Mecha Star Wars.

Chapter 1396 Safe Distance
Anyone who has witnessed the bustling scene of Wanxing Huishi, with its sea of ​​lights and thriving businesses, would find it hard not to feel an urge to open a shop there.

But opening a store is not that easy.

Leaving aside whether the environment and funding allow for it, and whether there can be sufficient profits, the Noah ship simply lacks the necessary resources, such as cargo.

Lin Fan had been thinking about what to sell.

What are the local specialties and handicrafts of Lanxing?

The Noah ship did carry quite a few, but most of them were limited in number.

Assuming these items are unique in interstellar space and are extremely popular, what happens after they sell out? Where do you get more stock?

Lanxing's location on the star map is roughly in a remote and desolate corner.

For thousands of years, even if a civilization from a higher latitude occasionally passed by, it was probably too remote and lacked resources, so it was largely ignored.

Given the current state of development of Lanxing, not connecting with higher-dimensional civilizations is still more beneficial than harmful.

This is especially true for civilizations at the third level, which require vast amounts of resources to advance to and maintain their fourth-level civilization. They frequently travel between planets, developing every available resource to replenish the shortages caused by their consumption.

The only two things that can stop them are superior strength and losses that outweigh the gains.

The fact that Lanxing and its surrounding star system have remained unknown in interstellar space until now is sufficient proof that its civilization level is too low and its own resources are not abundant. Otherwise, how could it have survived until now?
If it's nearby, it's no big deal to go there.

The distance is so great that the enormous fuel consumption would immediately create obstacles, causing resource-scarce factions to choose not to take the risk.

Lanxing is not yet a first-level civilization. Its technological strength limits its external development. It is unable to establish fast interstellar routes, and it is even more difficult to reach advanced civilization regions such as the Nexus Ring.

This is a restriction, but also a protection.

As Lanxing's technology develops and its civilization grows, it will naturally reach a point where it can establish fast shipping routes, and its strength will inevitably match that of the civilization at that time.

Only then can we have genuine confidence and composure when engaging with third- or fourth-level civilizations. Unlike the Noah, which wears the guise of an advanced civilization but is actually quite weak and acts solely out of daring.

Along the way, Lin Fan and his companions narrowly escaped danger several times. Besides luck, they were also fortunate to have mechs that originated from a higher civilization.

Therefore, even if there were a way to quickly establish a distribution network to Lanxing in Wanxing Huishi, Noah would have sufficient purchasing power, and at least for now, they would not be able to buy it.

Although they wanted to travel to and from Lanxing as quickly as possible, they also believed that once the fast route was opened, those crazy speculators who thought "even a mosquito is meat" would definitely be faster than them and the merchant ships.

Distance can sometimes be a form of protection from afar—keeping those you care about away from danger.

Moreover, what is the purpose of opening a store?

Earn money—no, credits?—and exchange them for high-tech materials?

It could be used on the Noah, but not on Blue Star—the difference in civilization is too great, it's basically unusable. Besides, the distance is too far, and they don't know when they'll be able to return.

As a base for gathering information? The signal channels are readily available and easy to build; the only downside is that transmission is a bit slow.

It seems feasible, but would news from a Level 4 civilization really be meaningful to the current situation on Lanxing after several months? It would be better to send back some usable advanced technological knowledge from a higher civilization.

Moreover, once Lanxing sets up a shop in Wanxinghui City, it will be just like Yuehuaxing, openly showing its face in the fourth-level civilization hub.

Originally, nobody knew about Lanxing. But once this store opened, regardless of how the business fared, with the prosperity of Wanxing Huishi, Lanxing would inevitably be exposed to a lot of attention.

Although most people find it troublesome, who knows if there are any idiots out there? Like Gro, who's desperate... In short, opening a shop is basically unlikely, and as for a base or something like that, we need to think about it carefully.

With Rubelu standing to the side, Lin Fan couldn't openly explain to Antonio, so he could only use Rubelu's words to shut him up.

"Refine weapons? You're going to do it?"

Under the spur of Yue Zhengyuan, Antonio followed the path of a sword cultivator. He had learned a little about weapon crafting, but that was about it.

"How could I possibly do that?" he said with a self-aware smile. "But I still have you, and Guan Ying, don't I?"

Guan Ying crossed her arms and coldly looked at Antonio's smiling face without giving any response.

"Ha!" Jin Sichen scoffed. "They're refining weapons, and what are you doing? Cheering them on? Or working as a sales clerk at the door?"

"I..." Antonio blurted out in a moment of impulse, but now, upon reflection, he couldn't find the words to continue.

"Moreover, there is also the issue of raw material supply." Lu Xinyuan whispered to Antonio, "The materials for refining weapons brought out from Perlun Star are limited. Even if we really consider selling magic weapons, obtaining raw materials in the future will be a problem."

“Indeed,” Wu Yi nodded in agreement. “Are we going to go to Perlan Star to trade with them again?”

"Is that okay?" Rubel's eyes lit up.

"No way," Lin Fan immediately rejected. "We have no plans to go to Perlan Star anytime soon."

"Could you tell me the location of that planet, Perloun..." Rubel spoke again.

"No." Lin Fan shook his head again. "Binze specifically instructed us not to reveal his location. Don't go there rashly. When the time is right, he will come back to find you."

The coordinates of Perron were actually obtained from the lunar man's database. However, the lunar man's people do not yet know which specific star it is.

“Alright.” Rubel lowered his eyes in disappointment. “I know it’s because our regime is unstable. If we go there rashly, the news might leak out and bring danger to the Venerable’s home planet.”

“It could also be because I’m worried about bringing you danger,” Lin Fan shrugged. “After all, the methods of cultivation… you’re used to seeing higher-dimensional civilizations, and you only know how to use firearms, so I’m afraid you wouldn’t be able to withstand it.”

Unless you use a starship energy cannon to bombard them directly, in a one-on-one fight, the Outcast will most likely be defeated in one encounter if they have only dealt with programmed machines.

“That makes sense.” Rubel seemed genuinely comforted and immediately beamed as he stepped onto the flying carpet. “The Venerable One has his reasons for doing this. Sorry for taking up everyone’s time, let’s begin.”

Ruberu is a great guide.

As he meticulously listed the various features of each shop, he also used his terminal to display product images. With his explanation, the crew of the Noah quickly gained a concrete understanding of the Wanxinghui Market.

For example, the icons in front of the shop signs are the emblems of various factions, representing a certain planet or faction, and the text behind them describes what is being sold.

On Moonflower Star, there are weapon shops, and other factions naturally have weapon shops as well; on Krogat IV Star, in addition to shops selling single-person piloted mechs, there are also shops selling large-scale loaded and controlled mechs, as well as shops selling everyday robots.

For example, different factions are usually distinguished by their uniform clothing or typical biological characteristics.

The red uniforms of the Noah and the purple jumpsuits of the Moon People are striking symbols; or some pirate groups may have different clothing, but they will all wear the same jewelry and other items that can be recognized at a glance.

As for the typical features, they are even easier to recognize.

On the same planet, biological groups often share similar outward characteristics: those wearing mushroom caps, looking like plants but actually birds, are the Crested Feather Clan; around the corner, those completely black with a crystalline sheen, their backs bulging with three hollow straws—their respiratory organs—are the Cross Insect Clan…

Antonio thought of the translucent crystals he had encountered before; the misty, luminous creatures that floated like jellyfish; and the unidentified species that resembled robots, and asked them all at once.