[quote=@SimplyJohn] Harry rubbed his chin thoughtfully for a moment. His interest was really in the control boards he might be able to salvage from the automated defenses, and if there turned out not to be any then his trip would've been wasted. It reflected well on the stranger that he knew the value of the hyper-crystals hanging around his neck though, so the guy probably knew what he was talking about with the defenses. "How about a compromise?" Harry said, smiling at the stranger if a friendly manner, "You pay the hundred up front and if we don't find any decent salvage I get the shield generator, as you said, but you also agree in front of the lovely lady here that I get first call on the necklace should anything happen to you. And just so you know there's no foul play intended on my part I agree that you'll be the first to recover any of my gear should I not be needing it anymore." [/quote] "If I die, everything I own is to be sold and the money sent to my parent. That said, if you'll agree to sell my stuff, excluding the necklace, but including my share of the salvage, and transfer the Valn to my implant where my parent can access it upon my death, you can have the crystal as payment for doing that." It was Zathuran custom to give all that you own, minus fees and such, to your next of kin upon death. While he knew that send his actual belonging thousands of kilometers to the east would be too expensive, transferring electronic currancy was free.