Chapter 888 |
In the year 8952 of the Blue Star Xia Calendar, Huaxia
After nearly two years, Ming’an and his team were finally about to leave. This trip was very fruitful; not only did they achieve enormous trade with Blue Star, but they also greatly broadened their horizons. Their storage bags were filled with various specialties from Blue Star. These items would be luxury goods on their own planets and could be sold for high prices.
"Friend Lin, there is a saying in our star: ‘After sending you a thousand miles, there must be a farewell.’ This is enough, and I believe we can do more interstellar trade and cross-border exchanges in the future."
"Friend Ming’an is right. We will also send delegations to various planets, and I hope we can trouble you at that time."
"Friend Lin, we welcome you wholeheartedly. Please feel free to send people; we will definitely treat them as honored guests."
"Alright, then I won’t see you off."
Lin Jiang waved his hand, allowing everyone to board the teleportation array to travel from Haigang City to Lunar Base, then taking the teleportation array step by step.
At this moment, three cross-border teleportation arrays have been built from Lingjing Star to Lingqing Star. They can open the Stargate from the second teleportation array, which saves a lot of time.
After watching them leave, Lin Jiang turned around and saw Cao Wang and Zhu Bin, the big shots in this area, smiling at him.
"Ancestor Lin, this interstellar trade deal is worth over ten billion Premium Spirit Stones. Is it too much for my Spiritual Energy Research Institute to take thirty to fifty billion?"
"Cao Wang, there are only ten billion Premium Spirit Stones in total. If you take thirty to fifty billion at once, how will I build the cross-border teleportation array?"
"You two ancestors, this is something made by our industrial department…"
"I’ve worn my mouth out trying to convince them…"
A group of people began to compete for the profits of this ten billion order. They all knew that besides the research and transportation costs, the actual material costs were very low, at most one billion, or even less, because many resources didn’t even require settlement with spirit stones. Once industrial products are mass-produced, the costs are very cheap.
"Everyone, stop arguing. The order has only been signed as a proposal; it hasn’t been delivered or paid for yet. Why are we rushing? Also, Premium Spirit Stones cannot be used; they need to be kept in strategic reserves. I have my own plans for this money. Now, let’s all disperse."
Lin Jiang waved his hand to send everyone away, telling them not to think about it anymore; he had already decided how to use it.
It is worth mentioning that the financial basis of Blue Star is spirit stone, which is linked to Huaxia coin, so the spirit stone needs to become a strategic resource. However, now that countries on Blue Star keep disappearing, international trade is not very useful. Currently, Blue Star’s strength cannot push Blue Star coins into the stars.
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"Zhu Bin, this is a plan agreement I reached with Ming’an and the others. The plan is called the Sky’s End Plan, inspired by the meaning of ‘close even if far apart.’ The overall goal of the plan is to connect all the life planets in this Star Domain. There are a total of eleven life planets in this Star Domain."
In the villa of Haigang City, Lin Jiang handed a plan to Zhu Bin. Within a range of about one thousand light-years, there are a total of eleven life planets, including Jiang Star and Canglan Star, which they had not revealed to Lin Jiang until he proposed the Sky’s End Plan.
"Ancestor Lin, this plan is too grand."
"Yes, it is very grand. A thousand light-years is very large, and if the Transmigration Stage does not open the Stargate, it would take a lifetime to travel."
"I think it’s more than just a thousand light-years."
"That’s not the point. This is a rough number. In short, you are the key to this plan. Our cross-border teleportation array technology is very advanced, especially since it can be activated without using spiritual energy. They are all very envious. If this plan succeeds, the benefits will far exceed the previous orders, at least by hundreds of times. You might be busy for the next thousand years, but it will be very significant. If we really succeed, the Buddhist Sect will have no chance at all; they will definitely lose."
Lin Jiang said that if all life planets built cross-border teleportation arrays, it would be very easy for them to deploy their forces. Now that they are all part of the Heavenly Court system, when one family has a problem, the others will help. The Buddhist Sect is definitely not their opponent, and it can be said that in a real interstellar war, the Buddhist Sect would surely lose.
"I understand, Ancestor Lin. So how do we calculate the construction costs?"
"We will split it evenly. For example, from Lingjing Star to Lingfa Star, if we assume we need ten cross-border teleportation arrays, we and Lingfa Star will each bear half of the cost. However, since we are the main builders, you still need to calculate your salaries, so the estimated construction costs cannot be the same as before. The later maintenance will also be mainly our responsibility."
"Ancestor Lin, if this is the core, will they let us take control?"
"No, so during this process, the technology of the cross-border teleportation arrays will definitely be leaked. At that time, we can actively sell it to them and make some money. After that, for maintenance, we will also need to help train their talents. We need to think bigger. Right now, our strength is not strong. If it weren’t for the Heavenly Court, do you believe we would have already fought with them?"
Lin Jiang said he really wanted to have a monopoly, but it is not realistic. The premise of a monopoly is to have absolute strength.
Blue Star does not have any advantage compared to a few other families. They have hundreds to thousands of Tao Achieving cultivators, so during this process, Lin Jiang needs to know what to give away; sometimes it is more important to share the cake than to make one.
"Okay, I understand. I will arrange it. My team needs to expand, budgeting for more than ten times."
"No problem. I will have Cao Wang help you, and the training academy will also send excellent graduates to you. I have just one request: complete it as quickly as possible."
"No matter how fast, it still needs a foundation of a hundred years."
Zhu Bin shook his head; with such a large scale, it cannot be done quickly. It would be a miracle to finish in a hundred years. A cross-domain teleportation array is not easy to make, even though they have a lot of experience.
"Just do your best, and I will arrange the rest. This is a key step for Blue Star to step into the stars. As we move into space, we cannot always conquer and fight."
Lin Jiang said that so far, the events linking Blue Star to space have all been bloody and violent. This is wrong. Blue Star is not that strong; what if they encounter someone they can’t defeat? So interstellar trade is very necessary, and a cross-domain teleportation array is also very needed.
In the following days, Lin Jiang inspected several key industrial areas. These industrial areas are where they produce satellites and Space Battleships. When Ming’an and the others left, Lin Jiang sent a group of people there, mainly to collect astronomical data and planetary information from Canglan Star’s planets. Without this data, they cannot make satellites. Currently, the industrial area is just preparing to produce satellites.
Now that they have received large orders, these factories are working overtime, increasing their production lines by dozens. The orders are too large; it is estimated that they will need hundreds of thousands of satellites, enough for these factories to be overwhelmed.
"Cao Wang, you are very busy."
After inspecting the industrial area, Lin Jiang went to find Cao Wang.
"I am so busy, really."
"Tell me."
"About the new materials, this time we traded with Ming’an and his team. We received a total of thirty-six new materials, among which eight have unknown elements that are not in our database. Studying these thirty-six new materials is a huge task, you know…"
Cao Wang said that he has been really busy lately. The more they explore the universe, the more unknown things they discover. Although scientific research makes him happy, he really cannot get away right now.
"Got it, Scientist Cao."
"Oh, don’t talk about scientists. The young scientists today are all amazing. I feel like I have fallen behind in research…"
"I didn’t call you to talk about this."
Lin Jiang noticed that Cao Wang was getting more and more off-topic, so he quickly interrupted him. He didn’t understand science either.
"Oh, I understand. Ancestor Lin, what do you want to say?"
"Send a team of capable people from your group to visit different planets and collect data from each one. We also need capable people to participate in several other tasks. Do you understand what I mean?"
"I guess I understand; it means the ancestor is not afraid of being caught in the act?"
"Nonsense! This is a serious research activity."
Lin Jiang shouted angrily, "What are you thinking? Did I ask you to collect illegal information? This is legal and proper."
"Alright, alright, I know what to do. I will arrange it. By the way, Ming’an and the others said they want to send someone over for study exchange and also want to come here to work. What’s the plan?"
"It doesn’t matter; as long as the core secrets are not exposed, it’s fine."
Lin Jiang shook his head. "What can a few international students accomplish? Without a big environment, they won’t manage. Maybe those international students will even want to stay, thinking Blue Star is their true home."
Before, Huaxia was the lighthouse of Blue Star. In the future, it seems nice for Blue Star to be a lighthouse of the universe as well.
