Chapter 132 Meeting
　　
Soon after, Su Mo came to the remote grocery store. The old man was standing behind the counter as always, not knowing what he was busy with.

"Old man!"

Su Mo greeted him enthusiastically.

The old man just glanced at Su Mo and said in a hoarse voice, "Speak your business."

"Hehe, I have a small matter I'd like to ask my master to help with."

"Hmph, small matter? There's no such thing as a small matter for you. Speak."

The old man didn't believe Su Mo's nonsense.

"Haha, it really is a small matter. It's like this: I'm going to lead a fleet on a voyage, and it's inconvenient to carry those supplies with me, so I was thinking of entrusting them to you to keep for a while."

Su Mo replied with a smile.

"You're really bold, entrusting such a large amount of wealth to me. Aren't you afraid I'll swallow it?"

The old man's hoarse voice was slightly mocking.

"I'm not afraid. I still trust you."

"Got it. I'll have someone take over."

The old man replied indifferently.

"Hehe, by the way, old man, I have one more thing I want to ask you."

"Speak."

"Do you have a professional construction team on hand?"

"Why ask so much?"

The old man raised his head, his cloudy eyes staring at Su Mo.

"Haha, no, I'm just a little curious, since you sell so many strange weapons."

"Haven't you heard that curiosity killed the cat?"

"Haha, then it's nothing. I'm leaving first."

Su Mo had already gotten the result he wanted. When he needed to use it, he would mention it to the old man again. So he didn't ask any more questions, said goodbye, and left.

The old man watched Su Mo's departing figure, his expression constantly changing, not knowing what he was thinking.

.......

Seven days later.

Legendary-class Star Destroyer · Immortal Blade · Conference Room.

Ti Luo was systematically reporting to Su Mo, "The repair work of the Legendary-class Star Destroyer · Immortal Blade has been completed, and the ammunition has also been replenished. A total of 5 trillion star coins' worth of ammunition was purchased, according to the highest standards. 3 trillion was spent on defense mechs..."

Su Mo's heart was bleeding as he listened to the report. 8 trillion was gone in the blink of an eye.

This thing really wasn't something a person could afford to raise, and this didn't even include the daily maintenance and upkeep costs.

However, he could only squeeze out a smile and reply.

"Very good. Sun Duo Xiang, Mo Bao Ke, have your fleets been prepared?"

"We're ready."

Sun Duo Xiang and Mo Bao Ke replied at the same time.

"Very good. Then I officially announce the launch of Project Fisherman! Everyone, set sail!"

Su Mo stood up and announced.

"Yes!"

Ti Luo and the others' expressions turned serious.

Soon after, a mighty fleet, led by the Legendary Star Destroyer · Immortal Blade, left Star Ring City and flew towards the distant starry sky.

Inside the command room, Ti Luo curiously asked Su Mo.

"Su Mo, there's something I'm curious about. Where exactly are we going to salvage the fortress wreckage? Is our manpower sufficient?"

"You don't need to worry about manpower. It's more than enough. As for the area where the fortress wreckage sank, it's inside the Absolute Forbidden Zone. You should have heard of it, right?"

Su Mo explained to Ti Luo with a relaxed expression.

For a moment, the entire bustling operation room fell silent.

Ti Luo and the others looked at Su Mo with surprise, and then quickly asked, "Are you talking about the back of Ceres' starry sky? That deadly starry sky in the middle of the journey to Negative God Star?"

"Yes, I didn't expect you to know."

Su Mo couldn't help but praise.

"No, Su Mo, listen to me. That area is extremely dangerous. Even if your strength is strong, you will get lost inside. Once you enter, it's difficult to survive, let alone salvage a fortress from inside."

Ti Luo quickly explained the key points to Su Mo.

Long Ke and the others also became anxious and said, "Boss, it's not that we're afraid, it's just that the place is too weird."

……

"Alright, alright, stop talking. Do you think I don't know what that place is like? I've been there once, and Xiao Ha was brought out from there."

Su Mo replied with great confidence.

"This…"

Everyone was also extremely surprised, and then they came back to their senses and replied.

"Alright."

"Well, transmit my order. First, head to Gray Dusk Star Sea · Bocas Logistics Base."

Su Mo then issued the first clear order.

"Yes!"

Ti Luo immediately carried it out.

Qian Chengxue then asked curiously, "Su Mo, what are we going there for?"

"To pick up an old friend. Whether this operation goes smoothly depends on him."

Su Mo stretched lazily. He felt like it had been a long time since he last met Lao Shu (Old Mouse).

.......

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In the dim starry sky, on an inconspicuous mining star.

A stream of light came from afar at high speed, and then the stream of light slammed hard on the uneven ground.

Immediately afterwards, VI-generation biological armor · Scarlet Demon God emerged.

Kawi Seer controlled the mech and looked around at the desolate scene, making a slightly mocking sound.

"I'm already here. How long are you going to hide? When did you become so timid?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the empty surroundings fluctuated and twisted.

The Eternal Sleep Clan's Deputy Clan Leader, VI-type Emperor-class Spirit Toucher · Manwick, Deputy Clan Leader, VI-type Emperor-class Spirit Toucher · Brunain, Deputy Clan Leader · Mogasi, Deputy Clan Leader · Caron, Wise Man · Mankati, and VI-type Star Master-class Spirit Toucher · Amiklai all appeared.

Kawi Seer looked at this lineup, and the smile on his face became even brighter.

"You are Kawi Seer?"

Amiklai looked at Kawi Seer appraisingly.

"You should be the Lord Amiklai that Master Mankati often mentions. Now that I see you today, your strength is indeed extraordinary."

Kawi Seer immediately complimented.

"You have good eyes. Let's skip the formalities. We are all in the same boat. Our goal is to deal with Icarus. We have gathered here today to discuss a plan for a counterattack."

Amiklai said to Kawi Seer with a smile.

"Do you have any good ideas? That crazy woman Icarus is not that easy to deal with."

Kawi Seer stared at Amiklai.

"Naturally, I would only say it if I had a certain degree of confidence. I have studied all of Icarus's decisions and information. She is an extremely cold and emotionless machine who hardly makes mistakes. Even if she does make a mistake, she can quickly detect and fix it. Therefore, it is not very realistic to defeat her head-on."

Amiklai said in a deep voice.

"That makes sense. So what are you going to do?"

"Start with the people around her. She is strong enough, but that doesn't mean the people around her are strong enough. We can completely pull them out one by one!"

Amiklai said faintly.

"That's a very good idea."

Hearing this, Kawi Seer narrowed his eyes, and his smile became even brighter.

"It's a very good idea, but it requires a certain opportunity. Moreover, when taking action, we must divert Icarus's attention, preferably by creating some trouble for her so that she has no time to pay attention. By the time she comes back to her senses, it will be too late, and she will become a loner."

Mankati said in a hoarse voice.

"I'll take care of this matter. I happen to have a big gift to give her. But remember, this is our last chance. If we don't succeed this time, there will be no more opportunities in the future."

Kawi Seer directly took on the task.

"Don't worry. We will all take action personally this time. Victory will belong to us."

Amiklai said proudly.

"Good!"

Kawi Seer responded heavily.

.......

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The edge of the Cativalo Starry Sky.

The Legendary Star Destroyer · Immortal Blade was leading a large number of ships at a constant speed.

Inside the command room.

Su Mo was leisurely browsing the posts on the Star Ring forum.

At this time, Artificial Intelligence · Dark Spirit issued a reminder.

"Reminder: A wandering pioneer fleet has been scanned. Identity information is being identified."

.....

Su Mo was slightly stunned. He looked up at the radar and showed a trace of surprise.

"So many people gathered here?"

"They're probably doing something."

Ti Luo replied very calmly.

"Su Mo, this starry sky seems to be the one where we caught Tyler, right?"

Qian Chengxue said, remembering something.

Su Mo looked at the star chart carefully and then said, "That's right."

"Lord Su Mo, those workers have also noticed us. If you want to know, you can ask them!"

Ti Luo asked.

"Okay, let's ask."

Su Mo nodded in response.

Ti Luo then opened the common communication channel and said in a steady voice.

"Hello everyone, I am Captain Ti Luo, under the command of Sir Su Mo, one of the Twelve Knights of the Royal Order of the Star Ring City. I would like to ask what you are doing gathered here?"

"The Twelve Knights of the Royal Order of the Star Ring City?"

"It's really them!"

"Captain Ti Luo, we are just here to pan for gold and make a fortune. Someone said that Tyler appears here, so we came to try our luck. This shouldn't be illegal, right?"

"Yes! Capturing Tyler should be okay, right?"

……

In the public communication channel, everyone explained with some unease and panic.

This was the first time they had seen such a high-ranking official.

After listening, Su Mo thought for a few seconds, and then said a few words to Ti Luo.

Ti Luo then asked everyone in a deep voice, "Have you discovered any abnormal phenomena while catching Tyler here?"

"No, everything has been normal. There's nothing special."

"Have you seen anything?"

"No, but does someone catching Tyler count?"

......

In the public communication channel, everyone was discussing.

Su Mo listened to their discussion and then waved his hand at Ti Luo.

Ti Luo understood and said to everyone, "Well, thank you everyone. Good luck to you all."

"It's our honor."

Everyone quickly replied respectfully. They couldn't wait to send Su Mo and the others away.

They wanted to continue making a fortune in silence.

At this time, Qian Chengxue said to Su Mo with some worry, "Su Mo, could it be that they caught the one we released back then?"

"I don't know, but don't worry. Tyler is not that easy to catch."

Su Mo comforted in a low voice.

"Yeah."

Qian Chengxue nodded in response.

"But now that I think about it, this starry sky is a bit strange. Tyler appears here frequently."

Su Mo said thoughtfully.

"Boss, I heard that Tyler is super valuable. Why don't we stay and take a look?"

Sun Duo Xiang asked with his eyes shining.

"We don't have time now. After we finish the main business, we can come back here and explore thoroughly."

Su Mo waved his hand and replied.

"Okay."

Although Sun Duo Xiang felt it was a pity, there was nothing he could do.

......

A few days later, Grey Dusk Star Sea · Bocas Logistics Base.

Inside a noisy tavern.

A dozen shirtless men and four or five elaborately dressed, heavily made-up girls were listening to a sloppy officer bragging in front of them.

"Let me tell you, how dangerous the situation was at the time. The V-type Kiju Zi fortress was almost right in our face. We all thought we were doomed."

"Suddenly, Sir Su Mo descended like a god from the sky and crushed the opponent in minutes."

.....

"Really? Griss, are you drunk? The V-type fortress is so big, even if Sir Su Mo is powerful, he couldn't crush it in minutes, right?"

"Of course it's true. Otherwise, how could we be able to walk around in the Absolute Forbidden Zone? And make a lot of money?"

Griss said while drinking.

"Tch, if it were true, would you be drinking this kind of cheap wine here?"

"That's right, pay the money you owe quickly."

"Yeah, haha!"

……

The customers and the bartender couldn't help laughing.

Griss waved his hand and said, "What's the rush? It's just a little money. I'll pay it when I get my salary."

At this moment, a pair of steady and powerful hands suddenly patted Griss on the shoulder from behind.

"Bragging again?"

Griss was slightly stunned, and then turned his head to look. He saw that Su Mo was standing behind him at some point. He said incredulously and stutteringly.

"Sir, Sir Su Mo!"

The noisy tavern suddenly became quiet. Everyone looked at Su Mo.

Many officers also recognized Su Mo and quickly stood up straight.

At this time, Su Mo raised his hand, swiped his electronic bracelet, directly paid the bill for Griss, and then said to him.

"Come with me."

"Okay, okay."

Griss replied quickly.

The two then walked towards the outside.

After they left, the originally quiet tavern suddenly exploded.

"Damn, I didn't see wrong, that's really Sir Su Mo, one of the Twelve Knights of the Royal Order."

"It's really him."

"It's a pity that I didn't ask him for an autograph."

......

Outside the tavern, Su Mo led Griss towards the port.

"Sir Su Mo, where are you taking me?"

Griss's mind was still blank.

"Go to the Absolute Forbidden Zone, to salvage that big guy! Are you in?"

Su Mo didn't joke with Griss and directly got to the point.

Griss's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he said excitedly.

"This work is exciting, I must go!"

"By the way, I gave you a lot of money. How did you spend it all so quickly?"

"Part of the money was used to honor the legion commander, and part of it was distributed to the relatives of the deceased comrades. I'm the only one who's full and the whole family isn't hungry, so I didn't keep much."

Griss replied casually.

"Well, you're a real man. Come with me..."

After hearing this, Su Mo admired him very much.

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Star Ring City · Administrative Office.

Icarus stared at the consolidated report, frowning slightly, seemingly very dissatisfied.

At this time, Green Ghost walked in. He respectfully saluted Icarus and reported.

"Latest intelligence!"

"Read!"

Icarus said in a cold voice.

"The vanguard exploration team discovered two major star mining areas on Ceres. However, due to the complex situation on Ceres, Lord Golier hopes that Star Ring City will send a certain amount of troops to support. In addition, the Third Corps' Dust Corps also discovered a giant star mining area in the Eternal Sleep Star Sea..."

Green Ghost kept reporting various blockbuster news that had been sent back.

After listening, Icarus pondered for a while and said.

"The training of the Twelve Knights of the Royal Order is almost reaching a bottleneck. Transmit my order and let the Mission Dispatch Office issue assistance missions to them."

"Yes."

Green Ghost replied in a low voice.

"All matters related to star ore and star drill production should have their priority increased. I don't want to hear any bad news about this."

Icarus added in a deep voice.

"Understood."

Green Ghost replied respectfully.

"Go down."

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Vast Star Sea.

The Legendary Star Destroyer · Immortal Blade was sailing towards Ceres at high speed.

Almost every distance they traveled, they could see a large number of transport ships, and the route was extremely prosperous and lively.

Su Mo stood on the observation deck, looking at the ships that were being overtaken, and was also somewhat emotional.

"It's so lively."

"Yeah, everyone is trying their best to develop."

Qian Chengxue replied with a smile.

"How is the Federation developing recently?"

Su Mo chatted with Qian Chengxue.

"Very good. In the short months after the war, the Federation established 18,233 mining points in different star seas and on Ceres, and also started building three giant transit stations at the same time."

"So amazing?"

Su Mo didn't expect the Federation to develop so well.

"Actually, the Federation's development speed can only be considered average. The most vigorous are still those countries in the First Cradle. Not to mention anything else, let's take the Machine Skeleton Empire as an example. Not long ago, the Machine Skeleton Empire successfully established the first super-particle purification and processing plant on Ceres, specializing in the production of additives for nuclear mines and antimatter missiles."

Qian Chengxue chatted with Su Mo.

"Awesome."

Su Mo couldn't help but exaggerate.

"To be honest, I don't think this is a good thing. I don't understand why Icarus suddenly loosened the reins and allowed everyone to develop wildly. Isn't she afraid of losing control? You know, all civilizations are now bowing down to her because they are not strong enough and dare not have any complaints. But once their strength exceeds that of Star Ring City, who knows if they will still be so obedient."

Ti Luo walked over and rarely joined the discussion.

Su Mo touched his chin and said to Ti Luo with some difficulty, "I can't answer this question either. If I could guess Icarus's thoughts, why would we need to be struggling like this?"

"That's true. Her thoughts are simply unfathomable to normal people."

Ti Luo thought for a moment and agreed.

"By the way, how far are we from Ceres?"

Su Mo then asked.

"Not far. Griss is already correcting the course. We are about to deviate from the course and head to the Absolute Forbidden Zone. Lord Su Mo, have you really thought it through? There is no chance to regret it once we go in."

Ti Luo confirmed again.

"Yes, no problem!"

Su Mo nodded affirmatively.

"Understood!"

Ti Luo replied very affirmatively.

......

A month later.

Su Mo sat in the command chair, yawning and looking at the dark starry sky in the distance.

The starry sky was full of abandoned wrecks and meteorites.

At this time, most of the instruments on the ship were paralyzed, and the entire fleet was like a blind man, constantly moving forward.

Ti Luo and the others' nerves were stretched to the limit. All of their previous driving experience was useless at this moment.

If Griss hadn't been directing them on how to fly, Ti Luo wouldn't have known how to fly.

At this moment, Griss suddenly shouted excitedly to Su Mo.

"Su Mo, look ahead!"

Su Mo then became interested and looked forward.

He saw a large number of rare minerals floating in the distant starry sky.

"What are those minerals?"

"They were left behind by those two twin fortress-class Kiju Zi."

"In that case, we are not far from the Absolute Forbidden Zone · Devil's Eye."

Su Mo's eyes lit up.

"Soon."

Griss explained.

"Boss, there are so many resources. We can't waste them. Why don't we stop and clean them up first?"

Sun Duo Xiang and Mo Bao Ke asked with their eyes shining.

"Okay, I'll give you 24 hours."

Su Mo thought about it for a while. It didn't seem like they were in a hurry. There were so many high-level resources. It would be foolish not to take them.

Moreover, it was different now than before. In the past, he was the only one who was full and the whole family wasn't hungry. Now that he had formed his own legion, he really had to save some.

"Alright!"

Sun Duo Xiang and Mo Bao Ke replied excitedly.

Soon, a large number of mechs flew out of the ship and began to collect those rare minerals.

The public communication channel was filled with happy voices.

"Wow, the quality of these minerals is so high."

"The lowest is level 4 minerals."

"Why collect level 4 minerals? We only want level 5 and above. Be quick, we only have 24 hours."

"Understood."

......

Su Mo walked to the observation deck, looking at everyone who was busy mining, and his mind was a little dazed.

He remembered that when he first entered the interstellar era, he was doing the same resource collection on the Black Obsidian.

Time passed so quickly.

Qian Chengxue walked to Su Mo's side, gently leaned on Su Mo's shoulder, and said in a low voice.

"You've worked hard all these years, constantly entering such dangerous areas."

"Why are you saying this all of a sudden? Isn't it pretty good now?"

Su Mo replied with a smile.

"Yeah, it's pretty good. I just hope that no matter what dangerous things we encounter in the future, I can stand by your side."

Qian Chengxue raised her head and looked at Su Mo with a firm gaze.

"Okay."

Su Mo replied warmly in his heart.

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Half a month later.

The Legendary Star Destroyer · Immortal Blade led the fleet into the Devil's Eye.

After spending a lot of effort, they finally found that terrifying Alien Hive · Imprisonment Heart again.

The dilapidated Alien Hive · Imprisonment Heart was quietly floating among the piles of garbage.

Qian Chengxue, Ti Luo, Lin Zinuo, and the others who saw this Alien Hive fortress for the first time were stunned.

Ti Luo couldn't help but say, "If this fortress can be repaired, its scale and combat power will definitely not be lower than the Kidora Planetary Fortress, and may even be stronger."

"The problem is, it's too big, right? How are we going to take it away?"

Sun Duo Xiang's mouth couldn't close.

Lin Zinuo said with a very excited expression, "Su Mo, if we drag this thing back and sell it as scrap metal, we'll probably get rich."

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Su Mo's head ached when he listened to their chattering.

"Okay, everyone be quiet."

Everyone on the scene suddenly quieted down and turned to look at Su Mo.

"Now that we have arrived at the target area, I will arrange the work. What we need to do now is to carry out a systematic and thorough cleaning of this Alien Hive fortress. We must first solve all the remaining and hidden monsters."

Su Mo simply began to arrange the task.

"Okay."

Everyone replied sternly.

"When you are cleaning, try to stay in groups as much as possible to reduce unnecessary casualties. If you encounter an enemy that you can't beat, don't hesitate to run and ask for help, understand?"

Su Mo then urged.

"Understood."

Kendy and the others responded in a deep voice.

"One more thing, don't touch the things that remain inside the Alien Fortress. They may have viruses. All the spoils will be processed uniformly at the end."

Su Mo simply urged.

"Boss, don't worry, our people are all so rich, they will definitely follow your command."

Mo Bao Ke assured with certainty.

"Then it's not too late. Everyone, prepare to go to work with me. If we finish early, we can return early. By the way, Sun Duo Xiang, go and release Domak."

Su Mo was also full of energy.

"No problem, Boss, I'm familiar with this!"

After Sun Duo Xiang finished speaking, he ran out excitedly.

……

Su Mo looked at the people who were taking action and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

"We finally had a smooth run."