The people at Taitan have a very good attitude, "You can take these two damaged merchant ships with you, or you can keep them at a discounted price."
"We recommend that you keep them for the same reason as keeping prisoners."
In Qu Jianlei's impression, starships should be very expensive, and this kind of armed merchant ships would be even more expensive.
Although these two boats are damaged, if they are worth repairing, they should be worth some money, right?
However, it is very regrettable that after a little inspection, the people from Titan said that it is only worth 30 million in theory.
Among them, the main power system of the heavy merchant ship was completely destroyed, and the hull was also seriously damaged.
It no longer has any repair value, and can only be disassembled and used for some parts, and the discount value is only 5 million.
The other ship needs major repairs, which will cost a lot and is estimated at 25 million.
Of course, this is just a "theoretical" valuation, and the people at Titan have not killed the price.
There is no way, the other party is a "respected robber", so the price is naturally negotiable.
However, Qu Jianlei did not agree with the other party's valuation.
"Even if the merchant ship is not worth repairing, those weapon systems are still worth a lot of money. Why is it only estimated at five million?"
The people from Taitan did not expect that the other party, who was clearly here to rob, would actually care about such an irrelevant matter.
As long as your demands for robbery are higher, what's missing? You are indeed a respected robber!
However, they still had to reply, "The dismantling, transportation and installation of these weapon systems requires a lot of costs."
The weapon system is indeed valuable, but the related costs are so high that it feels a bit useless.
As expected of a society with extremely rich materials, it is more cost-effective to repair things than to buy new ones.
Qu Jianlei felt that his situation was a bit small: Am I... addicted to picking up trash?
However, there is no other way. He has always been outside the mainstream society, and it is really inconvenient to get a brand new weapon system.
So he simply said, "Then, I'll dismantle those weapon systems, and the rest will still be counted as 30 million, is that okay?"
It's very embarrassing to pick up trash, but his imitation warships seriously lack firepower and are really needed.
As for what the other person thinks of you, that doesn't matter.
When the people from Titan heard this, they weren't too surprised. Just because they had channels to obtain a brand new weapon system, it didn't mean that others could too.
Moreover, even if there is a way to obtain weapons, it is still necessary to hide them properly, not to mention that they can be sold to Star Thieves and other forces.
force.
Thirty million was settled, and then the robbery officially began.
Qu Jianlei's plan when he came here was to fill the battleship with energy blocks, which freed up a lot of space.
The storage rings and storage charms have also been emptied a lot.
Of course, in order to avoid a failed robbery and having to wander around the world again, he still carried a considerable amount of survival supplies.
So now the entire company-level battleship can only hold 30 million energy blocks.
Add in the storage ring and so on, and 50 million is as high as the sky.
Considering that a lot of weapons need to be dismantled and some ammunition added, it will take up a lot of space.
So 30 million is the upper limit. After all, the living space of a company-class battleship is very cramped and the comfort is extremely poor.
Qu Jianlei was a bit confused about how to propose a price, but Xiao Hu said, "Robbing 30 million energy blocks, the remaining 30 million will be in banknotes."
What they didn't expect was that something even more tragic happened. The total energy block reserves of the Titan Group in this ore body were only more than 30 million, less than 40 million.
For a mining company, this energy block reserve is not very low, but it is really not much here.
In addition to mining and smelting, the Titans also had fortresses and battleships.
In addition, the environment of the planet is extremely harsh, and the living environment of the employees must be guaranteed, which also requires considerable energy.
Titan Group said that we can give you 20 million energy blocks first and owe you 10 million.
As for the banknote...it's also very embarrassing. The bearer banknote is only a little over 10 million.
This is a quiet mining star. There is no place for consumption. There is a moderate amount of banknotes, which is enough to deal with all kinds of gods.
The people from Taitan said they could transfer the money, but Qu Jianlei was speechless... I really wanted to transfer the money, but my strength didn't allow it.
In the final analysis, it is actually these three armed merchant ships that are to blame.
This force has been entangled here for some time and has consumed a lot of energy from the defenders.
They have reported the situation, and the group is organizing transport ships to come.
Anyway, this is the only reserve left at present, and they must retain more than 10 million yuan for turnover.
"Lord Robber, we really can't have any more. If we encounter another accident, we won't even be able to survive."
This is really speechless! Qu Jianlei was also beaten to death.
Finally he made a decision, "Twenty-five million yuan, no more, I owe 20 million banknotes and 5 million energy blocks!"
"It really can't be done," the Titan people begged, "What if someone comes to attack again..."
Qu Jianlei asked doubtfully, "You have prisoners in hand, what are you worried about?"
However, the other party responded plausibly, "What if another force comes?"
"You adults may not know that there have been some changes here recently, and the order is relatively chaotic."
When Qu Jianlei heard this, he was speechless again. Could it be because the Star Thieves' lair was attacked?
The dynamic social organization is in chaos, causing the fragile social ecological balance to be broken?
With my level of recruitment...forget it, I still don't want to think about it anymore.
He controlled the imitation warship to land, "Then transport 20 million yuan first, and drive it automatically. No one is allowed to come here!"
Truckloads of energy blocks were delivered, and Qu Jianlei controlled the robotic arm to send them into the cabin.
Halfway through the delivery, the people from Titan said again, "If you are willing to assume the obligation of protection, we can deliver another five million yuan."
Qu Jianlei pondered and replied, "Duty to protect, do you think the guys who collect protection fees are in ruins?"
The Titan Group is also very well-informed. They said that the group is only temporarily in trouble, and it may not be possible for them to recover after a setback.
However, they also see the problem very clearly, "Since there has been a power vacuum, it is normal for someone to step in to fill it."
Qu Jianlei highly agrees with this point of view. Even in a half-black and half-white zone, power still exists.
This zone exists objectively and truly, and no one can forcefully erase it. If someone disappears, someone will naturally take over.
However, he is not interested in collecting protection fees. "If you don't need protection, where can robbery come quickly?"
You are... so upright! The people from Titan were speechless after being retorted.
But since the other party said it so honestly, they also expressed it clearly.
"It's okay for you to rob me just once. If it happens again, the group will take targeted revenge."
Qu Jianlei understood this, "Yes, it's okay to snatch it once. Who hasn't had an inconvenient time?"
"If snatching becomes a habit, then you don't take Titan seriously."
The people from Titan saw that he understood the truth, so they said, "It will also take some time for you to dismantle the weapon system."
"How about we help dismantle it, and you protect it until the cargo ship carrying the energy blocks arrives, so we don't owe anything."
Qu Jianlei doesn't think this is a good idea. Is it possible that the cargo ship transporting the energy blocks may not be escorted by force?
The defensive force of this planet is already very strong, and coupled with the escorting warships... Are you trying to catch a turtle in a jar?
His sense of security told him that he should refuse the request.
However, if you really want to do this, the other party can easily judge that there is no strong strength behind this battleship!
So he pondered for a moment and asked,
"When will the starship transporting energy blocks arrive?"
The other party said that he could not give a specific answer, but it would probably be three to five days, and the longest would not exceed ten days.
Qu Jianlei answered without hesitation, "Our time is precious and we will only wait here for three days."
"Within three days, we are responsible for protecting you. Likewise, you must ensure that the weapons are dismantled!"
If he was asked to dismantle the weapon system by himself, the warship's robotic arm would be inconvenient, and it would be more convenient to keep the merchant ship at home.
Now that the other party is willing to help, he can even save the energy blocks consumed in the dismantling process, so why not?
The serious thing is that he needs to limit the time to prevent the other party from cheating on her.
With such an exchange, he is willing to take a certain risk. After all, it is the highest level and he cannot be too timid.
The Titan people talked privately for a while and agreed with his opinion. Then Qu Jianlei put on the space mecha and rushed out from the launch port, "I'm here to guide you in your work."
This is a set of agile space mechas that are extremely fragile in the face of the heavy firepower of the battle fortress.
However, the other party did not take action. Instead, he sent a maintenance mecha to discuss the dismantling of the weapons with him.
Qu Jianlei has his own opinions on weapon systems. After all, he is a professional in rubbing parts by hand.
The maintenance engineer on the opposite side didn't quite understand his thinking, but it didn't matter. He would do whatever the other party asked for.
The communication and exchange between the two parties lasted for about an hour, and then he flew back to the warship.
In fact, one hour cannot solve all problems. The most important thing in repairing is to know how to solve problems at first sight.
The maintenance technician on the opposite side continued to communicate while operating.
Until in the darkest hour, high imitation warships soared into the sky.
The people from Taitan were surprised when they saw this and hurriedly asked what happened.
Qu Jianlei said calmly that since he had accepted the protection mission, of course he would launch patrols.
After the high imitation warship takes off, in addition to patrolling, it also has an important task - replenishing gas.
Every time the vacuum door is used, part of the gas will be consumed, which is a material that needs to be continuously replenished in space.
The gas here is harmful and poisonous, but the cost of filtering it is not high, at least it is much easier than making the gas. The people of the Titan Group also discovered this, but they were not surprised.
However, they didn't know that the person they were talking to was no longer in the battleship but was lurking on the star.