The red pupil flicked the planetary image, let it spin a few times, and continued: "Of course, even if the environment is harsh, we have a way to send people in. It's just that the results of this often outweigh the losses, so in the past it didn't come into our field of vision at all. ”

There are countless galaxies and many more planets in the endless deep space, not every planet is worth developing, and most of them are not even worth exploring once in the field.

Interstellar exploration and colonization require a huge amount of funding, and it often takes hundreds of years or even longer from early exploration to late colonization. There is no point in sending a ship and a few people to a strange galaxy. And the kind of immigrant starship that carries 100,000 people at every turn, the production capacity of Shengtang's efforts is limited, and there must be a clear and sufficient return prospect before Shengtang will send an immigrant starship.

In a place like Planet Four, where the natural environment is harsh, the usual practice for humans is to mark things on the star map after discovering them. Maybe in a few hundred years, no one will be interested in coming and exploring it.

If it weren't for the Federation's movements this time, I'm afraid Red Hitomi wouldn't have noticed this planet.

"Your mission is to land on Planet Four and see what the Federation guys are doing on it. ”

This is a quest that combines exploration and combat, and should be one of the most common types of quests. Chu Jungui had no objection to the mission itself, but just asked: "How are we going to land?"

Chi Tong naturally knew Chu Jungui's worries, and said, "Don't worry, the mission will provide a landing ship specifically for high-risk planets, and the ship will also be equipped with a survival package specially designed for survival in dangerous environments." This mission is equipped with the highest level survival kits, so as long as the planet's surface is not flowing magma, you don't have to worry about not surviving. Even if it's really all magma, it will keep you going until help comes. ”

"So how to calculate the cost?" This is what Chu Jungui really cares about.

"Both the landing ship and the survival pack are free supplies within the scope of the mission, and according to your needs, the first two airdrops are also free, and the third will start to be billed. If you feel that the mission cannot be completed halfway, you can also call back, and we will send a special shuttle starship to pick you up and return to base. If the mission is successful, the pick-up service will be free of charge. If the task fails, the pick-up service will charge half of the cost, and it will be charged after the fact, so you don't have to worry about not having the pick-up service in your account, regardless of how much money you owe in your account. ”

It sounds great, but the more it is, the more it often means the greater the risk. Chu Jungui himself is not afraid of death, he is worried about Lin Xi.

But before he could ask again, Miss Lin said, "How much is the reward for the task?"

Red Hitomi smiled slightly and said, "The most basic remuneration is five million, plus a seventh-level starship, of course, the basic model." ”

As soon as she heard that there was a starship, Miss Lin immediately said, "I accept it!"

"Wait a minute......" Before Chu Jungui could object, the mission information had already been transmitted.

"The itinerary will be arranged soon, good luck to you. Red Pupil smiled slightly, took out a box from the cabinet next to him, handed it over, and said, "By the way, this is a small gift from me to you." ”

Chu Jungui's face was ugly, and he was not polite, he took the box and opened it, and was stunned.

In the box was the old-fashioned pistol that Chu Longtu had given him, which was shining at the moment, and had obviously been carefully maintained. Previously, when Chu Jungui came to the mobile base, his belongings were taken away. He didn't have anything of value on him, only this pistol was still a little memorable. However, since Chu Longtu is still alive, a gun is nothing, and it is not a big deal if he really doesn't come back.

Chu Jungui wanted to wait for a while to try to ask for it, but he didn't expect Chi Tong to actually give this gun back with his own hands, and it was also a gift for himself.

Is there anything odd in this gun?

Chu Jungui picked up the pistol, and as soon as he got his hands on it, he found that the weight had almost doubled.

"You always have this gun with you, and you can see that it has a special meaning. In order to keep it with you throughout the mission, I've had it specially modified to strengthen the barrel structure. You can even use it as an armor block if necessary. ”

Red Hitomi pointed to the bullets in the box and said, "These bullets are enough to match your daily tasks, but be careful when using them." ”

Looking at these bullets that were painted dark blue, Chu Jungui instinctively felt a little bad.

Sure enough, Chi Hitomi said: "They are all small fission bombs, roughly equivalent to about 1 ton of high-performance explosives." When converted to a conventional equivalent, this is about 100 tons. So please don't use it indoors and don't shoot at enemies standing directly across from you. ”

Chitong made a joke, but Chu Jungui didn't feel funny at all. In this era, the power of general-purpose military high-energy explosives is equivalent to more than 100 times that of TNT. But whether it is 1 ton of high-energy explosives or 100 tons of ordinary TNT, Chu Jungui is not willing to stand within 100 meters of the explosion, and he does not want to be within 500 meters.

With such a powerful bullet, it was just to be made into a pistol bullet, and Chu Jungui was very suspicious of Chitong's intentions.

Red Hitomi didn't seem to think so much, and continued: "These 10 fission bombs are my personal gifts, and more need to be charged. ”

Chu Jungui silently closed the lid of the box and left Chitong's office with Lin Xi. On the way back to the residential area, Chu Jungui couldn't help but say, "You shouldn't have agreed." ”

"Why? It's just an exploration mission, and the pay is good, and there's a starship!" Lin Xi was excited.

"The situation on that planet may be even worse than expected, and no one knows what to expect on the planet's surface. And the Federation is still pouring troops into the planet, and we don't know how long they've been operating on it or how many they've amassed. On this mission, there is a high chance of death!"

"Are you afraid of death?"

"Of course I'm not afraid. ”

"I'm not afraid. ”

"But ......"

"It's nothing, I just want to be with you. I'll go wherever you go! Why, aren't you welcome?"

No matter how single the test subject is, he can't really say that he doesn't welcome it, even though that's what he thinks in his heart.

But at this moment, the metaphysical component reminded again and again that this trip must be risky, and he could not ignore it.

After returning to the room and closing the door, Chu Jungui sighed and said, "You know I don't want you to go with me." ”

"If you didn't want me to follow, then you shouldn't have messed up my wedding in the first place. ”

"That's ...... Task. ”

"What the hell is the mission, who gave it?"

Chu Jun was speechless for a while, and he himself couldn't tell why the content of the task had changed, and how to explain it to Lin Xi?

Seeing that Chu Jun couldn't answer, Lin Xi looked clear and said, "I won't force you anymore, anyway, don't want to leave me." Now do the final preparations before the mission: eat, sleep!"