Osborne Megacorp

Many people on earth believe that aliens who can fly freely in the sea of ​​​​stars should be extremely developed civilizations in all aspects that far exceed the earth's. Peter and Dr. Otto are no exception.

But today, their illusions were shattered.

For example, the currency used by these aliens is "star coins".

This is a currency that is widely circulated in the galaxy. From the Nova Empire to the so-called Kree Empire, as well as lawless places like the Barrens, this currency has purchasing power.

Star coins are an electronic currency, which is equivalent to the electronic cryptocurrency on earth. It uses a unique encryption technology. There is no specific issuer, and it is not known who issued it in the first place. The credit effectiveness is also a mystery.

This thing can be used to trade some common items, such as spaceship fuel, energy batteries, and some common weapons, but for some black technology and related items, merchants in the black market sometimes tend to barter.

In other words, although Star Coin is currency, there is no serious official organization to protect its credit validity. It all depends on consciousness, but it is unexpectedly "valuable".

Just like humans in ancient times, they used things like shells as currency, but if others don't recognize it, there's nothing you can do. But the strange thing is that for the sake of convenience, most people will recognize this currency.

It's just that humans collect shells on the beach, and star coins are like potatoes emerging from the ground, but the "land" they grow on is computer encryption technology - this thing appeared very early, very early Enough to form today's bizarre interstellar trade system.

The relationship between the various interstellar forces named the Empire is more like the relationship between one tribe and another tribe. If you want to dominate, you can only fight. There is no such thing as economic war. They can't even regulate the empire's production through economic means. The sets are not very neatly made.

The so-called market economy supporters on the planet have to say straight to the experts: This is freedom!

The natural resources that are enough to support them to cross the star sea, the cliff-like development of communication technology, and the weird technology trees have created strange alien civilizations and interstellar societies. Their understanding of basic subjects is not deep.

However, various technologies still have a profound impact, such as cheaper hyperspace engines and strange life-support equipment. Although the air quality in the skull of the god is not good, humans can still breathe normally here. This is equivalent to Asteroids.

Not only that, there is gravity here that is similar to that on the earth. It may also use cheap "alien artificial gravity" technology. You must know that the spacecraft of the Osborne Group are basically loaded with a small amount of gravity to maintain the gravity environment.

Before this, Otto had always believed that "artificial gravity" was theoretically much higher level than controllable nuclear fusion.

With these technologies, the cost of the spacecraft can be further reduced, and Harry will like this technology.

"It's really... impressive." Otto used his robotic arm to scan the goods on the black market.

The mechanical claw is scanning a strange transmitter. It is unknown which ship it was removed from. It has obvious traces of multiple modifications and there are many redundant parts inside.

It's like a group of unskilled programmers repeatedly copying and pasting code they can't figure out and iterating into a product. It may be usable, but it's a bit difficult for them to analyze it in detail.

They say they are "assembling the spacecraft", but they are really assembling it. Unlike the earth industry, which starts from sand to manufacture these electronic devices.

"So, do you want to buy it or not? One hundred thousand star coins, no matter the price."

Otto responded: "Can this thing of yours send signals to the Teran Star? If it can, I will definitely buy it."

Having said that, this thing definitely can't get in touch with the earth.

In fact, it's not just this thing. Most of the accessories here are unable to communicate over such long distances.

Unexpectedly, the profiteer rolled his eyes and said: "Of course, my transmitter was dismantled from a large ship. I sell black technology, can I sell you a fake?"

"Really?" The mechanical arm behind Otto hissed and stuck to the profiteer's face. "You don't think I don't understand these technologies, do you?"

The terrifying mechanical arm made the man break out in a cold sweat: It was true that he was a desperado, but he had to make money to risk his life.

"Okay, okay, this thing won't work - but this thing was indeed dismantled from an Asgardian spacecraft. This thing must be able to communicate with the Asgardians! Doesn't that mean it can communicate with the earth? Contact me!"

The profiteer explained quickly.

When he heard about Asgard, Otto was stunned for a moment: It seems that Asgardians are famous in the universe?

Besides, he has never seen an Asgard spaceship, so he can't falsify what the profiteers say...

Only the profiteer himself knows that this thing was indeed dismantled from a ship where an Asgardian once stayed, but it is not an Asgardian technology product.

Seeing Otto's hesitation, the profiteer smiled: He is indeed a bumpkin.

"I promise what I said is true. If I lied to you, I would have eaten this on the spot. Are you satisfied?"

But Peter sensed something was wrong. According to what he learned in Alfheim, the Asgardians seemed to rely on the omniscient and omnipotent Heimdall for communication and interstellar travel. Judging from the description of the light elves, "Heimdall" is definitely not an object, but a real person.

"You want to lie to us, right?" Peter said, rubbing his chin. "The Asgardians have Heimdall, and this thing doesn't fit in with their aesthetics - I've never seen them use something so ugly."

Whoosh!

The mechanical claw directly lifted the profiteer, and the other claw grabbed the transmitter and was about to stuff it into the alien's mouth!

"That's what you said, you eat it yourself - they don't like to be lied to." Dr. Otto spread his hands.

Peter opened his mouth, as if he wanted to say something, but Otto just waved his hand to stop him.

The profiteer watched as the claws pressed the transmitter toward his mouth little by little, and there was another claw surrounding his mouth, as if trying to open its mouth...

This is a black market, and people on the sidelines are more inclined to watch a show.

"Wait a minute, wait a minute! I was wrong! There is a well-connected guy in the bar next to him. He must have a way to get the news to Telan!!"

Otto smiled at Peter beside him, as if to say: Did you see it?This is what you have to do to deal with profiteers.

But those mechanical arms have no intention of stopping.

"...Hey...um--I, I'll cover the cost of sending the message--" The profiteer finally decided to spend money to ward off the disaster when the sender started to be stuffed into his mouth.

boom.

"Bah...cough cough--vomit--"

The claws threw him to the ground. Although he didn't stuff it completely, he could actually taste the stuff...

While coughing, the robotic hand reached out in front of him again. The flashing red light made him panic, and he hurriedly took out a card made of crystal from his pocket.

The image shows that this seems to be a "stored value card" with one hundred thousand star coins in it, which is exactly the price offered by the profiteer for the sender.

"Is this okay?" Peter looked at the poor profiteer on the ground and said, "Isn't it not good?"

"Peter, this is how we deal with these lawless people. Okay, let's go see that communications businessman - I didn't expect that even sending a message could turn into a business."

Peter looked at the profiteer lying on the ground. Dr. Otto was right. After all, it was the profiteer who deceived people first.

But I didn't expect the doctor to have such a tough side.

Following the information from the profiteers, the two came to a bar called "Jemiah's Boots Bar". From a distance, they saw the security guard throwing a customer out violently. People outside were used to it and didn't even look at the people on the ground.

This bar is located at the foot of the Difan Group headquarters, and it seems to be a related household.

"Hmm...it doesn't look like a serious place."

"Indeed, the casinos in Las Vegas in the movie are also so abusive." Peter compared this scene with the movie on Earth in his memory.

But before they entered the bar, Peter's spider sense started buzzing:

The tallest building in the hairless land, the Difan Group headquarters suddenly burst into purple-white flames--

boom!