The Unlucky Starship appeared above the barren planet before long, landing not far from the base.
Three people stepped off the starship, and Qu Jianlei and the others went up to greet them. "What happened?"
"Nothing, it's just been a long time," Paranoid replied with a smile. "I also wanted to see how your research has been progressing."
Progress... Qu Jianlei's face darkened slightly at that, then he gave a bitter smile. "The test failed, but I gained something else."
"It failed?" Paranoid raised an eyebrow.
He truly had no sense of how to spare someone's feelings. "Tell me about it. How can it be salvaged?"
Old Lady Jia coughed lightly. "It can't be salvaged, but First One already said there were other gains."
Mu Yu quietly pinched Paranoid, and only then did he belatedly nod.
"Oh, it's good as long as there were gains. I've already found buyers for that starship and the two Attack Ships."
"Forget about the buyer for the starship," Qu Jianlei shook his head. "Trade it for one with a clean history, just in case."
"We can sell the two Attack Ships, though. They aren't worth much anyway."
From the two battles after the auction alone, he had seized nearly ten billion in Unregistered Silver Notes. He could now be considered moderately well-off.
They chatted as they entered the completed base.
"Not bad," Mu Yu commented as she looked around. "It feels like I could live here until the end of time."
Qu Jianlei smiled at that. "It's too lonely. I only put up with it because I have too much to do. Otherwise, I definitely wouldn't be able to stand the solitude."
Paranoid nodded as well. "Other than being a little remote, it has no other flaws... First One, what research results have you