Empire [Rebirth]

"How much?"

"This number, pure goods."

The two talked in a low voice in the night, gesticulating with their fingers from time to time.The seller took a deep look at this strange, sloppy man, thought for a while, and then lowered his voice, "Follow me."

Caesar followed the man around the underground black market, and finally came to an inconspicuous shop.

At this time, Caesar couldn't distinguish the appearance of a young man at all, his face was drooping in rags, and this appearance was not uncommon in the dark streets of the black market.This kind of camouflage is very rough, as long as you go to the jewelry store in the alley to buy a one-time full-body virtual buckle, you can change your outfit and even your appearance.

The man took him into the inner room, took out a long box, held it in his hand, opened it and said to Caesar, "Count it." Here, it is important to take no responsibility for the goods once they leave their hands. Seeing Caesar nodding, he closed the box and snorted. Said: "Since you can find me, I don't need to say more about the rules."

Caesar wisely took out an ordinary optical brain and handed it to the other party. In order to avoid entanglement between the buyer and the seller, the black market business only went through a one-time counterfeit optical brain when it was settled, and thereafter it had nothing to do with each other.

After the other party opened it, they transferred the stored credits to another private optical computer before handing the box to Caesar.

There were three palm-sized pitch-black stones neatly placed in the box. Anyone who knew a little about mechs and energy would know that they were energy stones.

And those who know the goods can judge that this is the pure H particle energy stone that the federal purchase is restricted!

Every energy stone is hard-won.

Since human beings discovered energy particle H, applied it to energy supply, and purified it to form a new type of energy, H particle energy has quickly become popular. H particle energy is very pure, the utilization rate is as high as 90.00%, and it is more pollution-free. The energy supply of the city, the supply of mechs and other major energy sources are all replaced by the energy stone synthesized by H particles.

Nowadays, the H-particle energy stone condensed by space technology is enough to support the energy supply of an interstellar warship for a year in the size of a palm. It can be seen how objective energy is contained in an energy stone!

The only disadvantage is that the rough stones containing H particles are very rare and are non-renewable resources.However, the function of artificially synthesized H particles can only reach one-thousandth of that of pure H particles!

People of insight in the Federation realized the seriousness of this drawback early on. Since the H-particle energy stone was extracted, the purchase of energy stones has been restricted in the form of the highest constitution. If private individuals monopolize the H-particle energy minerals, they will face the highest federal sanctions.

Individuals who want to purchase synthetic energy stones must rely on the mecha driving level certificate or the federally certified subscription license certificate, let alone pure H particle energy stones.

With Caesar's qualifications, the only way to obtain H particle energy stones is through black market channels.

H Particle Energy Stones originally had a price without a market, and the energy stones that flowed into the black market did not ask the source, but the price was often four or five times the market price.

The market price of a thumb-sized synthetic energy stone is around [-] federal coins.The unit price of the pure H particle energy stone is calculated in units of grams. The purer it is, the more expensive it is.

These three H-particle energy stones used up all the credits that Caesar had obtained through the optical network mech challenge and the channel of Misel's store manager during this period of time!

Unavoidable that the night was long and dreamy, Caesar did not rush to leave, but walked farther and farther on the dark street until he entered a well-known hiding spot in his previous life, and then opened the long box.

Terrible!

The pouring energy made Caesar's fingers tremble uncontrollably.

The power stone exudes a huge temptation, as if something is continuously penetrating into the texture, making every pore open, eager to draw power.

Caesar took a deep breath. The current lack of energy in his body exceeded Caesar's estimation. Facing such pure energy, he had no resistance at all!

Caesar's pupils contracted, he hurriedly took out one of the energy stones, and closed the box in a rather embarrassing manner!

The energy stone without any signs of life seemed to emit warmth in Caesar's hands. Caesar closed his eyes hard, and after a few breaths, he opened his eyes again, and the energy stone in his hand had already turned grayish white.

This means that one energy stone is about to be used up!

At this moment, the energy stone in Caesar's hand turned completely silvery white at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The body seems to have absorbed the energy it needs to survive for a long time, bringing out some weakness after being hungry for a long time, but the pale face is slowly revived.Caesar sat on the ground, fiddling with the completely used energy stones in his hand.

One power stone is not enough to feed an energy-starved body.Caesar thought mockingly, he hadn't 'eat' for about two or three months, and now it's his own fault!

This body is like a bottomless pit, requiring excessive energy supplementation.

The sudden illness at the age of seven was due to the shortage of energy, which led to a continuous shortage of energy supplying body functions, and finally to the point where it was unable to maintain physiological needs!

After several critical illness notifications were issued, Wells brought Caesar back home, and then accidentally discovered the source of Caesar's illness. From then on, a family that was not rich became impoverished under the pressure of energy stones.

The judgment given by the hospital was an unknown cosmic virus, but Caesar knew it would not be that simple.He was careful to hide his unusualness, and it was hard for him because of it.

At the beginning, Wells provided Caesar with synthetic energy stones. Compared with pure H particle energy stones, synthetic energy stones are more maneuverable, but synthetic energy stones can only bring Caesar's body Short-term improvement, and half a year later, the body seems to have developed antibodies, and the energy of synthetic energy stones can maintain health for a shorter and shorter time.Forced to helplessness, the adoptive father had no choice but to take the risk.

But not every month, Wells can buy pure power stones in time.

Apparently Caesar hadn't been able to replenish his energy in time when he died last month, and now that three months have passed, it's no wonder his body is getting more and more exhausted.

After a while, Caesar took out the second piece.

This cycle went on and on, and soon, the third energy stone also turned gray.

Each energy stone, which can supply a warship with energy for a year, was absorbed in just ten minutes!Caesar looked at the H-particle energy stone in his hand. He could feel that the empty energy in his body had gradually been saturated, but he was still absorbing energy insatiably. The speed slowed down a lot, and he was not as voracious as before.

But the remaining energy couldn't cope for long.

The three power stones in the box had turned from pure black to silver white, Caesar couldn't help but spit: "MD!"

After he took a breath, he took out the dissolving agent he had prepared early in the morning, and dissolved the waste of the three energy stones together with the box.It is difficult to buy energy stones, and it is even more difficult to dispose of used energy stones.

The waste rocks of energy stones are different from ordinary waste products. The regulations clearly point out that waste energy stones need to be recycled, especially the space structure inside the pure H particle energy stones consumes a huge cost. After the energy is used up, it can be used ten times through recycling. secondary effect.

Once the waste rock of the energy stone is discovered by cleaning robots or humans, it means a disaster.This dissolving agent was researched by the adoptive father with painstaking efforts. Only by completely destroying the corpses can they relieve part of the danger of being wanted by the federation.

He calculated how long the three energy stones would last, and scratched his head impatiently.

What a fucking life!

The one-day public holiday every month will soon end, and the underage students will return to school to receive fully enclosed education.

Qin Xin was pleasantly surprised to find that Caesar's face turned rosy. He was happy that his friend came out of the shock of his adoptive father's death. The gift that originally brought Caesar to comfort him also became a celebration gift.

What Qin Xin brought him was the latest mech simulation toy.

The Qin family owns the largest mecha toy factory on the planet under the name of Planet F. This toy is not yet on the market, but it is not difficult for him, a young master, to get it.

Qin Xin looked a bit tired, and before Caesar could ask any more questions, he suppressed his excitement and whispered in his ear, "I have special guests at my house these two days, and I can't sleep well."

These guests are indeed special, and Qin Xin's attitude is subconsciously cautious even when talking about them. Caesar's eyes signaled him to continue.

"Mom said they were guests from the main star, but I've seen the emblems on the military uniforms they wore on the main star before. They are officers of the Legion of Glory!"

Caesar was not surprised. In fact, he knew about the Legion of Glory staying on planet F before that.

The person who went to store manager Misel to repair the mecha was none other than a soldier of the Legion of Glory.He was very familiar with the space button specially made by the Federation Legion. After all, the Silver Wolf Legion and the Glory Legion he once belonged to were also known as the two major legions of the Federation, and they had a lot of exchanges on weekdays.

"Little Sasa, did you hear what I said clearly? I said, the officers of the Legion of Glory live in my house now. That's the Legion of Glory!" Qin Xin showed yearning and admiration. The unstoppable Legion of Glory can be so close to him!

It is conceivable that the boy's haggardness was entirely caused by excessive excitement and insomnia.

Caesar said angrily, "What are they doing in the eleventh district?"

"...I dare not inquire." Qin Xin did not hear Caesar's dissatisfaction with the Legion of Glory and casual familiarity in Caesar's tone, but looked at Caesar pitifully, and sincerely asked for his opinion: "Caesar, what do you say? , if I propose to leave a hologram with them, will they agree to me?"

Caesar reminded him cruelly: "Are you sure they will stay at your house on the next public holiday?"

"Ah! What should I do then?! Can I ask for leave? I can't afford to be seriously ill, little Sasa! Hey, hey, just let me touch their mechas, why am I so pitiful and finally like the Legion of Honor? Excellent and mysterious federal soldiers are in the same room, but the Cosmos God actually makes us heaven and man never meet each other forever..."

Caesar endured it, but still couldn't help kicking him.

What Caesar noticed was another thing. It has been more than a month since he repaired the mech, and the Legion of Glory is still on planet F, and the number of people sent over seems to be increasing. What kind of mission are they performing on planet F? ?

Caesar touched his chin, a sly light flashed in his eyes.

Well, since these soft-legged shrimps are delivered to the door, it's too inhospitable for him to be a landlord, isn't it?

The author has something to say: These chapters are the transitional chapters for the first confrontation between Gong and Shou. I hope it will not be too boring.Also, the reason why Caesar is so desperate to make money can be regarded as an explanation. There is a vampire with energy stones living in his body. The author is really a bit ridiculous →_→

Full body virtual buttons: see the makeup box in <Psych-Pass>, hahaha~