Chapter 3 (2/2)

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.