Colonial Suit

The bar was a boiling pot of activity. But Pandora's expression remained calm. After a while, she finally spoke to the crowd.

"Don't... flatter me so much..."

"I know what you want, but today's shipment hasn't arrived yet..."

"But Miss Pandora, we've been waiting for five days already! You said there would be a lot of good stuff this time! My fleet is going to rot in the spaceport..."

"God, have mercy on us, Miss Pandora! If we wait any longer, we might not make it back for the Silent Season. The nascent crystalline tide will turn us into cosmic dust..."

"Yes, yes. Please hurry, Miss Pandora."

Hearing this, many of the patrons panicked and started talking all over each other.

In fact, they came here not just to drink, but more importantly for another service of the Abyss Bar: the supply of rare mineral crystals from the Icy Blue Star Region. Although these minerals were also sold in the Icy Blue Star Region market, the Abyss Bar always had the highest quality, rarest, and most valuable ones. And sometimes, there were even rare varieties that couldn't be found anywhere else. The only requirement was a swollen wallet.

This time, many people came here with the hopes of a certain large consortium or family, hoping to return with a full load. Because the universe was becoming increasingly quiet during this period, yet undercurrents were surging in the dark. Multiple signs indicated that a new conflict would erupt in the universe. And this time, it wouldn't just be small-scale skirmishes in low-level worlds; it might even involve the power structure of high-level worlds. In this situation, everyone wanted their foundation to be stronger and their resources to be more abundant.

Especially high-level resources related to energy civilizations.

Since some unknown time, magical equipment from energy civilizations had also begun to appear in human circulation. These magical armors were more powerful, lighter, and possessed some very powerful 'mega-energies' compared to conventional armors, so they caused a scramble among humans as soon as they appeared. Facts proved that a warrior wearing magical armor would have three to twelve times more combat power in ranged combat than when wearing regular armor. Agility increased by more than five times, and mental power underwent earth-shattering changes. So the power was astonishing.

But equipping magical armor wasn't that simple. Because magical armor was originally developed for energy civilizations, so in essence, magical armor wasn't just ordinary weaponry. Its manifestation required not only the magical armor itself, but also the user's synchronized connection with the energy meridians of the armor. This was a bit difficult for humans, because energy civilizations had a special life form, and they could generate energy meridians within their bodies. But ordinary life forms, including humans, could not. Therefore, in order to use magical armor, it was necessary to undergo a series of physical modifications, implanting a complete set of energy circulation systems in the body.

And all of these required high-level mineral crystals and rare isotopes produced in the Icy Blue Star Region.

All sorts of factors came together to create the current imbalance in the universe market. The demand for large quantities of high-level minerals caused merchants to rush from all directions to the dangerous areas of the Third World, using wealth and blood to engage in a high-stakes gamble.

Some people became rich overnight. More people lost everything.

Faced with the chaotic crowd of patrons, Pandora silently wiped the bar counter. Her skin was very fair, and her movements had a mysterious rhythm, revealing a pleasing aesthetic.

But the merchants couldn't wait any longer. Being able to sit here was a gamble in itself. Every day of waiting meant the loss of hundreds, or even thousands, of star coins. So they couldn't afford to wait.

Seeing Pandora's behavior, a clever merchant immediately ran forward and said loudly, "Honorable Miss Pandora. Please give me a Blue Sin."

Blue Sin was a type of drink in the Abyss Bar, but there was nothing special about it, except for its price.

It was very expensive, costing seven thousand star coins per glass. And there were only three glasses available per day.

Seeing this patron's action, others seemed to understand and swarmed to the bar. "Me... me too, I want one too!"

"I'll pay ten thousand star coins. Please give me a Blue Sin!"

"I'll pay twenty thousand, please, Miss Pandora."

Cards with crystalline blue light were handed to Pandora, as if they couldn't wait for Pandora to take them all. Looking at the crazy, almost distorted faces of the crowd, Pandora sighed.

"Why... knowing it's a sin... do you still flock to it like this?"

"Humans are truly complex creatures."

Saying that, she stretched out two jade-like fingers and picked up the three crystal cards with the highest bids from the crowd. Then she threw out three glasses of blue wine as if they were junk. Watching the three ecstatic guests drink the wine, she said to the back, "Miss Jules, your Blue Sins are sold out."

"Tell them to wait five minutes," Jules' voice came from behind. Then Jules walked out. She first gave everyone a cold look, and then said.

"The delivery person is already on the way."

Before the words were finished, everyone felt a violent tremor under their feet, as if an earthquake had occurred. In panic, people rushed out of the bar. Immediately, they saw a spectacular scene.

On the outermost defense layer of the Dawn Star, a large hole had appeared at some unknown time. A snow-white line extended from the hole all the way to the ground. It was as if a super-huge object had forcibly broken through the defense layer and then fallen directly onto the surface of the planet. Visible to the naked eye, violent shock waves were spreading around, lifting all nearby objects into the sky.

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Fortunately, the landing point of that thing was in the wilderness outside the city, so it didn't affect here.

"What is that?" a patron asked in stunned disbelief. Such a violent landing method was unheard of, and this was the heavily defended Dawn Star. Could someone be so reckless?

But he didn't need to ask any more questions. Because at this time, a figure flew up from the landing point, came above the Abyss Bar with a sharp whistling sound. The next moment, a slightly thin man appeared in front of them.

This man looked very ordinary, but he had an extremely indifferent aura, as if he wouldn't be moved even if the whole world collapsed before his eyes. Seeing the many patrons, he didn't speak, but silently walked into the bar. Then, he threw a worn-out package onto the bar.

The package opened, and many glittering crystals scattered out with a clatter.

"Heavens... that's Galannar isotope!! Am I dreaming?" a patron covered his mouth and cried out in disbelief.

"This... so much..."

"And and... Oort isotope, Aelter high-energy crystal... My God..."

Everyone in front of the bar was in a happy daze. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation.)

ps: Little Knife is back from work, and after 7 hours of sleep, I added an update.