177: food shortage

"You're right."

What truly swayed Wan Xingying was the future of the hundreds of billions of people in the Wan Star System. If another governor were to rule the Wan Star System, she would be utterly uneasy and unwilling to hand over hundreds of years of effort to someone else.

Wan Xingying: "Let's not discuss this issue for now."

He Ming: "Speak, what else is there?"

Wan Xingying: "The Wan Star System is severely lacking in food. We used to rely entirely on imports, but now that we belong to the Radiant Empire, The Stellar Faction's trade routes are definitely out of the question."

"You want me to sell you food."

"Yes."

"I remember your Wan Star System has a total of 12 life-sustaining planets. Didn't you designate one or two as production bases?"

Wan Xingying sighed: "Imported food is cheaper."

He Ming was speechless.

He had previously learned about the basic situation of the Wan Star System through the omniscient notebook. The lives of the lower-class citizens were too comfortable, with generous benefits and small workshops flourishing everywhere, while very few people engaged in farming.

The average annual income reached 200,000 star coins.

On this issue, Wan Xingying had also vigorously supported the populace to farm, but with minimal effect, instead causing food prices to continue to rise, ultimately leading to extreme reliance on cheap imported food.

In contrast, in the Luol Star System, excluding higher-income groups, the average income of the lower-class citizens was only 5,000 star coins, barely enough to avoid starvation.

If it weren't for absolute military suppression, there would have been seven or eight thousand rebellions by now.

He Ming: "I can help you solve the food problem, but I need to be paid in star marrow crystal."

"One ton of star marrow crystal for one million tons of food."

Wan Xingying lowered her head and calculated. The Wan Star System has a total population of 123 billion, and the annual food deficit is about 30 billion tons of food.

Converted, she would need to pay 30,000 tons of star marrow crystal.

If various meats and high-end ingredients were included, the deficit would be even larger.

"How much can you help me with?"

He Ming confidently said: "As much as you want."

Wan Xingying: "How about meat?"

He Ming: "Meat will be settled with carbon crystal, one ton of carbon crystal for one thousand tons of meat."

Wan Xingying pondered slightly. If the food problem could be completely solved, although this deal would be a big loss, if it could solve the immediate crisis, it would barely be acceptable.

The two chatted until late into the night, finalizing multiple cooperations in trade and military affairs.

After Wan Xingying left, He Ming's consciousness entered the inner universe to communicate with the omniscient notebook and began planning the next stage of development.

He Ming didn't open his eyes until dawn, with a clear plan already in his mind.

This interstellar war between the two great empires would officially conclude in a month.

The reason was the personal intervention of two Domain Lord Level existences.

After a round of negotiations, a non-aggression pact for a hundred years was signed.

The Stellar Faction was severely weakened in this interstellar war, suffering from numerous high-ranking military officers' collective rebellion and the loss of a titan ship, rendering it unable to fight further.

The Radiant Empire knew when to stop, gaining nearly a fifth of the territory and the allegiance of 87 other governors.

"jarvis, take the titan ship to the resource planet outside the Milky Way Galaxy and have He Guang establish a base there."

"Yes, sir."

He Ming reached out, and the omniscient notebook appeared in his hand.

[Based on He Guang's current state, design a cultivation method that can help him advance to the Domain Lord Level within a hundred years.]

The answer appeared, spanning three hundred and one pages.

"jarvis, scan the data and send the cultivation method to He Guang."

...After several jumps, the titan ship [Star] landed smoothly on the Third Resource Planet, 781 light-years away from the Milky Way Galaxy.

He Guang led the way off the battleship, his gaze scanning the surroundings. A large number of engineering machines were constructing the base, which already had a rough outline.

A large group of people disembarked from the titan ship one after another.

He Guang did not move any of the people on the battleship. Although he had decided to betray The Stellar Faction, the 19,500 people on the titan ship were all his familiar subordinates.

Vice Captain Karen: "Where is this place?"

He Guang: "I don't know, but we will be settling on this planet in the future."

At this moment, a data packet file suddenly appeared in He Guang's tactical helmet.

He opened it and saw:

[He Guang Star Guiding Method]

He Guang was undoubtedly a cultivation genius rarely seen in a millennium. After only reading a few pages of the main text, he could confirm that this cultivation method was hundreds of times stronger than The Stellar Faction's standard cultivation method, as if it were tailor-made for him.

Blue Star.

Jingcheng, Seventh Bureau.

Yan Zheng's facial expression gradually became distorted as he looked at the email content on the computer.

"A food deficit of 10 billion tons, I'm going to..."

He held his head and calculated in his mind.

Longguo's annual grain output was only about 700 million tons, barely enough to maintain basic domestic operations.

Even if all of Blue Star's grain production were gathered, it wouldn't amount to 10 billion tons.

Although the Huaxia Federation had cultivated a large amount of farmland on Beastman Star, last year's total output was only 3 billion tons.

To fill this gap, the natives on Beastman Star would have to be mobilized to actively cultivate.

"The money isn't going to be enough."

Yan Zheng looked at the email content again.

Ten billion tons of grain could be exchanged for five thousand tons of star marrow crystal, plus one million tons of carbon crystal.

He knew about carbon crystal, an extremely important interstellar material.

But star marrow crystal was something he was encountering for the first time.

Main text introduction: Level 3 civilization energy material, when paired with a special engine, can achieve space jumps, with a maximum range of 150 light-years.

Can upgrade the Space-Time Bridge to a Stargate, with a maximum transmission distance of 150 light-years.

Yan Zheng's face gradually flushed red, his eyes bloodshot.

"150 light-years!"

"Hai Star is 4 light-years from Earth, and it takes them at least five years to bring their fleet to Blue Star."

"As long as we master space jump technology, Blue Star will be invincible!"

"Damn it, I'll risk it!"

Three days later.

The Huaxia Federation issued two announcements globally.

The general content was: 1. High-paying recruitment of farmers to cultivate on Beastman Star, with a monthly salary of 30,000, and additional subsidies based on yield. As long as the yield meets the standard, the minimum subsidy is 100,000, tax-free. 2. High-paying recruitment of translators proficient in the common language of Beastman Star, with a monthly salary of 100,000, tax-free.

2. High-paying recruitment of translators proficient in the common language of Beastman Star, with a monthly salary of 100,000, tax-free.

Within an hour of the announcement's release, the official website's page views instantly exceeded 100 million, and the number of comments on the message board reached over a million!

[Wow, this is to encourage us to farm on Beastman Star!]

[This news is absolutely explosive. If my grandpa knew, he would be the first to sign up. A monthly salary of 30,000, and tax-free!]

[Brother, no kidding, I already decided to sign up when I first saw the announcement. Delivering food is nowhere near as good as farming!]

[Is no one paying attention to the translator's monthly salary?! I started specializing in Beastman language last year. Brothers, this is definitely the next big thing!]

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