The location of the wormhole corresponding to the star system is usually not far from the outermost planet of the star system. Therefore, just after the battle with the enemy, the unmanned exploration plane sent out arrived at the planet, which was about 8,000 kilometers in diameter, two days later.

All the data about the planet was quickly sent back to the flagship.

"Boss, look at this."

Ou Wei not only had the title of formation captain before, but also had extremely rich knowledge of astral space, which was why Qin Yan chose him.

He pointed to the series of data and said to Qin Yan: "This planet does not have the possibility of life, the surface temperature of the planet is extremely low, it is a planet frozen by alkane polymers, and there is nothing special about it - according to various data, it has no special value." ”

The target galaxy is a magnitude 8 star and 16 planets, which is much larger than the solar system.

What is an 8th magnitude star?

In advanced civilizations, everything from large galaxies to small planets have a clear division of magnitude, and all of them are ten magnitudes. According to the ten magnitudes of stars, the Sun is classified as a star of 10th magnitude, and the criterion for determining the magnitude of a star is its diameter, which is increased tenfold by one magnitude.

The Sun is almost the smallest star, and once the diameter of the star is less than 0.8 times that of the Sun, it is not enough to form a nuclear reaction characteristic of the star.

The diameter of the star in front of us is more than 60 times the diameter of the sun, and the huge volume brings a strong gravitational pull that far exceeds the sun.

It is with this strong stellar gravitational pull that the star has captured a full 16 planets.

This planet, which is the outermost part of the entire star system, is so far away from the star system that it is impossible to give birth to life.

All planets that give birth to life have one thing in common, that is, they are neither far nor close to the stars, so that they can maintain the temperature at which life is born. You must know that the lower the life, the stronger the survivability, and even the ability to survive in the environment of below zero and above zero, but from the evolution of lower cells and bacteria to higher life, the requirements for the environment are becoming more and more demanding.

Therefore, a planet with extremely high or low temperatures cannot have higher life, and at most it can only reproduce the lowest single-celled organisms.

"Predictably, when will the drone enter the second planet?" Qin Yan asked.

"About 20 days or so."

"It's been too long......"

Qin Yan frowned and said, "I'd better go myself." ”

Ou Wei was stunned for a moment, and then said urgently: "Boss, I still think it will be safer to have a drone survey first." ”

The drone does not have attack power, but it is equipped with various survey and monitoring equipment, and the production principle is similar to the wormhole jumping system that North built for Qin Yan, which means that most of its entire body is used to equip high-energy engines, so the flight speed is much faster than that of a five-star warship.

But.

Even if its speed is in a vacuum, reaching more than 1,000 times the speed of sound, the span of this star system is much larger than that of the solar system.

If only a drone had explored all the planets......

Even if more than one drone is sent to explore 16 planets at the same time, it will take at least two or three years to reach the fastest planet.

Indeed, two or three years is nothing for others, and a mission of the expeditionary force can take at least a year and a half, and at most ten or eight years to complete. But Qin Yan was different from others, he had to be in a hurry with the Alpha Star, and he didn't have to wait so long.

Drip! Drip! Drip!

At this moment, the flagship again received a message from the drone.

Ou Wei hurriedly opened the message and said: "The drone just approached the planet, and the data obtained is relatively shallow, and now it should have landed, and I have got more detailed data, let me see...... Damn it! This is...... This planet contains Parker's free molecules! ”

Ou Wei, who was explaining, had a shocked face, and his voice behind him became trembling, and he stared at the holographic projection light screen with a look full of ecstasy.

Parque Metal.

The metal used to build the main gun of a five-star battleship, and only this extremely precious metal can withstand the terrible energy impact of the main gun of a five-star battleship. Not only the main guns, but also the inner walls of the power engine, protection engine and attack engine of the five-star battleship must also be made of this metal, otherwise it will not be able to withstand the impact at all.

What's more, the performance of Park metal is so powerful that it can withstand more powerful energy than the main guns and engines of five-star warships.

The metal could then be used to create even more powerful land-based weapons, such as the terrifyingly powerful superplanetary railgun.

It can be said that Park metal is a strategic resource of astonishing value to the Lyra Empire, a seventh-level civilization!

Since the outermost planet of the star system is dominated by frozen alkanes, not rocky structures, there are no large metal deposits, only a very small amount of free molecules of Parc metal in the frozen layer, but this has further implications.

One of the most striking features of star systems is that stars within the same star system usually share elements in terms of elements.

In other words, if there is a metal element on one of the planets, it is likely that the same element can be found on other planets in the same star system.

So......

On the frozen alkane planets, Park metal, which exists as free molecules, is likely to find large deposits on the rocky planets in the central region!

Qin Yan's understanding of high-tech is obviously not as good as Ouwei, who has lived in a higher civilization since he was a child and received a series of higher civilization education. But before joining the expeditionary force, and even before leaving Earth, he had obtained a lot of basic knowledge about the higher civilizations from North, including all kinds of valuable resources.

He was well aware of the preciousness of Parc metal, and when he heard Ove's exclamation, his eyes couldn't help but light up: if he could bring back a large amount of Parque metal, it would definitely be a great credit.

"Tell everyone to assemble!" Qin Yan immediately gave an order excitedly.

"Yes!"

Ou Wei was also excited, he and Qin Yan were both members of the No. 51 formation, so he also had a share of this great credit.

After a while, except for the two who died in that battle, all the members of the formation were all in the formation -- plus the formation leader Qin Yan and the deputy formation leader Hou Qing, the current No. 51 formation is exactly 100 people.

After telling the surprise news he had just discovered, which attracted the exclamations of all the team members, Qin Yan made the most time-saving plan.

"I will carry the survey and mining equipment first, and go with the deputy commander first, and the others will follow in the battleship." Qin Yan said.

He and Hou Qing are the strongest, and it is undoubtedly much faster to go to space transfer, and once they find out which planet has mineral deposits, they can immediately install mining equipment. Mining is not about extracting ores, but about using high-tech equipment to refine pure metals through a holistic process, and it takes time for mineral deposits stored on the entire planet to be fully mined.

In this way, when the others arrive later, they can directly remove the refined metal, which is the most time-saving.

After all, Qin Yan had the late cultivation of the Tianwu Fifth Heaven, and Hou Qing had even reached the Tianwu Sixth Heaven, and the span of the spatial transfer between the two of them was farther than the others. The most important thing is that he can use the power of the stars to speed up the recovery of the consumed spiritual power, and he and Houqing can also take each other with each other, and the speed will be greatly increased on the original basis, if he takes other people, it will be different, it will inevitably affect the speed.

"If you don't have any opinions, just follow the plan." Qin Yan's gaze swept over everyone.

"I have an opinion!"

At this time, Nina stood up from the crowd, she held her head high and looked straight ahead, and said: "Formation 51 is a unified whole, and there should be no individual heroism, so I suggest that everyone act together." Moreover, even if the enemy is defeated, no one can guarantee when the enemy will send more fleets to return, and if it encounters the enemy, how will the civilization that has lost its commander respond? ”

"The enemy is only a sixth-level civilization, and the scientific and technological strength is not as good as ours, and the flight speed of the battleship is not as fast as ours."

Qin Yan looked at her with a smile and patiently explained: "Besides, this area has not developed a high civilization, so the competitors are from far away like us, and with the performance of their warships, it will take much longer to come here than us. And you're starting to move now, so it's impossible to be caught up by enemy reinforcements, and by the time enemy reinforcements arrive, we'll have already finished mining the minerals on our way back. ”

"I ...... I reserve my opinion! Seeing that Qin Yan couldn't argue, Nina said unhappily.

"Since there are no other opinions, everyone prepare, and act in an hour!" After Qin Yan finished speaking, he left the flagship's control room with Hou Qing.

Next, he had to bring the survey equipment and the production line for mining minerals, and he had to take out the things he didn't use from the space box and stuff the things he needed into it.

Half an hour later.

Qin Yan was almost ready, and was packing up in his room.

Quiver! Quiver! Quiver!

There was a rhythmic knock on the door outside, Qin Yan provoked a strange smile on the corner of his mouth, and after a while, the door opened, and Nina ran in with an angry face.

What she said in front of everyone before, the so-called group cannot have heroism, and it is her true words to ask everyone to act together?

Of course not!

The most important task of her trip is to always follow Qin Yan to keep an eye on him, pay attention to his every move, and report it meticulously.

Let's not say that Qin Yan and Hou Qing acted alone, she couldn't keep an eye on Qin Yan, the key thing found this time was very precious, and she was worried that Qin Yan was secretly hiding. Even, if he really came from another country, there was a good chance that he would take all the precious Parque metal away.

"Honey, why are you here?" Qin Yan was very excited to greet him.

"No ......"

It's a pity that before Nina could resist, Qin Yan had already held her tightly in his arms: Originally, she could have avoided it, but with the cultivation of the 'Tianwu Five Heavens Early Stage', it was impossible for her to escape Qin Yan's clutches - if she escaped, her identity would be exposed.

Obviously, she didn't know her identity, and she had already been exposed in Qin Yan's eyes.