Chapter 405 Reality

Long Ming nodded slightly, he took out a notebook and pen, and began to copy the list that needed to be purchased.

After a long time, he copied page after page of lists.

With a quick glance, it's clear that some catalog listings are written on the notebook.

Mass production technology of synthetic nutrition bars.

High energy sewage purification technology.

The mass production line of the second-generation Mecha Iron Guard.

Production line of interstellar mining ship Plunder.

Synthetic formula of I generation Almighty Gene Injection.

Synthetic formula of the second generation Almighty Gene Injection.

A Complete Collection of Negative Universe Monsters.

Encyclopedia of Negative Cosmic Organisms and Minerals.

Long Ming made a list of more than a thousand, all of which were their most urgently needed technologies and needs.

It is no exaggeration to use a metaphor, if all the technologies and equipment on this list can be exchanged. The civilization of the Federation will officially enter the interstellar era, and will also be squeezed into the category of interstellar powers.

Of course, there are so many good things in the world.

After Long Ming finished writing all the lists, he started to cross out the items written on it.

Such as space jump technology, advanced life support technology, three-generation mecha production line.

Augustus felt his heart bleed every time Long Ming crossed out a skill. But there is nothing to do, after all, funds are limited, so there is no such thing as perfect.

But watching Long Ming cross out more and more quickly, more than 700 of the more than 1,000 lists have been crossed out.

Augustus and the others were also a little impatient.

"Longming is almost done, don't scratch, the rest is almost enough for us to afford."

"Not enough to recompress."

Long Ming insisted abnormally, he continued to cross out.

Augustus wanted to say something, but in the end he kept his mouth shut. In the end, there were only more than eighty items left in Long Ming's stroke.

He raised the pen and wanted to draw, but Spade directly reached out and held Long Ming's hand, shaking his head constantly.

"Okay."

Long Ming sighed, instead of continuing to cross out, he picked up a pen to fill in a new item.

Starship Hei Yao.

The ship is about 120 kilometers long and 30 kilometers wide.

The maximum accommodating population is 30 million people.

Equipped with three nuclear fusion CSW-02 power units.

TOU04 large life support system and circulatory system, CEW-12 anti-gravity device, Exploration 4 radar scanning device.

CIDS sublight flight device.

High micro-energy ship shield, high-strength alloy armor plate.

VDS-02 Focused Beam Cannon (Main Cannon)*1, BCE01 Destruction Light Cannon*2 Secondary Cannon, Shipboard Missile Launching Port*5000, Guard Cannon*3000

The price of this ship alone is 1.5 billion star coins.

It occupies nearly half of the funds in hand.

"You are?"

Augustus and the others looked at Long Ming in confusion.

Long Ming took a deep breath and said, "Jiaotu has to be prepared with both hands. On the one hand, buying this mothership can be used for in-depth exploration, allowing us to find more wealth and resources. On the other hand, if one day We really can't hold it anymore, at least there is a safe place to escape and continue civilization, of course I hope it doesn't really get to that point."

After listening to Long Ming's words, everyone fell into silence. After a long time, Spade broke the silence and said.

"You've thought everything through, so just do it."

Augustus and others also agree with the answer.

"Just do it."

Long Ming nodded, and began to exchange according to the written list. Of course, the so-called exchange is just an order on the mechanical column.

Specific goods still have to go to a specially designated area for self-pickup, and it takes a certain amount of preparation time.

Half a month later, Su Mo was lying on the sofa and scrolling through the forum. Now the forum is extremely lively, with countless posts posted every day.

They were all discussing the city around the stars and the returning ships.

According to internal information, the Federation exchanged a whole fleet of ships for return, and also brought a lot of technology, and it is said that there is also immortal technology.

Anyway, as much exaggeration as you want, the specific real information has not been released to the public at all. Including the returning fleet, most of them landed at the hidden interstellar military airport in the dark.

Of course, Su Mo wouldn't believe this. Although he didn't know how many bargaining chips the Federation had, he definitely couldn't afford the technology of immortality. And the City of Star Rings may not necessarily have this technology.

But looking at these posts every day, he also finds it very interesting.

His longing for the Star Ring City has grown a little bit more. The only trouble he has now is how to go to the Star Ring City quietly.

I can't buy anything with money, and it's a bit disgusting.

All ships leading to the Star Ring City are under the control of the Federation, and the Federation has no plans to open civilian passages. Instead, it is taking measures to recover gold points and silver points at high prices, and is vigorously repurchasing them from everyone.

So far, the purchase price of gold points has reached 10,000 federal currency to exchange for 1 point, and the silver point has also reached 1000 federal currency.

Of course, this is because the government has not opened the channel for private citizens to go to the city of the star ring, so the price is so stable. If it were opened, it would probably have gone crazy.

Thinking of this, Su Mo sighed helplessly. He could only seek help from others, so he picked up the phone and called Chen Shan.

beep

Not long after, the phone was connected.

"Brother, why call me when you have time."

Chen Shan replied in a low voice.

"Is it not convenient for you?"

Su Mo immediately sensed something was wrong, and asked in a low voice.

"We are in class. I will call you later. If we are found out, we will be punished."

"well"

Su Mo hung up the phone hastily.

At this time, in a trapezoidal classroom in the military headquarters building of the Imperial Capital, there were neat rows of officers sitting, all of them listening intently.

A white-haired lecturer on the stage was teaching all the officers.

"This is the regular interface console of interstellar ships. It usually consists of five areas and more than 500 command buttons. Of course, more advanced ships are divided into two forms. Those with artificial intelligence assistance will tend to simplify the console, and those without Words tend to be more complex.”

Having said that, the officers below were all dizzy, but everyone gritted their teeth and listened carefully.

Xiao Wen poked Chen Shan.

"listen carefully."

"well."

Chen Shan responded quickly.

It was not that Xiao Wen was harsh on Chen Shan, but that this study was too important. After the study, they would have to take a mock test, and the officers with the best grades would be assigned to the first batch of ships to be purchased.

Now it is typical that there are too many monks and too little porridge, and there is not enough distribution at all.

Even so, the officers who can sit here are all the elite of the federal elite. Most of the people here have won the Federal Medal of Honor, or they have a good old man or a good boss.

As for the purchased mothership, it is the lifeblood of the Federation, and it will not be launched at all without knowing the outside world.

In addition, the mothership bought back needs to be remodeled, the material production line will be added, and messy things will be installed upwards, which is not suitable for going out to perform tasks.

It is not expected to be actually launched until at least a year at the earliest.

Soon the class was over, and the old man on the podium said in a deep voice.

"Okay, I've said everything I need to say. It's useless to say more. The first batch of people who eat crabs always have to explore by themselves. In fact, we also explored by ourselves. Maybe what we teach may be wrong. Yes, so I won’t teach you any more. At that time, you will be given the operation manual and space navigation guide of the corresponding ship, so the exam begins.”

Hearing the old man's words, all the officers at the scene had a serious look on their faces.

They worked hard and calculated in less than seven days, and everyone was beating drums in their hearts, which was no different from trying to catch ducks to the shelves.

It's a pity that now I can only bite the bullet.

Soon the test papers were handed out one by one, and each person was assigned ten test papers, all of which were densely packed with questions.

At the same time, the door of the trapezoidal classroom opened, and a soldier wearing a special style of clothing walked in. They stood behind every officer who was about to start the exam to prevent them from cheating.

The white-haired lecturer said: "The exam time is twelve hours, and you can only go to the toilet and eat in the middle. Of course, the premise is that you want to eat. Now it's officially started!"

As soon as these words came out, all the officers immediately began to write.

On the other side, Su Mo waited at home, but did not wait for Chen Shan's call back.

He was also a little puzzled, what kind of lessons would he take as an officer? And it takes so long to go to class?

However, Su Mo continued to wait patiently. Apart from Chen Shan, he really couldn't find any other way.

At night, when Su Mo was about to wash up and go to bed, his phone rang, and the caller ID was Chen Shan.

Su Mo immediately picked up the phone, and Chen Shan's hearty laughter sounded on the phone.

"Brother, I'm sorry, we just finished the exam."

"Exam, what are you taking?"

Su Mo also became interested for a while.

"It's not that the federation has brought back a large number of ships, so it needs to be allocated. So we compete in this form. Hey, we are really tired."

Chen Shan kept complaining.

Su Mo listened quietly without interrupting.

After a while, after Chen Shan finished complaining, he asked heartily: "Brother, what do you want from me?"

"I want to trouble you with something."

"We don't have any troubles before, as long as we don't violate the principles, I can do it, absolutely no problem."

Chen Shan patted his chest and promised.

"I want to go to the city of star rings, do you have a way?"

Su Mo was not polite to Chen Shan, and asked simply and clearly.

Hearing Su Mo's words, Chen Shan's expression also froze, and he didn't know how to answer for a while.

Su Mo didn't urge him either.

After a while, Chen Shan said; "This matter is a bit troublesome. There is one thing you don't know very well. In order to buy back gold points and silver points, the federation actually does not allow any unofficial personnel to go to the star ring in unspoken rules. City. But this order was not actually issued, it was just tacit understanding. However, I personally heard that there are also some powerful plutocrats who go to the city of Star Ring. After all, you also understand, like the M District In other places, their plutocratic influence can even shake the status of Augustus. So it’s no surprise, let’s do this, I won’t be able to give you an answer to this matter for a while, I’ll discuss it with Xiao Wen, you come to the imperial capital tomorrow , let's talk face to face."

"Okay, thank you."

Su Mo replied gratefully.

"Thank you. If you say that, you will be out of the way. Well, I won't tell you. See you tomorrow night."

"good!"

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The next day, Su Mo bought a ticket and took the high-speed train to the imperial capital.

Su Mo leaned against the window, looking at the passing scenery outside the window.

When he arrived in the suburbs, Su Mo's eyes suddenly narrowed.

He saw a lot of suburban land being dug up outside.

These suburban lands are heavily polluted areas. They used to be waste land, and now there is only one possibility for them to be re-used. Large-scale polluting heavy industries need to be built on them.

That is, the military industry does not need to care about the nature of the land at all.

Seeing this scene, Su Mo sighed even more. It is estimated that in a short time in the future, every day will be an epoch-making leap.

If it is not done well, it may really not keep up with the times.

In an unremarkable restaurant in the center of the imperial capital at night, Su Mo sat quietly in a corner.

At this moment, the door was pushed open, and Chen Shan and Xiao Wen walked in.

"Mr. Su Mo, long time no see."

Xiao Wen reached out to Su Mo in a good mood.

"Lord Xiao Wen."

Su Mo smiled and stretched out his hand to shake it.

"Everything is polite, it's all our own people."

Chen Shan said boldly.

"What do you want to eat?"

Su Mo asked with a smile.

"Let's have some meat and beer, the taste of my mouth is almost fading these days."

Chen Shan complained.

"Uh, your food isn't always good."

Su Mo also asked in surprise.

Xiao Wen smiled wryly and said: "There is the latest order from above, in order to test the effect of the new product synthetic nutrition bar, and to train us to adapt to the new product. We have been eating synthetic nutrition bar for three meals recently, and that thing is like channeling."

"How is the effect?"

Su Mo was also very curious.

"The effect is great. I don't feel hungry at all after eating. But I feel weak all over, and my mouth always feels that something is missing. Would you like to try it? I brought a few here, and they taste like strawberries."

Chen Shan took out three synthetic nutrition bars from his pocket and handed them to Su Mo.

Su Mo was also very curious, so he accepted it.

"Then I'm welcome."

"Eat less, this nutrition bar basically keeps you from being hungry for half a day, and people who eat too much will get fat. In theory, eating two bars a day is enough. For professional soldiers with a large appetite, eating three bars will last you."

Chen Shan explained to Su Mo how to use it.

"Okay, let's try it later, let's order food first."

Su Mo also felt very strange.

"good."

Chen Shan responded in a good mood.

After a while, plates of meat were brought up, and the three of Su Mo each poured a glass of beer.

The three touched each other and drank it all in one gulp!

"Cool!"

Chen Shan sighed happily.

After a short greeting, Xiao Wen asked Su Mo, "Su Mo, I heard from Chen Shan that you are going to the City of Stars?"

"Well, is there anything you can do?"

Su Moxin immediately raised it, if Xiao Wen can't get through here, then it will be troublesome.

Xiao Wen smiled and said to Su Mo: "If you told me about this a few days ago, I really couldn't help it, but there is still a way now."

"Hey, you don't know, Xiao Wen successfully captured everyone yesterday. With the quota of designated plundering ships, our entire legion also has interstellar ships."

Chen Shan said excitedly.

"That's great."

Su Mo couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

"But it's still a little troublesome."

Xiao Wen suddenly changed his tone.

"What trouble?"

Su Mo was also slightly taken aback.

"After all, you are not a federal employee. When you take off, there will be inspection personnel, and you may be stopped at that time. I also know that you don't like to be restrained, so my suggestion is that I find a way to handle a semi-legal one for you." identity of."

Xiao Wen said thoughtfully.

"What identity?"

Su Mo asked curiously.

"External chief of staff, also known as a consultant."

"Is this feasible?"

"It should be no problem, and then I will apply to my superiors to go to the City of Star Rings. The whole thing will take ten days at the fastest."

Xiao Wen made some calculations and said to Su Mo.

"Ten days is fine."

Su Mo was very satisfied with the result.

"That Mr. Su Mo, I have another request."

Xiao Wen said to Su Mo in embarrassment.

"you say."

"Actually, I don't want to ask you why you went to the City of Star Rings, but you always give us too many surprises. If you can, you must not make too much noise in the City of Star Rings, or you will be caught by the Federation. People noticed that it is hard for us to explain. Now the federation is different from before, let me explain to you briefly, I used to be a legion commander, and my rank was general level, but since the federation was merged, I am just a colonel , and the position of colonel is only standard because he stood out in the assessment and was awarded a ship. Before that, he was a tentative lieutenant colonel. After the establishment of the Federation, many new administrative departments were newly established. The situation is a bit complicated. Let me tell you soon Not sure."

Xiao Wen explained to Su Mo.

"So strict."

Su Mo was also surprised.

Chen Shan said with a wry smile: "What Xiao Wen said is true, brother, let me tell you, I am only a major now."

"Okay, I'll try not to make a fuss."

Su Mo didn't have any confidence in what he said. He thought to himself and went shopping, isn't this a big deal?

"Don't worry, Su Mo is still very reliable in handling things."

Chen Shan replied with a smile.

"Well, can I ask you one thing?"

Su Mo thought of something, and asked suddenly.

"You ask."

Chen Shan responded readily.

"Have you seen Qian Chengxue recently?"

Su Mo hesitated and tried to ask.

"You said Qian Chengxue, I haven't seen her for a long time, and I can't contact her now."

Chen Shan was also taken aback and then replied.

Su Mo didn't say anything after listening, just sighed. In fact, Su Mo was also a little worried about her. There must be a bad situation with such a big change on her side.

At this time Xiao Wen suddenly said, "I do have some news about her."

"what news."

Su Mo's eyes lit up.

"I asked someone to inquire about Qianchengxue's meritorious service after she was awarded the honor. It seems that Qianchengxue joined the federal government's conscription plan after leaving the dawn group. But specifically, she It is not clear which formation legion is assigned to, and you also know that after the establishment of the federation, many legion formations were added and adapted, and many permissions are kept secret."

Xiao Wen roughly talked to Su Mo.

After listening to this, Su Mo sighed and said, "That's pretty good."

"What a fart, the old stubborn gang of the Lixiao Group actually deprived Qian Chengxue of the credit. If I didn't want to cause trouble for Qian Chengxue, I would definitely sue them."

Chen Shan drank a glass of beer and cursed angrily.

"Forget about Chen Shan, every family has a difficult scripture to recite. As Su Mo said, this is also very good. At least Qian Chengxue is free now, and has joined the federal army."

Xiao Wen was relatively open-minded.

"I'm just not angry. If it weren't for those idiots, Qian Chengxue would have had a chance to win first-class merit. When I join the military, the starting point will be completely different."

When Chen Shan said this, he felt aggrieved.

"Stop talking about that, have a drink."

Su Mo raised his glass.

In the middle of the night after the three shouted, Su Mo walked on the street alone after seeing off Chen Shan and Xiao Wen.

Looking at the conscription advertisements that are constantly playing on the bustling streets, I am also a little touched.

At this time, a young couple walked past with a child, and the child pointed to the advertisement and shouted excitedly.

"Dad, when I grow up, I want to join the draft."

The young couple showed a wry smile, then patted the child's head and said.

"Wait until you grow up, you still don't understand now."

Seeing this scene inadvertently, Su Mo was also slightly taken aback. It seems that the federal government's conscription may not be ideal.

But it's normal, it's not a game now, the purpose of going out is to face the monsters, and then it will be a real bloodbath, anyone will be afraid.

After all, people are always afraid of death.

At this time, a piece of news was interrupted on the outdoor virtual billboard, and a calm male host said.

"Respect, dear people, the second meeting of the Federal Council ended half an hour ago. The meeting passed the latest policy to mass-produce Type I Almighty Gene Injection. This Type I Almighty Gene Injection can comprehensively enhance the body's various indicators, And it is safe and reliable without side effects. In theory, it can prolong the life span of human beings by one hundred years, and the whole people is expected to usher in an era of longevity. However, due to limited production capacity, the federal government has decided that the Type I Almighty Gene Injection produced will only be used for front-line fighters for the time being. open with family members.”

After reading the news, Su Mo couldn't help but shook his head. This was a bargaining chip for conscription.

If there are no accidents, it is estimated that there will be large-scale turmoil in the original army establishment. There should be many people who refuse to participate in front-line work, and want to retire to the second-line or even leave the army.

In the administrative center office of the imperial capital, Tang Qin handed a report to Long Ming.

"This is the result of the latest internal questionnaire survey of the Federal Legion. The situation is not very optimistic. Apart from the Ace Legion, a large number of second- and third-tier troops are very resistant. The number of applications for discharge is more than 100 times higher than in previous years, and it is still increasing. Also The new policy has just been announced, which has aroused strong backlash on the Internet, and many people strongly demand that Type I genetic medicine be opened to them.”

Long Ming took the report and looked at it, and said silently: "Hey, after all, it has been stable for too long. Let them retreat if they want to retreat. We are about to usher in an extremely cruel war. Instead of letting them retreat on the battlefield , killing your teammates, it is better to let them retreat now. As for the benefits, I will still say that I will not make any changes, and I cannot chill the hearts of soldiers who are ready to die."

"However, if we do this, we will face a shortage of personnel after the Ace Legion is damaged."

"Think of a way, this can't be rushed. People are afraid of death. Only after blood training and gradually adapting, the situation may get better. And you don't have to worry too much. We currently have limited ships and manpower Still enough."

Long Ming replied calmly.