After guessing the other party's identity, Tang Wen immediately became cautious. No wonder they weren't looking for a formal Shipyard; they wanted to leave no trace.
The Village Small Workshop wasn't registered in any ledger, and the boats they built were completely unofficial, making it impossible to trace their origins.
The Motor would be sourced separately; as long as it was just the Hull, it was simple—nothing more than welding steel plates.
Although Tang Wen didn't know how to build boats, there were people in the Village who did. Tang Wu often hired strong laborers from the Village when he got business; they knew how to cut steel plates and weld.
Moreover, five thousand RMB per boat... it still offered a Profit. Currently, one ton of Steel was about 1,600 RMB. Building one boat required a little over two tons, making the pure Material Cost over three thousand.
As for labor, that was the cheapest thing in Big Bay Village. The net Profit would be a few hundred, which was quite a bit.
However, Tang Wen simultaneously thought of his System. He wondered if it could build this kind of small Speedboat.
Just as this Idea popped up, the System in his mind finally responded:
【Order detected: Unnamed Jet Ski x2, total order amount: None yet
Unnamed Shipyard (LV.0) meets construction conditions;
Please complete the order data. After obtaining specific parameters, begin Design and Cost calculation 】
Tang Wen quickly read the information and discovered that real-life orders could actually be accepted by the System. Furthermore, the required difficulty for a Jet Ski was so low that it could accept the order.
Following the System prompt, Tang Wen soon found that the Shipyard actually had a Design module. As long as he set the boat's parameters, it would automatically start designing the vessel and calculating the Cost, charging different amounts of Silver Coin based on the difficulty.
Tang Wen quickly set the Design parameters, setting the dimensions to 3.5 meters wide, 12 meters long, with a Draft Depth of 0.2 to 1 meter—a very standard large Speedboat, driven by an outboard Gasoline Motor, with a speed of 50 knots （ or over 90 kilometers ）.
As he set the parameters, a Model of a Speedboat, almost identical to the Photos, was generated in his mind according to his Idea.
【Proceed to pay 10 Silver Coin for Design quotation? 】
Tang Wen chose "Yes" without hesitation. The System responded almost immediately:
【Design quotation complete 】
【Design Blueprint: 3.5 meters wide, 12 meters long, maximum Draft Depth 1 meter, Full Load Displacement 12 tons, Empty Load Displacement 2.9 tons, Hull treated with epoxy-zinc-rich anti-corrosion coating, integrated welding process;
Power: 4 x 250 Horsepower outboard Engines, maximum speed 55 knots, maximum Range: 15 knots / 120 Nautical Miles 】
【Estimated Manufacturing Cost:
Research and Development required:
1. 250 Horsepower outboard V8 two-stroke Gasoline Engine （ Compact type ）:
Fuel supply method: Electronic injection
Configuration: V-type eight-cylinder
Power: 150KW
Rotational speed: 5000 rpm
Weight: 220 kilograms
Requires 500 Experience （ 1000 Silver Coin ）
2. 2.1-ton lightweight low-resistance Steel Hull: 20 Experience （ 40 Silver Coin ）
Manufacturing required:
1. Direct Manufacturing: 220 Silver Coin/unit （ Cycle 20 days ）
2. Processing with Provided Materials: 3.5 tons of Steel, 20 kilograms of Petroleum, 205 Silver Coin/unit （ Cycle 12 days ）】
Looking at the quotation information provided by the System, Tang Wen's eyes widened:
Based on his requirements, the System had also designed the Gasoline Motor, requiring 1000 Silver Coin for Research and Development—almost the price of upgrading the Shipyard.
Although it was a lot, thinking carefully, it was only a little over 40,000 RMB to design a 250 Horsepower V8 Gasoline Motor?
He knew that in Later Generations, one of these things would cost over a hundred thousand, and now it would probably be tens of thousands.
The manufacturing cost after Research and Development was divided into two types: one where the Shipyard handled everything, and one where Tang Wen provided the Materials for the Shipyard to process; the prices differed significantly.
220 Silver Coin converts to nearly ten thousand RMB, but the problem was... this included four Ship Motors worth tens of thousands!
Unfortunately, he currently couldn't produce a thousand Silver Coin, otherwise, he could truly make Big Money!
However, just building the Hull was great. Researching the Hull only cost 40 Silver Coin, and the pure Hull Manufacturing Cost would certainly be lower.
He attempted to remove the Engine and only manufacture the Hull, and new data immediately appeared:
【Hull Quotation:
1. Direct Manufacturing: 63 Silver Coin/unit （ Cycle 5 days ）
2. Processing with Provided Materials: 2.5 tons of Steel, 20 kilograms of Petroleum, 19 Silver Coin/unit （ Cycle 3 days ）】
"Hey! Can you actually do it or not!"
Zheng Hai impatiently tapped the table. This repairman's son didn't seem very bright, staring at the Photos for a long time, smiling like an idiot.
If it weren't for the secrecy of building boats here, Zheng Hai wouldn't have bothered with the trouble.
"Yes, we definitely can do it!"
Tang Wen hurriedly Nodded. He had to take the business; otherwise, how would he get the Capital to develop the Shipyard and complete System Missions?
Moreover, the price for manufacturing just the Hull was astonishingly cheap—63 Silver Coin was only three thousand RMB!
Buying three tons of Steel now would cost five thousand!
"But this is a big boat, so half the Deposit must be paid upfront."
Tang Wen had only said that casually, but Zheng Hai immediately pulled out his wallet, took out a large, bright banknote, started counting, and handed it all over.
"Exactly five thousand. I want two first, ready in one month.
As for the requirements... A Chang, come over to check in half a month."
Zheng Hai waved his hand, and a Baldy younger brother immediately stepped forward, Nodding respectfully:
"Yes, Big Brother, don't worry, I know what to do."
Zheng Hai glanced again at the extremely rudimentary shed and was about to leave, holding his bag.
Tang Wen quickly stopped him, took out a receipt from the drawer, scribbled out the receipt, and handed it to the other party.
Five thousand RMB was Big Money in those days; it had to be treated seriously.
Zheng Hai was slightly surprised when he took the receipt, but he carefully put it away and got into the Santana without looking back.
As the red Santana kicked up dust on the Dirt road in the Village, information instantly appeared in Tang Wen's mind:
【Order created:
Unnamed Shipyard LV.0:
Unnamed Jet Ski （ Hull ） X2, total order amount: 216 Silver Coin.
Requires Research （ Hull ）, then begin Construction 】
Seeing the two "Unnamed," Tang Wen thought for a moment and gave his Small Workshop a name first.
【Unnamed Shipyard LV.0 has been renamed: Gaijin Shipyard LV.0 】
【Unnamed Jet Ski has been renamed: Duty-Free No. 1 Jet Ski 】
Then... Tang Wen looked around to ensure no one was present and clicked on Research and Construction with a tentative mindset.
【Duty-Free No. 1 Speedboat （ Hull ） has been researched, Silver Coin -40 】
【63 Silver Coin paid, Duty-Free No. 1 begins construction 】
【Construction Cycle: 0 days 0 hours 1 second / 5 days 】
As the time in the Construction Cycle started ticking from 1 second, Tang Wen quickly walked outside the small workshop. In his eyes, an Open Space outside the shed was enveloped by a light blue rectangular prism, revealing the entire outline of the Duty-Free No. 1 inside.
And at the very bottom of the outline, there was a faint yellow glimmer.
Tang Wen walked forward but found himself blocked outside the Light Screen and unable to approach.
Under his careful observation, the location of the faint yellow glimmer was... a Steel plate less than the size of a palm.
And under his gaze, the Steel plate was slowly expanding.
"..."
Tang Wen tilted his head, a question mark slowly forming above it.
This looked exactly like the Animation when he built a boat in the Game—it started building up from the bottom, similar to 3D printing.
But now, even though he was in Reality, a scene that could be called magic appeared before his eyes.
Tang Wen, who had originally planned to ask a master for Help, gradually curved his lips, and the smile on his face became slightly manic.
Since it's Magic Shipbuilding, I'm not sleepy anymore.