"What is this?"
Su Ming asked in surprise.
"Hah, I thought it was something serious, turns out it's just the Federation's Smasher."
Su Yuan said dismissively.
"Smasher? Aren't they supposed to be mining?"
Su Ming asked, blinking.
"That's right, they're mining."
"Wait, isn't mining usually done by digging into the planet?"
"That method is used on giant planets where resources are super abundant. In this world, there aren't many resource-rich planets. Normally, when a small amount of resources is detected, the entire asteroid is shattered, filtering out the useful resources inside. Ninety percent of the high-level ore we need comes this way. Don't be fooled by the large amount it shatters, extracting just a few grams of high-level ore would be good enough."
Su Yuan explained to Su Ming.
"That little? No wonder those high-level ores are so expensive, the operating costs for such a big Smasher can't be cheap, right?"
