Chapter 163: Money Issues
Although I don’t understand what the father-daughter relationship is like among these vampires, why are people hundreds of thousands of years old still engaged in the Cold War in their rebellious stage? But it would be good to rescue K, and Li Pan is not qualified to participate in other people's family affairs. After all, strictly speaking, he is just K's personal blood tofu, and he can even make knights by himself.
But finally, after K basically exchanged a wave of blood with the Holy Grail, he basically regained consciousness and returned to his beautiful appearance.
The other night knights did not take advantage of the situation to snatch the Holy Grail or anything. After all, not a single Cavaliers team had been snatched before, so what big wave could these few people make. After loading K into the rescue capsule, he retreated for treatment.
Li Pan also breathed a sigh of relief. When he walked out of the sewer, he was suddenly dazzled by a bright light, which scared him so much that he almost thought someone was throwing a nuclear bomb at him again.
Fortunately it's not.
It's dawn, the sun has come out.
The clouds disappear and the fog disperses, and the sky clears after the rain.
The Mad Nuclear Bomb has PTSD...
Oh, but if you think about it, it was only one night since the last time he took a nuclear bomb and woke up from the hospital?
In just one night, he suffered the second nuclear bomb, chopped off at least thirty or forty company dogs, deleted Shiranui Kiriko's files, rescued K, snatched the Holy Grail, and maybe even caught an eleven-dimensional battleship ...
It turns out that he can do so many things in one night...
For a moment, Li Pan's tense spirit relaxed all night, and he was almost knocked down by the fatigue that swept over him like a tide.
Standing there, bathing in the sunshine for a while, Li Pan took a deep breath and immediately came back to his senses.
The smell of Mud Sewer was too strong, it was so refreshing...
Anyway, this time, until Li Pan arrived at the agreed coordinates and was taken back to the company by the float truck Shiba, he did not encounter any attacks from other bidding companies.
It seems that after the first round of mutual testing, the bidding war has come to an end for the time being.
Since the company dog's personal abilities alone cannot solve the problem, the next step is to join the company.
Of course, it is not yet time for those head offices to end the bidding in person. They will follow the normal bidding process and in order to maintain dignity, the situation will be controlled within the scope of a normal commercial war.
The second stage is the proxy war involving subsidiaries of each group, various first- and second-level agents, contracted PMC private military companies, and illegal armed forces that secretly support it.
Since most of these are illegal armed groups and private mercenary groups, and they will be equipped with military weapons on a large scale, they are not qualified to enter the earth, so the battlefield at this stage is generally in the universe outside the asteroid belt. In a peaceful rural universe like 0791, many star thieves, pirates, and mercenaries will suddenly appear, attacking various companies' facilities, mines, and merchant ships indiscriminately.
Although no one expects this kind of small-scale space battle to cause the company to withdraw from the bidding, if you have a dog, you have to use it. If you take advantage of the situation and fish in troubled waters, you may get unexpected surprises.
Of course, this does not mean that the earth is really safe at this stage. After all, the first wave of people who fought against Li Pan were all smuggled prosthetics that concealed their identities and were smuggled in. Most of them were luxury goods bought on the spot from local dealers. Pin's prosthetic body uses weapons smuggled on the black market and produced by small workshops, and cannot use the full power of the company.
When those serious company dogs complete the customs clearance and descend to the surface for a business trip, there will still be a big fight to be fought. Then you can see the black technology at the committee member level.
But fortunately, Li Pan doesn't have to fight alone in the future, and he can survive alone.
Company reinforcements arrived.
"General Manager 0791, this is 0113007." As
soon as Li Pan returned to the company, someone was already waiting in the living room.
007 from 0113, the prosthetic body he uses is a short, middle-aged man with a bald head, well, no body hair at all. In his white eyeballs, the pupil shrinks to a point, and his brown skin is covered with fine tattoos.
His formal attire is also different. It looks like some kind of loose black robe, and the style is somewhat similar to that of the Black Pharaoh. It looks very otherworldly.
"Welcome, welcome! Warm welcome!"
Li Pan held his hand and shook it vigorously. Alas, Ah San is still reliable!
"113007, we are a family. If you need anything, just ask."
0113007 looked at Li Pan with the eyes of someone who belongs to your family, but still politely said,
"I heard that you intend to be sent overseas to work for the Kingdom of Babylon. Pharaoh?"
Li Pan said, "Oh, yes, yes, what, you want that position too?"
0113007 shook his head,
"I am the high priest of the Holy of Holies, an advisor to the Pharaoh, and do not participate in secular activities. In view of the manager You may need guidance, and the Great Pharaoh has sent me to assist you."
Wow, Asan is so thoughtful.
"Okay, okay, let's work together! If you have any requests, just ask."
0113007 was not polite,
"I hope you will appoint me the acting director of the Department of Technology, and the team of Dr. Osumi you arrested will also be assigned to me. Used as a temporary worker in the 0791 technical department.
It is too slow to go through the normal customs declaration process now. I think it is necessary to establish a local prosthetic production line to supplement enough soldiers and provide prosthetic replacements for our employees." "Zhiyin! Zhiyin
! ! I think so too! That's up to you! Just ask for any equipment you need!"
Li Pan made arrangements immediately with a stroke of his pen.
Then Ah Qi came to report on the situation of other dispatched employees.
This time 0113007 came quickly, mainly because the one he used was actually only a level four prosthetic body, and then he modified it by himself, using 0113's unique psychic enhancement, and it didn't have any technological weapons, so he didn't need to go through customs. After clearing the customs declaration process, you can descend to Earth immediately.
On the contrary, all the BBA luxury goods in the 0791 local prosthetic 4S store were sold out by other companies. The other 007 subsidiaries that came to support could only import prosthetics from other worlds. Plus, those who knew that they were coming to fight this time, Each of them brought a lot of military equipment, so they had to queue up on the track to declare customs.
"Okay, Ah Qi, please continue to pay attention and get them to come down and help as soon as possible. I can't just do the work at the front." "Okay boss, by the way, 081007 is here again.
He wants to repair the formal suit. Boss. Do you want to repair the formal suit together?"
Hey, that guy still dares to come...
Li Pan is also good at it. Although the formal suit/guard can run away at every turn, it is actually of little use. But it's better than a bare butt. Still gave a key.
Rama also compiled the warehouse damage report. Li Pan glanced at it and found that the fourteen warehouses lost did not include the No. 1 'Fountain Pen' and the No. 42 'Dragon Blood'. If you include the No. 7 warehouse that was lost at the beginning, Li Pan has lost seventeen of the forty-two external warehouses handed down from the previous company... "Oh... it's really
terrible..." ..."
Li Pan has a headache. Let alone the Holy Grail, if these monsters are not recovered, this war will not be over.
Rama had no idea at all,
"I've asked the maintenance workers one by one, and Master Liu also asked people from nearby gangs, but there are no clues yet. I don't know who stole the monster."
Li Pan did the same. Helpless, "Don't waste your efforts. Nine times out of ten, they are company dogs. You are not professional in intelligence work. How can you find it so easily." Unfortunately, Shiranui has been
deleted, and Kotaro has not returned yet, Ashiya Shi Guibian then recommended himself,
"Why don't I go to the scene to investigate? I can do divination and ask some shikigami to ask, maybe there are any clues?"
Li Pan didn't care, "Okay, be careful, don't force it, there are clues If so, call for support."
Then Yamazaki Ayato also came to report.
"Boss, I got a policy quote from CSI. This is Citizen Security Insurance's 'Lifetime Worry-Free Package S'. This package includes intelligent medical insurance ball tracking, round-the-clock emergency team call for help, and general emergency medical insurance within 50 million. Free reimbursement, and free medical insurance for biological hazards, virus weapons, nuclear radiation, and major diseases within 150 million. The monthly
package fee is 5 million, and the minimum subscription is one year.
In addition, CSI also Signed a contract with MOLECULAR PROTOCOL Molecular Protocol Technology Company to provide MP AVNDS system care for S-level package customers. The AVNDS activation fee and refill fee are 15 million each time. Including basic biohazard and nuclear radiation shielding, five-level military Weapon defense and anti-violent crime defense functions.
In addition, you can pay to upgrade to the AVNDS+ system to upgrade the entire nano-defense system. The single startup and repair fee is 50 million, which can adapt to up to 50 types of planetary surface environments and cosmic radiation. , and can withstand direct fire from guard-class low-energy tank shipborne weapons.
Because the CSI headquarters is in the park, and our company has a cooperation agreement, we can activate the system immediately without waiting for monthly settlement." Wow
! Medical insurance alone costs 5 million a month! ? That’s 60 million a year! ? Fifty million for the molecular cover to start? ?
Then isn’t this fighting power awesome? Suddenly, it increased to 110 million! ?
"Buy, buy, buy! Let the company spend money!"
Anyway, the company has 10 trillion war preparation funds, so it is appropriate to take tens of billions to strengthen it for everyone.
As a result, the enhancement proposal bounced back directly to the finance department.
"0791, temporary workers cannot enjoy medical insurance services with an amount exceeding one million." "
No, one million a month is too much... Wait, you mean the 'insurance amount' cannot exceed one million?"
Financial Sweet Tian Tian's voice was as cold as ice.
"Yes, you want to buy the CSI package, right? Then buy the D-level package at most."
Li Pan flipped the 'Carefree Lifetime Package' forward to the D-level package.
Package D has a monthly premium of RMB 5,000, free reimbursement for general emergency medical insurance within RMB 100,000, and free reimbursement for major diseases within RMB 1 million.
To put it bluntly, it is ordinary gunshot wounds, stab wounds, fractures, etc., and the treatment reimbursement limit is 100,000. Biochemical crises, viral weapons, and nuclear radiation are all not covered. Only major diseases, such as malignant tumors, myocardial infarction, cancer, and cerebral hemorrhage, will protect you for one million... Of course, there is more than one treatment for such major diseases. It's over a million...
But even though there is no AVNDS, package D can still call CSI's first aid team. Of course, it's at your own expense. It costs more than three hundred thousand at a time. It's equivalent to calling a mercenary team for support, and you have to queue up. Good luck. If you do, you can make some spare money and go on missions quickly. If you are unlucky, they might fly over your head and then turn around to save other exclusive customers...
Li Pan took a deep breath and said,
"Hiss... Hey, isn't that a bit much?"
Finance said, "It doesn't matter. You can buy insurance for regular employees who are on business trips.
Also remember the CSI package. Regular workers and cadres are generally in D and C packages, and the highest they can enjoy is B package. Only general managers and ministers can enjoy company subsidies of A-level and S-level packages at most.
Of course, the details depend on personal performance. And the company will not reimburse the company for using AVNDS, so you have to pay for it at your own expense. "
Wonima... OK Okay, okay, no wonder those 007s have cut their heads to compete for the general manager's position. There is only one number difference, and the salary will drop by two levels...
But after calculation, the company's general manager only earns one million a month. The salary and the premium are really not enough...
Oh, forget it, five thousand a month is still money...
Li Pan had to humiliate himself and buy D-grade insurance for all the company's employees, and it was still a bidding war. The company will not reimburse you until the war is over. When the war is over, the company will cancel the armament fund account, and you have to pay the money yourself...
D file is D file. After all, Li Pan really has to spend money to buy an S package. He wouldn't be willing to part with 100 million a month.
However, although the company exploits temporary workers to the extreme, it does a good job on the company's assets.
Shiba also came to apply for the purchase of military equipment. After all, her spider drone was also destroyed. Only a floating vehicle and a personal pony were not enough.
So with a stroke of her pen, this girl submitted a procurement report to Li Pan and applied for a lot of drones and military equipment, including a whale drone aircraft carrier. She probably pulled a screenshot of the arms website. Come down, this together may be enough to arm an armored regiment.
And what's even more outrageous is that the company actually approved it directly for her...
Well, since the company said it had to be done, Li Pan had no choice but to do it.
Now all companies are preparing for war and preparing for the next round of bidding wars. The 0791 arms market is also rising, and the price of the Spider has increased five times, almost to 40 million units.
Fortunately, Li Pan and Gao Tianyuan had some friendship, so they made several calls and found Okubo, Toudo, and Ishida. Anyway, I finally got together a Whale-type light aircraft carrier, two hundred Harrier-type, Kite-type, Shark-type, Spider-type, and Flea-type drones, various fifth-level weapons, and various electronic weapons. Equipment, clones and engineering robots, fuel and oil, almost 50 billion in military expenditures were spent.
Shiba said boss, and then connected to the whale remotely to reconstruct the ICE and command system, and build his own new clone.
0113007 also brought over a quotation list worth tens of billions to purchase a bunch of scientific research equipment. The financial affairs went by in seconds, and Li Pan signed and approved it with his eyes closed.
Mud, I'm afraid this financial situation is not embarrassing me...
Fortunately, after working hard all day and finishing a lot of official duties, there is finally some good news.
The Ministry of Justice helped unfreeze the restraining order from the tax bureau. Now the 700 million in Panlong Construction's account can be spent.
But Li Pan doesn’t want to buy a motorcycle anymore.
Nearly 100 billion in military budget was approved today, and Li Pan also realized it.
The company's money is not that easy to earn. The technological content of these Gaotianyuan arms is not high. The company still pays a premium and buys them in large sums. With such preparations for war, the next round of battle may not be easily settled by cutting off a few people. Yes.
And in the final analysis, although it was Li Pan who enriched his own pockets, the company signed a PMC contract with Panlong, and all 8.4 billion was paid into the account. The next round is probably not going to work if Panlong Construction can't get ahead, no matter what. Make a contribution.
Fortunately, there are enough 700 million in the account that can be used. After the company has made arrangements, Li Pan himself has to make preparations.
Seeing that a big battle is about to begin, we must quickly take advantage of the calm before the storm. The team battle is imminent, get back into good shape, and fill up the BUFF stack.
First of all, he had to install a brain plug. It was really inconvenient to not have a brain plug these days. Everything had to be communicated through the company's line. He didn't dare to contact the Akatengu to ask Amakusa what he was thinking about. Today, 0113012 Several calls were made to urge for supplies, but they were all prevaricated by Li Pan.
Gao Tianyuan can still borrow some of the equipment on earth, but the equipment in space is really difficult to deal with now, and Li Pan really has no way to do it.
But it's great that the prosthetic body doesn't need to be repaired. Li Pan also thought about it. No matter how he repaired it, the few implants were incomparable to the cosmic man's comprehensive combat system with a price tag of hundreds of millions.
So Li Pan went straight to the cost-effective choice of 700,000 yuan from last time, which included level 5 brain plugs, skin-grafted armor, and built-in enhancers.
It's cool, but if you really want to fight, you still have to rely on the key to unlock it.
He logged into his personal account and took a quick look. Hey, there were quite a few people calling him and leaving messages.
Nana, Chengzi, Caiko, Leticia, Wangshan, Yulia, after the fourth nuclear explosion, everyone in the Night City rushed to express their concern for Li Pan's life and death, and then they all Ask him for money.
Well, because these two days are the Holy Grail War and the tax bureau auditing, Panlong's account was frozen yesterday, and the accounts of people with financial interests in Panlong were also frozen, which caused a serious chain reaction. .
After all, Li Pan's social circle is really poor.
Li Pan roughly scanned everyone's messages and settled the accounts.
Nana has calculated the minimum maintenance cost of the cruiser. To take the HAYABUSA out for a cruise, including equipment, modifications, fuel, crew, maintenance, and supplies, it will cost at least four million. However, various ships in the interstellar market have recently Ship equipment and consumables are rising like crazy, with prices rising every day. I'm afraid it will cost tens of millions to solve the problem.
Chengzi asked him for the 3.2 million company operating costs of Panlong Construction that he calculated before. Now there is not a cent in the account. They are all liabilities. People can make a fuss at any time.
In addition, she has to borrow 2 million privately. Because Panlong Construction's account is blocked, she is equivalent to losing her job and triggering a credit default alarm. Therefore, she must pay 10% of Huang Dahe's 20 million fine in one go, otherwise she will lose her job. He broke his promise and went bankrupt, so the total was 5.2 million.
Caizi went for a ride and was caught by the NCPA illegally modifying her vehicle. She was fined 6,500 yuan and asked Li Pan to underwrite it.
Leticia originally got 200,000 yuan from stealing the Holy Grail, but the money was paid by Emilia using Ye's bank account. Now something happened to Emilia's team, the account was blocked, and the money was directly recovered. So she asked Li Pan for the mission remuneration, saying that the treatment fee could be deducted, but with more than 100 billion cups, she had to give her 100,000 yuan no matter what.
Wangshan asked for 800 million, now and immediately.
Yulia wants to refund the 4 billion deposit, saying that you, surnamed Li, dare to team up with your mistress to cheat on my mother, and Julius's family is not a vegetarian.
Even 'Queen of Iron and Steel' Wajra left him a message and asked him whether he could still do the 35 million business. In view of the current tense situation in the Night City, where people from the universe are coming one after another, she may have to consider raising the price.
In addition, Li Pan found an email among a bunch of messages.
Unknown sender, forwarded by 'PONY', content is a membership invitation letter to the 'Veteran Officers Club'.
The invitation link you click on is the Shenzhen Web address, which shows that as long as you inject more than one million into the Veterans Relief Fund, you can get an internal invitation and register as a member.
However, the price of Li Pan's link has already been marked for him, 50 million, which is exactly the final payment of the boat.
Well, as long as the problem can be solved with money, it is not a problem.
(End of chapter)