Feng Jun thought for a while, then made his decision. "Later, I'll speak to Teacher Mei. In the Cultivation Courtyard, I'll reserve three spots for Steward Lin's team. You can change the people as you like, but they must obey Teacher Mei's management."
This time, he had spent nearly twenty days in the Blue Star Realm, then returned to Liba Beach for another ten days.
By the time he went to the Insectoid World again, Hesheng had produced another two thousand pieces of mining equipment. However, He Runxian told him that Hesheng had recently received a major Federation order, with an extremely tight schedule and a deadline stretching over two years.
Therefore, during the next production period, Hesheng could only guarantee an output of around seven hundred units. It would take another three production periods to deliver all five thousand units.
Feng Jun said time was not a problem—three thousand units were already more than enough for three years of use. He had ordered five thousand at once mainly to keep some inventory on hand, so he would not have to come to Hesheng for procurement whenever there was the slightest change.
Still, he was somewhat puzzled by the Federation's major order. How enormous did it have to be to force Hesheng to reduce the production capacity for its other equipment?
"I suspect it's retaliation. Hesheng producing equipment for you isn't really a secret; anyone who ought to know has known for a long time," He Runxian said frankly. "This order claims it's for the large-scale development of several Mineral Stars, as well as tapping the potential of older Mineral Stars..."
At this point, he paused, then gave a bitter smile. "In the end, it's still because you cured Rock Marshal. When you cured Lin Jielin, I was already under