CHAPTER 759: CHAPTER 598: AT A LOSS (ONE MORE UPDATE)

A moment later, Su Mo returned to his room, where he pulled out his pajamas and emptied all his Star Coin exchange tickets.

He counted them and found that Sun Duoxiang had given him a total of 1.8 million Star Coins last time.

Lately, he gave Sun Duoxiang a large handful of tickets, around 320,000, and then he gave 200,000 Star Coins to Zhu Qi’s family, and spent 20,000 on a fridge.

That meant he still had 136 Star Coins left.

After paying for the built-in power later, only 36 Star Coins would remain.

Suddenly, Su Mo felt like his heart was bleeding. It was truly a return to square one overnight, but it couldn’t be helped.

He placed the remaining Star Coins back neatly and then took the money and left.

....

Three days later, Su Mo was in his room, painfully studying photos on his cell phone. He tried searching the Star Ring Forum for information about Titans, but the search turned up empty.

He then delved into some text-based data, but it blew his mind so much that he couldn’t figure it out.

"No need to search further. Titans belong to a more advanced civilization, not just anyone can understand it," the Fake Creator cautioned gravely.

"I know that already, but I’m running out of money and need to figure out a way to make some. All I have left is that little bit of Star Coins. By the way, when can you pay me back?"

Su Mo asked with interest.

The Fake Creator fell silent and did not respond.

"Don’t be silent, let’s talk about it, huh? Xiao Shi? Xiao Shi?"

Su Mo asked continuously with a smile.

Although Su Mo was distressed about the one million Star Coins, he didn’t blame the Fake Creator. He was just teasing it.

Of course, there was a reason he deliberately brought up the matter—it was to subtly warn the Fake Creator not to get too arrogant.

At that moment, there was a knock on the door.

Thump thump~

Su Mo was slightly startled before putting away his cell phone. He walked to the door and opened it.

He saw Sun Duoxiang and Xiao Wen standing at the doorway.

"Boss, we’re back,"

Sun Duoxiang said excitedly.

"Good to hear. How was the mining?"

Su Mo asked casually.

Upon hearing Su Mo’s question, the smile on Sun Duoxiang’s face stiffened somewhat.

"What’s wrong, did something happen?"

Su Mo asked, puzzled.

Xiao Wen coughed and said, "It was like this: after receiving the recall notice, General Zhao Wushuang commanded us to end the operation. As we accounted for the revenue on the way back, after deducting fuel, equipment damage, and all other expenses, there wasn’t much left. Basically, we broke even."

"Eh, we could have profited actually. It’s just that no one expected Lord Spade to call for the return so soon. The early gains were just enough to break even,"

Sun Duoxiang complained.

Su Mo patted Sun Duoxiang on the shoulder and said, "I thought it was something serious. Breaking even is good enough."

He thought to himself how those who had returned in the past few days were wailing desperately, having lost everything.

Like himself, they had been financially ruined.

Moreover, for such low-level resource mining, generating profit usually requires long-term operations, sometimes even calculated in years.

Not being in debt satisfied Su Mo.

"Boss, it’s okay if we don’t make a profit this time, but we feel bad about you not making any money,"

Sun Duoxiang hurriedly said.

"Alright, let’s not talk about that. I’m well aware of the situation. See how many other mining teams made a profit,"

Su Mo interrupted Sun Duoxiang.

"Ah, you’re right boss. It’s not just others who lost, like the Lin Family this time took a big fall too, lost their pants, now they’re all wailing. But the worst off isn’t the Lin Family, but the other Five Dragon Heads families."

Sun Duoxiang agreed in response.

"Wait, other families have also come?"

Su Mo frowned.

"Of course, they have come, and they are even worse off. They not only lost their pants, but they also have to pay an additional service fee to those who brought them here. That’s truly shooting themselves in the foot."

Sun Duoxiang became increasingly agitated as he spoke.

Su Mo pondered for a moment and seemed to have underestimated the other families, whose methods were truly remarkable.

However, it was a pity that they had shot themselves in the foot this time.

"Alright, let’s not talk about this anymore. The exploration mission is also considered successfully completed. Everyone should rest well. The Black Teeth will soon be returning to the Black Brilliance."

Su Mo said.

"Yes!"

Xiao Wen nodded in response.

...

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Silido Star Region.

Escort ships were launching fierce attacks on the dense swarms of deep red flying insects in the distant starry sky.

A plethora of missiles and beams swept through wave after wave.

In an instant, a large swath of the incoming crimson flying insects was cleared from the starry sky.

Inside the command room of Green Gore, Eriga reported the real-time situation with a worried expression.

"The seventh wave of cleansing is complete!"

"Order the mobile troops to strike again at planet C187."

Beilo issued the order with a stern expression.

Eriga seemed to want to say something, but eventually, he swallowed his words and instead responded.

"Yes."

In space, legions of fourth-generation Biological Mechas, upon receiving the command, took the lead with numerous Mechas and Interstellar Fighters, heading towards a distant deep red planet.

They hadn’t even come close yet.

Dense swarms of the deep red flying insects emerged from that planet.

Among them were extremely large insects that opened their mouths and shot out beams of light.

Boom, boom~

The mobile troops that were making a sudden assault were instantly stopped.

Then both sides collided together, entangling once more in a brutal slaughter.

Inside the command room of Green Gore, Eriga said solemnly, "Report, the assault operation is obstructed, entering a deadlock combat state again."

....

Beilo looked at the holographic image displaying the battle before her, and her expression grew even more somber.

Having finally found such a rich resource spot, it turned out to be a lair of Insect Race forces, inhabited by a large number of Red Cicada Flying Insects. These insects were highly agile and extremely fierce in combat, with the key point being that there were more than ten type IV Red Cicada Flying Insects in this nest.

They had attacked countless times already, suffering tremendous losses.

But they had no intention of giving up.

Considering the vastness of the Negative Universe and the countless planets, but with so few containing resources, it was like finding a needle in a haystack. Now that she had found one, how could she possibly give up?

"Lord Beilo, we can’t continue like this."

"Keep attacking."

Beilo did not hesitate.

"Yes!"

....

Several days later, inside the Black Brilliance Command Room, Li Ruiqi sat in his chair, listening to a report from a subordinate.

"According to a comprehensive inspection by Lord Zhang Wei and his team, the Black Brilliance has been systemically repaired, and the most severely damaged Power Unit 1 has resumed normal operation..."