Sorry, My Interstellar Fleet Only Recruits Women

"Don't you want to make money?" Burns' top secretary stared suspiciously at President Yi Dawei across from him.

President Yi Dawei smiled slightly: "Businessmen naturally talk about profits."

But we're not just looking at the immediate profits.

Your Excellency Secretary-General, you will understand once you hear my explanation of the cooperation methods.

First, according to our calculated project budget, the construction budget for this 'Wilcotts System Development Project' will be increased to three trillion star coins, or three trillion star coins.

This is much higher than the less than 10,000 trillion stars you prepared before.

However, I understand the current financial situation of your Burns Interstellar Civilization, and providing another 15,000 trillion Star Credits is more than enough.

Burns' top secretary glanced at President Yi Dawei but did not refute this point.

It was quite surprising that the Dragon Star Empire knew them so well; they could indeed come up with 15,000 trillion star coins.

Although this requires an approval process, if the project is successful, the annual revenue could reach 50 quadrillion Star Coins.

Those people probably had no reason to refuse.

After all, this investment can be recouped in less than five years, or even sooner.

"Our Xiaolong Industrial Interstellar Investment Bank will invest 50 trillion star coins. This amount can be considered as our investment or as an investment loan. The choice is up to you."

In the former case, we will always hold a 15% stake in the Wilcotes system development project.

In the latter case, you only need to repay the principal and interest within the stipulated time.

Assuming it's 50 quadrillion star coins, the annual interest payment would be approximately 150 quadrillion star coins.

President Yi noticed the furrowed brow of the Supreme Secretary of Burns across from him.

Before the other party could ask any questions, President Yi Dawei spoke first, saying, "I know that 30% annual interest is very high."

But it's not too excessive.

In relation to what you have received.

As for the repayment plan, early repayment is not allowed within five years. Interest must be paid every year during these five years, and the principal and interest will be repaid after five years.

This is the best investment loan plan we have developed so far. If you have any comments, we can discuss it further.

Burns, the top secretary, smiled slightly and said, "This is really a good investment."

Just five years.

The original 50 quadrillion star coins were reduced to 125 million star coins, more than doubling in value.

I doubt anyone can do business as well as you.

"This is only part of what you see."

"But you will gain even more," President Yi said with a slight smile.

Burns' top secretary looked at President David Yi, waiting to see what kind of sweet talk he would use to persuade him.

"As mentioned before, we will provide T6 and T5 level technology for this project."

We have drafted a preliminary list.

First up is a T6 Mechanical Ant King-class heavy interstellar mining ship, which is currently the most advanced interstellar mining ship in our Xiaolong Interstellar Empire.

It is not yet available for sale.

Based on the estimated selling price, it will cost at least four to five hundred thousand trillion stars.

I don't think this price is excessive.

A T6-class heavy interstellar mining ship, costing four to five hundred thousand trillion star coins, is indeed not excessive.

Even some powerful groups, despite having the money, cannot necessarily buy it.

Burns, the Supreme Secretary, did not refute this.

"If you were to purchase directly, it would definitely exceed the budget."

Therefore, we adopted a rental method.

The annual rental fee for such a mechanical ant-king-class heavy interstellar mining ship is ten quadrillion star coins, and we will cover all personnel and maintenance costs.

Furthermore, if you have sufficient funds to purchase this interstellar mining ship in one go, we can grant you the right to purchase it and offer a discount on the price.

In addition, to complement this T6 Mechanical Ant King-class heavy interstellar mining ship, we will also provide 300 T5 Scavenger-class heavy interstellar mining ships.

There are examples of this interstellar mining ship being sold to the public, with a publicly announced price of 20 quadrillion star coins.

This would not be suitable for you to purchase all of them.

Therefore, we also adopted the rental method.

The annual rental price for a single ship is two trillion star coins. For a fleet of three hundred mining ships, that would be six million star coins. We would also cover the personnel and maintenance costs.

If you wish to purchase any of these 300 T5 Scavenger-class heavy interplanetary mining ships, you will have priority in purchasing them, and the price can be appropriately discounted.

Apart from the mining ship fleet.

Naturally, a supporting fleet of transport ships is also needed.

Similarly, it is undertaken by one T6 Starsea Whale-class super-heavy interstellar transport ship and five hundred T5 Star Kun-class super-heavy interstellar transport ships.

This part is also leased. The total annual lease fee for the interstellar transport fleet is four trillion star coins.

In addition, a series of supporting facilities, such as stargates and starports, which we were responsible for building, were also leased in this way.

The annual rental fee is 160 trillion Star Dollars.

Including all of the above, the total rental fee is 30 quadrillion Star Coins.

President Yi Dawei explained all the fees in one go.

Then he raised another finger and said, "We have another condition: the Dragon Star Empire has absolute priority in purchasing the raw materials mined from this resource star system."

Furthermore, the procurement cost of these raw materials must be 90% of the average price from the Universal Trade Alliance.

After listening to what President Yi Dawei had to say.

Burns's chief secretary couldn't help but clap his hands, and said with a forced smile, "Your Excellency really knows how to do business."

If you take stock of all the accounts here...

Even if our annual revenue is 50 quadrillion Star Coins, the rental fees and interest we need to pay you will exceed 40 quadrillion Star Coins.

In the end, we're still working for you guys?

President Yi Dawei paid no attention to the barbed meaning in the other party's words. He said in a calm tone, "This is not how the accounts are calculated."

At first glance, it seems that our Xiaolong Interstellar Empire has directly taken 40 trillion star coins from a cake worth 50 trillion star coins.

But don't forget, these interstellar mining ships, interstellar transport ships, and related facilities were all initially invested and built by our Xiaolong Interstellar Empire.

That's all real money.

We can't possibly do something that doesn't make money, can we?

There are no philanthropists in this world who come out of nowhere.

Furthermore, we do not have the direct usurpation of this portion of the profits by robbers.

If your Burns interstellar civilization has enough funds, you can completely buy up this part of the actual industry.

Then the interstellar transport ships and interstellar mining ships will be yours.

These 50 quadrillion star coins will naturally all end up in your pockets.

In the beginning, didn't you get ten quadrillion star coins?

Is there anything different before and after?

Upon hearing President Yi Dawei's explanation...

Although Secretary General Burns still felt that many things were not right, he had to admit that the temptation of fifty quadrillion Star Dollars was too great.

"Moreover, this figure of 50 quadrillion star coins is only a preliminary estimate."

I can guarantee that the actual profits and income will definitely exceed 50 quadrillion Star Coins!

In twenty or thirty years, or at the latest fifty or one hundred years, our Xiaolong Interstellar Empire will have no choice but to grant us priority purchase rights and a few other preferential treatments.

This piece of cake is all yours.

And you only pay that small discount, yet you gain a stable customer base. Why not?

Burns, the top secretary, hesitated, but it has to be said that he was now genuinely tempted.

Burns's chief secretary said solemnly, "Your Excellency the President."

This matter is of great importance, and it's no longer up to me to make a decision.

May I take these documents and report these matters to our Supreme Ruler?

We will give you an answer within 24 hours at most.

President Yi Dawei smiled and waved his hand, saying, "It's alright, you can't rush things."

We can wait.

But... we can't wait too long.

As you know, the funds of our four major investment banks are pooled together.

If other places have already signed investment contracts for certain large projects, then I can't guarantee that I can do what I'm saying now.

All I can say is that you can sign the contract within twelve hours.

I swear on my life that I will fulfill everything stipulated in this contract!

“Okay.” Burns, the chief secretary, stood up. “Please move over. My people will take you in and will give you a reply within twelve hours.”

After saying that, Secretary General Burns quickly walked out of the room.

This time, he moved even faster than before.

President Yi smiled slightly and left the private room with his subordinates. They were then moved to another very luxurious room.

Upon entering the room, President Yi Dawei's subordinates placed several instruments and equipment around the sofa.

Something that looked like a barrier appeared, enveloping everyone like a bubble.

"Manager, do you think the Burns Interstellar Civilization will agree to these conditions?" a young subordinate couldn't help but ask.

"I was so pent up, I almost couldn't help but speak just now."

How could I possibly refuse such good terms?

"These are the main reasons why the conditions are so good."

Several subordinates were discussing it amongst themselves.

President Yi Dawei smiled and gestured for everyone to quiet down: "This was a suggestion that President Li Yaqi gave us during a previous meeting."

They brought their products to discuss cooperation.

It seems we're just making investment loans and earning a little extra from those starship rental fees.

On the surface.

We just made this much money.

But in reality, there are even greater profits hidden behind this.

How could they possibly not procure those interstellar mining ships and interstellar transport ships that they've already used?

These products are essentially pre-sold to them.

Upon hearing this...

The young subordinate clapped his hands and said, "I thought of that too."

You see, even if they buy all the starships at once over fifty years...

The cost of just the 50-year lease is 150 trillion Star Coins. Doesn't that seem like a lot?

However, behind this collaborative project are the T6 Mechanical Ant King-class heavy interstellar mining ship and the T6 Star Sea Whale-class super-heavy interstellar transport ship, as well as the two T5-class interstellar mining ships and interstellar transport ships.

If they want to buy these starships.

That would require nearly 150 trillion star coins in total!

And all they have to do is agree to this cooperation plan.

The Burns interstellar civilization would have no choice but to purchase our starships.

After all, the entire development plan uses these devices, and it's simply impossible to replace them.

If they want to monopolize this profit, they have to buy our products.

That means we've essentially signed a 150 trillion star coin order in advance.

Another subordinate then added, "In addition, we also increased the amount of raw materials."

We have absolute priority in purchasing, and we can get a 90% discount.

That would be equivalent to building a stable supply chain for our Dragon Star Empire.

We can reliably supply over 50 quadrillion star coins worth of raw materials annually for the development and construction of various industrial products needed for our Dragonflight Interstellar Empire!

"It's not just these things, but after such in-depth cooperation..."

The 50 quadrillion star coins of this development plan alone account for 30% of the annual output of the Burns Interstellar Civilization.

That would be equivalent to deeply binding the Burns Interstellar Civilization with our Xiaolong Interstellar Empire.

If anything goes wrong with us, and this 30% of the economy suffers, it will be an economic disaster for the Burns interstellar civilization!

Another subordinate said.

President Yi Dawei sat on the sofa, looked up at the ceiling, and then looked at President Li Yaqi: "Now I understand why I lost to her back then."

What you see is only the surface.

Would the Burns interstellar civilization not know these things?

Don't always treat others like fools. The most ingenious part of President Li Yaqi's plan is that it puts all the interests out in the open.

Not only did we benefit, but the Burns interstellar civilization also saw hope.

The Burns interstellar civilization's annual output was only one trillion star coins, and in the past ten years, their economy has increased by half.

This will definitely make them a fortune.

Furthermore, this timeline spans the Oath Duel, which doesn't actually pose a significant risk to the Burns interstellar civilization.

When the oath duel began, the chain of interests between our two sides was not yet fully established. Even if we were to lose, it would not be a significant loss for the Burns interstellar civilization.

They could even get a batch of interstellar warships and investment for free.

If we succeed, it means that the future journey of the Dragon Star Empire will be even longer, and the Burns Star Civilization will naturally be willing to cling to this powerful force.

Furthermore, this massive order of 150 trillion Star Coins seems like we've gotten a good deal.

But aren't they getting even more by acquiring this batch of advanced interstellar warships from our Xiaolong series?

"President Li Yaqi, this is a cooperation offer they can't refuse!"