Chapter 389: The Black Pearl
Lin Zhen first pre-ordered a secret book of walking on the sea online. The book was priced at two million Tianhe coins, which was not too expensive.
But if it is converted into Earth currency, it would be 2 billion, which is not cheap at all.
After the secret chip was delivered, Lin Zhen left the prince's mansion.
He might come to Emerald Star to buy a house in the future, but not now, he still has to return to Earth.
After leaving the Prince's Mansion, he flew directly with Star Power. Chris navigated the way for Lin Zhen and broadcast live the aerospace merchandise hall.
The aerospace merchandise hall sells things needed for space travel, but the most important thing is the spacecraft.
The technology on Earth cannot be compared with that of Emerald Star. Lin Zhen now particularly needs a good spaceship. Under the guidance of Chris, he came to the gate of the Space Products Museum.
"Wow! What a big storefront."
This shopping mall looks like a mountain, and the door is incredibly large.
The width and height are both 10 kilometers! And here is just a door frame, there is no door leaf at all, in order to facilitate the entry and exit of spacecraft. If the door is small, some large spacecraft cannot get out at all.
Even so, some super-large spaceships cannot dock there, such as some cargo ships like the Red Rose, or some war weapons, such as the Sky City that goes to the earth, cannot enter at all.
A spacecraft like that can only be parked in the open air. Fortunately, Lin Zhen doesn't need such a huge thing.
There was an automatic scan when entering the space museum, and Lin Zhen's identity was immediately detected.
"Welcome, Count, please feel free to take a look."
There is no need for a shopping guide here. Everyone’s intelligent life is a shopping guide. They know the price, performance, and preferential policies of all spacecraft.
"Master, the spaceship will be your biggest expense at the moment. I suggest you choose a medium-sized spaceship, but the weapon defense system must be advanced. You must know that if you encounter interstellar pirates in the starry sky, once the spaceship is destroyed, many masters may perish in the starry sky."
Lin Zhen nodded in agreement. For interstellar travel, the distance unit must be measured in light years. If you rely on physical strength, you may get lost, or encounter space turbulence or a galaxy beast that dies suddenly. Without a good spaceship, this is not possible.
"In addition to weapons and defense systems, speed is also very critical. The faster the better. Don't be afraid to spend money."
Lin Zhen walked among those huge spaceships, listening to Chris's detailed explanation and introduction, and helping Lin Zhen to choose the most suitable one.
When they came to a black spaceship, Chris said, "This one is fine. It's the latest Mirage X99 series. It has a total weight of 14 million tons. It's a small war fortress equipped with rail guns and void missiles. It has a maximum endurance of 800 years. It's a top civilian brand."
"How many people can it carry?" Lin Zhen asked as he looked at this big guy that reached a height of 500 meters.
"The maximum number of members is 5,000, and there is also an energy block storage warehouse. The maximum cruising speed is 30 kilometers per second."
Lin Zhen silently calculated that the speed of this spaceship was about the same as the aircraft he had robbed. Although its firepower was stronger, its speed was still not enough.
"Let's see if there is anything faster."
"That's probably difficult, Master. The basic speed of the spaceship you're driving now is considered fast. The fact that civilian spaceships can reach this speed is the result of technological progress. To be faster, it must be a military spaceship, but that is prohibited from being bought or sold."
"Is it not okay even though I'm a noble?"
"Master, although you are a noble, you are only a noble in name only. You do not have any position or fiefdom, so..."
Chris didn't finish her words, but her meaning was very clear: Lin Zhen was just a hollow noble.
Lin Zhen was also a little depressed. Although he didn't want to hold any position, it would be nice to have a fiefdom.
Fiefdoms can provide nobles with a steady stream of money. If the solar system is developed, it would be nice to designate the surrounding galaxies as their own fiefdoms.
Just as he was thinking about it, Chris spoke again: "Master, there is a spaceship up ahead for auction."
"Auction? Go and take a look."
Lin Zhen took a few quick steps and came to the crowd in front.
A dark spaceship was parked there, with a huge painted skull on top, which stood out particularly.
"What a pity, what a pity!" Chris exclaimed and kept saying it was a pity.
"What a pity?"
"It's a pity for this good spaceship, Master. This spaceship is not a technological product of the Empire. It comes from the Sanjiang Star Region Federation. Its technological level is one level higher than that of the Empire. It belongs to the sixth generation of the Star Hunter series. It was originally a military command ship."
"Then the performance must be very good?"
"It is indeed very good. It is 4,000 meters long, 2,000 meters wide, and 300 meters high. It can carry a maximum of 30,000 people, has a maximum endurance of 1,000 years, and a maximum speed of 1,500 kilometers per second. It is equipped with large-caliber energy cannons, interstellar long-range missiles, and a Class A protective shield."
"That's great. It's five times faster than the spaceship I robbed. Why doesn't anyone buy it?"
"There are several reasons. First, the energy consumption of this spaceship is very high. The energy blocks consumed by the spaceship are a huge expense. Most people can't afford it. Another reason is the skull. The skull is the symbol of interstellar pirates. This means that this ship was originally a pirate ship. The nobles would not bother to buy a pirate ship because it would lower their status and they also think it is unlucky."
Lin Zhen raised his eyebrows, but felt a little moved.
He had just become a noble for less than a day and had no sense of being a noble at all. He really didn't care much about his status.
He also realized that this pirate ship, especially the captured one, was like a car that had killed people on Earth. No one was willing to buy it no matter how much money was offered, and he felt uncomfortable.
Chris saw what Lin Zhen was thinking and said hurriedly, "Master, don't be impulsive. You are now a noble of the empire. There is another disadvantage to buying a pirate ship. Those pirates are definitely not one person or a small group of people. They are a large group. If the former pirate owner and his friends of this spaceship knew that it was sold, they would definitely want to take the spaceship back, which would cause trouble. This is also one of the reasons why people are reluctant to buy it."
Lin Zhen thought about it: "What was the original price of this ship? What is the current price?"
"Originally, this spaceship was to be sold for 20 million Sanjiang coins. If converted into Tianhe coins, it would be 20 billion. However, this is a pirate ship that was captured by the imperial military and then auctioned off. The price has been greatly discounted to only 10 billion."
Lin Zhen’s platinum membership card is good enough for a loan of 10 billion yuan. Since this spaceship is worth the money, he decided to buy it.
As for the trouble of pirates, Lin Zhen did not think it was a big problem. For the time being, he was taking remote interstellar routes so he would not encounter pirates.
"I'll go get a loan."
Lin Zhen did what he said and immediately entered the dimensional universe and applied for a loan of 10 billion yuan from the bank.
The repayment period is ten years, so Lin Zhen is not worried that he will not be able to pay back the money in the future.
After getting the money, Lin Zhen immediately went to the spacecraft sales office.
“I want to buy this boat.”
"Ah! Mr. Count Lin Zhen, are you sure you want to buy this Black Pearl?"
"Is this ship called the Black Pearl?"
"Yes, it's called the Black Pearl. Look, there's even some painting on the ship."
The salesperson pointed to the hull, and sure enough, there was the word "Black Pearl" spray-painted on it in the universal language of the universe, in very eye-catching and huge handwriting.
After hearing the name, Chris paused for a moment and then hurriedly reminded Lin Zhen: "Master, I just learned that the Black Pearl is a notorious pirate ship. The paintings are made of high-tech materials. Unless the deck of the spacecraft is dismantled, it cannot be removed. No wonder no one buys it. You must not be fooled. Even if you want to buy it, you have to extort a little more from them, otherwise they won't be able to sell it."
Lin Zhen nodded, then turned to the salesperson and said, "It turned out to be the Black Pearl. No wonder no one bought it. It's so expensive at 10 billion. Forget it. I'll look for something else."
"No, Count Lin Zhen, the performance of this ship is first-rate. It comes from the Sanjiang Star Region Federation. The ships produced in our empire cannot even compare to it. Ten billion is already a bargain price. Moreover, you are a noble and can enjoy a 10% discount. You can get it for only nine billion."
Lin Zhen seemed a little tempted, but still shook his head: "Of course I know I can get a discount, but I still feel a little bit disadvantaged. This skull spray painting and the words Black Pearl can't be put on. When I walk in the starry sky, people will think I'm a pirate. How embarrassing it is for me, a great earl of the empire."
This spaceship has been here for two months. Although people admire its performance, no one has ever shown any intention of buying it. After all, 10 billion is not a small amount, and every intelligent life will remind its owner not to buy it.
The salesman was also a little anxious, and simply gritted his teeth and said, "Count Lin Zhen, if you are willing to buy it, we will also give you high-quality energy blocks worth 300 million. These energy blocks are enough to support your spacecraft in the universe for 50 years. Otherwise, you will have to spend money to buy energy blocks."
Lin Zhen's heart moved. Three hundred million is not a small number. Energy blocks are like gasoline in a car, which no one can live without.
But he felt that he could still bargain, so he pretended to be hesitant and considered it.
Seeing that Lin Zhen was still unwilling to give in, the salesperson got anxious and simply added fuel to the fire: "My Lord Earl, if you buy this spaceship, we will also give you ten slaves as a gift!"
"Ten slaves?" Lin Zhen was stunned. This is not a slave market.
"That's right, ten slaves, and they are proficient in flying spaceships and familiar with the use of weapons. Two of them have even reached the planetary stage, and the remaining eight are at the satellite stage. What do you think? You will need at least 200 million to buy these ten slaves in the slave market, and they are definitely not as good as these ten people in operating spaceships."
"Deal!" Lin Zhen knew that this should be the other party's bottom line, and it was impossible to bargain further.
The sales staff was immediately overjoyed, as if they had gotten a great bargain by giving away ten slaves, and they happily signed a contract with Lin Zhen. Lin Zhen paid the money, and after 9 billion was spent, they immediately arranged for someone to add energy blocks to Lin Zhen's Black Pearl.
While waiting, someone brought ten slaves to Lin Zhen.
Lin Zhen raised his head and saw that the two slaves in front of him had reached planetary level eight, and a powerful aura was overwhelming him!
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