After dinner, Xia Yu drove the little antelope, taking the crew on duty, towards the St. Paul.
Visitors staying in the park are already used to this; if they spend over 100,000 yuan at the museum in one visit, they can receive a complimentary antelope airport transfer service.
This is such a good deal! You know, a helicopter spot in a certain area of Southeast Pass can sell for $200,000, all you have to do is cross the line of fire and risk being shot down by anti-aircraft missiles.
As for your question about whether it can be cheaper, the Burmese man said, "You think it's too expensive, and I think it's too expensive too. This is the price. Do you want it or not?"
Back on the ship, the preparation of the fighter jets was temporarily suspended, while the partial maintenance of the São Paulo resumed. After so many days, the heavy oil boilers had been completely renewed, and the steam turbines, which had been in service for nearly half a century, were about to be reborn.
Of course, there are also supporting oil transportation and storage systems. Even for nuclear-powered aircraft carriers, their carrier-based aircraft are not nuclear-powered and must be equipped with dedicated aviation kerosene storage tanks.
Conventional power would be more troublesome, requiring heavy fuel oil and diesel. For example, Xia Yu will be equipped with World War II carrier-based aircraft for the St. Paul in the future, so some aviation kerosene storage tanks will have to be converted into aviation gasoline storage tanks of various grades.
Goodness, he's become an oil guzzler; it seems like there's no oil product he can't use.
Future bunker construction projects will indeed need to be nuclear-powered. This is the only way to ensure cleanliness, hygiene, and cost-effectiveness. Even if someone passes away, the defense system won't be rendered unusable.
Xia Yu was still hoping that a few hundred years later, when humanity had mastered the technology of immortality, he could borrow another five hundred years from heaven!
If the tomb is robbed during this period, there will be nowhere to cry; it must be guarded at all costs.
As usual, Xia Yu walked around the fifteenth deck for ten or twenty thousand steps to burn off the excess calories before returning to his tent in the hangar to lie there.
If it stays for another week, the São Paulo could be nominated for the most environmentally friendly aircraft carrier, as 99.9% of toxic substances (non-ingested) will be completely eliminated.
Just as Xia Yu was about to fall asleep, his satellite phone on the bedside table suddenly rang again. He saw that it was a call from the United States.
“Mr. Philip, yes, yes, the desalination equipment on the ship is still usable.”
The caller was designer Philippe Starck, who, after taking on Xia Yu's job, directly obtained the complete set of design blueprints for the São Paulo, also known as the Foch, from the official sources.
After all, modifications are not arbitrary. The basic structure of an aircraft carrier, an engineering project, cannot be significantly altered. Even slotting on the sides requires careful consideration. And with nearly fifty years having passed, Philippe considered that many pieces of equipment would be aging and affect the design plan.
For example, the desalination plant. Nekale town has running water, but Konluga has water outages every few days, which would definitely affect the tourist experience. Using the desalination plant that comes with the aircraft carrier is the best option.
Philip didn't know if the desalination unit was still working, so he made the phone call.
Thanks to the people of Basil, the old machines of the French were naturally unusable, but after acquiring the Foch, they upgraded the old magnesium's freshwater purification equipment with great anticipation, which can now produce 280,000 gallons of freshwater per day, or 1,060 tons!
This amount is more than enough to meet the daily needs of the crew, as well as the 1 to 2 tons of fresh water consumed per steam catapult launch.
However, after the São Paulo was completely decommissioned, the Basilica Navy removed a lot of spare parts from its freshwater purification equipment for the maintenance of similar machines on other ships.
If it were someone else, they would have to spend money to fix it, but Xia Yu only needs to spend a few more hours to make some minor repairs.
"Then I'm relieved. With 1,000 tons of fresh water a day, I think we can definitely operate another indoor swimming pool, like the ones on cruise ships."
Philip suggested.
In addition, some top hotels do not have indoor pools. Even if there is a beach where you can swim not far from Black Point Pier, there must be a freshwater pool.
"Yes, having a swimming pool would definitely make a lot of difference."
Xia Yu nodded in agreement.
Since there's no swimming pool in the museum area, let's build an enclosed one on the boat.
It's open for tourists during business hours, and when closed, it can be used for the company's initial acclimatization training for frogmen.
The two then discussed many details about the hotel and restaurant before hanging up.
Once things are set up, things get busy like this. He's the only one who can make the final decisions on Xia Yu's projects, so all communication has to be done in person.
This is especially true when it comes to arms deals.
"Bovington's first order is for 1,000 rounds each of 37x249r grenade/armor-piercing rounds, 1,000 rounds each of 50x420r grenade/armor-piercing rounds, 500 rounds each of 75x640r grenade/armor-piercing rounds, and 200 rounds each of 88x571r grenade/armor-piercing rounds."
In the office, Hunter read through a long list. The British had indeed come to buy supplies. But San Dezi was really something; just taking out the 75mm caliber alone, there were 12 different types of shells that were not interchangeable.
Fortunately, some of them don't have vehicle-mounted versions, so Xia Yu can't print them and doesn't need to prepare them. However, adding shells of other countries' calibers would still make the project quite extensive.
To this end, he specially imported a smart warehousing system for e-commerce from China, and each tank, assault gun, tank destroyer, self-propelled howitzer, etc., was labeled with a QR code.
A simple scan allows you to retrieve the corresponding shells from the temporary ammunition storage area at the basement entrance. If business is too good and the shells here are all used up, the storage system will notify the warehouse manager in the deeper, enclosed ammunition depot to replenish the ammunition—it's very intelligent.
Visitors have no idea that the museum is actually built on an armory.
Xia Yu stockpiled enough shells and various spare parts in the basement to sustain tanks and artillery for a year of high-intensity operation. After all, he couldn't stay in Kongluga forever, nor could he restock every time he came back.
Xia Yu prepares all kinds of ammunition for Jihuo Defense on a yearly basis, while the company's two star products, the 20mm and 30mm shells used with them, are delivered through other channels.
The same applies to the goods ordered by the British; he will print them out and put them directly into the port warehouse, then load them onto a ship for delivery.
So the total price is…
"The total price is $21.5 million."
Hunter immediately said.
Wow, the first batch of ammunition is worth four Panzer V tanks! He makes more money selling consumables than selling the machines!
The copper, low-carbon steel, tungsten carbide, fertilizer, pesticides, etc. stored in Xiayu were being consumed at a rapid rate. After all, there were tens of thousands of shells, enough to fight a small war.
Well, local conflicts won't work. Some special military operations consume tens of thousands of 155mm and 152mm munitions every day. This is more like a tourist performance.
"Sure, when do they want the goods shipped?"
Xia Yu continued to ask Hunter.
"It's fine until the end of the year; if it drags on any longer, they're afraid new competitors will follow suit."
That's right. Old Magnesium would never remain indifferent. Xia Yu once roughly estimated the origins of the tourists, and 30% of them came from North America.
He guessed that these guys were already tired of firing new and old guns, so they flew over to seek new thrills and experience the feeling of firing cannons.
After all, the number of North American tourists at the shooting range has plummeted to 15%, and most of them are shooting the Type 92 heavy machine gun and the Type 140 light machine gun.
Xia Yu conducted a survey and asked several tourists who looked like rednecks. They said that the price of shooting these two types of guns at the museum was cheaper than at shooting ranges in their area, and they could have a good time shooting before experiencing tanks.
He strongly suspected that while the American tank museums might not have the same keen sense of smell as the British, their reactions were definitely stronger than those of the Russians.
Boris Johnson, the owner of a military museum, was more interested in playing around with the project than developing it, and never even considered it in that direction.
Then there are the tanks they produced after the war. Because they stockpiled a lot of ammunition during the Su-Lien period, they did a good job of clearing the inventory through live-fire exercises. A 100mm or 115mm shell could be fired for a few thousand US dollars.
Therefore, the expensive imported hand-crafted antique artillery shells from World War II lack sufficient power, a concern that American museums do not have.
It seems that in addition to the tank museum being profitable, Xia Yu can also earn hundreds of millions of yuan in profit every year by running an antique and arms wholesale business.
That's great. This billionaire's net worth will definitely break into double digits (in US dollars) next year.
That's enough! Finally, we can see the back of the super-rich guy. It's worth all of Xia Yu's hard work.
It's his industry that makes it very difficult to get on the Forbes global list.
Or perhaps they can only enter underground lists unknown to the public, becoming hidden millionaires.
Being invisible is fine; it suits Xia Yu's personality.
"Then let's set it for the end of the year. Keep an eye on it then, and I'll give you a big bonus at the end of the year."
Xia Yu patted Hunter on the shoulder and said.
This kind of matchmaking isn't specialized in arms sales, so there's no commission involved, but he still has to offer something in return.
"Yes, boss!"
Hunter responded with boundless enthusiasm.
After learning about the salary levels at Jihuo Defense, he didn't think Xia Yu was just making empty promises.
If it weren't for the fact that he had been away from the military for so long and was a British tank commander, Hunt would have really wanted to join the concentrated fire defense.
This is what they call being destined to meet but not to be together. No matter what, Jihuo Defense will never equip itself with Challenger 2 tanks. However, given the opportunity, Xia Yu wouldn't mind personally acquiring one of these main battle tanks, which is even rarer than the number of tanks owned by General Yingguo.
Especially since this is the only active main battle tank in the world that uses a 120mm rifled gun, let's not even talk about its combat power, its rarity is off the charts!
The asbestos inside needs to be removed. Xia Yu isn't an environmentalist; she just values her health, since she wants to live to be 500!
After finishing her work, Xia Yu left the museum and prepared to return to her village for lunch.
He glanced at the progress bar; the two fighter jets had only half an hour left to work on. When he woke up this morning, the steam turbine units were already ready.
Along with the heavy oil boiler and the No. 2 heavy oil storage tank with a storage capacity of 1,000 tons, Xia Yu dismantled them and put them into the system.
Although the system cannot store items directly, parts removed from the vehicle can be temporarily stored, as can printing consumables. The 18 tons of bottled water he printed are still stored in the system, and he plans to retrieve them when he goes to Marie.
Now that the last two fighter jets are ready, it's time to head to the cave sub-base.
Xia Yu arrived at the restaurant, where lunch was already prepared. He asked Lao Yu to pack a portion of the meal in a lunchbox for dinner, so he wouldn't have to come back tonight.
"Mongoose, get me a double espresso cappuccino."
After wiping her mouth with a wet wipe, Xia Yu was ready to fight from the afternoon until dawn.
If it were anyone else, Hans wouldn't even bother to acknowledge them without saying "please," but since the boss wants coffee, well, you'd better be happy!
The double-concentrated coffee was poured into a paper cup, and the steam nozzle of the semi-automatic coffee machine had already frothed the milk. He grabbed the milk pitcher and slammed it against the bar, breaking the foam, and then Hans created a little swan latte art.
"It's simply art. Mongoose, you should open a coffee shop after you retire."
Mariano gave the Italians the highest praise.
"I did plan to open a beer hall with the sergeant, but after I retired, I went back to Afica, and he came to Afica too."
While serving in the military, bragging was the best way to pass the time. As a result, Kuhn's beer hall never opened, but he did start brewing beer, and the quality was quite good.
As for himself, he doesn't know why he became a "cold and ruthless" barista.
Hans sent his sister to deliver the espresso to the boss, and then made Mariano and himself a cup of espresso with white sugar to thank him for the compliment.
Xia Yu couldn't accept this way of drinking, so he took his cappuccino from Liv. The unscrupulous boss then gave a bunch of instructions to the poor and helpless little army doctor.
Since she wasn't out on fieldwork, she was just helping out with minor ailments in the surrounding villages, and Xia Yu even gave her a raise for doing some chores.
"Splash splash"
He piloted the little antelope into the air, inserted the driver assistance module to free his hands, finished the remaining half cup of coffee, yawned, and waited for Xia Yu to close her eyes and take a nap.
"bite"
A pleasant, melodious notification sound rang in my mind. It meant that both fighter jets were ready for operation. But this shouldn't be the sound effect!
[Congratulations, host, for collecting all 5 limited-edition flight vehicles. You have earned the title of Variable Swing Wing Enthusiast and unlocked your reserves of medieval variable sweep wing technology.]
Here it comes! A new title! Xia Yu has finally unlocked a new title, but the rewards are a little different from before!
The system's definition of the limited models refers to variable-sweep wings, right? If you count carefully, there are Tornado, Aardvark, MiG-23, MiG-27, and the Su-24M that just finished maintenance today, so it seems there are really 5 types.
Xia Yu suddenly felt like he had collected all seven Dragon Balls and summoned Shenron.
To be honest, it makes sense. After all, humans have created so many aircraft, but you can count the number of variable-sweep wings on two hands. The most famous of them is the F-14 Tomcat.
This heavy carrier-based variable-sweep wing fighter once swept the world and led an era, but its ultimate fate also symbolized the end of the variable-sweep wing era.
There will never be a new variable-sweep wing fighter jet; humanity has given up exploring this path, even though its potential has not been exhausted.
Xia Yu expressed his regret and began collecting variable-sweep wing fighters. Today, he has collected and prepared the fifth type, and the system has unlocked another possibility for him.
"Reserve of Mid-range Variable-Sweep Wing Technology"
The system's medieval period corresponds to the advent of the internal combustion engine, the gradual development and maturation of controlled nuclear fission, and may extend into the next few decades or even a hundred years.
This mainly depends on when humanity will be able to master controlled nuclear fusion; before that, it will be considered the medieval era as defined by later generations.
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