"Thank you, Mr. Snyder." Thomas said hurriedly, turned to Carmela and said, "Miss Carmela, I really don't know what you said, and when I go back this time, I will definitely ask them about the reason for this matter and give you a satisfactory answer." We will not let this affect the trust between us. ”

This Thomas also got off the donkey, and after someone gave him the steps, he slipped down in an instant, and pushed the responsibility onto others with a puzzled face. He came to Rafadiman because Qatar Voyage saw the potential of the Free Heart and was ready to work with them more deeply.

For Qatar Voyage Company, whoever is more valuable will be inclined to whose resources. It is no surprise that the heart of freedom has become a dark horse they have recently discovered, and to what extent they can grow, Qatar Voyage Company does not know, but it is certainly not a bad thing to befriend them early.

"Humph!" Carmela snorted coldly and stopped looking at him.

Snyder stepped forward and made a gesture of invitation and led them into the room where they were talking. Thomas chatted with Snyder, and the awkward atmosphere was slowly dispelled.

After several people sat down one after another, Thomas took the lead in speaking: "Last time, I said that you are relatively short of starship engines, and we have brought you a lot of regular-level starship engines this time, I hope it can help you!" I have applied with the leader above, and I can let you pay half of each transaction and half of the credit! This is also more conducive to the transaction and capital repatriation of both parties. If you don't have any federal currency, you can pledge it with some starship, mech, or whatever, and we'll evaluate and give you a reasonable price. ”

"Don't be funny, Thomas! What we need now are Warrior and Overlord engines, what do conventional engines do for us? Don't forget that Santiago just failed miserably in our hands, and what we have is resources, so don't use those useless things to embarrass people, and the old lady who sees it is angry. Carmela snorted.

Thomas smiled awkwardly when he heard this, and he didn't refute it, he also knew that the more he argued with this woman, the worse it would be, it was better to let her say a few words, anyway, the two of them had to have a black face. Qatar Voyage Company didn't do things very authentically before, and there were pigtails for people to grab in their hands, and Thomas had no choice.

"Carmela, don't talk to Mr. Thomas like that, he's kind too! Besides, that thing doesn't have to be his doing, and it's useless for you to take your anger out on him, it will only affect the transaction between the two of us. Snyder said to Carmela with a look of embarrassment. The latter had a cold face, apparently not paying much attention to his words.

"Mr. Thomas, you know we don't have much federal currency to pay you, but there are people who can exchange it for federal currency to offset the money of those engines, what do you think?" Snyder asked.

"You mean the captives of Santiago?" Thomas wasn't stupid either, and after a little bit of Snyder, he understood what the other party meant.

Snyder smiled: "Yes, we have robbed a Warrior-class starship in Santiago and captured nearly a thousand Santiago crews, I think these crew members who survived this war will definitely be sold for a good price." ”

Thomas shook his head: "No, no, no, you're mistaken!" For these capitalists, these soldiers will never be worth more than the starship mechs they are equipped with, and even if you take their prisoners, you don't want to get much ransom, you must know that these soldiers will not have much pension even if they die on the battlefield. ”

"But they didn't die on the battlefield, all of them were alive. So they must be worth more than the dead! You know a lot of people are wondering how the hell San Diego lost this battle. And how many starships they really lost in this war. And it is these crew members who know the accurate answer to this matter! But Santiago definitely didn't want other forces to know about it. And when you get these captives, you can sell them to anyone. Even if you count their experiences and write a war novel about humans and the Ark Zerg, I think you can sell it for a lot of money? Snyder pushed his glasses and said, "If I'm not mistaken, you're a businessman, and you should know better than I know how to extract more money out of them." ”

"And what do you want?" Thomas hits the nail on the head.

Snyder smiled and said, "We need too many things, we just don't have enough money to pay for it, but I think your top management will definitely evaluate us again and give us enough overdraft." Once we've stabilized, even if we don't pay in federal currency, we can pay you directly with the full starship and mech! You know, as long as San Diego exists, we have a steady stream of resources. ”

"Then what do you need besides the high-level engines of the Warrior level or even the Overlord level?" Thomas asked.

"We need a batch of instruments, here's the list, you can take a look." As Snyder spoke, he sent a slip to Thomas's personal terminal, and the other party roughly glanced at it and understood what was going on.

"Are you planning to produce your own laser generators and electromagnetic guns?"

"Yes! Although plundering is the fastest way to get rich, it is undeniable that there are still great hidden dangers, and if a force wants to develop for a long time, it must have its own military industry. Snyder said confidently.

These superluminal engines, there are several technical difficulties in them, the existing team of the free fleet can not be broken, so they can not produce engines, but relatively simple laser generators and electromagnetic guns are not a problem for them, if they can independently produce shipborne main guns, they will have a great guarantee of continuous firepower in the future. This is also a step that must be taken in order for a force to continue to develop.

"So, you're ready to live in Rafadiman for a long time?" Thomas sighed.

"That's because we're strong enough to hold this planet and make others have to admit our existence." Carmella snorted.

Thomas nodded, agreeing with Carmela's words, and asked, "What about these conventional engines I brought this time?" ”

"Since you brought it, let's stay with it! For the time being, we are still quite short of engines. Snyder said.

In this way, Snyder, Thomas, and Carmela talked for a long time about the details of the transaction, and then the business negotiations ended.

"Excuse me, Mr. Thomas, and welcome to the next time!" Snyder laughed.

"It's been a pleasure working with you." Thomas barely managed to put on a smiley face.

After the people of Qatar Voyage Company take away the captives of Santiago, what their fate will be is not up to Renault and others! In this meeting with Qatar Voyage, the Freedom Fleet not only solved the problem of the production line, but also obtained a lot of conventional engines.

Just as the Overlord-class starships can be equipped with Warrior-level engines, but the power is a little insufficient, and the ordinary Guards starships can also be equipped with conventional engines, with this batch of conventional engines, the maneuverability of the starships of the Freedom Fleet has been slightly improved, and their shortcomings are slowly being filled.

A day later, when Qatar Voyage was asking for a captives in Santiago, Rafadiman had some unusual friends.

When the Rama VII was receiving the newcomers in Rafadiman, it received news from the Destiny Star that a regular fleet appeared not far from Lafadiman, and more than forty starships were painted with the silver trident pattern of the Federation fleet.

The next moment, the starship at Rafadiman moved, and five frigates and three advance ships took the lead to meet it.

At the same time, the Abrodius also began to search for the number and information of this fleet, and it was not long before they gave their communication number to the Rama VII. The next moment, the captain of the Rama VII connected to the other party's communicator.

"If I'm not mistaken, you should be Harrison, the commander of Todd's fleet! Hello, I'm Nick Hozia, and I have to remind you that you've entered the realm of our free heart, and I'd suggest you leave early. Lest you wait for something unpleasant to happen. Ghost Nick laughed.

Harrison, the commander of Todd's fleet, was a sturdy middle-aged man who looked at Nick with a smile on his face and asked, "Are you intimidating me?" What gives you so much courage? Let you have a wanted man of the Federation to intimidate me, the active lieutenant general of the Federation. To be honest, I don't really want to get involved in your affairs, but what you've been doing lately has gone too far, and I'm going to have to take care of it! ”

"For the first time, I know that the active governor of the Federation still likes to meddle in things? It's just a feud between us and Santiago, and you're overdoing it. ”

"It's excessive, not too much! You've taken possession of someone else's private planet, and I'm here to help them get it back, and that's my job. How can it be overdone? Harrison laughed.

Nick laughed, "I thought your accusation was just against those zerg, but that's more than that. ”

"All right, lad! Don't talk nonsense with me. Let's talk about how to solve this matter! Do you leave on your own, or will you force your way when our fleet approaches? Harrison said in a loud voice.

Nick frowned and said, "General Harrison, I think you're mistaken. From the very beginning I have been warning you not to go any further and into the range of Rafadiman or you will be attacked by us. In fact, there is no possibility that you will be forced to retreat. ”

"Hahaha! Are you kidding? With less than ten starships? Want to repel me......"

Before Harrison could finish speaking, an extremely condensed beam of light flew towards them quickly, dazzling! Then it slammed into the Guards-class battleship beside him, and the next moment, the battleship's energy shield burst in response, and a large hole was torn out of the hull.