Faced with Qu Jianlei's question, he answered without hesitation.
"We have taken orders from the military and are conducting astronomical observations. Everyone knows..."
"This is our supply point. We do some sales on the side. It's not our main business. We just want to make some pocket money."
Qu Jianlei couldn't confirm this answer, but Xiaohu said, "These people were indeed created by Sihai."
Sihai Creation has also taken orders here before, but there are very few orders for calculation units, mostly for calculating celestial phenomena.
However, these orders can rarely be negotiated point-to-point. Astronomical testing belongs to the service industry.
Lanyun Market is doing quite well here, mainly because of the support of Pudding Mining.
Who doesn’t know about this nonsense in space? There are no virtual transactions, it’s just a real exchange of interests.
Sihai Creation had already discovered that someone was purchasing computing units, but they didn't take it seriously because they felt it was out of line.
It wasn't until I heard that the company had purchased an old weapon system, and knew that the other party had the ability to purchase it, that I came to visit.
Anyway, things can't be shipped in vain, and a deposit must be paid. Sihai asked the manager of the market to act as a guarantee.
They said that Qu Jianlei did not need to consider the related expenses for the security, and they would handle it themselves.
They said very bluntly that the cost of guarantee would not be too much, otherwise ten points would be seven million, and they would be heartbroken.
Because it is impossible for such a transaction to be done online. Things like computing units are too professional.
Even if Pudding Mining wants to intervene, firstly they don’t know how to inspect the goods, and secondly they don’t know how to install it. How can they earn this management fee?
After the deposit is negotiated, it is time to discuss the delivery time of the two computing units.
The company Sihai Creation has 20 million computing units in stock, and it only takes five or six days to ship them from Tianpin.
However, the 50 million computing units are not in stock on the entire Tianshan Star, so they can only be temporarily manufactured and assembled.
There is no way, professional equipment is like this. Not many people usually purchase it, and many times it has to be customized.
Therefore, the delivery time of the latter should be half a month later. Considering that it still needs one month of debugging and testing, it is safer.
After all, this is not a bulk cargo, and an order of 50 million is not a small amount. It is very common to deal with such things.
Qu Jianlei was not surprised, he just asked.
"After the 20 million unit set arrives, I'll pay 16.5 million first, and the 50 million unit can be paid on delivery, right?"
I have purchased the first set, do I still need a deposit for the second set?
However, the people created by Sihai said that it was not possible. The profits of the first group were not enough to offset the losses of the second group.
"There are risks involved in transporting goods in space. We have also helped you handle the insurance costs. Please understand each other."
It was not difficult for Qu Jianlei to talk, so he first paid a deposit of 3.5 million.
The two parties agreed that they would pay 19 million when the second group arrived, and the remaining 47.5 million when the third group arrived.
The second set of goods arrived relatively quickly. During the ten-day cycle of the market, Qu Jianlei simply said, I am here to wait for delivery.
In addition, the raw materials he wants to purchase have been received by some merchants before and will be shipped during this cycle.
However, there are still some materials for transforming the Spirit Gathering Array that are relatively unsophisticated, and so far no seller has been found.
Qu Jianlei simply ignored the two masters and entrusted someone from Sihai Creation to purchase them on his behalf and send them over with the first group of units.
The people in Sihai didn't think it was a problem. The total materials were less than one million, so it didn't hurt to pay them in advance.
But when this request was sent back to Tianbi Star, when the people at the headquarters helped with the purchase, they still complained a lot. This is a story for another day.
In addition, the people created by Sihai also asked implicitly: Do you still want the weapon system?
They have business dealings with the military and can find some connections, but they try to buy "old" weapon systems cheaply.
People at Cisco have never done this kind of business before.
So I'm not sure, I just want to ask about my intention.
As soon as these words came out of his mouth, Qu Jianlei thought of Hoyle and Heltmann, as well as the wife of the captain of the guard, Grady.
His Storm Terminal was originally purchased from Gerati as a "retired product".
So it is not surprising that this kind of thing also happens in the military.
Then he said, "As long as we can ensure that the goods are not too bad and are cheap enough, let's inquire about your interest and I will make a list for you."
He already knew the list of battleship modifications. In addition to the weapons that should be installed, he also listed some spare weapons.
Xiaohu couldn't help but mutter again, "Boss, destroy two more armed merchant ships, and you'll have everything."
"It won't cost much," Qu Jianlei replied casually, "Now we are dependent on each other, so we can't save money on life-saving."
So far, he has spent nearly 80 million on the market, including the unpaid portion.
The banknotes have shrunk again to just over 200 million, but the good thing is that the procurement supply chain has basically been opened up.
In the past, he was still thinking about how to integrate into the imperial society again, but now it seems that there is a way.
After another five days, the various materials he purchased began to arrive.
Next time, another cargo ship came, and finally on the last day of the cycle, the computing unit group created by Sihai was delivered.
Also shipped at the same time was the last batch of materials, so now we are all done.
People from Sihai also complained, "Your procurement requirements are too strange. We need to clear up connections to get a lot of materials."
Qu Jianlei knew this very well. Some of the materials in it were not available to him at Skyhook.
At that time, he was with Qinghu Zhigao and Yuanyuan, and the connections between those two were not bad at all.
Mainly because there were two Supreme Beings watching at that time, and he was worried about attracting their attention, so he didn't insist on buying it.
So he said simply, "If the price is increased by 20%, your hard work will be counted."
The people at Sihai were not polite and accepted it without hesitation.
The computing unit group is really quite big. After unpacking, it occupies less than half of the main control room.
Qu Jianlei sighed helplessly, "We have to continue to modify the cabin. Forget it, let's inspect the goods first."
It took another half a day to inspect the goods, and it looked like it was overdue, but the people in Sihai were proud enough that the market manager acquiesced to the delay.
After a rough inspection and finding that there were no problems, Qu Jianlei rewrapped the package and paid the balance.
The second set of computing units would arrive in twenty days. He didn't want to wait any longer and said he wanted to make a return trip.
People from Sihai said that they are still in communication with relevant people in the military, but the problem should not be serious.
"When you come next time, I'll probably have the exact news."
Finally, four hours after the deadline, the tattered merchant ship took off and rushed into space.
Seeing him leave, two Sihai staff members whispered, "I feel like someone is watching him."
Another employee replied disapprovingly, "I can spend 30 million in cash, and maybe I still have 50 million on me, and I'm a stranger."
"I always feel that this market is a bit smoky, especially people like One Eye and the cook."
"The cook's people have already left. It's most likely them. Fortunately, you asked for a deposit for the second group."
"Haha," Qu Jianlei sneered in the air. The armed merchant ship has not yet broken out of the atmosphere, and Xiaohu still has surveillance capabilities.
He has advanced to the highest level. Even if the environment in Lanyun is harsh and most people are living in the ship, he will not be ignorant.
During these days on the ground, he felt too much greed, hostility and murderous intent.
At first, he was a little confused as to how he could attract so much hatred.
But then, he discovered that even the managers of the market had some ill intentions toward him.
Qu Jianlei realized that there were not many kind people near the asteroid belt.
Even
It's a white lotus. If you stay in this environment for a long time, it will turn black.
Living in space for a long time, not to mention boring and lonely, always accompanied by danger, who would do this if not to make a lot of money?
Later, people came and went again, and Qu Jianlei was not sure whether he was being targeted.
It doesn't matter anyway, he spent a huge amount of resources and time to transform the warships, and he didn't want others to treat him like a soft persimmon.
"Cook?" He curled his lips disapprovingly, "Let's see who is the one who abuses the food."
Xiao Hu muttered, "Look, I'm telling you, you don't need to buy so many weapons."
Qu Jianlei curled his lips helplessly, "I just bought one set, okay?"
"There are still ammunition," Xiao Hu muttered softly, "I can't live at all."
Qu Jianlei was speechless at this guy who was searching, "What if they don't come to rob us? Ammunition is a consumable!"
"Why do you think I modified the merchant ship like this?" Xiaohu replied proudly, "Oh, I spilled the beans."
Qu Jianlei shook his head in confusion, "I didn't expect you to also learn how to fish and enforce the law."
In fact, he had already guessed in his heart and had the intention of conniving. Otherwise, how could he have allowed Xiao Hu to mess around?
While they were talking, a message came out from the market and disappeared into the vast space, "The prey has set out."
After Merchant Ship 8384 ascended into space, the route it chose was not directly back to the abandoned star, but another direction.
Then Xiao Hu suddenly thought, "If we jump, they won't cry to death?"
Qu Jianlei replied lazily, "Why do I think you will be the first to cry?"
"No, I am peace-loving," Xiaohu replied without hesitation.
However, the next moment, there was surprise in its voice, "Haha, two merchant ships are silent two hundred thousand kilometers away."
"Don't go too fast," Qu Jianlei said in a deep voice, "I didn't change the energy block this time, so I have to use it sparingly."*
After the armed merchant ship sailed 100,000 kilometers, the two secret merchant ships also started to move, but the acceleration was not very fast.
Qu Jianlei sighed softly, "It seems that these guys have made up their mind not to let us hide back to Lanyun Market."
Xiaohu analyzed it very rationally, "For the same reason, they can't go back."
Not long after, it said loudly again, "Tsk, that larger merchant ship seems to have a strange structure."