Not long after, Li Ming put away the smart terminal. The Borneost Civilization finally gritted its teeth and agreed to his price; they didn't have much choice.
Forty-five billion Star Coins, through the Black Hole Network acting as a third-party custodian to ensure the safety of both people and money.
The Black Hole Network provides such custody, but it must be at least a ten billion Star Coin business, and they take a 10% cut.
The other party originally wanted to include this 10% in the ransom.
As a result, they faced Li Ming's staunch refusal; at the last step, Borneost had no choice but to cough up an additional 4.5 billion Star Coins.
As for the trading location, it was chosen to be at a gathering place on their travel route.
He found Ulrich and got straight to the point, "I'd like to stop at the Starship Ruins."
