Big Data Cultivation

He Runxian wasn’t wrong at all, and Feng Jun’s sincerity was indeed not so simple.

First, Feng Jun required payment before delivery, meaning the Pioneer Bank had to hand over the military supplies first, and only then would he consider helping them transport the goods—of course, simultaneous exchange would be acceptable, but absolutely no shipping before payment.

Secondly, his demand was for armaments capable of equipping a regimental unit for deep-space operations, with ten times the usual ammunition, not to mention double the logistics support ships.

This demand nearly caused the Pioneer Bank to collapse, as space warfare varies and can be categorized into near-earth combat, intra-galactic combat, and inter-galactic combat—the latter requires main battleships with space jump capabilities.

And Feng Jun wanted precisely the latter, which wasn’t a matter of money but of restricted items. Sending out such a fleet would make even a brokerage organization turn into a top interstellar pirate group.

Even if the Pioneer Bank was extremely influential and managed to acquire such a comprehensive fleet, it would be quite difficult, and it would be even more problematic if the fleet appeared in the wrong place; the Federation would investigate and heads would roll, knowing it was sold by the Pioneer Bank.

The responsibility was too heavy for anyone to bear, and some at the bank even complained about what this brokerage organization was up to—perhaps there was a rebel force behind them?

The Human Federation did have so-called rebels, but they were mainly forces fighting for autonomy, those resisting oppression, and a few nobles and members of the Imperial Family who sought the empire’s destruction.

Currently, the pressure from the Insect Race on the Human Race was too immense. These forces retained some small armies haphazardly but generally did not add to the Federation army’s woes. They were considered "necessary self-defense" and were more like minor ailments.

Labeling them as rebels was somewhat excessive, but the Federation insisted on doing so to prevent them from appearing openly.

If such an army dared to appear and cause trouble, the Federation army would absolutely strike hard, using "undermining the Human Race’s unified front" as an excuse to eliminate them without hesitation.

Regardless, if Feng Jun was some procurement agent for a "rebel" force, the Pioneer Bank would certainly face trouble.

If he intended to become a pirate, the bank’s responsibility might be less, but this equipment demand didn’t quite fit a pirate—they certainly wouldn’t need logistics support ships, let alone double the amount.

Considering this person also wanted a leukocyte proliferation inducer production line, it seemed more like a rebel force—some rebels hid on desolate planets where medical supplies were scarce.

However, even if medical supplies were scarce, such an ordinary and cheap medicine, with no purchase restrictions, wouldn’t require a production line! If anything, it should be higher-end medicines.

Moreover, wouldn’t rebels hiding on desolate planets need food the most?

The Pioneer Bank couldn’t figure out the true nature of this force. It was extremely difficult to prepare the military equipment Feng Jun needed, and with so many potential dangers, not engaging in this deal was the best choice.

However, thinking of colleagues still trapped by the Insect Race blockade, ignoring it completely would feel somewhat guilty towards the "pioneer" label, so they sought out Hesheng for information on the other party’s background.

Unfortunately, He Huiqing and He Runxian kept their lips tightly sealed, and although Hesheng Headquarters was cooperative, they knew nothing.

Eventually, though, the Pioneer Bank obtained the answer from He Runxian.

He Runxian didn’t want to speak, but the broker had informed the Pioneer Bank through him—they could help transport 200,000 tons of goods, and there was no need to account for losses; preparing 200,000 tons was enough.

Indeed, Feng Jun’s demands were harsh, but at the same time, he made certain concessions, indicating he could transport a bit more goods, accounting for no losses—they didn’t need to prepare a million tons; 200,000 tons would suffice.

Actually, Feng Jun made other concessions: he offset a portion of the military supplies’ value with anticipated losses, and if the military supplies were too expensive, he could add some extra fees.

But the Pioneer Bank, backed by its considerable assets, arrogantly declared that he at least helped them save 800,000 tons of goods—they could even say 1.8 million tons; the crucial part was transporting the 200,000 tons of goods.

Taking into account the associated freight costs, they decided to provide such a batch of military supplies without extra charges—the key was whether they could get hold of these items.

In response to this reply, Feng Jun also made his stance clear: what I want is a complete set. If you try to fob me off with subpar versions, it won’t matter if we make the deal or not.

In the end, the Pioneer Bank asked He Runxian: Are you sure there was no shortage in the goods received?

He Runxian was reluctant to answer, but since Feng Jun had declared his commitment to deliver without losses, he could only affirm, "I’m certain of that."

This assurance put the Pioneer Bank at ease: transporting food and medicine without any commission suggested it wasn’t a rebel force.

In war, the ability to deliver goods unscathed was a formidable trait, but the bank wasn’t focused on this; they weren’t curious how it was achieved. Their analysis centered on the assumption that this organization probably didn’t lack food or medicine!

Otherwise, if they reported some losses, who would suspect anything?

Neither lacking food nor medicine—even if some weaponry is needed, this is basically not the Rebel Forces.

Of course, that’s just "basically." Although the Development Bank is not afraid of taking risks, it is very adept at risk management, so they want to further understand what the other party is actually doing.

Then they made efforts to gather intelligence and received another piece of information—it seems the broker also helped transport energy stones?

If not, it’s impossible to explain why Hesheng’s production base, upon receiving military orders, needs to bundle the sales of energy stones—perhaps the military has always been watching the production base because they observed certain situations.

This intelligence is extremely difficult to verify because each party’s confidentiality measures are well implemented, even if the Development Bank has eyes and ears everywhere, much of the information still needs to be unearthed and analyzed bit by bit.

Then they questioned He Runxian, wanting to know if the broker had transported energy stones to Hesheng, and as a result, He Runxian directly denied it, saying those were all our Hesheng’s inventory, you are overthinking it.

Finally, the bank still pieced together clues from various traces: Hesheng produced some mining equipment, which was inspected by patrol teams on shipment; the key is that since then, Hesheng’s energy consumption has not been so stingy.

What kind of mining equipment? The patrol team does not know, but the Development Bank has so many high-IQ personnel, they can analyze seven or eight tenths of it.

Ultimately, the solid evidence is: Hesheng seems to have allocated several energy stone collection devices from mining equipment on certain planets, transported them back to headquarters... reportedly for modification!

Such solid evidence cannot be used as proof in court, but for the Development Bank, it’s enough—this broker organization should also be working for a group of people privately mining energy stone ores.

People mining privately pay in energy stones... isn’t that normal?

The bank’s people even analyzed why the broker would target Hesheng: this is a company that produces mining equipment, during the blockade by the Insect Race, Hesheng needed a large amount of energy stones, thus they had to privately produce and sell equipment.

Then both parties cooperated more, and they conveniently helped transport some food and medicine... this logic is flawless!

Thus, there is a reason for the broker’s need for weaponry—having a private mine, of course, requires enough strength to protect it.

Neither He Runxian, He Huiqing, nor Feng Jun thought that based on gathered bits of information, the Development Bank would almost perfectly deduce the cooperation process between the two parties.

The Development Bank is not interested in finding out the location of the private mine. A private mine is indeed enticing, but for the bank, this is crossing sectors. They generally just sell private mine information—it would be exceptional if they supported some shady forces, privately mining.

If Feng Jun hadn’t demonstrated such strong capabilities, the Development Bank might have tried to find out where the private mine was—after all, it seems this mine is no small matter. If the other party doesn’t have the ability to protect this mine, then they can’t blame others for being ruthless!

But Feng Jun’s skills are incredibly strong, his methods extremely fierce, so even if he killed seven people and severely offended the Development Bank, the bank still wouldn’t consider targeting the private mine.

After all, even in a high-tech Human Race society, strength is still king.

As for reporting? The Development Bank would never be so bored, the last people bankers want to offend are powerful major forces.

Moreover, if they truly reported... they would also have to consider retaliation from the other party.

These investigations and deductions are complicated to describe, but for the Development Bank, with its divine powers and elite personnel, it only took two days, and then notified He Runxian that the transaction can be done, but... assembling the entire system is too difficult.

The bank definitely cannot assemble the equipment by themselves, they don’t lack various connections, just finding a front-line arms broker would do, but the problem is that those arms brokers usually have manufacturer pathways, each specializing in their strengths.

Those who make mechas make mechas, those who make warships make warships, those who make cannons... this is more prolific, but in fact, not only are there many types of cannons, but also many types of mechas and warships.

Initially, when The Seventh Army supplemented their equipment, they also contacted many arms brokers before completing the comprehensive supplementation.

If any broker could provide a full set of regiment-level equipment, it would definitely mean corruption in the military supply sector, this is a high-voltage line, touching it could be deadly.

In other words, only the military itself could have a complete set of equipment, no broker can achieve this—even if they can, they wouldn’t dare claim they can.

Of course, the Development Bank couldn’t find a broker capable of providing a full set of military arms, nor could they send many merchants to contact Feng Jun, so they indicated that assembling this may take about thirty days, but the bank staff on Xingzheng Star can’t wait that long.

He Runxian faithfully conveyed the message to Feng Jun, without making any statements, but Feng Jun was a bit surprised, "They don’t have second-hand weaponry?"

(Failed to update on schedule, sorry to keep everyone waiting, manual update, summoning monthly tickets.)