When Hua Xiezi heard this, he couldn't help but mutter in a low voice, "Since you can borrow battleships, then the banknotes and energy blocks..."
When Qu Jianlei heard this, he felt that this was also the case. He had never wanted the other party to write an IOU.
Sanhe Company had issued an IOU before, so it really had no choice, but Feiying gave him the feeling that the level of trouble was far greater than that of Sanhe Company.
Anyway, if the other party wants to negotiate the terms of the transaction and ask to borrow some money, it shouldn't be very difficult.
So he mentioned it to Keynes, who readily agreed.
However, Qu Jianlei didn't expect that this request really fell into the opponent's plan.
Keynes went to negotiate the exchange of starships, but the whole process was not smooth!
In fact, when it comes to the density of armed merchant ships, asteroid belts can be found in the entire empire, and they can be seen everywhere.
But then again, seeing it everywhere also means strong demand. Without enough benefits, who is willing to sell it casually?
Keynes had to explain to Qu Jianlei again and again that he was indeed trying to communicate and asked for some grace.
When he applied for an extension for the third time, it was already more than four hours beyond the half hour he stipulated.
Qu Jianlei and Paranoid both had expressions on their faces, but Hua Xiezi's expression changed, "How about we leave first?"
Qu Jianlei said nothing, but the paranoid asked with great interest, "Why?"
"The other party is probably stalling for time," Hua Xiezi looked at him in surprise, "Don't you feel it?"
"Haha," the paranoid laughed, pouting at Qu Jianlei, "Look at your boss's expression."
Hua Xiezi turned to look at Qu Jianlei and found that his face was blank, as if he didn't hear his words.
In just an instant, she reacted and spoke angrily, "So you both thought of it?"
"Thinking about it is only one aspect," the paranoid said with pride, "the key is to draw people out."
"Bring it out..." Hua Xiezi repeated in surprise, and then looked at Qu Jianlei thoughtfully.
"So, I'm the only one who's kept in the dark?"
"That's because you didn't expect it," Qu Jianlei spread his hands and answered straightforwardly, "We have never communicated."
He has always talked with Scorpion, and he is not afraid of the other party being angry. They have been friends for many years.
"We didn't want to be wary of anyone, but if something comes to our door, there's no need to worry... Let's see what they plan to do!"
Qu Jianlei really thought so. This time when he came out, he brought almost all his belongings with him.
Except for Mrs. Jia who didn't come with her, this can be said to be all the main combat power he can accumulate.
Seriously, it's a bit risky for Hua Scorpion to come, but the two of them have depended on each other in Hongzi District and know each other very well.
At critical moments, I dare to risk my life. I will admit it when I am unlucky. I never blame others, but it can't be considered a drag.
Hua Scorpion was stunned for a moment, then nodded, "That's right, since we have to touch it sooner or later, it's better to come early than come late."
People who come out of the wasteland really care about life and death.
After another three hours, everything was finally done.
The armed merchant ship borrowed one, and Qu Jianlei didn't ask whose family it belonged to - that was something the Flying Eagle Group considered.
The condition of the merchant ships can only be said to be good, or just up to par, a bit worse than the two Sanhe ships.
But we can't force anything more. A good condition is enough to support ordinary space navigation... In fact, the passing mark is enough.
If it is excellent, it will be enough to support space exploration, and there is no need to be in that state normally.
There is not much ammunition on merchant ships, which Keynes said is normal.
The main function of an armed merchant ship is to be a merchant ship. Arming is just a prefix. Most of the time, it still does business.
Escort is just one of its functions, so there is nothing wrong with having less ammunition.
As for borrowing money... the effect is not very good. Each bank stated that they do not lend out banknotes because no one has many banknotes.
Silver notes are a very strange existence in the asteroid belt. They are definitely hard currency, but their hardness is definitely not as good as energy blocks.
But it won't work without banknotes. Although energy blocks are a necessity for every household, they take up too much space.
The space on a starship is extremely precious, so banknotes are a necessary supplement to energy blocks.
The Flying Eagle Group has successively borrowed 50 million energy blocks from other forces.
Including their own 20 million banknotes and 20 million energy blocks, the total value reached 90 million.
For the remaining 110 million, we can only issue IOUs.
But that's not what Qu Jianlei and the others saw, but that the other party only borrowed energy blocks, not banknotes.
If there are no relevant concerns, this result is actually very good.
Qu Jianlei has accumulated a large amount of banknotes, but in terms of energy blocks, he has not made any large-scale profits for more than a year.
Whether in the Hope Star Field or the Skyhook Star Field, several starships have been waiting in space for a long time, consuming a lot of energy blocks.
It was obviously a good result, but the three of them looked solemn, "They are stalling for time again."
It also takes time to collect these energy blocks.
Qu Jianlei has recently killed many people and harvested a large number of talismans. Even Claire has his own talisman.
But they had already looted a batch of energy blocks from Sanhe Company.
Now that I have received so many, not only does it take up a certain amount of starship space, but I also need to move some storage talismans around.
This process does not take very long, but it ultimately plays a role in delaying time.
Half an hour later, Qu Jianlei's starship gathered six small ships.
Next, Paranoid and Scorpion entered the armed merchant ship they had just extorted.
The major forces in the sapphire blue planet noticed this and found it a bit unbelievable: two people can control a starship?
It is said that starships have a high degree of automation. In theory, anyone can pilot a starship for space navigation.
However, is this safe? Not to mention that armed merchant ships may also participate in the battle. Just observing the instruments and meters is not enough for two people.
The forces present are well-informed and know that Rhodiola's team is famous for being good at space warfare.
Whether it was the previous battle against the anti-smuggling ship or the attack on the Tear Star, they all showed extremely high tactical literacy and exquisite coordination.
However, even if such a team only sends two people into the starship, it is not enough to form a real combat effectiveness.
As for exquisite coordination, that is even more impossible - unless they deliberately conceal that there are actually more people to operate the ship.
However, more manpower... is not realistic. You must know that the other party has already robbed two armed merchant ships.
Even if the team has enough reserve talents, controlling those two merchant ships and forming sufficient combat effectiveness is already the limit.
It is not difficult to control a starship and fight. A period of training is enough.
However, elite-level ship operators must undergo long-term training and must have certain talents.
This kind of talent is in short supply even in the military. How can the Rhodiola team have too many reserve talents?
However, this is none of your business. All the major forces can just take a look.
Next, Ship 8384 took the lead and left with four starships.
After Paranoid and Scorpion entered the starship, the latter went to organize the artillery and ammunition supplies - this is what she is good at.
The former took out a Forerunner terminal and fixed it in the control room, "This is the last one... I should have bought more if I had known earlier."
A big-headed butterfly appeared on the screen of the main control system, "This garbage is better than nothing, at least it needs a storm..."
Unconsciously, the starship sailed more than three million kilometers away from Sapphire Blue.
Suddenly, alarms sounded in the main control rooms of each ship, "Alarm, alarm, multiple starships of unknown origin have been discovered!"
The next moment, the active detection equipment of the five starships was fully activated.
In just ten seconds, the image was displayed on the screen in the control room.
There are a total of six ambushed starships, which are about 300,000 kilometers away from Qu Jianlei's fleet.
In space, this distance can be used to fight or escape.
Qu Jianlei reacted immediately. He raised his hand and pointed in one direction, "Release the attack ships and break out to this area!"
It is impossible to turn around and run away. Never count on how stupid your opponent is. If someone dares to block you, they must have a plan to deal with it.
Moreover, he is not sure about the opponent's starship type. If he cannot outrun his opponent, he will lose.
Spreading out and escaping was even more impossible, since only two of the five starships had crews.
Once the escaping starships are overtaken and destroyed, the consequences will be truly disastrous.
Moreover, the Rhodiola rosea team has been showing off its power for so long, and it is impossible for them to destroy their character when their eyes darken.
Six small ships were released, and the starship's protective cover was also greatly improved.
There is no need for any communication between the two sides. Just looking at the posture, you can tell that a war is imminent.
On the public channel, there was a communication request for access, but Qu Jianlei simply ignored the request.
"Aim at the target starship and attack freely!"
The next moment, five starships and six small attack ships began to focus fire on the opponent's starship.
But then, a few more lights lit up, and Xiaohu issued a timely warning.
"Oops, the other side has at least two space carriers... they are military-style!"
The standard space carrier is far from being comparable to the civilian version. The standard configuration is three squadrons, each squadron has twelve small ships.
Two air carriers mean that if the other side is equipped as standard, it will have 72 small ships.
But Qu Jianlei only had five larger ships and six small ships.
No matter how you look at it, this is a battle with huge disparities.
Qu Jianlei had no expression on his face, "What types are the other four battleships?"
The big-headed butterfly was turning like crazy, "A fire support ship, a frigate, and two more... We are judging!"
Fire support ships are similar to large assault ships, but they are different. The emphasis is on fire support.
This is a comprehensive weapons launch platform, somewhat similar to the concept of Blue Star "Arsenal Ship".
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