Chapter 48 Return
Very expensive, very expensive...
It is expensive because you are not only buying the technology blueprint, but also the technology contained in the blueprint.
Is 150 million trade coins a lot?
A lot, a lot...
But Li Meng suddenly found that he could not buy anything with his 1.5 trade coins.
He could not even afford a cruiser technology blueprint.
What to buy?
Looking at the densely packed products on the product page, Li Meng looked thoughtful.
Trade coins are not enough, so you can only buy some things you need first.
Slaves must be bought, and the most lacking thing right now is labor.
Imperial civilians can be put aside for now, there are more than three years before the mission deadline, so there is no rush.
You can buy an escort ship.
The light spear array and efficient energy transmission system of the Flamestorm-class escort ship are very useful and have the greatest value.
As for the atmospheric fighters and interstellar fighters, they are not needed now.
Destroyers and escort ships do not have hangars, and only warships above the cruiser level have large-capacity hangars.
Well... interstellar fighters can be bought.
The Ark is very large, and an area can be set aside as a hangar to increase the Ark's self-defense capabilities.
You can buy it, but the money should not be enough...
The transaction tax is a large sum of money.
After roughly calculating the value in his mind, Li Meng chose two products.
[Purchase the technology blueprint of the Firestorm-class escort ship: -100 million trade coins]
[Purchase 30,000 Imperial slaves: -30 million trade coins]
[Transaction tax: 13 million, total: 143 million, paid, balance: 11812000]
[Please select the location for product delivery...]
Even the hull structure of the "Cobra" destroyer was scanned.
After looking at the hull structure diagram of the Alfred, Li Meng pointed at the area where the cargo hold was located.
[Products are being delivered, delivered]
In the harbor, a magical scene appeared again.
Blue light curtains shone through the metal wall and swept across the hull.
In the cargo hold of the Alfred, a blue light screen penetrated the hull and shone into the cargo ship.
Wherever the light screen passed, blue light surged, forming a metal box half a meter high and one meter long.
This is not the end.
As the dense blue light emerged, slaves appeared in the cargo ship one by one.
They were almost naked, with collars around their necks and only wearing a pair of shorts.
As soon as they appeared, they looked around, and a trace of confusion flashed in their eyes.
The cargo hold did not become noisy because of their appearance, and it was still quiet.
"Wang, the goods have appeared in the cargo hold, and the number of slaves is being counted..."
In the communicator, Li Meng heard Ralph's report.
There will definitely be no less...
[The transaction is over, please leave the port within half an hour, and an additional fee will be charged for delay, 1 million trade coins per hour]
1 million trade coins per hour?
His face was stunned, and Li Meng quickly closed the transaction page.
Then he turned around and walked along the light bridge towards the Alfred.
When Li Meng returned to the Alfred, the light bridge and tractor beam outside suddenly disappeared.
"Ralph, let's go, leave the harbor..."
Walking quickly in the long metal corridor, Li Meng gave Ralph the order to leave the harbor.
In the harbor outside, the booster engine of the Alfred started, spewing out a long white tail flame.
Under the powerful thrust, the Alfred slowly retreated and gradually retreated from the harbor.
"Aland, they are coming out..."
Outside, the three people in the bridges of the three Steadfast-class frigates kept staring at the harbor.
They saw the Alfred slowly retreating from the harbor.
"Elander, launch the probe. The other side should not have opened the shield at this time."
"I think it's better to be cautious. The other side is a warship, not an engineering ship. Once discovered, it will be troublesome."
"What are you afraid of? We have three frigates and he has only one. The distance is also very close. The advantage is on our side."
"Don't be reckless. Although we have three Steadfast-class frigates, the total mass and total size are comparable to the other side. The outcome is unpredictable. Also, our mission is not to fight. Don't be impulsive and affect the decision of the parliament."
At this time, the Alfred had withdrawn from the harbor and was slowly turning.
"Is there any news from the parliament? How long will we stay here?"
"The signal transmission has a seven-day delay. The parliament should have received the information we sent, and it should be soon."
At this time, on the Alfred, Li Meng returned to his residence.
"Wang, what was that blue light curtain just now?"
As soon as he entered the gate, Sandra came to meet him.
Li Meng also smelled a strong body fragrance coming towards him, which shocked him.
After looking into the hall, Li Meng walked upstairs.
Sandra followed Li Meng.
As they walked, Li Meng answered Sandra's previous questions.
"Scanning rays are a technology that provides services for light transmission. Don't worry, it is harmless to the human body."
"Wang, are we going back?"
Before, outside the glass wall of the hall, Sandra saw the huge metal space outside.
She knew that the Alfred was docked in a huge metal building.
Who built such a huge cube building?
She was confused and curious...
But Sandra knew that as a maid and a butler, there were some things she shouldn't ask too much.
"Well, returning..."
In addition to completing the transaction, this trip to the trade mall also had other gains.
Although the Milky Way is large, the S star zone is very lively.
Li Meng saw the characteristics of others more.
He understood the importance of personal characteristics more.
Some characteristics can serve the team, while others serve individuals.
Although there are many kinds of characteristics, there will never be useless characteristics.
In a group, individual characteristics cooperate with each other and will play an unimaginable role.
And his "hundred times reward" characteristic seems a bit useless.
Transactions with the trade mall are not within the scope of the "hundred times reward".
You can only complete the task to get a hundred times reward.
The only benefit is probably to surpass others by a hundred times.
Because of the "hundred times reward" characteristic, he has a huge colony ship as soon as he appears.
And the identity of the living saint is probably closely related to the "hundred times reward".
Otherwise, he would not be so lucky, and the goddess of fate would not favor him.
At this time, in the starry sky outside, the Alfred had already moved away from the star.
I saw that the space in front of the bow of the Alfred suddenly twisted, and a huge red vortex quickly emerged.
The Alfred, which was accelerating continuously, crashed into it and disappeared without a trace.
The red vortex disappeared with it.