As Pan Wen prepares to make a detour with the Hammer, Doris, the female captain of the Kuroshio, makes a wise decision that can change the situation.

The pirate patrol ship, which had been attacked before, had been visibly damaged on the outside, and when it passed near the Kuroshio, the Kuroshio made a turnaround maneuver.

It was this maneuver that caused the three patrol ships that were still on standby to misjudge that the Kuroshio was a patrol ship that had come to meet their companions, and they actually began to continue the pursuit!

He understood their judgment.

Fighting in the nebula, the high speed cannot be maintained for too long, the pirate patrol ship has been injured before, and the escape and the use of a speed above the warning value will inevitably lead to increased damage, it is likely that it will not last long, if you want to transfer personnel, you must reduce it to an almost stopping speed, otherwise the tremor caused by the dust strike, there is no buffer mechanism in the part of the interface to save the lives of the personnel. Under this judgment, even if the receiving ship runs away in the end, at least the wreckage of the injured ship can be obtained, and the pursuit is logical.

"Well done! Doris, the Hammer will start attacking in twenty seconds, and it's up to you to decide. ”

What Pan Wen himself ignored was discovered by Doris, and he did not hesitate to praise it, and informed the next step with a one-way communication with better secrecy. Doris has gradually shown her resilience as a Rare NPC, and he is happy to give her a little more autonomy.

The attacker's three patrol ships were circling at a constant speed, and after only a few seconds of circling delay after deciding to pursue, the speed of the approach of both sides immediately doubled.

In less than ten seconds, the distance between the two sides has been reduced to a considerable extent.

Then, the three patrol ships finally recognized the Kuroshio's true body......

By the time it turned again and was ready to run, it was too late, and the Hammer had already completed its turn, unleashing its main gun in a sideways move.

"Send them on their way."

With seemingly inhumane words, two pillars of bright blue light broke through the dust of more than 100,000 kilometers and directly hit the side foredeck of the closest patrol ship.

The patrol ship suspected of being a mercenary made a dodge action in the moment it was attacked by the main gun, but the ship that dodged out was almost cut off by the waist, and there were some small black dots flying out of the wound, and I don't know if it was debris or the crew.

Seeing the damage, everyone knew that the opponent's patrol ship was light, otherwise, with the dodge speed just now, the hull of the medium patrol ship would not be directly cut, even if the damage bonus of the Heavy Hammer energy weapon was 45%.

After the cannon was fired, the main thruster group of the Heavy Hammer no longer had any scruples, and entered the fully open state to quickly adjust its flight attitude.

The rest of the matter was no longer in suspense, and at this point of engagement, no matter how they chose, they could not get out of range within the time interval of four main artillery attacks. Even if the main guns of a patrol ship with a distance of more than 100,000 kilometers can already return fire, it is meaningless to face a frigate with only two ships.

From the first shot to the end of the battle, it took only forty seconds.

"Continue patrolling after recovering resources."

Pan Wen saw the third patrol ship disintegrate and gave follow-up actions, and he contacted the captain of the sweeper to learn about the progress of mining.

The response was 35 tons.

Star crystal ore is a good thing, just the first-level ore obtained after preliminary screening can be sold for six star coins.

It has only been 30 hours since I started mining, and my income has been more than 200 star coins. Although it is less than half compared to the battle benefit just now, mining is better than stability, without any luck factor, as long as the ore veins are not exhausted, how can you get more than 1,000 star coins of minerals in the next few days.

For the next five days, Pan Vyn's fleet hunted near the mine.

As he had said, luck was not always on his side, and in the course of five days, his fleet had managed to destroy only another small convoy of four patrol ships. In the other three encounters, the other side was a frigate.

Pan Wen's fleet can handle a single frigate, but the problem is that without the support of electromagnetic missiles, ships of the same class will not have much advantage in electronic warfare, and they will inevitably fall into a chase war. Limited by the characteristics of the nebula, it is normal for the pursuing side to avoid damage to the anti-radar coating and armor that causes it to not be able to catch up, he is here to make money, not to fight the enemy and make repair costs for himself by the way, so he maintained restraint in the two encounters with the frigate.

"BOSS, we've encountered two frigates today, it's time for us to go." Dorotai reminded Pan Wen.

Pan Wen nodded, indeed, as they gradually get closer to the MR240 jumping circle, there will be more and more ships belonging to the Isis Empire, and the frigate cannot be a player for the time being, yes, but the Isis Empire also has a consortium to play here, and it will undoubtedly be more dangerous to stay.

At a moment's notice, the fleet immediately collected the machinery, ore, and warplanes, and moved out of the ecliptic to prepare for home.

Maybe the hunt didn't go well, so Pan Wen accumulated a little bit of character, and when he was about to leave the Nebula District, he actually had an extra harvest.

"BOSS, found the wreckage of a man-made object, without any telegraphic signals, suspected to be a ship that was hit by a meteorite."

The wreckage is money, so what else is there to say.

Put fighter planes to detect accidents, approach, salvage.

After excluding the real tatters, what was salvaged was indeed the wreckage of the battleship, a curved armor with an area of 300 square meters, an engine with a power of 68EJ, and the main body of the engine turned out to be good! I don't know where the other things flew, and it is estimated that it has been some time since the crash.

Judging from the power of the engine of the 68EJ, it is used by medium-sized patrol ships, but it will be worth a few star coins, and it will be tested after returning to port.

Leaving the Nebula Zone, accelerating, jumping, and returning, twenty hours later, he was once again standing in the harbor of Segeis.

Today, his collaborator Scardragon had a new business to discuss, so he didn't come in person, and sent two deputies and a three-person evaluation team to count the loot and settle the previous loot.

Including the time to leave, search for mining sites and return to Hong Kong, this time the time spent abroad was more than eight days, and the previous loot was also sold, after Pan Wen got the payment, the capital increased by 4,890 star coins, plus the more than 900 star coins he still had left, which was a lot of money.

Knowing the progress of the repair of the scalpel from Deputy Scardragon will be completed tomorrow night, which means that he has no time to cover the heat with the money he has. With the exact time, after moving the loot and ore off the ship, Pan Wen issued a notice of holiday, three days.

Then there is the valuation of the loot and minerals, and the star crystal ore has a fixed value according to its purity, and it took a few hours to collect it directly from the bank, and it took a few hours to get it and test the engine it picked up.

When he returned to the hotel to open his room, Pan Wen already had 7,100 stars in his bank account and a bill for 2,100 stars.

If it weren't for the fact that there was still a large crew waiting for him to recruit, he would have almost seen the fourth frigate of the fleet.

There is no further news about Kareda's proposal to mine mineral stars in the MR251 system, and Pan Wen is not in a hurry, the three frigates are running away from the player's power - that is, in the advanced area, which is still a little more dangerous for the time being, and it is not bad to be able to add some assets for a few months.

In the evening, Pan Wen invites Doris to dinner with him.

"Boss, why did you think of coming to me for dinner?"

After Doris joined Panvin's fleet, communication between the two was limited, and this was the most formal meeting since she was hired.

Pan Wen listened to Doris's question, smiled and gestured to her seat, making sure she was seated before speaking.

"I have a question for you." He paused slightly, looked into Doris's eyes and continued, "What kind of person do you think I am?" ”

Doris's somewhat heroic eyebrows were raised, a little surprised.

"Are you serious about asking this question?"

Pan Wen nodded.

Seeing this, Doris still hesitated for a while, but still replied truthfully: "Villain, a complete villain." Belch...... I'm just talking about being in space, usually a little apathetic. ”

Pan Wen kept a smile and nodded again.

His assessment of Doris was not surprising at all, as he never asked for the surrender of the intended target or the payment of "tolls" before the battle, and directly went to the battle, which is also quite bad among the current pirate community. As for indifference, he really doesn't want to spend too much energy interacting with unimportant NPCs, and timely wages, occasional breaks, and bonuses are enough to ensure that the work attitude of ordinary NPCs will not go wrong, not to mention that these NPCs are still selected by him.

"Tell me what you were thinking when you first executed the attack order, okay?" Pan Wen asks the second question, referring to the first time he encounters the player attacking the Pirate Frigate boss.

"The people in that frigate might be able to salvage it...... That's pretty much it. ”

It's not that Doris is inhuman, and she doesn't care about the lives of the crew members of the player's fleet they attack, or that she's a bastard like Panven. In order to cooperate with the player and make the world more realistic in the eyes of NPCs, the "god" has built a genetic bank, and its job is to "resurrect", so people who have lived in space for a long time do not take individual lives very seriously. Of course, NPCs have to pay a price in addition to money when they are resurrected, which is memory.

Regardless of Doris's personality, she is still a pirate at heart, and if she has too many good intentions, she will not live to be called the captain of a frigate.

"Good!" Pan Wen turned his head and waved to the waiter not far away, then turned back to Doris and said, "Let's eat first." ”

Doris doesn't eat delicately, but fortunately she is not too gentlemanly, and she still meets the standard that Pan Wen hired her at that time - more eye-catching than a handsome guy.

The two quickly finished their meal and moved outside the restaurant.

Doris thought there was some follow-up or problem, but Pan Wen said something that made her stupid.

"Now you can go to Dock 12 in the Fourth Harbor District to familiarize yourself with your new ship, and it will be repaired tomorrow night."

"Huh!?"

Pan Wen took the opportunity to rub the oil, went up and gave her a hug: "Do a good job, I am optimistic about you, maybe you will have a chance to become a higher-level captain during the contract period." ”

Adjusting from the Kuroshio to the scalpel, although it seems to be flat, it is two concepts when measured by star coins. The "Gatekeeper" class to which the scalpel belongs is extremely rare on the pirate side because of its narrow scope of application, and according to the quotation of the Gabriel Federation, the new ship costs 17,000 star coins; The Wright AD03B, to which the Kuroshio belongs, has been discontinued, and there are only 6,000 to 7,000 second-hand coins circulating in the market.

The scalpel's mid- and close-range combat capabilities were so strong that Pan Wen's reluctance to give it to a completely unfamiliar captain was the reason why he called Doris out.

Judging from Doris's answers to the questions, even if she has doubts about his character, she is still able to carry out the task to the letter. Whether it is for the purpose of ensuring the smooth progress of the contract, as long as there is no risk of escaping with the boat, Pan Wen is a good man. In addition, after a month of cooperation, she has had occasional flash of inspiration, and Pan Wen thinks that Doris can be trained to be a real deputy, and he doesn't have to worry too much about it when he temporarily splits the fleet and acts independently in the future.