Chapter 1442 Shopping
The strict ban on smoking is a bit difficult for Du Yi and Lieutenant Cao Wei. They don't like smoking much, but after joining the war, they urgently need something to relax. nerve.
As a result, I have now become a heavy smoker.
However, Emerald Light is not completely non-smoking. It is just that you must go to the designated smoking area to smoke. Otherwise, you will end up disastrous if you don't change your ways.
After giving a few necessary precautions, Alyssa and the others immediately boarded the magnetic tram.
Although the style of painting is very different from that of ordinary space stations, the infrastructure is not much different. Everything that should be there is there, but it is hidden among the plants and is not so conspicuous.
When Alyssa comes to the Emerald Light, of course she cannot make it clear that if the carriage and horse go directly to the space station, it will affect everyone, which side you will join.
She needs to do some research in the dark, and she also needs to contact the local Spinning Water Federation spies to ask their opinions.
So the destination of the magnetic tram is the junction point.
Everyone quickly got off the car and walked out of the station. Looking up, they could see a large oak tree almost twenty stories high poking into the field of vision, as big as holding up the upper and lower eyelids.
You can see several neat streets under the big oak tree. Of course, the greenery is surprisingly good.
The big oak tree is actually a hotel, but the big tree gradually covered the hotel, and its main body was completely invisible.
This area is where foreign businessmen gather, and it can be regarded as the commercial district of the Emerald Light Space Station.
Although the Emerald Light has strict control over personal force and even smoking, this does not mean that they are good people.
In this commercial area, you can see many shops opened by black merchants, some of which are local, and some of which are foreigners who did not have time to run away because of the war.
No matter what business you do these days, you need a license, but not every business will issue you a license.
Of course it is easy to apply for a license if you just open a small shop, but if what you operate is not legal, or requires a qualification review, and you cannot pass the review, then you will have no choice but to operate without a license.
Black traders are unlicensed operators.
Most of the things they sell are smuggled goods, controlled goods, and even contraband.
For example, as soon as the four of them walked into the street, they saw a shop selling slaves at the door...
Serious countries and serious space stations will definitely not allow it, but the space station has autonomy, and if Emerald Light says it is willing, there is really no way to control it.
Black traders can bring great benefits to the space station, and they are also among the few who dare to run ships when the two countries are at war. The bigger the storm, the more expensive the fish.
In addition to black merchants, there are also some local shops run by recyclers.
The composition of recyclers is too complicated. They are a collection of marginalized people such as black traders + pirates + interstellar adventurers + rag pickers. The difference from most marginalized people is that they are just recyclers. A pirate with a privateering license.
The things they sell are also illegal, but they have a certificate. If they have a certificate, it is legal.
So you can see everything for sale on this street. Some people even put field cannons at the door as a sign to attract customers.
Alyssa crossed this street, not just passing by. She was thinking about buying something.
After all, the reason why the Swan entered the port was shopping. It was indeed a bit wrong to just pass by here without looking at anything.
Besides, this operation is clearly a military action. As long as it is not excessive, the military will reimburse you for buying things.
While thinking about whether to buy some natural foods or smuggled spirits to provide extra meals for the crew on the ship, Li Chengqi suddenly said:
"I want that."
"Huh?" "A cannon."
Li Chengqi has always wanted to get some cannons for Viola, but always No chance.
Tell Jiuke how many 155s there are. Jiuke means you are dreaming.
Telling Alyssa some four-legged turrets, Alyssa said, I can’t apply.
Jiu Ke can’t make the decision, and Alyssa can’t apply to the quartermaster with a suitable reason. Now that I see a black merchant selling arms, of course I have to go shopping.
Alyssa didn’t object. A few cannons didn’t cost much, but Alyssa had to pay for the money. It would be difficult to reimburse the military afterwards, and there was no way to explain that it was supposed to be in the warehouse. Why did the arms disappear?
Since not many people came to the Emerald Light, there were certainly few customers. Alyssa took people into the store to have a look. The clerk immediately greeted them with 200% spirit and said that we are having a big opening ceremony. 30% off on merchandise.
What a big reward for opening the business. I obviously want to get rid of the things and run away with the money. After all, on the border between the two countries, this is not a safe place.
Alyssa knew this very well, so she turned on the picky mode.
The arms available to black merchants are basically second-hand. Unless you have good hands and eyes, it is unlikely that you will find new ones.
But it doesn’t matter if it’s second-hand, as long as it can be used, and the price is cheaper.
But Alyssa took advantage of the second-hand goods to bargain hard. One moment she said that the rifling of your gun was almost worn out, and the next moment she said that your four-legged walking turret didn’t have enough engine oil and had to give it to me. A set of maintenance equipment.
In short, it’s a crazy bargain.
Buyers are the boss now, don’t worry if they don’t sell.
Li Chengqi only needs to be responsible for ‘I want this’ and ‘I want that’, and Alyssa will take care of the rest.
Although I looked at something as big as a four-legged walking turret, considering the size of my garage, even dismantling it into parts and giving them to Viola would be a very troublesome thing, so I finally bought 12 122-cell turrets. Explosive artillery, 50 60mm mortars, 10 100mm rocket launchers, and supporting maintenance equipment.
I originally wanted to get a few more armored vehicles, preferably tanks, but the black merchants didn’t have that kind of cool stuff, and the thing was too big, so I had to give up.
There are such things as rifles, and the quantity is sufficient, at least several thousand are considered trivial.
But the price is a bit too high, higher than that of a cannon, and the bullet consumption is very large. If the supply is not perfect, the significance is not obvious.
So in terms of firearms, only twenty heavy machine guns and a large number of bullets were added. I believe that with these heavy weapons, Viola will have an easier time attacking the Demonic Kingdom of Subia.
In the end, I bought nearly 10,000 rounds of various types of artillery shells from this store, doing it all in one stop and clearing out the black dealer’s inventory.
The store owner will be responsible for packing the goods and sending them to the Swan. Alyssa paid the deposit, and the balance will not be paid until the goods arrive.
It may be that no customers have come to the door for a long time. While the price was haggled, the store also gave Alyssa a beautiful gold revolver.
It looks like a revolver, but is actually a plasma gun. It is quite powerful, and it is not within the limits of the emerald light.
After leaving the arms dealer's store, Alyssa ran to a store selling natural foods.
Alyssa is a good captain and a good boss. She will never treat her crew badly. As long as you work with me, you will be sure to enjoy the good life.
And this part of the expenses can be reimbursed by the military.
After a large purchase, Alyssa led people towards the big oak tree. It was time to get down to business and contact the Spinning Water federal agents lurking here.
(End of this chapter)