Steel Steam and Flame

"Following the construction of the factory, as well as the shift of focus that the head of the team said, can we start now." Waters opened the file in his hand, which listed the data he had compiled, "start from scratch The construction cycle is too long. And the installation and commissioning of various machines until they are combined into a complete production line and officially start to produce products. The time it takes is beyond us. This is currently, we are in the dark world They can be trusted, and transactions between them are considered stable customers. After spending a little money, I got their more detailed information, all about the industry."

　　 Delya turned a few pages. Most of the customers in the file are also engaged in machinery manufacturing, ranging from precision instruments to heavy industrialized parts. All are considered small industries in the empire, and they can barely compete for the benefits of survival. It might be better to describe it as half-dead. The companies in the empire that can really go on now have the shadow of other big forces behind them. No matter how bad they are, they also have strong start-up funds. Even if they lose money for years in the early stage, they can support the day when they really make money.

　　 Most of the remaining industries began to die slowly from the beginning of establishment. Like a chronic poison, death is a foreseeable result. The difference is only the number of years. In order to survive, they can only be reduced to the simplest manufacturing tools. Do the simplest job, with layers of interest deducted, just to prevent them from dying too fast.

"During this period of time, we seem to have made a lot of money in the dark world, but part of the reason is that the batch of goods we pulled back from the relisting has been a buffer. I think after this period of time, our life is not How much better. As you said, our dozen or so factories are not huge things." Delya said in confusion, "And now, our liquidity is also very tight. For the sake of establishing a stable cooperative relationship, Part of the customer’s money has not yet arrived in our pockets, but only paid a small deposit. That is only enough for our transportation and raw material costs. If we want to directly buy this complete factory, our money is not enough. And even if we buy it back The necessary reconstruction of these factories in the later period, the reorganization of production lines, etc., also require a lot of money."

　　 "Although you can do it according to your ideas, it can indeed shorten the entire cycle by several tens of times." Delya was a little excited.

"What we lack most now is time, which can reduce most of the waiting and preparation cycle to a certain extent. And the necessary technical personnel, now we do not have our own specialization direction, only ordinary and applicable technical personnel. And these People can be hired at a price. In basic manufacturing, after we have a firm foothold and then made a lot of money, we will slowly move towards the mid-to-high end. Even the core technology at that time, we can also rely on With money." Waters laughed, "I think this is our general development path."

Delya nodded and smiled bitterly: "I don't deny your idea, but that requires too much money. You understand our current situation. The expansion of the industry can only be done slowly. According to your idea, the funds are absolute It can't be sustained."

Waters shook his head: "Deputy commander, I understand what you mean, just relying on ourselves, that kind of funds will definitely not flow. But we might as well take a different route now, such as cooperating with other companies. "

　　 "Cooperation?" Delya really understood Waters' thoughts at this moment, and she didn't know how to answer for a while.

Seeing Delya's hesitation, Waters hurriedly continued his own words: "Yes, it is cooperation. Of course, it is not as simple as providing each other with accessories. We are doing that kind of thing now. At best, it can only be called a normal business transaction. 。Everyone bears the risks together, shares the technology together, expands the market together, and earns the benefits together. This is this kind of cooperation. In this way, we can get the state we want to achieve in a very short time, and we have more energy to do it. Other things, such as specializing in high-tech."

"Then, at a certain suitable time, we can choose to leave. So if we really implement this plan, we have to make preparations between light and dark. Like a parasite in nature, please allow me to use this Analogy. Even if most of those companies are not dead, they still have some nourishment. Even if they only have a shell, they can still use things. While we help them get new life, we also lay eggs and cultivate in their bodies. It becomes our reserve hotbed. When the time is right, everything can be labeled as our own. And what needs to be done at that time may be a lot of blood on the hands."

"But you don't have to feel guilty." Waters finally added, "These companies, industries, or individuals recorded in the file are not good people. Of course, our own side is not beautiful. They are all mixed. It’s very common for people in the dark world. It’s just that we are the wicked among the wicked in such common things.”

　　 "You can think about it." Delya touched her forehead and looked at Waters a few more times.

"Deputy commander, please don't look at me like this." Waters waved his hand, "I am more than twice your age and have experienced too many things. If I don't have this experience, then I live like this. It’s a waste of time to grow up. The forces that I belonged to were mostly ambitious and lacking foundations. Of course, this foundation includes a lot of things. This time, I think we really have all the foundations now. The only thing that comes down is the ambition of Captain Cassia."

　　 "I also believe that the team leader will be a wolf-like person."

　　 "When there is time and opportunity, the two of us can talk to him."

　　 Soon after, Delya just finished checking the batch of goods on hand, and when the next order was being processed, there was a noise from the communication machine on the side.

　　 "Hey, Delya, don't you have important things on your hands?" Cassia's tone was a bit painful.

　　 "What's the matter?" Delya heard what was wrong with Cassia, and asked, "There is nothing important, and Waters and I just have something to come and find you."

　　 "That's right, I also have time here. It's just a bit of trouble, you need to come and pick me up."

　　 When Delya and Waters set off, it was about nine o'clock. It took an hour and a half, and the two of them drove to the place that Cassia said.

　　 is something left over from the transfer process of the Manoma Center on the side of a ruined building. As a completely abandoned area, the Empire has no plans for secondary development. In terms of the size of the empire, the actual population it currently has is far from being saturated.

　　 "Here!" Just as Delya and Waters got out of the car, Cassia's voice came from the pile of construction waste in front of them.

　　 A steel plate full of rust was lifted up and moved aside. Cassia was hiding under the steel plate, smiling and greeting Delya and Waters who walked over.

　　 "The speed is still quite fast," he said.

　　 "What are you?" The two walked in, Delya looked at Cassia, her eyes fixed on the swollen legs. It is no longer an ordinary redness and swelling. According to the memory of Cassia in Delya's head not long ago, the volume of his legs is at least more than twice the previous.

　　 "Caused by calculation and experiment errors." Cassia propped up his body with his hands. "Get in the car first. This is not a place to talk."

　　Waters wanted to go and pick up Cassia at this time, but Cassia did not stop. He threw the gift car on the way, fearing that the Webley family team would catch up. He came here by relying on his hands to support him. For the first time, his appalling weight made him feel a burden, and his strength was consumed a lot on the way.

　　Waters pushed hard, his face flushed suddenly. Since seeing Cassia for the first time in the rearrangement, he has been guessing the weight of his head. Now that he actually started, he couldn't help but sigh, and it really exceeded his expectations.

　　 In the end, Delya and Waters carried Cassia into the car together. The moment the ceremonial car sat in Cassia ~www.ltnovel.com~, it sank a bit.

　　 "Fortunately, the money for buying a car was not saved." Delya and Cassia sat in the back seat together, and Waters started the car. All three of them are surgeons, and they are indeed very heavy on the car.

　　 "What's going on, it's not like an injury taken by others." Delya drew out her tactical knife at this time, without reminding Cassia, found the most swollen place, and scratched it.

　　 Cassia's face moved at this moment, and I haven't felt the pain for a long time. The legs became like this, but the nerves inside became more active, and he encountered it for the first time. The pain from the bones was all fed back to the brain, and he was also a little unbearable.

　　Dark red blood came out of the wound, the color was obviously wrong, with a thick fishy smell, filling the whole car. Delya had to open a little car window at this time to speed up the loss of this smell.

　　 "It seems serious." Waters also turned his head at this moment. After a short time of bleeding and swelling, Cassia's feet did decrease a bit, but it only worked for a short time, and the swelling of her legs could not disappear in a short time.

"Indeed, because of some things, it became like this." Cassia said, "It's no longer used, the muscle fibers inside seem to have a problem. I need professional treatment, but I definitely can't go to the hospital. Those places are not for me. Not quite. There should be professional doctors in the dark world. I think you might know a few. Just go there right now."

　　 "That's right." Cassia continued, looking at Delya, "Just now in the newsletter, you said you had something to do with me. It's time to talk about it now." 8)