"An Wulinna!"

"An Wulinna!"

An Wulinna awoke from a deep sleep.

It had been a long time since he had slept so soundly.

Therefore, he somewhat disliked the person who woke him up.

Opening his eyes, he saw the other party and asked somewhat irritably, "What's the matter, Er Fulin?"

Er Fulin was a brainless Lellerra Clan member.

He always did annoying things.

"Someone of unknown identity has arrived in a private spaceship, accompanied by fully armed bodyguards."

"He wants someone familiar with this place, and I think no one is more familiar with it than you."

An Wulinna's spirits lifted upon hearing this.

It had been a long time since he had seen anyone from the outside.

The work here could only be described as hellish.

There was no darker factory in the entire Civilization Federation.

Its blatant existence was only due to the genuinely high wages it offered.

For those like them who chased their dreams, after working here for a few decades, they could buy a used Star yacht and become free universe Explorers.

That was An Wulinna's dream.

"Such a big shot shouldn't be stingy."

"I, An Wulinna, am naturally the one who knows O Fan Duo best."

He scrambled to his feet and ran outside.

It was pitch black, utterly without light.

Heavy machinery rotated all around, and complex circuit structures flickered.

O Fan Duo.

A colossal factory of machinery and electronics.

It was even larger than a typical Star City.

It could produce anything, given the design blueprints.

And they were merely diligent worker ants in this factory, maintaining the operation of this super factory.

"Over at Central Five."

Er Fulin shouted from behind him.

An Wulinna hurried over.

Although he had boasted, there were actually many people in O Fan Duo as familiar with the place as he was.

Following the winding metal walkway-like maintenance pipes, An Wulinna arrived at Central Five Room.

It was a core area, also a small city.

An Wulinna was fond of the ladies inside and liked the artificial world within.

Above Central Five Room, he saw the spaceship Er Fulin had mentioned.

Silver, slender, simple.

This was his first impression.

At the same time, it was so beautiful.

So beautiful that his heart tightened instantly, then he immediately felt ashamed of himself.

The spaceships he had seen before were all old and still impressive, but compared to this one, they were nothing.

One was like something dug out of a trash can.

The other was an artwork that should be displayed in an exhibition hall.

Even in the virtual world, he had never seen such a beautiful spaceship.

He stood rooted to the spot for a moment, then withdrew his gaze and entered Central Five Room.

It was too lively here.

The crowd was several times larger than usual.

They were probably also here for the spaceship outside.

Fortunately, he didn't need to ask for directions; by simply following the crowd, An Wulinna found the visitor Er Fulin had mentioned.

Someone in the crowd seemed to see him arrive and shouted loudly, "It's An Wulinna, he's the most familiar with this place."

An Wulinna looked over gratefully.

He didn't know the person, but perhaps he would in the future.

The person whose body was covered in bright silver mecha looked at him.

"Come over."

The other party said to him in an almost cold voice.

An Wulinna unnaturally took steps and approached the other party.

Then, he was led by the other party into a building.

An Wulinna knew this place; it was the Director's office building, also the most magnificent place in Central Five Room.

He had never been inside.

The magnificence and cleanliness inside surprised him.

Yet, the person in the bright silver mecha in front seemed to be trying hard not to touch any area here, as if it were the most defiled place in the world.

He must come from a palace, An Wulinna thought.

For ordinary people like him, the universe was too vast, and Civilization was too vast.

Although he received a lot of information, most of it was knowledge, not information about the human geography of other places or higher-level information.

In fact, this also involved property rights.

If everything could be experienced in the virtual world, then how would some Stellar Systems attract foreign tourists?

Successfully entering the hall, An Wulinna saw other people here.

There were a few acquaintances who were equally familiar with the place, and also the Director, whom he had only seen from a distance before.

And, at the center of everyone, a black-haired woman.

If he had to use one word to describe the other party, An Wulinna would only choose 'radiant'; it seemed like two words, but it didn't matter.

She was like the center of everything, like a black hole, attracting everything around her, making it impossible for anyone to ignore her.

"Captain, this should be the last one."

The woman called Captain looked over, her gaze not lingering much, then she spoke.

"You are all the most familiar with this place, don't misunderstand, I'm not asking you to guide me on a tour here."

"The Kleon Corporation, which owns this place, recently filed for bankruptcy. The company's owner hopes to sell it off as a package, and you have signed contracts with the company. As the best technical workers here, I think you are also the most valuable asset here."

An Wulinna was somewhat enlightened.

The Kleon Corporation, which was like a pillar of the sky, had actually collapsed just like that?

That was a large company with a market value of tens of trillions of energy coins.

The black-haired woman continued, "According to Kleon Corporation, O Fan Duo can produce something called 'rare crystals,' which are scraps that only appear under specific conditions during the production of Fiena metal."

"And the production of Fiena metal is precisely in Central Five Room. Some of you should know about rare crystals, and also how rare crystals are born and how to manufacture them more efficiently."

She observed everyone's expressions.

Although they were of different races, An Wulinna always felt that the other party could truly know what they were thinking through the changes in their expressions.

An Wulinna was only in a daze for a moment, then he spoke, "If it's rare crystals, I don't think anyone here knows more than I do."

"It was born during one of my accidental work incidents."

The black-haired woman looked at him again.

This time, her gaze lingered on him.

An Wulinna instantly felt his legs go weak.

Clearly, even when facing hundreds or thousands of workers, he had never felt this way.

This was not a kind of crushing from a higher class, but rather the other party truly being like a primordial beast, about to engulf him.

Terrifying!

This was his evaluation of this black-haired woman.

"Oh! Then do you know how to produce only it?"

The black-haired woman was clearly here for the rare crystals.

According to An Wulinna, rare crystals were actually just impurities and had no special use.

The other party must have been deceived by the leaders of Kleon Corporation, spending a large sum of money to buy O Fan Duo.

"I know, but rare crystals are just impurities. I don't think they should be mass-produced."

"This stuff is useless."

An Wulinna reminded her.

He didn't want to deceive the other party in this regard.

Even though agreeing with the other party might bring more benefits.

The woman smiled.

"I think you might have misunderstood something. We came here naturally because we discovered the application scenarios for rare crystals."

"Moreover, I am not some deceived fool. In fact, I don't very clearly know what rare crystals are ultimately useful for; I am just following orders."

"The specific matters will be considered by the higher-ups."

"Let me introduce myself, I am from the North An Stellar System Military Department, Eve Star."

No specifics, but that's all that's needed.

Military Department!

A place that suffocated An Wulinna.

In other words, they were soldiers.

No wonder they were so confident.

Moreover, the Director hadn't said a word until now; it turned out he was afraid of trouble coming from his mouth.

In the Civilization Federation, having money cannot decide anyone's life; that is illegal.

But if it's a politician or a soldier, it's an exception.

"Rare crystals can only be produced during the Fiena metal production process, but I can control its production ratio, which can reach up to about six ten-thousandths."

Since the other party wanted rare crystals, An Wulinna had nothing else to say, only discussing the technology purely.

"What is the annual output of Fiena metal?" Eve Star asked.

"Fiena metal should actually be called Type A 2898 Steel; Fiena is just its trade name."

"It produces 4 trillion tons annually, but this is not the limit capacity. O Fan Duo's limit capacity should be able to reach 5 trillion tons."

5 trillion tons.

A rare crystal output of six ten-thousandths.

That is 3 billion tons annually.

This is very large, An Wulinna thought.

But Eve Star said, "Far from enough."

"I hope the annual output is above 1 trillion tons."

She casually mentioned 1 trillion tons, and An Wulinna even suspected that the other party didn't know how much that was.

"O Fan Duo cannot produce that much."

An Wulinna prided himself on his extensive knowledge of rare crystals and O Fan Duo.

"No, it will soon produce more."

"A group of experts will arrive later; they will specialize in optimizing the output of rare crystals to achieve mass production of rare crystals."

"Among them will be several ranked scholars in materials science and metallurgical engineering."

Ranked scholars.

Another familiar yet unfamiliar title.

Ordinary scholars already seemed high above An Wulinna.

He had once seen the company's supervisor being respectful to a three-star metallurgical engineering scholar.

But in front of a ranked scholar, a three-star scholar was like a primary school student.

Such figures would actually arrive.

An Wulinna only felt his body trembling.

He was very interested in metallurgical engineering.

In fact, he had always hoped that he could systematically study it and then become a metallurgical engineering scholar.

A one-star scholar, that was his dream.

If he could achieve that, he would have no regrets in this life.

Eve Star did not notice An Wulinna's psychological changes.

She continued, "At that time, you will need to assist them in completing the production line transformation, and you must meet any subsequent requirements they have."

"Don't worry, the military will not treat you unfairly."

"A sum of money has already been added to your account."

An Wulinna opened his account.

His original balance of 51283.47 was now 1051283.47.

A million energy coins.

Money he had never dreamed of in his life.

This was already enough to buy a smaller Star yacht.

An Wulinna felt like he was dreaming.

"This is only the initial payment to you. Whether you can get more money later depends on your own efforts."

"Your contribution to this matter will affect how much money you can acquire."

"Perhaps it's a few million, perhaps tens of millions, or perhaps hundreds of millions."

Each of Eve Star's words struck An Wulinna's heart like a heavy hammer.

He even wondered if he could truly have that much money.

Eve Star left, and An Wulinna remained dazed in place.

The Director walked over and patted him enviously.

"Lucky guy."

"I might have to rely on you from now on."

An Wulinna was flattered.

Eve Star returned to the Starship, and the person in the silver mecha who had been with her also removed her mecha; she was also a woman.

"Captain, our mission is over, is it necessary to stay here?"

Eve Star lay on the chair and lazily hummed.

"My family wants me to stay here. The rare crystal matter is very important, and if I stay here, I might even gain some military merits."

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