211: Starfield Selection

He Ming focused his mind and communicated with the omniscient notebook.

[If I control the Three Great Empires and outsource production capacity, how fast can full capacity coverage be achieved?]

[One month.]

He Ming understood. To quickly achieve this goal, they still had to wait for the Human Alliance's deployment order to be issued to the Milky Way Galaxy.

Once the Three Great Nation Lords step down and are replaced by Wan Xingying, Haina, and Sanchis.

Only then could they formally let loose and consolidate the Milky Way Galaxy.

The Virtual Network was a crucial step towards currency unification. Currently, the three major currencies in the Milky Way Galaxy were star coins, glory coinss, and Tarot Coins.

The ancestors had already provided the experience: to truly achieve Great Unification, one must first unify currency, language, weights and measures, and culture.

"You have to eat your food one bite at a time; rushing won't help."

"Time, I have plenty of it."

That night.

Steward carried nineteen gift lists and walked into the Governors Office.

"Governor-General, these are the gift lists sent by the neighboring Star Domains."

He Ming looked at the gift lists, his mind stirring.

[Where did these gift lists come from?]

[Shuize Star Domain, Qianming Starfield, Xuyang Starfield...]

Shuize Star Domain?

He Ming immediately became interested. This was Shui Meng's birthplace.

It was about ten thousand light-years away from the Milky Way Galaxy.

He Ming learned through the omniscient notebook.

A Domain Lord Level cultivator who passes the trial can choose a Star Domain as their territory.

Similarly, a Star Lord Level cultivator can choose an entire Star System as their territory.

The treatment received by the Trial Champion is equivalent to that of a Star Lord Level cultivator.

Typically, previous Trial Champions would choose their birthplace as their territory.

But He Ming's situation was special: all three of his followers were from the same Star System.

In this case, it was naturally most appropriate to choose the nearest territory to the Milky Way Galaxy.

As long as He Ming selected that Star System, the local Domain Lords would automatically be promoted to the Human Alliance Headquarters and receive better arrangements.

The 19 gift lists before him were naturally the stepping stones sent by the Star Domains closest to the Milky Way Galaxy.

He Ming took the gift list and opened the topmost one.

[seven-colored star marrow crystal: ten thousand tons]

[star marrow crystal: one million tons]

[carbon crystal: ten million tons]

[Purple Crystal: one billion tons]

..."They are quite generous with their offerings."

Steward said, "This gift list comes from the Qianming Starfield, and it is the heaviest."

He Ming nodded slightly and continued looking at the second gift list.

Steward continued to explain, "The Qianming Starfield is located in the Ziyun Star System and occupies half of the Ziyun Star System's territory. The other two major Star Domains in that Star System are the Shuize Star Domain and the Xuyang Starfield."

"The combined gift lists from these three Star Domains are equivalent to the total sum of all other Star Domains."

"However, the territory of the Ziyun Star System is only two-thirds the size of the Milky Way Galaxy, located in the southeast direction of the Milky Way Galaxy."

"The closest Star System to the Milky Way Galaxy is the Kaiyang Star System, whose territory is exactly double the size of the Milky Way Galaxy, located in the northwest direction of the Milky Way Galaxy."

He Ming generally understood.

The Three Great Nation Lords of the Ziyun Star System sent the heaviest gifts because the Ziyun Star System's territory was not large, so they could only attract his attention this way.

He Ming quickly flipped through the rest of the gift lists. Indeed, as Steward said, the total quantity was less than the sum offered by the Ziyun Star System.

"Go meet the envoys of the Ziyun Star System. I can choose the Ziyun Star System as my territory, but this gift must be increased tenfold."

Steward raised an eyebrow, quite puzzled by He Ming's decision.

Compared to the territory itself, the minerals in these gift lists were practically negligible. Even if multiplied by a hundred or a thousand times, as long as the territory was secured, they could be mined sooner or later.

The only thing that was truly somewhat useful was the seven-colored star marrow crystal.

But he did not hesitate at all and bowed his head in agreement.

"Understood."

Governors Mansion, Reception Hall.

Steward entered with a group of confidants. Inside the hall, the envoys sent by the major Star Domains stepped forward, smiling and greeting them with extremely humble attitudes.

Before, Steward could not have imagined such a scene.

Every single person here represented an entire Star Domain behind them.

And he was merely the Steward of a small Star System.

Now, He Ming had become the Trial Champion of the Star Tower Trial.

The small Governors Mansion also benefited immensely, its status soaring to the clouds.

Steward greeted them with a smile. After exchanging pleasantries, he began searching through the crowd.

"Who are the envoys of the Ziyun Star System."

The three people who had been squeezed into a corner of the crowd were startled simultaneously, then immediately overjoyed. They used all their strength to squeeze their way to the front of Steward.

The person leading them quickly said, "We are the delegation from the Ziyun Star System."

"You three, follow me."

Although Steward didn't state it explicitly, the meaning was clear: the Trial Champion had chosen the Ziyun Star System.

The three quickly followed. Their current mood was like suddenly being hit by a pie from the sky, an extremely unreal sensation.

The envoys remaining in the Reception Room exchanged glances, feeling instead as if they were sitting on pins and needles.

"The Ziyun Star System?"

"What exactly is this generation's Champion thinking! The Ziyun Star System is just a small Star System!"

"I heard that the Ziyun Star System sent heavy gifts to attract attention. Perhaps the Champion is only meeting them symbolically out of courtesy."

"That's true. As long as the Champion truly understands the Ziyun Star System, he would never choose such a small place as his territory."

Inner Chamber.

The three envoys looked eagerly at Steward, like prisoners awaiting final judgment.

Seeing the reaction of the three, Steward felt a wave of secret delight.

"Gentlemen, let's discuss the matters concerning the Territory Handover in detail."

As soon as he spoke, the eyes of the three men simultaneously narrowed in disbelief, and they froze on the spot.

The leader quickly asked, "Did you just say?"

"Our Lord has chosen the Ziyun Star System, but there is one prerequisite."

"Please say it!"

Steward took out three gift lists from his sleeve and placed them on the table.

"The quantity of the gift lists must be increased tenfold."

"We can do that!"

The representative leading the Qianming Star System agreed very readily.

"Then let's discuss the matters concerning the Territory Handover in detail."

"Good, good!"

The representative of the Shuize Star Domain was so excited that his face turned extremely red. He hurriedly pulled out his Terminal, quickly edited a message, and sent it.

Shuize Star Domain.

Royal Palace.

"Nation Lord, you should rest now."

Nation Lord Shuize waved his hand and replied softly, "It's fine, I'll wait a little longer."

He rubbed his glabella, and Shui Meng's figure suddenly appeared in his mind.

Back then, the Shuize Star Domain was invaded by an Extraterritorial Fleet. The situation was critical, and they were nearly wiped out. As a last resort, Shuize secretly sent his most beloved descendants to a nearby Star System.

Fortunately, with the joint support of the Qianming Starfield and the Xuyang Starfield, they barely managed to repel the Extraterritorial Fleet.

All the descendants scattered across the major Star Systems were found, except for his most beloved adopted daughter, Shui Meng, whose whereabouts remain unknown.

This time, the Champion of the Star Tower Trial also came from the Milky Way Galaxy, making him miss Shui Meng even more.

Just then, his Terminal suddenly lit up.