Mister Qing, What Do You Want?

Charka Star Lake, Central Starport.

As he looked at the dozens of stargates standing throughout the starport, Qingyang began considering his next move.

He had originally planned to head to the low-level war zones at the frontier to earn military merit, but now—

the Chichen Type Battleship he had suddenly acquired gave him other ideas.

He would acquire a few more warships and head straight for the Dimensional World!

Whether he killed the creatures inside or destroyed civilizations, he would earn considerable military merit and Star Points.

Most importantly, he could build up a record of achievement and attract the Commander Academy's attention, making it easier to obtain some rare resources.

"Guxing, does the Moonlight Group have any branches?" Qingyang looked at Guxing.

Guxing immediately replied, "The Moonlight Group is a major corporation from a powerful nation. At the very least, only the Capital Stars of major nations have branches."

The Moonlight Group's business spanned the entire warship industry. Starcraft were merely its most famous product.

That was why many major nations cooperated with the Moonlight Group.

Qingyang immediately selected a stargate. After paying the travel fee, the three warships instantly rushed into it.

Although subspace travel was extremely convenient, allowing even hundreds of light-years to be crossed in just a few days,

the major nation they were heading to this time was several million light-years away, requiring travel across galactic rivers.

Only a stargate could get them there in a short time.

They needed to purchase supplies, dispose of the Star Phantom Moth locally, recruit some crew members, and handle the most important matter of all.

Qingyang had roughly figured out what he needed to do, and his consciousness entered the Star Network.

He needed to do his research in advance. Otherwise, getting lost on someone else's Capital Star would be awkward.

Purple Thistle Kingdom.

A mid-tier major nation in the Star Sea Human Alliance, possessing vast territory spanning a million light-years.

Combined with planetary terraforming technology and artificial stars, it had trillions of citizens and abundant resources.

And with such a massive system as its foundation, countless commanders and enormous armies naturally emerged.

Naturally, a market of such scale attracted the attention of many Alliance conglomerates and financial groups.

Among the most influential was the Moonlight Military Industries Group!

As a major nation, it had to answer the Alliance's call and send troops to the frontier or the Dimensional World to fight enemies.

Moreover, aside from trade, plundering other Dimensional Worlds and Hostile Civilizations was also an important source of resources for major nations!

As a result, the volume of warship-related trade was enormous.

Its own military industry handled the core systems, while most other work was outsourced to other nations or companies.

This was also the military-industrial model used by most nations in the Alliance.

Otherwise, resources would simply sit unused. They might as well spend them and turn them into military power.

As long as the Four Super Nations and those top-tier powerful nations remained, the Alliance would always be united as one.

As long as military trade agreements were properly drafted, there was no need to fear being cheated.

Purple Thistle City.

Though it was called a city, it actually encompassed an entire star system.

More than eighty massive Habitable Planets were all urban districts, and even that pale golden star had been artificially created!

Commercial cities and residential cities hundreds of kilometers in diameter moved through space in orderly patterns. At a glance, there were at least a thousand of them.

Between the planets, shuttles and hovercars flowed endlessly through the routes marked out by virtual indicators.

From time to time, patrol warships could also be seen drifting among them.

Purple Thistle Star Port 3.

As the surface of the stargate rippled faintly, three warships emerged one after another.

At first glance alone, Qingyang fell into confusion.

Bright, bustling, crowded!

It was hard to imagine that the word bustling could be used to describe an entire large star system!

[Welcome to Purple Thistle City. To ensure smooth traffic flow, all commanders are requested to pilot only one Starcraft when entering.]

[Warship maintenance! Not 98,000, only 998!]

[Sanlu Gene Optimization Fluid—your child's future will change because of it!]

[Star Commerce City No. 1089 is officially open! Ten percent off everything!]

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After turning off the information feed, Qingyang looked at the enormous space city drifting nearby, over a thousand kilometers in diameter.

He was left speechless.

It was a commercial district used for civilian trade.

A creation of this scale even possessed outrageous travel speed and shields.

A Level 5 Civilization would definitely treat something like this as a treasure.

"Is this what humanity in this universe is like?" Qingyang sighed inwardly.

What Qingyang did not know was that the conspicuous Radiant Moon Ship had also drawn the attention of quite a few people in Purple Thistle City.

"A Shining Moon Type battleship?"

"Send a virtual invitation. Whether he comes or not doesn't matter. Just make sure it reaches him."

"A talented commander? Shouldn't he be preparing for his first Dimensional World exploration at this time?"

At the same time, on one of Purple Thistle City's planets, which was covered in dreamlike plants and where countless buildings sat atop hundreds of colossal trees,

somewhere within the buildings at the top of the central hundred-thousand-meter giant tree,

the man who had been processing documents paused.

"A Shining Moon Type battleship has arrived? An external sales serial number from headquarters?"

The man's expression instantly turned serious. He straightened his clothes.

"Xiao Wang, prepare a star shuttle. We're going to the starport."

"Yes, Manager."

The Radiant Moon Ship docked.

Qingyang and the Guxing siblings stepped off the warship.

Ignoring the gazes around them, Qingyang looked down at the planet below.

Especially when he saw those hundreds of colossal trees that nearly reached low planetary orbit, his eyes were full of amazement.

A city built on plants?

That was truly extravagant.

Suddenly, the surrounding crowd stirred slightly.

Qingyang turned his head and saw a platinum star shuttle nearly a hundred meters long rapidly approaching the starport.

He had not paid much attention to it at first, but the shuttle stopped directly in front of the three of them.

Qingyang froze, while Guxing and Guxue were filled with surprise.

The siblings exchanged a glance. "This seems to be..."

Sure enough, as the hatch dissolved into particles and vanished,

a man in a white formal suit stepped out of the star shuttle with a broad smile on his face.

Then, amid the astonished gazes of the surrounding crowd, he took the initiative to extend his hand. "Hahahaha, Mister Qing!"

"It is truly Bi's honor that Mister Qing has come to the Purple Thistle branch!"

All three of them were stunned.

"Uh..."

Noticing Qingyang's confusion, Manager Bi immediately realized what was going on and hurriedly smiled. "Your father is Qingyundao, Mister Qing, correct?"

Qingyang nodded somewhat uncertainly.

"Then there's no problem. Since Mister Qing was able to order a Radiant Moon Ship from headquarters, you are a recognized high-ranking VIP!"

As he spoke, Manager Bi stepped aside. Qingyang boarded the star shuttle in a daze, while Guxing and Guxue were equally astonished.

Why did it seem like their boss and his father were complete strangers?

Under the watchful eyes of a huge crowd, the star shuttle departed. News soon spread throughout Purple Thistle City.

The head of the Moonlight branch, a renowned figure in the Purple Thistle Kingdom, was actually being so polite to a young man?

Elsewhere.

Manager Bi made small talk with them all the way, and eventually they arrived at a meeting room.

Before Manager Bi could continue exchanging pleasantries, Qingyang quickly said, "I came this time mainly to discuss a deal with Manager Bi."

As he spoke, he took out a data card and handed it over.

It contained detailed data on substitute materials for the T8 Radiant Moon Ship.

Of course, it was incomplete, containing only substitutes for some of the most ordinary materials.

And compared to other substitutes, the replacement rate was not particularly high.

Manager Bi accepted the data. His consciousness swiftly scanned through it, and his expression gradually became solemn.

It was true that the materials accounted for an ordinary proportion. It was also true that using the replacement materials reduced performance by less than ten percent.

But one had to understand—this was technology. This was a Radiant Moon Ship!

For the Moonlight Group's trade operations as a whole, even this alone would bring the group considerable profit!

What was more, the Shining Moon Type models were largely interoperable. Since the T8 had superior replacement materials,

as long as they studied the data and properties of these substitutes, they might also develop substitutes for the T7, T6, or even stronger classes of ships.

After quickly reviewing the complex material composition and alloy structures,

Manager Bi said seriously, "Do you mind if I submit these materials to the research department for verification?"

"Of course, we will definitely offer you a price that satisfies you!"

Qingyang smiled. "That's fine. I brought this information out because I trust your group."

Manager Bi nodded slightly, then his expression turned serious.

"Then, Mister Qing, what do you want?"

Thank you for the 600 coins from Hua Data.

Thank you for the 500 book coins from Ji Xinyuan.