When the Holy Falcon came out of the warp bubble, it was already about seven light-years away from the supernova just now, and in order to avoid the impact of this rare cosmic astronomical disaster as much as possible, Bai Zhongqi made the Holy Falcon fly a farther distance. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

With the help of the ship's androids, the crew of the former Richelieu have entered the medical bay for examination. Bai Zhongqi also sat on the couch in the captain's room and rested for a while, Han Jiaxue brought food to him, and the kitchenware on the Holy Falcon was also complete, Han Jiaxue made all kinds of good desserts, accompanied by a pot of fragrant black tea, Bai Zhongqi felt that it was already a rare enjoyment.

As the head of Iridium and the helmsman of the Star Alliance, Bai Zhongqi seems to be extremely noble, but his personal enjoyment may not be as good as that of most rich people on the earth. On earth, he may have lived in a palace with a large area, but his food and clothing are not luxurious. Of course, Iridium has turned many of the extravagant and high-end items into ordinary goods.

"If I hadn't decided to target this system, our crews probably wouldn't have had to die." Bai Zhongqi sighed slightly.

Han Jiaxue held his shoulder and comforted him softly: "Don't think so, you don't want such a thing to happen, it's all an accident, and you can't do much." ”

Bai Zhongqi looked at the starry sky outside the porthole of the captain's room and said, "At such a time, I can truly realize that in fact, I am just a mortal. ”

Han Jiaxue held his hand, sat beside him, and smelled, "Isn't it good to be a mortal?" Why put so many people's responsibilities on your shoulders alone? ”

Bai Zhongqi smiled bitterly: "Probably I'm an arrogant bastard." ”

When the Holy Falcon came out of the warp bubble, Zero's voice had been transmitted to Bai Zhongqi's mind through the signals of the bone brain.

"Your Majesty, it seems that we have come to a busy galaxy, we have received a large number of signals within 1 astronomical unit, there are more than a hundred ships in our vicinity, 1.6 astronomical units away, there is a highly modified dwarf planet, there are frequent ships coming and going near this dwarf planet."

Bai Zhongqi was slightly surprised and said, "A commercial planet? ”

"Very likely."

Commercial planets are not too common, but very useful, in the Milky Way. In legal theory, commercial planets generally do not belong to any official interstellar civilization, or are independent of some relatively powerful star civilizations, and what supports this planet is a for-profit consortium with strong channels and resource acquisition capabilities.

This kind of commercial planet is often not a very huge planet, mostly asteroids or dwarf planets, and some are even directly artificial planets, which is related to the technical level of the consortium or commercial organization to which the planet belongs. Like the free trade ports on Earth, most of these commercial planets do not charge import and export duties, and provide a variety of commercial and financial services, so that many nearby civilizations trade here, and strive to create a free, unrestricted, and flexible commercial trade platform.

When Bai Zhongqi first played the game, he had really seen several commercial planets, and the huge business opportunities contained in each commercial planet were eye-catching, but no interstellar civilization would take them for himself. The reason why the commercial planet can become a place for different civilizations to conduct free trade is that it does not belong to any one civilization, a set of effective mechanisms is well implemented, and the credibility and strength of the consortium to which it belongs is quite guaranteed.

Bai Zhongqi once went to war in anger because the consortium behind a commercial planet had calculated a trade business controlled by the United Empire of Iridium, causing certain losses. Although facing a private business consortium, Iridium will not win this war easily. With strong connections and resources, the consortium not only hired a large fleet of mercenaries, but also moved the enemies of Iridium to join the war, and was very resolute in resisting.

Merchants may seem like a very easily swayable group, but the owners of these giant consortia and commercial planets that do business in the galaxy understand that only if they are strong, feared and convinced, they can preside over trade between civilizations. If any civilization wants to come up and pinch it and pump a little oil and water away, then this commercial consortium and commercial planet are fat sheep that can be slaughtered by others, and there is no room for development at all.

After Bai Zhongqi successfully captured this commercial planet, it was no longer a place for various civilizations to trade, not only could not generate a large amount of taxes, but also consumed a lot of energy and funds to maintain governance, which gave Bai Zhongqi a special headache.

In the real world, Bai Zhongqi once again ran into a possible commercial planet, which was both an accident and a great luck.

"Almost everything on a commercial planet can be bought and sold, some peculiar alien species, a high-end technology that can produce change, even the head of an interstellar civilization powerhouse, or a terrifying fleet. Naturally, this includes effective intelligence. This place is not very far from the lair of the Tezon civilization, if you pay a certain price, you will definitely be able to exchange for very useful information, whether it is for our next strategic reconnaissance, or after the war, it will be of great value. Bai Zhongqi quickly made his own judgment.

Zero looked at Bai Zhongqi and couldn't help but say, "Your Majesty, I thought you would return to Earth immediately after encountering this catastrophe of the supernova explosion. ”

Bai Zhongqi shook his head: "It took us eighteen days to arrive here, and it took eighteen days to return to Earth, if we get nothing, and we lose a battleship, the morale blow to the Star Federation itself is immeasurable." So, we have to get something useful during this time, so that our efforts are rewarded. ”

Zero was silent for a moment, then said, "As your assistant, I feel the need to remind you that if you cling to it because of sunk costs and want to recoup your investment, this gambler mentality may make you lose more. ”

Bai Zhongqi smiled slightly: "I know, but without trying, we don't know, the Holy Falcon is still relatively intact, what enemy we encounter, even if we are not able to fight, we have the option of evacuating." And, now we have a good chance, a commercial planet is right in front of our eyes. ”

Zero no longer advises, her mission is not to hinder Bai Zhongqi's decision-making, but to thoroughly implement every one of his decisions. Now that Bai Zhongqi has made up her mind, she will not distinguish between right and wrong or effective in this matter, and will only accompany her to the end.