Destiny Mission of game 'Star Ring'-Chapter 1542 - 1223: Departure (Part 2)

Of course, the reason Su Mo was willing to deal with it rather than just hauling it back to sell directly was, on one hand, because transporting it back would be too cumbersome.

More importantly, handling such a large shipment upon return would be difficult. After all, he didn’t have great channels and might not get a good price.

He could end up going through a lot of trouble only to break even.

When Nan Qi heard Su Mo say he would haul it back, he got anxious. He knew Su Mo had the capability to haul it back, so he quickly said, "Brother, let’s just go with the price you mentioned, 2.7 trillion, I’ll transfer the money to you right now, it’s settled."

Saying that, Nan Qi lifted his electronic bracelet and with a few operations, transferred 2.7 trillion Star Coins to Su Mo.

Su Mo looked at the prompt on his electronic bracelet, astonished, and sized up Nan Qi.

"Wow, man, you’ve got a lot of money. Just transferring 2.7 trillion Star Coins like that? It seems like you’re richer than Commander Kellaras."

"Rich my ass, to be honest with you, brother, I actually borrowed this money..."

Commander Nan Qi murmured to Su Mo.

In fact, he had no choice; the profit in this deal was significant, and he couldn’t just let it slip away.

It would be troublesome if someone else snatched it up later.

"Damn, aren’t you afraid of getting into trouble?"

Su Mo was nearly floored by this; Nan Qi was quite a daring person.

"It’s fine, I know what I’m doing."

Nan Qi replied with a cheerful smile.

"Alright then, as you wish. You can send someone over to take over."

Su Mo didn’t say much else. As long as Nan Qi knew what he was doing, it was fine.

"Deal!"

Commander Nan Qi was in a great mood.

...

A day later, Nan Qi sent people to move everything away.

Su Mo looked at the now-empty warehouse and couldn’t help stretching and yawning.

"Finally done."

As for the meatball and Tinick’s corpse, Su Mo handed them over to Li Ruiqi for safekeeping.

At this moment, the creator, Swallower, suddenly spoke to Su Mo.

"Don’t think you’re done, you have a very important task to do."

"What task?"

Su Mo was momentarily stunned before asking.

"Go to Ceres and find the Pala Fruit; this is a very urgent matter."

The creator, Swallower, urged Su Mo in a deep voice.

Upon hearing this, Su Mo’s expression became serious, and he replied to the creator, Swallower: "If you hadn’t mentioned it, I would have forgotten. This task needs to be dealt with immediately. I’ll make arrangements and set off at once."

"Okay."

The creator, Swallower, replied with satisfaction.

Soon after, Su Mo returned to the Star Destroyer, Grey Fin.

He headed to the command room, and along the way, the NCOs he encountered all saluted him with respect on their faces.

"Commander!"

Su Mo nodded slightly before walking straight to the command room.

Once inside the command room, he saw both Gris and Salile present, even though they were currently returning to Revalclus Base.

Yet until Su Mo declared the mission over, neither of them left.

"Commander Su Mo, you’re here."

Salile spoke up.

"Yes, you’ve worked hard during this time."

Su Mo sincerely thanked them.

"It’s what we’re supposed to do."

Both of them responded.

"There’s no such thing as supposed to; Salile, raise your bracelet."

Su Mo suddenly said.

Perplexed, Salile lifted his electronic bracelet, and Su Mo tapped it with his own bracelet, promptly transferring a trillion Star Coins to him with a few operations.

Buzz!

Salile’s bracelet instantly displayed a notification, showing receipt of one trillion Star Coins, and he was almost bug-eyed.

"Commander Su Mo, isn’t this too much?"

"It’s not too much; it’s what you deserve. 500 billion goes to you, and the other 500 billion is for distributing among the soldiers below, especially those who passed away; take good care of them."

Su Mo replied decisively.

"Thank you! Commander Su Mo."

Salile then bowed to Su Mo. He ultimately accepted it, for in this era, everyone needed money.

Next, Su Mo smiled and spoke to Gris.

"Your turn."

"I don’t need it, really, I’m not in it for the money."

Gris waved his hand dismissively.

"No need to be so modest."

Saying this, Su Mo tapped his electronic bracelet against Gris’s bracelet and transferred one trillion Star Coins to him as well.

Looking at the substantial sum, a wry smile appeared on Gris’s face.

"I’ve never touched so much money in my life."

"Well, now you have. You worked hard; without your navigation, this rescue mission wouldn’t have succeeded. And with this money, you can support the families of your fallen comrades."

Su Mo gratefully told Gris, acknowledging his crucial role in the mission’s success.

"Alright."

Moved by Su Mo’s words, Gris agreed.

"This rescue mission is concluded, everyone can disperse. However, before that, Captain Salile, could you make one more trip to take me to Ceres?"

Su Mo inquired of Salile after announcing the end of the mission.

"No problem."

Salile readily agreed, as traveling from Revalclus Base to Ceres wasn’t far.

"Thank you."

Su Mo nodded in acknowledgment.

...

Ceres, at the ruins of Dark Dusk Base.

The once desolate abandoned base was now unusually lively.

The large base’s damaged bastions were haphazardly mended with a mishmash of materials.

A variety of ships were haphazardly docked around Dark Dusk Base, with some even scraping against adjacent ships or sending people below tumbling when taking off.

Adventurers wearing different types of mechanical armor angrily gestured at the ships taking off into the sky.

"In such a rush to die, huh!"

...

"Selling goods, fresh-out-of-the-oven Level 4 Dark Molybdenum Ore, cheap, dirt cheap!"

A middle-aged man casually plunked himself onto the ground, hawking his wares in a laid-back manner.

"How much?"

At this moment, a burly, heavily-armed man passing by asked.

"Heh~ 20,000 Star Coins."

"Damn! You’re robbing me."

"What robbery? Look at the size and quality of this ore. I risked my life digging it out of the mine just yesterday."

"You got it for free anyway, make it cheaper."

"No way, taking this ore back to Star Ring City, it’d sell for at least 30,000 Star Coins."

"You also know we have to take it back to Star Ring City, and we’re here with great difficulty; who’s going back for such a small amount of stuff?"

At this moment, a clear-faced woman with furry ears and blue eyes stepped in, smiling as she spoke.

"You can’t say that, the value speaks for itself. Mine is newly extracted."

...

From a vantage point high above, the peripheral area of Dark Dusk Base was visible, with gaps between docked ships filled with various stalls, giving the entire region the atmosphere of a marketplace.

A massive crowd moved busily among them, their equipment revealing individuals hailing from the First Birthplace, Second Birthplace, and Third Birthplace.