My carefree life in space

Chapter 72 Amethyst Ore

M19 star.

Lin Shushu was browsing the StarNet when she suddenly came across a trending topic: "Treasure Hunt on Undeveloped Planets." Intrigued, she clicked on it to take a closer look.

Ten days ago, a private spaceship, in an attempt to evade space pirates, risked using a wormhole to jump, but unfortunately lost its course and eventually ran out of energy, forcing it to land on the nearest planet to await rescue. However, this planet had never been registered with the Planetary Administration.

Fortunately, the spacecraft's owner sent a signal before the energy ran out, and rescue was eventually received.

This planet has officially come into the public eye. Due to a lack of understanding of the planet, the Planetary Management Bureau has temporarily named it J56.

According to the rescue team, the planet is very large; from the air, one-third is forest, one-third is ocean, and one-third is hills.

The private spaceship landed on a hill, which was a key reason why its owner was able to wait for rescue.

The rescue team later discovered that the planet was inhabited by many strange beasts, and their level was not low.

Although these alien beasts mainly live in forests, some of them also hunt in hilly areas. If the rescue team had arrived any later, the spaceship's owner might have perished in their jaws.

If it were just strange beasts, it wouldn't attract much discussion. What makes people want to hunt for treasure is the energy ore there.

The owner of that spaceship was lucky; while waiting for rescue, he casually picked up a stone from the ground and played with it, not really thinking much of it.

When the rescue team arrived, he excitedly threw the stone, which landed right at the feet of one of the rescue team members. On a whim, the team member picked it up and tested it with a testing device, discovering that it was actually a rare amethyst ore.

Amethyst ore is a Class 1 energy source that can provide energy for mechs, spaceships, and other similar devices.

The news was immediately reported to the Empire, but since the planet had not yet been formally incorporated into the Empire's territory, its ownership was disputed.

Powerful organizations and families all wanted a piece of the pie, and sent people to explore the area.

However, when they arrived at J56, they discovered that it was fraught with danger. Not only were the alien beasts exceptionally ferocious, but even the inconspicuous grass by the roadside was poisonous.

People walking in it don't even realize when they've been poisoned.

It must be said that the spaceship owner was lucky; fortunately, he stayed in place and waited for rescue instead of wandering around, otherwise he probably wouldn't have been able to get rescued.

Despite the numerous dangers, there are always those who are not afraid of death when it comes to interests. The major forces did not back down and even clashed several times.

Finally, the Empire, unable to tolerate this any longer, announced that it would reclaim ownership of the planet, but would allow private mining, with the profits split 50/50, half going to the miners and half to the national treasury. The Empire's role was to station troops there to prevent attacks from alien beasts and to provide necessary assistance.

In this way, in addition to the major powers, individuals are also allowed to mine within the permitted scope. As a result, adventurous people flocked to Star J56. They did not expect to find large veins; just picking up what the major powers had left behind would be enough to make them happy.

After learning the ins and outs of the matter, Lin Shushu immediately became interested. If she was not mistaken, the Lin family must be one of these mining forces. After all, the Lin family made its fortune by relying on energy and now controls one-third of the empire's energy lifeline.

Since that's the case, then she'll have to go. A confident smile appeared on Lin Shushu's lips. The Lin family, here I come.

Having made up her mind, Lin Shushu was about to tell Mo Ze when she received a call from him first.

"Shushu, I can't go back for now." Mo Ze's somewhat disappointed voice came from the other end.

Upon hearing this, Lin Shushu exclaimed, "What a coincidence!" She was also about to go out for a while.

Next, Mo Ze explained to Lin Shushu in detail what he needed to do.

"I don't know when I can go back yet, Shushu, do you miss me?"

Lin Shushu was speechless. They had only been apart for a few days, and now the question of whether or not they missed each other was already being asked.

While she was still in a daze, Mo Ze spoke again when he didn't get a response from her, "Shu Shu, I missed you the moment I left you."

To prevent Mo Ze from getting any more mushy, Lin Shushu quickly said, "I miss you too. Be careful when you go out. I'll wait for you to come back!"

Only after hearing what he wanted to hear was Mo Ze satisfied. Perhaps someone was calling him, for he reluctantly hung up the call.

After hanging up the call, Lin Shushu realized that she had been listening to Mo Ze talk the whole time and had forgotten to tell him that she was also going out.

After thinking about it, Lin Shushu decided that it wasn't a big deal, so she wouldn't tell anyone. She could tell Mo Ze after they both returned; it wouldn't matter.

So, Lin Shushu went off to plan her trip with a clear conscience.

Mo Ze had taken the small spaceship, and Lin Shushu had no intention of buying another one. Although she was no longer short of star coins, she didn't really need a spaceship for transportation if it was just for herself.

She carefully checked the distance between M19 and J56 and found it was indeed quite a distance. However, this didn't pose a problem for her; with her current cultivation level, she could manage with just a few transfers at most.

Imperial Star, Lin Family.

Lin Shushu guessed correctly; the Lin family did indeed send people to J56 to mine ore.

According to feedback from those who went earlier, J56 planet has quite a lot of mineral reserves, but mining it is still very difficult. Not only do they have to face the occasional appearance of alien beasts, but they also have to worry about having their resources stolen.

Although there are troops stationed there, the planet is too large for the army to cover everything. They can only ensure that there will be no large-scale beast tides attacking humans. As for individual alien beasts, they really can't take care of them.

This is something everyone knows, so the main force heading to J56 is still the major powers, because they have enough manpower and equipment to deal with some lone alien beasts.

"Brother, please let me go, I promise I'll be a good girl!" Lin Keke said, shaking Lin Zihao's arm.

"No, J56 is not yet officially developed, it's too dangerous." Lin Zihao resolutely refused. He was going there for serious business, not for sightseeing, so how could he bring his delicate little sister along?

"Please take me with you, okay? You're here, you'll definitely protect me, right?" Lin Keke pleaded, blinking her bright eyes.

"Still no, I'm going there on business, I don't have time to spend with you," Lin Zihao refused again.

"I don't need you to come with me. At most, I'll bring Miaomiao. With her there, you should be relieved, right?" Lin Keke pushed Lin Miaomiao forward without even asking if she wanted to go.

Hearing this, Lin Zihao's attitude softened somewhat. Lin Miaomiao had always been a steady person, and with her watching over him, he could feel more at ease.

Seeing Lin Zihao seriously considering her words, Lin Keke promised again, "I will definitely behave and won't wander off."

In the end, Lin Zihao agreed to take her along, along with Lin Miaomiao.