Just as the terminal reported when Chen Ming was clearing the empty jellyfish.

The gases in the jellyfish cannot be quickly transformed, which means that it is difficult for them to immediately reduce the density of the gases in their bodies and they cannot move quickly to higher altitudes in the atmosphere.

You just need to find a way to quickly take off, and after the gas density at high altitudes decreases, you will be able to get rid of the jellyfish.

The spaceship quickly escaped from the pursuit of the empty jellyfish, and Chen Ming immediately made the spaceship hover in place to maintain balance.

He quickly unbuckled his seat belt, picked up the terminal that had just fallen to the ground, and quickly checked it.

Fortunately, it was just a minor problem. Chen Ming picked up the tools in the repair kit that he had always kept with him and fixed it immediately.

Chen Ming immediately opened the section introducing the empty jellyfish again and read it quickly.

All I can say is that what was recorded in the terminal was completely different from what Chen Ming had just seen.

The records show that the air jellyfish should be a docile animal, but the group he encountered was extremely aggressive for some reason.

Chen Ming glanced through the porthole at the original position below.

Anyway, I definitely can't go there.

The Iron Ore was a civilian spacecraft after all, and the firepower of the onboard weapons was simply not enough to deal with that number of empty jellyfish.

Even if Chen Ming has a panel to replenish bullets, it is still possible that the machine gun's firing rate will not be enough to control it, causing the air jellyfish to explode at close range.

The armor of the spacecraft is already unable to withstand the pressure, and any mistake may result in the destruction of the ship and the death of people.

There is no way Chen Ming would go gambling.

Fortunately, I had prepared in advance.

I selected several alternative landing sites, but I didn’t expect that I would actually use them.

Chen Ming pulled up the map on the terminal and found the second priority landing location.

This place is not far from the first priority location and is also a plain.

But the difference is that the color here seen from space is purple.

This time Chen Ming was very cautious and carefully confirmed the target location in the air.

All its attention was focused on the nearby purple woods. If there was any disturbance, it would fly away immediately to prioritize the safety of the spacecraft.

But this time it went very smoothly and the spacecraft successfully landed on the gentle slope of a hill.

There were no aggressive animals around.

Chen Ming finally breathed a sigh of relief.

The first thing Chen Ming did after the spacecraft came to a halt was to open the panel of the spacecraft and confirm the damage to the armor.

Under the jellyfish's self-detonation attack just now, the damage to the spacecraft's armor was more serious than when it entered the high-density asteroid belt before.

The durability of the port side armor once again dropped to around 40%, and other places also suffered losses.

Chen Ming pressed the maintenance button immediately, and after expending some energy, he increased the durability of all armor to about 70% again.

At least it can withstand a wave of attacks of that intensity.

If he had to do more repairs, Chen Ming might have spent the rest of the day in a daze.

After repairing the spaceship's armor, Chen Ming immediately opened the panel of the machine gun.

【22mm machine gun】

[Type: Small kinetic weapon]

[Manufacturer: Sinda Rockwell Arms Company]

[Ammo Load: 1000/1000]

[Effective killing range: 2000 meters]

[Fire rate: 240 rounds/minute]

Durability: 19%

[Available operations: Replace/Repair/Renovation]

Just as Chen Ming thought, the [Transform] option appeared in the executable operation column, just like the mining laser.

After clicking, four options appeared in front of him.

[Chain feed][Twin barrel][Stabilizing bracket][High-strength barrel].

[Chain feed] replaces the original mechanical device inside the spacecraft with a belt feed, which speeds up the loading of bullets, but is not friendly to logistics.

But Chen Ming doesn't need logistics, and the bullet consumption can be replenished with one click on the panel, so there is no harm.

[Twin Gun Barrel] As the name suggests, installing another gun barrel on the machine gun can increase the overall firing rate by 80%, if not double it.

The [stabilizing bracket] is a device placed inside the machine gun to stabilize the shaking of the gun barrel during continuous firing.

Even if the machine gun is controlled by a computer, the recoil problem cannot be avoided. This modification is used to improve the shooting accuracy.

The [High Strength Gun Barrel] is a modification that allows the machine gun to keep the barrel temperature from being too high after long-term firing.

These four transformation options are also the transformation methods that Chen Ming saw when he was reading a book before.

When Chen Ming was flipping through the books in the terminal, he was wondering why there were so many types and contents of books about weapons and spacecraft modification. Now, seeing that the port machine gun had only 19% of its durability left, Chen Ming understood.

There is no certainty about what kind of dangers you may encounter during space travel. Using only two basic weapons would certainly not be reassuring for experienced crew members who often have to travel outside.

Therefore, it became a very common practice to modify the hull and weapons.

As long as some extremely outrageous modifications are not carried out, such as biological and chemical weapons, law enforcement agencies in most places will turn a blind eye.

So Chen Ming decided to modify the weapons according to the practices of his predecessors.

He didn't want to be in a situation where he was in danger but didn't have enough power to resist.

As for these four transformation options, Chen Ming could only say that he wanted them all.

Just not now.

Repairing the armor just now had exhausted Chen Ming's energy, and the best he could do was to replenish the durability of the machine gun.

Unfortunately, Chen Ming only repaired the machine gun. Suddenly, he saw a few blue balloons floating outside the porthole.

Chen Ming immediately became nervous.

The barrels of two machine guns were already pointed at them.

These jellyfish that suddenly reappeared were larger than the ones he had seen before, and the power of their explosions might be even more terrifying.

However, this time, these large jellyfish did not show any aggression. Instead, they were very docile, as if they were just passing by.

But Chen Ming did not dare to relax at all. He focused his attention on the engine of the spacecraft, ready to fire and start the engine and run away at any time.

It was not until these empty jellyfish floated away with the wind that Chen Ming's tense nerves relaxed and he breathed a sigh of relief.

It seems that not all air jellyfish are hostile to spacecraft.

But this does not mean that Chen Ming is safe. Danger may come again at any time.

However, Chen Ming did not back down. In order to find food that could support his space voyage, he had to take such risks.

Chen Ming strengthened his determination, took the advanced plant analyzer the size of his arm that he had removed from the planting cabin, and stood in front of the hatch on the side of the spacecraft.

The hatch opens.

Under the illumination of the gradually brightening starlight, a purple world appeared in front of Chen Ming.

Purple trees, purple grass, purple sky, everything looks purple, but not the sickening purple. Instead, it’s the soothing purple like lavender.

Chen Ming did not rush to step out of the spaceship, but looked at the wrist of his protective suit.

The gas quality detector on the wrist and equipped with protective clothing displayed a few lines of text.

Livable air environment.

No lethal gases.

No pathogenic microorganisms.

Chen Ming confirmed again that there was no danger around him before taking off his helmet.

Standing at the edge of the cabin door and taking a breath of fresh air from outside, the expression on Chen Ming's face gradually calmed down.

Then he got off the spacecraft.

(End of this chapter)