Chapter 73: Discounts Are Impossible!

Mingshi heard Qin Ge's words, and his two eyes instantly shone. 'Qin Ge Commander, this requires a lot of supplies, meow?'

Qin Ge smiled and nodded. 'Supplies are no problem; since I came here, I definitely brought enough supplies.'

'Meow, let this meow calculate the total.' Mingshi happily calculated: 'Three gold-quality shipgirl textbooks need 7200 units of supplies, two gold tech boxes need 10000 units of supplies, meow, two purple tech boxes need 4000 units of supplies, so Qin Ge Commander needs these added up to 21，200 units of supplies, meow!'

Qin Ge smiled at Mingshi and said, 'I've spent so much here with you; can't we get a discount?'

'Meow? A discount is impossible, impossible in this lifetime, meow!' Mingshi said to Qin Ge rather fiercely.

'Um, is it necessary to be so fierce?' Qin Ge said, speechless.

'Merchants have merchant principles, meow; we absolutely cannot discount, these items are all clearly priced, meow!' Mingshi said.

'Tsk, then maybe come another day to buy; the supplies I have on hand are really just a little short.' Qin Ge turned his head to the several shipgirls behind him and said.

However, he was speaking the truth, because he needed a total of 21，200 units of supplies, but he only had 21，100 units on him; if Mingshi refuses to budge, it will definitely not be enough.

If it were suggested he exchange oil for supplies, he wouldn't do it. Although yesterday after summoning Belfast, he registered his newly acquired shipgirl at Ninghai, and Ninghai also topped up his oil card with 300 units of oil.

But thinking that he still needs to drill with Fushun and the others later, this oil must absolutely not be used, so he can only buy another day.

All the shipgirls nodded in understanding, after all, they each knew exactly how much supplies they had.

Thus the four of them walked toward the shop's entrance, and seeing that this big deal was about to fall through, Mingshi felt very anxious inside.

Although a discount is impossible, the money already inside the shop—how could we let it run away?

Thus Mingshi spoke: 'Although a discount is impossible, we can make it a little cheaper, meow; Qin Ge Commander, you're a regular customer here, so it's no problem, meow.'

'Oh?' Qin Ge was about to step out of the shop when he suddenly heard Mingshi say that and became energized; he turned his head to Mingshi and said, 'Then what's the most you can discount?'

'Meow? I don't know how much supplies Qin Ge Commander brought, meow?' Mingshi asked.

Qin Ge was stunned by the question from this green-haired cat, then said, 'I don't have much with me; I only brought 21000 units of supplies.'

'Meow, you should have said so earlier, meow!' Mingshi took a deep breath and instantly burst into laughter.

After all, selling items worth 21200 units of supplies for 21000 units is still acceptable; it's just shaving off a fraction—normal!

'So, are 21000 units of supplies okay?' Qin Ge asked Mingshi.

'Of course, meow; if you had said you had 21，000 units of supplies earlier, it would have been fine, meow.' Mingshi said while extending her palm toward Qin Ge.

Seeing this, Qin Ge couldn't help but chuckle and shake his head, nodding at Nengdai beside him; Nengdai stepped forward and placed 21，000 units of supplies in Mingshi's hands.

Mingshi weighed it, her eyes almost smiling into flowers.

'Ahem, Qin Ge Commander, wait here a moment; I'll go fetch your items,' Mingshi said, then walked toward the shelves.

'Wait, my two gold tech boxes need one Sakura Empire and one Royal each, and the purple boxes need two Iron Blood.' Qin Ge reminded Mingshi, then saw her wave her hand and disappear beside the shelves.

Soon after, Mingshi appeared holding two gold tech boxes, two purple tech boxes, and three shipgirl textbooks in front of Qin Ge.

'Qin Ge Commander, everything you wanted is here, meow.' Mingshi, holding all the items, placed them with some effort in front of Qin Ge.

Qin Ge quickly reached out to take them, grabbed all the items that were pressing Mingshi uncomfortably and held them in his hands, then handed them over to Nengdai beside him.

However, after Qin Ge handed the items to Nengdai, he felt a sticky sensation on his hands; looking down, he discovered a layer of yellow paint had somehow gotten on his hands.

'Paint?' Qin Ge, slightly surprised, sniffed near his nose and looked suspiciously at the tech box he had handed to Nengdai.

This reaction made Mingshi opposite him instantly extremely nervous: 'Qin Ge Commander, give me those two gold tech boxes; I think I grabbed the wrong ones, meow.'

Qin Ge looked at the nervous Mingshi, then at the slightly golden-yellow paint on his hands and the gold tech box Nengdai held, and suddenly understood.

He smiled, turned his head, and said to Mingshi, 'Boss Mingshi, what kind of punishment do you think you'd receive if I reported this situation to the dean, the Maritime Affairs Bureau, or even the Donghuang General Headquarters?'

'Such behavior in wartime could land you in a military court, facing severe punishment.'

What Qin Ge said was correct; whether ancient or modern, if weapons sent to the battlefield have any quality issues, it's a capital offense—no one can escape.

'Meow!' Mingshi jumped up, 'This meow didn't do it on purpose; that definitely wasn't me, it must have been Unknown Fire, meow!'

'Unknown Fire?' Qin Ge turned his head to look at the destroyer shipgirl sitting motionless as a mountain on the counter, 'I don't feel like it's her.'

'Anyway, it absolutely wasn't this meow who did it, meow!' Mingshi said to Qin Ge.

'Well then, I can only take this box to find the dean.' Qin Ge's face darkened as he directly told Mingshi, then headed straight for the shop exit.

Mingshi panicked at this; she knew the Prince of Wales's temper—if she found out he'd sold a painted box, he'd definitely have her discharged immediately.

'Qin Ge Commander, everything can be negotiated, meow!' Mingshi said while running forward and hugging Qin Ge's thigh.

Qin Ge looked rather speechlessly at Mingshi clinging to his thigh, shifted his leg, found he couldn't move it, and asked, 'Then what do you think should be done to resolve this?'

'This meow will exchange it for you!' Mingshi lifted her head and said.

'Really lacking sincerity, Miss Mingshi.' At that moment, Belfast, standing behind Qin Ge, smiled and said, 'Master already gave you a chance, yet you truly don't know how to cherish it?'

Then Belfast bowed to Qin Ge, 'Master, leave this matter to me; I will make her give you a reasonable explanation.'

Qin Ge looked at the confident Belfast, then glanced at Mingshi clinging to his leg, and involuntarily nodded.