CH 155

After Graverson’s command, the aircraft did not take off as expected and stayed quietly on the ground.

“Hey, hey, hey, you simulated droid named Ghar, take off.”

The aircraft remained stolid.

In the co-pilot’s seat, Bai Lixin stretched his hand to turn on the power source, and radar scanner, before looking at Ghar and saying, “Take off, Ghar.”

The aircraft pulled up abruptly.

Graverson: “……”

If I didn’t have use for you guys as the pilots, I’d have thrown you off this aircraft!

Bai Lixin glanced back at Graverson and let out a sigh of relief in his heart: “Having such a robot is really a blessing. This craft is too old, but the pilot is good. ”

In the past, Graverson had flown a rickety craft, but in Ghar’s hands, it was as honest as a lamb.

The aircraft was not very fast and, because of its age, Ghar did not use the maximum speed.

The craft flew through the universe for about three days and three nights before finally coming to rest on the nearest asteroid.

The asteroid was called Black Star, and was not considered a developed planet in this galaxy, only a lower-middle level of development. But even at this level, it was far better than the Garbage planet.

The planet was not rich in products, but there was a large black market. The black market was a popular place for pirates from all over the world to go.

The craft was parked not far from the black market. It accepts everything, including junk, as long as it is useful and can be exchanged for supplies.

There were eight large bags of scrap rubbish to be carried. One for each of the five fighters, one for Rubbish, and two other bags. Graverson looked at Bai Lixin.

Bai Lixin blinked and turned his head to glance at Ghar.

Without even blinking, Ghar lifted the two large bags in his hands and said, “Master should rest. I’ll carry them for you.”

Bai Lixin smiled and stood on tiptoe to touch Ghar’s black hair, “Excellent!”

Seeing this, Rubbish also peeked over to Graverson and said, in an electronic voice, “Master rest, I’ll carry it for you.” And with that, he moved his head towards Graverson’s hand.

With a snap, Graverson gave Rubbish a heavy slap on the head, “Don’t learn useless things. Follow me. ”

With a confused look on his face, Rubbish looked at Bai Lixin, who was affectionate, and then at Graverson, who had gone, and rubbed his head with his mechanical hand, feeling aggrieved.

The entrance to the Black Market was a huge metal gate, which was only open at night; during the day it was closed and would not be opened by anyone. It was just after midnight when Bai Lixin and his party arrived, just in time for the black market carnival.

People crowded the narrow aisles; stall holders haggled with purchasers; the place was bustling.

It took about half an hour to complete the ten-minute walk, as Graverson led his group through the aisles, pushing and shoving.

Finally, Graverson stopped in front of an old red-nosed dwarf and said, “Hey, old boy, long time no see.”

The old red-nosed dwarf saw the visitor and his face lit up. “Hey Graverson, it’s been a while you haven’t been around for some days. What happened to your arm?”

He asked in surprise as he looked at Graverson’s arm.

“Oh!” Graverson laughed, his mouth hidden in his beard, “that’s because those women from our garbage star are too enthusiastic. A few of them swarmed me and crushed my arm. ”

The eyes of the old red-nosed dwarf twinkled, “I envy you, Graverson. Even though you’re on a garbage planet, you’re as good as a king there. Tell me quickly, how are the women? Are they pretty? Do they have big breasts? Do they have sweet voices? ”

Another chuckle came from Graverson, “First help me exchange these for supplies, and I’ll tell you every detail in private.”

The old red-nosed dwarf gave a nod and said, “Then why don’t you get the scrap out and show it to me.”

Graverson gave a wink to his followers, who hurriedly carried the scrap over to him.

The old red-nosed dwarf looked over the scrap before looking at Graverson. “This batch is not as good as the last one. How about I give you 100 star coins?”

Only a hundred star coins ……

Graverson frowned slightly and snorted, “You’ll have to look carefully, old chap. I’ve got some fine ore in there from the valley. I heard rich people like this stuff most.”

The red-nosed dwarf sighed, “Graverson, I’m not trying to squeeze you. Although redstone is good, it has to go through dozens of tedious processes. These are raw stones you have given me, and the black stones encased beyond the red stones are harder than steel. It takes a lot of work to strip it off. The amount of money spent on this process alone is already a huge cost. So although redstone is a favourite in rich circles, it’s genuinely not profitable. ”

Seeing the black as a briquette stone that the old red-nosed dwarf was holding up and down in his hand, Bai Lixin slowly walked forward and asked, “Old man, could you lend me the stone?”

The red-nosed dwarf, seeing the boy for the first time, looked at Graverson in confusion.

Graverson shrugged, “I’ve just got this little follower; it’s okay.”

Only then did the red-nosed dwarf hand over the stone. Bai Lixin took it, finding it to be very heavy and very dense.

Looking inside along the black exterior, he could vaguely see a few bright red dots of light.

Hefting it in his hand, Bai Lixin asked the old dwarf, “If you were given the rough red stone inside instead of this raw stone, could we exchange it for more interstellar coins?”

The red-nosed dwarf nodded, “Sure, if you can give me the raw red stone inside, I’m willing to pay you 1000 interstellar coins!”

“Okay, thanks.” Bai Lixin clutched the stone in his hand and squeezed it so hard that the unbelievably hard stone crumbled into crumbs like bread. The crumbs spilled onto the ground, gradually revealing the bright red stone hidden inside.

The people gathered around the shop were stunned, and Graverson’s eyes were about to pop out of his head.

Placing the raw red stone on the old man’s table, Bai Lixin gently rubbed his palms to shake the black ash off, “Is that good enough?”

“I’ll give you 2000 star coins for this!” The old red-nosed dwarf exclaimed, excited.

This had already surpassed the quality of the usual raw red stone. Because the surface of the red stone was irregular, they had to be very careful when cutting the black stone on the outside, not daring to cut too far inward. This causes some black stone to inevitably cling to the outside of the raw red stone, which then has to be removed in three stages. Only after this is the real process.

This shabby young man with a grey face, covered in mud and dirt, with messy and dirty hair, had taken out the entire red stone.

Bai Lixin gave an “eh,” “so little?”

As soon as he said that, shouts suddenly rang out from around the room, “I’ll pay 3,000 interstellar coins!” “I’ll give 3500!” “I’ll give 4,000!” “I’ll ……”

The old dwarf saw his duck was about to fly away, so he jumped up with a slap on the table and said, “I’ll give you 6,000!”

Bai Lixin looked at the red-nosed dwarf and smiled gently, “Okay, 6000 then. In fact, our boss has been working with you for a long time, and I am not ungrateful. If you had said 2000, I would have done it too. But since you were so kind to raise the price to 6,000, then I’ll be happy with it. 6,000 it is. ”

The old dwarf nearly bit his tongue off.

Having agreed on the price, Bai Lixin looked at Graverson and said, “Boss, let me help you strip the red stones, and you give me 5000 while you get the rest. Is that alright? ”

How could Graverson dare to say no? If this kid could crush the black stone with his bare hands, ten of him would be insufficient to beat him up.

Quickly nodding, Graverson gulped, “Okay, as long as you’re happy.”

Bai Lixin smiled faintly, “You are the boss, as long as you are happy.”

Graverson winced as he looked at the innocent smile on the teenager’s face.

It was the same innocent smile that he had worn when he made the old man raise his price to 6,000 star couns with just one sentence.

For the first time in his life, what frightened him most was not a hail of bullets, but this harmless smile.

The distribution was also agreed upon, and Bai Lixin walked over to the two large sacks containing the red stones. One after the other was taken out, and he would pinch them like bread.

The more the red stones were piled up, the more people gathered around, until the place was finally blocked with people.

Only then did Bai Lixin clap his hands and laugh, “There, old man, check it out; two big bags of red stones, all purified for you.”

The old red-nosed dwarf was not as scatterbrained as before this time. The astonishment in his eyes increased as he carefully examined the stones one by one.

The black stones hidden deep in the hollows and crevices were all pinched out, and the whole red stones emitted a warm red light with no impurities.

“Good, good, good,” said the old red-nosed dwarf as he carefully placed the red stones one by one in a case with a thick sponge on the inside. “I’ll close up here for today. You guys come with me to get the money. I don’t have so much money on me here. ”

The red-nosed dwarf began to pack up his stall, strapping the items he had received for the day onto the back of the flying motorbike with a grunt, “Come with me.”