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"Did I not tell you, Captain Yao?" Koqi emphasized with a frown. "All I want is to leave this cursed planet!"
Lin Yao shook her head. "Yes, you did say you only want to leave this planet. But are you leaving alone, or do you intend to take a few people, dozens, or even hundreds with you? That makes a difference."
Hearing this, Koqi shot her a curious glance. He hadn’t expected the young girl to be so perceptive.
He remained silent, but Lin Yao had pointed out something that even Yao Zhengqi hadn’t noticed yesterday.
"You're too kind, Koqi," she continued. "Before I joined the Third District, I heard others say that among the top ten districts, only the Third District is a strictly disciplined team that doesn’t accept outsiders. The only other livable districts are the First and Seventh. The rest are not worth entering unless you have strength."
In the harsh environment of Black Porcelain Star, simply being deemed livable was already the highest praise.
"Oh, is that how it’s viewed outside?" Koqi asked.
The Tenth District was not without its powerful figures, yet Koqi had managed to secure his position as the leader of the First District through strength alone. There must be other qualities he possessed that earned him respect.
In such a difficult place as Black Porcelain Star, everyone was fighting for survival every day. At this time, if Koqi showed even a hint of humanity and offered his subordinates a chance to survive, he would naturally gain their support.
Whether he was pretending or genuinely compassionate, as an intelligent leader, he could not possibly expect to leave with the Special Operations Team alone.
It didn’t matter how others evaluated him; what mattered was what Koqi thought about taking people with him. "Let’s lay it all out on the table. How many people do you want to take? We should discuss it openly to avoid wasting time if we can’t reach an agreement."
Lin Yao spoke straightforwardly, and Koqi no longer held back.
"I have over a thousand subordinates. If I could take them all, I certainly would. However, a starship can only hold so much cargo; we need to ensure we have enough supplies as well. Considering your Third District operates as a team and wouldn’t abandon anyone, I suppose I’ll have to make do with taking fewer people. How about giving me a quota?"
"That’s fine; I can even give you a quota," Lin Yao replied.
Instead of bargaining down his request, she unexpectedly raised the stakes, leaving him momentarily speechless.
Of course, she wasn’t just raising prices arbitrarily.
While observing that satellite-class starship earlier, she had already estimated how many people it could carry.
Aside from a few external researchers in the Third District, the rest were members of the Special Operations Team—over three thousand in total.
If Koqi’s satellite-class starship were modified properly, its size could accommodate tens of thousands of people.
However, considering they would need to traverse the Chaotic Nebula and might require modifications and preparations for some equipment—or even converting it into a battleship—Lin Yao decided to reduce her estimate by tenfold.
Naturally, as she increased her quota demands, her expectations also rose. "Since this is primarily a collaboration with the Third District, I believe you not only need to provide that starship but also fully cooperate with all modification efforts."
Lin Yao laid out several requests that were not unfounded; they were all aimed at successfully breaking through Black Porcelain Star and escaping from the Chaotic Nebula.
Koch, despite his urgent desire to leave, did not agree to everything without limits. The two engaged in a heated debate regarding their collaboration. In the end, they finally reached a consensus.
"Boss Koch, may our cooperation be fruitful. As long as we can get out, everything else is negotiable!"
With the agreement in place, utilizing the research team's technology to fully understand the satellite-class starship was not an insurmountable challenge. After all, with the actual object available for study, given time—ten or twenty days—they would eventually be able to figure it out.
While the research team busied themselves with studying the starship, others were not idle either; they focused on learning and training. The exploration of the Chaotic Nebula was also progressing, with new discoveries made each time. However, the disordered magnetic field remained a difficult problem to tackle. Data collection was slow, and various defensive methods had proven ineffective, making it quite troublesome.
Lin Yao led her team on several exploration missions. Once everyone became proficient in piloting the space mechs, she shifted her focus to upgrading their protective suits. By adding intricate patterns with fine threads in areas that required engraving formations, she incorporated defensive matrices into the suits.
With the existence of these defensive matrices, the protective suits were upgraded to a higher level, significantly enhancing the safety of the mech pilots in space. Lin Yao had a sudden inspiration: what if they used fine threads to weave bags to capture the colorless nebula? She decided to give it a try, and surprisingly, it worked.
After obtaining samples of the colorless nebula, the research team analyzed them and discovered that it was not composed of gas as they had imagined; rather, it consisted of countless dust-like minerals. It possessed a stable magnetic field that could isolate magnetic field influences, which was crucial for their plan to traverse the Chaotic Nebula.
With this major issue resolved, other challenges faced by the research team were gradually addressed. During their study of Hatu No. 1, researchers found that aside from issues with various equipment and systems on the starship, the most difficult challenge turned out to be the defensive shield. They had never encountered anything like a defensive shield before; it represented an entirely new system for them.
Upon learning about this problem, Lin Yao brought Yao Beiluo into the defensive shield research group. After comparing matrices, she realized that defensive shields were essentially derived from matrices. However, unlike basic matrices, defensive shields had been enhanced through advanced technology and were thus more complex and difficult to understand. Stripping away those technological layers revealed that a defensive shield was essentially an upgraded version of defensive matrix technology.
The two of them taught the researchers the rules and systems of the matrix, enabling them to combine technology and successfully recreate the defensive shield. Initially, Meng Xingchen presented a mini version, but it gradually upgraded until they finally produced a massive satellite-class starship version.
With clear goals and continuous efforts, life on Black Porcelain Star was not as unbearable as it seemed. Time flew by, and twenty years passed. The special operations team, in collaboration with Koqi, finally completed the repairs on the satellite-class starship Hatu No. 1.
The members of the special operations team, including Koqi, couldn't help but shed tears of joy as they activated Hatu No. 1.
"Haha, I'm over seventy now, and I can finally get out of here!" Koqi exclaimed excitedly.
Although Yao Zhengqi was also thrilled, he made an effort to keep his emotions in check. "Koqi, just fixing the starship is only the first step. The real challenge lies ahead—getting the starship into space and escaping from Black Porcelain Star."
Life on Black Porcelain Star was tough, and most people wanted to escape. Before, when everyone had lost hope, they could still maintain a semblance of calm.
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