Chapter 3

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

“In that case, how should I deal with them this time?” Lin Dong crossed his legs as he sat on the commander’s seat, deep in thought.

It was definitely not possible to start a conflict or to deliberately take revenge. It was also impossible to change his mind at the last minute.

This was because Lorne had escaped and he was seriously injured. There were still people chasing after him. Once Lin Dong’s location and identity were exposed, he would have to start his escape again. This time, he would not have the chance to make the same mistake again.

Lin Dong could not allow those people to follow him. If they continued to follow him, it would increase his risk, who was trying to hide from them.

What he needed was stability and a low profile.

Lin Dong was still trying to think of a solution when 8 figures appeared in the communication network. One after another, hypocritical voices sounded out.

“Isn’t this the best miner in our mining area? Lin Dong, which route do you plan to take this time?”

“We’re trying to survive here. Can you give us some pointers?”

“Brother Lin will definitely help us, how could he disagree? If he doesn’t give us any pointers, wouldn’t he look down on all of us miners?”

“Sigh. Follow Lin Dong later. Don’t fall behind.”

They were talking to themselves as they did not hide their intentions at all.

As Lin Dong heard these voices, fake smiles surfaced in Lin Dong’s mind, and he immediately felt nauseous.

These people clearly wanted to snatch his minerals and ores, yet they were able to say it in such a grand manner.

However, he had thought of a good idea at that moment. After entering the mining area, he would not allow these people to catch up to his speed. He would shake them off with his speed. He would ensure that this period of time was stable. After which, he would first inherit the Spark battleship.

Later, he would have more choices whether he wanted to take revenge or ignore them.

“Let’s see if you all can keep up with my speed,” Lin Dong replied. Then, he turned off the communication network and only left the observer channel.

It had attracted quite a lot of attention among the miners. However, no one stepped forward to say anything.

As a low-level miner, as long as no one died, the higher-ups could not be bothered to care about it. Furthermore, the mining companies only cared about the quality of the minerals.

At the same time, the 8 people who were laughing in the communication network privately contacted each other.

“F*ck, he’s arrogant. Who Is he looking down on? We’re flying a rented mining spaceship. Could it be that his skills are better than ours? Are we still unable to keep up with him?”

“That’s right. This time, not only do we have to dig out the mining area that he found, we also have to snatch his minerals.”

“He could be lucky for once or twice, but his minerals and ores are always better than ours. There must be something fishy going on.”

“If we manage to grasp Lin Dong’s secret, we’ll all be rich.”

“Don’t make it too ugly on the surface. Let’s talk after we enter the mining area. If we don’t get something good out of it, We’ll make him pay the price.”

“Just wait. The safety period is about to arrive. Everyone, be careful. The airspace of the mining area of the asteroid belt is very complicated. If an accident occurs when a ship capsizes, rescue might not be able to arrive in time. Moreover, Lin Dong always comes out very late. It’s likely that he’ll enter deep into the mining area. Don’t fail to get any benefits and end up with a shipwreck and death.”

A bald-headed man spoke. He was well-known among them. No one dared to make a sound after he spoke.

The deeper one went into the mining area, the more complicated the environment became. Of course, the quality of the mineral was also better.

Not many people had gone deep into the mining area, so it was well preserved. As long as one entered safely, one could find better minerals and ores in there. Miners did not even need to spend any effort to dig a hole to search for minerals. All one needed to do was to ensure the safety of the journey back and forth.

They had also taken a risk by following Lin Dong this time around. However, they were blinded by greed, so why would they care about those things?

As long as they knew the secret behind Lin Dong’s safe entry and exit, their income would be several times higher than before.

Time passed quickly. Soon after, the voice of the lighthouse observer, Cade, rang out on the communication network.

“Everyone, the safety period has already arrived. You all have 72 hours. I wish you all good luck, and you will be able to dig up even more valuable minerals and ores.”

It was because the asteroid belt had always been in a state of flow.

In addition to the different sizes, masses, and trajectories of the asteroids, as well as the different flow speeds,. Hence, ordinary mining spaceships would not be able to enter normally.

The gravity of the tiny planet would also pull on the meteorites flowing in the nearby airspace, allowing them to move at a higher speed.

If any spaceship was unlucky and ran into one, the people inside the spaceship would either be seriously injured or dead.

The outer armor of the mining spaceship did not have much defensive power.

However, the price of completely destroying the asteroid belt was too high. Moreover, it would directly expose the mining area. Doing so would definitely attract the space pirates. There was no way to prevent it.

Therefore, the three mining companies did not deal with it. Instead, before the official mining, they sent a special clearance ship to find a way to clean up the meteorites that were moving faster in the outer layer. Those that were slower would be left alone.

With that, qualified miners could safely pilot their spaceships into the mining area.

However, after a period of time, under the celestial bodies movement, new meteorites would be attracted over. This period of time was what the miners called the safe period.

The observation and prediction of the safe period was also one of the reasons why the lighthouse existed.

As Cade’s voice faded, the miners who had been waiting for a long time started their spaceships and flew toward the mining area.

The moment Lin Dong’s spaceships rose into the air, 8 mining spaceships immediately followed behind him. From afar, it appeared as though Lin Dong was leading a fleet on a journey.

After looking at the spaceships behind him, Lin Dong gave a disdainful smile as he pushed the engine to its maximum power.

The 3rd generation mining spaceship was almost the best spaceship among them, so its performance was good. In addition, he had 10 years of experience piloting battleship compared to the other miners. He could pilot his spaceship better than them, and he instantly pulled away from the 8 spaceships behind him. They started to scatter away from each other.

The last 2 spaceships could only see the back of Lin Dong’s spaceship. Gritting their teeth, they chased after him, and they could only pick up the rest of the minerals.

“Damn it, you guys go ahead. I won’t follow him. I’m going to another place to mine. Next time, call me if you need anything.”

“Me too.”

The 2 miners at the back had dejected expressions. After they finished speaking in the private chat channel of the 8 of them, they withdrew and flew somewhere else.

They did not want to think about the benefits that they could get from Lin Dong, so they planned to mine somewhere else.

On the mining planet, the spaceships rented to the miners were those that did not possess any offensive strength. They did not need them. The only thing they needed was the piloting skills of the spaceships and their mining level.

The 2 miners admitted that they were inferior to Lin Dong. They provoked him just now, but they were unable to catch up to his spaceship. This meant that their piloting skills were also inferior to Lin Dong. How could they still follow behind him?

When the gap between them was too huge, the jealousy in their hearts had already turned into admiration.

In the private chat channel, the bald man was already cursing in his heart. On the surface, he chuckled as he said, “They have their own choices. I wish them a good harvest from this mining trip. With less people, we’ll gain more minerals and ores for ourselves.”

A man with the name Cheng Fei complimented. “Boss Liu is right. No way that Lin Dong can get rid of us.”

Boss Liu encouraged his friends in the communication network. “Everyone’s spaceships are rented and their skills are not too different. If we can follow closely behind Lin Dong, we should at least get some benefits.”

At that moment, encouragement was necessary. He did not wish to be the only one to catch up to Lin Dong.

If he faced Lin Dong one-on-one, he was not a threat to Lin Dong.