digital storm

Chapter 261 Navigating the sea depends on the helmsman
The large fishing trawler "Southern Cross" sails in the waters of Xonson Bay.Under the strong sunlight, the scarred "Southern Cross" looked particularly bleak. A 3000-ton fishing boat was no better than a small sampan after being swept into a hurricane.If it weren't for the captain's excellent skills, and the structure of this old fishing boat that has been sailing on the sea for more than 20 years has been reinforced many times, the crew of the boat might have been buried in the belly of the fish long ago.

After the clouds cleared and the rain rested, the atmosphere on the "Southern Cross" suddenly became strange.In the previous tumbling and swaying, two large boxes of goods carried by the "guests" on the ship fell to the ground.The box turned into scattered sawdust, revealing the plastic boxes that were hastily wrapped with one-millimeter-thick plastic cloth. The shock-absorbing layers of the plastic boxes were filled with hard currency that was more valuable than gold on the black market in Moya: A wide range of state-of-the-art chips from Delta Information Technologies.Delta Corporation is the largest chip manufacturer in the Federation. They produce no less than 2000 types of chips, of which 1800 types are restricted or prohibited from exporting to Moya.Even Moya's Ministry of National Defense had no choice but to buy chips from various parties at high prices on the black market that were transported to Moya through various channels, and then used these chips in Moya's most advanced weapons and equipment.

Delta's chips have absolutely no backdoors, and the design of each chip is public.But even if you get all the chip structure diagrams, without Delta's special technology, you will definitely not be able to manufacture the same chip, or, what you can make is more than ten times the volume of Delta's products, dozens of times the performance. consumption, and hopeless reliability.Delta's chip technology is said to be at least ten years ahead of the global average.In the Commonwealth, those big companies can easily order various chip products from the most brilliant Delta Information Technology Co., Ltd. under the Fosun Group. Although the cost is high, it is absolutely worthwhile to use it in various high value-added digital products. worth it.But in Moya, even Delta's lowest-end multi-line flow management chip, a chip weighing 1.1 grams can be sold for the price of 10 grams of gold.For all the occasional smuggling shipowners, Delta's chips are the most valuable cargo.

The biggest transaction most people may make in their lifetime is just dozens or hundreds of chips. Sometimes the money they earn can buy a good house in a place where Saltig is not considered the central city, and leave the dangerous place. On the sea, live a decent, safe and relaxed city life.If you accidentally get scarce goods, and with some clever operations, you will step into the class of the little rich, and it will not be uncommon for you to live comfortably from now on.

One can imagine the expressions of the crew members around when the cargo overturned on the floor of the fishy-smelling bilge.If it weren't for the fact that those "guests" were really tough, and being in the center of the hurricane was full of dangers, there might have been a commotion on the ship.

Ethan has gray-brown hair.He has worked on the ship for eight years, and the sea wind is very hurtful. He looks very old when he is only in his early 30s. People who say that he is 45 years old will believe him. The "Southern Cross" is a well-known large fishing vessel, and luck has always been good. It is not difficult at all for a senior crew member like Essen, a third officer, to easily earn 50 million a year.People who occasionally carry some private goods or have various purposes can get extra money.In Moya, Essen's income is also ranked in the upper middle.However, Essen has a little habit. Every time he arrives at the port, he always likes to find some people and go to some places to try his luck.Although occasionally he can enjoy a few days of luxury, but in more cases, his hard-earned money of several months will become a resource for other people's luxury.He had no choice but to smile mischievously, hide his dissatisfaction and disappointment, and hide in the cabin to enjoy the free board and lodging on board.Perhaps because of this, he became the person most familiar with the "Southern Cross", more familiar than Robert Enrique, who had been the captain for five years.

Essen walked into the bridge with a smile on his face, leaned close to the captain, and said in a low voice, "I've gone to see it. Among the more than 20 large boxes brought by those guests, at least six boxes must be chips."

Robert Enrique nodded slightly, indicating that he understood.Without even turning his head, he whispered, "It's not an ordinary person who can get so many chips. Do you really want to do it?" Robert Enrique was a little uneasy.It was not the first time he had done black and white things, but before, it was an unknown little man, a robber who was about to smuggle to Moya with a bag of gold and gems, who was thrown into the sea.Now these people on board, he is not sure who they are from.The person who contacted this transaction was Delia, the biggest pirate leader in the entire South China Sea. These people and the goods were all transferred from Delia's flagship "One Eye". Delia respected these few people .Their destination is Sorge, and there are still people there to meet the group. Although they don't know who it is, but judging from their background, they are probably well-known figures in the circle.Robert Enrique has a family and a house, and he can't compare to a bachelor like Essen, so he doesn't dare to play such a difficult black and white game casually.

"Captain, six boxes of chips. Can you figure out how much it is?" Essen was very familiar with Robert Enrique and knew what the captain was worried about. "If they weren't someone with a background, they wouldn't be able to get so many chips. Since they are people with a background, they must not be multi-flow processing chips. These six boxes of chips, thousands of chips, are enough for us to buy. Dozens of "Southern Cross" ships, even if they find a place to hide to avoid the limelight, it's worth waiting for the wind to pass in a few years before coming out. Now it's time for war, after a while, who knows what will happen. "

Robert Enrique frowned.Essen's words moved him a little.Indeed, the atmosphere in Moya is very strange now, and the whole country has fallen into an absurd atmosphere of preparations for war.Fortunately, at sea, those who rely on fishing and smuggling for a living can still enjoy some freedom, but in many cities in Moya, conscription and training are constantly going on.Moya's police and intelligence departments are constantly cleaning various organizations, arresting a large number of young and middle-aged people in various gray industries, and then releasing them after several months of "education" to form the Moya military. It is very traditional and very distinctive. crime camp.As long as those desperadoes can prove their worth on the battlefield, not only can they clear their crimes and write off their previous bad records, but they can also get a lot of money...

Yes, money, this is the most needed thing to survive in troubled times.This world, where a world war may break out at any time, is undoubtedly on the brink of chaos.

"What are they doing?" Robert Enrique asked quietly.

"Two of the four men are looking at the cargo in the bottom deck. Two are in the cabin. One is reading a book, and the other is surfing the Internet, chatting with Yuqing, the virtual idol of the Federation. It's really boring." Essen His eyes lit up, and the captain's reaction was exactly as he expected. "The two women are in the cabin."

Mentioning those two women, Robert Enrique's heart skipped a beat.I have been sailing at sea for several months. Although this time it is mainly to transport these people and goods, without having to deal with those smelly fish, it is still too boring after all.The accumulated desires made their dozens of people in a boat feel "chicken" when they saw any female creature, let alone those two beautiful and rich women.

"I asked Kali to lead a few people to watch. If you want to do it today... Tomorrow, it's time to get close to Sorge. I don't know if there is a sea guard searching for it at sea. It's a bit inconvenient to do it." Essen swept Looking at the bridge, everyone was listening to their conversation.The prudish first mate Singer leaned on the chart board and pushed his glasses. He heard it clearly. Since he didn't express any objection, he agreed.Singer has always been like this, never taking the initiative to make decisions, never.However, when sharing the benefits, he is indispensable.

"Federals, since you have some background, maybe you can give it to the military or the intelligence department, and you can exchange it for some money." Singer said suddenly.

"We're not going to Sorgue, and you'll lead someone to do it when I turn the rudder." Robert Enrique gritted his teeth and said. "After doing this, we will go to Yingtai to hide together for a few years. Although the place is small, as long as you have money, hehe..."

"Yes, Captain." Essen replied respectfully with a happy face.They are all people who live on board, and their respect and dependence on the captain is unimaginable to others.Especially Robert Enrique, he saved everyone's life more than once.What they want to do must have his consent, and they can only persuade him.Even if everyone is very tempted, but as long as Robert says no, everyone will continue to work in a somewhat embarrassing manner, and send these people and goods on the ship to Sorger according to the original plan.However, everything is different now.

Eisen hurriedly left the bridge and walked towards the engine room.The two women hiding in the cabin were talking calmly.Indeed, those are two beautiful women, perhaps not so young, but the kind of mature and rational brilliance is not possessed by those young women who feel very cultured and self-cultivated after watching a few historical TV dramas.

"Aren't you worried? The atmosphere on the boat is not right." The older woman was careful about her tone, as if she was afraid of offending the woman who was several years younger than her but now controlled her own life and death. "They, they may do it at any time."

"Do it? That's a matter for men." The young woman's tone was very relaxed: "If we can't even control this situation, what are we doing in Moya?"

　I no longer struggle with the four-character chapter name, thinking about it makes my brain hurt...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)