Chapter 424: Babylon
If Tang knew that the cooperation between "Daystar Pharmaceutical" and "Morningstar Casting" was to borrow chickens to lay eggs; knew that he would not reply on the spot, saying that it would take a period of time to conduct investigation and research in order to delay time, fight a protracted war, and force the "Morning Star Casting" to share the modulation process of the biological warship; Will young people still talk nonsense to the board? If you think about it, if it were him Bilbom, I am afraid that he would have left the hall long ago, and even blew up the entire "Cristier" industrial park in a fit of rage.
What kind of medicine is that young man selling in his gourd?
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In fact, Tang Fang didn't know the small abacus of the board of directors of "Daystar Pharmaceutical", he just vaguely felt something, not like a fish in his throat, nor to Cheng Dù with a mang on his back, but just a little unhappy and natural.
He never imagined that these mercenary capitalists would be honest with him, just as humans would never make friends with ants, whether it was a politician, or a businessman, or any other person of authority or status.
The lights in the corridor continued all the way to the end of the line of sight, and several lamps had been damaged in the battle five days ago, and before they could be replaced, they were bright and dim, flickering sometimes dim, sometimes blazing.
The park staff who passed by looked at his back with complicated expressions, with suspicion and confusion in their eyes, but more panic.
Just like he didn't care about the strange eyes of others at all, Tang Fang also didn't take the conspiracy of Bilbohm's people to heart, "Morning Star Casting" was just something he used to hide people's eyes, "Daystar Pharmaceutical" had ill intentions, Bilbohm hid a knife in his smile, he was not a weasel to give a New Year's greeting to chickens.
It wasn't until he approached the hangar that Ruskin caught up with a few of the park's top executives, and the security manager's face was still a little pale. It should be that I was frightened by the 120 pirate warships, and I believe that no one will feel better, even if the handle of the knife is in their hand.
Tang Fang didn't speak, and it wasn't until the last boarding time that he nodded to him. Leave the industrial park.
Pulling out a small square box from the mezzanine of the military uniform and underwear, he took out a few white pills in the palm of his hand, and put them into his mouth tremblingly, Ruskin's face finally looked better, Jesus was on it, and he was not so nervous when he faced the Charman Pirate Fleet 5 days ago.
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"Reach Star ......"
The tail flame of the shuttle left a string of fireflies in the void outside "Grindel", which was finally invested in the resource supply station Harbor Hangar.
At noon on the second day, inside the headless horseman, which glowed with its former glory, Byron was silent as he looked at the fading Morning Star on the big screen. He really wanted to go to "Babylon" with Tang Fang, but the words of the captain before leaving made him choose to stay, "Be optimistic about 'Dillard'." "It's just 5 words, but it seems to contain infinite magic and countless information.
And if he was in Terry? Ferdinand had to choose between Tang Fang, and he would not hesitate to choose the latter, which was not only to repay his kindness, but also to carry his hope. A seemingly elusive hope.
Stephen? Su stood not far behind him, equally unblinking as he watched the blue-white flames erupt from the tail of the Morningstar. Disappeared into the universe as an afterimage.
The poor guy still had a bruised face, the panda's eyes were black and shiny, his joints ached, and his gums were sometimes sore and numb. Before today, Stephen? Sue was still lying on the bed, swearing, and moaning. At first, he cursed Aros, Grant, and Tang Fang, and in the end, even the head of the regiment, Byron, became his "greeting".
Until now, the light of the instrument's indicator light is reflected in his brown eyes, which are colorful and colorful. It was somewhat similar to his swollen face. In terms of complexity, it is similar to his mood.
That guy named Tang Fang really repaired more than 120 pirate warships within 5 days, and without blinking an eye, he casually handed them over to Byron, leaving no monitors and no requests.
120 warships, that's 120 pirate warships! Hundreds of billions of assets are said to be given away, how iron is his relationship with Byron, Stephen? Su suddenly felt that he was very naïve, and he stupidly suspected that Tang Fang had bad intentions, what was the ulterior secret, and what was the result? If he really had other plans, would he use 120 warships as bait, which is almost 50% of the strength of Byron's Apollo Pirates.
Stephen? Su thought of one word - to spend the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain, and it was obvious that he was the villain, and he was still a villain who was so stubborn that he begged for his own hardships.
"Stephen, do you still have questions?"
Byron adjusted the blindfold, if there was no such thing, he was called a little white face more than a pirate, in order to make himself look more powerful, more fierce, more cunning, more characteristic, so he made such an eyepatch to wear on his left eye, and over time, he also developed a unique action - adjusting the blindfold, just like the four-eyed boy pushing the frame on the bridge of his nose as natural.
This kind of action he will only do in two situations, one is a tense moment, such as when Charman attacked "Christier" in a big way; The second is when he is happy, because laugh lines can cause the blindfold to shift and make him feel uncomfortable.
Cecilia said that this is obsessive-compulsive disorder.
"Who knows if this is a serial bitter trick played by Tang Fang."
Stephen? Su Wu was stubborn, but Byron was very keenly aware of something unusual, and a few hours ago, talking about Tang Fang, the copycat version of the king of the hill still opened his mouth and closed his mouth "That kid, that kid", but now it has been replaced by "Tang Fang".
"Stephen, if you're a beauty like Claire, you might have a different style if you're tsundere."
"What do you mean?"
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The news of the departure of the Morningstar was sent to Bilbom by Sheridan as soon as possible, which caught the board of directors of "Daystar Pharmaceuticals" off guard, and that kid didn't leave a word and suddenly left? What about negotiations? What about cooperation? He's too obedient.
Bilbohm felt that he couldn't see through the kid surnamed Tang anymore, and the board of directors said that he needed time to investigate, so he wouldn't take it seriously, right? With his character, he shouldn't be so upright, but if he guessed that this was just a retreat by the board of directors and a plan to get away with it, then why did he leave at this juncture, wasn't he in a hurry? Cooperate to build a factory. How could he be so childish, this ...... Who the hell is this retreating......
The chairman felt that his mouth was full of bitterness, and his heart, which was originally as calm as a mirror, rippled.
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When the Morningstar left the "Dillard" star system and leaped towards "Babylon", somewhere in the Tianchao star region, a giant warship about 1.5 kilometers long passed silently through the cosmic void. In appearance, it has a large, centipede-like arthropod body, winding its way like a shadowhunter walking in the night.
Whether it is the Star Alliance of the Tianchao Star Region, the Phoenix Empire, the Silver Eagle Regiment, or the sovereign countries of the Hillenbuir Region, there is no model similar to this giant ship, not to mention the different shapes, even the structure and style. And even the weapons system is far from perfect.
It was jet black all over, without a bit of brilliance on the surface, like a ghost, a ghost crawling out of hell, giving people fear, coldness, and emptiness.
Inside the massive ship, which is the size of two aircraft carriers, a man in black armor and a mask is handing over a chip to another similarly dressed man with a slightly wider body.
"The master's orders. Find the Tang side. "The sound was cold, like the shattering of an ice edge falling on a rock.
The person who spoke was as if he had been on an unknown space station. Black 7, who caught the green-eyed man's solitaire, has not changed much compared to before, the same dress, the same tone.
Black and cold have been integrated into his bone marrow. He stood there like an ice peak in the night.
"Yes......" The majestic man had a very hoarse voice, and he could have responded very simply, but when he said it in his mouth, it seemed that someone was slowly tearing the sandpaper.
"Old 3. You have always been reckless, and if it weren't for Lao 5's other task, I would never have given you this task. Remember, don't be greedy, just find out what you're trying to do, and we'll do the rest when I arrive. ”
"Yes......" Black 3's answer was still so hoarse and had no sense of rhythm at all.
"If the mission fails, what will happen to you, I think you know better than me."
This time, Black 3 was silent for a while before he replied: "It's very clear." As he spoke, the chip was pressed against his chest, like a stone sinking into the mud, and was slowly sucked into the armor.
"Go ahead, be careful." After Hei 7 finished speaking, he turned to leave, and after walking about a foot away, a streamer appeared on the edge of the figure, slowly collapsing to the middle, and his body disappeared inch by inch, as if entering another dimension.
Black 3 didn't move, and stood in place for half a minute before turning around and walking towards the hangar, the lights behind him going out as he walked away, as if he was walking on the border between light and darkness, like a knight who had lost his faith.
Black 7 is right, he knows better than anyone what will happen if he fails the mission, because there is no Black 1 and no Black 2 below him. He didn't agree with Black 7 to describe him as reckless, he had never been reckless, but when he killed someone, he would be excited to see blood and wails, and he was used to killing red eyes.
Weapons are used to kill! It's his hobby, and it's also his pursuit.
The door to the hangar opened, and Black 3 stepped in, and the darkness behind him swept through the passage like a sudden storm.
Fifteen minutes later, the fibrous material covered by the outer bone joint in the center of the giant ship slowly unfolded, like blooming petals of the underworld, and a fountain-shaped air stream sprayed out, and the door of the warehouse was flipped up and down, and a total of 5 triangular pyramidal warships broke free from their fixtures and flew out of the belly of the giant ship.
After leaving the area of influence of the giant ship, the 5 battleships changed for a while, the paint changed from black to silver, the stern expanded into an airfoil, and a set of heavy thunder launchers poked out on both sides of the bow tip, and the light flowed in the blank space of the two strings, splicing a very metallic wolf head pattern, and then, the main thruster ignited, a dazzling silver light flashed, and the 5 battleships disappeared.
The giant ship is still swimming in the void, like a black coffin, burying light and life.
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The "Babylon" star system, a well-known name of the Hillenbuir people, a commercial mecca containing endless business opportunities and hidden infinite killing opportunities, there are local merchants from the Tianchao Star Region, foreign merchants from sovereign countries, and even the Jupiters on the other side of the Sea of Death, the free market of "Babylon" not only gathers a large number of commercial resources, it is more like a country China, a link between countries, and has a certain political significance.
"Babylon" is located in the center of the Tianchao Star Zone, close to the Covenant side according to the sphere of influence, and can be said to belong to the territory of the Covenant, or it can be said that it does not belong to the territory of the Covenant.
No doubt. It is very special, and this peculiarity is due to the problems left over from history, as well as the deliberate indulgence of the Covenant government.
Back then, many sovereign countries in the Hillenbuir region provided supplies and troops to the Covenant government to resist the attack of the Jupiter Empire, and the main battlefield of the two sides was located in the "Babylon" star system and its surrounding airspace. By the end of the war. Sovereign states such as the Monya Empire and the Charles Federation are no longer limited to providing materials and troops, and even send a large number of fleets to participate in the "Babylon" battlefield.
Until the collapse of the Jupiter Empire, the Star Alliance, the Phoenix Empire, and the Silver Eagle Regiment stood together, because of the unstable situation at home and abroad, the Star Alliance requested the sovereign state fleet to postpone the withdrawal of the "Babylon" star system, so as not to be taken advantage of by the Phoenix Empire, so that it was in the hands of the sovereign countries, and they wished that they could put their own chess pieces at the junction of the Phoenix Empire, the Star Alliance, and the Silver Eagle Regiment in the center of the Tianchao Star Sector, so as to monitor the three kingdoms of the Tianchao. Get first-hand information.
Later, the situation in the Tianchao Star Region stabilized, and the Star Alliance government negotiated with the sovereign countries, asking them to withdraw from "Babylon". The Star Alliance did not dare, but it was unwilling to give such a strategically important place to other countries. Although, to a certain extent, the stationing of troops in "Babylon" could effectively contain the Phoenix Empire. But this is not the case.
After the fall of the Jupiter Empire, the expeditionary force was divided into two and turned against each other, and in such an environment, where did the Phoenix Empire dare to provoke the countries.
"Babylon" can be described as a safe island in the stormy sea, and it is safe from destruction.
Where can the Covenant government swallow this breath. But he dared to be angry and didn't dare to speak, and then he thought of a way to not only avenge an arrow, but also bring benefits to himself and improve the national economy. This is known as the "Open Plan of Babylon." ”
On the one hand, since the new emperor of the Phoenix Empire ascended the throne, the ruling policy formulated by his predecessors was abandoned, and the relationship with the Silver Eagle Regiment and the Star Alliance has eased.
On the other hand, the "Babylon" star system belongs to the Covenant territory in the strict sense, and it is really a bit unjustifiable for the powers of the various countries to rely here, so after many high-level consultations in the parliament, a port opening bill was finally voted to pass - that is, the "Babylon Open Plan".
The content of the plan is as follows, the "Babylon" star system is open to the outside world as a free trade port, and any foreign business organization or individual can go to "Babylon" to engage in business and trade activities, and lease and sell the two planets of "Latir" and "Alcais" to the Silver Eagle Regiment and the Phoenix Empire, and build a super-large space station between the 7th planet "Utopia" and the 8th planet "Typhon" of the star system, providing a trading place for merchants, named "Hanging Garden".
After a hundred years of war, the situation finally stabilized, and the three kingdoms learned from the pain and began to embark on the road of recuperation, at this time, the Star Alliance threw an olive branch and announced the "Babylon Opening Plan", which has indescribable benefits for the Phoenix Empire and the Silver Eagle Regiment, and naturally received strong support from the two governments, and the countries were forced to choose to compromise under pressure.
Today, "Babylon" is more like a mix of embassies, free markets and international business cities, standing tall in the Tianchao Star District and accepted by the world.
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The Dillard star system is nearly 25 light-years away from Babylon, and it took 20 days for Morningstar to reach its destination.
Compared with the "Jakarta Pur" star system, "Babylon" can be described as a "traffic flow", before it is close to the warp interception network at the edge of the star system, countless cargo and passenger spaceships pass by, along the void channel or into the internal space of the system, or out of the control area, start the warp engine, and escape into virtual time and space.
The Morningstar slowly moved forward, heading towards an entry passage of the warp speed interception net, Tang Fang sat in the captain's seat, looking closer and closer, the huge bulletin board spray-painted with the national emblems of the Star Alliance, the Phoenix Empire, and the Silver Eagle Regiment exhaled a long breath, and finally ...... Finally came to the free market, I wonder if this time I will collect the materials to make the dimensional lock, and what is the origin of the so-called "Zhiyuanxing" interstellar trade group?
Although the two planets "Toratir" and "Alcaissi" were leased to the Silver Eagle Regiment and the Phoenix Empire, most of the actual control of "Babylon" is still in the hands of the Star Alliance, just like the peripheral customs and warp speed interception net, which are guarded by the Star Alliance Navy, as for the garrisons of the countries in "Babylon", after so many years of development, because the Star Alliance is growing stronger, and "Babylon" has completely become an international commercial metropolis, and the Silver Eagle Regiment and the Phoenix Empire are muddying the waters, and the garrisons of various countries have been cut again and again, rightThe influence of "Babylon" is shrinking day by day, of course, there are reasons for the deliberate indulgence of the leaders of various countries, after all, the nature of "Babylon" has been finalized, even if the sovereignty is returned to the hands of the Star Alliance, those people in the parliament will not dare to risk the world, abolish the free market, and kick out the embassies of various countries set up here.
To put it bluntly, the formation of such a situation in "Babylon" is actually the result of mutual compromise between various forces. (To be continued......)
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