For humanity, burn the stars.

Qin Heling stood up, preparing to personally investigate the situation of that mine.

This is something that can't be easily handed over to players, or at least not in the early stages. He can't trust players to do it.

After all, the players' detectors were very basic, so he still had to bring his own equipment to take a look.

Moreover, as the first mineral vein to be discovered, it would be most appropriate for him, as the leader NPC, to personally go out and take a look.

Fortunately, he can also issue tasks to develop mineral veins.

In addition, Qin Heling now needs to consider how many points to use to reward that player.

He hadn't expected any player to be so lucky as to discover an open-pit mine on the surface; he thought it would take at least two or three days to explore.

Therefore, Qin Heling hadn't thought about the corresponding points rewards earlier, and could only think about it now.

However, since the player has indeed discovered the mineral vein, he will naturally not deliberately slow down the player's progress; the points that should be awarded will be awarded.

Qin Heling brought up the system map and marked the corresponding coordinates.

Then, after thinking for a moment, he sent a notification to the player with the ID "Lunch":

[Report received. Please remain in place and wait patiently.]

The authenticity of this report will be verified later. If the vein is indeed worth mining, the mission will be considered complete.

Basic Reward: 50 points

The final reward will be determined based on a comprehensive assessment of the ore vein's size, metal content, and mining difficulty.

The player who discovered the mineral vein quickly understood the meaning after reading the above passage.

The 50 points were not credited directly to my account; there was a condition attached.

That is, there is a lower limit to the output of a mineral vein; it must have the value to be called a "mineral".

This prevents players from using items with no development value, or even those that can't be considered mines, to cheat for basic points.

[Lunch] I nodded slightly as I looked at the contents and waited patiently in place.

Although he didn't know how many extra points would be awarded based on the size of the mine, he was fairly confident that he would get the base 50 points at the moment.

Based on the scale he has explored so far, this place certainly has the potential for mining.

In other words, all he has to do is wait for the final reward to be determined.

Regardless of the amount, it's a considerable sum when reclaiming land.

Although it was a reward that came to mind on the spot, it was still within the framework that Qin Heling had planned in advance.

50 points isn't a small amount, but it's not enough to make a player rise to prominence and leave other players far behind.

The game needs to maintain some balance so that players don't feel like they can't improve their situation no matter how hard they work.

Meanwhile, to encourage players who dare to explore, 50 points is just a basic guarantee.

The actual number of points earned will depend on the confirmed output of the mine.

Otherwise, players who only discover very small veins will feel an imbalance compared to players who discover super large veins.

After sending out the notification, Qin Heling put on his protective suit and walked outside, while thinking about the follow-up arrangements and development.

With this ore vein, the initial problem of metal sourcing was somewhat solved.

The next step is to organize players to mine, and at the same time establish a preliminary smelting and processing line.

While the manufacturing of motherboards is versatile, large-scale production still requires specialized production lines.

But at that moment, Qin Heling suddenly heard some commotion among the external players, and a large-scale discussion broke out in the channel again.

Qin Heling raised an eyebrow, turned on the monitor on Noah's Ark, and looked outside.

In the sky above the spaceship, a huge, strange bird was circling continuously, casting shadows that swept across the sky like dark clouds.

The first day of exploration was drawing to a close, and most players had returned to their spaceships to rest.

Players who spotted the creature emerged from their spaceships and gazed up at it.

"Holy crap! Such a big bird? How many days would it take to eat this giant chicken wing?"

"Is this some new form of Master Ye?"

"Never mind, someone bring my Nikon to shoot birds!"

Driven by curiosity about this unseen creature and their large numbers, the players chatted without any sense of tension.

Although the view of looking down at the ground from high above was very imposing, it even made players feel threatened by the impending hunt.

Even though they don't have a decent weapon right now, they are still players, and they have so many companions behind them.

Even just stones and spears were enough to make the carbon-based beasts understand what a terrifying upright ape was.

So the giant bird in the sky looked down at the ever-growing number of players and was utterly bewildered.

Given its not-so-bright mind, these creatures are just food, so why doesn't it run away like other animals when it sees them?

For some unknown reason, the enormous creature slowly stopped flapping its wings and began to fall downwards.

Perhaps it was also filled with curiosity about these newly appeared creatures on the planet.

The players below finally got a clear look at the creature and, unsurprisingly, were startled.

"My god, he looks kind of handsome when he's flying in the sky, but why does his face look so ugly from the front?"

"It's not actually that bad, is it? Rather, it has a unique charm."

"Looks like this guy came straight from a tokusatsu studio... Is he going to suddenly breathe fire?"

Looking at the pale, skeletal face through the screen, Qin Heling showed no surprise whatsoever.

There are many wild creatures that can be farmed on this planet Trent.

This is one of the species known as the "Mist Owl".

They are arguably the most advanced predators on this planet, ruling the skies.

Even the massive Shepherd Spirit, previously affectionately known as "Niu Niu" by players, will become a meal for the Fog Owl.

As a creature with a strong sense of territory, it must be quite confused at this moment about the spaceships and humans that have invaded its territory.

Although this creature is somewhat dangerous, it poses no threat to Noah's Ark.

Even the most basic defense system can be easily destroyed by it.

In fact, if you don't provoke it, this fog owl will probably leave on its own after a while.

However, Qin Heling still summoned two guard robots and walked towards the outside of the spaceship.

As expected, at that moment, one player couldn't resist his curiosity and prepared to step closer to take a closer look.

There's no way around it; players are just that curious, and sometimes they seem to be courting disaster.

Although players may not care, since they never intended to survive a single death.

In the process of pioneering, if you don't die once or twice, can it still be called pioneering?

Qin Heling sighed softly.

However, this is something that Qin Heling himself cannot accept under any circumstances.

If their people were killed by such lowly beasts right in front of their own base, then the prestige of their faction would be utterly destroyed.

At the very least, players can't die in front of their spaceships!