Section 14

I've never been this poor.

Five minutes later.

Xu Zi'an piloted the brand-new brilliant for the first time.

It has to be said…

The brilliant, completely refreshed to a blue rare quality, felt entirely different from the old little ball in terms of operational sensation and handling.

Or rather, they weren't even on the same level!

Even though the pilot area in the Captain's quarters was still cramped, and even though the cheapest operating System was used.

The starship's overall power and flexibility had been completely sublimated.

With just a light press of the power pedal for the light-speed propulsion engine, an incomparable surge of power burst forth, effortlessly propelling the brilliant, which weighed a full seven hundred seventy-eight tons when fully loaded.

The kind that required no effort.

Superluminal Engine: Red Excellent

Trait One: Acceleration increased by 15%;

Trait Two: Flexibility increased by 11%;

Trait Three: Energy consumption reduced by 9%;

This.

These were the three traits provided by these two Red Excellent Quality light-speed propulsion engines!

Fine Quality, only one trait.

Rare Quality, two traits.

Excellent Quality, three traits!

The higher the Quality, the more traits!

And the higher the percentage of increase or decrease!

This time, flying the brilliant again, he also received a lot of attention.

But this time it wasn't looks of ridicule, but rather expressions of surprise and envy.

When people on the ground saw that the brilliant's appearance was different from any starship model they remembered, they knew—

This was an Evolutioned Biological starship!

Although they didn't know what Rank of reconnaissance ship it was, nor what Quality.

But judging from the overall integrity of this starship… it shouldn't be too low.

At least it could absolutely not be inferior.

But what was the meaning of the Wuling spacecraft Group's name and the Wuling LOGO paint job on the starship's hull?

Could it be that this starship used a hull from the Wuling spacecraft Group?

Or was this the latest starship developed by the Wuling spacecraft Group?

But they hadn't heard that Wuling could build starships!

And what the hell were the words "Mini little ball" on the hull's paint job???

Such a menacing starship… what are you Mini-ing here? And how in the world is it related to little ball?

Amidst the bewildered gazes of the people looking up from below.

The majestic and powerful brilliant, with its Wuling little ball paint job, slowly disappeared from its original position.

Chapter 13: First Rank reconnaissance ship Captain, Star War Simulation!

He wasn't busy piloting the brand new brilliant to roam the starry sky.

Fuel also cost money.

Xu Zi'an now had only one thought in his mind—

Make money!

In the Interstellar Era, there were many ways to make money.

Especially for a Biological Captain, making money was much easier than for ordinary people.

And there was only one optimal way to make money—

Interstellar Hunter Guild!

Become an Interstellar Hunter!

An Interstellar Hunter was a combination of a mercenary and a bounty hunter.

There, you could practically take on any mission you could think of.

Such as escort, interstellar express delivery, hunting Interstellar Pirates… and so on.

Even many official organizations, when their own military resources were insufficient, would post long-term bounty missions there.

For example, the Earth Federation would regularly post missions to hunt Interstellar Pirates, and the rewards were quite good.

The requirements to join the Interstellar Hunter Guild as an Interstellar Hunter were quite simple.

As long as you had a spacecraft or a starship, you could join.

It didn't matter what kind of spacecraft it was, nor whether it was a mechanical starship or a Biological starship.

As long as you were brave and not afraid of death, no one would stop you even if you piloted a little ball to hunt Interstellar Pirates.

After thinking for a moment, he opened the Interstellar Hunter Guild's official website and registered his identity first.

Here, you could post missions and accept missions.

Registration was simple, because Xu Zi'an's identity had already been updated after he filmed a video after the brilliant's Evolution was complete; he was now a true First Rank reconnaissance ship Biological Captain.

Registration passed, and he immediately received an Interstellar Hunter identification as a Biological Captain.

On the official website.

There was a forum, a team-up area, a mission acceptance area, and a mission posting area.

The forum was basically for chatting.

The team-up area was where Interstellar Hunters formed teams, and rewards would be distributed uniformly by the Interstellar Hunter Guild.

This avoided conflicts and disputes arising from uneven internal profit distribution.

There were fixed teams and temporary teams, and of course, one could also choose to act alone.

As for teaming up…

Xu Zi'an wasn't considering it for now.

Reputable, legitimate Interstellar Hunter teams generally wouldn't want a new Interstellar Hunter like him who hadn't completed even one mission.

And as for teams recruiting new members… Xu Zi'an also didn't dare to join.

Because he was afraid he would just be cannon fodder if he went.

He wouldn't even know how he died then.

Alone, while much more dangerous, was sufficiently reliable!

After browsing for a while, there were quite a few missions that suited him.

For example, mining area defense.

He was a newcomer, so the pay was the lowest.

But it was still a thousand yuan a day, which meant thirty thousand a month.

Do not think this price is low!

Don't let the fact that Xu Zi'an earned over seven thousand yuan in one scavenging trip fool you.

He got incredibly lucky!

Under normal circumstances, after deducting fuel costs, spacecraft wear and tear, etc., earning a hundred yuan a day was considered very good luck.

Sometimes, it was normal to not earn a single cent for many consecutive days.

So, the mining area defense mission, with a base salary of one thousand yuan a day, and an additional one thousand yuan per day bonus if combat occurred, was considered very good treatment.

Of course, this was only for Biological Captains; for mechanical Captains…

Not only was the pay low, but they were pure cannon fodder.

For mechanical Captains, the mining area guard job paid only 300 yuan a day!

It should be known… that a reconnaissance ship mechanical starship was operated by two or three people.

Which meant…

On average, each person in a mechanical starship earned about a hundred yuan a day!

A tenfold difference.

Besides the mining area defense mission.