Cosmic Trading System

Half an hour later, Lin Yun had placed both devices in position and activated them.

"Two devices, total of one thousand six hundred spirit crystals, can gather resources worth about three hundred spirit crystals each day..." Lin Yun broke the surface of the water, remounted his flying car, and said softly.

This was the result of his calculations.

Every day, he was getting nearly a five to one return, which even surpassed what he gained from the professional device that absorbed and refined spiritual energy and produced spirit crystals.

Moreover, the collection devices he had bought weren't even high-end. If he had bought more advanced collection devices, his returns would be even larger.

Of course, the resources found by these detection devices weren't particularly abundant. If he changed to more advanced collection devices, he would quickly exhaust those resources and need to change locations frequently.

Lin Yun didn't want that hassle, and it would also waste his time gathering spirit crystals in Shen City. Therefore, the level of collection device he had now was just right.

However, it was undeniable that if Lin Yun was willing to put up with the inconvenience, his gains could exceed those from his original method of accumulating spirit crystals by absorbing and refining spiritual energy using the professional equipment. His progress via this new way would not be insignificant.

Nevertheless, Lin Yun hadn't forgotten one thing.

Those resources would belong to him sooner or later. Whether he collected them now or later, they were his.

He might develop faster using this method, but as soon as he reached a certain level, he would realize that however long he took to develop was how much resource he would lose.

These resources were hard to regenerate.

The spiritual energy constantly emitted by life on Earth was an ever-renewable resource. If he waited a few more days to absorb and refine it, he would waste a lot of spirit crystals.

Therefore, Lin Yun would still prioritize purchasing the professional equipment that absorbs and refines spiritual energy, drawing from the ongoing spiritual energy emission of earthly life as his primary development strategy.

The other method could only supplement this main strategy.

Half an hour later, Lin Yun once again approached the Mie family's sea ships.

There were still three sea ships. Because of the attack a few days ago, these three sea ships had been suspended for a while. They had just resumed sailing not long ago and were still far from Shen City.

"Bang—Bang—Bang—"

Although it was not night, Lin Yun still made his move. His method of attack was much the same as before.

Lin Yun attacked from under the water. He quickly attacked the three ships and then sank into the deep sea in his invisible flying car, noiselessly retreating. When he reached a certain depth, he switched to a submarine and continued to dive.

"What's going on?"

"Were the ships attacked?"

Because it was daytime, most of the people on the sea ships were awake. The instant the three sea ships were attacked, most people noticed. Many cries rang out.

"Irreparable damage..."

"Abandon ship, or the people on board will be in danger..."

Shortly thereafter, messages came flooding in, causing the faces of the high-ranking officials on each of the three ships to darken.

A few days ago, their group's sea ships were attacked. Their high-ranking group members had specifically instructed them to be more vigilant. They hadn't expected to be targeted again so soon after resuming their operations.

The warning that their group's sea ships were being targeted was proving to be accurate.

"Abandon..."

"Start evacuation quickly..."

However, the ships had suffered irreparable damages, and they had no choice but to issue such orders.

Half an hour later, Lin Yun collected the wreckage of the three ships from the seafloor and set his course back for Shen City.

"These three ships even had rare minerals..."

Lin Yun sensed the items from the three ships in his trading space and smiled.

The amount of rare minerals this time surpassed that of the previous haul. After quickly sorting out the items from the three ships, Lin Yun sold everything to another shop, getting a total of six hundred and seventy spirit crystals.

The previous shop had said that the next time he brought these kinds of ships, they wouldn't offer such a high price. He wasn't foolish enough to sell these items to that shop again.

There were plenty of shops doing this kind of business in the Cosmic Trading System. Moreover, since there were some technologies on these three ships that were worth studying, this shop offered Lin Yun a higher price.

However, the price was not much higher, about the same as the previous store owner. From this, it could be inferred that the last store owner hadn't cheated him much. This was presumably the market price on the Cosmic Trading System.

Spending an additional hour or two resulted in him earning over six hundred more Spirit Crystals. This trade was quite profitable, but more importantly, it once again severely undercut the Mie Family, which pleased Lin Yun greatly.

The satisfaction came from the thwarting of their schemes to blockade his businesses and to covet his resources.

This was just the beginning.

Originally, the number of Spirit Crystals on the Cosmic Trading System was reduced to just over seven hundred, because of the purchase of the two resource gatherers. This time, it increased to over fourteen hundred.

Lin Yun didn't purchase anything else, he planned to wait for the resource detectors to find a large mine, then buy an advanced resource gatherer or, when he had amassed five thousand Spirit Crystals, he would buy a professional device for absorbing and refining Spiritual Energy.

Judging by the rate he was accumulating Spirit Crystals, he wouldn't even need two days to amass five thousand.

If he counted the Spirit Crystals he currently owned, the speed would be even faster.

In summary, he needed new second-level Spirituality once again.

He wondered if Lang Jiuping and his party had managed to make contact with a new source of second-level Spirituality yet, and when they could deliver it to him.

He suddenly realized that according to his current rate of development, he would need a new source of second-level Spirituality every two days. In just a few days, he might even need one per day. Lang Jiuping and his group might not be able to meet his needs.

If he didn't want to rely on this spirit-seeking network, he would need to find his own sources of second-level Spirituality.

At a billion each for a second-level Spirituality, the price was not low. If he found new sources of second-level Spirituality himself, he could save a significant amount of money.

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"What? Three ships were attacked again and all sank?"

"Are those guys only good for eating their food? Didn't I tell them to be vigilant?"

"Was there any evidence about the entity behind the attack?"

When Lin Yun returned to Shen City, the Mie family had already received the news. The high-ranking members of the Mie family were incensed.

Three two-hundred-thousand-ton class ships... Plus the goods on board... It amounted to a loss of almost thirty billion.

For the Mie family, this was a substantial loss.

"Damn! The convoy we sent out hadn't arrived yet!" one high-ranking official from the Mie family angrily stated.

"Going by our subordinates' descriptions, even if our convoy had arrived, we may not have been able to protect those three ships. It seems our Mie family ships are being targeted!" said another, shaking his head.

"Immediately halt all maritime operations—not just those on this trading route, but on all other routes. The opponent's marine power is clearly formidable. If this continues, all the profits we made from shipping over the years will be lost," the Mie family leader said, taking a deep breath.

With six two-hundred-thousand-ton class ships sunk in a short period, the Mie family couldn't maintain their shipping business. They should halt operations before the news spread and damage their reputation.

The adversary's marine power was substantial. They couldn't afford to occasionally lose a large amount of money.

"How is the situation with Qingyun Company going?" the Mie family leader asked a high-ranking member.

"The online rumors have weakened, but dissatisfaction is being expressed from the capital city side. This is likely being instigated by other powers. Qingyun's recent products have proven extraordinary. The profits they represent are not a small figure..." the official quickly responded.

"We can't wait any longer. Time to take action. The news of the sinking of the six two-hundred-thousand-ton class ships by an unknown power can't be kept secret. In fact, this may be the work of another major domestic front perhaps, otherwise, there would have been some traces left behind. This event has affected the prestige of the Mie family..." The Mie family leader nodded with a frown.

"Does the family leader mean..." The other high-ranking Mie family official's face changed slightly.

"We can't delay any longer, we must respond with thunderous force to bring this matter to an end!" the Mie family leader said coldly.

"For this matter, we still need the help of the Lu family..." Saying so, the Mie family leader looked toward Lu Minghui on the other side.

Over this period, the Mie family and the Lu family had been cooperating. The Mie family had been transparent with the Lu family about many matters.

"Mie family leader, as the saying goes, 'Great minds think alike.' My grandfather shares your opinion on this matter. Today, my grandfather already talked to Minghui about this. Even if you hadn't brought it up, I was going to suggest it to you," Lu Minghui said with a smile.

"My grandfather mentioned that the matter concerning the capital city should be handled by the Lu family..." He paused and then continued.

"Alright, then it's settled. After a while..." the Mie family leader nodded, turned to look at some high-ranking Mie family officials, and began issuing instructions for the ensuing actions.

This matter involved a Martial Arts Grandmaster, so they could not deal with it carelessly. They had to bring down that Grandmaster with a swift, decisive blow to avoid unnecessary trouble for the two powerful families.

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