A translucent blueprint of a Sky-base Weapon hovered in front of Sun Jack, as three AAs nonstop chattered about the improvement plans around him, squawking like three ducks that made his head burst.
"Stop, stop, stop, so after all that, you're basically saying you've beefed up the armoring for the Sky-base Weapon?" Sun Jack interrupted them directly.
Through the window, he could see the body of the Sky-base Weapon nestled in the Buddha Beads, festooned with various scaffolding. The logistics team wore Exoskeleton Armor and, with the help of robots, scrambled up and down, making various modifications and reinforcements.
Compared to the earlier design that only retained a middle pole with the Syrian style, the current Sky-base Weapon now boasted a stern cyberpunk aesthetic.
"Not just that! I also scored a set of Space Carrier Level Energy Shield Activators from Gaofeng Technology, got them installed, and increased the power system's output by 1.7 times..." Seeing that the other party was about to start explaining again, Sun Jack quickly interrupted.
"Okay, okay, I get it, you all did great."
Upon hearing Sun Jack's praise, the AAs suddenly laughed, showing their little fangs. "Boss, don't worry, I'll make even better improvements!!"
"Remember to sleep, don't overdo it," Sun Jack patted one of the AA's heads. "Look at you all, you've got dark circles under your eyes."
"Not at all, we've had pituitary gland operations, we don't need sleep anymore," AA said as if it were a matter of course.
Seeing them so hard at work, Sun Jack couldn't help but feel a bit heartache. After all, it hadn't been long since AA had come out of the Breeding Factory, they weren't very old either.
"Boss, it's okay, I wanted to do this. After all, you pay me so well. Just think about when we first came out looking for jobs, no one wanted us."
Sun Jack stared at her face and then suddenly asked, "I calculated a bit, your birthday is coming up soon, is there any specific gift you want?"
"Gift?" The AAs shook their heads, "Not really, there's nothing I want. Besides, I don't like the same things other girls like. What they like, I don't."
"Is that so? What if it's a not fully equipped Space Carrier from Gaofeng Technology?"
Upon seeing AA's eyes suddenly light up, Sun Jack immediately knew he had guessed right.
"Really? Really?!" Six overexcited AAs crowded around Sun Jack, chirping incessantly with various configurations Sun Jack had never heard of.
"Of course, it's for real. Could there be any doubt? After all, we manage three companies now, and we have a say in the Metropolis. It would be rather embarrassing not to even have a single Spacecraft Carrier, wouldn't it?"
"Yes, yes! My favorite thing in life is the Spacecraft Carrier! I fell in love with it the first time I saw one!" AA was so thrilled that she had already started looking for a Spacecraft Carrier operating manual online.
Hearing Sun Jack say this, Tapai, who had been listening to the side, couldn't hold back, "What are you really up to? Strengthening Sky-base Weapon and gifting AAs a Sky-base Weapon?"
"What else but preparing for the future? We didn't have the resources before, but now that we have so much money, wouldn't I be foolish not to seize this opportunity to boost our power?"
Sun Jack then turned to look over Tapai's new prosthetic body, "Speaking of which, is there anything you'd like to add on your side?"
Tapai glanced at the AAs huddled together celebrating, thought for a moment, then tilted his head and said, "Then I want a Spacecraft Carrier too. ◔̯◔"
Hearing this, Sun Jack gave him a look of an exasperated old man, "What the heck do you want a Spacecraft Carrier for? You're behaving like a child, wanting something just because someone else has it."
"Fuck, wasn't this what you asked me? When I answered, you didn't give anything," Sun Jie complained, "My body is only so big, even filled with prosthetic parts that's all there is. If you want to further enhance strength, of course, external devices are the only option."
"Besides, wouldn't having a few more spacecraft carriers be good?"
"Sure, they'd be great, but you have to see if Gaofeng Technology is willing to give them, we can't treat them like they're just pushovers, taking whatever we want from them."
Sun Jack knew that since the last incident, Gaofeng Technology had been greatly weakened, and now getting them to cough up two spacecraft carriers seemed a tad unrealistic.
As for Sharp Flash Technology, it was even less worth considering, being lucky enough to slowly recover their market and scale.
"Just ask, what if they do give us one? If I had a spacecraft carrier, that would be a significant enhancement to our strength."
Sun Jack thought for a moment, then gritted his teeth and fiercely waved his right hand, "Let's go, let's ask and see what the deal is."
Following Tapai's command, the Hover Shuttle that lam had gifted earlier flew up beside the window.
As soon as they sat down, without their seats even warming up, they had arrived in front of Gaofeng Technology's headquarters.
It seemed that Gaofeng Technology's No. 13 had already known about Sun Jack's visit as he, along with all the senior executives, was already waiting in the conference room.
"What a coincidence? Everyone is here?" Sun Jack had just sat down but before he could start discussing the spacecraft carriers, No. 13, leading the others, struck first,
"I don't know if you've seen this quarter's financial statement, but Gaofeng Technology's situation is really not ideal."
"Cheh," Sun Jack's brow tightened, recalling how since taking over this damn company, good news had been rare.
"What do you mean by 'not ideal'? Speak up," Sun Jack lit two cigarettes and took a drag.
"Not only did Gaofeng Technology lose the corporate war and missed out on the war spoils, but all the warfare expenses needed to be shouldered by the company itself."
"Moreover, following your instructions, we had to concede a portion of the market and resources to aid Sharp Flash Technology."
"The most, most, most important point is that you shut down all of Gaofeng Technology's living human experiment labs, causing our genetic programming technology research to stall completely, rendering the early research investment utterly wasted!"
Sun Jack flicked away the cigarette butt, "Everything else can be negotiated, but human experiment labs are off the table."
"Why not? Do you think if Gaofeng Technology stops researching, other companies will too?!"
"Base company spies have reported back, every technology company is conducting human experiments! There isn't a single exception in the tech industry; they would even mortgage their company buildings to do it!"
As he became more agitated, No. 13's face turned bright red. "You're also a DNA modifier; you know the potential of this technology! This is definitely the next tech breakthrough!"
"This isn't about the loss or gain of one project! It's not that simple! If we, Gaofeng Technology, as a tech company, don't keep up with the times, it won't be long before the whole company is ruthlessly eliminated!!"