Chapter 26

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation  Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Even though Lin Dong was mentally prepared, he still furrowed his brows.

When using source points to repair damaged parts of a battleship, it was usually calculated according to the upgrade cost of the repaired module and the area of the repaired parts.

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Black Dragon’s armor was green, LV1. Upgrading from LV0 to LV1 would consume 200 source points.

The calculation method was 200 × 10% × 100%, and the result was 20 source points.

This was only the repair of the stern. If the entire ship’s armor was repaired, it would be equivalent to the cost of upgrading the armor module again!

However, this repair was done on a physical level. Hence, It was normal for the cost to be high.

However, compared to entering the factory for repair, it would consume a greater amount of source points.

Repairing the battleship in the factory would only consume the currency that was circulated among the commoners. It would not be able to use a high grade and rare resource like the source points.

Unfortunately, the situation was like this. Even though he felt sorry for the source points, he still needed to repair them.

“Confirm.”

Lin Dong did not dare to place his Black Dragon into any repair factory for repair. The repair factory would record the damage when it was being repaired. If the Sylvester family knew about it, he would need to be ready.

Lin Dong should be careful not to get suspected. This was because the Black Dragon was lacking in ammunition. There were only 3 rounds left in the main cannon. It was too little.

“Confirm repair. Consume 20 source points. It will take 20 minutes. Repairing.”

Remaining source points: 974.

“I have changed the name and repaired the damage. The 2 most obvious signs are gone. I can safely hide for a period of time.”

“The remaining thing should be to gather intelligence and try to get rid of the Nano-bomb robot.”

Lin Dong’s thoughts were extremely clear.

Once the original name of his battleship was revealed, he would definitely be exposed. If the damage to the stern was discovered, Lin Dong would also be highly suspicious.

However, the Black Dragon did not have such a hidden danger and would not be exposed immediately.

Lorne had been poisoned by the Sylvester family’s Icecrown Snake Venom. In the eyes of the Sylvester family, Lorne was dead for sure. They would not suspect that his Thunder Flash had been inherited by Lin Dong, but would instead search for the remains of Thunder Flash in the universe.

When the first round of large-scale search did not find any remains, then they would search more thoroughly.

Moreover, it would widen the scope of suspicion.

Regardless of whether it was the Sylvester family, the local forces in the mining area, or even the battleships from other places.

As an ordinary miner, Lin Dong was completely unable to explain how he obtained the ownership of the Black Dragon. Hence, he was still not completely out of danger.

Fortunately, the source point he obtained far exceeded his expectations. It was sufficient to fulfill the ideal plan in his heart.

While he was deep in thought, the repair of the armor at the stern had already been completed.

Lin Dong immediately gave the order to upgrade it.

“Upgrade the armor from LV1 to LV2.”

“Consume 200 source points and 15 tons of nether ores. Upgrade the standard armor (Green) LV1 to LV2. 1 hour. Are you sure?”

“Yes!”

The supplementary materials needed to upgrade such a low quality shipboard module were relatively common. They could be mined within the mining area of the asteroid belt.

The consumed nether ores were mined last time and were kept in private.

There were also some rare minerals that were not sold to mining companies. Instead, Lin Dong kept it for his own use.

Remaining source points: 774.

The time required to upgrade the ship module was related to its strengthening level. From LV1 to LV2, it would take an hour. From LV2 to LV3, it would take 2 hours.

Time passed quickly and the upgrade was completed.

“Standard armor (Green) upgrade completed. The attributes are as follows. Defense: 13. Material: Alloy. Defense attributes: Resistance to different attack attributes. Kinetic energy: 14%. Particle: 13%. Mysterious: 0.”

The requirements for upgrading from LV2 to LV3: 200 source points. Nether ore: 20 tons.

There was not much change. At the very least, the source points needed for the upgrade was still 200. There was no need to pay attention to the supplementary materials.

He would be able to gather enough materials in the mining area after spending some time.

Lin Dong looked at the time. There were still around 3 hours left before the end of this alternate space battlefield. There was still quite a lot of time.

“Strengthen the detection radar to LV2.”

“Consume 100 source points and 5 tons of iron ores. Strengthen the standard detection radar to LV2. 1 hour. Are you sure?”

“Yes!”

After the source points and iron ores were absorbed, time passed quickly, and an hour passed quickly.

“Upgrade of standard detection radar (LV2) completed. Current attributes are as follows. Range: 11. Accuracy: 11.”

“Requirements for upgrade from LV2 to LV3: 100 source points. 10 tons of copper ores.”

Upgrading a non-quality module was cheap, but its growth rate was low, and its potential was limited. As long as there was a choice, most Spark battleships would not spend their precious source points on it.

Compared to a normal grade module, a green grade module had a higher value.

For example, the previously strengthened green armor module had its defense attribute increased by 3 units, while the detection radar only had 2 units.

Lin Dong should not underestimate the difference of 1 unit. As the number of enhancements increased, the difference would become bigger and bigger.

When Lin Dong had issued the reinforcement order a few times, the personal support system in his mind would prompt him with the optional function 4, an ability that he could use on his own initiative.

“Would you like to consume 1 unit of low grade mineral crystals to double the module’s growth value?”

Lin Dong had always chosen to reject the offer.

If he agreed, then after the green armor module was strengthened, its defense attribute would increase to 4 units.

Even if it was a normal grade detection radar, its detection range and accuracy would increase by 2 units, which was equivalent to the growth rate of green grade.

On one hand, it was naturally because there were not enough mineral crystals. How could it be wasted on this?

On the other hand, Lin Dong did not wish to be tied to the Black Dragon. After all, it was a 3rd generation battleship. It was only slightly better than a 4th generation battleship. Hence, it was better to think of a way to obtain other battleships than spending a lot of effort to strengthen it.

Its growth potential was insufficient and its quality was not high.

He had no choice in his previous life. He did not have the time or opportunity to get a good battleship.

This time around, the Black Dragon could only be used as a bridge.

There was no need to waste the mineral crystals on it.

As for how to deal with the Black Dragon, Lin Dong had already made a plan when he first went out to mine and remembered what happened in his 10 years journey.

First of all, the Black Dragon, which was the original Thunder Flash, must be inherited.

Although the Thunder Flash would bring a series of troubles, especially with the Sylvester family’s pursuit, the Thunder Flash was a stepping stone. Without it, it would slow down Lin Dong.

Moreover, the exterior simulation and the other 2 additional modules were so great that Lin Dong could not give up.

Secondly, after inheriting the Thunder Flash from Lorne, Lin Dong had always set a bottom line for himself.

That was, he absolutely must not expose his identity.

If he could not accomplish this, Lin Dong would directly give up the Thunder Flash.

Between life and wealth, he still knew which to choose.

However, when it came to giving up the Thunder Flash, he would remove the 2 additional modules and hide them well.

However, things were going well. It was better than what he had expected.