Chapter 99 Invest in Yourself
After a fierce battle all night yesterday, He Kui, who had a rare day off, was not in the studio early in the morning, but watching TV in the living room.

To be more precise, he was studying his balance with Shihe while watching TV.

Recently, their money finally came into He Kui's name.

Of course, such a large transfer would be tracked, but the money was also obtained from legitimate war bonds.

The rhetoric from Gibraltar was one of appeasement, and the expenditure was from the commander's own property.

No one can say much about this reason.

He Kui was a researcher, and he even went to the front line for the base.

Or maybe the two of them just hit it off right away. Anyway, there was no clear conflict of interest between them, and the commander was also a member of the Tessala faction, so he did not attract much attention.

Some people from the Sara faction came to their senses and guessed something, but no one mentioned it at this time. Since both parties had tacitly agreed to cover up the scandal, they would not destroy themselves if they had nothing to do.

After all, the election was coming up, and if anything went wrong, Patrick and Sarah would be in big trouble.

However, none of this mattered to He Kui. Now that his money had arrived, he had to invest it.
Although two million has a lot of zeros, it is still a long way from the full amount needed to buy a house or start a business.

And he can't convert the money into small items so quickly, so investing money to make money is the only choice.

Just getting safe investments is also a problem.

Speculating on materials is too complicated and he does not have that much time. There is no stock market either, and it is even closed during the war.

And he was really afraid of turning into a little green man.

Then all that's left is the company.

But there was no way out, and He Kui became worried.

"You have recently completed your theory on hydraulic mineral purification, right? How about using this money on it?"

Shihe suggested.

“But there’s still a long way to go.”

Although he really wanted to use the money to invest in himself and get a patent to make a lot of money, two million is not enough for this new technology.

He was unable to complete just the hydraulic classifier in the front, not to mention the entire set of equipment behind it, including the cyclone, shaker, chute, wastewater filtration circulation system, etc.

“That’s right.”

Shi Hegang sighed worriedly, when suddenly the sound of the news on TV caught He Kui's attention.

[It is reported that this wartime loan program will focus on industries and individuals that are most affected by the war, such as employees of military-industrial enterprises, front-line medical staff, and people who have lost their jobs or reduced their income due to the war.]

"loan."

Yes, if he could apply for a loan, he could start his own research on mineral purification. With his previous experience, he also knew that this theory was 100% correct.

Moreover, the maintenance cost and purification efficiency are better than the original purification model, but the construction is more troublesome.

Considering the speed at which mineral radar is becoming popular, if he develops it on his own, he should be able to capture a certain market share.

If you don’t have time, you can package and sell the technology.

This is much more reliable than turning into a little green man.

And he is a hero of ZAFT, which is linked to credit rating in wartime.

Although economic resources are scarce during wartime so interest rates and guarantee requirements are very high, it is not impossible.

He Kui did what he said and after saying a word to Shihe, he came to the studio.

The first thing he had to do was to estimate the minimum amount of funding required for a complete water purification system.

The labor cost can be basically ignored. The engineer can just talk to Shihe, and if that doesn't work, bring in people in the team as well.

Then there is the research and development of equipment. For this, Shaffer Daly, who I knew before from the asteroid mining research team, should be able to help. The next issue is the issue of intellectual property rights. He should be able to find a legal advisor among the team members. Anyway, the current adjusters are developing in multiple directions.

Then the most important equipment issue is the key.

The estimated cost is 20 million.
If a buffer is added to the cost estimate, the final budget may reach 30 million.

This is the budget He Kui made when he treated all team members as palus and had no intention of paying them salaries. Anyway, when the money is made, everyone will get dividends according to their contribution.

Fortunately, this project is different from the miniaturized MS and does not require trial and error, so the cost calculated by He Kui is much lower than that of the miniaturized MS.

But what guarantee would he use?

It seemed like there was nothing on his body worth 30 million, and he couldn't possibly guarantee Xi Gu, so the money didn't belong to him at all.

He Kui looked at the budget assessment on the computer in front of him, and suddenly thought that if the research and development of the small MS was successful, he would have a 3% dividend according to the agreement, which would last for ten years.

Before, he just wanted to race against time and reduce the price of materials, so he didn't care much about this. But now, if he gets this dividend, he should be able to apply for a loan as collateral.

Thirty million. It seems like there should be enough.

The basic testing of the miniaturized MS has been completed, and there should be no problem completing the practical testing.

It's time to resolve things over there.

The destination was not too far away, but He Kui still put on a baseball cap and stuffed a few inflatable airbags into his clothes, then took the newly made radar-specialized Harrow, defense-specialized Harrow and AI Harrow command type before going out.

After being on high alert all the way, He Kui finally arrived at the door of the Industrial Design Bureau.

"Director He?"

Director Bao, whom I met before, happened to see He Kui taking off his hat and preparing to swipe his card to enter.

"Hello, Director Bao."

"Haha, Director He, long time no see. We have read all the previous news. We all admire you very much."

Director Bao enthusiastically opened the door for He Kui. It seemed that he did not see the disguise on He Kui and spoke enthusiastically.

"This is just what I should do for PLANT."

"As expected of Director He, you are so conscious."

"Thank you for the compliment."

He Kui completely lost his temper after hearing all the flattery from the other side.

And Director Bao seemed to be getting more and more excited the more he spoke, but everything he said was just awkward boasting.

He Kui also felt very awkward after hearing this.

"Then I'll go study first, see you later."

Seeing that they finally arrived at the elevator, He Kui hurriedly said.

"Okay!"

Seeing that the enthusiastic director was finally separated by the heavy elevator door, He Kui breathed a sigh of relief.

Soon, He Kui came to his research area and turned on the underground lighting again.

The interior still remained the same as it was when he and Su Lei completed the basic function test here last time.

Just when He Kui wanted to start working again, Su Lei's charming voice suddenly sounded behind him along with the sound of the sliding door opening.

"Next we will have armor impact resistance tests and communication system tests."

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