Chapter 1234 - 1096: Encapsulation

Chapter 1234: Chapter 1096: Encapsulation

Hearing Qu Jianlei’s question, Kempas frowned and became hesitant.

However, in the end, he replied hesitantly.

"Just saying it’s a robot, it really isn’t worth much, but it’s really useful, otherwise I wouldn’t have brought it out on purpose."

This logic made sense, and Qu Jianlei wasn’t surprised. He simply said, "I want you to offer a price."

Kempas hesitated for a moment again, then stammered, "Well... twenty million?"

This price was really outrageous. Even top-notch robots for high-precision work rarely reached this price.

And this robot’s appearance looked very clumsy and rough, not even close to being humanoid.

Kempas knew this, which is why he was so hesitant.

He explained earnestly, "I’m not quoting randomly, but this thing is indeed useful... If I were to buy it, thirty million wouldn’t be too much."

Then he tentatively asked, "If you think it’s expensive, how about choosing something else?"

Actually, his energy block reserves were worth several million, which was considered hard currency.

"I’ll take it," Qu Jianlei responded without hesitation, "Ten million for the rescue fee, and I’ll give you another ten million. Any issues?"

For him now, tens of millions were really small change, mainly because he thought this thing was worth pondering.

"Well... alright then," Kempas didn’t hesitate for too long, in this situation, did he have a choice?

Moreover, the other party was straightforward, not even bargaining, and was willing to pay extra.

"Be content," Granny Jia, who wasn’t usually talkative, pointed out since the other person was at least an acquaintance.

"This is almost as much as a small attack ship, yet you seem reluctant."

Kempas nodded honestly, "I’m content, but isn’t it... a bit hard to part with?"

Qu Jianlei’s brow furrowed slightly, "Then how about... forget it? We’re not into strong-arm buying or selling."

"No, I’ll sell it!" Kempas this time was resolute, "We’ve stayed here long enough!"

This robot, it’s just convenient for him to use, who else would spend this kind of money to buy it?

"You probably still have to stay for a month," Qu Jianlei solemnly said, "At that time, our mission will end."

"That’s fine," Kempas quickly replied, "As long as there’s hope, a month is really nothing."

Qu Jianlei paid ten million in silver notes and casually took the robot away.

As the starship ascended, the C-level warrior spoke, "Sir, actually gathering energy blocks would be about enough."

He was responsible for operating the robot and was really a bit reluctant to sell.

Anyway, our millions in cash, plus energy blocks, would come to about ten million.

Kempas looked at him with unusually sharp eyes, "Do you have some misunderstanding about the Supreme?"

"Just these three Supremes here could easily wipe us out... They clearly could get it for free!"

A month later, the 3344 ship came back to the location, and a female voice broadcasted over the public channel.

"Alright, you all can enter the cargo hold, don’t wander around during the voyage, if there are no issues, board the ship."

Should I also enter the cargo hold? Kempas wanted to ask this, but ultimately he didn’t speak.

He felt the arrogance from the other side clearly, and the reason they spared his group’s lives was purely down to character.

Although he wanted to get close to the lady and find out which connection she was familiar with.

But now... it was better to forget it, he just wanted to quickly return to normal society to relax for a while.

Being one of the Supremes, he had no objections to such treatment, and naturally, his companions wouldn’t say much either.

In fact, these people could all feel that although they were rescued, the rescuers... were really hard to deal with.

Since going home was in sight, no one was going to obstinately look for trouble, wasn’t it better to return quickly?

Besides them, there was only one attack ship in the cargo hold, with quite a bit of space left.

The attack ship was a standard warship, without any modifications, and looked about eighty percent new.

This further confirmed for them that the rescuers were from the military.

If it were any other force, even if the attack ship wasn’t modified, it wouldn’t be this new — most are bought as second-hand warships.

In short, nine days passed quickly, and the starship had undergone a transition.

That day, a voice sounded in the cargo hold, "Xueye Star is almost here, you can prepare to disembark."

When they left, they still used their own lifeboat.

But a man and a woman descended from the upper levels, piloting a small ship, towing the lifeboat through space.

The attack ship escorted them until they were five million kilometers from Xueye Star, then let them head toward Xueye Star.

"Alright, we’ll drop you off here, we won’t show ourselves anymore."

In fact, at such a distance, Xueye Star could already detect the small ship, but no one would care about matters so distant.

Occasionally, other starships passed by, but they wouldn’t interfere much — attack ships aren’t meant for long-haul; their main purpose is combat.

Why would everyone eat their fill and willingly seek discomfort?

Anyway, if the lifeboat is sent to this position, it can rely on inertia to reach Xueye Star, completing the escort mission.

After the attack ship returned to Ship 3344, the starship began its return journey, back to that desolate planet.

Qu Jianlei originally intended to return to Qingyuan Star—the aura of the old foundation had stabilized quite well.

However, the paranoid suggested staying at the new base for a while longer, which others agreed with.

Because everyone wasn’t sure if the survivors would reveal the news.

Of course, if the survivors were eliminated, there would be no such worries.

However, even though their team had too many wanted criminals, none liked to kill innocents indiscriminately.

Qu Jianlei also didn’t want to dampen everyone’s spirit—mainly because building such a base isn’t a task that can be done overnight.

In the vast space, there are numerous celestial bodies, but those suitable for creating a base are indeed few.

This desolate planet, though colder, has other conditions that are good, almost ready to become a habitable star.

Celestial bodies with such conditions are indeed rare, so preserving the new base is preferable.

Qu Jianlei was indifferent to this, not thinking that anyone dared to keep staring at the desolate planet.

How low would their intelligence have to be to dare pick a fight with the military repeatedly?

However, since everyone valued the new base highly, Qu Jianlei naturally didn’t want to spoil the mood.

"So, we’ll stay at most for three months. If necessary, we’ll take all the materials when we leave."

"During this time, I can just ponder over the robot."

Everyone already knew the rescue reward the boss received was a robot, and they had even observed it.

No one thought the robot was truly worth twenty million.

Apart from Qu Jianlei in the team, only Nutrient Injection and Jia Shuqing had keen eyes, but even they couldn’t be sure, much less anyone else.

But nobody would believe the boss was deceived—was there really anyone capable of deceiving the boss?

So everyone wanted to know what made this robot so valuable.

However, Qu Jianlei wasn’t in a hurry to analyze it—his reasoning was simple: what if those survivors had remote control methods?

After all, when it comes to artificial intelligence, being cautious doesn’t hurt; it’s better to wait to ponder after sending the people off.

Soon after, Claire shouted, "Boss, if you scoop a bargain, you have to treat us, okay!"

Qu Jianlei shook his head, smiling as he replied, "Can’t I afford it if I didn’t scoop a bargain? I’m not a stingy person."

However, after studying the robot for half a day, he found some wrongness.

"Little Lake, what’s encapsulated inside... feels like it’s not just a computing unit."

"That, I don’t know," Big Head Butterfly rotated its body, "should we take it apart and have a look?"

"Take it apart..." Qu Jianlei thought for a moment and still shook his head, "The risk is a bit high, can you ensure the information won’t spread?"

"Well...then let’s activate the shielding room," Little Lake hesitated a bit.

But then it emphasized, "I’m surely stronger than it, just in case, it’s as you said, better to overestimate the enemy!"

Qu Jianlei ignored its last sentence, "Do you mean, if scanned with instruments, there’s a high possibility the instruments themselves might be invaded?"

"Boss, how much fake wine did you drink?" Big Head Butterfly’s rotation speed suddenly increased, "Instrument scan of the super computing unit?"

The computing unit is indeed very delicate, especially more so with higher computing power.

Using dedicated detection equipment to detect isn’t too problematic, but if forcibly scanned externally, precision components can’t withstand it.

Qu Jianlei raised his hand and slapped his forehead, "Forgot this factor...so shall we dismantle it?"

Big Head Butterfly’s body rotation halted slightly, "Maybe you should ask others...it’s twenty million after all."

"You money-grubber!" Qu Jianlei muttered and decided to consult Nutrient Injection and Granny Jia, who indeed knew more.

As he just stepped out the door, he bumped into Nutrient Injection.

The little fellow’s eyes lit up instantly upon seeing him, "Boss, what’s so mysterious about that robot after all?"

"This..." Seeing the expectation in the other’s eyes, Qu Jianlei had the questions he wanted to ask stuck.

Then he furrowed his brow, "After we return to the base, we’ll take it apart and analyze."

"Take it apart?" Nutrient Injection nodded thoughtfully, seemingly guessing the boss might have overlooked something.

However, this is the only good thing about him, breaking through many things but not speaking them out.

After returning to the new base, everyone tucked away all electronic devices, leaving only the Qi Gathering Array and Spirit Gathering Array.

Those like Bentley chose to continue their cultivation; other idle folks even surrounded Qu Jianlei to watch him disassemble the robot.

The robot, although detachable, had its core area sealed tightly, treated integrally with Gold Attribute Techniques.

Paranoid sensed using Gold Element, discovering a self-destruct mechanism within the integral metal shell.

But since it was discovered, there wasn’t too much unexpected; he carefully bypassed the self-destruct device, making a small hole.