Chapter 518: Interstellar World Farming (31)

The essence of war is a contest of money and resources. Both sides fight to the very last moment, seeing who has deeper pockets and can hold out longer.

Compared to the complicated situation of the Federal Government, the Zerg are obviously a species with no needs at all. Even eating comes from bodily instinct; their reason for attacking interstellar civilizations is nothing more than simply filling their bellies.

"So you're saying the Federal Government will lose?" After all, the Interstellar World is too complex—citizen races, political forces, backgrounds—almost everyone has their own little schemes.

Looking at the Zerg again, they simply live according to biological instinct.

Shen Yao:...

"Whether the Federal Government will lose or not, we'll only know after comparing them with the Zerg," Shen Yao replied directly to the system's speculation, raising a hand to rub her cheeks. "There won't be any obvious change in the situation in the short term, but once the front line is stretched," Shen Yao felt uncertain in her heart.

Because the Federal Government's need to survive is obviously higher than the Zerg's.

Those bugs are easy to raise—every day they just open their eyes to eat and close them to sleep, high attack and high defense, eating one head after another, no natural enemies and no worries, practically unsolvable.

It would be better for the system to pay more attention to the movements on the frontline battlefield than to have time to chat idly with her.

The Federal Government has internal channels for information exchange. "Knowing the inside story in advance is beneficial for our arrangements."

System:...

The system made an "oh" sound and sneaked into the Government Network to monitor it.

To be honest, after eavesdropping all the way, the system really discovered something new.

The frontline battlefield sounds tragic, but it is actually still under the control of the Federal Government; it's just that the armies on the frontline battlefield don't quite listen to the commander, and the Federal Government is covering things up on both ends and cannot speak the truth. "Does that mean the political power will change hands?"

Shen Yao rolled her eyes speechlessly at the system with its wild imagination. "No." Rather than worrying about the Federal Government running into trouble, it's better to be on guard against them tripping themselves up.

As someone who has read books and understands the history of the Federal Government's rise to power, Shen Yao can guarantee with the business in her hands that the Federal Government will not fail easily.

The Zerg are not some new variety that just appeared now; they appeared more frequently before, but what is the reality? The number of star systems in the Federal Government's hands increased, the number of interstellar citizens grew, and revenue rose steadily.

"The information you mentioned is very useful. Continue monitoring the Government Network."

Shen Yao shut up the chattering system with a few words, then turned to look for Xu Zi Qing.

After telling Xu Zi Qing the few doubtful points, Shen Yao raised a hand and tapped the tabletop. "Should we seize the opportunity to expand our industries one more wave?"

Although Shen Yao has successfully broken free from Kamilla's position right now, who would dislike earning too much money?

You have to know she has four children; dividing one point among each person is completely not enough.

Xu Zi Qing raised a hand and rubbed Shen Yao's head. "We can start from remote galaxies, like the K-series Planet we visited before, located at the Cantilever Edge, with high danger. As long as our price is appropriate, the Federal Government will be very happy to sell."

Shen Yao thought of those Flower and Plant Planets she had bought before; buying a few more would require additional spaceship transport capacity to transport all the specialty products from them out.

"We can hire a Transport Team to tow the planets; as long as they deviate from a specific track, the probability of them colliding with each other drops in a straight line."

The problem with K-series Planets is instability; they always bump into each other from time to time. Those strange and varied planet shapes are all caused by collisions; it can be said the two are in a mutually complementary relationship, and it's impossible to clearly say whether this result is good or bad, right or wrong.

Shen Yao quickly calculated an account in her heart and finally found that doing this wouldn't be a loss.

Mm, as long as it's not a loss.

After hugging Xu Zi Qing and thanking him for a while, Shen Yao also mentioned her doubts about how the Federal Government handles things, always feeling something was off.

Xu Zi Qing told her not to think too much; the Federal Government's interior is not a monolithic iron plate.

Compared to single families like the Xu Family, the best thing the Federal Government does is that its internal factions are numerous and mixed, with no one submitting to anyone else.

Each watches the other but dares not act recklessly. "So they sometimes seem particularly stupid, but it's actually done on purpose."

Shen Yao:...

Shen Yao made an "oh" sound, somewhat understanding. It's mutual fishing and tripping each other up.

Tsk.

Even so, it still hasn't collapsed; the Federal Government really has something to it. No wonder those forces can't play against it.

Finding a suitable time, Shen Yao contacted the department selling planets through her wristband, discussing the cost of buying K-series Planets with a sincere tone.

After layers of discussion, the Federal Government finally agreed to sell K-series and its surrounding planets to Shen Yao, but the Federal Government also had additional conditions: Shen Yao needs to give up her share of the profits from cooperating with the Federal Government to cultivate the culture medium.

That is, from now on, Shen Yao only makes money as a supplier of raw materials (Ningshen Grass) for the culture medium, and no longer earns the price share from selling the culture medium.

Shen Yao:...

Shen Yao looked at the yield of Ningshen Grass already planted on several planets, thought it over repeatedly, and still nodded in agreement.

"System, no need to continue looking for Spiritual Energy Planets; it's enough already."

Whether intentionally controlling the yield of Ningshen Grass or reducing its proportion in the production of the culture medium, Shen Yao finally signed two electronic contracts, losing her liquid assets on hand while expanding the types of her industries.

K-series and its surrounding planets are in hand~

The wristband opened, and the interface popped up a dynamic image. Inside, the flickering planets went from points to lines, slowly turning into a beautiful net-like structure.

These are all Shen Yao's private planets, including a piece in the upper left corner.

Besides these, Shen Yao also has industries involving energy, machinery, mining wealth, medical care, daily necessities, etc.

However, the main bulk of production is still these planets, especially the newly bought K-series Planets. It's a pity that certain shipping costs are too heaven-defying; Shen Yao can only proceed bit by bit, specifically choosing those with a high probability of collision to start with.

The system stuck out its tongue (if it had one) and complained. K-series Planets are too far away, and the signal is unstable. For the host's career development, it has practically worried itself to death.

"I keep it all in my heart; I won't let you contribute in vain. The mission reward this time is guaranteed to satisfy you."

Shen Yao comforted the system absentmindedly and casually adjusted permissions to handle related matters.

Suddenly, the wristband received a communication message. It was from Xu Mother.

As someone who had studied Rose Star and made considerable progress, Xu Mother first sent Shen Yao a detection report, recording many situations and characteristics inside Rose Star.

Finally, Xu Mother mentioned that her research on Rose Star applies to the vast majority of K-series Planets.

Simply put, the roses of Rose Star and the magnolias of Yu Lan Star are both the same species with different forms. Their characteristics might differ somewhat, but the effects they produce on the body are much the same.

Shen Yao:...

Shen Yao put down the detection report, confirmed the number of K-series Planets she had again, and unconsciously covered her mouth corner with her hand. Did she strike it rich?

Striking it rich came too suddenly, making Shen Yao a bit overwhelmed.

After all, other people buy planets one or two at a time, but this time she was very generous, almost buying out all the K-series Planets in the Federal Government's hands.

Of course, the price paid for this was not small either; the equity in the culture medium was directly abandoned, and the expansion of Ningshen Grass was also delayed.

After such careful calculation, this report delivered by Xu Mother was no longer a hot potato.

Shen Yao straightened her back, arranged for her medical company to cooperate with the cosmetics brand, accelerate product development, and enter the market as soon as possible to make money.

At the same time, the mechanical manufacturing company and the transport company also exerted their efforts, sending all relevant robots to the front line to harvest the mature plant crops.

Half a year later, a high-end daily product launched by Yao Guang Company sold explosively across the entire N System and L-system Planet.

This product covered daily necessities such as food, clothing, use, and travel, possessing many miraculous effects.

It was said that as soon as it was launched, it quickly seized the market, squeezing other products out of any survival space.

Other companies had protested and fought back, but good results were better than any explanation; after all, no matter how much you said, it could not change the effects proven on the citizens.

"Whose handwriting is this Yao Guang Company, really making money."

"Tsk, it's nothing more than those people, but I heard they donated money and supplies on the frontline battlefield and received praise from the Federal Government, quite a big hand."

"I want to earn so much, I am also willing to donate money, I also want to……"

Interstellar people loved gossip; no matter which race, they could not change this habit.

Shen Yao had long since made the company's reputation known; to maintain the company's image, she was even willing to spend nearly half of the profit share.

Fortunately, the results were not bad; as long as this situation was stabilized, they would not lose money.

Xu Zi Qing sent a communication through the wristband, reminding Shen Yao that it was almost time to set off.

Shen Yao raised her hand and patted her head, stood up, and left the room to meet at the door.

Xu Cheng Shuo and Xu Chengning had grown a bit more, looking more steady and mature than before.

Having reached the age to go to school, and after discussing with Xu Cheng Yu and Xu Cheng Yi, Shen Yao and Xu Zi Qing planned to send Xu Cheng Shuo and Xu Chengning to Lian Dun Academy ahead of time for a while, and then talk properly with Xu Cheng Yu and Xu Cheng Yi.

The older they got, the less steady they became; Xu Cheng Yu and Xu Cheng Yi did not know what they were thinking, actually planning to go to the frontline battlefield.

Shen Yao naturally disagreed; the two sides deadlocked for a long time over this, until Xu Zi Qing opened his mouth to smooth things over, suggesting everyone sit down and discuss slowly; they had this reason for going to Lian Dun Academy at this time.

Shen Yao pulled Xu Zi Qing and instructed him, telling this person that he must stand on her side.

"They probably do not understand the battlefield situation, thinking the Federal Government occupies the upper hand, when in fact the Zerg have the Federal Government retreating step by step, and the situation was once extremely perilous."

It was just that the Federal Government's hidden strength was profound; Federal citizens staying in the rear area knew little, which caused the split between the front line and the rear area.

Shen Yao relied on the system as monitoring and knew many confidential pieces of news; this also led to her fierce rebuttal when she heard Xu Cheng Yu and Xu Cheng Yi shouting about going to the front line.

The reason was simple: Shen Yao was truly worried about the safety of the two children, and even the generous bonuses she had previously encouraged her company's exploration hunters and mercenaries to receive were withdrawn in time, with the purpose of not wanting these innocent people to throw away their lives.

Xu Zi Qing reached out and pulled Shen Yao to sit down and rest, letting her calm down first.

Xu Cheng Yu and Xu Cheng Yi had always been at Lian Dun Academy; it was impossible for them not to understand the frontline battlefield, but it could not be ruled out that the two were too overconfident and easily did a good thing badly.

"Listen to their explanation; if they really want to go, then go together."

Xu Zi Qing's words made Shen Yao widen her eyes; what did "go together" mean? The two of them, one an old exploration hunter with old arms and legs, the other a mercenary with a fake shell; were they sure they weren't going to cause trouble?

Xu Zi Qing loosely clenched his hand and held it to his lips, "Originally wanted to wait two more days before saying," since the words had come to this, then lay all cards on the table.

Shen Yao:?!?!

Shen Yao looked at the communication inside Xu Zi Qing's wristband, with a face full of toothache.

Tsk tsk tsk

"Are these all real? Can they be fake?" Shen Yao confirmed repeatedly, and also had the system investigate for her; she did not know if she wanted to believe it or was unwilling to believe it.

"90% probability," not betting everything on it, after all, the possibility of certain accidents still existed.

Shen Yao raised her hand and pinched her wrist; deep down, she was still hesitant.

After all, the price offered by the Federal Government was too fragrant; it was high concentration energy crystal, and Shen Yao once suspected the Federal Government was phishing.

"Previously fighting to the death to seize it by force, how long has it been?" How could they give up.

Xu Zi Qing explained that the frontline battlefield was chaotic; because of previous events, other forces were dissatisfied with the Federal Government, "Although they cannot retaliate, they can still trip others up at key moments."

So the Federal Government's army suffered heavy losses; compared to the benefits gained, it was completely not worth it.

"The Federal Government does not only have mines in this one place," so there was no need to persist in a deadlock.

The appearance of the Zerg caught the Federal Government off guard; the previous suppression of other forces had also buried hidden dangers.

The Federal Government had this situation because internal opinions were not unified; actually, once the Federal Government made up its mind, these people of theirs could not take any advantage.

Shen Yao asked Xu Zi Qing to give her some time to think; after all, this matter was not safe. Already accustomed to farming and developing in this world step by step according to plan, now suddenly asked to switch tracks, Shen Yao scratched her head in a daze.

Because there were new things to consider, Shen Yao's attention to Xu Cheng Yu and Xu Cheng Yi weakened; along the way, she did not focus much on office work.

Fortunately, her company had gone through countless integrations and developments and re-integrations; the autonomy within the company was very strong; Shen Yao only needed to grasp the general direction, and other small details would be perfected by someone.

"Host, are you really going to the front line?" the system said carefully.

"To be precise, it is to go to a planet near the front line, not the front line itself."

Shen Yao corrected the system's mistake, stood up, walked to the window side and stood still, "The Federal Government bleeding heavily this time is truly rare; if not going for a trip, there likely won't be a second opportunity in a short time."

The Shen Yao in her bones loved adventure, liked challenges, and persisted in herself.

Every one of her achievements deviated from the original plan, but such results were often not bad.

"The front line is dangerous; isn't this what the host has always emphasized?" Whether opposing Xu Cheng Yu and Xu Cheng Yi, or stopping ordinary people from going there.

"Yes, but it's different now," Shen Yao drooped her eyes, her long eyelashes blinking, conveniently covering the emotions hidden in her gaze.

"Where is it different?"

"Of course it's that the interests are different!"