Chapter 960: The Revenue from the Spatial Ring
Chapter 960: The Revenue from the Spatial Ring
Time ticked by, minute by minute.
Xiao Tian had been sitting since 3 PM, and it was now 4:30 PM. She had initially expected Cindy Doppler to return to the residence within an hour, but after an hour and a half, there was still no sign of him.
However, Xiao Tian wasn't worried.
She had been studying the contents of the newly acquired Aetheric Legacy in her mind, pondering how to integrate Aetheric energy with her own powers.
Time flew by quickly as she delved into the legacy, and before she knew it, an hour and a half had passed.
The sounds downstairs gradually faded away. Cindy Doppler's wife and two young daughters, exhausted from their play, had each returned to their rooms to rest, leaving the residence quiet.
It wasn't until nearly 5 PM that Cindy Doppler finally returned, driving his sleek black vehicle up to the residence.
Sensing the approach of Doppler's car, Xiao Tian's heart skipped a beat.
"He's here!"
She stood up from her seat, took off her red backpack, and placed it on the desk, ready for the meeting.
Buzz—
The faint hum of the engine ceased as Cindy Doppler's car stopped in front of the residence. Without waiting for it to come to a complete halt, he stepped out quickly and rushed toward the front door.
"Welcome back!" His wife descended the stairs, greeting him warmly.
She was unaware of his frequent meetings with the Blue Star humans within the residence, and Cindy Doppler had no intention of informing her.
He casually replied to his wife, dismissing her with a few words before heading straight to the third-floor study where Xiao Tian was waiting.
"Apologies," Cindy Doppler said as he entered, his face apologetic. "The Senate was discussing an important resolution, and as the Speaker, I couldn't leave. That's why I'm a bit late."
"It's fine, I'm not in a rush," Xiao Tian replied.
"Thank you for your understanding, and welcome back to Skrul, my friend!" Cindy Doppler said, his gaze shifting to the red backpack on the desk.
His eyes lit up as he saw the red backpack. "This batch of Spatial Cores seems quite large! At least a thousand, I'd say!"
The core material for creating Spatial Rings, known as Spatial Cores, cannot be stored in other spatial devices due to the "Spatial Repulsion Effect." They can only be carried in a backpack.
During their first meeting, Xiao Tian had carried a red shoulder bag containing 200 Spatial Cores. For the second and third meetings, she had used the same shoulder bag, but it was more packed, containing 300 and 450 Spatial Cores, respectively.
This was their fourth meeting, and this time, Xiao Tian had switched to a red backpack, which had a much larger capacity.
Just a glance was enough for Cindy Doppler to know that this batch of Spatial Cores was substantial.
"Indeed, there are 1,200 this time," Xiao Tian said with a polite smile. "Last time, you mentioned needing at least 800 cores, with no upper limit. The more, the better. It just so happens that our Mage Guild has recently matured, and our production has exploded. So, I've brought 50% more than requested."
As she spoke, Xiao Tian used Aetheric energy to conjure an Aetheric Hand. The pale purple, translucent Aetheric Hand lifted the backpack and presented it to Cindy Doppler.
Seeing the pale purple, transparent spell, Cindy Doppler was momentarily taken aback. He knew that Xiao Tian's profession was a physical and beast-taming archer, so why was she using a spell now?
However, he didn't dwell on it.
He eagerly took the backpack and opened it, saying, "An extra 400 cores is excellent news! I can tell the public that there has been a technological breakthrough, leading to a surge in production. This will further boost the company's stock price!"
Cindy Doppler's primary method of profit was to inflate the market value of the Spatial Ring manufacturing company. Due to the high-value monopolistic product, the company's market value had skyrocketed over the past few months, bringing in billions of Beck Coins for the nation of Beck!
Now, with the news of increased production, the company's stock price would continue to rise.
"By the way, Xiao Tian," Cindy Doppler said as he flipped through the top layer of ordinary Spatial Cores. "Last time, I mentioned needing some Spatial Rings larger than 200 cubic meters. You said you couldn't produce them at the time, but you would have Su Yu try. Did you manage to create them this time?"
"Of course," Xiao Tian nodded with a smile. "They're at the bottom of the backpack. There are three of them, personally crafted by Su Yu during his free time.
In addition, there are 300 cores for 1 cubic meter, 700 cores for 3 to 10 cubic meters, and the remaining 200 cores are all over 10 cubic meters. The quality is much better than last time!"
"Excellent!" Cindy Doppler exclaimed, overjoyed.
Xiao Tian had truly brought a pleasant surprise! He hadn't expected her to bring so many Spatial Cores of such high quality!
It seems the Blue Star mages have indeed experienced a production explosion!
Cindy Doppler looked at Xiao Tian and solemnly promised, "Rest assured, I won't let you down. I'll do my best to sell these Spatial Rings at a high price, especially the three 200-cubic-meter rings personally crafted by Su Yu. I'll ensure they fetch a good price at auction."
"Thank you for your efforts," Xiao Tian replied.
"Shell," Cindy Doppler turned to address the AI system of the residence.
Beck had recently designed and completed a new AI system called "Shell." Like the "Sunlight" and "Sapphire" AI systems of the Sol Empire, Shell was a fourth-generation AI that significantly enhanced user efficiency. Cindy Doppler had grown to appreciate using it more and more in his work.
"Please give your instructions, Speaker," a deep, male Skrul voice responded from the study. This was the AI, Shell.
Cindy Doppler instructed, "Shell, open Secret File No. 67. The password is my second daughter's birthday."
"Understood! File opened successfully!"
According to Secret File No. 67, over the past two months, they had sold 382 Spatial Rings, generating 162.63 billion Beck Coins in revenue.
The income has been entirely converted into gold, psychic energy, and high-to-mid-tier magical beast materials. This includes 105 tons of gold, 50 tons of psychic stones, 3,200 high-density psychic energy storage tanks, 23 feathers from a sixth-tier Crown Bird, and two leg bones from a sixth-tier Azure Beast.
The AI Shell listed these materials as if reciting a menu of items, all obtained from the conversion of over 1.2 trillion Beck Coins.
The exchange rate between Shell Coins and Sol Coins is roughly 2:1, so 1.6 trillion Shell Coins are equivalent to 800 billion Sol Coins.
After spatial rings became widely available, their prices plummeted. A spatial ring that once sold for about 100 million Sol Coins now goes for only 30 to 40 million.
However, the Blue Planet residents have been making their spatial rings larger, and the demand for high-end, large spatial rings remains strong. This has helped maintain the income, with 382 rings selling for over 800 billion Sol Coins.
Cindy Doppler still handles the sales of spatial rings as she always has, converting the earnings into necessary supplies for the Blue Planet, which Little Tian can take back in one go when he arrives.
However, halfway through her explanation, Little Tian shook his head. "Sir Doppler, this time we don't plan to convert everything into psychic energy, gold, and magical beast materials. This time, we need weapons."
"Weapons?"
"Yes," Little Tian explained. "Currently, our Blue Planet's military equipment is severely lacking. We only have 200,000 sets of the 'basic trio' (laser guns, tactical jackets, and sprint leg guards) for arming regular soldiers. For frontline combat, we have only a few thousand sets of the 'advanced trio' (hover battle vehicles, mechs, and drone swarms).
This time, I plan to purchase a batch to bring back to the Blue Planet, and the same for the next time, aiming to quickly enhance our military strength."
"You want these? No problem!" Cindy Doppler's face showed no signs of difficulty.
As the Chancellor of Beck, obtaining a batch of weapons would be relatively easy.
After some thought, he said, "However, if I sell our Beck weapons to you and you equip them in large numbers, it might expose our cooperation to G2.
How about this: I'll buy some weapons from the underground black market, ensuring they are of good quality. I can also contact Hayden Sol. Hayden has recently returned to the Sol Empire, and with the right payment, I believe he can easily obtain a large batch of the Sol Empire's standard military equipment."
"Wait, Hayden Sol is back in the Sol Empire?" Little Tian was surprised, as this was news to her.
"Of course, he returned about two weeks ago," Cindy Doppler replied.
He then asked, "But I have a question: can your spatial storage equipment hold all of this?"
Little Tian had previously told him that her spatial ring has a capacity of about 500 cubic meters.
This space would be sufficient for gold and psychic stones, but it would be far too small for military equipment, not even enough to hold a single hover troop carrier!
"Don't worry about that, we have a solution," Little Tian smiled. "I'll come back in nine days to collect the military equipment. We'll meet here again then."
"Alright, see you in nine days."
...
After discussing the main business, Little Tian didn't rush to leave. Instead, she continued to exchange information with Cindy Doppler.
Little Tian didn't hold back, sharing everything she knew about the Blue Planet's current military configuration and the accumulation of high-tier experts.
Dopp also informed Little Tian about the joint government's movements, army deployments, and public sentiment over the past month.
As their conversation drew to a close, Little Tian casually brought up the topic of the important treasure map.
"Sir Doppler," Little Tian said, "I have some questions about the treasure map you gave me during our first meeting."
"Questions? What kind of questions?" Cindy Dopple was taken aback.
"I've been exploring one of the secret realms on the treasure map," Little Tian said, taking out the treasure map and pointing to an unexplored secret realm. "After arriving on Scrul Planet, I started exploring this secret realm, but for some reason, I can't seem to crack it. It's much more challenging than the others!"
"I see," Cindy Doppler frowned. "Could you elaborate on the challenges you're facing? I'll offer any assistance I can provide."
"However," Little Tian looked hesitant, "it's quite difficult to describe in words. It's a very mysterious and complex thing..."
Little Tian then used seven or eight different methods to try to describe the problems she was facing. Since it was all fabricated, Cindy Doppler was left confused.
In the end, Cindy Dopple chuckled, "I'm afraid I can't help you with that. If I could see the place in person, I might be able to assist, but I'm very busy and can't leave Beck City right now."
"Do you know who drew this treasure map?" Little Tian pressed, revealing her true intention. "If you know who drew it, I can ask them directly, and they might have the answer."
"Who drew it?" Cindy Dopple was taken aback again.
Honestly, he had never thought about it.
But after recalling the scene when the treasure map first appeared, he replied, "Only Lady Cecil might know who drew the treasure map. When she first made it public, she didn't mention the original owner."
"You mean Lady Cecil made the treasure map public?!" Little Tian's eyes lit up. She had finally gotten some crucial information.
Moreover, based on Cindy Doppler's tone, he didn't seem to be part of the secret organization.
If he were, he wouldn't have so quickly revealed Cecil's involvement.
Little Tian eagerly continued, "Sir Cindy, could you elaborate on the circumstances surrounding the initial discovery of the treasure map?"
"Of course, no problem," Cindy Dopple smiled and began to recount the events in detail.
(End of Chapter)
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