Chapter 178 The Goods

After three rounds of drinks.

Nan Qi and Su Mo had their fill of food and drink, both feeling a bit tipsy. The aftereffects of that bottle of wine were no joke.

"Brother, are you full? Shall we go check out the supplies?"

Nan Qi asked with a cheerful smile.

"Let's go!"

Su Mo got up without another word.

Soon after, Su Mo and Nan Qi boarded a small spacecraft and headed to the Free Fortress. They chatted as they walked towards the inner storage area.

"Brother, there's something I've been thinking about as your older brother, and I need to give you a heads-up."

Nan Qi said with a tipsy smile.

"Go ahead."

Su Mo replied curiously. Although Nan Qi wasn't the most reliable guy, his words still had value.

Nan Qi looked around, then said mysteriously to Su Mo, "Brother, if you really get into the Royal Knights, and I mean *if*."

"Yeah, and then?"

"Once you're in, don't join any factions. Just do your thing, and I guarantee you'll have a comfortable life."

"Join what factions?"

Su Mo's eyelids twitched slightly, as he deliberately asked.

"Like the Ji Hai, Yue Gui, etc. I'm telling you, staying neutral is the most comfortable. And if things get really bad, if someone bullies you, you can always lean to the other side."

Nan Qi said slyly to Su Mo. In fact, he was increasingly confident that Su Mo would join the Royal Knights, so revealing some inside information early would curry more favor.

"I see, I'll keep that in mind."

Hearing Nan Qi's words, Su Mo immediately thought of the conflict between Xia Weiya and Hebert, but he didn't say much about it.

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Soon after, Su Mo and Nan Qi arrived outside the inner storage area.

"The stuff is inside."

Su Mo said to Nan Qi as he placed his hand on the identification device next to the door. The metal door opened instantly.

Nan Qi looked at the opening metal door, his eyes shining as he eagerly walked in.

The moment Nan Qi stepped into the storage area, a pair of scarlet eyes lit up. Domak's ferocious head lowered to look at Nan Qi, and then it opened its bloody maw, revealing its sharp fangs and letting out a deafening roar. Its two sharp blades shimmered with a chilling light.

Nan Qi looked at the V-type Hero-class alien in front of him, completely stunned. He felt like he had fallen into an abyss, his face turning pale with fright, almost dying on the spot.

He thought in terror, "It's over, it's over, I'm really done for this time! A V-type Hero-class alien... encountering one head-on without a mecha, even a god would be doomed!"

Su Mo reacted at this moment and rushed in front of Nan Qi, kicking Domak.

"Go, go, don't scare my brother."

When Domak saw Su Mo, it immediately lost its terrifying aura, whimpered a couple of times, then turned and walked to the side.

"Are you okay?"

Su Mo asked Nan Qi with concern, afraid he might have scared him to death.

Nan Qi slowly recovered, forcing a strained smile as he asked Su Mo, "Is this your pet?"

"Yeah, it's pretty obedient. I forgot to mention it earlier."

Su Mo replied with a smile.

"You almost scared me to death! How dare you keep such a dangerous pet? Wait a minute! Did you get an identification tag for it?"

Nan Qi said, his voice trembling slightly, still not quite recovered from the shock.

"Well, I haven't had it for long, so I haven't had time to get one yet. I'll need your help with that later, brother."

Su Mo said with a smile.

"We'll see, we'll see. But you have to keep an eye on your pet, brother, and don't let it cause any trouble. Just looking at its size and aura, I can tell it's a V-type Hero-class. If it goes berserk, not many people can hold it down."

Nan Qi reminded Su Mo, still with lingering fear.

"Don't worry, it's very well-behaved. But let's not talk about that. Let's take a look at the goods."

Su Mo said with a chuckle.

Hearing this, Nan Qi immediately perked up and looked at the storage area!

He stared at the countless supplies and ores, his eyes wide with shock.

"Not bad! Brother, who did you raid? So many good things, how much is this worth?"

"It's alright, are you sure you can handle it?"

Su Mo replied in a good mood.

"Of course! Wait for me to estimate a price."

Nan Qi quickly tapped the electronic bracelet on his wrist, and a virtual calculator popped up. He started rummaging through the stuff in the corner, occasionally using the portable scanner on his bracelet to scan the area.

Then he started calculating.

Su Mo was slightly surprised. He originally thought that Nan Qi would just glance over everything and give an estimate.

He didn't expect him to actually start calculating piece by piece.

But Su Mo didn't say anything, just following behind and watching.

Nan Qi kept moving around, occasionally pulling aside some of the things on the surface to see what was underneath.

The more he looked, the brighter his eyes became. The quality of these collected goods was better than he had imagined, with almost nothing worthless.

The ores were all of good quality, and the mechanical wreckage collected here were all important parts from ships and weapons, all of considerable value.

Nan Qi's face was almost splitting with joy.

Time passed slowly.

Several hours later, Nan Qi roughly finished his calculations.

He ran up to Su Mo with a smile and said, "Brother, these goods of yours are really good."

"Of course they're good. See how much you can offer."

Su Mo didn't pretend to be modest. Those Blade Aliens were so shrewd, they wouldn't move junk back to their lair.

The smile on Nan Qi's face grew even brighter, and he held up two fingers with a smile: "How about 20 trillion Star Coins?"

"20 trillion? No way."

Su Mo refused without even thinking about it.

"Then 21 trillion. Look how good our relationship is, this price is absolutely the best."

Nan Qi said, rubbing his hands together.

"I'm only selling it to you because we have such a good relationship, 21 trillion is definitely not going to work."

Su Mo shook his head like a rattle drum.

Hearing this, Nan Qi panicked and quickly asked, "Then how much do you want, brother?"

"27 trillion!"

Su Mo directly quoted the reference price given by the Creator Devourer. He believed that the price given by the Creator Devourer must be fair.

"Brother, that price is too high. You have to know that this is the front line, it's so troublesome and dangerous to transport it back. Can't you lower the price a bit?"

Nan Qi was also a little anxious.

"No, this price is very fair. I'm only selling it to you because of our relationship, otherwise I would just haul it back and sell it for more money."

Su Mo shook his head in response. He had actually calculated that the approximate value of this batch of goods was about 27 trillion. However, the price of materials had been rising recently. As long as Commander Nan Qi hauled it back and handled it properly with his connections, he should be able to sell it for 32 trillion, earning a profit of 5 trillion, which was a very high profit.