Stellaris: Earth Alliance

Chapter 124 War Robot

"What do you think is being traded here? I think this fleet is a bit too large. I feel that the market within the human complex is already very complete, and there should be nothing that would allow outside companies to step in. That’s right.”

Qin Xu talked to Chen Xiaomeng, who was tinkering in the laboratory, as if chatting.

Returning to the boring life Qin Xu was familiar with, he yawned and asked casually.

Qin Xu couldn't understand the research, and everyone in the scientific research ship was doing research, so he was quite bored, so he could only chat with Chen Xiaomeng who was working.

He just noticed that Chen Xiaomeng rolled his eyes at him inadvertently.

Qin Xu also knew that he seemed to have a lot of problems, and he shouldn't disturb the other party while working.

"There are quite a lot of things that can be traded. Don't take yourself as the standard. In addition to food and drink, what else do you need? But just like life in the army is completely different from life outside, under our semi-military management It’s quite different from civilian life.”

"I don't understand. Can you give me an example? For example, I have a lot of money in my account now, but I feel like I don't have anything to buy."

"Oh, it's quite a lot of money. Do you know how much the lightsaber you have is worth? Do you know how much I spent to get it?"

Chen Xiaomeng put down the work at hand, walked to Qin Xu's side, lowered his body and took out the laser sword from Qin Xu's waist.

Pressing the switch, a laser shot out.

"Have you seen this plasma beam? You can't get a handful of this thing for millions, and that doesn't include my trial and error cost and time cost."

Qin Xu was a little surprised, "This thing is so expensive? Then where did you get so much money to develop this? I remember that the research and development project of the laser sword is not included in the application project. Even if it is applied for, it will not pass. After all, it seems that I am the only one with this thing. It works, but you can’t use it.”

"Of course it's my own money. But that's not the point. Don't change the subject. Most of these fancy technologies are being researched by private companies and are consumed by ordinary people."

"To give you the simplest example, I want to spend money to research a device that allows you to take a shower without taking off your clothes, and the country will definitely not invest in this device because it doesn't have much value. But you have to say It’s useless, but it’s useful. When ordinary people have money, they will buy this kind of thing for convenience and novelty. So high-tech products like this are basically for people’s own entertainment.”

"So what you're saying is that most of the trade routes between us and the Republic of Quillak are similar to devices that allow you to take a shower without taking off your clothes?"

"I'm just giving an example. There are many things like this that look cool and make people's lives more convenient. The country definitely doesn't have the energy to research so many things, so private enterprises can research them and then use them as civilian products. Consumer goods are sold to the public."

"The technology of these things is actually secondary. The key is creativity. The price of each high-tech civilian product is very high. Now it is mainly these products that support the main trade between our country and other countries."

When the Mozi research ship entered the space station for inspection, Qin Xu saw the customs inspection area through the glass window.

It can be seen from the containers dismantled from the cargo ships on both sides that most of them are various interesting technological products, which can be collectively called civilian consumer goods.

At this stage of civilization, basic necessities of food, clothing, housing and transportation are guaranteed.

What we pursue next becomes all kinds of novel things and novel experiences, and weird technological products are just to satisfy this experience.

In addition, Qin Xu also saw some strange alien food and various expensive luxury goods from the customs inspection station.

What were once luxury cars are now luxury private spaceships.There are also many furs and textiles from exotic alien animals, and some are items that have a price difference due to different productivity between the two countries.

The price of the same item may be different in the Querac Republic than in the Human Consolidation.

As long as you resell them, you can get very high profits. The fleets in this trade basically fall into these categories.

While Qin Xu was curiously looking at the various goods passing through the customs, he suddenly saw a dilapidated robot that looked like it had experienced a cruel war.

There were many burn marks on the robot's body, as well as holes pierced by lasers.

"Xiaomeng, look, is that a robot? Speaking of which, why has our country never developed a civilian robot? Is it because of insufficient technology?"

Chen Xiaomeng followed Qin Xu's line of sight and saw that there was indeed a robot that seemed to have been scrapped and was going through the security check.

After passing the security check, it seemed that he was not treated as a robot, but just as a piece of scrap metal or a work of art.

If you plan to just sell an empty shell to the human unity, there will always be a rich man who takes a fancy to it and buys it.

After all, as Qin Xu said, there is currently no real robot circulating in the market in the human unity.

"This problem actually has something to do with the fact that all our military spacecraft are manually operated. Our current technology can already allow robots to completely control a spacecraft and achieve completely unmanned operation. As for why this is not done..."

Chen Xiao dreamed about the strange relationship between Qin Xu and 550C, so he didn't go too deep into the topic. After all, 550C was still listening.

Speaking of this, Qin Xu suddenly realized that it seemed true that even if 550C wanted to kill him, there was no good way.

And once unmanned spacecraft and robots are adopted on a large scale, then if 550C really wants to attack him, the scene will be shocking.

Qin Xu suddenly thought of the robots in the Lost Sanctuary. He didn't know what to do with those robots now, so it was better not to cause any more trouble here.

"Isn't it true that the Republic of Quillak has deployed robots on a large scale for war? I think the traces of the war on that robot just now don't look like they were faked, but they actually happened."

Qin Xu suddenly had a bad guess.

Chen Xiaomeng picked up the communicator to look through the information, and then asked about 550C.

550C answered after checking the information sent by the Republic of Quillak: "Due to the existence of the Suppression Agreement, the Republic of Quillak did not use robots on a large scale, let alone equip the robots with weapons for war."

Qin Xu almost lost his temper when he saw 550C read out solemnly that there was no large-scale use of robots due to the solemn agreement.

Do you also know whose fault this is?

　Let’s finish the next three chapters together at 9 o’clock
　　
　
(End of this chapter)