Chapter 512: Interstellar World Farming (25)

"Great clans have deep roots and lush branches, with severely entangled interests among them; no matter how prosperous a clan may be, discord will slowly appear within, and in the end they all turn traitor and take up arms against each other."

"None of this comes from external pressure; it is purely an internal problem on our own side."

"The Xu Family has been wealthy and prominent for so many years; welcoming this day was inevitable."

"Indeed, when everyone only cares for their own small household and neglects the collective, this ship will also sink; the Xu Family has not lacked thoughts of remedial measures, but who would be willing to sacrifice their own interests in exchange for those useless verbal rewards?"

"Even the Xu Family elders would despise the Xu Family's downfall for not being fast enough."

Xu Zi Qing curled his fingers and tapped the tabletop; as Shen Yao looked over, he pointed at the wristband, "News is out, a new 3% increase."

Shen Yao tilted her head, "3%?"

"Including several newly purchased exploration planets," Xu Zi Qing's words carried a deeper meaning, while also making Shen Yao not hold too much hope for the subsequent additions, "they all count as smuggled-in private goods; we can't buy them."

What are newly purchased exploration planets? They are certainly not planets that have been assessed by the Federal Government, ruined through and through, and then put up for sale.

Those are the material rewards the Xu Family earned from participating in pioneering; some planets have rich internal resources, some have nothing at all, the former having a higher probability.

Shen Yao let out an "oh," raised her eyebrows, and said, "The Xu Family moves fast enough."

They probably dare not gamble on when the sole remaining seedling might perish.

While they still have strength to spare, they hurriedly send valuable things to their own small households, lest when they are bleeding and gasping again, it benefits outsiders.

"This is merely the initial rumor released; barring accidents, there will be other arrangements. Currently, opinions within the Xu Family are not unified. In order to let more people taste the sweet benefits, the Xu Family cannot possibly only think of eating the meat themselves without letting others drink a mouthful of meat soup."

No one is a stupid person.

Even if at first they are still unaware, played around in circles by the truth, given enough time, not to mention those clever people, even ordinary people will have a premonition.

This is just like privately poaching a company's corner, sharing profit benefits with other people in the company; otherwise, there is no guarantee someone won't make a scene.

The influence certainly won't be great, but the delayed time, and the troubles it might attract, can all lead to damaged interests.

"Privately, we can talk with several uncles and aunts; some industries held in hand have not a bit of use; rather than that, better to sell to them, a win-win for both sides."

The federal currency in Shen Yao's wristband numbered in the hundreds of millions; her own worth had long since become incomparable to the past.

Xu Zi Qing and Shen Yao were one body as husband and wife; their directional goals were consistent, otherwise they would not have stayed living together for many years.

Xu Zi Qing pulled up the list in his wristband, casually tapped a few times to confirm, "These can all be privately arranged to meet and discuss."

They held in their hands what the other side was very interested in (federal currency); the other side held in their hands the industries they wanted.

They are not enemies; on the contrary, they still have blood relations between them.

Shen Yao and Xu Zi Qing adopted a strategy of acting separately; uncles and aunts were left to Xu Zi Qing to handle; Shen Yao mainly dealt with those aunts and aunties.

Pity Planet N25 temporarily has none of their industries; otherwise, the expenses for traveling to the meeting spot could also be saved.

The invitation messages were sent completely; replies were received one after another.

At a sensitive point like this before their eyes, what a private meeting implies goes without saying.

On the surface, everyone still maintains fake polite formalities; in reality, internally they have long since calculated the value; feelings can be discussed further, but the price certainly won't be cheap.

The spaceship sped toward Planet N25 at a steady pace; when bored on the road, Shen Yao would pay attention to the portion of news the Xu Family released, mostly temporarily added industries, among which mining resources were the most numerous, the rest being miscellaneous products or residences and estates in various places; as for those few newly purchased exploration planets Xu Zi Qing mentioned at the start, there was no further content whatsoever.

It seems the Xu Family can still hold on for a while? The good things in their hands are certainly not limited to these.

Half a month later, the spaceship arrived at Planet N25.

They did not return to the Xu Family, but chose to settle at the residence Xu Zi Qing had purchased earlier.

The first to pay a visit was Du Lanzhou, with whom both sides had once cooperated.

Not seen for several years, Du Lanzhou had become more steady; his face showed faint emotion, unlike before when it was obvious.

Xu Zi Qing poured a cup of clear water and handed it over, "You've been separated from the Du Family for a short while; have you considered it well?"

Not long ago, just when they sent the two children to Lian Dun Academy, Du Lanzhou formally separated from the Du Family, becoming a 'truly deserving' Exploration Hunter.

Du Lanzhou had always kept in contact with Xu Zi Qing; even Shen Yao's several purchases of exploration planets, Du Lanzhou had given quite a lot of effective suggestions.

This time Du Lanzhou paid a visit, it was still more about both sides doing business; as long as there is money to be made, whose business isn't done?

Du Lanzhou smiled bitterly, "The Du Family's ship is sinking much faster than the Xu Family's.

My being able to come out this time also took no small effort; no more words, you look first."

An electronic list was timely sent to Xu Zi Qing's wristband; Du Lanzhou tilted his head back and sipped some clear water, gritting his teeth, "The Du Family people have simply lost their minds; the industries I could bring out still cost quite a few favors; compared to those benefits from the Du Family that all went cheap to outsiders, how can a single word 'bitter' suffice?"

Unlike the Xu Family, who sold industries to outsiders while their own people could also scoop some up, the Du Family completely lacked this possibility; they would even guard against their own family members reaching out their hands.

Du Lanzhou truly could not understand those old men's brain circuits; anyway, he was not serving them anymore.

Xu Zi Qing: ……

Xu Zi Qing raised his hand and patted Du Lanzhou's shoulder; regarding his good friend's ordeal, what he could say were merely a few words of comfort.

After a simple browse through the list Du Lanzhou sent, Xu Zi Qing raised his hand and circled two-thirds of it, indicating they could swallow all of that; for the remaining one-third, he suggested Du Lanzhou keep it himself as an industry, since he couldn't be an Exploration Hunter forever.

Du Lanzhou laughed and thanked Xu Zi Qing for considering him, "I'm used to being spontaneous; keeping those wouldn't make me spend effort managing them."

This counted as a tactful refusal of Xu Zi Qing.

Xu Zi Qing was not surprised; he discussed a few sentences with Shen Yao through the wristband, and a large sum of federal currency was transferred to Du Lanzhou.

Du Lanzhou: ……？！！！

Du Lanzhou unsurprisingly gave a thumbs up, simply admiring Xu Zi Qing to death; so rich!

Xu Zi Qing: ……

Xu Zi Qing also didn't waste words; he didn't keep Du Lanzhou long, only agreeing that if free tomorrow they would go handle procedures; some could be processed online, some needed going to the scene to register.

After Du Lanzhou left, Shen Yao came out from the room, sighing that this gift he sent was truly not bad; they indeed did not lack planet resources at the moment, but helpers who could actively explore planet resources were still the more the better.

"The Du Family produces Mecha solo soldiers; their Mecha attainments are quite high."

So among the industries Du Lanzhou sold them, quite a few were related to Mecha manufacturing.

The Xu Family are mostly Mecha Commanders; fragile but precious; they fare better than the Du Family.

Barring accidents, Xu Zi Qing and Shen Yao's children will also become Commanders.

Be a Commander or be a Mecha solo soldier, either is fine; Shen Yao moved her fingers, integrating the various industries located on different planets.

The mecha manufacturing business Du Lanzhou sold to them was also a profitable venture.

Over the next few days, Shen Yao spent her time meeting people outside.

Though the Xu family's aunts were older and didn't usually pay attention to business, they were quite bold when negotiating prices with Shen Yao.

"Aunt Wu, isn't that price a bit inappropriate? The government sells planets with assessment reports, and you're quoting eight figures with nothing at all."

You can't spend money like that just because you have it; if it weren't for the good location of this exploration planet, Shen Yao wouldn't even ask.

"Oh, niece-in-law, that's not right. If you're not satisfied with the price, we can negotiate," Aunt Wu said with a smile, patting her own wrist. "Auntie still has several dozen thriving commercial buildings here. If niece-in-law can take them all, they're all yours."

Hearing this, Shen Yao pretended to be helpless and touched her chin, saying she needed to think it over.

It wasn't that she couldn't afford them; though the buildings sounded like a lot, the permanent population of the residential planet was over a hundred million, so a few dozen buildings were just a drop in the bucket.

What Shen Yao cared about was that this Aunt Wu had a type of mineral resource that could be processed to supply energy for flying vehicles. It wasn't mined much and was very suitable for buyout for personal use.

She tentatively asked Aunt Wu if she planned to sell, not expecting this person to actually be interested.

It was just a matter of price; eight figures was too low, it had to be nine or ten figures to start talking.

"Niece-in-law, there are too many people asking. You and I are real relatives; as long as the price is right, Aunt Wu definitely won't consider others."

"Since Aunt Wu puts it that way, I certainly can't disappoint Aunt Wu. As for the price..."

They talked and talked, negotiated and negotiated, and finally Shen Yao successfully broke through the encirclement at a sky-high price of nearly eleven figures.

Huff

Although the process was tiring, the result was good. It might have been a good start; the subsequent meetings went very smoothly for Shen Yao, and she basically didn't encounter those who deliberately made trouble and didn't want to sell.

That's true; most of the Xu family lived off the Xu family.

They didn't have many skills; even if they got industries, they wouldn't know how to manage them.

Nowadays, those who sold more felt it was safer to hold the money in their hands. After all, not everyone had a talent for business, and losing money was quite uncomfortable.

Xu Zi Qing's progress wasn't as fast as Shen Yao's, mainly due to differences in thinking between men and women.

"They think they can manage better," without looking at their own capabilities.

Xu Zi Qing was amused by these people's overconfident behavior, feeling that once they left the Xu family's pampered life, quite a few Xu family members would suffer.

"The names on the list aren't missing a few; since they don't want to sell, forget it."

They didn't have to acquire all the industries crossed out on the list. Originally, Shen Yao's plan was farming and being a Star Lord.

Although it had deviated from the planned track now, at least the general direction was still farming. This time, picking and choosing upon returning, the relevant progress was much better than expected.

"Mm, wait and see. If they don't want to speak up, we'll talk about it next time."

It wasn't the only time; not a precedent. The Xu family was selling batch after batch, and who knew how long it would take to sell.

The couple didn't have much time on Planet N25. Until close to departure, there were still a few who pretentiously hesitated and refused to compromise.

Shen Yao and Xu Zi Qing were straightforward; they directly boarded the spaceship and left for home.

The wedding guests left dumbfounded:...

Shen Yao, back on Chaoyang Star, was full of energy and threw herself into the great cause of farming with even more vigor.

The reclaimed industries, by convention, naturally required her to visit in person. But since Shen Yao already had many industries on the same planet before, some didn't even need her to show up; a single order could resolve them smoothly.

Make money—buy planets—reclaim and transform—farm to make money—buy planets...

Shen Yao spent most of her days on Chaoyang Star making money, buying planets, making money, buying industries, making money, buying buying buying.

The two children weren't by her side, and daily life had no difficulties.

Naturally, Shen Yao became pregnant again.

Mm, certain sensitive emotions didn't appear, and sometimes she even ignored them. Xu Zi Qing was as nervous as ever, including the two children currently studying at Lian Dun Academy, who called to communicate and care about her health whenever they had time.

Shen Yao:... sweet burden

Nine months pregnant, one morning of childbirth

Shen Yao didn't take pills during either of her two pregnancies. It could only be said that Xu Zi Qing had a good body. This time it was dragon-phoenix twins. Compared to other families, their family's number of children was far ahead.

Xu Father and Xu Mother took a spaceship to visit, still giving exploration planets as meeting gifts, just as Xu Cheng Yu and Xu Cheng Yi had, Xu Cheng Shuo and Xu Chengning must also have them.

The names of the dragon-phoenix twins were decided after they discussed for a long time. There was no special meaning; they simply hoped their future would be bright and brilliant, peaceful and tranquil.

The daily life of the little beans, besides drinking milk, was just sleeping. Every day they were just happy and cheerful.

Since adding two little ones, Shen Yao and Xu Zi Qing became a bit busier.

Xu Father and Xu Mother were also workaholics and didn't spend much time on Chaoyang Star. As for Xu Cheng Yu and Xu Cheng Yi, they were still studying hard at Lian Dun Academy and wouldn't easily come out for a few years.

"Mom"

"Mom"

Xu Cheng Shuo and Xu Chengning turned three years old and began their daily routine of going out to play every day.

The entire Chaoyang Star had been transformed into a huge farm. The crops inside were diverse, farming robots were busy everywhere, including subsequent harvesting, all handled by robots.

Shen Yao drove a flying vehicle and was checking the Ningshen Grass planted by the banyan tree.

This could be considered Ningshen Grass version 2.0, with more obvious effects than before.

The Federal Government made a lot of money selling culture medium made from Ningshen Grass as raw material. Both sides earned a considerable amount of Federal Currency and were now planning to expand production.

"You two are not allowed to make noise," Shen Yao quietly reminded Xu Cheng Shuo and Xu Chengning, and didn't forget to stuff the snacks she brought into their mouths.

The two brats who called Mom like a recording machine suddenly became quiet as if they had silencers installed.

Xu Cheng Shuo's cheeks were puffed out, like a little hamster. He spat out and said the snacks were delicious.

"Delicious, delicious"

Xu Chengning smiled with crescent eyes, so cute it made people want to pinch her cheeks.

Shen Yao shook her head helplessly. Seeing there was no problem with the Ningshen Grass, she simply pulled the two brats onto the flying vehicle and returned to the Residence.

When she got home, Shen Yao saw Xu Zi Qing busy communicating with Du Lanzhou. This man said with a smile that the industries the Xu family planned to sell this time were a bit many. "Go back for a trip, and I can also see Cheng Yu and Cheng Yi."