I only bought one of each, second-hand.
Don't be surprised at how much I spent; it's because I bought a lot! I bought almost every representative weapon on the market... how else could Pira and I research, modify, and develop weapons if we didn't bring them all over to study first?
If we don't start figuring out how to modify weapons now, when will our store officially open, and when can we start making money?"
V clenched his fist tightly: "Alright, go on."
"Let's not even talk about the three million for the server, okay? That's a necessity!" After Mercer finished, V just nodded silently, those eyes staring intently at him.
"I also ordered two high-end modified cars from Old Captain. One is a hacker car modified from a Villefort Columbus van.
The other is a high-powered armored car modified from a Chevrolet Emperor 720, the same model as the NCPD police car."
Mercer continued explaining: "The hacker car is equipped with an onboard server, network signal booster, portable radar, high-power ICE and so on, the whole car costs around 500,000 Euros.
We need to buy this kind of car, right? With so many hackers, having such a car when going on missions would be like adding wings to a tiger, wouldn't it? The last time we hacked Behemoth, we relied on this, and you've seen it, it's indeed useful, right?"
V continued to nod silently at these words.
Mercer grew more assertive as he spoke: "The bulletproof car modified from the Chevrolet Emperor 720 is meant to be a communal vehicle for the team to travel together.
After modification, the trunk was emptied, and the back seat was removed and hollowed out from the Chevrolet Emperor 720, accommodating at least 6-8 people.
It also has impressively thick armor that can withstand small grenade launchers, an explosion-proof chassis, explosion-proof tires, an in-car ICE countermeasure system, and a hidden remote-controlled heavy machine gun.
And to speed things up, the car has also been upgraded with an ultra-high-power military armored car engine.
Such a military-engine modified armored vehicle costs only 480,000 Euros.
Expensive? Not really!
Besides, there are bits and pieces of equipment like thickened bulletproof vests, various hand grenades, landmines, single-shot rocket launchers, multi-barrel grenade launchers, ammunition..."
After Mercer finished, seeing V's unfriendly gaze, he quickly added: "Of course, these things need to be prepared in advance, we can't just rush to the black market to buy them when we need heavy firepower, right? Of course, we prepare them beforehand!
Uh, also, because there are so many things to transport and they are all very sensitive, I also spent a small amount of money to grease the palms of the Netherworld Dog soldiers responsible for guarding, that idiot let me have a green light for a day for just 10,000 Euros..."
At this point, Mercer spread his hands: "You see, all the money I spent is on necessities, I haven't wasted anything... V, why are you staring at me?"
V opened her mouth, but had no words to refute, only murmured with her head down: "That's seven million euros... so much money, enough for us to live in style for a lifetime!"
She turned her head, gazing at Mercer, biting her lips tightly: "Then why are you borrowing money now... is there something else you need to buy?"
"To buy a small nano-lithography machine, which will cost around 300,000 euros, but once we have it, we can make chips and integrated circuit boards from scratch on our own, it's quite useful, as we can make hardware ourselves."
Mercer explained.
V looked troubled and spoke slowly: "Can't you just not buy it now? Haven't we bought so much equipment and machinery at home?"
"We can not buy it, but then we would have to buy second-hand chips and modify them ourselves, or buy those templated chips, and hoping to make our own desired chip or integrated circuit board... would depend on luck."
Pira unusually put on a serious look at this moment and said to V: "V, I kind of agree with Mercer's spending.
If he doesn't spend the money to buy these, then I would have to buy these weapons and equipment for research... think about it, where would I get that much money!
So, I assure you, what he buys definitely won't go to waste, in the next month... uh, let's guarantee half a month first!
I'll be stuck in the studio, making sure to have a rough understanding of the basic structures of firearms."
Under Rebecca's approving gaze, Pira continued: "And then, with the boss's skills, earning a few more million euros wouldn't take long, I tell you.
Besides, these things can be sold later when they're no longer needed, the second-hand stuff we bought can be cleaned up and sold, maybe we can even make a profit flipping them!
He can research drones and robots, and I can research weapons and equipment, won't the stuff we bought be put to use this month!"
Pira reassured with a smile: "Without these things, where are we going to tinker with weapons and equipment and sell for money? Starting early means we can start making money sooner, right?"
Rebecca also spoke up for Mercer: "Plus, body augmentation research and equipment research aren't separate, I've heard from my brother that many pieces of equipment have to consider the associated body augmentations from the design phase.
And sometimes, equipment and body augmentations have to consider compatibility and pairing with other gear, so the money that needs to be spent still has to be spent."
"The server is used by all of us together, and having such a server to support computing power means even a newbie like me can dive deep with confidence... at least for the nearly 3 million euros spent on team funds, I have no objections.
The remaining part, it's all Mercer's own money. If he's willing to put his own money into the team as well, I think we shouldn't complain."