Shadow of Deep Space

Chapter 108 Intelligence (Additional update for leader Dongyou Lingyu) (rd update)

Lin Fang said to Su Ming calmly.

"One meat dish, one vegetable dish, rice and soup. This set meal costs 10 federal coins!"

“So cheap!”

Su Ming nodded in response.

"The first thing I want to say is that you must not go to the commercial street to eat. A set meal like this costs 5,000 federal coins in the commercial street!"

Lin Fang said very seriously.

Su Ming was also very surprised when he heard Lin Fang's words.

"So expensive? Why is there such a big price difference?"

"First of all, Starlight City is very expensive. There is no place in the entire Federation that is more expensive than here. In addition, meals at the Royal Court Academy are subsidized, and the vegetables at the Royal Court Academy are specially supplied and grown by the Royal Court Academy's Planting Department. They are not calculated according to market prices! However, the meals are also limited. Each person can only consume such a set meal three times a day. If you want to have a midnight snack, you can only go out to eat."

Lin Fang explained in an orderly manner.

"I see."

Su Ming nodded slightly in response.

"Okay, let's finish our lunch quickly, and then I'll take you to visit other public facilities in the school."

"Ok!"

Su Ming then lowered his head and began to eat.

After a while, the two finished their lunch, and Su Ming followed Lin Fang out of the cafeteria.

The two walked forward along the wide road. At this time, Lin Fang raised his finger and introduced a Rubik's Cube-shaped building standing in front of them.

"This is the library of the other school. The collection of books in it is also very comprehensive. You must spend time there when you have time. Learning about the universe, Chirami, the mechanical race, the Zerg, etc. can greatly improve your cognitive level, and it will be very helpful for your grade exams."

"Grade exam?"

"Well, Royal Court Academy is a five-year program, but you can't go on to higher education after completing this year. There are grade exams at the end of the semester! The most important grade exam is for the first grade, which has three make-up exams. If you fail three times, I'm sorry, you will most likely be expelled."

"So, second graders and above don't need to pay attention?"

"As long as you can get to the second grade, even if you can't get to the third grade, you will be an elite."

"I see."

Su Ming responded calmly.

Lin Fang led Su Ming and continued to move forward, and soon they came to a hillside with relatively high terrain.

He raised his hand and pointed to an area in the distance, where he saw mechas flying up from the ground at high speed and rushing towards the vast sky.

"That area is the academy's public training ground. You can rent first- and second-generation aircraft at a low price and conduct real aircraft training. You can practice more combat skills when you have time."

"not bad."

Su Ming replied with satisfaction.

"Of course, if you have the conditions, you don't have to rent one, you can buy a mecha yourself."

Lin Fang added with a somewhat lonely look.

Su Ming asked with a little surprise when he heard this.

"Can we buy mechas and bring them into school?"

"Yes, and the Imperial Academy encourages students to own their own mechas. Look to the right, do you see the rows of hangars next to the training base? Most of them are rented out."

"Yes," "In addition, if you don't have a particularly reliable external channel, I personally recommend buying it on campus. There are many channels within our school to buy mechas, such as the school's official website's exclusive mall, as well as different mecha manufacturing clubs and some private mecha customization masters."

"I see."

"Also, let me emphasize again that owning a private mecha is very important for us mecha students!"

Lin Fang reminded Su Ming very seriously.

"Can you tell me more specifically?"

"Because only if you have a private mecha, you can go to the school's mission hall to take on missions and earn money, join clubs and participate in activities, and better complete the school's teaching tasks! Of course, it's not that easy to buy a private mecha, after all, a good mecha is super expensive."

"Can you tell me about the current mecha market?"

Su Ming asked Lin Fang rationally.

"The price of mechas is not fixed, but fluctuates according to their performance. Let me give you a brief introduction to the current market situation. The price of a first-generation mecha is normally between 100 million and 1000 million yuan, a second-generation mecha is between 1000 million and 1 million yuan, and a third-generation mecha is between 1 million and 10 billion yuan. The fourth generation and above are even more expensive, and the fluctuation is particularly severe! It's simply out of this world."

"Forehead"

When Su Ming heard the price Lin Fang mentioned, his brows knitted together.

He originally thought that he should be considered relatively wealthy, but he didn't expect that this amount of money was not enough.

"But no matter how expensive it is, you must find a way to own a private mecha. This is very important. Because it is related to your choice of joining the army when you graduate!"

"I don't understand this. Aren't we all directly recruited by the federal government after graduation? Can we choose on our own?"

"It is a direct conscription, but if you have enough capital and can bring your own mecha into the army, you can freely choose different legions, and the treatment after joining the legion will also be different! Let me say something unpleasant, if you have a fourth-generation mecha in your hand, when you join the legion, they can't give you a sergeant, right?"

"That's impossible. Those who fly fourth-generation aircraft in the corps are definitely aces or main forces. Their ranks are also very high, at least at the school level."

Su Ming replied with certainty.

"So, not only do you need to get your own private mecha, you also need to get the best mecha possible. The better the mecha, the more expensive the supporting facilities. You need to rent a large hangar and hire talented students in the mechanical maintenance department. All of these require a huge amount of money."

"No wonder you need a part-time job, Senior."

"Alas, the reason I'm working part-time is because my personal second-generation mecha was destroyed."

Lin Fang said dejectedly.

"I see."

Su Ming was also slightly surprised when he heard Lin Fang's words.

"Alas, there is nothing I can do. The mecha is just too expensive. Even if I work part-time, it is hard to raise enough money for the second generation mecha."

"This is not your problem. The price of the mecha is indeed a bit too expensive."

"In fact, the reason why the price of mecha is so expensive is not only because of the complicated process, but also because of the raw materials!"

"Raw materials?"

Su Ming suddenly became interested, as no one had ever talked to him about this.

"Yes, manufacturing mechas requires a lot of raw materials, among which four types of ores are the most important."

Lin Fang said very responsibly.

"Which four?"

"The first type is refined iron. The so-called refined iron has nothing to do with iron. It is a kind of associated ore of iron ore, and the output is very small! Ordinary iron is everywhere in the universe, but often a large iron mine can't dig out much refined iron. This kind of refined iron is the main material for making the first-generation mecha and the second-generation mecha."

"Ah."

(End of this chapter)