"Pavilion Master, we used the Federation's highest-grade rapid-build alloy."
Lin Ming's financial reports and bills were beautifully prepared, and he did not panic in the slightest:
"If we wanted to finish building an entire academy within three months while guaranteeing quality, rapid-build alloy was essential. On top of that, your Soul Guidance Academy needed to purchase large quantities of soul devices, all of them precision equipment."
"Unfortunately, that batch of soul devices was right in there. After all, a Soul Guidance Academy emphasizes an integrated soul guidance system, so installation had to begin as soon as construction started."
"Just putting up a framework cost us several billion. That was at cost, and we were paying out of our own pockets."
"Every account has a detailed breakdown. Keeping the spending down to just five billion already took every effort we could make."
As he spoke, Lin Ming showed Tang Hao all sorts of supporting documents: purchase orders, payroll sheets, equipment rental lists-everything was there:
"As for the triple compensation, we only asked for it as a safeguard. After all, we were already doing business at a loss. Without even the most basic safeguard, we'd be finished."
"Take this situation, for example. Someone suddenly attacked, and everything went up in smoke all over again. All our work came to nothing. Not only did we pay out of our own pockets, but we lost everything."
"Pavilion Master, do you really still think triple compensation is unreasonable?"
"And we clearly stated that it only applied during the contract period. You would compensate us threefold for any losses caused by your academy, and once construction was completed, we would be square. We really weren't trying to cheat you."
"This project had a strict deadline for us. We signed a binding pledge, and if we failed