Danger or Opportunity

Before this, Wang Dong sneered at this because in his previous life, over the next decade or so, there had been no news of titanium crystal mines in the asteroid belt mining areas.

This information was casually stored in the Pond's onboard Computer.

However, now, with the two gleaming golden titanium crystals placed conspicuously in front of Wang Dong, his judgment began to waver.

Perhaps, within the asteroid belt mining areas of the mining zone star regions, there indeed lay a titanium crystal vein unknown to anyone.

Years earlier, the Tianhu Caravan somehow obtained a prospecting report about the asteroid belt mining zone, listing potential locations where titanium crystal deposits might be found.

Such reports existed for every mining zone and were merely possibilities, not certainties.

Perhaps at the time, the Tianhu Caravan itself wasn't particularly concerned.

Then, through a stroke of luck, the Tianhu Caravan obtained these two titanium crystals within the mining zone star regions.

Having tangible evidence changed the nature of this matter.

Based on this, the Tianhu Caravan concluded that the prospecting report from back then was likely reliable.

Subsequent events followed naturally.

Although speculative, Wang Dong believed these conjectures were likely close to the truth.

Therefore, Wang Dong absolutely would not want to miss out on the possibility of this titanium crystal vein potentially existing within the asteroid belt mining area of Sector 423.

Moreover, more importantly, if news of the discovery of a titanium crystal vein within the asteroid belt mining area of Sector 423 were leaked out, it would be a catastrophe for the Blackstone Baron's domain!

Firstly, the mining zone star regions would definitely not be secure.

Both surrounding major powers and various forces from the upper echelons of the Bauhinia Kingdom would be more than capable of crushing the small existence of the Blackstone Barony.

This would undoubtedly be a severe blow to the Blackstone Barony.

Currently, the economic foundation of the Blackstone Barony mainly relied on mineral production from the mining zone star regions.

However, this was just the least of their problems.

Furthermore, if titanium crystal mines were discovered within the mining zone star regions, as the landlords of the Blackstone Barony, had they privately attempted to mine them?

Or perhaps they had already mined a small amount, leaving only the deeper veins unmined?

Or maybe the majority had already been quietly mined out, leaving only a small portion of the deeper veins unmined?

Like a famous paradox once said, when you lack the right to speak, there are some questions that you cannot clarify no matter what.

And when you do have the right to speak, some questions can simply be chosen not to be answered.

Even if you can explain clearly, what if others don't want to listen?

That would truly be a catastrophe!

Returning to the Baron's mansion, Wang Dong and the Blackstone Barony had already entered a relationship where their fates were tied together.

Moreover, as an important channel, the future development of Wang Dong also had many positive implications for the Blackstone Barony.

Furthermore, within the Blackstone Barony, there were "relatives" of his, which also tied him down.

Of course, Wang Dong hoped that the Blackstone Barony would continue to thrive.

Unfortunately, these thirteen locations were all deep within the asteroid belt mining zone, and even the Pond, when venturing into them, had a high probability of encountering danger.

Otherwise, Wang Dong would immediately verify one by one; if nothing was found, at least one hidden danger would be removed, ensuring safety.

If they were found, they would be mined directly and all traces would be completely erased.

This would also eliminate this ticking time bomb.

Unfortunately, these thirteen locations were all within the depths of the mining zone, and even the Pond, when delving into them, could possibly encounter danger.

Wang Dong clenched his fists.

In the end, it was still a matter of strength.

If today, the energy shields and armor modules carried by the Pond were of purple quality or above, and had been reinforced several times, Wang Dong would have long been fearless, piloting the warship recklessly through the depths of the asteroid belt mining zone.

Whether there was a titanium crystal vein or not, a direct survey would settle everything.

At worst, when disaster struck, with sufficient strength, they could confront it head-on and ensure the safety of the region.

Originally a joyous unboxing game, it ended up bringing additional pressure.

Fortunately, the last high-level members of the Tianhu Caravan, together with Chen Bao, had all been ambushed and killed by Wang Dong.

Such news was also classified as top secret within the Tianhu Caravan, with a very low probability of outsiders knowing.

Additionally, experiences from his previous life indicated that even ten years later, the titanium crystal vein among them had not been discovered.

This meant that there was no immediate danger of information leakage.

Wang Dong still had time to handle this.

The unboxing session ended, leaving a long silence.

Concerns about the hidden dangers harbored within the asteroid belt mining areas of the mining zone star regions had a certain impact on Wang Dong's upcoming plans.

However, this impact was not serious enough to require major adjustments.

After all, Wang Dong's original development plan was already quite tight, primarily focusing on growth while ensuring minimal anomalies.

Even if he wanted to speed up, it was not possible.

As for the recently acquired high-level energy crystal, Wang Dong no longer hesitated, directly unlocking the third advanced function—Remote Control.

As this clear, translucent treasure with a hint of sparkling starlight at its center slowly dissipated in Wang Dong's hand, the auxiliary system in his mind gradually began to change.

Originally "Advanced Function Three: Remote Control (1 unit of high-level energy crystal activation)" was modified to "Advanced Function Three: Remote Control lv1 (2 units of high-level energy crystal upgrade)."

Wang Dong was not surprised.

Advanced functions were limitless in potential and often required more than one unlocking to reach their peak.

Taking "Remote Control" as an example, at lv1, its effect was to ignore distance and most interference within the same universe space, controlling warships remotely.

If he were to spend another two units of high-level energy crystals to upgrade it to lv2, its effect would be greatly enhanced.

The reason Wang Dong did not prioritize selecting options that appeared more profitable, like "Doubling Source Point Acquisition," or safer and more reliable options like "Lifting Restrictions on Intergalactic Civilization Levels," was because Wang Dong had his own ideas.

"Doubling Source Point Acquisition" was good, but currently, the main bottleneck preventing the warship from advancing, in Wang Dong's view, was resources like titanium crystals strictly controlled.

Source points were important, but with twelve annual trips to the alien space battlefield, Wang Dong could obtain source points at a speed far exceeding others.

This was not the case for titanium crystals.

As for "Lifting Restrictions on Intergalactic Civilization Levels," even after upgrading, it currently only allowed a choice between first-level and second-level intergalactic civilizations.

However, whether it was a first-level or second-level interstellar civilization, for Wang Dong with the Mirage system, neither posed a fatal threat.