After a moment, Spade emphatically praised Su Mo and then said,

"Alright, everyone, disperse."

At this moment, Golori, who had been watching the show the whole time, suddenly asked, "Lord Spade, may I be so bold as to ask a question? Now that the Yanas fleet's visit has successfully concluded, can we officially begin exploration?"

Everyone present perked up their ears upon hearing Golori's question.

Finally, the key point was raised. This was the core issue that everyone was most concerned about.

Spade didn't evade the question. He pondered for a moment before replying, "From now on, no one is allowed to operate without my orders. Wait for the right time, and I will notify everyone."

For safety's sake, Spade decided to maintain control for a period of time, waiting until they completed the deal with the Green Gor.

He wanted to make sure the Green Gor had left this star system before starting the exploration, in case anything unexpected happened.

Hearing Spade's words, everyone felt like they had been doused with cold water, and they replied dejectedly.

"Yes, sir."

"You don't need to be discouraged. I can tell you clearly that it won't be long before we can start full-scale operations. Moreover, we also obtained firsthand intelligence about the Kativalo Star Sea from the Yanas Kingdom this time. When the time comes, a certain amount of intelligence will be distributed to you. This little delay is nothing!"

Spade said with great certainty.

Hearing Spade's words, everyone present became excited again.

"Understood, Lord Spade."

"Disperse."

After Spade finished speaking, he turned and left.

The people on the scene did not all leave with him. Instead, they looked at Wen Luosi and Su Mo, as well as the accompanying personnel.

Many people tried to get close, hoping to get some firsthand information.

"Officer Su Mo, I am..."

"Lord Su Mo..."

....

Seeing that the situation was getting a little out of hand, Su Mo quickly slipped away.

Several days later, inside the gym, Su Mo was doing endurance training, supporting himself on the ground with one finger, with the other hand behind his back.

At the same time, Su Mo was silently communicating with the Forged Creator Devourer in his mind.

"Are you sure you're not lying to me? My body's strength development is less than ten percent?"

"Why would I lie to you? Although your genes have evolved to V-level, your cells have not been fully activated. Only constant combat and training can truly make you stronger. Even the best medicine can only get you through the door. How far you can go depends entirely on yourself."

The Forged Creator Devourer replied in a deep voice.

Su Mo thought about it carefully, and it seemed that he was indeed much stronger now than when he had just injected the V-type gene medicine.

It seemed that what the Forged Creator Devourer said should be true.

However, Su Mo was also a little troubled. With a development of less than ten percent, he didn't know how long it would take to fully develop it.

At this time, Sun Duo Xiang and the others were squatting next to him, watching Su Mo constantly exercise, yawning and chatting aimlessly.

"As expected of the boss, his self-discipline is unparalleled."

"Brother Sun, I'm about to fall asleep watching. It's so boring. When can we start working?"

"Don't worry, it won't be long."

"Brother Sun, look, there's a beauty walking towards us."

Zhang Hao suddenly poked Sun Duo Xiang.

"Really?"

Sun Duo Xiang looked over in disbelief.

He rubbed his eyes and looked carefully.

He saw a silver-haired beauty in a body-shaping leather suit walking towards them.

Sun Duo Xiang glanced at her, rolled his eyes at Zhang Hao, and complained, "No need to look. Someone of that level is definitely here for the boss."

"Uh, Brother Sun, I think you're right."

Zhang Hao watched as the silver-haired beauty walked straight towards Su Mo.

"Su Mo."

Karinsha greeted him with a smile.

Hearing Karinsha's voice, Su Mo stopped exercising, and looked up at Karinsha in surprise.

"Why are you here? What's the matter?"

"Can't I come to see you if there's nothing wrong?"

Karinsha asked with a smile.

"No."

Su Mo explained awkwardly.

"Okay, I'm just kidding. Lord Spade sent me to find you."

Karinsha said with a smile.

"Oh, what happened?"

Su Mo asked in confusion.

"Nothing happened. Lord Spade asked me to inform you that there will be a high-level meeting tomorrow night, and everyone must be there."

"This could have been notified by text message."

"Of course, there are other things. This is an extra reward from Lord Spade. Don't let anyone know."

Karinsha took out an envelope and handed it to Su Mo.

Su Mo took it in a daze, and asked curiously, "Karinsha, what's in this?"

"I don't know, but the things Lord Spade gives are generally not too bad. Alright, I've delivered the message. If there's nothing else, I'll leave first."

Karinsha said goodbye to Su Mo elegantly.

"Okay, goodbye."

Su Mo nodded slightly in response.

Karinsha turned and left, sighing softly as she walked.

At this time, Sun Duo Xiang, Zhang Hao, and Marco gathered around like flies smelling honey, asking curiously.

"Boss, what good stuff is this?"

"Go away, it's supposed to be a secret."

Su Mo waved his hand and replied helplessly.

"Oh, boss, just let us take a look. We promise we won't tell anyone."

Sun Duo Xiang's heart was itching to the extreme.

"Alright, I'm really afraid of you guys. I'll let you see it, but don't blame me for punishing whoever blabs it out."

Su Mo thought about it, since it was a reward, it shouldn't hurt to let Sun Duo Xiang and the others take a look. As long as these guys didn't blab it out.

"Don't worry, boss, we definitely won't."

Sun Duo Xiang replied confidently.

So Su Mo opened the envelope in front of Sun Duo Xiang, and there was just an ordinary piece of paper inside.

Su Mo was a little surprised as he pulled out the paper. He opened the paper and saw a very detailed coordinate record table in front of them.

"Isn't this a coordinate point? Wait, boss, could this be?"

Sun Duo Xiang's expression changed from puzzlement to surprise.

Basically, all operators were very sensitive to coordinate points, after all, this was the most basic foundation.

Su Mo didn't need Sun Duo Xiang's reminder, he reacted immediately. He folded the paper up, put it back in the envelope, and told Sun Duo Xiang and the others to be quiet.

"Shhh!"

He finally understood why Karinsha told him not to let anyone know. Wasn't this giving them special treatment?

Obviously, this coordinate must have been given by Beryl and the others. It was definitely a resource-rich honey hole.

If others saw it, even if they didn't dare to say anything, they would probably feel very uncomfortable. This was blatant favoritism.

Sun Duo Xiang said excitedly, "Boss, are we going to get rich?"

"Alright, don't talk. You'll know when you go back and take a look. Keep your mouths shut."

Su Mo's heart was also a little excited. No one would turn down money.

"Okay, then when will we set off, boss?"

Sun Duo Xiang and the others nodded quickly.

"Wait for the notification. I'm not going to chat with you guys anymore. I'm going back to take a shower."

Su Mo didn't feel like continuing to exercise anymore.

"Uh, okay."

Sun Duo Xiang and the others suppressed the excitement in their hearts.

A moment later, Su Mo returned to his room. He opened the closet and stuffed the envelope into one of his coats, hiding it well. He carefully made sure there was no problem before closing the closet.

"Just a coordinate. How much profit can it bring?"

The deep voice of the Forged Creator Devourer sounded in Su Mo's mind.

"Even a mosquito has meat. A good start means half the success. Besides, this is a resource point that has been explored. The profit will definitely be good."

Su Mo said in a very good mood.

"Unless this coordinate point is a V-level resource point or an energy stone mine, its profit will likely be less than that pile of garbage in your room."

The Forged Creator Devourer said in a deep voice.

"Really? Don't joke with me. How is that possible?"

After hearing what the Forged Creator Devourer said, Su Mo walked to the corner of the room curiously. There was a large pile of mechanical wreckage here, including that tattered iron lump.

He squatted down and carefully examined this thing. To be honest, he still couldn't see what was good about it.

"Hmph, do you think I'm joking with you? Even if you mine iron ore from a planet, it won't be as valuable as this iron lump after it's melted down. After all, the material level is there."

"So valuable? Then how can this thing be processed to maximize its profit?"

Su Mo was secretly shocked. He knew this thing was valuable, but he didn't expect it to be so valuable. Fortunately, Mina stubbornly sent it to him, otherwise he would have lost a lot.

"Melt it into high-grade metal ingots."

The Forged Creator Devourer replied in a deep voice.

Su Mo stroked his chin and thought for a while, then said, "Good idea, I'll do that later. When the time comes, I'll take it to Star Ring City to sell. If I can sell it, it will be used as start-up capital. If I can't sell it, I'll use it myself."

"Foolish."

The Forged Creator Devourer sneered.

"Where did I say something wrong?"

Su Mo was also stunned.

"Selling it to Star Ring City, in your human words, means you'll lose everything. Do you really think Star Ring City is a good place, a philanthropist?"

"What are you talking about?"

"Is there anything wrong with what I said? Do you really think Star Ring City has good intentions by summoning you here? It's just handing you a bottle of water when you're about to die of thirst in the desert. In its eyes, you're just slaves to be exploited."

The Forged Creator Devourer's words were unusually harsh.

"You're going a bit overboard with that. Of course, I know that Star Ring City has exploitative elements towards us. But at least it gave us a chance, and it hasn't forcibly restricted us. To put it bluntly, it has the ability to really treat us as slaves and exploit and enslave us, so at least for now, we should be grateful."

Su Mo retorted indifferently.

The Forged Creator Devourer paused for a moment, and replied in a deep voice, "I've noticed that you've changed a lot recently. You've actually started to refute me."

Su Mo smiled and replied, "Don't say that, I'm just standing on a fair point of view, and discussing things as they are. Besides, we're familiar now, you shouldn't be so petty, right? You wouldn't want your chosen one to be just a sycophant, would you? If that's the case, I might as well recommend you to Mo Bao Ke. That guy would definitely lick you unconditionally."

The Forged Creator Devourer did not answer Su Mo's words.

"Are you really angry?"

Seeing that the Forged Creator Devourer didn't answer him, Su Mo asked.

The response he received was still silence.

Su Mo was also a little helpless. Was this guy angry again? No way! He still had so many questions to ask. He had finally caught this guy willing to speak.

"Hey~"

"Forged Creator Devourer?"

"Forged Creator Devourer?"

....

Su Mo called out the name of the Forged Creator Devourer over and over again, but there was no response.

In the end, he had no choice but to say,

"Little Devourer?"

At this time, the Forged Creator Devourer finally responded.

"My name is not Little Devourer."

"Hey, aren't we familiar now? Besides, your name is too long and awkward to pronounce. It's not easy to call out. I can't just call you hey, hey, hey, right? So I took the liberty of giving you a name. Don't you think it's pretty good?"

"Where am I small? My age is greater than the sum of your ancestors for eighteen generations."

"I didn't mean that. Doesn't it seem more intimate? Besides, your volume is quite small and exquisite, so I feel that calling you Little Devourer is quite appropriate, and it sounds good, and it's easy to say!"

The Forged Creator Devourer fell silent again, ignoring Su Mo.

"Don't just keep silent, more communication is a good thing. Actually, you and I were quite similar before. I used to be very silent and didn't like to communicate with people, let alone interact with them. But after I came out, I realized how colorful and interesting this world is, and life is full of meaning."

"Do you think I would believe your words? Who was it who said before that they wanted to go back to collect rent?"

"Uh~ it's not like what you think, the rent I'm talking about is completely different from what you think, not just simple rent collection."

"How is it different?"

"It's a bit troublesome to explain, you wouldn't understand."

Su Mo replied awkwardly. He wanted to go back with the person he loved to live a peaceful life. Who would be full and have nothing to do, like to fight to the death in such a dangerous star sea?

"Hmph, say it, what do you want to call me for?"

The Forged Creator Devourer was too lazy to continue talking about these issues with Su Mo, and asked in a deep voice.

Su Mo quickly took this opportunity to ask, "I want to ask you about the Holy Grail."

"The Holy Grail? Didn't Star Ring City tell you the relevant information?"

The Forged Creator Devourer replied coldly.

"Yes, but I'm not sure now, does this Holy Grail really exist? Last time I learned from Jia Lan that none of the participants over the years have won. Isn't that a bit of a hoax? I just want to ask you if this Holy Grail really exists."

"The Holy Grail that Star Ring City told you about can be considered to exist, but so what?"

"What do you mean so what? It's good if it exists! The person who finally wins can get a wish."

"Even if you are given a wish, what can you wish for with your knowledge? Most likely you want a suitable planet? Or get so-called false eternal life? Live a few more years? What else can you wish for besides that? If the wish you make is too excessive, I can tell you responsibly that what awaits you will be erasure."

The Forged Creator Devourer replied sarcastically.

"This."

"Don't daydream, let me tell you the truth. The so-called Holy Grail really exists, but not the one you are participating in. For the real Holy Grail, Star Ring City is the real contestant, and you are just cannon fodder summoned by Star Ring City."

The Forged Creator Devourer directly revealed a shocking secret.

Su Mo was also stunned, he replied in disbelief, "Are you kidding me? How is that possible, Star Ring City is comparable to a god, how could it just be a contestant."

"God? That's right, there is this concept in this world, but the so-called god is just a belief title. It is subjectively strengthened by certain civilizations in the long historical process. Where is there a real god in this world."

"Then didn't you call yourself a god last time, why do you say now that gods don't exist?"

Su Mo asked in confusion.

"Are you looking for a beating?"

The Forged Creator Devourer seemed to have its tail stepped on, and was extremely annoyed, but it couldn't answer this question itself, and was a little confused for a while.

"Okay, okay, let's not talk about this. Even if there are no real gods, in my opinion, Star Ring City is similar to a god. You must know how strong Star Ring City's power is. It can cross time and space to summon us over, it's simply amazing."

Su Mo said with a constantly changing expression.

"You're thinking too much, let me tell you, no one can cross time and space to pull anyone over. Star Ring City can pull you here because it uses special star gates and traction technology to directly pull your entire planet over."

"Then what about the Star Ring World? We clearly experienced it, the independent world it created."

Su Mo's heart skipped a beat and said.

"In the most central area of Star Ring City, there is a super artificial intelligence device called Zero. It can create complete worlds, originally used to train soldiers in batches, and to achieve alternative immortality, which is the highest version of mechanical ascension. You were just pulled into the Land of Origins for a training session. And I invaded that world and chose you among the many most excellent soldiers."

The Forged Creator Devourer directly revealed everything to Su Mo.

"This..."

After listening, Su Mo felt that his worldview seemed to have been颠覆 in an instant.

"Don't say god at every turn, what you think of as miracles are just more advanced technological achievements that you can't understand, just like superstition."

The Forged Creator Devourer replied in a deep voice.

Su Mo took a deep breath and finally said, "If it's really like what you said, Star Ring City is the real Holy Grail contestant, then what about the other contestants? Why don't I see them?"

"Do you think Star Ring City would let other contestants enter its territory? When you leave the protected range of Star Ring City, you will naturally bump into them."

The Forged Creator Devourer replied indifferently.

Su Mo swallowed his saliva, and then asked; "Then let me ask one last question, is Star Ring City considered strong among all the contestants?"

"Considered."

The Forged Creator Devourer was silent for a few seconds, and reluctantly admitted.

After hearing this, Su Mo patted his chest and breathed a long sigh of relief.

"Thank goodness, thank goodness, if Star Ring City is not strong, then we would really be cannon fodder among cannon fodder. After all, it's good to enjoy the shade under a big tree, we still have a chance."

"You're right about that, you do have a chance to turn things around, but whether you can seize it depends on yourselves. But I remind you, all the civilizations that didn't seize it before have been wiped out."

The Forged Creator Devourer sneered.

After listening, Su Mo rubbed his head a little painfully, and the little bit of rejoicing that he had just had disappeared instantly.

"It's useless to think so much, the reason why I didn't want to tell you so early is because I was afraid you would be under too much pressure. Now you can only constantly strengthen your own strength and become strong, then you will be qualified to occupy a place in this cruel world, and you will be qualified to speak. The weak are destined to be dust, who would care about the words of dust."

The Forged Creator Devourer said deeply.

"I understand."

Su Mo nodded.

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Seven days later, the Black Tooth central council hall was crowded with people.

Basically, all the important personnel involved in this exploration operation were present, and everyone was discussing in low voices.

"What do you think they are going to do by suddenly calling us to a meeting?"

"Do you think the operation is about to start?"

"I have a hunch too, if it is, that would be great."

"That's right, I'm going crazy waiting."

......

At this time, Su Mo was sitting in the front row of the conference hall, waiting quietly. Wen Luosi and all the official members of the GT department were sitting on both sides of him.

Shirley and others were sitting upright, each with a tense face and without a smile.

Before long, a sound of footsteps came.

The whispers on the scene immediately stopped, and the scene was silent.

Spade entered the conference hall and walked towards the council platform.

Soon he came to everyone, his steady gaze swept over everyone present, and then he said in a deep voice.

"The reason I called all of you here today is to tell you that not long ago, our transaction with the Green Gor was successfully completed. At the same time, the Green Gor has also set off to leave this star sea, which means that we are about to start the official operation."

Hearing this, although there was no cheering on the scene, everyone was very excited.

Spade continued: "Before the operation begins, I have something to make clear to you. I know that most of you have endured humiliation and worked hard to fight for this opportunity, for the sake of getting the first pot of gold." "I also know that many of you do not have a sense of belonging to the Federation from the bottom of your hearts, but it doesn't matter, after all, the Federation has not been established for a few years. But there are some things you need to understand, this world is cruel, only unity can have a glimmer of hope, so no matter whether you like the Federation or not, the Federation will be what we jointly guard in the future."

"Remember a word, when the nest is overturned, no egg is left intact! Therefore, in this exploration operation, everything is in the best interest of the Federation. No one is allowed to ruin the Federation's plan. Of course, under the smooth execution of the big plan, I will also represent the Federation and give you enough freedom and benefits, understand?"

Spade asked in a loud voice.

"Understood!"

Everyone replied with excited expressions.

"I officially announce that the full-scale exploration operation will officially begin in 12 hours!"

Spade officially announced.

Everyone on the scene stood up, applauded vigorously, and burst into enthusiastic cheers.

Su Mo took a deep breath and thought to himself.

"It's finally starting!"

Spade raised his hand to signal everyone to be quiet.

Soon the boiling crowd all quieted down, and Spade continued: "From now on, I will make public a copy of the information about the Kativalo Star Sea. This information was obtained from the Green Gor of the Yanas Kingdom, and it will detail the monster activity areas they found, and indicate the types of monsters and their approximate strength, which you can use as a reference. But remember one sentence, don't over-trust and rely on this information, you should understand what I mean."

"Yes!"

Everyone replied excitedly.

"Very good, the meeting is adjourned! Everyone is free to prepare."

Spade no longer made any restrictions.

Soon the entire lively council hall was empty in an instant.

Everyone hurried to leave to prepare.

At this time, Zhao Wushuang specially walked to Su Mo's side and whispered in Su Mo's ear: "Lord Su Mo, I'm going to prepare."

"Go ahead."

Su Mo nodded slightly in response.