Su Mo thought for a moment, then quickly left and returned to the ship.

The money was all spent, and things were settled. It was best to rendezvous and return as soon as possible, so it would be harder to be targeted and have unexpected problems arise.

Don't be fooled by how big Star Ring City seems; the area Su Mo was active in was just the surface-level trading market. And this trading market was the area frequently visited by Federal members. As for personnel from other civilizations, they were more active in the neighboring trading area, avoiding each other, which could be considered a tacit understanding.

After all, no one could be sure about anyone else, so it was best to avoid contact as much as possible.

Su Mo headed towards the air harbor, but halfway there, he ran into Xiao Wen and Chen Shan.

"Su Mo!"

Chen Shan greeted him with a hearty laugh.

"Chen Shan, Xiao Wen, what are you doing here? I was just about to return to the ship."

"We just finished our business, picking up some things. Want to join us?"

Xiao Wen asked with a smile.

"Sure!"

Su Mo didn't refuse. Even though he was broke, it would be good to browse and learn more.

"Let's go together then. How did your business go?"

Chen Shan put his arm around Su Mo's shoulder and asked straightforwardly.

Su Mo thought for a moment, not knowing how to describe it, and replied, "It's alright, I guess."

"Alright is good. By the way, Su Mo, aren't you going to buy anything?"

Xiao Wen asked, looking at Su Mo's empty hands.

Su Mo replied frankly, "No, I spent all my money."

Chen Shan chuckled and said, "Did you lose control for a moment and spend it all?"

"Something like that."

"Don't feel bad, it's normal. Let me tell you the truth, if Xiao Wen hadn't been stopping me along the way, I would have spent all my money too. Let's browse together, and if you like something, just tell me. Your brother will cover it for you."

Chen Shan patted his chest generously.

"Thanks."

Su Mo didn't refuse.

So, the three of them continued to browse the street shops. They first went to a roadside stall. The owner was a male with a long braid and slightly gray-blue skin. He was tall, at least two meters, but very thin.

His stall was filled with a jumbled mess of things.

In the trading area of Star Ring City, apart from some of the more powerful shops that had warehouses, most shops and stalls displayed everything they owned.

After all, housing here was so expensive, how many people could afford to rent a shop?

In addition, apart from mecha pillars, basically no shops sold low-level ships, because the docking fees for low-level ships were too expensive.

The cost of docking for a period of time would be higher than the price of the ship itself.

So, they mostly sold parts and the like.

Xiao Wen squatted down, picked up some metal circular patches, and asked, "How much for these translation patches?"

"You have good taste! 1.5 Star Coins each, and a discount for large quantities."

The stall owner's eyes lit up when he saw a potential customer.

"Too expensive, 0.5 Star Coins each."

"Can't sell it at that price, it's less than the cost."

"Don't try to fool me, a mecha pillar only sells for 1 Star Coin, and you dare to ask for 1.5 Star Coins. 0.5 Star Coins, not a penny more."

Xiao Wen's attitude was firm.

The stall owner's expression changed for a moment, and he finally sighed and asked, "How many do you want?"

"Fifty pieces."

"Alright."

The stall owner immediately pulled out a box from behind him and handed it to Xiao Wen.

Xiao Wen took out his card and swiped it on the stall owner's machine, paying the Star Coins.

"What are you buying these for?"

Su Mo asked curiously.

"These are language translation patches. We rely on these to communicate with people from different civilizations. The reason you can communicate without any language barriers in Star Ring City is that everyone here uses these things. Once you encounter someone who doesn't use a translation patch, communication will be a problem. These metal patches have all the languages of the civilizations participating in Star Ring pre-recorded, so they can help you translate information and convert the language you speak, otherwise who knows what you're saying? Here, take one."

After Xiao Wen explained, he took out a patch and handed it to Su Mo.

Su Mo took it and looked at it, feeling it was quite amazing, definitely some black technology.

"How do you use it?"

"Stick it on the side of your neck, try not to be too far from your vocal cords, so it works better."

Chen Shan pointed to the side of his neck, where he also had a patch stuck on.

"Alright."

Su Mo put it away.

"Gentlemen, you can take a look at the other things on my stall. They're all top-quality goods, and many were dug out from ancient civilization ruins."

The stall owner eagerly continued to promote other items.

Xiao Wen looked at the items on the stall, most of which were old things. And most of them looked like parts salvaged from scrap and some strange ores.

He couldn't even tell what they were for, and with a limited budget, he immediately lost interest.

"No thanks, let's go, let's take a look ahead."

"Don't go! I also sell top-secret intelligence here. Let me tell you, when I was young, I was the commander of the Black Tower Kingdom's elite army, owning more than a dozen standard battleships. I know the location of the material reserve left behind after the Black Tower Kingdom was destroyed. If you're interested, I can sell it to you cheaply."

The stall owner was immediately anxious. His business was getting worse and worse, and he was almost unable to pay the taxes.

Su Mo couldn't help but look at Xiao Wen, curious how he would handle it.

Unexpectedly, Xiao Wen said in a deep voice, "We don't just buy information, but if you're willing to come with us, the Federation is willing to pay you a sum of money."

To everyone's surprise, the stall owner shook his head like a rattle when he heard Xiao Wen's words.

"No, no, I'll sell it to someone else."

The people who eked out a living here dared to deceive newcomers because Star Ring City absolutely prohibited conflict. As long as it wasn't on-the-spot transaction fraud, it was useless to come looking for them afterward.

But if they left Star Ring City with the newcomers, they would become fish on a chopping block. By then, they wouldn't have gotten the money, and they would be facing torture.

Unless absolutely necessary, no one wanted to leave Star Ring City.

Seeing that the other party was unwilling, Xiao Wen didn't force it. Ninety-nine out of a hundred pieces of information given by those who were unwilling to leave were fake.

Even if one percent of it was true, who could afford to gamble?

So, Su Mo and the others continued to stroll, and there were so many stalls here.

At this time, Su Mo saw a stall selling a large number of books, and the prices were extremely cheap, ten for one Star Coin. Of course, looking at the printing materials of the books, it was clear that they were pirated copies. In addition, data discs were also sold next to the books.

The stall owner was a silver-haired woman, wearing a blue dress with a very special design, and her delicate and beautiful face was full of melancholy.

Su Mo squatted down and flipped through them, and each one looked quite peculiar.

Chen Shan asked, "Brother, do you want this?"

"Yeah, lend me some Star Coins, I'll buy some."

"What are you saying? How many Star Coins could these be? Just pick whatever you want."

"Then I won't be polite."

Su Mo picked out some books, then took a few data discs and asked,

"How much?"

The girl extended her hand, making a sound as beautiful as a nightingale.

"Five Star Coins."

Listening to the girl speak was like an enjoyment, her tone was very special.

After Chen Shan paid with his card, he muttered in a low voice.

"This girl, could she have been a celebrity before? Her voice is so special."

Xiao Wen reminded Chen Shan, "Don't speculate about other people's past."

"Oh."

Chen Shan immediately realized that the people who were able to survive in Star Ring City after the collapse of a civilization were basically not pushovers, and most of them had a painful memory.

If he said the wrong thing and angered someone, it would be troublesome.

"Let's browse a few more stalls, it's about time to go back."

Xiao Wen said, looking at his phone.

At this time, Su Mo suddenly made a puzzled sound, "This is..."

Xiao Wen and Chen Shan turned their heads to look at Su Mo. They saw Su Mo squatting down, picking up a mecha model from the stall, and looking at it carefully.

"This thing looks a lot like the Generation II mecha, Black Steel, although there are some differences in appearance."

"It's the Generation II mecha, Black Steel, and it's an enhanced version. How much for this mecha?"

Xiao Wen immediately became interested. He knew that their legion had only been allocated Generation I mechas so far. It wasn't that the Federation couldn't afford them, but the Federation purchased very few of them, focusing more on purchasing production lines and technology, wanting to develop sustainably.

"Twenty thousand Star Coins."

The beautiful stall owner looked up and replied melancholically.

Hearing this number, Xiao Wen felt troubled. This price was far beyond his ability to afford. He had brought a total of 15,000 Star Coins with him on this trip to Star Ring City, and he had basically purchased almost everything he needed.

Although he liked it very much, the price was still too expensive.

"Oh, isn't this Xiao Wen?"

Suddenly, a familiar voice sounded.

Su Mo and the others turned their heads to look over and saw Mo Bake walking over with a group of subordinates. He was wearing a Federation military uniform and had the rank of Colonel.

His position was at the same level as Xiao Wen.

"Mo Bake? What's the matter?"

Xiao Wen's voice was very cold. They had had no shortage of conflicts between their two legions in the Star Ring World. Of course, that wasn't anything, after all, it was all in the past. The problem was that Xiao Wen didn't have any good feelings towards this guy.

Because his personality and exaggerated style were what he hated the most.

"Don't be so cold, we're going to be colleagues in the future. We'll see each other sooner or later. Are you buying something?"

"That doesn't seem to have anything to do with you, does it?"

Su Mo wasn't very interested in Mo Bake either. This guy suddenly popping up definitely wasn't good.

Mo Bake turned his head to look at Su Mo, and the more he looked, the more familiar he became. He suddenly remembered that this guy was the one who had harmed him so badly! He was the one who stole his mecha and caused him to lose a lot of Gold Points. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say he was an enemy. His anger suddenly flared up. It was really a narrow road.

"It's you, Su Mo!"

"What do you want?"

Chen Shan directly stood in front of Su Mo.

When Mo Bake saw Chen Shan standing in front of him, he immediately came back to his senses. He now remembered that things weren't the same as before. They were all Federation people. And Long Ming had also become the Chairman of the Federation Council, so he smiled and said, "What do I want? Isn't this the first time I've seen Su Mo in person? I'm just a little too excited."

"It's best if that's the case. Don't get any funny ideas."

Chen Shan warned.

"Look at what you're saying. I admire you. Let's not talk about this. What are you looking at? Oh, you have good taste. It's a top-quality Generation II mecha."

Mo Bake responded with a smile, and at the same time, his eyes looked at the mecha model, and he recognized it at a glance.

"None of your business."

Chen Shan replied unhappily.

Mo Bake didn't care. He looked at the stall owner, and his eyes lit up even more. What a beautiful girl! So he asked,

"Girl, how much for this mecha?"

"Twenty thousand Star Coins."

"Twenty thousand Star Coins isn't expensive. Brother Xiao Wen, hurry up and buy it."

Mo Bake lied through his teeth. Twenty thousand Star Coins wasn't expensive? Converted into the current Federation currency, the price had already reached 200 million Federation dollars.

Xiao Wen didn't reply to Mo Bake.

Seeing that Xiao Wen's expression wasn't very good, Mo Bake immediately realized it and said with a cheap smile, "Brother Xiao Wen, could it be that you don't have enough money? If that's the case, tell your brother. Your brother will pay for you. I'm very generous. Don't be embarrassed."

The more Mo Bake spoke, the more smug he became. He knew that their territories were next to each other in the Star Ring World, and they had often had conflicts with Xiao Wen, suffering a lot of losses each time.

In his opinion, this guy always had a proud and disdainful expression. Now that he had such a good opportunity to ridicule him, how could he give it up?

Chen Shan's face wasn't very good either. Wasn't this deliberately making trouble? He knew that they didn't have much money on hand, and he was still saying this. He knew that these guys were enriching themselves by mining gold all day long, so of course they were very wealthy.

On the contrary, Su Mo began to think. This Generation II mecha could cope with most of the dangers of normal missions.

Its importance was self-evident. Given the current tight budget, even if they were allocated some later, it was estimated that there wouldn't be many. One more was one more point of combat power.

This wasn't a game, it wasn't like a failed mission was the end of it. People would die, and there was no regret medicine.

Losing a little face wasn't anything, and Mo Bake was being so generous because he had a good grasp of Xiao Wen's personality, calculating that he would definitely not agree. Since that was the case, then he would simply do the opposite, using the money for nothing, and there would be no such opportunity again.

Just as Xiao Wen was about to decline, Su Mo suddenly interrupted Xiao Wen's words.

"Okay, then I'll thank you on behalf of Commander Xiao Wen. Please pay."

As soon as these words came out, the smiles on the faces of Mo Bake and the others immediately froze, including Xiao Wen and Chen Shan, who were also dumbfounded.

Xiao Wen and Chen Shan looked at Su Mo in disbelief.

Su Mo hinted to the two of them with his eyes that it was better to agree. What was losing a little face? This was a genuine mecha.

Although Xiao Wen and Chen Shan were very uncomfortable, they remained silent, which was considered a default of Su Mo's words.

Then it was Mo Bake and the others who were no longer calm. Mo Bake squeezed out an ugly smile and said, "I'd like to, but it seems that Commander Xiao Wen doesn't want it."

Su Mo said calmly, "Our Commander Xiao Wen won't mind, and it just so happens that our legion is short of mechas. Commander Mo Bake is so eager to do good, how can we ruin your face? Don't you think so?"

Xiao Wen took a deep breath and replied in a very reluctant and awkward manner.

"Su Mo is right, thank you, then I won't be polite."

Mo Bake's face turned green. Twenty thousand Star Coins!

Su Mo looked at Mo Bake, whose expression was very wonderful, and said very calmly, "Commander Mo Bake, please pay. Someone of your status shouldn't go back on their word, right?"

"Nonsense, how could I go back on my word? I'll pay."

Mo Bake reluctantly took out his card from his pocket.

Su Mo was quick-witted and immediately reached out and snatched the card over, saying to the stall owner.

"Swipe the card!"

He was afraid that this guy Mo Bake would suddenly go back on his word.

The beautiful stall owner took the card, swiped the money out of it, and then took out a delivery note from her pocket and handed it to Su Mo.

"You can go to the z281 Miscellaneous Storage Depot to retrieve the mecha stored there according to the information on the delivery note."

"Okay!"

Su Mo took it, without any embarrassment.

Mo Bake saw that the money had been paid, and he staggered, almost fainting.

"Thank you, Commander Mo Bake, here is your card, please keep it."

Su Mo returned the card to Mo Bake, saying indifferently, without much gratitude at all.

Mo Bake's face was as red as a pig's trotter. When he took the card, he instinctively wanted to reach out and take the delivery note from Su Mo's hand.

Unfortunately, Su Mo turned around and handed the delivery note to Xiao Wen.

"Commander Xiao Wen, this is the delivery note, please take it."

Xiao Wen and Chen Shan were both trying very hard to hold back their laughter.

"Okay."

Xiao Wen unceremoniously took the delivery note.

Mo Bake's eyes were fixed on the delivery note, his eyeballs almost popping out. He was really suffering in silence, unable to express his pain.

"That Su Mo, when can you pay me back?"

"Commander Mo Bake, look at what you're saying, are we the kind of people who can default on debts? But you also know that we don't have any money on hand right now, so why don't you wait a little longer, and we'll pay you back when we have money in a few years. I know you definitely won't care about this little bit of money, right?"

"A few years!"

Mo Bake's face was about to collapse.

"Is there a problem?"

Su Mo asked.

"No."

Although Mo Bake was in pain, borrowing money was the boss in this day and age. If he angered these guys, it would be troublesome if they didn't pay him back later.

"That Commander Mo Bake, we've also taken a fancy to a lot of things. Why don't you pay for us a little more, and we'll really be very grateful."

Su Mo asked calmly.

Mo Bake was like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, and all the hairs on his body stood up. Pay for what?

"That, I suddenly remembered that I have something to do, I'll go first."

Saying that, Mo Bake took his people and slipped away in a panic, afraid that he would say the wrong thing later.

"Take care! Haha!"

Chen Shan couldn't help laughing as he looked at Mo Bake and the others leaving in a mess.

Xiao Wen reached out and patted Su Mo on the shoulder, saying with some emotion, "I don't know how to thank you."

"Su Mo, you're really awesome, you made that guy unable to step down, and he actually paid. We got a mecha for nothing, thank you so much."

"What's there to thank? It wasn't me who paid, but sometimes face isn't worth anything. Because what we're about to face is a cruel reality, and weapons are our confidence, so let's get it first, and maybe a mecha can save our closest comrades. As for the money, we'll pay it back when we have it to spare."

Su Mo saw it very clearly. He didn't know why, but since he injected the gene serum, Su Mo felt that his thoughts were becoming clearer and clearer, and he seemed to be getting smarter.

"You're right, Chen Shan and I really need to reflect and learn to be flexible."

Xiao Wen nodded.

"Actually, it's nothing, having principles is a good thing."

Su Mo replied with a smile.

Just as Su Mo and the others were talking, a very polite voice sounded.

"Commander Xiao Wen, it's really you. I saw you from afar, but I wasn't sure. I didn't expect to meet you here."

Xiao Wen and the others turned around to look. It really was a good day today, constantly running into acquaintances.

The people who came were none other than Ye Wuhen, Ye Wei, and Xiao Jie. Among them, Ye Wuhen was also accompanied by a blonde, blue-eyed woman wearing a brightly colored red dress and with a tall figure. Su Mo recognized this woman at a glance. It was the top Federation celebrity, Miss Becky.

It looked like they were accompanying Miss Becky on a shopping trip.

"Mr. Ye Wuhen."

Xiao Wen responded coldly. He wasn't interested in him, and Ye Wuhen had taken the credit for Qian Chengxue's achievements, so he was even less impressed.

"Oh, isn't this Su Mo? I didn't expect to see you here either. I was wondering why you resigned and ran so fast. So you've found a new backer! No, we can't call you Su Mo anymore, we should call you Lord Su Mo."

Ye Wei looked Su Mo up and down and mocked him. It was this kid who had helped Qian Chengxue with a lot of things.

At this time, Xiao Jie's eyes also fell on Su Mo, a trace of imperceptible hostility flashing in his eyes, and then he returned to normal.

Ye Wuhen also noticed Su Mo at this time. He was also a little surprised that Su Mo was actually with the Xiao Wen Legion and was wearing a military uniform. Although the style showed that he wasn't in the regular army, he seemed to be doing pretty well.

This kid really had some ability. He hadn't misjudged him back then, he was a talent.

Then Ye Wuhen sternly scolded Ye Wei, "How can you talk like that, my sister? The Tenth Division of the Dawn Group has been disbanded, and it's normal for people to have their own ambitions. Besides, Mr. Su Mo made a lot of contributions to the Dawn Guild back then, so be polite when you speak. Mr. Su Mo, don't mind too much, my little sister is just like that."

"It's okay."

Su Mo responded faintly.

Ye Wuhen said with a smile, "Mr. Su Mo, if you have time, we can get together. If you're interested, you can also come back, and we'll meet whatever conditions you want. The doors of the Dawn Group are always open to you."

He said this very skillfully, on the one hand, giving Su Mo enough face for Xiao Wen's sake. On the other hand, he wanted to try to poach Su Mo back.

Chen Shan said a little impatiently, "Mr. Ye Wuhen, is there anything else? If not, we have to go."

He was annoyed by Ye Wuhen and couldn't help but want to berate this guy, a thief.

"Chen Shan, you're really impatient. It's rare to meet, let's chat for a while."

Although Ye Wuhen's attitude towards Chen Shan was polite, it wasn't as respectful as it was towards Xiao Wen. Because he was now a real lieutenant colonel, one rank higher than Chen Shan.

At this time, Miss Becky said faintly, "Mr. Ye Wuhen, why don't you chat with your friends first, and I'll take a walk by myself."

Ye Wuhen immediately replied with a smile, "No need, we're just exchanging a few words. Miss Becky, let's go take a look at the store in front, there are a lot of good things on sale there."

"Okay."

Becky responded faintly.

"Commander Xiao Wen, we'll go first, let's chat when we have time."

Ye Wuhen and the others left.

Su Mo couldn't help but glance, so this guy was pursuing Miss Becky.

Chen Shan snorted coldly, "That Ye Wuhen is really snobbish. I remember when he saw us before, he was as respectful as he could be. Now that he's risen in the world, his words are different. There's no way a person like him can catch up with Miss Becky."

"Forget it, Chen Shan, let's not mention those things, let's go pick up the goods and return."

Xiao Wen said faintly.

"Okay!"

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The next day, after Su Mo returned to his villa, he went up to the second floor and closed the door.

After putting the books he bought on the bookshelf, he sat on the sofa.

He closed his eyes and focused his mind, quietly feeling the Pseudo-Creator Light Brain inside his body.

Instantly, Su Mo felt that he was in a pitch-black world.

He could clearly see a black, silent mechanical sphere floating in front of him.

Su Mo concentrated his mind, trying to touch it, to see if he could activate it.

As a result, as soon as his mind touched the Pseudo-Creator Light Brain, an extremely disgusting and cold sensation swept directly through Su Mo's entire body.

It was like being wrapped in a cold snake, slimy and cold.

Instantly, Su Mo felt extremely disgusted and cold, and he opened his eyes suddenly, dry heaving non-stop.

His heart was beating faster and faster.

Su Mo gasped for breath, and it took him a while to recover.

"How could this be?"

His expression changed for a while, and he showed an unwilling expression. The thing he had spent so much money to buy couldn't be activated.

Su Mo didn't believe it, and he slowly closed his eyes and tried again.

Once!

Twice!

Three times!

.........

Su Mo didn't know how many times he had tried, and the intense negative pollution made him feel very uncomfortable.

But Su Mo didn't give up. He didn't know how many times he had tried, but Su Mo concentrated all his mind and forcibly touched the Light Brain.

In the dark mental world, the floating black Light Brain finally moved.

Its surface began to crack, and sticky black tentacles extended from the inside, instantly binding Su Mo.

In an instant, Su Mo suddenly opened his eyes like a ferocious beast, his left eye turned into a deep dark red. His entire face began to twist, black aura emanated from his body, and his entire head was constantly filled with deathly wails and desperate roars. Su Mo suddenly felt that the whole world turned dark red, and his eyes were bloodshot.

Endless anger rose from the bottom of his heart, as if to devour him completely.

"Ah!"

Su Mo was extremely violent at this moment!

He inexplicably craved killing and destruction. He looked at the human figure models placed on the cabinet and smashed it with a crazy punch.

Boom!

The entire wooden cabinet shattered into pieces, and the human figures fell to the ground and were smashed to pieces.