C110 – Co-operation with the Military Department

The day before the auction officially began, He Yishu and Adrian left the academy together to go to the military department to inspect the terrain in advance.

 

 

After seeing the venue where the auction was to be held, He Yishu’s respect for Arman immediately went up a level. The large banquet hall was very cleanly decorated, without any unnecessary furnishings, but it was permeated with a strong, high-class atmosphere.

 

 

He Yishu turned around in the banquet hall, smilingly and sincerely saying to Arman, “Uncle, your arrangement is really too considerate; thank you so much.”

 

 

“You’re too kind if you say that.” Arman guided He took Yishu away to his office, and only after he sat down did he continue. “But I did this because there’s actually something I want to ask for Xiao Shu’s help with.”

 

 

He Yishu’s face maintained a smile: “Uncle, please speak.”

 

 

“It’s like this; before, the military department held a meeting. In the meeting, some matters about the Han character rune card were discussed. Now,  the military department has agreed that if they can reach a cooperation with you on the Han character rune card, it will greatly enhance the overall strength of the military department.” Arman poured out a cup of water for He Yishu; his attitude was extraordinarily sincere. “It’s this matter that I want to discuss with you.”

 

 

Due to the relationship between He Yishu and Adrian and also due to Arman’s own hard work, he had already obtained dozens of Han character rune cards from He Yishu before, a number that would definitely make other people extraordinarily envious if placed in their eyes.

 

 

After all, so far, apart from He Yishu, the others had never even touched a Han character card, let alone used one.

 

 

But when this number was put together with the number of mechas in the military department, it was extraordinarily small.

 

 

Moreover, in battle, a mecha often used more than one rune card, which made the ratio even more terrifying.

 

 

Now, although He Yishu was already preparing to carry out the teaching of Han character rune cards, the cycle was bound to be long, and Arman wasn’t sure if the people who received the teaching would be able to reach He Yishu’s level of rune card production.

 

 

Therefore, the best way right now was for the military department to enter into direct cooperation with He Yishu and for him to personally provide the military department with rune cards.

 

 

He Yishu didn’t expect Arman to bring up this matter; in fact, he hadn’t considered this aspect of the problem at all before. For him, the Han character card was a good helper for him to get rich and also a good way to carry forward the Chinese culture, which made him neglect the most basic and important role of the rune card for the interstellar empire, that was, to use it for fighting, for military fighting.

 

 

After being reminded by Arman and realizing this problem, He Yishu’s attitude was very simple: “Yes.”

 

 

Arman had already prepared a long speech as well as enough rewards; he had just started, yet He Yishu unexpectedly agreed so quickly: should he first feel happy or first reprimand this silly child?

 

 

After expressing his attitude, He Yishu also took the initiative to say, “I just don’t know how many Han character cards the military department needs, or will we cooperate for a long time?”

 

 

“It would be best if we could cooperate for a long period of time.” He Yishu took such an initiative, so of course, Arman had to show something: “The military department’s demand for Han character cards is very high, but it’s still mainly based on your personal wishes; the military department won’t force you to do anything. In addition, in this cooperation, you can propose what you want in return to the military department; whether it’s a material return or other aspects, you can directly propose it.”

 

 

Although the issue of remuneration had been discussed in the meeting before, the people didn’t discuss a suitable price because the value of the Han character cards was just too precious, and since the demand of the military department for Han character cards was, after all, a lot, even the military department wouldn’t be able to come up with that many credits if the price was too high.

 

 

Even if it were just the price of half a million credits for a Han character card, one thousand Han character cards would require five hundred million credits, ten thousand Han character cards would be five billion, yet ten thousand rune cards would still be far from enough for the amount needed by the military department.

 

 

Thinking about this, Arman couldn’t help but sigh in his heart. Although he, as a military marshal, needed to consider many things, because He Yishu was also his future son-in-law, he couldn’t possibly throw him into a pit for the sake of the military department.

 

 

While Arman was helpless, He Yishu thought for a moment and suddenly asked an unrelated question: “Uncle, what is Adrian’s position in the military now?”

 

 

Arman slightly froze for a moment and swept a glance towards Adrian, who had been sitting beside He Yishu without saying anything, and truthfully said, “Due to your relationship, Adrian has now been promoted to major.”

 

 

He Yishu also glanced at Adrian and asked again, “Then this time, the matter of my co-operation with the military ministry, can it make his military rank rise another notch?”

 

 

Arman’s gaze flickered slightly: “What do you mean?”

 

 

Adrian’s gaze was also fixed on He Yishu, he finally spoke at this time: “Xiao Yishu, you don’t have to think too much for me.”

 

 

Although Adrian didn’t mind elevating his position in the military department because of He Yishu, he didn’t want He Yishu to focus only on his interests and neglect himself.

 

“I’m not specifically thinking about you; it’s just that, as you also know, I’m not short on money to spend and I have a very satisfying lover, so I basically don’t have any special needs, but I also feel that if I don’t want anything, it would seem too silly, so I’m thinking about whether or not I can let you benefit from it.” He Yishu blinked very innocently, looking at Adrian. “Besides, we’re the closest of lovers now; isn’t it quite normal for me to do something for you?”

 

 

“Xiao Yishu…”” Adrian’s heart was soft, and his gaze was filled with emotion and deep love.

 

 

Arman looked from the sidelines and felt his teeth aching. Was it really okay for two juniors to show their love in front of him in such an unobstructed manner?

 

 

“Cough.” Arman couldn’t help but cough.

 

 

Hearing this light cough, the two people’s glued gazes finally reluctantly tore apart. He Yishu turned his head to look at Arman and said, “Does Uncle think this matter is feasible?”

 

 

“Of course it’s feasible, but this can only be counted as an ancillary gain from this matter; other than that, you can still take some other remuneration.” Arman nodded, as he had asked He Yishu to agree to teach others the knowledge of Han character cards, Arman and Adrian received a lot of preferential treatment at the military headquarters.

 

 

Especially Arman, not only did he make a military achievement and take the benefits, but he also took this opportunity to eradicate many dissidents, so it could be said to be two birds with one stone, so from a certain point of view, He Yishu could actually be considered Arman’s benefactor.

 

 

And now, if He Yishu agreed to cooperate with the Military and this matter was still negotiated by Adrian, his position going up by three levels was extremely possible.

 

 

He Yishu thought for a moment: “Then let’s add the payment of 50,000 credits per Han character rune card; if you still need non-Han character cards of grade A and above, I can provide them for you as well, and the rest will be at the price of 10,000 credits per card; is that okay?”

 

 

“Of course.” It was simply too okay! Arman knew very well how much the Han character cards were worth, and a price of 50,000 credits was almost equivalent to taking advantage of them for nothing.

 

 

As for non-Han character cards, as long as the effect could reach an A grade, their value was also definitely far greater than fifty thousand credits.

 

 

Especially with the previous extortion of the Brandt family’s A+ grade rune cards that required millions of credits as a comparison, He Yishu looked like a gentle, kind, and selfless angel!

 

 

It was also because of the Brandt family’s exorbitant prices that the rune cards equipped with the military department’s mechas could generally only reach the B-grade, or even only the C+ grade, with only a very few of the main army being able to be equipped with A-grade and above-grade rune cards.

 

 

But now, with He Yishu, all these problems would be solved. As long as the military department and He Yishu were given enough time, it was believed that all the mechas in the entire military department would be qualified to be equipped with at least A-grade rune cards!

 

 

Even with a rich experience like Arman’s, he still couldn’t help but be excited beyond words when he thought of this, and at the same time, his expression when he looked at He Yishu became even more amiable: “Xiao Yishu, I’ll definitely endeavor to pull your lover up a notch.”

 

 

“…” He Yishu had a complicated expression, uncle. Have you forgotten that Adrian is your own son?

 

 

But looking at Arman’s rare, naive smile, He Yishu kindly didn’t point this out.

 

 

“Then it’s decided.” The cooperation was reached, and He Yishu began to consider how many rune cards to provide to the military department. “Uncle, I wonder how much money the military department is willing to put aside on this matter, so I can also prepare the rune cards you need in advance.”

 

 

With He Yishu’s speed, he would be able to produce hundreds of Han character rune cards in a day, so even if the military department’s demand was very large, he should be able to fulfill the other party’s needs in the shortest possible time; he just didn’t know if the other party’s funds would be able to keep up with it.

 

 

Arman rubbed his hands together excitedly, but his tone of voice was extraordinarily soft. ”I wonder about the time it’ll take to make five Han character cards per day and five non-Han character cards of grade A or above. If you feel that the amount isn’t suitable, we can discuss it again.”

 

 

Adrian watched from the sidelines and couldn’t help but feel ashamed. His lover had unearthed his father’s unknown other face. Was this a good thing or not?

 

 

He didn’t think about that much; he directly and crisply agreed: “Yes, then I’ll start providing rune cards for the military department from tomorrow.”

 

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