The shuttle ascended, and He Yun gazed at his homeland with complex emotions.

On this journey, he brought along Jiang Yu, Zhang Peishan, Lin Qianxuan, and Ling'Er, along with a collection of gene samples.

If all else fails, he would consider rebuilding civilization on an extraterrestrial planet.

Then, revenge!

The shuttle's speed was impressive.

Influenced by the shuttle's engines, the surrounding space was warped, allowing them to achieve faster-than-light travel.

This technology was quite advanced, at least for Origin Star, which couldn't even be classified as a level one civilization.

Jiang Yu was intensely curious about everything on the shuttle and hoped to learn how it was made, and You Xi'er did not mind his eagerness to learn, even proactively showing him the relevant materials.

Perhaps out of a sense of shared fate, or maybe, in hope of future collaboration.

Indeed, You Xi'er had already decided to collaborate with He Yun and the others.

The destruction of their civilization could not be ignored.

Revenge and the continuation of her civilization were the reasons she was still alive.

Initially, she didn't think much of the potential of the Origin Star civilization.

But the outstanding research technology demonstrated by Lin Qianxuan and Ling'Er, along with He Yun's extraordinary level strength, made her take their potential seriously.

Of course, more importantly, was the growth of the clone that Lin Qianxuan and Ling'Er helped her plant, which she couldn't cultivate alone, so it seemed worthwhile to try engaging them in interstellar activities.

After more than half a month of interstellar travel, the shuttle arrived at a supergiant planet called Xirang.

This planet was also the location of another civilization.

Moreover, it was a unique neutral civilization.

In the Xirang Civilization, there were the most mercenaries in this part of the galaxy.

They might be homeless remnants of obliterated civilizations, individuals looking to make money through dubious means, or even official citizens of some civilization.

Anyone could register on this planet and take on posted missions, using them to earn the currency of the Xirang Civilization.

The purchasing power was quite formidable.

If you had the money, you could even buy a transcendent-level interstellar battleship to take home.

What does that mean?

It's the equivalent of a planet-level mobile fortress.

Such a thing couldn't be manufactured by a typical level-two civilization.

Only a level-three civilization could produce it easily.

This highlights just how extensive the methods of the Xirang Civilization are.

Of course, the key lies in the presence behind the Xirang Civilization, the Observation Level being.

It is said that the entire Xirang Star was created by him with his bare hands.

In crucial moments, this planet could transform into his war weapon, and even normal level-three civilizations couldn't get the better of him in conflict.

You Xi'er led them to one of the mercenary hubs and quickly completed their identity registration.

Naturally, You Xi'er also paid for it.

Among the items He Yun brought here, only gold had some value, while the rest couldn't fetch much money.

"Currently, two level-three civilizations are at war outside; it looks like it won't end easily without lasting centuries. Mercenary missions have increased, especially escort missions, defense missions, exploration missions, and construction missions, along with some delivery tasks. In this remote area, even quantum communication technology isn't covered...."

You Xi'er operated the projection facilities, searching for tasks while also instructing them on how to use these technological tools.

In fact, there were more convenient personal terminals, like implanted secondary brain chips, which could connect to the nerves directly with feedback speeds comparable to light.

But mercenaries generally avoided using them.

Because a few years ago, a large-scale self-detonation incident involving secondary brains occurred.

Can you imagine your brain suddenly exploding?

Now, the related industry has fallen drastically, with its reputation ruined by those civilizations.

You Xi'er planned to help He Yun and the others adapt to the environment by taking on a few simple missions.

After searching for a while, she decided they could pick an exploration-type mission.

This type of mission has volatile returns.

The main task is to go to a designated location specified by someone else, conduct exploration, either finding people, objects, or helping locate minerals.

If something is found within the time limit, there's a bonus compensation.

If nothing is found, they earn only a small fee, which could negatively impact their reputation points.

Reputation points significantly affect one's market value.

If one reaches the top one million in reputation rankings, they basically don't have to worry about missions or money.

Looking at the myriad of exploration missions, You Xi'er seemed a bit hesitant.

"Let's choose this one," suddenly, He Yun said.

His hand pointed to a mission exploring the mineral veins of several planets in a barren area.

That area was leased by a private capitalist of a level-two civilization.

They intended to develop it but were unsure about the types of resources present, so they issued a mission for mercenaries to investigate.

"It's a bit far; round-trip might take ten days. If nothing is found, it'll be a wasted trip," You Xi'er hesitated.

The returns from such exploration missions often depend on the resources discovered.

If valuable resources are found, the mission issuer would provide more funding; if barren, it would likely be just a wasted effort.

"Trust me," He Yun said, "I have a feeling about this, and I've always had good luck."

"Intuition?" You Xi'er seemed to have realized something and said, "A Super Sensing Talent? Then let's choose this one, anyway, there's nothing better to choose from."

Then they made some preparations on Xirang Star, and the shuttle set sail.

In five days, they arrived at their destination.

The shuttle began to slowly descend over the planet and released drones to conduct reconnaissance work.

You Xi'er sighed, "This kind of thing is usually done by unmanned mining exploration ships, but mercenaries are cheaper, so the big bosses hire mercenaries, it's all about cost-effectiveness."

It was a desolate planet, but everyone was still curious and carried out sample collection and other activities here.

This was considered a side benefit of exploration by the mercenaries, a profit implicitly accepted by the task assigners.

As long as they didn't dig a huge hole and take away massive resources, generally, no one cared.

Otherwise, why would mercenaries take on such tasks?

Of course, the task issuers aren't fools either.

Generally, these exploration tasks are calculated by models, confirming that there won't be much profit on barren planets, but they still send people to confirm just in case.

"Seems like there's no mineral resources, too barren, this place isn't worth anything, even if you smash it up and throw it inside the colossus as fuel, it's too crude... Wait... there's a high-energy radiation response, this frequency..."

While looking at the drone exploration information, You Xi'er suddenly seemed to have discovered something and then piloted the shuttle to the destination.

At that location, there was a giant crater over a thousand meters deep, with a core that was a faint red giant metal meteorite about three meters in diameter.

It was currently emitting a faint glow.

"We've hit the jackpot!" You Xi'er exclaimed.

"What is it?" He Yun asked.

Although it was the result he got by spending an orange luck, he didn't know exactly what this thing was.

You Xi'er explained, "Kinetic Gold, a product born only in supernova explosions, under the distortion of time and space, affected by the rules of the universe, ordinary matter is squeezed and blasted by radiation, forming such a special metal. During this process, space fragments are compressed into it, forming a natural internal space inside. This piece, about three meters in diameter, might have an internal space larger than a city in your civilization..."

"How much is it worth?"

He Yun was only curious about this.

"Usually, just a piece the size of my finger would be worth over a million Earth Coins. Such a large piece, with extra bonuses, would be worth at least 3 billion if sold." You Xi'er explained, and feeling it wasn't intuitive enough, she added, "You could buy five of my shuttles with it."

You Xi'er's shuttle wasn't particularly advanced, but it was middle-to-upper class in the Extraordinary Level configuration.

"Should we sell it?" He Yun asked You Xi'er.

"We definitely should sell it; keeping it doesn't have much meaning for us." You Xi'er said, "We'll just send it to the auction. Didn't expect the task didn't earn us anything, but we hit the jackpot on the side. Your Perception Talent is really something, He Yun!"

"Just lucky." He Yun said modestly.

"Indeed so." You Xi'er affirmed.

Reaching such a level in a civilization not even considered level one without luck would be impossible.

They continued with their task afterward.

Boringly relying on the drone to explore and obtaining reconnaissance maps, they went directly back.

Upon returning to Xirang Star, they completed the task and received the balance, basically accomplishing a free task.

They only barely earned back some energy costs.

Low-level mercenaries hardly earn a profit.

However, this time they were lucky, earning a huge side income.

Putting the Kinetic Gold on Xirang's auction platform and selling it, excluding fees and commission, they became instantly rich with 3.3 billion Earth Coins.

The richness of the first startup fund was simply unimaginable.

You Xi'er boldly rented a luxury base and gave each of them appropriate equipment and Evolutionary Liquid, allowing Jiang Yu and Zhang Peishan to enhance their attributes.

But all of this didn't compare to the extraordinary level All-Adapting Nanoscale Battle Armor on He Yun.

The armor alone was worth 800 million Earth Coins, comparable in value to You Xi'er's shuttle.

But expensive for a reason.

A small portable space, customized internal circulation auxiliary system, adaptive bioengine, Extraordinary Level force field protection, Dark Energy Weapon Module...

With this armor, one could exhibit sufficient combat power both in the cosmic environment and in most planetary environments.

In a virtual battlefield, He Yun, wearing this armor, moved in combat at twenty times the speed of sound, and You Xi'er could only barely keep up with rich experience.

In terms of basic attributes, He Yun was higher than You Xi'er.

Even this draw was due to He Yun's high emotional intelligence.

If he fought with full strength, He Yun would win.

You Xi'er vaguely knew this but didn't feel much unwillingness or disappointment.

Having strong people on your side is a good thing.

About her being unable to defeat him, it's quite normal.

Before the destruction of the Xingxing Civilization, she wasn't a specialized warrior; she was just a "historian."

"Perhaps we should register a mercenary team, so we can charge more and be more official." You Xi'er proposed.

The proposal was agreed upon.

The team leader was determined in that recent battle.

You Xi'er didn't compete and let He Yun take the leader's position.

Finally, it was about the team's name.

Everyone looked at He Yun.

"Let's call it Lucky Rabbit!"

After a moment's thought, He Yun decided on the name of the mercenary team.

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