Star Ocean: Starting from the Abandoned Mining Space Station

Chapter 54: Speculating Transaction Procurement
Among the crowd who had watched the spacecraft impact before.

Someone came to the conclusion that the culprit of this situation was the afterglow based on the damage to the outside of the spacecraft while the spacecraft was still running.

In fact, Chen Ming could roughly tell. After all, traces of high-temperature burning and melting could be seen everywhere on the spacecraft, as well as damage caused by laser scanning and penetration.

A clear sign of the energy weapons commonly used by Afterglow ships.

However, Chen Ming didn't think about Yuhui's aspect at first, and only regarded it as the scars left after fighting with other people with energy weapons.

Because the state of this spacecraft is not enough to support its navigation in hyperspace channels.

The encounter that turned this ship into this must have happened inside the galaxy.

That's why Chen Ming felt that there was a high probability that it was a conflict with other people.

But someone in the crowd of onlookers mentioned Yuhui, who has been relatively active in this fringe star field recently.

And this statement was immediately recognized by others.

Almost everyone has no objection to the appearance of afterglow in galaxies.

It was as if this matter was already recognized, but Chen Ming didn't know about it.

Chen Ming, who had just arrived, naturally chose to believe the words of these people who ran in the dangerous star field every day.

After all, no one would take their own life seriously unless they had nothing.

But most of the people here at the dock own their own boats, so they don't have nothing.

Therefore, what they said and their experience, Chen Mingning believed.

That's all that can be seen from the spaceship.

More detailed information about the ship's previous encounters is basically speculation.

The real situation can probably be known only by the people from the space station administration who took away the wreckage of the spacecraft and the black box.

After there was nothing to see at the dock, Chen Ming returned to Space Arm No. 2 again.

The afterglow is still a little far away from who he is now.

Even if Yuhui's situation is different from what Chen Ming thought before, he was not restricted by the army from outside the territory of the human empire, but has begun to infiltrate into human territory.

Chen Ming is not too worried. The pirate space station has been operating for decades after all. If it was destroyed so easily, it should have disappeared long ago. When he stayed in the space station, at least his safety was guaranteed.

So instead of continuing to pay attention to the afterglow that is flowing to nowhere in the galaxy, it is better to get down to business first.

Soon, Chen Ming stood at the counter of the hardware store again and put down the wine and cigarettes he had brought.

"Mine please?"

The boss said something jokingly, stood up, put the terminal aside, and picked up the cigarettes and wine on the counter.

When confirming whether the items were original and unopened, the boss suddenly said: "There seemed to be an alarm at the dock just now."

"Well, there was a shabby ship that ran into the dock and exploded."

"Oh."

The boss responded casually and started working on the computer behind the counter. He should be looking up information on tobacco and alcohol.

Chen Ming was idle at this time, so he asked: "By the way, do those bombed ships next to them think they are unlucky or something?"

The boss immediately noticed Chen Ming's worry and said: "The space station will usually take care of it. After all, it is open for business, but you have to find someone who can take responsibility. If you can't find it..."

"But it would be better if those ships had insurance. If they don't have insurance, they would really have to consider themselves unlucky."

Insurance.

Chen Ming almost forgot about this thing.

In fact, there are quite a lot of insurance companies in Chen Ming's impression. After all, if the ship is lost, the probability of people coming back is very low.

Therefore, the benefits of insurance are actually quite large, and most people who come to the edge star field will find ways to insure the spaceship if they have one.

Although the armor of Chen Ming's Iron Mine is made of dolomite steel, it has extremely strong protective capabilities.

The power of the explosion of the previous spaceship would not have been able to take the Iron Ore away with it, even if it was close to the face.

As long as the spacecraft didn't explode on the spot, Chen Ming could repair it again.

But if he is not afraid of ten thousand, he is afraid of the worst, so Chen Ming has to find an insurance seller to insure the spacecraft.

However, whether to buy insurance for the Iron Mine or the new spaceship still needs to be considered again.

While Chen Ming was thinking, the boss had already confirmed that the goods were finished. He held a sample of tobacco and alcohol in each hand and asked Chen Ming: "Are these two types in total?"

"Correct."

"How much is it?"

Chen Ming recalled that half of the storage cabin was filled, and most of the work cabin was occupied. There were also many boxes containing cargo in the captain's cabin and he said: "34 boxes of wine and 57 boxes of cigarettes."

In fact, there were still a few scattered bottles of wine and cigarettes on the spaceship, so Chen Ming didn't take them out individually. Maybe he could give them away later.

The boss was a little surprised when he heard Chen Ming's answer and asked: "Box? Is it a standard box?"

"TEU."

"So much, just made a fortune?"

"what happened?"

"Nothing, just asking casually."

The boss operated on the computer again, raised his head and looked at Chen Ming and said: "We usually charge [-]% off for this kind of goods."

"But if your goods are all slightly defective like this, it's usually [-]% off."

The boss pointed out to Chen Ming the dents on the cigarette rod caused by the impact of the spacecraft explosion and the scratches on the wine bottle.

Chen Ming also knew the status of the goods he had rescued from the cargo hold of the exploded spaceship, so he said truthfully: "Let's give it a [-]% discount."

"Okay, remember to tell yourself when doing business in this area in the future, otherwise there may be problems."

Chen Ming nodded and said, "I understand."

The boss seemed quite satisfied with Chen Ming's reaction. He could see that Chen Ming was very attentive to what others said.

"So there are sixteen bottles of wine in a box. The current market price of this kind of wine is 1600 per bottle. One box costs you 16700."

"There are twenty cigarettes in a box, and the cigarettes are okay, almost 800 per box, and 10400 per box."

"The total is 1160600. If there is no problem, we will settle the bill."

Chen Ming did some calculations and took out the terminal after confirming that there was no problem.

The boss simply transferred the 110 million to Chen Ming.

Looking at the extra money on the card, Chen Ming couldn't help but think.

How much did the caravan spend on purchasing such a batch of goods?How much can you make if you sell them all?
I bought it at zero cost and sold it at a [-]% discount. I definitely made more money than caravan transporting goods.

But this kind of money-making efficiency is still not as good as hunting the mechanical tribe.

It’s no wonder that caravans choose robbery and smuggling.

If you run the business route honestly, the money you make is really not as much as what you can get by robbing.

If you can drag another spaceship back and sell it after depreciation, the money you can earn will take several business trips.

After such a comparison, Chen Ming felt that the 100 million he just received was a bit less.

Although this 110 million is definitely enough for ordinary people to maintain a life of food and clothing for a lifetime as long as they control it a little.

But unfortunately, the value of the spacecraft is not limited to this.

Even if the 300 million that Chen Ming obtained before were added, it was still not enough for a complete spaceship.

Not to mention that Chen Ming had just seen the prices of some high-end marine equipment at the repair shop.

Even if it is just an ordinary mining ship with only the most basic equipment, its price starts at 500 million, and the price of a 2000-ton ship like the Iron Ore will only be higher.

The most ordinary civilian ship can drain itself. This little money is really nothing.

This is one of the reasons why Chen Mingcai has been wondering whether to change ships.

Chen Ming sighed silently, he was still some way away from achieving his goal.However, Chen Ming quickly cheered up again. He had completed his goal of returning to the human world alive from Ruimu.

Then he is also capable of completing the mission from the pirate space station in the edge star field to the prosperous star field.

Chen Ming strengthened his determination again and raised his head from the terminal.

Then he found his boss sitting back in his rocking chair, holding the terminal and watching videos.

"Um, boss, when will you come to pick up the goods?"

After the boss completed the transaction, he looked like he was lying down again.

He waved his hand to Chen Ming casually and said, "Don't worry, I have to talk to the person who receives the goods first. It may take two days."

"Anyway, I have your communication code. Then send a message to make an appointment and I'll ask someone to find you."

Chen Ming hesitated a little at this time and asked, "Aren't you afraid that I will default on my debt later?"

The boss pointed to the outside of the store and said, "Look outside."

Chen Ming followed the boss's words and looked over. From this angle, he could see the heavy industrial equipment for manufacturing weapons in operation in the factory outside.

Moreover, Chen Ming specifically looked at the map just now. Unlike Space Arm 13, the boss's hardware store is the only marked location on the map of Space Arm 2.

Chen Ming turned his head and looked at the boss sitting leisurely in the store, feeling clear in his heart.

It is self-evident what this situation means.

Chen Ming nodded silently and left the hardware store.

He went directly to the city in the core area of ​​the space station.

Naturally, the first thing you do after you have money is to purchase supplies.

And cities are places for people to live. All things that human beings need for life can definitely be purchased in cities.

Chen Ming followed the marks on the map and looked at each house.

He found that most stores can deliver directly to the ship, which saved him a lot of trouble.

You can start purchasing directly with confidence.

The first and most important thing is of course food.

It’s never wrong to reserve half a year’s worth first.

Moreover, food packaged with modern technology is easier to store than food grown and hunted by yourself.

The space in the refrigerator can also be better utilized.

In addition to food, Chen Ming also needs to stock up on various daily necessities.

And some emergency stuff for the spaceship.

For example, a foam tank can be used to seal the gap in the spacecraft in an emergency, a trigger foam fire extinguisher that can immediately spray fire-extinguishing foam around when it senses a flame, etc.

In addition, Chen Ming also needs to prepare other medicines needed to face various diseases and emergencies.

Although Chen Ming has never been sick, herbs have been growing in the planting cabin.

But herbal medicine is only a temporary substitute after all, and modern medical drugs are the best way to cure and prevent diseases.

By the time these things were dealt with, a long time had passed.

Fatigue gradually poured into Chen Ming's mind.

So Chen Ming returned to the Iron Mine.

I took off the protective clothing I had worn for a long time.

Although protective clothing has a temperature-regulating function and will not be too stuffy when worn, protective clothing is not everyday clothing after all, and it is still uncomfortable to wear it for a long time.

Xiaoshi had also been trapped in Chen Ming's helmet for a day, and disappeared as soon as he was released.

Either go to sleep in its piece of ore, or go play on the running wheel Chen Ming made for it in the captain's cabin.

Anyway, Chen Ming was tired, so he didn't go looking for it.

After a brief wash, he lay down on the bed.

But Chen Ming can't rest yet.

Because the space station time is based on Earth time, Chen Ming's schedule must be adjusted.

He had to hold on a little longer until he could rest during the normal rest period in Earth time.

Chen Ming thought for a while and opened the program on the terminal.

I checked what this forum for internal communication in the pirate space station was for.

It took me some time to get a general understanding.

This forum actually has three general functions.

Release tasks, communicate with each other and announce information.

The tasks are basically investigation, exploration, collection, smuggling, recycling, freight transportation, etc.

Of course, there are battles, battles with the Machine Tribe, Sunset, and other pirates.

Some are released by individuals and some are released by the Space Station Administration.

Chen Ming also tried posting tasks and found that all tasks that can be posted need to be reviewed, so the credit of the people who posted these tasks should be guaranteed.

But Chen Ming has no plans to leave the space station for the time being, so he doesn't consider these seemingly well-paying tasks.

To communicate with each other, Chen Ming refers to the most basic forum function of this program.

However, this forum is just like the forum in Chen Ming's previous life. They are all people having fun, chatting and gossiping, and there is nothing of value to Chen Ming's current situation.

So Chen Ming took a few glances and ignored the existence of this section.

Then there is the announcement information section. In addition to tasks and normal communication, there are also various announcements issued by the Space Station Administration on the forum.

For example, the spacecraft collision incident that occurred today appeared in the announcement. It was said that it was still under investigation and a new announcement would be released later.

When Chen Ming was looking through the previous announcement records at the space station, he even discovered that there were announcements related to afterglow issued by the military outpost next door in this section.

It was simply written that someone was covering me behind my back.

It seems that I have to pay more attention to the announcement section. After all, not only the news about the space station, but also the news from the military outpost can be obtained here.

After reading this, time is almost up.

Chen Ming could no longer resist the sleepiness and fell into sleep.

The next day, Chen Ming felt a little depressed when he woke up.

After all, it’s normal to be a little tired when you’re jet lagged.

And now he is different on the space station than when he was on Ruimu.

Now there is no urgent matter such as an existential crisis forcing him to move forward. It can even be said that there is almost no pressure.

However, Chen Ming still has some requirements for himself.

So although he was a little tired, he quickly got up and was ready to start what he had to do today.

At present, the progress of executing my plan is very good.

I've got my identity and some money is in place.

If joining the repair shop later goes well, then his progress to the next galaxy should be very fast.

So what Chen Ming has to do today is very simple.

Go to the maintenance shop and find a way to find Lao Wu's boss.

And ask Lao Wu about things related to the spaceship.

For example, the factory data of the spacecraft is modified, the shape of the spacecraft is modified, and the price of the depreciated spacecraft is sold.

　Not easy to score, 4k, no late

　　
　
(End of this chapter)