Chapter 865: Signing Dinner
After deciding to accept the invitation, Duanmu Huai also informed the girls of the situation, which everyone was naturally very looking forward to, after all, people like Ann, Gurya, Lumiel and others had fought to save those planets, so they were also quite concerned about the future of human civilization on these planets.
Now they are very happy to see them able to move forward togetherβββ which shows that their efforts were not in vain, right?
Of course, what you want to say is .........
"What is this 'facing the future and creating brilliance together'......... Do you have to use such a boring theme? Forget it, it's better than anything to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Pavlov's birth. β
Looking at the slogan on the invitation, Duanmu Huai silently rolled his eyes. In order to better coordinate the commercial and political relations between the planets, Dardanelles spared no expense to build a large space station in this place called the "Midpoint of Aquila", which according to Dardanelle's vision, would become a center for the trade and transportation of goods on other planets.
And this dinner is also equivalent to announcing the opening ceremony of the official launch of the space station.
"I really didn't expect them to do it, it's really emotional, I still remember when these planets were on the verge of extinction."
As the person who has followed Duanmu Huai for the longest timeβββ or second only to Ogis, Ann can't help but sigh, she can be regarded as having gone all the way to the present with Duanmu Huai, and Ann has also participated in almost all the wars on these planets. Looking back now, Her Royal Highness the princess only feels like a world away.
"Don't get too excited."
Duanmu Huai looked at the excited An, and silently poured cold water on her.
"This time we're going mainly to kill people."
"Huh? Homicide? β
Hearing this, An was taken aback.
"Why? Mr. Knight, is there something wrong with those planets? β
"Not really."
Duanmu Huai shook his head, then reached out and pointed to the invitation.
"Haven't you noticed the invitation? Our opponent is the Galactic Business Alliance. β
"What's that?"
At this time, An also walked over, picked up the invitation and read it carefully.
"To put it simply, it's a large business alliance established by a group of alien alien civilization races, you understand?"
"Oh............... Wait, why are they involved? β
Hearing Duanmu Huai's words, Mary and the others didn't react, and An immediately sensed that something was wrong. After all, although Her Royal Highness the Demon Guide Princess is innocent on the surface, she is also very familiar with politics. Therefore, after hearing Duanmu Huai's introduction, An immediately sensed the problem.
Ann also knows the situation of these planets, and to be honest, even if it sounds good, Ann feels that they don't have too strong trade power at the moment. After all, these planets are currently in the recovery period, and they are technically on the weak side.
Of course, it is actually normal for the weaker party to report to the group for heating, and they do the same.
But the emergence of the Information Business Alliance is a different story.
In particular, Duanmu Huai also pointed out that the other party was a "large" business alliance, which immediately made An's vigilance full.
It is a matter of course for a businessman to develop his strength and scope, but it also depends on the situation, if he is a businessman with average strength, then he will choose to cooperate with the local forces.
But what if it's a powerful businessman?
"Uh......... I still don't understand, what's the problem? Miss Ann? β
Looking at Ann, who was deep in thought and had a serious face, Mary asked suspiciously. Although she is a very powerful writer, it is a pity that βββ political field is not Mary's area of expertise.
Archaeology might be better.
"Businessmen are all after profits, indeed, I also admit that if you look at the planet from the perspective of businessmen, the planet that survives the catastrophe has great development value, and because they need to rebuild, the need for business is also urgent, but this creates a problem."
"Questions?"
"Yes, a merchant will sell you what you want, but you also know that if you know you really want it, the other party will raise the price."
"Ah...............h
Hearing this, Mary was also immediately enlightened.
"If it's just an item for personal use, maybe you can choose to give it up and not sell it, but if a planet is about to reach a cold winter, and people need enough warm items to survive the cold winter, in this case, if the other party raises the price, you can only buy it, right?"
"But I can shop around........."
"That's when it's in a healthy competitive situation, and more importantly, these businessmen are supervised, so they can be obedient. But what would happen if there was no regulation? β
"Huh? This ........."
Hearing this, Mary also frowned, and immediately discovered the problem.
"That's why Dardanelle called us."
Duanmu Huai also revealed the mystery at this time.
"To be sure, the other party has definitely been in contact with Dardanelle before, is he......... To be honest, as a merchant ronin, his strength is indeed not strong, even if he is placed in the Star Alliance, he can't compare with those large chambers of commerce. β
"That's ........."
"So I think those damn aliens must be hard and soft on him, wanting to eat this prototype of the business alliance that has just emerged in one bite, strengthen their own power, and monopolize the economic circulation here. Of course, if the other party is also a human civilization, then this is normal business competition, but ..............."
Saying this, Duanmu Huai showed a hideous smile.
"A mere alien alien is trying to encroach on the interests of mankind? Just these inferior alien monggrels? Don't talk about unequal business competition, even if it's fair business competition! β
"That's why Mr. Duanmu said we were here to kill someone."
At this time, Mary also understood that Dardanelle's invitation was an invitation on the one hand, and a cry for help on the other. The transgalactic extraterrestrial civilization business alliance must be a behemoth, and its strength is certainly not comparable to that of a small merchant ronin and several planets that are in the reconstruction period after the catastrophe, and Dardanelle asked the Inquisition to come forward in order to confront this behemoth head-on!
As for Duanmu Huai's intermittent convulsions, everyone has long been accustomed to it, and the human supremacy of the Inquisition is like this, from the perspective of the Inquisition, the so-called galactic business alliance is an organization of a group of lowly alien races trying to harm the interests of mankind, and it is good to eliminate it directly.
As he spoke, the Inquisition's warship had also arrived at the space station built at the center point. Compared to the Inquisition's space station, the current space station is significantly more backward in terms of technical design, it looks like a giant doughnut, and in the center of the doughnut is a large, thick chocolate bar.........
So be it.
Of course, this is not particularly concerned about this, anyway, this is the first space station that Dardanelles has spent a lot of money to build, and it still looks like that. If he could, Dardanelle naturally wanted to build a giant space station like the Inquisition, but he didn't have the technology, the capital, and the strength.
Then it can only be made of what it is.
Around the station, several warships are patrolling back and forth.
"Ah, it's UAC over there."
"I saw the battleship of the Council of the Tower............"
Looking at the symbols on those battleships, the girls also talked about it, and it was no wonder, after all, the space warships of these forces were all purchased from the Inquisition, but the logos had changed. Of course, with their current funds, they can't afford to buy too big a battleship, and it is enough to buy an ordinary destroyer or cruiser.
As for any emperor-class battleships and the like, they don't even think about it, these are all not for sale, and Duanmu Huai is not for sale.
"What kind of ship is that over there?"
However, at this moment, Gu Leiya also curiously stretched out her hand to the side and asked, hearing Gu Leiya's inquiry, the others also looked in the direction of her finger.
On the other side of the space station, a strange-looking metal battleship was docked in orbit, its size was about the same size as a Moon-class cruiser, and the surface looked very smooth, and to be honest, it felt like a long eggplant coming sideways......... Well, the shape is similar.
"Probably the warship of the Galactic Commercial Alliance."
Looking at the battleship, Duanmu Huai snorted coldly.
"Akot, pass by them."
"Understood, uncle."
Hearing Duanmu Huai's order, Akot immediately made a change. Soon, I saw the Inquisition fleet with the Emperor-class battleship as the core shifting direction and heading towards the long eggplant battleship. They slowed down and passed the long eggplant battleship one by one, and at the same time, the black hole in the muzzle of the cannon was also aimed at the battleship in front of them, and it was certain that with a single order, the battleship would be completely shattered in the shelling of the Inquisition.
As for the other party's reaction, Duanmu Huai didn't care, he just took the fleet around the space station with his might, and then left the flagship in an airship and entered the closed hangar under the guidance of the tower.
When the hatch opened and Duanmu Huai and his party walked out of the airship, they saw that Dardanelle had already greeted him with a hippie smile.
"Hello, honorable inquisitor, oh, it's really like not seeing you for a day, and your complexion is still so good........."
"Okay, don't be a sycophant, I see that you are doing well, your stomach is up."
As he spoke, Duanmu Huai looked at the merchant ronin in front of him, he still remembered that when he first met the other party, Dardanelle's body was quite shapely, and now......... This beer belly looks like it hasn't been active for a long time.
"Oh, look what you're talking about........."
Hearing Duanmu Huai's joke, Dardanelle also showed an embarrassed smile.
"Isn't that busy......... I've been having meetings with people to eat and drink, hey, I've also thought about losing weight......... It's a pity I don't have time........."
"It's hard to start a business, so take your time."
Duanmu Huai reached out and patted Dardanelle's shoulder.
"Oh, by the way, I'll introduce you."
As he spoke, Duanmu Huai looked at Mary.
"This is Mary. Clarissa. Christie, she's also a member of our Inquisition, and she's also a writer, and she's been working with me and has written a lot of Inquisition action into a book, so if you're interested, you can talk to her. β
"Really?"
Hearing this, Dardaniel's eyes lit up.
"Oh, Inquisitor, I didn't expect you to give me such a great gift as soon as I came, thank you so much!"
Saying this, Dardanelle also hurriedly faced Mary and bowed respectfully.
"Hello, this young lady, I am Dardanelle, a slightly well-known merchant ronin, I wonder if you would be interested in talking to me about the publication of your work?"
"Huh?"
Looking at the Dardanelles in front of her, Mary was stunned, she looked at Dardanelle in surprise, and then at Duanmu Huai, looking confused.
What is this unfolding?
Mr. Duanmu didn't mention it to me before, huh?
I bought a second-hand Audio-Technica LP60XBT record player in Xianyu, which only cost 900 oceans, and I took it back to see that except for the broken dust cover, everything else is fine, it's really blood-earned, and now we are also listening to the record of the petty bourgeoisie.