Destiny Mission of game ‘Star Ring’
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381: Chapter 381: Dispute 381: Chapter 381: Dispute Online sales of first-hand video footage of the Lost Continent were happening, and purchasing required ten gold points.

The post selling the footage had reached hundreds of millions of comments, of course, half of these were praises, while the other half were curses.

“Poster is awesome, the first one to reach the Lost Continent!”

“Damn, ten gold points?

Poster must be crazy about money, why not just rob!”

“Ten gold points aren’t expensive, they risked their lives for it.”

“If you have the money, then buy it!”

…

“Waiting for the pirated footage to leak….”

…

Su Mo clicked a few times and decisively paid the ten gold points.

Suddenly, a prompt popped up.

“Congratulations, you are the 103rd buyer.

Please leave your email address, and we will provide you with further exclusive information free of charge.”

Su Mo, pondering the prompt, saw that the click rate had broken hundreds of millions, yet there were only just over a hundred buyers; it seemed that most still found it expensive.

However, this seller was also interesting, keeping a hand back, selecting those willing to pay, finding suitable financiers from them.

Of course, that didn’t matter, first, to watch the video.

Su Mo opened the video to see a special small stealth aircraft, shaking as it flew forward through a sky filled with lightning and thunder.

In the distance at the edge of the sky, a black continent appeared that seemed endless.

To call it a continent, in fact, from the satellite footage, it was just an island, only it was very wide.

Su Mo watched the footage engrossed, the shaky aircraft getting closer and closer to the Lost Continent.

In that instant he could clearly see the black continent, Su Mo couldn’t help but suck in a breath of cold air.

This was a continent purely composed of mechanical metals, looking incredibly desolate and oppressive, filled everywhere with tangled mechanical wreckage that exuded an extreme feeling of oppression.

Soon the aircraft was forced to land on the island of the Lost Continent.

Five members wearing Second Generation Mechanical Armors hurriedly opened the aircraft hatch.

“Quick, quickly get down, we must hurry and leave this place, we’ve already alerted the monsters here,” a coarse voice issued from the leader.

“Understood!”

….

The five members left the aircraft and swiftly ran towards the front right.

At that moment, in the distance, creatures, tens of meters tall with round heads and transparent skin showing inner writhing materials, and lower bodies with octopus-like tentacles, all of Type III alien quality, were gathering here.

The video footage was shaking violently, showing that the squad was desperately running.

From time to time, members’ gasping voices could also be heard.

“Hansen, hurry up, don’t let those bastards catch up.”

…..

“Understood,”

…

As Su Mo was captivated by the footage, it suddenly stopped, and a box popped up asking for an email address.

Feeling a bit unfulfilled, Su Mo then entered his email address.

Sure enough, it wasn’t long before he received a compressed video file.

As Su Mo opened the video file, it showed that of the initial five-member team, only three remained.

They all looked extremely disheveled, their outfits smeared with some sort of thick fluid.

A rugged man walked up in front of the footage and introduced himself.

“Hi there, we are the Hei Ge Exploration Mercenary Group, we were fortunate to be the first to arrive on the Lost Continent.

I believe our financiers are very interested in the Lost Continent and are filled with anticipation of the unknown.

But what I’m about to tell you will greatly disappoint you, yet definitely make your money worthwhile,” he said.

“From our current exploration of this area, this place is a mechanical wasteland of a continent because it’s just too large.

Nothing grows here.

But that doesn’t mean there are no life forms here; those alien species are the biggest nightmare, they are far stronger than conventional alien species, and their blood is filled with unknown viruses that can even corrode high-strength Mechanical Armors.

We have lost two companions unfortunately, they were sacrificed,” he explained.

“Of course, we’ve also discovered a lot of precious information that could help our financiers better conquer this continent and secure victory in the Earth Cup,” he continued.

“But as the saying goes, there’s no such thing as a free lunch.

We risked our lives to be the first to set foot on the Lost Continent just to earn our first pot of gold, after all, making money isn’t shameful.

So, the following information will go to the highest bidder.

You can send us an email with your offer, and we will send you all the firsthand information we have discovered.

Additionally, you can also essentially buy our lives to direct and explore designated areas for you.

Thank you very much,” he concluded.

….

After watching the footage, Su Mo found it increasingly intriguing.

Honestly, if it wasn’t for his demise, he might impulsively bid to hire this mercenary team for exploration.

Of course, Su Mo was just interested now and didn’t plan to spend a lot of money to bid.

Since even obtaining the firsthand information wasn’t very useful anymore, after all, since he had died, securing the Earth Cup was definitely out of his reach now.

Moreover, Su Mo didn’t care about the reward of the Earth Cup; judging from the rewards he received from Dragon Country, Su Mo had a strong hunch that the reward of the Earth Cup was probably meant to compensate for civilizations’ deficiencies, allowing them to qualify to participate in the Heavenly Cup.

So the reward of the Earth Cup would inevitably fall into the hands of the Federation Council, coupled with the recent constructions of interstellar airports in different regions.

This also made Su Mo feel that the times were changing.

Much later, Lin Zinuo came down from upstairs, walked up to the bar, and said to Su Mo.

“Get me a bottle of milk and some bread, I’m starving….”

“Did you get things sorted?”

Su Mo asked curiously.

“Sorted what, our luck was absolutely rotten.

We encountered that Type IV alien monster; it was outrageously strong.

Sister Xue personally piloted a Type IV Biological Mecha, and she couldn’t inflict any substantial damage on it.

Instead, it capsized many of our vessels, and The Crane Orchid nearly turned over,” Lin Zinuo couldn’t help but complain.

Su Mo’s heart skipped a beat, he hesitated a bit then asked, “Cheng Xue is alright, isn’t she?”

“She’s fine.

Although Sister Xue couldn’t beat that monster, self-preservation wasn’t a problem.

In the end, we forcefully broke through.

That monster still wouldn’t give up on chasing us, but it got severely dealt with by the Praying Dragon!

You have no idea how shocking that scene was, how fierce the Praying Dragon was, it almost broke the sea,” Lin Zinuo said more and more excitedly.

Su Mo’s lips twitched slightly….

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In an office at the Demon City Central Administrative Building, a middle-aged man with a noble demeanor and a fine temperament, dressed in a white shirt and loose coat, sat at his desk, looking at the documents in his hands.

At that moment, a fashionable, tall female secretary walked in.

“Mayor Cao Wen of Demon City, the people from Imperial City are almost here, would you like to go to the meeting first?”

“Are the others coming?”

“They’re all here.”

“Good.”

Cao Wen calmly stood up and left his office.

It wasn’t long before Cao Wen arrived at the conference hall, where many people from Demon City’s administrative staff and local tycoons had already been waiting.

They all stood up and paid their respects to Cao Wen.

“Sir.”

“There’s no need for so much ceremony; the people from Imperial City will arrive soon.

Have a good discussion with them.”

Cao Wen slightly nodded in response.

“Understood.”

The people in the room nodded in agreement.

Before long, sixteen people led by a staff member walked in.

The lead was Deputy Director Guo Gao from the Imperial Planning Bureau, followed by a group of designers and experts.

Guo Gao and Cao Wen shook hands and exchanged a few pleasantries.

“Welcome, Director Guo Gao.

I’ve been too busy lately and haven’t managed to personally welcome you.”

“Cao Wen, you’re too kind, we’re all family here, and time is pressing; let’s skip the formalities and start discussing the interstellar airport construction,” said Guo Gao.

“Alright!”

Cao Wen responded with a smile.

Guo Gao turned politely to a stern middle-aged man behind him and said,

“Lin Wei, the task falls on you.

I know your health is not the best, but this is important, so you had to come in person.”

“It is my duty, and I had plans to visit Demon City anyway,” replied Lin Wei in his unyielding manner.

Cao Wen turned to his trusted aide, Zheng Yuan.

With a smile, Zheng Yuan pulled out a thick stack of project documents and cheerfully said,

“Let’s discuss the construction of the interstellar airport.”

…..

Cao Wen and Guo Gao sat quietly on the side, sipping tea, showing no intention of participating.

Time passed slowly.

The discussion grew more and more intense, and the atmosphere in the conference room deteriorated.

Lin Wei’s frown deepened, and his tone rose as he pointed sternly at the documents and said, “This is the total budget for the planning.

You haven’t even started the demolition yet, and the compensation you’re offering is too high.

Tell me, what are your plans going forward?

The schedule will definitely have issues.”

“Mr.

Lin Wei, hear me out.

The land prices in Demon City are as high as in Imperial City.

But you can’t expect us to acquire property at a third of the price, or even less.

People are not fools; how could they agree?

Perhaps you could increase our funding share.”

“The planned amount is all there is.

If not, Demon City will have to raise the funds itself.

But let me make this clear, you have one more month at most to finish the demolition work.

Any delays will cause the costs of materials and everything else to rise,” Lin Wei insisted.

“This is making it difficult for us; the budget you provided for the interstellar airport funding was already insufficient, and we have to put in a lot of our own money.”

“That’s your problem.

This situation arose from your own doing.

If you had followed our design, there wouldn’t be so many issues.

You could have built an interstellar airport of almost the same size.

But your current plans are nearly exceeding the size of the Imperial Star Airport!

Isn’t this absurd?” Lin Wei retorted.

“That’s not fair to say.

Our economy in Demon City has always been booming with high foot traffic.

If we don’t get it right the first time, it will be troublesome later on.”

“Biting off more than you can chew will only lead to failure,” Lin Wei warned.

…..

At this point, Guo Gao spoke up lightly, “Mr.

Lin Wei, don’t lose your temper.

We’ve been talking for a long while; let’s stop here for today.”

“I agree,” Cao Wen said with a smile.

“Then we’ll take our leave.”

Guo Gao stood up and left with his people directly, without any further pleasantries—appearing nonchalant but rather direct in showing little respect.

Cao Wen did not mind at all; he was used to it.

As they walked away, Zheng Yuan vented irritably, “Sir, those people from above really think highly of themselves, full of superiority.”

“I know, but that doesn’t matter.

What’s crucial is that we handle our affairs well.

The interstellar airport must be built well, and it can’t be downsized.

The Federation Council is about to be officially established, and this interstellar airport isn’t just about the future of Demon City but also pertains to my competing for a seat at the Federation Council,” Cao Wen stated seriously.

“Cao Wen, don’t worry too much about financing; we will support you fully.

Although we might not match the Five Dragon Heads, our foundations are not far behind,” said Zheng Yuan.

At that moment, three elderly men in a corner stood up; they were from Demon City’s three major local tycoons—the Lei Family, Zhao Family, and Hai Family.

“With your support, I’m naturally at ease,” Cao Wen responded with a smile.

“However, the demolition is indeed a bit problematic; that large area will be challenging,” the three men added thoughtfully.

“Leave it to me; I will find a suitable solution.

Just ensure the funding for the project.

The only surprise for me was discovering just how many hidden wealthy individuals we have in Demon City,” Cao Wen exclaimed.

“Alright,” everyone agreed in unison.