Crushing

Unfortunately, things rarely go as planned.

Old Shi's unexpected death attracted the attention of his family.

Wang Dong only found out afterward that Old Shi, without anyone knowing, was a distant relative of the Mine Lord.

It didn't matter usually, but since the death occurred in the mining area, even a distant relative deserved an explanation.

Thus, Wang Dong became the target.

Demanding a huge sum of compensation, Wang Dong naturally refused.

Old Shi's sons, using the Mine Lord's influence, caused Wang Dong a lot of trouble and completely entangled him.

This would bring Wang Dong a lot of problems later on.

There were already some anomalies, which initially seemed within reasonable limits.

But once they were magnified by attention, they inevitably attracted extra scrutiny.

Unaware of this, Wang Dong's subsequent actions, which he thought were cautious, lost their secrecy.

This time, Wang Dong certainly wouldn't be as impulsive and brutal as he was before his rebirth.

That method might be more satisfying.

But its controllability was very poor.

If the perpetrator cannot control the extent of the situation, then they are a failed perpetrator.

Having experienced many hardships in his previous life, Wang Dong now had three or four plans just by thinking about how to deal with this Old Shi, who was like a persistent barnacle.

For the long term, it would be most peaceful for such a deadbeat to be dead.

Let alone his few worthless sons, Wang Dong even had ways to deal with the Mine Lord himself.

But not now.

If his butterfly wings hadn't had a chance to flap, or if the flap wasn't big enough.

Then in just ten more days, Wang Dong would usher in a turning point in his destiny.

Of course, this also came with immense risks accompanying the opportunity.

At such a critical juncture, any extra trouble should be avoided as much as possible.

Not to mention that Wang Dong had suffered losses in this matter in his previous life.

Even if there were no further troubles after dealing with Old Shi, Wang Dong, with the cautious habits cultivated during his years on the run, wouldn't do such a thing.

He chose the most direct and decisive method to temporarily deal with this Old Shi, the barnacle.

It was the truly superior spaceship piloting skill that Wang Dong had displayed earlier, far beyond Old Shi's level.

Like in a race, if you leave the other party so far behind that they can't even see your taillights, what face would they have to continue pestering you?

The current Old Shi felt this sense of dejected helplessness.

The gap was simply too large.

In just over ten minutes of pursuit, Wang Dong's Mine Overlord Type 2 had completely disappeared from his sight.

Although the proximity detector on his spaceship could still see the blinking dot of the Mine Overlord Type 2.

But what was the point.

It was only a matter of time before the Mine Overlord Type 2 went out of range.

Looking at Wang Dong's flight path, he was heading straight into the depths of the mining area. Looking at the nearly full screen of flashing red dots indicating the complexity of the airspace conditions, Old Shi's self-awareness instantly lit up.

He couldn't even see the engine exhaust from the back of the spaceship, so how could he possibly chase?

You're given a fixed route, and you don't dare enter the complex airspace conditions, so how can you possibly track?

At this moment, Old Shi understood.

He felt he had discovered the key point, the kind that didn't need the blind to explain.

Regardless of whether Wang Dong had been toying with him before.

Just based on the spaceship maneuvering skills he had shown now, Wang Dong's mining range could be several tiers higher than others!

So, it was no wonder that Wang Dong's harvests were always abundant.

Even if there were problems, he couldn't catch up.

Even if he could catch up, he wouldn't dare to follow into the depths of the mining area, so how could he discover secrets.

Old Shi didn't know.

Before his rebirth, Wang Dong's technical level was, at best, only slightly higher than his.

His rating was at the peak of the "Veteran" level, close to the "Elite" level.

After his rebirth, with years of combat experience, Wang Dong's spaceship control technology had easily broken through to the "Elite" level, and it was the peak of the "Elite" level.

He was a whole major tier above Old Shi.

What was displayed was the complete dominance just witnessed.

A perfectly timed display of skill, Wang Dong had successfully misled Old Shi, both intentionally and unintentionally. Wang Dong's reason for always having a rich harvest was his outstanding spaceship piloting skills, which allowed him to dare to venture into the depths of asteroid belts where others wouldn't dare to mine.

The ore veins there were richer, and the quality of the ore was higher.

This kind of misdirection was enough to temporarily dispel some of Old Shi's greedy thoughts.

And what Wang Dong truly needed was just this period of "temporary" respite.

Old Shi gave up pursuing him, not to mention it.

Wang Dong had already put the matter out of his mind.

Old Shi was also an experienced old miner. Without Wang Dong deliberately luring him into the depths of the mining area, he could handle most situations.

In the outer regions of the mining area, the airspace conditions were not as complex. Even if an engine malfunctioned in a certain direction, there was room to maneuver and adjust.

Moreover, a poor condition did not necessarily mean destruction.

In his past life, if it weren't for Wang Dong's deliberate actions, the directional adjustment engine on Old Shi's ship wouldn't have overloaded so easily.

Wang Dong had important business on this trip.

He had to mine, of course. If he didn't bring back any, it would seem too abnormal.

Having been reborn, Wang Dong was now truly cautious.

But he still needed to prioritize.

Wang Dong's goal was to try and collect some Energy Crystals.

Energy Crystals could also be considered a type of mineral.

Their composition was exceptionally pure. They were a certain crystalline element, formed under complex conditions, and had various uses.

Energy Crystals rarely had independent veins; they were often found alongside other mineral deposits.

Based on the degree of energy compression within the crystals themselves, there were multiple grades.

Wang Dong's system, for its permanent functions, only required some stamina.

However, after activation, many functions required Energy Crystals to operate.

In his past life, before the system was activated, he didn't know this. After obtaining ownership of the Warship and the system was officially activated, an awkward situation arose.

Many functions required Energy Crystals, and without them, they couldn't be used immediately.

Now that he knew this in advance, he naturally wouldn't waste any time.