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 can do some sales on the side. It's not our main business. We can earn 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, most of which are 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 is no virtual transaction, it is 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 them.
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 guarantee, and they would handle it themselves.
They said straightforwardly that the cost of guarantee would not be too much, otherwise ten points would be seven million, and they would feel pain.
Because such a transaction is impossible to do online, and 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.
Twenty million computing units are in stock at Sihai Creation's company, and it only takes five or six days to ship them from Tianpin.
However, 50 million computing units are not in stock on the entire Tianshan Star, and they can only be temporarily manufactured and assembled.
There is no way, this is the case with professional equipment. 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, which is safer considering that one month of debugging and testing is required.
After all, this is not a bulk cargo, and an order of 50 million is not too small. 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 no, 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 paid a deposit of 3.5 million yuan.
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 unpopular, 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 people from the headquarters helped with the purchase, they still complained a lot. This is another story.
In addition, the people created by Sihai also asked implicitly: Do you still want a 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 very 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, Gerardi.
His Storm Terminal was originally purchased from Gerati as a "retired product".
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 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 to just over 200 million again, 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 it was all done now.
People from Sihai also complained, "Your procurement requirements are too strange. A lot of materials can only be obtained by clearing up connections."
Qu Jianlei knew this very well. Some of the materials included in it were not available to him at Skyhook.
At that time, he was with Qinghu Zhigao and Yuanyuan, and those two people's connections were actually not bad.
The main reason was that there were two supreme beings watching at the time. He was worried about attracting their attention, so he didn't insist on buying it.
So he said simply, "If the price rises to 20%, it will be considered your hard work."
The people in Sihai were not polite and actually accepted it without hesitation.
The computing unit group is really not small. 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.
"I'll probably have the exact news when you come next time."
Finally, four hours overdue, the tattered merchant ship took off and hurtled into space.
Seeing him leave, two Sihai staff members whispered, "I feel like someone is following 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 like this market is a bit shady, 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 had not yet broken out of the atmosphere, and Xiaohu still had surveillance capabilities.
He has advanced to the highest level. Even if the environment in Lanyun is harsh and most people live 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 market managers had some ill intentions towards him.
Qu Jianlei fully realized that there were few good 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 lot of resources and time to transform the warship, and he didn't let others treat him as a soft persimmon.
"Cook?" He curled his lips disapprovingly, "Let's see who is the one who abuses the food."
Xiaohu muttered, "Look, I'm just 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," Xiaohu 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 made a guess 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 Xiaohu suddenly thought, "If we jump, won't they 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, "Tsk, that larger merchant ship seems to have a strange structure."
