255: Chapter 255 Space Station Upgrade Completed

“The problem is, 600 crystalss for one Combat Suit, the cost is simply too high!” Shen Tu Zheng Hao shook his head.

He calculated that even if he killed all the zombies in his jurisdiction, it would not be enough to equip all his soldiers with Combat Suits. Not to mention how much weapons and ammunition would be consumed in the process.

“Old Yan, will your rat-raising business be affected?” Zongzheng Yue asked.

He had already welded many cages in the military camp during this time, just waiting for Oriental Chen to solve the problem of rat feed. If the rat-raising business was affected, then he really didn’t know what other methods he could use to get crystalss.

“How could it not be affected? Not only did the Combat Suit price increase, but this price increase actually means the value of crystalss has halved. So, calculating it this way, the rat production has also effectively dropped by half,” Yan Zhengping said, shaking his head.

“Old Yan, what rats?” Suo Tonghua asked.

“You can visit them later,” Yan Zhengping did not elaborate.

“Don’t tell me, those temporary buildings set up outside are for raising rats!” Suo Tonghua suddenly thought of the messy rows of temporary buildings he saw when he came over, and asked.

“That’s right!” Yan Zhengping admitted.

“My dear mother! What’s gotten into you? Raising rats in a military camp, you really dare to do it!” Suo Tonghua exclaimed.

“No choice, crystalss are getting harder and harder to acquire now, so we can only think of other ways. Except for Lao Zong, you two might not be too clear. My Southwest Military Region is not peaceful; Zombie Bats attack every now and then. To resist these Zombie Bats, the daily consumption is very high,” Yan Zhengping explained.

“You mean, raising rats can yield crystalss?” Suo Tonghua’s eyes widened.

Shen Tu Zheng Hao also looked over.

“Yes! Zombie Rats can produce crystalss, as you all know,” Yan Zhengping said with a smile.

Both of them widened their eyes.

They were all astute, and understood immediately.

Thus, no one dwelled on the Combat Suit matter anymore, and the meeting turned into a Zombie Rat breeding technology promotion conference.

The only point was that Shen Tu Zheng Hao and Suo Tonghua didn’t know Oriental Chen, so Yan Zhengping didn’t mention much about the feed research and development. He simply said that the supplier would handle the feed issue.

As expected, the rat-raising business received unanimous approval from Shen Tu Zheng Hao and Suo Tonghua.

Compared to hunting zombies outside, the method of raising rats was more controllable and stable.

Moreover, as long as there was no shortage of food, crystalss could be produced continuously. They were practically inexhaustible.

With the crystals problem solved, the price of Combat Suits was no longer an unsolvable problem.

…

At the same time, the news of the crystals exchange rate change also spread to the various Settlements.

Regarding this, the Command HQ of each Settlement was somewhat surprised, somewhat complained, but the reaction was not significant. This was because they were not very sensitive to the price of crystalss.

The Settlements did not need to directly acquire crystalss. Their current points were obtained by leasing land. These land lease payments were directly transferred to their member accounts in the form of points, so they could not directly feel the impact of the crystals exchange rate change.

After all, the point prices of goods had not changed.

A product that cost 100 points before still sold for 100 points now. However, 100 points now was not the same as 100 points before. Previously, 100 points represented 1 crystals; now, 100 points represent 2 crystalss.

It just meant that ordinary Citizens needed to put in double the effort to obtain the same amount of points, increasing the difficulty of earning points.

For this, the mercenaries of the Mercenary Guild felt it most keenly.

When they first joined, the crystals exchange ratio was 1:100; now it was 1:50.

Complaining was inevitable.

But even with complaints, there was nothing they could do; this was beyond their control.

In response, the Huatong Chamber of Commerce and the Mercenary Guild also issued announcements. The announcements did not elaborate on the reasons for the exchange rate adjustment, only vaguely stating that the adjustment was due to increased raw material and operating costs.

In just two days, the negative impact of the Huatong Chamber of Commerce’s penalty had already spread to the retail market.

…

Binjiang City Underground Base.

“Commander, all modules of the Space Station have been upgraded,” Xiao Lin reported.

The current status of the Space Station is as follows:

Power Module (Level 4);

Core Module (Optical Computer Level 4); [Space Station Main Program]

Central Hall (Level 4); [For connecting modules]

Experiment Module (Level 4); [Provides technical solutions to the ground]

R&D Module (Level 4); [Provides R&D solutions for the ground and Space Station]

Control Module (Level 4); [For task control of Worker Bee Robots, ground-to-space craft, etc.]

Production Module (Level 4) (Total 5); [Production and manufacturing of functional equipment]

Quantum Communication Module (Level 4); [Achieves quantum communication with the base, Supercomputing Center, and spacecraft]

Mounting Module (Level 4); [Mounts Micro Ground-to-Space Craft * 1]

Material Transfer Hall (Level 4); [For material transfer, Mounting Module expansion]

Carrier Spacecraft Dedicated Mounting Module (Level 4) (Total 4); [Mounts Micro Unmanned Carrier Spacecraft * 4]