Chapter 939 Qinggang Secret, the deal is concluded!
In the dark and lonely foggy ruins.
With the help of his strong eyesight, Sumo saw Liu Lu sitting at the mouth of the well from a distance.
Of course, he didn't need to see it. Number Zero in his pocket had already reported the surrounding situation in advance.
Eighteen people were ambushed, four of whom were wearing exoskeleton armor, each within a range of about three hundred meters.
Once a battle breaks out, these people can rush over and join the battle within ten seconds.
And behind Liu Lu, there was a wellhead passage leading underground.
As long as he leans back slightly, he can enter here and escape.
"Be very careful."
Sumo raised his hand to signal, and the convoy transporting food behind slowly stopped.
According to the agreement reached by the two parties.
There are five tons of grain in total, and two tons are loaded on the car, which is regarded as a deposit.
The other party will also transport a basically broken machine tool as a certificate of submission.
"I have already shipped the grain you want. You can send someone up to check the quality."
"Where's what I want?"
Stepping into the cleared circle in the ruins, Somo raised his head and said loudly.
"Of course I brought the things."
Realizing that the other party dared to attend the meeting alone in such a strange environment, he walked carelessly into the open space divided among the ruins.
Liu Lu narrowed his eyes, and his tense body gradually relaxed.
Through the fog, he glanced back and forth at the man speaking opposite, hoping to capture more information that would be helpful for the rest of the conversation.
Um.
He is not very tall and does not have any defensive tactics when walking. He should not be a combatant.
Wearing a neat black windbreaker and shiny leather boots, he looked like a big shot.
Coupled with that face that looks young but is actually calm and extraordinary.
Liu Lu Qianqian came to the first conclusion.
It seems that even if the other party does not send the highest-level boss, this person should be able to speak.
"Since we both bring what the other wants, let's start the deal?"
"Can."
Liu Lu's words were concise and to the point, and he knew clearly that the basis of the following conversation was that this transaction could be successfully concluded.
He clapped his hands, and three trolleys were pushed out by Lao Lu and others in the mist.
On top of it are the components of the smallest of the three damaged machine tools on the B-7 floor.
In Pingtan Shelter, damaged machine tools are divided into two situations.
The first type, if it is a machine tool that cannot be used because some parts are damaged, you only need to buy it from the residents below who have scientific research capabilities, and it can be repaired.
Because it is a strategic material, the probability that this kind of machine tool will be strictly monitored is greater than that of an intact machine tool, and the difficulty of transporting it is daunting.
The second reason is that the machine tool has reached its service life and the various internal parts have reached the limit of aging.
In this case, the value after damage is equivalent to a piece of scrap metal.
Although in name it still cannot be traded externally, there are actually many people who buy and sell it secretly.
Taking advantage of the darkness to transport the cart currently on the cart, it was not difficult for Liu Lu, who had mastered most of the defense forces on the B-7 floor.
"Very good." Glancing at the machine tool components on the cart, Sumo's expression remained normal, but there was a hint of surprise in his heart.
Sure enough, Blue Star has developed two hundred years longer than the earth and has a highly integrated automation industry.
The sophistication of the machine tools they produced is indeed much higher than the industrial level on earth!
Even if you don't look closely, you can still notice the differences through some exposed details.
And even though the one on the trolley was damaged.
But there is a system to repair it
This transaction is a huge profit!
"Feng Long, bring the goods over and trade with them."
The food materials shipped out for trade are naturally not the rice and flour stored in the territory before.
Most of them are potatoes, corn, and rye looted from the dwarf camp.
However, for gophers who are not picky eaters, this kind of food is completely enough, and it is much more delicious than that disgusting nutritional paste.
After carefully inspecting the grain pulled by the three carts, Lao Lu nodded, indicating that the transaction was okay.
"Change the car, or should you unload it and let us help you put it back on?"
"We need to use the car."
Rejecting Feng Long's proposal, several old engineers led by Lao Lu began to unload the goods.
The machine tool looks bulky, but it's actually much lighter than imagined.
Install slide rails on both sides of the cart, gently pull it down, and it will land smoothly on the ground.
Obviously at the beginning of the design, the trouble of moving this machine tool later has been taken into consideration.
"Is there an instruction manual? This thing looks weird."
A soldier wanted to inspect the goods decently, but after touching the machine tool and looking at the corners that he couldn't figure out, he could only ask with a smile.
"No, the operation of the machine tool is completely automated. You only need to follow its prompts to operate everything."
"In addition, this machine is completely broken. Even the foundation cannot repair it. If you don't want to waste time, it is recommended not to put too much thought into it."
Although the other party's accent is a bit strange, it's like he just learned to speak.
But in the end, Lao Lu chose to give a piece of advice.
"It's such a pity that such a perfect industrial machine could break down like this."
Feng Long nodded with a smile and motioned to the soldiers behind him to help carry the grain onto the opponent's cart.
"Thanks."
Being able to load food without having to do it by yourself is naturally comfortable for old guys like them.
Accepting the other party's kindness, Lao Lu cautiously stood by the car and opened the bags one by one to check.
Fortunately.
It seems that the other party is indeed no ordinary wastelander, and he has not done anything with the food.
The quality of what they traded was almost the same as what they purchased from the foundation.
There is no water mixed in or any other impurities added.
After checking for a while, Lao Lu felt relieved and handed over the follow-up work to other engineers to continue the inspection.
He walked up to Feng Long and tried to ask softly:
"Sir, it sounds like you are very interested in this broken machine tool?"
"Of course, my biggest hobby is collecting these cultural treasures from the pre-war era." Feng Long nodded repeatedly, stroking the surface of the machine tool like a madman: "Look, they are so perfect, natural!"
"You also like to collect things from the pre-war era?"
Lao Lu looked strange.
I like collecting, which is not an unusual hobby in the wasteland.
Even he likes to collect some magazines from the pre-war era to dream about that prosperous past.
"Yes, I like machinery. The more precise the machinery, the more I like it."
"If you still have something like this, I'm willing to spend a fortune to acquire it."
"Even if it's completely broken?"
Lao Lu tried to ask, but the uncontrollable smile at the corner of his mouth betrayed his true thoughts at this time.
Before coming, Liu Lu asked him to find a way to collect the other party's hobbies and see if he could open up a breakthrough in future cooperation.
He was worried about this matter half an hour ago and didn't know how to test it.
Now, I didn't expect to get useful information so easily.
Like precision machinery?
Isn’t this easy to handle?
There are simply too many industrial wastes accumulated in the Pingtan Refuge over the past two hundred years. If the management regulations had not strictly prohibited foreign trade, no one would have tolerated a large space on the residential floor to store these things.
In addition, although external transactions are prohibited, no one says internal transactions are prohibited.
The lower floors hope that someone can take away these scraps and free up some space for other uses.
If you can really get "fresh" various supplies from the other party, this is simply a cost-free transaction. It is much better than taking the risk to trade with the harbor shelter!
The only question is whether the other party can accept bad things, and how much they can accept.
"The broken one will definitely do."
Feng Long showed an expression that hated iron for not becoming steel: "Friends, broken machines are more valuable for collection than good ones. Through their damaged areas, I seem to be able to see how hard they worked in those years.
appearance."
"This is simply the most beautiful thing!"
"In addition, I am not the only one in our tribe who likes to collect. They all also like to collect such things."
"Them?" Lao Lu turned his head and looked to the side in astonishment.
Good guy.
Not only the soldiers who were carrying supplies nodded, but more than a dozen people behind Feng Long also nodded.
Are there so many people who like to collect broken industrial waste?
Lao Lu was shocked, and for a moment he doubted his own hobbies.
Could it be that this thing is really as beautiful as they said, but I didn't realize the collection value in it?
After being surprised for a few seconds, he came to his senses and nodded quickly: "I understand. If we continue trading next time, maybe I can bring you some small gifts."
"Thank you very much. Don't worry, we are willing to pay equal amounts of materials in exchange."
Feng Long clasped his hands together and made a gesture of thanks.
In a harmonious and tacit trading atmosphere, Lao Lu left with three carts filled with grain.
On the other side, Liu Lu also received the message on the communication headset simultaneously.
According to the previously discussed plan.
After the transaction is completed, Lao Lu will give three different grades of evaluation: A, B, and C.
Grade A means that the other party is very honest and has no transgressions, so it is a partner that can be discussed and cooperated with.
Level B means that the other party has some means, but still has the basis for continued cooperation.
Level C means that the other party is unkind and the two parties must be careful when cooperating, otherwise it is easy to get angry.
"Team Liu, S-level."
"S?" Liu Lu was a little confused. He couldn't remember what S-class represented for a moment.
But after a few seconds, he suddenly reacted and said with a smile:
"Happy transaction, we have received your deposit and will get the goods you need as soon as possible."
S level does not exist in this cooperation.
But in the past exchanges with the outside world, any S-level person means that the other party has huge potential that can be tapped, and as long as a cooperation is reached, a lot of money can be made.
Could it be that what was lost is harvested in the east, and a treasure is found?!
"Don't worry, I've seen your sincerity. We hope to maintain long-term and stable cooperation, rather than a one-time deal."
It's okay to have a pleasant transaction.
Seeing how pleasantly surprised you are, it seems that Fenglong's plan has been completed.
Su Mo's face lit up with joy, and he couldn't help but lightly change the topic to cooperation.
The other party used an abandoned machine tool as a token of trust, which no one had thought of before the plan was completely finalized.
Now that they look indifferent, Feng Long's plan is complete again.
Presumably these people have a lot of good stuff in their hands.
In this way, the value of the machine tool that can still be used is no longer that high.
Wouldn't it be more convenient to collect the broken industrial waste in their hands and use the system to repair it?
"Long-term cooperation?" Liu Lu took a deep breath, but he didn't expect that the other party would bring it up first.
"Since you know our identities, you should know that if we want to cooperate, we must also know the general situation of your tribe, such as where you are from."
"Oh? It seems that you must have guessed that we do not belong to Blue Star?" Sumo looked at him with interest and continued: "Yes, the information told to you by the Harbor Shelter is correct. We are from another Blue Star.
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"Another Blue Star?" Liu Lu paused, neither choosing to believe it nor questioning it.
"Then where are we now?"
"In the pre-war era, Blue Star humans opened the singularity of time and space and entered another space." Sumo looked at him and raised his chin: "Where we are now is inside that space."
"I know about extraterritorial space, but we have not entered that singularity, not even us"
"I'm just answering your question, not the reason." Sumo interrupted: "Whether you want to believe it or not, the area around Qinggang City is no longer what it used to be. I think you should too after this period of time has passed.
Take the initiative to check it out."
"Um"
Liu Lu's eyes were a little wandering, he pointed to the east and whispered: "So, where are you from?"
"Yes, our tribe is to the east of you. If you are interested, I can take you there to have a look."
"Go and take a look?" Liu Lu had a look of yearning on his face, but then he shook his head violently: "Forget it, Mr. Pingtan strictly prohibits us from leaving Qinggang City. If he finds me going out to check without authorization."
"Well, since you know the harbor shelter, let me tell you straight. About half a month ago, the long-term deal between our B-7 floor and the harbor shelter was terminated due to some special reasons. Because of the asylum
According to the regulations within the institute, we need to complete certain material tasks every month, mainly related to food.
If you are willing, and what you need is something we can provide, then I think we may be able to reach a long-term deal, so that it will be a win-win situation for both your tribe and my residents."
"Material mission?" Sumo nodded with interest, but did not show his interest on his face.
"I have a question, how many people are there in the Pingtan shelter now?
Of course, you can choose not to answer, or you can just say a vague number."
"If we cooperate, this is not a big secret in Qinggang City." Liu Lu nodded and continued: "Except for the 21st floor where the manager lives, there are more than 60,000 people living on the other 20 floors of Pingtan Shelter.
.The lower the floors go, the fewer people live there. We now have a total of just over 2,000 people on floor B-7."
"Sixty thousand people?" Sumo swallowed calmly.
The population of just one flat beach refuge is six times greater than that of the territory.
This number is much higher than expected.
Based on the current number of bunkers in Qinggang City, wouldn’t it be an empty city interior?
There are at least hundreds of thousands of people?!