In a newly developed star system, a difference like that could very well mean the difference between life and death!
"So that's how it is." Wu Tianyi let out a long breath. The deal was a loss in the short term, but in the long run, they had gained a gateway to the path toward building a legion—and even founding a nation.
"And that's not all we got." Lin Zhichen activated the Holographic Projection, displaying a wealth of information.
The three of them looked over. It was a trading platform much like an internal military store.
"Bulk purchase of teenage NPCs, age 16; young adult NPCs, age 22; and middle-aged NPCs, age 35. Mixed genders, minimum order of 10,000. Unit prices: teenagers, 10 Energy Coins; young adults, 15 Energy Coins; middle-aged adults, 20 Energy Coins."
"Hundred Warrior Legion: a fully equipped unit of 100 Psionic Apprentices. Unit price: 700,000 Energy Coins."
"Standard fleet, including 1,000 Battleships, 1,500 Cruisers, 3,000 Destroyers, 4,500 Frigates, 1,000 standard Transport Ships, 100 small Engineering Ships, 50 rescue ships, 5 small research ships, 5 flagships, and 1 Titan—for a total of 11,161 starships. Unit price: 33.03 million Energy Coins."
"Tachyon Crystal, minimum order of 10,000 units. Unit price: 150,000 Energy Coins."
"NXT-Ka13 Superalloy, minimum order of 10,000 units. Unit price: 65,000 Energy Coins."
The three of them stared in disbelief. Link's eyes nearly bulged out of his head. "How... how are they even selling Titans? Doesn't the Federation have a ban on that?"
"There are plenty of excuses. For example, as Commander of the Earth Defense Fleet, I could certainly be assigned a flagship." Lin Zhichen shook his head.
"Of course, there are still restrictions. I suspect that if we bought this flagship, it would only be allowed to fly around the Solar System. We wouldn't