There were two thousand warships crammed around the huge stargate, which was extremely rare in the vastness of space.

The conversation between Ling Qi and Old Man Li Buer was still going on, and after he understood the other party's intentions, he was very surprised. Stargate is such a giant, even if the image of the engineer is so bad, do you still need to rely on blackmail to generate income?

Curious, Ling Qi inquired, "You said that the cost of materials is very high? I have some materials in stock on the cruise, you can name me and see if there is anything you need. And I know how to repair it, maybe I can help you. The price is calculated according to ninety percent of your regular cost, and you will be given a rebate! ”

Li Buer is very sensitive to the word rebate, and subconsciously bargains: "Sancheng...... Wait, what the hell did you turn out to be collecting money from me? ”

"I sell materials, and I can also help you repair it, and you will definitely have to pay for it! The power of the Star Gate is huge, and wherever the Star Gate is built, the economic tentacles will extend to it, so that you can't even afford this expense, right? ”

Li Bu'er kept his waist: "Boy, what kind of eyes do you have?" The strength of the stargate is beyond what you can imagine! The next moment he collapsed, and said in frustration:

"You also know that the Star Gate is huge, there are a lot of people to feed, and you have to be responsible for the construction and maintenance of all Star Gates, and the cost is unimaginable. The fees collected from various forces every year are insignificant, and we mainly have to rely on our own industrial support, we are actually living very poorly, and every star coin must be maximized! ”

Ling Qi resisted the urge to roll his eyes, the dead old man was too false, thinking that he didn't know anything.

The two major organizations, Stargate and Starnet, are recognized as the richest top powers.

There is not much to say about the star network, all currencies are controlled by it, it is quite a bank of the entire universe, it is still the only one, there are countless online income points, and it is well known that there is money.

And Stargate has the resources in reality, with super technology monopoly, it has countless economies in various star fields, and it is really where Stargate is built, there are its economic tentacles.

Moreover, Ling Qi had learned from the First Admiral, not to mention that everyone, including pirates, could use the Star Gate for free, in fact, the Star Gate collected a lot of fees from various forces every year according to the principle of territoriality, for example, there was only one star gate in the Evil Tack Galaxy, and the two principalities of Xiting and Diwu had to share the use and management fees of more than 100,000 star coins each year.

Ling Qi patiently explained to the other party that no matter how tight the money was, it would cost him anyway, and he could get a discount of 10% if he bought it from him, so why not.

Li Bu'er's muscles throbbed suddenly, knowing that Ling Qi would not be fooled. Naturally, he would not buy materials from Ling Qi, the Star Gate forces themselves had a large number of resource stars, and the equipment modules for the unified production and distribution of Star Gate supports did not need to be purchased at all.

"And I can really repair it, not only the common energy matrix can be repaired, but also the matrix of the sideship energy compartment and thruster can be repaired!" Ling Qi continued.

Li Buer's eyes widened: "Do you know how to cultivate the energy matrix?" ”

"Yes!"

Li Buer's eyes rolled for a moment, and he slapped his thigh and said, "I still have an apprenticeship under my name, which force are you from?" What identity? Come and be my apprentice, and from now on become a member of the Star Gate, and no one in the various forces will dare to provoke you! ”

Ling Qi's heart moved, this matter was quite tempting, with the sign of the Star Gate, that is, he had obtained the best talisman, and the curvature drive engine and antimatter energy warehouse of his car might also be in place, but he didn't know if this apprentice status would affect his freedom of action.

"It's not easy to enter the Star Gate, and don't look at it as an apprentice, as long as it's brought in by a formal engineer like me, and you can pass the assessment, then you can get an official status, not the kind of hired supernumerary. In the future, you can enjoy various benefits in the group, as well as a generous pension policy, and the contribution point has been reached, and the pension is worry-free. Well, the identity verification level cannot be sloppy, and it must be a clear and true identity. ”

Li Buer said so temptingly.

But the better he said it, Ling Qi was a little suspicious, feeling that this guy was unreliable. He asked, with an interested look:

"What do I need to do as your apprentice? Will freedom of movement be restricted? ”

"There will be no restrictions, there is a contribution point mechanism in the stargate, all tasks are sent by free undertaking, and engineers can receive tasks nearby, so as to get contribution points and star coins. Well, it's a bit like the Adventurer's Guild points, but the adventurer points don't have benefits, and our contribution points are linked to the group's benefits. ”

This sounded good, Ling Qi immediately said, "I'll discuss it with my wife first, and I'll reply to you later." ”

Li Buer rolled his eyes, why do you have to discuss this with his wife?

Ling Qi stopped communication and called Ao Ying to inquire about the situation. Ao Ying really knew some additional information: "I heard that under the contribution points and welfare mechanism of the unified stargate, there are countless subsystems, such as exploration, manufacturing, and transportation...... Stargate maintenance, etc., each system uses the method of hanging tasks to simplify the operation of huge institutions. ”

"If there is no one to do the task, will it be forcibly assigned?" Ling Qi asked.

"Then increase the return without limits, the Star Gate is rich and rich, and there must be someone to do it under the heavy reward, and there is no need to force it at all. In fact, I heard that there is a lot of competition in it, and if you want to get a huge reward, you have to rush for tasks. You lazy worm, since you become an adventurer, it seems that you have only successfully done one mission, and it is estimated that you will not get many contribution points after joining the stargate. ”

Ling Qi smiled awkwardly and said, "Regardless of whether I do the task or not, it is always a good thing to obtain the talisman of the official identity of the Star Gate, right?" ”

After Ao Ying affirmed this, Ling Qi resumed the conversation with Li Bu'er and agreed to be his apprentice. Thinking that the other party wanted to blackmail him for money just now, he asked him how much apprenticeship he needed.

"Apprenticeship?" Li Bu'er's expression was entangled for a long time, and finally he still told Ling Qi that he didn't need it.

Because of this apprenticeship, coupled with his own low level, he has not been able to receive an apprentice who has the ability to pass the assessment. Ling Qi claimed to be able to repair the energy matrix, such a talent could not be missed. In the Star Gate, even if the apprentice becomes a full-fledged engineer, after completing a task, as a former teacher, he can get an additional star coin and contribution point reward, and he can enjoy his old age in peace only by relying on the rewards brought by this apprentice in the future.

"This is my proof document, you log in to the Star Network space by yourself, and after showing the certificate to the space intelligence, she will guide you to transfer to the virtual community of the Star Gate maintenance system for identity registration. You can also learn about the task there, take on maintenance tasks, or meet other engineers to communicate with other engineers......"