"The common currency in Celestial Society is Celestial Yuan, but when it comes to interstellar business, companies generally use credit points for large transactions. The exchange rate between Celestial Yuan and credit points is one hundred to one."
"One hundred to one, one hundred Tianren Yuan is equivalent to one credit point..." Chu Yao tilted his head and thought for a moment, "So, one billion credit points is equivalent to... one hundred billion yuan?!"
Yao's face was blank. "Why is it so expensive? I remember seeing on Feiyu before... a small single-person spaceship was only 100 million?"
"If you're talking about a small spaceship that flies around a planet and then shuts down, then it's indeed worth 100 million. Even airplanes are more expensive than it." Qingyu brought the teacup to his lips and blew gently.
"Then how many people can the civilian transport ship you mentioned just now carry?" Chu Yao once again turned into a curious baby.
"This type is generally used to transport cargo... Civilian transport ships are also divided into three sizes: large, medium, and small. A typical medium-sized transport ship, if used to carry people, might be packed with several thousand people."
Chu Yao finally learned the approximate classification of spacecraft from his "capable assistant".
The classification is simple. According to the purpose, it can be divided into civilian and official use. Civilian use includes freight and passenger transport. The Star Track Train is a type of large passenger and cargo integrated spacecraft. Some general exploration ships and rescue ships can also be included in this category; official use is all combat ships.
According to the power source, they can be divided into planetary class and stellar class. The spacecraft used by the Ari Corporation to colonize planets is called the Official Stellar Class Giant Battleship.
A medium-sized civilian spacecraft costs 10 billion credit points, and Chu Yao doesn't even dare to think about a large warship.
"The key is that money is a small matter. If it can be solved with money, it will be easy to deal with."
"How do you say that?"
"Interstellar companies capable of long-distance navigation are the product of the hard work of at least dozens of generations. Before the Celestials even set foot in the interstellar sky, they were already the most powerful forces in Celestial society. Do you understand what I mean?"
"So, these companies have already risen on the Celestial Beings' home planet a long time ago?"
Chu Yao began to rack her brains to recall the history of the celestial beings that Lu Xiaoye had told her before... What was the name of their home planet?
"It could be a company, or a major power." Chen Qingyu nodded. "Only such a power, with its deep foundation, could support the research of spacecraft. This involves a problem: technology."
"Technology..." Chu Yao silently repeated the word.
"Some civilian spaceships can be purchased with money. But those star-class warships are something you can't even buy with credits. Especially the two technologies related to the propulsion system: 'controlled nuclear fusion' and 'entropy accelerator'. These are the most confidential of these company secrets. How could these large companies, who have invested so much time and resources in building star-class warships, be so willing to give away the core technology so easily?"
"So, newly emerging companies like Zhixin and Qingshu have been restricted to death by large interstellar companies in certain technical aspects. This is a technological monopoly."
"Large corporations with massive starships and weaponry can continuously expand outward, conquering planets and even star systems to gain more resources. Companies with nothing can only linger on the planets they've already occupied. The strong will always be strong, and the weak will always be weak."
Chen Qingyu suddenly laughed with a hint of sarcasm. This expression was rarely seen on his face.
"It's no different from Feng Yuan's sect dispute."
Chu Yao understood what he meant.
The larger the sect, the more resources and precious lands it can possess; these resources allow the sect to better feed back and expand, and the monks who are attracted to join are thrown into the struggle to seize resources.
Over time, the major sects became increasingly powerful, while the situation of the minor sects and independent cultivators became increasingly worse, forcing them to rely on the major sects for survival.
Aren’t those super-large interstellar companies doing the same thing as these sects?
There is no difference between monopolizing technology and monopolizing elixirs, magic weapons, and skills.
It's the same old story.
"Won't Maowei Company just have to struggle to survive? There's no point in developing it! Is there any other solution?"
"Of course there are ways... I'm thinking of one right now. For example, we can build our own laboratory..."
"Okay, let's do it now without further ado!"
"The problem is we don't have the money... At the very least, we have to wait until we're as big as Zhixin Company, right?" Chen Qingyu slowly raised his teacup. "So, Elder Chu, we still have a long way to go."
"You're still in the mood to drink tea! Go make some money!" Chu Yao's tone was like that of a domineering landlady.
Chen Qingyu almost spit out a mouthful of tea:
"Do you still have any conscience? Those superiors don't order the ring slaves around like this."
"Oh, then you drink first... and then go make some money."
Oh no, Qingyu has become familiar with me and has become as talkative as Xiaoran...
"Do you really think that money comes from the wind?" Chen Qingyu sighed helplessly. Elder Chu was mysterious all day long and no one knew what he was busy with.
Chu Yao calmly skipped over the topic and asked, "At our current rate of development, how long will it take to reach the size of Zhixin?"
"It's hard to say. If they really take advantage of the favorable conditions of the 'opening era', they might be able to soar to success in just a few years. If they only stick to the Lingyuan Star market, they might not achieve that even in a hundred years."
"So, we really need to go to Boqu Star for an investigation."
"There are still three months until the official opening of the Star Track. We can grab a ticket then."
"Okay, let's do it."
Chu Yao lay softly on the sofa, looking up at the chandelier on the ceiling in a daze.
I thought I had taken a big step forward, but it turns out I’ve only just begun.
She thought for a moment and felt that there was no need to worry too much about building a starship.
Isn't it just technology? Isn't it just a spaceship? If you can't buy it, steal it! If you can't steal it, rob it!
These interstellar companies have done so many unscrupulous things, so what's wrong with stealing one of his spaceships!
She thought about it for a long time and found that everything returned to the starting point - that is, her own strength.
If her current cultivation level had reached the level of Divine Transformation or even a higher realm, how could she be so hesitant and constrained by others?
Perhaps at that unknown higher level, one person could rival an entire fleet, and with a wave of his hand he could create a spaceship that could soar through the universe... This is not impossible.
Strength can always be the breakthrough point.
After realizing this, Chu Yao drank the hot tea in his hand and then walked towards the dark room in the basement.
She had to be prepared to solve Liu Yun's trouble.
As soon as Chu Yao left, Chen Qingyu's ears immediately became much quieter, and he once again focused on his work.
Time flies.
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