Star Net Shopping Spree

"Final warning: shut down your engines and power down your energy furnaces immediately.

"Those who defy this order will be killed without mercy!"

Hearing the calm yet overwhelmingly oppressive voice over the local communication channel, the Telan Planet Guard and the planet's three billion citizens fell silent for a moment before erupting into earth-shaking cheers.

The adjutant was even more excited.

"Commander, Telan Planet is safe!"

The commander unclenched his fists and smiled as he nodded. "Yes. I never expected there really would be a starship passing nearby."

In truth, sending a distress signal into the surrounding area had only been a gamble.

Ordinary merchant escort ships and adventurer warships were most likely no match for this pirate fleet.

So he had never expected anyone to come save them.

Telan Planet was immensely relieved, but chaos broke out within the Blood Hole Pirate Fleet.

[Warning! Hull damaged!]

[Warship No. 18 has lost power!]

[Warship No. 11 weapon systems have failed!]

[Warship No. 03 armor damaged!]

[...]

Ignoring the red wine spilled all over him, the fleet commander roared, "Scatter! Scatter immediately!"

More than a dozen warships swiftly scattered in every direction, all while continuing to fire at the Star Origin. More than a dozen energy cannons struck the Star Origin at once.

Yet the seemingly powerful barrage was utterly feeble against the Star Origin's shields. It could not even create the slightest ripple.

[Attack Power Index: 10]

"Stop playing around. Finish them."

Feng Xiao turned to Wang Hao, who was manually controlling the four ship cannons.

"Got it!"

The four ship cannons swiftly turned their muzzles and unleashed a barrage upon the Blood Hole Pirate Fleet. Streak after streak of red light howled forward at incredible speed.

Every shot from the starship cannons, which far surpassed ordinary warship weapons, struck accurately. Their tremendous firepower could almost instantly blow apart a light warship.

It was not that conventional technological weapons were completely inferior to starship weapons. It was simply that the region where the Blue Crystal Federation was located had not reached that level of technology.

In those powerful kingdoms or federations, four or five light warships could take down a low-level starship below lv10.

After all, the higher a starship's level, the greater the gap in combat power. That was why the Alliance had a protection law for starships below lv20.

Above lv20, you were on your own. After all, flowers could not be grown in a greenhouse forever.

Of course, the Star Origin's actual combat power far exceeded that of an ordinary lv10 starship.

Seeing that their own attacks were useless while the Star Origin was taking out one ship with every shot, and unable to flee because of the Li-style Particles they had released themselves, Ster immediately opened the local channel to negotiate.

"Respected Captain, we are the Ster Fleet, one of the twelve fleets of the Blood Hole Pirate Fleet.

"If you are willing to spare us, our captain and vice-captain, who command two intermediate starships, will certainly offer you generous compensation."

Ster spoke urgently.

Feng Xiao, seated in the captain's chair, froze for a moment before understanding.

A starship could change captains, but it required the previous captain's consent. Furthermore, after changing captains, the starship's potential would be greatly affected.

For example, if the first-generation captain entered another universe and caused enough destruction to earn 100 Star Points—

Then, for destruction on the same scale, a second-generation captain could earn only 50 Star Points, a third-generation captain 25 Star Points, and a fourth-generation captain merely 10 Star Points.

As for the fifth generation...

The starship core would directly dissipate.

And first-generation captains generally would not sell their starships. All first-generation captains possessed their own captain talents and could at least upgrade their starships to lv20.

They could not possibly be short of money.

However, many civilian first-generation captains lacked the resources to develop and did not have the money for starship university tuition, so they sold their starships. They were the primary source of second-generation captains.

Those second- or third-generation captains without captain talents, who overestimated their own abilities, would also sell their starships at high prices when they could no longer develop them.

This was not the only sales chain. There were other channels, some of which could even allow people from criminal groups and dark forces to become first-generation captains!

After all, civilization was vast, and the supreme rules were absolutely fair. There would always be loopholes to exploit.

Thus, Feng Xiao could not help falling into thought when faced with Ster's threat.

"Boss, should we stop attacking?"

Wang Hao asked.

"I'm wondering whether killing the Blood Hole Pirate Fleet's two starships might get us a decent Star Weapon. If it can, we'll spare them and use them as bait."

Feng Xiao spoke with a solemn expression, completely serious. This was a perfect chance to get a Star Weapon for free!

"..."

Wang Hao was speechless. He had thought Feng Xiao was deeply wary of those two intermediate starships.

[The Blood Hole Pirate Fleet is a notorious pirate fleet near the Blue Crystal Federation, Xingte Principality, and Golden Shield Federation. It is backed by the Kingston Organization, a large pirate organization in the Chaotic Star Sea.

[High-quality Star Weapons and other precious items beyond standard specifications are all turned in.]

So there was no possibility of seizing a high-quality Star Weapon?

Feng Xiao was instantly disappointed. He waved a hand. "Then kill them. Leave no survivors."

In his previous life as a great explorer, he had killed quite a few poachers and criminals. Naturally, he showed no mercy toward these lawbreakers.

Seeing the opposing starship stop attacking, Ster thought it was wary of them. Just as he was about to breathe a sigh of relief, violent energy fluctuations emerged once more.

This time, it was the main cannon!

As an extreme radiance illuminated the surroundings, more than a dozen light warships that were roughly aligned in a straight line were instantly destroyed. Another seven or eight warships that had been lucky enough to avoid a direct hit also lost their ability to resist.

"Whoa!"

A huge crowd at the starport suddenly burst into cheers. Just moments ago, they had been worried that this mysterious starship would spare the pirates.

Amid the reverent gazes of the crowd, the Star Origin sailed into the starport, casually found a platform, and came to a stop. Supplies were plentiful; Feng Xiao mainly planned to enter the Star Net marketplace and spend some money.

The Guard commander and the starport manager, having received notice, naturally welcomed them. Even the crews cleaning up the battlefield and repairing facilities stayed away from the Star Origin's area.

Holding the bank card Feng Xiao had given him, Wang Hao happily ran off to Telan Planet to see the sights.

"Let's see what I can buy with over forty thousand Star Points."

As the basic resource for starship upgrades, it was only natural for Star Points to be tradable on the Star Net.

"Display popular adventure-related starship products priced below forty thousand Star Points, including Star Weapons."

Star Net world.

Sitting on the sofa in a wooden cabin amid a bamboo grove, Feng Xiao said eagerly.

[Searching products...]

[Li-style Particles: Disrupts spatial constants within a radius of 30 light-seconds, blocking spatial jumps. Cannot be breached by jump-type Star Weapons below blue quality.

[One kilogram lasts ten minutes.

[Sold in groups of five kilograms.

[Price: 10 Star Points/group

[Stock: Unlimited

[Supplied by Li Group]

[...]

[Kuafu Chasing Sun XK-1 Medical Pod

[Type: Medical Star Weapon (maximum lv15)

[Quality: Yellow

[Level: lv0

[Effects:

[Healing speed of ship crew members +5%

[When used, can heal moderate injuries and lesser wounds within two hours. Possesses unranked microorganism defense.

[Price: 25,000 Star Points

[Stock: Limited supply (Kuafu Technology)]

[...]

[Mad Rat Type II Exploration Robot

[Description: Red Sea Group's second-generation exploration robot. Possesses powerful anti-interference capabilities, intelligent recording capabilities, and 3D environment mapping technology.

[Appearance: Antigravity sphere (radius: 5 cm)

[Price: 5 Star Points/unit]

[...]

[Yili Nutrient Solution

[Description: One can provides enough energy for two days of high-energy expenditure.

[Use: Oral

[One group contains fifty cans.

[Price: 5 Star Points/group]

[...]

After looking through the listings for a long time, Feng Xiao decisively bought the medical pod, along with one hundred groups of Li-style Particles and one hundred exploration robots. He also bought ten full groups of nutrient solution for emergencies.

Besides that, he purchased a large amount of fresh ingredients and several cooking robots. Medicine and all kinds of individual combat equipment were also essential.

As for individual combat strength, his father had given him fifty excellent combat robots comparable to lv15 individuals, so there was no need to buy more.

[Home delivery: 4h]

"Hmm... Let's first see whether there are any worthwhile exploration zones nearby."

Seeing that he still had plenty of time, Feng Xiao decided to thoroughly research the target for his first expedition.

"Hmm... no, someone has already explored this place completely. This one won't work either..."

"Hmm?! This place is perfect!"

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