Pink Lotus Mining Company

We finally reached Space Terminal 11. I operate the ship to land in public dock. I said to the terminal traffic controller that I only have a business in this terminal for 1 day, and I got permission to dock here.

I then go to local mining bureau while Eli go to procure food.

At bureau, I tried to haggle about the price. The price that is listed in internet is negotiable. I says that the area have a bad reserve, its price needs to be lowered. At the end I get a cut, from 53.000 petal to 49.500 petal. Not bad, 3.500 petal.

...

I then go back to ship, there is Eli waiting outside.

"Why are you outside?"

"You lock the door, and I don't have the key..."

"Ah..."

I forgot giving her key.

"Sorry, so how did you go? You got the food?"

"Yes, it will be here soon."

"How much?"

"It is 3500--"

"Really!? Good job" I give her a thumbs up.

"It is rude to cut other people... It is 3500 without delivery price, the delivery cost 50."

"It is okay, that is still much lower than my estimation."

We wait for 12 minutes until two truck comes. We moves the food to cold storage.

...

After all of that ends, I and Eli walking around space terminal searching for Bee's headquarter. Since we got the address, it is not that hard to search the headquarter.

We are now in front of Bee's headquarter. But... in front of the building there are many overgrown bushes and looks like it didn't cared for a long time.

"Is Bee bankrupt?" Eli pondered.

"That is what I had in mind too... But, the light inside the building is still on" I shrugged "Lets just go in."

When we go inside the building, we see that inside is more tidy than the outside. There are two woman sitting in what I think is receptionist counter. They look at me and Eli confused, and then one people suddenly stand up.

"Ah! W-Welcome~"

"Is this Bee's headquarter?" I asked.

"Y-yes."

"Calm down..."

"I'm sorry, it has been a long time since guest come here... So what do you need sir?"

"Is Bee still operating?"

"Yes we are still operating."

"Do you still build a mining ship?"

"Build a ship? Our company for many years accepting a ship repair project but for building a ship..." She whispering to her friend "Boss are we building a ship?" The other one answered "Let me do the talk.."

"I'm sorry we don't build a ship. In the past, we did build a ship, but we only do ship repair and upgrade now."

"Is that so? ... Please wait a minute, I want to discuss something with my friend." I then turned to Eli and whispered "What do you think?"

Eli answered "About what?"

"They didn't build a ship! I also can't build this ship in other shipyard." The outer design of the ship is Bee's after all.

"Why not just ask? Maybee they want to build it after seeing the performance."

"Okay then..." I turn back to the Boss(?) receptionist.

"Can I meet with some high ups? I want you to build a ship..."

"You have meet with her, I'm the owner of this company."

"Eh, owner?"

"Yes, I have this company since last year."

"Why is the owner here?"

"It doesn't matter why I am here right?"

"Well... That's right."

"So, you want to build a ship? Why here? There are many shipyard that you can contact out there."

"That's because I want to build a ship that use your company's Bee version 3 outer design... So I come here."

"Hmm, you want to sell that ship?"

"Hmm? No, for now it's only for company use."

"If you only order a small number of ship, I will reject that order."

"Why??"

"Our tool for building a ship have been all sold. If you order a big number of ship, we can buy tools after you pays the down payment."

To order many ship of course, big money, that I don't have, is needed. I think for a bit and asked

"Can I change the payment with another thing? This will be very beneficial for your company... It even might makes your company become big again."

"What is that thing?"

"The blueprint and operating system of this ship."