Zerg OL: This game is a bit dry

Chapter 1016 Purchasing Supplies
This exchange is a win-win for both parties.

Although the warships given by the exchange party are in high demand, rare warships and battleships have certain strategic uses. The exchange party itself is a large organization. When fighting, they need to consider the battle losses. For example, if I invest 100 billion, how much of the cost can I recover?

It is true that the certificates they exchanged will play a role on the battlefield far beyond that of warships of the same level, but what is the use of this?
The value that this battleship can create does not match its own value, and once it is lost, this loss will be more or less difficult for them to accept.

In peacetime, they can make a fortune by hyping these warships, because after all, there are some teams that pursue excellence and need such high-quality warships.

But it is different now. No matter which team it is, they will consider the cost-effectiveness, because they know very well that their entire fleet may be destroyed in it. Therefore, the price of warships of this level has been falling wildly during this period. Otherwise, they would not be able to take out this kind of warships for exchange.

For them, once this kind of warship is on the battlefield, the ultimate role may be to exchange a little for themselves. Tactics are not necessary at all, but for people like the captain, this kind of warship is life-saving. Compared with their cannon fodder warships, as long as they are careful, this kind of warship will basically not be lost.

Compared to dragging the entire fleet out as cannon fodder, it is obvious that this option is more suitable for them now. If they are lucky, they can survive this war safely, so they believe that these people will definitely be happy to make the exchange.

As for why the captain was chosen, it was because among those who were willing to exchange, except for those who were still obsessed with seeing each other at the flagship level, the rest who were willing to trade with them had the most chips offered by this family.

Just like that, after the deal between the two parties was reached, the captain immediately brought a group of team members to the warship parking area. The first thing that caught their eyes was two huge strategic-level warships. The overall length of the two warships had reached more than 1500 meters.

Cruisers are relatively small, only about 400 meters.

At this time, everyone couldn't help but feel some emotion when they saw these three warships.

"As much as I don't want to admit it, I have to complain that we have such a large fleet, but in the end we only changed three ships." At this time, a team member couldn't help but sigh.

"What do you know? How much technology is contained in this kind of ship? I believe you are also aware of this level. If it were in the past, we might not even see it, but now this kind of warship is ours. As long as we survive this war, with these warships, we can reorganize the mining team. It's too easy."

What this team member said was true. Compared with a formation composed of ordinary warships and a formation composed of advanced warships with special capabilities, they were two different concepts, and the people they could attract were also two different concepts.

However, compared to his teammates, the captain's expression was full of hesitation at this time.

Seeing the captain's expression change, the other team members immediately understood something. After a long time, they couldn't help but sigh.

"There's nothing we can do about it. After all, once the war starts, even we won't be able to take care of ourselves."

"Although we have been working together for a long time, there are always things that must be decided."

Hearing the discussion of the core team members at this time, the expressions of the other members nearby couldn't help but change slightly, and their expressions were full of worry.

Everyone present knew very well what was going to happen next.

"This is also something that can't be helped."

At this time, the captain couldn't help but mutter to himself.

To be honest, although a large number of these people were hired by him, they had developed feelings for each other after spending some time together. No one would have the heart to drive them all away under such circumstances.

But the captain knew very well that sometimes decisions had to be made, although if they had to squeeze into these three warships, they could indeed take most people on board.

But in fact he will only choose a small number of people, and this small number of people can not only enter themselves but also bring their families.

Of course, bringing family members along is not a threat, but a form of protection. There are family members from all walks of life among them, and some of them can be transferred to logistics later, so these people don’t need to come out with them.

But some of them will be transferred to the front line. Instead of going to the front line to drive those pure cannon fodder ships, it is obviously safer to call these people onto your own ship.

All the team members who stayed behind will fight for themselves in the later stages of the war, so bringing these people onto the ship to provide them with protection and also asking them to provide help is what all fleets are supposed to do by default.

At this time, almost everyone was looking at the captain eagerly waiting for his announcement.

Seeing everyone's gaze, the captain took a deep breath, then took out the list he had prepared in advance and began to read it out. Those whose names were called were naturally overjoyed, while those whose names were not called expressed all kinds of discomfort.

They knew very well that after parting today they might be transferred to the cannon fodder team. If they were lucky, they might be transferred to the flagship formation. Of course, they would still be driving cannon fodder ships.

Therefore, they are also confused about their future destiny.

If you are transferred to an ordinary cannon fodder team, you will basically have no chance of survival, but if you can get out of it alive, then your achievements in the future will not be low, and the rewards you can get will not be small.

But most of them died on the way, and it would be better if they were transferred to the flagship formation. Although they were also cannon fodder, it was the flagship formation after all, so their survival rate would naturally be relatively higher.

Just like that, as the list was announced, the team of several thousand people was reduced to only more than 300 people.

Most people left, and the remaining 300 or so people immediately began to contact their families.

When they told their family the good news, everyone in the family was very excited. After all, with this relationship, they would not have to worry too much about their safety in the future. Of course, those who were selected were lucky, and those who were not selected began to look for new teams. Now they still have a chance to find a team, but if they wait until the war really starts and are assigned, then they will have no chance to find a team, so now they also take advantage of their ability to start going to some more famous teams to apply for a job and see if they can be selected.

After all, if some famous teams are selected, their chances of survival will undoubtedly be greatly increased. Although the main civilization has not yet issued a real order to start a war, many subordinate civilizations have already begun to get busy. These news are naturally revealed deliberately. After all, only in this way can they plan and prepare in advance.

Just like this, about a few months later, we were at the port.

A number of large transport trucks were parked here, and at this moment the captain was communicating with these people with a group of team members.

At this time, the captain and the leading businessman were arguing with their faces red.

"How could you do this!"

"This price was clearly written in our contract before, but now you have almost doubled it."

Facing the captain's angry glare, the leading war merchant looked indifferent. He had seen too many people like this and had experienced too many of them.

War merchants are special merchants who mainly make money from wars. After all, wars are the easiest to make these days. They will stockpile a large amount of supplies in advance, waiting for the war that is likely to happen in the future. Once the war starts, they will sell these supplies in large quantities.
Of course, this also depends on their vision. After all, stockpiling supplies can indeed allow them to make money after the war, but this is not absolute. For example, with the advancement of technology, new generations of equipment are being replaced. It is very normal for such things to happen in civilization.

Once this happens, the value of many of the things they have hoarded will drastically decrease. If the technological level of the hoarded items themselves is not high, they may even become obsolete in the future, causing them to lose all their money. In addition, hoarding supplies also requires warehouses.

And some equipment needs to be maintained every day, which is a huge expense. So to do this business, the first point is that you must have enough foundation, otherwise you will not have the money to purchase these things and maintain the daily expenses. With these foundations, you will also have to test your vision to see what kind of things will not be updated in a short time, and what kind of things can be sold at a good price at that time.

"I know you are anxious, but don't worry. You can check how much the prices of different materials in the market have increased. It is true that the price I offer here is 2% higher than the market price, but I have a full range of supplies, not only ship equipment, but also maintenance robots, or some daily food and other things. I can provide you with a full set here."

“If you try to piece together other merchants’ ideas, you will definitely not be able to put them together.”

"Although my prices are relatively high, the quality is guaranteed, and it saves time, effort, and worry. You can spend more energy on dealing with subsequent wars instead of wasting time looking for sellers. We are just earning hard-earned money."

At this time, the war merchant was also calm. The current situation was becoming increasingly unclear, and the war could start at any time. As a war merchant, he had an extremely keen sense of smell about this matter.

So these people have to come to him to buy things. Of course, there are many businessmen like him, and the reason why these people have to buy from him is very simple. Businessmen are not as superficial as buying low and selling high. Businessmen like them are particular about the goods they sell and buy. Their own vision determines how much money they can make, so they will buy out some goods in advance.

And the production of these goods will not increase in the short term.

When these goods are in their hands, they will package and sell them together with other goods. Only when you purchase a certain amount of goods can I allocate these important materials to you. Although the town is about to open, these material factories are also producing, but compared with the huge demand, the production of the factories seems a bit overwhelmed, so this is also their routine to make a lot of money.

If you want to make money in this civilization, the requirements for personal vision are really too high.

Only by discovering real business opportunities can you make huge profits. If there are problems with the goods you choose, or the production capacity suddenly increases due to some reasons in the later stage, you will lose all your money. Therefore, for these businessmen, the selection of various items is particularly important, and the vision of a businessman is also judged by these things.

Obviously, the businessman in front of him made the right choice, so now he has made considerable profits.

"Although the benefits of taking action now will be much lower than when the war actually starts, there are too many uncertainties after the war starts."

"The risk is not a little bit big, so even if you make a move at this time, you will earn less, but the advantage is stability."

This is what the war merchant was thinking at this moment.

In this way, the two sides went through rounds of bargaining and finally solved the problem.

This time, the war merchant successfully sold a batch of goods. Although it was not a very large amount, it at least helped him clear a lot of inventory.

After completing this transaction, he went back satisfied, and at this time on the captain's side.

"These merchants are really damned. We could have bought several times more goods, but now we only bought this little."

The captain couldn't help but frown when looking at the supplies he bought, although he knew that the price was already very high. He also knew that if he didn't make any moves and didn't prepare supplies by the time the war started, there would be big problems later, especially if he bought them at that time, the price would only be higher.

"Forget it. We've already bought it. There's no point in thinking too much. Besides, these supplies will be enough for us to use for a while. After the war starts, some supplies will be distributed according to our situation, so we shouldn't be short of supplies by then. The next step is to arrange for us to join the team."

"Our current warships are simply unable to join private fleets, because private fleets are mainly engaged in war and accept various war missions to gain contributions in this way, while we are mainly responsible for battlefield support and reconnaissance behind enemy lines, so we can only join the regular ranks of civilizations."

He felt helpless when he thought of this. Although the civilized and regular team performed well, the management there was strict militarization.

So they naturally don't have as much freedom over there as the private teams.

"Forget it. It's useless to think so much now. Let's arrange the follow-up things first."