Kestow's explanation of "Sharp Claw" base not studying the third-level laser cannon made Zhang Ziqiang laugh. It turned out that he was considering it from the perspective of convenience of robbery. People didn't know that he had caught people at the base and thought that he had killed them all. His extremely vicious name was widely circulated in the Arica Empire. Everyone knows that as long as he touched the "Sharp Claw" pirate group, he would go without returning.

The robbed person cannot avoid disaster even if he loses money and will not surrender unless he has to. This also forces him to take the fine route and equip the warship with level 4 or level 5 laser cannons in order to brutally tear open the gap in the enemy warship in a short period of time.

Seeing him silent, Kestow said uneasy, "It is not difficult for adults to want a third-level laser cannon. It can be purchased in small quantities in the black market of Randybos, but the cost-effectiveness is not cost-effective. If it is equipped with a warship, it is best to use a fifth-level laser cannon. In the fifth-level civilization, the third-level laser cannon is small in size and can be equipped with mechas and space fighters. This is a powerful weapon for ground attack, so the price is more expensive."

Zhang Ziqiang pondered for a while. He thought that the warships built with the technology in his hand had a protective array, and their defense was at least comparable to those produced by the fifth-level civilization. Combined with the technology of the "Claw" base, the power furnace and the main engine were worse than those produced by the fifth-level civilization. However, his warships did not need that large size at all. The total mass of the warships was less, and the self-produced engines were enough, and the overall performance would not be poor. Missiles, fuel, fighter jets, mechas, etc. could be purchased from outside, and what they lacked were the intelligent brain and laser cannons.

"Are there any intelligent brain and level 4 and level 5 laser guns sold in the black market?"

Kestow replied respectfully: "Sir, there are many pirates in Landibos, and there are many black markets. Those who can run black markets are all big figures with great energy. There is a saying in the black market that as long as there is enough money, the emperor's daughter can buy it!"

Zhang Ziqiang browed and asked quickly: "Since that's the case, why are you only buying one set of smart brains in the base? Why are there only more than 40 warships?"

"The small ones are not rich. These two types of things in the black market are very expensive. Although the base is very large, the profits produced throughout the year are not enough to equip two warships. The small ones are in the territory of a low-level civilization like Arica. It is enough to use a fourth-level laser cannon. The price of a set of intelligent brains is about the same as two fifth-level laser cannons. It is enough to use brains to deal with Arica's warships. Therefore, the small ones are not equipped with an intelligent brain, so they can develop quickly."

"Haha, so can you buy smart brains, level 5 laser guns, and particle radar arrays from the black market? Can you buy the manufacturing technology of these equipment?"

"This..." Kestow couldn't help but speak and said nervously: "Sir, the techniques you want are much more precious than the princess!"

After saying this, he seemed to find it inappropriate and suggested: "Sir, instead of buying these technologies, it is better to buy finished products directly. Although the military equipment in the black market is expensive, the top-level mental power crystal is also much higher than the market price. The mental power crystal that the adult just condensed just now can buy a Randybos battleship or two standard cruisers. For example, you can buy more than ten destroyers like this. If you only buy a fifth-level laser cannon and an intelligent brain, you can equip two hundred destroyers!"

"Enterprise brain and particle radar array manufacturing technology cannot be bought even if there is a chance. The value of each related technology is several times that of a set of Starry Gate! If an adult takes out so many top crystals at once to buy technology, it will probably attract the attention of the people in power in Randybos, and then the trouble will be great."

Only then did Zhang Ziqiang have an intuitive understanding of the value of a top crystal. He asked in surprise: "Will it not be noticeable to take out the top crystal directly?"

"Sir, you have so many top mindfulness masters around you. As long as you send two to the black market, no one will doubt it even if you take out more than a dozen yuan. If each top mindfulness master does not do other special research every year, it can condense twelve pieces of mindfulness crystallization. However, if the top mindfulness master appears in the black market, many forces will use any means to win over it. The young ones don't know whether the mindfulness masters around you are reliable."

Zhang Ziqiang and Ananda looked at each other and said with a smile: "The loyalty of the Mind Master is not to doubt. If you only buy a level 5 laser cannon and an intelligent brain, how fast is the base producing warships? How big is the difference between performance and original warships?"

Kestow said for a moment: "The warship production line in the base is converted from a maintenance factory, not an assembly line, only two ships can be produced a year, and the performance is worse than the original warship. I have never stopped production in recent years. I have imitated the design of this flagship to create shells. The ship is 625 meters long, 240 meters wide, 20 meters high, and the power furnace power is 70g, engines and other equipment are equipped. I just don't have the money to buy laser cannons and intelligent brains, so I am temporarily used as a transport ship."

"In recent years, there have been more than 180 ships in the base, including mining barges and mining, and refining factories are ready-made. There is no need to spend money. As long as laser cannons and intelligent brains are equipped, they can run rampant in this Arica Empire!"

“Mining barge? Where is it?”

"Sir, the base has a mobile rough refining platform. There is no limit on how much you buy in the Landibos civil market. There is also a refinery factory in the base. Since the base is completed, there have been not many places to use a large amount of minerals, so the mining barge has been parked inside the base. It is enough to go out to mine on a large scale twice a year." Kestow said while recalling the three-dimensional projection of the mining barge and demonstrating the mining video to him. The two were stunned when they saw it. The efficiency of this mining barge is too high!

A mining barge has a prospecting radar, four bipolar laser miners, traction beams and transmission channels. As long as the mining barge is driven to the asteroid belt, the prospecting radar is used to detect the required minerals. The barge is close to the meteorite and then opens the bipolar laser miner. The huge meteorite is quickly cut into two or three cubic meters by the miner, and then the traction beam is used to pull the ore to the conveyor belt channel. The ore is continuously transmitted into the inner cabin of the huge mining barge.

After the mining barge is filled with ore, it is transported to the mobile coarse refining platform for refining. The technical level of the fifth-level civilization's coarse refining platform is very high. The various metals produced from the coarse refining platform are stronger than the finished products of the earth, and there are many types. Various derivative minerals are rarely wasted. The remaining slag rocks are compressed into clusters and finally thrown into stars or gaseous planets to reduce space garbage.

Of course, what Kestow showed Zhang Ziqiang was a demonstration of mining barges and rough refining platforms. In fact, when Kestow was mining, the slag was scattered in space. He wished he could keep the star system full of space garbage, and merchant ships could not drive at high speed to facilitate their pirates to rob.

Zhang Ziqiang secretly calculated that the annual output of this mobile rough refining platform was extremely high. A rough refining platform could extract 200 million tons of steel every year, and countless other types of metals. As long as sixty or seventy sets of such rough refining platforms work continuously, it is equivalent to the metal output in China!

Refining factories are super-large automated factories that make special alloy materials. Not to mention how advanced the alloy materials formulas in the base are and how high the performance of various alloys are, the output alone is shocking. As long as the refining platform does not stop production, the annual output of special metals is almost the same as that of China!

After obtaining the standard output data of these two platforms, Zhang Ziqiang asked excitedly: "What are the prices of refining factories and crude refining platforms?"

"Sir, each set of rough refining platforms is equivalent to a battleship. Refining plants cannot operate in space by themselves. They need to be installed in satellites, planets or space stations. The value is lower than that of rough refining platforms. However, the alloy formula is more expensive, so mining barges are very cheap. Except for bipolar laser mining heads, they can be built in other bases. These two sets of bases were taken back by small people at Landibos. Most alloy formulas were also brought by the refining plants, otherwise the small ones could not afford them."

This was lucky for Kestow. He had a wormhole that no one knew about. He didn't expect that pirates would suddenly appear in the channel. These two sets of equipment were snatched by several large transport ships in Landibos, and the result was an unassembled platform. It took him half a year to get back the assembly method from Landibos. It was also the successful "trail robbery" operation that he had the money to buy a toy production line after selling several large transport ships.

"Hahaha," Zhang Ziqiang smiled and patted Kestows on the shoulder and said, "I didn't expect you to commit crimes. There is no need to rob them in the future. You can buy a rough refining platform with a piece of mental power crystallization. This is the value of the deal! Kestows, if I want twenty such rough refining platforms, how many mining barges will need to supply minerals to ensure continuous production? How many refining factories are needed?"

Kestow was beaten by Zhang Ziqiang and his whole body was two pounds lighter. His eyes turned and replied: "Sir, twenty sets of rough refining platforms need to be equipped with about six to seven sets of refining factories, and they also need to buy some alloy formulas. Mining barges are cheap. With such a large purchase volume, no matter which mining heavy industry group is purchased, they will give away enough mining barges. But the adults take out so many top-level crystallizations at one time, which will also attract attention."

Seeing that Kestow was playing tricks again, Ananda scolded: "If you have any solution to the problem, just say it. If you are so hesitant, be careful of your life!"

Kestow responded in surprise: "Yes, yes... sir, the young man was originally a Landibos, but he became a deserter in the war. He would definitely be arrested when he returned to the empire publicly, and he would definitely die. But if the adults could send a top psychic master and the young man back, as long as the psychic master agreed to join the empire, he could easily save the young man's life."

He paused for a moment when he said this, stared at Ananda, and gritted his teeth and said, "There is another better way, just to avenge the adults' top mind masters. If the young man brings back four top mind masters, and the mind master can say that he is a small subordinate. The young man can not only avoid death, but will also be enthroned as a noble by the empire. The young man has the status, he can also do better for the adults, and may even apply to become a civilized management envoy..."
Chapter completed!