Start with a Mechanical Hunter

Xiao Yu was originally very interested in studying the appearance of aliens, because she had watched a lot of science fiction movies recently, and the aliens in them were all weird and weird, and they were of all types, but she was in this On the planet, we only see various kinds of 'human beings'.

Lobster essence explained:

"This is because of the aesthetic influence of civilization. In the periphery of our star field, whether it is the Republic of Galen or the Federation of Myrta, their racial composition is all humanoid creatures. This will affect the aesthetics of the species in the Holt inner star, resulting in The aesthetics of different races tend to be humanoid, but if you look carefully, their biological forms are actually different."

Xiao Yu looked over with wide eyes. Sure enough, these 'humanoid creatures' were actually A-grade products. They were either equipped with prosthetic limbs or their entire bodies were wrapped in humanoid civilian exoskeletons. A few of them could see their facial features. , all have traces of plastic surgery.

Xiao Yu's eyes widened, and he saw a human figure passing by. The eyeball part suddenly trembled, and the 'eyeball' suddenly grew black needle-length legs, crawling directly into the eye socket.

 The other ‘humanoid’ moved its neck, and two long beards suddenly popped out from its forehead, and its skin suddenly turned pink, exuding some strange smell.

“This is a life form from the Dragonfly star. It calls itself Dragonfly. It has two forms: insect shape and butterfly shape. The biological fluid spilled during the transformation process is very useful for plastic surgery repair.”

"That's the Black Star people. It's a civilized race with unknown coordinates and unknown life forms. They only interact with the outside world through mechanical bodies. The reason why they are called Black Star people is because this civilization's hacking technology is very powerful and can carry out cross-star operations. Level information intrusion."

“This is the Trisolaran, a vanished civilized race. The remaining members of the tribe are protected by the Master Collector and are now responsible for the mechanical maintenance of our mechanical Hydra.”

“Those are the crawling toad species. Their home planet was destroyed by a supernova explosion, so they came here and were protected by the Lord Collector.”

“There is also Helder’s activated metal. This kind of mechanical body is a fifth-level protected species on the protection list of the Civilization Parliament. It was discovered by the collector in a cosmic ruins.”

The senior engineer looked over and saw that he was also a mechanical being. The guy in front of him was neither human nor animal, but an insect. Through its mechanical mouth, it could be seen that its abdomen was empty, with no power system and no calculation. The module seems to be an insect shape inlaid with iron sheets.

 Gao Gong now somewhat understands why this guy has become a protected species.

This kind of life-grade ‘activated metal’ has anatomical appeal to any civilization that engages in scientific research.

“Do you have many rare species here?”

Cowboy Bebop Jack Ryan followed him at some point and said curiously.

He has been to many black markets, but this one has a very special feeling.

 ‘Lobster Essence’ puffed up his chest proudly.

“On our planet, we have sheltered a total of 1,016 endangered civilization species in the Robert Galaxy, 14 of which are on the protection list of the Civilization Parliament.”

“Then why did your collector do this?” Qin Zhenzi wondered. Is it because he was plotting the technological heritage behind these civilized species?

‘Lobster Essence’ seemed to see what the other party was thinking, shook his head and said:

“The vast majority of the intelligent life here came to us in a state of poverty, and the level of civilization is not high. At most, it is in the initial stage of second-level civilization. It has no value to the collector.”

The primary level of second-level civilization is probably the level of technology that has just begun alien exploration, and the two regional overlord-level civilizations near the Mechanical Hydra are about to enter the third-level civilization, so what the other party said is correct.

 And the 'Lobster Spirit' did not lie. After all, their species also escaped, and they know the status of these escaped species better than anyone else.

 “This collector is good, I like it!” Jack Ryan said with emotion.

 “This is a justice knight of the universe!” Xiao Yu’s eyes also sparkled.

“Well, that’s why our Mechanical Hydra has the reputation of a ‘sanctuary for the relics of civilization’!” ‘Lobster Jing’ looked proud.

Gao Gong smiled and said nothing. Seeing the senior engineer's expression, Qin Zhenzi quietly took a few steps back and communicated encryptedly with the senior engineer through the communicator.

“Boss, do you think there is something wrong with this collector?”

"There is nothing wrong with doing good deeds," Gao Gong said calmly: "Just think about it, an interstellar black market itself is in the gray area of ​​civilization, and many of these destroyed civilizations should be caused by nearby regional overlords. , why do collectors do such a thankless job.”

 As Du High-tech’s ‘business negotiation expert’, Qin Zhenzi figured it out after a little thought.

 “Hostage?”

"Well, forget about ordinary endangered species of civilization, but those that are on the protection list of the Civilization Council have received a lot of attention. If nearby civilizations want to deal with this cosmic black market, they will naturally use a vigilant weapon. After all, there are no ascended ones. A civilization, no matter how powerful it is, is only a reserve member of the parliament and has a probationary period.”

 “So that’s it.”

Qin Zhenzi also doesn’t believe that the managers of a black market would be so kind. Even in the universe, as long as they are intelligent species, they cannot violate the laws of human nature.

The planet in front of him was rich and developed, and all rare species lived together peacefully. After walking around, Qin Zhenzi didn't even find peacekeeping tools like modified police officers or mechanical eyeliners, but this was a black market, home to star thieves, underground traders, and smugglers. Species and a paradise for interstellar terrorists, how could this be the so-called 'sanctuary for remnants of civilization'?

“But where is your trading place?” Pang Xiang twisted his thick neck. After the transmission was completed, they were arranged to board a sightseeing aircraft and travel around the planet.

There is a saying that the technological level of a planet can be demonstrated through civilized buildings, while the economic level can be proven through infrastructure.

Although it was just a simple tour, Pang Xiang discovered that the infrastructure of this planet is much better than that of the Mecha Star. There is no radiation zone, no isolation zone, mountains are opened when encountering mountains, and sea reclamation is encountered. High-rise buildings can penetrate into the atmosphere, and the characteristics of the seabed are In the buildings, you can also see all kinds of underwater life. The suspended magnetic levitation channel can lead from the southern hemisphere to the northern hemisphere. The entire planet is like a high-tech city, so clean and advanced.

He has only seen this level of super infrastructure in the Mother City.

"Lobster Essence" was about to say something when his expression suddenly changed and he said seriously: "Everyone, I'm afraid I can't take you to the nearest black market. The Master Collector wants to see you."

 “Then where is he?” Gao Gong asked.

 “He is in Mechanical Hydra No. 10.”

“No. 10? Are there ten more planets like this?” Qin Zhenzi couldn’t help but ask.

 ‘Lobster Essence’ shook his head, “You’ll see it soon.”

Gao Gong suddenly looked out the window and saw that the sea water suddenly lit up. A large amount of blue light overflowed from the water waves and spread from one end of the line of sight to the other end of the horizon.

Jack Ryan also raised his eyebrows.

“Boss, what a powerful force!” Xiao Yu seemed to sense something and exclaimed in surprise.

"Has the earth's core been transformed into an energy source?" Gao Gong said in surprise: "I originally thought that your boss just bought a set of planet transformation modules from a third-level civilization. I didn't expect that you have mastered this level of energy technology."

 ‘Planet terraforming module’ does not include terraforming the earth’s core.

Then, Gao Gong's expression became more and more strange. In his eyes, a large number of space strings emerged from the void, and then disappeared. The world visible to the naked eye began to fold, whether it was a magnetic levitation channel or a giant underwater building, everything began. Faded, the planet-level city slowly disappeared, replaced by a planet-level palace, entirely made of gold, covering the entire planet.

Gao Gong and his party stood in front of the gate of the Golden Palace.