs!"

Moreover, because Gomotos set a very bad example, the troops of the other major empires were also unrestrained. Some openly robbed others, while others were more restrained and put up the flag of interstellar pirates to rob.

This made the countries such as Yanath suffer unspeakably, but it was impossible to huddle at home. In that case, what was the point of the great opening?

Therefore, they could only condemn the other party on the forum with incomparable grievances.