Stepping into the Sea of Stars
Yes, carefully choose every part and watch as a spaceship is assembled bit by bit, Phantom said seriously.
Xia Fei leaned back on the bench and took out a cigarette, lighting it up and taking a few deep puffs. Assembling a spaceship with my own hands is truly a brilliant idea. Which spaceship manufacturing company are we going to?
Why are we going to a spaceship manufacturing company? Phantom casually said, Spaceships all have a limited lifespan, and those that have reached the end of their lifespan will be discarded in the warship graveyard. Lets find out where the warship graveyard in the Endaro Star Region is and assemble a spaceship there that we can use.
Xia Fei blinked, a look of disbelief on his face. Are we going to discard an entire spaceship just like that? Isnt that too much of a waste? Why dont we refurbish it?
Phantom chuckled. Do you think that a spaceship that weighs millions or even tens of millions of tons is that easy to dismantle? Just the cost of dismantling a spaceship alone is more than the value of the spaceship itself. When a spaceship reaches the end of its lifespan, the most valuable parts will be dismantled and sold to the small companies in the graveyard, allowing them to recycle and reuse them. Some of the less valuable parts will simply be discarded.
Xia Fei thought about it. Does that mean that we can only buy second-hand goods in the warship graveyard?
Phantom shook his head and said in a serious tone, Most importantly, these small, miscellaneous factories will give you the opportunity to practice. You wont get such treatment if you go to the four major warship manufacturing companies. Learning is the most important thing for you. You should know that many people who have piloted spaceships their entire lives may not even be able to witness a spaceship being assembled from the very beginning.
Besides, the warship graveyard will often be able to buy some high-grade goods that have been discarded by the military or those big shots. A spaceship assembled using these high-grade second-hand goods will be far more outstanding than a new spaceship. Furthermore, they can be customized according to your requirements, and you can assemble it however you want. The entire assembly process will be completely under your supervision, and the quality will also be guaranteed.
If you want to buy the best spaceship with the least amount of money, the warship graveyard is the only choice. Only the true experts will choose to go there and assemble their own spaceships. Though an ordinary Eagle-class spaceship costs eighty million, you will need to spend at least three billion if you want to equip the entire ship with high-grade goods.
Phantom's words were very reasonable. Which would be faster, a brand-new Jetta or a second-hand Jetta with a Ferrari engine? This was a very obvious matter.
The most expensive part of a battleship was not its outer shell, but its engine, electronics, weapons, etc. If they could find some good parts in the battleship graveyard to assemble a battleship, although it would be second-hand, its performance would be better than a new one.
Besides, being able to watch his own spaceship being assembled bit by bit with his own eyes was a great attraction in itself. There were still a few months until the start of the new Heaven Execution Training Camp, so using this time to familiarize himself with spaceships was not a bad choice.
"I remember you saying that I have to reach the Star Sector-grade to be qualified to own my own battleship. My current cultivation is still quite far from the Star Sector-grade."
Phantom laughed heartily. "You should really read through the member handbook that the Adjudicator Union gave you. It's true that your cultivation is lacking, but you're already a Trainee Adjudicator. This is one of the privileges of an Adjudicator."
At this time, a blue helicopter flew past in the sky and stopped on the beach in the distance. Three people walked down from the helicopter, all of them smiling.
Wu Long took the lead and charged to the very front, yelling, "Xia Fei! I heard that you've really become an Adjudicator. Congratulations! "
Xia Fei waved his hand and stood up from his chair to welcome them. "Hey, actually, I didn't even pass. I don't know what's wrong with them, but they forcibly recruited me."
"Being specially recruited isn't too bad. I wanted to be specially recruited, yet they didn't want me." Wu Long extended his wide arms and gave Xia Fei a tight hug. He was so strong that Xia Fei's bones were hurting from the hug.
The four of them lay on the beach chairs. Wu Long asked for two bottles of iced beer. Xia Fei was still on the medication and could not drink, so he got himself a glass of ice water.
Charlie looked a little shy as he sipped his drink. Xia Fei smiled at him and asked, "Charlie, have you used the gene optimization fluid I gave you?"
Charlie suddenly looked a little depressed as he silently nodded. "I got the math ability, but it's not my favorite speed."
Seeing the helpless look on Charlie's face, Xia Fei, Andre, and Wu Long could not help but laugh.
"No one can guess what kind of ability you will get after opening your seventh brain region. Actually, math isn't too bad for you. You're studying finance, so your talent in math will be very helpful for your major," Xia Fei said.
Charlie sighed. "I still want to be as fast as you."
Andre smiled and patted Charlie's head, his eyes filled with love.
"Andre, what ability did you get?" Xia Fei asked.
Andre shook his head and plainly said, "I didn't get anything."
"Oh, that's too bad." Xia Fei felt that it was a bit of a pity. He picked up his cup and drank another large cup of medicine. This kind of medicine needed to be consumed every hour, and it was time for him to take it again.
Xia Fei's body still had not completely absorbed the mixture of medicine from the last time. In addition, he had consumed a large amount of stamina enhancing medicine during his fight with Chen Dongs, so his body had a rather high level of drug residue. He could only slowly consume medicine in small amounts to recover his stamina.
"I've thought it through. At my age, what's the use of getting an ability? It's all fate, "Andre said with a smile, looking very open-minded.
Xia Fei took out a form from his bosom and handed it to Andre and Wu Long. "I plan to set up a holding company that specializes in importing the technological achievements of other civilizations to Earth. Then, I'll use this technology to cooperate with the large companies in the Federation."
Andre's interest was immediately piqued at the mention of investment. He hurriedly scanned through the proposal of the holding company, and his expression became excited.
"Xia Fei, that's a great idea. Right now, all the large companies are suffering from not having the ability to import advanced technology. If you can provide them with the technology through equity participation, they will surely be very willing. This will be a great thing for the entire Federation," Andre sincerely said.
Xia Fei chuckled. "I'd like to ask you and Wu Long to take charge of this matter for me. After all, I'll be leaving in a few days and won't be back for a long time."
Wu Long was not an investment professional, so he was still confused after looking through it a few times. "Though I don't know much about investment, I feel that as long as it's your idea, it's definitely not a bad idea. Since you want to do it, I'll follow your lead." Wu Long patted his chest confidently.
Andre handed the document to Charlie. "What do you think, Charlie?"
Charlie carefully read through Xia Fei's preliminary proposal and placed the document on the table. "Earth is still in the early stages of civilization and doesn't have any powerful strength, but we do have cheap labor. Let's use the monthly salary of six thousand federal dollars for every worker, which is only sixty cents in star coins. This labor cost is simply too low."
"Your development model is very similar to the Japanese model after World War II in the last century. Using cheap labor to occupy the market, and once you have the funds, you can proceed with the second and third industrial upgrade, becoming an industrial powerhouse in one fell swoop."
"At the current stage of the Earth Federation, this model is the most suitable. I believe that if this company is established, not only will it bring considerable profits, but it will also greatly accelerate the progress of Earth itself. However, from the looks of this proposal, the investment required will be very large. How much do you intend to invest?"
Charlie was indeed a genius in the finance department. He only needed to read through Xia Fei's proposal once to immediately understand Xia Fei's intentions.
"One hundred million star coins." Xia Fei extended a finger and softly said.
The three of them were so shocked that they nearly jumped out of their chairs. One hundred million star coins could be exchanged for one trillion federal dollars. Even Andre, who was used to seeing large amounts of money, could not help but shudder with fear.
"Are you really planning to invest one hundred million star coins?!" Andre excitedly asked.
Xia Fei nodded. "That's right."
Recalling that Xia Fei had once spent tens of millions of star coins to buy a flower, the three of them were no longer as shocked by Xia Fei's investment of one hundred million star coins to establish a holding company.
Andre bitterly laughed. "Originally, I was planning to use the family's funds to invest in this project of yours, but it's a pity that your plate is too big, and our Rothschild Family doesn't have the strength to do so yet."
Xia Fei disagreed. "You just need to help me manage this company. You and Wu Long can each take ten percent of the shares."
Andre shook his head. "Are you joking? This is a project worth one hundred million star coins. Ten percent of the shares is equivalent to ten million star coins."
Xia Fei lit a cigarette and sternly said, "I'm not joking. I'm only investing. The company still needs you guys to manage it. Trust me, ten percent of the shares isn't much."
Andre was still a little hesitant. "I have many friends in the investment industry, and they are all experienced professionals. If you lack management personnel, I can introduce you to a few good talents."
Xia Fei laughed. "I will never leave my back to people I don't trust."
"You don't have to worry about that. They are all professional managers. Their characters are not a problem," Andre said.
Xia Fei shook his head. "My understanding is different from yours. I only trust those who have been through life and death with me. We went to search for Atlantis together and faced that dangerous situation together, so I'm willing to trust you guys. No matter how nice they say it, I'm sorry, but I don't trust them."
There were two reasons why Xia Fei was so insistent on getting Andre and Wu Long to invest in him. First, he trusted them, and second, Xia Fei had obtained quite a lot of benefits while searching for Atlantis, so this could be considered a form of compensation.
Andre lightly nodded. "Since you trust me so much, leave this matter to us. We won't let you down."
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Four days later, Xia Fei took all the spoils of the Crisis grade assessment to the interplanetary internet and sold them for a total of 1.864 billion star coins.
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