Chapter 132: Alien Spaceship

Ten minutes later.

Qiao Mian manifested three spaceships, an Alien Queen, Alien eggs, and the new module into the store. Changing his posture on the floor, he proceeded to check the prices of these new items.

The transport ship and the rescue ship were each priced at 1 million game coins, while the alien creature transport ship was 5 million. Given their designated levels, these prices were reasonable. The previous Cybertronian spacecraft was S-class, and due to its larger size, higher speed, and diverse energy sources, it commanded a higher price. The other two ships were A-class; they fell significantly short of the S-class in terms of flight speed, range, and cargo capacity.

The Alien Queen was priced at 10,000 game coins, offering formidable combat power and extraordinary reproductive capabilities. Under conditions with sufficient food, it could produce a thousand Alien eggs, hatching and controlling a thousand Aliens. In essence, purchasing an Alien Queen meant instantly acquiring an Alien army. An Alien egg was a weakened version of the Queen, priced at only 15 game coins. While the unit price was slightly higher, the barrier to entry was lower.

Qiao Mian’s expression turned peculiar. Did having these two things mean that the cost of staging a rebellion in those ancient planes was becoming lower and lower? According to the store’s constraints, the reproductive capacity of these Aliens would be stripped; even if the user were to die unexpectedly, causing the Aliens to spiral out of control, it would not cause significant damage to the original world. They were quality mercenaries, indeed.

He turned his attention to the new module: The Alien Spaceship. It was priced at 1 million game coins. Using it would grant a spacecraft containing one Alien Queen and one hundred mature Aliens. Tourists could enter the ship to hunt the Aliens, or be hunted by them. It was truly thrilling. Qiao Mian shuddered at the thought of being surrounded by a swarm of Aliens, all scrambling to crawl into his mouth.

He continued reading the description. As he expected, just like the shooting range, death would result in a forced exit, and the person themselves would not suffer any physical harm. Considering that the transcendent attributes of the current tourists were becoming increasingly powerful, he feared that letting them use their abilities recklessly would turn it into a "superhero drama" just like the shooting range. Therefore, following Zero’s suggestion, he decided to suppress the abilities of all entrants, keeping them at the physical fitness level of ordinary humans. As for the shooting range, he would restrict the strength of those entering later on.

Likewise, to attract tourists, he could set certain rewards. He pondered for a moment, summoned Zero, and after some discussion, decided to rank them based on a comprehensive score, with rewards for the top three. Regarding the ranking rules inside the Alien spaceship, he planned to score them based on two dimensions: survival time and the number of Aliens killed.

Rankings would be held monthly. The person with the highest comprehensive score in a single session would receive... a starship transport vessel? Qiao Mian had just finished speaking when he was warned by Zero. "Then let's change it to an opportunity to purchase one starship transport vessel," he corrected. This time, Zero did not object. Qiao Mian curled his lip, feeling speechless. It was an unnecessary extra step—an artificial idiot. However, since he would be receiving a large sum of additional income, it was a good thing.

He set the second-place prize as a random Level 3 mutant ability, and the third-place prize as a random Level 2 mutant ability. To provide enough food for the Aliens, he decided to cap the number of people entering at any one time to one hundred. Of course, that was just the upper limit; if someone was confident enough in their own strength, going in solo was also an option. He could just let the Aliens go hungry for a bit.

Once he had finalized his plans, Qiao Mian spent 1 million game coins to manifest it. His balance instantly dropped to just over four million. On the 3D light screen in front of him, near the X-Mansion, a new object appeared: a giant, semi-circular, jade-pig-dragon-shaped spaceship phantom hovering in the air. Other tourists in the park could not see it.

With that settled, Qiao Mian pondered who should be in charge. He had searched for several key figures in the *Alien* plane, but he had no intention of recruiting them. In his impression, aside from the protagonist, everyone else lacked presence. As for the protagonist, he had no interest in her either. After thinking for a while and failing to find a suitable candidate, he took out his phone and sent a WeChat message to Little Dragon Maiden: "A new Alien spaceship has opened in the park, where tourists can go in and hunt Aliens for fun. Who do you think is suitable to be in charge of that?"

He had just sent the message and was about to put the phone down when it vibrated. He checked it; it was an instant reply from Little Dragon Maiden. "What exactly is it?" she asked.

"Just a moment, I'll have Zero tell you," Qiao Mian replied. Little Dragon Maiden, who was sitting at her desk slacking off and watching a show, received all the information from Zero an instant later. "Just a moment," she replied, then immediately stood up.

*Clap, clap, clap.*

She clapped her hands vigorously. The somewhat noisy office fell silent instantly. Everyone looked at her in unison. Even Liang Xiaoyu, who was sitting on the sofa playing Tetris, turned her head: "What is it, Long'er?"

Little Dragon Maiden cleared her throat and said with a serious expression, "There is a matter that needs everyone's discussion." She briefly explained the situation regarding the Alien spaceship: "Who in the park do you think is suitable to be in charge of that area?"

The group began to chatter and discuss.

"How about Li Yunlong? I heard him complaining a few days ago that fighting the Japanese soldiers is no fun anymore."

"I recommend the Old Urchin; he looks like he has nothing to do every day."

"Forget it, the Old Urchin is unreliable. I heard he was docked pay for dereliction of duty a few days ago."

"I think we should just find a Transformer; they have a great work attitude and often work overtime for free."

Liang Xiaoyu immediately shook her head: "Except for Bumblebee!"

"Should we consider Wolverine? I've seen him sitting outside the arena looking miserable and lost in thought several times; it seems he's being ostracized at the X-Mansion."

"What ostracism? He's just annoyed that no one will go down into the arena to fight him!"

The group argued, but after a long while, they hadn't reached a conclusion.

"How about this, I'll create a group chat, and everyone can write down their nominations. We'll decide by vote," Little Dragon Maiden suggested. Before long, the dozen or so people had reached a result. The person with the most votes was Wolverine.

Currently, among these people, he was indeed the most suitable. Little Dragon Maiden informed Qiao Mian of the result and included the reasons the group had summarized. The guy loved to fight, was not proactive in his work at the X-Mansion, did not get along well with other mutants, and was caught in a love triangle between Cyclops and Jean Grey. If things continued this way, it might lead to trouble, so it would be better to transfer him away.

Qiao Mian adopted Little Dragon Maiden's suggestion. He immediately summoned Logan, the Wolverine. Logan didn't think twice before agreeing. As everyone had observed, he was indeed not very comfortable at the X-Mansion. Spending all day playing with children was exhausting, and coveting someone else's girlfriend always gave him a sense of guilt. As for the Aliens, he was full of interest.