Longhorn Whale Alpha
A standard resource planet, said to be rich in metal ore, containing energy crystals that could be installed directly into energy weapons without refinement, as well as high-concentration dark matter for faster-than-light travel. Even its planetary core was supposedly a supernova remnant, capable of emitting symbiotic radiation that could cause advanced carbon-based warriors to evolve.
Those were all rumors on the black market, half true and half false. In fact, 99% of them were probably fabricated out of thin air.
And all those rumors came from the sour grapes surrounding the Walter family and the Walter Star Pirates.
Possessing an industrial production planet was a symbol of a major pirate group.
Just as the heroes who went up Liangshan and those who did not were two entirely different species, the latter—well, needless to say, were either wanted criminals or on their way to becoming wanted criminals. Their wives getting stolen, their ancestral swords being sold off, and so on were all standard procedure. But once they went up Liangshan, things became extraordinary. Amnesty! They had to be granted amnesty!
For any gray organization, a resource planet had an effect this exaggerated.
For an underworld kingpin like the Collector, who could even sit in the upper echelons of civilization, a major reason—besides his special ability—was the Mechanical Serpens beneath his feet.
In fact, his ability also needed to rely on this planet to reach its full potential.
High Engineer was not the first person to set his sights on this resource planet.
And he might not be the last.
As far as he knew, the most spectacular attempt had been when a fleet from the Galen Republic surrounded the Walter Star Pirates and forced them to surrender the resource planet. Tens of thousands of silver-white metal spaceships had