The 450 billion S$ plus the 190 billion S$ from the first auction item adds up to enough to build a regular fleet.

"460 billion!" The bidder was Brummer.

Ingersoll was the answer: "470 billion!" ”

And then Murphy, who came from the Sauron Empire and was a little like Byron? Doyle: "480 billion!" ”

Bidding has been getting slower, and it looks like the trio is weighing whether it's worth bidding.

"500 billion!" Ingersoll's hand holding the PDA was shaking slightly, he was still quite sensible, and he didn't crush what he was holding in his hand like he used to do when he was angry. Of course, the PDA is sturdy, and with the strength of his hands, it's undoubtedly a challenge.

The "500 billion Star Coin ......" was in an uproar, and the price of the second lot has more than doubled that of the first lot.

Murphy from the Sauron Empire is silent! Brummer from the Phoenix Empire was also silent!

The host had already confirmed the offer for the second time, and Dingding's gavel was suspended in the air, and the strength was building up on his wrist.

"505 billion!" Suddenly, the new offer set a new auction record again, and Brummer still couldn't hold back after all, he wanted to try again, what if 500 billion was Ingersoll's bottom line?

"510 billion!" Murphy also thinks the same thing.

Ingersoll hated it and hesitated to continue to raise the price.

But at this moment, Samuel, the representative of the Sulu Empire, who had already given up the bid? Leslie, however, suddenly killed a return pistol, and if it didn't fire, it was already a blockbuster.

His offer was "550 billion!" ”

There was an exclamation from the hall on the first floor, 40 billion, a sudden increase of 40 billion, this is definitely a big deal!

In the fifth private room from the right on the second floor, MacDonald's face was as gloomy as water. As the "Iga Industry", which has a deep hatred with Captain Tang Fang, it has never relaxed its surveillance of Tang Fang and others, and with their means, how could they not know the cooperative relationship between Captain Tang and the "Somar" auction house.

7 days ago, 10 pieces of the remains of the Ipsisaurus were auctioned for 15 billion star coins, which may be a huge amount of money for ordinary enterprises, but it is just a drizzle for heavy military enterprises. A few billion Star Coins weren't enough to get Morningstar Casting fully operational, not even enough to build the dockyard.

To put it bluntly, compared with a military giant like "Iga Industrial", he was still a small shrimp 7 days ago, but now, with a net worth of 800 billion! It is already comparable to some large enterprises, not only the construction cost of the dock is enough, but also a large amount of very considerable liquidity.

With this money in hand, even if the price of iridium-containing minerals and cesium-containing minerals doubles. I am afraid that it will be difficult to form an effective clamp on the rise of "Morning Star Casting".

MacDonald almost crushed his back molars, and the PDA had already been thrown into the corner by him, but the funny thing is that the "Somar" auction house is very real, the quality of this batch of customized PDAs is simply outrageous, the display screen is not broken, and the components are not broken, which saves "Iga Industrial" 10,000 star coins in compensation.

It took MacDonald a long time to calm the anger in his heart, and finally. He found a reason to comfort himself, Tang Fang got a lot of money. But where did the money come from? It was raised by auctioning off the good things at the bottom of the box!

If you look at it from another angle, not only did they not lose, but they won by a big margin, which is tantamount to taking a salary from the bottom of the kettle. Now that the Tang side has no way out, the loss of these two complete Ipsisaurus relics means that the "Morning Star Casting" has also lost a certain core competitiveness. Because this is an enemy behavior, it will have the negative effect of eliminating the advantages of one another!

"550 billion at a time, are there any friends who have raised the price? 550 billion! ”

“…… 550 billion for the second time! ”

The host waved a gavel, and his eyes flashed with a different kind of brilliance.

Ingersoll, Murphy, and Blumer were all silent, and no one expected Samuel to play a game of return at this time. Raise the price by 40 billion all at once.

"555.5 billion!" Murphy, from the Sauron Empire, tentatively increased the price again.

As an imperial state, His Majesty the Emperor can use the funds of the treasury to the maximum extent without having to account to his subjects, and since there have been few major wars in the Sauron Empire in recent years, it is not difficult to come up with enough funds to build a regular fleet to bid for a complete Epsilon aircraft.

The host swallowed the words back into his stomach, he loosened his right hand, and clenched it a little tighter, a layer of sweat already stuck to the handle of the mallet, which came from his palm.

555.5 billion, an auspicious number, Tang Fang smiled, there was an inexplicable sense of joy, it seems that Mr. Murphy has a bit of humor.

In fact, he was wrong, Viscount Murphy has always been a very strict person, and the reason why he reported the number "5555" was not for the purpose of adjusting the tense atmosphere at the scene, because there was a box of cigarettes on the coffee table, and the beautifully packaged cigarette box was printed with three gilded "5s".

And the woman lying in the crook of his arm has a brooch pinned to her chest, which looks like a "5" turned sideways.

Of course, these are all indirect factors, but the most direct reason comes from Viscount Murphy's hobby, as his favorite player wears the number 55 shirt.

So, he is very strict, but extremely funny. forced to report a "555.5 billion!" ”

He can swear to God, he didn't do it on purpose, he really is a very strict person.

"600 billion!"

Samuel's voice was unhurried and unhurried, as if he were stating a trivial matter of inconsequential importance.

"...... Uproar"

The audience was in an uproar, and all the guests turned around and stared straight at the fourth private room from the left.

Another 40 billion! The representative from the Sulu Empire directly pushed the bidding price to the 600 billion mark with 2 price increases, domineering, really domineering!

Murphy's face was like the weather in the rainy season, cloudy as if coated with a layer of ink, and the woman shrank into his arms and did not dare to move, because she knew better than anyone that Viscount Murphy was a very strict person, and even more a short-tempered person.

"600 billion once...... 600 billion two ...... 600 billion ...... 600 billion transactions! ”

"Congratulations...... Congratulations to Mr. Samuel on winning the second lot. ”

The host laughed happily, 600 billion! This is the highest-value auction he has ever handled.

There was a burst of warm applause in the hall on the first floor, but the atmosphere on the second floor was completely different, the doors of several private rooms were opened one after another, and Ingersoll and others walked out with cold faces. Leave the scene with a quick walk through the convenient passageway.

Viscount Murphy was also among them, as well as his concubine, but compared to when she came, the woman's face was a little less smiling and a little more crimson, and if she looked closely. It should be a palm print.

Samuel should have been very happy to bid for the Protoss transport plane, but in fact, the expression on his face was extremely dazed, he didn't know why he bought this flying machine at a price of 600 billion, there was no reason at all, obviously he had already chosen to give up when it was 400 billion, why? Why did he participate in the bidding of Murphy, Ingersoll, and Blumer at the last moment?

He couldn't figure out what was wrong with him, it was as if an invisible hand was manipulating his body, pressing the bidding button again and again. But his mind is very clear, he knows what he is doing, and he understands the consequences of doing so, but he can't help but do it.

It's a contradictory feeling, but it's very real, so he's confused.

If you use a more vivid metaphor, it is that there are two of him living in the head, and one is repeatedly telling the brain not to shoot. The other said that it should be filmed, and it must be filmed. And very violently pushed the former down, completely taking control of the entire body.

In the end, Samuel came to the conclusion that the former is called intellect and the latter is called impulsiveness, and either one is himself. No one was manipulating him.

He regretted it and was even more chagrined.

Before attending the auction, the head of the embassy, Count Ryder, 1st Earl of the Empire? Peters once told him that it was best to win the second auction item within 500 billion, but he was good enough to impulsively raise the price to 600 billion. In front of everyone, they can't go back, otherwise the Sulu Empire will still have a foothold in "Babylon".

"How can I explain to Lord Ryder when I go back......" Samuel really wanted to slap himself twice.

He didn't know that the name of the second villain in his mind was not "impulsive" or "spirited", but had a very elaborate name - nerve parasite.

…………

The transaction price of the immortal is 190 billion, which is obtained by the Mengya Empire, and the transaction price of the transport plane is 600 billion, which is obtained by the Sulu Empire.

Soon after the auction ended, this news swept the streets and alleys of the "Hanging Garden" like a shocking tsunami, and if you add the 10 pieces of the remains of the Ipsisaurus that were auctioned 7 days ago, the total auction trend this time reached 800 billion.

Who wouldn't be tempted by such a huge sum of money? Who doesn't blush?

Ordinary people are at most red-eyed, and in most cases this kind of news is regarded as an after-dinner conversation, and some large and medium-sized enterprises have begun to use some secret channels to inquire about the whereabouts of 800 billion, after all, if the money enters the relevant field market, it will inevitably have a non-negligible impact on the existing economy.

In addition to the large and medium-sized enterprises that heard the wind, there was also a hand with huge energy that reached into this whirlpool, no, to be exact, it reached into Tang Fang's pocket, and its goal was the money!

The day after the auction, Tang received a notice from the "Sky Garden" tax department that a personal income tax rate of 5% would be levied on the auction.

Grant was very annoyed by this, because under normal circumstances, auctions like this form only need to pay 2% personal income tax, but the tax department of the "Hanging Garden" gave a 5% tax rate, and 40 billion was gone, which was 40 billion, worth 80 Longsword-class frigates.

Why does the Don side need to pay such high taxes, according to the official explanation.

First, he violated the rules and conducted the auction in the name of the "Rover Technology Consortium". Because the Star Alliance military and the "Rover Technology Consortium" have a lot of cooperation projects, whether it is in bidding or auction, there are tax-free advantages, Corey? Christian, not knowing what agreement he had reached with him, sent these Epsilon ruins to the auction house "Somar" in the name of the company for auction. It is true that the board of directors of the "Rover Technology Consortium" had previously given the old Corey the instruction to "act cheaply", but this does not mean that the board of directors approves of this kind of violation of Star Alliance laws and regulations, so this is a personal use of power, is Corey? Christian with his orchestrated tax evasion.

Second, according to Star Alliance law, foreign businessmen who engage in business activities in the "Sky Gardens" need to pay more taxes. Just like the personal income tax on auctions, the tax rate is 3%. Of course, general foreign merchants, such as Philips and Old Benny, can apply for tax refunds according to the international trade laws and regulations of "Babylon", and this requires a certificate issued by the embassy, which can be obtained here in Tang. Could it be that he should go to the embassy of the Mengya Empire?

To sum up, the Star Alliance tax department added a penalty of 2% on top of the 3% personal income tax, so it became 5%.

Tang Fang did not speak, nor did he protest, and allowed the tax department to transfer 40 billion star coins from the company's account.

Grant was very puzzled by this, because it was not in line with the style of the captain, he was a thorn, and the fact that people had to bow their heads under the eaves was destined to be unfortunate to him.

Compared with the confusion of the deputy captain, Tang Fang was thinking about another thing. Someone at the top of the "Rover Technology Complex" is playing with words, and Old Corey will definitely not betray himself, because he doesn't dare, if it wasn't him, who would it be?

…… Presumably, some people in the "hanging garden" government can no longer sit still.

Those guys who were hiding in the dark and staring at him couldn't imagine that he would use guò to raise start-up funds, and a single chip is 800 billion, although 40 billion personal income tax is not enough to make him break his bones, but it can really disgust him. At the same time, it also passed on a warning to him: "Don't try to go against the government, your words and deeds are under our surveillance." ”

Day 3. White? Davide came to the hotel and drove away Old Corey's car, and when Tang Fang asked if something had happened to the "Rover Technology Consortium", White replied: "No."

Tang Fang noticed a situation, the engagement ring on his middle finger was changed, although the shape was still the same shape, but the oxidation range on the surface of the ring was much higher.

Sending White away? David. Tang Fang returned to the villa and talked with Grant and Aros for a while, and in the afternoon, the three of them went out together, came to the administrative area of the "Hanging Garden", and had a war of words with the people from the tax department. even made trouble with the director and the district head.

"It turns out that Boss Tang of 'Morning Star Casting' will also jump over the wall in a hurry......" This sentence comes from a female tax officer, who is very mean, because she has always hated tax evaders the most.

…………

At the same time, in the outer space of the fourth planet "Eibar" of the "Babylon" star system, a cargo ship flying from the direction of "Hanging Garden" docked into the "Karno" space station, where the embassy of the Monya Empire was located.

If we say which of the 12 planets belonging to the "Babylon" star system is the most special, it is not "Utopia", nor "Typhon", nor "Toratir" and "Alcais", but "Eibar"!

Approximately the size of Utopia, Eibar was occupied by the fleets of various nations during the war between the Covenant and the Jupiter Expeditionary Force as a supply depot for the Combined Fleet on the front lines to support the Covenant against the Jupiter Expeditionary Force.

The reason why the countries chose "Eibar" as a logistics base to build a space station instead of the more beautiful "utopia" is because it is too close to the "Babylon" border defense line and is vulnerable to the attack of the expeditionary force, but the "Eibar" is different, "Babylon" has a large number of early warning facilities on the border, and the Star Alliance fleet is stationed, even if the expeditionary force launches a blitzkrieg, it will be difficult to deal a fatal blow to the "Eibar".

At that time, the Star Alliance was weak, and even if he knew that the inland countries had their own small abacus, they were powerless to resist and could only let it go.

Later, the situation in Tianchao stabilized, the "Babylon" Special Zone was established, and the countries gradually withdrew the fleets installed here, but the military port built earlier in "Eibar" was not dismantled, but continued to be used as "embassies and consulates", thus forming a very special scene.

Over the gray-brown "Eibar", more than a dozen large space stations circulate like satellites, slowly flying along the established orbits.

The Monya Empire's embassy is located on the "Karno" space station, which was originally a standard military harbor, but after the withdrawal of the Imperial fleet, it was slowly transformed into a civilian harbor, and only a few areas of it were retained as logistics supply sites for the garrison.

Two days ago, as soon as the auction ended, the Immortals were transported by the Garrison to the "Karno" for mothballing, and they were not transported back to China as soon as possible, because Mr. Ambassador was very clever and he would never rush to send the Immortals back to Monya without the Imperial Fleet being in place.

What are the old foxes in the Covenant Council cultivating pirate forces for? Is it just to curb the expansion of the power of the stronghold? Not necessarily...... There are things that officials can't do, but pirates can.

Therefore, he had to wait until the Imperial receiving forces forced back the group of pirates outside the Covenant government to absolutely control the zhì area, and then it was the right time to transport the auction items back to China.

It's just that Mr. Ambassador guessed the beginning and the end, and did a lot of targeted work, but he never expected that there would be a mistake in the middle.

He was sitting on the leather couch in his office with his legs crossed, imagining that he was receiving an award from King Kirlclov I when a warning message came to him.

Something happened! Something has happened to the C section where the immortals are stored!

Area C is a military control zone of "Karno", with several garrisons stationed, and unless the soldiers mutinied, or a strong enemy attacked, there was no accident.

As if a needle had been stuck in his buttocks, Eisenhower stood up at once, turned off the classical music playing on the multi-function terminal, removed the beautifully shaped and intricately patterned tea set on the table, and woke up the remote monitoring module. (To be continued......)

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