When the group returned to the spacecraft and arrived at the satellite again, the man who had spoken earlier seemed nervous and trembled slightly, while the woman who had ignored them looked at them with cold eyes before saying softly. -Is there a sample?
Black Spider raised an eyebrow as Rick narrowed his eyes, sensing that something was wrong, but he didn't say anything.
-Sorry, did you see the video? The monster turned to black dust. Here, I brought it back. Do you want to pay for it?- Black Spider showed a glass tube filled with black dust.
The woman's eyes grew increasingly irritated before she turned and left without saying another word to them.
The man finally wiped his brow while grinning, a smile uglier than crying. - Gentlemen, thank you for your help, unfortunately this sample has no value, so you will only receive the standard reward, 120,000 Enas have been credited to the group's account, please check.
Black Spider checked, the amount was correct. Of course, there was an extra fee for the mercenary alliance, but that was paid by the employer, so they received the full amount.
Black Spider nodded contentedly and said they could call them again if they had a mission.
The man's lips trembled, most mercenaries are poor because they spend their money as quickly as they earn it. What kind of mercenary would spend money on a disintegration grenade? If it were one of the large mercenary groups, that might be possible, but they wouldn't attract the C-31 if it were a large group, instead, they would emit a distress signal.
In other words, the C-31's death was all because Black Spider, who was supposed to be just a rookie, had a disintegration grenade!
Other questions remain, such as how Black Spider managed to fight C-31 head-on, according to his usual behavior, C-31 would have fled as soon as the attack was resisted and tried to attack in another way!
There were many doubts pointing to the strangeness of the Triple Six mercenary group, but the man couldn't point that out and the mission information had already passed through the mercenary alliance, trying to deal with Black Spider now would do more harm than good.
So, his superior was very angry now and the man could only hope that he wouldn't be the one to suffer because of it.
Black Spider sent 10,000 enas to Rick at the end of the mission. He wasn't very useful, but he still kept his mouth shut and followed him without asking. He preferred a subordinate like that.
Rick grinned from ear to ear, with so much money, he could have a good time.
Sure, they didn't leave directly, but they went to the planet that Ringo wanted to buy.
Since it was in the same stellar zone, it only took a few hours of travel to reach the planet. Rick looked at the pitch-black planet outside with a doubtful expression.
Except for an illusory rainbow mist passing across the planet like clouds, there didn't seem to be anything useful there.
-Is this the planet you want to buy?- he asked, his lips trembling. Only by looking at it from above was it possible to see how useless that planet was.
If radiation weren't also considered a resource, it wouldn't even be sold.
Furthermore, there was no security on the planet, it was just there, adrift. If it weren't for the fact that being discovered could lead to becoming a criminal or paying a huge fine, Ringo would have chosen to simply use the planet directly.
Besides, there could be scavengers inside the planet right now, but due to the radioactive energy field, the sensors couldn't pick up much, at least not the Trihexa sensors.
-I have my reasons.- Black Spider shrugged, and the ship began its descent toward the planet.
Rick shrugged and asked. -How much does that cost?
-10 million Enas. - Black Spider replied, the ship was already close to the ground, the monitors indicated a completely noxious atmosphere, the air had almost no oxygen, but a large amount of silicon and a large number of radioactive materials.
For most, even a Grade A Super would have difficulty surviving here.
Rick's mouth dropped open in shock. -10 million?! For this piece of trash?!
-Yes, there are still energy resources here, even if of a low standard, so the planet has its value. Why do you think I want to buy it?- Black Spider mocked him.
-Ah, I see...- He seemed to nod, thinking it made sense, but the next moment his eyes widened. -Wait, you have 10 million?!
-Yes.- Black Spider replied without turning his face away from the panel, calculating the changes he would have to make to the Xenomorphs to adapt them to this environment. Furthermore, the planet still had life forms that could serve as initial food for the Xenomorphs.
-Then why the hell are you a mercenary?!- Rick asked, completely confused, not understanding why Black Spider would risk his life on missions if he was so rich.
Black Spider paused for a moment, he couldn't say he wanted Dragon Mommy's protection, could he?
Furthermore, as a mercenary, he can visit many places to improve the power of his main body.
-I like it.- he finally replied.
Rick narrowed his eyes, groaned and threw himself into the nearest chair, his eyes lifeless.
-So much money... wasted on a desolate planet, what a waste, how much alcohol can I buy, how many prostitutes can I hire?- He grumbled with a sad face.
Black Spider ignored him and finished calculating. Soon after, he landed the ship at various points on the planet, scanning them closely. He got a basic overview before departing. On a side note, he didn't find any looters.
They soon began traveling back to the Juberly Hub, with Rick complaining from time to time, or flattering Black Spider to get some "borrowed" money.
Of course, Black Spider ignored him.
//-//
In Aquamarine, Ringo's second clone was busy modifying the Xenomorphs, but the real body was analyzing samples from the planet Lapis Purpureus, primarily C-31 and the flower he found with Emma.
Emma was focused on the flower, using her Esper ability to try control and understand it, her eyes wide and unblinking.
Ringo, on the other hand, had his hand on C-31 as white energy leaked out with all its force. He was learning through direct contact, much less efficient than injecting a genetic serum, but C-31 was very unique, it would take even longer for Emma to create a serum based on a completely unknown organism.
Even its soul seemed different, as if each piece of it held a small fragment of its own soul, when its come together, the soul becomes whole, but when separated, the soul is also separated.
A truly fascinating creature.
-Incredible, if I use the genome of this flower, the possibilities are vast.- Emma's eyes were feverish. - It's practically a natural source of clean energy!
Ringo ignored the woman, but inside, that annoying feeling wanted to congratulate her, encourage her, let her know that he would do anything for her.
Ringo, of course, ignored that Simp Parasite.
His energy surged forward as he learned new things in real time, like reading a long book and trying to understand it without a teacher.
Before, everything was much simpler, there was a great theoretical foundation, like trying to understand a lion based on the DNA of a cat.
But now it was as if he had found a completely new type of creature that didn't fit close to any other he knew, so he needed more and more time.
Unfortunately, Ringo ability wasn't designed to evolve on its own initiative, but to adapt to his environment. Of course, as he levels up, he receives more active abilities, such as gaining animal aspects, changing his appearance or even degenerating a target into a grotesque monster, but his original ability is based on environmental adaptation.
Therefore, until he receives an active skill like "accelerated genetic reading", he will still need to progress gradually. If reading something he knows is like recognizing patterns, what he is doing now is opening up those patterns and understanding each component.
Boring and time-consuming.
Sighing, he continued to move forward slowly but steadily, C-31 was worth it.