A natural hunting ground full of alien sea monsters, and the irregular alternation of deep ocean currents.

All the potential crises seemed to be condensed together, turning into a hideous bloody mouth, showing sharp and sharp fangs to Meng Lei.

A foul smell of terror rushed to his face, making Meng Lei shudder.

However, the words that seemed to be a bit of a retreat were actually just a joke.

He couldn't give up so easily because of this difficulty.

Survival is just a process, and going home is an obsession.

Even if he has no relatives.

Even if he is the only one in the family.

After being silent for a long time, Meng Lei half-leaned on the production table of the Guixu, holding a cheap cigarette handed over by Wang Qi in his mouth, and silently stared at the sea map of the hydrothermal wasteland in his hand.

After a while, Chen Yu spoke:

"For the sake of safety, my suggestion is to buy another F-class submarine to escort before going to sea, and expand the fleet to five."

After a slight groan, Chen Yu puffed out a puff of smoke from his mouth and added:

"Although the submarine may not have much effect, it can still provide some help when encountering a large abyssal kraken.

No matter how bad it is, there are more chances to escape. ”

Most of the F-class submarines can already be equipped with independent shuttles.

This kind of shuttle boat is generally hidden in the belly of the submarine, and only when it encounters narrow terrain and needs to explore the way, or when it encounters danger, the shuttle boat will be dispatched as an escape tool.

Although, the energy reserves of the shuttle boat are not enough to sustain high-speed travel for too long.

But before the energy is exhausted, the extreme sailing distance can barely run one or twenty kilometers.

In some cases, it can really turn the tide of danger.

Meng Lei did not refuse, nodded noncommittally, and was about to answer, when he suddenly remembered something, turned his head and asked:

"Captain Chen, the price of an F-class submarine is as high as 150,000, and in order to deal with the various dangers of hydrothermal wasteland, counting the miscellaneous upgrade and transformation costs, it will cost at least 200,000 yuan to land!

I have more than 100,000 left, barely enough to pay for the upgrade of the other three submarines.

If you allocate it from the fleet funds, will it affect the survival and development of the whole body? ”

Chen Yu shook his head and said with a smile:

"For the time being, it can barely be supported, after all, the bounty department of the first echelon has been receiving a steady stream of tasks from the alliance.

So far, we've earned nearly a million bounties from the Alliance's bounty mission system! ”

Speaking of this, Chen Yu changed his words and said:

"However, most of this money was used to buy food and pay the basic salaries of the fleet members.

After all, the food resources in the sea near Sil City are relatively poor, and there are many lone wolf players, so it is difficult to make a profit from hunting, and we can't be too harsh on our subordinates to eat energy bars every day to survive.

Therefore, most of the current food sources still depend on the supply of Sil City, which is also a big problem we are currently facing. ”

Hearing this, Meng Lei nodded solemnly.

In fact, for such a deep-sea environment, the biggest problem facing human survival is nothing more than food and air.

The water is actually very easy to solve, but the extraction equipment of the initial wasteland boat is somewhat unreasonable.

As for air, as long as the energy can keep up, it is also easy to solve.

In alien planets where nuclear fusion technology has been perfected, this question is nothing at all.

At the end of the day, food is still the biggest obstacle to survival.

Sighing softly, Meng Lei pinched his eyebrows and muttered:

"When it comes to food, I'll take the time to contact Roger to see if he can provide a few coordinates of natural fishing grounds that are close to each other.

If we have the opportunity, we will set up a separate ocean-going fleet to be responsible for the supply of food.

As long as this trouble can be solved and the initial stage of development can be passed, all difficulties will not be a problem! ”

Chen Yu didn't speak, just nodded silently.

He could hear that Meng Lei was just cheering up a few people and building confidence.

Even if the food problem is solved temporarily, it is unlikely that everything will be smooth sailing in the subsequent development process.

There's always a series of various troubles that follow.

But at present, there seems to be no better choice, so we can only take one step at a time and face the difficulties.

The way home was not so easy to walk.

"Alright."

At this time, Meng Lei got up from the production table, carefully folded the navigation map in his hand, and carefully put it into the inner pocket of his clothes.

He looked around and said to Chen Yu and the others:

"Let's go ahead and get busy first, I'll go to the shipyard to see if there are any suitable submarines, and book one first."

Time is pressing, in addition to the three submarines that need to be upgraded, the purchase and transformation of new submarines must also be solved as soon as possible.

The transformation alone would have taken three days, and now that the spatial tide was about to explode, they had no more time to delay.

Hearing this, Chen Yu and Wang Qi nodded one after another.

They also have a lot of things to deal with on their hands, and they are busy every day, and they rarely have time to rest.

Meng Lei didn't delay much, turned around and went out.

Before leaving, he suddenly remembered something, stopped again, turned to look at Ning Wen, and asked:

"By the way, Awen, has the relationship between the shipyard been connected? Can you give more discounts when buying a boat? ”

Although on all occasions in the alliance, except for the auction house, there is a 75% discount.

However, in line with the principle of saving in the early stage of entrepreneurship, Meng Lei felt that it was more appropriate to find acquaintances.

However, Ning Wen shook his head with an embarrassed face, and said helplessly:

"No, the shipyard is an independent organization of the alliance, and the senior management rarely has contact with outsiders, even if they don't have the opportunity to come to the door, someone must be introduced.

Therefore, the development of relations over there has not improved so far. ”

Hearing this, Meng Lei didn't care too much, patted Ning Wen's shoulder, and said:

"It's okay, take your time, don't put too much pressure on yourself, I'll see if I can help you find a suitable candidate, introduce me from it, and go to other things first."

After speaking, Meng Lei turned around and walked out of the cabin of the Guixu.

Since Ning Wen's side couldn't help, Meng Lei could only bite the bullet and go to negotiate business on his own.

Fortunately, with a 75% discount in hand, even if you take the goods at the market price, you can save a lot of money.

In addition, he was not without an acquaintance at the shipyard.

The receptionist and salesman I met last time I was rebuilding the submarine, Nona, has always been in touch with him.

This beautiful woman will send a message to Meng Lei from time to time, and the content is not ambiguous. The words were just simple greetings, and Meng Lei occasionally replied politely.

Although the two do not have too deep a connection, the superficial relationship is not bad.

The upgrading and transformation of the three submarines this time, coupled with the purchase of new submarines, the transaction volume is at least about 300,000!

This kind of value order is enough to make Meng Lei rank among VIP customers.

Appropriate discounts, I think you can still get satisfaction.

took out the tablet and sent a message to Nona, Meng Lei explained his intention and asked if the other party was free.

Seeing that Meng Lei took the initiative to send a text message to himself for the first time, and he still came to the door with a large order, Nona was immediately overjoyed and excitedly said that she would greet him in person.

Meng Lei felt that it was unnecessary, so he refused and let her wait in the reception hall of the shipyard.

On the way, Meng Lei had nothing to do, so he browsed the day's headlines through the handheld tablet.

He wanted to find out if there were any new developments in the war between the coalition and the separatist groups.

To his disappointment, but fortunately, the two sides were still engaged in verbal and written criticism, and there was no actual action to start a war.

And, as the results of the investigation at the Molten Outpost were revealed, the wind of public opinion began to tilt one-sidedly in favor of the Alliance.

The mastermind behind the scene committed suicide by drinking bullets, and the accomplices were pressured to admit the fact that they were members of the separatist group, and a large number of armed members of the separatist group were captured at the scene.

All the clues and evidence confirm the identity of the Separatist Group as a terrorist organization, intending to undermine the stability of the alliance and the peace with the alien society.

"No matter how they justify it, facts speak louder than words, and the actions of the separatist organization in recent years are undoubtedly digging their own graves!"

Leonard, the head of the Alliance's Personnel Department, delivered a speech full of righteous indignation.

"I am well aware that there are people among our people who have gone astray, who have been bewitched by them, who have been brainwashed by their democratic ideas and free trade rhetoric.

But the separatist groups at that time were no longer what they used to be, they were just a bunch of terrorists under the banner of democracy!

The Alliance hereby appeals to the general public, including those members of the Separatist Organization who have been bewitched, to be sure to actively report and expose, as long as they can contribute to the peace of the alien planet, the Alliance will not be responsible for the past! ”

Finally, Leonard concludes:

"The vast number of kind and righteous alien citizens, do not be tempted by the promises and conditions of the Separation Organization. Confused, they will only lead us Tia remnants to ultimate chaos and death!

Keep your eyes open and see them for what they really are, this is the disaster that the Secession has brought to us! ”

At the end of the presentation, a video was played on the screen.

That's the melt outpost business area where the sea recedes. After leaving, the devastated city had been destroyed, and thousands of painted skin parasitic corpses were piled up in the square at the entrance of the city, which could be called a mountain of corpses.

The bloody scene of twisting and entanglement of stumps and tentacles, and the accumulation of heads and limbs, is like a purgatory on earth!

All the viewers felt a numb scalp and a deep chill from the inside out.

It's horrible, it's horrible!

In the decades and peacetime since the development of skin worms, such a scene has long since disappeared in people's minds.

People living in this era never imagined that one day they would see such a picture.

At this moment, the fear of being dominated by the painted skin parasite in the past has spread again.

The shadow of the old is like a vast net, which is once again shrouded in everyone's hearts.

As soon as this video was exposed, the separatist organization suddenly became a public enemy of the whole people.

While the general public was in a panic, they also launched a collective condemnation of the separatist group, and the major media were full of scolding.

Meng Lei shuttled all the way through the lower area of Xi'er City, and could hear many people talking about this matter along the way, which had a considerable impact.

And in order to establish an image and stabilize the panic in the hearts of ordinary people, the alliance also threw out another news in due course.

It is said that the second-generation dermathostat is already in full swing of research and development, and will soon enter the clinical trial stage, and will be put into mass production soon.

This news undoubtedly led the people's voice to the side of the alliance again, and received a large number of supports, which made the alliance's dominance invisibly stable.

However, the separatist side did not sit idly by.

The separatist group refuted it through the media under its control, saying that all this was a hoax directed and staged by the alliance, deliberately pouring dirty water on itself, trying to provoke a war and suppress the development of a democratic society by violent means.

Among them, the most obvious loophole in the alliance is,

If the antidote is not developed in advance, in the face of the emergence of new types of eggs, it is impossible to make a major breakthrough in the research of targeted drugs in a short period of time!

In addition, the separatist organization also said that many people found that the alliance was wantonly stationing troops and a large number of commercial cargo ships were gathering when they passed through the major military bases of the alliance.

It is clear that the alliance has been planning for a long time and is preparing for war in advance.

For a while, the two sides argued, and the quarrel was called a lively.

Meng Lei probably browsed it and found that the war seemed to be unable to start for a while, so he didn't pay too much attention to it.

For him, including for the Separatist Explorers, the later the war began, the better.

Then they will have more time to develop and prepare.

Once the first shot is fired, the independence of the Exploratory School is about to begin the countdown.

Ten minutes later, Meng Lei bypassed the lower planting area and the workshop workshop, and finally came to the area where the shipyard was located, guided by the signs all over the passage.

After Nona finished communicating with Meng Lei, although she did not take the initiative to greet her, she was still waiting outside the hatch of the reception hall of the shipyard.

The moment Meng Lei's figure appeared at the end of the corridor, Nona stepped forward with her long slender and straight legs and went up enthusiastically.

"Captain Meng, long time no see!"

The golden hair was rippling with shawls, and the eyes as bright as sapphires stared at Meng Lei without blinking.

Meng Lei did not shy away from looking back, smiled and shook Nona's hand.

"Hello, Miss Nona"

The two greeted each other politely outside the gate of the shipyard.

Then, in a slightly sharp and soft voice, Nona smiled and said:

"The VIP room has prepared a good coffee for you, please come with me!"

As he spoke, he guided Meng Lei towards the reception hall of the shipyard.

Meng Lei nodded and followed.

He likes Nona's resolute attitude and never greets him too much.

On some issues, as long as the customer's words reveal the taste of rejection, she will not dwell on it more, and her ability to observe words and colors is in place.

This is also one of the reasons why Meng Lei will deal with her again, this woman can give people a very comfortable feeling.

Along the way, today's shipyard reception hall is obviously much more lively than the last time I came.

It can be seen that there are many guys dressed as bounty hunters, talking and laughing and talking with the receptionist, and they are obviously regular customers.

In addition, there were also many Blue Star players in the hall, and several of them Meng Lei had seen before.

It was during the first joint meeting of the major fleets, and the head of the scattered player organization sitting on the periphery had a relationship with Meng Lei.

Someone had sharp eyes, and when they saw Meng Lei, they came over to greet him enthusiastically.

Meng Lei didn't put on a show, and greeted everyone with a smile and polite greetings.

After a while, after Meng Lei got rid of the "entanglement" of these people.

Nona led the way in front of her as she covered her mouth and chuckled:

"I didn't expect that after so much time, Captain Meng's popularity has remained for a long time, it seems that on the way to Xi'er City, you have gained a lot of prestige in the Blue Star player group!"

Not long after Meng Lei's last voyage, with the exclusive interview with the celebrity section of Xier Weekly, Nona already has a deeper understanding of Meng Lei's past.

At that time, she knew that the young captain who had traded with her had such a magical experience.

So I made up my mind to have a good relationship with Meng Lei, and it was best to have a deeper understanding.

But to her regret, the other party's attitude towards her has always been very cold, always maintaining a considerable distance, and she doesn't seem to be interested.

For such a customer, Nona is naturally very knowledgeable and does not bother too much.

"Everywhere, it's just a mutual greeting between friends, not as powerful as you say."

Meng Lei replied with a smile, and his tone was very gentle.

"It's here, please come in!"

At this time, the two came to the door of the VIP room located on the side of the reception hall on the first floor, and Nona respectfully opened the door and bowed slightly.

Meng Lei was also not polite, and stepped in generously.

After entering the house, Meng Lei was no longer polite, and went straight to the point:

"I'm looking for you this time, it's still about the upgrading of submarines, it's also an F-class exploration boat, and all the transformation projects are all in accordance with the specifications of the previous submarine, but it's ......."

After a pause, Meng Lei stared at Nona and said:

"This time the number has changed, I need to change three ships and deliver them at the same time!"

Hearing this, Nona smiled and nodded, but there was a trace of shock and brilliance in her eyes that could not be concealed, and she said softly:

"Okay, you only need to provide the specific submarine model, and we will send someone to evaluate it, and then give the best design plan.

Again, just like last time, you just need to come and pick up your order. ”

As she spoke, Nona grinded coffee in front of a professional coffee counter and served Meng Lei with a drink.

Meng Lei nodded and continued:

"In addition, I will be buying another F-class exploration boat, and the renovation project is the same as above.

All submarines should be of the same size, at the very least, no worse than the original Typhon! ”

Hearing this, Nona's movements suddenly stopped, and her pretty face looked at Meng Lei in disbelief, and said in disbelief:

"You...... You're still going to buy submarines ?! ”

Meng Lei raised his eyebrows, raised his head in surprise, and said suspiciously:

"What's wrong? Questions? ”

"No, no, no!"

Nona hurriedly waved her hand, quickly put away her emotions that she shouldn't have, and said with a slightly flushed face due to excitement:

"Of course no problem, here you are free to buy whatever you want, Nona is happy to serve you!"

After a pause, the beautiful receptionist admitted calmly:

"However, I was a little surprised, the speed at which you are growing is simply incredible!

Most of the other Bluestar players are still struggling with the terms of purchase for the G-Class Exploration Boat, but you already own four F-Class submarines and are even planning to buy a fifth!

Compared to you......

No, other Blue Star players are no match for you! ”

An F-class exploration craft bare ship is worth 150,000 yuan, and the overall value of five submarines plus the cost of upgrading and transformation is approaching one million!

Look at the entire city of Sil, and even the entire 66671 channel.

There are only a handful of bounty hunters of this value.

The point is that the alliance has a monopoly on all supply systems, and there are no private entrepreneurs who, apart from a few major mining companies and arms giants, are able to make so much money through other channels.

It is reasonable for Nona to make such an exclamation.

"Luck, it's all luck, Miss Nona, you're overrated!"

Meng Lei's modest response, which was like a breeze blowing, was very useful to him, but it still showed the humility of a gentleman.

The blonde beauty's eyes flashed, and the more she looked at the young rich man in front of her, the more she liked it.

As she continued to grind the coffee, she asked, as if at home:

"By the way, Captain Meng, are you planning to go out next? In the sea near Sil City, there shouldn't be a need for a fleet joint operation of this scale, right? Or do you have other plans? ”

Meng Lei smiled and nodded, and said:

"I'm going to go out and walk around the hydrothermal wasteland to complete a commission."

He didn't explain his purpose, but just mentioned it briefly.

Although the existence of the black market is an open secret, he will not go around publicizing it.

However, after hearing that he was going to the hydrothermal wasteland, the expression on Nona's face changed slightly, and she seemed to have a faint fear of the name of the place.

"Captain Meng, are you going to the terrifying sea area of the hydrothermal wasteland?"

Seeing Nona's different expression, Meng Lei nodded and asked:

"What's wrong, Miss Nona, what's wrong?"

Nona frowned slightly, groaned slightly, and said with a hint of worry in her tone:

"It's not bad, it's ......"

After a pause, Nona said: "With the hull structure of the F-class exploration boat, although it can completely adapt to the depth of the sea there, the ordinary hull shell is difficult to withstand the dense sea monster attacks in that sea area.

In addition, the firepower of the five F-class submarines is also slightly insufficient, so it is recommended that you install a machine gun battery on each submarine to increase the strength of the near-fire force! ”

When the words fell, Nona seemed to be afraid that Meng Lei would misunderstand, and added:

"Captain Meng, I didn't mean to sell you our business, but that sea area is indeed quite dangerous!

Under normal circumstances, bounty hunters piloting F-class submarines will never easily set foot in that area if they don't have to, and even if they have to go deeper, they will wait for the fleet in the city of Sil and join forces.

Therefore, it is recommended that you try to improve the firepower configuration and shell strength, so as to improve the safety factor! ”

Meng Lei nodded slightly.

It can be seen that Nona is really thinking about him, not for performance.

A shipyard receptionist like her must have been in contact with those bounty hunters in all sorts of ways. Everyone has color, and naturally they are well-informed.

Her advice is still very informative.

"How much more would it cost to add a battery to each submarine than before? Based on your judgment, how many marks would it cost to include the Typhon boat? ”

Funds are limited, and Meng Lei didn't dare to pay directly with a wave of his hand like last time.

He had to ask questions before he could make a decision.

Nona brewed the ground coffee, stirring it, and asked:

"Captain Meng, do you need to add sugar?"

Meng Lei nodded: "Thank you!" ”

When Nona put the brewed coffee on the table in front of Meng Lei, she bowed her head slightly and said:

"You use it slowly, I'll get you the information and calculate it."

With that, the blonde woman squirmed and left the VIP room, and after a while, she came back with an extra booklet and a handheld tablet.

"Captain Meng, I don't know what the models of your other three submarines are?

Also, do you have a favorite for the new submarine you are planning to buy? ”

Meng Lei reported the models of the three submarines that Bai Yan had, then shook his head and said:

"The new submarine hasn't been thought of yet, do you have any recommended models?"

Nona called up a series of submarine materials from the hand-held tablet, put them in front of Meng Lei, and said:

"In fact, in terms of performance, the difference between the models of F-class submarines is not very large, and the internal structure and appearance are different.

and other levels have been upgraded to the E class, and the real gap in engine and hull construction will be more obvious.

The F-class submarines that are currently in stock at our shipyard are here, you see! ”

After a pause, Nona then added:

"Of course, the types of submarines we can build are not only based on the data, but there are also a large number of submarine blueprints in the back, and you can choose anything.

However, the manufacturing cycle may be longer. ”

Meng Lei nodded slightly, his fingers touched the tablet, and he swiped through the pages one by one.

Waiting for the construction of a new submarine, it must be too late, he does not have so much time to spend here.

For the time being, you can only choose from these submarines in stock.

However, since Nona said that the overall performance of the F-class submarines is almost the same, then he does not have to be too picky.

I randomly chose an F-class exploration boat with a more unique appearance and a bit like an eagle's beak, pushed the flat plate to Nona, pointed to the picture above, and said:

"That's it!"

Nona's beautiful eyes flashed, she glanced down, and said with a smile:

"Captain Meng, I have to say that your eyes are really vicious!

This Falcon-class exploration boat, among the current F-class submarines, can be regarded as the top existence in terms of hardware and overall performance!

The Phenomenal Submarine of the second F-Class submarine developed by the Alliance, after your original Typhon!

We are always among the best in terms of sales and will definitely bring you a quality sailing experience! ”

Meng Lei had already been immune to this kind of propaganda technique, nodded noncommittally, and continued to ask:

"Can you help me calculate, plus the renovation content I proposed before, all the costs are all down, how many marks will be needed in total?"

"Wait a minute!"

Nona smiled slightly, forcibly suppressed the excitement in her heart, and calculated carefully according to the submarine model provided by Meng Lei just now.

Moments later,

The dark blue eyes glowed with a strange light, and he looked at Meng Lei with a slight flicker.

Nona raised her head and said, "Captain Meng, according to calculations, this Falcon-class exploration boat will cost a total of 214,500 marks plus the cost of renovation.

In addition, the cost of upgrading and renovating the four submarines adds up to a total of 185,400 marks!

All combined, a total of 399,900 marks! ”

Hearing this, Meng Lei's breath was slightly short, and he took a deep breath quietly.

The cost of the new submarine is still in his assessment, and the price of 214,000 is barely reasonable.

However, the cost of upgrading the other four submarines was a bit beyond his expectations.

The renovation cost is 185,000, which is more than half of the price he estimated!

It is no exaggeration to say that if others have this money, they can directly buy a new submarine and open it.

Even if you finish the seventy-fifty discount and swipe out all the cash on him, it will not be enough to pay this fee!

That's nearly 400,000, and if you say no, it's gone?!

When the money is used, Meng Lei deeply understands the meaning of this sentence at this time!

After a little hesitation, Meng Lei asked:

"How much does it cost to install a machine gun battery? Why is there so much more money than last time? ”

Nona smiled and explained:

"Actually, it's already very cheap, and the cost of installing a machine gun emplacement is about fifteen thousand marks.

You have added four forts, which is 60,000.

Counting the reinforcement costs of electromagnetic coils and supercapacitors and hull shells, the modification costs of more than 180,000 yuan are also reasonable. ”

Meng Lei smacked his tongue silently, and his little heart was pounding.

threw out 400,000 at once, Rao is an upstart will inevitably feel pain.

The point is that if he doesn't convert the hundreds of thousands of various materials picked up on the ship into money, the cash in his hand is simply not enough, and the difference is too much.

"Miss Nona, we're also old friends, do you want to see if you can get a better discount on this price?"

Meng Lei took a sip of coffee, pretended to be an elder, and said in a deep voice:

"You know, our partnership is just the beginning, and I'm going to have a lot of orders in the future.

So, I hope you can communicate with your superiors again and carefully consider the charging standard. ”

Nona was stunned when she heard this, and a look of embarrassment appeared on her face.

To be honest, the price she reported was indeed the standard price, and even considering the possible long-term cooperation in the future, she had screened out a lot of unnecessary internal upgrades for Meng Lei.

In terms of her level, it can be said that she can do this step, which can be said to be the limit.

I thought that Meng Lei would be the same as last time, and he would pay the bill directly by card generously.

Who knows, the other party actually opened his mouth to bargain this time.

However, since Meng Lei took the initiative to make a request, she still nodded lightly, with a sincere smile on her face, and responded:

"Wait a minute, I'll help you apply and see if I can reduce the fee a little more."

Meng Lei crossed his legs and smiled:

"Okay, I'm here waiting for your good news."

Nona picked up the tablet on the table and left with a polite smile.

didn't let Meng Lei wait too long, and soon after, there was a knock on the door, Nona returned to the VIP room with the tablet in her arms, and said with a slight bow:

"Captain Meng, in order to thank you for your support to our Sil City Shipyard, the superiors have agreed to provide you with some discounts."

As she spoke, Nona handed the tablet in her hand to Meng Lei:

"This is the list and offer items for your current purchase, please take a look at ......"