When faced with Qu Jianlei's question, the other person 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 is not our main business. We can earn some pocket money."
Qu Jianlei really couldn't confirm this answer, but Xiao Hu said, "These people are indeed Sihai Creation's."
Sihai Creation has also taken orders here before, but Calculation Unit's orders are very few, mostly for calculation of celestial phenomena.
However, these orders can rarely be negotiated point-to-point. Astronomical testing belongs to the service industry.
The Azure Cloud market is doing quite well, 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 Calculation Unit, but they didn't take it seriously because they didn't think it was appropriate.
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 they 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 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, something like Calculation Unit is really 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 negotiate the delivery time of the two Calculation Unit.
The Calculation Unit and Sihai Creation companies have 20 million yuan in stock, and it will be shipped from Tianbing Star in five or six days.
However, the 50 million Calculation Unit and the entire Tianbing Star are not in stock and can only be temporarily manufactured and assembled.
There is no way, this is the case with professional equipment. People who usually purchase Buduo often have to customize it.
Therefore, the delivery time of the latter should be half a month later. Considering the need for debugging and testing, one month is safer.
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 at Sihai Creation said no, the profits of the first group were not enough to offset the losses of the second group.
"There are risks in transporting goods in space. We have also helped you handle the cost of security. Please understand each other."
Qu Jianlei was not difficult to talk to, 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 arrived relatively quickly. During the ten-day market cycle, Qu Jianlei simply said, I am here waiting 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 some materials used to modify Gathering Spirit Array that are relatively unpopular, and so far no seller has been found.
Qu Jianlei simply left the two masters alone and entrusted Sihai Creation's people to purchase them on their behalf and send them together 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 this request was sent back to Tianbing Star, and when the people at the headquarters helped with the purchase, they still complained a lot. This is another story.
In addition, Sihai Creation people also asked vaguely: 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 from Cisco have never done this kind of business before, so they are not very sure. They just want to ask about their intentions.
As soon as these words were spoken, Qu Jianlei thought of Hoyer and Heltman, as well as Guard Captain's Wife Glady.
His Storm Terminal was originally purchased from Glady as "obsolete goods".
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.
Xiao Hu 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.
The next day, another cargo ship arrived. Finally, on the last day of the cycle, the Calculation Unit group of Sihai Creation 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 purchasing requirements are too strange. A lot of materials can only be obtained by clearing up connections."
Qu Jianlei knows this very well. Some of the materials in it were not available to him at Celestial Hook Star.
At that time, he was with Qinghu Zhigao and Yuanyuan, and the connections between those two 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, "The increase of 20% will be counted as your hard work."
The people in Sihai were not polite and actually accepted it without hesitation.
The Calculation Unit set is really quite big. After unpacking it, it takes up 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, it was found that there was no problem. Qu Jianlei rewrapped the package and paid the balance.
The second set of Calculation Unit 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 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 Cook..."
"The people from Cook have already left. It's most likely them. Fortunately, you asked for a deposit for the second group."
"Haha," Qu Jianlei in the air sneered. Armed Merchant Ship has not yet broken out of the atmosphere, and Xiao Hu still has monitoring capabilities.
He has advanced to the highest level. Even if the environment in Azure Cloud 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 completely realized that there were not many good people near Asteroid Belt.
Even a white lotus will turn black if it stays in this environment for a long time.
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."
Xiao Hu mumbled, "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," Xiao Hu muttered softly, "It won't make a living at all."
Qu Jianlei was speechless for 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?" Xiao Hu replied proudly, "Oh, I let it slip."
Qu Jianlei shook his head dumbfounded, "I didn't expect you to also learn the fishing method."
In fact, he had already made assumptions in his mind and had thoughts of connivance. Otherwise, how could he have allowed Xiao Hu to mess around? While they were talking, a message came from the market and disappeared into the vast space, "The prey has set out."
After 8384 Merchant Ship ascended into space, the route he chose was not directly back to the abandoned star, but another direction.
Then Xiao Hu had a sudden 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," Xiao Hu 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 switch to Energy Block this time, so use it sparingly."
Armed Merchant Ship After driving 100,000 kilometers, the two secret merchant ships also started to move, but the acceleration was not very fast.
Qu Jianlei sighed lightly, "It seems that these guys are determined not to let us hide back Lan Yun Market."
Xiao Hu analyzed it very rationally, "For the same reason, they can't go back."
At Buduo, it said loudly again, "Tsk, that larger merchant ship seems to have a strange structure."
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