If Xiao Moshan wants to reach the top, he can only do it at Shuguang Base. The conditions in the abandoned mine are too poor.
However, he and Xiao Qin were already iconic in the abandoned mine. Once they left, the place would be useless.
Qu Jianlei thought for a moment and sent Yuanyuan over to guard him, with Tianyin and Claire in the middle to provide support.
After all, there is no need to retain the stronghold of the abandoned mine for too long.
When the transformation of Tianhoutu Mansion is completed, everyone can evacuate from Tianfeng Star.
After Yuanyuan rushed there, Xiao Qin also came to Shuguang Base. Now, her advancement is still far away.
However, she seemed to have accepted the result and looked quite calm.
Seeing this, Hua Scorpion couldn't help but say something to her, "If you work hard, there is still hope!"
When Xiao Qin heard this, he just smiled and said nothing, but Xiao Moshan said, "Okay, you don't need to say any more."
They all climbed up from the bottom, but no matter what, who would not know how to cherish the opportunity?
Three months later, Xiao Moshan successfully overcame the tribulation and became the second person in the team with the highest wind attribute after Hua Xiezi.
However, after advancing, he did not rush to choose a magical weapon, but expressed the hope that he could use the magical weapon to exchange for the opportunity for Xiao Qin to overcome the tribulation.
He didn't know how to make Xiao Qin advance, but he thought that the boss might have the means.
If the boss has no choice, it doesn't matter. He is willing to guard a certain contact point with Xiao Qin in the years to come.
As for team battles...if it's not necessary, he won't participate.
He wanted to spend more time with Xiao Qin for the rest of his life, and then continue to work for the team through life and death.
I have to say that this guy's personality is really troublesome. He used to be foolishly loyal to the army, but now he just wants to be with Xiao Qin.
But on the other hand, he who has always liked to fight and kill, maybe... really longs for a peaceful life.
Only those who have truly experienced displacement and turmoil can best understand the value of peace, right?
Of course, guarding a contact point is not an absolute peace. The two of them were almost killed by Imperial College before.
But for digital phantoms who rarely have contact with the outside world and are famous for being mysterious, a fixed point of contact is also necessary.
But what Qu Jianlei was thinking was: Xiao Qin should be in his eighties now?
Unconsciously, he has lived for more than seventy years in this life.
Time flies so fast...
After Xiao Moshan advanced, he did not rush back to Tianfeng, but took Xiao Qin to Yanyutai.
The two stayed there for two months and continued traveling to places such as Panshi and Future Star.
The cost of using teleportation is very high, which is equivalent to a public trip for them.
However, the two of them have been guarding Tianfeng's desolate mine for many years, and they have worked hard without credit, so this fee is nothing.
Seriously, this piece of dog food made the paranoid feel a little emotional, and he also went to Yanyutai to accompany Mu Yu.
The fourth master accidentally heard about this and went to the future star to find Youyou.
The relationship between the two is a bit subtle, they are more pure friends than lovers, but the main reason is that Youyou doesn't have much feelings for him.
But the fourth master didn't take it seriously. Instead, he found the boss and asked him to help find out what the probability of Youyou's impact was.
Youyou's qualifications are also relatively average, but a little better than Xiao Qin's. Qu Jianlei did a casual divination and felt that there was still hope.
Unknowingly, the sour smell of love filled the Digital Phantom team.
Regardless of Xiao Moshan's influence on the team, the disaster he suffered when he overcame the tribulation again made the government make a painful decision.
They sent the Supreme Lord Datra to discuss the purchase of the demon and information on overcoming the tribulation.
Datra was a good friend of Leonardo da Vinci, and helped look after his property during the years when he was trapped in the Maiden Star Territory.
Previously, Datra was not sure whether her friend's recent disappearance was because he had taken refuge with the Digital Phantom.
Now that the news is confirmed, he came here not only to help the government in making a case, but also because he had some personal thoughts.
Unfortunately, when he arrived, he did not see Leonardo da Vinci.
The person who received him was Jia Shuiqing. She said that Leonardo da Vinci had gone into seclusion to practice. As for the specific location... it is not convenient to disclose.
But Mrs. Jia also said that after meeting Da Vinci, she would tell him.
Datra felt a little disappointed. As a result, there was no one left to help Guan Guan.
However, he still had to complete the tasks assigned by the government.
Officials stated that the empire is currently fighting on two fronts and the financial pressure is too great. The price of one hundred billion is simply too high.
They hope to pay RMB 500 billion in advance to purchase general and superficial information, and then consider purchasing some targeted information later.
Formally, officials appear to recognize the value of the information they possess and are willing to pay the price.
But Qu Jianlei felt that this amount of 500 billion... was a bit interesting.
The cost of Dogan's purchase of the star cluster is also 500 billion. Is it a coincidence?
She pays the fee in installments. From the empire's perspective, the two expenses can be considered to be offset.
Of course, from an operational perspective, there are some technical issues.
For example, from a financial perspective, borrowing and spending should be two-way, and local income and imperial income are also different.
But no matter what, the amounts of these two huge transactions are actually the same. This topic should not be ignored.
Moreover, huge payments may involve many links, including but not limited to position calls.
In this case, why can't we deal with special cases and offset the funds from both sides?
But coincidentally, Datra said nothing about the star cluster purchase fee paid by Dogan, which is a bit interesting.
Qu Jianlei didn't know much about finance, but Mu Guang knew something about it.
Mu Guang said, Boss, what you think may not be correct, but there is no doubt that this number implies something.
He believed that the most likely possibility was that the empire was unwilling to acknowledge the deal to acquire ownership of the star cluster.
Maybe they want to imply that the transaction is illegal, after all, so far, the empire has not passed the registration.
However, the empire may also simply want to express that these two things are coded together and cannot be confused.
To expand a bit, the empire may still object to that transaction in the future.
I have to admit that people who are engaged in political governance do have many issues to consider.
In other words, Mu Guang has been engaged in gray transactions all year round and is relatively sensitive to similar things.
In short, he believed that the empire offered such a price but did not connect the two things, at least it could not be said to be in good faith.
Qu Jianlei was not happy when he heard this and instructed Jia Shuiqing to ask Datra directly.
"The 500 billion is equivalent to the cost of Duogan's purchase of the star cluster. Why can't the two be offset?"
Datra is actually very clear about this reason.
But he also had instructions. If the Digital Phantom didn't ask, he didn't need to take the initiative to mention it.
Now that the other party has openly asked the question, it shows that they are not without relevant sensitivities.
He could only reply, "If they are offset, wouldn't that be an endorsement of that transaction?"
Disapproval does not necessarily mean that you must oppose it, but endorsement at least means acquiescence.
Jia Shuiqing understood what it meant as soon as she heard it, and couldn't help but sneer, "You spend all your time on these?"
In any case, the other party deliberately quoted such a price, at least implying that it would not support that transaction.
She couldn't make the decision on this kind of thing, so she informed the boss.
Qu Jianlei pondered for a while and said, "It doesn't matter if you want to get rid of it...the more you get, the greater the cause and effect. We just want the energy block."
The key is that the purification of Tiangou Mi Mansion has entered a critical period and is not far from success. At the same time, the consumption of energy blocks has also increased dramatically.
He had accumulated some energy blocks before, but now they are being consumed rapidly, and the inventory is in a state of being unable to make ends meet.
If adjustments cannot be made to the supply chain, it will not be long before the energy block storage is exhausted.
And these 500 billion energy blocks will be a very effective supplement - anyway, it is always right to prepare more margin.
However, it was very regrettable that although he was ready to accept the other party's suggestion, Datra said that he could not pay with energy blocks.
"What the empire means is that this amount of funds can be disbursed in one step, but I hope you can set up a special account."
The account will definitely not be monitored, but being able to monitor it is disgusting.
Datra actually hated this answer because it was obviously a further test by the government.
——If the digital phantom can accept it, then the deal is not justified, and it can try to continue to exert pressure.
However, Jia Shuiqing's answer was very straightforward, "If that's the case, then you can leave... I don't want to see you in the future."
To make this decision, she didn't even need to ask her boss for advice. She had seen some ungrateful people, but she had never seen anyone so ignorant.
"Sorry, that's not what I meant," Datra said quickly.
"I'm just relaying it for the government... What they mean is that the current war situation is tense and the supply and demand of energy blocks are somewhat unbalanced."
"Don't say those useless things," Jia Shui said with a cold face, "If you continue to pester me, I will make it impossible for you to leave even if you want to!"
At this moment, Datra really felt like having a seizure. They are all supreme. Do you need to be so arrogant?
He is not a master who is used to receiving anger!
But in the end, he still snorted coldly, "I'm just passing the message on behalf of others, why do you have to be so evil?"
"Evil appearance, evil appearance... Ha," Mrs. Jia sneered, "I was doing it for Da Vinci's sake, otherwise I would have taken action directly."
This transaction actually failed like this.
Jia Shuiqing went to the boss to explain, saying that she really couldn't hold back her anger and was willing to take responsibility.
However, Qu Jianlei shook his head disapprovingly and muttered softly, "I am still being targeted more and more."
Then he issued another instruction to increase the output of the existing energy stone mines as much as possible.
He was not sure whether the government had reached a consensus to do something about the Digital Phantom, but at least it was being targeted by some people.
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