Chapter 268: Fulfilled
“Starting from last month, this warp engine manufacturing factory has officially gone into production. According to the predetermined plan, the production line designed by A’dai will be able to achieve an annual output of ten million sets of frigate-grade warp engine systems.”
“Hiss, go easy, it hurts.”
Fan Ren heard this cry of pain and immediately gave an embarrassed laugh, then forced himself to ease his assault, but his mouth remained serious as he said:
“However, there is an issue among them, which is that in the warp engine, due to reasons related to gravitational waves, the core part that communicates with gravitons requires a very small amount of super-eating ore.
In previous research, this super-eating ore came from the Fox Pirate Group’s inventory, but it was very scarce. According to A’dai’s estimate, this small amount of super-eating ore will be completely depleted after completing the production task of 3 million sets of warp engine devices.”
“Mm, continue, mm.”
In the somewhat indecent scene inside the Peregrine Falcon’s cabin, Jin Qiaoying’s response was somewhat hurried, unsure if she was urging Fan Ren to continue introducing the hidden base.
“This is exactly the reason I had you come over.”
While speaking, Fan Ren quickened his movements, and the sweat on his forehead kept dripping onto the delicate body beneath him.
Hidden Base, under A’dai’s control, this exclusive mount of Fan Ren slowly sailed into the largest space research space station in the center.
“Sister Jin, welcome.”
When Jin Qiaoying, who instantly appeared much younger, stepped down from the cabin with awkward steps and slightly furrowed delicate brows, A’dai’s voice rang out first.
Obviously, although A’dai existed as a life form carried by computer electronic circuits, this sentence undoubtedly showed that it had human-like emotions.
The two hadn’t seen each other for some time.
“A’dai, hello.”
Jin Qiaoying’s expression was somewhat unnatural; she knew about A’dai’s ‘omnipotent’ capabilities.
Thinking of those indecent scenes from before, she couldn’t help but glance back subconsciously at Fan Ren, who was following her out of the cabin.
In comparison, Fan Ren, who had gone to the Solar System, looked exceptionally refreshed today.
He could guess the worries of the woman in front of him and smiled while shaking his head.
This finally put Jin Qiaoying at ease.
This place was somewhat different from the main body of Human Civilization in the Solar System, due to the scarcity of human resources and most major affairs being controlled single-handedly by A’dai.
As a result, even with Fan Ren’s current identity as chairman, no one came to greet him upon arrival.
However, this gave the two people of different complexions in front of him a slight sense of relaxation.
Supporting Jin Qiaoying all the way to the captain’s quarters inside the Conqueror, Fan Ren didn’t delay much and directly pulled up dense information, presenting it to Jin Qiaoying.
“Don’t have too many doubts.”
Fan Ren first set the tone; he believed Jin Qiaoying understood this point, then pointed to the data on the information and continued:
“We are not worried about the source of super-eating ore. The cost value of one set of warp engine is approximately 200 star coins, and among this, 60% of the cost comes from the demand for super-eating ore.
Although each set of warp engine requires only a very small amount of super-eating ore, compared to its high price, cost control can only reach this level.
However, I think this is a common issue among all civilizations capable of production at present.
Therefore, because of this, for such a product with extremely high demand, there is no cost competition.
Additionally, these are currently just the cost amounts for warp engines used in frigates, and as spaceship tonnage increases, with each tonnage level crossed, the required super-eating ore will increase tenfold.
That is, taking destroyers as an example, the manufacturing cost of their corresponding warp engines is around 2000 star coins, cruisers 20,000 star coins, battleships 200,000 star coins.
However, correspondingly, the selling prices of warp engines at this level in the starfield market are also different: 50,000 star coins per set.
Cruiser-grade warp engines, 100,000 star coins per set.
And for battleship-grade warp engines, the selling price reaches up to one million star coins per set.
This is also one of the reasons why most second level civilizations, despite their long existence, still have very limited numbers of battleships in their armies.
The high equipment costs limit the development of their warship numbers.”
While Fan Ren was speaking, Jin Qiaoying sitting beside him couldn’t help but look shocked upon hearing this.
This profit is too high!
As early as on the way here, Fan Ren had already introduced the general details of warp engine manufacturing to her, and only now did she finally understand why Fan Ren limited the knowledge of this matter to just a handful of people.
The truth is, once this information leaks.
Then Human Civilization will undoubtedly be coveted not only by second level civilizations, but even third level civilizations including Sirius will have ideas about this extremely profitable technology.
Moreover, these civilizations absolutely won’t care about ‘that bit’ of declaration of war fee; they will definitely brazenly declare war on Human Civilization in order to obtain this top-tier technological product mastered by only a few fourth level civilizations.
Taking the Hans Civilization’s battleship fleet as an example, they currently possess approximately 100,000 battleships.
The total price of the warp engines equipped on these 100,000 battleships reaches the terrifying figure of one hundred billion star coins.
Jin Qiaoying suddenly understood upon hearing this.
Mai Er had once said that the Hans Civilization still had a large number of unequipped battleships in stock.
Now it seems that the selling price of warp engines used in battleships is one of the reasons limiting the assembly of these battleships into the army.
Fan Ren reached out and patted her fragrant shoulder, feeling the enticing touch from her skin, then continued:
“Now it seems that the decision to continue using the Fox Pirate Group name is very necessary for us.
Not only that, I have decided that after completing the sales of the first batch of warp engines, this place will gradually sever the necessary ties with Human Civilization in the raw materials domain, in an attempt to minimize connections between the two sides.”
Jin Qiaoying nodded and continued:
“That’s how it should be. According to the information previously brought back by the Foreign Affairs Department, transactions in the starfield market can achieve absolute secrecy. If that’s the case, then the Fox Pirate Group can fully handle this business on its own.
As the seller, our products can be directly anonymously stored at the starfield market agency on Sirius Prime Star.
Once there is an order, the buyer can freely choose to entrust interstellar logistics or pick up the goods in person.
This way, it seems we can achieve fully confidential transactions and confidential shipping?”
Listening to her analysis, Fan Ren hesitated: “For these so-called anonymous transactions, we don’t know if the five great super civilizations can trace them.”
After he finished speaking, Jin Qiaoying smiled confidently and said: “That’s for sure! They will definitely know!”
