I had to admit, the corporation's way of doing things was refreshingly down-to-earth.
Ogilvie made no attempt to hide his intentions and immediately put the energy-machine technology on the table.
Su Mo liked this straightforward approach too.
He pondered for a moment before nodding decisively. "Since you're being so frank, Captain Ogilvie, I won't beat around the bush either.
"This is energy-utilization technology we developed based on a native mineral called energy stone. If you only need the technology and not the corresponding mineral, I can go back and organize the data right now. I'll be able to send it to you for review by tonight."
"A native mineral?" Ogilvie was instantly delighted. "Then of course we want it. We'll buy any native minerals at a premium. Don't worry—we'll definitely offer you a price you'll be satisfied with."
"Wait. Are you planning to sell the technology and the mineral as a package?"
"Yes."
"That works too. I can make the decision to raise your rating by another tier."
As the saying went, a man felt no pain selling his grandfather's land.
On Blue Star, where the overall structure had already been established, these accumulated technologies were indeed precious enough to change a settlement's fate.
But in this wasteland, which was filled with opportunities, exchanging some surplus data from the database for valuable intelligence, technology, and mineral resources was simply too profitable.
Ogilvie agreed without hesitation. As long as it fell within his authority, he did not care how many bargaining chips he spent.
After all, the credit came from bringing back new technology and mineral resources. Spending fewer chips was not a merit.
"Wait. According to what you just said, raising it by another tier would mean D-Class, wouldn't it?"
"Right. If the technical data you provide passes the data