LRAB Chapter 26 Global Mining
Chapter 26 Global Mining
In the main control room of the warship, as the ancestral aperture of the brow fire opened, the [Energy Absorption Cultivation Pod] that had been traded during the day was taken out.
[A brand new white shipborne component, the Energy Absorption Training Pod, has been detected. Confirm replacement of the Psionic Training Room?]
"Sure!"
Shortly after, the [Energy Absorption Training Chamber] component was upgraded to level 9. At this point, the white training chamber component's enhancement to the cultivation of psionic energy guidance techniques reached 1280%.
The enhancement bonus increased by less than 200% in total, which was a very limited increase. However, Chen Yao didn't care too much about it; any improvement was better than none.
Quickly open the [Miracle Card Pool] component attributes, submit the "Upgrade from Slingshot to Cannon" quest that has already been completed, and the 500 card points will be credited to your account. At the same time, the quest will also be refreshed.
"Witness the Behemoths: Pilot the Sky Patrol to witness a great battle between cosmic behemoths. The warship must be no more than 100 million kilometers away from the center of the battlefield. Upon completion, you will be rewarded with 500 card points."
Chen Yao's lips twitched, and with just one glance, he completely gave up the idea of completing this task.
What are those Starry Sky Beasts? They are terrifying beings that are at least at the fourth level when they come of age. The ones with the strongest bloodlines can even reach the seventh level of Starry Sky Ruler when they come of age. Is it something that he, who is currently at the zero level, can provoke?
"Forget about this quest anytime soon. Looks like I'll have to wait for the next Starry Moon One to refresh with a new miracle quest..."
Still somewhat unwilling to give up, Chen Yao reached out and took out dozens of low-grade planetary origin crystals, directly upgrading the [Miracle Card Mother Pool] to level 20.
He had originally hoped that the highest quality component on the Sky Patrol ship could trigger a third miracle mission after reaching the second tier, but it turned out he was overthinking it.
Miracle Card Pool Level 20
Quality: Silver
Feature: Miracle Mission
"Life's Sublimation: Omitted"
"Witness to the Behemoth: Omitted"
……
Effect: ... Currently, twelve cards can be fixed.
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After level 20, there are still only two quests in the Miracle Quests panel. Apart from that, the only obvious change is the number of cards that can be fixed, which has increased from eight to twelve.
Chen Yao was puzzled by this. Previously, when he upgraded from level zero to level one, the number of miracle missions increased from one to two. Why was there no change this time?
After thinking for a while, he finally roughly understood the reason.
The increase in the number of miracle quests is not the case that one more quest is added for each upgrade level as he had previously thought. Rather, it is more likely that one more quest is added for each lower level (1, 2, 3), one more for each mid-level (4, 5, 6), and one more for each subsequent higher level (7, 8, 9).
Having reached this conclusion, he could only sigh helplessly.
"Well, I guess I'll just have to wait for the next Starry Moon to refresh."
……
The next morning, Huang Ping brought good news as expected.
"The Commerce Department has approved a shop in the western part of the city, on the edge of the Explorers' Trading District. The main street is right in front of the shop, and the backyard has a large storage area. The rent is calculated annually at 200 low-grade Origin Crystals per year, with a minimum ten-year lease."
Huang Ping handed Chen Yao a stamped lease agreement, indicating that if it was suitable, he could simply sign it.
Chen Yao took the contract, quickly scanned the terms, and nodded inwardly.
A rent of two hundred Origin Crystals a year is an extremely low price for this location. It is certain that if Huang Ping hadn't intervened, even if an outsider had tripled the price, they probably wouldn't have been able to secure the deal. As for the terms themselves, with the garrison's connections, there's naturally no room for any shady dealings.
"No problem, thank you Ping-ge. Also, please thank the friends in the Commerce Department for me."
After signing my name and paying ten years' rent to the Commerce Department, the contract took effect immediately.
Chen Yao put the contract away and went straight to the shop in the west of the city with Huang Ping.
The shop isn't very big, with an interior area of just over 200 square meters. Compared to the surrounding shops that are often 400 or 500 square meters and have multiple floors, it's far from impressive. However, its advantage lies in the spacious backyard storage area, which allows for easy stockpiling of a considerable amount of mineral materials.
"Next comes minor renovations, hiring staff, and, most importantly, finding suppliers..."
Chen Yao stood in the center of the empty shop, his eyes darting around as he began to sketch out the shop's layout in his mind. At the same time, his gaze shifted and fell back to Huang Ping beside him.
Everything else is negotiable, but when it comes to sourcing goods, he definitely can't do it himself.
Having just arrived on Iron Crocodile Star, I'm unfamiliar with the place and have no capital to raise purchase prices. Why would those interstellar pioneers sell to me?
Therefore, it is still necessary to have Huang Ping, a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator who has been following Chen Tai to Iron Crocodile Star for many years, step forward.
"Brother Ping, you'll still need to handle sourcing the goods. How about this: you get 10% of the store's profits afterwards?"
Upon hearing his suggestion, Huang Ping did not agree, but shook his head and said:
"Forget about the shares, Brother Yao, you'll probably be hiring shop assistants later, right? I have a nephew from the same clan here. Although he only has a pseudo-spiritual root, he's quick-witted and has good interpersonal skills. If it's convenient, could you perhaps let him..."
Before Huang Ping could finish speaking, Chen Yao nodded.
"Of course, no problem. Just have him come over. From now on, 'Global Mining' will be entirely managed by him. Brother Ping, he's your nephew, I can definitely trust him."
Chen Yao had no objection to Huang Ping's suggestion; in fact, he was pleasantly surprised.
He was originally going to recruit people from outside. As a newly awakened Flame Captain with a Flame Seed of orange quality and extremely high future potential, he naturally couldn't manage the shop himself, and he couldn't even stay on Iron Crocodile Star for too long.
From beginning to end, when he talked about investing in and opening a store, he only meant getting in touch with the various parties involved. As for management, did a cruiser captain's son and a Nascent Soul cultivator's grandson need to do it personally?
Therefore, choosing a suitable manager is very important.
He had been somewhat troubled by this, but now that Huang Ping had spoken up, he was overjoyed.
Huang Ping's nephew is also quick-witted; isn't he the perfect candidate?
Whether it's regularly shipping the acquired minerals to Tianlan Star or dealing with situations where the shop itself is deliberately provoked, he can directly communicate with Huang Ping. With Huang Ping, a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator, looking after him, he really doesn't need to worry about anything.
After quickly sorting things out, Chen Yao readily agreed, and that wasn't enough; he then added another sentence.
"In addition, your nephew will receive 5% of all the profits from Huanyu Mining thereafter."
This is equivalent to him giving away 5% of the shares directly. It's not a lot, but he will still have to trouble Huang Ping in the future, so he has to save face.
This time, Huang Ping didn't hesitate and nodded with a smile.
What he valued was not the so-called shares, or even Huanyu Mining itself, but Chen Yao as a person.
The cruiser captain's eldest son, the grandson of Lei Xiu at the peak of the Nascent Soul stage, and with the high quality of the awakened Seed of Fire, his future prospects are limitless. As long as his nephew can use this to establish a connection with Chen Yao, he will surely benefit greatly from it in the future.
After the two finished discussing the follow-up matters, Huang Ping quickly set off to help Huanyu Mining source goods. With the power of a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator like him, even though he didn't have many social interactions in the past, his influence was still quite astonishing.