Chapter 226 World Community, World Ring, World Domain
"It's too slow... Please complete the transformation of the ship within 6 days. The Source of the World can save as much as possible! You must know that the Source of the World is the trump card and life. We must leave some room for error!" Gondor slammed the table hard and said with a serious face: "Mobilize everyone, regardless of men, women, old and young, technical staff or logistics officers! Do you understand!"
"Understood, Your Excellency!" The Honggang people pulled their beards hard, stood up and shouted in unison - this can be said to be their standard etiquette when making a promise.
Gondor nodded, quite satisfied with everyone's morale. It was many times better than when they first fell into the abyss!
At the beginning, even Gondor himself was full of despair. He just went out to salvage ore with the determination to die. Unexpectedly, he turned around and found such a glimmer of hope!
He cleared his throat again: "In addition, we also need to find ways to cooperate with extraordinary beings in the next stage."
Everyone was shocked.
"What is there here that can impress him?"
Gondor's voice lowered, "If you close the source of the world, there will definitely be an invasion of monsters. If this extraordinary person is willing to help, the number of our soldiers killed will be greatly reduced! This is an abyss, even worse than the Demon God.
The sea is thousands of times more dangerous, don’t you think you will be able to sit back and relax in the future?”
"It's not uncommon to find monsters that we can't fight against."
"In addition, if we ask him to salvage some of the minerals in the abyss of the seabed, they will be rare treasures for us."
"But we have to pay something..."
These words are quite realistic.
However, no matter how hard they tried, these Honggang people couldn't find any special bargaining chips. They still owed a debt that they had not repaid, but don't think that a piece of the Fountain of Life can be traded for a piece of 100 tons.
High-quality irregular ore. At least a few of the good things in the cabin must be given away, and there are not many left!
Everyone started discussing it.
"The Source of the World is a very precious bargaining chip. He must want it. But we can't trade it away. This is our remaining lifeline..."
"Yeah, the source of the world can't do it."
"As for other trading chips...hey, we have too few good things in our hands."
Gondor rubbed his hot forehead and suddenly said: "How is the development of the Abyss Armor going?"
"It's difficult...the power of abyss pollution is too great. We can't think of a good solution for a while." A Honggang person who is responsible for development and design shook his head and said with a bitter look on his face, "Solve it in the short term.
No, it will take at least a few months before there is even a chance."
"Is that so..." Gondor was silent. He originally wanted to show off the technical strength of the Honggang people, but the development of the Abyss Armor turned out to be more difficult than expected.
"How about we remodel his sailboat? Installing a steam engine is better than a slow sail!" Another technical officer patted his head and said, "Or we can simply send him a sailboat.
Giving him the steel ship is considered a bargaining chip, right?"
There was silence in the conference room for a moment, and Gondor smiled bitterly and said: "Mr. Shanhong, what you said is indeed a bargaining chip, but it is too small."
"If we use our monetary system to measure it, how much is it worth to renovate a ship? It's in the millions or tens of millions. That's about right. But a piece of irregular ore with a mass of 100 tons is worth hundreds of billions or trillions. It's even worth it.
You can’t even buy it!”
"You use one million chips to trade hundreds of billions of things, unless that extraordinary person has gone crazy. Otherwise, I dare not even mention this request!"
Gondor tapped the table with his fingers: "Modifying the other party's ship can only be regarded as a small gift at best, and the other party may not be willing, because once the steam engine breaks down, it will only be a burden if it cannot be repaired, and it is not as good as a sailboat." p>
The technocrat named Shan Hong quickly said, "Of course I'm not talking about ordinary transformation!"
"But... give away a furnace perpetual motion machine!"
"This should be enough chips!"
Upon hearing this term, many Hongsteel people in the conference room shrank their pupils and were shocked by his suggestion!
The furnace perpetual motion machine, a unique technology of Honggang Civilization, requires the power of "World Will" to produce it. It will take about thirty to fifty years to produce one!
Honggang people have never traded "furnace perpetual motion machines" with external parties in history!
The other models of perpetual motion machines are all poor imitations of it.
The biggest advantage of the "furnace perpetual motion machine" is that it is almost never damaged, can work perfectly for a long time, and even has a self-repair function. It can be said to be the best "engine heart" for ocean-going ships.
Another bureaucrat who attended the meeting was a little anxious: "But without the furnace perpetual motion machine, what will happen to our ship? The other perpetual motion machines may be damaged. Without it, can we go back?"
"Of course we can go back!" Shan Hong shouted with a red face, "If the engine breaks down, can't it be repaired?"
"A furnace perpetual motion machine can be exchanged for hundreds or thousands of tons of irregular minerals. How can it be a huge profit... a win-win move! The irregular minerals we have found in history are all extracted from ores, and the process
It’s complicated and the gap is huge. Now there is a reliable way to obtain these minerals..."
The man continued to object: "Trading the furnace perpetual motion machine must be approved by the parliament. We can't be traitors to civilization? That is the 'furnace perpetual motion machine' that has never been traded with foreign countries, and is part of the will of the world! How can it be sold directly?
Go?!"
"What traitors? When we bring these hundreds of tons of minerals back, we will be the real heroes! But if we can't go back, the furnace perpetual motion machine will only be swallowed by the abyss!"
The conference room was like a vegetable market. A group of people were so noisy and their faces were red.
Naturally, there are conservative forces among the Honggang people. They believe that the "Furnace Perpetual Motion Machine" is a spiritual totem-like existence, so trading it like this is unacceptable deep in their hearts.
But some people think this is a very cost-effective deal. After all, this is the best bargaining chip they can get, and the other party may also need it!
Gondor listened to everyone's discussion and sighed: "If the old guys in the high-level council knew about this opportunity, they might sell some furnace perpetual motion machines in exchange for irregular minerals! This suggestion... is actually okay." p>
"Ahem, be quiet!" He slammed the table, "Okay, I will contact the high-level council to inform you about this."
"We fell into the abyss and met another extraordinary person. It is indeed worth contacting. If the high-level council allows the trade furnace perpetual motion machine, everyone will not have to quarrel here."
Contacting the base camp naturally requires paying a price - the source of the world.
However, communication in the Abyss is extremely expensive, perhaps ten times more than in the Sea of Demons, making it even worse for families who are not already wealthy!
Gondor's heart trembled when he thought of that fee, but in front of so many subordinates, he could only pretend to be nonchalant: "Is there anything else I want to say in particular? You guys have said it all now. I just
I will contact the headquarters once, but it is impossible to contact the headquarters a second time!”
"Admiral," at this time, an old man with a white beard and a bald head said, "I have observed that the extraordinary person still has some feelings for his mother civilization."
"It's just that his mother civilization may be far, far away, which is the boundary of our clan's exploration."
"During the dinner, he once revealed that his mother civilization seemed to be in contact with the snake people civilization... the snake people are not a very strong civilization."
"Um...it shouldn't pose a threat to his mother civilization."
"So, what you mean is..."
Many Honggang people around the table couldn't help but want to laugh. For a civilization that can cultivate extraordinary beings, what are the risks of contacting the snake-people civilization?
"But I think a civilization-level bargaining chip may be more appropriate."
Gondor was slightly startled: "You continue."
The old man added: "We have established a long-term trade relationship with the snake people civilization. Perhaps we can act as a middleman to speed up their exchanges and trade. After all, it will take several years, even decades, from just contact to the establishment of diplomatic relations.
Right? With us as the middleman, we can avoid the period of being wary of each other."
"We can even get a small credit and let the Snake people give away some small things. It doesn't have to be too much. After all, etiquette is less important than affection."
Gondor's brows relaxed. This was a pretty sweet trick, and it didn't cost much.
The trade between Honggang Civilization and the Snake People only happens once every hundred years.
One hundred years is an acceptable range for a civilization with a long history and the life cycle of a strong person.
The goods traded at one time are naturally huge in quantity and their economic value is immeasurable.
The snake people's civilization is indeed not strong, but they have unique methods of taming monsters.
These cultivation methods are very special and are often accomplished through the will of one's own world. There is not much content that they Honggang people can learn.
Therefore, once a civilization has unique technology, it will be very popular in the Sea of Demon Gods.
Gondor nodded: "This method is very good. I will report it when I contact the headquarters... Is it human civilization... Everyone, are there any other methods?"
Everyone fell silent, reluctantly offering a few dispensable opinions.
"Since there is no such thing, then...let's break up the meeting!"
Gondor stood up from the table, seemed to have thought of something, and turned around and shouted: "Hurry up and apply random paint on the ship, the faster the better!"
"Yes, Admiral!"
After the meeting, all Honggang people left in a hurry with their tasks.
That glimmer of hope can only be found through the efforts of all personnel.
Gondor himself came to a special room with a file filled with text.
The temperature inside is about 40 degrees Celsius, and several rumbling machines are working.
