168: Is the governor going to rebel?

That afternoon.

Star Sea Official high-ups urgently convened a mid-to-high-level meeting, which lasted for nearly two hours.

Ultimately, eighty percent of the executives were willing to transfer to the Luol Star System to seek better development.

Twenty percent of the executives chose to remain on Blue Star.

Soon, the transfer notice was distributed to all Star Sea Official employees.

Customer Service Department, lounge area.

Lily and Group Leader were sitting on the sofa chatting, when both their phones simultaneously received a notification message.

Group Leader took out her phone, tapped the announcement to view it, and her eyes immediately lit up.

[Transfer Notice: Effective immediately, Star Sea Official will officially advance toward the Starry Sea, relocating its headquarters to an external star system. Employees willing to transfer will have their salaries tripled, all benefits doubled, and independent housing arranged...]

“Lily, it’s the transfer notice!”

After Lily finished reading the message, she didn't react immediately. Did this transfer notice mean they were going to work on an alien planet?

“Yanyan, is the General Manager asking us to work on an alien planet?”

Group Leader grabbed Lily's hand and exclaimed excitedly, “Yes! The salary is increasing threefold, threefold!”

“I'll be making seven hundred and twenty thousand a year, and with bonuses, I can finally earn a million annually!!”

Lily was relatively calm. She was very comfortable on Blue Star, satisfied with her salary, benefits, and daily life. Suddenly leaving a familiar environment for an alien planet made her feel uneasy.

“But if I go to an alien planet, what about my family?”

“Lily, didn't the notice say you can bring your family with you to the alien planet, and they'll arrange independent housing?”

Lily thought of her parents. She had earned a lot of money over the years; her bank account balance had already reached nine figures.

She had offered to let her parents come to Modu to enjoy a comfortable life with her, but they were unwilling to leave their hometown.

Living on an alien planet?

Just thinking about it felt impossible.

Seeing her best friend hesitate, Group Leader quickly urged, “Lily, this is a golden opportunity to achieve a class leap! You will regret missing this chance!”

“It's thanks to you that I have everything I do now. I genuinely hope you can understand this. Just treat it like a business trip to an alien planet; it's not like we're never coming back.”

Lily thought about it and realized she had a point. It wasn't the first time she had gone on a business trip, anyway.

“Alright, fine.”

On the internet, many screenshots of the announcement suddenly appeared, causing quite a sensation.

Jingcheng, Seventh Bureau.

Yan Zheng scrolled through the videos showing the screenshots online, his expression gradually becoming solemn. He rested his chin in his hand and pondered silently.

The so-called transfer announcement absolutely couldn't be for Beastman Star.

After all, Beastman Star is still under the rule of the Hai Star People, existing in a relatively primitive state.

In other words, this transfer notice is for another planet, and there is a high possibility that it is a relatively peaceful planet, perhaps even one already under the absolute control of the Lord of the Star Sea.

He had received quite a bit of news recently.

Bai Qianqian, the Head of Bais Technology, had vanished without a trace along with her core team.

Next, the Ancient Martial Arts Faction on Blue Star had also disappeared without a sound.

Not long after.

Su Jin, the CEO of Star Sea Energy, and the entire team she led vanished without a trace.

Now, the truth seemed to have surfaced.

“The Lord of the Star Sea certainly works on a grand scale, quietly establishing a foundation extraterrestrially.”

The assistant beside him replied, “Boss, is Star Sea Official planning to leave us out of the fun?”

Yan Zheng shot the assistant a look. “Perhaps the time is not yet ripe...”

...A large volume of traffic flooded the message board of the Star Sea Official website, with thousands of comments refreshing almost every minute.

[Holy cow, brothers, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity! Star Sea Official's old employees have all been transferred to outer space, so many positions must be open...]

[You're a real genius! I'm still jealous they get to work off-world, and you're already thinking about applying for an interview.]

[You guys don't know the current situation at Star Sea Official Headquarters—the roads are completely blocked. The line of people wanting to apply for the vacant positions stretches from the city center all the way to the suburbs.]

[Is it that exaggerated?]

[It really is that exaggerated! Just grab any Star Sea Official employee and ask them—even those working on the assembly line have become billionaires now.]

[I already scouted it out for you guys; the positions are all filled. The announcement will be out soon.]

[Holy cow, how long has it been? Less than a day!]

[Star Sea Official is truly advancing toward the Starry Sea!]

[Sigh, I was one of Star Sea Official's earliest employees, but I resigned for some reasons. I really regret it. Send comfort.]

The replies beneath this comment exceeded one hundred thousand.

[Hahaha... Brother, are you serious about wanting to make me die laughing? Everyone else is fighting tooth and nail to get in, and you chose to resign?]

[My condolences. You only missed a small goal; you'll have chances later...]

...The 201 large transport vessels confiscated from the Starry Sky Chamber of Commerce were put to use, shipping the first batch of goods to the Wan Star System.

Wan Xingying attached great importance to this, personally supervising the process.

“Governor, the batch of goods shipped from the Luol Star System, after random inspection and testing, is approximately thirty percent higher in quality than the goods currently available on the market.”

Wan Xingying: “Oh?”

The Chief Steward of the Wan Star System Governors Mansion handed over the terminal and introduced the items: “High-end electronic application equipment, civilian household appliances, components... 17 major categories, 1,309 subcategories. The quality of all goods exceeds intergalactic standards.”

Wan Xingying had completely unexpected this result.

The reason she chose to lower the price by twenty percent was not to take advantage of the situation, but because she feared that the Luol Star System, having lost the equipment and massive number of high-end talents from foreign capital, would see a drop in product quality.

She hadn't expected that the quality not only didn't drop but actually increased by thirty percent. This was a pleasant surprise.

Product quality increased by thirty percent, yet the price dropped by twenty percent, plus they received a 5% rebate. This deal was definitely a massive bargain for the Wan Star System.

Wan Xingying thought to herself, “Wang Chao, it seems I underestimated you...”

“Governor, besides this, the Luol Star System also helped us resolve the massive backlog of raw materials.”

“This quarter's fiscal revenue is projected to increase by 37.9%.”

Wan Xingying nodded in satisfaction.

Since meeting He Ming, good things had happened one after another; she was even starting to acknowledge their nominal relationship.

Wan Xingying: “Hand over the first batch of acquired carbon crystal to them, and give them an additional ten thousand tons from our inventory.”

Chief Steward: “Understood.”

...Luol Star System, Governors Mansion, Governor's Office.

Steward handed a report to He Ming, a long-absent, relaxed smile appearing on his face.

“Governor, the carbon crystal and raw materials shipped from the Wan Star System have been successfully stored.”

He Ming took the report and glanced at it; the numbers were correct.

“Oh, right, immediately issue a notice: the benefits for the Governors Mansion staff are to be increased fivefold.”

“On top of that, set up an Integrity Bonus equal to a full year's salary, to be distributed after performance reviews.”

Hmm!

Steward trembled upon hearing this. This was essentially a tenfold salary increase!

Why do this?

He quickly understood. This was about spending money to win loyalty, but the price seemed far too steep.

Was it really necessary?

With so much money invested, the Governors Mansion would undoubtedly become a solid, unified block.

Was the Governor planning a rebellion?

After much deliberation, this was the only possibility Steward could think of.