Li Chen understood Mu Xiao's feelings at this moment quite well.
He felt them deeply himself.
At present, the Space Shelter was purely in an investment phase, with no actual output whatsoever.
They had already exhausted years of accumulated reserves just building the Dyson Swarm.
Now, in order to deal with an alien attack, they had consumed a vast amount of energy again.
The Space Shelter might look impressive on the surface, but it had actually fallen into a difficult predicament.
That was why they had begun trying to mine Interstellar Energy.
They hoped to accumulate more technology and experience in preparation for the future.
At that moment, something occurred to Li Chen.
"Old Brother Mu Xiao, there's really no need for you to sigh like that. Our Interstellar Shelter has also recently been considering the issue of mining Interstellar Resources."
"We're currently drafting the relevant plans."
"However, judging by the current situation, the external circumstances probably won't allow us to do so for the time being."
"Perhaps in the future, we'll need your shelter to provide us with some necessary technical support and experience."
"How about this?"
"We won't take anything from you for free."
"Go ahead and do it without hesitation. Explore and mine Interstellar Resources."
"We'll cover every expense incurred during the process."
"But when the time comes, the Star-Level Shelter will take half of the resources discovered and developed."
Even brothers had to settle accounts clearly.
Although Li Chen and Mu Xiao were friends despite their age difference,
and usually addressed each other as brothers,
Li Chen was unwilling to take advantage of someone else.
That was why he proposed such a condition for cooperation.
He was not worried that Mu Xiao would refuse.
Last time, the Star-Level Shelter had provided the Space Shelter with a