Chen Ming sorted out his future ideas for making money based on what Lao Wu said.

I opened the terminal and searched for the latest price of Baiyun Steel.

Chen Ming knew that there was a special website for determining the prices of various commodities.

Chen Ming used this website to check the prices of various metals when he was working on the mining space station, and it is still the same now.

The best thing about this website is.

The prices shown on the website are not based on the official prices, because the prices of many products will fluctuate to varying degrees depending on the geographical location.

For example, the price of Baiyun Steel, a high-grade metal that comes mostly from the mechanical clan, is obviously different in the fringe star field and in the prosperous star field.

The creator of the website seems to have some big connections behind it.

The prices of most commodities in all inhabited star systems throughout the human empire are determined based on the most recent recorded transactions in the local area.

Because of this, this website is very suitable for caravans and other people who need to deal with goods frequently.

Therefore, this website has been alive for many years.

Anyway, when Chen Ming started working, this website already existed.

Although the Pirate Space Station is not displayed on the website, Chen Ming can confirm the approximate price of Baiyun Steel by looking at the nearby galaxies, that is, the galaxies of the military outposts.

Soon, the price trend chart of Baiyun Steel was displayed on the terminal. The curve sloping upward indicated that the price of Baiyun Steel had indeed increased.

This just confirms what the pirate said before, that the number of mechanical people has decreased.

In this case, Chen Ming is not greedy. He will keep the parts needed to maintain the spacecraft and sell the rest of the Baiyun steel.

Chen Ming also checked the price of Sky Steel. The price of this thing seemed to fluctuate a lot at the military outpost, and it was cheaper than other places.

Therefore, Chen Mingtian Sky Steel has no plans to sell it for the time being. After all, this thing is the most core material needed for the hyperspace channel system.

The technology of the hyperspace channel system has long been made public. Chen Ming can even purchase the materials needed for the hyperspace channel system at the space station and then make it himself.

It is definitely much more cost-effective than purchasing finished products directly.

Although Chen Ming is still a little unsure whether he should continue to drive the Iron Ore or find a way to switch to a spaceship with its own hyperspace channel system, it always helps to be prepared.

So Chen Ming continued to check the prices of several things that interested him. After getting a general understanding, he closed the website.

"Hmm? What is this?"

Just when the website was closed, Chen Ming suddenly found that there seemed to be something extra on the terminal.

A program that I had never seen before inexplicably appeared on the terminal interface.

Is it the one that comes with the data card just now?

Chen Ming was a little confused and opened the program.

Then, a forum-like interface with various sections popped up.

The name Mu Shuikong is displayed in the upper right corner of the interface.

This seems to be an internal procedure of the Pirate Space Station.

Chen Ming clicked on a few sections and took a look.

It was discovered that this program seemed to be a platform for people who had obtained fake identities to communicate with each other and post task rewards.

However, Chen Ming just took a rough look at it and did not study it in detail.

Because the horizontal elevator he was riding in had stopped at this time, the door of Space Arm No. 13 was in front of him.

Waves of heat are constantly pouring out from Space Arm No. 13.

Chen Ming could feel the obvious temperature rise even through the protective clothing.

Chen Ming turned off the internal program of the Pirate Space Station, opened the previous map, and walked into Space Arm No. 13.

The program is already on the terminal but won't run. I'd better go in and see if the store that Lao Wu mentioned can buy my things as he said.

Space Arm No. 13 is similar to Space Arm No. 2, both are industrial areas with many factory buildings.

However, the industrial equipment in the factory here is different from that in Space Arm No. 2.

Chen Ming had previously seen that Space Arm No. 2 was an industrial equipment for producing weapons that matched the repair plant next door, while the equipment here seemed to be related to smelting and metal.

The space station seems to be able to form a complete industrial chain relying on these different equipment.

This is good news for Chen Ming. After all, he has already decided to join the maintenance factory, so the space station behind the maintenance factory should have as complete functions as possible.

Chen Ming took the elevator again.

I searched on the map for the “Eryang Recycling” that Old Wu had mentioned before.

This recycling station is located in the middle section of Space Arm No. 13, on the main road of the entire Space Arm.

In fact, in addition to the Eryang Recycling Station on the main road, there are some other scattered marked locations that can be seen on the map.

Basically, they are places that recycle and sell minerals.

But since Old Wu mentioned this place before, Chen Ming doesn’t mind going there first to take a look.

The Eryang recycling station is connected to a factory building, and one can directly enter the park where the factory building is located through the recycling station.

After Chen Ming confirmed that the recycling station's door was open and was indeed open for business, he walked in and knocked on the door.

The owner of the recycling station heard the noise at the door and noticed Chen Ming. He smiled like a salesperson and said, "Welcome."

Chen Ming walked to the counter and got straight to the point, asking, "Boss, what are you charging?"

The boss pointed to a small sign standing nearby and said, "It says here that we recycle metal ores and metal ingots, as well as second-hand weapons."

"Nothing else?"

"Serious business, nothing else."

"OK."

Chen Ming took out a small piece of Baiyun steel ingot that he had cut before getting off the ship, put it on the table and asked, "Will you take this?"

The boss picked up the small piece of Baiyun Steel, looked at it and asked, "Did you just kill the Mechanical Clan?"

"right."

"How many?"

"One, 200 kilograms."

Because Chen Ming had previously modified the spacecraft armor, he used up part of it, and he needed to store part of it.

So that's all we can sell.

After receiving Chen Ming's reply, the boss immediately said, "Yes, I can give you 15,000 per kilogram."

After all, Baiyun Steel has a large source of output, so even though it is a high-grade metal, it is still a little inferior to some basic metals such as gold.

It is completely incomparable to Sky Steel, which has a market price of over a thousand per gram.

But at least it is more expensive than silver.

If it could be sold in a prosperous star field, the price would probably be much higher, but Chen Ming can't go there now, so he basically can only accept this price.

However, Chen Ming chose to move the Baiyun steel slice back and said, "Let me take a look."

The boss naturally won't force you to buy or sell.

However, he took out a list and put it on the table, saying, "You can take a look. In addition to recycling, I also sell various ores and melted ingots. Are you interested?"

"Let me see."

Chen Ming took the list from his boss and searched for the materials that interested him.

All the materials for manufacturing the hyperspace channel system are listed here, and the prices are not much different from what you found before.

The boss also said very appropriately: "If you sell things from me, I can give you a 94% discount on your purchase."

Chen Ming was indeed a little moved.

But there is no rush to trade directly.

There is more than one store nearby.

It is very necessary to compare prices from different stores when you are short of money.

So Chen Ming didn't stay in the recycling bin for long and soon planned to leave.

The boss didn't feel any regret about the customer leaving, he turned around and continued to busy himself with his own business.

But before walking out of the store, Chen Ming suddenly turned around and said, "By the way, I was introduced by Wu Ping'an. He said that if you mention his name, you can get a discount."

The recycling shop owner who had just been smiling suddenly turned pale.

"He still owes me money, and you still expect me to give you other discounts?"

"That's all right."

Chen Ming continued to walk out of the recycling station, but his steps suddenly paused again.

As if he suddenly remembered something, he said, "I just bought something with Wu Ping'an. He made about 5,000 from me. He must have money now."

"Um?"

Chen Ming waved his hand and left the Eryang Recycling Station.

I continued to look for a few similar places to buy things on the main road of Space Arm No. 13, and compared the prices again and again.

As a result, Chen Ming discovered that the owner of Eryang Recycling Station was more affordable.

So he turned back to the recycling station and signed the transaction order for 200 kilograms of Baiyun steel.

He took two strong men sent by the boss to the dock to take away the Baiyun steel.

Then three million imperial coins were deposited into Chen Ming’s savings card.

Chen Ming always felt that it was a bit unreal when looking at the numbers on the card. After all, the money was coming in too fast.

Moreover, the purchasing power of the imperial currency is almost the same as the currency Chen Ming used before he traveled through time.

With these three million imperial coins, if Chen Ming has no other ideas, he can actually live the rest of his life very peacefully.

But Chen Ming has it, so this money is not enough, he needs more.

Of course, Chen Ming is still very rational and knows the dangers of such huge profits.

Or a long-term and stable source of income is more suitable for me.

Chen Ming got the money, but he had no plans to spend it for the time being.

Although Baiyun Steel has made the move, the batch of goods is not yet available.

Chen Ming planned to wait until all the items were sold and he had a rough estimate of his overall assets before starting to spend, to avoid spending too quickly and not having enough money to buy some important things.

So Chen Ming returned to the hardware store where he had made a fake identity.

Since Eryang Recycling Station won’t accept it, I can only rely on this place. I can also ask some other questions by the way.

The hardware store owner sat leisurely behind the counter, watching the video with a terminal in his hand.

He looks to be in his thirties, but he acts like an old man.

Seeing Chen Ming coming in, he took the initiative to greet him: "Xiao Mu, what's the matter?"

Chen Ming couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, then he remembered that the pseudonym he had reported before was Mu Shuikong.

He responded casually, came to the counter and asked, "Boss, can you get a better fake identity?"

The boss put down the terminal and asked, "What do you mean?"

“It’s a fake identity that can be used everywhere.”

"Isn't this the real identity? I can't do that, and I don't recommend you do anything like that."

"Your current status is actually quite good. As long as you don't think about being a government employee, you will basically be fine in your life."

"But if you really want to, you can go to the military outpost. I can show you the way. Anyway, it's hard to say whether it will work or not. The expenses are real."

"And this kind of status is not cheap. It's more expensive than buying a ship. At least this much."

The boss stretched out his fist and showed it to Chen Ming.

"one hundred?"

"one thousand."

"Then forget it."

Even with ten million, he might not be able to get it. Chen Mingcai doesn't want to be taken advantage of.

Not to mention whether he could afford the 10 million, he couldn't even go to the military outpost.

Although Chen Ming already has a new identity, his face and the iron ore number itself may be in the military database.

Going to a military outpost would be tantamount to seeking death.

That's why Chen Ming was considering whether he should change boat.

But whether he changed it or not, there were pros and cons, so he was a little conflicted.

Forget it, I’ll think about it later.

I won't be leaving the space station in the short term, so this period of time is enough for me to think carefully.

Chen Ming stopped thinking about other things and focused his attention on the present.

But he suddenly thought of something and asked, "By the way, Boss, how much does it normally cost to get an ID card here?"

The boss was now concentrating on the terminal in his hand again, and said without even looking up, "2000, plus a terminal for 3000."

"So cheap? Old Wu is a bit shady."

The boss shrugged and said nothing.

Forget it, it’s not a big deal. If I get cheated, I get cheated.

It would be better to say that Lao Wu is actually quite good. Although I ripped myself off on the price, the goods and what he said are genuine.

I will have to find a way to join a repair shop later, there will be plenty of opportunities to make it back.

Chen Ming didn't dwell on the issue of being cheated, and asked again: "Apart from issuing cards, is there anything else you can do here?"

"I don't do anything else myself. I'm just responsible for issuing cards and selling some tools. There's no need for more. It's good for retirement."

"But someone asked me to collect things for him."

Chen Ming followed the boss's words and asked, "What are you collecting?"

"All kinds of things."

"Do you accept cigarettes and alcohol?"

"receive."

"Then wait for me, I'll get it."

Chen Ming turned and left the hardware store, preparing to return to the spaceship to get samples.

Space arms No. 1 and No. 2 were very close to each other. Chen Ming quickly returned to the dock and took a pack of cigarettes and a bottle of wine from the Iron Ore.

Just as Chen Ming was about to walk out of the dock gate, some strange noises suddenly came from behind him.

Chen Ming turned around and took a look.

A spaceship that was so damaged that it could only barely maintain its frame was flying into the dock tremblingly.

Chen Ming frowned, and immediately walked quickly to the outside of the gate, standing at the edge of the gate and looking at the ship that could disintegrate at any time.

The spaceship was wobbling towards the ship's destination and was about to stabilize.

But when it was only a dozen meters away from the ship, it suddenly accelerated and crashed into the dock.

The spacecraft was instantly engulfed in flames.

A shrill alarm immediately sounded in the dock.

The impact of the explosion affected several nearby ships.

Chen Ming immediately hid outside the gate, and after the explosion ended, he poked his head out from behind the wall again.

All that could be seen from the location where the spacecraft crashed was thick smoke.

It is impossible to tell the specific damage to the dock.

However, the casualties should not be too many.

Chen Ming just saw that when the spaceship was about to approach, most of the people nearby realized something was wrong and avoided it.

It seemed that there was only one unlucky guy who happened to get off the boat next to him, and no one knew whether he was dead or not.

Just as Chen Ming was observing the situation inside the dock.

Suddenly, many drones with dazzling flashing lights flew out from under the dock, isolated the area where the spacecraft exploded, and began to put out the fire.

The alarm just now also attracted many people from other places to watch the fun, making the dock, which was originally a bit deserted, suddenly lively.

Of course no one dared to stand too close to the ship in the dock. They all gathered near the gate to discuss the cause of the accident.

But it didn't take long.

A fully armed team came out from the core area of ​​the space station and arrived at the dock with a variety of professional tools.

Started to recover the wreckage of the exploded ship and confirm the damage to the dock.

At the same time, it also drove away the crowd watching around.

Chen Ming was naturally driven away as well.

The dock was temporarily closed and inaccessible.

However, Chen Ming had heard some possible news from other people during the period before these people came.

The ship's transformation into this state seemed to be related to the afterglow.

This one is not easy to disassemble, it is also 4K, and it is gone at night

(End of this chapter)