"Why am I so confused? The Minovsky super-energy thermonuclear reactor has been developed for MS, so it must also be developed for battleships. Otherwise, the Pegasus-class MS carrier Albion will not be able to fight entirely with energy weapons."

Long Fei first stopped the superconducting communication and developed the Minovsky super-energy thermonuclear reactor for the Ms mothership.

There was a sudden sound on the flat table, and a line of words appeared. The person who came was Li Jiaming. Long Fei knew that Li Jiaming must have something to talk to him about, so he sorted out all the drawings and put them away.

The office door opened, Li Jiaming entered the office, sat on the chair and reported to Long Fei.

"Boss, this is the list of new members."

Li Jiaming handed a thick folder to Long Fei.

Long Fei took it and looked at it, quietly checking the information of the new members. The information of some of the new members made him curious.

"Some of the new members came from asteroids? What's going on?"

"It's like this, boss. The residents living on the colonial satellites of many countries have to pay many kinds of taxes, such as residence tax, house tax, income tax, consumption tax, air tax and so on. Many residents cannot afford to pay these, and after paying the taxes, they will be thrown into asteroids to do hard labor. It's called asteroids in a nice way, and it's not a big meteorite in a blunt way. It's a meteorite with a relatively large area that has been transformed into some factories, etc. Of course, some asteroids are used for other purposes. Let's get back to the point. The residents of the asteroids who want to join us are mainly exploited too much, and they are not well fed or clothed. What's more important is that the residents of the asteroids who join us are all asteroids where there is no government. There are only gangs, mercenaries and other mixed forces. From time to time, there are some gunfights. The local residents can be said to be in danger of their lives, let alone having a full meal. A day of good sleep is a luxury. They want to join us. For them, compared with the asteroids they live on, our side is a paradise, and..." Li Jiaming explained to Long Fei one by one.

Long Fei listened to Li Jiaming's 15-minute explanation and understood these things. He didn't expect that after more than three years of development in this universe, this was the first time he heard of such a thing.

"Commander-in-Chief, I know about road tax, property tax, and income tax, but what does air tax mean? Do I have to pay to breathe air?"

Long Fei looked at Commander-in-Chief Li Jiaming with a puzzled look and asked.

"Boss, although it is no problem for us humans to produce air with our current technology, the materials and machines required for production are very expensive, so many colonial countries have imposed air taxes. How much is the air tax? It depends on how much the colonial countries decide to impose."

"Can't those residents buy oxygen generators?" Long Fei asked with a frown.

"Most colonial countries do not allow it, otherwise they will arrest you for a criminal offense."

"It seems that the people of many colonial countries not only have difficulty in getting three meals a day and living in peace and contentment, but even breathing is becoming a luxury."

"Boss, in fact, let alone the colonies, the Earth is almost the same. There was an international war more than ten years ago, and there are still wars between countries in many regions. The people at the bottom are the suffering group."

"To be frank, we have to take care of our own stomachs first. Uh... Speaking of which, I don't think I've ever heard of an air tax in the Kingdom of Mijaon or in the surrounding countries."

"Like I just said, many colonial countries have air taxes, and a few countries do not collect air taxes. Although the Kingdom of Mijaon is a small country, including the surrounding countries, they are all marginal small countries. Compared with other countries, it is relatively peaceful, and the people live and work in peace and contentment."

"In this day and age, it's great to be able to live in peace. But speaking of which, Commander-in-Chief, I just checked and found that some of the people you recruited from the asteroid are still children. However, both adults and children have sallow and haggard faces, and it seems that they are not getting enough nutrition. Is it okay to recruit such employees?"

Long Fei shook the folder.

"Boss, they just don't have enough nutrition and food. As long as they can eat enough food and supplement some vitamins, they can accept training."

After listening to this, Long Fei looked up the information again and looked at the teenagers and children in the photos. Although these children looked pitiful, Long Fei did not want to be a saint, and he felt that he could not do it.

"Commander-in-Chief, the refugee teenagers and children and the teenagers and children from the asteroids, the former signed a voluntary contract, but the latter did not sign a voluntary contract, but a contract to sell their bodies. Is there no problem with this?"

"Boss, in the Earth sphere, whether it is the voluntary contract signed by children and teenagers or the contract of selling one's body in the contract you just mentioned, it is illegal. In the colonies, the relevant legal protection is very weak and some countries have even legalized it. If it is those who are driven to the asteroids and as refugees, trafficking and selling one's body are very common. These problems have existed in the colonies for many years, but there are no relevant laws to amend them. It is mainly one of the sources of wealth for those behind the scenes in the colonies. This profit involves a very large industrial chain. No one knows how many people are involved in this industrial chain. Even if there are legal amendments, even if new laws are enacted, these people will find loopholes. Besides, the people we bought from these lawless asteroids are not bought and sold within the sphere of influence of any country. The contract of selling one's body not only does not protect the relevant rights of the people being sold, but on the contrary, we buyers have also been recognized and legally protected by the countries in the cosmic colonies."

After listening and thinking for a while, Long Fei felt that this space colony really had many unknown dark secrets.

"Then how do you buy these children and teenagers from the lawless asteroid? They are a source of labor for the local forces. Will the local forces agree to this?"

Li Jiaming gestured with money: "As long as their parents agree, and the jurisdiction is local, all we need to do is give them some money."

"As long as these teenagers and children are trained and educated, it will be easier to make them loyal to our Tianyi Mercenary Group."

"Yes, Boss. These kids are already living in despair. We give them some hope. Then we just need to teach them and let them know that we are their saviors. It won't be that difficult to educate and cultivate their loyalty to us."

"Okay, I'll leave this matter to the commander-in-chief."

"Yes, Boss, there is something I want to discuss with you, Boss."

Long Fei pushed the folder back to Li Jiaming and asked, "What's the matter?"

"It's about the Wuzhan armored suit."

"You want to know why I suddenly ordered a production halt, right?"

"Yes, boss."

"The main reason is that I have developed a directed energy laser weapon for shock soldiers and am preparing to test it. After my simulation test, the Wuzhan armored suit cannot defend against directed energy weapons, and the [Stone] function can only barely block one attack before it becomes ineffective. So I must improve the Wuzhan armored suit again, or I will develop a new suit."

When Li Jiaming heard that his boss had developed a directed energy laser weapon for shock and suppression soldiers, he was a little bit unbelievable. Many major countries in the world are still in the process of research and development.

After hearing what his boss said, Li Jiaming understood the reason why his boss stopped producing the Wuzhan armored combat uniforms.

"Boss, I understand. I'll go get busy now."

"Wait a moment." Long Fei called Li Jiaming.

"Boss, do you have any other instructions?"

"That princess, send her back in the next few days."

"Yes, boss."