The core area is still surrounded by black crystal ore, and multiple independent spaces are built for operation division. After entering here, the temperature has risen a lot, and the number of operation robots has been reduced by more than half.

In the outer corner of the work area, there is an isolated, single-person protective work room, which is used to observe and assist the collection work of the combined robot.

Compared with the small underwater mine she had entered before, this main mining area that has developed into an island base obviously already has a very mature operating process. If she had come here a few years later, Li Ke didn't know how much advantage she could have gained.

Li Ke took the people out of the single room and threw them to the outer area. As for the hostage in her hand, he had difficulty breathing after entering here. Li Ke didn't want him to suffer for too long, so she threw him near the entrance of the mine.

The temperature there is higher, which can end this guy's suffering quickly. He values ​​his life very much and wears the best quality protective clothing even outside.

But even so, Li Ke could still hear the other person's painful and rapid breathing. He could no longer make any human sound until he slowly weakened to the point where he could not make any sound at all. This man had been provoking him again and again, and this was what he deserved.

Standing at the entrance of the mine and looking down, there is only a faint light at the bottom of the huge shaft. The components in the air that can be absorbed by the human body have been burned out, warning that this is not a place where humans should set foot.

Originally, there were only three combined robots standing still in this area, waiting for the light energy ore to be transported up from the elevator and then isolated and transported.

There are eight robots now, and the other five are requested by Li Ke to follow in. They are all in a static state now.

The mining harvest process was very slow. Even after representatives from both sides arrived, no light energy ore was seen being transported up from the hole in the outer area that was smashed by Li Ke.

Representatives from both sides were shocked to see that Li Ke could walk around the core area freely wearing simple protective clothing.

Moreover, the woman's condition was still very normal, with a string of bombs hanging on her body, it was like she was performing a live show for them of lighting a fire in the crater of an active volcano.

Cage and the Chinese representative also appeared in the outer area again. The Chinese cooperation leader asked Li Ke to go to the outer area for a talk. Li Ke only took a few steps towards the cave entrance and stopped.

"Now, let's seal the deal. China will occupy 50% of the light energy ore that can be collected in the future, including the results of this month."

Even through the protective goggles, Li Ke could see the surprise on the Chinese side and the anger on the other side's representatives.

"Impossible! We are the ones who develop the technology, we are the main force of the collection operations, and we own the mining area. Your logic is simply banditry!"

Li Ke: "I am not discussing this with you. I am informing you that you must cooperate according to this allocation."

The other party sneered: "Why?"

Li Ke: "With just one move from me, I can make you lose everything and all your efforts go to waste."

The other party looked at the bomb that Li Ke was playing with and laughed contemptuously, "Are you trying to fool us with another fake thing?"

Li Ke did not engage in a war of words with the other party, and ordered the five combined robots in a static state to stand on the lifting platform.

The other party became even angrier when he saw Li Ke's behavior: "This area has dedicated robots for operation, don't give orders recklessly."

Li Ke also followed and walked to the lift: "Do as I say, and your mining work can proceed. Otherwise, you won't get any light energy ore in the future.

If you agree to distribute according to my requirements, I will send you two pieces of light energy ore of the same size, otherwise you will stop working forever."

Li Ke was clearly standing on the platform. In such a place, her throat would be burned and she would be unable to make any sound. However, she was safe and sound. Moreover, even though the distance was so far, her voice still seemed close to their ears, as clear as if she was speaking right in front of them.

Thinking of the legendary events that happened to her, everyone could only watch as she and the five robots entered the mine.

They also wanted to stop it, but they were powerless!

The Western representative turned to question the Chinese representative: "You just let her do whatever she wants? If the mine is destroyed, we will all be finished, do you know that?"

The Chinese representative said he was innocent: "As you can see, we can't control her, but in order to avoid the kind of accident she mentioned, I think it would be better for us to sign the agreement as she requested."

The Western representative sneered: "No! I don't believe she can really survive down there. Even if she survives, I want to see how long she can live!"

If the previous mine was a small star, then the mine where Li Ke was now was a sea of ​​stars, and the amount of mineral reserves was simply blinding her eyes.

After leaving the mine, she immediately put all the work results of the combined robots into her own space, then she put on a set of protective clothing and bent down to work.

These robots working at the bottom of the mine were in a very peaceful state. Li Ke collected their results without causing any resistance from them. Their only purpose was to mine and, when the weight reached a certain level, put it into the crystal isolation box on the platform.

If they can't reach the weight and no robots come to take over, they will keep working until they break down completely.

Although Li Ke’s space can be used to collect things, she herself cannot enter for the time being, and the energy here is much more violent than that of the previous mine.

Li Ke's body was enduring torture while absorbing energy. It could be said that he was in pain and suffering continuously. There was no happiness at all. He was challenging his limits every second.

She didn't know how much time had passed. Before she was about to lose consciousness, she used her last bit of strength to collect all the robots and their achievements in the mine into the space. Her skin and flesh were separated from her, and her cycle of pain began again.

The people outside the mine persisted for a month, and sure enough, no more light energy ore was delivered. They were unwilling to give up and thought that this situation might have occurred because Li Ke had destroyed the combined robots in other mines before his death.

Although they have seen how powerful Li Ke is, they still don't believe she can survive a month or longer down there. They would rather wait a little longer!

So they sent another group of combined robots to do the work. To be cautious, they only sent a team of five people, but they still never returned.

The stalemate lasted for three months. After losing another five-man team, the two parties outside the mine finally signed a 50-50 profit-sharing agreement and released two light energy ores of equal weight into the mine.

Finally, a combined robot came up from the mine holding a crystal sign with a requirement engraved on it: after the agreement is reached, the mine can only collect minerals for six months in a year. If they collect minerals in violation of the regulations for more than six months, they will not get any harvest, and the prohibition period will be extended to one year.

Since then, the cooperation between the East and the West has gradually stabilized in all aspects because of the light energy mine. Although there are occasional minor conflicts, because of the great interests involved, relatively speaking, it has entered a long period of peace.

For the next two years, the Earth entered a long hibernation period, and human life remained extremely difficult.

After a long period of extreme cold, the rainy season has arrived. With the erosion and damage of rain, the expansion of alien plants, the invasion of mutant animals, and various natural and man-made disasters, mankind has entered another difficult stage of survival.

After five years of cooperation between the East and the West, the research and development of light energy ore was finally stabilized at a stable value. The energy was officially used in aerospace equipment, and five batches of space seeds were successfully sent to find new life in the distant universe.

In the seventh year, when the reserves of light energy ore were still plentiful, the West once again started to make small moves. They continued to collect ore illegally during the prohibited period, and within the next year, there was no harvest in the mining area.

After this lesson, the West realized that Li Ke was still a terrifying presence, and from then on began to do things according to the rules again.

In the tenth year, the human population has dropped significantly. Except for the powerful and special talent class who have been living in the absolute safety zone, and the excellent gene carriers who have been specially selected, all humans who survive outside have lost their fertility.

Outside the mining area, through everyone's cooperation, more advanced combined robots have now been developed. Humans can retain their self-awareness and integrate protective armor to carry out mining operations.

In addition, safer protective equipment has been developed, which can be worn by mutants with strong bodies to carry out underground work at the bottom of the mine for up to half an hour to an hour.

After these upgraded robots and humans wearing upgraded protective clothing went down into the mine, two robots and one human disappeared. Apart from these, everything else was normal, but still no one had seen Li Ke.

It was only from this year that the reserves of light energy ore began to decline significantly. Even though they upgraded their technical equipment, the amount of light energy ore collected was still decreasing.

Until the 30th year, this largest light energy mining area finally stopped producing anything.

The humans on the ground were very disappointed. As early as twenty years ago, they began exploring and mining in other places. Although they opened more than a dozen small mines, the output was really just a drizzle.

During these thirty years, the collection of light energy ore has been enough for humans to search for a thousand years, and nearly one hundred batches of space seeds of various sizes have been transported into space from the ground.

Finally, in the thirty-fifth year, the ground tower base received a reply from space, and not just one, not just one, this meant that the prologue of the interstellar era had finally begun.

Li Ke was sleeping with the space, absorbing the energy of the light energy mine. Over the past few decades, her gains were enormous.

If these gains are calculated separately, it can be said that Li Ke and her space obtained four-fifths of the entire light energy mineral reserves, while humans on the ground only obtained one-fifth.

But just this one-fifth is enough for humans to use for a very long time, long enough for them to find a way to survive. If they cannot find it, they are doomed to perish.

When he woke up again, half a century had passed, and the time in this space was three times that of the outside world.

Except for a group of old-style combined robots, all the people who were once brought into the space by Li Ke are no longer there, but they left many traces of buildings and life for Li Ke in the space.

Li Ke gave his only preference to his favorite dog and those lovely animals and plants.

After absorbing so much energy, Li Ke separated nearly half of it, just to let her dogs sleep and evolve with her, to be as strong and long-lived as her, and never be separated.

The vitality of the space also recovered by 30%. Li Ke used this 30% on the animals and plants that were originally collected into her space, allowing some of them to regain their ability to reproduce and continue in the space.

Half a century later, when it was reborn, everything had changed dramatically. The sea area around the mining area had long since turned into a dry pit, with yellow sand all over the sky and no one living.

Li Ke looked at the world scorched by the scorching sun, and together with his dogs, he walked towards the green in the distant sky, starting his new journey again.

This book has finally been completed. I would like to thank all the readers for their valuable comments. I know that I still have many shortcomings and I will continue to work hard. The new book has just begun. I hope that the next work will have new progress. I will keep writing.

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