"It's too slow...... Please complete the renovation of the ship within 6 days, and the source of the world can save as much as possible! You must know that the source of the world is the hole card and life, and we must leave a little tolerance! ”

Gondor slapped the table vigorously and said with a serious face: "Mobilize everyone, men, women, and children, whether they are technicians or logistics officers!" Do you understand! ”

"Understood, Your Excellency!" The Honggang people tugged at their beards and stood up and yelled in unison—this was standard etiquette when they made their promises.

Gondor nodded, quite satisfied with the morale of everyone, this is better than when he fell into the abyss at the beginning, I don't know how many times!

At the beginning, even Gondor himself was full of despair, he just went out to salvage ore with the determination to die, but he didn't expect that the peak turned around, and he really found such a glimmer of life!

He cleared his throat again: "In addition, we have to find a way to carry out the next stage of cooperation with the transcendent. ”

The spirit of the crowd was shocked.

"What do we have here that can impress him?"

Gondor's voice lowered, "If the source of the world is closed, there will definitely be a monster invasion, and if Your Excellency the Transcendent One is willing to help, the number of our soldiers killed will be greatly reduced!" This is an abyss, a thousand times more dangerous than the Sea of Demon Gods, you don't think you'll be at ease in the future, do you? ”

"It's not uncommon for there to even be monsters that we can't fight."

"In addition, the minerals of the abyss under the sea, if we ask him to salvage some, it will be a rare treasure for us."

"But we've got to do something......"

That's quite realistic.

However, even if they want to break their heads, this group of Honggang people can't find any special bargaining chips, they still owe a debt that has not been paid off, but don't think that a spring of life can be traded for a hundred tons of irregular ore. At least a few of the good things in the cabin have to be given away, and there is not much left!

Everyone began to discuss.

"The Source of the World is a precious bargaining chip, and he must want it. But we can't trade it out, it's our remaining lifeline......"

"Yes, the source of the world can't."

"As for the rest of the trading chips...... Hey, we have too few good things in our hands. ”

Gondor rubbed his hot forehead, and suddenly said, "How is the Abyss Armor developed?" ”

"It's hard...... The power of the abyssal pollution is too great, and we can't think of a good way for a while. A Honggang person who is specifically responsible for development and design shook his head and said, with a bitter face, "It can't be solved in the short term, at least a few months, before there is a trace of possibility." ”

"Is that so......" Gondor was silent, he had originally wanted to show off the technical strength of the Honggang people, but it turned out that the development of the Abyss Armor was more difficult than expected.

"How about we reinvent his sailboat? It's better to have a steam engine than a slow sail! Another technical officer patted his head and said, "Or just send him a steel steamer, which is a bargaining chip, right?" ”

There was silence in the conference room for a moment, and Gondor smiled bitterly and said, "Mr. Shanhong, what you said is indeed a trading chip, but it is too small. ”

"If you use our monetary system to measure, how much is it worth to renovate a ship, millions, tens of millions, it's about the same. And what about a piece of irregular ore with a mass of 100 tons, hundreds of billions, trillions, and you can't even buy it if you want to! ”

"You trade a million chips for hundreds of billions of things, unless that transcendent is crazy. Otherwise, I wouldn't even dare to mention this request! ”

Gondor tapped his fingers lightly on the tabletop: "Transforming the other party's ship can only be regarded as a small gift at best, and the other party may not be willing, because once the steam engine is broken, it is only a burden to repair it, and it is better than a sailboat." ”

The technocrat named Shan Hong hurriedly said, "Of course I'm not talking about ordinary transformation!" ”

"Rather...... Give away a furnace perpetual motion machine! ”

"This should be enough!"

Hearing this term, many Honggang people in the conference room had their pupils constricted, and they were taken aback by his suggestion!

The furnace perpetual motion machine, the unique technology of Honggang civilization, needs to be produced with the help of the power of the "will of the world", and it will take about thirty to fifty years to produce one!

Honggang people have never traded "furnace perpetual motion machine" in history!

The rest of the models of perpetual motion machines are poor imitations of it.

The biggest advantage of the "furnace perpetual motion machine" is that it is almost undamaged, can work perfectly for a long time, and even has a self-repair function, which can be said to be the best "engine heart" of an ocean-going ship.

Another bureaucrat at the meeting was a little anxious: "But without the furnace perpetual motion machine, what will happen to our ship?" The rest of the perpetual motion machines are all likely to be damaged, and without it, can we go back? ”

"Of course you can go back!" Shan Hong blushed and shouted, "Isn't it still possible to repair the broken engine?" ”

"A furnace perpetual motion machine, exchanging hundreds or thousands of tons of irregular minerals, how can it be a big profit...... A win-win move! The irregular minerals found in our history are all extracted from ores, and the process is complex and the gap is extremely large. Now there is a reliable way to obtain these minerals......"

The man continued to object, "Trading the Crucible Perpetual Motion Machine must be approved by the Council, and we can't be traitors to civilization?" It was a 'furnace perpetual motion machine' that had never been traded with foreign trade, part of the will of the world! How can you sell it directly?! ”

"What traitors, when we bring back these hundreds of tons of minerals, we will be the real heroes! But if we can't go back, the furnace perpetual motion machine can only be swallowed up by the abyss! ”

The meeting room was like a vegetable market, and a group of people were arguing and red-faced.

Among the Honggang crowd, there are naturally conservative forces, who believe that the "furnace perpetual motion machine" is a spiritual totem-like existence, and they can't accept it in their hearts.

But there are also people who think that this is a good deal, after all, it is the best bargaining chip they can get their hands on, and the other party may need it!

Gondor listened to everyone's discussion and sighed, "If the old guys of the High Council knew about this opportunity, they might sell some of the furnace perpetual motion machines in exchange for irregular minerals!" This suggestion...... Actually, it's okay. ”

"Ahem, be quiet!" He slapped the table hard, "Well, I'll contact the High Council to inform you of this." ”

"We've fallen into the abyss and met another transcendent, and it's really worth contacting, and if the High Council allowed a trade furnace perpetual motion machine, we wouldn't have to quarrel here."

Contacting the base camp, naturally, comes at a price - the source of the world.

And the contact in the abyss is extremely expensive, maybe more than ten times that of the Demon God Sea, which makes the already not wealthy family even worse!

Gondor's heart trembled at the thought of that fee, but in front of so many subordinates, he could only pretend to be indifferent: "If there is anything else you want to say, you will say it all now." I'll only contact HQ once, not a second time! ”

"Admiral," said a balding old man with a white beard, "I have observed that His Excellency the Transcendent still has some affection for his mother civilization. ”

"It's just that his mother civilization may be far, far away, that is, the frontier of our people's exploration."

During the dinner, he once revealed that his mother civilization seemed to be in contact with the snake civilization...... The snake people are not too strong a civilization. ”

"Uh...... There should be no threat to his home civilization. ”

"So, you mean ......"

The many Honggang people on the side of the table couldn't help but want to laugh a little, a civilization that can cultivate transcendentals, what is the risk of contacting the snake man civilization?

"But I think the bargaining chips at the civilization level may be more appropriate."

Gondor was slightly stunned: "You go on." ”

The old man said, "We have established a long-term trade relationship with the snake civilization, and we may be able to act as a middleman to accelerate their exchange and trade. After all, from just contact to the establishment of diplomatic relations, it will take years, even decades, right? With us as an intermediary, we can omit and guard against each other for a while. ”

"Even we can make a small credit account and let the snake people give away some small things, it doesn't have to be too much, after all, the gift is light and affectionate."

Gondor furrowed his brows, it was a clever idea, and it didn't cost much.

The trade between the Honggang civilization and the snake people will only take place once in about a hundred years.

One hundred years is an acceptable category for a long-established civilization and for the life cycle of the strong.

The goods of a trade are naturally huge, and the economic value is immeasurable.

The snake man civilization is indeed not strong, but it has a unique method of domesticating monsters.

These cultivation methods are very special, and they are often completed through the will of their own world, and there is not much content that they Honggang people can learn.

Therefore, once a civilization has unique technology, it is very popular in the Sea of Demon Gods.

Gondor nodded: "This is a good solution, I will report it when I contact the headquarters...... Is human civilization ...... Guys, is there any other way? ”

Everyone was silent, and they reluctantly put forward a few dispensable opinions.

"Since there isn't, then ...... Meeting! ”

Gondor got up from the table, and as if he had thought of something, he turned around and shouted, "Hurry up and apply the irregular paint on the ship, the sooner the better!" ”

"Yes, Admiral!"

After the meeting, all the Honggang people left in a hurry with their tasks.

That glimmer of life can only be found through the efforts of all personnel.

Gondor himself, on the other hand, took a file full of words and went to a special room.

The temperature inside was about 40 degrees Celsius, and several rumbling machines were working.

(End of chapter)