Chapter 375: Areas of Expertise (Requesting Double Monthly Tickets)

The venue for the exchange meeting is not far from Qu Shilin's villa, and it only takes a few minutes to drive there.

Wang Tao is still somewhat interested in this exchange meeting. He has been in Changhe Base for such a long time, and it seems that he has not participated in such similar activities.

The venue of the exchange meeting is very large, with a total of two floors.

The first floor is the trading hall. The second floor is the exchange hall, which is where various forces come to find those major forces to invest.

"There are so many people!"

After entering the first floor hall, Wang Tao was a little surprised.

At first glance, this place is like a vegetable market with discounts in the morning, and the entrance of the hall is blocked.

Qu Shilin took Wang Tao in through the VIP channel next to him and explained by the way:

"Because there is no tax on selling things at this exchange meeting, it attracts many people."

"I see."

Wang Tao nodded.

The operation of Changhe Base mainly relies on taxation. Except for the black market and private transactions, general transactions are subject to taxation.

Taxed transactions are legitimate transactions, which are recognized by the city hall, which is equivalent to a guarantee. Naturally, there is no such guarantee for transactions without tax. Transactions at the exchange meeting are recognized by the city hall and are tax-free, so naturally there are many people coming.

However, Wang Tao took a few glances and found nothing good. Just some ordinary materials, medicines, weapons and equipment, compressed food, etc. This is obviously useless to Wang Tao.

As for the monster eggs and special materials he imagined, there was none.

At most, he saw a person selling a fourth-level night demon heart, asking for 1.2 million, which was ridiculously expensive. A group of people around were talking about it, but let alone buying it, there was not even anyone to bargain...

Wang Tao's idea of ​​picking up a bargain was gone in an instant.

"Should we go in and take a look?"

After entering, looking at the lively stall, Qu Shilin was a little eager to try.

"Forget it, I don't think there is anything good, and it's a waste of time to go."

Wang Tao shook his head.

"Uh... Well, let's go upstairs directly."

Qu Shilin believed in Wang Tao's vision. Since Wang Tao said there was no good stuff, there was a high probability that there was really no good stuff. Even if there is, she may not be able to see it with her ability, so she doesn't want to waste time.

There is a security check when going upstairs, and an identity verification is required.

"This is to prevent people from deliberately making trouble. Only people with certain strength can go up."

Qu Shilin explained.

This strength does not refer to personal strength, but financial resources. Simply put: only rich people can participate in activities, and poor people can go and play on the side.

It is not so chaotic upstairs, and there are fewer people, but this number is only relative to the downstairs. In fact, there are still quite a lot of people. There are still many rich people!

There are independent exhibition halls here, and each exhibition hall represents a big force.

If you like a force and want to invest in it, just go to the corresponding exhibition hall.

However, this does not mean that you can participate by giving money and materials. When individuals choose the big forces to invest, the big forces are also choosing them. This is actually a two-way selection process, a bit like a job fair...

And there is also an exhibition hall here representing the official city hall. They seem to be supervising?

"It looks quite formal!"

"The City Hall attaches great importance to this matter. They strictly prohibit any behavior of seeking personal gain or deliberately cheating partners... When exploring the cave later, the City Hall will send someone to supervise and try to ensure that all major forces report their gains truthfully..."

Hearing Qu Shilin's explanation, Wang Tao was a little surprised.

He had thought before that these major forces were only allowed to invest money and not to send people, so there was a lot of room for operation in the middle. If there was a deliberate behavior of cheating partners, there was no way to stop it, and it might not even be discovered.

But unexpectedly, the City Hall spoke and sent people to supervise it personally! Then the situation and nature are different. If there is a situation of cheating people at this time, it is against the entire base...

But after thinking about it, Wang Tao felt it was reasonable.

If this matter had not been officially announced, it would be fine. But now not only has it been announced, but it also said that it would find partners, which will definitely attract a large number of people to come and invest!

If there is a scandal of cheating people at that time, those major forces will certainly lose their reputation, but the City Hall will not end well either.

After all, the City Hall is the official of Changhe Base. When such a thing happens, the people will definitely ask the official to give an explanation. At that time, the City Hall will be in a difficult situation. It is not good to offend the big forces, and it is even worse to offend the people. If neither side wants to offend, it will inevitably lead to chaos and even some bad consequences.

What the City Hall needs is stability. They do not allow conflicts to occur in the city, so it is better to personally participate in it at this time and formulate the rules. When problems really arise, they can be solved according to the rules.

And with the endorsement of the City Hall, those big forces will gain more trust from the people and attract more investment...

So, as long as you want to do business seriously and attract investment, you are willing to let the City Hall participate. If you oppose the City Hall at this time, wouldn’t you have something to hide?

After the City Hall participates, it will definitely not be in vain. Apart from anything else, it is likely to collect taxes. Even if it is not much, it is also a profit.

Wang Tao thinks this is pretty good. This is a win-win situation.

Of course, this has a premise, that is, exploring the caves can indeed make money... If you can't make money, then it's all in vain.

“It’s good to have the city hall involved, so everyone feels at ease.”

Wang Tao said with a smile.

"Yes. I feel that this cave exploration activity may be one of the biggest activities since the establishment of the base."

There was some expectation in Qu Shilin's eyes.

She heard that there were many good things in the cave, as well as some strange creatures, and she wanted to get some slices for study!

There was a large exhibition hall on the second floor belonging to the Hope Research Institute, and Qu Shilin took Wang Tao there directly.

"You have a lot of stuff!"

There are a lot of things placed here, including mechanical exoskeletons, power armor, weapons, potions, and vehicles. Including the Night Demon's heart. If nothing else, the Night Demon's heart on the table should all belong to Wang Tao.

Wang Tao had previously said that he wanted to build a powered armor for fun, but later Qu Shilin said that he could give him one, but it had not been built yet and asked Wang Tao to wait.

As a result, Wang Tao had forgotten about this matter. Now that he saw the power armor, he suddenly remembered it.

Although Qu Shilin is a scientific researcher, she also has a high emotional intelligence. After seeing Wang Tao staring at the power armor, she suddenly slapped her forehead.

"Ahem, I'm sorry, I forgot the power armor I promised you last time..."

In fact, it can't be said that she forgot. The main reason was that during that time, she was leading a team to make a mechanical prosthetic body for Xiang Hongbin, and other things could only be done in the back row. She hadn't forgotten it at the time, but as she became increasingly busy with subsequent work, she slowly forgot about it.

"Wang Tao, please pick one, I can still make the decision on this little matter!"

Qu Shilin said to Wang Tao again.

"Let me consider."

Wang Tao followed Qu Shilin and walked in.

The exhibition hall of the institute was very large, and there were many people around it. Seeing Qu Shilin bring someone in, her colleagues were a little curious.

"Hello everyone! I'm Wang Tao, and I will be with Xinghuo."

Wang Tao greeted with a smile.

Naturally, they were not familiar with the name Wang Tao, but they had heard of the Spark Club. After all, it was one of the first forces to kill a fourth-level disaster-level monster, so it was still well-known.

"Hello!"

Several people introduced each other.

Then Qu Shilin said that Wang Tao was asked to choose a powered armor, and everyone had no objection. Obviously Qu Shilin was not lying, and she did have the right to make this decision.

"Mr. Wang, how about I introduce it to you?"

A thin middle-aged man smiled.

His name is Jiang Wenyou, whom he just introduced.

"Lao Jiang is the researcher who is best at manufacturing power armor in our research institute!"

Qu Shilin explained with a smile.

At the Hope Research Institute, these scientific researchers are collectively called researchers. Every researcher focuses on research, after all, people’s energy is limited. This Jiang Wenyou specializes in power armor.

"OK!"

Wang Tao nodded, and then asked curiously.

"By the way, I still don't know what you are good at?"

After hearing Wang Tao's inquiry, Qu Shilin shrugged.

"What I used to be best at was biotechnology."

Wang Tao nodded first, and then asked:

"Then the crystal energy gun, crystal energy vehicle, and power armor you made..."

"Those are just things I do casually in my spare time. It's not my main business."

"..."

Good guy, this is the willfulness of the boss!

Qu Shilin felt that she underestimated Wang Tao before, but now Wang Tao also feels that he underestimates Qu Shilin.

Wang Tao has never used the power armor made by Qu Shilin, but he has tried the crystal energy gun and crystal energy vehicle. They are very useful things. Wang Tao thought that Qu Shilin and her team had been studying for a long time. Made it, but she said she did it casually?

Seeing the surprise in Wang Tao's eyes, Qu Shilin waved her hand indifferently.

"Hey! You may have misunderstood. To make those crystal energy guns, cars, etc., I borrowed the blueprints and copied them. It's nothing."

As soon as Qu Shilin said this, before Wang Tao said anything, Jiang Wen and several people next to him laughed.

Jiang Wenyou said:

"Mr. Wang, Professor Qu is right, but not entirely. The crystal energy equipment she made did use blueprints. But Professor Qu was involved in the production of this blueprint!"

Wang Tao immediately gave a thumbs up.

He complained a little in his heart, how come this Qu Shilin likes to keep a low profile as much as he does!

Qu Shilin rolled her eyes at them speechlessly. In Qu Shilin's opinion, isn't this kind of collaborative development of drawings normal? Nothing to be proud of. It would be great if we could independently produce some results. For example, the mechanical prosthetic body made on Xiang Hongbin was developed by her with her own team. This kind of thing makes her a little proud...

"Mr. Wang, please..."

Jiang Wenyou came to a power armor and began to introduce it to Wang Tao.

Jiang Wenyou introduced it carefully. Faced with Wang Tao's inquiry, he was not impatient at all, but was very happy. After all, this was a power armor designed and manufactured by him, and he liked his work very much.

After his introduction, Wang Tao also roughly understood the functions of these power armors.

Their models are all different, and their functions are more or less different, but they can be roughly divided into four categories: speed type, attack type, defense type, and all-round type.

Speed-type power armor is relatively light, and most zombies can't catch up with it when it speeds up.

Offensive power armor is not light, and its defense is not too high, but it is covered with weapons all over the body, and its explosive power is very terrifying.

Defensive power armor is very heavy, with strong defense capabilities, and can withstand the impact of zombies.

All-round power armor is not outstanding in any aspect, but it is not weak either, and is very balanced. This kind of power armor is more versatile, with a high fault tolerance rate, and is the most in stock.

The power armor worn by Duan Xuchang, Cheng Yiyi and others is all-round.

After choosing for a while, Wang Tao chose an offensive power armor.

The reason is very simple, because Wang Tao likes the machine guns, grenades, rocket launchers and other firearms on the mecha.

"This power armor consumes a lot of money, but I guess Mr. Wang is not short of money... Here is the key."

Jiang Wenyou handed over something that looked like a car remote control.

The power armor is bound to the identity information, and after binding, only Wang Tao can use it. If you want to change someone to use it, you have to come to the Hope Institute to unbind it and then bind it again.

The reason why it is so troublesome is naturally because this thing is too lethal. If it is stolen, the consequences will be very serious.

Since the space here is limited and it cannot be used, Wang Tao naturally cannot test it. He can take it out for testing tomorrow. He still likes this big toy very much.

At this time, Jiang Wenyou said again:

"Mr. Wang, do you need us to deliver the goods? If you need to deliver the goods, you may have to wait, because we are selling very well today, and the trucks prepared in advance are not enough... But your Xinghuo Club also has a showroom here, you can also use your Xinghuo Club's car to send it back..."

"Huh? Xinghuo Club's showroom?"

Wang Tao was a little confused.

There are only a few people in their Xinghuo Club. Except for himself, everyone else is in his villa. How could there be a showroom?

Wang Tao looked at Qu Shilin, who shook her head. She didn't know.

"Mr. Wang doesn't know? It's over there..."

Jiang Wenyou pointed in a direction. Because there were too many people blocking his sight, Wang Tao couldn't see what was going on over there.

Seeing that Jiang Wenyou didn't seem to be joking, Wang Tao frowned immediately.

Could it be that someone is using the name of the Spark Club to cheat people? That's intolerable!

"I really don't know, I'll go and see..."

Wang Tao's expression remained unchanged, and he immediately walked in the direction Jiang Wen pointed.

A moment later, Wang Tao saw the exhibition hall of the Sixth Corps. Next to the sign of the Sixth Corps was a sign of the Spark Club.

Except for two staff members, there was no one to consult, and it looked very deserted.