118: Carbon crystal deposits

After all, bleeding hearts never come to a good end.

If someone chooses to forgive those who have hurt them, and even turn around to help them, they must be beyond saving.

Fan Xi looked at the Minotaurs crammed into the transport vehicle, barely able to move. She hesitated and did not speak, seemingly engaged in an internal struggle.

He Ming prompted, "So, what are your thoughts?"

Fan Xi gritted her teeth and finally spoke: "The Minotaur's physical strength and endurance are exceptional. They are suitable as laborers. If we can control and utilize them centrally, they would be very useful."

The moment the words left her mouth, Fan Xi regretted them. She lowered her head, not daring to meet He Ming's gaze, fearing he would think she was a cruel woman.

He Ming, conversely, almost laughed out loud upon hearing this. He was extremely satisfied with the answer.

Exceptional.

"What you said makes some sense, but I don't have enough manpower to keep watch over them."

The Minotaurs are hardworking and enduring, making them perfectly suited to be captured as laborers, which is exactly what the Hai Star people did.

But for He Ming, their efficiency was still too slow. A smart robot equipped with a flint module could replace the normal labor of at least ten Minotaurs, and it never knew fatigue.

It wouldn't require charging for fifty years, only needing maintenance once a month at most.

He Ming had at least a thousand such robots under his command.

He Ming's thoughts stirred, and he consulted the omniscient notebook in his inner universe.

[How to handle these Minotaurs to maximize profit]

The answer quickly surfaced.

After reading the end, He Ming already had a plan.

The omniscient notebook's answer was to have Fan Xi release the Minotaurs and inform them that He Ming was a hidden expert of the Revolutionary Army.

Three days later, one of the Minotaurs named Hull would be captured by the Hai Star people and would reveal the process of He Ming intervening to save Fan Xi.

To establish their authority, the Hai Star people would dispatch a large number of personnel to clear out the Revolutionary Army forces everywhere.

As for the rest of the matter, it would be left to the official government of Dragon Country to manage.

Without a doubt.

Beastman Star would become the second battlefield in this interstellar war between Blue Star Civilization and Hai Star Civilization.

He Ming: "Go tell those Minotaurs that I am a hidden expert of the Revolutionary Army, and I came here to rescue you."

Fan Xi was greatly confused, but she still did as instructed.

Minotaurs were rescued vehicle by vehicle. Only two Minotaurs familiar with Fan Xi came over to greet her; the rest scattered and fled toward the depths of the canyon.

He Ming led Fan Xi out of the canyon, got onto a motorcycle, and drove toward Mining Area No. 7.

Mining Area No. 7 produced purple gold ore. Although this ore had some value, it required several complex processes to refine the purple gold.

Even when the finished product was created, its ornamental value far outweighed its practicality.

Therefore, the guard force deployed by the Hai Star people was so thin.

But the answer given by the notebook was that deep within this mining area was a huge carbon crystal deposit, with massive reserves that could be continuously mined on a large scale for a hundred years.

carbon crystal ore is a natural specialty metal. Its basic strength is over a hundred times that of steel, its temperature resistance is extremely strong, it possesses a certain toughness, yet its weight is comparable to plastic. It is essentially pure natural carbon nanotubes, eliminating the need for complex synthesis processes.

The main material used for Hai Star starships is primarily carbon crystal.

Its value is considered the highest among the star systems within a hundred light-years.

He Ming's initial plan was to secure this mining area first, but he discovered Fan Xi and the underground black market from Xin Er's information, which led him to temporarily change his plan.

The motorcycle stopped in a low-lying area only two kilometers away from Mining Area No. 7.

Fan Xi peeked out and was greatly confused. Just ahead was the Hai Star people's mining area. Could it be that he intended to... "Sir, are you going to...?"

He Ming glanced at his smart bracelet and tapped the map function.

More than ten green dots were rushing toward them, estimated to arrive within five minutes.

"Take this stronghold."

Hearing this, Fan Xi's heart suddenly accelerated its beating.

The Hai Star people's mining areas were heavily fortified with heavy weaponry. The Revolutionary Army organization on Beastman Star had tried to capture them many times but achieved little success.

Even if they managed to occupy one or two mining areas, they would soon be frightened by the mobilized troops of the Hai Star people and scatter and flee.

Over time, no one dared to target the mining areas anymore; it was completely thankless work.

"Wait here."

He Ming activated the cloak's built-in optical system, pulled down the face mask, and completely enveloped himself within it.

Fan Xi was surprised to find He Ming's figure gradually fading until he was completely integrated into the surrounding environment.

Although she couldn't see him, Fan Xi's sensory ability was very strong. In the blink of an eye, He Ming had already almost reached the defense tower at the highest point of the mining area.

"What incredible speed!"

He Ming's life index had reached 720,000. Coupled with the extra boost from his inner universe, even if placed in the Milky Way, he would belong to the absolute top tier.

The only thing that could threaten him was the main cannon of a large battleship.

Fan Xi closed her eyes, concentrating her mental power to sense carefully.

Two kilometers away, the silhouette, like a blazing sun, arrived at the entrance of the defense tower.

Just as Fan Xi wondered how He Ming would attack the defense tower, something astonishing happened!

The gate of the defense tower actually opened automatically, as if welcoming its master's arrival.

"How is this possible!"

Fan Xi's mind went blank. She involuntarily recalled her personal experience of following the Revolutionary Army to attack the mining area.

Before the battle began, meetings followed one after another, taking seven days to finalize the ultimate battle plan.

The Revolutionary Army's large force of nearly a hundred people exhausted every means possible, attacking for several days straight. Taking advantage of the defense tower's charging gap, they finally rushed beneath the defense tower in one go but were helpless against the turtle-shell-like fortress.

They couldn't blast through it; they couldn't break it down.

When they tried to dig tunnels, they discovered that the surrounding underground area was filled with high pressure, meaning instant death upon contact.

The moment the defense tower finished charging, all the Revolutionary Army members who participated in the attack were annihilated; not a single person returned alive.

What was going on in the present situation?

The gate opened automatically?

Then what did the sacrifices of so many Revolutionary Army members mean?

After recognizing the disparity, a flame of hope ignited in Fan Xi's heart.

Her purpose for joining the Revolutionary Army was to seek revenge against the Hai Star people, but she was repeatedly disappointed by failure after failure, gradually falling into despair.

He Ming's appearance reignited her desire for revenge.

"If it's him, maybe he really can do it!"

Before long, a convoy of fifteen motorcycles stopped near Fan Xi.

She lowered herself and lay prone by the edge of the low-lying pit, cautiously peering out.

The people in front of her were wearing standard combat uniforms, but they were different from the Hai Star people because their physical structures were different.

"Are they humans?"

At this moment, the smart bracelet on Fan Xi's wrist flickered, projecting a virtual image of He Ming's upper body.

"You can come over now."

Fan Xi reacted, and looking at the bracelet again, the area map showed the convoy of fifteen people ahead as friendly units.