Life Crystal

[High-energy metal minerals detected. Expected to be suitable as core metal materials for high-quality warships, mechas, fighter jets, and battle armor.]

[Metal grade classification: G-grade metal]

The Star Origin, currently in high-speed flight, rapidly reduced its propulsion system power. With the aid of multiple functional systems, the ship came to a complete stop within five seconds.

"High-energy metal minerals..."

According to the Star Sea Alliance's classification, high-energy metals are essential materials for manufacturing high-quality conventional warships, capable of significantly enhancing a vessel's overall performance and base attributes.

When paired with technological equipment of varying grades, the most powerful conventional warships can even rival high-tier starships!

As for other metal resources beyond high-energy metals, regardless of their strength or rarity—even special metals touted to withstand the gravitational pull of a black hole—they could be directly synthesized.

The Alliance's technology is as vast as the universe itself. Among its advanced techniques is one capable of breaking down all non-high-energy metals into fundamental cosmic particles.

These particles are then reconstructed into any required metal resource based on different alloy structural foundations using particle-shaping technology.

This is used to alleviate the massive mining burden required when manufacturing countless pieces of equipment.

Simply put, even if one only mines ordinary iron ore, it can be converted into superior special alloys.

The conversion ratios, however, vary.

Even low-grade high-energy metals can be processed from ordinary metals, though such formidable technology is impossible for the Morton Galaxy to possess.

"The core resources for manufacturing the Knight Series warships have arrived.

Once I use my Alliance military supply purchasing clearance to acquire a set of military-grade mining equipment, building a faction in the future will be effortless."

Feng Xiao was brimming with excitement.

Wang Hao used the Matrix to begin surveying the size and reserves of the ore vein; the lowest grade of high-energy metal did not yet require the use of the Heart of Dawn.

Simultaneously, the two hundred advanced mining machines equipped in the Star Origin's cargo hold were ready.

The mining machines were spherical, roughly three meters in diameter.

Their mining method was similar to the large-scale equipment built into the Star Origin, utilizing special energy beams to extract fine metal particles and condense them into ingots.

They came equipped with Dissolution Rays, capable of dissolving rock, soil, and other extremely common substances.

However, the condensed ingots would simply scatter along the mining tunnels and ground, as the machines lacked storage capabilities.

That was not a problem; the Star Origin's vacant starship cargo holds lacked many things, but they were never short on auxiliary mechanical constructs designed for various tasks.

"ROAR!"

As the massive hull of the Star Origin descended toward the mountains containing the ore vein, successive, thunderous beast roars erupted, and powerful auras of life radiated outward!

All of the Star Origin's Mecha Soldiers swarmed out. A hundred units, equipped with various weapons, charged fearlessly toward the areas dense with life energy.

The piercing whine of rays and the booming of Energy Grenade Cannons rang out. Violent explosions instantly echoed throughout the forest, and flames spread wildly.

Several five-meter-tall golden beasts, their bodies surging with natural energy, unleashed several wind blades that slammed into a squad of Mecha Soldiers.

The Mecha Soldiers' shields flickered for a mere instant, suffering no damage at all, yet the energy rays and particle cannons in the soldiers' hands easily pierced through the beasts!

The Star Origin's missile system, hovering in mid-air, activated, and over a dozen energy missiles whistled toward various parts of the forest.

Those areas contained a large number of magical beasts comparable to first or second-tier Star Beasts, which even ten squads of Mecha Soldiers combined could not handle.

"We must equip mechas and fighter jets as soon as possible. In some situations, the starship's firepower is too overwhelming for delicate operations," Ilde remarked helplessly.

The Star Origin was truly ill-suited for such "precision work."

Feng Xiao nodded. "I know. We also need to start recruiting crew members and a strike team. I already have a rough idea for our next adventure zone."

As they spoke, thousands of magical beasts of various levels in the forest were completely wiped out by the ten frenzied mechanical squads, leaving corpses scattered everywhere.

Facing technological armaments that pursued the ultimate in attack power, ordinary flesh and blood simply could not resist.

"Huh?"

"Boss, the life energy crystals in the magical beasts' brains... they seem to have a slight benefit for psionic abilities."

Wang Hao looked at the peculiar crystal handed to him, pleasantly surprised.

Feng Xiao, who had been preparing to meditate, turned around and walked toward the exterior of the ship.

"Boss, where are you going?"

"You two keep an eye on the mining progress. It will be finished in four days at most. If you get bored, log into the Second World or take a walk nearby.

I'm going to 'take a look' at other areas of the forest."

Feng Xiao's voice resonated in both of their minds, but his figure had already vanished.

Wang Hao and Ilde were left speechless. Ilde turned and walked back to his room to rest, while the former looked around in a daze, beginning to question his existence.

Where did he go?

Why is our captain so impulsive?

What am I supposed to do now?

With his Divine Sense enveloping his body, Feng Xiao surged out of the forest area and dashed toward the depths of the woods.

He made no attempt to conceal his aura.

He was not the least bit worried about his own safety.

His Divine Sense was growing at a rapid pace, and with the help of the Ghost Millet Fruit provided by the military, it had already reached lv20, making it easy for him to kill level-two perfect Star Beasts.

As mentioned before, there was a group of lifeforms in this world that called themselves gods; if his guess was correct, those so-called "gods" were likely between lv70 and lv80.

Under normal circumstances, a lv40 was already considered an absolute master on the K180 continent.

While he was flying at high speed, a dozen deep-blue giant eagles let out long cries, spread their sharp talons, and dove toward Feng Xiao, an intensely frigid sharpness radiating from their bodies.

In terms of pure attack power, these giant eagles with twenty-meter wingspans could even break through the defenses of a level-one Star Beast!

Facing the assault of the dozen fierce giant eagles, Feng Xiao's pupils rapidly turned gold, and a sacred halo enveloped his body.

The flock of giant eagles seemed to be frozen in time, locked in mid-air, before they instantly exploded into shreds of flesh.

Casually pocketing the dozen or so life energy crystals, a smile appeared on Feng Xiao's face.

Energy crystals—specifically those containing life energy that could enhance abilities—were worth no less than 1,000 Star Points each, even for the ones he held!

A massive profit!

He had to loot as much as he could before other independent starships were able to enter; once the Star Origin finished mining, he would begin a large-scale slaughter of the Demon Race beasts.

For now, he would just make a small profit for himself.

Come to think of it, dragons and High Elves seemed to have crystals in their bodies too, and they appeared to be of a higher grade!

Casually crushing dozens of ordinary Demon Race beasts, Feng Xiao felt his excitement growing.

High Elf girls?

Were they as fragrant as Star Points?

Clearly not.

Boom!

Feng Xiao accelerated once more, transforming into a pale golden streak of light as he shot off into the distance.

"Damn the Demon Race! They will definitely pay a painful price for this!"

Amidst countless hundred-meter-tall trees, several agile figures leaped between the branches, fleeing continuously toward the depths of the forest.

With their light, elegant armor, perfect golden-ratio physiques, and beautiful, moving faces, one didn't even need to guess to know they were members of the High Elf race.

The very "wealth code" Feng Xiao had been "dreaming of."

And the direction they were fleeing in happened to be heading straight toward Feng Xiao!