Some people concluded that the culprit was the afterglow based on the damage to the exterior of the spacecraft while it was still in operation.

In fact, Chen Ming could roughly see it. After all, traces of high-temperature burning and melting, as well as damage caused by laser scanning and penetration could be seen everywhere on the spacecraft.

It is a clear sign of the energy weapons commonly used by Afterglow ships.

However, Chen Ming did not think about the afterglow at first, and just thought it was the scar left after a fight with other people who possessed energy weapons.

Because the condition of this spacecraft is not sufficient to support its voyage in the hyperspace channel.

Whatever happened to the ship must have happened inside the galaxy.

That's why Chen Ming felt that it was most likely a conflict with other people.

However, someone in the crowd mentioned the afterglow that has been quite active recently in this fringe star region.

This statement was immediately recognized by others.

Almost everyone had no objection to the appearance of Yu Hui in the galaxy.

It was as if this matter had already been recognized and Chen Ming didn't know about it.

Chen Ming, who had just arrived, naturally chose to believe the words of those who ran in dangerous star fields every day.

After all, no one would not take his or her life seriously unless he or she has nothing.

But most of the people at the shipyard own their own boats, so they can't be said to be penniless.

So Chen Ming would rather believe what they say and their experience.

That was all that could be seen from the spacecraft.

More detailed information about the ship's previous experiences is largely speculation.

The true situation probably only known to the people at the space station management bureau who took away the spacecraft wreckage and the black box.

After finding nothing to see at the dock, Chen Ming returned to Space Arm No. 2 again.

The afterglow and the like are still a little far away from him now.

Even though Yu Hui's situation was different from what Chen Ming had thought before, he was not restricted outside the territory of the human empire by the army, but had begun to infiltrate human territory.

Chen Ming was not too worried. After all, the Pirate Space Station had been running for decades. If it was so easily destroyed, it should have disappeared long ago. At least his safety was guaranteed as long as he stayed in the space station.

So instead of continuing to pay attention to the afterglow that is drifting to who knows where in the galaxy, it is better to get down to business first.

Soon, Chen Ming stood in front of the counter of the hardware store again and put down the wine and cigarettes he brought.

"My treat?"

The boss said jokingly, stood up, put the terminal aside, and picked up the cigarettes and wine on the counter.

When I was checking whether the items were original and unopened, the boss suddenly said, "It seems like there was an alarm at the dock just now."

"Well, a shabby ship crashed into the dock and blew up."

"oh."

The boss responded casually and started working on the computer behind the counter, probably to look up information on tobacco and alcohol.

Chen Ming was free at the moment, so he asked, "By the way, do those bombed ships nearby think they are unlucky or something?"

The boss immediately saw Chen Ming's worry and said, "The space station will generally take care of it. After all, it is open for business, but we have to find someone who can take responsibility. If we can't find anyone..."

"But if those ships have insurance, it's fine. If they don't, then you can only blame yourself for your bad luck."

Insurance.

Chen Ming almost forgot about this thing.

In fact, Chen Ming has the impression that there are quite a lot of insurance companies. After all, if the ship is lost, the probability of people coming back is quite low.

Therefore, the benefits of insurance are actually quite large, and most people who come to the fringe star field, if they have a spaceship, will also find a way to insure the spaceship.

Although the armor of Chen Ming's Iron Ore is mixed with Baiyun steel, it has extremely strong protective capabilities.

The explosion of the previous spaceship was so powerful that it would not be able to take the Iron Ore away even if it was close to it.

As long as the spacecraft does not explode on the spot, Chen Ming can repair it.

But it is better to be safe than sorry, so Chen Ming had to find an insurance company to insure the spacecraft.

However, we still need to consider whether to buy insurance for the Iron Ore or the new spacecraft.

While Chen Ming was thinking, the boss had already checked the goods. He held a sample of cigarettes and alcohol in each hand and asked Chen Ming, "Only these two types?"

"right."

"How much is it?"

Chen Ming recalled the boxes that filled half of the storage cabin, took up most of the work cabin, and the captain's cabin also had a lot of boxes of goods and said, "Thirty-four boxes of wine, fifty-seven boxes of cigarettes."

In fact, there were still a few scattered bottles of alcohol and cigarettes left on the spacecraft that could not be put into a box, so Chen Ming did not take them out separately. Maybe he could give them to others later.

The boss was a little surprised to hear Chen Ming's answer and asked, "Box? Is it a standard box?"

“TEU.”

"So many, just finished a deal?"

"What's wrong?"

"Nothing, just asking."

The boss operated on the computer again, looked up at Chen Ming and said, "We usually charge 30% off for this kind of goods."

"But if your goods are slightly defective like this, the discount is usually 35%."

The boss pointed out to Chen Ming the dents on the cigarette sticks caused by the impact of the spacecraft explosion, as well as the scratches on the wine bottle.

Chen Ming also knew the situation of the goods he had rescued from the cargo hold of the exploded spacecraft, so he said truthfully: "35% discount."

"Okay, remember to tell me when you do business in this area next time, otherwise there might be problems."

Chen Ming nodded and said, "I understand."

The boss seemed quite satisfied with Chen Ming's reaction. He could see that Chen Ming was very receptive to others.

"Then there are sixteen bottles in a box. The current market price of this kind of wine is 1,600 per bottle. So you will pay 16,700 for a box."

"There are 20 packs of cigarettes in a box. The cigarettes are pretty good. They cost about 800 per pack. A box costs 10,400."

"The total is 1,160,600. If that's ok, let's settle the bill."

Chen Ming calculated it, confirmed that there was no problem, and took out the terminal.

The boss very straightforwardly transferred the 1.16 million to Chen Ming.

Looking at the extra money on the card, Chen Ming couldn't help but think.

How much did the caravan spend on purchasing such a batch of goods? How much can they earn by selling all of them? If they bought them at zero cost and sold them at a 30% discount, they would definitely earn more money than the caravan transporting goods.

But this money-making efficiency is still not as good as hunting mechanical tribes.

No wonder the caravans would choose robbery and smuggling.

The money you earn by honestly trading is really not as much as that earned by robbing.

If we could tow another spaceship back and sell it after depreciation, the money we could earn would be more than we could earn by going on several business trips.

With this comparison, Chen Ming felt that the one million he had just received was a little too little.

Although this 1.16 million is definitely enough for ordinary people to maintain a life of basic food and clothing for a lifetime as long as they control their spending a little.

But unfortunately, the value of the spacecraft is not limited to this.

Even if the three million that Chen Ming had obtained before was added, it was still far from enough for a complete spaceship.

Not to mention that Chen Ming had just looked at the prices of some high-end marine equipment at the repair shop.

Even if it is just an ordinary mining ship with only the most basic equipment, its price starts at five million. The price of a 2,000-ton ship like the Iron Ore will be even higher.

A most ordinary civilian ship can empty your pocket, so this amount of money is really nothing.

This is also one of the reasons why Chen Mingcai has been struggling with whether to change the boat.

Chen Ming sighed silently, he still had some distance to go before achieving his goal.

Then he is also capable of completing the mission from the pirate space station in the fringe star field to the prosperous star field.

Chen Ming reaffirmed his determination and raised his head from the terminal.

Then he found that the boss had sat back in his rocking chair, holding the terminal and watching videos.

"Um, boss, when will you come to pick up the goods?"

After completing the transaction, the boss lay down peacefully again.

He waved his hand casually at Chen Ming and said, "Don't worry, I have to tell the receiver first. It may take two days."

"Anyway, I have your communication code. When the time comes, send me a message to arrange a time and I'll send someone to find you."

Chen Ming hesitated at this time and asked, "Aren't you afraid that I will default on my debt later?"

The boss casually pointed outside the store and said, "Look outside."

Chen Ming looked over as his boss said. From this angle, he could see the heavy industrial equipment used to manufacture weapons in operation in the factory outside.

Moreover, Chen Ming had just looked at the map specifically. Unlike the No. 13 space arm, the boss's hardware store was the only marked location on the map of the No. 2 space arm.

Chen Ming turned his head and looked at the boss who was sitting leisurely in the store, and he knew what was going on.

What this situation means is self-evident.

Chen Ming nodded silently and left the hardware store.

Go directly to the city in the core area of ​​the space station.

The first thing to do after you have money is naturally to purchase supplies.

Cities are places for people to live, and everything needed for human life can definitely be bought in cities.

Chen Ming looked at each house along the marks on the map.

He found that most stores could deliver the goods directly to the ship, which saved him a lot of trouble.

You can start purchasing directly with confidence.

First and foremost, of course, is food.

It never goes a wrong to stock up on a half-year supply first.

And modern packaged food is always easier to store than food you grow or hunt yourself.

The space in the refrigerator can also be better utilized.

In addition to food, Chen Ming also needs to stockpile various daily necessities.

And some emergency items for spacecraft.

For example, there are foam tanks for emergency sealing of gaps in spacecraft, trigger-type foam fire extinguishers that can immediately spray fire-extinguishing foam around when sensing flames, and so on.

In addition, Chen Ming also needs to prepare other medicines needed to deal with various diseases and emergencies.

Although Chen Ming has not been sick, herbs have been grown in the planting cabin.

But herbal medicine is only a temporary substitute after all, and modern medical drugs are the best means of curing and preventing diseases.

By the time these things were dealt with, a long time had passed.

A feeling of fatigue gradually flooded into Chen Ming's mind.

So Chen Ming returned to the Iron Ore.

I took off the protective suit I had been wearing for a long time.

Although protective clothing has the function of regulating temperature and is not too stuffy to wear, it is not everyday clothing after all and it is still very uncomfortable to wear for a long time.

Xiao Shi had also been trapped in Chen Ming's helmet for a whole day, and disappeared as soon as he was released.

Either it went to sleep in its piece of ore, or it went to play on the running wheel that Chen Ming made for it in the captain's room.

Anyway, Chen Ming was tired, so he didn't go looking for it.

After a quick wash, I lay down on the bed.

But Chen Ming can't rest now.

Because the time in the space station is based on the Earth time, Chen Ming's daily routine must be adjusted.

He had to hold on for a while longer and wait until the normal rest time on Earth before he could rest.

Chen Ming thought about it and opened the program on the terminal.

I checked what this forum for internal communication in the pirate space station was used for.

Took some time to get a general understanding.

This forum actually has three main functions.

Task release, mutual communication and announcement information.

The missions are basically investigation, exploration, collection, smuggling, recycling, freight, etc.

Of course, there are also battles, battles with the mechanical race, Yuhui, and battles with other pirates.

Some are posted by individuals, and some are posted by the space station administration.

Chen Ming also tried to post a task and found that all the tasks that could be posted needed to be reviewed, so the credit of the people who posted these tasks should be guaranteed.

But Chen Ming has no plans to leave the space station for the time being, so he is not considering these missions that seem to pay well.

When it comes to mutual communication, Chen Ming is referring to the most basic forum function of this program.

However, this forum was just like the forum in Chen Ming’s previous life. It was full of people just chatting and gossiping, and there was nothing of value to Chen Ming’s current situation.

So Chen Ming took a few glances and ignored the existence of this section.

Then there is the announcement information section. In addition to tasks and normal communication, the forum also has various announcements issued by the Space Station Administration.

For example, the spacecraft collision with the dock that happened today appeared in the announcement, saying that it is still under investigation and a new announcement will be released later.

When Chen Ming was looking through the previous announcement records in the space station, he even found an announcement related to Yuhui issued by the neighboring military outpost in this section.

It's simply stating clearly that there is someone behind me.

It seems that I need to pay more attention to the announcement section here. After all, not only news about the space station, but also news from the military outpost can be obtained here.

After reading this, the time is almost up.

Chen Ming could no longer resist the sleepiness and fell asleep.

The next day, when Chen Ming woke up, he felt a little depressed.

After all, you are suffering from jet lag, so it is normal to feel a little tired.

And now he is different here in the space station than when he was on Ramu.

Now there is no urgent matter such as survival crisis forcing him to move forward, and it can even be said that there is almost no pressure.

However, Chen Ming still has some demands on himself.

So even though he was a little tired, he quickly got up and prepared to start what he was going to do today.

The progress of executing my plan is currently very good.

The identity has been settled and part of the money has also arrived.

If joining the repair shop later goes smoothly, then the progress of moving on to the next galaxy should be very fast.

So what Chen Ming has to do today is very simple.

Go to the repair shop and try to find Lao Wu's boss.

And ask Lao Wu about things related to the spacecraft.

For example, the factory data modification of the spacecraft, the transformation of the spacecraft's appearance, and the price of the depreciated spacecraft when it is sold.

Difficult to divide, 4k, late

(End of this chapter)