"You mean ......"

"The weapon system of the Republic's multi-functional fighter covers a very wide range, which can fully match the J-9, a fighter developed for the purpose of military needs. Hehe......" Old Jack touched his white beard and smiled sinisterly: "After matching the weapon system of the multi-functional fighter, the firepower output can fully meet the needs, plus the J-9's excellent maneuverability, maybe it will be stronger than the current F-5 type of the Federation!" ～”

“……”

Angus had served in the Pluto Flying Brigade and had flown multi-purpose fighters against Federation fighters, so he knew the pros and cons of the two aircraft very well. In terms of firepower output, the multi-purpose fighter is indeed no less than the Federation fighter, but other reasons such as engine defects and bloated airframes limit the air combat capabilities of the Republic multi-purpose fighter. However, if the airframe is replaced with the excellent J-9, and the powerful firepower output system of the multi-functional fighter is matched, then all the problems will be solved.

"You're a genius, old man! ~" Angus, who was smiling at the wonderful prospect, gave Old Jack a heartfelt thumbs up.

"That'......," said old Jack, who liked to listen to flattery, happily lit a cigar for himself.

"If it's this level of renovation, I'm afraid that the dock in the space station will not be enough......"

But Robin's immediate remark made the smiles on the faces of Angus and Old Jack freeze.

The dock Robin was talking about was a ship parts production line left over from the Octopus space station, capable of producing some simple general-purpose parts for the ship to use for regular maintenance.

In terms of the regular maintenance of the ship, this simple dock is absolutely sufficient, but if the J-9 space shuttle purchased is to be modified according to Old Jack's idea, then this dock will obviously not meet the requirements.

"Damn, how did I forget this! ～”

Slapping his head hard, Old Jack hurriedly opened his personal computer and flipped through the list of machine tools he had just copied when he was visiting the machinery market.

Moments later, an old machine tool that had been eliminated by Alex Machinery came into Old Jack's sight.

Alex Machinery Co., Ltd. is mainly engaged in the production of various parts and mechanical maintenance, due to the close relationship with the military, so a large number of orders can be obtained in the military department all year round, which leads to Alex Machinery Co., Ltd. has a lot of machine tools specializing in the maintenance of military equipment. The machine tool selected by Old Jack is an old-fashioned machine tool eliminated by Alex Machinery Company, which can barely meet the production of parts required for modification.

Now, after calculating all the items to be purchased, the dense list is simply dizzying, and the total price calculated is clearly beyond the total amount of money Robin has now.

The financial constraints on hand made Robin plan to cut some expenses, but after discussing it for a long time, everyone found that everything was a necessity, and any one was indispensable. Robin had no choice but to bring Nishizawa back and discuss how to deal with the overspending situation he was currently facing.

Originally, Robin came to Nishizawa to get him to try to keep the price down as much as possible, but Nishizawa, a business consultant, came up with another idea that Robin had never thought of, and asked for a loan from the federal bank.

Robin, the proletariat from the Nine Star Republic, are all business idiots, and naturally they don't understand the sophisticated business mode of loans. After Nishizawa's detailed explanation, Robin barely figured out that a loan was actually borrowing money from the federal bank and then paying a portion of the interest to the bank.

Robin has the right of permanent residence in Proxima Centauri's northern star domain, so Robin himself has the authority to borrow money from the federal bank, and after the establishment of Roche Logistics, Robin signed a huge contract with Martina's Byron Heavy Metal Trading Company with a total capital of 100 million. With Robin's own authority and this contract, he can even borrow about 50 million federal coins from the federal bank at a time.

Of course, the interest paid for a loan of so much money is also quite high. But Robin, they don't care, they don't plan to live in the Federation for the rest of their lives anyway, so the pursuit of immediate interests comes first. So, after asking Nishizawa about the procedures for applying for a loan, Robin immediately handed over all these things to Nishizawa.

With a large amount of cash in hand, Robin and his purchase goal were further expanded, adding all the things they had abandoned due to financial problems to the purchase list, preparing to build the Octopus space station in place at one time.

Robin's large-scale purchase this time is absolutely no less sensational than a magnitude 9 earthquake for the second-hand market in the Hermes spaceport. Because in the Hermes spaceport, the second-hand trading market can be said to be the lowest trading market, and the customers targeted are basically some free people who have no money in their hands, as well as small mercenary teams that are active in the northern star field. Therefore, it is difficult to have large transactions in the second-hand trading market that deals with poor customers.

But this time, Robin, a big customer, invested 57 million federal coins in the second-hand trading market at one time. The sweep acquired eight J-9 space shuttles, 50 'Thor' surface-to-air multiple-warhead missiles, 30 'Trident' carrier-based missiles, 400 'Meteor' short-range airborne missiles, 80 'Sparrow' medium-range airborne missiles, 16 'Sidewinder' long-range airborne missiles, as well as various aviation cannons, 10 ground-to-air rotating artillery batteries, and a large number of infantry armaments.

In addition to spending heavily on the arms market, Robin and his gang also bought a variety of electronic equipment, machine tools, various parts, ecological equipment, and a complete set of solar energy supply devices.

Judging from the items and types of items Robin purchased, spending 57 million does not seem to be much, and in the large transactions of the second ring of the spaceport, similar transactions are as high as hundreds of millions of huge transactions. However, this kind of transaction volume occurred in the second-hand market, which is a low-end trading market, but it is the first time in the history of the establishment of the Hermes spaceport.

Robin and the others, who had satisfied their desire to buy, had happily returned to the berthing bay of the TR-735 and waited to receive the goods. Unaware of the disturbance they had made at the Hermes spaceport, they had alarmed Elliott, who was watching them in the dark.

Ever since her encounter with Robin and Martina at the Spaceport's legal department that day, Elliott has been secretly investigating Robin's identity. However, since Robin was an outsider, Elliott's investigation yielded no results.

And it was this mystery in Robin that made Elliott more and more jealous. He instinctively sensed Robin's threat to him, and Martina's attitude towards Robin that day also forced Elliott to be wary of Robin.

Elliot was a successful businessman in the Hermes spaceport and throughout Proxima Centauri's Northern Domain, and before the emergence of the Byron Heavy Metals Trading Company, a challenger in the industry, Elliott and his company even monopolized the rare matter trading market in the entire Northern Field.

However, compared to the Byron family, which has a long history of industry, Elliott, a big businessman in the rare material industry, is a complete explosion. Even just three years ago, he was a fraudster who escaped from the Alpha Capital area. It was with the fraudulent funds and the Federal President's decree to open the Northern Star Domain that Elliot was lucky enough to seize this opportunity and become a major businessman who is now important in the Northern Star Domain.

But the change in identity can't change his essence, he is a pure outburst, a fraudster, three years ago, he has never even touched the field of rare substances, and he can't even figure out the basic classification of rare substances. Therefore, the dynasty he established in the Northern Star Domain was actually very fragile. Due to the lack of technical support, the rare substances purified by his company generally had quality problems, which made him criticized in the field of machinery.

It was during this period that Georgia? Byron relocated his Byron Heavy Metals Trading Company to Proxima Centauri's Northern Domain.

From the perspective of Elliott and his company, Byron Heavy Metals Trading Company, with its strong technical strength and industry reputation, is an extremely strong challenger, and almost all industry insiders conclude that Elliott will lose this business competition and relinquish his dominance in the field of rare materials. But in reality, Elliott was not as pessimistic as others thought, he saw an opportunity, an opportunity to improve his own injuries through conspiracy.

Taking advantage of the huge connections he had in the Northern Star Field, he gave Georgia the first time? Byron laid down a wide net from which he could not break free. He solved Georgia by murder? Byron, and take advantage of Georgia? The contract signed by Byron before his death pushed Byron Heavy Metals Trading Company into a corner.

If his plan succeeds, then after the acquisition of Byron Heavy Metals Trading, his Elliott Company will no longer have technical flaws, and his dominance in the field of rare substances will no longer be able to be shaken. So, he has been waiting for this day to come, and gradually tightened his big net, trying to make Martina, a beautiful little fish, stop struggling.

Until Robin showed up, his plan was quite successful, and at least he didn't see any hope of Martina turning the tables. Lately, however, Elliott sensed something was wrong. Through his investigation, he found that the Georgia space station, which had been suspended for a long time, was in full swing, which undoubtedly gave Elliott a fatal blow, because it meant that Martina had solved the most critical supply problem at a moment that he had overlooked.

(To be continued)