But that was not the only thing that grieved his soul. With just a few taps on the screen, 500 thousand loans were transferred to a bank account.
The only thought that amused him a little was the desire to look at the faces of that very manager when he saw that Gordon, half a month after receiving the loan, had already paid ⅓ of the loan.
Having finally dealt with his financial account, Gordon turned on the preparation of the hyperjump, in the meantime, he checked the task again.
[Job type - Cargo delivery]
[Payment 63,000 credits]
[The place of receipt of the goods - on the spot; Place of delivery - Lupis System. Planet Mandos]
[Item Type - Precious Materials]
The planet Mandos is only 7 jumps away, but it is considered a frontier sector that was founded very recently. This means that many systems are still unknown in this sector, which implies risks and possible relics and anomalies.
Having finished tuning the hyperdrive and hitting the hyper corridor, Gordon got out of the pilot's seat and headed for the cargo hold. In the studied corridors it is very safe and the ship is not in danger, since it moves only in a straight line.
Since Gordon has a lot of free time, as well as a bunch of models and drawings obtained from the weapons he destroyed, in addition to the new knowledge he gained, he decided to try to upgrade his weapons.
....
After 12 days, [Eclipse] arrived at the Lupis System, and Gordon finally improved his pistol.
Disassembling, sorting out and creating completely new parts in his head, Gordon came to the best option at the moment.
The main change in his pistol was a new plasma condenser with a focusing lens, which he developed on his own. Not that Gordon has developed something innovative, definitely some weapons firms are already using this technology, but this does not negate the fact that he is proud of his achievement.
Now his lethal pistol, which could easily destroy armored targets, as well as burn through thin iron walls, turned into a real large-caliber pocket rifle.
Gordon has upgraded his pistol so that during the fight he can change the capacitor settings to maximum impact. Such a shot will consume the entire battery charge, but it will even be able to pierce the firmware of a light spacecraft, which only rifles of a certain type can afford.
Unfortunately, due to the condenser generating too much heat, Gordon also had to upgrade the cooling system, which made the pistol 200 grams heavier.
But back to the planet where Gordon arrived. Due to the fact that this sector is considered a distant foreign, it did not have to conduct a landing request. He is free to take off and land his ship. That is why piracy is popular in such areas.
After landing the ship, unloading the cargo, and handing over the task, Gordon received a message about the need to wait for 3 hours. Shrugging his shoulders, he headed to the nearest bar, since he still has no business on this planet.
Walking the streets, Gordon paid attention to his surroundings while studying this planet. It is a planet with mostly tropical climates and jungles all over the planet. Any passer-by will tell you that the 3 main symbols of Mandos are Insects, ferocious wild beasts and sweltering, hot weather.
Passing low three-story steel buildings, Gordon found himself in the bar closest to his seating position.
Even though it is still daytime, there are already many people in the bar chatting with each other about trifles or just drinking to the cheerful music playing in the background.
Like Gordon, most of the local visitors are mercenaries who decide to spend their leisure time with alcohol in hand.
Approaching the bartender, Gordon ordered a random alcoholic drink and began to inspect the establishment, and listen to conversations.
When he thought he hadn't seen anything interesting, out of the corner of his ear he heard a man's voice "Did you hear? They say someone threw Thane for a large sum and now he just goes crazy in search of these daredevils "
Another voice replied, "Uh-huh, an acquaintance of mine in the Navy told me that some small band of pirates raided a military freighter a month ago and seized a lot of weapons, after which the pirates made a deal with Thane."
The first voice said, "Huh, idiots, do they really think that if they can rob one convoy, they can already compete with Thane?"
The second voice said, "No, they didn't compete. It was just that someone robbed these idiots. While some of the pirates were having fun, someone raided their warehouse and killed everyone, stealing the cargo. Now not only Thane is connected with this, but also the fleet of the Republic, since no one knows where the whole consignment of smuggled weapons disappeared "
The first voice asked, "Wow, you know so much, maybe you were the one who robbed them? Ha ? Aahaha "
The second voice laughed slightly, "Heh, you won't believe it. Besides the cargo, the hijackers also stole their ships, and they could not even escape, after which the fleet quickly found them. Realizing that Thane would not forgive them for this, they readily told everything. "
The first voice burst out with even more laughter, "AHAHAHAH, my God, I haven't heard such a joke for a long time, wait wait, listen ..." Stretching his hand up, he said, "Let's call this instructive story [How the idiots fucked up their ship]
And both men laughed out loud, and with them a smile appeared on Gordon's face.
The bartender handed Gordon a deep glass of bluish liquid. "Here's your drink [Nova Crystallis], 10 credits."
Gordon nodded, transferred 10 credits to the bartender's account, walked away from the bar and took an empty, quiet spot in the bar's corner.
Relaxing to the pleasant music and sipping his drink, Gordon enjoyed his time as more and more people turned up at the bar. When almost nothing was left of his drink, a new visitor entered the bar and attracted every guest.
Gordon also took an interest in the visitor. A tall girl, in brown high boots and beige pants. On the right side of her belt she has a holster with some unknown model of a pistol. She is wearing a white T-shirt and a black jacket with a fur collar. Through an unbuttoned jacket, Gordon sees that she has some kind of medallion hanging around her neck.
But what caught everyone's attention was the blue skin color of this girl, as well as the blue hair that looked like dreadlocks.
The Republic of Hens is located in completely human sectors and to get to any states of other races, you will need to jump over 3-4 states, so representatives of other races were very rarely seen here.
Unfortunately, Gordon did not even know the name of the girl's race, so he could say almost nothing about her, only about her pretty appearance.
After admiring the girl enough, many mercenaries returned to their conversations, ceasing to pay attention to her.
The only ones who continued to look at her were the locals who did not see the world at all, as well as Gordon.
But unlike those who only stared at her appearance, Gordon carefully studied the pistol in her holster. He has never seen such a weapon and in his opinion, this weapon is quite technological.
After observing the girl and seeing that she was sitting on a chair near the bar, Gordon decided to sit next to her so that his [Analysis] was as accurate as possible.
Sitting on a chair next to him with an empty glass, Gordon said, "Bartender, repeat [Nova Crystallis]"
The bartender nodded, took the glass and began to work his magic. Meanwhile, Gordon moved as close to the girl as possible, turned on his [Analysis] and said, "What has brought such a fragrant flower to such a distant and unpleasant place?"
The girl looked at Gordon with her blue-green eyes, and then leaned her face in her arms, "You are already 312 people who are trying to get to know me and you are 41 who start a conversation by mentioning flowers. Do you people have some kind of plant fetish? Or do people just lack originality? "
Gordon, embarrassed by such an answer, scratched his head and then shrugged his shoulders"It's just that people have accepted that leaving the first good impression, then the subsequent dialogue will go easier"
The woman continued to lean on her hand. "So people like it when you flatter each other?"
Turning to Gordon, a wide smile appeared on her face. "You are so courageous, strong and courageous, and your magnificent appearance resembles the brightest star in all the cosmic spaces. And only looking at you, I can understand that I should still live in this world "
Stopping smiling, the woman asked, "Did I do it? Did you like it ? Will our dialogue be easier? "
Gordon was only thinking about finding a hole to hide in it "Hmm, well ... you went a little too far, I think the moment with the star was too much."
Shrugging her shoulders, the girl again turned towards the bartender and continued to wait for her drink "Congratulations, you are the first person I met on my way, whose self-esteem exceeds all reasonable limits."
Gordon replied "Hah, you haven't seen so many people, there are people much more proud than me"
The girl asked "And so, you already understood that I do not really want to know you, why are you still here?"
Gordon smiled tightly. "Actually, I don't .... the talk went the wrong way, I am a very curious person and just could not pass by what interested me."
The girl looked at Gordon "And what interested you? Maybe this? "She slowly lowered her arms moving along all the curves, then propped up her breasts." Or is it? " removing her hands from her chest, she grabbed her hips and looked questioningly at Gordon
Gordon's eyes widened. "No no. As I say, the talk went the wrong way. I can't deny that you are really attractive to me, but the thing that interested me is your race. I'm kind of a researcher. In all my 20 years of life, I have not seen a single representative of a foreign race live "
"And even more so I have never heard of your race. Could you tell us a little about yourself? Unless, of course, this does not exceed your norms "
Now the girl is really interested, "Either I like these pathetic attempts, or you are really a little different from these nonentities."
Gordon rubbed his chin in embarrassment "Well, it's pretty rude to talk like that about those who tried to hit on you, although maybe you are right about something "
The girl shook her head. "I'm not talking about those 312 people. I'm talking about the people who are around us now. "
Gordon wondered, "What wrong have these people done to you, that you are already insulting them?"
The girl chuckled "Huh, look at them. They have been given unprecedented opportunities by the greatest minds of your race, they have been given food, transportation and fuel so that they can explore endless space in search of amazing things, but all they are good for is trying to earn some credits to immediately spend them on drinks and girls. "
Gordon thought a little and answered, "Doesn't this exist in every civilization? Someone should be involved in maintenance, resource extraction, caring for others, etc. "