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Chapter 111: Force Majeure

Two days later, the smuggling boat finally docked at the port of Oasis Space Station.

Oasis Space Station is one of the seven wonders of the Wandering Star Domain. As a space station with a history of more than 150 years, it now has a permanent population of 1.3 million and an indefinitely resident population.

This number is not worth mentioning to the city on the surface of any planet, but considering that this is a group of residents living in space stations, this number is simply terrifying. Even the Republic of China, with the strongest engineering capabilities, dare not say that it can easily build a space station that can accommodate millions of people. The most proud engineering miracle before was just a space fortress that can accommodate two hundred thousand people.

The initial Oasis Space Station was just a front-line inspection base with less than 100 staff members. Then war broke out around them. By chance, they took in a group of space refugees. Due to the excessive number of people, these staff had to start expanding the base. During this period, a group of space miners fled here and used the equipment and resources they carried to complete the first space station expansion, expanding the space station with a capacity of 200 people to a capacity of 2,000 people... Although the hasty expansion facility was full of problems such as serious shortage of survival materials and endless safety hazards, under the conditions at that time, people had no choice. It seemed that God was favored by the crumbling space station and no tragedy happened, and it stabilized little by little.

Thousands of people live in small and crowded space stations, and then use the equipment of miners to mine asteroids with abundant reserves in the surrounding areas. Then, they use minerals to trade with arms dealers passing by around them in exchange for more living supplies, and gradually improve their living conditions. The improved living conditions attract more people. Even if the space station is already running at full capacity, it still cannot stop refugees from all directions. Refugees use abandoned materials to expand their own shacks around the space station, spreading like parasitic mold. Day after day, year after year, the Oasis Space Station has been expanded step by step and grown step by step. Until this time, a space station built by people of countless countries and races has formed a super-large-scale building that was unimaginable to the predecessors.

There is a survival system here that has many loopholes but has survived to this day. It has an energy system that is worrying in efficiency but can support the operation of the entire space station, and an overall framework that can accommodate all the privately built building modules... No matter from any perspective, it is an absolute miracle that Oasis Space Station can maintain it to this day.

In order to maintain the livelihood of millions of people, the space station has to use massive resources every day. Spacecraft from various countries and regions of the Wandering Star Domain gather here like ants that have returned to their nests, carrying various specialties. The auction house of the Oasis Space Station is well-known far and wide, and it is said that the auction collections are so rich that even the auction house of the superpowers is shocked. In addition, the Oasis Space Station is mixed with fish and dragons, and there is no accident when encountering anyone here. Rich people from the superpowers, the poor at the bottom of the Wandering Star Domain, and the wild species that have taken refuge here...

Yula's smuggling boat was mixed with this ant colony and quietly docked.

Oasis Space Station now has hundreds of ports for spacecraft to dock, controlled by different forces. Yula stopped the spacecraft and jumped off the spacecraft first, hugged a bald woman at the port enthusiastically, then handed over a stack of brand new banknotes, and kissed the other party's cheek. The bald woman laughed and waved her hand to the subordinates behind her. So soon a group of dirty men drove semi-automatic engineering vehicles to maintain and replenish the spacecraft.

Although these engineering vehicles and equipment are worn out and backward, and the men's craftsmanship is not as mature, it is more than enough to meet the requirements of replenishment and maintenance. In such a remote and backward area, there is no need to expect more.

A moment later, the bottom hatch of the spacecraft opened, and a group of ignorant men and women walked out with confused sleepy eyes.

These are the goods on Yula's trip, hundreds of smugglers. Most of them came from the most underdeveloped areas of the Wandering Star Domain and bought a ticket to the Oasis Space Station.

Oasis Space Station is a remote and backward place in the eyes of China or the Free Alliance, but in the wandering star field, it is like a brilliant pearl. The oasis in the desert is full of all opportunities and challenges.

The port staff are common for such smugglers. After a look, they found that there were no outstanding girls or handsome guys inside, and then they lost interest and turned their eyes back.

The merchant and his wife scrambled among the crowd and steadily entered the Oasis Space Station.

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After leaving the port and entering the space station, Sty and Jiarong both breathed a sigh of relief, as if fish were entering the sea.

Although they are natives of Bird Hunting Star, they have been traveling between the two places over the past decade and are already familiar with the Oasis Space Station, and are almost no different from the locals.

Locals can still feel a little more at ease when living locally. In order to maintain the prosperity of the Oasis Space Station and attract wealthy people from all over the world to come here, and to maintain his own authority, Jack has strict management of the security of the space station. At least on the surface, he will never allow burning, killing, looting and other behaviors. Ordinary rich people like Stiljarong who have no backers can also have room for survival.

Otherwise, they would have been traveling back and forth between the two places for more than ten years, and they would have been eaten by those bandits and Lubos.

Of course, in line with the principle of prudence of not showing off one's wealth, the couple dressed as civilians and came to the agreed pickup location without any attention.

This is a commercial street with people coming and going, with bright lights and wine on both sides, promotional advertisements from various businesses and pop music in restaurants and bars, making this street prosperous.

While looking at the goods in the windows on both sides, the couple purposefully came to a cafe, ordered two cups of coffee and two sets of sandwiches, and looked at the magazine while eating. Half an hour later, a young man in fashion walked into the cafe and sat next to the couple.

"It's very punctual."

Sty received a letter from a stranger in his personal terminal. He smiled and responded, "Have you brought the stuff?"

"Well, I brought it, are you here to inspect the goods?"

"Just here."

"Ha, you are calm, but that's right. This is the area managed by Sheriff Jack after all." The young man said in the communication channel while pulling out a small box from his pocket.

Sty's heartbeat suddenly accelerated a little.

This fist-sized box contains gems worth over one million, and also contains the future of the couple.

Steady his emotions, took the box, opened the lid, and a few charming lights shone out from it. Stilt narrowed his eyes and looked at these perfectly colored treasures... After just a moment, his pupils suddenly contracted.

"Wait, this goods are a little wrong? There are ten gems in total, why are there only six here?"

After saying that, Stil closed the lid and stared at the other party with a sharp look.

"Don't look at me like that. I didn't intercept and keep it privately. That's all, only six."

"What do you mean?"

The young man sighed: "Those four have been requisitioned, and I have no choice... Of course, six are priced at six, so I won't cheat you."

"What I want now is a gem!" Sty was a little anxious, "What the hell is going on? Recruiting four gems? Could it be that someone intercepted it? This is the Oasis Space Station, who dares to bully the market here?"

The young man looked at Stil meaningfully: "Yes, this is the Oasis Space Station. Who do you think dares to bully the market? And recently it is not just your family, there are at least a dozen batches of intercepted goods... So you know why I said this is force majeure? You are also a knowledgeable person."

Sty is still going to argue, Jiarong hurriedly grabbed him: "Sty!"

After living in Oasis Space Station for more than ten years, they know the unspoken rules here: If you encounter any injustice or illegality, even if you go to the police, they will solve everything. But if the matter is caused by that person, it is best to accept reality honestly.

Not many such things happened. Sheriff Jack is not a person who is extravagant and does not like to bully men and dominate women, so most of the time he and the residents of the space station are in peace. But every time something happens, it will inevitably be accompanied by bloody lessons.

Of course Sty understood, but his mood would not improve because of this:

"We have already agreed with the other side that if the delivery is insufficient at that time... do you think they will accept the statement of force majeure? What should I do if the default amount is not done?"

When the couple was frowning, the young man suddenly spoke: "In fact, things may not be without a turnaround... Speaking of which, you came from the Bird Star, right?"

The couple looked at him vigilantly.

"Ha, if you come from the Bird Hunting Star, you should pass through this star area." The young man said, sending a star area coordinate. "Now I am very interested in some of the things that happened in this star area. If you can provide useful clues, a few gems are really nothing."

"What are you interested in?"

The young man's eyes became more and more meaningful: "Have you heard of the Falion Pirates?"

"Falion?"

"Also called the Black Hand Pirates Group. Some time ago, I lost contact in this star area. Some people above care about this matter very much, so if you know something, it is best to say it. On the one hand, the rewards offered by the above are really high, and on the other hand, if you don't report it, the punishment above is really terrible."

After saying that, the young man stood up and said, "I'm sorry that I can't trade with you as I originally agreed. I hope I can have a chance to cooperate in the future."
Chapter completed!
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