Chapter 36

Just as Lin Dong was about to leave with Ding Ling, she tugged at the corner of his shirt from behind, hinting for him to slow down.

When Ding Ling saw Lin Dong slowing down, she stepped forward and whispered, “Yesterday, my father invited a few of the mining company’s bosses to have a meal together. According to him, another Spark battleship and an assault ship have arrived near the mining planet. Furthermore, it doesn’t seem like a battleship from the Ardent Fire Empire. The ships have just arrived in the past few days.”

“They are circling the surrounding area as if they are looking for something. The patrol fleet stationed on the mining planet has already entered a high alert state and has requested for Baron Darkmoon’s assistance.”

“If you don’t need to work this period of time, don’t go out there. If you really need to go there, you should also pay attention to your safety.”

Lin Dong’s heart jumped as he nodded his head solemnly.

He returned home not long after. Since Lin Dong did not follow the path of his previous life, Sylvester Dan was still alive up for sure.

On one hand, Lin Dong was unable to defeat him in a head-on fight. On the other hand, he could easily expose his identity as an interstellar miner if he tried to play tricks.

On the other hand, he wanted to keep a low profile in order to avoid attracting even more troubles.

Dan’s ability was average. With Lin Dong’s current ability, it would be very easy for him to deal with Dan.

However, the forces sent by the Sylvester family later could not be underestimated.

In his previous life, in order to disarm the Nano-bomb robot, Lin Dong had used the celestial environment of the mining area to set up a trap and killed Dan. The next opponents were Sylvester Li and Sylvester Da.

Among them, Li was a legitimate direct descendant of the Sylvester family. Although his abilities were average, the most important thing was that his family background gave him the confidence to act without restraint. Furthermore, he was not afraid of offending anyone.

Although Dan was also a direct descendant, he would weigh the pros and cons to avoid offending anyone.

When faced with the Baron Darkmoon’s forces, he would try to seek cooperation and would not attack the mining planet recklessly.

However, Li would not care about the mining planet and Baron Darkmoon’s forces.

In his previous life, Lin Dong was discovered because he was not careful enough. Hence, he was targeted by them because he was suspicious.

Li guessed that Lin Dong was a miner. As he was familiar with the environment, it was very likely that Lin Dong had hidden the Thunder Flash within the mining area. He did not care about being in a foreign country, nor did he give any respect to Baron Darkmoon and the Ardent Fire Empire. Instead, Li gave the order to go all out. They bombarded the mining area of the asteroid belt in an attempt to force the Thunder Flash out.

His actions caused the mining area to shift its celestial body, causing the environment to become chaotic, causing the deaths of hundreds of interstellar miners.

As for the patrol fleet on the mining area, they took the initiative to attack. With the powerful combat power of the LV12 Spark battleship, Li destroyed the patrol fleet in an instant..

After that, Li even threatened to blow up the mining area if the Thunder Flash did not come out.

He did not have any scruples and dared to attack anyone he saw.

Li was quite a headache.

Lin Dong another enemy was Sylvester Da. He was only a branch member of the Sylvester family. He did not pilot the Spark battleship, and he was only piloting an ordinary assault ship.

However, Sylvester Da was quick-witted and was able to deduce a lot of information from the details. Lin Dong’s mining identity was determined by him.

There were a huge conflict between Sylvester Da and Sylvester Li. However, if the 2 of them worked together, Lin Dong would not have been able to escape for 10 years. It was likely that he would have been killed within a month.

Ding Ling’s news was very timely.

From this aspect, it could be seen that Lin Dong’s initial plan had failed. He actually attracted more troubles

Before Dan died, Li and Da had already arrived.

The fierce competition within the Sylvester family was indeed well-deserved.

However, Lin Dong did not panic.

On his way to inherit the Thunder Flash, he had already made a plan for himself. It was all based on the worst-case scenario, in case something unexpected happened, and he did not know how to deal with it.

The arrival of Li and Da was naturally part of his plan. Therefore, he would not panic.

Lin Dong had only renamed and repaired Lorne’s Thunder Flash.

He had yet to fight anyone from the Sylvester family, nor had he met them.

Under such circumstances, it was not easy for the Sylvester family to lock onto a target like Lin Dong, an interstellar miner.

On the contrary, it was more convenient for Lin Dong to scheme against the Sylvester family members in the dark.

It would be best if he incited the Sylvester family to fight Baron Darkmoon. Surely, one of them would be injured. Regardless of the losses on either side, it would be a good thing for Lin Dong.

If they did not fight, it would not be easy for Lin Dong to take action.

3 days later.

It was another mining day.

Lin Dong did not take Ding Ling’s reminder to heart.

Li was acting recklessly. However, it was impossible for him to attack the mining area without any evidence, right?

If he really did that, he was out of his mind. There must be something wrong with his brain.

Even though Li was arrogant and cocky, his family had been nurturing him for a long time, and they had spent a lot of resources on him. Therefore, he was definitely not an idiot.

Based on these considerations, Lin Dong chose to head to the mining area.

He went to the place where he rented the spaceships and rented an explorer spaceship.

The explorer series spaceships were smaller. They were famous for their flexible control and stable flight.

The disadvantage was that it had small storage capacity. However, compared to large spaceships like the 3rd generation mining spaceship, in the mining area, the explorer spaceship’s adaptability was stronger, and it had sufficient maneuverability.

When Lin Dong piloted the explorer spaceship out of the planet’s atmosphere, he saw a small space fortress.

The space fortress was fully activated. The multi-sided gun barrels and turrets of different sizes flickered with cold light, and it was ready to fire. Its outer appearance was covered with thick armor and energy shields, all of which showed its powerful defense.

Due to the consideration of saving energy, although the mining planet had a defensive fortress, it was usually not fully activated. They would be in an energy-saving state.

The recent arrival of several Spark battleships had put the mining planet into a state of alert.

The space fortress was a special defensive system for the mining planet. Relying on the planet’s foundation, it could display considerable combat power.

Spark battleships below LV10 could not deal a fatal blow to it.

It could be compared to LV15 Spark battleship.

The patrol fleet of the mining area planet had also raised their alert level.

The explorer spaceship was only allowed to pass after 2 identity checks.

Lin Dong was a little surprised.

The reaction of the mining planet was rather quick. Under such circumstances, the Spark battleships from the Sylvester family would basically not choose to go against the mining planet without obtaining accurate information.

Firstly, there was no benefit in acting recklessly. Secondly, there was no reason for them to attack.

Once there was a reason, no matter how unreasonable the reason was, as long as it was a direct descendant of the Sylvester family, the family would step in to protect them.

If there were benefits, the Sylvester family would also step in without any reason.

Lin Dong flew all the way to the mining area. He did not realize anything abnormal.

When Lin Dong stopped at the base, Lin Dong discovered that compared to usual, only 50% of interstellar miners came to mine.

Before the situation became clear, some miners did not dare to act recklessly and risk their life.

After greeting Cade, Lin Dong followed the safe period and entered the mining area of the asteroid belt.

During this mining trip, Lin Dong did not head toward the depths of the mining area through his usual path.

Instead, he piloted the explorer spaceship and headed toward the depths of the mining area through the outer perimeter. The advantage of doing so was that if anything happened in the inner regions of the asteroid belt, he would be able to retreat in time.

It would be better to observe the situation from the outer perimeter. He would be able to detect the traces of the battleships in time. If he went straight into the depths without thinking twice, accidents might occur.